The more war relics Zhou Jiping looked at, the clearer he could feel that this road was indeed a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Seeing such a good geographical advantage, Zhou Jiping couldn't help but put himself in the perspective of the Northern Army and think about how he would pass through this path if he led his army to attack Mount Engro? After observing and thinking for a long time, Zhou
Ji Ping came to a sad conclusion: unless there are at least 10,000 regular soldiers who carry out regular training, equipped with a full set of modern weapons and equipment, motorized, or at least semi-motorized, and have sufficient mountain cannons to use, each
All classes are equipped with RPG or recoilless cannons, and then they are all in the camp step by step...
On the fourteenth day, Zhou Jiping and others looked at a mountain pass from afar. According to Noutu and Kranga, the name of this mountain pass was "Menkan". Later, the northern army called it "Shengmenkaner".
It can be seen that the Northern Army suffered a great loss here
"Death Gate" - it is indeed a very vivid name. I saw a mountain road fifty or sixty meters wide between the two ridges on both sides. The ridges on both sides are at least 400 meters high and stand thousands of feet high.
unattainable
Such a mountain pass, such a terrain, not to mention ten thousand people, another 20,000 may not be able to capture it! No wonder the Bushmans were crazy back then and dared to detain the population of the tribes of the grassland; no wonder the Northern Army was dragged here
Until the plague spread, I couldn't think of a way to see this scene. Zhou Jiping couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
In fact, Zhou Jiping was not sorry for his virtual offensive plan miscalculation, but was worried that once this trip was not going well, he would not be able to escape from this mountain pass unless his soldiers could be like him.
Like the comrades in those days, they had the ability to rely on ropes to climb cliffs. Otherwise, as long as they enter this mountain pass, they will be slaughtered.
It's one thing to feel cold, but Zhou Jiping and his group still have to continue moving forward, and they have no way out.
Looking at the mountain, the horses died. Since I saw the "gate" and when everyone finally walked up to me, it was already far away in the afternoon. Zhou Jiping saw Welf's face full of spring breeze waiting outside the mountain pass.
There must be telescopes and other things on the mountain, otherwise this old boy would not have pinched his arrival so accurately, and this old boy must pretend to be the second time he met, otherwise he would not have told him to do so.
Don't bring the satellite phone to Welf and there are a few more well-dressed natives around him. It seems that they should come together to welcome their Bushman figures to see the temperament and appearance of these people. Zhou Jiping estimated that they should be here.
There is no Chief Lila
From afar, Welf and his party came up with him
"Ah, dear chief, I'm glad you've been to Engrolai as promised." Welf's words were lukewarm, and it was indeed like he met Zhou Jiping for the second time, and it was not too close.
"Hello Mr. Welf, we met again. I came here at your suggestion. How about it? What is the attitude of Chief Lila?" Zhou Jiping also pretended to be very concerned about Chief Lila's attitude.
Look
"Chief Lila also welcomes you very much. This is the manager of Bushman sent by the Chief - Elder Muba, to welcome you on his behalf. Mr. Muba and I have been waiting for you for a long time." Weilf
We kindly introduce the old man in white robe around us
Elder Muba is a tall and thin old man. Although his hair is gray, the old man's waist is straight and his eyes are bright. He is obviously a difficult person to deal with. Zhou Jiping and Elder Muba are treated with the rules of the indigenous tribes, and then in Wei.
After Erfu's arrangement, he walked towards Menkan Pass
As soon as he entered the mountain pass, Zhou Jiping couldn't help but gritted his teeth again and found that from outside the mountain pass, he could only see the smooth road in the mountain pass, but after entering the mountain pass, he would find: behind the two big ridges, close to the direction within the mountain pass,
There are two hills with a height of about 300 meters apart and less than 100 meters between these two hills, which lead to the mountains.
In other words, these two hills have formed another "gate" and this gate is simply another gate of hell for attackers. All those who break into the gate of the mountain pass will be attacked by firepower from the two hills.
, At this time, the attacker did not even have any position to expand or cover
Before entering the "Gatekeeper", Zhou Jiping wanted to see how the Bushman army on the mountain arranged the defense line, but to his disappointment, the mountain looked quiet and as if nothing was there.
Obviously, the Bushmans are also experts in secret movements, and this line of defense is definitely a tough and difficult bone to crack.
After entering the gate, the defense situation in the mountain pass was clearly seen. In addition to some people who came to greet them, some soldiers with their shoulders and shoulders gathered around them to see their uniform clothing and their mental outlook.
It's not bad, although they saw Zhou Jiping and his group coming in, they just watched from a distance, without sitting in a different position, and without whispering or fussing.
They were picked up from the basket on the livestock, and at most they were a little curious. From these performances, Zhou Jiping could see that at least the discipline and mental outlook of this tribe are quite good, and they should have a certain training foundation in normal times.
Inside the barracks of Liao Liao and a few soldiers, there are the fortifications on the two hills not far away. Although the distance is a bit far apart, Zhou Jiping still saw clearly the reinforced concrete on the two hills at a glance.
Zhou Jiping estimated that if there were no howitzers above 105 mm hit directly, those fortifications would undoubtedly be the nightmare of the attacker. But then again, with such mountainous terrain, the 105 howitzers were
How can it be transported? How can it escape the protection of the mountain and hit the target directly?
The roads within the mountain pass have obviously been repaired. Although they are inconspicuous gravel roads, they can also be seen as flat and wide gravel roads that are often maintained by people extending south through the open land between the two hills.
Going down and approaching the roadside inside the mountain pass, two jeeps were parked, one big and one small
Zhou Jiping and Duka were allowed to get on the jeep in front, and Elder Welf and Muba also got on the first car to accompany each other. The rest of the people brought on the jeep in the back, although it was a bit crowded, but it was more than using your feet.
When it comes to walking, this is really a comfortable treatment. As for the livestock brought by everyone, naturally, Bushman soldiers took them away to take care of them, so Zhou Jiping and others don't have to worry about it.