Not long after, Lao Wan found two dry newspapers, quarter-sized.
"Company commander, what are you going to do?" Lao Wan asked again.
"Have you ever seen the firecrackers set off during festivals in my hometown? The basic principle of what I want to make is similar to that thing. It's just that I have to make it a little bigger and add some iron pieces inside to increase the power of the explosion. This thing is commonly known as a land mine, and it’s not difficult to make.”
Wen San also played with firecrackers when he was a child. Di Di Lei just replaced the paper wrapping the gunpowder with something like an earthen jar. He even saw with his own eyes the homemade crock mines of the older generation, which they used to fry fish in the river. But later it was no longer allowed, and this skill gradually disappeared.
"How powerful can this thing be? Wouldn't it be better to blast it directly with cannonballs? It's much more powerful." Lao Wan really didn't understand what Wen San was using for making this thing.
"Each one has its own use. If you use artillery to attack the Japs, they will quickly organize to fight back. With this thing, the Japs don't even know where we are, so the risk is reduced."
After Wen San explained this, Lao Wan finally understood. However, I am still confused as to how to operate it specifically.
Not long after, Pang Dun came back. I really brought back many large and small jars. In those days, every household had a lot of these things, which were cheap and easy to use.
Nowadays, when there is a war, nine out of ten households are empty. Pang Dun found a bunch of them without much effort, and he didn't even have a chance to spend money.
Wen San picked out the smallest earthenware pot, which was about the size of a fist. Use fire to dry it, and after the temperature drops, put the gunpowder inside, and then put the hand-rubbed fuse in to maintain full contact. Finally, separate them with paper, then seal and compact them with relatively dry soil.
The whole production process is not complicated, but the hand-rubbed fuse is a bit ugly, as if it is dragging a long rope.
"This thing is too crude. Compared with cannonballs, its power is nothing." Pang Dun judged blindly. This thing must be inferior to cannonballs.
"Don't worry about the power, just try to see if it can detonate first." This is what Wen San is most worried about. Knowing how to do it is one thing, being able to successfully detonate it is another.
Wen San took the land mine he had made and walked outside the camp, looking for a place to bury it. Then he placed the rough hand-rubbed fuse on the ground and dragged it out two or three meters away.
"Stay away, don't get hurt by the flying tiles." Wen San drove Lao Wan and others who were watching the fun away, and he lit the fuse with a burning stick.
When the chirping sound sounded, Wen San turned around and ran, hiding directly behind a big tree more than ten meters away, and then stopped.
Facts have proved that Wen San's hand-rubbing fuse is really not good. Even though there was gunpowder inside, it burned intermittently. After about a minute, the fire reached the place where the mine was buried.
After several seconds, the burning sound of gunpowder became much more obvious, and a string of sparks emerged from the ground.
"Hammer, it won't fail, right?" Wen San was a little disappointed. This is just like a firecracker. If the soil at one end is loose, it will not explode. Instead, it will spray out fast-burning gunpowder.
Just when Wen San was about to turn his head to take a look, there was a bang, and Wen San's whole body trembled. There was a strong buzzing sound in my ears, and there was a slight vibration in the tree in front of me.
"Successful!" Wen San was overjoyed. Although the process was not very good and there were many problems, being able to explode was the most critical thing.
The movement was so loud that many soldiers were shocked. Fortunately, Lao Wan and the others didn't take a break and greeted them back.
Wen San came to the place where the landmines were buried and found that a basin-sized hole had been blasted into the ground, about a foot deep. Look at the fragments of earthen pots that flew out, some of which were deeply embedded in the big trees. If it pricks someone, it probably won't feel good.
"It's not as powerful as a cannonball, and it has to be fired closer. This thing is basically useless." After inspecting it, Lao Wan and others made a conclusion about this land mine.
"It's not powerful enough. That's because there's less gunpowder, and it's all pure gunpowder. If you add nails, iron sheets, etc., the result will naturally be different. The fuse is indeed a problem, and the quality of my hand-made one is relatively poor. , If Chen Liren and the others can get the finished product, there will be basically no problem." Wen San is full of confidence.
Everything comes from scratch, there must be a process. The key is that the bully little devil has never seen such land mines. When the time comes, get a few more and arrange them for them. Will the devils on the road go to heaven?
Before dawn, the soldiers who went out to destroy the road had already returned.
"Don't worry, company commander. We have dug several large ditches in many sections of the road. The little devils may be able to go around them, but they have no way to go even if they use heavy weapons."
"Very good! This is the effect we want. By the way, is there any movement in those locations suitable for ambush?" Wen San asked.
"There are signs of Japs activity in one place. I guess they have sent people to occupy it first."
The soldier's answer really didn't go beyond Wen San's expectations. The traitors Pang Dun let go really had a bad effect.
"Don't worry about them. It's so cold now. Let the Japs drink the northwest wind on the mountain." Wen San didn't intend to touch the Japs.
The weather is really cold this year, and the Japanese will not feel comfortable if they are out on the cold ground in the middle of the night.
It was already dawn, and Kudo's team had quickly formed its team.
However, before the large troops could move, news came back that the road that had just been repaired yesterday had been damaged in several places. And the damage was more serious than before. Heavy weapons with calibers, trucks and the like couldn't get through at all.
"The China Army will engage in such small tricks, and they don't have the guts to fight us head-on. It's so abominable!" Major Kudo cursed. He had just finished forming his team and could only stop.
If the road is broken, you still have to find someone to repair it. Without heavy weapons, he couldn't bear the cost of casualties caused by just taking Japanese lives to attack the strong fortress of Huangshan Fortress.
The Japanese wanted to build a road, but Wen San couldn't let it go smoothly.
On that day, several teams were dispatched to carry out harassment operations in squad units. As long as they don't confront the Japanese force head on, Wen San believes they won't suffer much loss.
This is guerrilla tactics, hide in a distance and shoot with black guns, then leave after the attack. Anyway, we can't let the Japanese build the road easily.
The squad leaders were all excited. They had been studying Wen San's tactics for many days, and now they finally had a chance to practice them.
Everyone wants to see if they can achieve the same excellent record.
