Xu Dalong also had two squads of powerful special operations team members under his command here. Facing a mere squadron of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops, Xu Dalong's first feeling was not how exhausted the Japanese puppet troops were, and eventually forced them to give up their attack on the base area. Attack, but to eliminate them cleanly and completely, so he will definitely not adopt the tactics adopted by the guerrillas in Gaoxiling this time.
Xu Dalong said with a smile: "Captain, squadron leaders, you are indeed excellent commanders and guerrilla warfare experts. Under normal circumstances, the tactics you adopt are completely correct. I also put forward my own suggestions for this battle, For reference."
Everyone wanted to know how Xu Dalong planned to fight this battle. When Xu Dalong said this, everyone was very interested. They all pricked up their ears and waited to hear what he had to say.
At this moment, there was a noise outside the door. Everyone was surprised and turned to look outside. Xu Dalong also paused his speech, trying to figure out what happened.
Soon guerrillas came in and reported that the village chief and several elders in the village wanted to see Captain Gao and the commander of the Eighth Route Army who had come from afar.
After Gao Xiling sought Xu Dalong's opinion, he invited the village chief and the elders into the conference room.
The people who came in were the village chief of the village where the guerrilla brigade headquarters was located and several elders in the village. They were very excited. As soon as the village chief entered the door, he said: "Commander of the Eighth Route Army, Captain Gao, the islanders are coming. , you can’t just leave, the people in the village are fully supporting you, but you can’t leave the villagers to the islanders and let them cause trouble.”
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, an old man with a gray beard said: "Just now, my grandson came to report that the people in their village helped your guerrillas, and the islanders came to retaliate, and as a result you guerrillas The team withdrew, and they killed more than 20 people in the village. They also harmed many women, and most of the houses in the village were burned down.
This time you can't let those damn islanders in to harm the people in our village like you did before. "
After the old man finished speaking, other old people also begged the guerrillas to defend the village and not let the Japanese and puppet troops in.
The requests of the village chief and elders made the guerrillas present feel embarrassed. Of course they hope to stay and defend the village and these respectable and lovely villagers who selflessly support the guerrillas. However, the reality is obvious. The enemy is strong and we are weak. If the guerrillas confront them head-on, it is very likely that the whole country will be destroyed. The army was destroyed, and by that time it was even less able to protect the villagers.
Gao Xiling looked embarrassed and said, "Folks, I understand your feelings, but..."
Before he finished speaking, the village chief said excitedly: "What is this? Are we still going to leave the village to seek relatives and friends as we did before, and then come back after the Japanese and puppet troops leave. You know the islanders They are all beasts. Even if we leave the village, they will burn it down. We are willing to support the guerrillas, but we cannot make all the villagers homeless."
The village chief told the truth. There are many villages in the base area. Because the guerrillas evacuated when they were attacked by powerful enemies, the people in the villages were massacred, and the houses in the villages were completely burned down by the Japanese and puppet troops. The people suffered heavy losses. They could not help but have complaints about the guerrillas. There will be some negative impact on the team's image.
Just as Gao Xiling was about to explain, Xu Dalong stood up. He cordially asked the village chief and the elders to sit down, and then said firmly: "Everyone, please rest assured, our guerrillas will not leave this time. The guerrillas will take the initiative to attack the enemy and will never let the Japanese and puppet troops enter our base area to harm the fellow villagers who support the guerrillas. Please tell other villagers that everyone can live a down-to-earth life at home without any worries."
After hearing this, the village representatives were very happy and said one after another: "This is great. Don't worry, as long as you can save the village, the villagers will use their food to support your guerrillas even if they lose everything. If you If you need any other help, please feel free to ask.”
Xu Dalong said firmly: "Please rest assured, we will definitely do what we say."
After the villagers left with satisfaction, everyone turned their attention to Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong made a guarantee to the villagers. Although the guerrilla commanders present did not know what he planned to do, this was what they wanted to see. result. They all look forward to Xu Dalong taking them to fight and showing them new tactics that they are unfamiliar with, so that they can open their eyes and increase their knowledge.
