The chief of staff felt much better when he heard that the price had been cut in half. He immediately called the King of Shanxi.
The King of Shanxi felt better when he heard that the price had been cut in half. Although he was still very distressed, after weighing the pros and cons, he still agreed to Xu Dalong's request. He asked the chief of staff to quickly contact Xu Dalong and ask him to immediately send troops to rescue the Sui Army.
After putting down the phone, the chief of staff said to Li Kun: "Li Kun, the president agreed, you did a good job on this matter. You quickly notify Xu Dalong and ask him to send troops to rescue the troops in the direction of Hancheng. In order to ensure communication between the two parties, Smooth, you rush to Xu Dalong immediately, supervise the actions of his troops, and be sure not to let them play tricks."
Li Kun was secretly happy in his heart and said: "Don't worry if you are here. I will personally supervise Xu Dalong. If he dares to play tricks and go against his will, I will fall out with him on the spot."
The chief of staff was very satisfied with Li Kun's attitude and said: "You set off immediately and urge Xu Dalong to send troops immediately."
After receiving the telegram from Li Kun, Li Yunlong, Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and others felt a little better. Although they were still reluctant to rescue the Jinsui Army, this was an order from their superiors and must be carried out. Being able to reap these benefits, everyone's hurt hearts finally got some comfort.
Xu Dalong knew that the situation was urgent. If no troops were sent for rescue, the Jinsui Army would probably be annihilated by the Japanese army. Once the Jinsui Army was completely defeated, even General Fu's troops would not be able to escape the fate of being annihilated.
He immediately discussed the battle plan with Li Yunlong and others, and then sent a telegram back to Li Kun, asking him to meet in the mountain market town south of Hancheng. At the same time, he also sent a telegram to General Fu, asking General Fu to continue to hold on to Fenghuang Mountain and block the Japanese army in the direction of Taiyuan. At the same time, the 63rd Army was asked to cooperate with the actions of the Mawushan Military Division troops.
General Fu received the telegram from Xu Dalong, and his heart suddenly felt at ease. He knew well that the Mawushan Military Division troops had strong combat effectiveness, so he immediately informed his troops of the good news. At the same time, a telegram was sent to the commander of the 63rd Army, asking him to temporarily accept Xu Dalong's command.
The troops of the 63rd Army were also being attacked by the Japanese army. Knowing the seriousness of the situation, the Army Commander temporarily gave up the idea of conserving strength and cooperated wholeheartedly with Xu Dalong's actions.
After Xu Dalong led his troops to join Li Kun, he did not follow Li Kun's request to rescue the Jinsui Army first. Instead, he led his troops to attack Liujiaying and cooperated with the troops of the 63rd Army to eliminate the Japanese 112th Division. An infantry brigade joined forces with the 63rd Army and attacked northeast of Hancheng.
Soon after, they defeated an infantry regiment of the Japanese 112th Division and rescued the troops of the 68th Army that were divided and surrounded by the Japanese army.
The next three troops joined forces and continued to attack the Japanese 112th Division. Three hours later, they rescued the troops of the 61st Army.
The King of Shanxi saw the turnaround on the battlefield and sent a telegram to the commanders of the 61st Army and the 68th Army, asking them to temporarily accept Xu Dalong's command.
Xu Dalong led the troops of the Mawushan Military Division and the troops of the 61st, 63rd and 68th Army and continued to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese 112th Division.
After these days of continuous fighting, the Japanese 112th Division suffered heavy casualties and was unable to stop the enemy's attack. Soon after, it gave up the siege of Hancheng and went to join the troops of the Fifth Division.
Li Kun took the lead into the city and made contact with the troops of the 69th Army and the 62nd Army in the city.
At this point, all the main forces of the Jinsui Army had been rescued.
The chief of staff of the World War II zone was very happy and immediately commanded all the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army, working closely with the troops of the Mawushan Military Division led by Xu Dalong and the troops of the 63rd Army, to launch an all-out attack on the Japanese Fifth Division.
Seeing that the Japanese army could no longer implement their plan to encircle and annihilate the Jinsui Army, in order to avoid being encircled and annihilated by the enemy, the 5th Division and the 112th Division began to retreat toward Niangziguan.
The anti-Japanese armed forces took the opportunity to pursue the Japanese army. During the pursuit, they surrounded an infantry regiment of the laggard 112th Division and eventually completely annihilated it.
