The second lieutenant platoon leader's name was Wang Guoxiong, a native of Shouguang, Shandong Province. He was tall and strong. His unit is the 2nd Regiment of the 338th Division. They have also lost contact with their superiors. There are currently 15 soldiers following him.
Xu Dalong's name is so resounding that almost everyone in the country knows it. When Wang Guoxiong heard that the famous anti-Japanese general Xu Dalong was in front of him, he quickly stood at attention, saluted, and said excitedly: "Hello, Chief Xu. "
Seeing Wang Guoxiong's respectful attitude toward Xu Dalong, Gross asked curiously: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, do you know Chief Xu?"
Wang Guoxiong said excitedly: "Chief Xu is a famous anti-Japanese hero. Thousands of Japs died under his command, and he killed several Japs at the division level. Everyone in the country knows about it." "
Gross and the British soldiers were already very grateful to Xu Dalong for rescuing them. When they heard that Xu Dalong was so awesome, they even more respected him.
Wang Guoxiong didn't know where his superiors were now, but he just told Xu Dalong where they were separated from the main force.
The special operations team members and the British officers and soldiers entered the town. After resting for a night in the town and replenishing food and some daily necessities, Xu Dalong, Gross and Wang Guoxiong discussed that from now on the three troops would join forces and follow their instructions. At the level of the original unit, Xu Dalong was at the regimental level and had the highest position. In addition, Gross and Wang Guoxiong both admired Xu Dalong, so Xu Dalong temporarily served as the commander of this unit.
Xu Dalong decided to take them to find other troops of the British or Fruit Army and move towards Mizui.
In order to avoid encountering Japanese troops, they marched along mountainous and forested areas as much as possible. When they climbed up a mountain, they saw thick smoke rising in the distance. Looking from a distance, they saw a village at the foot of the mountain. There were many people outside the village. Because of the distance, Gross, Wang Guoxiong and others were all can not see clearly.
The distance was really too far. Xu Dalong also used a telescope to observe and said: "The people outside the village are Japanese troops, about an infantry squadron in number. The situation inside the village cannot be seen clearly. But I am sure they must be our people."
Only then did Gross and Wang Guoxiong truly understand how powerful Xu Dalong was, and they admired him even more.
Monk Wei personally led the scouts of the special force to the front for reconnaissance, and Xu Dalong and others led the troops to continue moving forward.
Arriving one kilometer away from the village, the troops stopped and waited for the results of the reconnaissance by Monk Wei and others.
Monk Wei came back and said: "Lord Long, the people guarding the village are the troops of the Guo Army. They seem to be quite large, but the exact number is unknown. The Japanese army besieging them is about 150 people, with two mortars and three It’s a crooked machine gun.”
Xu Dalong said: "Let's go to rescue the surrounded Guojun brothers now. Monk, you lead the special forces to divide into two groups and outflank them from both sides.
Lieutenant Colonel Gross and Platoon Commander Wang and I led the British and Fruity troops in a frontal attack. "
Both Gross and Wang Guoxiong expressed their firm obedience to Xu Dalong's orders, and then the troops began to take action.
Xu Dalong's troops approached the Japanese army covertly. When he saw that the special forces had formed an outflanking trend against the Japanese army from the left and right wings, he took up his sniper rifle and first shot and killed the Japanese squadron leader, followed closely by the leader of the Japanese army. The troops launched an attack on the Japanese army.
Their task was to attract the attention of the Japanese army and create conditions for the special forces to launch a surprise attack from both wings.
The Japanese army was suddenly attacked and was immediately attracted. They turned their guns and counterattacked Xu Dalong and others. The Japanese troops on both sides of the village also moved closer to Xu Dalong.
When the Japanese troops on both wings broke away from their positions, Monk Wei led the special operations team to suddenly attack the Japanese troops from behind. The Japanese troops were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.
Xu Dalong and others launched a charge forward,
The Japanese army was unable to withstand their firepower, so they concentrated their forces to break through on the left flank.
The special operations team members set up machine guns to block the road, and the troops led by Xu Dalong and Wei Monk pursued them.
In order to reduce casualties, they did not rush to attack, but
It was a steady attack, using terrain and features to gradually get closer to the Japanese army.
