The meeting ended at 1 p.m., and after an hour of deliberation, the battle plan for tunnel warfare was finally finalized, and the village chiefs of each village took the lead in carrying out tunnel warfare activities in the villages, and the traffic ditch was also a particularly important one, which needed to be carried out in cooperation between villages.

Tunnel warfare has almost no limitations in the Jizhong Plain, and the special area with few mountains makes it more convenient to carry out tunnel warfare.

Even the tunnel can be dug through the village and carried out to the plain area, and the old village chief even proposed to dig a tunnel from Gaojiazhuang to Heifengkou, laying the groundwork for the follow-up counterattack.

The meeting is over, everyone has not dispersed, the tunnel war is a very novel affair for them, it needs to be well discussed, carefully discussed, in terms of tunnel warfare, Gaojiazhuang is undoubtedly a pioneer, is a senior, after listening to the battle plan of the tunnel war, this seems to open the door to a new world for everyone.

The excavation of tunnels, the establishment of hidden castles, the concealment of cave entrances, etc.

At the meeting that had not yet dispersed, everyone asked Xia Yuan, the old village chief and Sanbao for lessons on the experience of digging tunnels, and the three of them were also very happy to teach each other the experience of digging tunnels.

"When you encounter a hard stone, don't get entangled, go around the side of the stone, and lay a trap on a road, and the devil can't get out when he comes in. We just need to remember where the trap is. ”

"In addition to the tunnels used in the battle, there must also be tunnels used for hiding, the two must be distinguished, and the villagers must be told that there are many traps in the tunnels used in the battle, and the environment is more complicated, so the villagers must be informed of the situation of the tunnels."

"Take a shot to change places, don't expose the location of the dark fort and dark room, and let the devils turn around without a clue."

These experiences are constantly summarized by the big guys in Gaojiazhuang in the process of digging tunnels, but they have not been tested in actual combat, and they do not know how the actual combat of tunnel warfare will perform.

The exchange of experience lasted for more than an hour, and the three of them spoke dryly, but they enjoyed it, and the experience was in place, which allowed them to avoid many detours and even prevent unnecessary sacrifices.

At more than two o'clock in the afternoon, the crowd was still dispersed, and the tunnel war did open the door to a new world for them, what roundabout tunnels, double tunnels, bait tunnels, dark bunkers, dark rooms, hidden shooting holes, tunnel mouth design, village protection ditch, traffic ditch, etc., many conditions are connected in series, forming an underground tunnel network like a spider web.

Tunnel warfare is the most suitable combat plan to be carried out in the central Hebei region, and the area with few mountains and many plains is destined to have fewer underground stones and is easy to excavate.

After the meeting was dispersed, the sub-district distributed a copy of "On Protracted War" to the representatives of each village, which was a book compiled by him, and it was from this moment that the future anti-Japanese trend was laid.

The district chief found the old village chief and said: "The guns have been uniformly distributed, and the other is the matter of Niujia Village, you should pay attention when you go back, there has been no news from Niujia Village for two days, and I don't know what happened." ”

The old village chief wrapped the protracted war in a clean cloth, carefully put it into his arms, and then said: "District chief, this matter will be handed over to us, and we will go back to see the situation in Niujia Village." ”

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The district chief nodded and advised: "Pay attention to safety on the road, the activities of the little devils are very rampant, try to avoid them when you encounter them, and don't have conflicts." ”

The old village chief nodded to show that he understood, and after the meeting, he did not stop in the sub-district for long, simply packed his luggage, and prepared to leave.

"Xia Yuan, San Bao, stuff the gun in and get ready to go."

In the future, the tunnel warfare will certainly be able to improve the means of resisting the Japanese army and the people in the central Hebei region, greatly reverse the situation in which the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas carry out ineffective guerrilla warfare against the Japanese army on the plains, and even greatly destroy the enemy's vital forces and preserve our strength and combat effectiveness.

"It's worth it!"

Xia Yuan pursed his lips.

San Bao wrapped his gun in cloth, stuffed it under the straw of the cart and hid it, turned his head and shouted, "Xia Yuan, bring your gun, I'll wrap it for you." ”

"Hey."

Xia Yuan took off the gun he was carrying behind him, withdrew a bullet from the magazine, and blew the seriously worn magazine, the accuracy of this gun is not high, the wear is serious, and it is very easy to miss, fortunately, he has mastered the grandmaster-level firearm skills, and he can still grasp this degree of deviation.

