In the second half of the night, Xu Dalong and others had arrived at the Addo River. This is a small river. The deepest part of the river only reaches a person's chest, so it is completely possible to wade on foot.
After arriving at the river, Xu Dalong and others rested in the bushes by the river. Li Qiulin and the squad leader each led a squad of special forces members to quietly cross the Addo River and arrive in front of the fence.
This fence can be said to have a strong blocking effect during the day, but its effect is much worse at night.
Although the Japanese army had a gun tower not far away, due to the lack of electricity, they could not afford so many searchlights. At night, the Japanese sentry on the gun tower could not see clearly what was happening on the fence. At night, because of fear and laziness, they are unwilling and dare not go out to patrol. Only occasionally patrol cars pass by on the road.
In this case, there is no difficulty in breaking down the fence and passing through the blockade. Li Qiulin and the special operations team members quickly tore out two large holes in the fence wall and got out.
An hour later, Li Qiulin and the squad leader came back with the special operations team members. After seeing Xu Dalong, they only said: "It's all solved. Let's go."
Xu Dalong didn't ask any more questions, and then asked Mr. Chen and Secretary Chen to get through the big hole in the fence. They crossed the road and continued on.
When he just crossed the fence, Secretary Chen was still very nervous. He looked around, fearing that he would suddenly encounter Japanese and puppet troops. But everything was so peaceful, and as he gradually moved away from the road, he felt completely relieved.
Secretary Chen was very curious about what happened not long ago and asked a special operations team member who went on a mission with Li Qiulin what they had just done.
The team member told him that after Li Qiulin and others passed through the fence, they went to the two gun towers at both ends and took them down quietly, eliminating all the Japanese and puppet personnel inside without firing a single shot. This group of guys is also in trouble. If this fence was not set up and the special forces were allowed to pass, these Japanese and puppet personnel would not have died violently.
They captured two gun towers in such a short period of time and eliminated all the Japanese and puppet personnel inside. It was thrilling to think about such a thing, but the special forces members did not take it seriously at all. Xu Dalong asked repeatedly They didn't even bother to ask, which shows how common such actions are for these special forces members.
This made Secretary Chen so impressed that even Mr. Chen deeply felt the power of the special team.
The Japanese squadron leader led his troops through the blockade established by the Korean and British troops, quietly came to the outside of Yangon City, and then prepared to sneak into Yangon City with the support of the Japanese spy team. According to information provided by the spy team, Xu Dalong and Mr. Chen did not go out after entering the Yunnan Army's office in Yangon. So we decided to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
According to Xu Dalong's reminder, Long Yingyuan had already made preparations to defend against the Japanese surprise attack. Not only did he deploy troops in and around the office, but he also specially transferred troops from the Second Division Guard Battalion to greet the British and Fruit Army garrisons. Even the military unified working group participated in the operation to prepare for Japanese sneak attacks.
The spy team sent by Tanaka has just entered Yangon City. They have no foundation and it is difficult to provide a hiding place for the Japanese advance team that comes to attack. They could only rent a courtyard in the city in advance, then let the advance team disguise themselves, enter the city in batches, and then gather at their rented place.
The military command working group was quite experienced in interrogating suspicious persons. Under their auspices, some troops were deployed to guard various traffic arteries. Seeing this scene, some members of the advancing team had no choice but to give up entering the city.
Only less than 20 people actually sneaked in, including the squadron leader. After they met with the Japanese intelligence team in the city, the intelligence team leader Yamahara saw that there were only a dozen of them and the weapons they brought in were only six bastard boxes. He seemed very disappointed and suggested that the squadron leader give up the sneak attack.
However, the squadron leader was a fanatical militarist, the kind of person who would never look back until he hit the southern wall. He insisted on continuing to launch raids on the Yunnan Army's offices.
Yamahara had no choice but to send a telegram to Section Chief Tanaka for instructions.
The squadron leader disagreed. He said it was not necessary. Even if he asked for instructions, Colonel Takakura and Section Chief Tanaka would support him in doing so.
Shan Yuan was very helpless. At the beginning, he did not want to hurt the pride of the squadron leader and did not question his ability. Seeing his persistence, he said: "Shimada-kun, Xu Dalong's special forces team is extremely powerful in combat, and there are more than 30 people. In addition, there are a large number of enemy troops in the city. With just you people, I'm afraid It is difficult to succeed. I suggest you cancel this operation, or find a way to gather all your people in the city and start the operation again."
The squadron leader was already irritated at this moment. He was very insistent and said: "No matter how powerful Xu Dalong's special forces are, they can't compare to my loyal and brave Huang Army soldiers. Although they are large in number, there are still a large number of enemy troops in the city. Of course we are not our opponents. But if we are prepared to take a surprise action, if we catch them off guard, we may succeed."
Yamahara said: "But once we take action, our identity will be exposed. Even if we complete the mission, it will be very difficult to safely exit the city."
