The officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron were very angry and immediately launched a counterattack against the Japanese and puppet troops.
The combat effectiveness of the cavalry squadron was very strong. Soon after, the Japanese and puppet troops were defeated and fled towards Plum Blossom Town.
The officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron were willing to let go. They chased closely behind and soon arrived at Plum Blossom Town.
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Army saw the Japanese and puppet troops running past Meihua Town, and they also chased after them.
Just when the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were about to pass, a large number of people from the security group blocked their way again, including many people wearing Guojun uniforms. They refused to let the Eighth Route Army pass despite any words.
The officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron were very angry and accused them of colluding with the Japanese invaders.
A leader of the security group said that the two of them did not help each other and firmly disagreed with the Eighth Route Army passing by.
Although the officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron were very angry, they were a little unsure about the policy, especially when they saw that there were troops of the Guo Army among the other side, so they could not fire on them and had no choice but to withdraw.
The squadron leader of the cavalry squadron returned to the base area and reported to Xu Dalong, Gao Zhiyong and others.
After hearing this, Xu Dalong became furious, stretched out his hand and slapped the table hard, and cursed: "These damn things are helping the Japanese and puppet troops to target the Eighth Route Army. This is sabotaging the anti-Japanese war, and they deserve death. You can't let this happen. They must be resolutely suppressed with thunderous means."
Gao Zhiyong said with some worry: "Detachment leader, the situation here is too complicated. We must be cautious and not give those die-hards an excuse to attack the Eighth Route Army. Do you think you should ask your superiors for instructions?"
Xu Dalong said: "What are you asking for? The superiors don't know the specific situation here. Isn't this passing the responsibility to the superiors? The situation in this area is very serious now. If we don't seize the time to break the deadlock, those guys will take advantage of it. If they want to It is basically impossible to create more bases here. There is no need to ask the superiors for instructions on this matter. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible for it myself."
Monk Wei said: "I agree with the detachment leader's opinion. To deal with these die-hards in Guofu, there is no use arguing with them. They must be solved with thunderous means. If there is a problem, I am willing to bear it with the detachment leader."
Gao Zhiyong is not a timid person. The reason why he raised questions is because Xu Dalong is a famous anti-Japanese hero. He didn't want Xu Dalong to be attacked because of this matter.
Seeing the attitudes of Xu Dalong and Monk Wei, he suddenly became heroic and said: "In this case, I agree with your opinions and share the responsibility with you if any problems arise."
The next morning, Xu Dalong personally led two special operations squadrons and two cavalry squadrons to Meihua Town.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army was coming again, Zhuang Zhixiao sent people to block the way again. Their attitude was very tough and they shouted arrogantly that they would never allow the Eighth Route Army to pass, otherwise they would open fire on the Eighth Route Army.
Xu Dalong had no intention of crossing the road at all. He ordered the guerrillas to set up Type 92 infantry guns and mortars, and machine guns and rifles were also ready to fire, in an siege posture.
Zhuang Zhixiao was not afraid at all. He very arrogantly asked his men to place a grand master's chair on the city wall, sat leisurely on it, and looked at the Eighth Route Army manipulating artillery there with mocking eyes. He believed that the Eighth Route Army was bluffing and did not dare to fire on them.
After completing the preparations for the attack, Monk Wei picked up a large loudspeaker and shouted to Zhuang Zhixiao and others.
Zhuang Zhixiao and others thought that Monk Wei would threaten them and ask them to get out of the way and let the Eighth Route Army pass. Unexpectedly, Monk Wei shouted directly: "People in the town, listen to me. I will give you ten minutes to surrender, otherwise , I will destroy you all.”
Zhuang Zhixiao never imagined that this Eighth Route Army would be so arrogant. At the beginning, he was really a little scared, and he couldn't help but look at a major of the Fruit Army standing aside.
Major Guo Jun said disdainfully: "Mr. Zhuang, don't listen to them. They have discipline on the Eighth Route Army and talk about a united front. They don't have the guts to open fire! They are just bluffing and will fade away in a short while."
Zhuang Zhixiao's heart calmed down and he said: "How can I be afraid of them? There are seven or eight hundred people in my town. Even if they have no discipline, if they dare to open fire on Meihua Town, I will still deal with them."
He really felt confident when he said this. The city wall in Meihua Town is very thick, and he has so many men under his command, so the Eighth Route Army opposite doesn't have much of an advantage. Even if a fight breaks out, he is confident that he will not suffer any loss.
