Xu Dalong said: "Let's not rush to conclusions now. I want to seek the opinions of the prisoners of war."
Soon Xu Dalong called the deputy commander of the underground party, the commander of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the division chief of staff of the Zhongyang Army to solicit their opinions.
As expected, except for the deputy head of the underground party, the two leaders of the Jinsui Army and the Zhongyang Army were unwilling to take those workers with them, saying that they were all rabble and there was no way to take them out and would only be a drag. Prisoners of War breakout. Not only did the laborers die in vain, but the prisoners of war were also dragged into taking their own lives.
Xu Dalong figured out the attitude of the prisoners of war, and then asked them to go back first, saying that he would inform them when the final decision was made.
Xu Dalong returned to the temporary brigade headquarters. Lin Xueying agreed with Monk Wei and insisted on rescuing these workers together. She suggested that Xu Dalong send a telegram to his superiors to seek their opinions.
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "You can't do this. Our superiors don't know the specific situation here, and we are shirking our responsibilities by doing this. I believe that even if we ask our superiors for their opinions, they will definitely let us deal with it on an ad hoc basis."
What Lin Xueying admires most is Xu Dalong's responsible attitude.
She said: "Captain, we all believe in you and you will make the most appropriate decision."
Xu Dalong decided to seek Ma Zhenyu's opinion. He also told Ma Zhenyu about the situation here, including the attitudes of prisoners of war and workers.
After Ma Zhenyu received the telegram, his first feeling was excitement.
He discussed it with several leaders of the guerrillas, and everyone felt that this was an excellent opportunity to expand the guerrillas.
They sent a telegram back to Xu Dalong. The telegram said that there was a lot of room for movement in Daqingshan. Not to mention 8,000 people, even twice as many people could be accommodated. They have stored a certain amount of food in the mountains, which can support 10,000 people for at least a month.
Xu Dalong finally made up his mind to rescue all the prisoners of war and workers in the Celadon Coal Mine.
Xu Dalong once again summoned the commanders of the three prisoners of war and told them his decision.
The deputy head of the underground party said he would resolutely obey Xu Dalong's orders.
The regiment commander of the Jinsui Army and the division chief of staff of the Zhongyang Army disagreed with Xu Dalong's opinion.
Xu Dalong told them that he had made a decision. If they were unwilling, they could break out on their own and the guerrillas would no longer provide them with protection.
The commanders of the Jinsui Army and the Zhongyang Army knew clearly that they could not break out of the Japanese blockade with their own strength. Even if they could break out, they were unfamiliar with the place, the surrounding environment, and the weapons in their hands. There were not many weapons and ammunition, and the prisoners of war under their command came from different troops, and their hearts were not unified. There was only a dead end waiting for them.
Faced with Xu Dalong's threat, they could only choose to agree with Xu Dalong's opinion.
Xu Dalong said: "You made the right choice. We are all soldiers. Soldiers are the children of the common people. The common people are our food, clothing and parents. How can anyone abandon their parents in order to survive? I believe that you are all bloody. Heroes and workers are also our brothers. For their sake and yourselves, we must unite to find a way to survive.
However, you have to say ugly things first. Since you promised me, you must keep your word. Otherwise, I will implement it according to battlefield discipline. "
When the commander of the Jinsui Army and the division chief of staff of the Zhongyang Army saw Xu Dalong talking about this, they also promised to obey Xu Dalong's command and ensure that their men could act with the guerrillas.
Next, Xu Dalong called in representatives of the laborers and solicited their opinions.
Representatives from Shandong, Henan, Hebei, ah and other places stated that they insisted on breaking out with the guerrillas, and most of them expressed their willingness to join the guerrillas. They all understood that joining the guerrillas was their only chance to survive.
Xu Dalong was quite satisfied with this.
However, the representatives raised a new problem, that is, among these people, some were weak and even disabled. These people could not keep up with the team, and they asked to be carried along, which would seriously slow down the entire breakout. action.
Xu Dalong understood their thoughts, but another problem arose, that is, those prisoners of war would definitely not do it. Being able to take these workers with them, they have already made concessions. If they are allowed to fight to the death against the Japanese invaders and protect these workers, I am afraid it can only be wishful thinking.
