Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

"Doctor Wang, hand over all four wounded soldiers to your medical team. I will arrange eight more puppet soldiers to help you carry the wounded. You must ensure their safety. Give our penicillin to the wounded soldiers. Don't let the artists get infected. We also seized some medicines from the Japanese before. Feel free to use them if you need them!"

Wang Xuecheng replied seriously: "Captain Lin, please rest assured that our medical team will never lag behind. We will ensure that the wounded can receive timely treatment to avoid infection!"

Lin Zhenhua looked at the second platoon leader Wang Dazhu and ordered in a serious tone: "Second platoon leader, your platoon's next mission will be very dangerous. This time I plan to let your second platoon be responsible for the rear guard. No matter how many casualties we suffer, we must not let the Japanese catch up with the main force! Second platoon leader, you must remember that you must hold off the Japanese for at least eight hours. When the time is up, you can retreat!"

Second Platoon Leader Wang Dazhu stood at attention and saluted, "Please rest assured, Captain Lin. Within eight hours, even if only one person is left in our Second Platoon, we will not let the Japanese invaders cross our position unless we all die!"

Lin Zhenhua saluted the second platoon leader Wang Dazhu, holding back tears, and looked at the third platoon leader Lu Xiaohai: "Third platoon leader, tomorrow you and Duan Peng will lead a squad of soldiers to explore the way ahead. Be sure to pay attention to safety on the road. Whether our 300-plus people can survive depends on whether you can find the treasure cave that Duan Peng mentioned!"

"Li Sanwa, you will lead the others to clear the traces of the team, and bury some mines with the second platoon leader. Use all of the remaining 200 mines to stop the enemy's pursuit as much as possible, so that the second platoon can retreat calmly after completing the blocking mission."

"Duan Tianming, your mission remains the same as before. You are responsible for protecting the villagers of Duanjiazhuang."

"Village Chief Duan, please collect the peppers, ginger, and wine from everyone. We will need them on our way into the mountains. I will arrange for the kitchen staff to make some more ginger water for us."

"Captain Lin, don't worry. We farmers are very strong and we usually go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables. This little danger is nothing to us. If there is anything you need us to do, just let us know!"

After Lin Zhenhua explained everything, he took the food handed to him by Li Sanwa and started eating. Everyone started to get busy and prepare to go into the mountains.

"Captain Lin, Li Gou'er and Li Shitou want to see you. They want to join our team to fight the Japanese and avenge their families!"

Lin Zhenhua thought about it and did not agree to Li Sanwa's request. He could not take any risks at this time. It would be irresponsible for the lives of 300 people. He flatly refused and said, "Li Sanwa, you ask them to obey orders. We will talk about everything after we return to Lijiazhuang!"

Li Sanwa understood Lin Zhenhua's concerns. He did not defend the two brothers. He returned to the puppet army and told them about the situation.

Half an hour later, the large group started to set off ahead of time, marching towards Motianling with torches. They had to reach Motianling before dawn so as not to delay the rest of their journey.

Lion King Ridge blocking position.

Ono Jiro stood beside the destroyed truck and said bitterly, "Hirata-kun, we underestimated the enemy and let the Chinese escape successfully. This is all my fault. I will ask the headquarters for punishment!"

Kojiro Hirata leaned against the broken-down truck and consoled him, "Ono-kun, this is not your fault. It was entirely caused by the weather. Even I did not expect that Major Komura's entire squad would be wiped out by the enemy in half an hour. We did not even have time to rescue them!"

"Major Komura's intelligence was not wrong. The Chinese are indeed equipped with a large number of machine guns. Even if we send out a squadron of troops to launch an attack, it is unrealistic to capture the Chinese positions in a short period of time."

"I am even more interested in this team. They have such strong firepower. They are definitely not just an ordinary main force. They must be shouldering an important mission. They are probably protecting important people, otherwise they wouldn't send someone to cover their retreat!"

"I have reported this to the headquarters. His Excellency the General has ordered reinforcements to rush to us. A huge encirclement is forming. All we need to do now is hold on to the enemy tightly!"

Ono Taro took out the map in his hand. Under the illumination of the electric light, he looked towards Xiaoyunling and exclaimed: "Our enemies are really cunning. I guess their target is very likely Xiaoyunling. If we go into the mountains from here, we can get rid of the pursuit of our large forces. We must get here before tomorrow night to ensure that the enemy is surrounded!"

"Yoshi! Ono-kun, I have just sent a telegram for help. I believe the reinforcements will arrive soon!"

"It's already late, and the soldiers are very tired. Take some time to rest. We will pursue them tomorrow morning!"

Taro Ono agreed very much with Kojiro Hirata's proposal. He arranged for people to treat the wounded, cook meals, build a campsite, and rest for one night before carrying out the pursuit mission.

Compared to the ease and comfort of the Japanese devils, Lin Zhenhua and his group had a much harder time. They marched with torches in the dark, and the road was frozen, making it very slippery to walk on.

Wang Xuecheng came to Lin Zhenhua and told him the truth: "Captain Lin, we have to think of a way. Many villagers in Duanjiazhuang fell down just now. It is very dangerous to continue moving forward like this!"

Lin Zhenhua looked at the situation in the team. There were old people, children and women with bruises and swollen faces from falling. He was very worried. He looked at the slowly slipping wheels and suddenly thought of a brilliant idea. He said, "Doctor Wang, have someone remove the wheels of the carriage and let the horses pull the carriage forward. This will temporarily solve the problem of the wheels slipping."

"In fact, the best thing to use right now is a sled, but we don't have time to build one now. Let's put the injured on it first, and then arrange for the elderly, children and women to sit on it. Let everyone follow me and learn how to walk like a penguin, so that they won't fall easily!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's demonstration, everyone who couldn't do it started to walk the penguin step. Unexpectedly, it worked really well. No one fell down, but the speed was a little slower. Everyone had to give a thumbs up to Lin Zhenhua. Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but exclaimed: "Captain Lin, you really deserve to be a college student. You know so much. I would never have thought of such a good idea!"

Lin Zhenghua listened to everyone's praise and said in a cocky way, "Don't thank me, it's nothing! If conditions permit, I will make some sleds and snowmobiles for everyone. Running on the snow is just like walking on flat ground, not slower than running normally! When we get to the treasure cave, I will teach you how to make sleds and snowmobiles, and we can use them to fight the Japanese!"