The Japanese army did not expect that the battle would turn out like this. The Japanese army had suffered more than half its casualties. The troops were very tired, had low morale, and were seriously short of ammunition. They were unable to withstand the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army. They were quickly overwhelmed by the Eighth Route Army's two regiments, the advance detachment and the reserve group, and fell into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese army was still very tenacious. Although their troops were divided into several pieces, they still fought on their own and resisted desperately. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting took place everywhere on the battlefield.
In order to annihilate the enemy troops as soon as possible, even Xu Dalong directly jumped into the battle. Holding a shell gun in his hand, he took the lead and continuously knocked down the Japanese soldiers who came up to him.
When the special operations team members saw Xu Dalong rushing ahead, they were all anxious. They shouted and rushed forward, blocking Xu Dalong with their bodies.
Xu Dalong had no choice but to take up his sniper rifle and kill every Japanese officer and soldier he could see on the battlefield.
Ding Wei also knew that this battle was related to whether the Funiu Mountain Military Division could gain a foothold in this area, so he personally led the guard company into the battle.
Encountering such a battle, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie would fight with the enemy with broadswords, but Ding Wei was similar to Xu Dalong, too lazy to fight with the Japanese with bayonets, and kept calling the Japanese soldiers with shell guns.
The brutal battle lasted for an hour and a half, and in the end the Japanese 44th Brigade was completely annihilated.
Although the Eighth Route Army also suffered heavy casualties in this battle, with more than 100 casualties in the advance detachment, and more than 4,000 casualties among the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers in the Funiu Mountain Military Division and county team members, such sacrifices were still worth it. .
After this battle, the Japanese army was temporarily unable to continue attacking the Funiu Mountain base area. This also bought valuable time for the consolidation and development of the Funiu Mountain base area, thus laying the foundation for the Eighth Route Army to create a large-scale base area in central and southern Henan. .
After annihilating the Japanese 44th Brigade, Xu Dalong and Ding Wei did not allow the troops to rest and recuperate. They launched a series of violent attacks in the areas surrounding the base area, capturing four more county towns in one go, and destroying the basic organizations of the Japanese and puppets. , which expanded the base area created by the Funiu Mountain Military Division to eight counties, establishing a bridgehead for the entry of the main forces of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region.
Due to the continuous capture of four county towns, Xu Dalong and others seized a large amount of Japanese and puppet property. Ding Wei knew that he had taken advantage of Xu Dalong and the others, and felt a little sorry. Among the captured oceans, he gave 200,000 to Xu Dalong.
So far, the task of the advance detachment has been completed. Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others said goodbye to Ding Wei and the leaders of the Funiu Mountain Military Division, and embarked on the road back to the Mawu Mountain base area.
As soon as Xu Dalong and others left the Funiu Mountain Military Division Headquarters, the Chief of Staff himself caught up with them on a fast horse.
When he saw Xu Dalong, he took out the telegram sent by the commander and gave it to Xu Dalong.
The content of the telegram is that the 26th Army of the Guo Army is fighting the main force of the Japanese army in the direction of Nanyang. It is learned that the Eighth Route Army has established the Funiu Mountain Military Division and has eaten the Japanese 44th Brigade. It is hoped that the Eighth Route Army can attack Nanyang City and open up the route to Guo. liaison between military units.
The reason why the telegram was not sent directly to Xu Dalong was because Commander Sir thought that Xu Dalong and others were now with Ding Wei and the others, and the content of the telegram also involved the Funiu Mountain Military Division, so he sent the telegram to Ding Wei.
The chief of staff came here to ask Xu Dalong to go back and discuss together how to implement the instructions from his superiors.
Xu Dalong already knew the battle situation in this area well and said: "Our army cannot attack Nanyang City. Let alone the large number of Japanese troops gathered in the south of Nanyang City. We cannot compete with our current strength. Even if we can successfully annihilate some The Japanese army has opened up the connection with the 26th Army of the Fruit Army, and our Eighth Route Army has become a barrier for the 26th Army, which is equivalent to blocking bullets for them. This kind of thing must not be done.
