Deputy Chief of Staff Wang was in a nervous mood along the way, worried about being intercepted by the Japanese and puppet troops. Unexpectedly, they did not encounter large groups of Japanese and puppet troops along the way. They only encountered sporadic attacks by the Japanese and puppet troops when passing by a village. .
The special operations team members did not stop, but used machine guns on horseback to fight back at the Japanese and puppet troops who attacked them. The entire cavalry unit quickly broke away from the enemy.
Xu Dalong and others ran more than 30 kilometers in one breath and entered a hilly area. There were no Japanese and puppet troops in this area, so they stopped to rest.
After all, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang is now a senior military officer. He lacks exercise and his physical condition is far inferior to that of before. He has not ridden a horse for several years and travels by car. This wild run made him very tired. After dismounting, he sat down on the ground, took the water bottle handed over by the orderly, drank most of the bottle in one go, leaned against a stone, and rested for a long time. Only then did he feel relieved.
When he saw Xu Dalong sitting on a piece of grass not far away, he stood up, walked over, and sat down next to him.
He asked with some confusion: "Captain Xu, how do you know that there will be no interception by the Japanese and puppet troops on this road?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "I don't know, it's just a wild guess. We came from the north. The Japanese and puppet troops were worried that we would return the same way, so they would deploy heavy troops on our retreat. Therefore, both the northeast and northwest should be Japanese The focus of the puppet blockade.
The southeast direction is the hinterland of the Japanese army. They judge that we dare not break out in this direction, so the defense will be very relaxed. "
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang suddenly realized. He nodded and said: "Brother Dalong, you are still quick in thinking and accurate in judgment. You are so young, but you are calm and calm when encountering difficulties. Your determination is not something ordinary people have. No wonder you always win the battle. Woolen cloth."
Xu Dalong said humbly: "Sir, you are so complimentary."
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang asked: "We have temporarily escaped the tracking of the Japanese and puppet troops. What are your plans next?"
Xu Dalong said: "We are going to the 16th Army. If we go directly to the southwest, the Japanese and puppet troops should have set up a blockade. The Japanese and puppet troops have discovered that we are breaking out toward the southeast, so they will also send troops in this direction to intercept .
My opinion is that we wait here until dark, first return along the original road, march northwest, jump out of the new encirclement built by the Japanese and puppet troops, and then turn southwest and enter the defense area of the 16th Army. "
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang smiled and said: "With your marching route, I would never have imagined that we would go back the same way. This move will definitely catch us by surprise again, making it difficult for the Japanese and puppet troops to guard against."
At this point, he remembered something and said, "Would you like to send a telegram to the 16th Army and ask them to pick us up?"
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "The situation is unclear now. I don't know what went wrong, which led to our whereabouts being exposed. Send a telegram to the 16th Army now. There is no guarantee that the news will be revealed again. Not only that, the troops of the 16th Army Once we make corresponding movements, it will be easy for the Japanese and puppet troops to judge our marching direction accordingly."
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang nodded and said: "Brother Dalong, you are still thoughtful."
Having said this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. As the deputy chief of staff of a military-level unit, he is supposed to be able to think of all these things. I don't know what happened today, but he feels like he is a bit mentally retarded.
After a while, he realized that the reason why he was like this was because Xu Dalong's name was so resounding. He followed Xu Dalong and naturally became dependent on him, so he didn't think about it carefully.
Thinking of this, he regained his confidence.
In the evening, Xu Dalong, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang and others were eating dry food when Lin Songyan, leader of the Second Squadron, came over.
He greeted Deputy Chief of Staff Wang, "Hello, sir," and then squatted down in front of Xu Dalong.
Lin Songyan said: "Captain, when we broke through, the general direction of the Japanese and puppet troops still knew. Although they have not found us yet, they are definitely searching in this area and will lay out many blockades. This will affect our situation at night." Action creates difficulties.
I have a request. I hope the captain can approve me to take a part of the special forces team and set off now to break out to the northeast. "
Xu Dalong understood what he meant. He was going to attack in the east and west to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops to cover himself, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang and others.
