After inspecting all eighteen bunker groups, Yue Weihan asked Mao Yisheng again: "Mr. Mao, have the anti-blasting measures I told you last time been built?"
Historically, the Japanese Songshan Fortress was not directly attacked by the Japanese. Instead, the Japanese dug tunnels to the bottom of the mountain and then planted a large amount of explosives to blow it up. As a traveler, Yue Weihan knew the existence of the Zimu Bunker Group.
With such a fatal weakness, it is natural to take defensive measures in advance.
Mao Yisheng smiled slightly, pointed forward and said: "Commander Yue, please take a look."
Following the direction of Mao Yisheng's finger, Yue Weihan saw three trenches on the outside.
These three trenches were built on the plains outside Hailuo Mountain and Baodu Mountain and stretched for four to five miles. The Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway and Shitai-Taizhou Highway that originally passed through here were cut off by these three trenches, and these three trenches
All the trenches were reinforced with cement. If the Japanese army launched an attack from the plains, they would never be able to bypass these three trenches.
Yue Weihan made a visual inspection and found that the outermost trench was about 1,000 meters away from the main position, which was just within the effective range of the heavy machine gun. Moreover, these three trenches were very distinctive in their cross-sectional shape.
Irregular trapezoid, the outer wall is vertical, about 1.8 meters high and 4 meters wide at the base, but the inner wall is a long slope with an inclination of about 30 degrees.
In addition, there is a tunnel exit every twenty meters, which is obviously used to deliver troops and firepower to the trenches.
Liu Yi said proudly: "General, isn't this trench good?"
Next to him, Mao Yisheng explained: "Commander Yue, this trench was designed by Chief of Staff Liu himself. The advantage of this design is that our army can rely on the trenches to effectively block the enemy, but the enemy cannot use the trenches to cover themselves, because
For the group of bunkers on the mountain, these three trenches do not have any dead spots for shooting.
Yue Weihan nodded and said persistently: "But, what does this have to do with anti-blasting?"
"Of course it does matter." Mao Yisheng said, "If the Japanese army wants to dig tunnels to blast the Tumen Fortress, they can only dig from the plain in front. Then their tunnels must pass under these three trenches. I am in these three trenches.
More than a hundred deep listening holes were designed in the trenches. If the Japanese army really digs tunnels, they will never be able to hide them from our surveillance."
"So, what about countermeasures?" Yue Weihan asked again, light energy monitoring is not possible.
"Waterlogged." Mao Yisheng pointed to the Weishui River (today's Taiping River) that meandered from the foot of Conch Mountain not far away, and said, "If we detect that the Japanese army is digging a tunnel, we can dig out an interception channel first.
, after the Japanese army digs the tunnel, and then introduces river water to pour back, the Japanese army's tunnel tactics will be defeated."
"Okay." Yue Weihan said happily, "Now we are really impregnable."
When Yue Weihan was about to go down the mountain to experience these three trenches, the commander of the communications battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Xin, climbed onto Conch Mountain out of breath. He immediately reported at attention: "General, the Military Commission is reporting an urgent war situation. The New Fifth Army
Winning an unprecedented victory in Hengyang, severely damaging the Japanese 5th Division's vanguard Nakamura Brigade, killing and wounding more than 6,000 Japanese invaders!"
"Oh, a great victory in Hengyang?" Yue Weihan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, but he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Since the fall of Wuhan, Yue Weihan's heart has been hanging in his throat. He is worried that the Communist Party will be defeated like a mountain and lose Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and even Sichuan in one breath! Really!
If this happens, China will never be able to survive the outbreak of the Pacific War.
But now, this situation will never happen again.
The New Fifth Army severely damaged the 5th Japanese forward division in Hengyang, which immediately stopped the Japanese army's rapid offensive momentum. It also bought the defeated Japanese troops of more than 100 divisions time to regroup and gain this precious respite.
With the opportunity, coupled with the steep terrain of western Hunan and southern Hunan, it should not be a problem to stabilize the position.
In fact, the Japanese army was already at the end of its strength.
Due to China's determined resistance, the Japanese army's front line has been stretched very long, starting from Mengsui in the north to Lianghu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi in the south. The Chinese and Japanese armies are fighting to the death on a front line thousands of kilometers long. The national power of the small country has
Military power has been used to its limit, and it is no longer possible to mobilize more troops and more materials in a short period of time to support this costly war.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese frontal attack will be over within half a month.
Next, the Anti-Japanese War will enter a protracted stalemate stage just like in history.
"Let's go back to the headquarters!" Yue Weihan immediately took Liu Yi back to the headquarters.
The battle on the frontal battlefield has come to an end for the time being, but the battle on the battlefield behind enemy lines is about to begin. The Thirty-ninth Army must also prepare early to deal with the Japanese raids. Although Yue Weihan spent a lot of energy building the Tumen Fortress, it does not mean that
He will be passively beaten. For Yue Weihan, offense is always the best defense!
Chongqing, General Staff Headquarters.
Chairman Chiang, who had just attended the press conference, walked into the war room with a glowing face.
In the great victory at Hengyang, the New Fifth Army severely damaged the Japanese 5th Division. This earth-shattering good news finally made Chairman Chiang's face, which had been gloomy for more than two months, clear up again and turn into a warm spring breeze. Infected by Chairman Chiang,
The dozen senior generals who followed him into the war room also looked excited.
