The chief of staff said excitedly: "This Xu Dalong is really not simple. They actually destroyed the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet, and cooperated with the Sichuan Army to eat up a reinforced Japanese infantry regiment. This is really a great victory!"
Wang Mingen, the director of the operations department, said with emotion: "Yes, the Dalong brothers are indeed worthy of their reputation. They won a big victory as soon as they took action. Without the Japanese army's Jiang Defense Fleet, our wars will be much easier to fight in the future."
The chief of staff said: "The Sichuan Army has achieved a great victory, and the Zhongyang Army's troops cannot fall behind. They immediately ordered the troops to attack the Japanese army in accordance with the original battle plan."
After Yichang achieved a great victory, General Yang and the generals of the 20th Corps warmly entertained Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong had nothing to do for the time being, so he took Lin Xueying around Yichang city.
He was passing the time while waiting for news from the Ninth War Zone Commander's Department.
As Xu Dalong expected, other troops in the Ninth War Zone launched an attack on the Japanese army. They made some progress at first, but soon encountered serious setbacks. Most of the troops suspended their offensive, and some troops were still fighting back against the Japanese army. The troops retreated to their original defense zone. Only the 18th Army, the most direct line of the Ninth Theater Zone, captured the Japanese position and defended it in place.
The Japanese army organized troops to launch a counterattack. They successively broke through the positions of other Fruit Army troops and encircled the 18th Army, with the intention of encircling and annihilating it.
The 18th Army was the starting point for the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Corps. The commander-in-chief was worried that the troops would be surrounded and annihilated, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to withdraw.
However, the Japanese army had already sent a reinforced unit to penetrate the rear of the 18th Army and cut off the 18th Army's retreat.
In order to annihilate the 18th Army, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of aviation forces and carried out indiscriminate bombing of the 18th Army. The troops of the 18th Army suffered heavy losses.
The commander of the Ninth Theater District was extremely anxious and ordered other armies to go to the rescue. As a result, the Japanese army was already prepared and sent troops to carry out a tenacious blockade. At the same time, it mobilized troops to continue to penetrate the rear of the 18th Army. The Japanese army has made up its mind to kill the 18th Army in one fell swoop.
Faced with such a critical situation, the senior officials were almost helpless. The chief of staff thought of Xu Dalong and suggested to the commander that he invite Xu Dalong to the commander's headquarters to listen to his suggestions.
The commander-in-chief urged the chief of staff to send a telegram to Xu Dalong, inviting him to come to the theater commander's headquarters immediately.
After Xu Dalong received the telegram, he quickly took a military transport plane and flew to Chongqing.
After Xu Dalong left, General Yang said to his generals: "Brother Dalong asked us to make preparations to rescue the 18th Army. All departments should seize the time and be ready to set off at any time."
Deputy Commander Li said with some embarrassment: "Our troops have just fought a big battle, and the weapons and ammunition have not been replenished. To rescue the 18th Army from such a long distance, I am afraid that I will be too ambitious but not powerful enough."
The chief of staff also felt a little embarrassed. He said: "Those guys from the Zhongyang Army have always looked down on our motley crew. It is very difficult to replenish our supplies, especially weapons and ammunition. If we continue to fight this battle reluctantly, how will we live in the future?" ah?"
General Yang said with certainty: "Brother Dalong said before he left that he would be responsible for the supplement. Don't you still trust me, brother Dalong?"
Deputy Commander Li and the Chief of Staff became happy when they heard this, and said together: "We absolutely trust Brother Dalong. Well, let's prepare the troops to set off according to his requirements."
Ninth War Zone Commander's Department.
Seeing Xu Dalong, everyone first complimented Xu Dalong and others on their great victory against Japan in the direction of Yichang.
After the greetings, the chief of staff said with some urgency: "Brother Dalong, now that the 18th Army is surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, I want to hear your opinion on how to rescue this unit."
Subsequently, Chief of Operations Wang Mingen introduced the current situation to Xu Dalong.
Looking at the map, Xu Dalong pondered for a while, and then said: "There is no way to rescue the 18th Army. If a unit can be mobilized to attack from the enemy's flank and rear, the 18th Army's troops can jump out of the Japanese army. Encirclement."
