After not seeing the leader for some days, Wang Xiaohu said excitedly: "Hello, head of the regiment, and hello, political commissar."
Wang Xiaohu has been working as a guard with Li Yunlong for a long time, and Li Yunlong really misses him.
He greeted warmly: "Huzi, come, sit down and drink some water."
Zhao Gang personally poured a glass of water and handed it to Wang Xiaohu and asked, "Are Xu Dalong and the others okay?"
Wang Xiaohu said: "Okay, our captain is fine."
Li Yunlong said: "Just tell me, you won't suffer any loss when you get to Mawu Mountain, right?"
Just when Wang Xiaohu was about to answer, Zhang Dabiao rushed over after hearing the news. He said: "Wang Xiaohu, I haven't seen you for some days. Why do I see you fatter than before?"
Wang Xiaohu said: "Hello, Chief of Staff. Following our Captain Xu, we eat and drink spicy food all day long. I don't even think about getting fat."
Wang Xiaohu took out a thick envelope from his arms and said: "Leader, this is a letter from our captain to the head of the regiment."
Zhao Gang knew that Li Yunlong could not read all the words on it, so he took the letter and read: "Dear regimental leader, thank you for your trust in sending Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu to support us.
After this period of fighting, we have established a firm foothold in the Qilin Peak area of Mawu Mountain. Now we will report our work to you..."
Xu Dalong's letter was very long, describing in detail what happened after the establishment of the guerrillas, the fight against the Japanese and puppet troops, and the construction of base areas.
After reading the letter, Zhao Gang said with emotion: "Xu Dalong and the others are really not simple. They have established a firm foothold at Qilin Peak in such a short time. It is really amazing that the guerrillas have developed so much."
Li Yunlong smiled proudly and said: "I'm just saying, that guy Xu Dalong is a clever guy and can't bear the loss. Hahaha!"
Zhang Dabiao also said happily: "With just a hundred and ten people, they wiped out so many Japanese and puppet troops and expanded the team to the size of a battalion. This guy Xu Dalong is really awesome."
Wang Xiaohu said: "Regiment leader, political commissar, chief of staff, the guerrillas fought several victorious battles there and seized a lot of supplies. However, they are too far away from here and cannot bring too much. Our captain asked me to bring them over.
We got 3,000 yuan and two crooked machine guns.”
Li Yunlong said happily: "Okay, Xu Dalong is a sensible guy. Hu Zi, you go back and tell your captain that our independent regiment lacks everything. The conditions there are difficult. In the future, please don't send any seizures to the regiment."
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Zhao Gang also said: "The enemy situation there is complicated. You have to rely on yourself for everything. As long as you can gain a firm foothold, don't worry about the affairs of the regiment."
Zhao Gang was a careful person. He asked Xu Dalong and others in detail about their work in recruiting puppet troops and building base areas.
He said: "Old Li, Xu Dalong has to both command the war and do mass work there, which is equivalent to being both father and mother. Should we send him an instructor there to help him handle mass work? Besides, this in itself
It is also the system of our Eighth Route Army."
"No." Li Yunlong said immediately. This was what he disliked the most. When he was the regiment leader, he always had a bad relationship with the political commissar, and his relationship with Zhao Gang was considered the best.
He understood Xu Dalong's character and knew that he was unwilling to place another political cadre around him, which would tie Xu Dalong's hands and feet.
This is what Xu Dalong likes most about Li Yunlong. He doesn't like to have another person dictating things around him.
He said: "Xu Dalong is very attentive. He can handle the guerrilla captain and instructor alone. There is no need to send others over."
Zhao Gang now knows Li Yunlong very well, and he also trusts Xu Dalong's ability. Since Li Yunlong disagrees, he no longer insists.
He said: "The brigade commander has always been concerned about the situation of Xu Dalong and his friends there. Should we report it to the brigade commander?"
Li Yunlong nodded and said, "No problem, just report to the brigade commander."
After talking on the phone, Zhao Gang said that Xu Dalong had sent someone and he wanted to report the situation to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander was very concerned about Xu Dalong and others' establishment of base areas behind enemy lines, and asked Zhao Gang to take Wang Xiaohu to report to the brigade headquarters. He wanted to listen to the report in person.
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, Xu Dalong and the others sent us the machine guns. Let's keep the machine guns. Dayang, you can take two thousand and bring them to the brigade commander."
Even though Li Yunlong always looked like he was taking advantage, he respected the brigade commander very much and knew that life at the brigade headquarters was not easy. As long as there were benefits, he would definitely think of the brigade commander.
Zhao Gang also felt a little embarrassed to go to the brigade headquarters empty-handed. When Li Yunlong said this, he said happily: "Old Li, I always hear others say that you only take advantage and don't suffer any losses. It turns out that there are times when you can be so generous."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Who the hell is careening behind your back? When did I stop being generous? The brigade commander is the best to us, and we must be filial to him."
Yucheng, the headquarters of the Japanese 108th Division.
The head of the Intelligence Section said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the situation has been found out clearly. In the last battle against Qiulin Town, Fujiwara Ken led the Mashiko advance team to seize the Fenhe Bridge and cut off the enemy's second theater commander.
The Ministry’s retreat.
At that time, they had already installed explosives on the bridge, and when they were about to blow up the bridge, they were suddenly attacked by an independent regiment of an Eighth Route Army brigade from behind. Eventually, the mission failed, and Fujiwara Ken and others were unfortunately killed."
Fujiwara Seiichi asked: "Do you have detailed information about this independent group?"
The head of the Intelligence Section said: "Yes, the leader of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is named Li Yunlong. He was the captain of the Bantian Wing of the Fourth Independent Brigade, and Captain Okazaki was crushed under his hands. The person who attacked Fujiwara Ken and others this time was Li Yunlong.
