Together with the comrades of the reconnaissance platoon, Mu Husan walked through all the positions assigned to him, and when he returned to the camp, he immediately commanded the troops to begin preparing the positions.

"Battalion Commander Mu, why do you want to set up the main position here? There are no highlands here, and the woods are far away? If we could, it would be nice for us to have our main position here to the west. Condescendingly, there are woods to facilitate the stationing of troops. The battalion staff officer did not agree with the position chosen by Mu Husan.

"The terrain of our position is a gentle slope, which is really inconvenient. However, the enemy will certainly not be stupid enough to rush to the high ground, and we have laid mines and defensive lines on the other side of the woods. Unless Beiyang is willing to die enough people, they can't rush through. Even if they are heavily attacked, we will have time to temporarily deploy them. Mu Husan replied.

"Then why are we holding this front?" The staff officer was still puzzled.

"There is a small river behind us. If the Beiyang Army wants to drink water, it has to pass through here. Mu Husan replied.

"Drink water?" The staff officer was stunned. It's the cool summer now, and there is no need for Mu Husan to explain too much, the fierce sunlight has helped the staff officer figure out a lot of things.

Chen Ke has talked about a lot of knowledge, for example, the most annoying thing about building a railway is to open tunnels, followed by crossing rivers and building bridges. Naturally, the Jinghan Railway cannot be "free of customs", and the railway is as far away from the river as possible. The area chosen by the BJP for its preset position is one such area where there is no direct source of drinking water. If the Beiyang Army wanted to drink water, it needed to cross an open area of four or five miles before they could get water from the river. Mu Husan set up the main position of the first battalion on the main road to get water, with high ground on the left and a sparse forest on the right. In the middle of these two easily defended positions was a deep defensive line composed of two trenches.

However, the staff officer of the Beiyang Army ...... still felt that this consideration was really a bit unexpected.

"The Beiyang Army has combat effectiveness, don't underestimate them. If we want to encircle and annihilate them, we must first weaken their combat effectiveness to the greatest extent. Mu Husan replied.

The staff officer looked at the scorching sun, then at the empty direction of the railway, and finally made no more comments.

The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army worked hard to learn from the powerful infantry of the People's Liberation Army, but Chen Ke still tried to use technology to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. So there are camouflage uniforms and steel helmets. At the same time, the traditional yellow-green military satchels, liberation shoes, army green water bottles, and wooden-handled sapper shovels of the People's Liberation Army, this mix and match style of the US military and the People's Liberation Army makes the soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army present a peculiar feeling.

The soldiers didn't care what they looked like, they cared about whether the equipment would affect their movements. As soon as they heard that they were going to start digging trenches, the comrades took off the thick-soled straw sandals they had been working on and replaced them with liberation shoes tied to their military satchels. The weather is hot, and the liberation shoes are still too covered when they march. The troops did not use a rapid march this time, so most of the soldiers wore thick socks and changed into straw sandals. In terms of straw sandals production, Chen Ke adheres to the people's party's idea of industrialization, and straw sandals are also industrially produced. It is said to be straw sandals, but in fact, rattan shoes were selected after hundreds of experiments. In Henan, where the climate is relatively dry, if you are not marching quickly, it is very suitable to use these breathable and lightweight shoes in summer.

The comrades in the cooking class began to boil water for cooking, especially boiling water. Every soldier's military kettle was filled. After arranging the work, Mu Husan rode his horse again, and prepared to set off again with the comrades of the reconnaissance platoon to continue to inspect the position. Fighting a war on such a flat terrain is indeed a completely new task for the BJP. Mu Husan was actually a little worried, if he was Duan Zhigui, he would rather march on foot than continue to carry out railway maneuvers. Marching along the railroad may seem convenient, but in fact it is much more dangerous. Because of this worry in his heart, Mu Husan felt that he no longer looked at the terrain, and his heart was always unsteady.

But Mu Husan didn't urge the horses, since it was not the position that he was worried about but the enemy's IQ, Mu Husan still thought that there was no need to ask for trouble. What choice Duan Zhigui will make is no longer up to the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army to decide. Even if Duan Zhigui made a wise decision at the moment, it would be impossible for Mu Husan to catch up with the Beiyang Army with his wings. Waving his hand to the reconnaissance platoon, Mu Husan shouted, "Let's not go." Comrades hurry up and get ready to recuperate. ”

The wait was difficult, and Mu Husan didn't force anything. He inspected the positions, arranged the work, and after doing this, he also took part in the work, digging trenches and preparing lines of communication. Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is afternoon. "There's a voice!" The comrade, who had been listening to the movement of the railroad tracks with a stethoscope, shouted.

"Get into position!" After Mu Husan finished shouting, his face first showed a look of relief, and then it turned into a look as sharp as a long knife out of its sheath.

