Chapter 44: Road Ambush

  The sky gradually brightened, and the female soldiers began their usual busy activities.

  Their lives were very hard, everything needed their own labor.

  "Mongol army." A female soldier looked into the distance and shouted loudly.

  The Mongol army in the distance has appeared outside the mountainous area, with cavalry troops following behind.

  Zhou Yulan and others who received the news rushed over quickly.

  On a high mountain, Zhou Yulan held up the captured Japanese military binoculars and carefully observed the outside situation.

  The beautiful appearance couldn't help but show a hint of anger, her voice coldly saying: "A troop of over 3,000 people dares to come here and surround us, these Mongolian soldiers really underestimate us."

  Chen Qiao walked over and picked up the binoculars to take a look as well.

  "Sister, shouldn't we take the initiative to attack and destroy the prestige of these Mongolian troops?" Chen Qiaoru put down her binoculars and said to Zhou Yulan beside her.

  Zhou Yulan furrowed her brow, making her entire face even more beautiful.

  Even Meng Yumei, who was standing aside, felt a little inferior when she saw Zhou Yulan's expression.

  "Concentrate the artillery and fire a few shots." Zhou Yulan still did not give the order to attack, but only let the artillery demonstrate.

  Hao Yan Tu looked at the mountainous area in front of him and even if he was foolish, he knew what would happen after entering the mountains.

  Battel looked at the mountainous area in front of him with a helpless expression. His cavalry was unable to enter the mountains and fight.

  The last Japanese in the entire squad had begun setting up a machine gun.

  They didn't care what reasons the Mongolian army had, as long as they didn't attack, these machine guns would immediately start firing.

  In the distance of the Mongolian army, on a road leading to the mountainous area.

  Toka Kōji led his own troops and had already set up an ambush here to strike at the reinforcements in the mountains, Yang Junran's troops.

  The 36 guns of the artillery brigade were scattered and deployed on the high grounds all around.

  More than two hundred war horses were hidden on one side of the road.

  30 Type 97 tanks and 6 Type 95 tanks were waiting around the headquarters of Tsuneoka's brigade for the order to attack.

  Four independent infantry battalions were deployed on both wings, hiding in trenches, waiting for the arrival of their prey.

  Another independent infantry battalion was a supplementary reserve battalion attached to it, with a total strength of nearly two thousand people, serving as the reserve.

  Inside the mountain area, in the female soldiers' conference room.

  Meng Yumei has already sent the intelligence to Yang Junran through radio.

  These radios were left behind by Yang Junran's last attack on Duolun and were also equipped with communication soldiers for the female soldiers.

  The female soldiers also had radios, they just weren't being used.

  "Hold on to each intersection, as long as Commander Yang Junran's troops arrive, we can surround and annihilate this Mongolian army." Zhou Yulan pointed at several roads in the mountainous area, saying to Chen Qiao Ru and Meng Yu Mei.

  "Elder sister, actually we don't need Yang Junran's troops, we can also annihilate these Mongolian soldiers, lure them over and take advantage of the mountainous terrain to exhaust them. Moreover, their cavalry may not be able to operate in the mountains either." Chen Qiaoru put forward her own suggestion.

  The mountain wind outside began to blow, and although it was sunny, it was abnormally cold.

  Chen Qieru put on her military uniform and looked at Zhou Yulan with expectant eyes.

  "Don't be reckless, this time we have the opportunity to not destroy the village if we don't need to. As long as Commander Yang Junran's troops arrive, everything will be resolved. In future battles, try to resolve them outside of the mountainous areas. If it's absolutely necessary, we'll lure the Japanese and puppet army into the mountains." Zhou Yulan said seriously, looking at Chen Qiaoru.

  Chen Qieru immediately shut her mouth after seeing Zhou Yulan's gaze.

  Yang Junran in the county town received the telegram and did not hesitate at all.

  Rapidly assemble the officers and men of the first brigade, in coordination with the tank regiment, rapidly march towards the mountainous area.

  Yang Junran originally thought that one infantry brigade would be enough to deal with the Mongolian army.

  But after being reminded by Fang Hanqin, Yang Junran realized that this was a good opportunity to train his troops.

  It's just right for the tank regiment to participate in a battle, such a good thing, Yang Junran naturally wouldn't miss it.

  Yang Junran was very happy riding on his war horse, and the troops moved at a rapid pace.

  Kang Lianqin's first trip was after several battles, not comparable to those rookie troops.

  Machine guns and artillery, transported by horses, can run even faster than infantry.

  Kang Lianqin and other officers did not ride war horses, but instead ran with the soldiers, making Yang Junran, who was riding a horse, look embarrassed.

  In the end, Yang Junran still got off his horse and followed the troops in a running advance.

  Three tanks charged forward at the front of the column, looking very anxious.

  The commander of the tank regiment, Zhang Junzhe, did not drive any tanks, but kept running around the tanks, occasionally dealing with some minor problems that arose.

