The second and third battalions, led by regimental commanders, Zheng Wei and Wei Dayong, used the night to bypass the Japanese and puppet army strongholds in front, and ambush between Yuzhong County and the Japanese and puppet army strongholds, responsible for ambush the Japanese and puppet army reinforcements.
The battle plan was formulated. As for the specific battle, Xu Dalong, Wei Dayong and others believed in the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters of the Third Regiment. They only stipulated the framework of the battle and did not interfere too much with the specific details.
The deputy director of education brought the students out this time to let them participate in actual combat. He first explained the combat plan to the students, and then the captain of each student team led the students to follow the troops of the regiment. In order to protect these students, it is stipulated that the students only conduct battlefield observations and do not have to directly participate in the battle. The purpose is to let them feel the atmosphere on the battlefield.
After all preparations were completed, the troops set off separately.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, all ministries arrived at their designated locations. Chief of Staff Xu led the first battalion to launch an attack on two Japanese and puppet army strongholds.
At 5:50, an infantry squadron and a company of the Japanese and puppet troops in Yuzhong City came by car for reinforcements. These Japanese troops had been confronting the regiment of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side for a long time, and they did not take them seriously at all. Therefore, their vigilance was extremely low. They marched arrogantly along the way, without even sending out guard posts, and ended up diving in. Ambush Circle.
Wei Dayong and the special operations team took the lead in firing, killing the car drivers at the front and rear of the Japanese convoy. The Japanese army was blocked on the highway and unable to advance or retreat. Then the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who were ambushing on both sides of the road used fierce firepower to severely attack the Japanese and puppet troops on the road. They had a large number of troops and powerful firepower, and soon defeated the Japanese and puppet troops until they basically lost their combat effectiveness.
The regiment leader and Commissioner Zheng were very excited, and each led a battalion of troops to charge towards the Japanese army. The battle went very smoothly, and it only took 25 minutes in total from the start to the end of the battle. In this battle, a Japanese infantry squadron and a puppet company, totaling 375 people, were wiped out, and all their weapons and equipment were seized.
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army fought a beautiful ambush battle. Everyone was extremely excited and their morale was extremely high. According to the pre-made combat plan, Wei Dayong and Zhu Guangzhao led the special operations team members in a military vehicle and drove first to the direction of Yuzhong County. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, some in cars and some on foot, rushed towards the county seat.
Wei Dayong and others disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and drove to the gate of the county. The puppet troops guarding the gate let them into the city without asking any questions. As soon as Wei Dayong and others entered the city, they launched an attack on the puppet troops defending the city and took control of the city gate.
The regiment leader led the officers and soldiers of the reinforced company to arrive in trucks and expanded the control area. The main forces of the Japanese and puppet troops in the city have all left the county, leaving only a few dozen gendarmerie, puppet police, and a small number of Japanese and puppet troops who stayed behind. When the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived, Wei Dayong and the regiment leader had already led the Eighth Route officers and soldiers who entered the city to capture the entire county. When Commissioner Zheng led a large force into the city, the regiment leader had already led the soldiers to seize the loot in the city.
The officers and soldiers of the third regiment did not expect to be able to capture the county seat, and they were all very happy. They seized Japanese and puppet assets in the city and carried out anti-Japanese propaganda. Three hours later, they evacuated the county as planned.
The cadets of the school participated in these two wonderful battles. The battles went extremely smoothly. There were basically no casualties among the cadets. They were all very excited. Like other Eighth Route officers and soldiers, they happily carried the captured supplies and marched with great strides. . Although he had gone through continuous battles, he didn't feel tired at all.
After the battle started, the deputy education director, Director Li, Staff Officer Gao, Xu Dalong and others also came to the forward position, waiting for news from Wei Dayong and the regiment leader.
Xu Dalong was not worried at all about the outcome of the battle, but the Deputy Education Director, Director Li and others were worried. After all, they had brought a large number of students to the battlefield. They were afraid that if the battle did not go smoothly, it would cause a large number of casualties among the students. There is no way to explain it to the school.
