The Guo Army and the Jinsui Army have stable financial sources, and their funds are guaranteed. These costs are nothing to them.
In order to allow the guerrillas to sincerely help them fight, they also paid an extra fee to express their gratitude.
Zhao Gang was originally worried that the Jinsui Army would have objections, but he did not expect this to be the result.
After the liaison team leader of the Jinsui Army left, he said happily: "Captain, I didn't expect your heart to be so dark. It seems that you really have the potential to be a businessman. I have to be careful in the future and don't let you fool me." After selling it, I’ll help you count the money.”
After saying that, he couldn't help laughing.
With the support of the Mawushan Guerrilla Air Force, the 68th Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army fought a great victory and was commended by the World War II District Chief.
After the news spread, other departments of the Jinsui Army also followed the example of the 68th Army in providing funds to the Mawushan guerrillas and requesting the guerrillas to dispatch their air force to help them fight.
General Fu and others from the Zhongtiao Mountain General Headquarters also asked Xu Dalong many times to help them fight.
Although Xu Dalong did not make any demands, General Fu did not treat Xu Dalong badly. He not only paid the guerrillas the corresponding expenses according to the funding standards provided by the Jinsui Army, but also provided them with a large amount of additional military supplies.
For a time, the wealth was rolling in, and the oceans continued to enter the pockets of the Mawushan guerrillas, and the butler Zhao Gang was beaming.
Air Force pilots kept going out to fight, each time with generous bonuses. They also enjoyed it very much, and everyone was happy.
On this day, the commander sent a telegram requesting the Mawushan guerrillas to dispatch the air force to provide air support for the Taiyue Military Region. He heard about the Zhongyang Army and the Jinsui Army funding the war, and specifically added a sentence to the telegram: "Xu Dalong, I am very poor, but I have no money to give you."
Xu Dalong was shocked after reading the telegram and hurriedly called back to the commander. The telegram said: "The Mawushan guerrillas belong to the Taiyue Military Region and are led by you. Even if I am killed, I dare not ask you for money."
You can rest assured that the Mawushan guerrillas will resolutely implement your orders and send all fighter planes to support the troops in the military region.
We have prepared 50,000 yuan here and will send it to you, the old man, right away. "
After reading the telegram sent by Xu Dalong, the commander said happily: "This is not bad, I think you are sensible."
The reason why the commander said this was really not to bully Xu Dalong. He knew that the Mawushan guerrillas used the air force to make money. Although this matter was reasonable, it was unreasonable. It was suspected of violating the armed discipline of the underground party. The superior Relevant departments even have the idea of tracking down the Mawushan guerrillas.
If the commander hadn't been backing Xu Dalong and the others, they would have been in big trouble.
The commander liked Xu Dalong very much and really cared about him. The 50,000 Dayang Commander handed over by the Mawushan Guerrillas was not kept, but was directly given to the headquarters in the name of the Mawushan Guerrillas. He also took the opportunity to say a good word for Xu Dalong and others, canceling the superior's pursuit of Xu Dalong and others. The idea of a person violating discipline.
That day, the commander sent a telegram saying that the headquarters had issued a notice asking Xu Dalong to report to the Chongqing Underground Party Anti-Japanese Armed Forces Office.
Xu Dalong, Lin Xueying, Wei Monk and others left the Mawushan base area and headed for Chongqing. Zhongtiao Mountain was the only way for them to pass, so Xu Dalong first went to visit General Fu.
General Fu was very happy to see Xu Dalong and warmly entertained him and his entourage. When he learned that Xu Dalong was going to Chongqing and was going to Zhongyang Military Academy to teach guerrilla tactics, he wrote two personal letters asking him to visit his two old friends when he went to Chongqing and Chengdu. We have a life-long friendship with General Fu. If there are any problems, they will definitely be able to help Xu Dalong.
