Li Yunlong said nonchalantly: "Old Zhao, what are you worrying about? Xu Dalong and the others are so rich that there is no need to save for them. If you don't believe me, ask the monk."
Monk Wei said: "The captain is right, you will not need anything if you follow our captain."
Zhao Gang said: "Wei Dayong, you go and have a rest first, and then follow me to the brigade headquarters."
The headquarters organized a visiting group this time, including personnel from the headquarters, political department, logistics department, and organizational and propaganda departments, to visit and study the Mawushan guerrillas.
The superiors have appointed Zhao Gang, member of the Independent Regiment, to lead the team, and Monk Wei and others to escort the supplies and also undertake the task of escorting the visiting group.
Brigade Headquarters.
After arriving at the brigade headquarters, Zhao Gang went to report the situation to the brigade commander. Monk Wei and others were waiting in the brigade headquarters compound.
The visiting group has been formed and they were escorted by people from various military units.
A company commander who was responsible for the escort mission felt very envious when he saw the sophisticated equipment of the special operations team and said: "No wonder the guerrillas in Mawushan always win battles. Look at their equipment. If I also have such equipment, it will be the same." Can win battles.”
Monk Wei was not happy when he heard this. He said: "How is the equipment? We seized these equipments from the little devils. If you are able, you can also seize them."
The deeds of the Mawushan guerrillas have long been widely circulated among the ranks of the Eighth Route Army. Not only did they gain a firm foothold behind enemy lines where the enemy situation was serious, but the weapons and equipment they captured not only met their own needs, but they were also often handed over in large quantities, and they were often praised by notifications. Most people admire it.
The members of these visiting groups also talked a lot, thinking that the company commander should not say such words that would affect unity.
After hearing this, the company commander was speechless, blushed and lowered his head.
However, the soldiers of the special operations squadron held their heads high and their chests full of pride.
They are really entitled to be proud. It can be said that the special operations squadron is the unit that has captured the most weapons and ammunition among the guerrillas. On average, the members of the special operations squadron are the ones who have captured the most weapons and ammunition. It is difficult for them not to be proud.
Soon after, Zhao Gang came out with the brigade commander.
The members of the visiting group hurriedly formed the team. Everyone was looking forward to going to the Mawushan Guerrillas.
Unexpectedly, the brigade commander said: "Due to the sudden change in the enemy situation, the tour group's itinerary has been temporarily postponed. Please go back and wait for notification."
The members of the visiting group felt very sorry and reluctantly returned to their units.
It turned out that after the chief of staff of the Japanese 32nd Division arrived in Taiyuan, he was troubled and anxious for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to report in detail the situation of the Mawushan guerrillas to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka of the Japanese First Army.
He said that in the past six months, the Mawushan guerrillas had caused tens of thousands of casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops, and now their base has continued to expand from around Mawushan to surrounding counties. If it is not completely contained, it will cause greater harm to the Yellow Army in the future.
Commander Yoshio Shinozuka did not rebuke the chief of staff of the 32nd Division. He has also been paying attention to the situation in Mahu Mountain.
If it is said that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese garrison is not strong, Chiba Xunyi can be blamed for this. But last time, the 108th Division and the 215th Brigade were still no match for the Mawushan Guerrillas. This is enough to prove how difficult the Mawushan Guerrillas are to deal with.
Yoshio Shinozuka asked in detail about the measures taken by the 32nd Division. He believed that the blockade measures taken by the 32nd Division were correct.
After careful consideration, he decided to provide help to the Japanese 32nd Division and launch another attack on the Mawushan guerrillas.
Yoshio Shinozuka decided to add 3,000 new recruits to the 32nd Division, transfer an infantry regiment from the 215th Brigade, and temporarily place it under the command of the 32nd Division. Taking into account the mobility of the guerrilla cavalry, he decided to send a cavalry regiment to also participate in the battle in the direction of Mawu Mountain.
The chief of staff was very grateful for this. You must know that there are the Eighth Route Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, and Zhongyang Army in Shanxi. The strength of the Japanese First Army is also stretched thin. Being able to mobilize so many troops is enough to show that the commander has a strong influence on the thirty-two troops. The love of the division.
The relevant information that the Japanese army was once again preparing to launch an attack against the Mahushan guerrillas was first provided by Takahashi Bingwei.