When they saw Wei Dayong and the regiment leader returning safely with the officers, soldiers and trainees of the Eighth Route Army, they were not only relieved, but also ecstatic. This battle was really fought beautifully. Not only did they eat up the Japanese reinforcements, but they also captured a county town and captured a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various supplies. This is undoubtedly a brilliant victory.
Since there are no more reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet troops, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the cadets of the military academy can calmly deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in the two strongholds.
As for how to attack fixed strongholds, Xu Dalong and Wei Dayong don't need to worry about it. Zhu Guangzhao and the special operations team members will then provide on-site teaching.
Zhu Guangming and the special operations team members randomly selected a company, organized the soldiers into squad units, blocked the firing ports on the enemy's bunkers and gun towers, and used mortars to destroy the enemy's gun towers and bunkers with horizontal fire.
The Japanese and puppet troops originally relied on strong gun towers and bunkers to take advantage of them during the battle. Unexpectedly, they were now blocked inside and passively being beaten. As the artillery towers and bunkers were continuously destroyed, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army stormed into the stronghold with one charge and quickly annihilated them all.
After taking this stronghold, Zhu Guangzhao led the special forces team to another stronghold. They also randomly selected a company. In order to save time, they first used a rocket launcher they brought to destroy the two bunkers under the gun tower. Then, using the same tactics, the soldiers were divided into groups to block the enemy's firing holes.
This time they no longer used rocket launchers or mortars. Instead, they led the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to approach the enemy's gun tower with skillful tactical moves under the cover of fire, and directly threw grenades into the enemy's gun holes. The battle ended soon.
This actual combat exercise ended successfully, and the teachers and students of the school have gained a lot. The instructors felt that their teaching standards had improved, and the students were full of confidence in going to the front lines and carrying out guerrilla warfare in the future.
The commanders of the third regiment deeply felt their differences through this battle, and the three commanders sincerely admitted their mistakes. However, the three of them did not feel depressed, because this time they actually fought a beautiful victory and seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various supplies. This harvest made them very satisfied.
The three commanders of the Third Regiment were very grateful to Xu Dalong and others. They held a banquet for Xu Dalong and others and the students of the school, and lined up to see them off.
After completing their teaching mission in northern Shaanxi, Xu Dalong, Wei Dayong and others said goodbye to the school and prepared to return to the base area. The school was very grateful to Xu Dalong and others and held a grand farewell party for them.
The deputy director of education said with emotion: "Comrade Xu Dalong, your teaching activities this time have greatly helped improve the teaching level of the school. The majority of students are very yearning for your base area, and they have asked to work in the Mawushan base area. Many of them The students who were not approved were very disappointed, and some even shed tears. It seems that your place is more attractive." After he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.
The reason why Xu Dalong was willing to come to the school was because he was thinking about these graduating students. The students in the school are of high quality, and they are all valuable to the construction of the troops in the Mawushan Military Division.
Xu Dalong took advantage of the deputy education director's happiness and asked: "Our troops there are expanding too fast and we are in urgent need of excellent grassroots commanders. Please also ask the education director to give us more students for the sake of the hard work."
Xu Dalong has been in contact with the deputy director of education these days and feels that this person is considerate and easy to talk to. He originally thought he could get a few more students from him.
Unexpectedly, the deputy education director shook his head like a rattle and said: "Comrade Xu Dalong, originally we planned to send some students to your base area. But the troops in your base area are really too strong. This shows that you have trained your own Cadres have strong abilities. Sending students from the school to you is just the icing on the cake. They should be supplemented by other units that are even more lacking in commanders. Therefore, there will be a reduction in the quota originally allocated to you. Go halfway, I hope you can understand this."
After hearing this, Xu Dalong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said with a smile: "Chief Education Officer, you are really not a friend enough. You are looking forward to employing people, not backward to use others. This is a bit too much."
The deputy director of education did not take it seriously, and laughed and said: "You might as well just say that I am trying to kill the donkey." Then he said seriously: "The teaching conditions of the school are limited, and we hope that each army can cultivate its own backbone. You guys The Mawushan Military Division has done a very good job. Our school has limited conditions and cannot train so many students. We really hope that all the units of the Eighth Route Army can train a large number of outstanding combat cadres like you. In that case, our Eighth Route Army It’s easier to grow.”
