Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua arrived at Erchaling at 3:30 in the morning, where they would separate.

"Old Li, you'd better be cautious when you make a deal with Xue Changkun this time. The last miracle drug incident of our independent group has not yet passed. Xue Changkun is also very powerful in this area. Maybe he has already targeted our independent group. You'd better be careful."

"This time, you take a battalion with you, and take the four armored vehicles with you. This way, even if Xue Changkun has any evil intentions, you can still withdraw with ease, and this can also avoid some unnecessary casualties!"

Li Yunlong did not say much, but accepted Lin Zhenhua's kindness. In his opinion, there was really nothing to worry about when Lin Zhenhua led his troops to receive a regiment's weapons and equipment. After all, in terms of firepower, even if he had the help of armored vehicles, he might not be able to defeat the armored battalion led by Lin Zhenhua. It was really that this kid was too lucky and could always do something strange to you.

"College student, I accept your kindness. Let's set the meeting place at Erchaling. This place is flat. Even if someone wants to ambush here, they will be easily discovered. I'm not with you, so you must be careful, especially be careful of the foreign devils. These people are really cruel and ruthless. They are so black-hearted!"

Lin Zhenhua replied with a grin: "Old Li, the foreign devils dare not cheat me, I hold their vital points in my hands. You don't know what kind of person I am. I am really a man who will not kill the eagle until I see the rabbit. You want to get something for nothing from me, even if you dream about it!"

"Okay, it's almost time. I have to hurry up with the armored battalion. You should be careful too. There are many bandit strongholds on the way to the 726th Regiment. These people are weaklings when it comes to fighting the Japanese, but they are ruthless and bold when it comes to bullying the common people. If there is a chance, I will definitely shoot them!"

Li Yunlong scolded Lin Zhenhua with a smile, "College student, can you behave yourself? Those bandits were deliberately placed there by Xue Changkun to act as his spies. If you really send troops to suppress them, Xue Changkun will definitely turn against us! I said this before, but I was severely reprimanded by Lao Zhao. Don't add fuel to the fire here. I'm here to do business, not to cause trouble. We have so many pig bristles produced in our base, so sell them quickly and exchange them for money and food for the villagers!"

Li Yunlong looked at the sky and didn't continue speaking. He waved his right hand behind Lin Zhenhua, and the two of them each led a battalion along different forks in the road.

In fact, until now, Lin Zhenhua still has a question, this is obviously a three-way intersection, why is it called Erchaling? But this is just a little bit of his curiosity. He said to Wang Chengzhu beside him: "Zhuzi, this operation is top secret. I know you are very curious, but I will not tell you the truth before we arrive at the location. You don't have to think about asking in a roundabout way. I don't know that you can't hide two taels of sesame oil in your dog's stomach. If I really tell you, you will definitely not be so peaceful!"

Wang Chengzhu immediately complained, "College student, you can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air. When did I, Zhuzi, ever lose my mouth? It's really not my fault for what happened last time. I was just being careless at the time and told Li Sanwa about it. In fact, it was all that boy's fault. If he hadn't deliberately praised me, how could I have fallen into his trap?"

Lin Zhenhua rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Zhu Zi, why do I feel that your mentality has become more and more arrogant these days? When Li Sanwa complimented you a few times, you forgot who you are and even your last name. If the Japanese spies flattered you a few times, you would spill all the secrets of our independent regiment!"

"Zhu Zi, you don't have to think about refuting in a hurry. Since we defeated the Yoshino regiment last time, I found that the soldiers of our independent regiment have been very impetuous these days. They all think that our independent regiment is now powerful and don't need to take a regiment of the devils seriously. When I go back, I will have a talk with Lao Li and kill the unhealthy trends!"

Zhuzi's face turned bitter, and he leaned over to Lin Zhenhua and whispered, "College student, I'm going to tell you something in secret. The reason why our independent regiment is in this situation now is because the regiment commander and the political commissar did it on purpose. The purpose is to find the spies hidden in the independent regiment. You have been busy with the arsenal's affairs these days, and you don't know much about the situation in the army."

After listening to Zhuzi's explanation, Lin Zhenhua immediately understood the brilliance of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's strategy. However, such a strategy could easily lead to other adverse consequences. Fortunately, the spies within the independent regiment should have been almost cleared out, which put his worries at ease.

"Zhu Zi, you really know a lot. You did it on purpose before. I really wronged you this time. But if you want to know the real purpose of this operation, you can consider it. I will tell you tomorrow night!"

