The telegram said: "Xu Dalong, captain of the Mawushan guerrillas, in view of the difficult situation your troops are encountering, if it is impossible to break through, you can lead your troops to break out and abandon the Mawushan base. When necessary, you can leave the troops alone and come to the headquarters. check in."
After Xu Dalong read the telegram, a feeling of warmth came to his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but become wet. The head of the headquarters really loves him very much.
The head of the headquarters is a very strict person, and it has never happened before to issue such an order. This love made Xu Dalong feel so unbearable that he couldn't help but shed tears.
After a while, Xu Dalong drafted a telegram, which said: "Thanks to the chief for his concern, the Mawushan guerrillas will definitely be able to break the enemy's blockade and secure the Mawushan base area."
Then, he watched Lin Xueying send out.
When Xu Dalong walked into the radio room, Lin Xueying found that Xu Dalong's eyes were red and he seemed to have shed tears.
She was very surprised and didn't understand why this man, who was always optimistic and strong, was like this.
While sending the telegram, she noticed with the corner of her eye that Xu Dalong was deep in thought and seemed a little tired.
Now the Mawushan guerrillas are facing a difficult situation, and Lin Xueying knows how much pressure Xu Dalong is under.
She deeply understood Xu Dalong's hardship and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
After sending the telegram, Xu Dalong was about to leave when Lin Xueying said: "Captain, please wait a moment."
Xu Dalong felt slightly surprised and sat down obediently.
Lin Xueying made Xu Dalong a cup of coffee from her own cup, placed it in front of him, and said with concern: "Captain, don't put too much pressure on you. As you said yourself, there are always more solutions than difficulties. I believe You must have a way to solve the current difficulties."
With that said, she sat down opposite Xu Dalong.
The pressure Xu Dalong faced was really great.
The guerrillas cannot live without a base; they must have a place to recuperate. If he just led the guerrillas to break out of the enemy's encirclement, Xu Dalong would be fully confident. However, it would be too difficult to hold on to this base area.
So far, he has not come up with a complete solution, which is why he notified that the combat meeting will be held in the morning the day after tomorrow. He must leave himself enough time to come up with a solution to the problem.
Xu Dalong was very fond of the smart, beautiful, and considerate girl in front of him. Her genuine concern made Xu Dalong feel much better.
At this time, he also needed to communicate with others to relieve his inner anxiety. So he started chatting with Lin Xueying.
Lin Xueying is good at listening. She doesn't talk much. Her beautiful eyes seem to be able to talk, and can guide the conversation to proceed pleasantly.
Although she didn't say anything, she made Xu Dalong feel like a confidant.
As the conversation progressed, Xu Dalong's mood became more and more relaxed, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.
Unconsciously, he thought of a way to break the deadlock.
Xu Dalong said sincerely: "Xueying, thank you."
Lin Xueying knew that Xu Dalong was thanking her for accompanying him. She smiled sweetly and said, "Captain, I knew you would find a way."
Lingao City.
Qianye Xunyi knew that Xu Dalong would not sit still and wait to die. Xu Dalong didn't move for a long time, which made him feel restless.
He sent someone to call Yan Guiwu and asked, "What on earth are Xu Dalong and the others doing?"
When Yan Guiwu drove the people into the base area, he placed many spies inside.
What is very strange is that none of the people sent in can come out to report the news.
Later, some villagers ran out and tried to cross the blockade. After being caught by the puppet troops, after questioning, they found that the method of sending spies to the base area simply did not work.
The organization in the base area is very strict. The people all support the Eighth Route Army and are very vigilant. Strangers have no way to move in the village.
After the refugees were driven into the base areas by the Japanese and puppet troops, the guerrillas resettled them, but restricted the scope of their activities.
The village militiamen explained to these fellow villagers in advance that this was to prevent spies from sneaking into their midst.
The refugees were satisfied with having food and a place to live. They were willing to obey the militia's arrangements and stay in the designated courtyard without going out.
The spies who had infiltrated the refugees were completely helpless.
Yan Guiwu also sent people to sneak into the base area at night. However, there were militiamen and even children's groups standing guard everywhere in the base area. Anyone moving around the base area needed to have roads issued by the district.
The spies sent in either couldn't get in and escaped; or they were caught by the militiamen or villagers and couldn't get any useful information.
Yan Guiwu told the truth and admitted that he had no way to send people into the base area to spy on the guerrillas.
Qianye Xunyi was very depressed, and he was also very helpless. He could only vent his anger by swearing a few words.
The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, why don't you ask Your Excellency the Commander for instructions and send a reconnaissance plane to investigate."
There is a Japanese field airport in Yucheng, which is less than 400 kilometers away from Mawu Mountain and is completely within the range of reconnaissance aircraft.
Chiba Xunyi had no other choice, so he sent a telegram to the commander of the First Army, Shinozuka Yoshio.
