Because Qin Yangming handed over most of the grain and clothing.
Li Yunlong felt too embarrassed to take more of his things.
So he only took one infantry squad, the heavy weapons squad, and the mule and horse team from his unit.
Qin Yangming was left with three complete infantry squads.
It could be said that he still had an augmented platoon.
The next day, as soon as it was light.
Qin Yangming, led by Goudan, left the regimental headquarters for the Vanguard Company's garrison.
I have to say Li Yunlong treated him quite well.
The village he was assigned as a garrison was located on a cliff.
The village was flanked by cliffs on two sides and a big mountain on the other.
For a large force to enter the village, they could only use the road in the gorge at the village entrance.
This terrain could be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack.
It was just a bit small, able to accommodate at most five hundred people living there.
After a conversation with the Village Chief.
The Village Chief lent his ancestral home to the Vanguard Company to serve as the company headquarters.
The surrounding villagers also lent their houses for the soldiers to live in.
After the troops were settled.
Qin Yangming summoned Goudan to inquire about information on the surrounding enemy.
"Brother Qin, the closest place to us right now should be the Li Village blockhouse.
There are over ten Japanese devils and more than twenty puppet troops there."
"This blockhouse was recently built by the Japanese devils, who intend to slowly encircle and suppress us.
If you intend to attack this blockhouse, you must finish it within half an hour at most."
"Otherwise, the Japanese reinforcements from the town will reach the blockhouse.
The Regiment Commander has also been eyeing this blockhouse recently."
Because the nearby district squads had all been reorganized into the New First Regiment.
Therefore, only the Vanguard Company would be fighting this battle, with no one else to help.
"Alright, Goudan, take two men to keep an eye on the Majiaji stronghold.
If any Japanese devils come out, ride back immediately to notify me."
"The rest of you will come with me to attack the blockhouse."
"What do you think? Do you have any questions about my arrangements?
If there are no questions, prepare to depart. Old Sun, you will handle the logistical support."
"Yes!"
Naturally, everyone had no objections to Qin Yangming's arrangements.
In the past month, Qin Yangming had led them in nearly twenty battles.
Not a single one of those battles had ended in failure.
The team was soon ready.
Qin Yangming, carrying his sniper rifle and submachine gun, was led by a villager straight towards the blockhouse.
The blockhouse was no more than ten kilometers from where Qin Yangming and the others were located.
It was almost blocking the throat of the New First Regiment.
Upon reaching the outside of the blockhouse, Qin Yangming first had the villager leave.
Then he began to observe the enemy situation inside the blockhouse with his sniper rifle.
Besides a three-story blockhouse made of brick and wood structure.
There were also two bunkers and a building that looked like a warehouse.
Outside the blockhouse, quite a few common people were passing through.
So Qin Yangming planned to wait until noon, after the common people had left, before attacking the blockhouse.
"Er Niu, take a look.
Do you have the confidence to hit the blockhouse with artillery shells from five hundred meters away using a grenade launcher?"
Qin Yangming called over Wang Erniu, a gunner gifted by the system, and asked him.
Wang Erniu looked at the blockhouse and shook his head.
"Company Commander, for the grenade launcher.
Unless we get within two hundred meters, I don't have the confidence to get the shells inside."
Advancing to within two hundred meters of the blockhouse was simply unrealistic.
There was hardly any cover within four hundred meters of the blockhouse.
If a sneak attack was not possible, then they could only storm it.
Soon, it was noon.
The surrounding common people had long since left.
The Japanese devils and puppet troops inside the blockhouse also began to rest.
Qin Yangming led his troops, crouching low, towards the blockhouse.
In a small open area, Wang Erniu, along with soldiers using grenade launchers, was setting up the grenade launchers.
As soon as Qin Yangming gave the order, three grenade launchers would open fire.
Although the power of the grenade launcher was not very great.
It was still enough to cause some interference for the Japanese devils.
"When I start shooting later,
everyone will follow me and open fire to suppress their firepower.
All pistols will be given to First Squad; First Squad will prepare for the assault."
"Yes!"
Qin Yangming aimed at a Japanese devil inside the blockhouse operating a heavy machine gun and directly pulled the trigger.
As Qin Yangming fired, the other soldiers also pulled their triggers.
Three special grenade launcher shells flew out of the cannon barrels towards the blockhouse.
Hearing the gunshots, the Japanese devils and puppet troops inside the blockhouse prepared for battle.
"Da da da."
"Bang!"