Chief of the General Staff He Yingqin introduced to Chairman Chiang: "Commissioner, Du Yuming has just sent an urgent message. The New Fifth Army, with the 200th Division as the forward, is attacking northward along the Changheng Highway. The 9th and 19th of the Third War Zone
The group army has also liberated Pingxiang, and the main force of the Japanese 5th Division has been frightened by the New Fifth Army and has retreated to Xiangtan."
Chairman Chiang nodded happily, then turned back to Chen Cheng and said: "Ci Xiu, please telegraph Du Yuming immediately. Don't pursue the enemy if you don't want to, lest you go deep alone and fall into a tight siege by the Japanese army."
"Yes." Chen Cheng stood at attention, then turned and entered the telecommunications room next door.
He Yingqin added: "Commissioner, after the victory of Hengyang, the Japanese army's frontal offensive is estimated to be over. It will be impossible to launch a large-scale offensive for at least two years. Then the Japanese army's energy will definitely turn to the battlefield behind enemy lines. I think,
It is necessary to remind Yue Weihan, Sun Lianzhong and Yu Xuezhong to be more vigilant and beware of a sudden raid by the Japanese army."
Chairman Jiang nodded and suddenly asked: "Jingzhi, have the two hundred cadets who graduated early from the Central Military Academy and been sent to the 39th Army arrived safely?"
He Yingqin said: "There has been no reply from the Thirty-ninth Army Group yet, probably because it hasn't arrived yet."
"It's been almost two months, haven't they arrived yet?" Chairman Jiang frowned and asked, "What about the second batch of two thousand experts, professors and technical workers sent to the Taihang base area?"
"That one has arrived a long time ago." He Yingqin said hurriedly, "He arrived with the military pay of five hundred thousand French coins."
"This is strange. Isn't Yue Weihan pretending to be confused on purpose?" Chairman Jiang frowned more and more, and said, "In this case, you can send another telegram to Yue Weihan immediately. If these students haven't arrived yet,
, ask him to quickly send troops to pick up Yan Xishan’s people, and if they have already arrived, ask him to arrange them properly!”
"Yes." General He snapped to attention and turned around.
Jingxing County, Headquarters of the 39th Group Army.
Yue Weihanzheng discussed the war situation with Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng.
In the past two months, Yue Weihan has been busy with the construction of the base area, especially the planning and construction of the Cangyan Mountain Industrial Zone. Yue Weihan is even more hands-on and does not dare to be careless in the slightest. Liu Yi is also busy supervising the project of Tumen Fortress.
Progress, as for the daily training of the Baoshan Division, deputy division commander Lu Xiufeng has been in charge.
In the past two months, Baoshan Division has not been idle, but has conducted high-intensity military training.
Although Yue Weihan was not responsible for specific training matters, he formulated all the training subjects. For basic infantry training subjects such as shooting, physical fitness, and field survival, Yue Weihan copied the tutorials and standards of later generations. However, compared with later generations, Baoshan Division
There is an additional stabbing technique, but it is the sword technique of the 29th Army Sword Team.
After two months of high-intensity training, the Baoshan Division's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.
Lu Xiufeng confidently said to Yue Weihan: "Commander, let me tell you this, we don't know how effective the Guards Division of the Japs is. The 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Kwantung Army are the real trump cards.
We will definitely not be able to do it, but apart from these three divisions, the other field divisions may not be as strong as our Baoshan Division."
Yue Weihan did not throw cold water on Lu Xiufeng, but he knew in his heart that this was impossible.
In terms of firepower configuration alone, the Baoshan Division is indeed no longer under the Japanese permanent division. The combat effectiveness and fighting will of the officers and soldiers are definitely not under the old Japanese soldiers of the permanent division. However, the quality of the grassroots officers is incomparable.
, all the junior officers of the Japanese army graduated from the non-commissioned officer school, but most of the junior officers of the Baoshan Division were illiterate.
However, the problem of the quality of grassroots officers cannot be solved in a short time.
As early as the Xuzhou breakout, Yue Weihan had already been considering this issue. If he wanted to improve the quality of grassroots officers, the most effective way was to set up a crash course for officers and conduct rotation training for all grassroots officers. However, the base area has just been established at the moment.
, there are so many things going on, Yue Weihan can't take care of them for the time being.
Liu Yi guessed what Yue Weihan was thinking, and suddenly said: "Chief Commander, how about... we recruit the two hundred graduates of the Central Military Academy sent from Chongqing to the front line?" These two hundred students are serious people.
He graduated from the Central Military Academy, and he was still Yue Weihan's junior, and he was only three years behind Yue Weihan.
"No." Yue Weihan flatly rejected the proposal.
Yue Weihan was not afraid that these two hundred students would ignore him.
Yue Weihan's military exploits were outstanding, and he was like a god in the hearts of all the soldiers of the Baoshan Division. How could his status be shaken by these two hundred student dolls?
Yue Weihan was worried that these students would not be able to lead troops, and adding them to the front line would weaken the combat effectiveness of the Baoshan Division!
One of the most basic facts is that these military academy cadets had never even touched a gun before entering the Central Military Academy, and they lacked a basic understanding of the cruelty of war.
The reason why the officers of the Japanese army are strong is that they have served in the army for several years before entering the non-commissioned officer school.
In fact, the really powerful graduates of Whampoa Military Academy are the first five batches. The reason is very simple. The students of the first five batches basically study and fight at the same time. They all grew up in blood and fire, so they have very high abilities.
Although they have sufficient quality and understanding of the cruelty of war, the standards of students after the fifth period begin to plummet.