The war was imminent, and Zheng Xirong took the lead in arriving at Lingao City. Before the battle begins, he must understand what new moves the Japanese army has made. After arriving at the guerrilla intelligence station, he asked someone to contact Takahashi Bei.
However, after the liaison officer sent the secret signal, Takahashi Bei failed to show up.
It turns out that just this afternoon, the Logistics Section of the 32nd Garrison Division issued a notice. In order to keep the secret of the military column passing by, the Logistics Section Chief requested that all personnel in the Logistics Section are not allowed to make calls to outsiders, let alone go out. Takahashi Bingwei had no choice but to break the appointment in order to avoid suspicion.
Zheng Xirong couldn't see Takahashi Bingwei, and he couldn't help but feel guilty, worried that things would change. Currently, the guerrillas within the Japanese army only have Takahashi Bingwei as a source of information, and it is really impossible to know more about the situation.
After thinking for a while, he sent someone to make an appointment with Wang Shuhuai.
After meeting Wang Shuhuai, Zheng Xirong asked him about any unusual movements by the Japanese army. Wang Shuhuai said he had not heard of it.
Zheng Xirong asked him about the Japanese military formation, but Wang Shuhuai said he knew nothing about it. It seems that this matter is still very secret to the Japanese army, and Huang Xiejun was not told.
Zheng Xirong told Wang Shuhuai not to mention anything related to the Japanese military formation, and asked him to go see Yan Guiwu and ask Yan Guiwu to pay attention to any major moves by the Japanese army and report to him at any time.
Since he couldn't see Takahashi Bingwei, Zheng Xirong always felt that something was wrong, so he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong and reported to him the situation here.
After Xu Dalong received the telegram, he quickly replied to the telegram, asking him to continue to monitor the actions of the Japanese army, especially the situation of the two Japanese cavalry regiments.
Xu Dalong then ordered Wei Monk's special operations squadron and Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron to take the lead in the direction of Lingao City. After arriving there, he first contacted Zheng Xirong and reported to him any situation in a timely manner.
After passing Ping'an County, everything is enemy-occupied territory. Xu Dalong and others led a large force disguised as Japanese troops to march on the road in a mighty manner, which did not arouse the suspicion of the Japanese and puppet personnel.
When passing through some villages and towns, the traitor maintenance president in the village also organized a group of traitors to hold Japanese plaster flags on the roadside and shout slogans supporting the Yellow Army to welcome them.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade standing on the truck saw the ugly faces of these traitors and wanted to shoot them. However, they were now disguised as Japanese soldiers and could not even scold them in order not to expose their targets.
Some soldiers were so angry that they spat from the truck, which landed right on the face of the traitor maintenance president.
This guy was very angry, but he dared not say anything when he was angry. He didn't even dare to wipe his face, and he kept smiling.
Lingao City.
That morning, the captains of the two Japanese cavalry regiments outside the city received a notice from the headquarters of the 32nd garrison division, asking them to enter the city to attend a combat meeting.
They arrived at the headquarters office building, where a Japanese second lieutenant was already waiting at the door.
After meeting the two of them, he did not take them to the conference room, but went directly to Chiba Xunyi's office.
In addition to Chiba Xunichi and the division chief of staff, there are also the commander and logistics section chief of the Japanese 82nd Regiment in the office.
After everyone sat down, Qianye Xunyi said: "I have an important mission for you to come here today. At 4:25 this afternoon, the North China Front Army has a special arms train that will pass by the train station outside the city. There are some weapons on the train. Resupply of weapons and ammunition to the 32nd Division.
In order to ensure the safety of this batch of weapons and ammunition, the division has decided that the 82nd Regiment will cooperate with the Logistics Section to transport this batch of weapons and ammunition. You are also asked to set up a cordon around the perimeter to guard against sneak attacks by the enemy. "
The Japanese cavalry were very arrogant, but after they arrived here, they felt very aggrieved. The last time they followed the 32nd Division to the Mawushan base area, they failed to play their role.
Chiba Xunyi regarded them as bodyguards guarding the 32nd Division, but ended up retreating without doing anything.
Now it was just a matter of transporting supplies, and two of their cavalry regiments were required to take on security duties, which really made them feel unhappy.
