The puppet troops looked for bunkers in a panic, fired randomly, and launched counterattacks.
The puppet army officers shouted to organize resistance. It was already very dark, and in the dense forest, it was so dark that you could not see your fingers. The officers could not see the soldiers, and the soldiers could not see them. It was difficult to organize an effective counterattack in a hurry.
At this moment, a shrill roar came from the sky, and a large number of mortar shells fell. Some mortar shells fell on the ground, directly blowing up nearby puppet soldiers. Some mortar shells landed on rubber trees and exploded in the air. The violent shock wave carried a large amount of shrapnel flying into the air, which enhanced the power of the mortar explosion and caused heavy casualties to the puppet officers and soldiers.
The commandos couldn't see clearly what was going on in the forest outside the dense forest, but they could clearly see the outline of the rubber forest. They rushed to the edge of the rubber forest, shot and threw hand grenades inside. Although their shooting and bombing were blind, there were a large number of Japanese and puppet troops in the rubber forest and the space to hide was limited. Therefore, such blind attacks still caused huge casualties to the enemy.
Since they could not clearly see the situation in the rubber forest, the guerrillas rushed to the edge of the forest and did not dare to rush in. They just stood around outside and kept shooting, or threw hand grenades inside.
The Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the rubber forest could not see clearly what was going on outside, so they just shot out blindly. The two sides thus formed a stalemate.
The second regiment of the puppet army was besieged by the guerrillas, and the news quickly spread to other Japanese and puppet troops.
When Major Yichuan heard that the Second Regiment was besieged by guerrillas, his face became very ugly. He originally wanted to sneak attack Xu Dalong, but unexpectedly he was attacked by Xu Dalong instead. It also shows that his deployment was wrong. He was very worried that due to his wrong deployment, the Second Regiment of the Puppet Army would be destroyed. In that case, he, the instructor, would be blamed.
So Yichuan urged Jalan, the commander of the first brigade, to quickly command the troops to go to the rescue.
Seeing that his worries had come true, Jalan was very angry. He glared at Yichuan fiercely and urged the troops to go to rescue.
Just when they had just assembled the team and were about to set off, fierce gunfire rang out in the night, dense bullets were fired, and grenades and hand grenades exploded among the Japanese and puppet troops. The Japanese and puppet troops encountered a sudden attack and suddenly fell into chaos.
At this time, Major Yichuan was already panicking, calling loudly for the troops to quickly counterattack.
It was the guerrillas of the Third Brigade of the Guerrilla Detachment led by Cao Zhanxiong who attacked them. Their mission is to entangle the Japanese and puppet troops here and prevent them from going to rescue the second regiment of the puppet troops.
It was too dark. The Japanese and puppet troops here were attacked and they couldn't figure out the enemy's strength. Now they only wanted to protect themselves and no longer had the intention to rescue the second regiment.
Almost at the same time, the first regiment of the puppet army on the right was also attacked by the guerrillas, and there was no energy to reinforce the second regiment.
After receiving the report, the commander of the Kawamoto Division gathered his team to rescue the First Independent Brigade. Before they even left the camp, they were attacked by special forces and guerrillas led by Wei Dayong.
It was too dark, and the Japanese army could not figure out the reality of the guerrillas. They could only concentrate on dealing with the guerrillas in front of them, and they could not spare any time to rescue the puppet troops of the Second Regiment.
Near the rubber forest, the fighting was still raging. Due to the unknown situation, neither the enemy nor we dared to charge, but only used firepower to kill each other. In the fierce gun battle, the snipers of the special operations team played an extremely important role. Their precise shooting inflicted heavy casualties on the puppet officers and soldiers who were fighting back. In the end, they did not dare to fire back. They lay on the ground one by one, not even daring to raise their heads.
Seeing that the enemy's firepower was suppressed, the guerrillas rushed to the edge of the woods and threw mines and grenades inside, constantly killing the puppet officers and soldiers hiding inside.
The sky gradually got brighter, and Xu Dalong came to the front of the position. He looked at the dense rubber forest in front of him and frowned slightly. The situation inside cannot be seen clearly from the outside. If a forceful attack is launched, the guerrillas will definitely suffer heavy losses. Although Xu Dalong could not clearly see the situation inside through the dense rubber trees, based on a period of fighting, he judged that the puppet troops hiding inside had suffered heavy casualties, and their morale must have been greatly affected.
