Commander Okamura said angrily: "Don't worry about him for now. Is he telling the truth? Send a telegram to the Nakajima Brigade and order them to approach Bincheng and join forces with the Shangchuan Brigade as soon as possible. Let's deal with Wang Hao together."

The Japanese chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Nakajima Brigade is still far away from them. If it suddenly changes direction, it will take more time. Will this delay the fighter plane?"

Yes, the Nakajima Brigade was the one originally sent to seal off the city.

However, because the city was closed and occupied by Wang Hao, the Nakajima Brigade stationed itself halfway, waiting for other groups of troops.

Now, the Nakajima Brigade is the most likely to be the first to engage Wang Hao's troops.

If they were allowed to change direction and join up with the Sichuan Brigade, although it would be possible to rescue the Shangchuan Brigade, it would also delay the fighter plane.

Therefore, everything has its own gains and losses.

Commander Okamura said: "There is no other way. If the Nakajima brigade goes to confront Wang Hao now, they probably won't be able to gain any favor. It's better to let them go and rescue the Kamikawa brigade first."

The Japanese chief of staff said helplessly: "Okay then! I'll listen to you, commander."

And here at Wu Mingtang.

A fast horse hurriedly came to him.

"Reporting to the commander's seat, the Japs in front have been completely dispersed by Wang Hao's troops. The Japs are in chaos now. We estimate that there are less than 2,000 of them. The Japs are now moving towards Hutou Slope to the east."

"Hutoupo? Map."

Wu Mingtang shouted loudly. Immediately, a combat officer came over with a map and laid it out in front of Wu Mingtang.

Wu Mingtang knelt down and started to look.

"Hutoupo, here, what are you doing here? Go and look in the village ahead to see if there are any villagers who are familiar with Hutoupo? If so, bring them over to me."

"yes."

A company commander next to him immediately loudly said yes.

"Stop. Captain Wu, find a blind date and be kind to people. If they are unwilling to come, give them money until they are willing to come. Don't bully the people or force others. Do you understand what I mean?"

"this?"

The company commander was stunned there, a little at a loss.

Yes, he did not understand what Wu Mingtang said.

Can't we just arrest those common people? Why should we be so nice to them?

Wu Mingtang looked at him and roughly knew what he was thinking.

He looked around and said: "Brothers, I had the same idea as you before, but we kept losing battles. Do you know why?"

"Have you ever thought about it? If you force someone to come here, will they tell you the truth if they feel angry?"

"We have something to ask of others, and their words may determine our victory or defeat. This is the truth that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

The company commander said loudly, then turned around and ran away.

Hutoupo, a magical place.

As the name suggests, it is a hillside, a very large hillside. And it is a bare rocky hillside.

The magic is that there is a basin sunken into the top of this hillside.

At this time of year, there is still a lake of water in the middle of the basin.

In this basin, it is no problem to station one or two thousand people casually.

This is where it gets interesting.

There are more than a thousand people guarding here. If you want to attack them, it will be very easy for them to hit you from above. But it will be difficult for you to hit them.

The most interesting thing is that he is guarding here, just like guarding the edge of a fish pond, forming a natural reverse slope. If you want to hit someone with a cannon, it will be difficult to hit them.

The cannonball flew overhead and hit the basin directly behind you. Turn it down a little, and the cannonball hit the open space in front of you.

Of course, you can hit it with a curved cannon, but it still adds a lot of difficulty.

Therefore, this is really a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Before dark, the Japanese finally arrived here with a roar.

When they saw the terrain here, they howled and cheered.

Yes, even the leader of the Shangchuan Brigade screamed with joy.

They have plenty of food. Unless there is a plane on Tubal Road, there will definitely be no problem if they stay here for 10 days and 8 days.

This is a naturally dry lake formed in the mountains, and there is enough drinking water for them at the bottom of the lake.

Do you think this is because God blessed him with the Sichuan Brigade?

As soon as the Japanese came here, the leader of the Shangchuan Brigade immediately ordered the construction of fortifications overnight to make this place more suitable for defense.

Early on the second day, Wu Mingtang and the vanguard of the Independent Regiment arrived here one after another.

As soon as they came here and looked at the Japs on the mountain through binoculars, they were immediately speechless.

Because, as long as the little devils don't show their heads, not even a hair on their head can be seen.

If you want to send someone up to check the situation, you are courting death.

On this bare rock, people can see clearly from above. Who among you can go up and try?

The news quickly spread back to Wu Mingtang.

Wu Mingtang was immediately stunned when he heard the news. In such a terrain, how much would it cost to eliminate these Japs?

"Where's Company Commander Wu? Find him for me."

Now, he can only hope that there is no water on it. If there is water on it, it will be even harder to fight.

Soon, Captain Wu ran into the headquarters in a hurry.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"Company Commander Wu, where is the fellow countryman I asked you to find yesterday? Have you found him yet?"

"Reporter, hurry up, they will be back soon."

Sure enough, an hour later, Captain Wu's men walked into the headquarters with three fellow villagers.

"Hey, boss, are you looking for us?"

The fellow leader, a middle-aged man in his 30s, asked Wu Mingtang respectfully.

In fact, these three men are all about the same age.

These national troops were a little different from what they had seen before. They were very nice to them and gave them money, so they were not so afraid.

Wu Mingtang walked up and took this fellow's hand and said, "Fellow, I finally have you here. Come on, take a seat."

The fellow hurriedly said: "No need, boss, if you have something to say, it's our duty to fight the little devil."

Wu Mingtang nodded and said: "Okay, let me tell you directly. Is there any water on Hutou Slope now?"

The fellow nodded quickly and said, "Yes. It is a stone mountain. Unless there is a drought year, there is water on it all year round."

It is a bit exaggerated to say that there is water all year round. But since it is spring, there is definitely water up there.

Wu Mingtang was speechless.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Then can you tell me what the terrain is up there, and is there any place where we can attack and eliminate those little devils? We are really anxious. We have no time. In two days, we will

There will be large numbers of Japanese soldiers coming here."

When the three fellow villagers heard this, their expressions became serious.

Then, the three fellow villagers told Wu Mingtang the situation there.

What made Wu Mingtang even more desperate was that in the end, they said that they had a clear view of the situation below and there was no loophole for them to take advantage of.

Wu Mingtang was speechless.

To attack such terrain is to seek death.

However, keeping this wave of Japs here is not an option! When the large Japanese troops arrive, it will be even more troublesome if these little Japs jump out to cause trouble.

Wu Mingtang thought for a while and finally sent a telegram to the Independence Group.

At the independent regiment headquarters at this moment, Li Yunlong was also a little crazy.

Facing such terrain, their guns are useless no matter how good they are.

Now, the only way Li Yunlong could think of was to use mortars to blast away the little Japanese.

But, how many shells do you have for such a bombardment?

Moreover, I don’t even know if the kid was hit. How long will it take?

While bombarding, people charge. When the artillery fire stops, the soldiers who rush halfway are leeks!

Soon, Li Yunlong received Wu Mingtang's telegram. After reading Wu Mingtang's telegram, Li Yunlong was even more speechless.

Is there water on it?
To be continued...