Some guns that are not seriously worn out are left to other comrades, and the guns with a low degree of wear and tear are still relatively accurate, and some soldiers rarely have the opportunity to touch the guns, and the number of shots is not much, and the serious wear and tear will definitely not be accurate.

Therefore, Xia Yuan chose a gun with serious wear and tear, and when the Japanese devils came in the future, he would seize it, and there would be no problem in changing the gun.

After hiding the three guns, Sanbao pushed the cart, and Xia Yuan and the old village chief followed and walked towards the outside of the district.

The old village chief said: "This meeting has gained a lot, mobilizing the people of the whole country, it has created a vast sea of enemies who have fallen into the catastrophe of annihilation, created remedial conditions to make up for the shortcomings of weapons and other defects, and created the premise of overcoming all the difficulties of the war. ”

He turned his head and said: "No matter what work we do, we must rely on the masses and mobilize the masses, so that we can overcome any difficulties we encounter." ”

Sanbao pushed the small cart and said excitedly: "How good it is! The masses are everything, the masses are the fundamental, and we must not forget the masses at any time. ”

Xia Yuan walked beside the two, looking at the smiles on their faces, he couldn't help laughing, his eyes fell on the uneven horizon in the distance, or the people of this era are pure.

Leaving the subdivision and moving along the new route, the old village chief said: "This road is a newly chosen road in the district, and it can reach Laojiagou, but it should be no problem to pass through several devils' turrets, so it should be no problem to be careful." ”

Sanbao asked, "Village Chief, where is Niujia Village?" How come I haven't heard of it before? I know a cow village. ”

The old village chief said: "Niujia Village is the same as the Lizhuang I met after passing through the wind and sand area before, not to mention the remote location, and its location is quite special. ”

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he asked curiously: "Village Chief, why is it special?" ”

The old village chief said: "It is near a road of the devils, and the devils built a turret a few miles away from Niujia Village in order to keep an eye on Niujia Village, so Niujia Village is very closely watched by the Japanese devils on weekdays, and there is almost no contact with each other. ”

The old village chief smiled again and said, "The village chief of Niu Village is very good at fighting devils, and he shoots very well. ”

The endless plains, the undulating terrain, the wind blows accompanied by sand and dust.

The three of them walked and chatted for a while, and the old village chief looked at Xia Yuan and said, "District Chief Zhao and Company Commander Cui have agreed to our action plan, but the premise of the action plan is to wait until the tunnel is dug to prevent the Japanese army from retaliating against us at any time." ”

Xia Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Village Chief, we can deal with the puppet army." ”

The old village chief said: "The puppet army is the same, now is a special period, the division is carrying out tunnel warfare activities, it has not yet been built, and the consequences of retaliation against the Japanese army are unimaginable." ”

He said: "You and I are both party members, and we can't cause the entire division to be swept away by the Japanese army because of a little weapons and equipment in front of us, and none of us can guarantee what degree of retaliation our actions will encounter from the Japanese army, and any situation may happen." ”

Xia Yuan nodded and said that he understood that the instructions in the district were actually correct, and it was almost the same as stealing the puppet army once, stealing the second time, and the third time, and it would bite people if the rabbit was forced to hurry, not to mention the puppet army, according to the idea of the district, it was to wait until the tunnel was dug.

And when the tunnel is dug, it is estimated that it will be a long time.

But things will always take a turn for the better, for example, if they haven't looked for the Japanese devils yet, the Japanese devils may find them first.

It was getting late, and after a few hours of travel, they passed through several devil turrets, and they were not far from Niujia Village.

The old village chief said as he walked: "The devil's turret in Niujia Village is a small turret, the district has long conducted a careful survey of the nearby devil turret, there are not many devils in the small turret, four or five devils, seven or eight puppet troops, there were tentative attacks before, and the firepower configuration of the small turret was also tested, two light machine guns, more than a dozen three or eight large covers, if it is a turret in the black wind outlet, it is estimated that it will be equipped with heavy machine guns." ”

After hearing this, Sanbao said: "With such a little devil, the people in Niujia Village should have nothing to do." ”

"I hope so."

