Chapter 43: The Independent Regiment is in Danger! The Pinnacle of Light Infantry: The Snow Leopard Special Operations Team's 40-Hour Forced March of Four Hundred Li

As a transmigrator, Li Yunlong naturally knew about the incident where the Yamamoto Special Forces attacked the Independent Regiment at Yangcun.

However, Li Yunlong could not remember the exact timing.

When the system suddenly provided this intelligence, it instantly put Li Yunlong on high alert.

Li Yunlong was well aware that after the Yamamoto Special Forces attacked the Independent Regiment, the regiment suffered heavy losses.

Most importantly, the primary target of the Yamamoto Special Forces was not the Independent Regiment, but the Eighth Route Army Frontline General Headquarters located at Daxiawan.

Yet, the Independent Regiment had suddenly been redeployed to Yangcun, accidentally running right into the Yamamoto Special Forces, who were preparing to launch a sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army Frontline General Headquarters.

Regardless of how it happened, the Yamamoto Special Forces had indeed collided with Kong Jie's Independent Regiment.

"The Yamamoto Special Forces are striking tomorrow night. It's impossible to notify the Independent Regiment in advance," Li Yunlong said, his brows knitted tightly and his face grim. "While the New Regiment has a radio, Kong Jie's Independent Regiment doesn't."

"Even if I wanted to notify the General Headquarters or the Division Headquarters, I don't have their radio frequencies here... This is going to be troublesome."

Although Li Yunlong was a transmigrator, he held a deep appreciation for Kong Jie.

Furthermore, as a member of the Eighth Route Army... if the various units of the Eighth Route Army were safe for the time being, Li Yunlong could indeed rest easy developing the New Regiment in Jinsui Town.

But now that war was imminent, and he had received advance intelligence, Li Yunlong simply could not remain indifferent.

Li Yunlong took a deep breath, abruptly stood up, and walked over to the Northwest Shanxi regional map, his gaze profound: "From the map, Jinsui Town is over 200 kilometers away from Yangcun... that's 400 lis!"

"The intelligence provided by the system states that the Yamamoto Special Forces will act tomorrow night. I recall from the show that the time they attacked Yangcun was late at night, dead of night, at least past 11 PM."

"If we calculate it that way, with it being 7 PM now, there are still over 40 hours left until 11 PM tomorrow night!"

"If I were to have the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team whip their horses and gallop full speed, riding horses would inevitably require taking the main roads, and every necessary route passes right through enemy-occupied territory—far too dangerous."

"By then, not only would we fail to save the Independent Regiment, but we might even get the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team killed."

"Yet, if the New Regiment does nothing, the Independent Regiment will undoubtedly suffer heavy casualties, and Kong Jie will be stripped of his position as regimental commander. That simply will not do."

"If we provide reinforcements, the only option is a forced march on foot. Marching 200 kilometers in a little over 40 hours is not entirely impossible!"

Just at that moment, the system's voice suddenly echoed in Li Yunlong's mind.

[Ding-dong! Detected that the host is caught in a dilemma, the God-tier Choice System has triggered a choice!]

[Choice One: Lead troops on a forced march to Yangcun and ambush the Yamamoto Special Forces. System rewards: blueprints for a 40mm rocket launcher, 10 Italian cannons with a sufficient supply of shells, and 12 shells for the 107mm rocket artillery.]

[Choice Two: Remain inactive and continue development. System rewards: 1 Italian cannon with shells, the title of "Cowardly Turtle," and blueprints for the M1 Garand rifle.]

Seeing the choices offered by the system, Li Yunlong was momentarily speechless: "..."

Setting aside his conscience and simply looking at the rewards provided by the system, it was not hard to see that the gap between Choice One and Choice Two was exceptionally large. Obviously, the God-tier Choice System also hoped the New Regiment would deploy troops to ambush the Yamamoto Special Forces.

Choice One offered a full 10 Italian cannons, while Choice Two offered only one... the difference was massive!

As for the M1 Garand rifle blueprints offered in Choice Two, neither its firepower nor its performance matched the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, making them useless to him.

