It turns out that the Japanese airport has just been repaired at this time, and the Japanese aircraft have not yet arrived here. If they attack the Japanese airport at this time, they will only destroy the infrastructure in the airport. It will not take long for the Japanese army to repair it again. Moreover, the Japanese army will definitely take new security measures, making it even more difficult to attack them next time.
Therefore, attacking the airport now will not have a big impact on the Japanese army. Xu Dalong has to wait until the Japanese aircraft arrive here and destroy the Japanese aircraft at the same time. In this way, it will take longer for the Japanese army to recover.
Of course, this result is what everyone is happy to see, so everyone has no objection to Xu Dalong's decision.
Xu Dalong said: "Brothers are all heroes. I believe everyone will have no problem charging into battle. The biggest test for us now is to be patient. I also hope that everyone will restrain their subordinates and restrain their behavior in the next time to avoid exposing the target. "
Everyone said there was no problem, but Xu Dalong knew that the next time would be the most likely time for problems to arise, and he had already made plans to deal with the worst situation.
The mountainous area where Xu Dalong and others were hiding was not large, and it was only a dozen miles away from the nearest village. It was difficult to guarantee that no one would appear here, thus exposing the guerrillas' intentions.
Xu Dalong handed over the task of surrounding security to Wei Monk's special operations squadron. The special operations team members are experienced and know how to deal with emergencies.
The wait was unbearable. The temperature at night in the mountains was a bit low, but this was easy to solve. Everyone brought military blankets and wrapped themselves tightly and got through it.
The saddest thing is during the day, when the big sun hangs in the sky and shines directly down. The mountains were bare, except for the shade in a few places in the valley, so everyone felt very uncomfortable just sitting in the sun. Especially at noon, the temperature rises, making everyone more irritable.
In order to avoid exposing the target, Xu Dalong issued an order strictly prohibiting everyone from talking to each other. Everyone was bored, and it became increasingly difficult to pass the time. Every minute and every second became so long.
The first day finally passed.
The sun rose again the next day, and the difficult day began again.
In order to avoid exposing the target, they could not light a fire for cooking. The officers and soldiers could not even drink boiled water and could only eat dry food with cold water. The officers and soldiers gradually became irritable.
In the Guo army, some soldiers couldn't help being bored and started whispering to each other. After being reprimanded by their superiors, they got a little excited and actually talked back to their superiors and started to quarrel.
Li Zhendong personally went over and used both soft and hard tactics to calm down the soldiers' emotions. However, he could feel that people's emotions were extremely unstable. If this continued, trouble would definitely occur.
He came to Xu Dalong and asked for Xu Dalong's opinion, hoping to allow the officers and soldiers to talk quietly.
Xu Dalong also felt that continuing like this was not an option, so he agreed that the officers and soldiers could talk quietly and try not to make a big noise.
The officers and soldiers were able to talk freely, and their moods suddenly became much more stable. However, even though the officers and soldiers lowered their voices, with so many people together, no matter how low each person's voice was, they made a lot of noise when they were gathered together. If there was really someone nearby If you show up, you will definitely be able to detect someone here.
Xu Dalong was helpless. He could no longer stop the officers and soldiers because he didn't know how long it would take to wait. It would be difficult for the officers and soldiers to persist for a long time without accurate information.
The next day's day finally passed again. Everyone can sleep with a blanket at night, and it will be much easier to pass the time.
At two o'clock in the morning, Xu Dalong felt a chill on his face. He opened his eyes and saw that it was raining. Although it was only a moderate rain, the rain was continuous and could quickly wet all the clothes on a person's body.
None of the officers and soldiers of the Guo army had raincoats, and even among the guerrillas, only the special operations squadron was equipped with raincoats. In this case, the special forces members, including Xu Dalong, also sat in the field in the rain, letting the rain get their bodies completely wet.
Li Zhendong's guards were carrying raincoats, and they wanted to put them on Li Zhendong. He saw Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng soaked in the rain, and he quickly turned into a drowned rat along with them.
The officers and soldiers were already in a very irritable mood, but after being hit by the rain, their mood became even more unstable.
Seeing that their superiors shared the joys and sorrows with them, their emotions barely stabilized.
Among this group of officers and soldiers, the only exception was Lin Xueying.
The officers and soldiers used raincoats to set up a small tent to protect Lin Xueying and her radio station from wind and rain.
Lin Xueying looked at Xu Dalong sitting in the rain and felt heartbroken. She wanted him to put on a raincoat, but she also knew that Xu Dalong, as the supreme commander of this battle, must take responsibility and share the joys and sorrows with the officers and soldiers.
Lin Xueying had no way to help Xu Dalong, so she could only turn her eyes to him.
Xu Dalong felt Lin Xueying's concerned gaze and grinned at her.
The rain flowed over Xu Dalong's face, which looked a little embarrassed. However, in Lin Xueying's eyes, Xu Dalong's smile was so kind. She couldn't help but smile.