Duan Zhigui was not a fool, he did not order the Beiyang military train to break through. After waiting for more than an hour, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army's sight appeared in the sight of the Beiyang Army in cyan uniform. Because of the distance, I could only see a few teams of people with shadows. After a while, the Beiyang Army Brigade began to advance along the railway.

"Battalion commander, are they just here?" The staff officer asked Mu Husan in surprise. In the military philosophy of the BJP, it is a neurosis to operate in such a group of brigades, especially in the face of the enemy. An important criterion of the modern army is the width of the positions in which the troops are deployed. In the late stage of the Liberation War, the PLA deployed a platoon with a width of 200-300 meters. And the width of the positions of a division can reach 20-30 km. A larger position width can be very effective in improving the combat efficiency of the troops.

The combat capability of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was far from reaching that level, and even so, the position of one platoon reached 100 meters, and the distribution of troops was extremely echeloned. Mu Husan's regiment and battalion were responsible for defending a 1,000-meter-long front. But judging from the telescope, a force of nearly 3,000 people in Beiyang has an unfolded width of less than 1,000 meters.

Seeing that Mu Husan was silent, the staff officer couldn't help but ask, "Are they ready to rush hard?" ”

"When they start rushing, it's useless to guess." After speaking to the staff officer, Mu Husan said to the deputy battalion commander, "Now I'll go to the position to take a look, you are in charge of the work of the battalion headquarters." After speaking, Mu Husan ran along the traffic trench with the guards towards the position.

The soldiers on the position were huddled in the trenches under the orders of the squad and platoon commander, and when someone whispered to each other, the squad and platoon commander would immediately stop it. Even when they saw the battalion commander personally go to the front-line trenches, everyone simply saluted and did not say anything. Most of the fighters were about to enter their first real battle, and their faces were flushed with the heat. Some comrades scratched their ears and cheeks, while others tightened their mouths. The excitement and nervousness can be seen in the expressions.

Mu Husan was not surprised by the nervousness of the soldiers, and he clearly remembered that when he first went to the battlefield, he was even more nervous than the soldiers because of lack of training. When he participated in the battle for about the tenth time, Mu Husan was able to make sure that he could pull the string apart before throwing the grenade. According to the incomplete statistics of the BJP itself, a third of the recruits who participated in the battle for the first time forgot to pull the strings when they threw out their grenades. The effect of the grenade has become a brick, and it is even inferior to a brick.

The soldiers in front of them were nervous, but their expressions of fear were relatively small, and the pre-war mobilization obviously played a role.

As for what the Second Town of Beiyang did in Henan, it was very clear when it was mobilized before the war. Including the people who were looted, the people who were beaten and maimed, these people were called in to do the mobilization case. For the Beiyang Army, which harmed the people, the soldiers did have great indignation and disgust.

After inspecting the position, they waited for nearly an hour, and the Beiyang scouts finally appeared. In order to prevent misfire, the fighters were huddled in the trenches, which is also the experience of the BJP. Therefore, the scout cavalry of the Beiyang Army did not come under fire until more than two hundred meters in front of the position. Just as they stopped there to consider whether to move on or retreat, a crisp shot rang out. A scout shook off his horse.

Mu Husan saw these in the telescope, and he sighed slightly, in fact, he could wait a little longer. It's too early to shoot. However, Mu Husan did not mean to blame the shooter, and killed him with one shot, which was obviously a sniper's style. Because the Beiyang Army is far away from Mu Husan, of course he is not under pressure.

Mu Husan was not surprised by the nervousness of the soldiers, and he clearly remembered that when he first went to the battlefield, he was even more nervous than the soldiers because of lack of training. When he participated in the battle for about the tenth time, Mu Husan was able to make sure that he could pull the string apart before throwing the grenade. According to the incomplete statistics of the BJP itself, a third of the recruits who participated in the battle for the first time forgot to pull the strings when they threw out their grenades. The effect of the grenade has become a brick, and it is even inferior to a brick.

The soldiers in front of them were nervous, but their expressions of fear were relatively small, and the pre-war mobilization obviously played a role.

As for what the Second Town of Beiyang did in Henan, it was very clear when it was mobilized before the war. Including the people who were looted, the people who were beaten and maimed, these people were called in to do the mobilization case. For the Beiyang Army, which harmed the people, the soldiers did have great indignation and disgust.

After inspecting the position, they waited for nearly an hour, and the Beiyang scouts finally appeared. In order to prevent misfire, the fighters were huddled in the trenches, which is also the experience of the BJP. Therefore, the scout cavalry of the Beiyang Army did not come under fire until more than two hundred meters in front of the position. Just as they stopped there to consider whether to move on or retreat, a crisp shot rang out. A scout shook off his horse.

Mu Husan saw these in the telescope, and he sighed slightly, in fact, he could wait a little longer. It's too early to shoot. However, Mu Husan did not mean to blame the shooter, and killed him with one shot, which was obviously a sniper's style. Because the Beiyang Army is far away from Mu Husan, of course he is not under pressure.