Li Zicheng nodded and stood up.

"Let's go to the war room!"

"Baodugu was originally named Junshan, also known as Leopard Valley. It is located at the junction of Yi County, Linyi County, Feixian County and Teng County in Shandong Province. Because it is under the jurisdiction of Chaos, it is not under the control of the four counties, and the mountain is about 800 meters high.

It is the tallest of the more than 70 surrounding peaks. The mountain is surrounded by hard and steep rock cliffs. Only on the north side of the mountain is a stone road that can reach the top of the mountain. The stone road is relatively wide outside the foot of the mountain, but becomes narrower as you go up.

In the end, I clung to the edge of the steep wall with great effort. When I reached the mountainside, in many places, I had to use semi-circular handles carved out by masons or driven wooden stakes to climb up. If I was not careful, I would fall straight to the bottom.

He died, but when he reached the top of the mountain, there was a large flat land, as if the mountain had been flattened. There were more than 400 acres of fertile land on the top of the mountain. Because some people used to open up wasteland for farming here, the cattle could not climb the mountain, so they had to carry it.

The calves are brought up to the Gu, and after they are raised, they are used for farming, hence the name "Baodu Gu"...

After showing the Prime Minister the topographic photos of Baodugu on a military map, Xiao Xiao took a few more photos. In those photos, some simple fortifications scattered near the mountain passage could be clearly seen.

"Furthermore, among the bandits on the mountain were soldiers of the new Shandong Army of the former Qing Dynasty, and their sixth leader Guo Qi also served as the shed chief. Therefore, the bandits learned some military defense layout and construction. They opened a trench on the edge of the top of the mountain as a

Fortifications were carried out, and some caves were dug for storing food items and living. There is no water at the top of the mountain, so one has to go to the bottom of the mountain to get water from a small spring. Once surrounded, the spring water will not be available..."

When he was showing a photo of a spring, Li Zicheng, who had been standing next to the military map table, asked.

"Can't we cut off their water?"

Cut off the water!

This is a very common tactic. In his memory, Li Zicheng vaguely remembers that the 74th Division in Meng Lianggu was defeated because there was no water. People can persist without food, but they cannot persist without water.

"Prime Minister, look at these photos..."

While talking, Xiao Xiao took out a few more photos. These photos were taken by the reconnaissance aircraft of the Air Force. After being developed and enlarged at Xuzhou Airport, they were then sent directly to Beijing by plane. It only took a few hours.

In the past two weeks, the Jiangsu Army Air Force has dispatched as many as thirty aircrafts to conduct all-round real-time reconnaissance on the top of Baodugu Mountain.

Li Zicheng frowned when he saw the photo. The reason was simple. You could clearly see the reflection of the water on the top of the mountain.

"Prime Minister, the bandits in Baodugu have obviously taken into account the fact that there is no water on the top of the mountain. They have dug three reservoirs on the top of the mountain. Each reservoir is about 100 meters long and 20 meters wide. The water in the reservoir alone is enough for 3,000 meters.

People eat it for several months, and..."

Pulling out one of the photos, Xiao Xiao pointed at several of them and said.

"And they also fired thousands of large and small water tanks on the top of the mountain. These large and small water tanks are distributed in every house. According to the photos, there are 375 large and small water tanks that can be seen. These large and small water tanks usually carry water, and when it rains

Rainwater can be stored at any time, and..."

Another photo appeared in front of Li Zicheng. In that photo, it could be seen that the reflection of water strips could be clearly seen between the fields.

“In the past, in order to solve the water problem, the mountain people in Guding burned water storage tiles and distributed them in several circles along the Guding and scattered them in the fields. These water storage tiles were connected into pieces. On rainy days, a small amount could be accumulated into a large amount to fill the water cellar.

, and it can also store water..."

Looking at the complete water collection and storage system in the photo, Li Zicheng felt awe-inspiring in his heart. At the same time, he was amazed by the wisdom of the ancients. The farmers who opened up wasteland on the top of the mountain had already solved the water source problem for the bandits.

Make your own preparations after the bandits occupy the top of the mountain. This place...

Looking at the terrain and the bandits' preparations, Li Zicheng finally understood why Tanaka Yu mentioned in the report "If you have to pacify, you can't decide!" He also understood that in history, the bandits spontaneously hijacked the car.

, and in the end the problem could only be solved by compilation.

"In short, Baodugu is a natural desert. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a barrier that can be blocked by one man and cannot be broken by ten thousand men. The Shandong side gathered a brigade of soldiers and attacked for several months, but no progress was made. This is actually expected.

!”

Putting down a bunch of photos, Xiao Xiao let out a long sigh. This terrain, let alone the Shandong Army, is now home to only a thousand people and the Jiangsu Army's elite internal affairs troops. It would be difficult to capture such a place.

There is not much certainty, not to mention, the bandits still hold "meat tickets" in their hands. As long as they attack, they will threaten to "rip off the tickets".
Chapter completed!