Giant mortar shells landed on the Japanese airport. Those buildings were vulnerable to a single blow. The planes were blown to pieces and ignited huge fires. Even the runway on the airport was blown out of a A huge deep pit. In only a few minutes, the Japanese airport was basically destroyed and would be unusable in the short term.
A large number of defense forces were stationed around the Japanese airport. They quickly organized their forces and rushed towards Wei Monk and others. Wei Monk and others quickly carried the mortar onto the truck and then evacuated by car.
Ninth War Zone Commander's Department.
Xu Dalong received the report from Monk Wei and informed the chief of staff and others about the good news.
The generals and staff of the Chief's Department were all very excited when they heard that the Japanese airport had been destroyed and the threat from the Japanese air force had been temporarily eliminated.
The chief of staff said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, your special force is really powerful. A small special force of less than 200 people was able to destroy the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet and the heavily fortified airport. Such combat effectiveness is really incredible." Amazing.”
The chief of staff then reported the news to the commander, who instructed to immediately launch a rescue operation against the 18th Army.
After receiving the order from the Chief's Department, General Yang, Deputy Commander Li and others immediately organized their troops to board various ships that had been prepared and sailed down the river straight to Jiangdu City.
Four hours later, troops from four reinforced regiments of the 20th Corps arrived at Jiangdu City and immediately began to land on the beach.
In order to cooperate with the actions of the 20th Corps, various units in the Ninth Theater Zone have launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army, attracting the attention of the Japanese army.
The troops of the 20th Corps successfully boarded the river bank, and then launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army's flank and rear.
The troops of the 20th Corps had just achieved a great victory in Yichang not long ago, and their morale was high. This time they were supplemented by a large number of weapons and ammunition. From the beginning of the battle, they broke through the Japanese forward positions with astonishing momentum.
The Japanese army did not expect that the enemy would suddenly appear behind them, and they were caught off guard and very passive.
The 18th Army saw reinforcements coming and immediately launched a breakout operation. They worked closely with the troops of the 20th Corps and quickly defeated a Japanese infantry regiment, and then the entire army retreated to the river.
The troops of the 20th Army came this time. In addition to bringing ships to carry their own troops, they also recruited a large number of civilian ships. Soon after, all the troops of the 18th Army boarded various ships and sailed down the river.
When the Japanese army arrived at the riverside, the fleet of the Guo army had already disappeared. They had lost the opportunity to annihilate the 18th Army, the main force of the Ninth Theater, and could only look at the river and sigh.
Soon after, the fleet traveling down the river entered the defense area of the 19th Corps.
The troops of the 20th Corps completed the mission of rescuing the 18th Army. After the good news reached the headquarters of the Ninth Theater Command, the war room was filled with joy again.
The commander-in-chief had been worried about his own capital. After he confirmed that the 18th Army had been rescued, he personally came to the war room and expressed his heartfelt thanks to Xu Dalong in person.
In order to express their gratitude to Xu Dalong, the wealthy Ninth Theater Command directly rewarded Xu Dalong with 500,000 yuan and promised to give Xu Dalong the weapons and equipment of an infantry division.
Since it was too far away from the Mawushan base area, it was difficult to transport the equipment of this infantry division back, so Xu Dalong came to the Chongqing Underground Party Office and handed this batch of weapons and equipment to the office for them to pass through other The channel was given to other units of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces, and at the same time, another 100,000 yuan was handed over.
The person in charge of the office had already received the relevant notification and knew that Xu Dalong and others had cooperated with the troops of the Ninth War Zone and achieved significant results.
The person in charge of the office saw that Xu Dalong had sent so many weapons, ammunition and Da Yang. He was full of praise for Xu Dalong and his special forces team and said that he must report it to the senior management and ask for credit for Xu Dalong and the special forces team.
At noon that day, Wang Mingen insisted on hosting a banquet for Xu Dalong, and hoped to meet Xu Dalong alone.
Xu Dalong guessed that this guy had something to say, and he also wanted to find out what the other person's purpose was, so he agreed to his invitation.
