With the efforts of the Independent Regiment soldiers, the reverse slope fortifications and tunnel fortifications have begun to take shape.

These fortifications are not a single mountain, but are connected to several mountain peaks, one after another. Only in this way can there be a defensive depth and will not collapse with one blow due to the lack of room for retreat under the fierce attack of the enemy.

During the construction period, Zhou Ping took a newspaper from somewhere to come to Wang Xuexin and asked, "Platform leader, they said we can build our own guns. Please show it, is that true?"

Wang Xuexin took it and saw that the words "Three Days of Anti-Enemy" were written on it. It was supposed to be a newspaper built by the Eighth Route Army itself.

When I looked at the front page headlines, there was indeed an article about making guns, titled "Our army successfully produced Type 55 rifles and equipped troops", which talked about how military workers overcome difficulties and produced rifles with simple equipment.

But of course, the arsenal address and gun data are all secrets and it is impossible to write them out in newspapers.

"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded and replied: "That's what this is said above!"

The soldiers were filled with joy when they heard this, and then they discussed it in a slight manner:

"Can you make a gun?"

"Can't our arsenal build guns? What's the point of building guns?"

"Is it difficult to build artillery or guns?"

"Of course it's difficult to build a cannon! You can tell which one is more loud?"

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Hu Zi patted the 38th cover in his hand and said excitedly: "Then in the future, can we also use the gun we made to attack the Japanese?"

Wang Xuexin just smiled and didn't say anything.

Wang Xuexin knows something about this 55-type rifle.

It is a rifle produced by the Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Arsenal, which was imitated by the "China Official". Wang Xuexin remembers that the output of this gun is only a few dozen per month. In addition, the railway steel is not long and the range is not satisfactory, and it was not officially installed in the end.

So Hu Zi wanted to use the gun he made to attack the Japanese... I was afraid he would be disappointed.

Just when Wang Xuexin was stunned, the monk called out to Wang Xuexin a few meters away: "Little Northeast, the leader of the group called you!"

Wang Xuexin responded and followed the monk towards the temporary regiment headquarters.

The temporary regiment headquarters is located in a natural cave near the foot of the mountain. It is spacious and strong, connected by a traffic trench. The orderly soldiers set up a kettle next to it to boil water. In the middle, one built a table with a cannon box, which seemed to be a camping area.

When Li Yunlong, who was guarding the radio station saw Wang Xuexin coming in, he nodded and turned around and walked to the map. After Wang Xuexin stepped forward to salute, Li Yunlong said in a solemn manner: "The Japanese have started fighting, and this time their actions are a little different!"

Wang Xuexin was not surprised by this. Okamura Yasuji is known for his novel tactics.

Li Yunlong pointed to the map and said, "The Japanese looked no different from before, but they still swept the troops like before. However, they dispersed the troops and crossed the road to encircle the village. The situation of our army may not be optimistic!"

Wang Xuexin knew this, which is called the "fish scale encirclement array" in modern times.

This tactic is mainly aimed at the sweeping of our army's "guerrilla area", which is the gray area called "quasi-security area" by the Japanese.

Usually, the Japanese used linear pushing forward to sweep.

This method of sweeping may catch the village ahead off guard, but the villagers and troops in the village will immediately move after hearing the sound of gunfire.

At the same time, the guerrillas or the Eighth Route Army will also block the Japanese's actions by laying mines and blocking them.

So the deeper the Japanese sweep the fewer the "fight results" and many villages can even be said to have nothing to do.

This time, the Japanese came up and went deeper along the highway, then spread the division and encirclement to both sides so that the villagers had no way to escape. The encirclement line was like fish scales one after another, so it was called the "fish scale encirclement array".

At this time, Zhao Gang came from the radio station. He held a telegram in his hand and handed it to Li Yunlong, and said with relief: "The Japanese's new sweeping tactics did catch us off guard. Fortunately, all villages have built tunnels. Although some have not been completed, it is still no problem for the guerrillas and fellow villagers to hide in and avoid them!"

Then Zhao Gang cast a grateful look at Wang Xuexin and said, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, the leader specially asked me to express my gratitude to you. The tunnel battle you proposed was the right time, otherwise, the losses and casualties we will suffer this time will be difficult to estimate!"

Li Yunlong looked at the telegram and laughed: "I also said that this tunnel battle is useless, but I didn't expect it to come in handy at critical moments!"

Wang Xuexin stared at the map without saying anything. After a while, he said, "Captain, political commissar, I think the target of the Japanese is not just the 'guerrilla area'."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Gang asked.

Wang Xuexin replied thoughtfully: "The Japanese went deep along the highway and spread their troops along both sides. I think it's not just to surround the fellow villagers and rob materials, but if this is the case, we will underestimate Okamura Yasuji!"

As he said that, Wang Xuexin pointed to the road on the map and said: "The Japanese troops are mainly carried out with the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 9. These highways are directed from east to west to our base. While the Japanese swept in this way, they also ensured the safety and smoothness of the highway. At this time, if the Japanese still had troops we didn't know along these highways..."

Before Wang Xuexin finished speaking, Zhao Gang exclaimed: "Are you saying that the Japanese are just preparing for the main force's interweaving?"

"I guess this is probably the case!" Wang Xuexin nodded.

Li Yunlong jumped up "Fuck": "Damn it, the Japanese are going to play a big game this time. If this is true, the force is more than twice as powerful as usual! We are just practicing our hands and hitting him so happily!"

Zhao Gang frowned and thought for a while, then said, "No, I must report this situation to the headquarters immediately!"

As he said that, he turned around and walked towards the radio station.

Li Yunlong no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the communications soldiers to answer the phone line to prepare for combat.

The headquarter was the Chief of Staff. As soon as he saw Zhao Gang's report, he realized what was going on and hurriedly handed the telegram to the chief.

"This Okamura Nishi!" The leader looked at the telegram and nodded in shock and said, "I couldn't guess what he was doing just now. I understood it after saying this. The devils must have secretly transferred several troops back, and the number was quite large. Okamura Nishi first used these mixed brigades to flick us, making us think that their target was still sweeping. In fact, it was to open up the traffic line and quickly penetrate the main force into us!"

The chief did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered: "All troops stationed in the plains should be ordered to withdraw into the mountainous areas, and the troops stationed in the mountainous areas should be prepared for combat and must block the attack of the Japanese!"

Then the leader suddenly discovered that all the hopes of the Eighth Route Army seemed to be placed on the back-sloping fortifications in the small northeast. Otherwise... if the Japanese pursued them all the way, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Chapter completed!