Xu Dalong gently untied the iron chain, and then pushed the door open a crack. He was worried that the women inside would scream if they were frightened, so when he entered, he motioned for Ruan Wenxiong to shout inside.
Ruan Wenxiong lowered his voice and said: "Don't be afraid, don't make a sound. We are underground guerrillas and we are here to save you."
There was a slight commotion inside, but fortunately no one shouted.
Ruan Wenxiong repeated what he just said, and then said: "You must not make a sound, I'm coming in."
Ruan Wenxiong and Xu Dalong entered the room. Most of the women inside had stood up, and two were still lying on the ground.
Ruan Wenxiong whispered: "Don't be afraid, we are here to save you. You must not make a sound, just follow us."
One woman said: "The two of them are sick and can't walk."
A woman lying on the ground reluctantly raised her body and said, "Please! Take me away with you."
Ruan Wenxiong said: "Don't worry, I will take you all away." After that, he went over and carried a woman on his back.
Xu Dalong also stepped forward and picked up another woman.
Ruan Wenxiong said: "Follow us, don't be nervous, the Japanese sentries have been killed. You must slow down and walk gently, and don't make any noise."
Seeing that the women all nodded to express their understanding, Ruan Wenxiong took the lead and walked out, and the women followed him. Xu Dalong is in charge of the rear.
Everyone successfully arrived at the barbed wire fence, and then got out one by one.
Monk Wei and others responded outside. Seeing that Xu Dalong and others came out safely, they led the special forces and guerrillas to get in through the barbed wire fence.
The battle soon began. The Japanese army was unprepared and there was no suspense. The battle ended in less than ten minutes.
Ruan Wenxiong left some money and food for the women and asked them to go home on their own, and then asked the guerrillas to collect the weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese and puppet troops. They were most interested in this.
Although they can't take them away now, they plan to find a hidden place to hide these weapons and ammunition first, and then take them away when they return after completing the task of escorting Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong and others have arrived at the river, ready to inspect the boats parked in the river.
Suddenly, a machine gun on a gunboat parked in the river opened fire, and two special forces members died on the spot.
It turned out that there were Japanese personnel on duty on the gunboat. They were hiding in the cabin and were not discovered at the time.
After hearing the gunfire from the checkpoint, the Japanese army was ready and launched a sudden attack.
Xu Dalong and others hurriedly took cover, and then launched a counterattack in the direction of the muzzle flash.
Xu Dalong threw two grenades in succession. He calculated the time correctly. The grenades exploded in the air above the position of the enemy's machine gun. Soon the Japanese army stopped moving.
The special operations team members searched all the ships and found no other Japanese soldiers except for the two Japanese soldiers who were killed.
The special operations team members found the key to the gunboat from the Japanese soldiers.
Neither the special forces members nor the guerrillas had ever operated this thing, so Xu Dalong personally drove the gunboat to transport the members across the river.
There are so many team members that they can’t transport them all at once. So they were divided into two batches. When Xu Dalong drove the gunboat to the other side of the river, he discovered that the gunboat could not get close to the other side of the river. When it was still more than ten meters away from the river, the gunboat's head had already touched the bottom of the river and it could no longer move forward.
Looking at the dark river water, everyone was very worried. Xu Dalong had no choice but to drive the gunboat back to the dock.
There was no hope of gunboats, so everyone got on the small sampans parked beside the pier. There were not enough sampans, so we had to divide them into two batches.
Xu Dalong said to Ruan Wenxiong: "Captain Ruan, if you escort us across the river, we will be in trouble when we come back in the future. Otherwise, you can send us here and we can walk the road ahead ourselves."
Ruan Wenxiong also felt that what Xu Dalong said was reasonable. He said a little embarrassedly: "The task assigned to us by our superiors is to escort you all the way to Myanmar. We'd better go with you."
Xu Dalong said: "Captain Ruan, just leave us two guides. Once the Japanese army knows that the checkpoint has been attacked, they will launch a search in this area. For safety reasons, you should go back quickly."
Ruan Wenxiong felt bad that Xu Dalong and others had brought too much help to the guerrillas, so he arranged for the deputy captain of the guerrillas to lead the team members back to the base area. He personally took a guide to continue to lead the way for Xu Dalong and others.
