Everyone knows this is too dangerous. Xu Dalong only led a small force deep into an area heavily defended by the enemy. It was understandably difficult to find a small target like an epidemic prevention and water supply unit among tens of thousands of Japanese troops and destroy it.
In particular, the Japanese anti-epidemic and water supply troops are the key protection units of the Japanese army. Not only do they hide and are difficult to detect, but even if they are discovered, there will be countless troops around to protect them. It is really unimaginable to destroy them.
But it was Xu Dalong who came up with this idea and carried out this task after all. In the minds of everyone, there is no task that Xu Dalong cannot complete. Since everyone had no other choice now, they agreed with Xu Dalong's opinion.
Li Yunlong's guess was correct. After Oshima CITIC and others escorted the epidemic prevention and water supply troops into the Japanese defense area, they reported to the First Army Headquarters. Yoshio Shinozuka and the chief of staff issued orders to carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks as soon as possible.
Oshima Zhongxin had already considered the attack method on the road. It was really what Li Yunlong thought of, ground attack and tunnel digging.
He also believed that the Eighth Route Army had strong combat effectiveness and should choose the breakthrough point for a frontal breakthrough in the defense zone of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Therefore, he suggested to the division commander of the Japanese 113th Division, who served as the frontline commander, to secretly mobilize troops to the front of the defense area and concentrate the main force to launch an attack in order to break through the enemy's defense line.
At the same time, he believed that since both the enemy and ourselves already knew that the other side was digging tunnels, he believed that this road was no longer feasible. Just as the Japanese army had given up the tunnels, so the Eighth Route Army must have given up the tunnels, which was an opportunity that could be exploited.
He suggested that the engineering troops be sent to continue digging tunnels, and when they were approaching the enemy's defensive positions, they should dig down, dig under the enemy's trenches, and send the epidemic prevention and water supply troops through the tunnels to the rear of the enemy's defensive positions to carry out the attack. , spread bacteria and viruses, and let the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army bring bacteria and viruses to their base areas.
The division commander of the 113th Division believed that Oshima's suggestions were reasonable, adopted them all, and seized the time to start preparations.
Just when Xu Dalong and Li Qiulin were preparing to set off, the commander of the Taiyue Military Region sent a telegram. The telegram clearly stated that Xu Dalong was not allowed to go deep behind enemy lines in person to carry out this mission.
It turned out that Li Changshui reported to the commander the situation on the front line of Licheng, especially the situation of the epidemic prevention and water supply troops. The commander heard that Xu Dalong was going to take risks behind enemy lines personally, and was very worried about his safety.
Xu Dalong is a rare talent. If he is sacrificed, it will be a huge loss that the Taiyue Military Region cannot bear. Although Xu Dalong often carried out missions deep behind enemy lines in the past, this time the situation was too dangerous.
Xu Dalong wanted to enter an area heavily defended by the Japanese army through a tunnel, and he had no grasp of the situation there. The Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops are the top priority of the Japanese army's protection. Xu Dalong, with only a team of more than a dozen people, is going to destroy the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops. You can imagine how difficult it is. Once their whereabouts were exposed, they were surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and there was almost no possibility of escaping.
The commander was concerned about Xu Dalong and explicitly prohibited Xu Dalong from carrying out this task personally. He also asked Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others to dissuade Xu Dalong. If Xu Dalong really went to carry out this mission, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others would not be spared.
After receiving the telegram, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang hurried to Xu Dalong's office.
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, don't go on this mission yourself. There are many capable special forces members you have trained, so can't you give this mission to them?"
Zhao Gang also said: "Yes, captain, you are the backbone of our Mawushan base, we cannot have to do everything by yourself.
You think about it carefully and see if there are other candidates who can complete this task in your place. "
The care of the chief and the care of his comrades made Xu Dalong's heart very warm.
He said: "Thank you, commander, and also thank you to the regiment leader and Commissioner Zheng. If there are similar tasks in the future, I will send other people to complete them. But this time is different. The harm of the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops is really too great. Once they If we launch an attack, the tens of thousands of coalition troops on the front line will be in great danger. Behind us, there are millions of anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in the base areas. I dare not take this risk."
