Xu Dalong said: "Although there are many Japanese troops here now, this is temporary. Before we arrived, the Japanese army only had two infantry squads. This infantry brigade of the Japanese army came here specifically to deal with us.
Since their target is us, if we expose our target, they will definitely chase us and we can move them away from this area. "
After listening to this, everyone felt their eyes brightened, and they waited attentively for Xu Dalong to continue speaking.
Xu Dalong pointed to a town on the map and said: "This is 66km away from the prisoner of war camp. My opinion is that we attack this town first. When the Japanese infantry brigade sees us appearing there, they will definitely rush over to carry out encirclement and suppression."
We made a circle from here and rushed back to the prisoner-of-war camp as quickly as possible. At this time, the Japanese army in the prisoner-of-war camp was weak. We used more and fewer to defeat him in one fell swoop and freed the prisoners of war inside. "
Everyone agreed with this opinion, and then action began.
Since there were wounded in the army and it was inconvenient to march long distances, Xu Dalong asked Wang Guoxiong to stay with his soldiers to protect the wounded. He, Li Changchun, Gross and others led the main force of the coalition forces to attack the town they selected.
After a long march, Xu Dalong and others surrounded the town. There were not many Japanese and puppet troops stationed here, but Xu Dalong's mission was not to capture the town, but to get the Japanese brigade to come for reinforcements, so they just launched a sheep attack on the town.
After the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the town were attacked, they immediately asked their superiors for help. The closest to them was the Japanese infantry brigade guarding the prisoner of war camp. After receiving the notification, they immediately came for reinforcements.
Xu Dalong and others received a report from the scouts that the Japanese army had arrived. He immediately followed the original plan and left Monk Wei to lead a squad of special forces members and 50 Yuanzheng Army soldiers to launch an attack on the town. Sheep attack.
He took the main force and immediately launched a rapid march in the direction of the prisoner of war camp.
The Japanese army finally arrived. When Monk Wei and others saw the Japanese reinforcements, they launched a fire attack on them. They killed seven or eight Japanese soldiers and successfully angered the Japanese soldiers. They then moved towards them. Monk Wei and others rushed over.
Wei Monk and others retreated while fighting, leading the Japanese army in the opposite direction of the prisoner of war camp.
In order to buy time, Xu Dalong and others marched in a hurry. The soldiers' physical strength was extremely exhausted, and all of them were panting from exhaustion.
Xu Dalong took the initiative to help the weaker soldiers, carrying six rifles on his back and a light machine gun in one hand.
While the soldiers were grateful, they also admired Xu Dalong's strong physique.
Under the leadership of Xu Dalong, Li Changchun, officers of the Yuanzheng Army, and Gross also helped the soldiers get their weapons. Inspired by the officers, the soldiers took the time to continue marching regardless of fatigue.
After a long march, the coalition troops finally arrived near the prisoner of war camp. The officers and soldiers were so tired that they could hardly stand up, so Xu Dalong ordered the troops to rest where they were. He personally took several special forces members to scout the enemy's situation around the prisoner of war camp.
The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp was very crudely built. It was an open space surrounded by barbed wire and there were some wooden work sheds inside. The Japanese barracks were better and had tiles on them. The work sheds in the prisoner of war camp were concentrated in the northeast, surrounded by several watchtowers, and the Japanese barracks were deployed in the south.
It was not too difficult to attack this prisoner of war camp. What stopped them was the barbed wire fence.
This was not a problem for the special operations team members. They carried cutting tools in their backpacks. All they had to do was cut several entrances and exits into the barbed wire fence to facilitate the rapid entry of coalition forces to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops inside.
There was also a Japanese infantry squad in the rubber plantation. The goal of Xu Dalong and others this time was just to attack the prisoner of war camp. Because they were worried that the Japanese army would arrive for reinforcements, they decided to let go of the Japanese infantry squad in the rubber plantation and concentrate on Attack prisoner of war camps.
Xu Dalong arranged for Li Changchun to lead 100 soldiers to build a defensive position between the prisoner of war camp and the rubber plantation to block the Japanese infantry squad. He led the rest of the troops to attack the prisoner of war camp.
The battle was still taking place at night. The special operations team members originally wanted to quietly cut a large opening in the barbed wire fence, but they did not expect that the Japanese soldiers in the prisoner of war camp were raising wolf dogs. When the special operations team members approached the barbed wire fence, the wolf dogs inside barked wildly. When he got up, he immediately alerted the Japanese troops inside, and the searchlights on the Japanese military watchtowers shone over them.
