Bai Fei shook his head and said, "The role of the trench is only part of it. The terrain is flat, and although there is no danger to defend, we can artificially build some permanent fortifications, but this requires a lot of cement. If we build a large number of semi-underground bunkers or concealed bunkers on this line, and then dig deep trenches in front of the bunkers to block Japanese tanks and other heavy armored vehicles, I think it will not be easy for the Japanese army to break through the defensive line. And we can dig tunnels, engage in guerrilla warfare with devils, and even channel water from the Yellow River into trenches. Once the tanks and combat vehicles of the devils cannot play an effective role, then most of their martial arts will be wasted. As for the air power of the devils, then don't be afraid, I can provide air defense support. ”

The more Xue Yue listened, the brighter his eyes became, and said: "Cement is not a problem, there are many in Kaifeng, Zhengzhou and other places. However, this is not a small amount of work. ”

Bai Fei said: "This is a permanent fortification, once completed, it will not be easy for the Japanese army to break through, the Japanese army will not be able to enter, and a large area of land west of Kaifeng will be peaceful." Moreover, once the fortifications are completed, the required defensive forces will be greatly reduced, and the excess soldiers can be transferred to Wuhan, and now the Japanese army is advancing west along the Yangtze River, and the battle of Wuhan is imminent.

The hinterland of the Central Plains has moderate soil quality and is suitable for excavation and construction, and it should not take much effort to complete such a project, as for the manpower can be recruited in the nearby or rear villages and towns, it is the responsibility of the people to protect the family and defend the country, and I believe that the common people are reasonable people. In addition, now that the war is raging, I don't know how many people can't eat, Chief Xue, you can get some money and food from the first war zone, so as to recruit people, and you can also summon a lot of people, and at the same time solve the livelihood problem of those who have no food, which can be regarded as work for relief. ”

"Good!" When Xue Yue heard this, he immediately made a decision: "I will mobilize people to prepare, and report this method to the committee to ask for assistance." ”

Xue Yue is also a resolute person, and after making a decision, he immediately went to arrange it.

Bai Fei thought to himself: Little Japan is repairing bunker fortifications everywhere in the occupied area, this time I will give you a bunker array to taste!

……

At 12 o'clock in the evening, Li Hanxun's 64th Army rushed to Lanfeng from Daji Town and joined the ranks of digging trenches.

By 6 o'clock in the morning, a huge trench about 18 kilometers long, five or six meters wide, and four meters deep had been dug by nearly 80,000 people. The trench surrounded the city of Lanfeng, leaving no dead ends.

When Xue Yue heard this, he immediately pulled Bai Fei to check, and rushed to the place, the trench had been camouflaged with wooden planks and other objects, and there was no problem for people to step on it, but if they drove on it, it would inevitably collapse.

Xue Yue was very satisfied, nodded and said to the generals: "You have done a good job, but now we have a new plan to implement." He said the plan to build a bunker group, and said, "I have submitted the plan to the commission, the commission has been approved, and Cheng Qian, the commander of the first theater, is allocating materials to collect manpower." Now I order that Song Xilian's 87th and 88th Divisions, Li Hansoul's 64th Army, and Wang Yaowu's 51st Division remain in Lanfeng and besiege the Japanese troops in Lanfeng. The rest of the ministries were responsible for the defense and construction of the Lanfeng to Guide project. ”

Xue Yue transferred Gui Yongqing's 27th Army away, obviously because he was not at ease with him, which was also quite in line with Bai Fei's idea, don't look at the trench now that the trench has been dug, if you really want Gui Yongqing to be in charge of defense, with his previous repeated style, who knows what moths will appear, if there is really something wrong, it will really disrupt all the plans and lead to the loss of all previous efforts!

Gui Yongqing thinks that the Japanese troops in Lanfeng City are like meat on a chopping board, they only need to be besieged for a few days, and they will naturally be captured, and the credit will naturally be great. But now that he has been transferred, does he have to do with his subsequent contributions, and he still has to work hard to dig a trench? So the boss in my heart is unwilling. However, the military order is like a mountain, and he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

And Bai Fei saw that Xue Yue had already arranged everything, so he proposed to go to Germany to garrison, and Xue Yue naturally agreed.

