Xu Dalong is Xu Dalong, with extremely strong adaptability. When he received the telegram from Long Yingyuan, he knew that his whereabouts had been exposed. He immediately imagined what kind of strategy the Japanese army would adopt, and it was easy to judge that when the Japanese army discovered that the blockade had been destroyed, the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely encircle this area. All he has to do now is get out of this area quickly.
He changed his strategy and no longer led the team to walk in the mountains and forests. In this case, the speed would be too slow. The Japanese army had radio stations and walkie-talkies, and was able to encircle the area in a very short period of time. It was impossible to escape from the encirclement with only two legs. After understanding this, Xu Dalong decisively led the team out of the forest, found the nearest road, and hid on the roadside.
In front of Xu Dalong and others is a simple road. Due to the continuous rain, the road has become very muddy. This place is very remote, there are no pedestrians on the road, and there are very few vehicles passing by. Xu Dalong and others waited for more than two hours and finally heard the roar of a car engine in the distance.
Li Qiulin held up his binoculars and looked in the direction where the car appeared. Soon he saw clearly that what was coming were two Japanese military trucks, loaded with soldiers with live ammunition. This is obviously not their goal. He shook his head helplessly and waved his hands to signal the team members not to take action.
Two Japanese trucks rumbled past, and then there was no movement on the road. The special operations team members kept looking at both sides of the road, eager to see through, but no other vehicles were seen.
Xu Dalong knew very well that at this moment, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops should be gathering in this area. Once they set up an encirclement, it would be very difficult to break out. He was now eager to leave the area, secretly praying that other vehicles would come quickly.
Perhaps it was God's wish, and finally the roar of car engines came from the distance again. This time it was still two trucks. Li Qiulin could see clearly. There were several Japanese soldiers standing on the truck in front, and the truck behind There was a lot of supplies loaded on it. He was very happy and immediately ordered the special operations team members to be ready to take action.
The truck finally came. They saw the Japanese soldiers standing on the road and the light machine guns set up on the roadside. They obediently obeyed the other party's orders and stopped the car.
The person sitting in the first car was a Japanese lieutenant. When he saw a Japanese major standing on the roadside, he did not dare to neglect and got out of the car.
He first saluted the Japanese major, who returned the salute and said: "We are a squadron directly under the headquarters of the Fifth Division. We have been ordered to search for anti-Japanese elements here. Which part are you from? Where are you going? "
The Japanese lieutenant took out his ID and said: "Your Majesty, Major, we are from the 19th Regiment's Baggage Brigade, and we have been ordered to deliver supplies to the Yamaguchi Brigade."
The Japanese Major asked: "According to the prescribed time, when will your shipment of supplies arrive? Will you return today? When will you return?"
The Japanese lieutenant felt that the major was a little too lenient, but he still answered the questions he asked.
The Japanese major then asked: "Did you encounter other checkpoints on the way here? Which army set them up?"
The Japanese lieutenant still answered his question, saying that he had encountered two checkpoints on the road, one set up by the puppet troops and one set up by the Japanese army, and reported the location of the checkpoint.
The Japanese Major said: "Ask all your people to get out of the car and undergo inspection."
The Japanese lieutenant was very reluctant, but when he saw the Japanese major's stern face and the ferocious eyes of the Japanese soldiers around him, he could only obey the order and ordered all the people in the two cars to come down for inspection.
When six Japanese soldiers stood in a row for inspection, the Japanese major suddenly shouted in Chinese: "Do it."
The surrounding group of special operations team members disguised as Japanese soldiers rushed forward. They did not use bayonets or daggers. They worked in pairs and grabbed a Japanese soldier respectively. One of them hugged the other person, and the other hugged him. Hold the opponent's neck and break it with force. The special operations team members did this because they did not want to leave blood stains. After killing all the Japanese officers and soldiers, they carried their bodies dozens of meters away to the side of the road and threw them into the dense bushes.
After seizing the truck, Xu Dalong and others prepared to leave here by car.
