A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

"Yes, Commander, that's the gun."

Zheng Kaixuan took off the gun and handed it over.

"Good gun! Really good gun!"

After the brigade commander took it, he observed it carefully and praised it repeatedly.

"It would be great if this gun could be mass-produced. If it could be mass-produced, the Japanese would never dare to be so arrogant as they are now."

"After this battle, you must do your best to ensure mass production. If you encounter any difficulties, have Li Yunlong report them directly to the brigade headquarters."

The brigade commander didn't say much about this matter. He patted Zheng Kaixuan on the shoulder to show encouragement.

"Alright, this time the 772nd Regiment must fully cooperate with the 771st Regiment to win this ambush."

"Your 772nd Regiment's position is in the area of ​​Gongjia Village on the northeast side. Go and prepare quickly. The Japanese are expected to arrive at the battlefield tomorrow."

"Yes! Brigadier."

Zheng Kaixuan and the soldiers of the third battalion, along with the deputy regiment commander and Li Yunlong, soon arrived near Gongjia Village.

Gongjia Village is located on a high ground behind the Huangya Village Grand Canyon. From this position, you can overlook a long part of the back of the canyon river, which is a good place for an ambush.

When the soldiers of the third battalion arrived, the first and second battalions of the 772nd Regiment were already busy digging trenches and building fortifications on the high ground.

Li Yunlong immediately ordered the soldiers of the third battalion to join the trench digging team.

"First Company Commander, Second Company Commander, Shen Quan, take Kaixuan, Xizi, and Zhuzi with you and follow me."

However, Shen Quan, Zheng Kaixuan and others were called out individually by Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong led them to find a small path and climbed down the Gongjia Village heights.

"Although our 772nd Regiment is not the main attacking force this time, we are responsible for the rear flank attack and can still achieve the same effect as the main attack."

"I've just made a request to the regimental commander and deputy regimental commander. Once the Japanese enter the encirclement, let the first and second battalions cooperate on the high ground. Our third battalion will be responsible for cutting off the Japanese retreat. Within the 772nd Regiment, our third battalion will also be the main attacking force."

"Remember this trail. Tomorrow you can follow it to quickly descend to the river."

Li Yunlong led everyone down the path and entered the flat riverbed again, familiarizing himself with the terrain below.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong called another company of soldiers and dug several trenches in some more hidden locations at the bottom of the riverbed and among the weeds.

There was a lot of silt at the bottom of the riverbed and the soil was relatively loose, so digging these trenches was quite easy and required almost no effort.

Considering that the Japanese would pass through here and fearing to attract their attention, Li Yunlong ordered trenches to be dug as much as possible on both sides of the riverbed, leaving a road in the middle.

In addition, after the trenches were dug, a large amount of weeds were planted on top to serve as camouflage.

We were busy until the evening, and all the preparations were finally completed.

The 771st Regiment was located deep in the southern canyon and retreated to the nearby Nanju Village to rest.

The three battalions of the 772nd Regiment used the nearby Gongjia Village as a temporary camp and rested for a night.

Under the cover of night, the soldiers boiled water and had a full meal.

As for the living quarters, they are rather simple.

Gongjia Village is not a big village, with only a dozen households, so there certainly aren't that many kangs.

Zheng Kaixuan and a group of soldiers had no choice but to spread their own blankets on the ground and sleep on the floor for the night.

At this time in Shanxi, the temperature was more than 20 degrees below zero at night. Even indoors, you could feel the extreme cold.

The soldiers didn't even dare to take off their clothes when they slept. They huddled together tightly, relying on each other's body temperature to keep warm.

The conditions here are a world of difference compared to when we were in Wei Zhuang.

But compared to fighting the Japanese, this was nothing, and Zheng Kaixuan fell asleep quickly.

Around five o'clock in the morning of the next day, when the sky was still pitch black, a phone call came into the headquarters of the 772nd Regiment.

"A battalion from the 109th Regiment of the Japanese 136th Division is advancing westward from Jiulong Pass. Their target is most likely Xiyang County to our west."

"If you want to reach Xiyang, this Huangyadi Canyon is the only way. Division headquarters orders your troops to quickly enter the ambush position."

"Especially Li Yunlong's Third Battalion, they must always be prepared to intercept the enemy's retreat."

Zheng Kaixuan was awakened by a whistle.

"Don't sleep anymore, gather! Everyone gather! The Japs are coming soon."

The soldiers of the third battalion quickly gathered together. They took their weapons and followed Li Yunlong to the ambush position on the Gongjia Village high ground.

The first and second battalions arrived at the ambush position almost at the same time.

The weather in Huangya Canyon in November was freezing cold in the morning, and Zheng Kaixuan wrapped his military uniform tightly.

Although he was still wearing the yellow woolen coat that Li Yunlong had given him a few days ago, he was shivering from the cold.

From a little after five o'clock, Zheng Kaixuan and the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment lay on the high ground for more than an hour.

It was not until dawn, around six o'clock in the morning, that a large group of Japanese soldiers, about a thousand people, appeared in everyone's sight from afar.

"Here we go, everyone, take cover. If anyone dares to make any noise and disturb the Japs, I'll kill him!"

Li Yunlong shouted in a low voice.

This group of Japanese soldiers was large in number, including infantry, cavalry, and cars carrying supplies.

Perhaps because the Japanese troops had been ambushed twice in Qigeng Village before and suffered heavy losses, the speed of this group of Japanese troops' advance seemed relatively slow.

They sent out a small vanguard to slowly explore the way ahead.

"boom!"

Suddenly, dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed out from the canyon and opened fire on the Japanese troops.

Zheng Kaixuan was stunned.

How come these people opened fire when the Japs haven't even entered the ambush circle yet?

Li Yunlong laughed.

"Don't worry, everyone. This is the brigade commander's plan to lure the enemy. The ones responsible are from the 771nd Battalion of the st Regiment. The Japanese are about to fall for it."

As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, as expected, these dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers began to retreat after a fierce attack.

When the Japanese commander saw that only a small group of Eighth Route Army troops appeared in front of him, he immediately became alert and courageous. He immediately ordered the Japanese troops to advance at full speed and pursue the Eighth Route Army.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion of the 771st Regiment who were responsible for luring the enemy retreated gradually and suffered defeat at every turn.

Afterwards, an entire battalion of Japanese soldiers quickly entered the pocket formation set up by the 129th Division.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong immediately waved his hand.

"Brothers, hurry up, go down the trail quickly, enter the position at the bottom of the valley, and cut off the enemy's retreat! Don't let any of them escape."

Zheng Kaixuan was also very excited. He ran to the bottom of the valley quickly with a Hanyang-made fully automatic rifle in his arms.

He knew that the opportunity to modify the Hanyang-made gun had come!