Xu Dalong was very moved and said: "This is a good idea, but it is also too dangerous."
Xu Dalong said this because he knew Lin Songyan and the special operations team members. In order to cover themselves, they would deliberately expose their whereabouts to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops. They were more dangerous than quietly breaking through the enemy forces. The blockade is much larger.
Xu Dalong hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said: "The puppet army cannot determine our specific location. Our breakout action is also sudden. There is no need to do this. Let's break out together."
Lin Songyan understood that this was because the captain did not want to take risks with himself and the special operations team members. He was also moved in his heart. He said firmly: "Captain, there is Commander Wang here, and our special operations group has the responsibility to protect his safety." .Since my special operations squadron is responsible for protecting Commander Wang, we must never let anything happen to him. Please approve my request, Captain."
In fact, in Lin Songyan's mind, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang has no status. The reason why he said this is because he has great respect for Xu Dalong and is willing to do anything for him, even if he sacrifices his own life. The reason why he said this was just to prevent Xu Dalong from rejecting him.
As soon as Lin Songyan's words came out, Xu Dalong felt very embarrassed. He couldn't disagree with them in front of Deputy Chief of Staff Wang. Xu Dalong came to help Guo Jun under the orders of his superiors. Everything was done to strengthen the relationship with Guo Jun, but he still had to take into account the feelings of Deputy Chief of Staff Wang.
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang was also very moved after hearing what Lin Songyan said. Such things are very rare among the Guojun team. In most cases, superiors force subordinates to take risks and cover the retreat of superiors. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were willing to sacrifice themselves and took the initiative to protect their officers. This gap is really huge.
Faced with this situation, he had to express his attitude.
He said: "Captain Lin, your captain is right, let's break out together."
As the captain of the special operations brigade, Monk Wei and Lin Songyan have the same position.
He saw Xu Dalong's dilemma and said: "Master Long, please believe in Lin Songyan and the others. With their fighting power, the little Japs can't stop them."
Lin Songyan said again: "Captain, please rest assured that we have completed the task of attracting the enemy and we will definitely be able to break through the encirclement."
At this point, Xu Dalong had no choice but to nod in agreement.
He said: "I believe you. After you break through the encirclement, go directly to the 74th Army to join the main force of the special operations brigade. After this battle, I will treat you and the brothers to a drink."
Lin Songyan felt very honored to see Xu Dalong agree to his request. He said: "Captain, I have taken note of your words. My brothers and I are waiting to drink your wine." After saying that, he stood up, gave a military salute to Xu Dalong and Deputy Chief of Staff Wang, and took two The special operations team set off.
The siege of Xu Dalong and others was a carefully planned operation by the Central China Front Army's Special High School and the 43rd Brigade. Unexpectedly, Xu Dalong and others were so vigilant and acted very decisively. The direction of their breakthrough was beyond their expectations. As a result, their actions failed and they watched helplessly as Xu Dalong and others broke through the encirclement.
Of course they refused to give up. When they saw Xu Dalong and others breaking through to the southeast, they sent a telegram to the Japanese and puppet troops in the southeast, asking them to organize troops to intercept.
Unfortunately, Xu Dalong and the others kept changing the direction of their actions, and eventually lost their traces.
Everyone felt a little frustrated, but they still held on to a glimmer of hope, because they did not receive a report that Xu Dalong and others had left the 43rd Brigade's defense area, which meant that they were still within the jurisdiction of the 43rd Brigade and just found a place. Hidden in a secret place.
So they set up many blockades in the direction where Xu Dalong and others might break out, and sent small groups of troops carrying radios to search for traces of Xu Dalong and others.
At 9:00 pm, Monk Wei personally led a squad of special forces members to conduct reconnaissance in the northwest direction. 40 minutes later, a special forces member returned and reported that the bridge they passed on the way here had been There are Japanese and puppet troops guarding there, and there are a lot of troops, about half a squadron.
