After receiving the report, Sun Desheng hurriedly led two nearby cavalry squadrons to rush for reinforcements. However, they arrived a step too late and only had time to intercept less than 100 Japanese and puppet troops. The other Japanese and puppet troops were in Baoding City. With the help of the police, they entered Baoding City.
Everyone had worked hard to prepare for the war, but they did not expect this result, and everyone was a little disappointed.
But they soon became happy. Xushui City was relatively prosperous. Although a large number of Japanese and puppet personnel absconded with money, there were still many Japanese and puppet assets left behind that could be seized. There are many Japanese and puppet factories in Xushui City, and Xu Dalong and others also seized a lot of machinery and equipment, as well as a large number of various vehicles.
After capturing three county towns in a row, seizing a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies, and expanding the base area, Ma Chao and the leaders of the Fifth Army Division were very satisfied. They believe that they can bite off more than they can chew, so they need a lot of time to digest and consolidate the results they have achieved. So we planned to temporarily stop attacking the Japanese and puppet troops.
Xu Dalong and Li Changshui were also very satisfied with the results achieved. They agreed with Ma Chao and the leaders of the Fifth Army Division and ended the offensive operations in the Baoding area.
This time the guerrillas also made considerable gains. They seized more than 140 pieces of machinery and equipment and more than 80 vehicles of various types. Of course, the Fifth Army Division also spent 400,000 yuan from the materials they seized and expressed their gratitude to Xu Dalong and others.
Li Changshui sent a telegram to the Taiyue Military Region to seek the opinion of Commander S.
Commander Si Ling believed that the secondment of Xu Dalong was basically over. Xu Dalong could choose freely, either to stay outside for a period of time or to return directly to the Mawushan base area.
Xu Dalong also wanted to return to the Mawushan base area. After all, so many machines and equipment had been seized and needed to be transported back to the base area. He planned to return to Shanxi with the Mawushan Special Operations Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade and Li Qiulin's special operations team.
Just as Xu Dalong and others were saying goodbye to Ma Chao and the others, Monk Wei said that there was one more thing that had not been completed.
Xu Dalong also remembered that when they were in Gaobeidian, they had promised Han Yu, the mother and daughter, to go to Peking to eradicate the Han Dynasty that killed her husband and embezzled their family property.
Xu Dalong is a man of his word. Once he has promised someone, he must deliver. What's more, he represents the Eighth Route Army and cannot lose his credibility. He decided that Sun Desheng would lead the cavalry brigade and the main force of the special operations brigade to escort the captured machinery and equipment back to the base area. He, Li Changshui, Wei Monk, and Li Qiulin continued their journey with a squadron of special operations members and the special operations detachment led by Li Qiulin. Beiping.
Xu Dalong and others followed the country road and bypassed Xushui, and then came to the road from Baoding to Peiping.
Wearing Japanese military uniforms, they marched swaggeringly.
Shortly after Xu Dalong and others entered the territory of Peiping, the scouts of the special forces serving as the vanguard at the front reported to Monk Wei using a wireless telegraph phone.
After Monk Wei asked about the situation, he came over and said to Xu Dalong: "Master Long, we saw a Japanese convoy ahead, led by an armored vehicle and four motorcycles protecting a car. Look at the formation above. There are probably high-ranking Japanese officials. It's about 4 kilometers away from us."
Li Changshui asked in confusion: "The senior Japanese officers coming from the direction of Peiping are heading south. Where are they going and what are they going to do?"
Xu Dalong thought for a while and said: "I think the Japanese officers should go to Baoding. If they go to a relatively far place, for safety reasons, the senior Japanese officers will choose to take a plane or a train."
Li Changshui nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Why do you think the senior officers of the Japanese army went to Baoding?"
Xu Dalong shook his head and said, "It's hard to guess."
Monk Wei said: "Master Hu, the little devil is protected by an armored vehicle when he goes out. He must be a big fish. I don't think we should let him go, so we might as well catch him. After a trial, we will know what he is going to do." ?”
Xu Dalong didn't speak. He put up a pergola and looked carefully in the direction of the road. When he saw that there were no other Japanese troops, he made up his mind and said, "What you said makes sense, let's stop him. "
Monk Wei immediately issued the order and said: "Brothers, there is a Japanese convoy coming ahead, including an armored vehicle, four motorcycles, and a car. The rocket launcher is ready to attack as soon as the Japanese convoy arrives. Get rid of the armored vehicle. The rest are responsible for destroying the Japanese soldiers riding motorcycles. Don't hit the car, but capture the ones alive."