The special operations team members saw that they were exposed and had no choice but to adopt the second plan. They placed grenades on the stakes of the barbed wire fence and quickly evacuated.
Xu Dalong had already arranged for several sharpshooters. When he saw the Japanese searchlight shining in this direction, he immediately shot and knocked out the Japanese searchlight.
With the violent explosion, a wide gap was opened in the barbed wire fence. While Xu Dalong organized the machine gunners to suppress the enemy's firepower, he led the troops to rush in.
Xu Dalong rushed while attacking the machine gunners on the Japanese watchtower.
The other special operations team members also focused on taking care of the enemy's machine gunners and quickly eliminated the Japanese troops on the watchtower. The Japanese army's firepower suddenly weakened.
The Japanese soldiers in the barracks were sleeping soundly. After being awakened by the sound of gunfire and explosions, they were disheveled, picked up their weapons in a panic, and rushed out.
Xu Dalong led the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces to rush nearby. Under the fierce firepower, the Japanese troops fell to the ground one after another.
The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces had a large number of people and powerful firepower. In a short time, they completely annihilated the Japanese troops in the prisoner of war camp.
At this time, the Japanese infantry squad stationed in the rubber plantation saw a situation in the prisoner of war camp and rushed over for reinforcements. As a result, they encountered a blockade by the coalition forces led by Li Changchun.
Xu Dalong and others were not interested in fighting. They quickly opened the prisoner-of-war camp and escorted the prisoners inside to retreat.
Seeing that Xu Dalong and others had evacuated, Li Changchun commanded the soldiers of the coalition forces to repulse the Japanese attack and evacuate quickly.
Xu Dalong and others escorted the prisoners of war to the camp of the coalition forces for a temporary rest. They bandaged the wounds of the prisoners of war, found all the officers inside, and temporarily organized them to prevent the Japanese army from attacking in this area. Seizure.
Soon after, the coalition troops escorted the prisoners of war out of the camp and continued to move into the deep mountains and dense forests.
By the time they arrived at the predetermined location, Monk Wei and others had escaped the Japanese pursuit and returned.
After arriving at the camp, the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces prepared meals for the prisoners of war and let them rest first after eating.
The prisoners of war did not have enough to eat and did not wear warm clothes for a long time. They were squeezed out and had very little time to rest every day. Each of them was already exhausted. After eating a full meal, they fell asleep.
At noon the next day, Xu Dalong, Li Changchun and others came to visit the prisoners of war who had woken up.
The prisoners of war had been mistreated by the Japanese army for a long time, and the situation was very miserable. They were all in ragged clothes, with sallow complexion and thin skin, and many of them had become disabled.
They were lucky. A large number of prisoners of war had been tortured to death by the Japanese army before them. They had given up hope, but they didn't expect to be rescued by the coalition forces.
They had a dream-like feeling, and even now many people still cannot believe that they have regained their freedom.
Among the British prisoners of war there were five female soldiers. They were medical staff of the British medical team. Their experiences in the prisoner-of-war camp were even more miserable. They suffered inhumane abuse by the Japanese army and saw Xu Dalong and others crying.
The coalition forces had already captured a lot of supplies in the last battle. When they attacked the prisoner-of-war camp this time, they also brought back the living supplies from the prisoner-of-war camp. These supplies were enough to support the coalition forces and the prisoners of war for a month.
Considering the health condition of the prisoners of war, Xu Dalong and others simply rested in the dense forest for half a month.
In order to facilitate management, the coalition forces were reorganized, with Xu Dalong as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and Li Changchun as the deputy commander-in-chief, with three brigades under their jurisdiction. A logistics baggage team and a special operations squadron. The two battalion commanders of the Yuanzheng Army serve as captains of the first and second battalions respectively, Gross serves as the captain of the third battalion, and Wang Guoxiong serves as the captain of the logistics team. Monk Wei continued to lead the special team.
The total strength of the coalition forces is 1,200. Due to the seizure of some Japanese weapons and equipment in previous battles, most of the soldiers have weapons.
After the coalition forces were reorganized, the commanders discussed the next combat action together.
Xu Dalong believed that the mission they received was to rescue the Yuanzheng Army and other units of the British Army. Considering the physical recovery of the prisoners of war, if they started a long-distance march now, the prisoners of war might not be physically capable of the task.