The Second Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 215th Brigade is about to head to Lingao City. The Logistics Section of the 32nd Division asked the Barracks Section to prepare temporary barracks for them.
Takahashi Bei notified the Mawushan Guerrilla Intelligence Station in Lingao City.
The Japanese cavalry regiment left Taiyuan City, and the information was provided by Zhou Mingde's intelligence station in Taiyuan.
For the Mawushan guerrillas, the greatest threat was the Japanese cavalry. Therefore, Zhou Mingde focused on this unit of the Japanese army.
When they left Taiyuan City, Zhou Mingde did not know that this cavalry unit was aimed at the Mawushan guerrillas, but based on the direction in which the cavalry unit was traveling, he thought that it was probably aimed at the Mawushan guerrillas, so A telegram was immediately sent to Xu Dalong.
After receiving the telegram, Xu Dalong sent telegrams to the Taiyuan Underground Party, the Shanxi-Sui Army Intelligence Station and the Military Command Taiyuan Working Group, asking them to collect relevant intelligence and see if there were any other Japanese troops participating in the battle in the direction of Mawu Mountain.
The Jinsui Army Intelligence Station first sent a telegram, saying that the enemy had allocated 3,000 recruits for the Japanese 32nd Division and would take a train to Lingao City today.
Xu Dalong reported this information to his superiors.
The brigade commander attached great importance to this matter and personally participated in the military command.
He asked Xu Dalong for his opinion on this battle, and Xu Dalong reported the battle plan to the brigade commander.
After research, the brigade commander believed that Xu Dalong's opinion was feasible and decided to mobilize Li Yunlong's independent regiment to participate in this combat operation.
Independent regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong received a call from the brigade commander. He asked: "Brigade commander, what are your instructions?"
The brigade commander asked: "Li Yunlong, I asked you to take the independent regiment out to fight. Do you want to go?"
Li Yunlong became excited when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "I think about it, even in my dreams."
The brigade commander explained his combat intentions to Li Yunlong and said, "Li Yunlong, I have a condition. Do you agree or not?"
Li Yunlong said: "Yes, as long as you let me fight the Japanese, I will agree to all 100 conditions, not to mention one condition."
The brigade commander said: "In view of the familiarity with the situation and the differences in combat methods, your independent regiment's actions this time are only to cooperate with the Mawushan guerrillas. I ask you to accept Xu Dalong's command. Can you do it?"
The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong. This guy liked to make his own decisions. He would sometimes obey and disobey the orders given by him as a brigade commander. Therefore, he was worried that Xu Dalong was Li Yunlong's subordinate. If he was asked to accept Xu Dalong's command, he might not be happy. .
Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong immediately said: "No problem, I will listen to your brigade commander. I will fight how Xu Dalong tells me to fight."
Li Yunlong said this sincerely. First of all, he regarded Xu Dalong as his brother, and he did not feel ashamed.
There is another important reason, that is, he knows that he cannot fight the battles Xu Dalong fought.
Even though Li Yunlong was a muddled man, he still admired people who were really capable.
Seeing Li Yunlong's attitude, the brigade commander was very happy and said, "That's good, I'll be waiting for your good news."
Zhang Dabiao had been listening to the conversation between Li Yunlong and the brigade commander. When Li Yunlong put down the phone, he couldn't restrain his excitement and said happily: "Great, we can finally have a good time with Brother Dalong and the others." It’s time.”
Zhao Gang also wanted to go, but his body had not yet fully recovered. It was okay to take the tour group to visit and study, but to participate in combat operations, his body was a little overwhelmed.
He said regretfully: "Old Li, Chief of Staff, when I see brother Dalong, I say hello to him."
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao couldn't wait to notify the troops to gather immediately and prepare to set off.
Monk Wei received a telegram from Xu Dalong, asking him to act with the Independent Regiment. Their goal was to intercept the new recruits coming out of Jinzhou City from the Japanese army to the 32nd Division.
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng led three squadrons of Mawushan guerrilla cavalry and a detachment of the artillery squadron to Taiyuan to face the Japanese cavalry regiment.
Wang Chengzhu led the rest of the troops to stay behind to prevent the Japanese from attacking the base area.
According to the combat plan formulated by Xu Dalong, the special operations squadron led by Li Yunlong and Wei Monk walked out of the Taihang Mountains under the leadership of their guide.
