Xu Dalong currently has eight regiments and nine county brigades under his control. The total number of troops capable of participating in the war has reached 16,000, which is fully capable of confronting the Japanese army.
Not only that, they relied on the anti-Japanese base area of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, which allowed them to advance and retreat, and they also had geographical advantages. Of course, Xu Dalong did not intend to passively avoid the war, but was prepared to take the initiative to fight, taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese and puppet troops had not yet
After the assembly is completed, first destroy some of them to dampen the arrogance of the Japanese and puppet troops.
At this time, Wei Dayong was still staying in Beiping City. Hearing that a big war was about to start, he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking to come back and join the war.
Xu Dalong told him that his main task was to seize that batch of important supplies. When the Japanese and puppet forces focused their attention on the upcoming large-scale battle, he was asked to coordinate closely with the underground gangs in Peking and seize the opportunity to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors.
task.
Wei Dayong had no choice but to stay in Beiping City.
Just when Xu Dalong was about to take the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops, Li Yunlong suddenly sent a telegram. He said that in order to increase Xu Dalong's supply of weapons and ammunition, he had sent a regiment of troops to escort a transport battalion and brought a large amount of ammunition.
Including rockets. In order to ensure the safety of the transportation camp and enhance the strength of Xu Dalong's troops, Li Yunlong specially sent Wang Chengzhu to lead an artillery regiment, and Cui Zhenyue's tank brigade also rushed over.
Li Yunlong was really considerate. He was worried that Xu Dalong would suffer because he had too few troops. This time, he not only replenished Xu Dalong with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, but also added a main infantry regiment, an artillery regiment, and a tank brigade.
Now Xu Dalong's military strength has been greatly enhanced. With the troops he now has in his hands, Xu Dalong is completely confident of resisting a Japanese field division.
Xu Dalong sent a telegram back to Li Yunlong, thanking him and saying that he would definitely bring him a generous gift this time when he returned.
The strength of the army has undergone a fundamental change. Xu Dalong is now more confident and does not need to risk attacking part of the Japanese and puppet troops first. He plans to set up a battlefield in the Changping area to prepare for the invading Japanese and puppet troops.
To hit head on.
Therefore, he revised the previously formulated battle plan and sent Sun Desheng to lead the cavalry troops to meet Wang Chengzhu and others.
Although the troops sent by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Central Hebei Military Region believed that they would not suffer losses when fighting with Xu Dalong, they still felt a little pressure when they heard that the number of Japanese and puppet troops coming to attack could reach tens of thousands. When
When they heard that a main regiment, an artillery regiment, and the only tank brigade of the Eighth Route Army had been sent from Shanxi, everyone felt confident and full of confidence in victory in the upcoming battle.
Wei Dayong stayed in the city of Peiping, feeling somewhat depressed. Rather than performing special missions that required secret work behind enemy lines, he would rather rush to the battlefield with a gun and a galloping horse. He was eager to complete the mission and return to the army as soon as possible.
But now that there was no relevant information, he could only wait patiently for information from the underground in Beiping.
This made him feel like he had nothing to do, always thinking of doing something to help Xu Dalong who was about to start a war with the Japanese army.
On this day, Wei Dayong asked his special forces team members to order some food and wine in a restaurant, bring them in food boxes, and entertain Captain Zhao of the hoe team.
While Wei Dayong was drinking and chatting with Captain Zhao, he also inquired about the progress of underground parties in obtaining relevant intelligence.
Captain Zhao understood Wei Dayong's mood and said that you must be patient when engaging in underground work. Underground intelligence personnel who infiltrate the enemy's interior are in an extremely harsh environment and may be discovered by the enemy at any time and may die as a result.
Intelligence requires patience and waiting for the opportunity.
In order to persuade Wei Dayong to wait patiently, Captain Zhao said that he himself used to be very impatient and was a little uncomfortable with underground work, so he did not become an intelligence agent and became the captain of the hoe team. However, in
In the city, if you want to hoe the time, you must be patient enough and wait for the opportunity to appear, so that you can continue to win.
He comforted Wei Dayong. Wei Dayong said he accepted his suggestion, but he asked Captain Zhao for information about the Japanese army's dispatch of troops to Changping to fight Xu Dalong.
Captain Zhao shook his head and said: "This matter is not easy to handle. Our superiors have not made arrangements, so we cannot take action without authorization. Especially now that the situation in the city is extremely tense, and Japanese and puppet spy activities are rampant. If we are not careful,
It is easy to expose the target, so I advise you to wait patiently. If you feel bored, I will come to drink and chat with you as long as I have no tasks, or I can go out to drink tea and watch movies to relax, as long as you don't take any action."
Wei Dayong said: "Thank you for your kindness. But Mr. Long and the others are about to start a big battle with the Japanese and puppet troops. I really can't sit still here. I always want to help them. You can think of a way to help me.
Let me ask you, which Japanese and puppet troops are in the city to participate in the next battle? I think you have been operating in Peking City for so many years. It is impossible that you don’t know the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops in the city, right?"
