Not only that, Yan Guiwu also sent people to arrange for local squires to secretly provide food and other materials to the passing Eighth Route Army troops.
Kong Jie led the troops through the defense area of the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army. Indeed, he did not see a single Japanese puppet personnel. Instead, there was a group of businessmen who came to work with a large amount of food and other daily necessities.
Xu Dalong was able to command Huang Xiejun and even the Japanese around the base area, which made Kong Jie very envious. He had worked in the Mawushan base area and had mastered a lot of Xu Dalong's routines. Now the Sixth Army Division is following Xu Dalong's approach in many aspects.
Certain results have been achieved.
Xu Dalong and others arrived at Taiyuan City and met Li Changshui, Li Qiulin and others on the outskirts.
Seeing Xu Dalong, Li Qiulin stepped forward to salute very respectfully, and said excitedly: "Captain, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I can fight side by side with you again."
Li Qiulin was a soldier led by Xu Dalong, and he had great respect for Xu Dalong. He was still bitter about being transferred from the Mawushan Special Forces Brigade.
When he saw Xu Dalong, he felt extremely cordial. As soon as he finished his greetings, his eye circles were already red.
Xu Dalong stepped forward and held his hand, said "good brother", and then stepped forward to hug him.
Li Qiulin was so happy that the steel-like man actually shed tears.
Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others used the documents Wang Jinke had prepared for them in advance to enter Taiyuan City very easily and moved into Zhou Mingde's trading company.
Zhou Mingde and his uncle Ma Zhixin were very happy to see Xu Dalong and others coming, and held a welcoming banquet for them.
Zhou Mingde and others are now doing prosperous business in Taiyuan City and even in most of Shanxi Province. They have a lot of funds in their hands, and they held a very sumptuous reception banquet for Xu Dalong and others.
Li Changshui said jokingly: "Zhou Mingde also works underground. Most underground workers live a very miserable life. Your place is simply too luxurious."
Zhou Mingde smiled and said: "Reporting to the head, this is the need of the job. In order to avoid arousing the enemy's suspicion, our consumption level must be consistent with the identity we use to cover up. This is also a helpless move."
Li Changshui smiled and said: "Haha, what a helpless move. Living such a carefree life turns out to be forced. Such a helpless move, I don't know how many people will die from envy."
At this point, he stopped joking and said seriously: "You are doing the right thing. You are behind enemy lines, which is equivalent to being in a tiger's den and a wolf's den. You must be careful at all times and consider every aspect of your work very carefully.
, to avoid exposing flaws.”
Ma Zhixin is in charge of the trading company's finances. During the meal, he briefly reported the trading company's operations to Xu Dalong. Now, in addition to the headquarters in Taiyuan, the trading company has 76 branches above the county seat.
There are also some trading companies operating in Inner Mongolia, with the furthest reaching Baotou. They have been invited by business partners and are preparing to open branches in Beiping City.
Although Ma Zhixin did not announce the profits generated by the trading company in front of Li Changshui, with so many branches, it is completely conceivable that the profits of the trading company are considerable.
Li Changshui was very envious of the trading companies run by Zhou Mingde and others. You must know that most underground party information stations require funding from their superiors, but the information station opened by Zhou Mingde not only does not require funding from their superiors, but also does so every year.
You can spend a large amount of money and hand it over, but the gap is a bit too big.
Li Changshui admired Xu Dalong very much. Look at him, no matter what he does, he can make people look at him with admiration.
After the reception banquet, Zhou Mingde also reported relevant information about the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops.
Next, Xu Dalong and Li Changshui secretly met with Zhao Dongsheng and others from the Taiyuan Intelligence Station of the underground party.
Meeting Xu Dalong, Zhao Dongsheng and others were also very excited. They talked about the scenes when they fought side by side, and the atmosphere was very lively.
After the pleasantries, Zhao Dongsheng also reported on the intelligence held by the underground party's Taiyuan Intelligence Station.
The intelligence provided by them and the information provided by Zhou Mingde mutually corroborated each other, and it has been determined that the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply unit is currently located in the compound of the Logistics Section of the First Army Headquarters.
