But when the Japanese army executive officer saw that the Japanese soldiers in front were not riding horses, but had several Japanese military motorcycles placed around the checkpoint, he felt relieved. He instinctively thought that there would be no motorcycles on those Tubal roads, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to ride on them, so he relaxed his vigilance.
This idea came from Ichiro Sakata. The guerrillas had already used this trick of setting up checkpoints last time, and the Japanese army would definitely be more vigilant this time. He saw the motorcycles captured by the guerrillas and came up with the idea.
When he arrived at the checkpoint, the executive officer of the Japanese army saw a Japanese lieutenant in front of him. Although he was a captain of the Japanese army, this place was someone else's territory after all, so he politely got off his motorcycle and took out his The certificate was handed over.
The Japanese lieutenant was disguised as Monk Wei. He took advantage of the Japanese executive officer's unpreparedness and shot him to death. The special forces members also launched an attack.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Desheng, who was ambushing a few hundred meters away, led a brigade of cavalry and rushed over.
There was no suspense in the battle. The Japanese transport team was completely annihilated and all weapons and ammunition were seized.
Among the Japanese troops, several wounded were captured by the guerrillas, including the driver of the division's transport team. Someone recognized Ichiro Sakamoto and asked him for help.
I have to say that the Japanese are very cruel, and Ichiro Sakamoto cannot be left alive. Once it is known that he surrendered to the guerrillas, his family in Japan will also be implicated. Therefore, he asked Monk Wei to get rid of all these prisoners.
Monk Wei knew that Ichiro Sakamoto was now one of the treasures of the guerrillas. In order to protect his safety, such measures were necessary. So he ordered these Japanese soldiers to be killed, and also ordered the special operations team members to re-kill all the Japanese corpses, leaving no one alive.
After finishing these things, according to the original plan, Sun Desheng and others unloaded the weapons and ammunition on the truck, sent a cavalry squadron to take care of it, and the rest got on the truck.
The special forces members had learned how to drive motorcycles from Xu Dalong a long time ago. When they captured the county, they also drove back two Japanese trucks. Ichiro Sakamoto taught many guerrillas how to drive, and now they have come in handy. The special forces members Get on the truck and head to Guancheng County.
Ichiro Sakamoto was familiar with the relevant procedures of the Japanese transport team, and he taught Monk Wei how to deal with the interrogation of the enemy at the city gate.
Arriving at Guancheng County, they entered the city smoothly, and under the leadership of a Japanese army commander, Cao, they went to the headquarters of the Japanese 83rd Regiment to unload supplies.
After the wing headquarters of the Japanese 83rd Regiment received the report from the gate, several Japanese officers were already waiting in the yard to greet them, and there were dozens of empty-handed Japanese troops ready to unload.
At this time, Monk Wei and others suddenly launched an attack, quickly occupied the Japanese regiment headquarters, and killed the captain of the 83rd Japanese regiment.
Xu Dalong and others, who had already been ambushing outside the city, heard the gunshots in the city and immediately commanded a large group of troops to rush into the city.
The Japanese army stationed in Guancheng County was an infantry brigade of the 83rd Regiment, and the two sides engaged in street fighting in the county.
This was a difficult battle. If it weren't for the large number of guerrillas and their superior firepower, it would be really difficult to annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops in the city.
The battle lasted for more than three hours before the Japanese and puppet troops in the city were completely annihilated.
The casualties suffered by the guerrillas this time were not small, with more than 120 people. This was the heaviest casualty in the history of the guerrillas since their establishment.
However, the price was worth it. The guerrillas captured a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies, which was a big gain. Of course, this is not the most important thing. All members of the guerrillas have accepted the test of street fighting, which has enhanced their combat capabilities in complex terrain conditions, and the strength of the guerrillas has also become stronger.
This time, Xu Dalong and others were not in a hurry to leave the county. They seized Japanese and puppet assets with great fanfare in the city and carried out anti-Japanese propaganda.
This is because there are not many troops that the Japanese army can send to Guancheng County in a short period of time. Even if the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Yinping County and Xinhe County come to reinforce with all their strength, the Mawushan guerrillas are sure to repel them.
Sure enough, due to the insufficient strength of the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Yinping County and Xinhe County, they gave up reinforcements to Guancheng County after asking Chiba Xunyi for instructions.