Xu Dalong told the special forces member to go back and tell Monk Wei that he would stay there to monitor the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the bridge, keep an eye on the surrounding terrain, and be ready to launch a surprise attack on them at any time.
Xu Dalong and others are cavalry and have strong mobility, but they are also limited in certain aspects. When they came over, they passed a small river. They didn't know what was going on inside. How deep was the river? Is it possible to travel alone? They didn't have time to conduct detection, but judging from the relatively steep river bank, it was definitely impossible for the war horses to pass. They were not familiar with the terrain in this area, and they did not have time to investigate whether there were places upstream or downstream of the bridge that could be traveled on horseback.
If they want to break through to the northwest, under the current circumstances, they can only choose to pass through the small bridge.
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said with some worry: "Brother Dalong, there are Japanese troops guarding the bridge. How can we get across? Even if we can get over, it will alarm the Japanese troops and expose our direction of breakout?"
He believed that there were so many Japanese troops guarding the bridge that it would be difficult to cross the bridge with only the remaining members of the special operations squadron and the guard platoon he brought with him. However, he did not say these words, which would make it appear that he doubted the combat effectiveness of other people's special forces.
Xu Dalong said: "Sir Wang, you don't have to worry, there will be a solution when the time comes."
At midnight, Xu Dalong and others began to take action. They left the valley where they were hiding and walked towards the small bridge. Five or six hundred meters away from the bridge, they stopped and waited quietly.
Soon after, a special operations team member ran back and said: "Captain, most of the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the bridge have left. There is only one squad left on the bridge."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Go and destroy all the Japanese troops guarding the bridge. Don't make any noise."
The special operations team members saluted Xu Dalong and ran towards the bridge.
At the beginning, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang was a little confused and didn't understand why the Japanese troops left suddenly. After a moment of thinking, he realized that it must be Lin Songyan and the others who attracted the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops, causing the Japanese troops to carry out a misguided attack. The judge believed that they broke through toward the northeast, so the Japanese troops guarding the bridge left here and pursued them toward the northeast.
Although he had figured this out, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang still had some doubts. He had passed that bridge. If the bridge was guarded by Japanese troops, it would be difficult for the special forces members to approach quietly.
He didn't understand how they could eliminate all the Japanese troops silently? You must know that there are 13 Japanese in one class, and it is impossible to kill them all silently.
However, not long after the time passed, the special operations team member who reported the news came back and said: "Captain, all the Japanese on the bridge have been eliminated. Please cross the bridge with Commander Wang."
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang and the officers and soldiers of the guard platoon who followed him were shocked and did not understand how the special operations team members did it.
Soon after, everyone came to the river. When crossing the bridge, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang paid special attention to see how the Japanese were dealt with, but he saw nothing.
The Japanese's body had already been thrown into the river by the special operations team members, and the blood stains on the ground had been cleaned up. Deputy Chief of Staff Wang could not see any traces. He was very puzzled and didn't understand what was going on.
After crossing the bridge, everyone mounted their horses and continued moving forward.
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said to Monk Wei who was following him: "Captain Wei, how did you kill those Japanese soldiers silently?"
Monk Wei smiled and said, "This is simple." After that, he took out the silencer from a small pocket.
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang realized that the Japanese soldiers were killed by guns equipped with silencers. Even so, he found it unbelievable. After all, they were 13 Japs. If he wanted to eliminate them as quickly as possible, the attack speed must be very fast, and the team members had to do it almost at the same time.
What he didn't know was that such a thing was very difficult for ordinary soldiers, but for the special operations team members, it was nothing at all. There was a class of people brought by Monk Wei, which was equal to the number of Japanese soldiers. They approached Xiaoqiao quietly, one person dealing with one Japanese, leaving no time for the Japanese to react.
Xu Dalong and others continued on their way, avoiding villages and towns along the way and running in the fields. Due to low visibility at night, we cannot use terrain and features to determine their location, but can only judge based on the approximate time.
(End of chapter)