The Japanese army retreated to Niangzi Pass, where they defended themselves, and then stopped pursuing the Japanese army.
The Japanese troops in the Taiyuan direction saw that the remnants of the 5th Division and the 112th Division had retreated to Niangzi Pass, so they retreated towards Taiyuan.
At this point, the Battle of Hancheng is completely over.
In this Hancheng battle, the underground anti-Japanese armed forces, the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Zhongtiaoshan troops jointly fought and captured a vast area of nine counties in the Hancheng area, making the communication between Zhongtiaoshan and the World War II District Chief's Department completely smooth. , in the battle, the Japanese 5th Division and 112th Division, as well as the Japanese troops in the direction of Taiyuan, were annihilated, more than 18,000 people, including three complete infantry regiments. In general, the campaign objectives were achieved.
The Jin-Sui Army turned the corner and consolidated the Hancheng area. The King of Shanxi was very satisfied with this.
This time he did not break his promise and gave Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong 500,000 yuan in full, as well as a production line for mortar shells and imitation 79 rifle bullets.
General Fu knew that the troops in the Mawushan Military Division suffered heavy casualties this time, so he gave Xu Dalong another 100,000 yuan, and gave Xu Dalong 500,000 rounds of ammunition.
In this battle, the Mawushan Military Division suffered heavy losses. The number of casualties among the participating troops reached more than 9,000, many of whom were veterans with rich combat experience. It will take at least half a year to return to the original state. Fortunately, this time I got 800,000 yuan and two production lines, so I finally didn't lose anything.
The Mawushan Military Division buried the martyrs who died in the battle, held a memorial service, and then the troops went into rest and recuperation.
This time, the troops in the Mawushan Military Division suffered heavy casualties, and their superiors did not ask them for money.
After discussion, Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong and others decided to take part of the ocean they caught this time and hand it over to the Taiyue Military Region.
On this day, Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong were ordered to go to the Taiyue Military Region to report on the situation of the Hancheng Battle.
They took a transport plane to the Taihang Mountain base area. When they saw the commander and chief of staff, they saw Zhang Wanhe, the logistics minister, waiting here.
Seeing Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong, Zhang Wanhe came forward to greet them enthusiastically and said kindly: "Old Li, brother Dalong, you have worked hard."
Li Yunlong knew why Zhang Wanhe appeared here. He said: "Old Zhang, if you don't stay well in your logistics department, why are you here? I tell you, don't even think about taking advantage of me. Do you want any money?" , I won’t even give you my life.”
Zhang Wanhe didn't care about Li Yunlong's attitude. He said with a smile: "Old Li, what are you talking about? We are old comrades in arms. I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you are coming to Taiyue Military Region. I'm so kind. I came to see you kindly, but you don’t appreciate it, which is a bit unreasonable.”
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhang, don't think I don't know what you have in mind. In the past two years, you have benefited from us in Mawu Mountain. You are almost done. Don't go on endlessly."
Zhang Wanhe said with a smile: "A capable person works hard. Who makes you so capable? Lao Li, you can't be too outspoken. I have prepared wine and food, and I will take care of you."
Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong reported the battle of Hancheng to the commander, and the commander said with emotion: "When dealing with the Zhongyang Army and the Jinsui Army in the future, we must be more careful to avoid similar situations from happening again.
This time, in maintaining the united front, you handled it in a reasonable, beneficial, and orderly manner, and the results were very good. You will write a summary report this time to specifically elaborate on the relevant experience in dealing with the Zhongyang Army and the Jinsui Army. "
After reporting his work, Li Yunlong handed over 300,000 yuan to the commander on behalf of the Mawushan Military Division. The commander kept 100,000 yuan and handed the remaining 200,000 yuan to Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe was very happy and said: "Old Li, brother Dalong, you are really capable. It would be great if all our troops could be like you. It would be easy for me to be the logistics minister."
Zhang Wanhe was very grateful to Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong, and insisted on entertaining them at all costs.
When Zhang Wanhe came this time, he was not just staring at the 200,000 yuan. He was also thinking about the imitation Type 79 rifle bullet production line Xu Dalong and the others had obtained, and the batch of rifles they obtained from Cuiyun Peak last time. , equipped with many troops, it is very difficult to replenish bullets. If there is this bullet production line, the pressure on Zhang Wanhe, the logistics minister, will be greatly reduced.