The special operations team members and the guerrillas said goodbye to each other, then boarded the sampan and rowed towards the other side of the river.
After crossing the river, Ruan Wenxiong led Xu Dalong and others to continue moving forward. He has lived with his father in a caravan since he was a child and has traveled to many places in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar countless times. He is a very good guide.
Under his leadership, Xu Dalong and others finally entered Myanmar.
On this day, Xu Dalong and others came to the vicinity of Mizhang, which was not too far from the station of the 338th Division of the Yuanzheng Army, so Xu Dalong ordered to send a telegram to get in touch with the Yuanzheng Army.
The special operations team set up the radio and fiddled with it for a while, but found that the indicator light on it did not light up.
They tried it and couldn't transmit normally, so they reported to Xu Dalong. It seemed that the radio was malfunctioning.
There was no way to get in touch with Yuan Zheng Army's troops, so Xu Dalong and others could only inquire about Yuan Zheng Army's news while walking.
That day Xu Dalong and others saw a village. They didn't know what was going on in the village and didn't dare to enter the village rashly. So Monk Wei first sent a special force team to conduct reconnaissance.
Soon after, the two special forces members sent returned, and one of them reported that Japanese troops, numbering about two squads, were found in the village.
Xu Dalong and Monk Wei personally went to a mountain next to the village to observe the village.
Xu Dalong saw more than 20 Japanese officers and soldiers on the street in the middle of the village, led by a Japanese second lieutenant. Those Japanese soldiers had a lot of colorful things in their hands, and some of them had chickens and ducks tied to their guns. It seemed that they had just finished robbing the village, and they were forming a team and preparing to leave.
What interested Xu Dalong was that these Japanese soldiers also detained several tied-up soldiers. Judging from their clothes, they were the Yuanzheng Army he was looking for.
Xu Dalong decided to take action to defeat this group of Japanese troops, rescue these Yuan Zhengjun people, and learn about the Yuanzheng Army troops from them.
Seeing the Japanese troops organizing their troops and walking towards the outside of the village, Xu Dalong made a gesture to Monk Wei.
Monk Wei immediately led the special operations team to take a detour to intercept these Japanese soldiers.
After Monk Wei and others left, Xu Dalong continued to observe the group of Japanese soldiers. After the Japanese soldiers left the village, they drove the prisoners of war from the Yuanzheng Army all the way, scolding and kicking them.
A prisoner of war fell to the ground, and two Japanese soldiers kicked him hard. The soldier struggled for a long time and couldn't get up. The Japanese second lieutenant stepped forward, pulled out the tortoise box, and shot the soldier to death directly.
When several other soldiers saw this scene, they all rushed forward to fight the Japanese soldiers, but they were all killed by the Japanese soldiers with bayonets.
Xu Dalong originally hoped to rescue these prisoners of war and inquire about Yuan Zheng's army. Seeing this scene, I felt very depressed.
Yan Yan was furious and cursed: "These damn inhuman Japs, I can't spare them." After saying that, he stood up and followed behind Ruan Wenxiong and others.
The Japanese soldiers were marching along the road outside the village. Suddenly, there was a burst of fierce gunfire from both sides. Most of the Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot. The few remaining Japanese soldiers resisted stubbornly and were quickly annihilated by the special operations team members.
Xu Dalong and others walked over, and Monk Wei and others had already cleaned up the battlefield.
He also felt a little depressed and said to Xu Dalong: "Master Long, all those in the Yuanzheng Army are dead, and there are no Japanese soldiers alive. What should we do?"
Xu Dalong said: "Let's go to the village and ask the people in the village. Maybe we can get some news."
Xu Dalong asked the special forces members to take all the property robbed by the Japanese and planned to return it to the common people.
When they arrived outside the village, they did not dare to enter the village rashly, fearing that the people in the village would misunderstand, so they first let Ruan Wenxiong enter the village alone.
Soon after, Ruan Wenxiong and an old man in his 50s from the village came out to see Xu Dalong.
This old man is the village chief. Xu Dalong gave the village chief 20 yuan, and asked the special forces members to hand him the property they had taken back from the Japanese, and then asked him about the situation of the Yuanzheng Army.