Li Changshui asked: "Brother Dalong, now that you have found the exact location of the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply unit, when do you plan to take action?"
Xu Dalong shook his head slightly and said: "This is not the best place to take action."
Li Changshui was a little puzzled. At first, he thought it was because the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops were in the compound of the First Army Headquarters and had difficulty moving, so he didn't plan to take action here.
However, based on his understanding of Xu Dalong, he believed that Xu Dalong was fully capable of sneaking into the compound of the Japanese military headquarters, destroying the enemy's epidemic prevention and water supply troops, and being able to retreat calmly. Therefore, he did not think this was the reason.
Li Changshui asked: "Where do you think it is appropriate to take action?"
Xu Dalong said: "The mission we have to carry out seems very difficult on the surface, but precisely because they are at the core of the Japanese army, their vigilance will be relaxed.
The reason why we can't do it here is because the target we want to attack is different. Those biological and chemical weapons must be processed at high temperatures. Otherwise, once leaked, it will not only be the Japanese troops in the headquarters that will suffer, but the entire Taiyuan City.
Common people, even through the spread of people in cities, can spread to a wider range.
Not only that, our superiors also asked us to get relevant written materials and photos of the shooting scene. This requires a certain amount of time to proceed calmly.
After all, this is the core part of the Japanese army. Once attacked, other Japanese troops will rush to the scene quickly, and there will never be time to calmly carry out this series of work. Therefore, they must wait until they leave Taiyuan City to find another place.
opportunity to eliminate the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops."
Li Changshui nodded and said: "You are still thoughtful, but it is not easy to keep track of the whereabouts of these Japanese troops at any time. We must find a way to prevent them from sneaking out of the city quietly."
After Xu Dalong left, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were also considering how to resolve the current stalemate. Now that both the enemy and ourselves have built relatively strong defensive positions, it is very difficult to attack the other party from either direction.
Although the Eighth Route Army has the advantage of the air force, aerial bombs and fuel are too expensive. Even if the arsenal works overtime, it cannot produce many aerial bombs, and there are not that many raw materials. Therefore, the air force alone cannot break the deadlock.
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Li Yunlong's mind was really vivid. He believed that tunnel warfare exerted great power in the base area, so he decided to use tunnel warfare to deal with the Japanese on the opposite side.
After thinking of this idea, he went ahead and sent someone to call Wang Sanqiang and Lin Husheng.
Wang Sanqiang was specially called by Xu Dalong to be responsible for digging tunnels in Licheng County. If Li Yunlong wanted to dig tunnels, of course he had to use him as an expert.
Due to his outstanding performance in encircling and annihilating the Japanese 220th Regiment, Lin Husheng was commended by the Allied Forces Command. Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others valued this smart young man very much, so they transferred two companies from the Independent Brigade and the New First Brigade.
Some local recruits were recruited to form the Licheng County Guard Corps, and Lin Husheng was appointed as the leader of the guard regiment.
The county brigade is a local force and enjoys county regiment-level treatment, but corresponding to its main force, it is a battalion-level unit. Although the garrison regiment is not a field force, it is also a regular force. Lin Husheng served as the leader of the garrison regiment, which is equivalent to
Promotion beyond the next level.
Not only that, the garrison regiment also has the nature of a supplementary regiment. Once the main force is expanded, it can be supplemented with regular troops at any time, and Lin Husheng can become the leader of a main force regiment.
Having received such attention, Lin Husheng was extremely motivated to work and was always looking forward to his superiors giving him new tasks.
Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao, Wang Sanqiang and Lin Husheng arrived at the forward position. Li Yunlong pointed at the enemy position opposite and said, "Did you see it? This place is less than 300 meters away from the Japs' position. Can you think of a way to dig a tunnel there?"
, get under the Japs, and when the time comes, bury explosives from the ground to blow up the Japs on the forward position and open a gap for the troops to attack."
Wang Sanqiang has been digging tunnels in Licheng County and is very familiar with the soil conditions here.
He said: "Commander, please rest assured, there is no problem at all. This place is full of loess, which is very suitable for digging tunnels. Leave this task to us."
Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this task to you."
He said to Lin Husheng: "Husheng, the tunnel digging personnel will come from your security group and cooperate with Wang Sanqiang to complete the task of digging the tunnel."
At first, Lin Husheng thought that the commander would give him some arduous task, but he didn't expect that he would just be asked to send people to help Wang Sanqiang dig the tunnel. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
However, after all, the commander still thought of him and gave him a task.
He hurriedly said: "Commander, please rest assured, I will definitely deploy the most capable personnel from the security regiment to complete the task of digging the tunnel."
After Wang Sanqiang and Lin Husheng left the headquarters, they discussed how to dig a tunnel.
Lin Husheng always felt that the task assigned to him was too small. He suggested: "Chief Wang, there are so many of us. Isn't it too little to dig one tunnel? I think we might as well dig two tunnels at the same time."
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Wang Sanqiang had already looked at the terrain in front of him just now, and he said: "There is no problem with this. As you said, we will dig two tunnels. One tunnel will be dug under the enemy's forward position, and the other tunnel will be dug farther away.
Go inside the depth of the Japanese defensive position. When the time comes, send a troop to get in and give the Japanese a central flower, catching them off guard."
Lin Husheng became excited when he heard this.
He clapped his hands and said, "Chief Wang, your idea is great. When the war starts, I will organize a capable commando team from the security regiment to get into the navels of the little devils and beat them hard."
Both of them were young and vigorous people, and they did what they said. They immediately selected the personnel, prepared the excavation tools, and started digging from the forward position that night.
Wei Monk and Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade and special operations brigade to move at high speed behind the enemy lines, sometimes east and sometimes west. The Japanese army could not figure out the pattern of their activities at all, and could not effectively organize troops to besiege them.
The cavalry brigade and the special operations brigade were strong, and they struck unexpectedly at the weakest areas of the Japanese army, causing the Japanese army to become restless but helpless.
Of course, their actions were not blind. The most important task of all mobile operations was to destroy the Japanese army's communication lines. Therefore, the surveillance of the Japanese Army's No. 1 Military Depot was never relaxed.
Military Station No. 1 was built in a valley, and all supplies were hidden in caves, so there was no way to use the air force to destroy it.
The Japanese army deployed a large number of troops at the No. 1 Military Station. They occupied the hills around the military station and built quite strong defensive positions. It was also very difficult for Wei Monk and Sun Desheng to launch a strong attack.
However, they have been looking for fighter planes, hoping to destroy the Japanese Army's No. 1 Military Depot in one fell swoop.
Zhu Guangming was a detachment leader of the special operations brigade and led a surveillance team to ambush near the No. 1 Military Station to provide Sun Desheng and Wei Monk with information on the entry and exit of the Japanese transport team.
After long-term observation, he noticed that two to three trucks would come out of the depot warehouse every day. These trucks were going to a nearby town to purchase daily necessities. These trucks left the warehouse at 8:00 every morning and returned around 3:00 in the afternoon.
Very regular.
He then came up with the idea of these trucks, thinking whether he could use these trucks to sneak into the enemy's warehouse to carry out destruction.
After he came up with this idea, he took a special operations team member to live in that town to observe the activities of the Japanese army in the town.
Since there are a large number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed in this town, the Japanese soldiers responsible for purchasing at the military station are not very vigilant. They have to eat in the restaurant in the town at noon every day, and the trucks are parked outside the restaurant, and no one is in charge.
Watch over.
Zhu Guangzhao decided to tamper with these trucks.
There were many Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the town, and the inspection at the entrance to the town was also very strict. In order to transport weapons and ammunition in, Zhu Guangguang came up with an idea.
They spent a lot of money to buy a carriage in a nearby village, fixed weapons under the carriage board, then bought some grain and vegetables, and drove the carriage to the town.
The Japanese and puppet troops checked the items on the car without paying attention to the bottom of the carriage. Seeing that there were no problems, they let them enter the town.
After Zhu Guangming and his team members entered the town, they went to look for the trucks used by the military depot to purchase supplies, and then watched them secretly.
