Li Zhiguo said: "Sir, please rest assured, Su Mei is the pride of our Nanjing Station, and I will never bury her contribution.
Lin Zhongmin also said: "I will report the matter to my boss in detail when I go back, and I will definitely promote Lieutenant Su Mei to a higher rank."
Li Zhiguo and Lin Zhongmin were anxious to send two important boxes back to the military headquarters, so they said goodbye to Xu Dalong and others.
Su Mei and Xu Dalong have been getting along for several days, and they are already very familiar with each other. It was about to say goodbye to Xu Dalong, but I actually felt reluctant to part with him.
On the way back to Nanjing, Lin Zhongmin, Li Zhiguo, and Su Mei rode in the same car.
Lin Zhongmin noticed Su Mei's gloomy expression and thought to himself: "Beautiful women love heroes. It is normal for a figure like Xu Dalong to attract beautiful women. Su Mei, a great beauty, will probably have a lot of trouble in the future." He had also heard about what happened between Chu Yun'er, Lin Xueying and Xu Dalong, and gently shook his head.
In order to thank the New Fourth Army for their help, Xu Dalong, Wei Monk, Zhu Guangming and others stayed. He planned to stay for another month to help the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army develop and grow.
The base areas of the 12th Detachment are scattered in the rural and mountainous areas of eight counties centered on Taichang County. The current number of troops is more than 1,200, but the troops are very scattered.
The first and second brigades with stronger combat effectiveness are the main force of the 12th detachment, with about 600 people. Their weapons and equipment are relatively backward, with a total of more than 400 guns, and each gun only has an average of eight rounds of ammunition. Moreover, the two brigades are divided into different regions, making it difficult to gather together to fight together.
The situation of the third and fourth brigades is even worse. They can basically be regarded as militia teams.
The reason why the situation is like this is mainly because the area is a land of plenty, with good water and land transportation conditions. The enemy situation is much more serious than in the north. Important cities, counties, and larger towns are all under the control of the Japanese and puppets. .
The activities of the New Fourth Army were restricted to mountainous and forested areas, and the Japanese and puppet troops strictly blockaded them, making their development very difficult.
When introducing the situation, the detachment leader Huang Shuigen was a little ashamed because they had basically not fought a big battle in these years. The biggest result was that they killed an infantry squad of the Japanese army.
This is not because they are incompetent, but because the land and water transportation in this area is very convenient, especially water transportation. The Japanese army has a water patrol brigade with two gunboats, 16 speedboats, and four motorboats. Their own strength is more than 400 people.
Once the battle begins, if the 12th detachment of the New Fourth Army cannot end the battle as soon as possible, these Japanese troops can come for reinforcements at any time. Not only that, they can also use motor sailing boats to carry a squadron of Japanese infantry for reinforcements. The Japanese and puppet troops in surrounding counties and large towns, as well as the Japanese and puppet troops in strongholds, will also come to reinforce, making the activities of the New Fourth Army very difficult.
Xu Dalong listened to the report of the 12th detachment while comparing it on the map, and quickly found a way to break the deadlock.
Xu Dalong pointed to a spot on the map and said, "Let's attack here first."
When Huang Shuigen, Commissioner Zheng and the Chief of Staff saw the location of Xu Dalong's finger, their eyes lit up, and then their eyes dimmed again.
Huang Shuigan said: "This is a tofu shop town, famous for its production of tofu. If we can capture this place, the activity areas of the first and second brigade of our detachment can be connected together. However, the enemy situation here is very serious. There is a Japanese soldier The infantry squad and a puppet battalion totaled more than 400 troops.
Once the battle begins, the Japanese army can arrive via land reinforcements in two hours, and the Japanese army can arrive by water in one and a half hours. The only one our detachment can gather together is the First Brigade. It may be difficult to capture Tofudian Town. "
Having said this, the three leaders of the 12th detachment all shook their heads.
Seeing them like this, Xu Dalong didn't say anything and just smiled.
Monk Wei said easily: "Aren't there just dozens of Japanese soldiers and hundreds of puppet troops? This matter does not require our captain to take action. A detachment of our special operations brigade can deal with them."
Xu Dalong and Wei Monk came here with only a detachment from Zhu Guangzhao's Third Squadron, a total of 48 people including Xu Dalong and Wei Monk. As soon as his words came out, the three leaders were very embarrassed.
