The commander nodded and said: "The troops brought by Xu Dalong and others this time are well-equipped. It can be said that they surpass the Japanese army. They are nearly 20,000 battle-hardened troops. The Japanese army in Jiuling Mountain has fought with Kong Jie and others for so long. They are already very tired, and they are definitely no match for Li Yunlong and Xu Dalong.
I'm looking forward to them having a great victory this time. "
At 2:30 in the afternoon, in the command post, Xu Dalong received a telegram from Zhang Dabiao and Sun Desheng, saying that they had arrived at the designated position on time, completed the encirclement of the Japanese army, and were waiting for Xu Dalong to issue the order for a general offensive.
After Xu Dalong reported the situation to Kong Jie and others, he said: "Now that our army has completed the encirclement, we can launch an attack."
Kong Jie said excitedly: "That's great. Now Laozi can let out a bad breath."
He is now the commander of the military division, and still maintains his old habits, with a shell gun in his waist.
He pulled out his shell gun and shouted: "Brothers of the New Second Brigade, the little devils have been surrounded. Charge down with me and destroy these stubborn little devils." After saying that, he yelled: "Charge!" "Be the first to rush down the mountain.
The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade had already worked up their strength. They jumped out of their positions, holding sharp bayonets, like tigers descending the mountain, and pounced on the Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain.
The Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain have now also received intelligence, saying that a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces have been found around their troops, and that the enemy is trying to encircle them.
After hearing the news, the Japanese division commanders did not pay attention. They basically took the initiative. The troops in the Taiyue Military Region could not withstand the Japanese offensive and were beaten back steadily.
If Kong Jie's troops had not occupied the favorable terrain of Jiuling Mountain, they would not have been able to stop the Japanese attack. Therefore, the commanders of the Japanese army believed that the anti-Japanese armed forces appearing around them did not have much to fear in terms of combat effectiveness. At best, they were only here to harass, in an attempt to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through the positions of the New Second Brigade and advancing deeper into the Taiyue Military Region base area. So they didn't take it seriously.
Seeing the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade on the mountain rushing down, the Japanese army also organized troops to meet them. They had no intention of breaking out at all.
The bad news soon came. When the troops sent out by the Japanese division commander fought against the enemies surrounding them, they discovered that the enemy's strength and firepower far exceeded their imagination.
The enemy had a large number of artillery and even tank troops. Not only that, but the tactical level was also very high. As soon as they fought, the Japanese army was beaten to a pulp.
Now the Japanese army in Shanxi knows that among the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party, only Xu Dalong's troops in Mawushan have bombers and a large number of cavalry. The anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party that have emerged now are more in line with their characteristics.
The Japanese army immediately understood that the anti-Japanese armed forces they were facing were not ordinary underground party anti-Japanese armed forces, but the troops of the prestigious Mawushan Military Division.
They hurriedly reported to the division commander.
When the division commander heard that it was Xu Dalong's troops that surrounded them, he immediately panicked. He knew that almost none of the Japanese troops who fought against Xu Dalong could take advantage, and most of them were annihilated.
The division commander no longer wanted to attack the troops of the New Second Brigade. He immediately organized his troops to break out and reported the situation here to the First Army Headquarters.
Since the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on the base area of Taiyue Military Region, the various departments of the Japanese army have made smooth progress, and Yoshio Shinozuka is very pleased.
When he received the telegram from the Japanese commander of Jiuling Mountain, he felt extremely depressed and said: "This damn Xu Dalong is really a serious problem for our army!"
The Japanese commander asked for tactical guidance. At this moment, he had no choice but to give them any real guidance. He could only send them a telegram and order them to break out immediately, hoping not to be completely annihilated by Xu Dalong's troops.
However, the hope is beautiful, but the reality is skinny. This part of the Japanese army was very tired after the fierce battle with the New Second Brigade. Facing the full attack of the troops from the Mawushan Military Division and the New Second Brigade, they were no match at all. The battle continued until 5:30 pm, and half of the Japanese troops in the southeast direction The entire division was annihilated.
After hearing the bad news, various Japanese troops near the Taiyue Military Region were unwilling to fight and began to retreat.
