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Xia Yuan didn't have much time to get in touch with the new camp. After saying goodbye to Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong, he went to the army, and then followed the army to the position where Sun Yuanming pointed out to set up defenses.

Sun Yuanliang gave them a lot of material support.

Cement and barbed wire are all available.

It is not yet known whether it will be too late to build cement bunkers.

Xia Yuan also tried his best and used everything he had experienced and learned in the construction of positions, especially in the construction of Maoer Cave, using wood and cement. He thought, instead of consuming Instead of using a lot of cement to build a hard cement bunker, it is better to set up more cat-ear holes for hiding and avoiding shells.

The Japanese army's offensive mode was single, which was to use aircraft and heavy artillery bombing.

The construction of Maoer Cave is much more important than the construction of cement bunker.

The establishment of barbed wire fences is also very particular.

The Japanese army likes the coordination of infantry and tanks the most, so the wire cannot be set up too far forward, but must be close to their forward position.And anti-tank trenches must be dug within 50 meters in front of the barbed wire fence.

As a result, Japanese tanks approaching the position will fall into the anti-tank trenches and become unable to move.

The Japanese infantry could only break away from the tanks and attack the national army positions. In this way, the barbed wire fence could directly face the Japanese infantry.

As for whether the barbed wire fence will be blown up during the Japanese bombing, this is inevitable.

Therefore, Xia Yuan adopted another method. This method was once used in "My Commander, My Regiment", when he led the defeated troops to defend the Nantian Gate, and once arranged a fake position on the Nantian Gate to Confused the Japanese aircraft and artillery, and succeeded.

Therefore, this trick can actually be used now.

He ordered people to go to the land about six miles directly in front of Yuhuatai. He found a hilltop with a decent position and a relatively good view, and dug criss-crossing trenches. It is better to say trenches than trenches, up to the knee level, and then He asked Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong to borrow some tattered military uniforms, tied two wooden sticks into a cross, put on their coats casually, and stuck them in the trenches.

Xia Yuan had already used this kind of false position structure once, and he was naturally very comfortable using it again.

The fake positions were used to confuse the Japanese troops.

Xia Yuan not only set up one fake position, but two. As the saying goes, the purpose of these two fake positions is to confuse the Japanese army. The real position is behind the two fake positions.The Japanese air force and Japanese scouts will be the first to discover the false position and conduct a round of artillery bombardment on the false position. After the round of shelling, the Japanese infantry will board the false position.

The false position will be exposed.

After expending artillery shells and wasting time, it was discovered that both positions were fake. The Japanese army must have been furious at this time.

Therefore, behind the two fake positions is the real position.

The location of Yuhuatai is too eye-catching, and in order to allow the defenders to have a clear view, Commander Tang cut down and burned many trees on the hilltop. The entire hilltop was bare, including the road where the Japanese invaded.

In this way, the Chinese army will be exposed, and the Japanese army will also be exposed.

No matter how hard the position is hidden, it cannot be hidden.

Xia Yuan had no intention of hiding. The frustrated Japanese army found the third position. There was a half chance that they would shell the position, followed by an infantry attack, and the other half chance that they would ignore it. This was their chance.

Of course, regardless of the former or the latter, this is bound to be a difficult battle.

In addition, Xia Yuan also put a lot of thought into the structure of his position. Considering that once the war started, the Japanese army would inevitably bombard the position, and the barbed wire fence would be blown up if it was close to the position, so he moved the barbed wire forward. distance, but not too far.

If the barbed wire fence is moved too far, it will not be effective.

The purpose of the barbed wire fence is to block the advance of the Japanese army. The closer the position is to the position, the more advantageous it is. It will take time for the Japanese army to break through the barbed wire fence. At this time, the national army soldiers can shoot the Japanese engineers who destroy the barbed wire fence. If the barbed wire fence is set up too far away, , many soldiers missed.

Whether it is the local army or the central army, consuming ammunition and conducting target training is still a huge problem.

Incomparable to the Japanese devils.

Xia Yuan also knew in his heart that the distance the barbed wire fence was set up was of little significance. Setting it farther away was just so that during the first round of the Japanese attack, the Japanese artillery and aircraft could not bomb it.

After repelling the Japanese attack, the Japanese knew the location of the barbed wire fence during the second round of shelling.The barbed wire fence could not be moved again, and the Japanese artillery bombardment hit it just right.

To a certain extent, it can also consume Japanese artillery shells.

The position of the position was right in front of Yuhuatai, and it was also the only way for the Japanese army to attack. Xia Yuan did not have time to get too familiar with the troops, so the strength of three companies was placed on the position in an inverted shape, with the third company serving as a reserve. Use and be responsible for support.

