After learning how to shoot, Xia Yuan and Niu Wa also joined in digging tunnels. Niu Wa did not get into trouble again. The plan of tunnel warfare was indeed feasible. He was also a person who had been on the battlefield and survived. He knew that on the plains and
How brutal was the battle between the Japanese and Japanese?
The weapons and equipment are backward, and the per capita combat literacy is uneven. The backward weapons and equipment make the guerrillas and militia unable to fight at long distances. However, in close combat, the guerrillas and militia are no match for the Japanese.
However, he couldn't fight with firepower and was completely beaten.
The only thing they can do is to use their brains tactically to kill more Japanese and reduce sacrifices.
All the villagers in Gaojiazhuang launched a vigorous tunnel digging operation, ranging from 70-year-olds to children as young as seven or eight. At the call of the party, young people and women helped dig tunnels, while the elderly and children were responsible for dumping the soil.
It's very busy.
The underground soil structure in the central Hebei area is better, with a small amount of gravel, and no big stones. Xia Yuan held a pickaxe, squatted in the dark tunnel, and dug hard into the wall in front, without accurate measurement.
They stood on the ground and dug in the specified direction after determining the direction. There was no direction and they all dug by feeling.
Everyone discussed that they should dig out the cellars of each house first, and then consider the entrances and bunkers after digging.
Gao Chuanbao led the militia and guerrillas to dig tunnels, while the old village chief led another group of people to dig ditches to protect the village. Since there was already a ditch at the entrance of Gaojiazhuang Village, everyone discussed digging another ditch on the basis of the ditch.
The Hucun ditch is fine, but you must ensure that the Hucun ditch is dry. After all, the Hucun ditch is connected to the tunnel. If it is too wet, it is likely to cause the tunnel to collapse.
In order to avoid this situation from happening, the old village chief discussed this issue carefully when he held a plenary meeting in Gaojiazhuang in the morning, and later decided to dig the village ditch to cover the river at the entrance of the village.
It is connected to the traffic ditch between villages and serves as a link.
The excavation of the village protection ditch and the traffic ditch is also on the agenda today. The excavation of the tunnel is a big job. In order to keep up with the progress, Xia Yuan proposed to divide the guerrillas and militia into two groups and alternate day and night work.
By doing so, the efficiency of tunnel digging can be improved.
While Gaojia Village was digging tunnels in full swing, a letter from the old village chief was also delivered to the district. When the district chief saw that it was a letter from Gaojiazhuang, he glanced at the content, smiled on his face, and said to the person next to him
Humanity said: "Hey, look, Lao Gao and the others seized twenty-three Japanese Type 38 rifles. They seized them by one person. He said that he went to steal the weapons and equipment of a puppet army squad in the middle of the night, including one hundred rounds of bullets.
, now we have taken the initiative to hand over some of them, more than 20 rifles. Now several villages such as Sanjianfang Village, Xinzhuang Village, Mazhuang Village, etc. are short of weapons. Although more than 20 rifles are not many, they can solve many problems."
Someone said: "Heifengkou is only eight miles away from Gaojiazhuang. They obviously need weapons and equipment more than other villages. The pressure they face is not small."
The division chief folded the envelopes, sighed, and said: "The Japs have been carrying out large-scale sweeps during this period. Several villages in the central Hebei region have been brutally attacked by the Japs. The superiors are very angry about this, but now is not the time to retaliate.
, the top priority is to solve the biggest problem, how to carry out guerrilla warfare against the Japanese."
The deputy district chief said: "It is difficult to carry out guerrilla operations against the Japanese in plain areas. Every step along the way is a bloody lesson."
Someone had a strong will and said: "The wisdom of the masses is infinite. We should mobilize the masses and brainstorm. Just a few of us can't think of it even if we think about it for a lifetime."
The district chief pondered deeply and said, "Have you informed the village party committees about the district meetings?"
The deputy district chief nodded: "The notification has been put in place."
The division chief asked again: "Is there any time schedule?"
"Not yet. The Japanese ghosts are currently carrying out raids and holding meetings rashly..."
The deputy district chief hesitated.
The district chief said: "There is nothing to hesitate. The devils massacred several villages. If we do nothing, sooner or later they will put knives on our heads. Two days later, they will hold a district meeting and ask others to give high officials."
Send a letter to Gaojiazhuang, telling Lao Gao in Gaojiazhuang to bring guns with him to the meeting and hand them over to the guerrillas in other villages."