Xu Dalong said: "In the face of the current situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, the guerrilla tactics you adopted before are completely correct. Constantly exhausting and consuming the enemy during the movement, and then seizing the opportunity to counterattack, this is the usual approach and the basis of guerrilla warfare. Core and essence.
This time I will lead you to fight a new guerrilla war. The core of this guerrilla war is still to exhaust the Japanese and puppet troops during the movement, and then find fighter planes to fight back, ultimately defeating the enemy and completely annihilating them. "
When Xu Dalong revealed his plan, Gao Xiling and the squadron leaders were shocked at first, because Xu Dalong's appetite was really too big. What he had to do was not only get rid of the enemy and avoid being destroyed by the enemy, but also Instead, we must wipe out the invading Japanese and puppet troops.
This is more than 600 days of puppet troops. There are only 400 guerrillas in total. Some of them do not have guns. Many of them are new soldiers without training. There is really a huge disparity in strength. Such a goal is something that guerrilla commanders would never dare to think about. But when they saw Xu Dalong's confident look, everyone began to feel excited out of respect and trust for Xu Dalong. They believe that Xu Dalong is not an irresponsible talker. Since he dares to say this, he will definitely be able to do it.
Guerrilla commanders are also thinking about how to do this. But they just thought about it for a moment and then gave up the idea of thinking for themselves, because for them, this was simply an impossible task. They were all very eager to hear how Xu Dalong could do this.
Xu Dalong explained to the guerrilla commanders the tactics to be adopted to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops. He spoke very carefully and patiently explained their questions until everyone understood them completely.
After the guerrilla commanders thoroughly understood it, they were very excited and gearing up to go into battle.
Seeing that everyone had confidence, Xu Dalong began to deploy specific combat plans.
Next, the guerrilla commanders went back to assemble the team and drove to the location designated by Xu Dalong to make pre-war preparations.
While Xu Dalong and the guerrillas were preparing for the war, the Japanese squadron leader was also holding a combat meeting.
The squadron leader of the Japanese army is named Nagawa. He is 32 years old and is considered older among the squadron leaders of the Japanese army. There is a reason why he is still serving as squadron leader at such an old age. Originally, he had served as a battalion captain and had made great achievements during the capture of Kuala Lumpur. It was already decided that he would be promoted to a unit captain. However, this guy got the better of him and bullied the wife of a Japanese businessman doing business in Kuala Lumpur. Unexpectedly, this woman's family had a strong background, and as a result, Nagawa was severely punished by his superiors.
If it weren't for his repeated military exploits, I'm afraid he would be beaten to the end and become a big-headed soldier. The final result was that he was removed from the position of captain, and his promotion to co-captain was completely in vain.
Not only was Nagawa not promoted, but he was sent here to be a squadron leader, and his military rank was demoted from lieutenant to lieutenant.
Nagawa is a senior commander among the Fifth Division and has rich combat experience. Not long after he took over the position of squadron leader, the previous squadron leader suffered repeated setbacks in dealing with the guerrillas in Gaoxiling. Not only did he fail to wipe out the guerrillas, but instead allowed the guerrillas to continue to grow and develop, posing a threat to the local Japanese and puppet rule. a serious threat. In order to deal with the guerrillas, the superiors specially sent Nagawa here.
Nagawa participated in more than 20 large and small battles among the Japanese army and maintained an undefeated record. This is not only due to his bravery, but mainly due to his meticulousness and good thinking. Before coming to deal with the guerrillas, he collected as much information as possible about the guerrillas.
Through the latest stage of the battle with the guerrillas, he felt that the guerrillas' fighting style was very organized, and judged that there were experts among the guerrillas who were guiding them.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops he led were numerous and well-equipped, their combat effectiveness was far beyond that of the guerrillas. But he was not careless and prepared for the war as carefully as possible.
In order to better grasp the enemy's situation, this combat meeting was attended by not only several officers from the Nagawa Squadron, but also officers from the puppet army company and above. The military police, the local puppet police, the town mayor, and the security captain were also specially invited. Waiting for others to participate.