After the banquet started, Wang Mingen complimented Xu Dalong for a while, and then said: "Brother Dalong, I heard that you are just a small regiment-level officer in the underground party, which is a bit too incompetent. The commander and counselors intend to cultivate you, brother." , if you are willing to come over, you can be directly appointed as lieutenant general, division commander or army chief of staff."
Xu Dalong shook his head and said nothing.
Wang Ming'en thought that he disliked his position as it was still a bit low, and said: "Brother Dalong, brother, I am 37 years old this year. I graduated from Huangpu Military Academy and joined the army for 18 years. Now I have become a major general. You are only 25 or 26 years old this year." Years old, at such a young age, he can become a lieutenant general, division commander, or even chief of staff of the army. He is the only one among all the generals of the Guo army. This condition is not low."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "That's not what I mean. As Director Wang said, I am only 26 years old this year, which is really too young. Being able to become a regiment-level cadre has already been reused. If I hold a higher position , everyone will be unconvinced.
In this case, whether it is the chief of staff or the division commander, it can only be a decoration. So, brother, I am really not qualified. Being a regiment-level cadre is already very difficult, and it is also very satisfying. "
Wang Mingen said: "Brother Dalong, you are too humble. With your talents and past achievements, let alone becoming a lieutenant general division commander or army chief of staff, even if you directly lead an army and become a lieutenant general commander, I think No one dared to be dissatisfied.
Brother Dalong, although the anti-Japanese armed forces of your underground party are also in the battle order of the Guo Army, they are not orthodox after all. Becoming a general of the Zhongyang Army is the real way out for the future.
Now that the commander-in-chief and the counselors think so highly of you, I ask Brother Dalong to cherish this opportunity. "
Xu Dalong said: "Director Wang, I appreciate your kindness brother. A man must repay kindness. After all, brother, I was trained by the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party. I am only a recruit who has been in the army for one or two years, but the underground party has I have been entrusted with important tasks, so I must repay their kindness and cannot do anything ungrateful. Besides, I believe in the ideas of the underground party’s anti-Japanese armed forces, and it is impossible for me to betray the underground party’s anti-Japanese armed forces. Please ask me about this matter. Don’t mention it again, and ask Director Wang to thank the commander and the counselor for me after he returns, and thank them for their respect and cultivation of me."
Wang Mingen really didn't expect that Xu Dalong would miss the opportunity to directly become a senior general of the Guo Army. He felt extremely regretful and said with some depression: "Brother Dalong, what a pity. Originally, I thought that we brothers could become colleagues and help each other in the future. It seems that I, brother, will not have this honor."
After the banquet, Xu Dalong came to the underground party office again and reported to the person in charge the Ninth War Zone Chief's intention to win over him to the Guojun side.
The person in charge said happily: "Xu Dalong, you are able to stick to your beliefs and stand firm. You are worthy of being a strong underground party fighter trained by the organization. This fully proves your loyalty to the organization. It is really good. I am dedicated to the organization." I'm glad to have a soldier with such a strong political stance like you."
In this era, the struggle between different ideologies is very fierce and even cruel. Xu Dalong cannot let the organization doubt himself on anything, so he must report to the Chongqing office of the underground party.
After receiving the affirmation from the person in charge of the underground party, he reported some details of his dealings with the military commander, including Lin Xueying's identity.
At this time, the head of the underground party had great trust in Xu Dalong's loyalty. He said: "Xu Dalong, your loyalty to the organization has been fully trusted by the organization. You should not have any scruples in the future, as long as it is beneficial to the organization, Just go ahead and do it, no matter what problems you have, the organization will give you full trust."
What Xu Dalong wanted was this sentence. His heart suddenly felt at ease. He no longer had to worry that anyone would expose his contacts with the generals of the Guo Army, especially his contacts with a spy organization like Juntong. Use it to make a fuss.
This trip to Chongqing was basically completed. Xu Dalong sent a telegram to the headquarters, requesting to return to the Mawushan base area.
The head of the headquarters has received a notification from the underground party's Chongqing office and is very satisfied with Xu Dalong's trip to Chongqing.
