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Chapter 287 Chapter 286 Begins
Question: How can we reasonably reduce the weight we carry during a march?

Answer: By sharing the rations you carry with your comrades, you can reduce the weight by at least 1 kilogram.

Therefore, in line with the principle of reducing as much as possible, the guerrilla fighters took out the fried noodles bags slung across their bodies, added water to their large teacups, and rolled them into dough balls. Then, these fried noodles mixed with various grains and even some qi-boosting herbs such as astragalus, with a strange taste, became tonight's dinner.

Then it was very successful. The guerrillas' weight was reduced by about 1 kilogram each.

After an hour's rest, the moon rose. Led by the local soldiers of the supplementary brigade and the first company of the special forces regiment, the team continued to set out, moving through the mountains in the dark...

Laiyuan Town, after the 169th Division retreated to the rear to rest, the Japanese occupied this place, and then used it as a bridgehead for the advance, constantly exploring the terrain and deploying troops. It was not until July, when the Japanese army launched the second nine-way siege, that Laiyuan Town gradually became a town behind the "occupied area".

However, the important position of Laiyuan Town has not changed at all! After all, the exploration and construction of railway lines require a suitable station, and Laiyuan Town is the best location!

Early this morning, the captain of the Japanese squadron stationed in Laiyuan Town, Nakamura, walked around the town as usual, looked at the defenses everywhere, and then returned to the best yard in the town with peace of mind. At this time, this is the station of his squadron and the location of the engineering department for the construction of the entire Baijin Line Railway.

"My grandson-san, how is the situation of your railway protection team?" After entering the office, Captain Nakamura saw Captain My grandson sitting opposite his desk, so he asked.

"Everything is normal in our railway protection team! Nakamura-kun, days like this are too boring. I really hope that the Eighth Route Army guerrillas will come and destroy the railway right now. I will be excited enough then!" My grandson Naoto, the squadron leader, looked at the mountain shadows outside the window with some boredom, feeling quite bored.

However, what he didn't know was that, right out of his sight, a group of people were busy working.

On the hilltop southeast of Laiyuan Town, Li Yuexuan put down his binoculars and said to the officers nearby, "From this position, Laiyuan Town is only 700 meters away. The Japanese didn't even set up a sentry post on the hill. How confident must they be to do this? So, I plan to place the first company's blocking position at this location. What do you think?"

"This place is too close to Laiyuan Town. Will it lead to a full-scale counterattack by the Japanese?" asked a cadre from the supplementary brigade.

"I'm just afraid that he won't come! We are confident that we can rely on the terrain here to annihilate the Japanese invaders! And there are advantages to setting up positions here. Grenade launchers can be fired directly into the town, which is enough to threaten the Japanese defenders! By the way, I suggest that all the grenade launchers be gathered together, under unified command, to form a grenade launcher bombing position! How many grenade launchers do we have?" Li Yuexuan asked.

"We have 7 grenade launchers, the Special Company 6 has grenade launchers, and where is the reinforcement brigade?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"We have 10 grenade launchers, and the grenade launchers are all your students, Comrade Peregrine!" said the cadre of the supplementary brigade. "Haha, my students? Which class? Never mind, it doesn't matter. If you agree, then transfer all the grenade launchers over. We can gather 23 grenade launchers and form a grenade launcher position with strong firepower! If possible, this grenade launcher team will be enough to block the river and road here!" Li Yuexuan said, pointing to the valley ahead.

"That's right, but I feel that it would be best for us to set an ambush. For example, let the Japanese come from Laiyuan Town from the road to our west. You see, the river coming from Laiyuan Town goes southwest from here, and turns southeast after passing the foot of the mountain. At the south corner, the river turns southwest again... and we can set up an ambush on the mountain to the south. This ridge is enough to block Laiyuan Town's observation. It's very safe!" Captain Ge put forward his own opinion.

"I agree to set up an ambush on the two mountains in the south! In this way, our comrades in the guerrilla brigade will guard the middle mountain, your guerrilla company will be in the north, and the special company will be in the south. We will ambush the Japanese in this area less than one kilometer away from Laiyuan Town! I think the Japanese will never dream that we dare to set up an ambush position right under their noses, right?" said the captain of the supplementary brigade.

"In that case, let's set up a position in the south without further ado! Should we bury a mine? If the Japanese convoy comes out, we can stop it with a mine, and the rest will be easy!" Captain Ge said, and then continued: "And you see, should we set up a position on the hilltop west of the valley and attack the Japanese from both sides?"

"There are no mines, and we can't be exposed in advance, so forget it! But I can guarantee that the Japanese convoy will stop! Don't worry, I have a grenade launcher in hand, no problem! As for whether to set up firing points on the opposite side? Although we have more than 1100 people, there are only more than real veterans, and the replacement battalion... ahem, we are not looking down on anyone, it's just that there are too many new recruits in the replacement battalion..."

"Okay, Comrade Youshun, don't explain. We understand!" The supplementary captain quickly interrupted Li Yuexuan and said, "Then concentrate your forces and set up firepower points on this side! Moreover, this zigzag terrain is more suitable for the deployment of machine gun positions and it is easier to set up a crossfire network! Unfortunately, our brigade does not have heavy machine guns, and your Youyi Company does not have heavy machine guns either. Only the Special Company has two!"

"Then it's decided, let's set up an ambush here! Well... it's only 8 o'clock in the morning, should we find a place, dig some sand, and make some sandbags?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"Sand is easy to get. I know a place where we can dig it!" A platoon leader from the local area of ​​the supplementary brigade quickly said.

"Go dig sand and make sandbags. We will set up positions here! And our artillery positions should come into play this time! Artillery platoon, follow me, we will set up positions on the reverse slope of this ridge in the north! I don't know how Director Zhao taught you, but now listen to me, we will set up artillery positions less than 800 meters away from the Japanese, and then we will blow them to pieces!" said Li Yuexuan.

After a quick look at the terrain and making arrangements, everyone went about their business. The most relaxed ones were naturally the comrades of the first company, who only needed to hide in the bushes behind the northern ridge.

Then, the comrades of the supplementary team took small burlap bags and went to a place where it was convenient to dig sand to make sandbags.

Finally, it was the Special Company 1 who chose a hillside facing the river in the south and set up an ambush for themselves.

(End of this chapter)