And as for the "Cowardly Turtle" title, Li Yunlong had no intention of claiming it.

"Damn it, I'm definitely getting those 40mm rocket launcher blueprints and 10 Italian cannons!" Li Yunlong said through gritted teeth. "So what if it's a 200-kilometer forced march? Just get it done!"

"It would be best if we could arrive at Yangcun early to notify Kong Jie to set up defenses!"

"If we can't, then we'll cut off the retreat route of the Yamamoto Special Forces and make sure they can't leave easily."

Having made up his mind, Li Yunlong immediately shouted toward the door: "Monk, go find Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu for me."

"Understood!" Wei Dayong acknowledged from outside the door.

It was worth mentioning that Xu Hu had now become the deputy commander of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team, and his capabilities were naturally outstanding.

Ten minutes later.

Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu arrived at the headquarters.

"Commander," Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu said in unison, saluting respectfully.

Li Yunlong gave a slight nod in response.

Without any wasted words, Li Yunlong cut straight to the point: "I've just received intelligence that the Independent Regiment, which was redeployed to Yangcun, might be attacked by the little Japanese devils tomorrow night. Your mission now is to execute a forced march of over 200 kilometers within 40 hours... that's a 400-li forced march in 40 hours!"

"We must arrive at Yangcun before the little devils attack and notify the Independent Regiment!"

As soon as Li Yunlong said this, Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu both widened their eyes in shock.

Although it only required averaging a little over 5 kilometers per hour, this was a continuous march lasting 40 hours—an extreme test of the soldiers' physical stamina and endurance.

This meant 40 hours, nearly two full days and nights without sleep, constantly on the move.

"Commander, the difficulty of such a forced march is simply too high," Zhou Weiguo said with a furrowed brow. "This is practically an impossible mission!"

"Difficult or not, we have to challenge it," Li Yunlong took a deep breath and said. "The situation arose too suddenly, and besides this, we have no other choice."

"The two of you will immediately assemble the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team to move out, and I will be going with you."

"This time, our New Regiment's Snow Leopard Special Operations Team is going to create a miracle and reinforce the Independent Regiment, which is facing imminent danger!"

Hearing Li Yunlong say this, Zhou Weiguo widened his eyes: "Commander, wouldn't it be too dangerous for you to come with us?"

"Say no more, my mind is made up," Li Yunlong waved his hand. "Hurry down and prepare."

"Understood!" Zhou Weiguo then acknowledged in a deep voice.

......

Ten minutes later.

Li Yunlong, Wei Dayong, Zhou Weiguo, and Xu Hu led the fully armed Snow Leopard Special Operations Team out of Jinsui Town, beginning their forced march toward Yangcun.

After all, the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team was composed of truly elite soldiers, and their daily training intensity was far greater than that of ordinary troops.

Therefore, the physical stamina of the soldiers in the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team was exceptionally strong.

Furthermore, before today's training could officially begin, the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team had been pulled out for a forced march while their physical energy was still at its peak.

Consequently, the initial phase of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team's forced march was quite effortless... the first 10 kilometers were nothing at all to the soldiers.

However, as time went on, the soldiers of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team covered 50 kilometers in eight solid hours.

Yet, while covering the first quarter of the distance at an increased pace had saved time, the remaining 150 kilometers would be the true challenge.

After advancing 50 kilometers, the physical strength of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team soldiers dropped drastically, and their pace gradually slowed down.

Li Yunlong had been walking alongside the flank of the formation all this time. Seeing this situation, he immediately spoke up: "Comrades, we've already covered a quarter of the distance. Everyone, hang in there!"

"Our New Regiment's Snow Leopard Special Operations Team can definitely create a miracle. I will fight shoulder to shoulder with you!"

Encouraged by Li Yunlong, the eyes of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team soldiers lit up with fierce determination, their expressions resolute as they quickened their pace once again.

......

Twenty hours, 115 kilometers!

The physical stamina of the Snow Leopard Special Operations Team soldiers was almost completely exhausted, and they were continuing to push forward entirely on their formidable willpower and faith...

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