"Sir, I'm back." Yu Dazhi, whose eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, took a few equally tired scouts and got into the cave. Their team of scouts had been out for three full days. Zhao Zhi, who stayed in the cave, had been secretly
Worried about them, I felt relieved after seeing Yu Dazhi and the others came back safely, "This is the floor plan of Changxin Coal Mine that we drew ourselves. The Japanese are too strict about it. We really can't get by, so we can only use
I took a rough look through the telescope." Yu Dazhi took out a roll of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Zhi a little frustrated. In case the scouts were away or were wiped out, the mercenaries would have to complete the reconnaissance work themselves and survey the terrain.
, making hand-drawn terrain maps is a skill that Zhao Zhi requires every mercenary to master.
Zhao Zhi found a flat stone platform and spread out the paper. Judging from the floor plan drawn by Yu Dazhi and the others, the Changxin coal mine was square. Yu Dazhi drew a circle of dotted lines around the coal mine, which represented the surrounding area of the coal mine.
The wires arranged by the Japanese army were only used for long-distance reconnaissance by Yu Dazhi and the others with telescopes, so Zhao Zhi does not know now whether there is electricity on the wires. There are electric lights in the Changxin coal mine, which Yu Dazhi and the others can see with their naked eyes.
He saw it, so Zhao Zhi tentatively concluded that the wire was energized.
On the east side of the coal mine, that is, adjacent to the coal mine exit, there are three rows of wooden barracks, each row has 6 rooms. Based on the Japanese army having one barracks for each squad, there are more than 0 people living in these 18 barracks in these three rows.
The Japanese army, this is the strength of a squadron. In Yu Dazhi's drawings, there are several rows of barracks like this in the coal mine. Even if the Imperial Army is still stationed in the coal mine, the strength of the Japanese army has reached a formidable level.
The Central Commander of a brigade was really careless and gave himself such a hot potato.
"There are Japanese machine gun fortifications here, here, and here, and we found that the Japanese troops patrolled the coal mine very frequently. The number of patrols every time was the same. There were Imperial Army troops in the coal mine, but we didn't know about them.
The specific number." Yu Dazhi ignored his exhaustion and reached out to point on the map, telling Zhao Zhi everything he had recorded in his mind. "This is where the Japanese army detained those prisoners of war. It is in the mountains.
The cave was cut out of the wall. There was an iron fence at the entrance of the cave, and there were Japanese guards who took turns to guard it. It could hold thousands of prisoners of war. This cave must be huge."
"What is the shift time of the Japanese patrol team in the coal mine? How often do the Japanese troops change the guard outside the cave where the prisoners of war are held? You have been lurking for three days. Have you found out how the food and vegetables in the coal mine come from? Are they delivered?
They went to Ping'an Town to pull the goods themselves." Zhao Zhi's tone was a little stiff. These were all things that had to be clarified before attacking the coal mine. Judging from Yu Dazhi's face, they had simply forgotten these issues.
"We were forced by the Japanese search team to keep changing places, so there was no way to stay in one place to calculate their changing of guard time." There was a trace of shame on Yu Dazhi's face. After he led the scouts, this was the first time.
When there was a mistake, although a large part of it was the Japanese army's problem, the competitive Yu Dazhi still blamed himself a little, "This is the place where the Japanese army comes and goes most frequently before eating every day. I guess this is the warehouse where they store supplies.
Their food should be stored there." Yu Dazhi's hand touched a place with a triangle drawn on it. The triangle was in front of the barracks on the north side of the coal mine, not far from the Japanese army's barracks.
"From where you are lurking, can you hit their barracks with mortars?" Luo Lin, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. The questions Zhao Zhi had been asking were all about the close combat after entering the coal mine, and
But he forgot about the direct firepower in his hand - the mortar. Like most American soldiers, Rowling strongly advocates firepower for victory. If the mortar can penetrate into the Changxin coal mine, then it can't.
Have the casualties of mercenaries been reduced to a minimum?
Yu Dazhi scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "Mortars can be fired in, but the Japanese troops in the coal mine search the vicinity of the coal mine very hard. They often search the same area several times in a row, and each search team has
The routes are all different. It is impossible for our mortars and manpower to be sent there smoothly. Unless the fight starts immediately, they will definitely meet up with the Japanese search team for a firefight." Yu Dazhi had nothing to say. Once the artillerymen and the Japanese search team fought,
Without determining the coordinates of the artillery strike, it is difficult for the artillerymen to ensure that the shells fired can hit the target.
"No, mortars can be used, but they must be used as covering fire during retreat. Once the artillery is entangled by the Japanese search team, we will have to deploy manpower to support them, and there will not be enough people to attack the coal mine."
Luo Lin's proposal was directly rejected by Zhao Zhi. Indeed, the lack of manpower was the biggest problem Zhao Zhi faced now. He could only divide his mercenaries into several teams for use, but when one of the teams was besieged by the Japanese army
, he simply didn’t have the extra manpower to rescue them. This was the case in Zhangwu County. If Ye Kong and the others hadn’t arrived in time on their bicycles, Hashimoto Jianshan who was besieged in Qingshi Valley might have broken through Eugene’s defense line.
Escape.
"How much do you know about the situation in Ping'an Town?" Zhao Zhi temporarily moved the question to Ping'an Town. The situation in the coal mine still needs to be investigated before it can be determined. It is better to think about the retreat after attacking the coal mine. If the mission fails, the most money will be lost.
It saves face, but if you lose the mercenary force you have worked so hard to build for this useless mission, it will really be more than worth the gain.
"The garrison in Ping'an Town is an infantry squadron of the Japanese army. There is also a transport team stationed in Ping'an Town. However, the trucks entering and exiting are checked very carefully, and we can't get in at all." Yu Dazhi was right, that team
The transportation team was responsible for transporting high-quality coal from the Changxin Coal Mine to the train station. Even though Yu Dazhi personally went into battle, he could not sneak into Ping'an Town with the help of trucks. At most, he just wandered around the train station.
"Train station." Zhao Zhi frowned and couldn't help but point his forehead with his finger, "How far is that train station from Ping'an Town, and how many troops are guarding it!"
"I don't know the specific distance. It's probably more than 30 miles. There are dozens of Japanese soldiers and more than 0 Japanese soldiers guarding the train station. I saw a lot of ordinary people working in the train station." Yu
Dazhi knew what Zhao Zhi was thinking, so he told everything about how he sneaked into the train station with the help of a truck on his first day of reconnaissance in Pingan Town. The garrison in Pingan Town was between the Changxin Coal Mine and the train station.
The Japanese army has trucks that can quickly transfer troops in the coal mines, Ping'an Town, and train stations. Zhao Zhi probably won't be able to encircle the area and provide reinforcements like Caojiazhuang. Looking at the sketch drawn by Yu Dazhi, Zhao Zhi couldn't help but frown.