He thought for a while, took out the letter and read it again, and said: "Asking Lao Gao to bring the little soldiers who have captured weapons and more than twenty guns is a great achievement. Now the guerrillas, district squads, and militia are too short."
Weapons and ammunition, the weapons and ammunition seized should be commended and the troops should be encouraged to fight to the end against the puppet troops and Japanese devils."
The deputy district chief nodded, stood up and said, "Yes, I'll make arrangements right away." After saying that, he hurriedly left.
The division chief spoke again: "Old Li, how is the productivity of the arsenal in the border area?"
Lao Li is the director of the arsenal and is responsible for the production of weapons and ammunition. He shook his head: "I am too lacking in technology. I can only use black powder to make some less powerful grenades. Some guns are forged by blacksmiths. They have a short range and low power.
Bullets can produce one hundred rounds per day."
It is said to be an arsenal, but it is actually a small blacksmith shop that does not look very big. There are several master craftsmen who forge weapons according to the appearance of firearms every day. Unfortunately, the accuracy of the forged weapons is not high. The hand grenades that can be produced independently are just installed.
Black powder has very little power and does almost no harm to people. The output of bullets is quite considerable. The output of more than one hundred rounds per day is considered good. But looking at the entire Jizhong area, how many troops are there in the Eighth Route Army, military workers, and militia?
, guerrillas, district squads, detachments, etc., if divided among them, one hundred rounds of ammunition would not be enough.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bullets and grenades will be given priority to the main troops fighting on the front line, and other teams basically cannot get them.
As for guns, arsenals are almost unable to produce guns. Imitation Mauser pistols can only be loaded with one shot at a time. They have low power and short range. Neither gun may be able to kill people. Moreover, production requires costs. Mass production of Mauser pistols is really difficult.
Rather than waste it, it is better to produce bullets.
This also shows how precious the more than 20 rifles captured by Xia Yuan are.
In Gaojiazhuang, after adopting Xia Yuan's suggestion, the efficiency of tunnel digging has indeed improved a lot.
In the dark tunnel, Mao Ni held up a kerosene lamp to help illuminate Xia Yuan who was digging the tunnel ahead. Xia Yuan was only wearing a vest, his bronze skin with strong muscles, sticky with mud and sweat, and strong
He waved the hoe in his hand with both arms and dug into the tunnel in front of him.
A large amount of soil was pushed back by his hands.
Niu Wa used a shovel to shovel the soil into a basket and threw it to the people behind, who then transported the soil dug out of the tunnel to the ground. Mao Ni, who was lighting a kerosene lamp, asked: "Brother Xia Yuan, are you tired?"
Xia Yuan shook his head and said in a huff, "If you're not tired, you can still persevere."
Niu Wa said: "Xia Yuan, if you can't hold on anymore, change it. You have a rest and I'll dig it."
Xia Yuandao: "It's okay, we can still dig. We have been digging for two days, and the tunnel has been dug several meters deep. If we want to reach the tunnel that is expected to be able to deal with the Japanese, this tunnel is not enough."
Mao Ni said: "Brother Xia Yuan, what will happen if the Japanese discover the tunnel?"
Xia Yuan waved his head and cut away the dirt with stones in front of him, and said: "The devils have discovered the tunnel, so don't be afraid. First settle the villagers, and then use the tunnel to fight guerrillas with the devils."
He pushed the soil back on the ground and said to the two of them: "Just take a look, we dug this tunnel. It goes up and down and extends in all directions, like a maze. When the devil comes in, he will reach the gate of hell. See
When we get there, we have seen the Lord of Hell. If we want to go out, we have to ask the gun in our hand if we agree."
Mao Ni and Niu Wa have not realized the horror of tunnel warfare. In reality, more than 40 militiamen killed 2,000 Japanese puppet troops, with only one person slightly injured. They relied on tunnels to carry out guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.
The inevitable direction of the anti-Japanese guerrillas.
Mao Ni and Niu Wa had joy on their faces. Mao Ni said: "Brother Xia Yuan, you are so smart. When the devil comes, you will definitely avenge your father and fellow villagers!"
Xia Yuan dug the tunnel in front of him and said: "It will definitely happen. Sooner or later we will drive the Japanese out of China."
Suddenly, he stopped what he was doing, and his keen hearing heard a slight sound coming from the other side of the tunnel. Seeing Xia Yuan stop, Mao Ni said: "Brother Xia Yuan, are you tired?"
Xia Yuan shook his head, spit on the palm of his hand, rubbed his hands, grabbed the end of the pickaxe, and dug hard into the soil in front of him, and said: "Don't be tired, it's almost through, it's through, the first section
The tunnel is complete.”
