In the original work of Liang Jian, Zhao Gang's final ending was not very good. Xu Dalong wanted to change Zhao Gang's fate, so he made arrangements for his work in advance. As for Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, who also had unhappy endings in the original work, Xu Dalong is also considering looking for appropriate opportunities to rearrange their work to change their fate.
Zhao Gang is about to leave the Mawushan Military Division where he has worked for a long time. He is a decent man, serious and responsible in his work, friendly and kind to others, and has a high prestige in the Mawushan Military Division. When they heard that he was leaving, everyone was reluctant to leave and held a banquet in his honor.
After a period of preparation, Zhao Gang led a regiment of troops, reluctantly said goodbye to Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao and others, and embarked on the road to Malaysia.
The commander of the Kawamoto Division in Kuala Lumpur was very nervous after the 19th Regiment was completely destroyed, worried that Xu Dalong would take the opportunity to attack Kuala Lumpur. While he ordered the Japanese and puppet troops heading for the Myanmar-Malaysia border to return to Kuala Lumpur, he reported the situation to Yamashita Fengwen.
Yamashita Fengfumi was very concerned about the situation in Malaysia. He wanted to send a large army to restore law and order in Malaysia. However, he did not have enough troops and was unable to do what he wanted. After weighing the interests and benefits, he issued an order to Kawamoto. He was deeply worried about the situation in Malaysia and ordered Kawamoto to shrink his troops to ensure the security of central and northern Malaysia.
Generally speaking, the terrain of Malaysia has many plains in the central and northern parts, which are rich in resources and relatively prosperous. The central and southern regions have higher terrain, many mountains, and are relatively barren. In order to protect himself, the commander of the Kawamoto Division shrunk his troops, giving up the relatively barren areas in the central and southern areas, and concentrated his forces in the central and northern areas. As a result, due to the withdrawal of the Japanese and puppet troops, most of the central and southern regions fell into the hands of the Anti-Japanese United Federation, which controlled more than one-third of Malaysia.
Xu Dalong did not immediately organize troops to attack the Japanese and puppet troops. Instead, he concentrated on assisting Mr. Chen. He first consolidated the areas controlled by the Anti-Japanese Federation, seize the time to train troops, accumulate strength, and prepare to cooperate with the Allied forces to launch a counterattack against the Japanese in Southeast Asia. .
Both the enemy and ourselves are seizing the time to adjust their deployments to consolidate the areas they control. The two sides had a temporary truce, which lasted for 35 days, but fierce fighting still broke out.
The Zheng Committee of the Malaysian Anti-Japanese Army has just been established. It is full of waste and needs funds everywhere. The Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps needs to arm and train its troops, and the funds required are staggering.
Mr. Chen mobilized the Overseas Chinese Business Association and provided part of the funds, but the gap was still huge. Xu Dalong had to find a way to solve the funding problem.
Malaysia's gold reserves are relatively large. At this time, there were two major gold producing areas, one on Wake Island in the southwest, and the other in the northeast corner of the Crooked Mountains. Xu Dalong has long been thinking about these two gold mines. He needs a large amount of gold to fund the anti-Japanese armed forces.
Wake Island's gold production is the largest. Xu Dalong was very greedy, but he could only look at the ocean and sigh. He didn't have a navy in his hands, so even if he could smuggle the special forces team to Wake Island, it would be useless. Therefore, he could only pursue the idea of the gold mine at the northeastern foot of Crookshank.
On this day, Xu Dalong called Li Qiulin and Li Jiming. They had been operating in the Crooks Mountain area at the beginning and were relatively familiar with the terrain in the gold mine. Xu Dalong gave them the task of attacking the gold mine.
After the two accepted the mission, Li Qiulin led two special operations units, and Li Jiming led a guerrilla squadron to carry out the mission.
Just when they were about to set off, Zhang Guangliang, the battalion commander of the Yunnan Army's reinforcement battalion, rushed over after hearing the news, and they also asked to participate in the operation against the Japanese gold mines. The reason why their attitude is so positive is because they want to make a fortune along with them.
It's no wonder that these officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army were received by Long Yingyuan before setting off. Long Yingyuan told them at that time that if they followed Xu Dalong to fight, they would definitely not suffer losses, and they would definitely make a fortune.
The officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army ate food and served as soldiers, and their biggest wish was to get promoted and make a fortune, so they came to Malaysia excitedly. After arriving in Malaysia, Xu Dalong did not disappoint them. First of all, he gave them a big victory. After gaining military merit, rewards are definitely indispensable, but what they hope more is to get money directly.
They heard that there was a good opportunity to make a fortune by attacking the enemy's gold mine, and of course they didn't want to miss it.
"You will definitely get benefits by following Xu Dalong." This is the good reputation Xu Dalong earned when dealing with the Guojun troops. This is the main reason why the officers and soldiers of the Guojun troops are willing to cooperate with Xu Dalong.
Of course, Xu Dalong also hoped to continue to maintain such a good reputation, so he agreed to Zhang Guangliang's request without hesitation.
However, Xu Dalong still made some demands: Zhang Guangliang's troops must obey Li Qiulin's command during combat. After seizing the gold mine, no one is allowed to embezzle it. In the future, the property and all seizures must be returned to the public first. After returning, some of them will be used to reward the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army who participated in the war.
Zhang Guangliang knew very well that Xu Dalong's request was correct. If all the officers and soldiers have the idea of robbing property, who will have the heart to fight? The troops must be in great disarray. If it encounters an enemy counterattack, it will collapse immediately.
For the military, discipline is the most important thing at all times. Zhang Guangliang patted his chest and promised that all officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army participating in the war would strictly observe discipline and resolutely obey Li Qiulin's command.
Zhang Guangliang returned to the army station and conveyed the good news to the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army.
Hearing about such a good thing, the officers and soldiers were all rushing to carry out the mission. They all thought it was unfair if any unit was not allowed to go. Zhang Guangliang simply decided to bring all the officers and soldiers in the battalion with him.
Xu Dalong had no objection to this. There has been no battle to fight during this period of time. The officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army have been doing nothing all day long. Over time, problems will arise. Since they want to go out on a mission, just let them go. With the participation of the Yunnan Army troops, Li Qiulin and others were more certain to complete their mission, and the safety of the troops was also improved a lot.
Under the guidance of Li Jiming, Li Qiulin, Zhang Guangliang and others led the troops, marched day and night, through mountains and ridges, and finally arrived at their destination two days later.
After arranging the hidden rest of the troops, Li Qiulin, Li Jiming, Zhang Guangliang and others went to the gold mine in person to observe the terrain.
Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam is a natural deep-water harbor and has now become a military port for the Japanese navy. In the Pacific War, the competition between navies was extremely fierce, and naval intelligence was very important. Cam Ranh Bay has become a key area for Allied espionage activities.
In the past few years since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the power of military reunification has developed very rapidly. Not only in China, but also in Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia, the military reunification has also established many intelligence teams, one of which is operating in the Cam Ranh Bay area.
They were requested by the US military to provide them with intelligence on the Japanese navy stationed in Cam Ranh Bay.
On this day, Li Lanfeng, the leader of the intelligence team, received a report from his subordinates that a large number of Japanese troops had gathered in Cam Ranh Bay and boarded ships from there to go to sea.
Li Lanfeng hurriedly arranged for his men to investigate the matter. They spent a lot of effort and used their hidden connections within the enemy to find out an important piece of news: the Japanese troops who boarded the ship at Cam Ranh Bay were part of an infantry brigade of the Japanese 66th Division stationed in Vietnam. This force is bound for Malaysia by sea.
After grasping the precise information, Li Lanfeng immediately sent a telegram and reported to the military command headquarters.
The boss knew that Xu Dalong was in Malaysia at this time. When he heard the news, he knew that the Japanese infantry brigade was going to Malaysia to deal with Xu Dalong. He immediately sent a telegram to Xu Dalong and informed him of the situation.
The information obtained by the military commander is very accurate. Malaysia has a large amount of minerals, rubber and other resources, which is what the Japanese army needs to continue waging war. The activities of Xu Dalong and others in Malaysia posed a serious threat to the Japanese army's plunder of Malaysian resources, and also restrained a large number of Japanese troops.
Yamashita Fengwen had to organize troops to solve this security risk. Now that he has a shortage of troops, he decided to transfer an infantry brigade from Vietnam to Malaysia after comprehensive consideration.
The Japanese troops in Malaysia today include an infantry regiment of the 5th Division and its directly affiliated units, an infantry regiment of the 18th Division, and more than 40,000 puppet troops. If the Japanese army comes with another infantry brigade, the force will be very large.
