Xu Dalong originally wanted to keep Aser and the brothers from the cavalry battalion in the Daqingshan guerrilla column, but they disagreed and wanted to follow Xu Dalong.
Asr and his officers are smart people. They know that Xu Dalong is very powerful. If you follow him, you can win the battle and save your life easily. In addition, Xu Dalong is well-known and has a bright future in the underground party. If you keep up with such a person, your future will be bright. So they insisted on following Xu Dalong.
The cavalry battalions under Asr are basically Mongolians. These people have grown up on horses since they were young, and all of them are good horseback riders. Xu Dalong also liked them very much and took them back to the Mawushan base area.
Although Xu Dalong and others did not bring back Dayang this time, they did bring back a large number of war horses and a cavalry battalion. Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others were still very satisfied.
Considering that Asr is a Mongolian, he will play a great role in the future development of the cavalry force. In order to stabilize the mood of the officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion who came with him, after research, Asr was appointed as the deputy commander of the cavalry brigade. The captain and his cavalry were organized into two squadrons.
Ang Qin's identity has been exposed. With the approval of the Suiyuan underground party organization, he also stayed in the Mawushan Military Division and was arranged to work in Wang Xiaohu's supply department. His main task was to be responsible for purchasing war horses from the Suiyuan area for the cavalry brigade.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Xu Dalong all believed that the cavalry force played a great role and hoped to expand the cavalry force to 3,000 people.
Ang Qin's work attitude was very positive. Soon after arriving at the base area, he took the initiative to return to Suiyuan area to buy horses.
Xu Dalong agreed to his request and asked Sun Desheng to arrange for someone to return to Suiyuan with him, and assigned four capable special operations team members from the special operations squadron to protect his safety.
After all, Ang Qin was a local in Suiyuan and was familiar with the local terrain and people. He quickly purchased 500 good horses. But how to transport it back has become a big problem.
In this era, horses were strategic materials, and the Japanese and puppets controlled them very strictly. It was impossible for such a large number of war horses to pass through the Japanese-occupied areas without special methods. Even if the troops go to protect, bringing so many horses will seriously affect the troops' mobility, and the possibility of bringing these horses back intact is extremely small.
This was not difficult for Xu Dalong, so he sent a telegram to Zheng Xirong in Lingao City.
Zheng Xirong made an appointment with Wang Shuhuai and told him what Xu Dalong meant. After Wang Shuhuai returned, he reported Xu Dalong's request to Yan Guiwu.
Yan Guiwu went to Qianye Xunyi and said that the troops of the Fourth Division of Huang Xiejun were often threatened by the Mawushan Cavalry Unit, and he also wanted to build a cavalry battalion to deal with the Mawushan Guerrilla Cavalry Unit.
As soon as Qianye Xun agreed to Yan Guiwu's request, Yan Guiwu sent Wang Shuhuai and a company of Huang Xiejun to Suiyuan to meet up with Ang Qin.
Wang Shuhuai held the letter of introduction stamped with the official seals of the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army and the 32nd Garrison Division. The horses passed through the Japanese-occupied area very easily and returned to the station of the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army.
Just when they arrived at the defense area of Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division, the cavalry brigade led by Sun Desheng suddenly surrounded the troops transporting horses of the Fourth Division, disarmed a company of Wang Shuhuai's troops, and robbed all their horses.
After Yan Guiwu received the news, he ran to Qianye Xunyi and cried.
Qianye Xunyi had no choice but to comfort Yan Guiwu, and the matter passed.
Wang Shuhuai and the troops of that company were quickly sent back, and Xu Dalong was also brought back to Dayang.
Yan Guiwu was very satisfied with this. He could now see the surrounding situation clearly.
Now the little devil has no way to deal with the troops in the Mawushan Military Division. Yan Guiwu's help is indispensable in many places, and Qianye Xunyi will not cause trouble for him. Xu Dalong is still a happy person. If you cooperate with him, you can get some benefits every time. The most important thing is that Xu Dalong will not cause trouble for Huang Xiejun's fourth division, and his life will be very comfortable.
Yan Guiwu asked Wang Shuhuai to tell Xu Dalong that Huang Xiejun's 4th Division could come to him if it was useful in the future.
