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Chapter 227 Chapter 226, is this an encounter battle or a blocking battle?
Yunling is a small mountain in the south of Ping'an County. It is not famous among the many mountains in the Taihang Mountains.

But this morning, a team of more than 2,000 people suddenly rushed to Yunling, and they were quickly building positions and digging trenches, as if a battle was about to take place!
"Yunling! There is also a "Yun" in my name, Li Yunlong. This is where my home is! Let's fight here, and God will take care of us, Li!" On the main peak of Yunling, Li Yunlong held a telescope, looking at the Pingliao Highway stretching into the distance surrounded by green mountains, and said to Kong Jie and others around him.

"Ha, you are so proud! But speaking of it, is this an encounter battle, an ambush, or a blocking battle?" Captain Kong also said while looking into the distance with a telescope.

"No matter what kind of tactics it is, as long as it can defeat the Japanese, it's a good method! Unfortunately, the information given by the brigade commander was a little too late, and we have no time to prepare. Otherwise, let Cui Ming arrange another series of directional explosions, and we can kill hundreds of Japanese at once. That would be so exciting!" said Li Yunlong.

"Commander, we are facing the Sakata Regiment, the elite of the Japanese. I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat them," Zhang Dabiao interrupted at this time.

"No matter whether they are elite or not, we are fighting against the elite! Why don't we take advantage of the Sakata Regiment's march to attack them in advance, but wait for them to attack actively? Do you know what it means to fight for the initiative on the battlefield? We are fighting for the initiative on the battlefield now! Remember, the fighting time cannot exceed half an hour! When the time comes to retreat, our New 1st Regiment will go east and the Independent Regiment will go west. We must mobilize the Japs! Only when the Japs are mobilized, our base will be safe!" said Li Yunlong.

"I understand, Captain!" Zhang Dabiao stopped talking and looked at Cui Ming and others who were running up in a hurry.

"Captain... Report to the commander, the artillery mines have been buried!" Cui Ming said breathlessly.

"Well, go down and wipe your sweat, and eat something to replenish your energy!" Li Yunlong was very nice to people like Cui Ming who were capable.

"Yes, commander!" Cui Ming quickly went to the woods where the regiment headquarters was located, where there was lunch that the kitchen staff had just prepared.

In fact, the New 20st Regiment and the Independent Regiment, after withdrawing from Liulin Mountain and crossing the Zhoujia Village stronghold, have been active around Ping'an County in order to mobilize the main force of the Japanese. After receiving the Japanese army's movements from the brigade, the main forces of the two regiments quickly interspersed and reached Yunling, miles south of Ping'an County.

At this time, after more than an hour of intense construction by the soldiers, a trench with a span of more than 300 meters has been built on both sides of the Pingliao Highway that crosses Yunling along the front line of Yunling. On the south side of the trench near the front line, shooting points have been built one by one, and the soldiers are ready to go into battle at any time.

"What a pity, there is no better place. If there is a terrain that extends along both sides of the road, we can deploy the troops of both regiments!" Looking at the trenches that the soldiers had worked hard to build for a long time, Li Yunlong could only sigh. In fact, his purpose this time was just as he said, just to launch a harassment and mobilize the troops of the Sakata Regiment.

Time passed quickly and it was almost noon, and on the southern highway, traces of the Sakata Corps finally appeared.

Rumble... The roar of the truck engines reached Yunling from afar, making everyone's burning mood even more eager. When everyone looked up, they found that on the road covered by green mountains, one after another Type 94 military trucks were lined up in a long convoy, which seemed to be endless.

Seeing the matchbox-sized trucks approaching from afar, some soldiers tried to count how many there were. But they made a mistake while counting, and it seemed that they could not count them all.

"Wang Laoqi, how many trucks did you count?" a soldier asked his comrade in a low voice. "I lost my rhythm when I counted to 178, and there is still a long way to go! How about you, Zhang Laosan?" Wang Laoqi asked back.

"I counted to 182, and then I became dizzy..." Zhang Laosan seemed a little proud while speaking.

"Get ready for battle! This convoy has at least 200 trucks. That's why we attack the enemy's transportation lines and destroy the roads! If there were no transportation lines, the enemy wouldn't be able to transport troops so quickly! From Liao County to here, it's more than miles, and they got back in less than one morning. The area that one enemy regiment can control is too much and too wide!" said their squad leader on the side.

"Come on, you're going to get beaten anyway, right?" Wang Laoqi was determined to win, and he didn't feel any fear at all because there were too many Japanese devils.

"Zhu Zi, we have plenty of artillery shells now. You just need to bomb them hard for me later. If one shell can blow up one car, we will make a fortune!" On the artillery position, Li Yunlong was educating the artilleryman Zhu Zi.

"Don't worry, commander. I have already made arrangements for the comrades. Everyone will have several positions by then, and we just need to bomb these positions! It's just that... we can't compare with the Japanese's mountain artillery, so you have to be careful!" Zhuzi is an honest child and says whatever he thinks.

"No matter how powerful the Japanese mountain artillery is, it can't hurt me!" Li Yunlong laughed and turned to go to the temporary command post. He had already looked at the soldiers on the front line one by one, and it was time to go to the center to command.

Down the mountain, the Japanese convoy was getting closer and closer, and the size of the convoy had already exceeded 200 vehicles. Trucks loaded with Japanese troops were moving forward slowly on the simple road. The Japanese troops in the trucks were hit by dust all the way and were already covered in dust. Fortunately, there was still wind blowing through the trucks, so they didn't have to rush on their own, and they didn't feel very tired at this time.

Of course, it was inevitable to feel sleepy. Many Japanese soldiers leaned on the fender of the car, closed their eyes and looked drowsy...

"There are still more than 10 kilometers to Ping'an County. In front is Yunling. After passing here, there will be fewer hills in Ping'an County! You have to remember, the more you have to be careful of enemy ambushes at this time! They will ambush on the mountains, on the roadside, or dig holes on the road and cover them with dust!" Suzuki Nozo, who was driving the leading truck, said to the recruits beside him.

"Senior, do we have any way to deal with these tactics of the enemy?" the new recruit driver asked humbly.

"Of course there is a way! Ahem, there seems to be a newly opened custom shop in Ping'an County, which has the fine wine from my hometown..." Suzuki paused here deliberately, waiting for the next words.

"After the mission is over, I will treat you to a drink at the brothel. Please come and have a look!" the recruit said quickly.

"Yoshi... We have many ways to deal with it, such as..."

(End of this chapter)