Seeing that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were still trying to dissuade him, Xu Dalong smiled and said, "Commissioner, Commissioner Zheng, let me go this time. I won't do it next time."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang understand the current situation better than the commanders in the Taiyue Military Region. This matter is really too big, and they really don't have much confidence in letting others complete this task.
Li Yunlong said: "Well, Brother Dalong, I believe that you are very skilled and will be able to complete this mission. I just hope that you will try your best not to take risks. If it doesn't work, just retreat and let's think about other things." method."
Zhao Gang warned: "Captain, you must pay attention to safety. Our base cannot be separated from you, and neither can we old comrades."
Xu Dalong said: "Don't worry, regiment commander, Commissioner Zheng, I have something to discuss with you. We will send a telegram to the commander to say that we have listened to his opinion and let someone else carry out this mission."
Xu Dalong's request was a bit excessive. This was openly deceiving the superiors. Under normal circumstances, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang would never do this. But both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang knew Xu Dalong's intentions. He didn't want to worry the commander, and would rather be reprimanded by the commander afterwards.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were very moved and said: "Brother Dalong, captain, don't worry, we will leave this matter to us."
After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang left, Lin Xueying came over.
Xu Dalong takes her with him most of the time when he goes out on missions. This time the situation was too dangerous, Xu Dalong wouldn't let her go. This made her feel a great sense of loss and some fear, as if Xu Dalong had left this time and she might never see him again. This feeling made her very sad.
Lin Xueying originally wanted to see Xu Dalong off, but before she could speak, her eye circles became red.
Xu Dalong understood her purpose and said with a smile: "Xueying, don't worry, this is not the first time I have carried out such a mission. Don't worry, the little devils can't do anything to me."
Lin Xueying said: "Brother Dalong, I know you are very skilled, but this mission is too dangerous. Can you..."
She originally wanted to say: "Can someone else go instead?"
But when the words came to her lips, she also knew that she shouldn't say such words. She knew that this mission was dangerous, and Xu Dalong could not let other comrades take the risk on his behalf.
So Lin Xueying said: "Brother Dalong, you'd better take me with you. I will definitely be able to help you."
Xu Dalong liked this strong and brave girl very much, and of course he would not let her take risks with him.
He said: "Don't worry, I will come back safely."
Lin Xueying said: "Brother Dalong, you must come back safely, otherwise, I..."
At this point, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Looking at Lin Xueying with pear blossoms and rain, Xu Dalong truly felt her affection for him. He couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the tears on Lin Xueying's face.
"Brother Dalong." Lin Xueying shouted, threw herself into Xu Dalong's arms, and hugged his waist tightly with both hands. She cried loudly, and her tears wet the clothes on Xu Dalong's chest.
Xu Dalong finally couldn't control his emotions and tightly supported this lovely girl.
In order to cooperate with the actions of Xu Dalong and others, Wei Monk and Sun Desheng were ordered to lead the cavalry brigade and special operations brigade to launch an attack on the Japanese army in the direction of Licheng. They organized small groups and continuously harassed the Japanese army, which made the Japanese soldiers panic and had to spare a lot of energy to deal with Monk Wei and the others.
Oshima CITIC and the Super High School Section Chief escorted the epidemic prevention and water supply troops to the Japanese army. After this period of fighting with the Eighth Route Army, they no longer had the courage to find another place to hide the epidemic prevention and water supply troops, so they placed them near the 113th Division headquarters. Not only is this place heavily protected, but it is also within the sphere of influence of the 113th Division. If anything happens, the 113th Division must also bear half of the responsibility.
Oshima Zhongxin and others placed the epidemic prevention and water supply unit near the 113th Division headquarters, and the officers and soldiers of the 113th Division were also very worried.
The division commander specially called Oshima CITIC and the super high section chief over and asked them to strictly restrain the epidemic prevention and water supply troops and strengthen management to prevent the harmful substances they carry from passing through the defense area of the 113th Division.
Since the Japanese army is preparing to launch an attack and is also sending engineers to dig tunnels, which will take time, Oshima CITIC and the Super High School Section Chief have nothing to do and are waiting for news from the Japanese army.
Waiting is hard. The Chief of Staff of the First Army entrusted the two of them with important tasks, and they looked forward to completing the task of carrying out biological and chemical weapons attacks as soon as possible.
