"Yaga!" Yuta Tsuchiya scolded, "The division commander asked you something!" ”

Koji Ono's gaze turned for a moment, and then looked at Yuta Tsuchiya, but it was still woody.

"Yaga!" Yuta Tsuchiya was furious, slapped Koji Ono with his hand, and scolded sharply, "Are you deaf?" The division commander asked you! ”

"Hello!" Koji Ono paused.

And then there was no more, still just standing stunned.

Koji Ono was not only deaf in his ears, but also in his brain.

"Damn!" When Yuta Tsuchiya was about to slap again, he was stopped by Maeda Tadanobu.

"Stop." Maeda Tadanobu stopped Yuta Tsuchiya and said, "Ono-kun, he doesn't seem to be able to hear." ”

"Nani, are you really deaf?" Yuta Tsuchiya couldn't help but be stunned, I didn't expect this.

"I guess I was deafened by the explosion just now." Maeda Tadanobu frowned, and instructed Yuta Tsuchiya again, "Tsuchiya-kun, you write down all the questions just now and show them to him." ”

"Hello." Yuta Tsuchiya hurriedly picked up a notebook and pen and wrote down the question just now.

Seeing a few questions written by Yuta Tsuchiya in the notebook, Koji Ono finally reacted.

"Division commander, I don't know." Ono Hao replied incoherently, "The Eighth Route Army is hiding on the cliff, I don't know how many people there are, and I don't know how they escaped the attack of mustard gas, I only know that there are a lot of machine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and even 37 rapid-fire guns." ”

"All the firing points are built on the cliffs."

"Shoot condescendingly, without any dead ends."

"We can't fight back, and we can't organize a fight back."

"Because there is no shelter to hide in the Water Kiln Mountain."

"They also planted a lot of mines in the open space in the middle."

"These mines are all modified with 150mm caliber high-explosive grenades, and they are one piece when they explode."

"More than 1,000 of us, all exposed to the uncovered open ground, allowed the machine-gun fire of the Eighth Route Army to frantically and unscrupulously strafe, as well as mine explosions!"

There was a sound of inhalation in the tent.

"The firepower of the Eighth Route Army is built on the cliff?"

"Did they dig fortifications into the cliffs?"

"What a huge undertaking that must be? It will never be possible in a short period of time. ”

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has been operating the fortifications of Shuiyao Mountain for a long time?"

"In this case, I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to fight, and it will be difficult for the imperial army to attack it."

"Yes, the Eighth Route Army also has mines converted from 150mm caliber high-explosive grenades!"

"Enough!" Maeda Tadanobu stopped the officers from whispering and wrote another question, "Ono-kun, do you remember the terrain in the water kiln mountain?" Can you draw a diagram by hand? ”

"Hello." Koji Ono said, "It should be possible." ”

Yuta Tsuchiya handed Koji Ono paper and pencils.

Koji Ono began to draw a schematic diagram while reminiscing.

Koji Ono's stick figure drawings are actually quite good, drawing the terrain of Shuiyao Mountain a seven-seven-eighty-eight, at least the ring-shaped mountain range shaped like a well.

There are also shooting holes chiseled into the cliffs.

Seeing Koji Ono's painting, Maeda Tadanobu's heart couldn't help but sink.

Yuta Tsuchiya and the dozen or so officers present also gasped, and they were in big trouble.

The terrain of Shuiyao Mountain looks like this, it is simply a natural fortress, and there are only two ways to attack, one is to attack from the first line of sky, and the other is to attack from the mountain pass.

There are only mountain roads connecting the first line of the sky, and heavy equipment cannot go up at all.

Moreover, the front-line heaven and earth are narrow, and the troops cannot be deployed at all, and there is basically no condition for a strong attack.

If it had to be attacked, it would become a squadron after squadron refueling tactic, and the Eighth Route Army was the happiest.

The terrain of the pass is spacious and flat, even a tank can drive into it, but the problem is that after entering it, it is a large flat area with a diameter of 500 meters and there is no cover!

There is a large number of houses under the cliff in the southwest corner, but what is the use?

Because the Eighth Route Army was hiding on the opposite cliff, the firepower point was also built on the cliff.

The infantry support firepower of the 2nd Guards Division, whether it was curved fire or direct fire, could not reach the firepower of the Eighth Route Army hiding on the cliff.

