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Chapter 55, pocket formation?
The sun was shining in the sky, bringing warmth to the earth, dispelling the morning chill, and also warming the soldiers lying in ambush on the mountain.

As the first battle of the blocking battle, the commander of the first company, Si Yong, was naturally responsible for fighting this battle. This was also to take care of the first company. After all, in the initial battle, the Japanese were not clear about the situation and it was easy to win.

Now, the company has 6 Type light machine guns and two Type heavy machine guns set up on the hills on both sides of the ridge to increase the firepower of the machine guns. The machine gunner in charge of operating the machine gun is now putting his eyes in front of the sight on the machine gun, curiously looking at the scene in the mirror. They have never seen this thing before.

But our protagonist Li Yuexuan has nothing to do at this time...ah, it can't be said that he has nothing to do, because the 10 members of their guerrilla team are eating chicken at this time.

That's right, eating chicken, literally! Eat for eating, pheasant for chicken. Where do pheasants come from? This is a mountainous area, and there is a river at the foot of the mountain. It is the favorite place for small animals such as pheasants and hares! The previous battle made these small animals flee far away, but it has been a long time since the battle, so the animals naturally came back.

So, when they were moving westward from Heshanggou, the brothers Bai Dabao and Bai Dashan, with their hunters' instinct, discovered a flock of pheasants on the mountain. So, the slingshot in Li Yuexuan's pocket was once again effective, directly killing a fat pheasant.

With the chicken and some wild fresh peppercorns from the mountain, our comrade Luo Wei used a small camp pot to make a pot of spicy chicken. Well, the camp pot was just seized...

"It's the day of exorcism at noon, and my sweat is dripping down to the ground. After finishing my meal, I'll go and kill another group of ghosts!" Li Yuexuan was full and put the lunch box aside, muttering to himself.

"What's the 5st Squad? There are devils in the st Squad, right? That's so unambitious! Speaking of Hu Yanqing, back then..." Lai Fu was going to start a paragraph.

"Brother Laifu, stop, there is a war going on! But in my opinion, we can't just wait here!" Li Yuexuan said, and looked at Xing Weiguo: "Captain, I suggest that our guerrillas act alone, choose a commanding height, and add a firepower point on the battlefield!"

"Seeing the enemy troops getting closer and closer, we have been asked to hide behind the ridge and wait for the opportunity to fight and take care of the wounded. This is not okay!" Li Yuexuan couldn't sit still. He still hadn't had enough fun today! Even though the grenade launcher blew up the enemy's infantry gun ammunition box and took away many enemy soldiers, he still didn't have enough fun!
"That makes sense! We can't hide here. I think it would be a good idea to find a suitable terrain on the south side of the company's position as our firepower point!" Xing Weiguo also agreed with Li Yuexuan's idea.

The reason was simple. The guerrillas had gone through battles of all sizes and were now a mature infantry squad! Although they did not bring light machine guns, the ones with good marksmanship included Li Yuexuan, the Bai brothers, Hu Lanzhou, Tian Chuan, and himself. The remaining Yun Chao, Lai Fu, Luo Wei, and Tian E, although their marksmanship was not as good, were also improving.

Therefore, their guerrillas need to fight and use the blood of the devils to hone the team and make the team grow rapidly, while also strengthening firepower.

Zhang Dabiao, who was still holding a telescope to watch the enemy, heard Xing Weiguo's report, thought about it and agreed! He understood that if there were six more veterans with outstanding marksmanship on the battlefield, it would be a great benefit to the next battle! Moreover, the only grenade launcher on the scene was in the guerrillas! Although the New 6st Regiment still had Wang Chengzhu's mortar, wasn't it in the regiment headquarters, not in front of him!
So, after eating and drinking, Li Yuexuan and his team walked along a weed-covered path towards the southern hilltop. Finally, about 60 meters away from the main position, the 10 of them formed three firing points and hid in the place closest to the devils. It was the place closest to the devils! Because the main body of this ridge runs from north to south, there are towering hills and ridges for several miles to the south. The direction from which the devils came was southwest, which just formed an angle with this side. Moreover, on the north side of this ridge, it extends to the west for about 3 meters, and on the south side, according to the mountain terrain, there is a corner extending to the southwest.

How to say it? Zhang Dabiao was also a smart man. He placed his position on the ridges that ran along the valley below the mountain. The entire position formed a shape that half surrounded the enemy's path. It was like an open pocket, waiting for the enemy to get in. The guerrillas were located at the southern opening of this pocket, which was the closest position to the enemy.

In order to enhance the firepower of the guerrillas, Zhang Dabiao sent a squad of soldiers to follow the guerrillas. Of course, two boxes of grenade launchers and grenades seized today were also brought up for use!
At this time, the Japanese had already approached the front of the first battalion's position, which was below the guerrillas. Looking at the Japanese a hundred meters below the mountain, Xing Weiguo couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Ha, this is a pocket formation, and we are the rope that ties the pocket!"

"It's a pity that we don't have too many grenades. Otherwise, we could send some people out, and when the battle comes, they would go down to the ridge below and throw grenades directly down. The Japanese would be in great trouble!" Li Yuexuan also sighed when he saw the formation here.

"It's useless! The Japanese attacked us as soon as we threw the dozen or so grenades we seized from the puppet army that night! However, we still have some melon grenades, so we can give it a try! Squad leader Zhang Chong, do you want to be grenade throwers?" Xing Weiguo discussed with Zhang Chong in a low voice.

That’s right, Zhang Chong who served as the commando this morning was from the infantry squad sent by Zhang Dabiao.

"Okay, our company just happened to be given a lot of melon grenades, we will return them to the Japanese later!" Zhang Chong was also a fearless person, and agreed with a smile.

While they were talking, the Japanese soldiers filed past them in the valley below, leaving them with only their side profiles.

"100^150^200..." Before the battle started, the soldiers hiding in the bushes were counting out of boredom. When the number of Japanese soldiers reached 300, the sound of box gun gun fire suddenly rang out, shaking the entire battlefield.

"Shoot..." Without any prior agreement, the squad and platoon leaders all shouted loudly, then pulled the trigger and fired bullets at the Japanese soldiers they had been aiming at.

Bang... Bang... Crack... Crack... The sound of gunfire from the Type 38 rifles and the Type 99 rifles suddenly rang out on the mountain. The bullets seized from the Japanese flew towards them with their scorching temperature.

(End of this chapter)