Xie Tian watched Li Chunxiang leave with a smile and strolled to a large sand table in the middle of the cellar.
Wu Wenhua had been staring at the sandbox intently for a long time. He was no stranger to the sandbox. He was already familiar with sandbox military exercises when he was at Baoding Military Academy. But the sandbox in front of him now was a type he had never seen before.
"What kind of sand table is this?" Wu Wenhua stood next to Xie Tian and stared at the sand table and asked his question.
Xie Tian smiled: "This is the sand table of Dagu Town's underground tunnel network."
"Tunnel network?" Wu Wenhua opened his mouth in surprise.
From the conversation between Tang Haoer and Li Chunxiang just now, he had realized that the tunnel he was in might not be that simple, but he never expected that such a huge tunnel network had been formed underground in Dagu Town.
Wu Wenhua understood that Xie Tian's troops did not defeat him by using dirty means such as drugging, but instead sneaked into his barracks through tunnels without anyone noticing.
The tunnel entrance under the bellows had been shown to him just now, and the tunnel was right in front of him. It was just that he did not expect it and was careless and did not notice it, which led to the failure.
He himself bears the main responsibility.
Although the method of fighting the enemy through tunnels is not that upright, it can still be regarded as aboveboard. After all, relying on tunnels to fight is considered a conspiracy.
It is labor-intensive and time-consuming, but it is a relatively effective way to save life when facing an irresistible and powerful enemy.
Now Wu Wenhua only regards the tunnel as a means of saving his life, and is only used to avoid powerful enemies in critical moments.
Although Wu Wenhua was defeated by the tunnel, he had not realized that the tunnel could also be a defensive attack method.
Xie Tian picked up a shovel from the side of the sand table to modify the tunnel on the sand table. He smiled at Carpenter Yu and said, "Master Yu, your sand table is already perfect. I didn't explain the details to you clearly. I Just modify it yourself. Master Yu, I also want to ask you to help me make a larger sand table and place it in the regiment headquarters outside. The center of this sand table is the terrain of northwest Shanxi. Now I have a military map in my hand. You You can take it and study it carefully, this sand table..."
Wu Wenhua walked half a circle around the sand table and watched carefully. He looked up at Xie Tian who was talking to Carpenter Yu on the opposite side of the sand table and said, "Tour leader, this sand table is the core secret of our independent group. It should not be seen by too many people. If the secret is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous."
Xie Tian stopped talking and looked at Wu Wenhua with a smile on his face: "Captain Wu, I am very happy that you can say this. Don't worry, the people who can see this sand table are all people I can trust with my life. . Don’t ask me why I trust you, your eyes have already told me. You want to fight the Japanese, this answer is enough for me."
Wu Wenhua looked directly at Xie Tian for a moment, then raised his right hand and pressed it on his chest: "If Tuanzu really wants to fight the Japanese, Wenhua's life belongs to Tuanzu, and he will die without regrets."
For a man, clenching his fist and pressing his chest is a ritual of swearing an oath to heaven, which is tantamount to making an alliance with blood.
Across the sand table, Xie Tian nodded towards Wu Wenhua: "He is a man. I just said half of what I said outside. Didn't we just discuss dividing the troops and stationing them? Your suggestion was to station troops in Wangmapo. Under normal thinking, stationing troops in Wangmapo It is indeed the best choice for our independent regiment at present. It can advance to attack and retreat to defend. It echoes the Dagu Town and forms an angle with the Dagu Town garrison. However, I think that under the current situation, our pursuit of stability is not a good strategy. Because we have no foundation for stability and the strategic space is too small, whether it is the Japanese army, the Shanxi-Sui Army or the Eighth Route Army, they can squeeze out our strategic space."
Xie Tian glanced at Qin Fen, then looked at Wu Wenhua again and continued: "So, there is only one way in front of me, and that is to attack, attack, attack. Only by disrupting the balance formed between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, can we If there is a chance to gain a larger living space, I will be that catfish, trying to muddy up this stagnant water."
"Attack?!" Wu Wenhua's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xie Tian looked at Wu Wenhua and nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's an attack. A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, and a dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit. As I said just now, there is a more suitable place to station. It depends on whether you have the courage to go there. This place is Zhangzhuang, I want to capture Zhangzhuang and cut off the Japanese railway line."
Wu Wenhua couldn't control the twitching of the muscles on his face, stared at Xie Tian and asked: "The group wants to attack Zhang Zhuang?"
Xie Tian smiled grimly: "Before today, I had already planned to attack Zhangzhuang. Now that you have more than one battalion of troops and two battalions of weapons and ammunition, I am 90% sure of taking Zhangzhuang. But I am only 10% sure whether I can hold Zhang Zhuang."
Wu Wenhua straightened his chest and said excitedly: "As long as I can capture Zhangzhuang, my subordinates are willing to defend it to the death."
Qin Fen also snapped to attention: "I wish my blood would be shed on Zhangzhuang."
If Zhangzhuang can be captured, if it can be held, if, ah, if it can be held, then the Japanese First Army of North China entrenched in Taiyuan will become a lone army deeply surrounded. The Eighth Route Army of the Central Army's Shanxi-Sui Army can use a war of attrition. They took turns attacking Taiyuan until they were completely annihilated.