To be honest, they didn't believe that Xu Dalong and others could capture the town of Tofudian with just such a small number of people, and that they could safely evacuate despite the massive reinforcements from the Japanese army.
But it was hard for them to raise questions face to face. After all, Xu Dalong and the others were very good at fighting Japanese soldiers. The Japanese troops they killed were often divided into divisions, which amounted to tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. They couldn't imagine how they were beaten.
Huang Shuigan said cautiously: "Captain Xu, we believe you have this ability. But is this too risky?"
Xu Dalong said: "There are difficulties, but we can find ways to overcome them. I have decided to fight here. Are you willing to go together?"
The leaders of the 12th detachment were also people with blood surnames. When Xu Dalong said this, they were suddenly aroused.
The three of them looked at each other and said firmly: "Resolutely obey the commander's command."
Xu Dalong said: "Well, this matter has been settled. You first send someone to take Captain Wei to see the terrain."
Huang Shuigen immediately said: "Please rest assured, chief, I will personally accompany Captain Wei to survey the terrain."
In the evening, Monk Wei and Huang Shuigen went to survey the terrain together and came back soon.
After dinner, they held a war meeting.
Xu Dalong put forward his own battle plan. The three leaders of the 12th detachment found it incredible that the battle could still be fought like this.
They all felt excited and excited, and immediately notified the direct team of the 12th detachment and the first brigade to assemble, with a total force of 370 people heading to Tofudian Town overnight.
The next morning, Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and hid in a bamboo forest between Tofudian Town and Taichang County.
They connected the telephone line from a telephone pole not far from the bamboo forest and monitored it.
At 10:30 a.m., they cut off the phone line and called the Japanese troops in Tofudian Town.
The call was quickly connected, and the special operations team member responsible for the call asked the person who answered the phone to inform their squad leader. Soon, the Japanese team leader answered the call.
The special operations team members pretended to be Japanese on-duty staff officers in the county and told the Japanese team leader that a Japanese army of about 50 people was going to Yangzhou to perform a mission and would pass through Tofudian Town. They were asked to be responsible for the reception, mainly to provide a meal. lunch.
Listening to the familiar voice on the phone, the Japanese squad leader had no doubts at all, saying that he would definitely do a good job in reception.
11:30 Xu Dalong and others disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and arrived at Tofudian Town.
Seeing that the leader of the team was a Japanese major, the Japanese squad leader was very respectful and said that food and wine had been prepared for them.
Xu Dalong asked the Japanese squad leader to inform the main officers of the puppet army to come and accompany him on the pretext that he wanted to know other conditions in this area. He had something to ask them.
The team leader had no doubts at all and held a banquet in the Japanese barracks. He was accompanied by the Japanese second lieutenant and the puppet army's chief and deputy battalion commander.
At 12:10, when the banquet was in full swing, Xu Dalong and others took action.
The special operations team members killed the Japanese commander on the spot, detained the puppet army's chief and deputy battalion commander, and then launched an attack on the Japanese soldiers who were dining. The Japanese soldiers were caught off guard and had no time to resist, and were quickly wiped out.
When the officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army who were ambushing outside the town heard the sound of gunfire in the town, they rushed out from the hidden bamboo forest and rushed towards the town.
Fierce gunfire rang out from the Japanese barracks, alerting the puppet soldiers in the town. They were very panicked and didn't know what to do.
The New Fourth Army quickly rushed into the town and surrounded the puppet army's barracks.
Xu Dalong asked the captured puppet battalion commander and deputy battalion commander to shout to the puppet soldiers and ask them to hand over their guns and surrender. The puppet troops soon gave up their resistance and the battle ended.
The entire battle took only 25 minutes from beginning to end. A Japanese infantry squad of 62 people and a puppet battalion of 412 people were wiped out, and all their weapons and equipment were seized.
Xu Dalong and others stayed in the town for 40 minutes, went to the maintenance meeting and police station in the town to search for a batch of property, and then returned to their base with the officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment.