Li Qiulin said: "I'm afraid it's not possible now. The Japanese and puppet troops have set up two checkpoints in front. When the two trucks passed by them, they were registered. According to the scheduled itinerary, the trucks will arrive in an hour. They had at least an hour to return to the place they designated for transporting supplies after unloading the goods. If they returned at this time, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Not only that, the Japanese lieutenant had already met with those at the checkpoint. When they returned, they saw that the people had been replaced, which should also arouse their suspicion. Also, the Japanese and puppet troops conduct very strict inspections, and everything in the car will be rigorously searched. We just ride there like this, I'm afraid we won't get through. "
Xu Dalong nodded and said, "I'm afraid we can't go there directly. Bring me the map."
A special operations team member took out a map of this area, and Xu Dalong couldn't help but frowned after looking at it. There is only this road ahead, not even a fork in the road, and it is impossible to go around it.
Li Qiulin said: "Captain, do you think this is okay? How about we wait for another two hours, then unload the goods on the truck and return empty. This is consistent with the situation of these two trucks transporting supplies. It should be able to Get through."
Xu Dalong thought carefully, but obviously still had concerns.
Li Qiulin knew what he was worried about and said: "Captain, are you worried about Mr. Chen? Secretary Chen, do you think this is okay? Let's take a bus to the enemy's checkpoint. When we are approaching the checkpoint, Mr. Chen and the others get off. Let’s take the car and bypass the checkpoint through the jungle. Let’s take the car and pass through the enemy’s checkpoint, and then pick up Mr. Chen and the others to board the car. Won’t this save time?”
Xu Dalong nodded slightly and said: "There is another question. Although the documents of the Japanese 5th Division and the 18th Division have been prepared in advance, the documents of the Japanese 19th Regiment just now do not match the documents in our hands. No. Once the Japanese army notices this, we may still be exposed."
Li Qiulin said: "Then let's prepare another plan: in case we can't get through, eliminate the Japanese troops at the checkpoint. As long as we pass the Japanese army's checkpoint, followed by the puppet army's checkpoint, I don't think they will dare to investigate carefully. Can you just get by?"
Xu Dalong looked at his watch and then at the sun. After thinking for a while, he said: "The Japanese and puppet troops are gathering in large numbers in this area. We can't delay any longer. I don't think we can wait even these two hours. Go directly to the Japanese checkpoint. Let’s not take any chances. We can’t get through this. I think we should simply capture the Japanese checkpoint. We must pay special attention to the Japanese communications troops and do not give them time to call the police.”
Li Qiulin said: "I understand." After that, he asked the team members to help Mr. Chen and Secretary Chen get into the car. Then everyone took two trucks, turned around on the highway, and drove forward.
Li Qiulin sat in the cab of the first truck. As he walked, he looked at the car's odometer and estimated the distance to the Japanese checkpoint. He believed that he had to get off the truck in advance before arriving at the Japanese checkpoint. Once the two trucks were discovered by the Japanese army, it would be much more difficult to conduct a sneak attack on them.
The car drove for about an hour. Li Qiulin felt that the distance was almost there, so he asked the driver to stop. After getting off the car, he went to the cab of the truck behind him and reported his action plan to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong had great trust in Li Qiulin's ability and agreed with his plan. Xu Dalong didn't say much else, but emphasized that the Japanese army must not be given a chance to call the police.
Li Qiulin paid a military salute to Xu Dalong, and then led the special operations team members off the road and through the dense jungle.
Xu Dalong and others stayed on the road, waiting for news from Li Qiulin and others.
Since this place was relatively far away from the enemy's checkpoint, it took more than 40 minutes before gunfire came from the front, and the gunfire soon subsided. At this time, Li Qiulin's voice came from the intercom. He said: "Captain, all the enemies have been eliminated. The communication soldiers have been killed at the first opportunity."
Xu Dalong said "good job", then called everyone to get in the car and drove forward.
After arriving at the checkpoint in front, the area had been cleaned up by the special operations team members. Seeing the truck approaching, Li Qiulin called on the team members to load the seized weapons and ammunition onto the truck, and then came over to report the situation to Xu Dalong.
There are a total of 16 people at the checkpoint set up by the Japanese army here, led by a second lieutenant, who is also from the 19th Regiment of the Japanese Army.
Xu Dalong nodded and called the team members to get in the car and move on.
