Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan pointed to the super-large bunker built by the third battalion in Qiaokou, which was somewhat abrupt, and said with anger in his tone: "Your entire fortification group must be completely readjusted." You think you're a devil, and you make such a big bunker out there, and it's still made of stones. ”

"We don't have heavy weapons, and we can't deal with the devil's bunkers and turrets. But you're a devil who's as poor as us, and you don't even have a cannon? With the fortifications you built, can you resist the devil's mountain artillery? The devil's mountain artillery can overturn this bullshit bunker of yours with one shot. When your old Song was in the 29th Army, you also built fortifications like this? ”

"Also, not to mention that you built a pillbox, you also made the shooting hole so big, you are a devil's 92 infantry gun, and the 37 flat gun are all decorations? Also, you put a platoon of troops in the bunker, do you think you have too many troops or what? As soon as the devil fires a cannonball, your troops in Qiaokou will be gone. ”

Li Ziyuan turned around, and after calling Dong Ping to his side, he pointed at Song Weiye and said, "Your old Dong, like the chief of staff, fought out of the sea of blood in Linyi. The two of you are strong in repairing fortifications, and I won't ask him today, Chief of Staff. According to the firepower configuration of both the enemy and us, how do you think they can repair this fortification? ”

Facing the examination school proposed by Li Ziyuan, Dong Ping pondered for a while and said: "Regiment leader, there are indeed some problems with this fortification of Old Song Xiu. Not only is there a great danger in the face of the Japanese army, but also in the face of Wang Tieshi's pseudo joint garrison, which is quite dangerous. After all, that guy has a few Trinity mountain cannons in his hands. ”

Speaking of this, Dong Ping turned his head and said to Song Weiye: "Although this Trinity mountain cannon is a retired old cannon, and the firing range is only two or three thousand meters, but after all, this is a mountain cannon, not a grenadier. Even if you can take one shot at that fortification, can you withstand it after several shots in a row? ”

"Your entire defense system at Qiaokou is based on this main fort as the core, and field fortifications extend to the two wings. If this main fort is defeated, your brother's entire defense system in Qiaokou can basically be said to have collapsed without the opponent to charge. This defense system of yours can't even be carried by the puppet army, and if the Japanese army comes, I'm afraid it will be even more dangerous. ”

"Also, the biggest problem with your defense system is not just the problem of building such a large and useless bunker. Rather, it is behind your flanks, where the cover fortifications deployed are too thin, and they are mainly concentrated in the direction of the dismount. Old Song, the Japanese puppet army will not come according to your plan, only from Pingchuan and Luoma to kill. ”

Dong Ping's words fell, Li Ziyuan ignored Song Weiye, who was flushed, nodded approvingly to Dong Ping's opinion and said: "Lao Dong's view is still quite accurate, and your defense system can be described as full of problems. Needless to say, a squadron of Japanese troops came in from your south in a roundabout, and your defense system couldn't withstand it for even an hour. ”

"My opinion is that your entire fortification is all over again. The current location of Qiaokou is to curb the access to and from the mountain in the entire south of us. Once Qiaokou is recaptured by the Japanese puppet army, we can only make a detour to Ludong again, or make a detour to the south to Huguan. ”

"And with the terrain here, if we want to take it back, the price we have to pay will not be too small. The blood of a warrior is precious and must not be wasted on senseless sacrifices. I have only one attitude, as long as the Japanese army does not come with more than one brigade of troops, Qiaokou will be resolutely defended here. ”

"Old Song, you are used to guerrilla warfare, and you are somewhat unfamiliar with regular positional defensive operations. You don't have to worry about mistakes in understanding, but you have to understand where the mistakes are. You have to put your heart on me, make up your mind to change, and learn how to fight defensive battles with your heart. ”

"Your entire defense system is centered on Nanshan, and that's right. However, your forces and firepower are too concentrated throughout the defenses. The devil cannonballed down, how many people can you have left? Also, you don't have enough depth. ”

"The Ninth Company is here, playing a forward defensive role, that is, it is equivalent to a nail. But I don't see your defensive deployment in depth, and the entire defensive posture is basically a one-line flat push. One point is breached, and this line of defense of yours will collapse in its entirety. ”

"Your forward warning point is still about 500 meters ahead. Also, don't put your vigilance along the highway. The person opposite you is also the head snake of Hubei, and he is only more familiar with the terrain here than you. We occupy the mouth of the road now, which is equivalent to putting a bayonet against his chest, do you say that he can sleep soundly in Pingchuan? ”

"The depth of defense must be stretched, and the warning point must be pushed forward. The defense system should rely on favorable terrain and build more secret and hidden fire points. The troops should be able to fight for themselves as squads and combat groups as combat groups. The 5,000 rounds of ammunition and the 10 boxes* that Lao Tzu allocated to you are not for you to adorn. ”

"If it's just a checkpoint, what am I going to do with a company? You are Lao Tzu's army, and you can sprinkle the entire Hubei with sufficient troops? During this time, I will leave Lao Dong for you. You don't have to worry about other things, you have to think carefully and think about the vigilance and defense of the entire line from Qiaokou in the west to Wangjiagou in the east. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan turned his head and said to He Sanliang: "Old He, I'm dialing a telephone for them." Set up a telephone line between Qiaokou and their battalion headquarters. In addition, the telephone line between the three battalion headquarters and the regimental headquarters should also be completed as soon as possible. Our troops can only be dispersed and garrisoned due to the constraints of conditions, but we still have to find ways to ensure communication links. ”

