Although the Japanese defensive positions were numerous, they were very scattered. After the enemy watchtowers and defensive positions near the passage were knocked down, the other ones were far away and did not pose much of a threat to the guerrillas operating at the airport.
The Japanese army could only jump out of their defensive positions and move towards the tarmac and building complexes for reinforcements. In this way, their forces were very scattered, and a few guerrillas blocked them away from the main activities of the guerrillas.
Wei Monk led a detachment of the special operations squadron and rushed to the Japanese ammunition depot, eliminated the Japanese personnel on duty, blew up the door lock on the ammunition depot with a grenade, then opened the door and placed a time bomb inside.
They rushed to the Japanese fuel depot, opened the refueling valve, allowed aviation fuel to flow everywhere, and then quickly evacuated.
A detachment of special forces rushed into the Japanese airport tower, eliminated the Japanese duty personnel inside, blew up the navigation, communication and other equipment inside with grenades, then placed explosive packages under the tower, ignited them and quickly evacuated.
On the tarmac, the guerrillas tied grenades to the landing gear of Japanese military aircraft and blew up those military aircraft one by one.
Seeing that the guerrillas everywhere had succeeded, Xu Dalong fired a signal flare into the sky and issued an order to retreat.
The guerrillas quickly ran out of the airport and retreated through the passage they entered.
Soon after, violent explosions occurred in the airport tower, ammunition depot, and oil depot, and the entire airport became a sea of fire.
When Sun Desheng and others saw an explosion at the airport, they quickly left the battlefield and retreated towards the predetermined location.
Wang Yaohui, Lin Xueying and others had been standing outside the airport. They looked at their watches and found that a total of 22 minutes had passed since the battle started.
Outside the airport, Xu Dalong saw Sun Desheng and others coming, and gave the order to retreat.
The Japanese infantry brigade guarding outside the airport finally arrived at the airport after the guerrillas gave up their resistance.
Under the reflection of the raging fire at the airport, the scene before their eyes was like hell, which made them frightened.
Everything at the airport was in ruins. The airport was completely scrapped and could not be restored within a few months.
The captain of the Japanese army saw such heavy losses at the airport and knew that he would have to go to a military court for dereliction of duty. He did not want to be humiliated, so he committed suicide by caesarean section on the airport.
The squadron leader of the Japanese guard squadron guarding the airport knew that he had a greater responsibility. When he saw the Japanese captain doing this, he was heartbroken and committed suicide by caesarean section.
Zhongtiao Mountain.
General Fu, the deputy commander of the Second Theater Zone, was worried about the Japanese air force bombing every day. The Japanese army continued to attack the Guo Army's positions. The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army were forced to stick to their positions. Japanese bombers came every day. During the bombing, the officers and soldiers would lose at least one battalion a day.
How could such a loss not make him feel distressed.
On this day, he finally received the good news that the Japanese airport in Taiyuan had been completely destroyed by the Mawushan guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army.
At first, he couldn't believe it. It wasn't until Friday when the Japanese army didn't launch another attack and the Japanese air force didn't come to bomb, that he finally believed this fact.
When he announced this astonishing good news, the 100,000 Guojun officers and soldiers on Zhongtiao Mountain were jubilant and asked to take credit for the hero who destroyed the enemy's airport.
The Japanese airport was destroyed,
The losses were very heavy. Almost all the equipment on the airport was destroyed, 134 military aircraft of various types were lost, and 560 Japanese soldiers were killed or injured.
This victory was undoubtedly very brilliant. Xu Dalong and others received congratulatory messages from the headquarters, the Eighth Route Army Office in the Second War Zone, the brigade commander, the independent regiment, the World War II District Chief's Department, and the Zhongtiao Shanguo Army General Headquarters.
The Guofu government also attached great importance to the success of the attack on the Japanese Taiyuan Airport. Not only did it publicize it in newspapers in the rear area, but it was also a rare act of generosity. It rewarded the Mawushan guerrillas with 200,000 French currency and awarded Xu Dalong a fourth-class award. Yunhui Medal.
The World War II District Governor's Department also commended Xu Dalong and the Mawushan guerrillas and rewarded Xu Dalong with 50,000 legal currency.
The Zhongtiao Mountain Fruit Army Headquarters also awarded Xu Dalong 50,000 yuan in French currency.
Xu Dalong didn't care about the medals and commendations issued by the Guo Mansion. Those French coins were real good things. Xu Dalong happily took them into his pocket with a smile on his face.
Of course, Xu Dalong cannot keep the money alone. He took out half of it and handed it over to the Independent Regiment, who handed it over to their superiors.
The headquarters received a letter of thanks from Guofu, thanking the Eighth Route Army for destroying the Japanese airport and reducing the pressure on the Guo army.
The head of the headquarters was very happy and once again ordered the Mawushan guerrillas to be notified and praised throughout the army.
Due to the meritorious service of cooperating with the Mawushan guerrillas to destroy the Japanese airport, the Taiyuan Working Group of the Military Command was commended by the Military Command Headquarters and the Military Command Beiping Station. Wang Yaohui, the leader of the working group, was promoted to the rank of colonel and deputy chief of the Military Command Beiping Station.
Lin Xueying was promoted to the rank of major, and all members of the working group received promotions and rewards. Everyone was happy and very grateful to Xu Dalong's Mawushan guerrillas.
Although Lin Xueying does not attach great importance to promotion, it is an honor after all.