  For Zhang Junzhe, Yang Junran was a bit unclear, this officer understood the use of various weapons and also understood the driving of various vehicles.

  Otherwise, after confirming dozens of times, Yang Junran also suspected that this kid was like himself, and had also crossed over.

  "Master, we can take the road ahead, it will be faster this way." Kang Lianqin pointed to the road in front of them and said to Yang Junran beside him.

  Yang Junran nodded and ran towards the road.

  Three tanks on the road have started rushing forward at a speed that is not ordinary.

  The warriors around closely followed behind the tank, in unison steps, making the same footsteps.

  "This is more like it." Yang Junran said with satisfaction as he looked at the First Brigade's appearance.

  "Huh." Yang Junran heard the footsteps and looked at the warriors' feet, but found doubts on the ground.

  "Stop advancing altogether." Yang Junran shouted loudly.

  The troops stopped advancing quickly under Yang Junran's command.

  Kang Lianqin and Zhang Junzhe rushed over quickly, looking at Yang Junran with a puzzled expression, asking: "Commander, what's wrong?"

  "Look at these tracks on the ground," he said to Zhang Junzhe, "These are the marks of how many tanks."

  Zhang Junzhe looked at the chaotic ground and his face was shocked, saying with some disbelief: "At least a large-scale tank unit has passed through here, otherwise such traces would not appear. Shizuo, what do you mean?"

  "Look at the hoof prints around us," Yang Junran said, pointing to a nearby hoof print.

  Looking at the chaotic hoof prints everywhere, it's clear that they weren't made by horses pulling a transport cart.

  Because the first trip didn't have so many war horses and wouldn't leave such a messy hoof print.

  "It seems it's not just the Mongolian army's problem anymore, the Japanese army has also arrived." Kang Lianqin said to Yang Junran while looking at the horse hoof.

  Yang Junran looked at the surrounding troops that had come to a halt, his face turned somewhat heavy. He knew Zhou Yulan was now in even greater danger, and inside he felt a growing sense of panic.

  "The Japanese army can mobilize tanks, it seems that the troops will not be few. Commander Kang, dispatch a infantry company to search and advance, scout out the situation ahead. The rest of the troops will bypass the road and wait for orders, the tank regiment will stop action and wait for commands, at the same time send a telegram to the chief of staff, mobilize the cavalry regiment, the third brigade will quickly reinforce, no matter how many people they have, we must give them a lesson." Yang Junran gave orders to Kang Lianqin beside him.

  Kang Lianqin nodded and quickly ran towards the communication device on the side.

  Each brigade's communication unit had six telephones, a high-power transmitter and two low-power transmitters.

  Looking at Yang Junran's face, Zhang Junzhe realized the severity of this matter.

  A company of troops quickly unfolded a search along the road ahead.

  The entire unit came to a halt, waiting for the scouting party's report.

  Mortars and infantry guns quickly made preparations to prevent sudden situations.

  Troops within the county town quickly began to mobilize.

  The cavalry regiment's troops, due to their strong mobility, would soon merge with Yang Junran's troops.

  On the empty land beside the road, Yang Junran had already ordered his entourage staff to unfold a map.

  Several officers quickly gathered around, waiting for Yang Junran's command.

  "Besides this road, there is another road leading to the war zone. However, Commander Zhou Yulan told me that this road has many swamps and hasn't been traversed in years. The situation isn't very critical yet. I just contacted Commander Zhou Yulan again, and their Mongolian army has only just launched an attack. Once the third battalion arrives, we'll force our way through here. I'd like to see if the Japanese have the confidence to devour my over 10,000-strong troops." Yang Junran clenched his fist and slammed it onto the map.

  "Sir, no need to say more. Our cavalry regiment is willing to pave the way for our brothers." Liang Fei said quickly, looking at Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran smiled, and this Liang Fei indeed had a bit of bandit air about him. Those newly recruited horse bandits, under Liang Fei's training, obediently followed orders.

  Apart from Liang Fei's majesty, there are also many benefits. After all, Yang Junran's troops were treated quite well.

  And on the road, the troops responsible for searching never found anything unusual.

  Until they were almost in the mountains, a keen-eyed new recruit quietly reported to his squad leader that the mud all around them was freshly turned over.

  The monitor was a veteran soldier and naturally knew that he had already fallen into the ambush circle of the Japanese.

  But the class leader dared to be sure that the Japanese had no intention of eating away their own troops of more than 200 people, otherwise they would have acted long ago.

  "Commander of the troops, why don't we start firing? These Vietnamese are definitely in our sights." A lieutenant colonel holding binoculars and looking at the soldiers on the road asked anxiously.

  Toka Kōji sneered and said with great pleasure: "This unit is not simple, only if this unit is safe will they all come out."

  Chūsa was sighing helplessly, he always thought this was a good opportunity, at least it could deal a blow to the morale of Chinese troops.

  However, Tsukahara Kōji had his own ideas and would never let his subordinates influence his judgment.

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