"First of all, we must pay attention to the ridge line. This is the most important thing." Wang Xuexin walked around the top of the mountain with a shovel, pointed at several positions and said: "For example, this, this, and this are all ways to control the situation."
If the grenade is thrown from the reverse slope to the forward slope, you would be a fool not to use it."
Wang Xuexin pointed to one of the locations and said: "Especially in this section, the other side is a cliff more than ten meters high. The Japanese can't attack from here. Our army can block the mountain road up the mountain by throwing grenades to the opposite side... This will
Directly affects the enemy's troop deployment and ammunition replenishment!"
The instructor quickly wrote it down in his notebook.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang nodded repeatedly as they listened.
This is especially true for Li Yunlong. He originally thought that the anti-slope tactic was just a compromise made out of desperation and would not bring much advantage in the fight. But now that Xiao Dongbei said this, he discovered that this does not seem to be the case.
"The first line of defense for the anti-slope fortifications is best built fifty meters away from the position on the top of the mountain!" Wang Xuexin continued: "If it is too close, it is easy to fall into passive hand-to-hand combat. If it is too far, it will not be conducive to our army's counterattack."
Zhao Gang didn't understand much, but Li Yunlong understood it. He muttered: "This little Northeast has two hands. It sounds like it has been fighting for decades!"
Seeing Zhao Gang's confused expression, Li Yunlong explained in a low voice:
"If the defense line is too close, the Japanese just need to put a row of grenades forward. Regardless of whether they can explode or not, they will rush down with their bayonets while riding the smoke... We will fall into a 'passive hand-to-hand combat'."
"At this time, the Japanese were well prepared and still condescending, but we didn't even have time to draw bayonets. In addition, it was inconvenient to move around in the trenches, so we probably had to wait for death."
"If the defense line is far away, it will be difficult for us to counterattack the position on the top of the mountain. We will be overwhelmed by the Japanese firepower."
"The distance of fifty meters is neither too much nor too little. That's just toothless eating. It's just right!"
"When the Japanese come down, we have time to defend, time to defend, and time to react."
"We rushed up, and within a few steps we were close to the grenade shooting distance. No matter what, we threw the grenade upwards and blasted him to death. Then we rushed up. Can the Japanese guy withstand it?"
After Li Yunlong's analysis, Zhao Gang also felt that it made sense.
Secretly, it turns out that there are many details to the anti-slope tactic. Xiao Dongbei is really a damn talent. This person who has never been to a military academy or has no combat experience can actually think of these things!
Then one day, Zhao Gang really asked about this matter.
Wang Xuexin responded like this: "Political Commissar, this is nothing! I just... usually when I have something to do, I think about the two teams of soldiers, one team is the Japanese and the other is us, and then the two teams of soldiers are in my mind day and night.
After fighting back and forth, this tactic came out!"
Zhao Gang said "Oh" when he heard this: "You're right, this is imagination! Fighting requires imagination very much! Xiao Dongbei, you have become a fucking tactician!"
Wang Xuexin really didn't dare to call him a "tactician". This was actually what the volunteers used to deal with the Yankees, and he just used it.
In addition, there are connections between surface fortifications and underground fortifications, as well as a three-layer defense system of upper, middle and lower layers, as well as mutual cover and tactical coordination between the "rear positive slope" and the "front reverse slope", etc.
Tunnel fortifications are much more complex, flexible and useful than tunnel warfare.
This made even Li Yunlong, the regiment leader who was known as "a master of the battlefield", stunned for a moment.
Then Zhao Gang compiled the construction plans recorded by the instructor into documents every day, and carefully paired them with topographic maps and explanatory drawings before sending them to the headquarters.
When the chief got the document, he felt like he had found a treasure. He happily said to the chief of staff: "This little Northeast has given us a big surprise! I had thought that this anti-sloping fortification could play a role, but I never thought it could be so big.
The effect! Each of these seems to make sense. It should be said that they are not 'one by one', but a complete defense system. I don't believe that the Japanese can break through such a defense system!"
The chief of staff looked at the explanatory diagram and nodded with conviction: "This is indeed of great significance! This means that we are likely to have our own permanent base area, and the era of the Japanese 'shooting through the base area' is gone."
Back!"
The chief nodded heavily.
The suffering of the Eighth Route Army was that it was unable to stop the Japanese attack.
It's not that the Japanese can't defeat many places, but it's just that there's no need to defeat them.
For example, in the attack on Zhaojiayu, a lot of ammunition was wasted after fighting for a long time. It turned out that the Eighth Route Army and the people had withdrawn into the mountainous area, and even the food had been moved.
What's the value?
What's the point?
It's a pure waste of troops and ammunition.
But everything has two sides.
The guerrilla tactics made it difficult for the Japanese to gain favor, as they could not find the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army had no fixed location and had to be prepared to move at any time, even the headquarters and arsenal were no exception.
The headquarters is fine, but the problem is the communication equipment setup.
The arsenal has a big problem. In order to be able to adapt to guerrilla warfare, the arsenal cannot build large-scale equipment or fixed equipment... If we tighten our belts and invest money to build large-scale equipment, what will happen when the Japanese come? What if we can't move it? Or blow it up.
Or leave it to the devils?
But now, if this kind of reverse slope fortification can block the Japanese attack, then the mountainous area will be a layer of walls, a line of defense, and an endless position that can be fought over and over again for tug-of-war and a war of attrition to the Japanese.
This gives the Eighth Route Army permanent living space and development space, and it can confidently and boldly increase investment in long-term development.
It feels like a wandering prodigal who has suddenly found a home and no longer has to drift with the crowd like before.
Thinking of this, the chief no longer hesitated, and immediately handed the document to the chief of staff and ordered: "Immediately print a few copies of these documents and send them to the troops stationed in the mountainous area, so that they can study them carefully and build reverse slope fortifications and tunnel fortifications as soon as possible.
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After a pause, the leader explained again: "The records in Xiaodongbei cannot be interrupted or delayed. I heard that the Independent Regiment is short of documents, so you can send a few documents from the headquarters! It would not be good if there is an omission of records, and at the same time,
You can learn on the spot and understand more and more comprehensive tactics! This can’t be careless at all!”
"I have no objection!" The chief of staff immediately agreed: "I think we should send three groups of people, each group working for eight hours around the clock, to prevent any thoughts from being missed!"
"That's right!" The chief nodded: "That's it!"
Therefore, Wang Xuexin sadly discovered that even when he was eating and sleeping, there was a clerk beside him holding a small notebook to record everything.