When the Fruit Army troops in the village first started, they were still unclear about the situation and did not dare to come out rashly. When they saw that the Japanese troops had been compressed into a small area, they felt confident that they could defeat these Japanese troops, so they rushed out of the village. There were nearly two hundred fruit troops who came out. They also imitated the reinforcements and slowly advanced towards the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was completely passive and was being beaten. They were in an open area with no usable terrain or features. They suffered heavy casualties under the attacks of enemy forces from all sides.
After the death of the Japanese squadron leader, the squadron's executive officer took over his command. Seeing this situation, he knew that sooner or later the entire army would be destroyed if this continued, so he made a desperate move and led the remaining Japanese troops to launch a final charge.
The actions of the Japanese troops were completely in vain. They were exposed to fire and were soon knocked to the ground.
The top commander of the surrounded Fruit Army was a lieutenant colonel and deputy regimental commander, followed by two major battalion commanders. They saw that the people rescuing them included people from the underground party and troops from the Guo Army, and they couldn't figure out what was going on.
When they saw Lieutenant Colonel Gross, they thought he was the supreme commander of this unit, so they came to say hello to him first.
After accepting the salute from the deputy commander of the Fruit Army and the two major battalion commanders, Gross returned the military salute.
He consciously took half a step back and put Xu Dalong in front.
Wang Guoxiong hurriedly stepped forward, stood at attention, saluted, and said, "Sir, this is the commander of our unit, the famous Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade Captain Xu Dalong, Sir Xu."
Seeing that the young man in front of them turned out to be the famous Xu Dalong, the deputy commander of the lieutenant colonel and the two major officers also hurriedly stood at attention and saluted Xu Dalong and announced their home.
The deputy commander is named Li Changchun, who is the deputy commander of the first regiment of the 338th Division. The two majors are the battalion commanders of the second and third battalions of the first regiment.
Li Changchun said excitedly: "Sir Xu, I have heard about his name for a long time, and it is like thunder in my ears. When I saw him today, he was indeed extraordinary. Thank you for saving us."
The two battalion commanders also stepped forward to shake hands with Xu Dalong warmly and express their gratitude.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the Yuanzheng Army had heard of Xu Dalong's name when they were in China. When they heard that it was this famous hero who saved them, they all gathered around and looked at him with reverence.
Then Gross and Wang Guoxiong stepped forward to greet Li Changchun and others.
After the pleasantries, Xu Dalong asked about the surrounding situation.
The information that Li Changchun and others had was from a week ago. Their troops had been dispersed, and they were not very clear about the surrounding situation. The Japanese army encountered this group of soldiers by chance today.
Xu Dalong suggested moving immediately and entering the dense forest first to prevent the Japanese army from coming to retaliate.
Li Shaochun and others listened to Xu Dalong's suggestion and sent people back to call everyone in the village.
Xu Dalong and others saw that there were nearly 300 Guo officers and soldiers coming out of the village, and they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. The total number of Japanese troops who had just besieged them was only more than 100 people. I really don't know how they fought this battle.
Li Changchun saw the expressions on the faces of the special operations team members and the British officers and soldiers, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said: "Sir Xu, most of my soldiers are handymen of the regiment directly under the command, and many of them have no weapons. In the end, The main thing is that there is not much ammunition left.”
Xu Dalong is considerate and will not continue on this topic. He asked Monk Wei to take his special forces team members to help the wounded soldiers in the Guo army, and then led the troops to move to the distant mountains and forests.
After entering the mountain forest, the troops stopped to rest on a hillside.
Xu Dalong asked Li Changchun, Gross, Wang Guoxiong, and Monk Wei to count the number of people in their respective troops and all the materials they brought.
Before long, the facts were gathered.
The total number of troops is 413, including 339 combat-capable officers and soldiers, and 64 non-combatants and wounded. Since a batch of Japanese weapons and equipment has just been seized, the quantity of weapons and ammunition is still sufficient. food
and other living supplies can support the entire army for about three days.
At Xu Dalong's suggestion, the commanders of this unit held a joint meeting to discuss the next step.
After discussion, everyone decided to establish a coalition command. When determining the candidate for the commander, everyone unanimously recommended Xu Dalong as the supreme commander of this temporarily formed force.
In terms of position, Xu Dalong is at the regimental level, and he is also a world-famous anti-Japanese hero. In terms of feelings, these troops today were all saved by Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong served as the commander-in-chief, and everyone was convinced.