The Japanese devil's heavy machine gun had just started firing when Qin Yangming shot down the Japanese devil operating it.
Some puppet troops rushed out with light machine guns to fire outside the blockhouse, but as soon as their muzzles appeared, Qin Yangming shot them dead.
As soon as the machine gun inside the blockhouse fell silent, Qin Yangming signaled for First Squad to follow him in the assault.
"Bang!"
While advancing, Qin Yangming continuously fired, killing Japanese devils or puppet troop machine gunners and anyone who posed a threat to him.
Although Qin Yangming's marksmanship was excellent.
He was only one person, while the enemies inside the Japanese blockhouse numbered over thirty.
He alone could not suppress so many people.
Especially some enemies who were not within his field of fire at all.
Therefore, some soldiers in his unit began to sustain injuries.
However, First Squad was composed of specially selected veterans.
Their physical fitness had also improved considerably over the past month.
Thus, Qin Yangming quickly led his men to the outside of the blockhouse wall.
"Boom!"
A soldier took out a pre-prepared explosive pack and directly blew a large hole in the wall.
Qin Yangming led the soldiers equipped with pistols into the blockhouse area first.
The soldiers inside the bunker saw someone charging in.
They were about to turn their guns to open fire on Qin Yangming and the others.
Just then, they saw Qin Yangming raise his hand and fire a burst of bullets.
The soldiers of First Squad, following their accustomed attack method.
One suppressed the enemy with pistols while another stealthily threw hand grenades into the firing ports.
In less than ten minutes, all the Japanese devils and puppet troops in the entire blockhouse were killed.
"Killed twelve Japanese devil soldiers, gained one hundred and twenty points."
"Killed twenty puppet army soldiers, gained one hundred points."
"Killed three Japanese sergeant majors, gained sixty points."
"Killed three puppet army officers, gained thirty points."
"Killed one puppet army second lieutenant officer, gained fifty points."
"Host personally killed six Japanese devils, current kill count eighty-nine."
"Host currently possesses nine hundred points."
Looking at his point balance, Qin Yangming did not hesitate and directly opened the system's exchange list.
"System, give me three thousand 7.92×57mm Mauser pointed rifle bullets.
Twenty Zhongzheng rifles in 80% new condition,
two ZB vz. 26 light machine guns in 80% new condition,
seven brand new Dagu-made Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistols,
five hundred 7.63×25mm pistol bullets."
"The total weapons and ammunition required by the host costs nine hundred points.
Do you wish to exchange? （ Bullets: ten per point.
80% new Zhongzheng rifles: twelve points each.
80% new ZB vz. 26 light machine guns: one hundred and twenty points each.
Brand new Dagu-made Mauser C96 pistols: ten exchange points each. ）"
"Put all the weapons into that warehouse.
And that heavy machine gun as well."
Although Qin Yangming had already unlocked the Tier 3 heavy weapons exchange list by killing Japanese officers.
He did not intend to exchange for mortars this time.
A brand new 60mm mortar alone required one thousand points.
Compared to mortars, he needed more light weapons now.
Li Yunlong had given him the authority for unlimited expansion.
He had to recruit at least one or two hundred people first to establish the framework of the Vanguard Company.
Thinking about how few small blockhouses there were in this area, and mostly large ones.
Qin Yangming also began to consider whether he should go and kill one or two Japanese officers of the 'Sō' rank to unlock the Tier 4 heavy weapons exchange list.
This way, he could exchange for direct-fire artillery to attack blockhouses.
When attacking large blockhouses.
Qin Yangming's method of relying on his own marksmanship to snipe Japanese machine gunners to cover his troops would not be very feasible.
Because large blockhouses not only had heavy machine guns.
But also grenade launchers and mortars.
Some large strongholds even had infantry-killing weapons like the Type 92 Infantry Gun.
If Qin Yangming were to go after these blockhouses or strongholds.
The artillery alone could eliminate all his current subordinates.
After all, even if his marksmanship was the best in the world.
He still couldn't hit artillerymen hiding behind walls and firing.
If he had direct-fire artillery.
He could directly use artillery to blow open walls or blockhouses.
It wouldn't be as troublesome as it is now.
Requiring the assault team to carry explosives to blow them up.
Moreover, as the unit developed in the future.
He couldn't lead the assault team in charges every day.
Without him, with just about thirty men attacking a blockhouse.
That would just be sending them to their deaths; the power of a heavy machine gun could not be suppressed by a light machine gun.