The next morning.

Five kilometers away in the port of Seward, the long whistle of a ship could be heard.

After a night of burning, the smoke at the foot of the mountain had thinned considerably.

A chilling white morning mist began to spread through the mountains and fields...

Chen Li stood in the trench, holding a telescope and carefully observing the area down the mountain. He breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the trapped enemy remnants were not making much of a move.

"Company Commander, it's Company Commander Dai calling."

Xiao Li had just woken up from a nap when he suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"oh?"

Chen Li was taken aback, then reached out and took the military communicator.

Since the ambush began, we haven't received any news from Lao Dai. What kind of trouble is he up to now?

"Old Dai, why are you calling me so early? Showing off? You really stole the show last night."

Anyone could hear the jealousy in Chen Li's voice.

"Hey, Lao Chen, do we brothers still distinguish between 'yours' and 'mine'? Don't be so petty."

Dai Hongliang gave a perfunctory answer, making no mention of the heavy machine guns lost by the 35th Company.

"You make it sound so easy. Are you going to compensate me for the 10 heavy machine guns that were destroyed in my 35th Company?"

"What? Ten heavy machine guns? Wasn't it six? You said that yourself before the war started..."

"Get out!" Chen Li cursed, feeling a surge of frustration.

Damn it, we've lost a fortune.

Doing good deeds can lead to misunderstandings.

"Um... Old Chen, let's get down to business," Dai Hongliang said, changing the subject.

"Spit it out, don't disturb my breakfast," Chen Li said irritably.

"Ahem... Um... Old Chen, don't you think the enemy down the mountain is a bit strange?"

"Tch, a defeated army trapped in a corner, what's so strange about that?"

"No, I feel there's definitely something wrong here. The enemy is too docile!"

"Behave yourself?"

"Yes, you see, since the ceasefire last night, they have neither attacked the mountain nor attempted to break out under cover of darkness."

"Tch, do you think they can even get through? It's practically suicide," Chen Li scoffed. "As for breaking through, do they even dare?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Normally, even if trapped troops know that breaking out will result in heavy casualties, they will not let go of the most advantageous factor of night."

Dai Hongliang analyzed carefully:

"Besides, look down the mountain, what are they doing right now?"

Chen Li adjusted the binoculars on his chest and said, "Of course I saw them. They were cooking canned food and eating breakfast..."

"Wait a minute! Something's not right!"

Chen Li's expression changed, as if he had suddenly realized something:

"Damn it, if they didn't break out under cover of darkness last night, they'd have the leisure to cook canned food now?"

"Oh no! They're getting reinforcements!!"

"Good to know." Dai Hongliang's voice became a little subdued on the other end of the communicator. "I just realized something was wrong, which is why I came to discuss it with you."

"......"

Chen Li was silent for a moment, then asked, "Old Dai, what is the casualty situation of the 38th Company?"

"Six dead, 11 seriously injured, and 17 slightly injured. Don't worry, we can still fight!"

"Slightly better than my 35th Company... What about the ammunition stock? Can the 107mm guns still be used?"

"Ammunition and grenades are plentiful, but we're running low on 107mm artillery shells; enough for only two salvos..."

"That's troublesome. The only heavy firepower I have left is 10 heavy machine guns..."

Chen Li's expression was stern as he turned to instruct Xiao Li:

"Xiao Li, contact Base 1 immediately and find out where our main force is."

"Yes, sir!"

Xiao Li accepted the order and sent a telegram.

Chen Li gazed at the mist-shrouded canyon, tightened his grip on the communicator, and then continued speaking to Dai Hongliang:

"Old Dai, I have a very bad feeling."

What premonition?

"We...we might be surrounded by the enemy!"

......

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The canyon, at the foot of the mountain.

James, the battalion commander of the 41st Battalion, felt much more relaxed after suppressing his emotions all night.

He just ate two cans of turkey with gusto, and it tasted better than ever before.

Is this what it feels like to be saved from a desperate situation?

Twenty minutes ago, headquarters called to confirm that the 9th and 11th Brigades had landed at Port Seward an hour earlier.

The Marines who have landed are now rushing this way in a menacing manner.

James believes.

In another half hour, the two Dragon Gang teams that intercepted their 41st Battalion would be completely trapped in the encirclement carefully designed by the 9th and 11th Brigades.

At this point, even if the enemy on the mountain notices, it will be too late to retreat.

Port Seward is only 5 kilometers away from the canyon.

If they proceed along the road, the troops can arrive in 15 minutes.

Of course, in order to wipe out the two companies of the Dragon Gang, the Marine Corps split up its forces this time. Some units bypassed the road, went through the wilderness, and then encircled the canyon.

By the time the defenders on the mountain in the canyon discovered this, they would have already been surrounded and wiped out...

A large force of over 10,000 people surged in in batches, and even with the utmost caution, it was impossible for them to remain completely silent.

The canyon is less than 3 kilometers long and has fewer than 20 mountain peaks.

It's not difficult to surround them.

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