After the horses were transported back, the original cavalry brigade was expanded. The expanded cavalry brigade had a total strength of 3,240 people and 3,800 horses. Its strength exceeded a Japanese cavalry regiment.
The cavalry brigade is equipped with a large number of artillery and machine guns, and the intensity of its firepower has exceeded that of a Japanese cavalry brigade.
The commander of the military region was very happy after receiving the good news. He and the chief of staff rushed to the Mawushan Military Division to review the expanded cavalry brigade.
In accordance with the requirements of Li Yunlong and Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade to conduct drills in advance to prepare for the commander's review.
This morning, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang accompanied the commander and chief of staff to the airport outside the county seat to review Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade.
More than 3,000 commanders and fighters of the cavalry brigade were arranged neatly on the runway of the airport in squadron units, forming a square array of horses and personnel.
At Sun Desheng's loud command, the commanders and soldiers of the brigade held their heads high and their horses also held their heads high to welcome the commander's review.
Looking at the neatly arranged and majestic cavalry troops in front of them, the commander and chief of staff felt very excited.
The commander delivered a passionate speech, enumerating the impressive achievements of the cavalry brigade since its establishment, and encouraged them to continue their efforts and create new glories in the future.
After the review, the commander said with emotion: "Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Sun Desheng, you have done a great job. With such a powerful cavalry unit, even I feel that my waist has become much stiffer."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Commander, this is nothing. As long as you give us an organization, we can create a cavalry division for you."
Although his words were joking, they sounded very encouraging.
Only Zhao Gang curled his lips and thought to himself: "With a cavalry brigade of more than 3,000 people, how much pressure is there on logistics? It doesn't hurt to stand and talk, and you don't have to pay taxes when you brag. If it's really like what he said Like that, we created a cavalry division, but we didn't want to kill our old Zhao."
The commander was in a particularly good mood today. He said: "Li Yunlong, don't worry. Sooner or later, our underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces will become stronger. By that time, let alone a cavalry division, we will create a cavalry corps or even a cavalry unit." There is no problem with the Corps.”
Infected by the commander's mood, everyone felt very excited.
Xu Dalong knew how powerful the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces had become.
He said: "The commander is right. Our underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces will definitely develop greatly in the future and become an invincible and powerful army. They will definitely be able to eliminate all reactionaries and build a new country."
Since the establishment of the underground party, establishing a new power has been the goal that the underground party has been pursuing.
After listening to Xu Dalong's words, everyone felt even more excited.
The commander looked at Xu Dalong with admiration and said to himself: "This little guy really has a far-sighted vision."
He said: "Xu Dalong is right. Sooner or later, we will build a brand new country where the people are the masters of the country."
The commander and chief of staff came here not only to review the newly expanded cavalry brigade, but also to assign a combat mission to them.
In the conference room of the Mawushan Military Division, the commander introduced the current situation.
As the Pacific War approached, in order to avoid deploying a large number of field troops to Southeast Asia on the domestic battlefield, the Japanese army deployed a number of newly formed divisions from the country. and garrison brigades entered the domestic battlefield, a large part of which was invested in North China, making the underground party's anti-Japanese armed base areas facing an unprecedentedly serious enemy situation.
The Japanese army decided to take advantage of the current opportunity to concentrate its forces and launch a fierce attack on the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces, hoping to annihilate the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces in one fell swoop and eliminate the worries of the Japanese army going south.
This time, during the sweep of the underground party's anti-Japanese base areas, the Japanese North China Front troops were uniformly deployed on the Shanxi battlefield and were about to surrender.
Five divisions belonging to the First Army, the second garrison division newly transferred from the country, and two garrison brigades were recruited. The Taiyue base area is under great threat.
Superiors have arranged a unified anti-mopping plan. The task of the Taiyue Military Region is to concentrate its effective forces and, if conditions permit, preserve the original anti-Japanese base areas as much as possible.
The current strength of the troops is insufficient, and the current enemy situation around the Mawushan base area is not that serious. The military region has decided to mobilize some troops from the Mawushan Military Division to participate in the unified anti-mopping operations of the Taiyue Military Region.