One of my company commanders is named Xu Dalong."
Hearing this, Fujiwara Seiichi had a gloomy face and a fierce look in his eyes. He said: "Please investigate the situation of this independent group in detail for me. If you have the exact information, report to me immediately. I must destroy the independent group of the Eighth Route Army."
, seize this Xu Dalong and execute him in front of Fujiwara Ken’s portrait to comfort Fujiwara Ken’s heroic spirit.”
The head of the intelligence section said: "Ha Yi, please rest assured, division commander, I will arrange someone to investigate immediately."
Guancheng County.
After the puppet army commander fled back to the county seat, he felt that he could not get rid of the bad breath in his chest.
Last time, he lost a cavalry company, and this time he lost a battalion and a company in a confusing manner. After the more than 700 people who set out returned to the county, only more than 200 people were left.
Since he joined the army, he has fought many battles, and he has never been so useless.
This raid on the Qilin Peak Anti-Japanese Base Area felt like a confusing battle. Until now, he couldn't figure out the specific situation of this Eighth Route Army, or even how many people there were.
He sent someone to call the captain of the Guancheng County Police Brigade and asked him to arrange for people to gather information and make sure to find out the details of this Eighth Route Army. He would wait until he replenished his troops and regained his strength before retaliating.
Headquarters.
After listening to the reports from Zhao Gang and Wang Xiaohu, the brigade commander took them to the headquarters and reported to the head of the headquarters.
While listening to Wang Xiaohu's report, the head of the headquarters asked Xu Dalong and others about the specific situation of the battle. He asked in great detail and kept nodding in appreciation.
The chief of staff listened to the report and marked it on the map.
After Wang Xiaohu finished his report, he said with emotion: "Boss, the Mawu Mountain area is at the intersection of central Shanxi and northwestern Shanxi. It has a lot of room for maneuver and its strategic location is very important.
If Xu Dalong and others can establish a foothold there and establish a base area, it will be very beneficial for our army to develop in this area."
The boss nodded and said: "Xu Dalong and the others have done a good job. For the time being, let them freely mobilize the masses and establish a base there. When the time is right, they will send the main force to this area."
The division commander said with emotion: "Our soldiers do not lack creativity. They went deep alone and defeated more with less. The results they achieved can be called a miracle of war. Xu Dalong's report summarized many very valuable experiences. I suggest that it be reported to all
The army promotes it.”
The boss smiled and said: "This little guy Xu Dalong always brings surprises to us. I'm really looking forward to seeing him as soon as possible."
At this moment, a staff officer sent a telegram. After reading it, the chief of staff said doubtfully: "Boss, the World War II District Chief's Department asked Xu Dalong by name to report to the World War II District Chief's Department. I don't know what happened.
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The boss also asked in confusion: "Why is the World War II District Chief's Office looking for Xu Dalong? Chief of Staff, please send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army's World War II District Chief's Office to find out more about the situation."
It soon became clear,
It turned out that when the 69th Army of the Jinsui Army failed to provide adequate cover when the Japanese 216th Brigade attacked the World War II District Chief's Department in Qiulin Town, they were reprimanded by the World War II District Chief's Department.
Li Fuying, the commander of the 69th Army, originally had conflicts with the King of Shanxi. He planned a mutiny and wanted to replace him, but was discovered by the King of Shanxi and failed.
The King of Shanxi originally wanted to deal with him, but the Anti-Japanese War broke out. Li Fuying single-handedly pulled up the 69th Army, and his subordinates were all his loyalists. When it was time to recruit people, the King of Shanxi did not take action against him. However, the two of them
They knew each other tacitly and already had a grudge against each other.
During the blocking battle in Qiulin Town, the 69th Army suffered heavy casualties. They withdrew to Hanlin County without notifying their superiors.
At this time, the commander of the 69th Army, Li Fuying, had lost confidence in the future of fighting against Japan. Instigated by a regiment commander who had already secretly surrendered to the enemy, he began to secretly contact the Japanese army and prepare to surrender to the enemy.
After the King of Shanxi became aware of Li Fuying's conspiracy, he sent an action team to assassinate him. As a result, the action failed and the action team was wiped out.
This prompted Li Fuying to make up his mind to surrender to the enemy. He had already negotiated terms with the Japanese army. The commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, attached great importance to Li Fuying's surrender and believed that this was a major breakthrough to disintegrate the Shanxi-Sui Army.
In order to achieve the purpose of disintegrating the Jinsui Army and to set an example for other Jinsui Army, Yoshio Shinozuka appointed Li Fuying as the top officer of the puppet army stationed in Shanxi. For this purpose, the First Group Army of the Shanxi Peace Army was specially established and Li Fuying was appointed.
As the commander of the First Group Army, he decided to hold the founding meeting of the First Group Army in Taiyuan, at which Li Fuying delivered a speech persuading the Shanxi-Sui Army to surrender.
The King of Shanxi hated this so much that he sent out an assassination team again.
Li Fuying was alert and the Japanese army strictly protected him, so the assassination failed again.
Staff Officer Li of the War Zone Commander's Department had great trust in Xu Dalong. He believed that Xu Dalong could complete this assassination mission, so he recommended it to the Chief of Staff.
Xu Dalong's performance on Fenhe Bridge also left a deep impression on the Chief of Staff.
After consulting the King of Shanxi, he sent a telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, asking Xu Dalong to report to the commander's headquarters so that he could complete the task of assassinating the traitor Li Fuying.
The head of the headquarters believed that it was the Eighth Route Army's duty to assist the Shanxi-Sui Army in eradicating the traitors.
He said to Zhao Gang: "After you return, immediately notify Xu Dalong and ask him to report to the chief's headquarters."