When the village chief saw that Xu Dalong and the others had eliminated the Japs who had just caused harm to the village, he trusted them and told Xu Dalong what he had learned.
Although Xu Dalong doesn't speak the local dialect, his English is still pretty good. Myanmar has been under British colonial rule for a long time, and English is also the official language here. He was able to communicate with the village chief.
The village chief said that troops from the Yuanzheng Army once passed through here and they should not be too far from this area, but he didn't know exactly where they were.
He promised to go back to the village to find a young man who often went out in the village to serve as a guide for Xu Dalong and others. After saying that, he went back to the village.
Soon after, some villagers came out of the village and took back the property they had snatched from the devils.
One of them, a dark and lean young man, stayed behind. His name was Mo Lin, and he was the guide recommended to Xu Dalong and the others by the village chief.
He said that he came back from Mizhi a few days ago and saw the troops of the Yuanzheng Army on the road. They were building fortifications there. There were many people guarding them. It was very likely that they were still there. He said he was willing to serve as a guide for Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong was very happy and gave him 20 yuan on the spot, and promised to give him another 20 yuan after he found the Yuanzheng Army's troops.
Mo Lin was very happy and led Xu Dalong and others towards the direction of Mizuna. After everyone walked for more than three hours, Molin pointed to a building that appeared in front of him and said, "The people I saw last time are there."
Everyone stopped advancing, and Monk Wei sent two special forces members to the front to conduct reconnaissance.
A special operations team member returned shortly later. But the news I brought back was still depressing.
Everyone followed him to the camp, which was an empty barracks. Outside the barracks, there were fortifications made of sandbags and a shallow trench. There was also no trace of the Yuanzheng Army.
Xu Dalong and others could not find any clues, so they had to continue moving in the direction of Mi Zhi.
While everyone was marching, Xu Dalong suddenly stopped and said, "There is a situation ahead, prepare to fight."
Ruan Wenxiong and Mo Lin didn't hear any movement. Just when they were wondering, they saw that Monk Wei and the special forces members had loaded their bullets and formed a battle formation. It was obvious that they all believed what Xu Dalong said.
Everyone continued to move forward, and soon after, faint gunshots and explosions came from the front. As the distance got closer, the sounds of gunshots and explosions became clearer.
Ruan Wenxiong said with admiration: "Captain Xu, you are really amazing. There is indeed someone fighting in the front. These ears are also very useful."
Xu Dalong and others climbed up a hillside. Looking from above, they saw two groups of people fighting at the bottom of the hillside. One group of people were wearing khaki military uniforms and diapers on their heads. They were Japanese troops. Another group of people fighting were wearing round helmets with rims. It's the British army.
Xu Dalong was very happy. He knew that as long as he found these British people, he would also find the troops of the Yuanzheng Army.
He said to Mo Lin: "Thank you, you can go back now." After that, he gave him another 20 yuan.
Xu Dalong and others carefully observed the situation on the battlefield on the hillside, and then divided the special forces into two groups. Xu Dalong and Wei Monk each led a group of troops and surrounded the Japanese army from the side and rear.
The officers and soldiers of the 139th Regiment of the British Huang Family Army are fighting against the Japanese army. They have been fighting the Japanese army for many days and have suffered heavy casualties. Now there are less than 100 people left. Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Gross, they are fighting against the Japanese army. A Japanese infantry squadron fights.
The officers and soldiers of the British army were in a very bad situation. Due to the inability to obtain replenishment for a long time, they had almost run out of ammunition and food. There were only a few dozen men left, many of whom were wounded.
They were now eager to find a relatively safe place to rest and recuperate, but the Japanese army was biting them hard and they couldn't get away at all.
At this time, the Japanese army was attacking them. Thanks to the British officers and soldiers occupying a favorable terrain, they were able to barely block the Japanese offensive.
The Japanese army has rich combat experience. They have already seen that the British army on the opposite side does not have strong firepower and is not large in number.
In order to avoid heavy casualties, the Japanese army was not too eager to attack, but adopted the tactics of frontal attack and outflanking, implementing a three-sided encirclement.
They wanted to force the British army to retreat. As long as the British army broke away from the complex terrain ahead, the Japanese army could easily eliminate them in the relatively open plains.
