"Old Zhao, where are you going?"

Seeing that Zhao Zhiguo was about to leave the headquarters before he made a decision, Ma Xiuwen hurriedly ran out.

"Scout the terrain!" Zhao Zhiguo knew very well that there was not much time left for them.

If he could help, it might give Yuanhua County a chance to breathe, and Cao Jiyu might be able to survive with his troops.

"Where to scout?"

"Yao Pengju, bring a squad of soldiers and Japanese military uniforms," ​​Zhao Zhiguo immediately ordered, "Instructor, immediately notify Zhu Hao and ask him to transport half of the heavy artillery shells we have stored in Wangxian area within three days.

Anyang Town, time wasted, military law will be dealt with."

"Three days? Three days, the soldiers have to stay awake! They will be exhausted to death!"

During a normal march, it would take them four days to get from Anyang Town to Wangxian County, not to mention having to carry the shells of these heavy artillery pieces.

"Ask Qin Dongsheng to dispatch a company of troops to support our garrison in the mountains, so that both sides will only need half the time."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!" Matthew nodded.

Zhao Zhiguo and Yao Peng approached the highway without stopping.

After leaving Anyang Town, Zhao Zhiguo ordered the horses to be led to the nearest village. Riding a horse to find the Japs would be too ostentatious and could easily be discovered by the Japanese army.

They seized dozens of boxes of heavy artillery shells from the Japs. If they were detonated together, the power would definitely not be underestimated.

In order to make good use of the artillery shells, they had to find a good location and block the entire highway.

"Captain, there are two passes on the boundary entering Bingzhou to the west. The Jinsui Army had deployed defenses there before. Do we want to go and take a look?"

At the two passes, the Jinsui Army deployed heavy troops, and the Japanese army fought there for a long time before they captured them.

Now that the pass is a Japanese war zone, Zhao Zhiguo does not need General Yan's approval to make arrangements there.

In fact, Yao Pengju didn't know Zhao Zhiguo's specific plan, but he thought that since he wanted to ambush the Japanese army, he naturally had to choose a terrain that was beneficial to them.

The terrain at the pass is steep and condescending, so it would be very difficult for the Japanese army to fight back.

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

The pass guarded the road, and the Japanese infantry fought here for a long time without defeating them until heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft were used.

Under the repeated attacks of these weapons, the pass position was almost razed to the ground. The defending troops suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat as a last resort.

The soldiers guarding the second pass offered little resistance. When they learned that less than 10% of the soldiers at the first pass survived the Japanese artillery fire, the commander of the second pass was frightened.

When the Japanese army launched a general attack, they ran away first.

The commander of an army ran away first, and the soldiers under his command were just a ragtag group. When the little devil's cannon fired, they dispersed like birds and beasts.

When the country is in crisis, some people sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and there will also be a group of people who become black sheep.

"Put on the Japanese uniform!"

Entering an area where Japanese troops frequently moved, Zhao Zhiguo did not want to be exposed to avoid unnecessary trouble. After all, they were conducting reconnaissance.

When we arrived near the pass, there were no Japanese troops guarding the pass.

Apparently after the Japs captured the pass, they believed that the Chinese army did not have the ability to counterattack, and stationing troops here for defense would be a waste of troops and already tight supplies.

"Captain, this is an excellent place for an ambush. Although the hillside here is relatively gentle, the mountain on the opposite side is almost vertical and is more than 20 meters high. From a commanding position, you don't need to shoot, just throw grenades, and you can kill the little Japs.

Exploded half to death."

Zhao Zhiguo and the others were lying near the mountain pass, wearing a lot of camouflage. Even if there were kidnappers passing by on the road and they remained vigilant, they would not be able to detect the whereabouts of Zhao Zhiguo and the others.

"The road below is more than two meters wide at its narrowest point and more than four meters wide at its widest point."

Zhao Zhiguo looked at the road below the mountain with a telescope. The narrow place could accommodate a Japanese truck.

But this was not enough for Zhao Zhiguo to take the risk and place his troops here, even though the Japanese logistics transport team was not that strong in combat effectiveness.

Zhao Zhiguo's purpose was to block the Japanese logistics transport troops from transporting supplies to the front line as much as possible. The longer the better, the robbery of supplies would have an impact on the Japanese army, but it would take less than a day for the Japanese army to recover.

"Go west and see how long this pass is!"

The first section of the pass is a full five hundred meters deep. No wonder the little Japanese failed here and sank in the sand. They fought for a long time without making a breakthrough.

"This is indeed a nice place! Come on, let's go to the second pass!"

There is an empty space between the first pass and the second pass, the slope is relatively gentle, and the distance between them is about 700 to 800 meters.

It is possible to ambush here, but compared with the two passes, this place seems a bit mediocre.

The location of the second pass is even more advantageous than the first pass. There are cliffs on both sides of the road. The road can barely accommodate a truck, and the widest part is only two and a half meters.

It's just that the depth is a little shorter, only about a hundred meters.

Defending here is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Any officer who abandons his position here should really be shot.

But all this has nothing to do with Zhao Zhiguo. No matter what the situation was at that time, what he was thinking about was not the past or the future, but the present.

"If such a good pass is defended by me, even a division of little devils will not be able to get past it!"

After passing the pass here, the road back becomes wider and wider, and the surrounding mountains become less and less.

Within a radius of dozens of kilometers, these two places are the most suitable for defense and the most suitable for ambush.

However, Zhao Zhiguo had too few troops. Even if they could control this place, their troops would not have flank protection.

In other words, Zhao Zhiguo can climb to the top of the cliff from other places, and the little devil can also do it.

At that time, the Jinsui Army had sufficient strength. In addition to deploying troops on the mountain passes, it also had to deploy a large number of troops on the flanks to prevent being dumped by the Japanese army.

With the small amount of troops in Zhao Zhiguo's hands, it is impossible to make a comprehensive deployment.

Even if they control the mountain pass, the Japs only need to arrange a surprise force to get behind Zhao Zhiguo and the others, without the need for aircraft or artillery, and they will be able to make Zhao Zhiguo and the others very uncomfortable.

Moreover, Zhao Zhiguo's troops never carry a large amount of supplies when marching.

If the Japanese army cuts off their retreat and is trapped on a mountain pass, the troops will be destroyed without an attack.

Therefore, no matter what, Zhao Zhiguo and the others could not stay at the pass.

But with the resources Zhao Zhiguo currently has at his disposal, it is still possible to block the road.
Chapter completed!