If the First Army of the Japanese North China Army can be completely annihilated, this will be a great victory in the history of China's Anti-Japanese War. It will definitely go down in the annals of history and will definitely turn the tide of the entire Chinese battlefield.
Of course, now I can only imagine it and treat it as a pleasure.
With only the two battalions in Xie Tian's hands, it is possible to raid Zhangzhuang and briefly occupy Zhangzhuang, but if you want to completely occupy Zhangzhuang and hold it, it is simply a dream.
Tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Taiyuan and 20,000 Japanese troops in Shanin will frantically retake Zhangzhuang and open up the severed Tongpu Railway.
Railway lines are lifelines.
Soldiers, weapons and ammunition, food, medicine, etc. all need railway lines to transport them.
Since the Japanese invasion of China, all wars have been fought around railway lines, with both sides vying for control of the railways.
Controlling the railways meant controlling the rhythm of the war.
Now, with only two battalions of troops, Xie Tian wanted to cut off the Tongpu Line controlled by the Japanese army. It is exciting to talk about it, but it is chilling to think about it.
This is simply a decision that leads to death.
But Wu Wenhua and Qin Fen were already excited. Even Tang Haoer, Yu Carpenter and others who were listening on the sidelines were also ignited.
Yu Carpenter looked at Xie Tian and said: "Captain Xie, if you want to attack Zhangzhuang, just ask me to do anything if you need me. At worst, I will leave my life to you."
In recent years, the Japs in the Zhangzhuang stronghold have done a lot of harm to the people nearby, robbing them of food, money, and women. Yu, a carpenter, hanged himself after his wife was harmed by the Japs.
Xie Tian patted Yu Carpenter on the shoulder, looked at Qin Fen and Wu Wenhua, and said ferociously: "As long as we can hold on for seven days, I will be sure to be nailed to Zhangzhuang, and not even a Japanese train will pass through Zhangzhuang."
"Seven days?" Qin Fen and Wu Wenhua stared at Xie Tian closely.
Xie Tian smiled coldly and pointed at the sand table.
Qin Fen and Wu Wenhua suddenly realized.
For seven days, a team of more than a thousand people took turns taking turns day and night, which was enough to dig several tunnels in several strategic locations in Zhangzhuang.
"Do it," Wu Wenhua stared at Xie Tian and said, and Qin Fen nodded vigorously.
Xie Tian chuckled: "Of course we have to do it, but we can't do it recklessly. I don't want to do a loss-making business. We have to plan carefully."
Qin Fen, who was already familiar with Xie Tian's fighting tactics, couldn't help laughing and said: "Fighting with the regiment leader can only take advantage and not suffer losses. I really look forward to seeing how the regiment leader teaches the Japanese in the Zhangzhuang stronghold this time."
Xie Tian chuckled: "I'll let you see me soon."
No one in the underground cellar now expected that what Xie Tian said would happen so quickly.
After having dinner at Xiangmanlou and returning to the regiment headquarters, Xie Tian ordered Tiedan to go out to find people. When everyone arrived, Xie Tian walked up to those people with a smile: "I drank some wine tonight, and suddenly I felt like wanting to Watch the fireworks, you guys will accompany me to set off the fireworks."
light fireworks?
Zhang Xingsheng, Li Changshun and others looked at each other in confusion. To set off fireworks, you need to drive two trucks and be fully armed?
What kind of fireworks are you planning to set off?
Xie Tian walked up to Zhang Xingsheng and said, "Zhang Xingsheng, don't you always want to attack Zhangzhuang's stronghold? I will send you there today and beat him up hard as a son of a bitch."
Zhang Xingsheng shouted excitedly: "Yes, beat him hard, son of a bitch."
Xie Tian laughed and waved: "Get in the car. One car is exclusively for your artillery platoon. We will change places after the fight."
Zhang Xingsheng waved at the soldiers he brought with him: "Get in the car."
The current artillery platoon is not only composed of commander Zhang Xingsheng, but also captured six 60mm mortars from the 3rd and 5th Battalions of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army. Seven or eight people from the Jinsui Army who surrendered are former 3rd and 5th Battalions. All the platoons were assigned to him. In addition to the few soldiers assigned to him during this period, Zhang Xingsheng's artillery platoon now has more than a dozen people. If the firepower configuration of the artillery platoon alone is higher than that of the original Shanxi-Sui Army artillery platoon, The firepower configuration is even stronger.
There are six 60mm mortars and one 70mm mortar. In addition to the shortage of 70mm artillery shells, there are more than twenty boxes of 60mm artillery shells. Even if they are used for troop training, Xie Tian will be willing to part with them.
Li Changshun asked Xie Tian eagerly: "Captain, what about us?"
Xie Tianyi smiled: "Today your task is to protect the artillery platoon's safe transfer position. Aren't there four artillery towers outside Zhangzhuang? Our goal today is to wipe them out. We will come back after the work is done. Don't delay my sleep."
"Let us be guards." Li Changshun was a little disappointed.
Qin Fen and Wu Wenhua grabbed Xie Tian's arms, one on the left and the other on the right: "Captain, you have to take us with you. We must follow such a big firework to see it."
Xie Tian laughed: "Get in the car, tonight we are going to be a surprise attack, a guerrilla war, and a harassment war. We will leave after the fight. The little devils don't have the guts to chase us out at night. Even if they chase us, they won't be able to outrun us. If we are lucky, we can easily Blow up one or two more of his armored railway vehicles."