Yoshio Shinozuka sent a telegram to Chiba Xunichi, saying that the Air Force had been notified and asked him to contact him himself.
Mantou Peak.
The meeting of cadres above the captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Squadron was held as scheduled.
In the conference room, Xu Dalong put forward his method for breaking the blockade of the base area by the Japanese and puppet troops for everyone to discuss.
Everyone felt that Xu Dalong's method was feasible and put forward some additional opinions, which finally formed a combat plan.
Just as the meeting was about to end, the sentry from outside ran in and said in a panic: "Captain, there is a Japanese plane outside."
This was the first time a Japanese plane had visited Mawu Mountain. The cadres attending the meeting and the guerrillas in the cave felt very strange and poured out of the cave one after another.
The Japanese reconnaissance aircraft pilot was not happy when he heard that he was asked to scout the guerrillas, thinking that these ground forces were really useless.
He knew that the guerrillas did not have anti-aircraft weapons, so he was very arrogant. When passing through the villages around Mawu Mountain, he saw people working in the fields and deliberately flew at low altitude. Seeing the panic of the people on the ground, he laughed out loud. , very proud.
After flying into the Mawu Mountains, the enemy pilots quickly found Mantou Peak according to the landform features provided by Chiba Xunyi.
Seeing someone moving on Mantou Peak, he pushed the control stick and swooped down with the reconnaissance plane, hoping to scare these bumpkins who had never seen the world again.
Sure enough, the guerrillas on the top of the mountain had never seen this formation before, and they fled one after another, appearing panicked, which aroused the laughter of the reconnaissance plane pilot.
Mantou Peak was his main target for reconnaissance. He turned around and flew back.
Xu Dalong said: "Huzi, go get my sniper rifle."
Wang Xiaohu hurriedly ran in and quickly brought a sniper rifle.
Seeing Xu Dalong loading bullets there, everyone was a little surprised and thought Xu Dalong's move was a bit unreliable.
Xu Dalong picked up his sniper rifle and aimed it into the air.
When the pilot of the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over just now, he had seen a lot of people near the top of the mountain and knew that that was where the entrance of the cave on Mantou Peak was.
In order to see clearly, he flew towards the entrance of the cave.
Xu Dalong aimed his gun at the cockpit of the reconnaissance plane. His eyesight was excellent. As the reconnaissance plane continued to approach, he clearly saw the ferocious face of the pilot.
Xu Dalong calmly pulled the trigger gently.
The pilot of the reconnaissance plane saw Xu Dalong in the crowd, and when he saw him aiming his gun at the reconnaissance plane, he grinned disdainfully and showed a contemptuous smile.
He felt that the guy below really had no experience of the world and actually wanted to shoot his reconnaissance plane with a rifle.
Suddenly, the glass of the cabin in front of him shattered, and a bullet hit him between the eyebrows. His vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
The out-of-control reconnaissance plane flew over Mantou Peak, then began to tilt. Soon after, it hit the mountain in the south, exploded, caught fire, and raised black smoke.
Seeing this scene, everyone cheered.
Wang Chengzhu extended his thumb excitedly and said, "Captain, you are so awesome."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Huzi, take people to take a look and bring back all the things that can be removed from the reconnaissance plane. Those things are all useful."
Wang Xiaohu originally wanted to see what the plane that landed on the ground looked like. When he heard this, he ran away happily.
Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and the squadron leaders who attended the meeting couldn't help but be curious and ran down the mountain together.
At this time, only Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying were left at the entrance of the cave. Seeing Xu Dalong looking towards her, Lin Xueying stretched out her white palm and gave him a thumbs up.
Xu Dalong saw her fingers bent in a large arc and thought to himself: "This girl's hands are really soft."
Lingao City.
Chiba Xunyi is waiting for a reconnaissance report from the Air Force, but there has been no news.
He said: "Chief of Staff, call the Air Force and ask them what they saw."
The chief of staff was about to make a call when the phone rang. He grabbed the phone and the voice of the switchboard came from inside, saying: "Your Excellency, chief of staff, it's the First Air Force of the Air Force calling."
The chief of staff said: "Take the phone."
The call was connected, and the chief of staff said: "I am the chief of staff of the 32nd Division. Who are you?"
The other party said angrily: "I am the chief of staff of the First Air Force, you guys are bastards! Didn't they say that Mawu Mountain is full of guerrillas? Where did they get the anti-aircraft weapons? We lost a reconnaissance aircraft." You damn guys, I’m going to sue you to the Commander-in-Chief of the Corps.”
Before the chief of staff could speak, the other party hung up the phone with a click.
The voice of the Chief of Staff of the First Air Force was so loud that Chiba Xunichi could hear it clearly.
His face was extremely ugly, and he didn't understand that no matter what happened, it would become so bad as long as it came into contact with the Mawushan guerrillas.
Mantou Peak.