The chief of staff of the 32nd Japanese garrison division had not yet met the commander Yoshio Shinozuka when he arrived in Taiyuan. He received a notice from Chiba Xunyi, telling him about the changes that had occurred in Guancheng County. In order to prevent the Japanese army from being defeated one by one, he It was decided to temporarily abandon the blockade of the Mawu Mountain base and concentrate its troops in Dongxiang County and Yinping County.
Chiba Xunichi asked the chief of staff to re-report to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka based on the current situation.
The blockade of the Mawushan base area by the Japanese and puppet troops was temporarily broken. Xu Dalong notified the county Zheng Mansion and the county brigade, asking them to help the people seize the time to visit relatives and friends and purchase supplies.
He ordered all guerrilla units to attack violently, sweep away the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations around the base areas, expand anti-Japanese propaganda, and expand new base areas.
He asked Zheng Mansion in Central County to seize the time to prepare for the autumn harvest. The basic militiamen and ordinary militiamen in each village should also strengthen their vigilance and strengthen inspections of crops to prevent enemy damage.
Temporarily breaking the enemy's blockade, Xu Dalong informed Li Kun and the Independent Regiment of Ma Wushan's situation.
Li Kun learned that Xu Dalong and others had captured two more county towns and annihilated a regiment headquarters and two Japanese infantry brigades. He said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, they are really amazing."
Li Kun called Chu Yunfei and informed him of the situation.
After Chu Yunfei listened, he remained silent. He felt that he was really embarrassed, and he was too embarrassed to see Xu Dalong.
The Japanese army mobilized a large number of troops to besiege Mawu Mountain, but at the critical moment, he withdrew with his troops. Although this incident was not his fault, it is really embarrassing to talk about.
Later, a whole division of the Japanese army went to besiege Mawu Mountain, but now they were defeated by Xu Dalong and his small guerrillas.
He is confident that with the strength of the 358th Brigade, he can stand firm here.
Chu Yunfei thought for a moment and said to Li Kun: "Sir Li, I still want to go to Xinhe County. Please ask the chief of staff for instructions."
This was the reason why Li Kun called. He wanted to see if Chu Yunfei still wanted to go to Ma Wushan. He promised Chu Yunfei to fight for the 358th Brigade again.
Li Kunqiu met with the chief of staff and reported to him what happened in Ma Wushan.
Although the chief of staff had always had a good impression of Xu Dalong, what happened in front of him still made him a little unbelievable.
The 32nd Japanese garrison division was almost deployed this time, dispatching eight infantry brigades, as well as the main force of the Huang Xiejun 4th Division, to blockade the Mawushan guerrillas.
He can be sure that any unit replaced by the Jinsui Army will not be able to bear it.
But Xu Dalong and the others were just a small guerrilla force. They not only annihilated nearly five infantry brigades of the Japanese army, but also wiped out a large number of puppet troops. They even captured three county towns. This was simply a miracle of war.
The chief of staff could not sit still. He asked to see the King of Shanxi again, hoping to send Chu Yunfei's troops to Xinhe County to expand the area controlled by the World War II District Chief's Department to the northeast.
After listening to the chief of staff's report, the King of Shanxi also felt a little incredible.
Xu Dalong, he has always been hearing things related to him recently. He said with emotion: "I didn't expect that there is such a person in the Eighth Route Army. I would like to meet him if I have the chance."
Regarding Chu Yunfei's troops going to Xinhe County, he was still a little hesitant. He believed that the Japanese army would not give up after suffering such a big loss, and would send a large army to encircle and suppress Xu Dalong and others. At this time, If Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade is sent up, there will still be great risks.
He said: "Let's take another look at this matter and wait until the situation becomes clearer."
The chief of staff had no choice but to tell Li Kun about the matter and asked Li Kun to inform Chu Yunfei that he would fight for the 358th Brigade if he had the opportunity.
The chief of staff was very fond of Xu Dalong. His guerrillas were active in the Mawu Mountain area and actually played a role in containing the Japanese army. In fact, they protected the security of the northeast of the World War II District Chief's Department.
He decided to give Xu Dalong some rewards within his ability.
The chief of staff wrote a note asking Li Kun to pick up a batch of weapons and ammunition from the logistics department. In addition, he also took out 20,000 French currency and asked Li Kun to give it to Xu Dalong.
Independent regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Zhang Dabiao had been worrying about Xu Dalong and others. They were all very happy when they saw Xu Dalong's call.