After wiping the sweat from his head, Xia Yuan waved his arms more vigorously, digging out stones and soil. He listened quietly for a while, judged the direction, slightly changed the direction of the tunnel, and followed the direction of the knocking sound.
, keep digging.
The tunnel excavation work is the most critical at the moment. Once the tunnel excavation is successful, they will have the capital to fight against the Japanese devils and will not be chased by the Japanese devils.
It was already evening. After two days of digging, they finally heard the knocking sound coming from the opposite side deep underground. Mao Ni and Niu Wa showed joy on their faces. They impatiently dug Xia Yuan down with their hands.
The sound of the mud is getting closer and closer.
Mao Ni shouted with great joy: "Brother Chuanbao! Brother Sixi! Brother Dakang!"
On the other side of the tunnel, Gao Chuanbao put down his pickaxe, turned to Gao Sixi and Dakang and said, "Listen!"
Through the thick layer of soil, I could vaguely hear Mao Ni's voice coming from the other side. Dakang, holding a basket of soil, said, "It's Mao Ni! It's Mao Ni's voice!"
He shouted: "Mao Ni, I am Dakang, I heard your voice."
After Mao Ni heard the voice from the other side, she was extremely happy and said: "I heard the voice too, Brother Da Kang, Brother Da Kang!"
Da Kang heard Mao Ni's voice and urged Gao Chuanbao to move faster: "Chuanbao, move faster, move faster."
Dong-dong-dong, the sound of digging into the wall came again. The soil in the tunnel kept falling off. Niuwa quickly scooped it up with a shovel and stuffed it into the basket. The two opposite tunnels slowly approached, getting closer and closer.
The closer you get, the clear knocking sound can be heard.
Xia Yuan's hands moved faster, and he kept throwing down the soil. When he hit the tunnel with the last blow, the soil in front of him was suddenly cut open, revealing a dark hole, and Gao Chuanbao's face was revealed at the other end of the hole.
He looked very happy and heard several people shouting happily:
"Hey, it worked!"
"Brother Chuanbao!"
"Come here, come here."
"Dakang, Dakang, go away and ask me to come over and talk."
Niu Wa dug up the soil excitedly and was about to get through half of his body. Dakang and Chuanbao supported Niu Wa. Only half of the tunnel was dug, and Niu Wa got stuck in it with half of his body. He struggled to retreat.
"Dig again and again until it is dug out."
Gao Chuanbao stopped Niu Wa's movements and said: "No! Keep it! If the devils find the entrance of the cave and pour water and poison inside, we will block the entrance of the cave. If the devils get in, we can still use it to resist
for a while."
Several people listened to Gao Chuanbao's suggestion, with happy smiles on their faces.
"Yes, keep it and use it to deal with the Japanese!"
"That's a good idea!"
Gao Chuanbao asked: "Xia Yuan, what do you think?"
Xia Yuan put the pickax aside and said: "I have no objection, but we can open a roundabout tunnel on the side. If the Japanese discover this tunnel, we can enter the roundabout tunnel and sneak attack from behind the Japanese's butt."
"Hey, that's a good idea. This way we have two tunnels. The devils are blocking this one, and we have another one we can pass through."
"You can also dig another one underground to form two circuitous lines, making it difficult for the Japanese to guard against them!"
"We can also make some traps here. If the devils step on them and fall in, they will either die or be crippled."
Several people listened, thinking and expressing their opinions one after another, and all of them were very happy. They were happy that they had a way to deal with the Japanese Japs, and they were happy that the Japs’ raids no longer posed a threat to them. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War until now
, every raid by the Japanese army will cause immeasurable harm to the base area, whether it is to the people, the Eighth Route Army, the guerrillas, or the Japanese puppet troops, the raids have brought huge losses to them.
People were killed, their money was plundered, their wives and daughters were defiled, villages were burned down, and houses were set on fire. Wherever the devils passed, almost no grass grew.
The implementation of the "Three Guangs" policy has brought indelible harm to the Chinese people. That kind of harm goes deep into the bone marrow and is imprinted on the soul.
The tunnels were opened, and the house of Lin Xia's wife could lead to Uncle Zhong's house. The connection of the tunnels gave the people of Gaojiazhuang hope to fight against the Japanese. Niu Wa also realized the importance of the tunnels. Guns are weapons to deal with the Japanese. The tunnels were
It is a place to protect them. The combination of the two can play a huge role.