After five minutes passed, Monk Wei reminded the people of Plum Blossom Town every other minute, telling them to cherish this precious time.
Zhuang Zhixiao expected that the Eighth Route Army did not dare to open fire and that this was a bluff. In order to show his arrogance, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Stop showing off. I'll count for you. Ten minutes are up. If you have the ability, just fight."
Xu Dalong was impatient for a long time. He held a sniper rifle in his hand, raised his hand and fired, and the bullet directly hit Zhuang Zhixiao between the eyebrows.
"Boom, boom, boom," the sound of gunshots was the order, and the Eighth Route Army artillery, which had been prepared for a long time, fired fiercely at Meihua Town.
At the same time, the Eighth Route Army used a large number of machine guns and rifles to fire violently at the security group on the city wall and the officers and soldiers blocking the road outside the town!
The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army and the Security Group originally wanted to see the Eighth Route Army's jokes, but they never expected that they would actually dare to open fire. They were beaten to their knees in an instant. The group of guys outside the town were wiped out almost instantly.
The security team in Plum Blossom Town tried to fight back, but was suppressed by the fierce firepower and did not dare to raise their heads. Some desperadoes stuck their heads out and tried to shoot. They were either hit by machine gun bullets or shot dead by snipers. They were beaten so hard that they didn't even have a chance to fight back.
The wall in Meihua Town was indeed thick enough. The Type 92 infantry bombarded it for a while, but the effect was not great. But this was no hindrance. The gate of the town was quickly blasted open, and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army quickly rushed in and started a street fight inside.
Although they were not familiar with the layout of the town, they had rich experience in street fighting and had street fighting weapons such as 82mm recoilless rifles and rocket launchers, and they quickly gained an overwhelming advantage.
The guys from the security team are okay in showing off their power to the common people, but they are trash compared to the special forces members. As for the defeated soldiers of the Guo Army, they were even more cowardly. They were frightened when they saw that the Eighth Route Army dared to open fire.
When the Eighth Route Army stormed into the town, almost no one dared to resist and simply knelt down and surrendered. The battle lasted only 20 minutes and was over.
The capture of Meihua Town also opened the door for the advance detachment to Yushan County. The work of establishing base areas quickly began in the Meihua Town area, and soon an anti-Japanese base area including more than 50 villages was established.
The advance detachment previously seized a large amount of weapons and equipment and helped the underground party in Yushan County establish a county brigade. Gao Zhiyong organized cadres, with the cooperation of the county brigade, to carry out the work of building base areas wherever the advance detachment went.
The situation in Yushan County is indeed very complicated. If taking down Meihua Town is a small trouble, Gaozhuang Town is definitely a big trouble.
A regiment of the Guo Army is stationed in Gaozhuang Town. It is said to be a regiment, but in fact it has only one battalion, about 500 people. The leader of this Guo Army has a high status. He is Ma Xiaoyao, the deputy commander of the 326th Division of the Guo Army. When the main force of the Guo Army retreated, he was inspecting the work below. As a result, the regiment got separated from the main force, so they stayed behind. Gaozhuang Town.
After the Japanese army occupied Yushan County, they did not attack Gaozhuang Town for the time being. Mainly because the main force of the Japanese army is chasing the main force of the Guo army, and the Japanese troops remaining in this area are insufficient.
After this unit of the Guo Army went to Gaozhuang Town, they did not fight against the Japanese army. They have been frightened and do not want to stay here, but they have no way to join the main force now, so they are temporarily staying in Gaozhuang Town.
Although they did not resist the Japanese, they also prevented the underground party from operating in this area. They now knew that the Eighth Route Army had arrived in Zhenping County, and some of them had already entered Yushan County. So Ma Xiaoyao sent troops into the villages around Gaozhuang Town to prevent the Eighth Route Army from moving in this area.
That afternoon, two cadres from the cadre team, accompanied by staff sent by the Yushan County underground party, came to Qingxi Village, not far from Gaozhuang Town, to mobilize the masses.
When they were convening a meeting with the villagers to explain the policies of the Eighth Route Army, a platoon of Guojun soldiers broke into Qingxi Village and drove away the Eighth Route Army work team.
The comrades in the work team argued hard, but were beaten by this group of soldiers from the Fruit Army. The captain of the work team had two ribs broken, and a female member of the team was molested.