The smile on Wang Chengzhu's face froze in place. He didn't expect Lin Zhenhua to be joking with him. He smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "College student, no wonder the team leader always says that you have bad intentions. I didn't believe it at first, but now I really believe it a little bit!"

Lin Zhenhua was not ashamed, but proud of it. He said, "Zhu Zi, today I am here to teach you a lesson so that you can learn a lesson. Do you really think that your little tricks can be hidden from my sharp eyes? You have always wanted to equip the artillery battalion with rocket launchers. Do you really think that I don't know your little tricks and want to merge the artillery battalion and the rocket launcher battalion? You are totally overthinking it. There is a big difference between rocket launchers and artillery in the usage scenarios. You still have a lot to learn. When I have free time, I will teach you a lesson so that you can also broaden your horizons!"

Ignoring Wang Chengzhu's constipated expression, Lin Zhenhua looked at the map with a flashlight. The final destination was still nearly half a day's journey away. He planned to wait until dawn and let the soldiers rest for two hours before continuing on their way.

Compared to the slow-moving Lin Zhenhua, Li Yunlong's movements were much faster. Although Li Yunlong brought four armored vehicles and all the other vehicles behind him were horse-drawn carriages, his marching speed was actually faster. This was mainly because the road under Li Yunlong's feet was specially repaired by Xue Changkun, and the road surface was very flat, unlike Lin Zhenhua's road which was full of potholes.

When it was almost dawn, Li Yunlong had already walked to the vicinity of Qingfeng Village. Looking at the torches on the wall of the mountain village, Li Yunlong curled his lips in disdain and said to Zhang Dabiao beside him: "Dabiao, if I let your battalion attack Qingfeng Village, how long will it take you?"

Zhang Dabiao knew what his commander meant. He had walked the road to the 726th Regiment several times and was very familiar with the surrounding terrain. He answered without hesitation: "Commander, if you give me a battalion of troops, I can wipe out all three bandit strongholds along the way within four hours. The reason why it takes so long is that they are too far apart. For a stronghold like Qingfeng Stronghold, I can resolve the battle in half an hour!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhang Dabiao on the shoulder and curled his lips and said, "Dabiao, why do you like to brag now? It will take six hours to take down all three strongholds. Do you really think Xue Changkun is a dead man? If he sees you touch his three strongholds, he will definitely fight you to the death. In addition, Xue Changkun is also very insidious. Among these three large strongholds, there are three small strongholds that support each other. I have to say that when it comes to saving his life, Xue Changkun is really good at it!"

"Even if I were to fight, I would have to mobilize 2/3 of the independent regiment. Don't underestimate Xue Changkun. The combat effectiveness of his soldiers is not as weak as you think. Those veterans are as good as him. If we really fight to the death, our independent regiment will suffer heavy losses. Otherwise, I would have led people to annihilate these strongholds long ago. How could Xue Changkun be so arrogant in front of me? I would have taught him a lesson long ago!"

Zhang Dabiao nodded and couldn't help but sighed, "Captain, Xue Changkun is really fucking rich. He has two 120mm heavy guns, six 105mm heavy guns, 75 24mm triple guns, and hundreds of mortars. The firepower is so fierce. I don't know where this bastard got so many artillery pieces. It really makes me jealous!"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and angrily scolded, "Zhang Dabiao, look at your useless look. Do you really think Xue Changkun is so capable? I am sure that Xue Changkun does not have many shells, let alone any heavy artillery shells. Otherwise, how could those eight heavy artillery pieces fall into his hands? I even doubt whether those eight artillery pieces can be fired. I think it is very likely that Xue Changkun put them out to scare people and to support the scene. Otherwise, why didn't Xue Changkun use them to fire a few shells at the Japanese? In the final analysis, he is still guilty!"

Zhang Dabiao asked in surprise, "Captain, why do I feel that your guess is a bit ridiculous?"

Li Yunlong didn't expect Zhang Dabiao to not believe him and even use Lin Zhenhua's words to make fun of him. He angrily scolded: "Zhang Dabiao, you son of a bitch, don't you know how to use your brain? If Xue Changkun's eight cannons are really useful, do you think he would not take them away from him based on Chu Yunfei's relationship? You should have heard of who Chu Yunfei is. Even he didn't intend to take those eight cannons. If there is no trick, no one will believe it!"

"Zhang Dabiao, Xue Changkun is a daring, treacherous and cunning fellow, otherwise he would have made his business flourish. This time I plan to test his bottom line to prevent him from targeting our independent regiment in the future!"

Zhang Dabiao did not try to persuade him, because he knew that his captain was very sensible in doing things. The reason he tried to test him was probably because he sensed something wrong.