In this battle, the underground party armed forces in the Taihang Mountain base area, the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade, and the officers and soldiers of the 358th Brigade worked closely together, and achieved significant results. They annihilated the main force of the 215th Brigade, the 216th Brigade, and the 216th Brigade of the Japanese 108th Division respectively. A section of the 32nd Division, with a total of more than 17,000 men, captured a large amount of weapons and equipment.
This was a brilliant victory. The brigade commander, on behalf of the head of the headquarters, praised all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle. The brigade commander announced that the troops would not return to their original positions for the time being, but would rest and prepare for the next battle.
The troops began to camp. Since there were too many troops gathered in this area this time, there were not so many villages to provide rooms. The leaders of each regiment were very friendly to the troops brought by Xu Dalong. They insisted that their troops camp outside and wanted to Two villages around the brigade headquarters were given up for accommodation by the brothers of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Xu Dalong was very moved. He said sincerely: "Thank you for your concern, chiefs. Compared with other chiefs, you are all big brothers and my old chiefs. If you do this, I can't afford it. Let's camp outside." .”
The leaders of each regiment, including Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others, insisted on giving up the village to the Mawushan guerrillas. The brigade commander also said that the troops in each regiment were old troops and big brothers, and asked them to carry forward their style to take care of the Mawushan guerrillas. The Wushan guerrillas asked Xu Dalong not to be polite and accept the good intentions of each regiment.
Although Xu Dalong has strong soldiers and horses, in terms of qualifications, he is infinitely inferior to the leaders of each regiment, and he never dares to show off in the slightest.
On behalf of the Mawushan guerrillas, Xu Dalong expressed his gratitude to the brigade commander and the heads of each regiment, but firmly declined the kindness of the chiefs.
Xu Dalong's respectful attitude towards the chiefs won the unanimous favor of all the chiefs.
The temporary garrison areas of each regiment were divided. The Mawushan guerrillas came from the independent regiment, so the temporary camps of their two units were naturally next to each other.
After arriving at the place, the independent regiment and the guerrillas each began to build their own camps.
After the camp was set up, Xu Dalong realized that he had made another mistake, that is, the camping conditions of the independent group were far different from those of his own independent group.
The officers and soldiers of the independent regiment only have a small number of tents for the use of the regiment headquarters, health teams and other logistics departments. The other officers and soldiers camp outside. At night, they light a bonfire, and the soldiers sit around the bonfire to stay up. Spend the night.
Fortunately, it has not yet entered the rainy season, otherwise, the soldiers camping outside would suffer a lot.
Because the Mawushan guerrillas won many battles, they also captured a lot of materials. Among them, the number of Japanese marching tents captured was enough for all members. When they go out, there will be a large number of trucks to transport them, so when it is time to camp, groups of tents soon appear in the Mawushan guerrilla camp. Not only are their accommodation conditions good, but even the food is far away. surpassed the independent regiment.
Xu Dalong saw that the conditions of the independent regiment were so poor and the Mawushan guerrillas were so wealthy, which would embarrass the officers and soldiers of the old army.
He ordered all ministries to vacate tents and stay outside, and then invited the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment to camp inside the tents.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu found Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao. Xu Dalong and others stood at attention respectfully, saluted, and said: "The regiment leader, political commissar, and chief of staff, the tents have been set up. Please come to our old brothers from the Independent Regiment." Let’s camp.”
Li Yunlong had already heard the discussions of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment. The soldiers were envious of the good conditions of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Li Yunlong said at that time: "What are you envious of? Brother Dalong and the others took it from the little devil. If you have the ability, you can also rob it for Lao Zi. There are many good things in the little devil's place. If you take it back, you will have everything." Got it?"
Of course Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao knew that Xu Dalong and others were sincere, but Li Yunlong could not afford to lose this person. He said: "Brother Dalong, this is not possible. I just want the brothers of the Independent Regiment to know that if you have the ability, you can You live well and eat well, but you deserve to suffer if you don't have the skills.
Let that gang of boys be envious. They have worked hard and will know what to do when they rob the enemy's things in the future. "
Zhao Gang also declined Xu Dalong's kindness. He said: "The regiment leader is right. It is to let the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment see the gap between them and the Mawushan guerrillas. It is also a good way to boost the morale of the troops."
Zhang Dabiao also expressed his gratitude to Xu Dalong and others, but firmly declined the kindness of Xu Dalong and others.
