On the morning of the third day, Li Yunlong and the soldiers with the first battalion finally arrived near the Tongpu Railway.
It is temporarily hidden in a small valley. According to the location on the map, it is still about 30 kilometers away from Pingyao County.
It is nearly 20 kilometers away from the town where the Little Japanese Infantry Brigade was stationed as mentioned by Xu Gaoxiang.
"First Battalion Commander, inform the soldiers of the First Battalion to rest here!"
Liu Bo received the order and began to arrange for the soldiers of the first battalion to replenish their physical strength and check their weapons and equipment.
Li Yunlong took out the map and studied it carefully.
Since the kid is going to Linfen, there are three highway routes to choose from from Pingyao County.
Li Yunlong was the first to rule out one of them. Although this road was the shortest, it had to pass through many mountainous sections, and there were often local militia teams or brother troops fighting guerrillas.
The conditions of the other two highways are similar, and they are both very likely to travel through plain areas, which are open and convenient.
If there is no specific information, Li Yunlong can only choose one of the highway routes to squat.
"Hey, Lao Li, my luck has always been good, it just depends on whether God will reward me or not!"
But soon, Li Yunlong no longer had to wait for God to reward him. Li Yunlong received new information from Xu Gaoxiang.
It turned out that just now, the Puxi Major of the Kwantung Army received a notice to change the transportation route and time.
The reason was that signs of suspected Eighth Route Army activities were found along the original route.
This news was told to Xu Gaoxiang by Jushi who had been monitoring here.
After Xu Gaoxiang learned about it, he immediately sent the news to Li Yunlong.
"Old Li, the little devil's gas bomb transport convoy will be launched at five o'clock tomorrow morning.
Start from Pingyao County and choose this route passing through Fenglindu! "
"Hahaha, I didn't expect Brother Xu to be a good person when it comes to intelligence!"
After receiving the message, Li Yunlong immediately marked the highway line on the map.
At this time, Liu Bo came over and said, "Captain, what is the next goal?!"
While at Baiwanyu, the First Battalion only received the order to assemble and set off. Li Yunlong did not inform them of the specific target at the time.
Li Yunlong told Liu Bo the goals and tasks of the trip, "First Battalion Commander, inform the soldiers to be more careful!"
Liu Bo understood the power of the Japs' gas bombs, and his face became serious, "Yes, Commander, I will tell everyone to be careful!"
Then, Li Yunlong frowned slightly and looked at the marked route on the map, "First Battalion Commander, look, this is the transportation route for the little devils. There is plain terrain along the way, so it is not easy to ambush!"
Liu Bo looked at the highway carefully and realized the difficulty of this task.
"Captain, from the map, it can be said that there is a vast plain along this highway. The little devil's transportation team is all trucks, so there is a lot of room for maneuver!"
"Moreover, after an attack, reinforcements will arrive very quickly!"
Li Yunlong nodded, "It still needs to be investigated on the spot. If there is no favorable terrain, then we will create a favorable terrain for him!"
After resting here for an hour, Li Yunlong led the first battalion to set off quickly.
After some consideration with Liu Bo, Li Yunlong decided to go to the section between Xizhai Village and Zhongzipo in the southwest of Pingyao County.
The road section between these two villages is the longest, and it is about fifteen kilometers away from Pingyao County and the headquarters of the infantry brigade targeting them.
As long as they can resolve the battle within half an hour, they can evacuate calmly before reinforcements arrive.
Near evening, Li Yunlong led the first battalion to finally arrive at the scheduled location.
The first battalion was hiding in a small forest about 400 meters away from the road.
Li Yunlong and Liu Bo stood on the edge of the grove with serious expressions. The terrain was really unfavorable. Looking around, within a few miles of the highway, there were flat farmlands without any obstruction.
Liu Bo thought for a moment and remembered what Li Yunlong said about artificially created terrain. "Commander, we can dig hidden trenches on both sides of the road. As long as we put camouflage on the top, with the visibility in the early morning, the Japs will never be able to find it!"
"As long as we use the bazooka rocket launcher to knock out the cars in front and behind and block the Japs' convoy here, with the current firepower of our battalion, we can completely suppress the Japs and take them down with just one charge. !”
Li Yunlong nodded first, then shook his head, "Let's go, come with me and take a look first!"
Li Yunlong and Liu Bo, under the warning of Wei Dayong and several soldiers, came to the road to conduct a careful survey.
As I got closer, I discovered that deep drainage ditches had been dug on both sides of this section of the road.
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up. The Japs' light armored vehicles could crawl directly through the drainage ditches on both sides, but those trucks definitely couldn't.
Moreover, this road is not wide. If Liu Bo thinks about it and removes the cars in front and behind, the convoy can really be blocked here.
However, there is another difficulty. These drainage ditches can not only prevent the convoy from leaving, but also serve as bunkers for the little devils.
Moreover, these little devils are the chemical troops of the Kwantung Army. You don't need to guess, they will definitely use poison gas bombs.
As long as a gas bomb falls into the trench, it will cause huge casualties to the first battalion that lacks gas masks.
Li Yunlong touched his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly looked back at the small forest.
Thinking of the ten soldiers carrying ten sniper rifles, Li Yunlong suddenly had a feasible tactic in his mind.
Li Yunlong and the others returned to the grove, called all the company and platoon commanders over, and held a combat meeting.
On the ground, Li Yunlong used stones and branches to lay out a topographic map.
"Let's arrange this next. Battalion Commander, you first send people to lay mines on the road."
"Then dig a hidden trench on the west side of the road and place the two companies there. As soon as the kid's convoy is forced to stop by a mine, use the Super Bazooka to blow up the front and rear cars for me!"
"Then use full firepower and force the little devil to the east side of the highway!"
Then, Li Yunlong asked the monk to call the ten soldiers over.
"Comrades, it's time to test your strength. Let me see if the guy in your hands is really that useful!"
Li Yunlong said, looking at them seriously.
"According to the intelligence, there are four trucks equipped with gas bombs by the Japs. You two work in teams, each team is responsible for one truck, and the remaining team checks for any deficiencies!"
"You choose the sniper position yourself. I only have one request, and that is that no kid can be allowed to approach these four trucks!"
"Can you do it?!"
The ten soldiers carrying sniper rifles were full of heroism and high-spirited, "We can do it!"
Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! The momentum is good, it's up to you!"
The ten soldiers were divided into groups, and they immediately selected suitable sniper positions and backup positions based on the knowledge they had learned before.
Looking back, Li Yunlong continued to assign tasks, "First battalion commander, gather the 60 mortars in your battalion, and put them together with the four 81mm mortars from the fire support company in this small forest. !”
"Line them up in a row and aim at the drainage ditch on the east side!"
"As long as the little devil is suppressed in the drainage ditch, I will continue to bombard him for five minutes!"
