The horse galloped all the way, and the journey of more than two hours was shortened by Li Yunlong within an hour and a half.

As soon as he entered Ping'an County, Huang Zhiyong immediately came up to lead the horse.

"Captain, you are back!" Huang Zhiyong greeted with a smile.

"Yeah!" Li Yunlong responded symbolically: "Where are the political commissars and the others?"

"Everything is in the command center!"

Li Yunlong nodded, turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the command center. On the way, he didn't even have time to pay attention to Feng Nan greeting him.

As soon as we entered the command center, we saw everyone frowning and discussing their strategies against the enemy with a worried face.

"Old Li, you're back!"

Seeing Zhao Gang approaching, Li Yunlong immediately asked, "What's the situation now? The brigade commander said that the Japanese sent a large army this time?"

"Yes!" Zhao Gang nodded and handed Li Yunlong the telegram sent by the brigade commander.

"The Japanese made a big move this time, and almost launched an attack on all the cities in northwestern Shanxi, and even Xiaohuangshan was not spared!"

Li Yunlong looked at it and frowned after a quick glance, "Damn it, the Japanese are planning to conduct a major sweep of the northwestern Shanxi this time."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Yuncheng, Ping'an County, and Xiaohuangshan, these three places all have very important strategic value to us, and it is normal for the Japanese to not let them go."

"But the question now is how we deal with it!"

Li Yunlong frowned and pondered for a moment and said, "There is Eagle Stream in Yuncheng. You can send heavy troops to garrison there. You can block the invading Japanese outside. With the advantage of the terrain, as long as you match the artillery, you can deal with the Japanese!"

"But what I'm more worried about is that the Japanese will send small troops to touch Yuncheng from the small path, or sneak attack us from behind!"

Chu Yunfei nodded: "This is exactly what Chu is worried about. Brother Yunlong, do you have a good idea for this?"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "Set up three lines of defense, and Eagle Stream is one of them, equipped with heavy firepower, and use the advantage of height, to carry out a cover bombing of the large Japanese troops, thereby reducing the combat effectiveness of the large Japanese troops."

"The second road can be sent to station a battalion and Wutong Cliff. This is the intersection of all the small roads leading to Yuncheng. Send a battalion to dig trenches again to support the Japanese who are guarding against sneak attacks with mortars and heavy machine guns."

"The third road is the defenders in Yuncheng. As long as the first two roads are not lost, the third road can basically be used as support forces!"

"Zhihui is willing to go!" Liu Zhihui said: "Captain Li, Yuncheng's defense can be handed over to Zhihui. Zhihui guaranteed that even if he fought to the last person, Zhihui would definitely defend Yuncheng to death and eliminate the invading enemy!"

"No!" Li Yunlong said: "Captain Liu, your troops must be dispersed this time. The Japanese attacked multiple cities at the same time. Their goal was very clear, just for Ping'an County. They did this to disperse the garrison forces of Ping'an County."

"And I'm sure that the Japanese will never simply attack such a few places. The surrounding villages are likely to be their targets. Therefore, in addition to sending out a battalion of troops to guard Wutong Cliff, the remaining troops will protect the surrounding villages in two platoons."

"Yes!" Liu Zhihui frowned and responded.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong looked at Chu Yunfei: "Brother Yunfei, I will transfer ten howitzers and two German air defense cannons to you, and you will lead the troops to station in Yuncheng!"

"Okay!" Chu Yunfei responded, his eyes full of fighting spirit. This time, it can be said that it was the largest battle since the Battle of Taicheng. He was very fighting spirit!

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong looked at the location of Xiaohuang Mountain.

"Xiaohuangshan is where I, Li Yunlong, started my business and is also an important source of our arsenal, food, grass, and coal, so we cannot be lost no matter what!"

"Old Li, I'll go to guard Xiaohuangshan!" Ding Wei volunteered.

Li Yunlong frowned and thought for a moment and said, "The garrison of Xiaohuangshan will be left to Lao Kong."

"He has been to Xiaohuangshan for longer than you, and he has a better understanding of the terrain of Xiaohuangshan. It is more appropriate for him to go!"

Ding Wei was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, Kong Jie on the side immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lao Li, with me here, the little desert mountain cannot be lost."

"Old Ding, now is not the time to act irritating. This battle is a test for us, and there is no allowance to be careless!"

"I know!" Ding Wei said: "But what I am worried about is our firepower."

"Old Li, this time you have transferred so many troops out, and there are only two regiments left behind in Ping'an County. Once the Japanese attack, we may not be able to defend it."

Li Yunlong snorted coldly: "This battle is a waste for both sides, and opportunities are equal to both sides."

"The Japanese won, and our efforts over the past few years are in vain, and we have to return to the era of fighting guerrillas in the past."

"We win, the Japanese troops stationed in Peiping will be strong. Although we may not have the chance to take Peiping, it is still more than enough to recover a few more cities and narrow the Japanese's activities!"

Everyone nodded, and naturally, the consequences of this battle were known to everyone else.

"Everyone, time is tight and the task is heavy. We must set off immediately!" Li Yunlong said.

"Okay!" Everyone responded, then hurried out of the regiment command center, while Li Yunlong quickly walked to the arsenal.

"Old Li!" Zhang Wan, who was busy, saw Li Yunlong coming, immediately stepped forward and said, "Old Li, I heard that the Japanese are going to make big moves, right?"

Li Yunlong nodded and said seriously: "Well, and this time the action is not small. There are a total of five large detachments to attack the city in northwest Shanxi!"

"Old Zhang, your arsenal has to hurry up during this period. We must prepare enough cannons and ammunition to use four regiments!"

"Four groups?" Zhang Wan widened his eyes: "Old Li, this is quite difficult."

"We have a lot of ammunition stored, are you sure you want so much ammunition?"

Li Yunlong nodded: "All the ammunition stored this time must be used, but in order to prevent accidents, it is better to prepare more!"

Seeing Li Yunlong's serious expression, Zhang Wan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I can guarantee that there will be no problems with ammunition. The cannon will also separate two production lines during this period!"

"Okay!" Li Yunlong nodded, then turned around and left.

On that day, the entire Ping'an County troops went out everywhere and headed to their respective cities to be stationed. At the same time, the medical team also divided into three parts and went with the troops leaving the city.

After a day of renovation, the special forces were also divided into four parts by Li Yunlong to assist all parties in combat. Tanks, anti-aircraft guns, infantry guns, mountain guns, howitzers, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers were all debugged.

A war that shocked the entire northwestern Shanxi and the west is about to begin!
Chapter completed!