Isn't this a good situation now? The Fruit Army and the Eighth Route Army jointly shared the pressure of the Japanese army, which reflected the true cooperation between the two armies and jointly resisted the war. "
The reason Xu Dalong said this was because he knew the Fruit Army in the Henan direction very well. The top commander of the Fruit Army in the Henan direction was the famous Tang Nanbo. This guy was notorious and had never been active in fighting the Japanese army, but he would never show mercy when fighting against the Eighth Route Army. This guy is extremely selfish. Not to mention expecting them to help the Eighth Route Army, he has always refused to save the same Fruit Army troops.
This guy is very cruel. His troops are undisciplined and their behavior is worse than that of a bandit. The people hated them so much that they called them the four major disasters: "water, drought, locusts, and soup".
Xu Dalong could conclude that Tang Nanbo was harboring evil intentions by asking for help from the Eighth Route Army and inciting the Eighth Route Army to attack Nanyang. Once the Eighth Route Army fights the main force of the Japanese army, his 26th Army of the Fruit Army will definitely take the opportunity to withdraw from the battlefield and betray the Eighth Route Army's flanks to the Japanese army. Such pig teammates who specialize in cheating have nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army.
The reason why the chief of staff came over in person was because he had discussed with Ding Wei and hoped that Xu Dalong could continue fighting in this area.
After hearing Xu Dalong's analysis, the chief of staff thought it was reasonable and gave up the idea of attacking Nanyang.
He said: "How should Officer Sling respond?"
Xu Dalong said: "You, the Funiu Mountain Military Division, should leave this matter alone. I will immediately send a telegram to Commander Sling and report to him the situation here." After that, he took the advance detachment and continued on his way back to Shanxi. journey.
After receiving the telegram from Xu Dalong, Commander Sir thought it was reasonable. He said to the chief of staff: "Xu Dalong still sees far. We almost fell into the trap of that guy Tang Nanbo."
The chief of staff said: "Xu Dalong is Xu Dalong. This is a rare talent. The Henan direction is the main direction of the current development of our military region. There is a lack of a commander to control the overall situation. Do you think you can keep Xu Dalong there?"
Commander Sir shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. Xu Dalong should return to Shanxi and play a greater role."
The chief of staff asked: "How to reply to the request from the Guojun?"
The commander said: "Isn't this simple? The Funiu Mountain Military Division just fought a big battle and annihilated the Japanese 44th Brigade. The casualties were heavy and the troops need to rest and recuperate. This reason is enough."
The chief of staff smiled knowingly and said, "Well, I will draft a telegram right away, saying that after the Funiu Mountain Army division battle, the loss of troops has exceeded 80% and it is unable to continue fighting. Please arrange the battle plan on your own."
Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others traveled a long way back to the Mawushan Military Division, and Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others held a reception banquet for them.
At the banquet, everyone chatted for a while about Xu Dalong's trip to Henan. Zhao Gang asked with concern: "Captain, how much benefit did you get from going to Henan this time?"
Xu Dalong said: "I just ignored the war and didn't get much oil and water. The total is only 750,000 yuan."
Zhao Gang said with some dissatisfaction: "It's a bit too little. You have gone to more than 1,000 people, and you only brought back such a little harvest. It seems a bit uneconomical."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Old Zhao, you are really acting like a miser now. All you think about is money. They fought several battles there and killed a Japanese brigade. How could they have the time to seize Dayang? You are almost there. Never mind."
Zhao Gang said seriously: "You can't say that. Our arsenal is being expanded, and the health school is about to start. If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, do you know how many oceans it costs? I get up every morning and look at the account books. The head will be bigger. If you don't believe it, then I will command the troops to fight, and you will be the logistics manager.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "When we came out of the Independent Regiment, we already made an agreement. I will only take care of the combat, and you will take care of the logistics. Logistics matters give you a headache, so you deserve it. What does it have to do with me?"
Zhao Gang said: "Old Li, you are just unreasonable. They got more than 700,000 yuan this time. Your harvest has been too little recently. You went out to fight several battles, and you got back less than 300,000 yuan in total. Wan Dayang. I really don’t know how you became a sergeant?"
Li Yunlong said helplessly: "We have beaten the little devils around us several times. They are too poor. Even if I want to rob them, I have to be talented."
Zhao Gang ignored him and said to Xu Dalong, "Has Minister Zhang sent you a telegram?"
Xu Dalong said: "I didn't receive his telegram."
Zhao Gang said: "Fortunately, this time he didn't ask for money."
As soon as he finished speaking, the communications staff came over with a telegram.
