After singing the song and going on a long march, Xu Dalong's mind became clearer and clearer. When he calmed down, he realized that he was blinded by anger because of the sacrifices of the guerrillas, and committed two more consecutive crimes.
mistake.
The first mistake was that I only thought about killing the enemy and taking revenge, but did not leave anyone alive to understand the enemy's situation. As a result, I knew nothing about the enemy's organization, garrison, troop strength, etc.
The second mistake was also very serious, and that was missing a good opportunity for anti-Japanese propaganda.
Xu Dalong had various methods for fighting the war, but he had only read about how to expand anti-Japanese propaganda, mobilize the masses, and build base areas from books and movies, and had no practical experience.
The work of building the base area is progressing rapidly in the eight villages under Qilin Peak, mainly because these eight villages are directly threatened by bandits. If the guerrillas defeat the bandits on Qilin Peak, they will naturally gain access to these eight villages.
the support of the common people.
Xu Dalong arranged for Su Xiaoyan, Huang Wanqiu and others to go to other villages every day to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda. Although it achieved certain results, the effect was far from being truly recognized by the people.
The common people are very afraid of the Japanese. Although they hate the Japanese, if they want to dare to join the anti-Japanese ranks, they must dispel their fear of the Japanese.
To achieve this, the most important thing is to win the war. When the common people see that the Eighth Route Army guerrillas can really destroy the Japanese devils, then they can dispel their fear and support them until they join the anti-Japanese ranks.
Today's battle on the mountain behind Dahuaishu Village was a great victory. The villagers of Dahuaishu Village also knew that this battle took place. After the battle, this major victory should be reported to Dahuaishu Village.
The common people in Shucun carried out demonstrations and publicity. When the villagers saw that so many Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated, they will definitely feel very excited, and there will definitely be people who dare to join the Eighth Route Army.
Not only that, the villagers of Dahuaishu Village will spread the news to other villages through word of mouth, which will have a great impact.
It is a pity that Xu Dalong, as the commander, was only immersed in the emotions of sacrificing 11 anti-Japanese guerrillas. After the battle, he did not stay in the village to conduct anti-Japanese propaganda. Instead, he remained silent and left the village directly.
In Huaishu Village, it seemed to the villagers that they had lost the battle and missed such a great opportunity to publicize the anti-Japanese war.
As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success, and one learns from every experience. Xu Dalong realized these mistakes. He warned himself that as a commander, any decision he made was related to the life and death of the soldiers. No matter what the circumstances, he must maintain
A clear mind.
Xu Dalong realized his mistake and felt that he had taken another step towards a mature commander.
Xu Dalong has now clearly realized that if he wants to gain a foothold in Mawu Mountain, develop and strengthen the guerrillas, and expand the base area, he must seize every opportunity to win the war, expand anti-Japanese propaganda, and mobilize and organize the broad masses of the people to join the anti-Japanese team.
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He believed that the fact that the enemies who had just been eliminated did not return to the county would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Japanese and puppet troops in the county. They would definitely send people or other troops to investigate, which meant that there would be new fighters.
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Xu Dalong decisively made up his mind not to miss this opportunity and to find a way to fight another good fight.
At this fork in the road, one road leads to Qiligou Village, and the other leads to Guancheng County.
Xu Dalong ordered Sun Desheng to direct the soldiers to line up. He rode to the front of the team and said loudly: "Brothers, our comrades have sacrificed today, and their blood cannot be shed in vain. I will take you to kill the Japanese devils and replace them."
Do you dare to avenge your fallen comrades?"
The morale of the soldiers has long been restored, and they are holding back their energy to kill the Japanese and take revenge.
Hearing Xu Dalong's words, the soldiers waved their fists and shouted loudly: "Dare, dare, dare."
Xu Dalong was very satisfied with the high morale of the soldiers and ordered to leave a squad of soldiers to escort Wang Xiaohu, Su Xiaoyan and others back to Qiligou Village. He led the rest of the soldiers to the direction of Wancheng to look for fighters.
Zheng Xirong led a squad of soldiers to open the road ahead as the vanguard of the guerrillas. When they approached Guancheng County, they saw three fast horses galloping in the distance. Zheng Xirong and others immediately ambush.
Soon the three horses galloped over. Riding on the horses were three puppet soldiers, including a puppet army officer carrying a box cannon.
Zheng Xirong and his soldiers shot at two puppet soldiers respectively, knocking them off their horses, and then surrounded the puppet officer.
As the soldiers rushed forward, they shouted loudly: "Hand in your guns and we won't kill you."
When the puppet army officer saw two soldiers being killed, he was already panicking. Seeing that he was surrounded, he obediently put down his gun and raised his hands to surrender.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others caught up, and the puppet army officers were brought before them.
Xu Dalong asked: "What is your name? Which army do you belong to? What is your position?"
The puppet army officer hesitated for a moment, seeming to be considering how to answer.
Seeing that he was not happy with his answer, Monk Wei kicked him until he knelt on the ground. Then he put a shell gun on his head and shouted sternly: "Master Long asked you something, why don't you answer it quickly?
If you dare to play tricks, I will kill you with one shot."
The puppet army officer gave up the idea of ​​concealing anything and honestly explained the situation.
Now in Guancheng County, there is a reinforced squadron of the Japanese army, a gendarmerie team, both of which are affiliated with the 32nd Japanese Garrison Division, and a regiment of the puppet army. This regiment of the puppet army also has a cavalry company.
In the battle at Dahuaishu Village, the guerrillas lost seven horses. Sun Desheng was very distressed about this. When he heard that the puppet army had a cavalry company, Sun Desheng suddenly became excited and said happily: "Great. These
The puppet soldiers are so considerate, they sent war horses to me."
Since joining the guerrillas, he has consumed a lot of mortar shells, but has not received any replenishment. Wang Chengzhu is very anxious.
He said: "Captain, we are running out of artillery shells. When we fight again, we must find a way to capture some. Otherwise, I, the artillery captain, will not be able to do my job."
When the soldiers heard that there were so many Japanese and puppet troops in the city, they all became excited.
Xu Dalong liked the high morale of his team members who were full of confidence in victory. He smiled and said: "Well, let's fight the Japanese cavalry first."
Sun Desheng is a fierce general. He looks rough on the outside, but he has a lot of heart. He has fought many battles with Xu Dalong. When Xu Dalong said this, he immediately understood.
He said: "Captain, leave the task of luring the enemy to me, and I will ensure that the puppet cavalry company is deceived."
Xu Dalong glanced at him appreciatively and said, "Well, let's take a look at the terrain and find a good place to entertain the puppet cavalry."