Not only that, they will definitely encounter various battles on the road. Now the entire coalition force has not been trained and run-in. In a sense, it is still a mob. And the number of weapons is insufficient.
Xu Dalong's opinion is not to leave this area for the time being, but to find some small Japanese and puppet targets to fight a few battles, train the troops in the battle, and seize weapons and equipment. After the coalition forces have truly formed combat effectiveness, they can then conduct long-distance marches to carry out the mission. The mission of rescuing other Yuanzheng troops and British troops.
Everyone was very convinced of Xu Dalong and agreed with his opinion.
On this day, Xu Dalong received a report from a scout that the Japanese army was rebuilding the prisoner of war camp.
Xu Dalong judged that this was an important rubber production base and the Japanese army could not give up. They would soon get another group of prisoners of war or workers to resume production.
Therefore, he suggested attacking prisoner of war camps, continuing to rescue prisoners of war, and attacking the Japanese defenders.
Xu Dalong's judgment was indeed correct. Soon after, the Japanese army transported a large number of prisoners of war. The number of prisoners of war in this group was similar to the last time, about seven to eight hundred.
The infantry brigade that stayed here last time stayed here for a while. Since no trace of Xu Dalong and others could be found, they thought they had withdrawn, so they left an infantry squadron behind and the other troops also withdrew. .
That night, Xu Dalong and others led the coalition forces to attack the Japanese prisoner of war camp again. The Japanese army originally thought that the group that attacked the prisoner-of-war camp last time had fled far away. They never dreamed that they would come to attack the prisoner-of-war camp again.
Although the Japanese defenders added an infantry squadron, the strength of the coalition forces far exceeded them. After two hours of fierce fighting, the coalition forces completely eliminated the Japanese troops in the prisoner-of-war camp and the rubber plantation, and once again rescued 1,100 A prisoner of war.
Xu Dalong knew that this time they must have angered the Japanese army. They did not dare to stay in this area anymore and immediately moved overnight. They marched continuously for 70 kilometers before continuing to rest in the mountains and forests.
During the rest period, Xu Dalong maintained radio contact with his superiors at any time and took the time to train the troops.
Soon after, the coalition troops were reorganized. This time the troops were reorganized into a regiment, with Xu Dalong as the temporary commander and Li Changchun as the deputy commander. It had three infantry battalions under its jurisdiction. Li Changchun's two battalion commanders served as the first regiment respectively. Battalion Commander of the 2nd Battalion, and Gross served as Commander of the 3rd Battalion. The first and second battalions were composed of Yuanzheng Army soldiers, and the third battalion was all British soldiers.
Wang Guoxiong served as the company commander of the baggage company, and Wei Monk continued to serve as the captain of the special operations team. The total strength of the coalition forces is 2,284, with 1,087 firearms of various types.
In order to train the troops, Xu Dalong led a battalion of troops to attack the Japanese and puppet troops almost every day. During the battle, each unit received actual combat training and all had weapons and equipment.
After half a month of actual combat training, the coalition forces have grown into a fully equipped, well-trained force with rich combat experience and tenacious fighting will.
On this day, Xu Dalong received a telegram from his superiors, saying that the 338th Division of the Yuanzheng Army had sent a liaison team with a radio code book to contact Xu Daolong and others.
A few days later, the liaison team sent by Yuan Zheng Army met Xu Dalong and introduced them to the situation of Yuan Zheng Army.
Now the situation of the Yuanzheng Army is very bad. During the previous battle with the Japanese army, the Yuanzheng Army has suffered heavy casualties. Now most of them are concentrated in northern Myanmar. The Japanese army is constantly attacking them in an attempt to drive them in. Savage Mountain, forcing them to return home from there.
The situation of the British army is similar. Their losses are also great. If they have to, they will follow the expeditionary force to Yunnan or Indu.
South of Sunshine City, some British and Yuanzheng Army troops are stranded. Among them, the 923rd Regiment of the 338th Division has been surrounded by the Japanese army in a mountainous area southeast of Yangon. It is now basically at the point of running out of ammunition and food. I hope Xu Dalong Able to lead coalition forces to rescue.
Xu Dalong reported the situation here to his superiors, and then led the coalition troops to follow the liaison team on the road.
The commander received Xu Dalong's telegram and said with emotion: "Xu Dalong is Xu Dalong. A small special operations unit can actually pull up a regiment of coalition forces with strong combat effectiveness. This ability is really too strong."
