On the front line of Licheng, Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others lived a very leisurely life. Since the transportation lines to the base area have been restored, the Japanese army's transportation lines are constantly being harassed by the cavalry units led by Sun Desheng and Wei Monk. The Eighth Route Army has sufficient food and ammunition, but the Japanese army's material supply is in trouble.
If this continues, it will be very beneficial to the coalition forces. Therefore, the coalition command is not in a hurry to attack the Japanese army. As long as it sticks to its position and competes with the Japanese army, it will not be long before the Japanese army can no longer hold on.
Compared with Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others, Zhao Gang was very tired.
Now there are troops of the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army on the front line of Licheng, as well as members of the five county brigades. With so many troops, the pressure on logistics support is extremely high. Zhao Gang has to worry about all this.
Zhao Gang is very careful. He believes that the officers and soldiers guarding the frontline trenches are working very hard now, and better protection should be provided for them, especially the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army. People come over to help the Eighth Route Army in the war. In addition to providing food, To meet their supply, a condolence payment should also be given to each of them.
In addition, in order to boost morale, Zhao Gang also came up with the idea of transferring the art troupe of the Mawushan Military Division to the front line, focusing on arranging them to perform on the battlefield for the officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Not to mention, the beautiful little female soldiers of the art troupe sang and danced for the Jinsui officers and soldiers in the trenches. They performed wonderfully and were warmly welcomed by the Jinsui officers and soldiers.
Chu Yun'er also came to the front line with the art troupe of the military division this time, and she also participated in the condolences performance.
Not only that, she also specially invited Xu Dalong to sing with her and sang several songs for the officers and soldiers on the front line.
When the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army saw the appearance of the two men, they all speculated about the relationship between the two, especially the officers and soldiers of the 358th Brigade. Some people had heard about the close relationship between Brigadier Chu's sister and Xu Dalong. , they all started making noises, saying they wanted to drink their wedding wine.
Qian Bojun and Chu Yunfei were brothers, and they knew a lot about Chu Yun'er. He knew that Chu Yun'er liked Xu Dalong, so he deliberately wanted to bring them together.
After Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er sang a comrade-in-arms song, Qian Bojun shouted: "Captain Xu, Miss Chu, please sing "A Fairy Match" for the brothers. Let's sing about husband and wife returning home."
Qian Bojun's initiative won the response of the officers and soldiers of Jinsui. They applauded and urged Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er to sing "The husband and wife will return the home."
Xu Dalong is elegant and natural.
Chu Yun'er's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she became a little nervous. After all, in her mind, she had always hoped that she could become Xu Dalong's bride, and be able to work with him while he farmed and weaving, and become an enviable pair of gods.
She could also see that the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army were making noises there. Although she was a lady and well-informed, she was a young woman after all, so she was still a little shy.
Seeing Chu Yun'er's appearance, the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army started to cheer even louder, urging Chu Yun'er to sing with Xu Dalong quickly.
After all, Chu Yun'er had seen the world, and after a moment of unnaturalness, she started singing calmly and gracefully.
During the chorus, Chu Yun'er was full of passion, sang sincerely, and sang very softly and beautifully. Zhao Gang, Chu Yunfei and others present could all see Chu Yun'er's sincerity towards Xu Dalong.
Chu Yunfei understood his sister's thoughts. Not only did he not stop the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army, but he nodded and smiled to express his acquiescence.
Even Chief of Staff Fang Ligong also started to boo. After Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er finished singing "Made by Heaven", he proposed to ask them to sing the Shanxi tune "Back to Mother's Home."
In the warm applause of the Jinsui officers and soldiers, Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er had no choice but to sing together again.
Lin Xueying was sitting in the audience. She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was as unstable as the waves of the sea.
With a woman's sensitivity, although she already knew that Xu Dalong's heart was more inclined to herself, she didn't understand why Xu Dalong still didn't pierce the window paper, making herself and Chu Yun'er so embarrassed.
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Li Yunlong now has a wife, and he has some understanding of emotional matters.
He saw Lin Xueying's embarrassment, so he called Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao to sing the song of comrades sung by Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er.
Seeing that the officers were about to perform on stage aroused great interest among the officers and soldiers, and their attention turned to Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei and others.
Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei and others were mostly tone-deaf and couldn't even remember the lyrics. They were all shouting at the top of their lungs. Rather than singing, it was better to say they were roaring.
Despite this, it still won loud applause from the officers and soldiers, and many officers and soldiers also sang along.
As more and more officers and soldiers joined the chorus, the song became so loud that even the Japanese soldiers on the opposite position were very puzzled and didn't know what the other party was doing.
A Japanese captain led his troops to launch many attacks in the past few days, but was beaten back every time. He felt very depressed. Hearing that the other party was actually singing, as if he was mocking the Japanese army's incompetence, he was very angry. He personally controlled a Type 92 infantry cannon and shot at the other party.
They were singing happily. Seeing that the little Japanese were so indifferent and actually came to cause trouble, they also set up artillery to fight back at the Japanese army.
Soon, a good concert turned into another fierce battle between the enemy and ourselves.
Taiyuan City.
Over the years, Zhou Mingde has maintained a good relationship with the logistics department of the Japanese First Army, and obtained a lot of important information for the guerrillas.
That afternoon, Zhou Mingde came to the compound of the First Army Logistics Department again with gifts to give gifts to the Japanese Army's Logistics Section Chief and several familiar Japanese Army Logistics Officers. A military truck was deployed, and there were people standing guard near the truck.
A group of Japanese soldiers carried some iron boxes into a courtyard at the back.
Zhou Mingde noticed that there were skulls and red crosses painted on the tin boxes. He felt a little strange and became curious about the things here. He wanted to find out what was inside.
But he did not ask rashly. He knew very well how important it was to the Eighth Route Army's intelligence work that he could maintain such a close relationship with the Japanese army. He must not do anything to arouse suspicion in the Japanese army.
When he returned to the trading company, he sent a telegram to Zheng Xirong to report what he saw.
Zheng Xirong reported this situation to Xu Dalong.
After Xu Dalong listened, the expression on his face instantly became serious, and he looked very worried.
Li Yunlong noticed this and asked, "Brother Dalong, what are the things in those Japanese boxes?"
Before Xu Dalong could answer, Zhao Gang, who had basic common sense, said first, "Old Li, the skulls and crosses drawn with red pen on those iron boxes are danger signs. The things in the boxes are probably poisonous items."
At this point, Zhao Gang seemed to have remembered something. He turned pale and said worriedly: "Oh, no, it's not good. The Japanese army may use biological and chemical weapons."
Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao and the staff members in the war room also became nervous. The superior's report mentioned that in order to deal with the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, the little devils had used biological and chemical weapons outside the customs and in the central Hebei area, causing heavy casualties to the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians.
It seems that the Japs will probably use biological and chemical weapons in Shanxi this time, and it is very likely that they will be used on the front line of Licheng. After all, both sides have deployed heavy troops here and are in a stalemate. The use of biological and chemical weapons will play a decisive role in breaking the current deadlock for the Japanese army.
Xu Dalong said: "Both Su Xiaoyan and Wang Xinmin once mentioned that the wife of their mentor Kazuo Shimizu works in Taiyuan Chemical Plant, and the research project is very mysterious. I am afraid it is related to this matter."
Li Yunlong scolded: "These damn little devils are so shameless. They can't beat us on the front battlefield, so they want to use such despicable and dirty methods."
Zhao Gang said: "The Japanese have no surnames. In order to deal with the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in my base area, they implemented a policy of burning, killing and robbing, and used all cruel methods.
Extremely. We must attach great importance to this. "
Xu Dalong said to a combat staff officer: "Go out and take a look. What kind of wind is blowing outside?"
The staff immediately ran out.
Zhang Dabiao said: "It's summer now, and the southeast wind blows here."
Xu Dalong also knows this. In Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, northwest winds usually blow in early spring and late autumn, and southeast winds blow most of the rest of the time. But he still wanted to make sure.
Soon, the staff officer came back and said, "Captain, the wind is blowing from the southeast."
Xu Dalong nodded and said, "That's good. Now our army is in the southeast, and the Japanese army is in the northwest. The wind direction is blowing from our army's position to the Japanese army's position. If the Japanese army wants to carry out a frontal biological and chemical weapons attack, there is a certain possibility. Difficulty.