On the way from Zhongtiao Mountain to Chongqing, we have to pass through enemy-occupied areas. General Fu saw that Xu Dalong and others only brought one squad of special forces members, so he sent the guard battalion of the Zhongtiao Mountain Command to escort Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong and others continued on their way and arrived at the border of Rongyang, which was more than 40 kilometers away from Zhongtiao Mountain. Xu Dalong and others were worried that the officers and soldiers of the guard camp would encounter enemy troops, so they bid farewell to them and continued on their way.
Xu Dalong and others disguised themselves as Japanese troops. After a long march, they arrived at Fangcheng County. From here, they entered Guotong District 15 kilometers further.
Xu Dalong and others continued to walk forward, and they were almost at the junction of the two armies. They saw a river in front of them, a stone bridge on the river, and a Japanese checkpoint there.
The river bed here is relatively steep. If people can cross the river without crossing the bridge, it will be difficult for the horses they ride. Xu Dalong and others were not familiar with the terrain here and did not know how long it would take to find a place where they could wade on foot, so they walked straight towards the Japanese checkpoint.
The certificates Wang Jinke forged for everyone were from the Central China Front Army Headquarters Special High School Section. After they came to the checkpoint and showed their certificates, they said they were going to Guotong District to perform a secret mission.
The Japanese army looked at their documents and saw nothing wrong with them, and they didn't want to offend the people from the extra-high school courses, so they let them pass.
Xu Dalong and others continued to walk forward, and after walking less than a kilometer, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the front.
Xu Dalong and others quickly found a hidden place and looked forward, and saw a man in plainclothes running towards this side. Behind him, a dozen soldiers from the Guo Army were chasing him.
Xu Dalong was thinking about helping the soldiers of the Guo army to intercept this man, but when he turned around, he saw a group of Japanese soldiers on the bridge rushing towards them. Apparently they also heard the gunshots and came to check the situation.
Xu Dalong saw dozens of Japanese soldiers behind him. Those Guo soldiers would definitely suffer if they fought with the Japs. He wanted to help those Guo soldiers, but he was wearing a Japanese military uniform, which could easily cause misunderstandings.
After thinking for a while, he said to Monk Wei and others: "Fire into the sky and hit those Guojun soldiers."
Monk Wei and others opened fire at the Guo soldiers, but the muzzle of the gun was raised an inch, and the bullets flew past the heads of the National soldiers.
Although the sudden shooting did not hit the Guojun soldiers, it shocked them. They saw Xu Dalong and others wearing Japanese military uniforms, and they were obviously hesitant. They did not want to let go of the target they wanted to capture, but they were also worried about being attacked by the Japanese army. When they were hesitating, Xu Dalong shot over and hit the rifle in the hand of the Guo army soldier who was leading the team.
The huge force caused the soldier to loosen his hand and the rifle flew to the side.
The soldiers of the Guo Army were frightened and saw that in addition to Xu Dalong and his group of Japanese, there was also a large group of Japanese chasing after them. They did not dare to fight, so they fled in panic with their men.
Xu Dalong and others stepped forward to help the man who was chased by the soldiers of the Guo Army and asked him about his identity.
The man saw Xu Dalong and others wearing Japanese military uniforms and speaking fluent Japanese. It was these people who saved him.
He did not doubt the identity of Xu Dalong and others, and reported his identity, saying that he was a member of the Special High School Section of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters in Fangcheng, and was sent by his superiors to perform tasks in Guotong District.
At this time, the Japanese soldiers behind him chased him and asked what happened here.
Xu Dalong then introduced the identity of the person they rescued, saying that this was an internal matter of the Super High School and they would handle it themselves.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were not willing to get involved in the internal affairs of the Special High School, so they said goodbye and left.
After the Japanese soldiers left, the special agent from the Special High School also offered to say goodbye to Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong wanted to know what important information this guy had obtained from Guotong District, so he asked him what mission he was performing.
The Japanese agents felt that something was wrong, because there were strict confidentiality disciplines within the Special High School. These people in front of me who claim to be in the special high-level courses should not understand the rules.
He began to doubt the identity of the people in front of him, thinking that the ordinary Japanese soldiers just now were more reliable, so he wanted to get rid of Xu Dalong and others and find those Japanese soldiers to protect him.