It's outrageous, and there's no more outrageous terrain than this.

At this moment, Maeda Tadanobu was so angry that he really wanted to scold his mother.

I've been fighting for most of my life, and I've never encountered such a strange terrain.

After a long time, Maeda Tadanobu breathed a sigh of relief and instructed Yuta Tsuchiya: "Tsuchiya-kun, you dictate this sketch drawn by Ono-kun to the headquarters of the 1st Army." ”

"Hello."

……

According to Yuta Tsuchiya,

Ryuichi Sakamoto, who knew a little about stick figures, quickly restored the topography of Shuiyao Mountain.

Seeing the topographic map of Shuiyao Mountain drawn by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Shinozuka felt a chill in his heart, such a terrain is simply invulnerable? This is in trouble!

The dozen or so staff officers present were also confused.

Is there such a strange terrain in this world?

In addition to the fortifications of the first line of heaven, the fortifications of the Eighth Route Army were almost all set inward? Almost all the shooting holes were also cut inward? How else to play?

The heavy artillery of the Japanese army was not strong at all across the mountains.

You can't just collapse the mountain of Shuiyao Mountain, right?

It is not possible to bomb with aviation, because it is difficult for aerial bombs dropped from high altitudes to accurately hit the shooting holes on the cliffs, and it is okay for a dive fighter, but after diving down, I am afraid that it will not be able to pull it up, so the result can only be one for one, and take a fighter and a pilot for a firepower point of the Eighth Route Army, isn't that crazy?

After a long time, Yoshio Shinozuka said quietly: "The terrain of Shuiyao Mountain reminds me of a proverb in China, a lion bites a hedgehog, and there is no way to eat!" It's hard to eat! ”

Ryuichi Sakamoto said with a moving expression: "Your Excellency, Commander, this terrain actually has weaknesses. ”

"Oh yes?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a moving expression, "Sakamoto-kun, what are your weaknesses?" ”

"Water!" Sakamoto Ryuichi said in a deep voice, "According to the information provided by the 2nd Guards Division, there is no water source in Shuiyao Mountain, so as long as the imperial army implements a long-term siege of Shuiyao Mountain, the Eighth Route Army will be trapped to death sooner or later." ”

"I'm afraid it's hard." Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and said, "It snowed on Taihang Mountain last night. ”

Takuya Mizuhara immediately chimed in: "Yes, the Eighth Route Army can take snow and turn water, how can there be a shortage of water?" ”

"Turning snow into water is not a long-term solution." Takashi Sakamoto, "Besides, how much snow is left in the mountains now?" ”

"Before the attack of the 2nd Guards Division, a round of artillery fire was carried out in the mountains, and then the Eighth Route Army detonated hundreds of mines modified with shells buried in the ground."

"If nothing else, there should be no snow in the mountains by now."

After a pause, Ryuichi Sakamoto said again: "The experiment of Unit 731 proves that people can last up to half a month without eating, but if they don't drink water, they can only live for three days at most!" ”

"Even if there is snow, it will last a few more days at most."

"So if nothing else, the Eighth Route Army will hold out for a week at most."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes finally regained their brightness, will it only take a week?

Sakamoto Ryuichi said again: "However, there must be a premise for this, that is, the Eighth Route Army must obediently stay in Shuiyao Mountain, if they are transferred, there will be no such opportunity." ”

"Transfer?" Yoshio Shinozuka said, "Will the Eighth Route Army be transferred?" ”

"I think it's very likely." Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "The reason why the Eighth Route Army chose such a terrain is that nine times out of ten it is to block the 2nd Guards Division with the help of the terrain of the first line of sky, and then concentrate the main force to annihilate the encirclement and suppression forces on the Western Front, but they did not expect that His Excellency the Commander would concentrate so many troops. ”

"Well, after discovering that the fighter plane has been completely lost,"

"According to the consistent style of the Eighth Route Army, the transfer is a high-probability event."

"They will definitely leave Shuiyao Mountain and continue to wander around in the Taihang Mountains."

