Chapter 37: Zhang Mí Lóng's Machine Gun Emplacement

  "Zhao Zhibang, come over here... Director Guo has arrived and is calling for you..." Zhao Zhibang had been alone on the mountain slope for almost two hours when Guo Jinan arrived, and the first person he wanted to see was the legendary sharpshooter Zhao Zhibang.

  "Oh... I'm going..." Hearing Li Lian Sheng's voice, Zhao Zhi Bang turned his head, wiped away a tear and got up from the ground.

  "Report team leader, this is Zhao Zhibang." Li Liansheng walked with Guo Jinan.

  After saluting, Zhao Zhibang also followed him to salute Guo Jinan.

  "On the battlefield, when we're fighting for our lives, let's not bother with these things... Are you that Zhao Zhibang who took out a Japanese machine gunner with one shot? ... En... Alright..."

  "Your board is quite solid... have you practiced martial arts before?" Guo Jinan pulled down the two men's hands that were still in a gesture of respect, and with a smiling face, he looked at Zhao Zhibang and pinched his arm, asking.

  "Report team leader, from a young age my father taught me martial arts... I've practiced for some time!" Zhao Zhibang said, and was about to raise his right hand in salute when he was pulled down by Guo Jinan.

  "No wonder... it's no wonder you're skilled in that particular style of martial arts!"

  "I don't know either, it seems to have been passed down from our ancestors..." Zhao Zhibang's words were already choked with sobs. Guo Jinan was indeed a top student at the Northeastern University of Politics and Law back in the day, and he saw Zhao Zhibang's current expression...

  Knowing that his father, who taught him martial arts, was no longer in this world, he stopped asking and tried to change the subject to a lighter topic.

  "Huh... yeah, what about that kid Li Weiguo from yesterday? Get him out here and I'll ask him again if he believes that little devils are also born from their mothers' wombs, and if getting shot is just a hole in one! Haha...

  But when Guo Jinan finished speaking, no one responded to his joke. He knew that Li Weiguo, who was still alive yesterday, must be gone by now, but he didn't know that Li Weiguo had actually died saving Zhao Zhibang."

  "Zhang Lianchang, you did a great job yesterday, not only eliminating over 100 devils but also taking down a lieutenant colonel. The commander is very satisfied with your performance. However, the little devils will definitely not give up easily. This is also their closest route to the north, so the upcoming battle will be even more brutal. You must be mentally prepared!" Guo Jinan said after scanning the silent soldiers on the battlefield with his eyes for a moment.

  "Please rest assured, General... we will definitely hold our ground..."

  "According to reliable sources,"

  The report says that a battalion of reinforcements is gathering here, and according to their mobility, they will arrive in three days at the latest. Commander Zhou asked me to ask if you have any difficulties?" Guo Jinan paused for a moment, looking at Zhang Daman and Li Liansheng.

  "Report to the captain, we now have only one left."

  Light machine gun, no heavy weapons, and there are more than 20 seriously injured brothers here... Zhang Damao didn't finish speaking, Guo Jinan reached out to interrupt him.

  "Don't worry about this, the division commander has already drawn a company from the 211 regiment for you to command, and also drew two..."

  Machine guns, they will arrive here in about four hours. The stretcher team sent by the division's field hospital is also on the way. They will send the wounded directly to the north bank military field hospital for treatment. As for heavy weapons... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

  "Please be assured, General, we don't have heavy weapons, but we can also hold our ground." Looking at Guo Jinan's somewhat embarrassed expression.

  Zhang Damao lifted his left foot and gave him a solemn military salute with a loud thud.

  "Good... but can't be careless either..."

  The report shows that the reinforcements are a well-equipped and fully-staffed battalion from the Japanese Army's elite division, with strong firepower and expertise in mountain warfare. So be careful to minimize casualties!" Guo Jinan did not object to Zhang Daman's military salute this time, and even returned one.

  "I have taken note..."

  "Hmm, this fortification is not bad, it's got some meaning to it, haha, looks like it can withstand the small-caliber artillery better than Laozi's command post! This is good... " Guo Jinan put down his raised right hand and scanned the two single-person trenches in front of the war trench. He walked over while saying this, and after stomping his feet a few times on top, he laughed and said.

  "This is the brother squad of Jingwei's team, can withstand the bombardment of the devils' 92-type cannon,,,,,,,,,,,,," Zhang Daman also followed Guo Jinan

  Then walked past said to.

  "Hmm, it seems that these rabbits still have some use after all... Hehe, can get a few more big ones, and also get that light machine gun out, then even if the enemy's entire regiment comes, I won't be afraid... Haha, damn it... Zhang Damao, this is left to you now... I'll wait for your good news at the back..." After finishing speaking, he glanced at the individual soldier trenches a few times, then turned his head and looked at the mountain slope where the dead soldiers were buried, before turning around and leaving the position with satisfaction.

  After Guo Jinan left, Zhang Dama ordered the soldiers to eat, but since it was still early and the steamed buns for lunch had not been delivered yet, everyone could only fill their stomachs with dry rations and water. Having just heard the team leader's words, Zhang Dama decided to do another project like that one,

  Machine guns were fired from inside, and the positions that were blown up by the enemy's artillery fire yesterday were repaired.

  Having had the experience of last time, and before repairing, they have been discussing and improving with people such as Zhang Damao, Li Liansheng, machine gunner Zhang Mielong, Jing Wei team who is good at building fortifications, and Zhao Zhibang who has fought in actual combat. Finally, the machine gun bunker was repaired like a land bunker. However, this time they did not choose to build the fortification on the original mountain top, but chose a place closer to the foot of the mountain with steep terrain.

  They first dug the originally steep mountain into a vertical surface, then dug a large pit about 30-40 centimeters away from the vertical surface, which was 1.5 meters wide, 4 meters long and 2 meters deep. They covered it with three layers of large wooden bowls and thick branches and mud, and dug six shè holes on the wall of the pit and the mountain's vertical surface. Later, in order to let light in, they dug a slanted ditch on both sides of the pit, which became a solid bunker. Moreover, the camouflage was cleverly located under a mountain recess, so most of the shells would fall on the mountain body that protruded about 1 meter above the camouflage, unless the enemy's cannon could shoot directly at the vertical surface of the mountain. Even if they used powerful howitzers to bombard it, it wouldn't make a difference. Zhang Mínglóng, who had been hiding there for more than three hours with his shirt off, naturally became the first master of this place.

  Because of the lessons learned from yesterday, Zhao Zhibang's two single-person pits were reopened and an additional layer of logs was added on top. To reduce the massive shockwave that could injure people when shells landed directly on the bunker, a thick layer of branches was added between each layer of logs and mud.

  Zhang Damao looked around the newly repaired position with satisfaction, then sat in the trench and let out a strange laugh next to Li Liansheng. Under Li's puzzled and surprised gaze, he pulled out a pack of "Hardman" cigarettes from his pocket, waved them a few times in front of Li, took one out, lit it, and leaned back into the trench to enjoy a nice smoke.

  "It's from the team leader again, isn't it? How come I didn't notice when you snatched it away? Ah, you're really wasting your talent by not doing this for a living!" Li Liansheng stretched out two fingers in a scissor-like shape and waved them in front of Zhang Damao's face before rudely snatching the cigarette from his hand.