The chief of staff said doubtfully: "The 18th Army is now surrounded by the Japanese army on all sides. The reinforcements of various departments of our army are now encountering tenacious resistance from the Japanese army. The Yangtze River is to the northeast. Where can the troops appear on the enemy's flanks and rear? Even if magic troops really descend from the sky and a support force suddenly appears on the enemy's flank, the 18th Army can only escape to the river. Facing the surging river, where can they retreat to?"
Xu Dalong said: "Before I came, I had already discussed with the generals of the 20th Corps. They would take a boat from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and land in Jiangdu County. They would be able to appear on the flanks and rear of the Japanese army, catching them off guard and then respond. The 18th Army retreated to the Yangtze River, continued down the river by boat, and entered the defense area of your 19th Army."
Hearing this, the chief of staff suddenly realized, he clapped his hands and shouted: "Wonderful, this is really a wonderful move. Now that the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet has been wiped out by you, the 20th Corps can go down the river unimpeded. Suddenly Appearing on the side and rear of the Japanese army, they caught the Japanese army by surprise, and then connected with the 18th Army to move down the river, completely breaking through the Japanese army's encirclement.
Wonderful, really wonderful. "
Wang Ming'en said with some excitement: "I can't believe that Brother Dalong, you have seen so far ahead and made preparations in advance before coming to Chongqing. I admire your level of battle command."
The chief of staff said: "Director Wang, immediately issue a formal combat order to the 20th Corps and ask them to go down the river to rescue the 18th Corps."
Xu Dalong said: "Wait a moment."
The chief of staff asked doubtfully: "Brother Dalong, do you have any other suggestions?"
Xu Dalong said: "I went to the 20th Corps this time and found that their weapons and equipment were very backward, their soldiers were insufficient, and other supplies were also very weak. They had just gone through the Yichang War, and the consumption of weapons and ammunition was very serious. This time they went downstream. To go down and rescue the 18th Army, they still need to hire a large number of ferries, which they cannot afford financially.
I would like to suggest that in order to successfully complete the mission of rescuing the 18th Army, please ask the Chief of Staff to provide supplementary support to the 20th Army. "
The Chief of Staff was at the moment when he was hiring people. He said decisively: "Brother Dalong, don't worry, I will notify the Logistics Department to provide adequate supplements to the 20th Corps."
Xu Dalong said: "This is one of them. In addition, in order to prevent the 20th Corps from going down the river, and to avoid being bombed by the Japanese Air Force when sailing in the Yangtze River after joining the 18th Army, I suggested using a sneak attack to attack the Yangtze River. Drop the Japanese airfield."
The chief of staff nodded and said: "Brother Dalong, you are still thoughtful. If we are bombed by the Japanese air force while sailing on the Yangtze River, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses.
But destroying the Japanese airport is something our army is not good at. Can we ask Brother Dalong's troops to take action again to destroy the Japanese airport? "
Xu Dalong said: "I have already considered this. The special forces have set off now, and it won't be long before they launch an attack on the Japanese airport."
The chief of staff said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, you have such outstanding military talents at such a young age, and the troops under your command have such strong combat effectiveness. You are really formidable!
Brother Dalong, don’t worry. If you are invited to assist the ninth war zone this time, the commander-in-chief will never treat you badly. When the 18th Army is rescued this time, the commander will definitely reward Brother Dalong and your special team. "
Xu Dalong said: "Thank you for attending. Please seize the time to replenish the 20th Corps. After destroying the Japanese airport, the 20th Corps immediately took a boat to attack the Japanese rear.
At the same time, it is hoped that other troops in the Ninth Theater will also launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army and cooperate with the rescue operations of the 20th Corps. "
The chief of staff said, "That's it. I'll send someone to notify you."
Yichang City, 20th Corps Headquarters.
Looking at the long convoy loaded with weapons and ammunition at the entrance of the compound, the generals of the 20th Corps were all smiling.
Deputy Commander Li said with emotion: "Brother Dalong still has face. The supplements he has obtained for us this time are better than what we obtained from Guofu before.
All the supplements are even more. "
General Yang smiled and said: "Let me just say, this little brother of mine is really an amazing talent. He has face wherever he goes."
The chief of staff also said with emotion: "This time we have been replenished with all weapons and ammunition, as well as 300,000 yuan. This money is more than enough to hire fishing boats, and we can still save part of it."
Someone from the commander's department also said that if the 18th Army could be rescued, the commander-in-chief would also give the Sichuan Army a heavy reward.
