It took more than twenty minutes to run around in the traffic trench before a few people arrived at Clifton's headquarters. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Later, when he heard that the location of this headquarters was at the foot of Mount Ummerbrog, Zhang Chi was a little surprised...... Because he didn't expect Clifton to set his headquarters so close to the enemy.

What Zhang Chi didn't know was that Clifton was not brave but had to do it out of necessity...... The direction of the airfield was flat and undefendable, and everywhere was suppressed and attacked by Japanese artillery, and there was almost no place to establish a headquarters.

Originally, there were still some safe places in Jiyang, such as the warehouse used by the Japanese army to store fuel, or the underground machine fort, etc., but the Japanese had already blown up these fortifications...... They are unlikely to leave this to the Americans to ask for trouble.

However, some U.S. troops wanted to stay away from the Japanese, thinking that it would be safer to stay farther away, and as a result, something went wrong...... For example, the headquarters of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment was located at the other end of the airport, but it was hit by Japanese mortars, and as a result, a lieutenant colonel and five staff officers were collectively injured, which basically paralyzed the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Regiment for a period of time.

Clifton invited Zhang Chi, Rupertus and others to sit down on the shell box, then took out a pack of cigarettes and handed them to several people, saying, "Sorry, that's all we have!" ”

"Is it so difficult to resupply?" Zhang Chi asked.

"So to speak!" Clifton smiled wryly and said, "We have to make room for equipment and ammunition...... After all, you can't die if you eat less, and this is not the case with a lack of ammunition and equipment! ”

Zhang Chi understood what Clifton meant, the US military has always used equipment and ammunition to fight wars, and now this situation of not being able to rush up is even more necessary to use ammunition to bombard slowly, coupled with the fact that it has rained lightly in the past few days, the visibility is insufficient, and the sortie rate of transport planes and bombers is low, so it has even caused a situation where the US military, which basically does not need to think about supplies, also has to save money.

"It reminds me of Kuah Island!" Clifton, who was smoking a cigarette, patted his flabby shoulder and smiled, "Remember?" We were also saving on rations at that time. It should be said that the current situation is better than then, which is why we have been able to hold on until now! ”

Speaking of this, Clifton glanced at Rupertus again and said with a pun: "Of course, there are also orders from the general!" ”

Rupertus heard Clifton's overtones and asked Clifton in displeasure, "Colonel, are you questioning my command?" ”

"Of course not, General!" Clifton spread his hands and replied, "Why do you think that?" Lo and behold, the 1st Marine Regiment has suffered thousands of casualties so far, and I have even sent engineers and guards with them. ”

Hearing this, Rupertus couldn't help but be speechless......

Of course, the reason why Rupertus chose to remain silent was not only because Clifton was telling the truth, but also because Rupertus knew that these soldiers who were red-eyed with the enemy on the battlefield could not afford to mess with them...... You must know that they are fighting the enemy in an extremely difficult and tense environment, and it can be said that they are on the verge of collapse, and who knows what will happen when they come into conflict with them?!

Zhang Chi patted Clifton on the shoulder, gave him a look, and motioned for him not to embarrass Rupertus again.

"Tell me about the situation!" Zhang Chi said.

"I have to admit that the Japanese played very well this time!" Clifton shook his head and sighed, "They are all different from the Japanese we have met before, and they are very well prepared!" ”

As he spoke, Clifton pointed to the map and said, "Look at this...... From my airport to the north, there are the Japanese Laobal Ridge, Death Valley, Five Brothers Mountain, Five Sisters Mountain, and Chinese Wall ......"

"There's even a Chinese wall?" Zhang Chi once again learned the skills of American nicknames.

This can be said to be a major feature of American soldiers, for example, they usually call flamethrowers lighters, grenades baskets, and explosives packets bottle openers......

"Uh......," Clifton replied, "I don't call it a Chinese wall, it's not that it's Chinese, it's because the Japanese built a line that looks a bit like the one Chinese...... What is the wall called? ”

"The Great Wall!"

"Yes, it's the Great Wall!" Clifton replied, "That's why we call it the Chinese Wall!" I think the Chinese must be very good at dealing with this kind of wall, right? ”

Clifton laughed.

Then Clifton continued: "The Japanese built fortifications to cover each other and connect with each other, and each high ground was connected by tunnels, and no matter which high ground we occupied, it was easy to be attacked by several other high grounds...... So, you know, after paying a lot of casualties, all we can do is fence these heights with sandbags and machine guns! ”

Looking at the topographic map and Clifton's explanation, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be silent.

This kind of fortification of the Japanese army made Zhang Chi feel a little familiar, and then Zhang Chi quickly understood...... This is like the tunnel used by the Volunteers in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but the tunnel warfare of the Volunteers is more perfect than these tunnels built by the Japanese.

Therefore, this thing may be like this: first of all, the Chinese used tunnel warfare to deal with the Japanese on the Chinese battlefield, and the Japanese learned tunnel warfare in battle, so they applied what they learned to use it in the Pacific War against the Americans with superior equipment, but the Japanese further developed them into the rudiments of this kind of tunnel warfare that can support each other by combining tunnels and fortifications. Then, in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea...... The Volunteers also summed up the experience of the Japanese army against the US army, and carried forward the tunnel warfare to form a combat system.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile, if the Japanese had known about the use of tunnel warfare, maybe they would have been able to press the front to the death on the 38th parallel like the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

But even if Zhang Chi knew about the tunnel warfare and even knew about the tunnel warfare that was more powerful than the one in front of him, he still had no idea what to do with this defense method of the Japanese army...... Tunnel warfare can be said to minimize the enemy's sea and air superiority and artillery superiority to the greatest extent, and then directly launch a short-range encounter similar to the ancient siege of the city, the difference is that in ancient times, cold weapons such as knives and guns were used, and now rifles and machine guns are used.

And this is precisely the weakness of the US military, so the US military will be extremely uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi asked, "I want to know...... Where do Japanese people get their water from? ”

Zhang Chi asked because the daytime temperature here is more than 38 degrees, and the surrounding area is full of ocean, so it is difficult to find fresh water to drink. (To be continued.) )