Because Xu Dalong and others had a transport convoy, they brought a lot of daily necessities. Worried that Li Yunlong and the others might misunderstand, they said cautiously: "Regiment Commander, Commissioner Zheng, and Chief of Staff, I brought some bacon and vegetables and wanted to give them to the old troops. Send some over, can you guys take a look?"
Although Li Yunlong looks rough on the outside, he actually has a high emotional intelligence. He knows that Xu Dalong has good intentions, and if he refuses again, it will be too unreasonable.
He smiled and said: "No problem, we are our brothers. If you have any good food or drinks, bring them over."
Seeing that the leaders accepted their kindness, Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and others were very happy.
Wang Chengzhu immediately went back to arrange for people to deliver supplies to the independent regiment.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Since you guys are here, let's have dinner here tonight. We haven't had a drink together for a while, so we want to have a good time tonight."
Xu Dalong and others readily agreed and stayed with the independent group for dinner.
The brigade commander was very concerned about his subordinates. He knew that the conditions were poor when the troops were camping in the wild, especially when the temperature in the mountains was relatively low at night. He was worried that the soldiers' health would not be able to bear it, so he took the chief of staff and others to inspect the camps of each regiment.
The brigade commander, chief of staff and others rode up the hillside and saw a large number of military tents in front of them. These tents are arranged in squadrons, one by one. Although there are many in number, they are arranged in an orderly manner. A large number of armored fighting vehicles and various vehicles of the guerrillas were arranged neatly and looked very impressive.
The chief of staff said with emotion: "This must be Xu Dalong's army. They are so rich and have a rich family. No wonder they are so generous and send so many supplies every time."
The brigade commander nodded and said: "Xu Dalong is a man who can lead troops. In just one year, he has developed a small guerrilla army to such a large scale. I think it is necessary to convene a special meeting to let Xu Dalong and the others teach them. Experience in force development.”
The chief of staff said: "I think so too. Call the cadres of each regiment to the conference room, and then let Xu Dalong and others talk. This is also a good mobilization for the next phase of the battle that is about to begin."
The brigade commander and others approached the guerrilla camp. The sentries saw the leaders coming and hurriedly reported to their commanders.
A squadron leader hurriedly came out and saluted the leaders at attention.
The brigade commander asked: "Where are your captain and the others?"
The squadron leader said: "Report to the leader, the captain and deputy captain went to the Independent Regiment to visit the old troops."
The brigade commander smiled and said: "Xu Dalong and the others are very close to the Independent Regiment."
The chief of staff said: "They are from the same army and have a close relationship, that's for sure."
The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong too well. He smiled and said: "I can guarantee that that boy Li Yunlong must have been drinking again by now. We won't go back to the brigade headquarters for dinner tonight, we will eat it in the independent regiment."
Sure enough, when the brigade commander and others approached the tent of the independent regiment headquarters, they smelled the aroma of wine and meat.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong and others who received the report heard that the brigade commander was coming and hurriedly came out to greet him.
"Hello, Brigadier." Everyone stepped forward and stood at attention to salute.
The brigade commander raised his hand to return the military salute and asked: "Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong, what are you doing?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Brigadier Commander, Chief of Staff, please speak inside."
The brigade commander entered the room and saw the table full of sumptuous food and wine. He said, "Li Yunlong, you are really a picky kid. If you have any good things to enjoy secretly here, you didn't know to inform me."
Everyone was originally worried that they would be criticized for drinking in the military camp, but after hearing the brigade commander's words, they suddenly became happy.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "My brigade commander, we can't even invite you. If you can come, you are a compliment to our independent regiment. Brigadier, chief of staff, please take a seat. Please take a seat."
The brigade commander sat down on the main seat, and then asked everyone to sit down as well.
He looked at a lot of Japanese canned food on the table. The independent regiment had also gone out to fight and win battles, and they could also confiscate them. He saw the Fenjiu on the table and said with a smile, "Is this wine brought by Xu Dalong?"
The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong well and knew that this boy liked to drink, but he was not particular about it and could not get any good out of it. He usually only drank wine like sweet potato roasting. This Fenjiu wine was definitely not obtained by him.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "You, the brigade commander, still understand me. I am just a poor boy. I only drink sweet potato roast. I cannot afford such good wine. This is all due to the filial piety of this boy Dalong."