Chuntao no longer works in the cooking class now, but has become the director of the Mawushan Guerrilla Garment Factory. The more than 40 female workers in the garment factory are local rural women. There are fifteen sewing machines in the factory, and the Mawushan Guerrilla military uniforms are large. Some of them were sewn by them.
Zhao Daman came to attend the combat meeting this time, and Xu Dalong came to the clothing factory with him.
Xu Dalong asked: "Sister-in-law, how many sets of military uniforms are there in the factory now?"
Chuntao said: "120 sets."
Xu Dalong said: "Brother Daman, let you take them away. First, I will replace them with Wang Pao's third squadron."
Zhao Daman said: "The captain is still thoughtful. After Wang Pao and the others joined the Eighth Route Army, each of them still doesn't have a set of military uniforms."
Xu Dalong said: "Go back and explain to Wang Pao and Wang Youliang that our current difficulties can be solved by the brothers' military uniforms after the enemy's blockade is broken."
Xu Dalong said to Chuntao: "How many military uniforms can we make with the current fabric in the factory?"
Chuntao said: "There is not much fabric left. We can probably make 200 sets."
Xu Dalong said: "I have an urgent need. If we only make tops, how much can we make?"
Chuntao said: "No more than 300 pieces at most."
Xu Dalong said: "That's okay, you just hurry up and work as hard as you can."
After talking about work, Xu Dalong said apologetically: "Sister-in-law, Daman went to Tsui Ma Feng and asked you to live in two places. I'm really sorry."
Chuntao smiled and said: "This is much better. We are so close. We will see each other soon. Then we will meet again."
Zhao Daman said: "Captain, it's okay, we are really satisfied."
After leaving the garment factory, Xu Dalong said to Zhao Daman: "When you go back, find a target of the puppet army and hit it. It is best not to have more than one company of enemies. You must use sneak attack tactics. It is best if you can defeat them. If you cannot defeat them, you will not be able to defeat them." Don't be reckless.
No matter whether it can be defeated or not, withdraw to Tsushima Peak immediately. "
Zhao Daman said: "I understand."
Wang Youliang and Wang Pao had long been looking forward to fighting.
Xu Dalong planned a big battle. He wanted Zhao Daman and others to test the enemy's strength first.
That night, Zhao Daman, Wang Youliang, and Wang Pao led the second and third infantry squadrons down to Tsui Ma Peak to attack a puppet stronghold.
They had already conducted observations during the day and knew that there was only one company of puppet troops here, so they quietly surrounded it.
After completing the siege, Wang Pao sent several experienced team members to quietly move towards the enemy's position.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's vigilance was very high, and the team members were already discovered when they were still seventy or eighty meters away from the stronghold.
Fierce gunfire suddenly erupted in the stronghold, and bullets were fired like a rainstorm.
Zhao Daman and others were surprised to find that there were not only Czech light machine guns, Hanyang-made machine guns and many Type 38 rifles in the stronghold, which showed that there were Japs in the stronghold, and there were quite a lot of them.
It turned out that the Japanese were very cunning. In order to paralyze the guerrillas, many of them wore puppet uniforms.
The team members also opened fire on the Japanese and puppet troops, and a fierce exchange of fire broke out between the two sides.
Zhao Daman said: "Wang Pao, Wang Youliang, there are Japs in the stronghold. The captain has already told us that we cannot attack by force. Let's withdraw first."
Neither Wang Pao nor Wang Youliang were willing. They had been stuck in the mountains all day, unable to fight, and they finally got out. They must be unwilling to let them go back like this.
Wang Pao said: "What's wrong with the Japs inside? Look at their firepower. There aren't too many of them. Our strength is at least twice theirs. I don't believe it. We can't defeat them."
Wang Youliang also said: "We have cannons in our hands. If we knock down their gun towers first, we will definitely be able to knock them down."
These two guys are very stubborn. No matter how Zhao Daman persuades them, they still insist on fighting.
Another reason why Wang Pao and Wang Youliang are like this is that they are a little unconvinced by Zhao Daman.
Wang Pao turned out to be the king of the mountain, and he always had the final say. In the guerrillas, he only listened to Xu Dalong, and others could not command him at all.
Wang Youliang is similar. He was originally the company commander in Huang Xiejun. Zhao Daman was just a platoon leader in the Eighth Route Army. In terms of qualifications, either Wang Pao or Wang Youliang was better than him.
Zhao Daman is now their leader, so of course they are a little unconvinced. If it wasn't for Xu Dalong's sake, he wouldn't buy Zhao Daman's account at all.
Zhao Daman was helpless, because most of Wang Pao's men were his old brothers from the original village, and Wang Youliang's men also came from Huang Xiejun. Even if he gave orders, no one listened.
In order not to affect unity, Zhao Daman had no choice but to agree with them and storm the Japanese and puppet strongholds.