"Telephone lines and telephones, as well as telephone exchanges, we don't have them in our hands. It was really not enough, so I gave Liu Lianming an order to go to the Japanese puppet army to rob him when he was active in the west. In a word, we must hurry up and set up a wired telephone network in our regimental defense area. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's request, He Sanliang smiled and said, "Commander, I have already considered this matter. Now the telephone lines from the three battalion headquarters to the regiment headquarters are basically the same. Now it is not the telephones and telephone lines that are missing, but the most lacking manpower. I was just thinking of discussing with you about expanding the communications squad of our regiment headquarters into a communications platoon and adding a wired class. ”

"Also, I also want to distribute the dozen or so bicycles we have on hand to this wired class, so that the wiring and wiring are faster. Anyway, these telephone lines can be made into open lines, that is, there is no need to erect telephone poles, and there is no need to build any underground lines. At that time, the speed of maintenance can also be faster. ”

He Sanliang's thoughts, Li Ziyuan nodded in agreement and said, "Then this matter will be handled by you." There were not enough soldiers, so he went to Liu Yan to recruit troops. Those things in our hands, you can use them directly if you need them. As long as we have it, we don't care about anything else, and good steel has to be used on the blade. ”

After listening to Li Ziyuan's words, He Sanliang smiled and didn't say anything more. Li Ziyuan also knew the habits of this old partner, so he didn't ask anything more. After looking at Qiaokou's defense system, Li Ziyuan left Dong Ping and Song Weiye behind, pondering how to adjust Qiaokou's defense. And he, together with He Sanliang, took Wang Jun to climb to a commanding height north of Qiaokou.

After reaching the commanding heights, Li Ziyuan raised his binoculars and looked around. Within the scope of telescope observation, the entire mountains and rivers of Qiaokou appeared in Li Ziyuan's eyes. A road from Pingchuan also winds eastward after passing through the Qiaokou.

Observing the terrain this time, Li Ziyuan looked at it very carefully. Not even every path that appeared in his telescope, a flock of sheep, a shepherd, or even a passerby in his telescope. His telescope shifted from Pingchuan in the west, to Luoma in the north, and then to Huguan in the south.

After carefully observing the mountains and rivers around Qiaokou. Li Ziyuan put down the telescope in his hand, pondered for a long time, and said to He Sanliang, who had just put down the telescope in his hand: "I have come and gone before, and I have been in and out of Qiaokou many times, but I have not carefully looked at the surrounding terrain once. ”

"When I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation. From here, to the west, you can seize the Pingchuan River and open the gateway to the western plains of Hubei. To the east, you can threaten the hinterland of my Taihang base at any time. To the west, it is connected with Ludong by Luoma. To the south, over more than a dozen hills is Huguan. ”

"If you talk about the status of the mountainous area, Qiaokou is even more important here than Pingchuan. Whoever controls this place really controls the entire mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei, and can directly penetrate into the interior of the Taihang Mountains from here. The most important thing is the terrain here, which can be described as the key terrain between two mountains and one road, which is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

"Lao He, to be honest, although we have reached a tacit agreement with that Wang Tieshi for the time being, I am not at ease with this guy at all. With his virtue, it is estimated that turning his face is faster than turning a book. He is now forced by the situation to make a temporary truce with us. ”

"As soon as this guy thinks he's full-fledged, he'll turn his back on us at the first opportunity. Not only him, but also the so-called puppet security independent division behind him, no matter who of these two puppet armies has the upper hand, it is estimated that they will steadily advance to the east. Especially the background of the independent security division is unknown, and I always feel that this puppet army is not good. ”

"So, we can't be less careful and vigilant. Once the two puppet armies join forces, the pressure on our entire Ludong region will be greater. But no matter which of these two puppet armies, including the Japanese puppet army in Huguan, wants to enter and exit our old base area, Qiaokou is a battleground for battle. ”

"So Lao He, here in Qiaokou, we must cultivate to increase the level of vigilance. I see if we can adjust the deployment and put a company here, because there are still some weak troops. The Ninth Company was hanging alone at Qiaokou, and the distance between it and the main force of the three battalions behind it was too wide, and it was difficult to keep up with the reaction speed once there was a change. ”

"I mean, all three battalions will be transferred and equipped in a trapezoidal shape from Qiaokou to the east. Along the way, more fortifications and garrison points were built with squad platoons as the system, but the connection between each garrison point and fortification should be as close as possible, that is, the surface was scattered and deployed, but in fact it was mainly centralized. ”

At the same time, after the reconnaissance company was withdrawn, the units belonging to the other battalions were formed into companies and platoons and took turns to carry out activities in the western plains of Hubei. Just like Sun Wukong got into the belly of Princess Iron Fan and went to the enemy-occupied area to make trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Turn the enemy-occupied area into our guerrilla zone and reduce the pressure on the Qiaokou front line as much as possible. ”