In addition to local workers in Shanxi, there are also many people who are willing to leave. These people are relatively close to their hometowns and have no positive desire to join the guerrillas. Even if they agree temporarily, they are only forced by the requirements of the situation. Once they have the opportunity, they will leave the army and flee home.
The situation was like this, and Xu Dalong couldn't force it. He could only try his best to organize the team and try to rescue as many workers as possible.
After careful consideration, Xu Dalong convened a joint meeting of guerrilla prisoners of war and labor representatives.
He decided to organize all prisoners of war and workers into three brigades, among which the underground anti-Japanese anti-Japanese armed forces were the first brigade, and the deputy regiment leader served as the brigade leader responsible for protecting Ah and Henan workers.
The prisoners of war of the Zhongyang Army were organized into the second brigade, with the division chief of staff as the brigade leader, responsible for protecting workers from Shandong and Hebei.
The prisoners of war of the Jinsui Army were organized into the third brigade, responsible for escorting local workers.
The special operations squadron is responsible for opening the way forward and serving as the rearguard, and the Daqingshan guerrillas are responsible for supporting them. After escaping from the mining area, they head to Daqingshan.
Everyone agreed with this arrangement and then went back to make preparations individually.
Xu Dalong decided to let the Daqingshan guerrillas transport some weapons tonight and enter the mountain via a small road. The operation will officially start at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, suddenly, a Japanese military vehicle drove towards the mining area.
The sentry hurriedly notified Xu Dalong, who asked them to calm down and let them in. Monk Wei and others were ready to detain the gang of Japanese.
Soon after, the truck entered the mining area and came to the office area.
After the truck stopped, three Japanese soldiers got out of the truck. One of them was wearing a railway uniform. There were four puppet soldiers on the truck.
The Japs in railway uniforms shouted towards the office building as soon as they got off the train: "Fujita-kun, I'm here."
Xu Dalong knew that the secret would be revealed soon, so he asked Monk Wei to prepare for it.
Monk Wei also knew that he could not hide it for long, so he led a group of special forces members disguised as Japanese soldiers to meet him.
The Japs in railway uniforms were surprised to see that everyone was so strange, and asked in surprise: "Where is Mr. Fujita? Why don't you come out to greet me?"
This guy obviously came to the mine often. When he saw Monk Wei's lieutenant rank, he became even more confused, because he knew all the Japanese officers here.
He asked: "Who are you?"
The two Japs following him saw Monk Wei's murderous look and sensed the danger, so they reached for their guns at their waists.
Monk Wei shouted: "Do it." The special forces members rushed forward and killed the three Japanese with bayonets. Then they pointed their guns at the four puppet soldiers on the truck and ordered them to surrender.
The sudden change shocked the puppet soldiers on the truck. One of them moved quickly and took off the rifle directly from his shoulder.
Monk Wei, with quick eyesight and quick hands, raised his hand and shot him to death. The remaining three puppet soldiers were so frightened that they surrendered.
Xu Dalong heard the gunfire and came out. Monk Wei said to him: "Master Long, everything is solved."
Lin Xueying also said with some worry: "Captain, this is the sixth group of people we have detained. Sooner or later, the secret will be exposed."
Xu Dalong smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "There is nothing we can do about this. Let us wait as long as we can."
Lin Xueying said: "Captain, I counted carefully. Including the truck that has been seized now, there are a total of 11 trucks in the mine. If there are more vehicles, the sick prisoners of war and laborers can be transported by trucks. If we go, we won’t slow down the marching group.”
When Xu Dalong heard this, his eyes lit up.
What he was most worried about was that the weak and disabled workers would slow down the march. At that time, other prisoners of war or workers might abandon them, which would cause chaos in the entire team.
If there are enough vehicles, the entire team's actions will be easier, but where will they get so many vehicles?
Lin Xueying said: "Can the people in the mine contact people outside to transport coal? Wouldn't there be trucks available?"
Xu Dalong said: "This is a way, let's go back and talk."