The squadron leader's eyes were firm and he said proudly: "Shanhara-kun, you don't have to worry about me and my loyal and brave Huang Army soldiers. We have long been prepared to sacrifice our lives for Tian Huang Bixia, and we have no intention of going back alive. For Tian Huang Bixia, for the sake of the Yellow Army of Japan, would be willing to destroy all of them, but also to get rid of Xu Dalong, a vicious enemy of the Japanese Empire."
Facing the squadron leader's decisive attitude, Shan Yuan stood in awe. He stood up, bowed deeply to the squadron leader, and said, "In that case, I wish you success."
Although the squadron leader decided to take the risk, he was not a reckless man. He believed that it would be difficult to succeed with only a dozen men and six short guns. The first thing he had to do was get a weapon. He asked Yamahara for help in this regard.
Shan Yuan's intelligence officers have relatives in the city and are familiar with the situation in the city. They entered the city before the troops and learned more about the situation. Shan Yuan suggested that the squadron leader give him another two days to send an intelligence team to find out the situation inside the Yunnan Army Office. At the same time, solve the problem of weapons.
Although the squadron leader was eager to take action, he also knew that he could not act recklessly, so he agreed to Shan Yuan's request and asked them to prepare first before taking action.
Just when the Japanese advance team was plotting a sneak attack on the Yunnan Army Office, Long Yingyuan also formulated corresponding countermeasures with the cooperation of the military unification working group.
They believed that since a Japanese advance team had sneaked into the city, the target must be the Yunnan Army's office. Yangon City has a population of hundreds of thousands. It is very difficult to find those members of the Japanese advance team in the huge crowd. Simply create opportunities for them to attack the Yunnan Army's offices. Long Yingyuan and others were prepared to wait and see and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
For this reason, they once again adjusted their preventive measures, taking measures to tighten internally and loosen externally on the Yunnan Army Office and surrounding areas, making it appear that they were not taking precautions, creating opportunities for the Japanese advance team to raid the Yunnan Army Office.
Based on this arrangement, Long Yingyuan and the military unification working group simply relaxed the inspection of traffic arteries and even removed checkpoints, allowing Japanese troops hiding outside the city to sneak into the city. This idea came from Long Yingyuan. He thought that a Japanese army was coming. If he only attacked the Japanese advancing troops who stayed in the city, he would only be able to eat part of them. The remnants of the Japanese advancing troops wandering outside the city, Still a big problem. Simply create conditions for them all to enter the city and give them a pot of food.
The Japanese intelligence team was very happy to see that the Yunnan army had relaxed its vigilance. They were worried about lack of manpower, and this problem was solved.
Shan Yuan returned to his residence, found the squadron leader, and asked him to send someone to follow the intelligence team out of the city and bring all the members of the advance team who stayed outside into the city. This time even weapons were brought in.
The military unified working group has been paying close attention to the activities in the city. When they found suspicious people sneaking into the city, they quietly followed them and discovered the hiding place of the Japanese advance team. They immediately reported the situation to Long Yingyuan.
Long Yingyuan changed his original strategy and decided to take action before the enemy and annihilated the Japanese advancing team in one fell swoop.
That evening, Shan Yuan prepared a sumptuous dinner for the members of the advancing team. They had decided to sneak attack the Yunnan Army's office at ten minutes past midnight.
At half past one in the evening, members of the advancing team quietly gathered in the yard.
Shan Yuan accompanied the squadron leader for pre-war mobilization. For the sake of confidentiality, the squadron leader did not say any mobilization words, but walked to the team, passed in front of each soldier, and shook hands with those soldiers. The squadron leader was always very majestic, and the soldiers were in awe of him. The squadron leader's act of being so close moved the soldiers deeply. Although they didn't make a sound, they looked at the squadron leader with grateful eyes. They were all determined to die and prepared to fight.
At this moment, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and a member of the Japanese intelligence team shouted breathlessly: "Your Excellency, team leader, it's bad, we are surrounded." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound behind him. There was gunfire, and the Japanese agent was shot in the back and fell to the ground.
The squadron leader was taken aback and hurriedly ordered: "Get ready to fight." The Japanese soldiers quickly spread out to seize the available terrain around them and prepare for battle.
At this moment, the outside of the yard suddenly became brighter, and countless car headlights shone over. The squadron leader hid by the gate and looked out. Although his eyes were blinded by the light, he could still see densely packed enemy soldiers in the light and shadow of the car lights. They were literally surrounded.
It was Long Yingyuan who surrounded them. The innermost part of the troops he led was his guard camp. Outside the guard camp was a reinforced battalion of the 38th Division of the Guo Army. There were also a large number of policemen and even some British soldiers numbered more than 1,400.
Long Yingyuan did not immediately order the troops to attack because they wanted to evacuate the surrounding people urgently to avoid accidental injuries.
Shan Yuan and the squadron leader knew that they were surrounded and it was impossible to force a breakout. The only way was to capture some hostages quickly. So they sent soldiers out to arrest people.
However, Long Yingyuan had already made careful preparations. A large number of Yunnan soldiers had already quietly hidden in various alleys, and many people climbed onto the roofs. The Japanese soldiers were beaten back as soon as they showed their heads. It was impossible to go out and capture the hostages. (End of chapter)
