According to intelligence, Wang Xuexin knew that a squadron of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops were stationed in Nantu Village, totaling more than 500 people.
During the day, these Japanese and puppet troops came in large numbers to build artillery towers and isolation ditches in this area, and then drove them back at night.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. The Japanese and puppet troops hid in the artillery towers and returned to their dormitories in batches. Then they turned on the searchlights with a "Teng" sound. The lampposts were like cold swords.
It extended from the top of the blockhouse and swept around the barbed wire fence.
Wang Xuexin looked at the terrain and saw that there was an open land ahead from the hiding place, and more than 300 meters directly in front was an isolation ditch. The isolation ditch had not been completely built, so there was no water.
Behind the isolation ditch is a 100-meter-long minefield. Perhaps to prevent workers from accidentally touching it, smaller versions of plaster flags are placed in front of the minefield to distinguish them.
At the end of the minefield are two barbed wire fences, one in a circle, and the Japanese are still hanging many empty cans on them... This is to prevent the guerrillas from sneak attacks. As long as the guerrillas make some movement on the barbed wire,
The can will make a "clang, clang, clang" sound to warn the Japanese.
After that came several gun towers.
The turret is about eight meters high and has four floors. If you include the roof, it is five floors. Each turret can house one or two squads of mixed Japanese and puppet troops. In extreme cases, it is possible to assign one Jaap to command two squads.
puppet army.
A road was built between the gun towers, and next to the road was an isolation ditch that could be used as a trench.
It is conceivable that the Japanese reinforcements can use these roads to quickly reinforce the gun towers, and at the same time, they can also use the gun towers as fire support points and the isolation ditch as trenches to quickly organize defense.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Yunlong waved his hand, and the soldiers of the first battalion moved forward under the leadership of Zhang Dabiao.
The 1st Battalion is the main battalion of the independent regiment. They always take the lead in any tough battles. Therefore, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion are so awesome that they don't take the soldiers of other battalions seriously.
But this time, Zhang Dabiao still had to face Wang Xuexin.
"Little Northeast!" Zhang Dabiao said: "I heard that you have an expert in demining, can you lend it to the first battalion?"
Wang Xuexin felt a little strange when he heard it. He asked back: "First battalion commander, why don't you ask the regiment commander for someone? If the regiment commander agrees, I will let him go even if he is ordered to do so!"
"Why haven't you asked?" Zhang Dabiao grinned and tilted his head: "The leader said, you can ask Xiao Dongbei yourself, he said you can let it go if you can!"
These words left Zhang Dabiao speechless. He, a battalion commander, had to humbly ask a platoon leader if he wanted to be alone?
Li Yunlong's idea was very simple. If Zhang Dabiao asked about people from other troops, then Li Yunlong would transfer them without saying a word.
The problem is that this person is from Xiaobei...
Xiao Dongbei is a platoon leader with ideas. If he has any plans in mind, he needs this person?
Another example... does Xiao Dongbei's secret manual for artillery still require demining?
Didn’t his adjustment ruin Xiao Dongbei’s plan?
In order to avoid this situation, Li Yunlong said that.
So Zhang Dabiao could only come to Xiao Dongbei to ask for someone.
Wang Xuexin became excited at this time. He pretended to be embarrassed and said: "First Battalion Commander, I'm afraid it's not good! Our soldiers from the third battalion are used by your first battalion...Whose credit will be given for their merits?"
What's more, the Third Battalion has its own tasks. If we also want to clear mines, where will we find the people?"
Zhang Dabiao handed Wang Xuexin a cigarette and said politely: "Xiao Dongbei, isn't our first battalion the main attack? The first step is to break into the Japanese minefield, and we have to clear the mines in the dark. The key is not to cause problems before they happen.
He was discovered by the Japanese. That’s why I came to borrow someone from you! Don’t worry, he will be returned to you immediately after passing this hurdle, without delaying the mission of the Third Battalion!”
As he spoke, he came closer and lowered his voice and said: "As for the credit? It's easy to say! How about ten rounds of original bullets? Is it interesting?"
Wang Xuexin replied without thinking: "Thirty rounds, otherwise no discussion!"
Zhang Dabiao gritted his teeth and said: "Sure, thirty rounds is thirty rounds! Pay it all in one lump sum after the war..."
"Commander of the First Battalion, what you said is unkind!" Wang Xuexin was unhappy: "Now is the time to use bullets. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the bullets. You still have to pay after the war..."
"Okay, Xiao Dongbei!" Zhang Dabiao looked a little unhappy: "Isn't it just to borrow someone?"
"How about..." Wang Xuexin said: "I, an expert in demining, will be given away after the war? That way there will be no problem!"
So Zhang Dabiao had nothing to say and could only angrily count thirty rounds of bullets and hand them to Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin turned around and threw the thirty rounds of bullets at Zhang Qingcai, saying: "Give them to the soldiers, save them!"
Zhang Qing said "Hey" and quickly distributed several rounds one at a time.
Wang Xuexin sighed, it was not easy to be a platoon leader. Zhang Qingcai's third squad all shot original bullets, but the bullets produced by the arsenal were all reloaded bullets, and the bullets collected from other troops were also reloaded...
...The original bullets are not willing to be given away, so they are all hidden and teased.
As a result, each person in the third squad only had a dozen original rounds of ammunition.
I have no choice but to take this opportunity to get some money from Zhang Dabiao.
Then Wang Zhisheng came to find him.
"Platoon leader!" Wang Zhisheng said: "You rented me out to get 30 rounds of bullets. No matter what, you gave me one or two rounds..."
"What should I give you?" Wang Xuexin lectured without thinking: "Is your gun fired with original bullets? Besides, this is an opportunity for you to practice and perform. If you want a reward, touch it.
The landmines are all yours, right?"
"I...why do I need landmines?" Wang Zhisheng muttered and left reluctantly.
Seeing Wang Zhisheng's aggrieved look, Wang Xuexin suddenly remembered how he felt when he was rented out by Li Yunlong, and he felt a little sorry.
But there is no way. People are poor and short-minded. They only have such a few things in their hands. How can they not plan to use them?
Now Wang Xuexin finally understood why Li Yunlong was so fussy about searching. He really didn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt were if he wasn't a master.
Wang Zhisheng did not disappoint. He seemed to be born with a strong insight into landmines. He was able to line up mines quickly and steadily in the dark. It only took him more than half an hour to lay down a minefield with a depth of more than 100 meters.
A passage was cleared...and this was done even as the Japanese searchlights swept overhead from time to time.
The method for the first battalion to cross the barbed wire fence is also simple.
Which wire they wanted to cut, they first asked the soldiers on both sides to tighten the wire in slow motion, so that when the pliers cut the wire from the middle, the vibration would not be transmitted to both sides and the empty cans would be rattled.
When the wire breaks, the soldiers on both sides slowly lower it to relax it, and then move on to the next one...