When discussing the next actions, Xu Dalong said: "The first thing we have to do now is to survive and obtain supplies. We need to move our troops to places near towns to buy or seize supplies.
If you have the opportunity, seize a radio station to facilitate contact with your superiors, or send scouts to find other Fruit or British troops.
Everyone thought that Xu Dalong's opinion was sound, so they provided them with the situation in the surrounding area that they knew.
After discussion, everyone decided to go to the direction of Mizhi first. The towns there were relatively dense, and there were mountains and dense forests around for camping. Moreover, the main force of the Guo army and the British army had been active in that area before, so they might be able to find something. clues.
The troops are ready to set off. Ruan Van Hung's mission as a guide has been completed and he is about to return to Vietnam.
Xu Dalong gave him some more oceans to express his gratitude.
Ruan Wenxiong has been fighting side by side with Xu Dalong and others during this time, and has formed a deep friendship. It was very sad when they parted. He repeatedly invited Xu Dalong to visit the guerrillas if he had the opportunity.
Xu Dalong said goodbye to Ruan Wenxiong and others, and led the coalition troops to set off in the direction of Mi Zhi.
That morning, Xu Dalong and others climbed up a hillside and saw a road passing by in the distance outside the mountain.
After Li Changchun's introduction, the road was from Mizhina to Menle City.
Seeing vehicles passing by on the road, Xu Dalong picked up his binoculars to observe and found that the passing vehicles belonged to the Japanese army. The vehicles were driving from Menle City to the direction of Mizhi. It is very likely that both places have been occupied by the Japanese army. .
They continued to move in the direction of Mizhui. After marching for a day and a night, they saw a market town appearing at the foot of the mountain, with the road they had seen before passing through the middle.
Since it is a transportation thoroughfare, it should be a good place to get information, and seeing that the town is not small, it can also provide material supplies for the coalition troops.
Xu Dalong decided to camp on the mountain. Monk Wei led several special forces members down the mountain to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. Li Changchun also sent a soldier who could speak the local language to serve as their guide.
After Monk Wei and others came down the mountain, they came to the town. They observed carefully outside the town and found that Japanese troops were already active in the town. At the gate of the town, there were Japanese troops checking people entering and leaving, including Japanese and puppet personnel.
Monk Wei and others originally wanted to disguise themselves as Japanese soldiers and enter the town to conduct reconnaissance, but they did not have the identity documents of the Japanese soldiers in this area, and their secret would be exposed as soon as they checked. They were not familiar with the situation in the town and didn't know what to do for a while.
Monk Wei thought carefully and decided that rushing into the town to conduct reconnaissance was not an option.
He saw vehicles and pedestrians coming and going in the town, so he decided to intercept them on the highway.
So they left the town and stopped on the side of a road.
Since it was a time of war, there were not many vehicles and pedestrians on the road. It took me a while to see a Japanese military vehicle. Monk Wei did not want to alert the Japanese and puppet troops in the town, so he did not intercept them.
They waited for a long time and saw a carriage coming over. There were several people who looked like ordinary people on the carriage. Monk Wei and others stepped forward and stopped them.
When the people on the carriage saw the heavily armed Japanese soldiers, they were all frightened and greeted them with trepidation.
Monk Wei asked his team members to keep an eye on the carriage, then called an older man on the carriage and took him to the roadside. The guide translated and asked him about the town.
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After understanding the situation, Monk Wei gave the old man two pieces of ocean, warned him not to be troublesome or talk nonsense, and then let them go.
Monk Wei called a special forces team member over, explained to him what he learned, and asked him to go back and report to Xu Dalong. Then he took other special forces members to the town ahead for surveillance.
After the special operations team members returned, they reported to Xu Dalong, Li Changchun and others. He said: "Captain, the town in front is called Jingma Town. There are more than 2,000 households. There is an infantry squad of the Japanese army stationed in it, as well as a company of the local puppet army, and there are also puppet workers in the town. There are about 20 people in the institute’s self-defense force.
Li Changchun took out a military map and found the location of Jingma Town, and then determined the current location of the coalition forces.
Jingma Town is between Mizhina and Menle City, 78k away from Mizhina. In addition to this town, there are more than 20 villages surrounding this area.