Zhang Dabiao said: "Brother Dalong, they are really amazing. The Japs used an entire division to besiege Mawushan this time. They actually defeated the Japs' five infantry brigades and captured them one after another. It’s really incredible that we have reached three county towns.”
Li Yunlong was a little nervous at first. Seeing such a result, he couldn't help but start to feel proud again. He smiled and said: "What are you worried about? I have said before that Xu Dalong's hair is better than a monkey's, little one." The Japanese want to take advantage of him, but that’s just a dream.”
Zhao Gang was a restless person. He returned to the Independent Regiment before his body fully recovered. While he was recuperating, he continued to work as usual.
He said: "I admire Xu Dalong more and more now. No matter what difficulties come to them, they can't stop them. Let's quickly report this good news to the brigade commander."
Li Yunlong immediately got on the phone with the brigade commander. He said with some pride: "Brigadier, I have some good news to report to you."
The brigade commander had always been concerned about Xu Dalong and the others. He immediately asked: "Has there been any news about Xu Dalong and the others?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "The brigade commander is the brigade commander, and you are awesome. I haven't said it yet, but you already know it."
The brigade commander said, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Tell me quickly, how is the situation there with Xu Dalong and the others?"
Li Yunlong reported the contents of the telegram sent by Xu Dalong and others to the brigade commander.
After hearing this, the brigade commander laughed loudly and said, "Xu Dalong is a guy who makes people feel at ease when he does things."
Li Yunlong said: "Brigadier, it's not easy for Xu Dalong and the others there. You have to win a big contribution for them this time."
The brigade commander said: "You don't need to remind me. I will report to the division commander right away. No matter what happens this time, I have to give Xu Dalong and the others a first-class collective merit."
Headquarters.
After listening to the brigade commander's report, everyone fell silent for a while.
After a while, the boss laughed loudly and said: "Xu Dalong, this little guy always brings surprises to people, now I can rest assured."
The chief of staff said with emotion: "
Xu Dalong and the others were besieged by heavy enemy troops. I was really worried. I really didn't expect that they actually broke the enemy's siege and achieved such great results. "
The division commander nodded and said: "It's time for Xu Dalong and others to sum up their combat experience. I suggest sending an observation group to the Mawu Mountain guerrillas to visit and learn."
Both the boss and the chief of staff agreed with the division commander's opinion.
The brigade commander waited until all the bosses had finished expressing their opinions and said, "Commanders, Xu Dalong and others persisted in the struggle alone in Mawu Mountain and made great achievements. Should we reward them heavily?"
The boss said: "We must reward the entire Mawushan guerrilla unit with first-class collective merit. The whole army will announce the commendation. Xu Dalong will be given special merit as an individual. All other main cadres of the guerrillas must be commended and asked to report their names. .”
The brigade commander said happily: "Thank you, chiefs."
Independent regiment headquarters.
Shortly after Xu Dalong sent a telegram to the Independence Regiment, Monk Wei led a special force to escort a batch of captured weapons, ammunition and supplies to the Independence Regiment.
"Reporting to the leader and political commissar, the Mawushan Guerrilla Special Warfare Squadron has been ordered to escort the supplies to report. Wei Dayong, the leader of the special operations squadron."
Seeing the three regiment leaders, Monk Wei stood at attention and saluted respectfully.
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao greeted Monk Wei to sit down and ordered people to pour him water, very enthusiastically.
Li Yunlong was still sitting cross-legged on the kang and said: "Monk, you have become more successful now, and those battles you fought are really beautiful. I still have a good eye for people. How else could I let you be a guard in the first place?"
Monk Wei smiled and said, "Thank you, Captain, for your cultivation."
Li Yunlong asked: "What gift did you bring this time?"
Monk Wei took out the gift list and handed it to Li Yunlong, who casually handed it to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang read: "One Type 92 infantry gun, thirty-two artillery shells, four mortars, one hundred and twenty artillery shells, one Type 92 heavy machine gun, ten crooked machine guns, and Czech light Ten machine guns, 38-type rifles, 300 each made in Hanyang, shell guns, 20 tortoise boxes, and 50,000 rounds of various bullets.
Ten thousand yuan in ocean and ten thousand yuan in French currency. "
Zhang Dabiao said: "Brother Dalong is very generous with their actions. They send so many weapons, ammunition and supplies every time."
Zhao Gang said with some worry: "Wei Dayong, you guerrillas are alone behind enemy lines and have to rely on themselves in all aspects. If it is really difficult, don't hand over or hand over less, and keep your own development base."
