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Chapter 39, Full Moon Night
Outside the Dragon King Temple, Company Captain Huang sat on a rock, holding a gun in his hand, looking up at the sky, waiting for the team to set off.

The company instructor looked at Captain Huang sitting there, and walked over and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

"Old Huang, let's have one!" A cigarette came in front of Captain Huang, and he naturally reached out to take it and put it in his mouth.

Crack... The faint light of the match illuminated the faces of the two people, and then two flickering red dots appeared in the still bright moonlight.

"Counting the days, today should be August 15th, right?" Instructor Lian took a puff of his cigarette and looked up at the sky.

At this time, there was a huge moon in the night sky, hanging round on the southern hilltop, like a silver plate. In this scene, if the poet Li Bai was here, he would definitely compose a poem.

"It's the fifteenth... Should we eat mooncakes today? I've even forgotten what mooncakes taste like!" said Captain Huang.

"Have you ever eaten mooncakes? When I was a child, my family was poor. I only saw what mooncakes looked like in front of shops, but I never ate them!" The instructor took a puff of cigarette and said, "Now... now we don't have the conditions. But after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, we will have a good mooncake! I really hope that our descendants can eat mooncakes every year..."

"What's the matter? You, Lian Sheng, still want to compose a poem? Think about our mission tonight first. Do you think our captain's arrangement will work?" Captain Huang looked back inside the Dragon King Temple and said in a low voice.

"No matter whether it succeeds or not, you as the company commander must have confidence! Besides, the strong will survive the storm, and those who participate in tonight's operation are all veterans!" After saying this, instructor Lian Sheng stood up and patted Company Commander Huang on the shoulder.

"Okay, everyone in the company assemble!" Captain Huang stood up and regained the calmness and wisdom that a commander should have.

Swish, swish, swish... There was a sound of clothes rubbing against each other, accompanied by the sound of hard-soled shoes stepping on the ground. The 3 soldiers of the 30rd Company stood in three rows in front of the two commanders.

Then, there was another swish sound, and the guerrilla fighters, led by Xing Weiguo, stood behind the 3rd company and formed the fourth line. At this point, a total of 42 people in the assault team were formed.

This assault team is not simple! First of all, as the company instructor said, these people are all veterans! Even the guerrilla fighters are veterans who have fought in battles!

Looking at the equipment of this squad, it is even more amazing! Except for Li Yuexuan, Bai Dabao and Bai Dashan, the rest of them carried Type 42 rifles on their backs, and the machine gun group was all replaced with Type 6 rifles. Moreover, a -man assault squad was equipped with Type rifles, and even the machine gunner Lao Qi replaced the Czech-style with a Type rifle. This level is definitely rich in the Eighth Route Army.

It is worth mentioning that these 6 Type 3 light machine guns all belonged to the rd Company, and the guerrillas did not carry machine guns in combat.

Not only that, the soldiers carried ammunition according to the Japanese standard of 120 rounds. Some even tied the Japanese's belts to their bodies and hung the ammunition boxes on the belts.

Li Yuexuan also received some ammunition supplies! After all, Li is a regiment commander. Knowing that Li Yuexuan and his men were using Mosin-Nagant, he looted more than 200 rounds of 7.62mmR bullets from the New 120st Regiment and gave them to the trio. At this time, Li Yuexuan and his men also had rounds of bullets.

It can be said that even if you search the entire Eighth Route Army, you cannot find such an elite team!

Otherwise, how can we say that if we don’t have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us? Although the guerrillas are small in number, they have a lot of equipment in stock! Well, the same is true for the 3rd Company, all of which were captured on the battlefield during the day. "It seems that everyone is ready, so let's go!" There was no pre-war mobilization, nor any great talk. After counting the number of people, Captain Huang led the team to the north along the ridge.

Actually, Li Yuexuan is still a little confused, because he doesn't know what the goal of tonight's operation is, so he just followed along. But, if he follows the team out, then there will be battles to fight and he can kill the devils, right?
The group hurried along the mountain road, turned north and west, went down the mountain and crossed the river. Under the illumination of the full moon, they could see the road clearly. Of course, there were flashlights in front and behind, which were also seized.

"Captain, now that it has come to this, you should tell us what we are going to do tonight?" Li Yuexuan asked as he followed the team.

"Don't ask. I don't know even if you ask!" Xing Weiguo said. He felt that he couldn't ignore Li Yuexuan, so he changed the subject: "Military doctor, do you know how much our guerrillas have now?"

"How much is it? Captain, are we rich?" Before Li Yuexuan could answer, Luo Wei's honest voice rang out.

"Ha, it's not like we're going to get rich. We won't be able to use the money we looted from the devils for a while, so our captain left some dollars and French francs, and the rest was handed over to the organization. I'm talking about our weapons and ammunition! Hey, even though there are only 16 of us now, we have 51 Type 4 rifles, 7450 Type rifles, and rounds of bullets."

"Is it so much? Wow, this is really rich!" Li Yuexuan was happy when he heard the number and said it out loud.

"Well, due to our guerrillas' combat achievements, the military district did not take our captured weapons and ammunition, but kept them for us to use in developing our team! So, comrades, it won't be long before our guerrillas will have the strength of a company!" Xing Weiguo's voice was filled with excitement.

Well, his calculation was actually correct! The guerrillas now have 51 Type 3 rifles, 2 Mosin-Nagants, 2 box guns, 1 hunting rifles, 1 Czech-style, 4 musket, 3 crooked-handled machine guns, 47 grenade launchers, 53 grenades, and various grenades. And then add some cold weapons such as machetes and red tasseled spears, and it is no problem to form a company. After all, the main force cannot guarantee that everyone has a gun.

"Captain, according to your calculation, when our guerrillas have the strength of a company, do we all have to be squad leaders and platoon leaders?" Tian E asked.

"Well, that's about it! Fight well, and when you become squad leaders, teach all your skills to the new recruits, and then our guerrilla team can continue to expand!" Xing Weiguo said.

"Captain, if that day really comes, give me a dozen people and I will teach them how to rescue on the battlefield, so we can have a guarantee." Li Yuexuan also said.

"Military doctor, you can't just teach battlefield first aid. You have to lead a few grenade throwers, help train marksmanship, and... well, by then you will be the instructor of our guerrillas' new recruits!"

"Okay, stop and keep quiet!" Captain Huang's voice came from the front, and everyone shut up immediately.

"Okay, comrades, come over here, I'll tell you our objectives for tonight!"

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