Seeing that Wang Ping had a calm face since he went up the mountain, and Xu Ke, who went directly from a prisoner to the engineer platoon leader of the independent battalion, although he was still immersed in excitement, he was not stupid. It was clear at a glance that the battalion commander was interested in
Not satisfied with this already solid trench underfoot!
However, in Xu Ke's view, the trenches were well built like this. As long as the enemy was not equipped with heavy artillery and the defenders had sufficient strength, this trench would definitely be able to block the enemy's attack for a long time and cause a lot of casualties to the enemy.
With a puzzled look on his face, Xu Ke couldn't help but ask: "Batalion Commander, is there any problem?"
"The problem is huge!" Wang Ping replied in a surprising way.
"Not to mention whether the enemy attacking us has heavy artillery, as long as they have enough mortars, no matter how many troops we deploy in the trenches, they will not be able to withstand their bombardment!"
"And once the enemy is equipped with heavy artillery, the damage to this trench will be completely devastating!"
"I am very dissatisfied with this trench. In my opinion, if this trench wants to block the enemy's attack, it must have these characteristics. First, it must have a certain number of holes for defense, so that the defenders have room when the enemy shells them.
You can avoid shelling!"
"Second, there must be a sufficient number of concealed firepower points so that the defenders can constantly change the machine gun positions. The Japanese grenades and mortars are not vegetarians. They must not be targeted. The only way is to constantly shift the machine gun positions.
Only in this way can we achieve this goal!”
"Third, the entire line of defense must have several permanent firepower points. Even if the trenches are blown up by the enemy's heavy artillery, these hidden permanent firepower points can still block the enemy and cause a lot of damage to the enemy!"
Xu Ke was worthy of being an engineer. He thought for less than two minutes before answering: "The first two points are no problem. As long as there are enough manpower, it can be completed in three days at most!"
"The third point is difficult to achieve. Permanent fire points must withstand explosions and can only be repaired with reinforced concrete!"
"I have cement and steel bars, but not much!" Wang Ping replied immediately.
Then he pointed to a bulge on the mountain not far away and suggested: "Can we directly use the mountain to build this permanent firepower point? Just like digging anti-bombing holes, directly use the anti-bombing holes as firepower points, and then use steel bars at key positions."
Cement reinforcement. After that is completed, cover it with logs and soil, the thicker the better, and finally cover it with camouflage, see if it works!"
Xu Ke, who had always admired Wang Ping, did not expect that the battalion commander, who was so professional as an engineer, would know.
After sighing with emotion, he immediately affirmed: "Battal Commander, this method is feasible, just like the lower headquarters we built on site. As long as the soil and logs on top are thicker, there will definitely be no problem in withstanding the Japanese mountain artillery shelling. But
, if the Japanese use planes to bomb, at most one aerial bomb and these firepower points will be wiped out!"
"All I ask is that it can withstand the shelling of mountain artillery. One defense line should be built with three firepower points. Each firepower point should have three shooting holes as much as possible. The shooting range should be good and cross fire can be formed in front of the trench!" Wang Ping immediately put forward his request.
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Xu Ke pondered for a minute and then replied: "Battal Commander, please rest assured that the engineer platoon is guaranteed to complete the mission. But I need manpower. The more manpower, the less time it will take!"
"I will first give you a hundred prisoners serving as slaves from the instructors, and I will try to give you another hundred prisoners in a few days. In addition, I need more than just this line of defense. Starting from entering the mountains, as long as the terrain is suitable, it will be conducive to
When we block the Japanese attack, we will build fortifications for me. I will prepare a strong fortification group for the Japanese army on the mountain road more than ten miles away, so that they can break their heads and bleed on the offensive road, turning this road into a tomb of Japanese soldiers.
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If these fortification groups can really be used to kill a large number of Japanese soldiers, then the newly formed engineer platoon will definitely get a lot of military exploits.
Thinking of this, Xu Ke's face became fanatical and he assured loudly: "Please rest assured, battalion commander, the engineer platoon will definitely not let you down!"
Wang Ping also promised at the right time: "When repairing the fortifications, don't forget to find more instructors, learn more about our party, and join the party. If you can repair this fortification group and prove your ability to us,
It won't take long for the engineer platoon to be expanded into an engineer company!"
"Battle Commander Xie, Xu Ke will definitely not disappoint you!"
After leaving Xu Ke on the battlefield to survey the terrain, Wang Ping returned to the station and considered building the chicken farm that he had promised to the instructor.
Wang Ping is not an expert on raising chickens, but he still has some common sense.
In later generations, Wang Ping heard the most about raising chickens with earthworms and maggots. It sounds disgusting and a bit incredible, but it is undeniable that using these two things to raise chickens is not only fast, but the meat quality is also very good, and
It only takes more than three months for hens to lay eggs, nearly three months earlier than ordinary people raising chickens now.
After much deliberation, Wang Ping finally decided to use earthworms to raise chickens.
Because compared to maggots, which are disgusting to people, earthworms are more acceptable to people.
Back at the station, Wang Ping told the instructor who was busy recruiting new soldiers from the prisoner camp his thoughts.
Cheng Xiaogang still had an expression of disbelief at first, but it was not until Wang Ping repeated his assurances that he started to take it seriously and asked his own question: "Even if earthworms raise chickens very quickly, where do you get so many earthworms from?"
"Since we want to set up a chicken farm, we must raise at least several hundred chickens at a time. Calculated based on the number of 500, if there are not dozens of kilograms of earthworms a day, it will definitely not be enough for them to eat!"
"Then raise earthworms!" Wang Ping replied with a sure look on his face.
Others may not, but when it comes to raising earthworms, Wang Ping has no problem at all. When he was a soldier in his previous life, he did another drill, many, many, many of which happened to be in an earthworm farm. After that drill, Wang Ping knew how to use the best
The easy way to grow earthworms!
He did what he said. The next day, Wang Ping led a dozen people to dig a hole in a house in the corner of the station and repair a breeding tank for earthworms. Then some people went to the forest to collect rotten leaves under Wang Ping's arrangement.
, weeds, of course, there are also people who catch earthworms and use them as seeds.
In two days, under Cheng Xiao's suspicious gaze, the earthworm breeding tank was completed.
"Lao Cheng, you don't have to doubt that the first batch of earthworms will grow up in half a month at most. After they breed for another half month, there will be grown-up earthworms that can be taken out every day. However, every once in a while, we
You have to add some rotten leaves to it."
"Don't underestimate these rotten leaves, they are food for earthworms. Whether earthworms can grow up and reproduce continuously depends on them!"
After the instructor Cheng Xiao left with some doubts, Wang Ping began to think about the chickens in the chicken farm.
In today's troubled times, it is definitely unrealistic to buy so many chicks. The best way is to hatch, but Wang Ping does not understand hatching technology. Fortunately, in this era, many ordinary people know how to hatch chicks. Although
The method is very primitive, but as long as the eggs can be turned inside.
After searching for a day, Wang Ping finally found the talent he wanted in a nearby village and bought more than 600 eggs.
In this way, an independent chicken farm was built.