"Then, mobilize the Imperial Army in the chaos and look for new fighters from it."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly smiled and said, "No, I'm afraid they don't have a chance." ”

"Nani?" Takashi Sakamoto was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly said, "Your Excellency Commander is talking about this heavy snow?" ”

"Yes, this snow!" Yoshio Shinozuka said with a smile, "This heavy snow has made the entire Taihang Mountain area covered with ice and snow, not only making the road more difficult to walk, but more importantly, no matter whether people or beasts pass by, they will leave clear traces on the snow. ”

"Before, what the imperial army was most afraid of was the division of troops by the Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army was familiar with the terrain, and once the troops were divided, the imperial army would have no way to track them."

"But now it's no longer possible."

"No matter what the Eighth Route Army does now, it is impossible to hide its traces anymore."

"The Imperial Army's pursuit troops can follow the trails in the snow to find them and destroy them."

"So now, the Eighth Route Army divides its troops, and the Imperial Army can completely follow the division of troops, and the Eighth Route Army can gather troops, and the Imperial Army can also complete the gathering of troops faster than the Eighth Route Army! There is no need to worry about being broken by the Eighth Route Army. ”

Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Of course, if the Eighth Route Army does not run away and obediently retreats back to Shuiyao Mountain, then there will be no such risk." ”

"Shuffle!" Ryuichi Sakamoto nodded happily.

"It seems that the Eighth Route Army really can't run away this time."

"I'm afraid so." Yoshio Shinozuka smiled and said, "Immediately call the Tsuda Detachment and the 2nd Guards Division, and ask them to step up the construction of fortifications and be sure to prepare for a long-term siege." ”

"Hello!" Inoue returned to the communication room.

……

A front-line sky position.

Worried that the poisonous gas in Shuiyao Mountain had not completely dissipated, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment held on to their positions outside the first line of heaven for more than three hours, and did not retreat to Shuiyao Mountain through the first line of heaven until it was almost dawn.

As soon as I entered, I saw corpses covering almost the entire circular flat ground.

And almost none of these bodies were intact, they were all mutilated limbs.

More than 500 mines converted from 150mm caliber high-explosive grenades were detonated simultaneously in an area with a diameter of 500 meters, and their lethality can be imagined.

This is a completely saturated firepower drop.

The effect is also leveraged, and the little devil was blown up miserably.

There was also a strong smell of blood in the air, which made people's heads dizzy.

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment hurriedly put on gas masks.

Then one battalion was left to guard the first line, and the other troops returned to Huangyang Cave along the hanging wall road.

Due to the high terrain and the fact that the internal space is closed, it is difficult for the outside air to flow in, so there is no need to worry about the residual mustard gas, so there is no need to wear a mask.

Li Yunlong took off his mask and shouted, "Old Kong? Xiao Wang? ”

didn't see Wang Ye, but Kong Jie turned out from behind the mountain of wooden crates.

Kong Jie was still holding a seized aluminum lunch box in his hand, and it was still steaming outside.

"Haha, it's noodles for breakfast today, and I've already smelled the fragrance."

"Lao Kong, your dog day is really sweet, I know that our Lao Li is hungry."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he snatched the lunch box from Kong Jie's hand.

By the time Kong Jie reacted, the aluminum lunch box had already arrived in Li Yunlong's hands.

At that moment, Kong Jie could only scold: "What's wrong with the reincarnation of your starving ghost on a dog day?" ”

Li Yunlong couldn't care about scolding back, and ate hot noodle soup with a puff.

Ding Wei looked around and asked, "Old Kong, where is the little king?" Why don't you see Xiao Wang? ”

Kong Jie snorted at the top of the mountain opposite and said, "I brought a few people to the top of the mountain to observe the enemy's situation." ”

"What? How dangerous is it to go to the top of the mountain on this snowy day? Ding Wei stammered, "He's not afraid of falling down?" ”

"Lao Ding, you think too much." Li Yunlong said disapprerovingly, "At the beginning of the year, Xiao Wang and they specially picked heavy snow days to train rock climbing, I went to see it once, and I was shocked to see it, but Xiao Wang and they were used to it, climbing a ninety-degree cliff, and it was barehand, as if walking on the ground, it was really fucking scary." ”

As he spoke, the man from the cooking class had already brought a large bucket.

Inside the bucket was hot noodle soup, and there was actually shredded donkey meat.

This guy, the soldiers who had been hungry all night for a long time sighed and started to build.

The old king of the cooking class held a dry tobacco pipe in his mouth, squatted next to him and looked at the soldiers with a smile.