Those guys from the Zhongyang Army looked down on our Sichuan Army before. This time we won a great victory in Yichang. If we can rescue the 18th Army, the direct line force of the Ninth Theater, I don’t think anyone will dare to look down on our 20th Army in the future. Brothers in the Corps? "
General Yang said: "You are right. Brother Dalong has set up a stage for us. We must sing this play well and let the guys from the Zhongyang Army take a good look at our Sichuan Army. All of them are hero."
Xu Dalong did not act with the special forces this time. He was invited to stay in the commander's department of the ninth theater to assist the chief of staff and others in commanding the next battle.
In the course of the next battle, knocking out the Japanese airport and destroying the Japanese fighter planes is the key to winning this battle.
The Chief of Staff was very concerned about this. After thinking about it carefully, he asked with some concern: "Brother Dalong, you have just destroyed the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet. The various departments of the Japanese Army must have received the notification, and the Japanese Army's airports will probably also be on guard.
Your special operations squadron only has 200 people. If the Japanese army deploys heavy troops around the airport, how can it destroy the Japanese airport? "
Xu Dalong said: "You are indeed experienced and considerate. You are right. The Japanese army will definitely be more vigilant and send more troops to strengthen the defense of the airport. But this is not a big deal. Please don't worry about this. We The combat deployment has been discussed in advance, so just wait for the news of victory."
The chief of staff and Wang Mingen really couldn't figure out how a 200-man special force team could attack a heavily defended airport when the Japanese army strengthened the defense of the airport.
Monk Wei and others led a special force to the outside of Fengdu City, where the Japanese airport was located.
After conducting reconnaissance of the airport, they did not launch a direct attack on the airport because they had seen that the Japanese army had strengthened their guard against the airport, and the special forces alone could not destroy the Japanese airport.
However, this was also within Xu Dalong's expectation.
He had already told Monk Wei in advance that he would use new tactics to destroy the Japanese airport this time.
Monk Wei and others left a reconnaissance team near the airport and continued to observe the situation at the airport.
He led the main force of the special forces to Xiaoshan City southwest of Fengdu, preparing to attack the Japanese troops stationed here.
Outside Xiaoshan City, Monk Wei met an intelligence agent sent by the military commander. The intelligence agent introduced them to the situation of the Japanese troops here in detail and prepared evacuation vehicles for them.
The target attacked by Monk Wei and others was part of the Japanese Third Heavy Artillery Brigade stationed here. There was an artillery brigade of the Japanese army here. The artillery used by the artillery brigade was a 240 heavy-duty mortar recently developed by the Japanese army and just equipped with troops. Cannon fire.
This mortar is extremely powerful, especially for destroying buildings. It can easily level a five-story building and is known as a building demolition expert.
This mortar is not only powerful, but also has an astonishing range of 5 kilometers. The goal of Monk Wei and others is to snatch these heavy mortars and use their guns to bomb the Japanese airport, which can be easily destroyed .
That morning, several military trucks drove up outside the barracks of the Japanese artillery brigade, loaded with fully armed Japanese soldiers.
When the Japanese sentry saw that it was one of his own, he didn't pay much attention. When the convoy arrived at the door of the barracks, he stepped forward and stopped the car, trying to figure out the purpose of the Japanese convoy and then report it to his superiors.
The convoy began to slow down after arriving at the door. When it reached the door, the vehicles not only did not stop, but suddenly accelerated and rushed directly into the barracks.
The Japanese sentry saw this and
To intercept, a barge gun was pulled out of the cab of the first truck, killing it on the spot.
The Japanese artillery brigade is located in the hinterland of the Japanese-occupied area, and the Japanese army has no defense at all. The combat effectiveness of the artillery brigade itself is also relatively weak, with only about one-third of the soldiers equipped with rifles. Since they had no need for these rifles at all and usually kept the guns in the gun warehouse, they were unable to provide effective resistance for a while.
After Wei Monk and others entered the Japanese barracks, they quickly got out of the car and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army. In a short time, they annihilated the Japanese artillery brigade and captured 24 heavy mortars and a large number of mortar shells. , and then quickly drove away.
After Monk Wei and others left Xiaoshan City, in order not to give the Japanese army time to react, they drove directly to the Japanese army's airport. Then, within a 4k range, they set up heavy mortars towards the Japanese army's airport. Indiscriminate bombing.