With the help of Jiu Jin, he made this request to Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong.
This time Li Yunlong was very generous. He said: "Lao Zhang, Brother Dalong and I didn't think about you. Our place is basically full of Japanese-style equipment. This bullet production line is of little use. The reason why we need this The production line is just for you. You have to remember this sentiment."
Zhang Wanhe was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Lao Li, you are indeed an old comrade. You and Brother Dalong are really good friends. I haven't said anything yet. If you have any requests in the future, as long as I can help, I will never refuse."
The commander was also invited to attend the banquet prepared by Zhang Wan for Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong. He always had a question in his mind and said:
"Li Yunlong, Xu Dalong, your Mawushan base has been purchasing grain since the first half of this year. I heard that it has purchased more than 200 million kilograms. Why do you need so much grain?"
Zhang Wanhe also said: "Yes, the weather has been good in Shanxi in the past few years. Although it is in a state of war, the supply of food is not expensive and scarce. It seems that your harvest of so much food is not of much use. It not only takes up a lot of funds , I’m afraid warehousing is not easy, it seems really unnecessary. But you must have your own ideas in doing things, what is this for?”
Li Yunlong has always had this question and said: "Yes, Brother Dalong, I also think it is not necessary to purchase so much grain. When the new grain comes, the grain we keep will become old grain. I don't understand why you insist on purchasing it." So much food.”
Xu Dalong sighed and said: "There is nothing we can do about this. I checked the local chronicles of Shanxi, Shandong and Henan, and found that there will be a major drought in the southwestern part of North China about every 17 years. Next year It happens to be the 17th year, and I am worried that history will repeat itself. Before 17 years ago, the disaster did not seem so serious because it was a relatively peaceful era. But now, if there is a drought in the war years, the consequences will be disastrous. "
The commander nodded and said with emotion: "Xu Dalong, I didn't expect you to consider the problem so far-reaching. You are right. If there is a severe drought in North China, and our base areas happen to be within this range, the food supply will be The pressure will definitely be huge. If the Japanese and puppets take the opportunity to blockade the base area again, the base area will encounter great difficulties.
If this happens, your precautions will play a huge role in helping the base to tide over the difficulties. It's really rare that you have such foresight. "
Zhang Wanhe asked: "Brother Dalong, if you have this idea, why don't you report it to the Taiyuan Military Region and the headquarters in advance?"
Xu Dalong said: "As for whether there will be a drought next year, I am just speculating. I can't report things that have not happened to my superiors in advance. Purchasing so much grain requires a lot of money, and warehousing is also very difficult. I don't dare to base it on thin air." speculation to increase the difficulty of superiors.”
Zhang Wanhe said: "Brother Dalong, you are indeed very measured in what you do. Your reminder is very important. After I return, I will report to the boss and ask all base areas to pay attention to saving food. If possible, purchase food from enemy-occupied areas." , to increase food reserves to cope with the eventuality of drought."
After Zhang Wanhe returned to the headquarters, he reported Xu Dalong's concerns about the possible drought next year to the head of the headquarters.
After some research, several heads of the headquarters felt that this matter could not be publicized publicly to avoid causing panic. However, they still issued relevant orders to the troops, requiring them to save food. Troops located on the edge of the base area should move more from enemy-occupied areas. Purchase food.
The Taiyue Military Region also issued notices to its various military divisions. The other divisions took some corresponding measures according to the instructions of their superiors, but the attention was obviously not enough because the funds in each base area are now quite tight. Since there will be When the summer grain comes down, they are not willing to store too much old grain.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie, the two commanders of the military division, were different. They learned that Xu Dalong had done this. Out of their trust in Xu Dalong, they attached great importance to it and sent telegrams to Xu Dalong to inquire about the matter. The whole story. Regarding these two old chiefs, Xu Dalong told them his guess without reservation, and even told them with certainty that there would definitely be a drought next year, and that there would be a scene of thousands of miles of bare land, and he asked them to seize the time to purchase food from enemy-occupied areas. To prepare for spring famine.
Taiyuan City.
Each branch of Zhou Mingde's branch has hoarded a large amount of food. In order to avoid a drought, the grain they had would be forcibly controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops. According to Xu Dalong's request, he began to organize various branches to transport grain to the base area in batches, and one batch of grain was shipped directly to the Taiyue Military Region.