Xia Yuan followed the first company and stood firm on the front of the road. This must be the focus of the Japanese attack. The second company's position was relatively complex, with a village and a hilltop. Facing the Japanese attack, they could use the terrain advantages to deal with the Japanese.

It can be said that the continuous pressure is the greatest.

Xia Yuan placed more than half of the entire battalion's light machine guns on the first company's position. This was destined to be a difficult blocking battle.

The Japanese troops have not come yet. Xia Yuan has arranged two squads of troops on the false position in front. They can be used for reconnaissance and warning, and can also be used to harass the Japanese army. If the Japanese army finds out that it is a false position, with them there, the fake position will be destroyed. It will also become a true position.

battalion department.

Xia Yuan, who was covered in weather, had just returned from the battlefield. Deputy Battalion Commander You Xuechang was looking at the map. When he saw Xia Yuan coming back, he went up to greet him: "The camp seat."

Xia Yuan shook his body, walked to the map, and said: "The Mao'er hole is almost dug, but this machine gun bunker is still not there. The cement dries too slowly. I'm worried that the Japanese will come over and the cement has not dried yet. "

"This cement can't be dried. There's nothing we can do. It's too cold." You Xuechang closed the door. The cold wind outside was freezing and the cuts hurt his face.

The sun used to shine, but the weather has been bad and gloomy these past few days.

There are good and bad aspects, at least when it is cloudy, it will have a certain impact on the Japanese aircraft.Without the sun, it does affect the drying and hardening of cement, which takes time. Xia Yuan doesn't have a good way to do this. If he were in modern times, he could add some unique modern things to speed up the solidification of cement.

The weather in December was getting colder day by day. You Xuechang listened to the wind blowing in through the crack in the door and said, "The Japanese are really good at picking the time. They want to attack Jinling even if the weather is so cold." He found some unwanted clothes. , stuffed it into the crack of the door, then ran to the stove sent by the army commander, poured hot water on Xia Yuan: "It's cold outside, camp, you drink some tea to warm yourself up."

"They want to defeat China in one go." Xia Yuan thanked him, took the hot water handed over by You Xuechang, took a sip, put it in front of the map, pinched his waist, and said, "When the Japanese go to war, They arrogantly said that China would be destroyed in three months, and some radicals even attempted to destroy China in one month. They were wishful thinking. The Battle of Songhu delayed them for three months, and these guys were anxious and wanted to wipe us out in one go. "

"You are so arrogant. What do you think of China!" You Xuechang cursed, "We must not let them pass through our position so easily!"

"Even if you don't tell me, I won't let them pass through our position so easily. If they want to pass, they have to pay a price."

Xia Yuan picked up the hot water, drank it all in one gulp, then put down the water glass with a cold look in his eyes.

No matter where he is or what his identity is, as long as he is facing an enemy, Xia Yuan will never be sneaky, but will do his best.

Before the Japanese army reached the Yuhuatai position, Xia Yuan led his officers and soldiers to seize time and use the terrain to build trenches, barbed wire, cat-ear holes and reinforced concrete bunkers as dense as a spider web.The rear gave them a lot of resource support, and Xia Yuan was able to let go.

The interior of Mao'er Cave is made of cement, which improves its sturdiness. The heavy artillery of the Japanese army cannot tear through the defense of Mao'er Cave, which can effectively preserve its troops.

The so-called cat's ear hole is the most common battlefield shelter fortification. Usually, it is built on both sides of a trench or a traffic trench. The arched semicircular door is about one meter high and dozens of centimeters wide, with varying depths and lengths. The small one can only accommodate one person, while the large one can accommodate three or five people. Its functions are mainly used to protect against artillery, hide, store ammunition, etc.

Xia Yuan also sent people to teach Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong how to use cat's ears.

In 37, Mao'er Cave had not yet been formed. Many people did not know about the excavation of Mao'er Cave. To put it bluntly, it was a small anti-gun cave. It did not require any materials and could be dug with just a few pieces of wood. The hole was small, narrow and similar in shape. Cat.

The cat's ear holes dug by Xia Yuan were praised by Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong. On the Yuhuatai position, they both ordered people to dig the cat's ear holes. In this way, there was no need to store ammunition in the bunker's storage room and trenches. Soldiers inside can take combat supplies and ammunition from Maoer Cave at any time.

If you encounter Japanese artillery fire, you can also hide in the Maoer Cave to avoid Japanese artillery fire.