Xu Dalong decided to persuade them to surrender and reduce the casualties of the guerrillas. If it was no longer possible to launch a strong attack and annihilate them.
When the guerrillas launched an attack, they captured a puppet surveillance post. Through interrogation, we got a general understanding of the situation of the puppet troops.
Xu Dalong shouted the name of the puppet army commander, enumerated the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in Malaysia, and persuaded the puppet army commander and his officers and soldiers not to regard thieves as their fathers, and was stabbed in the spine by the people of Malaysia. Xu Dalong promised them that as long as they handed over their guns and surrendered, they would be given preferential treatment. Those who were willing to join the guerrillas would be welcomed; those who were willing to go home would be given travel expenses.
When shouting, Xu Dalong used English. There was a guerrilla with a loud voice beside him, who translated in the local Malaysian language.
Nubi, the leader of the Second Regiment of the Puppet Army, turned out to be an officer in the Malaysian British Servant Army and surrendered to the Japanese invaders along with the brigade commander Jalan. To be honest, surrendering to the Japanese invaders was not what he wanted, it was just out of helplessness.
The Japanese army did not regard these puppet soldiers as human beings at all. Just like a little commander of the Japanese army now, they dared to point at his nose and humiliate him, or even slap him in the face. He is also a passionate soldier, and his chest is already full of anger. If it weren't for fear of the power of the islanders, he would have shot Japanese soldier Cao Chang to death 100 times.
Nubi was hiding in the rubber forest. The guerrillas outside could not see what was going on inside, but he could see what was going on outside. He saw that there were many guerrillas outside, many times more than his own troops. There were also many powerful snipers and a large number of artillery on the other side.
If the fight continues like this, the second regiment will definitely be wiped out. Whether it is the Japanese army or other troops of the Independent First Brigade, they have made it clear that they are allowed to protect themselves and it is impossible to rush to reinforce them quickly. Therefore, the second regiment is now in a desperate situation, and it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated.
Nubi weighed the pros and cons and had the idea of surrender. He walked aside and asked his adjutant to find several battalion commanders. He wanted to discuss surrender with them.
The battalion commanders came quickly. They all heard Xu Dalong's shouting and did not want to continue the fight. Seeing that the group leader also meant this, everyone agreed.
While they were discussing the specific surrender matters, they heard a burst of curses. The Japanese Army Commander Cao came towards them with two military policemen.
The reason why the Japanese army commander Cao was sent to monitor these puppet soldiers was because he also spoke English and could communicate with these puppet soldiers. He also understood Xu Dalong's shouting. Seeing the puppet army commander and battalion commanders muttering here, they felt that something was wrong and hurriedly came to stop them.
The security personnel at the regiment headquarters saw the Japanese commander Cao coming with two military policemen, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. The Japanese commander Cao went up and gave them a few big mouths. The guards were beaten until stars appeared in their eyes, and their chests were full of anger. However, intimidated by the usual power of the Japanese military commander, they dared not speak out in anger.
Nubi hated the Japanese commander. Seeing that he was still so arrogant, he immediately took out his gun and shot the Japanese commander to death with one shot.
The puppet officers and soldiers hated those Japs. When they saw the regiment leader taking action, they immediately swarmed up and surrounded the military police sent to monitor the puppet soldiers. Some smashed them with rifle butts, while others punched and kicked them. In a blink of an eye, , several gendarmes were beaten until their flesh and blood were mutilated, and they lost their breath.
Xu Dalong had already ordered the troops to stop shooting. Suddenly a gunshot was heard in the woods. Some guerrillas lost their composure and shot into the woods again.
Nubi hurriedly raised his voice and shouted loudly in English, asking the guerrillas not to shoot, saying that the gunfire just now killed the Japanese military commander. They have decided to surrender. Please make sure there is no more misunderstanding.
Among the guerrillas, many of them could speak English. They heard clearly what the leader of the puppet army was saying, so everyone stopped shooting and the battlefield became quiet.
Xu Dalong heard Nubi's shouting and immediately welcomed their surrender. Nubi said that he would let his adjutant come over to negotiate, and Xu Dalong agreed.
Not long after, a puppet army officer came out of the woods with his hands raised. He came to Xu Dalong and said that he was the adjutant of the first regiment, and the leader of the delegation made a condition.