About half an hour after the vehicle drove out, three Japanese trucks came towards us, full of Japanese soldiers. It looked like there were enough people to include an infantry squad. There was also a crooked handlebar on the front of the first truck. machine gun.
Seeing this situation, the team members all loaded their bullets and prepared for battle.
Xu Dalong and others continued to drive forward in a truck. Three oncoming trucks passed them by without stopping. Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
There are too many Japanese here, and it is impossible to annihilate them all in a short time. As long as someone runs away, their whereabouts will be exposed.
This area is full of Japanese and puppet troops. Once their whereabouts are exposed, they will inevitably be chased and intercepted by the enemy. Xu Dalong and others will be in a very difficult situation. They are now looking forward to buying time and leaving this area as soon as possible.
After the car drove for more than 40 minutes, we saw a checkpoint set up by the puppet army in front of us. This is the last line of defense for the blockade set up by the enemy. As long as we can pass through it smoothly, we will have escaped from the encirclement set by the Japanese and puppets.
Dealing with the puppet troops was much easier than dealing with the Japanese. Xu Dalong, Li Qiuling and others all expected that they had passed the Japanese checkpoint. These puppet troops would definitely not dare to stop these two military vehicles.
However, at this moment, an accident happened suddenly. When Li Qiulin and others raided the Japanese checkpoint, they seized a wireless telegraph phone from them. At this time, it suddenly rang, and the person calling was the Japanese team that had just passed by.
The reason why they did not intercept the car that Xu Dalong and others were riding in just now was because they believed that there was a Japanese checkpoint ahead. Since Xu Daolong and others can pass smoothly, it means there is no problem. But when they arrived at the checkpoint, there was no one there. The Japanese team leader who led the team felt strange. At first, he thought the checkpoint was located elsewhere, so he used a walkie-talkie to call.
After the special operations team eliminated the Japanese checkpoint, they brought the walkie-talkie over not just for the sake of seizing it, but because they had already predicted that if someone passed the checkpoint, they would probably carry out the operation. call.
Sure enough, this happened.
The special operations team members were well prepared. A squad leader picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Hello, sir, I am Private Ichiro Hirata."
The other party said: "Where is your squad leader Shimada? Let him talk to me."
The squad leader said: "Captain has a stomachache and went to the hospital."
The other party asked: "Didn't you set up a checkpoint at the pass? Why can't I see you?"
The squad leader said: "Originally we wanted to set up a checkpoint there, but the squad leader thought the terrain here was too open and would not be easy to guard if something happened, so we re-selected Bijia Mountain, ten kilometers ahead, and set up a checkpoint. Here. As long as a machine gun is added, the enemy will not be able to pass."
The other party said: "That's it. Well, your squad leader will come back in a while, let him talk to me."
Monitor Hai Yi said and put down the phone.
He knocked on the cab and reported the situation to Xu Dalong who was sitting inside.
Xu Dalong knew that the matter at the checkpoint could not be kept secret for long, so he urged the driver to drive forward quickly to pass the puppet army's checkpoint as soon as possible.
After talking to the Japanese soldiers who set up the checkpoint, the Japanese team leader was about to drive forward when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
The Japanese army is known for its strict discipline and will definitely act according to the instructions of its superiors under normal circumstances. However, they changed the location of the checkpoint without authorization and did not report it to their superiors. This was obviously abnormal.
The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong, so he ordered the soldiers to search the surrounding area. Soon the soldiers discovered that there were indeed traces of human activity here.
The squad leader felt more and more that something was wrong, so he ordered the soldiers to stop the car quickly and search everywhere. Soon they found the bodies of Japanese soldiers dumped in the bushes.
There was about a platoon at this puppet checkpoint. When they saw the Japanese truck approaching, they did not step forward to stop it. Instead, they stood on the roadside and saluted the military truck.
Xu Dalong and others quickly passed the checkpoint set up by the puppet army. According to Li Qiulin's previous information, there are only two checkpoints in this area, and they should be the last two barriers for the Japanese army to establish an encirclement. In other words, Xu Dalong and others have now jumped out of the encirclement established by the Japanese and puppet troops.