In this battle, there were no casualties among the officers and soldiers of the special operations brigade. Only two officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment were slightly injured. In addition to the weapons normally equipped by the Japanese and puppet troops, there was also part of their inventory, including 3 mortars, 248 rounds of artillery shells, and a Type 92 heavyweight. machine guns, one crooked machine gun, 72 Type 38 rifles, six Czech light machine guns, and 543 other various firearms. There are 187,000 rounds of various bullets, as well as a large number of grenades, grenades and other military supplies.
In addition to weapons and ammunition, property was also seized, with a total value of thirty-six thousand oceans.
Xu Dalong and others only replenished some bullets and grenades and took 10,000 yuan. All the rest captured were given to the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army.
This harvest is the largest since the establishment of the 12th Detachment. The leaders of the detachment and the officers and soldiers under them all have a dream-like feeling.
At the celebration banquet, after drinking for a long time, the detachment leader couldn't help but pinch his thigh to confirm that what he had just experienced really happened.
The results of this battle were so great that it was the most beautiful battle since the establishment of the 12th Detachment. The seizure was so rich that all the officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment could be armed, with an average of more than 100 bullets per person, and So many oceans.
Detachment 12 has never been so wealthy. Now everyone feels like a nouveau riche and is full of happiness.
The officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment admired Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and the special forces team members with admiration and were extremely grateful. They didn't know how to express themselves, so they could only toast to Xu Dalong and others.
After destroying Tofudian Town, the connection between the first and second brigade of the 12th detachment was opened. Xu Dalong asked the 12th Detachment to assemble the two brigades to attack the next target of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The next night, Xu Dalong and the special forces members came outside Taichang County and quietly ambush.
Taichang County is built on the water. The Japanese water patrol brigade is stationed outside the east gate of the county, only more than 800 meters away from the city gate. The Japanese gunboats and patrol boats would go out for patrols during the day, and all parked on the docks near the lake at night.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Zhu Guangzhao personally led several special operations team members into the Japanese barracks, eliminated the Japanese sentries, and waved to the outside.
Under the moonlight, the special operations team members and the officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment who had quietly arrived next to the Japanese barracks saw Zhu Guangzhao and others waving to them and ran over quickly. At this time, the door to the Japanese barracks had been opened, and the special operations team members and officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army rushed in.
The battle started soon. Many of the Japanese officers and soldiers in the water patrol brigade were killed in their sleep. Others who were awakened were also in a mess. They ran out without putting on their clothes. There was no time to organize effective resistance. .
The battle lasted less than ten minutes, and all more than 420 Japanese officers and soldiers were wiped out.
Xu Dalong asked the officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment to seize the time to collect the Japanese weapons and ammunition, and then evacuate quickly.
Zhu Guangming led the special operations team members to ambush on the road leading from the barracks to the east gate of the county. Xu Dalong, Wei Monk, and the chief of staff of the 12th detachment led some special forces members to the dock.
The special forces members used grenades to sink a Japanese gunboat as well as the speedboats and motorboats. Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and the chief of staff of the 12th detachment boarded a gunboat and quickly launched the gunboat.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the county heard gunfire and explosions and came to reinforce. Zhu Guangzhao and the special forces team members used 4 machine guns, shell guns, and rifles to fire violently at the Japanese and puppet troops, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops. Had to stop and prepare to organize an attack.
At this moment, a special operations team member ran over and told Zhu Guangzhao to evacuate immediately. Zhu Guangming led the special team members to the pier, got on the patrol boat, and quickly left the pier.
The gains from this battle were also very great. Not only were a large number of weapons and equipment seized, but most importantly, the Japanese water patrol brigade was eaten. The future activities of the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army will be much more convenient.
Under Xu Dalong's suggestion, the 12th Detachment suffered a heavy blow to the Japanese and puppet troops and was unable to pose a major threat to the 12th Detachment in a short period of time.
The 12th Detachment seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to sweep away the small and medium-sized strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops as well as grassroots Japanese and puppet organizations, expanding the 12th Detachment's anti-Japanese base area.
After six days of continuous fighting, more than 1,100 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated, which expanded the base areas of the four brigades of the 12th Detachment a lot, and many places were connected together.
The 12th Detachment became famous, young adults joined the army enthusiastically, and the team expanded rapidly. They still maintain the establishment of four brigades, but the number has expanded to more than 2,800 people, and everyone has weapons in their hands, a large amount of property has been seized, and the economic situation has been greatly improved.
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