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"Dig a well?"

Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes." Inoue Yasushi said, "The Eighth Route Army is digging a water well in the mountains."

Yoshio Shinozuka turned his gaze to Takuya Mizuhara and asked, "Muwahara, I remember that you have the best knowledge of geography. Please tell me, is it possible for Mizuhara to dig out well water?"

"No." Takumi Suwaru said with great certainty.

"Because in order to dig out the well water, there must be an aquifer."

"If you can't dig an aquifer, it's useless to dig a depth of 1,000 meters."

"However, please be honest about the terrain of Shuiyao Mountain, there may not be any aquifers within 100 meters underground. In other words, unless the Eighth Route Army digs more than 100 meters deep, it will be impossible to dig out the well water."

"More than one hundred meters deep?" Shinozuka Yoshio smiled, "When will it take to dig?"

"I'm afraid it will take a long time," said Takuyao, "According to my observation, Shuiyao Mountain is the most typical sedimentary rock terrain. The characteristics of sedimentary rock terrain are hardness and extremely difficult to excavate."

But Takaichi Sakamoto suddenly said: "There is another possibility. The Eighth Route Army did not want to dig out the well water."

"Don't you want to dig out the water of the water?" Shinozuka Yoshio frowned, "Sakamoto, what do you mean?"

Takaichi Sakamoto said: "The Eighth Route Army just wanted to dig out a pool to fill the snow-filled water."

"The pool? Used to hold snow?" The faces of officers such as Yoshio Shinozuka, Takuya Mizuhara, and Yasushi Inoue suddenly changed slightly.

At this time, another communications consultant quickly came out and reported: "The Commander, the aviation scout reported that the Eighth Route Army is collecting snow from the Shuiyao Mountain Pass!"

"Baga, stop them!"

Yoshio Shinozuka shouted: "Immediately call the 2nd Guard Division and the Tsuda Detachment to block the water kiln pass and the area outside the front line with artillery fire, and prevent the Eighth Route Army from collecting snow, and be sure to stop them!"

"Hayi!" Inoue Yasushi paused his head and quickly returned to the communication room to shoot and send a telegram.

Watching Inoue Yasumi leave the war room, Yoshio Shinozuka smiled again.

The Eighth Route Army was so anxious to dig wells and collect snow, which only showed one fact.

That is, the Eighth Route Army did not reserve enough drinking water in Shuiyao Mountain, and this indirectly proves another fact, that is, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Military Region was undoubtedly in Shuiyao Mountain.

At this point, Yoshio Shinozuka finally completely relieved and there was no more suspense.

Now there is only one thing to do, waiting for the Eighth Route Army to run out of the stored drinking water.

At that time, the trapped Eighth Route Army had only two choices, either surrender or die of thirst.

"Report!" Another communications soldier walked into the combat hall and paused and reported, "Peking emergency power."

After reading the telegram sent by Okamura Yasuji, Yoshio Shinozuka felt the last bit of worry.

So far, the combat plan of No. A has been underway for two days, and the 12 sweeping detachments have been exploring dozens of kilometers.

However, except for slaughtering dozens of villages in the initial guerrilla area, after entering the bandit area, they found that almost all villages were empty, not only were people missing, but even livestock and poultry.

It is obvious that the Chinese people in the Taihang Bandit Area have already transferred in advance.

Because of this, Yoshio Shinozuka could not help but be worried that the Front Command would scold him and even force him to change his established policy of storming.

Fortunately, this situation did not happen.

Not only did Okamura Yasuji not scold him, he even sent a special telegram to express his support.

In the telegram, Okamura Yasuji pointed out clearly that everything is to annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army. As for the people in the Taihang bandit area, they can wait until they find a way to eliminate it.

At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka was no longer worried.

At that moment, Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Order that the 12 sweeping detachments do not need to continue sweeping, and immediately turn around and rush to the vicinity of Shuiyao Mountain to strengthen the blockade."

"Tele to all sweeping detachments,"

"We must encircle Shuiyao Mountain into an iron barrel!"

"Even a mouse can't let it escape!"

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Also, let the 4th mixed brigade of the Imperial Army and the 8th mixed brigade go. In addition to strengthening the blockade, the Imperial Army can also do some dirty and tiring work."

Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka showed a grim smile on his face.

"Hayi!" The communications consultant paused and left.

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"boom!"

"Boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

From time to time, shells fell into Shuiyao Mountain and exploded with a bang.

With the violent explosion, one or several more bomb craters appeared on the already bumpy ground.

Ten minutes ago, when the Eighth Route Army soldiers appeared at the Shuiyao Mountain Pass and a line of sky to collect snow, the Japanese outside the mountain were like crazy and began to shell wildly.