After the meeting began, Nagawa began to understand the situation related to the guerrillas. He asked very detailed questions, including the number of guerrillas, their locations, weapons and equipment, training levels, the status of the main commanders, the relationship between the guerrillas and local people, material supplies, etc.
Nagawa also asked about the help that the local Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations could provide to the Japanese and puppet troops. In addition, he had many conversations with Japanese officers and soldiers in the squadron to understand the combat characteristics of the guerrillas. The situation of the guerrillas led by Gao Xiling became increasingly clear in his mind, and the battle plan against the guerrillas gradually took shape in his mind.
Nagawa knew very well that before his arrival, the Japanese and puppet troops had surrounded and suppressed the guerrillas many times. However, the guerrillas had many eyes and ears and could always get the news in advance, and the guerrillas quickly evacuated into the mountains. In order to eliminate the guerrillas, the Japanese and puppet troops had to follow them into the mountains. However, the mountains were high and the forests were dense. It was very difficult to find the guerrillas in the dense forests. The guerrillas would also take advantage of their familiarity with the terrain to continuously attack the Japanese and puppet troops. As a result, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses and had to give up the encirclement and suppression of the guerrillas.
Nagawa knew very well that if he still adopted the old routine, the end result would be the same, and it would be impossible to eliminate the guerrillas. So this time he decided to change his tactics. Instead of chasing the guerrillas, he would take a wait-and-see approach and force the guerrillas to fight him.
The plan he made was to gather his Japanese and puppet troops tonight and divide them into three groups to attack the guerrilla base areas. He did not expect to be able to surround the guerrillas all at once. He believed that there must be spies of guerrillas in the villages around the base area and even in the town of Maiba, who were always paying attention to the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops. There is a high possibility that when he led his troops into the guerrilla base area, the guerrillas had already withdrawn. But his goal was not to directly surround the guerrillas, but to capture as many people as possible who supported the guerrillas and use them to force the guerrillas to fight him.
Nagawa has made up his mind to coerce a large number of people as hostages and coerce the guerrillas to come and fight him. He did not hesitate to kill until the guerrillas were willing to fight him.
Nagawa's plan is very vicious. If he really does what he wants, he will arrest a large number of people in the base area and force the guerrillas to come to fight. The guerrillas will be completely passive.
The guerrillas are far inferior to the Japanese army in terms of weapons, equipment and training. If they were to fight face-to-face with the Japanese army, more than 400 guerrillas might not be able to win against a Japanese infantry squad, not to mention that there were more than 600 Japanese soldiers here. puppet army.
After Nagawa completed the combat deployment, he was very proud. He firmly believes that this time he will lead the guerrillas by the nose, eventually annihilate them completely, and solve the problem of public security chaos in this area once and for all. Although he has been demoted to squadron leader, his ambition has not disappeared. He believes that his superiors still value his abilities. As long as he can continue to make contributions, his superiors will re-enable him sooner or later.
Nagawa's tricks are really vicious, and it's really difficult for ordinary guerrillas to crack them. Unfortunately, he didn't know that his opponents were no longer ordinary guerrillas, but a famous god-of-war figure who was frightened by the Japanese invaders: Xu Dalong.
As soon as Xu Dalong took action, Nagawa's plan was disrupted. At one o'clock at noon that day, a group of guerrillas suddenly appeared in the southwest of Maiba Town. They attacked the Japanese and puppet army posts and killed one Japanese soldier and two puppet soldiers.
This was far beyond Nagawa's expectations. In his understanding, when encountering a large group of Japanese and puppet troops, the guerrillas would always hide and then hide in the dark to make a sneak attack. Now they dare to provoke in broad daylight with such a small number of troops. There must be a conspiracy behind this.
Nagawa hid behind the roof of a house and looked with a telescope for a long time. He saw about forty or fifty guerrillas standing outside. They were dressed in all kinds of clothes and the weapons in their hands were also in a mess. At first glance, they looked like a bunch of bumpkins. It was really strange. I know where these guys got the confidence to dare to provoke a squadron of Japanese troops and a battalion of puppet troops. Nagawa guessed that there must be a conspiracy. (End of chapter)