The team members responded, and the special operations team members were divided into two teams. One team continued to move forward, and the other team waited until they were about 50 meters away from the previous team.
He also followed.
Soon after, the Japanese convoy came over. They saw the Japanese cavalry marching on the road, but they didn't pay attention and continued to move forward.
When the Japanese convoy drove over and entered the position between the two guerrillas, two rocket launchers fired rocket launchers at the Japanese armored vehicles with their prepared rocket launchers. They were less than 30 meters away from the Japanese armored vehicle at this time. Two rockets hit the armored vehicle at the same time, directly blowing the armored vehicle into scrap metal.
At the same time, the special operations team members shot at the Japanese on the motorcycles, eliminating them all in an instant.
The special operations team members quickly surrounded the black car and ordered the people inside to come out and surrender in Japanese.
The Japanese soldier in the car hesitated for a moment. The passenger window rolled down first. He threw out the pistol first, then stretched out his head and shouted: "Please don't shoot! We surrender." After that, he slowly said He opened the car door, raised his hands and walked out.
He said: "Please don't shoot! Our brigade commander is in the car."
When the special operations team members heard that they had captured a Japanese brigade commander, they became happy and ordered the people in the car to come out and surrender.
Soon a Japanese major general got out of the car. He raised his hands high, his face was pale, and his body was shaking involuntarily.
Most of the Japs are tough, and the psychological quality of the officers is even better. The Japanese major general in front of him was so frightened that the special forces team members were a little surprised and immediately cast contemptuous glances at him.
The Japanese Major General was escorted in front of Xu Dalong and others. Li Changshui asked: "Who are you and which army are you from?"
The Japanese major general tried to remain calm, but his trembling legs still revealed his inner fear.
He said: "I am Sangmu Jianyi, the commander of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Yellow Army. Don't kill me!"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "What a big fish! Why do you appear here?"
The reason why Sangmu Jianyi appeared here was not because he wanted to, but because he was forced to do so. Not long ago, he led a large group of troops out of Baoding City and went to Gaobeidian to attack the base area of the Fifth Army Division of the Eighth Route Army. The result was a disastrous defeat. He was worried that it would be dangerous to stay in Baoding City, so he fled directly to Peking to find him. My brother-in-law requested to be transferred back to work at the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Terauchi Shouichi was very angry and helpless about his cowardly brother-in-law. He felt that this guy was just a piece of mud that could not hold up the wall, so he scolded him and asked him to return to Baoding quickly.
Terauchi Shouichi's wife interceded for her brother. Terauchi Shouichi continued to reprimand Kuwaki Kenichi, but told him that the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade had just suffered a defeat and suffered heavy losses. Ordinarily, the North China Front Army should hold him accountable and will The reason why he was dismissed and investigated was just to save his sister's face, and she still asked him to return to Baoding, so that he could avoid being held accountable by his superiors. He also told him that he would stay in Baoding for a while no matter what, and in a few months, he would try to transfer Sang Mu Jianyi back to work in the government agency.
Sang Mu Jianyi was helpless and had to return to Baoding obediently.
On the way, he was worried that he would be attacked by the Eighth Route Army, so he specially asked for an armored vehicle from the North China Front Army to protect himself. As a result, he happened to meet Xu Dalong and others.
The interrogation went very smoothly. Basically, Sangmu Jianyi cooperated with everything Xu Dalong and Li Changshui asked.
After interrogating Sang Mu Jianyi, Xu Dalong was there to think about what value this guy had. According to Sangmu Kenichi's account, the Japanese army in Baoding now only has three infantry brigades, one engineering brigade and one heavy supply brigade, as well as more than 300 military police, as well as about 5,000 puppet troops and more than 600 puppet police.
He began to consider the possibility of using Sang Mu Jianyi to capture Baoding City.
Seeing Xu Dalong thinking there, Li Changshui and others did not speak, watching him silently.
When he turned around, Li Changshui asked: "Brother Dalong, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Dalong said: "I am thinking about how to use Sang Mu Jianyi to capture Baoding City."