Xu Dalong expressed his understanding of the deputy education chief's selflessness.
He smiled and said: "Chief Superintendent, I respect your decision and admire your attitude of taking the overall situation into consideration and being serious and responsible. I can learn such excellent qualities from you. This trip to Cornell University will be a great success for me." It’s a worthwhile trip.”
The director of education was very satisfied with Xu Dalong's attitude and said with a smile: "Comrade Xu Dalong, in order to express my apology, I will pay for you and the comrades from the special operations brigade to see you off today."
Xu Dalong declined, but when the principal insisted, he had no choice but to accept.
The deputy director of education set up a banquet in a restaurant near the school and entertained Xu Dalong and others, accompanied by Staff Officer Gao. The banquet was very sumptuous. Xu Dalong estimated that the expense of this banquet would probably eat up the deputy director of education's allowance for a year.
He couldn't bear it, so he secretly ordered Zhu Guangzhao to settle the bill. Unexpectedly, the deputy director of education had already been on guard against this, and had already paid for the food and drinks in advance.
When Xu Dalong was lamenting the generosity of the deputy director of education, he noticed that the smile on Staff Officer Gao's face was a little strange. Xu Dalong suddenly felt that something was wrong, as if he had fallen into the trap of the deputy director of education.
Sure enough, the deputy director of education said: "Comrade Xu Dalong, you have also visited our school. The conditions are really poor. I always want to expand the school and improve the teaching conditions so that we can cultivate more outstanding students." students came. However, the school's funds were really tight. We applied to our superiors many times, but the superiors were also very difficult and could not come up with funds.
I've already asked about it. Among our Eighth Route Army troops, the one who can make the most money is you, Captain Xu. Your Mawushan Military Division has a lot of money, can you help Cornell University solve some of its funding problems? "
Xu Dalong looked confused and looked at Staff Officer Gao. Staff Officer Gao quickly waved his hand to indicate that the idea had nothing to do with him.
Xu Dalong couldn't save face. He also respected the deputy director of education very much. He knew that he was dedicated to serving the public, so he decided to help.
He said: "Chief of Education, you can ask me to help provide funds, but you have to agree to one condition."
The deputy director of education burst out laughing when he heard this. He said solemnly: "Comrade Xu Dalong, as long as you are willing to provide funds for Cornell University, let alone one condition, I will agree to ten or a hundred."
Xu Dalong said: "My condition is very simple, that is, I will treat you to this meal."
The deputy education director laughed loudly after hearing this and thought Xu Dalong was very cute. At this time, he was a little embarrassed and said: "Let's do this. The number of students originally scheduled to be sent to your Mahushan Military Division will no longer be reduced for you. They will be sent to you according to the original standards."
Xu Dalong was very happy and expressed his gratitude to the deputy director of education. After saying that, he took out a money order of 100,000 oceans and gave it to the deputy director of education on the spot, and promised to provide the same amount of funds to the school every year in the future.
The deputy director of education was very happy and thanked him profusely. When he saw that Xu Dalong could take out 100,000 yuan, he said with emotion: "Everyone says that you, Xu Dalong, are rich, but I didn't expect you to be so rich. I regret it now because I asked you for too little." He couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
Xu Dalong and others were about to return to the base area. Staff Officer Gao, Deputy Director of Education, Director Li and others all went to the airport to see them off.
Staff officer Gao said to Xu Dalong: "The comrade in charge specifically asked me to tell you that as the victory of the Anti-Japanese War approaches, the domestic struggle situation has become more and more complicated. In the future, there is no special need, so don't go to Guotou District again. . You are an outstanding cadre of the Eighth Route Army, and you must protect your own safety. The comrade in charge also specifically stated that if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can report directly to him."
After hearing this, Xu Dalong felt warm in his heart and said with some excitement: "Advisor Gao, please tell the comrade in charge that I will definitely keep his teachings in mind, preserve myself, eliminate the enemy, and make more contributions to the Eighth Route Army." ( End of this chapter)
