Chapter 39: Sniper Kill (3)

　　The 26th Division comprised two brigades with under 10,000 men. Its structure included:　　Four regiments　　One signals company　　One engineer company　　Each regiment contained:　　Three infantry battalions　　One mortar company (four mortars)　　Each battalion contained:　　Three infantry companies　　One heavy machine gun company (four guns)　　Each company contained three platoons. Each platoon had one light machine gun. Soldiers carried rifles – some so antiquated their rifling was nearly worn smooth. Others lacked parts, requiring ropes to secure bolts. Some carried double-barreled rifles of unknown origin.　　The division possessed:　　No artillery　　No logistics support　　No field hospital　　This was the 26th Division defending Longtan Mountain – Hukou's gateway – under General Liu Yuqing. Agains