"Baga!" Yuta Tooya cursed, "The division commander is asking you!"

Koji Ono's eyes turned around and looked at Yuta Tooya, but it was still Mumu.

"Haga!" Yuto Too was furious and slapped Hiroji Ono in the face, cursing loudly, "Are your ears deaf? The division commander asked you!"

"Hayi!" Koji Ono suddenly paused his head.

Then there was nothing, and it was still just standing there blankly.

Not only did Koji Ono's ears get deaf, but his brain is also a little unsophisticated.

"Damn it!" When Yuta Tooya was about to slap again, he was stopped by Tadashi Maeda.

"Stop." Maeda Tadao stopped Yuta Toyota, "He doesn't seem to hear Ono-kun."

"Nani, are you really deaf?" Yuto Tooya couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect this.

"It should have been deafened by the explosion just now." Maeda Tadao frowned and ordered Yuta Toya to say, "Tuya, please write down all the questions you just now and show them."

"Hayi." Yuta Tooya quickly picked up the notebook and pen to write down the question just now.

Seeing several questions written by Yuta Tooya in the notebook, Koji Ono finally responded.

"Captain of the division, I don't know." Hiroshi Ono replied incoherently, "The Eighth Route Army hid on the cliffs. I don't know how many people there were, nor how they avoided the attack of mustard gas. I only know that there are many machine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and even 37-speed fire cannons."

“All the fire points are built on the cliff.”

"Shoot from a high place without any blind spots."

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

"Because there is no cover in Shuiyao Mountain for hiding."

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

"These mines are modified with 150mm caliber high-explosion grenades, and they will be filled with one blow."

"More than a thousand of us were exposed to an open and uncovered area, allowing the Eighth Route Army's machine gun fire to strafusely and unbridledly, and mines to explode!"

There was a sound of breathing in the tent.

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

"Did they dug fortifications on the cliffs?"

"What a huge project that should be? It will never be possible in a short period of time."

"Did the Eighth Route Army start operating the fortifications in Shuiyaoshan very early?"

"In this case, this battle will probably be difficult to fight, and it will be difficult for the Imperial Army to attack."

"Yes, the Eighth Route Army also has landmines modified with 150mm caliber high-explosion grenade!"

"Enough!" Maeda Tadao blocked the officers' whispers and wrote another question, "Ono, do you still remember the terrain in Mizukoi Mountain? Can you hand-draw a schematic diagram?"

"Hayi." Koji Ono said, "It should be possible."

Yuta Tooya handed over paper and pencil to Koji Ono.

Koji Ono began to draw a schematic diagram while recalling it.

Koji Ono's simple drawings were pretty good. He drew a terrain of Mizuyao Mountain, and at least drew the circular mountain range shaped like a water well.

There are also shooting holes chiseled on the cliff and are also drawn.

Seeing the paintings painted by Hiroji Ono, Tadashi Maeda's heart couldn't help but sink.

The dozen officers present at Yuta Taya were also gasping for air conditioning, and the trouble was in great trouble.

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

Only mountain roads are connected to the front line, and heavy equipment cannot be reached at all.

Moreover, the first line of heaven and earth are narrow, and the troops cannot be deployed at all, so there is basically no condition to attack.

If you have to attack hard, it will become the tactic of each squadron and the Eighth Route Army will be the most happy.

The terrain of the mountain pass is spacious and flat, and even tanks can be driven in. But the problem is that after entering, there is a large area of ​​flat ground with a diameter of 500 meters and it is unblocked!

There is a large house under the cliff in the southwest corner, but what's the use?

Because the Eighth Route Army hid on the cliff opposite, the firepower points were also built on the cliff.

The infantry support firepower of the 2nd Division of the Key Guards, neither the curved fire nor the direct firepower could hit the Eighth Route Army firepower points hiding on the cliffs.

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

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

After fighting for most of my life, I have never encountered such a strange terrain.

After a while, Tadashi Maeda let out a breath of turbid breath and ordered Yuta Tooya: "Tiya, please tell me this simple picture hand-painted by Ono to the 1st Army Headquarters."

"Hayi."

...