The shells fell like raindrops.

The area of ​​the 100-meter radius of Shuiyao Mountain Pass and Yishitian Exit was instantly blown into a sea of ​​fire.

This time, the Japanese artillery used sulfur bombs and a fire burned all the grass and trees outside the mountain pass and the snow was also melted.

After the snow outside the mountain pass and outside the sky,

The Japanese artillery began to extend the artillery bombardment again, launching rows of sulfur bombs onto the circular top of Shuiyao Mountain. It was planned to burn all the vegetation on Shuiyao Mountain and melt the snow.

From time to time, even shells hit the cliff.

Looking at the flames that exploded on the cliff, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were all a little shocked.

"Damn it, this time the Japanese are determined to burn all the plants and trees on the mountain and turn the snow into pieces?" Kong Jie cursed, "This is the intention to thirst for us to death."

"I think beautifully." Li Yunlong cursed with a smile, "We have water here."

"But the problem is that this old devil, Yoshio Shinozuka, doesn't know." Kong Jie cursed with a smile.

Ding Wei also said: "Xiao Wang, look at this, Yoshio Shinozuka has believed that we have no water to drink."

"It's better if the Japanese believe it." Wang Ye said, "If you believe it, you can continue to delay time and waste it slowly."

In the next three days, the Japanese did not attack anymore, but only stepped up the construction of fortifications at Shuiyao Mountain Pass and Yishi Tianwai. Two camps were built in just three days.

That morning, while the Japanese reconnaissance plane had not arrived yet,

As usual, Wang Ye climbed up to the top of the cliff, then climbed to the highest point of the mountain, and observed the enemy situation outside the mountain from a high place.

In addition to Wei Dayong, Wei Xilai and Wang Xikui also followed Wang Ye to the top of the mountain.

"Captain, the Japanese seem to have increased their troops?" Wei Xilai said, "Look, there are people in the headquarters hospital."

Wei Xilai's finger was the yard where the former Eighth Route Army Headquarters Hospital was located. Since the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Hospital was transferred, the yard has been empty.

After the arrival of the 2nd Japanese Guard Division,

Perhaps it was for security reasons that I did not enter this yard.

Speaking of this, we must mention that the tunnel warfare in full swing in the Hebei Plain in Central Hebei and southern Hebei Plain is underway.

The Japanese in the North China Plain have created psychological shadows in the ubiquitous tunnels of the Eighth Route Army. Every time they enter the base area to sweep, they will never live in the village if they can live in the wild.

Because they were worried that when they were sleeping soundly, several eighth parties suddenly emerged from under the bed and wiped their necks.

Or maybe when they were about to raise the fire and cook, a barrel suddenly popped out of the stove and opened fire at them.

This behavioral habit of the Japanese army in North China inevitably affected Tadashi Maeda. So after entering the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, Tadashi Maeda issued a strict order, and would rather camp than live in a Chinese house.

These days, more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers from the 2nd Guard Division have been living in field tents.

But today the Japanese seemed to have changed their sexual desire and were admitted to the headquarters hospital for the first time. Wouldn't you be afraid of being attacked?

"It's not a Japanese, the two Japanese are living in the headquarters hospital." Wei Dayong put down his telescope and said with a dark face, "Look at their dog skin."

Wang Xikui took the telescope from Wei Dayong and found that the one living inside was really a puppet army.

While a few people were talking, the puppet troops came out, and most of the puppet troops were picking up tools, engineer shovels, hoes, shoulder poles or dustpans in their hands.

Wei Xilai asked confusedly: "What do these two Japanese devils want to do?"

"What else can you do?" Wei Dayong said angrily, "It must be helping their master build fortifications."

Wei Xilai said angrily: "These two Japanese devils are really hateful. They'd better not appear within 700 meters around me, otherwise I'd have to beat their dog heads."

"What did you say? Seven hundred meters?"

Wei Dayong said: "You can really brag, and you say it's like it's really."

"Who did you blow? Last time I hit the target 700 meters away. If you don't believe me, please ask the captain." Wei Xi turned his head and asked Wang Ye, "Captain, did I hit the target 700 meters away last time?"

Wang Ye ignored Wei Xilai and said in a deep voice: "The second Japanese devils want to build a road and dig a blockade ditch!"

"What?" Wei Dayong's face also collapsed and he said with a dark face, "Captain, are you saying that the Japanese want to build a road surrounding Shuiyao Mountain and dig a blockade ditch? Can we be trapped?"

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "The devils want to trap us to death."
Chapter completed!