It rained for more than five hours, and the officers and soldiers were completely exposed to the rain. Many of the weak ones fell ill, and some even started to develop high fevers.
Xu Dalong and Li Zhendong personally led the medical staff to treat the sick officers and soldiers, and they used kind words to calm the emotions of the officers and soldiers.
Still, the officers and soldiers were growing increasingly agitated.
The soldiers were all asking their commanders, how long should they wait?
The officers and soldiers had similar ideas, and they truthfully reflected the requirements. They hoped that Xu Dalong could give everyone an accurate timetable, and no one wanted to wait any longer.
Li Zhendong saw that this was not an option, so he asked Xu Dalong to discuss whether to launch an attack in advance.
Of course Xu Dalong disagreed. He had been waiting for so long and could not give up halfway. He thought about how to calm down the emotions of the officers and soldiers.
Suddenly, a clip from the movie flashed through his mind. During the Long March, there was a legion commander of the underground party. He saw that the soldiers were too tired when marching, and he had already developed feelings of dissatisfaction and slackness.
In order to cheer up the spirits of the officers and soldiers, the regiment commander raised his machine gun and fired into the air, saying that he had discovered enemy troops.
When the officers and soldiers heard that the enemy was coming, they suddenly became nervous. They regained their energy in a short time and accelerated their march.
When Xu Dalong was watching the movie, he thought it was inappropriate to use such a trick. If the officers and soldiers knew about it, it would arouse their disgust.
But now he has no other choice but to use this damaging move.
He quietly whispered a few words into Li Zhendong's ear to prepare him mentally. Li Zhendong agreed with Xu Dalong's opinion and nodded towards him.
Xu Dalong whispered to Monk Wei quietly for a while, and Monk Wei walked towards the hillside to check the sentries posted outside.
About half an hour later, Monk Wei ran back in a panic and said: "Report to the captain, Chief Li, the sentry noticed someone walking this way."
Xu Dalong and Li Zhendong hurriedly ordered their messengers to convey the situation to the troops, hoping that everyone would remain silent.
The troops became nervous all of a sudden, and everyone fell silent, hoping that the target would not be exposed.
This trick worked very well, and the day passed safely.
It was late at night, and Xu Dalong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He was very worried and didn't know how to appease the officers and soldiers tomorrow.
At this moment, the red light of the radio station next to Lin Xueying flashed, and the attendant copied the telegram and handed it to Lin Xueying.
After Lin Xueying finished translating, she happily said to Xu Dalong: "Captain, we have accurate news."
The telegram was sent from the headquarters. They had received the news that the Japanese aircraft flew from Peiping to Houma Airport and would transfer to Taiyuan Airport tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest.
Xu Dalong was very happy, woke up Li Zhendong and told him the good news.
Li Zhendong is also very happy. As long as there is an accurate date, everyone will be patient and it will pass.
At dawn, the good news quickly reached the ears of every officer and soldier. The hard days were finally coming to an end, and everyone's spirits were lifted.
At 10 a.m. the next day, a large number of Japanese military planes arrived at Taiyuan Airport one after another.
Xu Dalong and others decided to launch an attack on the Japanese airport tonight.
Airports require a large space and make a lot of noise when planes take off, so they are usually built outside the city. Similar to this situation, another unit of the Japanese army was not suitable for activities in the city, and their barracks were also built outside the city.
25km away from the airport, there is a group of dark buildings, where the Japanese tank regiment is stationed.
At this time, Xu Dalong and others had arrived here, preparing to launch a night attack on the Japanese tank regiment.
Monk Wei first sent two squads of officers and soldiers around the Japanese camp and cut off all external telephone lines.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and others were waiting outside for news about these soldiers.
An hour later, a guerrilla squad leader came back and reported that they had completely cut off the Japanese tank unit's external telephone lines.
Sun Desheng was already impatient with waiting. He said: "Captain, the little Japs are sleeping in the barracks now. Let me rush in with the cavalry. I can wipe out all the Japs inside in half an hour at most."
Xu Dalong said: "We have to wait a little longer. The tank regiment is equipped with radio stations. In order to prevent them from communicating with the outside world, we must first control the enemy's radio stations."
Under normal circumstances, there would be nothing wrong with Sun Desheng's suggestion.
Although the Japanese tank regiment has strong combat effectiveness, it is because they are in tanks. Now that the Japanese are sleeping, Sun Desheng is indeed sure to quickly annihilate these Japanese troops.
However, Xu Dalong could not take this risk, because his main target was not the Japanese tank regiment, but the Japanese airport 25km away.
There were too many Japanese defenders at the airport, more than doubling the total strength of the guerrillas and the Soviet commandos. They also have strong fortifications, coupled with the restrictions of minefields around the airport, the actions of the guerrillas and the Fruit Army commandos are greatly restricted.
A forceful attack would not only be difficult to destroy the Japanese airport, but would also cause huge casualties to the guerrillas and the Fruit Army's commandos.
The most important problem that needs to be solved at present is to completely cut off the communication between the Japanese tank regiment and the outside world.