After Bai Fei gathered the team, he smiled and said to the generals who defended Lanfeng: "Now that Kenji Dohihara has been surrounded, don't let them be idle, if you have something to do, you can shoot a few shells into it, and let them taste the taste of being bombed." ”

Song Xilian and Wang Yaowu said with a smile: "Zhenyu rest assured, naturally we can't let them be idle." ”

Before leaving, Bai Fei allocated another 10 anti-aircraft weapons, plus ammunition, and delivered them to several special combat team members, instructing them to do a good job in the air defense work on the front line of Lanfeng. Then he led his troops to take the train from Neihuangji to Guide.

Two hours later, the train stopped in Guide, Bai Fei and the others got off the train, and saw a team of soldiers with loaded guns standing outside the station, and the first one walked straight over to shake hands with Bai Fei, and said enthusiastically: "Sir Bai, welcome, welcome!" I didn't expect to be able to fight side by side with Chief Bai again this time, which was really exciting. ”

Bai Fei listened to the meaning of his words, and it seemed that he had fought with him before, but he didn't remember it after thinking about it for a long time, but it was who, so he said, "This... Excuse me, but are you? ”

The officer said, "Commander Bai doesn't remember?" I, Tian Zhongda, during the Songhu battlefield, we eliminated the Shigeto detachment together in front of the Gongda Yarn Factory..."

After he said this, Bai Fei reacted and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Camp Commander Tian!" I'm sorry, but look at my memory. I remember that at that time, you were the commander of the first battalion of the third regiment of the tax police regiment, and seeing that you are now wearing a colonel's uniform, you must have been promoted! ”

Tian Zhongda said embarrassedly: "When I retreated from the Battle of Songhu, I suffered some injuries, and after I recovered from my injuries, I was reorganized into the Eighth Army, and I am now the chief of staff of the 103rd Division and the commander of the 308th Regiment of the 103rd Division. ”

Bai Fei said: "Then congratulations to Brother Tian, you see that you are still tired of coming to greet you in person, how embarrassed..."

Tian Zhongda said: "Where to say! Let's go, Sir Bai, the car is ready, let's go back to the headquarters and talk slowly. ”

At the same time, Dangshan.

The Japanese 16th Division was storming the positions of the Chinese defenders.

The 102nd Division and the two divisions led by Huang Jie to reinforce the two divisions, totaling nearly 24,000 people, although the number of soldiers was slightly superior to that of the 16th Division of the invading Japanese army. However, after all, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army is the number one division in the Japanese army, and its equipment in all aspects is not even a little stronger than that of the defenders. However, the squadron has a geographical advantage, has been desperately resisting, and will not retreat. From yesterday afternoon until 12 o'clock last night, nearly 8 hours of fierce fighting, although the squadron suffered heavy losses, the 16th division of the Japanese army also suffered nearly 2,000 casualties.

Early in the morning, the Japanese 16th Division organized men to launch a new offensive against Dangshan, and after two hours of fighting, the casualties of the Chinese defenders surged, and the defense became more and more difficult.

Huang Jie was very anxious when he saw that the more than 14,000 people he brought yesterday had only 10,000 left after a battle. He said to Bai Huizhang, the commander of the 102nd Division: "At present, our strength alone cannot stop the attack of the Japanese 16th Division, so I think it is better to retreat." ”

Bai Huizhang's division is now less than 5,000 people, which is worse than Huang Jie, and he actually wanted to withdraw for a long time. It's just that because of the military order, if you retreat without permission, I'm afraid you'll lose your head. So he asked: "It's okay to retreat, but it's okay to blame it later, how can this be good?" ”

Huang Mingming's idea was attached to Bai Huizhang's ear and muttered a few words.

Bai Huizhang said: "Bomb the radio? This one... Could it be that the reason is too far-fetched..."

Huang Jie said: "Anyway, it's just to find a reason, in fact, even if we retreat now, we won't necessarily be punished." After all, you and I resisted the enemy army in Dangshan for one day, and there were 10,000 brothers killed in battle, and we also killed and wounded nearly 3,000 Japanese soldiers, which is all a credit. Now there are two roads in front of us, one is to die in Dangshan, and the other is to retreat to Guide, you have to think clearly about where to go. ”

Bai Huizhang was finally moved by what he said, and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" Withdraw and withdraw! ”