At noon, the Japanese army found a restaurant, parked the truck at the door, and went inside to eat.
Zhu Guangzhao and others drove the carriage to the vicinity of the truck. His plan was to place the time bomb near the truck's fuel tank. The time had been calculated in advance. After the Japanese truck drove back to the No. 1 depot, an explosion would occur inside.
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Zhu Guangming originally thought that the Japanese army did not send anyone to stand guard in front of the truck, so it would be easier to plant a time bomb. However, when he arrived, he discovered that the three trucks were parked in an awkward position, and it was impossible to approach these trucks covertly from any direction.
Japanese and puppet personnel were coming and going on the streets. It would be difficult not to be discovered if they wanted to climb under the truck and plant the bomb calmly.
The special operations team members are all soldiers led by Xu Dalong. They are all good at using their brains. If one person's wisdom is not enough, everyone will discuss it together.
Zhu Guangzhao couldn't think of any good way for a while, so a few people talked quietly next to the carriage and quickly came up with a way.
Because Liu Dashan was thin and dark-looking, he was the second oldest child in the family, so his comrades called him Erhei.
Erhei left the carriage, walked around outside, found a beggar on the roadside, gave him a big ocean, bought the tattered clothes he was wearing, grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, and put it in his hand.
He rubbed it vigorously, applied it to his face, and made his hair a mess, making him look like a beggar.
As agreed upon in advance, Erhei came to the carriage. Zhu Guangming and another team member were facing away from him, squatting on the ground and talking.
Erhei picked up a winter melon from the carriage, turned around and ran away.
Zhu Guangming and the team member hurriedly stood up and cursed: "You thief, if you dare to steal Laozi's things, I'll see if Laozi doesn't beat you to death." After saying that, they bluffed and chased Erhei.
Erhei was very scared, so he ran towards the Japanese truck and hid under the truck.
The commotion they made was also seen by the Japanese and puppet soldiers passing by on the street. Seeing that someone was chasing a beggar, they didn't bother to pay attention.
One team member pretended to go to pull Er Hei out from under the truck, but was stopped by Zhu Guangzhao.
He was obviously a little scared and did not dare to approach the Japanese truck, so he said to the team member: "Forget it, a winter melon is not worth much, just throw it away."
After saying that, the two of them returned to the carriage, pulled the carriage and left.
The movement below alerted the Japanese soldiers who were eating in the restaurant. A Japanese soldier stuck his head out from the window on the second floor. He did not see Erhei who got under the truck. At this time, the street had returned to calm. There were no signs of chaos on the street.
He didn't pay attention to Shao Ri's puppet staff and continued to eat.
The winter melon had been manipulated in advance. Erhei took out the time bomb from it and tied it under the truck with a prepared rope. Then he left with the winter melon in his arms.
After finishing their meal, the Japanese soldiers walked around the street again, bought some things, and then drove the truck out of the town and returned to the No. 1 Military Station.
Looking at the Japanese trucks going away, Zhu Guangzhao didn't know where they could park in the military depot. He and his team members were looking forward to a big harvest.
At 5:45 pm, the time bombs hidden under three trucks exploded violently on time.
These trucks were responsible for purchasing daily necessities. They did not park in the parking lot, but parked near the kitchen. This time happened to be the time for the Japanese soldiers to have their meals, and many Japanese soldiers were queuing up to enter the canteen.
The violent explosion blew up the fuel tank of the truck and ignited a raging fire. More than 20 Japanese soldiers who were waiting in line for meals were injured or killed, including some Japanese officers in the No. 1 Military Depot, and even the deputy commander of the military station, Lieutenant Commander Asano.
He was also seriously injured.
Although this explosion did not detonate the ammunition depot in the No. 1 Military Depot, it caused great panic to the Japanese officers and soldiers in the No. 1 Military Depot.
The Japanese soldiers in the military depot did not even dare to go out for shopping. They could only steam rice, with no vegetables, no meat, no oil and water. Within a few days, they ate to the point where every one of the Japanese soldiers wanted to vomit when they saw the rice.
After this incident, the Japanese army will strictly inspect all vehicles entering the warehouse.