Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 313 The Defense System of Yama Mountain
It was almost eleven o'clock when the superiors from the headquarters arrived at Mount Yanwang.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Weihan invited everyone to go up the mountain first.

On Yanwang Mountain, Zhao Gang has not been idle all morning. As the host, the independent detachment must show full sincerity to entertain comrades from afar.

It is the beginning of September, and the lingering power of summer is still there, and the weather is sweltering.

Early this morning, Zhao Gang asked Ding Dasuan to send someone from the county to buy a cart full of watermelons, plus fresh cucumbers and tomatoes picked from the Houshan Farm.

Zhao Gang also specifically told him to put the things in a few wells and freeze them for a while, which is not inconsiderate.

On the way up the mountain, he saw the fortifications arranged along both sides of the mountain road, and he couldn't help saying: "Zhou Weihan, you Yanwang Mountain is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if you attack with heavy troops, you little devil will have two teeth broken!"

"There are still a few things. If you can bring a few anti-aircraft guns, it will be even more safe. If the little devil's plane comes, I can shoot him down!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.

After the independent detachment took root in Yanwang Mountain, it never relaxed about the entire fortification.

The mountain road was originally narrow, but later it was artificially widened for the convenience of trucks, and the overall direction of the entire mountain road formed a zigzag shape.

Fortifications were set up in relatively gentle areas on both sides of the mountain road, and firepower points were arranged, and the connected fortifications were connected by trenches.

Once a fortification is destroyed or occupied, the surviving fighters in the fortification can evacuate to the next fortification.

In this way, the entire hillside is densely covered with firepower points, with a wide shooting range and almost no dead ends.

"It's really good. The fortifications are closely connected with each other, and the soldiers are easy to move. It's a bit like the tunnel warfare in Jizhong. Ding Wei, you have been in the Jizhong Military Region, tell me your opinion!" The chief of staff said with a smile.

"The first priority of the tunnels excavated in Jizhong is concealment, and secondly, the tunnels extend in all directions. Even if a little devil finds a tunnel entrance, he may still be in a mess inside the tunnel!"

After Ding Wei finished speaking, he raised his head and observed the entire fortification.

"The fortifications on Yanwang Mountain are not well concealed. In the current summer, the vegetation is lush. Even if the enemy observes with a telescope at the foot of the mountain, they will not be able to find it. But in winter, it may not be so!"

"Actually, these are two different strategic intentions. Tunnel warfare requires flexible operations, surprises, and inflicting damage on the enemy. However, the layout of Yanwang Mountain relies on the firepower points arranged on the fortifications to inflict damage on the enemy's front, and then fight back steadily."

"But the two also have similarities, that is, the connectivity between the fortifications!"

Ding Wei said several points in a row, and also commented on the shortcomings.

The people present also started discussing in twos and threes.

Liu on the side suddenly jumped into the fortification to observe, squeezed a handful of soil on the ground, and then turned over to the mountain road.

"This fortification is not small, but it took a lot of time, right?" Liu asked.

"It took half a year before and after, and the time was mainly spent on the expansion of the mountain road!" Zhou Weihan replied.

"I just took a closer look. The structure of Yanwang Mountain has few rocks and the soil is soft. It is indeed suitable for large-scale construction!"

"However, the little devil's artillery is not a vegetarian, especially the grenadier. If it can block the damage of the grenade, then Yanwang Mountain is the enemy's grave!"

After Zhou Weihan heard this, he immediately said: "I have considered this point. After a while, the bunker will be rebuilt on the fortifications, using brick and stone structures. Large-caliber artillery can't resist it, but it can defend against mortars and projectiles. No problem either!"

Zhou Weihan even thought about building reinforced concrete fortifications, so that even if the Japanese army dispatched aircraft and heavy artillery, they would be helpless, but these have yet to be implemented.

Everyone present nodded, feeling that they had benefited a lot. If this was the case, the defense system based on Yanwang Mountain would have to consume the Japanese army to death.

"Zhou Weihan, I think your purpose of building fortifications is to fight the Japanese army to the end, but I want to remind you, you have to leave a way out for yourself!" Someone reminded at this time.

Zhou Weihan really didn't think about this, because the independent detachment has four counties as bases, and the strategy is deep enough. If the Japanese army attacked the base camp of Yanwang Mountain one day, it would be time for Tu Qiongdao to meet.

Does it matter whether you die or not?

The fortifications of Yanwang Mountain have reference significance for the troops of the Eighth Route Army, but they do not have the significance of popularization.

Although most of the units of the Eighth Route Army were active in mountainous areas, their garrisons were seldom actually chosen on which hills. Secondly, their garrisons were always changed from time to time. They might change places every three or two months, so there was no need to talk about building permanent fortifications.

After a short stay, the group went straight up the mountain.

After entering the headquarters, Zhao Gang had already packed it out.

More than [-] tables were connected together, and the chilled watermelons, tomatoes, and cucumbers were placed on the tables, which looked refreshing, and there were also several buckets of cold water that had just been drawn from the well on the tables.

He touched his hand and said, "Oh, Bingliang, Zhou Weihan, it seems that your independent detachment is living a rich life!"

Zhou Weihan, as the host, hurriedly called the soldiers to cut the watermelon.

Red soil with black skin and juicy pulp.

After a whole morning's journey, all the people present were hungry and thirsty. When they saw the fruit on the table, they swallowed a mouthful of spit in their parched mouths.

"Don't be too polite, everyone. These tomatoes and cucumbers are all grown on the mountain farm. They are very fresh!"

As soon as Zhou Weihan finished speaking, everyone was rude, half of the cut watermelon was gone in a blink of an eye.

"Can these vegetables supply the daily needs of your independent detachment?" He took a bite of a tomato, the juice splashed on his face, and rubbed it with his right hand.

"The vegetables off the shelves of the farms on the mountain are enough to supply the troops around Yanwang Mountain, but the people in Wuyi and Wu'an counties have a bumper harvest this year, so under the guidance of local comrades, they also planted a lot of seasonal vegetables. We paid for it, enough to consume the entire Tainan army!" Zhao Gang replied.

He nodded after hearing this, and said with emotion: "It is still necessary to have a stable base area, so that agriculture and sideline businesses can develop stably, and it is also good for the economic flow of the base area. Once the economy flows, the base area will survive!"

"Tainan's military power has greatly developed now, and the next step is to carry out economic construction on the entire Tainan base area. Military power is hard power, while economic power is soft power. Both hands must be grasped, and both hands must be hard. If There is a lack of talents in economic construction, so I can apply to my superiors and transfer a few comrades to help you do it!"

Now he is in the army, but he is also a good hand in the economic construction of the base area.

After hearing this, Zhou Weihan was overjoyed, and then said: "It would be great to have a few comrades come to support me. To be honest, I am a second-hander in this regard, and Comrade Wang Ying doesn't understand much. Most of the current achievements are my own. The logistics minister figured it out!"

(End of this chapter)