However, many soldiers in the army are not optimistic about this so-called cat's ear hole. The cat's ear hole does not look big. Only a small hole in the side wall of the trench can evade the Japanese heavy artillery?It's a bit whimsical, and many people don't like it. In fact, Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong don't like cat ear piercings either. They praise it because it can store weapons and ammunition, making it easier for soldiers to take it.

As for what Xia Yuan said, when the Japanese army bombed the position and dropped bombs, they could hide in the cat's ear holes and effectively avoid the Japanese bombing.

They are not too optimistic.

If you can become a general of the national army, there will be no problem in commanding and fighting. Many generals even have their own talents.

Some people had thought about digging a hole in the side wall of the trench, but in the face of bombing by heavy artillery and aircraft, they subconsciously did not think that they could avoid the indiscriminate bombing of the Japanese army. This was dictated by experience.

Who would have thought that just opening a small hole in the side wall of the trench could avoid Japanese shelling.

Xia Yuan knew very well that during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in later generations, the development of Maoer Dong reached its peak, and a group of special soldiers even appeared due to Maoer Dong - the Maoer Dong people.

The cat's ear hole refers to an anti-gun hole or air-raid shelter that is similar in shape to a cat's ear. It is a kind of military protection fortification used by individual soldiers for combat.Stepping into Laoshan, one can see the "Two Mountains" war zone. Almost every mountain has trenches, trenches have holes, and there are people in the holes.The trench extends vertically and horizontally along the mountain. The hole is dug into the hinterland of the mountain according to the trench wall. The trench is like the latitude and longitude, and the hole is like a cat's ear.

This kind of limestone cave has hard stone and strong fortifications, even thousands of tons of artillery shells can't stop it.There are thousands of such holes in the mountains, and both the enemy and ourselves have hidden hundreds of thousands of armed personnel inside.The closest distance is only 4 or 5 meters away, but they can attack and defend each other.

The largest hole can accommodate a company, and the smallest can only allow one person to curl up and squat inside, and he must be the smallest soldier.The average cat ear piercing can accommodate 3 to 4 people.Many soldiers of our army squat in such cold and damp caves all year round, holding on to their sentry posts.

These guards, who shoulder heavy responsibilities, call themselves "cat-eared men."

Among them, the most famous one is Yin Guoliang, who is known as the king of cat ear piercing.

According to his file, Yin Guoliang, 30 years old, is a platoon leader.Medical records record that he suffered from gastrointestinal problems, rheumatoid arthritis, two injuries, and the sequelae of a concussion.From February 1979 to March 2, he squatted in the cat's ear piercing for 1986 years.

Every cave he squatted in had the worst conditions. The light was dim, the air was humid, water droplets oozed from all sides of the cave walls, and there was a thick musty smell. These things gave Yin Guoliang an incurable disease. A series of diseases collectively known as "cat ear piercing syndrome."

Maoerdong played a miraculous effect in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.The cat's ear piercing came to the defense of Jinling early. Although the soldiers felt that the cat's ear piercing was not very effective at the moment, they would not think so if they truly experienced the ability of the cat's ear piercing to prevent artillery.

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

In the afternoon of December 12, the Japanese 8th Division approached Yuhuatai from the direction of Lishui.

The scouts from the front came to report that they had discovered the Japanese vanguard, about a squadron in strength, equipped with four tanks, heading towards Yuhuatai along the dirt road.

"Inform the soldiers on the false position in front that if the Japanese army uses artillery fire, let them retreat immediately. If the enemy does not shell the enemy, but instead conducts reconnaissance first, let them fire on their own to attract the Japanese army."

"Yes!"

The scout leaves.

It didn't take long.

A deafening roar came from ahead.

Rumbling sounds came from the rolling hills ahead. Xia Yuan stood at the entrance of the camp, opened his eagle eyes, and saw Japanese aircraft circling in the sky, indiscriminately bombing two false positions found in front, and low-altitude Straf.

"Yingzuo, you are really amazing. You made two fake positions at random, and the Japanese were really fooled." You Xuechang looked at it with a telescope and said happily.

Xia Yuan was not happy, as things were a bit unexpected. He thought that the two fake positions could withstand the Japanese two-wheeled aircraft bombing.

Who would have thought that the Japanese aircraft would actually separate and bomb two false positions respectively. In this way, the Japanese artillery basically did not need to be dispatched.

His original intention was to delay the Japanese attack with two false positions.

Roll up your sleeves and take a look at the time.

"There are still four or five hours until darkness falls. The Japanese are bound to launch a tentative attack." Xia Yuan turned around and said to You Xuechang: "Old You, you go to the second company position and keep an eye on it, and I'll go to the first company position."

Xia Yuan decided to do it himself.