After the Daqingshan guerrillas entered the county, they made another fortune, which was extremely satisfying.
According to the original battle plan, the Daqingshan guerrillas recruited a number of enthusiastic young people in the county and Tianchi Town to join the guerrillas, increasing the strength of the guerrillas to more than 1,600 people, and then quickly evacuated with the captured materials. .
In order to confuse the enemy, Xu Dalong led the special operations squadron to continue marching towards Inner Mongolia, where they captured another Japanese stronghold, then detoured back, met up with the Daqingshan guerrillas, and returned to the mining area.
Since the mining area is far away from Tianhe County, the fighting there did not affect the Japanese and puppet troops in this area, so they did not take special precautions.
The reason why Xu Dalong and others went to Tianhe County to fight these battles was to prepare for the next step of rescuing prisoners of war.
The main difficulty in rescuing prisoners of war is that it is difficult to escort those prisoners of war out safely. The battle plan formulated by Xu Dalong is to use sneak attacks to control the Qingciyao Coal Mine, and strive to stay in the coal mine for a long time without alerting the surrounding enemies. For three days, the prisoners of war were allowed to eat well, sleep well, and have their wounds healed to regain their strength.
At the same time, a large number of weapons must be provided to the prisoners of war during these three days to arm them with a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Only in this case can it be possible to rescue them.
Xu Dalong and others came here to fight this battle mainly to raise weapons, ammunition and living supplies. Of course, they also improved the combat effectiveness of the Daqingshan guerrillas.
After returning to the mining area, after listening to the reports from the remaining scouts, Xu Dalong believed that the conditions were ripe and decided to take the next action plan.
At 8 o'clock that night, it started raining heavily very early, with lightning and thunder, and it was so dark that it was almost impossible to see. Xu Dalong led the special operations team members into action.
Xu Dalong and others climbed over two mountains and arrived near the Celadon Coal Mine. As long as you climb over the mountain in front, you will find the mining area of Qingciyao Coal Mine in the valley.
Xu Dalong and others climbed up the mountain in the dark. The ground was very slippery and it was easy for people to slip.
The special operations team members climbed hard, fell down, got up again and continued climbing.
Suddenly, a squad leader from the first detachment of the special operations squadron slipped and fell. The slope where he was was very steep, and he actually rolled down the mountain.
The squad leader hurriedly took two soldiers to rescue him. Unexpectedly, the squad leader fell from the cliff. The cliff was at least seven or eight feet high. The vegetation here was sparse and the bottom of the cliff was full of rocks. The squad leader had a huge Probably sacrificed.
The squad leader sent a soldier to climb down on the rope. Sure enough, the squad leader had already lost his breath.
When Xu Dalong and Monk Wei learned about this, they were very moved. The squad leader did not scream out of fear at the moment he fell off the cliff. He was using his life to cover up the actions of the special forces team. This kind of tenacious willpower can only be seen in the warriors of this era who have firm beliefs.
Xu Dalong and others arrived at the top of the mountain and saw that the mining area in the valley had high walls. To the southwest was a large group of dark buildings. There was a turret next to the gate of the mining area with a searchlight on it. The Japanese sentries were very responsible. , in such bad weather, still turned the searchlight to shine everywhere.
Xu Dalong and Wei Monk summoned the five squad leaders, assigned them tasks, and then launched the operation.
The second squad of the first detachment, led by the squad leader, took advantage of the blind spot formed by the terrain for the enemy's searchlight and approached the wall, preparing to climb over the wall and enter the mining area.
Several special operations team members set up a ladder and were about to cut the barbed wire on the fence. When the squad leader saw a spark flashing across the barbed wire, he hurriedly called out to the special operations team members and asked them to be careful on the fence. of wire.
This moment stumped the team leader. Xu Dalong once told them some common sense. The power grid will connect the connected alarm. Once the power is cut off, the alarm will activate the backup power supply and sound the alarm. In other words, there is no need to worry about it. You can't cut off the enemy's barbed wire.
Seeing that there was no way to enter the mining area, the team leader had no choice but to report to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong said decisively: "Cut a hole in the wall."
