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The next day.

It was still dark.

The sentry at the village entrance saw several figures riding horses, heading towards Lijia Yu along the mountain road.

The sentry rubbed his eyes and could only see clearly when he got closer.

It was Li Yunlong.

Zhou Tianyang was washing his face in the yard when the water splashed on his face was so cold that it made him shiver.

He looked up and saw Li Yunlong striding into the courtyard.

"Old Li, what are you doing in the middle of the night..."

Zhou Tianyang wiped the water off his face, but before he could finish speaking, Li Yunlong interrupted him.

"What nonsense!"

"It's almost dawn!"

Li Yunlong plopped down on the stone bench, took the cigarette from his mouth, looked up at the sky, and then looked at Zhou Tianyang.

"After receiving the intelligence from the brigade headquarters yesterday, I couldn't sleep all night and rode over here before dawn."

Zhou Tianyang sat down opposite him.

"You mean the 69th Regiment?"

"What else could it be?"

Li Yunlong put the cigarette back in his mouth, struck a match, lit it, and took a deep drag.

"More than three thousand Japanese soldiers have come to invade the territory of our New 1st Regiment and 772nd Regiment. This is a genuine Japanese regimental-level mopping-up operation."

He paused, then exhaled a puff of smoke.

"The intelligence from the brigade headquarters clearly states that the Japanese 69th Regiment is heading towards the defense zone of the New 1st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment. The regimental commander is Nakajima Naoki."

"More than three thousand men, a full-strength regiment, with an artillery company attached."

"Someone from Blind Cheng's side came to inform me that the 772nd Regiment is preparing to fight head-on."

Li Yunlong's voice suddenly lowered a few decibels as he spoke.

"I'm thinking, the New First Regiment only has about seven hundred men at most. Are they really going to fight a positional war head-on against a regiment of more than three thousand men?"

"That's courting death."

"I've been thinking about this all night but haven't come up with a good solution, so I've come to you to discuss it."

Zhou Tianyang didn't rush to reply.

He had already reviewed the brigade's regional deployment yesterday.

The defense zones of the New 1st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment were indeed facing the 69th Regiment.

This is not surprising, as the 386th Brigade's veteran main force regiment plus a newly formed regiment guarded the northern flank of the base area.

This configuration demonstrates the importance the brigade headquarters places on that direction.

"Old Li, don't rush."

"Although you're facing a combined team in this direction, it's not a dead end."

Li Yunlong held a cigarette in his mouth and squinted at him.

"What do you mean?"

Then, Li Yunlong took a crumpled map out of his pocket and placed it on the stone table.

Zhou Tianyang leaned closer, and the two heads touched.

"Look, the 772nd Regiment is located here, and our New First Regiment is located about twenty miles to their west and north."

"If Naoki Nakajima's 69th Regiment were to advance from the north, the most direct route would be to attack the 772nd Regiment first."

"That stubborn mule, Blind Cheng, is ready to face the challenge head-on."

"He has a full regiment with more than 2,000 men, plus my 700 or so, so the total is just over 3,000."

"But the problem is..."

He exhaled a puff of smoke, lowering his voice even further.

"The Japanese regiment has more than 3,000 men plus artillery, while even if we add the 772nd Regiment, we only have a little over 3,000 men. We are still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers."

"I have a very bad feeling that Blind Cheng is going to fight the Japanese head-on."

Zhou Tianyang's gaze moved across the map, slowly examining the lines marking villages and routes.

After a while.

He looked up at Li Yunlong.

"Old Li, how does Commander Cheng plan to fight?"

"He plans to set up a defensive line in the Zhangjiakou area."

Li Yunlong took another drag of his cigarette.

"That place is the only way to our base. There are slopes on both sides, but they are not steep enough to be considered a defensive terrain."

"Blind Cheng will rely on the terrain to launch a blocking attack."

Zhou Tianyang remained silent for a moment.

"Old Li, it's not that we can't fight a frontal assault, but with your current strength, the cost of taking on a regiment of more than three thousand men would be extremely high."

Li Yunlong stubbed out his cigarette on the edge of the table.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"We can't just stand by and watch the Japanese soldiers storm in, can we?"

"My advice is not to fight a positional war."

Zhou Tianyang stretched out his finger and tapped the direction of the 772nd Regiment on the map, then tapped the direction of the new 1st Regiment.

"Commander Cheng launched a frontal attack at Zhangjiakou to draw the main force of the 69th Regiment away."

"You will lead the new regiment to infiltrate from the flank and wage guerrilla warfare."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes.

"fight as a guerrilla?"

"right."

"After Naoki Nakajima encounters Commander Cheng's resistance head-on, he will definitely divide his forces in order to break through the defenses."

"He can't possibly put all three thousand men on the front line; that would severely restrict his mobility."

"He will send a portion of his troops to flank the 772nd Regiment and attempt to outflank its rear."

"And that flanking maneuver is not far from the area of ​​operation of your new regiment."

Zhou Tianyang drew an arc on the map with his finger.

"You don't need to go head-to-head with the main force of the 69th Regiment."

"You just need to keep an eye on the small groups of troops they detach, take out their reconnaissance teams, transport teams, and communications soldiers, and cut off their supply lines."

"Make them always feel threatened on their flanks when they advance from the front."

"Naoki Nakajima will be forced to allocate more troops to protect his flanks, which will naturally reduce the pressure on his front."

Li Yunlong listened with a serious expression on his face.

He looked down at the map, twirling the cigarette butt between his fingers.

"You mean, you want me to lead the new First Regiment to the Japanese flank and rear, fire a shot and move on?"

"right."

Li Yunlong remained silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he looked up at Zhou Tianyang.

"And what about your new Second Regiment?"

"You are facing the 107th Regiment, a full-strength regiment of more than three thousand men."

"How do you plan to fight?"

Zhou Tianyang replied.

"I called a meeting with several battalion commanders last night and we've finalized the plan."

"Ambush."

"Set up the ambush position on the gentle slope south of the valley."

Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't that open land south of the Filter Valley?"

"Yes, it's an open space."

Zhou Tianyang spoke calmly.

"Kouichi Abe knows that the terrain of the valley is dangerous. He will conduct repeated reconnaissance and artillery fire before entering. The slopes on both sides of the valley will be the areas he focuses on defending."

"Once he reaches the gentle slopes to the south, he will believe that the most dangerous phase is over."

Li Yunlong frowned slightly, as if he was mentally assessing the feasibility of the plan.

"You mean, let him pass through the valley, and then make your move once he's lowered his guard?"

"right."

Li Yunlong's brow remained furrowed.

"Zhou Xiaogui, there's a prerequisite for this fighting style."

"You need to have enough firepower to deliver an overwhelming blow the moment the Japanese relax their guard."

"Otherwise, you won't be able to hurt him. By the time he reacts and organizes a counterattack, you'll be stuck in positional warfare."

Zhou Tianyang looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"Old Li, I just got twenty mortars yesterday."