Although the current Anti-Japanese Allied Army Corps has been established, it belongs to four major strategic areas and has not cooperated with each other before. Xu Dalong has great difficulty in unified command. In this case, the gap between the strength and the Japanese army is very wide.
Not only that, because Malaysia is surrounded by sea on three sides, there are several places where the Japanese army can land. Xu Dalong does not know where the main force of the Japanese army will land. He wants to concentrate his forces, but he doesn't know where to concentrate them for a while.
Even if all the guerrillas are gathered together, the combat effectiveness of each guerrilla group is uneven and lacks coordination with each other. From a certain perspective, it is equivalent to a mob and cannot withstand a large-scale Japanese attack.
The problems before Xu Dalong now are numerous and complex. He must come up with a proper response plan. Otherwise, the guerrillas will inevitably suffer serious losses, the newly established base area will also be destroyed by the enemy, and the anti-Japanese situation just formed in Malaysia will also be destroyed. The serious damage will seriously affect the morale of the Malaysian anti-Japanese military and civilians, and it will be much more difficult to recover in the future.
Xu Dalong is Xu Dalong, able to maintain a high level of calm at all times. After careful consideration, he immediately took action.
In the name of the guerrilla corps, Xu Dalong issued orders to the guerrilla detachments in various strategic areas, requiring the main commanders to come to Zhencheng to participate in the combat meeting. Then several more telegrams were sent in succession.
Mawushan Military Division is really far away from Malaysia. In order to reach Malaysia as soon as possible, Zhao Gang and others used mechanized marching when they set off. Currently, only the Mahushan Military Division among the Eighth Route Army has this condition.
During the march of the troops, they will also encounter many difficulties. The biggest difficulty is logistical supplies. Cars need fuel to run, and the food problem of officers and soldiers also needs to be solved. It would be unrealistic to bring all these supplies from the Mawushan Military Division.
On this day, Zhao Gang and others entered the defense area of the 72nd Army of the Fruit Army. On the way, they saw a car parked on the side of the road.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army convoy approaching, several officers got out of the car, obviously waiting for Zhao Gang and others.
Zhao Gang got out of the car and walked forward to introduce himself to his home. The other party also announced his identity. The leader was the munitions director of the 72nd Army. The 72nd Army has received a telegram from Xu Dalong, asking them to provide help to Zhao Gang's convoy.
Xu Dalong once helped the 72nd Army fight and established good personal relationships with the military officers. They specially sent the Director of Military Supplies to greet Zhao Gang and others.
The director of the munitions department was very enthusiastic about Zhao Gang and told him that the 72nd Army had prepared fuel for them, and notified various units of the 72nd Army along the way to prepare food supplies for Zhao Gang and others.
Zhao Gang was very emotional about this. Along the way, whether they passed through the defense area of the Jinsui Army or the Guo Army's defense area in Zhongtiao Mountain, and now entered the defense area of the Ninth War Zone, Zhao Gang and others were warmly received by various troops along the way. In Xu Dalong's face.
Zhao Gang admired this ability very much. Among the Eighth Route Army, there are very few people who can have such a big reputation with the Guo Army. It is absolutely commendable that Xu Dalong is able to do this at such a young age.
Xu Dalong had already sent telegrams to the Guojun troops along the marching route of Zhao Gang and others, asking for their help. This provided a lot of convenience for Zhao Gang and others' march and greatly increased their marching speed. Despite this, it is still difficult for Zhao Gang and others to arrive in Malaysia in a short period of time, and it will have little effect on the subsequent battle of Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong knew very well that facing so many main forces of the Japanese army, it was not enough to rely solely on the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps. A strong regular army was also needed to undertake the main combat tasks.
Now the most powerful thing Xu Dalong has in his hands is a multi-squadron special operations team and a reinforced battalion of Zhang Guangliang's Yunnan Army. These powers are obviously not enough.
Now that Zhao Gang could not count on him for the time being, Xu Dalong had no choice but to once again consider the British Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Yuanzheng Army.
He first sent a telegram to Long Yingyuan, requesting him to send an additional regiment of troops into Malaysia. At the same time, let Long Yingyuan take the money first and advance it to the British and Yuanzheng Army troops he agreed to last time, and return their favor for containing the Japanese army at the Myanmar-Malaysia border.
Xu Dalong then sent another telegram to the British Army and Yuanzheng Army, requesting them to send troops into Malaysia to cooperate with the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps to crush the Japanese attack on the Japanese base areas.