The squad leader said with some confusion: "If I smash the wall, will it alert the Japanese and puppet troops inside?"
At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed in the sky, followed by rolling thunder.
Xu Dalong said: "Did you hear the thunder in the sky?"
The squad leader suddenly woke up and said, "Captain, I understand."
The squad leader returned to the wall and began to pick at the cement cracks in the wall with his bayonet. When he heard the thunder, he took the opportunity to smash the wall with a sledgehammer. Soon, a hole was made in the wall.
As the thunder continued, they continued to expand the hole, and soon a hole was formed that could accommodate two people entering and exiting at the same time.
After receiving the report from the squad leader, Xu Dalong ordered: "Start taking action."
The captains of each unit rushed into the mining area with the members of each unit.
Xu Dalong, Monk Wei and others also got in afterwards.
The special operations team members were walking through the mining area. When they saw the searchlight sweeping over, everyone fell to the ground.
At this time, the searchlight was blocked by the rain and could not see the target in the distance. The Japanese sentry was just a routine, mechanically turning the searchlight there.
Xu Dalong believes that in such bad weather, except for the Japanese sentry on the watchtower, the other Japanese and puppet personnel should be sleeping soundly, or at least not wandering out in the heavy rain. Therefore, the biggest obstacle to operations in the mining area is this sentry , if you deal with him first, it will be much easier to move.
Thinking of this, he picked up the sniper rifle without hesitation. Although the searchlight shines in the distance, the Japanese sentry can still be seen in the peripheral light.
Xu Dalong waited patiently for a while and saw the lightning in the sky, so he aimed at the Japanese sentry. When he heard the thunder, he pulled the trigger.
The Japanese sentry fell down immediately. As for whether he screamed, even Xu Dalong could not hear it amid the rolling thunder.
The special operations team members were not familiar with the situation in the mining area, but only had a general idea. Therefore, the five teams spread out, searched those rooms, and killed any Japanese and puppet troops they could see inside.
The special forces team members are very smart. They caught the traitors and left a way for them to survive and let them explain the situation. The subsequent operations of the special forces team were more relaxed and smoother.
The mining area is so big that there are more than 200 Japanese and puppet troops and mine protection teams inside.
During the operation, the members of the third detachment encountered a Japanese soldier going to the toilet. Because the terrain was unfamiliar, the special operations team members were spotted by the Japanese soldier, so they started shouting.
His shout alerted the Japanese soldiers. One of the Japanese squad leaders took out his gun from under the pillow and fired two shots.
Now that there were gunshots, the special forces members did not care about covert operations. They quickly rushed into the room where the Japanese and puppet soldiers were and shot and killed the Japanese and puppet soldiers inside.
The battle ended quickly, and the special operations team wiped out all the Japanese and puppet troops inside. According to Xu Dalong's request, some prisoners were left behind to cooperate with the guerrillas' next actions.
After Xu Dalong and others occupied the mining area, they did not rush to rescue the miners. Instead, they first interrogated the prisoners to understand the situation inside.
According to the prisoners' accounts, the number of miners in this coal mine reached more than 8,000, including prisoners of war. According to intelligence, there should be more than 1,500 prisoners of war. However, after a period of torture, many were killed, died of illness or starved to death, and now only more than 1,200 are left.
Xu Dalong understood the contact between the mining area and the outside world and the rules of Japanese and puppet transportation of living supplies to the mining area. He felt that he was quite confident that he could hide here for a few days.
The special operations team members escorted the captain of the mine protection team and brought over the officers among the prisoners of war.
The gunshots rang out in the mining area alerted the resting prisoners of war. They didn't know what was going on outside. Based on experience, they all believed that the Japanese invaders were massacring innocent miners again.
When the mine guard captain walked in with his people, he called out the officers to come out. The officers were beating their hearts out, guessing that because of another escape incident in one of the work sheds, they would be tortured every time. This kind of thing happens all the time to them. It was only when they heard the gunfire outside that they heard more intensively, and they guessed that someone might have escaped in an organized way, which caused the massacre by the Japanese and puppets. This time the Japanese will definitely kill the chicken to show the monkey, and countless innocent miners will be unlucky.