According to the oral statement of Yuta Tooya,

Takaichi Sakamoto, who knew a little about simple drawings, quickly restored the terrain of Mizukoyama.

Seeing the Mizuko Mountain topographic map drawn by Takaichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Shinozuka felt chilling. Such a terrain was simply flawless? I’m in trouble now!

The dozen staff members present were also confused.

There is such a strange terrain in this world?

In addition to fortifications on the front line, the Eighth Route Army’s fortifications are almost all set inwards? Almost all the shooting holes are also drilled inwards? How can I do this?

The Japanese army's heavy artillery was unable to use force through the mountains.

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

It is not possible to bomb with aviation troops, because it is difficult to accurately hit the shooting holes on the cliffs by bombs dropped from high altitudes. Diving fighters are OK, but after diving, they are afraid they can't pull them up. So the result is to change one and use a fighter and a pilot to exchange for a firepower point of the Eighth Route Army. Isn't that crazy?

After a while, Yoshio Shinozuka said quietly: "The terrain of Mizuyao Mountain reminds me of a Chinese proverb, "A lion bites a hedgehog and has no way to get it down! It's really no way to get it down!"

Takaichi Sakamoto looked moved and said, "Mr. Commander, this terrain actually has weaknesses."

"Oh, is that?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked, "Sakamoto, what are the weaknesses?"

"Shui source!" Sakamoto said in a deep voice, "According to the information provided by the 2nd Guard Division, there is no water source in Miyao Mountain, so as long as the Imperial Army encircles Miyao Mountain for a long time, the Eighth Route Army will be trapped to death sooner or later."

"I'm afraid it's very difficult." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head and said, "It snowed in Taihang Mountain last night."

Takuya Suwabata immediately agreed: "Yes, the Eighth Route Army can take snow and turn water, so why is there a shortage of water?"

"It is not a long-term solution to take snow and turn water." Takaichi Sakamoto said, "What's more, how much snow can be left in the mountains now?"

"Before the 2nd Guards Division attacked, it first covered the mountain with a round of artillery fire. Then the Eighth Route Army detonated hundreds of modified mines buried underground."

"If nothing unexpected happens, there should be no snow in the mountains at this moment."

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

"Even if there is snow, you can hold on for a few more days at most."

"So if nothing unexpected happens, the Eighth Route Army will last for up to one week."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes finally regained their spirits. Will it only take a week?

Takaichi Sakamoto said again: "However, there is still a premise, that is, the Eighth Route Army must stay in Mizukoy Mountain obediently. If they transfer, there will be no chance."

"Transfer?" Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Will the Eighth Route Army transfer?"

"I think the possibility is very high." Sakamoto Takaichi said, "The reason why the Eighth Route Army chose such a terrain was probably to use the terrain of the front line to block the 2nd Guard Division, and then concentrate the main force to annihilate the encirclement and suppression troops on the Western Front. However, they did not expect that the Commander would concentrate so many troops."

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

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

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

"Then, mobilize the imperial army while running around and look for new fighters."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly smiled slightly and said, "No, they probably won't have a chance."

"Nani?" Sakamoto was stunned at first when he heard this, and then suddenly said, "Your Excellency Commander is talking about this heavy snow?"

"Yes, this heavy snow!" Shinozuka Yoshio smiled, "This heavy snow has made the entire Taihang Mountains 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. If the Eighth Route Army leaves the steep Shuiyao Mountain at this time, how can they hide their whereabouts?"

"Before, what the Imperial Army feared the most was the division of troops by the Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army was familiar with the terrain. Once the troops were divided, the Imperial Army would have no way to track them."

"But now it's impossible."

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

"The Imperial Army's pursuit and suppression troops can find them along the traces on the snow and then destroy them."

"So now, if the Eighth Route Army divides its troops, the Imperial Army can completely separate its troops. The Eighth Route Army gathers its troops, and the Imperial Army can complete the gathering of troops faster than the Eighth Route Army! There is no need to worry about being defeated by the Eighth Route Army one by one."

Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Of course, if the Eighth Route Army did not escape and retreated back to Mizukoy Mountain, then there would be no such risk."

"Suga!" Sakamoto nodded happily.
To be continued...