After Xu Dalong got the news, he led the main force of the detachment to surround Gaozhuang Town, and then shouted to the town to ask the Guo army in the town to come out and surrender.
As the deputy division commander of the Guo Army, Ma Xiaoyao was very familiar with the policies of the Eighth Route Army. Facing the Eighth Route Army, his attitude was much more arrogant than Zhuang Zhixiao from Meihua Town, and he didn't care at all about the Eighth Route Army's warning. He believed that the Eighth Route Army dared to attack the Plum Blossom Formation, but would never dare to attack Gaozhuang Town.
Xu Dalong never tolerated him, and directly ordered the artillery to fire, and then ordered an attack on Gaozhuang Town.
The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would really dare to attack them, and most of them surrendered. Only the deputy division commander and his security company resisted in the town hall.
Xu Dalong finally gave him another chance to shout for them to surrender quickly.
Ma Xiaoyao was still very arrogant, clamoring to complain to his superiors, saying that the Eighth Route Army sabotaged the war of resistance, and that the Eighth Route Army should be held accountable.
Xu Dalong didn't bother with him and gave an order. The special operations team members surrounding the town hall threw more than a dozen grenades inside.
At this time, the people inside completely stopped, shouting loudly and begging to surrender.
The special operations team members rushed into the town office and quickly brought Ma Xiaoyao to Xu Dalong.
Ma Xiaoyao did not know Xu Dalong. He said very arrogantly: "I protest. You dare to attack the troops of the Guo Army. This is sabotaging the war of resistance. I must file a complaint with my superiors and hold you accountable."
Xu Dalong said: "Okay, just accuse me and see what you can say?"
Ma Xiaoyao saw that Xu Dalong was young and thought he was just an ordinary cadre. He said very arrogantly: "Your military rank is too low and you are not equal to me. Call your commander here and I want to negotiate with him."
Monk Wei said: "This is our commander, Xu Dalong, the captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade."
"What, you are Xu Dalong?" Although Ma Xiaoyao has never dealt with the Eighth Route Army, Xu Dalong's name is familiar to him as a general of the Fruit Army.
He immediately put away his arrogant attitude and said politely: "It turns out to be the famous Chief Xu, disrespectful, disrespectful."
Xu Dalong asked: "What else do you have in mind now? Do you still want to protest?"
Ma Xiaoyao was still a little unconvinced and said: "Sir Xu, I know you are a famous anti-Japanese hero, but our Guo Army is also an anti-Japanese team. You attack the Guo Army, which is sabotaging the war of resistance. Isn't it appropriate for you to do this? "
Xu Dalong asked: "Do you want to sue your superiors for beating you?"
Ma Xiaoyao said: "If you sabotage the war of resistance, of course I will report it to the top."
Xu Dalong said: "Okay, give him the radio station."
The operator immediately brought the radio and placed it in front of Ma Xiaoyao. Then someone found the captured Guojun radio operator.
Xu Dalong said: "You want to send a telegram to accuse? I will give you this opportunity. Send it now." After that, he led people out of the house.
When Ma Xiaoyao saw Xu Dalong's attitude, he suddenly felt unsure. He didn't understand where Xu Dalong's confidence came from?
This made him hesitate. He has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is not a man of his age. He had to calm down and think about the consequences.
He thought about it for a long time and hesitated to send the telegram. He suddenly remembered that he had a fellow countryman who served as a staff officer at the Ninth War Zone Headquarters. Xu Dalong has helped the Ninth War Zone fight many times. This fellow countryman should know Xu Dalong well. So he sent the telegram to him.
His fellow villager quickly sent him a telegram and told him that it was best not to mention this matter again, otherwise, it would be his Ma Xiaoyao who would be the unlucky one.
The fellow countryman carefully analyzed it for him in the telegram. Xu Dalong has close relationships with many senior generals in Guofu, and is even a good friend with the boss of the military commander.
Ma Xiaoyao is a small deputy division commander who is not worthy of attention at all. No one will offend Xu Dalong because of him. On the contrary, in order to maintain the relationship with Xu Dalong, it is very likely that he will deal with him.
Not only that, Xu Dalong is also a world-famous anti-Japanese hero. If he said he did not resist Japan, no one would believe him.
If Ma Xiaoyao accuses Xu Dalong and Xu Dalong accuses him of colluding with the Japanese puppets, most people will believe Xu Dalong instead of Ma Xiaoyao.
(End of chapter)