A cavalry captain asked in confusion: "Your Excellency, division commander, the train station is so close to Lingao City and the main force of your division is here. Is it necessary to be so careful? Besides, the military columns arrived secretly. If the elements don't know the news, will they come and attack?"
Qianye Xunyi saw that these guys looked down on the 32nd Division, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry. Although his official position is much higher than theirs, he is a visiting army after all, coming to help defend the 32nd Division.
So he said kindly: "It's not that I'm too careful, but you don't understand Xu Dalong. This guy is so elusive and cunning that you can't imagine. No one can know whether he has intercepted the message about the approaching military column." According to the news, maybe he has led a large group of people to hide near Lingao City at this time. This batch of weapons and ammunition is of great importance, so it is better to be careful.
Your cavalry regiment has strong combat effectiveness and is the pride of the Yellow Army. Only you can ensure the safety of this batch of weapons and ammunition, so I hope you will assume the vigilance mission. please. "
Seeing Chiba Xunyi's attitude, the two captains couldn't say anything more, so they agreed.
The chief of staff of the division told everyone his plan for receiving supplies and asked them to act according to the plan.
At dawn, Monk Wei and Wang Pao had arrived at the outskirts of Lingao City and met with Zheng Xirong.
Zheng Xirong did not get any valuable information. After discussing with Monk Wei and Wang Pao, he decided to send some people to conduct surveillance near the gate of Lingao City, while the rest went to the train station to investigate the situation.
Throughout the morning, the guerrillas didn't notice anything. They just saw a group of Japanese troops coming out of the cavalry wing barracks, including senior Japanese officers.
Because the distance was too far, the military rank could not be clearly seen, but judging from the size of the guard, the position was not low. After they entered Lingao City, they left the city in about half an hour and returned to the cavalry unit's station.
At noon, the Japanese army still made no move. At this time, Xu Dalong and others had led a large force to the vicinity of Lingao City.
Zheng Xirong asked Monk Wei and others to continue monitoring the actions of the Japanese army, and he rushed over to report to Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong, Zhang Dabiao, Kong Jie, and Huang Jingzhong listened to Zheng Xirong's report. Since he could not provide any valuable information, everyone thought that the situation had not changed, so they decided to implement the original battle plan.
At this moment, Monk Wei sent a telegram. The telegram said that a large number of Japanese troops came out of Lingao City, including an infantry regiment. They had arrived at the train station.
At the same time, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of cavalry to search and advance around the train station.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army, Monk Wei and others had evacuated the train station. The Japanese cavalry warning circle was very large, covering several kilometers. Monk Wei and others were unable to observe what was happening at the train station from their current location.
Sudden changes disrupted the combat plan formulated by Xu Dalong and others. According to the original battle plan, they were going to wait for the military column to stop at the train station, then block the barracks of the Japanese cavalry regiment with the Mawushan guerrilla unit, the independent brigade to block the gate of Lingao City, and Cui Zhenyue's tank unit. Cover the troops of the New 1st and 2nd Brigades, destroy the Japanese transport troops, seize these arms, and then concentrate their forces to annihilate the Japanese cavalry regiment.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army dispatched so many troops at once, and the cordon was set so far away. Now it is unclear when the Japanese army will arrive, and it is impossible to reach the designated location according to the original plan.
It was obvious that the original battle plan could not be implemented.
Xu Dalong looked at the map, thought about it seriously and said: "My opinion is to change the original battle plan and abandon the weapons and ammunition that the Japanese army supplied to the 32nd garrison division. Let's take a look."
He pointed to a spot along the railway on the map and said: "This is south of Shiguai Village and Liushugou. It is convenient for concealing large troops. Our troops are assembled here. After the Japanese military columns leave Lingao City, they will definitely Passing here, we intercepted the Japanese army here and captured all the weapons and equipment. Then we set up a battlefield here, and Sun Desheng led his troops to lure the enemy, lure the Japanese cavalry unit here, and ambush him."
Everyone had no objections and expressed their approval.
Kong Jie said with some regret: "It's a pity that we can't get the weapons and ammunition to supplement the 32nd Division."