However, it is difficult to guarantee that the Japanese army will not send small troops carrying biological and chemical weapons to carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks in our rear areas. This matter must be taken seriously. "
No one, including Zhao Gang, had any experience in dealing with Japanese biological and chemical weapons. They all set their sights on Xu Dalong. This is the conclusion that everyone has worked with Xu Dalong for a long time. Xu Dalong can solve any unclear situation.
Sure enough, Xu Dalong said: "There are currently two main methods used by the Japanese army to carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks. One is bacterial weapons, which mainly use organisms such as rats, fleas, and mosquitoes to spread cholera, plague and other viruses. The Japanese army can use airdrops And send people to go deep into the base area to implement the delivery.
There is also the use of nerve agents. As far as I know, the current main method is to release chlorine gas. This is relatively simple to implement, as long as the toxic smoke is released towards the enemy's position in the upwind direction. It can achieve the effect of attack.
We need to take precautions against this. I suggest that Commissioner Zhao Zheng be responsible for this matter. "
When Zhao Gang heard this, he immediately took out his notebook, unscrewed the pen cap, and prepared to record.
Xu Dalong said: "The first step is to strengthen the security work inside the base area, conduct interrogations of all suspicious persons, and prevent Japanese troops from infiltrating inside."
Article 2: Health departments and hospitals conduct prevention and control education related to Japanese military biological and chemical weapons, organize specialized medical teams, and reserve relevant medical supplies in advance.
Article 3: Be prepared to deal with emergencies. Su Xiaoyan has relevant experience in this regard.
As for the reserve of supplies, Lin Xueying was responsible for requesting support from Chongqing.
Article 4: Report the incident to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters and remind superiors and other fraternal troops to take precautions. "
After Xu Dalong finished speaking, Zhao Gang repeated the recorded items, and then said, "I will implement this matter immediately."
Li Yunlong said: "We cannot wait for the little devils to carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks. We should take the initiative and let the devils die in their mothers' wombs before they start."
Zhang Dabiao also said: "Yes, I agree with the regiment leader's opinion. Sun Desheng and Monk Wei happen to be in the direction of Taiyuan, so why not let them deal with the kid's biological and chemical weapons troops."
Xu Dalong said: "The regiment leader and chief of staff are right. Well, Sun Desheng and Wei Monk have no experience in this area. I decided to go to Taiyuan personally to deal with the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply unit."
Having said this, Xu Dalong specifically explained the name of the Japanese army's biological and chemical weapons unit. In order to conceal their true identities, they were called the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Force.
Everyone felt relieved when they heard that Xu Dalong was going to take action personally to resolve the matter, because as long as Xu Dalong took action, he would never miss. Then everyone smiled.
Zhao Gang asked: "Captain Xu, now that you are gone, what will be the arrangements here at the coalition headquarters?"
Xu Dalong is the commander-in-chief jointly elected by the coalition forces. After he leaves, the coalition command must have a new commander. Zhao Gang meant that Xu Dalong had to make arrangements before leaving.
Xu Dalong said: "After I leave, the regiment commander will be responsible for commanding the coalition troops on the front line. I will communicate with the Shanxi-Sui Army on this point."
Li Yunlong said: "Big
Brother Long, don't worry, leave this place to me, and I guarantee that the little devil won't take advantage. "
Zhang Dabiao asked: "Brother Dalong, how do you plan to get to Taiyuan? From here to Taiyuan you have to pass through several blockades of the Japanese army. You must pay attention to safety on the road."
Xu Dalong said: "Don't worry, I don't plan to cross the enemy's blockade from the ground. I will return to the base now, take a transport plane to parachute, and go to meet Sun Desheng and Wei Dayong."
Zhao Gang said: "This is a good idea. It saves us from getting entangled with the Japanese army."
Xu Dalong knew that the situation was serious and time was pressing, so he immediately returned to the base by car.
Sun Desheng and Wei Monk failed to catch up with the Japanese cavalry company and suffered another big loss in Fengdu County. They attacked some scattered Japanese targets and felt that it was not enough, so they decided to destroy the Japanese military station No. 1. .
So they led their troops towards Taiyuan.