The commander took the opportunity to order troops from various military divisions to pursue the Japanese army and annihilated some of the Japanese troops, completely breaking the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of the Taihang Mountain base area.
After the counter-mopping mission was completed, the commander prepared to end the campaign and let all ministries go into rest and recuperation.
Li Yunlong felt that it was not enough. He thought that the troops from the Mawushan Military Division came all the way here and only fought one battle. It was really not enough.
He suggested to the commander to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army.
The commander also believed that what Li Yunlong said was reasonable. A powerful strategic mobile force cannot be used in vain.
So he ordered the organization of a campaign offensive group, composed of troops from the Mawushan Military Division, the Sixth Military Division, and Ding Wei's Seventh Military Division, under the unified command of Xu Dalong, to launch an attack on the Japanese army.
These three troops of the battle group are currently the top main forces of the Taiyue Military Region. Together, these three forces are no match for the Japanese army. Wherever they go, the Japanese army is invincible.
After a week of continuous offensive operations, the campaign group captured 14 counties occupied by the Japanese army.
Regrettably, the Japanese army ran very fast, and the number of enemies they destroyed this time was not too large. More than 3,000 Japanese soldiers and more than 10,000 Huang Xiejun troops were directly wiped out.
No matter what, brilliant results were achieved by recovering the anti-Japanese base areas in 14 counties.
The commander and chief of staff were very happy and reported the news of Taiyue Military Region's great victory to their superiors, who were also very satisfied.
This time, the Japanese troops in North China launched a large-scale attack on the underground party's anti-Japanese base areas, causing serious losses in each base area. The scope of these base areas has been reduced to varying degrees.
The Taiyue Military Region not only won a great victory, but did not reduce the scope of the base area, but also expanded it to 14 counties. This achievement was very impressive, so the Taiyue Military Region was commended by the notice.
Although the commander is not a person who enjoys great achievements, he was still very happy for achieving such great achievements and being commended by his superiors.
The Taiyue Military Region also issued a notification to commend the advanced units and individuals that emerged from the troops of each military region participating in the anti-mopping campaign. A special notification and commendation was also given to the Mawushan Military Division troops.
Li Yunlong was very happy about this battle, and it was basically enough.
The happiest of all were Kong Jie and Ding Wei. At the beginning of this anti-mopping campaign, most of their bases were lost, their troops suffered heavy casualties, and their weapons and ammunition were wasted a lot. Their strength has been greatly weakened. After cooperating with the Mawushan Army Divisional Forces, they eliminated a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, seized a large number of weapons and equipment, and obtained a large amount of funds and property. Not only did their strength return to its previous state, but it even exceeded it by far. to its original size.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were very happy and rushed to entertain Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others.
The anti-mopping up campaign in the Taiyue Military Region is over. Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others bid farewell to the commander and prepare to return to the Mawushan base area.
The commander asked Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao to lead the troops back to the base area, leaving Xu Dalong behind. There were new tasks to be done.
Leave it to him to do it.
The commander and chief of staff summoned Xu Dalong and Wei Monk, and Li Changshui also attended the meeting.
The task assigned to Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others this time was to go to Peiping to rescue an important figure in the underground party.
Following orders from his superiors, this important figure went to Peking to complete a secret mission, but was arrested by the Japanese and puppet secret services. Fortunately, his official identity has not been revealed yet.
The commander asked Xu Dalong to rescue the superior leader as soon as possible.
After Xu Dalong accepted the mission, he, Li Changshui, Lin Xueying, Wei Monk, and Wang Jinke, who was responsible for forging documents, headed for Beiping City with 12 capable special operations team members.
Xu Dalong and others rode a Japanese-style military truck. Everywhere they went, they changed into the license plates of the local Japanese army. They arrived at the outskirts of Beiping City very smoothly, and soon made contact with the local underground party liaison station.
The Peiping underground party has received instructions from their superiors, requiring them to fully cooperate with the rescue operation of Xu Dalong and others.
According to the introduction of the Peiping underground party, before Xu Dalong and others came to Peiping, they had already made a lot of efforts.