They traveled day and night and came to a hilly area northwest of Jiuting County, where the Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway passed through.
According to the information provided by the underground party, the Japanese military train transporting new recruits passed here at 10 noon today.
Monk Wei and others planted high explosives under the railway tracks, and then sent out warnings all around.
At 8 o'clock sharp, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao prepared to lead their troops to ambush on both sides of the railway.
Monk Wei said: "Captain, it's too early to ambush now. Please wait patiently. I will notify you then."
Li Yunlong said: "How early? With so many people, wouldn't it be too late to ambush them at the last moment?"
Monk Wei said: "Captain, our captain has given instructions and asked you to obey my command for the time being."
Li Yunlong remembered that the brigade commander had indeed confessed and he had promised to obey Xu Dalong's command. So he agreed to Monk Wei's request and stayed put for the time being.
At 8:40, the special forces team member responsible for observation at the front quickly came to report that a Japanese patrol car was found on the railway.
Li Yunlong and others were observing on the top of the mountain in the direction of the train.
Soon after, I saw a Japanese patrol car approaching. There were three Japanese on the patrol car, one wearing a railway uniform, and two Japanese soldiers.
They walked up and down, checking the condition of the tracks. The two Japanese soldiers looked around with guns in hand. They saw no problem and continued to drive forward.
Seeing how attentive Monk Wei was, Li Yunlong said approvingly: "Monk, you really have a moment now. Can we go over now?"
Monk Wei shook his head and said, "Captain, we have to wait a little longer."
At 9:25, a squad of Japanese cavalry patrol came along the railway track.
The terrain in this area is complex. These Japanese soldiers not only stood on the railway tracks and looked around, but several soldiers also went up the gentle slopes on both sides to look around.
Li Yunlong and others broke into a cold sweat when they saw this. If they didn't listen to Monk Wei and the large group of people entered the ambush position, they would definitely be discovered by these Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers observed for a while, found nothing, and then continued to move forward.
Zhang Dabiao said: "I didn't expect that the little devils still have so many tricks. The leader is right, the monk is really amazing now."
Monk Wei said: "I don't dare to be a regiment leader or chief of staff. I learned these things from our captain. He has many tricks."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "That boy Xu Dalong is very capable, but Monk, you have indeed made great progress. Can we set off now?"
Monk Wei said: "That's enough. Please give the order to the regiment commander to let the troops enter the position."
At 9:50, a special operations team member who was observing from the front came on Pegasus to report that Japanese troops were approaching.
At 9:52, Li Yunlong and others could hear the sound of sirens in the distance.
At 9:48, the Japanese troops lined up.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment loaded their bullets and were ready to fire.
Monk Wei saw the military column entering the area where the explosives were planted. He waved his hand and shouted: "Detonate."
The demolitionists who had been prepared for a long time pressed the push rod of the detonator hard.
"Boom, boom, boom."
There was a flash of fire on the railway track, and Li Yunlong and others could clearly see that the train was overturned in the explosion.
Li Yunlong, who had been waiting impatiently, shouted: "Fire!" Then he raised his rifle and fired continuously at the Japanese troops on the railway tracks.
Today's independent regiment has already replaced its guns with cannons. The entire regiment is equipped with a large number of artillery and machine guns. Each man has a 38-type rifle and sufficient ammunition. Although it is not as good as Xu Dalong's Mawushan guerrillas, it is one of the best in the Eighth Route Army system, and its combat effectiveness is very powerful.
The Japs on the train had already been blown to pieces by the violent explosion, and they were swaying around. They were in a disadvantageous terrain.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment were condescending from both sides, and the Japanese army was completely in a passive position of being beaten. Under the fierce firepower of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment, the Japanese army could not organize effective resistance at all. Those who jumped off the train in a hurry were all shot dead, and some of the remaining Japanese soldiers were sealed in the canned carriages.
Li Yunlong saw that the situation was almost over and shouted: "Brothers, rush."
Zhang Dabiao waved his red tassel sword and rushed out.
More than 1,500 officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment held bright bayonets and rushed down the hillside shouting.
After half an hour, the battle was over.
The independent regiment destroyed the Japanese army with less than 100 casualties, annihilated more than 3,400 Japanese recruits and escorting troops, and seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and other supplies.
Li Yunlong was so happy about this result. You know, more than three thousand Japanese were killed in this battle, which is a huge achievement.