Just as he was about to shout loudly, Xu Dalong, who had been staring at him, saw his intention and punched him directly, knocking him unconscious.
Xu Dalong asked two special forces members to set him up, and everyone walked towards the direction of Guotong District.
After walking a short distance, Xu Dalong was worried that the officers and soldiers would misunderstand, so he did not continue forward, but led the Japanese agents into a bush.
Monk Wei stretched out his thumb to pinch the Japanese agent, and the guy woke up.
Xu Dalong continued to interrogate him about what mission he was performing.
The Japanese agent could now conclude that these people were not real Japanese soldiers, so he acted like a pig that was not afraid of boiling water and refused to speak.
Monk Wei was very angry and ordered two guerrillas to beat the guy severely.
Seeing that it had no effect, he took action himself and used his own methods. The Japanese agent screamed in pain, but still refused to confess.
At this time, Monk Wei and others had searched the entire body of the Japanese agent and found nothing suspicious. For a moment, everyone really had nothing to do with this Japanese agent.
Xu Dalong turned his attention to Lin Xueying and asked: "Xueying, your military commander has many interrogation methods. What secrets do you think this guy is hiding?"
While everyone was interrogating the Japanese agents, Lin Xueying had been observing this guy. When she saw that Monk Wei and others were searching him, but nothing valuable was found, she was wondering if this guy wanted to hide something. where.
Seeing Xu Dalong asking her, she said: "Since this person went to Guotong District to perform a mission, he should have retrieved some important information, and the thing should be hidden on his body. It's just that we haven't found it yet."
Monk Wei had learned a lot from Xu Dalong, and he had humbly asked Lin Xueying for advice before. When he searched for the Japanese agents, he was very careful. Even the leather shoes worn by the Japanese were cut open with a dagger, and he did not find anything interesting. Something of value.
Monk Wei said a little unconvinced: "I have searched everything, and there must be nothing there."
Lin Xueying asked: "Are you sure you have searched everything?"
Monk Wei said with certainty: "I'm sure. Everyone has seen it. I've searched everything, and it's definitely not there."
Lin Xueying laughed, and she said to Xu Dalong: "Captain, what do you think?"
Xu Dalong also figured it out now, and he smiled and said: "You are right, the things must be hidden somewhere that has not been found."
Monk Wei looked at the two men singing harmoniously, and Monk Zhang Er was confused. He was very convinced of Xu Dalong. Although he couldn't understand it himself, he knew that since Xu Dalong said so, it must be right.
He looked at the Japs' agents carefully and asked, "Master Long, where are the things hidden?"
Xu Dalong did not answer his words, but asked: "Do you see anything unusual about this guy in front of you?"
Monk Wei looked at the Japanese agents carefully, looking for anything suspicious. Soon his eyes fell on the left shoulder of the Japanese agent, and he found that there was a wound there that had just been treated, and it was slightly raised.
Monk Wei suddenly understood. He pulled out his dagger and cut open the area. Sure enough, there was a microfilm hidden inside.
He said excitedly: "Master Long, the little devil is really cunning, no one is lucky enough to think of such a trick."
The Japanese agent was very desperate and cursed.
Xu Dalong made a gesture, and Monk Wei killed him with the dagger in his hand.
Xu Dalong and others continued on their way. They chose a hidden place, quietly crossed the dividing line between the enemy and ourselves, and entered the Guotong District.
They changed out of the Japanese military uniforms and put on the uniforms of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces. Soon they saw a defensive position.
The defenders of the position were not the Zhongyang Army wearing advance caps, but the Sichuan Army wearing large caps.
Xu Dalong and others stepped forward and showed their certificates issued by the World War II District Governor's Department. The Sichuan army here had obviously received a notification from their superiors. Knowing that Xu Dalong and others were about to transit here, the battalion commander of the defenders reported to their superiors, and then entertained them politely, saying that vehicles would be coming to pick them up soon. .
After waiting for about 40 minutes, a car and a truck drove over, and a lieutenant colonel from the Sichuan Army got out of the car.
He asked: "Who is Commander Xu of the guerrillas?"
