The battlefield suddenly fell into deathly silence, so Wang Xuexin realized that the real war was coming... The Japanese realized that pretending to attack the stubborn army could not fool the Eighth Route Army, so they would not continue to waste time and ammunition in the direction of the stubborn army.
It should be said that from a strategic perspective, the Japanese at this time were not suitable for attacking the stubborn army.
Although the stubborn army has little fighting power, the problem is that it is large enough and has a certain strength. It is almost impossible to eat it in one bite in a short time.
On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army lives in the rear area blocked by both the stubborn army and the Japanese. It can even be said to be an "enemy-occupied area". Its overall strength is much weaker than that of the stubborn army and its troops are much smaller. Even though it has stronger combat effectiveness and stronger will, it is short-term.
Time suppression or even annihilation is not impossible.
What's more important is that the Eighth Route Army at this time is using Mao Xiong and Yingjiang to break through this blockade. The combat power that can be unleashed in the future will become a terrifying existence. Okamura Neiji saw this and hoped to kill it in the blue.
, so it was logical to concentrate our forces on dealing with the Eighth Route Army first.
The status of the Eighth Route Army during this period did not change much, except for various preparations for moving step by step as Wang Xuexin envisioned.
In terms of routine training, we changed passwords every day and conducted penetration drills at irregular intervals every other day...
Although changing passwords every day may not have much effect on the elite Japanese troops, because they can obtain passwords by capturing prisoners or using traitors to inform them.
But it is not difficult to change passwords every day within the army, and it can even be said to be a piece of cake. For example, in the independent regiment, Li Yunlong gets up early in the morning, thinks of a word and then announces it to the entire regiment. On the one hand, it can test whether the communication of the entire regiment is smooth, and on the other hand, it can also improve
It makes it more difficult for the enemy to infiltrate, so why not?
It's just that Li Yunlong's command left people speechless...
The password for the first day is "Sweet potato roasting".
The password for the second day is "phenol wine".
The password for the third day was "F*ck"... I guess I thought I could only drink three bowls a day, so I was cursing my mother.
As a result, Zhao Gang couldn't listen anymore and shouted to Li Yunlong in dissatisfaction: "What passwords are you talking about? Is there such a password? Why is it all related to wine?"
Li Yunlong replied: "Old Zhao, you don't understand this! What else does the password stipulate to be considered normal? If this is a normal password, such as big mountain, flowing water, etc., wouldn't it be easier for the Japanese to guess?
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Zhao Gang thought it was right when he heard it. The password should be unpredictable. Even if he heard the soldiers shouting to each other, he would be suspicious for a while.
For example, "Fuck".
This happens when the password is matched:
"Password!"
"Damn it! Are you asking me for my password?"
As a result, the Japanese lurking in the dark were confused. What was this password?
After Li Yunlong got Zhao Gang's approval, he further deepened the situation of this password, and then a series of interesting keywords appeared: "Get out!", "Forget", "Who are you?"...
After this incident spread, other troops also found it interesting and even used it as a topic of conversation after dinner, so it became a major feature of the independent regiment.
Later, this strange password actually deceived the Japanese.
One of the ways for the Japanese to obtain passwords is to send people to lurk in the dark to eavesdrop. They thought that the random passwords were because the independent regiments were scattered and had no passwords, so they arrogantly pulled the troops up. The result was...
It is estimated that the Japanese commander will be so angry after this lesson: "How can these bastards set such a password? They don't look like a soldier at all!"
The most important preparation is bullet mines.
The independent group also set up its own mine-making factory.
To be precise, it is not a "factory", but rather a "workshop".
Because this is a manual workshop where several soldiers who have worked as blacksmiths and carpenters in the army are gathered together to organize soldiers to use their free time to make mines.
There are various types of shells, including bamboo tubes, wooden tubes hollowed out in the middle, and simple versions that are directly tied and fixed with ropes.
What's more, Mao Duzi also invented a bullet mine that does not require a spring.
The principle of this kind of bullet mine is to fix the bullet and the pedal together, and fix a nail below. When the enemy steps on the pedal, the bullet will be pressed down and hit the nail instantly, so the bullet will be fired through with a "bang" sound... …
However, this type of mine also has its limitations.
For example, if it occupies too large an area, it is easy to be discovered and eliminated, it takes too long to mine, and it is inconvenient. The most serious thing is that it is not sensitive enough and the firing rate is not high (the bullet primer must hit the nail accurately, and it will not fire if it deviates a little or does not have enough force). .
Therefore it can only be used as a supplement when the spring is insufficient.
Bullet mines are buried in various places, beside mountain roads, in streams, and even on cliffs.
The reason why I wanted to be buried on the cliff was because I had suffered losses several times before.
Li Yunlong said this when he was laying mines: "Whose name is Yamamoto Kazuki? Aren't his troops able to climb over mountains and climb cliffs? Kong Jie also suffered a loss once. I can't follow in this guy's footsteps. Let’s also plant some mines on the cliff!”
Laying mines on cliffs is more difficult because there is little soil on the cliffs and there are sharp rocks everywhere. Soldiers have to be tied to ropes and lowered to lay mines one by one, which is both dangerous and inefficient.
Wang Xuexin looked at it and said to Li Yunlong: "Captain, if you lay mines like this, if all the soldiers in the regiment are released to lay mines for a month, we won't be able to cover the cliff in the back mountain, right?"
Li Yunlong actually realized this problem, but he refused to admit it, and immediately replied: "Who said it was going to be covered all over? I just put a few pieces on it. If the Japanese are triggered, can you give us a warning?" Awake!"
Wang Xuexin said "Oh" and said: "I also said there would be a faster way, so... I'm just worrying about it!"
He stood up and pretended to leave.
This made Li Yunlong anxious, and he immediately confronted Wang Xuexin: "Wait a minute, if you have something to say, say it quickly, and stop talking about it!"
"Captain, don't you need this?"
"Who said it's not necessary?" Li Yunlong's eyes widened: "Do you think it's better to have these mines hanging down one by one?"
Seeing that Li Yunlong was really anxious, Wang Xuexin stopped playing charades with him and stepped forward and said: "Captain, why don't we collect wild vines, tie bullets to the wild vines one by one, and then release them on the cliff..." "
Li Yunlong was stunned immediately after hearing this.
What this means is that the cliff is originally covered with grass and shrubs, and the wild vines are naturally hidden among them when thrown down. At the same time, the spring-loaded bullet mine is very sensitive and will be triggered with just a light touch... This is no better than hanging. Is it much easier and faster to lay mines with people?
Then Li Yunlong became angry and cursed at Wang Xuexin: "Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier if you had such a way? I've lost a layer of skin on my palms!"
It turned out that Li Yunlong personally went to lay the mines for a long time, holding on to the ropes and shaking them while carefully laying the mines. This feeling was really uncomfortable.