After returning to the office, Xu Dalong asked someone to call the mine's business manager and asked him if he could contact a transportation team to come to the coal mine.
The business manager said that the coal from the coal mine is mainly transported by railway, and the coal trains will drive directly to the coal yard. However, the original mine manager and deputy mine manager sometimes contacted some businesses privately and sold coal to Datong City to make some extra money.
The business relations managers all knew each other. He could try to deceive a transportation team into coming here in the name of selling coal.
He said he was willing to help, but he hoped that when the guerrillas left, they could let him go and let him stay in the mine.
Xu Dalong agreed to his request. Under the supervision of Lin Xueying, the supervisor quickly contacted the business relationship in the city and explained that a transportation team would come to pull coal at 10:00 tomorrow morning.
At 5 p.m., two more motorcycles and a truck drove up outside the mining area. The truck was actually loaded with Japanese soldiers, and there was a crooked machine gun on the top of the cab.
After receiving the report, Xu Dalong still asked the sentry at the door to let the Japanese in. Monk Wei was ready to destroy them.
Xu Dalong was sitting in the office waiting for news from outside. Suddenly there was fierce gunfire outside.
Hearing the direction from which the gunfire came, Xu Dalong's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help shouting: "Oops."
The sound of gunfire came not from the office building, but from the gate, which meant that something went wrong there.
It soon became clear that something was wrong. After the Japanese convoy arrived at the gate of the coal mine, the sentry opened the door and signaled that they could enter, but the Japanese officer sitting on the motorcycle did not do so.
He just parked the convoy at the gate and went to the gate control area to make a call. Obviously, he knew the Japs in this mine.
The team leader in charge of guarding the gate knew that he could not hide the enemy, so he asked his team members to prepare to open fire.
The Japanese officer called the office and asked the mine manager to answer the phone.
The squad leader knew he couldn't hide it, so he just took action and killed the Japanese officer with one shot. The special operations team members opened fire fiercely at the Japanese soldiers.
This group of Japs came well prepared. It is unknown whether Xu Dalong or the others detained any of the Japs who were familiar with them. They noticed something unusual and came over to check. Therefore, the Japs soldiers on the truck also Alertness was high and a fierce fight ensued.
Although these Japanese soldiers were eventually eliminated, Xu Dalong knew that the Japanese superiors would soon know that there was a problem in the coal mine, and it was estimated that a large group of Japanese troops would arrive before long.
All plans have been disrupted this time. The original plan to start action at 4pm tomorrow has to be moved forward. The current situation is really bad. Weapons from outside have not been transported in, and even the Daqingshan guerrillas cannot come to respond on time.
Lin Xueying said: "Captain, go and call the officers of the three brigades now, and quickly discuss how to act in advance."
Xu Dalong said calmly: "Don't worry. I said, take notes and send me two telegrams quickly."
After Xu Dalong saw Lin Xueying sending the telegram, he sent someone to call the leaders of the three brigades and told them what happened.
Everyone was anxious when they heard this. The leader of the Jinsui Army said nervously: "Sir Xu, what are we waiting here for? Let's act quickly."
The division chief of staff of the Zhongyang Army also said: "Sir Xu, we can't delay any longer. Act in advance, otherwise we will be surrounded by the little devils in the mountains and everyone will be doomed."
The labor representatives all looked pale. They felt that they might not be able to escape.
Everyone asked for quick action. While everyone was discussing, Xu Dalong always had a smile on his face.
Emotions can be contagious, and Xu Dalong's calmness infected everyone. They gradually stopped making noise and waited for Xu Dalong's decision.
Xu Dalong said: "Our place must have been exposed, but it's nothing serious. The little devils can guess that something happened here, but they don't know our situation at all. It's impossible to send a large force over at once.
Stationed in Celadon Town is an infantry brigade of the Japanese army. If I were the captain of the Japanese army, I would guess that there is something wrong with the mine. There are prisoners of war in our mine. He thinks that the worst possibility is nothing more than prisoners of war. They had a riot. As a captain, he believed that he was fully capable of quelling the riot. Therefore, he would not report the situation that had not yet been clarified to his superiors. At most, he would order his troops to strengthen their alert. "