Xu Dalong took a step forward and said, "That's me. Who are you?"
The lieutenant colonel officer looked Xu Dalong up and down, stood at attention and saluted Xu Dalong, and Xu Dalong also returned the salute.
The lieutenant colonel officer said enthusiastically: "Sir Xu, I have heard the name for a long time, and my humble position is Yang Xinwu, the adjutant of General Zhang in a certain unit of the Sichuan Army. On the order of the general, I came here to greet Chief Xu."
Xu Dalong said: "The Sichuan Army brothers are amazing! It has been seven years since the War of Resistance. Sichuan is the province that has sent the most troops to the War of Resistance in the country, and has made indelible contributions to the War of Resistance."
Hearing what Xu Dalong said, the Sichuan officers and soldiers around them were very proud. They puffed up their chests and showed proud expressions on their faces.
Yang Xinwu was very happy. He said happily: "Sir Xu, I have heard your name for a long time. You wiped out thousands of little Japs in Shanxi Province. It is really amazing. We, General Zhang, have also admired your name for a long time and specially invited You are a guest."
Xu Dalong readily agreed and said that he wanted to pay a visit to the old general.
Yang Xinwu was very attentive and personally opened the door for him at the side of the car and respectfully invited him to get in. Soon after, everyone got in the car and drove towards Yichang City.
A certain headquarters of the Sichuan Army in Yichang.
The car entered the headquarters compound and stopped in front of the office building.
Yang Xinwu took everyone up to the second floor. He asked everyone to wait in the reception room first, and then he went to report to the general.
A moment later, there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor. Before anyone showed up, a burst of laughter was heard outside: "Hahahaha! I want to see what kind of young hero this Brother Xu is?"
Following the voice, an old general with a medium build and majestic appearance walked in.
Xu Dalong and others stood up in a hurry, raised their hands to salute the old general, and said, "Hello, General Zhang."
The person who came was none other than General Zhang, a famous anti-Japanese general of the Sichuan Army. He was rich in experience. From the positions where Xu Dalong and others were standing, it could be judged that the person standing in front must be Xu Dalong.
He stepped forward, reached out his hand, and said happily: "Brother Xu, I have heard your name for a long time, but I never thought that you could create so many brilliant achievements at such a young age, and make the little devils frightened by the news. It's really amazing." A young hero!"
Xu Dalong hurriedly stretched out his hands, held the old general's hand, and said respectfully: "The old general is really a hero of the Anti-Japanese War. You led the Sichuan soldiers to fight against the Japanese and fought in various battlefields in Songhu, Xuzhou, and Wuhan, and led the Sichuan Army brothers in blood. Fighting hard, with inferior equipment and a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese invaders in the absence of supplements, is not only the pride of the people in Sichuan, but also a model for the anti-Japanese military and civilians.
General Zhang, the speech you delivered when you came out of Sichuan to fight against Japan was deafening and passionate. Every word was engraved in the hearts of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, and also inspired the younger generation to learn from the Sichuan army and fight bravely against the enemy. "
Hearing Xu Dalong's affirmation and praise of the Sichuan Army, General Zhang became even more happy.
He said: "It's not that exaggerated. What I said was just emotion from the bottom of my heart. How could it have such great appeal?"
Xu Dalong loudly recited General Zhang's oath when he went out to fight against Japan.
General Zhang saw that Xu Dalong really remembered what he had said so clearly, and his expression was completely from the heart, and he felt that Xu Dalong was very close to him.
He said: "Brother Xu, you are the only young hero I have seen in my life. You should not be called an old general or a junior. If you don't mind, we will treat you as brothers."
Xu Dalong was not polite and said happily: "Hello, Brother Zhang."
General Zhang was very happy, laughed loudly, and said, "Okay, Brother Dalong is so affectionate to call you."
General Zhang attached great importance to Xu Dalong and held a grand reception banquet for Xu Dalong and others.
Not only that, but the main generals stationed in Yichang were also summoned to listen to Xu Dalong's report on the battle with the Japanese army in the Mawushan base area.
