Niutoushan is a highland east of Wangqiling Village, with an altitude of more than 300 meters, and the road is right at the foot of the mountain.
If the Japanese army wants to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base along the highway, they must first capture Niutoushan. Otherwise, the independent regiment can block their way by just setting up two heavy machine guns on the mountain.
The Second Battalion, Recruit Battalion, Fourth Battalion, and Guard Battalion of the Independent Regiment...all concentrated on this hill to build positions and dig trenches.
Kong Jie personally supervised the formation, stepped on a newly repaired bunker and encouraged: "Comrades, in a few days we will use trenches and traps to surround a Japanese cavalry regiment, and finally annihilate them all!"
"This time I decided to repeat the old trick. In Niutoushan, I used trenches and bunkers to severely damage the enemy's mopping up troops, creating conditions for our subsequent counterattack and breakout!"
"As I said that, I changed the topic to the bunker at my feet!
"The strength of this bunker has not yet reached my requirements. The soil layer covering the top is too thin. A few mortar shells can blow it down. It is also covered with a layer of soil half a meter thick. Each layer of soil is
You need to compact it for me and then cover it with disguise..."
"The little devils who are mopping up us are equipped with mountain artillery, and they may also call in aircraft for support..."
"If the position is not repaired, we will be easy targets in the hands of the Japanese."
After Kong Jie finished explaining, he walked over to the artillery-proof hole not far away. He frowned after taking one look. Tang Bing, the commander of the fifth company in charge of this section of the trench, was yelled at before he could report.
"You are building a bomb hole, not a cellar!"
"The digging is so shallow that the enemy can destroy it with a shell from a mountain artillery. How can it withstand the bombing of planes..."
"You must remember that the battlefield is not a child's play. Any accident may cause huge casualties to the troops..."
"That will kill people..."
"Call your instructor, deputy company commander, deputy instructor, and several platoon leaders over. I have something to say..."
"Report to the captain, all cadres above the platoon of the fifth company are here!" Tang Bing had just been scolded by Kong Jie and was embarrassed to answer.
Kong Jie did not continue to curse, but looked at the seven or eight cadres in front of him and praised: "The Fifth Company is the heroic company of the independent regiment, especially good at fighting mobile warfare..."
"I remember correctly, you once used a company of troops to hold back an infantry brigade of Japanese soldiers, and achieved great results in the battle... I heard that after the battle, the little Japanese soldier who was led by you for several days,...
When they heard the sound of gunshots, the whole army huddled together, like a shrunken turtle!"
The cadres of the Fifth Company were so excited by Kong Jie's praise that they wished they could go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese and restore their glory...
But at this moment, Kong Jie suddenly changed the subject and said: "But after seeing the anti-gun holes you dug just now, the trenches and bunkers you built, I feel that the title of the Fifth Company's Heroic Company will soon be lost!"
"You've all seen the bomb-proof cave next to me. It's about as deep as a cellar... Do you think such a bomb-proof cave can withstand the indiscriminate bombings of field artillery and aircraft?"
"Judging from the size, this anti-gun cave can hide a squad of soldiers!"
"If it is destroyed, an infantry squad will be destroyed..."
"Do you think it's safe for troops to hide in such a shell-proof hole?"
"What if more than half of the troops were killed during the Japanese artillery preparations, how could we stop their attack..."
"After the position is breached, do you think you are still qualified to be called a heroic company?"
Tang Bing was so ashamed by Kong Jie's words that he quickly stood up and promised: "Commander, please rest assured, our fifth company is not only a heroic company in mobile warfare, but also a heroic company in building positions!"
"If the bombproof hole is not dug, dig it again... The bunker will be rebuilt before it is finished... We will make sure to build a copper and iron wall that no kid can break. It will definitely not disgrace the title of the heroic company... Please don't worry!"
After saying that, he made a promise in front of a group of subordinates: "Everyone, tell me if you are confident in digging a bomb-proof hole that can withstand aircraft bombing..."
"Yes..." Several subordinates were also ashamed by Kong Jie's words, and they clenched their fists to promise!"
"Do you have the confidence to build a bunker that cannot be destroyed by cannonballs?" Tang Bing continued to ask!
"have……"
Kong Jie was very satisfied and said: "I believe in everyone. I will come back here in a day to check everyone's results... I hope this line of defense under my feet can be greatly changed!"
The small anti-artillery holes dug by Kong Jierang's troops are not real anti-artillery holes. It may be more appropriate to describe them as cat-ear holes...
Depending on the terrain, caves are dug diagonally underground from a few meters to more than ten meters deep. The soldiers hide on the ground to not only protect themselves from artillery attacks, but also from bombings.
This was a type of fortification first promoted by Huaye during the War of Liberation, which could greatly reduce the casualties of blocking troops in the enemy's indiscriminate bombing.
Kong Jie didn't know that this style of play was first proposed by Huang Yu!
In order to convince the group leader, someone dug a cat's ear hole and conducted experiments with gunpowder.
It was found that the ten-meter-deep Mao'er hole could withstand a frontal attack from mountain artillery.