"Slow down, eat slowly, don't choke, it's not enough for me to continue cooking, Xiao Wang said, it's enough!"

As he spoke, a rumbling roar suddenly sounded outside the cave, and the soldiers who were eating noodles immediately took a meal.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." Li Yunlong waved the chopsticks in his hand and said, "It's a little devil's reconnaissance plane, it shouldn't be able to drop bombs, and I'm not afraid of dropping bombs." ”

……

It's really a reconnaissance plane.

Shortly after dawn, two Type 96 land attack planes took off from Taiyuan's Xincheng Airport.

After nearly half an hour of flight, the two attack planes flew over Shuiyao Mountain.

Last night, it snowed heavily for half a night in the Taihang Mountains, but it cleared up at dawn, and now the sky is clear, and the blue sky is as if it has been washed.

There are no clouds and no haze, and the view is very good.

Such weather is the most friendly for reconnaissance aircraft.

Looking down through the bomb observation hole of the attack plane, I saw that the entire Taihang Mountains were completely covered with snow, and in such a snowy weather, there would be no trace to hide.

The scouts on the attack planes could easily spot a large number of footprints outside the sky.

All the footprints and traces of the battle were concentrated in an area of three kilometers to kilometers, and they extended to the vicinity of the first line of heaven in Shuiyao Mountain.

In addition, the water kiln mountain is also a wolf.

But I saw that the circular area was full of huge explosion craters.

You can faintly see the severed limbs and mutilated bodies of the fallen imperial soldiers, and the scene is extremely bloody.

Looking further away, you can see that the two Japanese armies are building fortifications in Daxia Bay and outside the first line of sky, respectively, and are ready to hold on for a long time.

The information was soon sent back to Taiyuan.

……

Taiyuan, headquarters of the 1st Army.

Yasushi Inoue reported to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Your Excellency Commander, the aviation scout reported that the snow outside the sky and around the water kiln mountain was as bright as a mirror, and no footprints were found!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded happily.

Takashi Sakamoto's first staff officer was also excited.

No footprints were found outside the first line of the sky and around Shuiyao Mountain.

It is enough to prove that after the defeat last night, the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region did not transfer in time, but retracted into Shuiyao Mountain in desperation, trying to rely on Shuiyao Mountain to resist stubbornly.

This was a fatal mistake made by the Eighth Route Army!

Although Shuiyao Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack,

But there is a fatal heel!

That's the water source!

It's time for a showdown!

There's no need to hide it anymore.

At that moment, Yoshio Shinozuka strode towards Kosuke Chida.

Chida Kosuke hurriedly handed the conversation microphone and earpiece to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Maxi Maxi." Yoshio Shinozuka took the receiver and said into the microphone again, "I am Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the 1st Army of the Imperial Japanese Army in Shanxi, please let the prince talk to me." ”

The Chinese soldiers on the opposite side immediately stopped shouting and swearing.

A moment later, the prince's voice sounded from the channel.

"Shinozuka-kun, you surprised me." Wang Ye said, "You actually took the initiative to find me?" ”

"Wang Yesang, I was also surprised." Yoshio Shinozuka laughed, his laughter was full of pride and self-restraint, and then said, "I really didn't expect that the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region would already have such a strong combat effectiveness, if I hadn't been cautious enough to mobilize 6 infantry brigades plus 6 mountain artillery squadrons to block the first line of sky, I would inevitably suffer a big loss last night, and it would have become a refueling tactic!" ”

The prince was silent for a moment and then said, "Shinozuka-kun, do you think you have already won?" ”

"Yes." Yoshio Shinozuka responded with a smile, "I think, I'm afraid there is no suspense in this battle, because your more than 20,000 and nearly 30,000 main troops have been trapped in Shuiyao Mountain, and they can't get out at all, hahahaha!" ”

Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't hold back the joy in his chest anymore and laughed.

The prince said: "Shinozuka-kun, if I tell you that the main force of our Taihang Military Region has already gone south, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Haha." Yoshio Shinozuka laughed again when he heard this, and shook his head while laughing, "Wang Yesan, at this time, we don't need to play tricks, right?" Why can't we have an honest conversation? ”

"Look." The prince said helplessly, "No one believes the truth." ”

PS: If nothing else, there should be another chapter in the afternoon.

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