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Chapter 397 Chapter 396, Hold on for a few days
The battle was over before it even started, which meant that the enemy had almost no bullets, and we got them all! Of course, because the explosion was so violent, most of the captured rifles had problems and needed to be repaired before they could be used again. However, this was not a big problem, as there was a repair shop that specialized in this!
As the supplies piled up on the mountain, Li Yunlong found that the Japanese were really fat, probably because the armored train was too powerful. But no matter what, since the supplies were in the hands of the people who bought them, they had to find a way to send them back! So, a messenger, with Li Yunlong's handwritten order, found Political Commissar Zhao to transfer people.

"Old Li has won the battle?" Political Commissar Zhao didn't believe it at first, but when he raised the telescope and saw the supplies piled up into a small hill, he immediately believed it.

"So... Shen Quan, take a platoon and organize 300 young and strong civilians to go up the mountain immediately, bring down all the supplies we seized and send them back!" Political Commissar Zhao arranged.

"Yes, Political Commissar!" Shen Quan received the order and took people to organize the people.

Political Commissar Zhao looked at Shen Quan's back and felt a little worried, so he said to Xing Zhiguo: "Deputy Commander Xing, I'll go to the mountain to take a look. You will be in charge of the work here for the time being!"

"Yes, Political Commissar!" Xing Zhiguo quickly accepted the task.

On the mountain, Li Yunlong, who was already in the trench, got together with Li Yuexuan again, and even lit a cigarette for himself. Well, the cigarette was just seized.

"Captain Li, I wanted to ask you yesterday, why haven't I seen Captain Kong? He wouldn't really go to the headquarters to work as a groom, right?" Li Yuexuan asked.

"No, I stopped him and called the commander. He is now the deputy commander of our independent regiment. But Lao Kong didn't come with us this time. He is guarding at home with the cavalry company."

"I thought so, I always felt like something was missing, so this is what happened." Li Yuexuan sighed and continued, "So how many days do we have to stay here?"

"I, Old Li, don't know about this either! The headquarters is very determined this time and has strong mobilization power. It won't end so easily! But we'll stay here and don't think too much about other things. Just think about how to block the Japanese south of Luanliu Station! This hilltop is good, with a large north-south span and a large east-west span. It's right on the railway line and close to Yangquan. It's obviously a vital choke point."

"Captain, let's not mention this mountain or that mountain. Since this hill doesn't have a specific name, let's just give it a name. Then we can talk about where we fought in the future."

"Then what do you think is a suitable name for this mountain?" Li Yunlong asked.

"When you woke up this morning, didn't you catch a bunch of grasshoppers and string them together with dogtail grass? Why not just call it Dogtail Mountain?" Li Yuexuan said.

"It would be better to call it Grasshopper Mountain, which is much more pronounceable than Ning==your Dogtail Mountain!" said Li Yunlong.

"Okay, then let's call it Grasshopper Hill!" Li Yuexuan agreed, and this small hill was named Grasshopper Hill.

It seemed that this mountain was spiritual. Just after the two men named the mountain Grasshopper Mountain, a strong wind blew from the north, taking away the heat in the soldiers' hearts and bringing a hint of coolness.

Not long after, Political Commissar Zhao led his men up the mountain and saw the seized supplies, and also saw the soldiers carrying rice bags up the mountain like ants moving their homes. If you can only see a pile of supplies like the top of a mountain from a distance, and you are somewhat defensive in your heart, then when you see the supplies piled up on the hillside with your own eyes, you can only use shock to describe your mood at this time! Especially Political Commissar Zhao, although he graduated from the Anti-Japanese University, he rarely saw so many supplies seized at once.

So, when Political Commissar Zhao saw the spots all over the ground, he was really shocked. He quickly found Li Yunlong and told him to send a telegram immediately and not to delay.

Li Yunlong naturally understood what Political Commissar Zhao meant, so he immediately took out a pen and paper and drafted a report with Political Commissar Zhao and submitted it. The report document not only had the names of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang written, but also included Li Yuexuan, representing the guerrillas in participating in this blocking battle.

After signing the agreement, Political Commissar Zhao personally took the signalman to find a place to send a telegram, informing the brigade of the battle results from last night to today, and then waited for a reply from the brigade.

The brigade was very busy, but the call was still received within 10 minutes. The order in the call was also very simple, which was to stay near Grasshopper Hill to prevent the Japanese from breaking through from this side and protect the people from continuing to work.

"That means we will face fierce attacks from the Japanese in the next period of time? No, I have to move the artillery position to the back mountain!" Li Yuexuan made a decision after receiving the call back. Xing Weiguo happened to be here with his poor only company of the third battalion, so Li Yuexuan decisively asked the old captain for help and asked Old Xing to help him dig a pit in the back mountain.

"The guerrillas are going to fight a positional war again!" Xing Weiguo was very happy to help Li Yuexuan, so he brought his men over to join in the fight.

So, on the back mountain, while Political Commissar Zhao led his men to move away the spoils of war obtained from the battlefield, Li Yuexuan and Xing Weiguo also led their men to disperse the construction work, closely following the front line of the mountain ridge, and built a trench. This was not the end, several communication trenches were dug, and then they began to dig at the halfway point of the mountain, preparing to dig out some air-raid shelters.

Neither Li Yuexuan nor Li Yunlong had any objection to this, because this place was too close to Taiyuan, and the Japanese might use bombers to bomb next. Therefore, digging deep holes and hiding well would be the only way to deal with the next situation. Of course, if the planes didn't come, it would be even better.

"By the way, don't forget to remind your comrades to prepare a bottle of water and a towel. Once the Japanese drop poison gas bombs, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel!" Li Yuexuan did not forget to remind them of this.

Although the preparation work is boring and tiring, it must be done. After all, it concerns the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians behind them.

But Li Yuexuan had something else in mind. While everyone was working, Li Yuexuan emptied his mind, checked the map, and focused on the location of Lion's Head Mountain.

Yes, he remembered clearly that there was a Lion's Head Mountain to the west of Yangquan, where the 14th and 769th Regiments were stationed, blocking the Japanese for seven whole days.

"So, will the Japanese attack Lion's Head Mountain next, or will they attack us? Or will they attack both?" Li Yuexuan began to think. He had to think about this question, because his existence was like the butterfly flapping its wings, which would cause a chain reaction.

There is another problem, that is, if the main force of the Japanese army goes to attack Lion's Head Mountain, how can we help them?
(End of this chapter)