Oshima CITIC and the director of the special high school were very bored, so they started playing Go.
Oshima asked: "Your Majesty, Section Chief, you said that the enemy already knows that the epidemic prevention and water supply troops have been sent to the front line of Licheng, and they will definitely destroy them. If you were the commander of the enemy, what would you do? What are the measures?"
The director of the Special High School was about to make a move. When he heard Oshima Nakanobu's words, he took it back and put the chess piece into the chess box.
He said with some worry: "You are saying that they may send people to infiltrate our army to find the location of the biological and chemical weapons troops and carry out sabotage?"
Nakanobu Oshima nodded and said: "I think so. During this period, the enemy has launched many attacks against biological and chemical weapons troops, which also shows that they are very afraid of the existence of biological and chemical weapons troops.
Since they already know that the biological and chemical weapons troops have now arrived at the front line of Licheng, they will never allow our army to attack. They will definitely try their best to infiltrate and destroy it. "
The section chief of Kegao said: "I agree with your opinion. The division commander should be reminded to pay attention to this matter, implement strict protection for the epidemic prevention and water supply troops, and require all troops to strengthen precautions to prevent enemy forces from infiltrating."
Oshima Zhongxin said: "After all, we are outsiders and we speak softly. I am afraid that the division commander may not pay attention to our suggestions. I suggest that you send a telegram to the chief of staff to explain our intentions clearly, and ask the chief of staff to Your Majesty the Division Commander gives the order."
The Super High School Section Chief said: "What you said makes sense. Just draft a telegram, and then we will jointly send it to the Chief of Staff."
The Chief of Staff of the First Army received the telegram from Nakanobu Oshima and others and issued an order to the division commander of the 113th Division.
After the division commander received the telegram, he called Oshima CITIC and the super high school section chief over.
He said: "I have received a telegram from the Chief of Staff. I will cooperate with your actions. What do you need from me?"
Oshima CITIC and the Super High School Section Chief informed the division commander of the 113th Division of the measures they had discussed in advance.
The main measure is to strictly block all passages into the Japanese defense zone from the direction of Taiyuan to prevent the Eighth Route Army from infiltrating. The interrogation system has been strengthened in the defense area, and different passwords are used during the day and night. Any troops encountering unfamiliar Japanese soldiers have the right to conduct interrogations. Designate special forces to protect the epidemic prevention and water supply forces.
In addition to these measures, Oshima CITIC also hopes that the Japanese army will speed up the digging of tunnels, prepare for an attack, and carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks as soon as possible.
The division commander of the 113th Division saw that the front line was in a stalemate. The Japanese army was having difficulty supplying ammunition and supplies, and life was very difficult. He also hoped to end this difficult war as soon as possible. Therefore, great expectations have been placed on the epidemic prevention and water supply troops.
He promised to fully cooperate with Oshima CITIC and the Super High School Section Chief in their actions. He called a deputy chief of staff of the 113th Division on the spot, who was responsible for coordinating the liaison between the troops of the 113th Division and Oshima Chuxin and the Super High Section Chief.
In the early morning of this day, a regiment of Japanese troops encountered harassment from the Eighth Route Army cavalry along the way, but they still escorted a large amount of ammunition over. The Japanese troops on the front line received this supply of ammunition and were ready to launch an attack.
At 12 o'clock at midnight that day, Xu Dalong, Li Qiulin, Wang Jinke and 11 special operations team members disguised themselves as Japanese military communications soldiers and entered the tunnel.
After arriving at the exit of the tunnel, Xu Dalong held up the wooden board at the exit and listened carefully to what was going on outside.
It was very quiet around the entrance of the cave, with only some unknown insects singing there.
He quietly pushed aside the wooden board and stuck his head out.
It's cloudy tonight, which was specially chosen by Xu Dalong. It was dark outside, visibility was extremely low, and it was almost impossible to see.
Xu Dalong was not in a hurry to go out. He stayed there and continued to observe and listen carefully to the goings on around him.
"Who, stop! Password." A faint voice came from the distance: "Tokyo Rice Ball, reply to the order."
Someone said: "Osaka rice cake."
This was what Xu Dalong was waiting for. He told Li Qiulin who was following him the password he heard, and asked him to pass it on so that every special operations team member would know it.
(End of chapter)