He saluted Li Yunlong and others and said, "Commander, Commissioner Zheng, and Minister Zhang sent a telegram asking the team leader if they are back?"
After Zhao Gang heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Yunlong said dissatisfied: "This guy Zhang Wanhe is just a bastard, stingier than Lao Zhao."
Zhao Gang glared at Li Yunlong and said, "Old Li, you are going too far. When you talk about Zhang Wanhe, you just talk about Zhang Wanhe. Why did you bring me along again?"
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, if Zhang Wanhe reaches out for money again this time, just ignore him and just say that you went to Henan and got a total of 100,800 and 80,000. I think these three melons and two dates are worth it." Zhang Wanhe still had the nerve to speak."
Everyone was discussing how to use the ocean that Xu Dalong and the others brought back this time, and the communications staff came again.
He took the telegram and said to Xu Dalong: "Captain, this telegram is from northern Shaanxi and is addressed to you."
Xu Dalong was a little confused. He basically had no contacts in northern Shaanxi. If there was anyone he knew well, it was the former head of the Chongqing Underground Party Office. Maybe this telegram was sent by him.
Sure enough, this telegram was really sent by this leader.
After reading the contents of the telegram, Xu Dalong's head grew bigger.
The person in charge of the Chongqing office sent a telegram to Xu Dalong this time, also to ask for money. He said that northern Shaanxi had purchased a batch of materials from abroad, mainly medical equipment and communication tools, which required 200,000 meters of gold. Now the northern Shaanxi side It's very difficult. I hope Xu Dalong can find a way to help them solve it.
Xu Dalong handed the telegram to Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others for circulation. After reading it, everyone was dumbfounded.
Xu Dalong and the others brought back a total of 750,000 yuan this time. Although they said they would not give it to Zhang Wanhe, they had to hand it over. At least 250,000 yuan had to be given to Zhang Wanhe.
The remaining 500,000 yuan is just enough for 200,000 yuan according to the exchange rate of rice gold. Shaanbei asked for money, which there was no way to refuse anyway. In other words, Xu Dalong and the others' trip was in vain, and they couldn't make a penny.
Zhao Gang was very depressed and looked very ugly.
He said: "What should we do? Captain, we agreed at the beginning that you will be responsible for all the funds needed for the expansion of the arsenal. Now there is not even a dime, what do you think we should do?"
Xu Dalong thought carefully for a while and said, "If it doesn't work, I will go to the United States."
Li Yunlong basically had no idea about the United States and asked in confusion: "Brother Dalong, why are you traveling so far? Can you still steal money from them?"
Zhao Gang has a high level of education. Although he doesn't know how Xu Dalong can make money, he also knows that the richest country in the world is the United States. He does understand a truth: if you want to make money, go where there is plenty of money.
If Xu Dalong really had a way to get money from there, it would be much easier than robbing the little devil.
Zhao Gang said: "Captain, what are your specific thoughts? Tell us."
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "I can't say anything here. I have to go there and make plans based on the local conditions. Well, I will go to the Taihang Mountains tomorrow and report to Commander Sling in person."
The next morning, Xu Dalong came to the military region headquarters. He first reported to the chief of staff the relevant circumstances of the trip to Henan, and also reported the former head of the Chongqing office asking for 200,000 meters of gold.
This person in charge turned out to be Siring's old chief. Siring respected him very much and was very happy to be able to serve the old chief.
He asked Xu Dalong if there was any difficulty in getting 200,000 meters of gold.
Xu Dalong said there was no problem. He could directly exchange the ocean for 200,000 meters of gold and give it to the chief.
Officer Si Ling was very pleased, and at the same time he was happy that the old leader valued Xu Dalong so much.
Xu Dalong said that he wanted to go to the United States and earn some foreign exchange for the Eighth Route Army.
Officer Sling did not answer him immediately, but looked at him cautiously.
Officer Sling asked: "Do you know anything about the United States? Have you been to the United States?"
In Mr. Si Ling's impression, Xu Dalong was a farmer born and raised in a mountain village. If he performs so well at home, it can be explained by the fact that he is good at learning and has a smart mind.
But Xu Dalong has never been to the United States and is not familiar with it. Under such circumstances, it is incredible to go there to earn foreign exchange.
Xu Dalong had already thought about how to explain to the commander. (End of chapter)
