Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"The telegram has been sent out, and we've made all the necessary preparations. We're just waiting for the Japanese to show up! As expected, the Japanese are launching an all-out attack this time, with the momentum to take down our Taihang base in one fell swoop!" In the conference room, Zhao Danian looked at each other with Zhu Xingyu, Li Yuexuan and other cadres. There was no sign of nervousness on their faces, but rather they all looked very relaxed.

"The Japanese devils have never learned their lesson, or do they think we are no longer capable after more than a year of blockade?" Zhao Danian continued, "Little do they know that our Pingdong base has been completely transformed after this period of development!"

"Yes, every village in our base has militia and village cadres, and the militia have undergone rigorous training! In terms of organizational form, we can completely control the Meege village in the base, and the militia in each village are thinking about having a good fight with the Japanese! The Japanese are rushing in!" Lu Xiaoran said.

"What I'm wondering is what's the point of the Japanese mobilizing so many troops this time? They wouldn't want to destroy our Liangjia Village base, right? The Japanese shouldn't be so short-sighted! Therefore, their goal is to launch attacks from different directions, and the ultimate direction is to pass through the passage to the south from Dongyetou, lie flat on our base, and threaten the northern end of the headquarters!" said Zhu Xingyu.

"In this case, our decision is correct! We must not let any devils or puppet troops pass through our base! If even one devil passes through, it would be irresponsible for the safety of the headquarters! Therefore, we must prepare for this defensive battle and turn it into a battle of annihilation. It would be best if we completely wipe out these devils and puppet troops!" Liu Yi took over the conversation.

"Although we no longer care about the few weapons in the hands of the devils and puppet troops, we can still give them to the militia, to the brother troops, or even to the headquarters, and expand three more regiments!" Zhao Danian said, picking up the small notebook and said, "In the direction of Ceyu Town, there are the devils and puppet troops from Jingxing, with more than 1400 people, and even tanks!"

"The Japanese gave up the move towards Jiuguan and Baijing Town and went straight to Ceyu Town. In addition to being able to join up with the Japanese heading east from Xiyang in the direction of Dongyetou, there is also a possibility that they will go west from Ceyu Town through Qigeng Village and face the 1700 Japanese puppet troops coming out of Ping'an County, and penetrate the core of our base!"

"As for the 1500 Japanese puppet troops from Xiyang County, they may also come north from any mountain pass in the south and form a T-shaped offensive with the Japanese in the direction of Ceyu Town and Weijia Village!"

"Of course, I really want the Japanese to focus their attack on our base, because we have prepared so much, isn't it just to destroy the enemy and save ourselves? Now the Japanese are here, fighting in our most familiar home ground, this will greatly increase our advantage!"

After analyzing the enemy situation, Zhao Danian said with self-mockery, "It's useless to say anything now. After all, we are taking an active defensive posture, and our goal is to keep the Japanese at the edge of the base. So, Peregrine Falcon, how do you think we should allocate our forces to the three battlefields?"

After hearing about the heavy mortars, Li Yuexuan said directly: "Zheng Changfeng's main regiment does not need heavy mortars. Their regiment has an artillery company with 6 82 mortars, and each main infantry company has an 82 mortar combat squad. All the artillery added up to 12 82 mortars, so their artillery and artillery are already very strong, and there is no need to increase them!"

"Then, in the direction of Ceyu Town, I suggest transferring a heavy mortar company there as strategic support. Whether it will be used or not depends on Captain Chen's decision. Our Liangjia Village is very close to Weijia Village, and there are more Japanese and puppet troops here, so the remaining forces should be concentrated here! I suggest that Guo Liandong's Second Battalion withdraw three main companies to Liangjia Village to strengthen the troops here."

"In addition, the most important point is that the cavalry reconnaissance company and the special operations team are outside. Let them move freely, and they can also tie down the enemy's forces!" "Then let them move! Take the engineering company with me, I'm going to Jigongling to take a look!" After saying this, he got up and left, taking his full-time guard squad with him. In the village, Jiang Daquan had already assembled the engineering company's team. When he saw Zhao Danian appear, the whole company followed Zhao Danian and his men with their equipment, mines and other explosives.

"I'll go and arrange the bunker!" Li Yuexuan said, and then he came outside and arranged for Di Huailiang to take a bunker company and drive a truck to the direction of Ceyu Town. Li Yuexuan did not arrange full-time guard support personnel for them, because at this time, the bunker company had a full-time combat platoon responsible for the bunker work.

"Laifu, Captain Laifu?" As the truck drove away, Li Yuexuan called Laifu, who was now the captain of the artillery battalion's combat company, and said, "I'll give you a new mission for your combat company, which is to catch up with our detachment leader and set up a position behind the mountain on the north side of Jigongling. You can go there to carry out the early combat support mission for the heavy company! Captain Zixian, you and Shi Peican should make some preparations. When you receive the call from the detachment leader, drive to Jigongling immediately!"

"Yes..." Several people accepted the task and went to work.

Seeing that everyone was preparing for the battle, Li Yuexuan also became idle, and for a moment he felt a little idle! Of course, his body was idle, but his mind was working rapidly, reviewing the defense methods of the base to find out if there were any loopholes. After thinking about it, he did not find any missing information. Li Yuexuan stopped his messy thoughts and took the special service team to the river east of the village.

Creak... Splash... In the newly excavated and renovated river channel, water wheels rotate with the river water, bringing the river water to higher places while also driving the rotation of the transmission wheels.

Ding ding ding... driven by water power, the forging hammers rise and fall continuously, hammering the copper plates into the shape of bullet shells.

Drilling, installing primers, loading propellants, loading bullets, sealing wax (shellac)... After a series of processes, bullets are produced one by one, and then packed into paper boxes and wooden boxes, waiting to be distributed. Downstream of the river, a batch of water wheels are being built, and technicians are repeatedly confirming the mold and the calculation of the forging hammer force.

Here, Li Yuexuan plans to open a production line for 7.63mm Mauser pistol bullets, which will be specially provided for box guns and submachine guns. At present, the source of bullets for box guns and submachine guns is decreasing, and these two guns will be used for a long time, so it is time to produce bullets.

Although we have obtained a 7.62mm pistol bullet production line from the Mao Bear in northern Shaanxi, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and we should also produce some of our own. (End of this chapter)