He agreed that Xu Dalong should return to the Mawushan base area. Xu Dalong once again sought the opinions of the Chongqing underground party office. As long as they agreed, there was no need to ask for instructions from the headquarters and he could directly return to the Mawushan base area.
Xu Dalong was about to go to the Chongqing office to say goodbye to the person in charge, but Staff Officer Gao called and asked Xu Dalong to go to the Ninth War Zone Commander's Headquarters and report to the Chief of Staff.
Early the next morning, Wang Mingen came over personally to pick up Xu Dalong and go to the chief's headquarters. On the way, he said: "Brother Dalong, I have reported your intentions to the officers about what happened last time. The officers all felt a little regretful, but they said that you are a good friend, even though you can't be together. But they still cherish their friendship with you. I hope they can continue to cooperate tacitly when fighting against Japan in the future."
Xu Dalong said: "They are all friendly forces fighting against the Japanese, not to mention fighting against the Japanese. What do the officers need from me this time?"
Wang Mingen briefly introduced his intention to invite Xu Dalong to the chief executive's department.
It turned out that the Ninth War Zone Chief had carefully planned a battle against Japan, but in the end, only the Sichuan Army in the direction of Yichang achieved a great victory. Not only did their battle not make significant progress, but they lost troops and generals, and even almost brought the main force of the 18th Army in. Therefore, the officers felt very useless.
Now the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet and the airport have been destroyed by Xu Dalong's special forces. This is a major benefit for the troops in the Ninth Theater. They hope to use this rare opportunity to attack the Japanese army again and fight a good battle. , to save the face of the Ninth War Zone.
Xu Dalong's past achievements, coupled with the military talents he showed this time, the commander and chief of staff hope to listen to Xu Dalong's opinions when formulating the battle plan to avoid the embarrassing situation last time.
In the war room, Wang Mingen once again introduced the battle plan for the ninth theater. The commander, chief of staff, and staff in the war room all looked at Xu Dalong, wanting to hear his opinion.
Xu Dalong looked at it for a while, and to be honest, he thought that the campaign plan formulated by the Ninth War Zone was still not ideal. However, formulating a campaign plan requires a lot of effort on the part of the planner, which can be described as racking one's brains. Those staff officers have to collect a lot of data, which can be said to be very hard.
After the battle plan is formulated, opinions from all parties must be solicited and constantly revised, so that a complete battle plan can be formed. It can be said that a lot of effort has been put into it by all participants. It would definitely be a very offending thing for Xu Dalong to overturn someone's carefully formulated battle plan with just one sentence.
Seeing that Xu Dalong did not express his opinion, everyone felt a little disappointed. Xu Dalong's glorious achievements in the past were there, so everyone valued his opinions. Last time, Xu Dalong did not express his opinion on the battle plan formulated by the Ninth War Zone, and his attitude was very perfunctory. As a result, the progress of the battle was not ideal.
If Xu Da hadn't come to the rescue at the critical moment, the ninth theater would have suffered a major setback.
Seeing that Xu Dalong had the same attitude as last time, the chief of staff couldn't help but ask: "Brother Dalong, is there any problem with the plan?"
Xu Dalong looked around at the eager eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.
He said: "I think the plan is very detailed, so it should be possible."
What Xu Dalong said should be possible, but he obviously disagreed with the plan.
In view of the fact that Xu Dalong rescued the 18th Army last time, the commander-in-chief was very sincere. He said: "Brother Dalong, we seek your opinion because we sincerely hope to hear your suggestions. If there are any problems with our plan, please let us know." Please feel free to enlighten me.
I hope you don't have any scruples. You must know that the battle plan is related to the lives of thousands of soldiers. Please tell me your true thoughts. "
Xu Dalong was no longer polite. He said: "This battle plan has gathered a lot of hard work from all the officers and staff. Generally speaking, there is no big problem. If there is a problem, it is that the focus of the battle is not protrude."
The commander said: "Brother Dalong, it's good that you can see the problem. Please elaborate on your opinions."
Xu Dalong said: "The scale of this battle is very grand. Each regiment and each army has set clear combat tasks. If the campaign plan can be completed, it will definitely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army."