The anti-air attack effect is also very good. As long as the bomb does not hit the entrance of the hole, there will be almost no casualties to the soldiers hiding in the cat's ear hole.
Kong Jie was overjoyed after seeing it, and immediately vigorously promoted cat ear piercing in the Niutoushan position.
However, the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment did not realize the powerful defensive power of the cat's ear holes. They felt that digging the cat's ear holes was a waste of energy, so they might as well rest more before the battle...
As a result, many of the cat-ear holes dug by the troops were not in shape, almost like cellars. Not only could they not protect against artillery fire, but they might also become tombs for burying soldiers.
Kong Jie was very angry after seeing it, which led to the scene just now...
Xigou is a small village more than 20 kilometers away from Wangqiling Village. As you can tell from the name, the terrain here is very complex, with ravines and deep grass and dense forests, which is very suitable for hiding soldiers.
It is also the only way for the Japanese army to mop up the troops.
In order not to give the Independent Regiment any opportunity to take advantage of the terrain to avoid the mopping up troops and escape, the Japanese intelligence officers and scouts started operating in this area a few days ago...
First find out where you can hide soldiers around Xigou, and then confirm whether there are any hidden soldiers around Xigou...
If there is any, immediately determine the specific location of the enemy's hidden troops. After the big sweep begins, the sweep troops will go straight to the target and catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
The three Japanese scouts spread out in a battle formation, holding guns in hand. As they headed toward the next ravine cautiously, a series of gunshots suddenly rang out around them.
Three scouts were shot at the same time and fell to the ground...
"Bang bang..."
Two gunshots suddenly rang out in the woods five kilometers away. A Japanese spy pretending to be Chinese was shot twice. His eyes were round and he fell in the forest with despair on his face.
In another direction of Xigou, three Japanese scouts started today's investigation as usual.
One person explored the way in front, and two others followed, all of them very alert.
As we were walking, the investigator in front of us suddenly made a "stop moving forward, be on alert" gesture.
The two Japanese soldiers at the back quickly squatted down, bent down, and carefully touched the scout in front.
Looking in the direction of the scout's finger, there was a very huge camp hidden in the woods.
The Eighth Route Army sat together in squads and platoons. Some people carried their guns on their backs, while others put their guns beside them... They also saw mortars and heavy machine guns within their field of vision...
Their eyes alone saw more than one company of the Eighth Route Army... There must be a large number of unseen Eighth Route Army soldiers deep in the forest...
The three scouts all saw shock in each other's eyes, and a touch of surprise flashed across their faces...
As long as they can bring out the information they saw, what awaits them will definitely be awards for meritorious service...
The leading scout quickly raised his hand and motioned for them to move back so as not to be discovered by the Eighth Route Army!
"Who is there?" an Eighth Route Army soldier shouted not far away. The three of them were shocked and quickly accelerated their retreat...
But the gunfire came faster...
"Bang bang bang..."
As soon as their front legs left, gunshots rang out behind them. The hiding position had been hit by at least five bullets.
"Da da da……"
The light machine gun immediately joined the battle, and a dense rain of bullets chased the three Japs...
The last Japanese soldier was shot quickly and fell on the retreat road with a thud.
The casualties of teammates made the remaining two Japs run faster. After running forty or fifty meters in a row, the second Japs were shot and fell to the ground...
When the last Japanese soldier was almost unable to hold on any longer, a bush appeared in front of him.
The Japanese had no choice but to hide in the bushes and pray that the Eighth Route Army would not discover them.
"Comrades, there is one little Japs left, we must find him and kill him!" Wei Dayong, the platoon leader of the assault company, rushed to not far from the Japs and ordered!
"The leader said that what we are hiding here must be kept secret and cannot be noticed by any Japanese, otherwise we will not be able to attack in the east and west and break out of the Japanese encirclement!"
"Please be serious. If you are alive, you will see people, if you are dead, you will see corpses. You must kill the last little devil..."
The Little Devil Scout often undertakes intelligence-gathering tasks and can understand some simple Chinese.
It can be heard from Wei Dayong's order that the Eighth Route Army has hidden a large force here. They plan to attack the east and west and break out of the encirclement of the mopping up troops. A look of shock immediately appeared on their faces...
Cover your mouth and try not to make any noise...
By the way, I pray that the Eighth Route Army will not find me, and I will bring this amazing news back to the station no matter what...
Perhaps his prayers were heard by Amaterasu. The Eighth Route Army searching for him stabbed a few times in the bushes and left...
Half an hour later, the little devil who escaped the disaster quickly left Xigou...
What is strange is that Wei Dayong actually hid in the woods more than two hundred meters behind the Japanese and watched him leave.
It wasn't until the other party's back completely disappeared from his sight that he snorted coldly and said: "Let him go this time... If the company commander hadn't asked me to let him go out to spread the news, he would have been beaten into a sieve by me with a submachine gun..."
"Go back immediately and see if there are any kid scouts around...if there are any, we'll take care of them together!"