Zhang Dabiao smiled and said: "Deputy leader, you are becoming more and more greedy now."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Is this also called greed? It's far worse than that guy Li Yunlong."
After the battle plan was formulated, Xu Dalong asked Zheng Xirong to rush back and monitor the Japanese army's actions with Monk Wei, and report to him after the Japanese army set off.
After Zheng Xirong left, Xu Dalong and others also led a large group of people to the direction of Liushugou.
4:25pm. The Japanese military column arrived at Lingaocheng Railway Station on time. This time, there was a large amount of weapons and ammunition supplied to the 32nd garrison division. Since the Japanese army came with an entire infantry regiment to help the logistics department carry it, it took less than an hour to load and unload it, and was then escorted by the Japanese cavalry unit. The weapons and ammunition were returned to Lingao City.
The Japanese military column left Lingao City at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, but the direction in which the military column was traveling made Wei Monk, Zheng Xirong and others dumbfounded. The Japanese troops did not continue to Taiyuan.
Zheng Xirong sent a telegram to Xu Dalong to report the situation: the military column retreated along the original route.
The sudden change of situation made Xu Dalong and others dumbfounded for a moment. It was really a bad day to go out, all plans fell through.
Kong Jie said: "What happened? This information is too inaccurate. Didn't it say that the little devil's army was going to Taiyuan? Why did it run away again?"
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Zhang Dabiao also felt a little dissatisfied and said: "This trip was in vain, I didn't catch anything."
Xu Dalong was a little discouraged for a moment, but he quickly calmed down and his brain was working rapidly.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to him. He checked the map carefully and said, "The original battle plan remains unchanged. You continue to ambush here."
Kong Jie felt confused and asked in confusion: "The little Japanese army has already returned and will not pass here. Why are we still lying in wait here?"
Zhang Dabiao, Huang Jingzhong and others also looked at Xu Dalong with questioning eyes.
Xu Dalong said: "You just wait here, I will let the little devil's army come back."
After speaking, he looked around at everyone and ordered: "While I am away, the troops here will be commanded by Brigadier Kong. All troops must resolutely obey the command of Brigadier Kong."
Zhang Dabiao, Huang Jingzhong and Sun Desheng said at the same time: "Yes, I understand."
After Xu Dalong finished his instructions, he got on his horse.
Lin Xueying also wants to follow. Xu Dalong said softly: "It's too dangerous, so don't go."
Lin Xueying said firmly: "Don't you understand my skills?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Okay, you can come with me."
Xu Dalong took the radio station from Lin Xueying's back, carried it on his body, and the two of them galloped away together.
Looking at Xu Dalong's back, Kong Jie asked with some confusion: "What on earth is he going to do? The little devil's army has already left, how can we make it come back?"
Sun Desheng was full of confidence in Xu Dalong. He said: "Although I don't know what the captain will do, I believe he will be able to do it."
Zhang Dabiao and others also had great trust in Xu Dalong. When they heard what Sun Desheng said, they also nodded.
Kong Jie said: "You are right, I believe Brother Dalong. Now we are telling the troops to rest in place and pay attention to vigilance. All personnel are not allowed to make noises, light fires for cooking, and are not allowed to expose targets."
Zhang Dabiao, Huang Jingzhong, Sun Desheng and Cui Zhenyue all expressed their obedience to Kong Jie's orders and sent people to convey his orders.
Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying ran all the way to the place where Monk Wei and the others were hiding.
After seeing Monk Wei, he did not dismount and said directly: "Monk, take your people and set off immediately!"
Wang Pao asked: "Captain, what are we doing?"
Xu Dalong said: "You stay here and continue to monitor the movements of the Japanese troops in Lingao City. If there is any situation, please contact me in time."
After saying that, he took Monk Wei's special operations squadron and set off.
Xu Dalong took the lead, followed closely by Monk Wei. He asked, "Master Long, what are we going to do?"
Xu Dalong said without looking back: "Go after the Japanese army."
Monk Wei was upset that the Japanese army had escaped. When Xu Dalong said this, he suddenly became excited. He raised his whip and kept whipping the horse, and he kept shouting, urging the horse to speed up.
Xu Dalong and others were running along the railway line at the beginning, but Xu Dalong left the railway line and ran towards a small road on the right front.
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