In order to get Captain Zhao to help, Wei Dayong used the provocation method.
Captain Zhao is the captain of the hoe room. He is brave and fierce, and has a very bloody surname. Although he knew that Wei Dayong was irritating him, he still couldn't help but said: "It depends on what you said. The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Beiping City are just like that."
Although we don’t know much about the internal situation of several units, we still know something about them. If you want to ask anything, just ask directly and I will tell you everything I know.”
Wei Dayong asked in detail. Captain Zhao told him all the major Japanese units in Beiping City, their numbers, and the commanders at all levels.
One of the situations interested Wei Dayong very much. He asked: "You said that the First Army of the Puppet Peace Army will send troops to fight out of the city with the Japanese army this time. Can you give a little more details about their situation?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Captain Zhao is very astute. He guessed Wei Dayong’s thoughts immediately and asked: "Do you want to attack their command organization? First attack
Take down their command structure, and then destroy the Japanese and puppet army’s combat deployment?”
Wei Dayong smiled and said: "Captain Zhao, you are so awesome. You guessed my idea right away. How about it? Are you interested in working together?"
Being able to destroy a command organ of the Puppet Peace Army is a great contribution to the Hoe Team and represents their record. This of course made Captain Zhao tempted. He wanted to agree to Wei Dayong immediately and join him.
Action. But he thought about it carefully and shook his head.
He said with some regret: "I'm afraid this won't work. The superiors have issued the highest-level instructions, requiring all underground organizations in the city to remain silent as much as possible and not to do anything that could easily expose their targets. You'd better bear with it.
, after the Japanese and puppets relax their vigilance in a while, we will look for opportunities to take action."
When Wei Dayong heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he did not give up. He knew that the discipline requirements for the underground were very high, and it would not be effective if he tried to persuade him. Therefore, he decided to continue to use the provocation method.
He said: "Captain Zhao, I never thought that you, a dignified captain of the hoe team, could be so timid. If you don't do this, my brothers and I will do it."
When Captain Zhao heard what Wei Dayong said, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Captain, I didn't mean that, it's just that there are strict regulations in the underground stalls."
Wei Dayong didn't wait for him to finish, and said directly: "The Japanese and puppet troops have mobilized tens of thousands of troops to attack our anti-Japanese base area. If they succeed, I don't know how many Eighth Route Army soldiers will bleed and die, and innocent people will be brutally persecuted.
, the anti-Japanese base area that was finally established will fall into the hands of the enemy again. Can you feel at ease if we just watch it?"
Wei Dayong was observing his words and expressions as he spoke. Seeing that Captain Zhao's face was gloomy and uncertain, and the veins on his neck were about to pop out, he knew that Captain Zhao could no longer stand the stimulation and was about to give in.
He hurriedly added fuel to the fire, pretending to be angry and said: "Well, you guys are not quick enough in dealing with the undercover, so please don't get involved in this matter. I will send my brothers to scout out the enemy's situation, and then take action myself."
Xu Dalong, Wei Dayong and the special forces team have a high status in Captain Zhao's mind, and he does not want to be despised by them.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay then. How do you want me to cooperate? Just tell me. I'm willing to go all out, and at worst I'll be criticized by my superiors. As long as I can help the Eighth Route Army outside the city, I'll accept the punishment.
."
Wei Dayong's subterfuge succeeded. He smiled and patted Captain Zhao on the shoulder and said, "That's right. You are a hero in my mind. A hero should be cheerful and do what a hero should do. Don't worry.
, I understand your difficulties in underground operations, I really don’t need your hoe team for this attack, you just need to be able to provide us with accurate information."
Captain Zhao nodded and said, "Okay then. I will find a way to help you understand the situation."
Captain Zhao has a very strong organizational discipline. Although he agreed to Wei Dayong in person, he still reported the situation to his superiors after the two broke up. He was already prepared. If his superiors did not agree, he would take the risk.
At risk of being punished, I cooperated with Wei Dayong and others alone.
Unexpectedly, the superiors readily agreed and sent intelligence personnel to cooperate with their actions.
Captain Zhao was overjoyed and relayed the news to Wei Dayong.
Wei Dayong was very moved after hearing this. He said with emotion: "The comrades on the underground side are amazing. In such a difficult situation, they even ignored their own safety and wanted to help the Eighth Route Army outside the city. It is really admirable.
Please allow me, on behalf of our Lord Long and the vast number of Eighth Route officers and soldiers outside the city, to express my heartfelt respect to your underground organization in Peiping."
The energy of the underground party organizations in Peiping is still huge. After so many years of arduous efforts, they have not only gained a firm foothold, but the organization is still tenaciously growing despite the crazy sabotage of the Japanese and puppets. Underground members can be found in almost all walks of life in the city.
He also placed his own intelligence agents among the puppet Peace Army. Xiao Jianxiong is one of them.
Xiao Jianxiong is 31 years old and is an assistant at the General Affairs Office of the First Army Headquarters of the Puppet Peace Army. He is of medium build and has a cute little round face. In the eyes of others, he is a good old man, smiling all day long and treating others very well.