The conditions proposed by the adjutant were very simple, basically what Xu Dalong agreed to them. After the officers and soldiers of the first regiment of the puppet army surrendered, the guerrillas must ensure their safety, and the guerrillas must not detain any personnel.
Xu Dalong readily agreed to them, and promised not to withhold their personal belongings and help them treat the wounded.
The adjutant expressed his thanks and returned to the woods. Soon after, the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment of the puppet army came out and surrendered. Xu Dalong saw about 1,400 puppet army officers and soldiers coming out of the woods.
He had learned about the organization of the puppet army and knew that there were only more than 1,800 people in each regiment. In the battle just now, no muscles or bones were injured. Since they surrendered like this, it shows that the puppet soldiers' fighting will is relatively weak. This further enhanced Xu Dalong's confidence in dismantling the puppet army.
When Nubi saw Xu Dalong, he felt uneasy. Xu Dalong was very enthusiastic towards him, talked to him cordially, handed him a cigarette, and lit it for him with his own hands.
Nubi had also heard of Xu Dalong's name, especially after the Watanabe Regiment was annihilated. The division commander also held a meeting to specifically introduce Xu Dalong's situation to them. In his mind, Xu Dalong is a great man. The reason why he agreed to surrender so happily was because he knew very well that he was no match for Xu Dalong. Seeing Xu Dalong so approachable increased his respect for Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong asked him about the situation of the First Independent Brigade, especially the officers' views on the islanders. When Xu Dalong learned that the officers, including the brigade commander Jalan, were often bullied by the islanders and was dissatisfied with them, he said he hoped that Nubi could help him do the work of the officers and strive for them to be able to fight on the battlefield. uprising and joining the ranks of the anti-Japanese armed forces.
Nubi said that he was willing to help, but he had a condition and wanted to ask Xu Dalong for help. Xu Dalong promised, saying that as long as he can do it, he will try his best.
Nubi's conditions were not excessive. He said he did not want to continue working in the army and did not want to stay in Malaysia after he was discharged. He hoped that Xu Dalong could help him immigrate to the UK. He also said that he had discussed this issue with the brigade commander Jalan before, and the brigade commander also had this idea. After leaving the army, he would go to the UK.
This matter was easy for Xu Dalong. He had a relationship with the British Governor in Burma, and it was easy for him to handle such a thing. Xu Dalong immediately agreed, saying that he would send him, the brigade commander and their families to the UK, and would also give them a considerable sum of money so that they could become rich after arriving in the UK.
Nubi was happy and said he could get in touch with the brigade commander now. He was willing to personally persuade the brigade commander to surrender to the guerrillas with all the brigade officers and soldiers.
Li Dalong trusted him very much, so he returned his gun to him, and asked his adjutant and several guards to protect him, and went to see the commander of the First Independent Brigade together.
Zhao Gang led his team on a long march and arrived in Yibin, Sichuan. Since Xu Dalong had made arrangements in advance, the local Sichuan army warmly received them and provided them with food and accommodation.
After the Jie Feng banquet, Zhao Gang drove to the city without taking any time to rest and met with Staff Officer Gao who had been waiting here in advance.
Seeing Zhao Gang parked the car, the security guard of Staff Officer Gao, who had been waiting in front of the hotel for a long time, came over and took Zhao Gang to Room 206 on the second floor.
Seeing Zhao Gang, Staff Officer Gao stood up and shook hands with him warmly to say hello.
After the two exchanged some pleasantries, Staff Officer Gao said with a serious face: "Comrade Zhao Gang, I am speaking to you today on behalf of the comrade in charge. The content of the conversation is very important. I hope you can deeply understand the content of the comrade in charge." Spirit."
Zhao Gang saw Staff Officer Gao's serious look, nodded solemnly, and then took out his notebook to record.
Staff Officer Gao made a gesture to stop it, and said: "This matter is not suitable to be made public at the moment. Please do not leave anything in writing. Just keep the content of the conversation in your heart and understand the spirit of it."
Zhao Gang took back his notebook and pen and stared at Staff Officer Gao, waiting for him to continue.
Staff Officer Gao spoke for a full hour, and Zhao Gang was extremely shocked by the content of the conversation. The last time the commander talked to him, he didn't say something clearly. On the one hand, it was due to the need for confidentiality, and on the other hand, there were some things that even the commander had not figured out.
What Xu Dalong is doing now is done with the consent of the comrades in charge and under his personal leadership. This is a big game of chess.