The old village chief raised his head and looked at the horizon that had become very hazy in the distance, and said: "I also know the village chief of Niujiazhuang, and he is also an old comrade in the organization, the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in Niujiazhuang is even more severe than that of our Gaojiazhuang, and the route that the Japanese devils swept before has Niujiazhuang, but I don't know what the current situation of Niujiazhuang is." ”

Niujiazhuang is located near the highway built by the Japanese devils, in order to keep an eye on the people of Niujiazhuang, the devils deliberately built a small turret ten miles away from the village, the main purpose is to watch the people of Niujiazhuang, to prevent them from destroying the road.

It's just that when they continued to walk forward and walked deeper, Xia Yuan's eyes that turned on night vision were slightly condensed, and billowing smoke rose from the horizon in the distance, which was black and white, covering half of the sky, because the sun had set the horizon, the sky turned out to become dark, and nothing could be seen. The old village chief and Sam Bao did not have night vision skills, so they naturally couldn't see the rising smoke.

But it didn't go far.

Bang!

Suddenly, on the empty plain, a gunshot rang out, and the old village chief and Sanbao were startled, and looked at Niujiazhuang in the distance in the direction of the source of the sound.

"It's gunshots from the direction of Niujiazhuang!" Xia Yuan said in a deep voice, staring at Niujiazhuang in the distance.

Something happened!

His heart suddenly became uneasy, the guerrillas in Niujia Village must have been attacked by devils, and the smoke he saw before was the smoke rising from the Japanese devils burning the houses in Niujia Village.

The sound of gunfire and the smell of soot in the air woke the two of them up.

Sanbao's expression was grim, "Village Chief, Niujia Village has been attacked by Japanese devils!" ”

The old village chief grabbed the straw on the car, exposed the three guns under the straw, grabbed one and threw it to Xia Yuan, and said, "Take the gun and prepare to fight!" ”

Xia Yuan grabbed the gun and touched it in his arms, there were only four bullets in his arms, after all, they went to the district this time just for a meeting, and they would definitely not carry too many weapons and ammunition, he raised his head, looked at the outline of the village that appeared in the distance, and said in his heart.

I can only walk and figure out a way at the same time.

The two quickly tore the strip of cloth wrapped around the gun, and the old village chief pressed the bullet into the magazine and said: "Let's go over and see, no one is allowed to shoot unless it is absolutely necessary, and in addition, we must be careful of the Japanese devils!" ”

Xia Yuan and Sanbao nodded quickly, and the three of them pushed the small cart down on the ridge on the side of the road, disguised it with straw, and ran in the direction of Niujia Village one after the other.

The closer you go, the stronger the smell of soot in the air, and the yellow sand that the wind blows up makes people even more uncomfortable.

The outline of the village is constantly enlarged in front of the eyes, and the smoke is emitted by the houses that have been burned out, and the thick black smoke rolls over the village, and the smell of smoke and dust is a little heavier, if it is not for the wind blowing, it is estimated that it will be more unpleasant and pungent.

As they got closer, sporadic gunshots rang out from the ruined village, and the three of them crept into from behind a house that had burned to the core, and through the alley, a broken dirt road appeared in front of them, and the situation on the dirt road startled the three of them.

On the dirt road formed by the crooked arrangement of houses on both sides, there are corpses lying horizontally and vertically, which are the villagers of Niujia Village, there are old people who are more than half a hundred years old, there are children who have not yet reached adulthood, and there are women whose clothes are torn apart, revealing their skin covered with loess, their bodies are covered with bullet holes, and blood flows down the corpses piled on the sunken road, and the dried blood forms a blood river more than ten meters long.

Some of them had their eyes closed and died in great pain, while others had wide eyes and hatred.

The women who were torn off their clothes were bullied by the Japanese army, and those who resisted were cut off their heads and limbs by the Japanese soldiers, and the severed limbs were thrown aside by the Japanese devils at will, this is a village that was bloodied by the Japanese devils, and the dead were young children, gray-haired old people, and defenseless women at the hands of their guns.

There was an even more tragic picture that made Xia Yuan look away, it was a woman whose legs were broken by the Japanese army, her stomach was also cut open by the Japanese army, the corpse was placed all the way, and the blood donation was also shed all the way.

Their hatred also surged along the way.

"Blood feud! Implacable! ”

Xia Yuan suppressed his voice, turned on his night vision and looked in the direction of the gunshot.