Li Changshui asked: "How do you plan to use him?"
Xu Dalong said: "According to Sangmu Jianyi's explanation, there are not many Japanese and puppet troops in the city. The troops of the Fifth Army Division plus the cavalry brigade, the special operations brigade, and Li Qiulin's special operations team, in terms of strength, Have the strength to win Baoding City.
The Japanese and puppet troops still have a relatively large number of troops, so a forceful attack will definitely not work. I was wondering if I could use Sangmu Jianyi to move the Japanese and puppet troops out of the city and eat part of it. In other words, they could use mulberry wood to deceive the city gate and catch the Japanese army off guard.
After listening to Xu Dalong's words, Wei Dayong and Li Qiulin were very excited. Baoding is a famous historical city. If you can get it, your trip to Baoding will be worthwhile. They all agreed with Xu Dalong's idea.
Li Changshui has rich experience in underground work. After thinking about it carefully, he shook his head and said: "Sangmu Jianyi's convoy was attacked on the highway. I am afraid that such a big thing cannot be hidden from the Japanese army. Sangmu Jianyi can return safely." Baoding City, his identity is likely to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army.
Even if the Japanese army did not suspect that he surrendered to our army, Sangmu Jianyi was a weakling, and it is estimated that his influence among the Japanese army was very small. The Japanese and puppet troops in the city had just suffered a defeat and knew that there were a large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside the city. In this case, Sangmu Jianyi's influence might not be able to mobilize the Japanese troops out of the city. If we cannot deceive the Japanese and puppet troops out of the city, it will still be difficult to capture Baoding City.
As for what you said about using Sang Mu Jianyi to deceive the city gate, if the Japanese army doesn't trust him, it will be difficult for us to succeed. I always feel like it's not very useful. "
Monk Wei felt that Li Changshui's idea was a bit pessimistic, and he said, "Minister Li, how will you know if you don't give it a try?"
Xu Dalong thought about it carefully and felt that the risk of taking Baoding City was relatively high. There are a large number of Japanese troops stationed in Peiping. If Baoding City cannot be captured in a short period of time, reinforcements will soon arrive. By then, the Eighth Route Army troops attacking the city will be in danger of being surrounded by the enemy.
Besides, the troops of the Fifth Army Division had just fought a big battle, and the troops also needed to rest and recuperate. It would probably be a bit difficult to launch another big offensive campaign.
Thinking of this, he decided to give up the idea of taking Baoding.
He said: "What Minister Li said makes sense. I didn't consider the idea of attacking Baoding mature. I just had the idea of using Sangmu Jianyi. I think my idea is indeed a bit immature, and I no longer consider attacking Baoding. ”
Both Monk Wei and Li Qiulin felt a little regretful, but they still resolutely obeyed Xu Dalong's decision. So there was nothing more to say.
Li Changshui asked: "Brother Dalong, what should we do with this Sangmu Jianyi?"
Xu Dalong asked: "What do you think?"
Li Changshui looked at Sangmu Jianyi and said with some expectation: "Sangmu Jianyi is a brigade commander and a major general of the Japanese army. If nothing else, catching him is a great achievement. How about we put him Take it back and hand it over to your superiors."
Xu Dalong asked: "Leave it to the superior, how do you think the superior will handle it?"
Li Changshui said: "The capture of a Japanese major general brigade commander has a great impact. We should carry out some Zhengzhi and business propaganda to expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army."
Xu Dalong shook his head slightly and said: "I don't think it makes much sense. First of all, Sangmu Jianyi's identity is only a major general brigade leader, and his status is not high. Using him to promote Zheng Zhi will not have much effect. Taking Zheng Ce as a prisoner of our army, I am afraid that he will be educated and released after a while. The value of using him in this way is really too small. "
Li Changshui thought what Xu Dalong said made sense, and he said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Xu Dalong said: "I think we should be more pragmatic. Sanmu Jianyi's own value is not very great, but after all, he is the brother-in-law of Juichi Terauchi, the commander of the North China Front Army, and he was born into a noble family. If you make a fortune from him, you should be able to make a lot of money. A big harvest. If we can extract a large amount of weapons, ammunition and oceans from him, we can provide real help to the Eighth Route Army. Isn't this more valuable than empty propaganda about Zheng Zhi?"
(End of chapter)