She couldn't help but change into a major's uniform. The uniforms of the Guo Army were more elegant than those of the Eighth Route Army. The fitted military uniform made her look particularly energetic.
Xu Dalong looked at it and said nothing. A smile appeared on his face and he raised his thumb towards her.
Xu Dalong's move made Lin Xueying particularly happy. She raised her chest like a little girl, turned around in a normal circle, and showed a shy smile.
The little action between Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying caught Wang Yaohui's eyes, and he couldn't help but nod secretly.
In addition to being able to win over Xu Dalong, he himself also felt that Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying were a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
If he were an ordinary person, he would naturally say that the two of them are a perfect match for each other.
However, he is a secret agent, and he still harbors the idea of wanting to win over Xu Dalong, so of course he will not show his intentions.
He has full confidence in Lin Xueying and believes that with her beauty and intelligence, she will be able to conquer Xu Dalong.
On the way Xu Dalong and others returned to the Mawushan base, the brigade commander sent a telegram asking Xu Dalong to report to the headquarters, saying that the boss wanted to meet Xu Dalong in person.
Xu Dalong asked Sun Desheng to lead the cavalry back to the base area. He took Wei Monk's special operations squadron to report to the headquarters.
A few days later, Xu Dalong and others entered the Taihang Mountain base area. When passing by the defense area of the New Second Regiment, Wang Zhengwei, Kong Jie and others heard the news and came to greet them.
"Hello, captain, hello Wang Zhengwei." Xu Dalong respectfully saluted Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei.
Kong Jie liked Xu Dalong's respectful look with all his heart.
You must know that today's Xu Dalong is no longer a soldier of the independent regiment. Now he is a famous anti-Japanese hero throughout the Second Theater and even the country. The Mawushan guerrillas are strong, and Xu Dalong's status is no less than theirs.
Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei returned the courtesy to Xu Dalong, and then greeted him affectionately.
The New Second Regiment hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong and others. They were very interested in Xu Dalong's glorious achievements at this stage and asked Xu Dalong to tell them about their battles at the banquet.
Xu Dalong was very humble and didn't want to show off, but Monk Wei couldn't help but talk about it.
He was very excited and talked endlessly about the annihilation of the Japanese cavalry regiment and the attack on Taiyuan Airport. The cadres of the New Second Regiment were filled with admiration.
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Xu Dalong found that Monk Wei was becoming more and more eloquent and liked to show off. There was no restraint that a monk should have.
Seeing his beaming and jealous look, Xu Dalong couldn't help but shook his head slightly. Lin Xueying watched from the side and pursed her lips into a smile.
Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei also talked about the recent development of the New Second Regiment.
Since the last time, with the help of Xu Dalong, the new second regiment has updated its weapons and equipment, and its strength has been greatly enhanced. In the recent stage, they have also fought a lot of battles, and each battle has yielded results. The army has grown rapidly, and now it has nearly 2,000 people.
Xu Dalong sincerely expressed congratulations to the cadres of the New Second Regiment. Everyone was very happy and toasted to Xu Dalong one after another.
Kong Jie also drank a little too much, but his mind was still very clear. He had a good impression of Lin Xueying and hoped that she and Xu Dalong could become a family, so he wanted to bring them together.
Taking advantage of his drinking power, he deliberately said in front of Lin Xueying: "Brother Dalong, sister of the Lin family, I think you two are a perfect match for each other. When can we drink your wedding wine?"
Wang Zhengwei and the cadres of the New Second Regiment also joined in the fun, shouting that they wanted to drink Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying's wedding wine.
Xu Dalong hurriedly shied away, saying that everyone should not misunderstand, he and Lin Xueying were just comrades-in-arms.
Lin Xueying's face turned red with embarrassment.
When the cadres of the New Second Regiment saw her appearance, they became more enthusiastic and the atmosphere at the wine table was very lively.
Kong Jie could tell that Lin Xueying liked Xu Dalong, and he said: "Brother Dalong, what a good girl the Lin family is, you can't let her down.
Li Yunlong is so stupid and careless that if he doesn't hurry up and fulfill such a good thing for you, why don't you let me act as a matchmaker for you and just settle down on the marriage? "
The cadres of the New Second Regiment were upright and forthright, and Xu Dalong was grateful for their enthusiasm.
But he hasn't thought much about this matter yet. Some things are not on the agenda yet.
Facing the enthusiasm of Kong Jie and others, Xu Dalong could not ruin the atmosphere.
He smiled and toasted to everyone, but did not express any opinions on this matter.
Lin Xueying was a little disappointed. Until now, she couldn't guess what Xu Dalong was thinking.
After the banquet, Xu Dalong and others continued on their way.
Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and others sent them out of the village where the new second regiment headquarters was located before saying goodbye to them.
Xu Dalong and others first came to the regiment headquarters of the Independent Regiment. Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and others were very happy. After a lively discussion, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang personally accompanied Xu Dalong to the brigade headquarters.
Brigade Headquarters.
The brigade commander was also very happy to see Xu Dalong. He asked in detail about the attack on the Japanese Taiyuan Airport, and highly praised Xu Dalong for his boldness, carefulness and proper use of tactics.
The brigade commander has already contacted the headquarters. The leaders are going to hold an important meeting. It has been agreed that at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, the brigade commander will take Xu Dalong and others to the headquarters to be interviewed by the leaders.
In the evening, the brigade commander hosted a banquet in honor of Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong and others.