As soon as he heard that there was going to be a war, Li Yunlong immediately became energetic and took the initiative to lead his troops to the Taihang Mountain base area to participate in the anti-mopping operations unified by the military region.
After research, it was decided that the troops dispatched by the Mawushan Military Division this time are the four main regiments of the New First Brigade, the artillery regiment of the military division, the guerrilla cavalry brigade, the tank brigade, the artillery brigade, and the special operations squadron, with a total strength of 18,000 people. . Depending on the situation, a flying brigade can also be dispatched to support operations.
Seeing that the Mawushan Military Division could provide such a powerful main force, the commander and chief of staff felt confident and strengthened their confidence in defeating the Japanese aggressors.
The commander designated the troops of the Mawushan Military Division to be led by Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, and Zhang Dabiao.
After deploying the mission, the commander flew back to the Taihang Mountain base area, and the chief of staff stayed. He wanted to personally lead the troops of the Mawushan Military Division to the Taihang Mountain base area.
After two days of preparation, all the troops participating in the battle in the Mawushan Military Division were assembled.
After the chief of staff saw the lineup of the troops, he was still shocked even though he knew the strength of the Mawushan Military Division in advance.
The chief of staff saw that at the front of the Mawushan Military Division troops was a tank brigade composed of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, followed closely by four infantry regiments all using mechanized transportation, and then followed by heavy-duty vehicles. Trucks pulled artillery for the artillery regiments of the military divisions, and for the artillery battalions of the guerrillas. Behind them is a transport brigade loaded with ammunition and various supplies. These vehicles are like a long queue with no end in sight. Serving as cover on both sides was Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade.
The combat effectiveness of such an awesome unit far exceeds that of a Japanese division. The chief of staff felt confident. He firmly believed that such a powerful armed force could quickly change the situation on the battlefield as long as it was put into the battlefield.
The chief of staff said with emotion: "I have known for a long time that your troops in the Mawushan Military Division are powerful, but when I saw them today, it was still beyond my imagination.
Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, and Zhao Gang, you are really capable. To be honest, I can't even think about supporting such an army. "
The chief of staff's sentiments are justified. The troops dispatched by the Mawushan Military Division this time, apart from other things, in terms of freight expenses, all the other troops in the Taiyue Military Region combined cannot keep up.
This kind of logistical pressure gives the Chief of Staff a headache just thinking about it.
Li Yunlong said with some pride: "We are not bragging about our money. The other ten military divisions are not as good as our Mawushan Military Division. It's just that the little devil's troops of the same size cannot compare."
The troops soon set off.
After half a day's march, we were about to enter the defense zone of the Japanese 32nd Division.
The chief of staff said with some worry: "Our troops are marching in broad daylight. Will they be intercepted by the Japanese army?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, you can rest assured. Thanks to the bravery of the little devils, they will not dare to come and cause trouble."
The chief of staff knew the enemy situation in this area. There were not only the Japanese 32nd Division, but also the Huang Xiejun 4th Division. The combined strength was tens of thousands. He was a little confused as to why the Japanese army would not come to intercept.
Li Yunlong said: "The 32nd Japanese Defense Division and the 4th Division of Huang Xiejun are all defeated by us. It would be good if we don't go to them to cause trouble. How can they have the guts to come to us?"
The chief of staff still felt that things would not be that simple. He asked: "Xu Dalong, tell me, what is going on?"
Xu Dalong simply said that there was a slight dispute between the 32nd Japanese garrison division and the 4th division of Huang Xiejun.
Xu Dalong didn't say the specific details of the wonderful relationship.
Despite this, the chief of staff was still very emotional and said: "The work of your Mawushan Military Division is indeed very unique. It can make full use of all available conditions, and not only maintains good unity with the Zhongyang Army and Jinsui Army. On the front line, even the contradictions between the Japanese and puppet troops can be exploited. It is really not easy to do this."
Li Yunlong was right. When Qianye Xunyi learned that the main force of the Mawushan Military Division had passed through his defense area, he simply did not have the guts to come out to make trouble. Instead, he ordered all the troops to huddle in their strongholds and never provoke others. , to avoid getting into trouble.
Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division also heard about it, and they all huddled in their strongholds.