The person in charge they wanted to rescue had left the Japanese gendarmerie. He was charged with being an economic criminal and sentenced to three years in prison. He is currently being held in the No. 2 Prison under the Peking Puppet Police Department.
The underground party liaison officer seemed very relaxed when introducing the situation. Obviously they believe that under the current circumstances, the power of the Peiping underground party can rescue people relatively easily. In fact, it was not necessary for Xu Dalong and others to make a special trip to rescue.
The purpose of Xu Dalong and Li Changshui is to rescue people. Since the Peiping underground party is sure to rescue people, it doesn't make much sense for them to stay here.
So they reported to their superiors and prepared to return to Shanxi.
The superior quickly responded with a telegram, asking Xu Dalong and others to stay at the underground party liaison station in Peiping for a while longer. When the underground party organization in Peiping rescued the person, Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others escorted him back to the Taihang Mountain Anti-Japanese Base Area.
Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others were waiting for the underground party in Peking to rescue them. They had nothing to do, so they passed the time playing poker.
Three days later, Li Hongliang, head of the Peking Underground Party's Enemy Industry Department, came to the liaison station outside the city. He said with some embarrassment: "The rescue operation has encountered some difficulties. I hope Captain Xu and Minister Li can help."
It turned out that the person in charge of the underground party was imprisoned in Peking No. 2 Prison, and there was a liaison officer from the Peiping underground party in the prison.
The underground party has contacted the warden of the second prison through him and is planning to spend money to send him out on medical parole. As long as he comes out, it will be simple and he can just send the person away. There are plenty of ways to make up for it in the prison. This vacancy.
It is said that this plan costs very little and is currently the most feasible method.
At this moment, the situation changed. The Peking Police Department issued a document. The number of prisoners held in the second prison was overcrowded, so some prisoners were transferred from the second prison to the first prison with a relatively small number of prisoners, including this one. person in charge.
This suddenly caught the underground party in Peiping by surprise.
What's even more serious is that just this morning, a secret liaison station of the Peiping underground party was destroyed and someone was arrested. The person in charge of this liaison station knows the identity of the person in charge whose superior was arrested. Although the Peiping underground party believes that he is loyal to the organization and will not become a traitor, no one can guarantee this.
The underground party must prepare for the worst, so the higher-level organization requires that the person be rescued as soon as possible to prevent him from exposing his identity and eventually encountering an accident.
The underground party had no liaison person in the No. 1 Prison, and they didn't know how to get started at the moment. In this case, they had to come to Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others for help.
To be honest, Li Hongliang was born and raised in Peiping. He has many connections and connections here. He has also been working underground here for many years and has rich experience in fighting against the enemy.
Although Xu Dalong has a good reputation, he is a military commander after all. Therefore, Li Hongliang does not think that Xu Dalong can come up with any good ideas. The reason why he came to ask Xu Dalong and others for help is because his superiors sent Xu Dalong and others to carry out the execution. For rescue missions, even from a coping perspective, we should discuss it with them.
After explaining the situation, it was obvious that he didn't really want to hear the opinions of Xu Dalong and others. He thought that Xu Dalong and others were unfamiliar with the place and could not help at all. So after saying that, I planned to leave.
He was anxious to go back and think of a new way to complete the rescue mission assigned by the superior organization.
Xu Dalong understood from Li Hongliang's attitude that he couldn't believe him.
He asked: "Do you have any specific rescue plan?"
Li Hongliang said: "The incident happened suddenly, and we are trying to figure out a solution. I will rush back now and seize the time to formulate a rescue plan."
Li Changshui was very dissatisfied with Li Hongliang's attitude. He said: "Minister Li, we are here to carry out a rescue mission under the orders of our superiors. We should exchange opinions on anything.
You are more familiar with the situation in Beiping City, but we have performed similar tasks many times and have our own inherent experience. At the very least we can come up with an idea to spark ideas, which may lead to unexpected results. "
Li Hongliang said: "I have already introduced the situation. Do you have any good ideas?"
To be honest, Li Changshui couldn't come up with any feasible plan in such a short period of time. Although he has rich experience in underground work, he is not familiar with the situation after all.