Among the officers who were called out were a deputy regiment commander of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces, a regiment commander of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and a division chief of staff of the Central Army. Since being captured, they have been asked to manage their prisoners of war.
After the three people were taken to the mine director's office, they were shocked by what they saw.
They actually saw many people from the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces in the room. What surprised them even more was that each of these people was full of energy and did not look like prisoners of war at all. Not only that, they all held weapons in their hands. It was obvious that these people were not prisoners of war, but underground party anti-Japanese armed forces.
The deputy leader of the underground party was very excited and wanted to ask about the situation, but suddenly found that the underground party armed men in front of him were wearing Japanese military uniforms, and the underground party military uniforms were worn on top.
He first felt that this was a trap, so he suppressed his inner impulse and waited for these people to ask questions.
In order to dispel their concerns, Xu Dalong said kindly: "Don't worry, we are members of the Mawushan guerrillas, the anti-Japanese armed force of the underground party. We were sent by the headquarters to rescue you. All the Japanese and puppet troops in the mining area have been wiped out by us. .”
The three prisoners of war officers still couldn't believe it. They remained silent. Although they were full of hope, they were still worried that this was a scam.
Xu Dalong said: "Come here, go and carry the body of the Guizi Mine Director."
The special operations team members went outside and brought in the bodies of the Guizi mine manager and deputy mine manager.
The Japanese mine director and deputy mine director are demons who eat people without spitting out their bones. They often lecture these officers and prisoners of war, and even they will recognize them when they turn into ashes.
Seeing that the Japanese mine manager and deputy mine manager were really wiped out by this anti-Japanese armed force, they finally believed Xu Dalong's words.
The officers have been imprisoned for a long time. They know that it is impossible for them to escape from this devil's cave. Now they just live one day at a time, and one day they will be tortured to death by the Japanese and puppets.
They never dreamed that one day they would be rescued.
The three of them were very excited and didn't know what to say.
With tears in his eyes, the deputy leader of the underground party stretched out his hand to Xu Dalong and said, "Brothers, I have been waiting for you. Thank you to the higher-level organizations and to the guerrilla brothers for not forgetting our friends."
After the greetings, Xu Dalong ordered food to be prepared for the three people. At that time, he asked the military doctor to check their bodies, and then asked them about the conditions of the prisoners of war in the mining area.
The three officers were all eager to leave this terrible mining area, especially the commander of the Jinsui Army. He said eagerly: "Sir Xu, when can you take us out?"
The division chief of staff of the Zhongyang Army also said: "Yes. This is really not a life for human beings. I don't want to stay here for a minute anymore."
Xu Dalong said: "I understand your feelings, but with your current physical condition and the harsh weather conditions outside, can you go out?"
When the three officers heard this, they looked at each other. The three of them were leaders at least, and their situation was slightly better. However, the three of them were also very weak and could not march long distances.
If they encounter an interception by the Japanese and puppet troops and let them march in a hurry, it will directly kill them. The conditions of those ordinary prisoners of war were even more miserable. Even if the Japanese and puppet troops were not to intercept them, they would not be able to get out of this mountain with their current physical condition.
The deputy captain said: "Captain Xu, what exactly are your plans?"
Xu Dalong said: "The reason why I invited the three of you here first is that I hope you can appease the people under my command. My plan is that we rest here for three days, and we will send a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition to allow the brothers to do their best. Only in this way can it be possible to break through the enemy's blockade."
The three officers all felt that this was too risky, but other than that, they had no other choice.
After discussion, the three of them agreed with Xu Dalong's opinion.
Xu Dalong sent someone to send them back, and also sent them the compressed dry food that the guerrillas brought with them.
The three officers returned to their units and announced the good news.
The prisoners of war never dreamed that they would be rescued one day. Many people went crazy, unable to control their emotions, and rushed out desperately, wanting to leave this man-eating devil's cave now.
