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

After walking for several hours, they finally arrived at Motianling at dawn, which made Lin Zhenhua feel relieved. As long as they entered the mountains, it would be very difficult for the Japanese to catch up with them.

"Third Platoon Leader, you and Duan Peng should immediately set out to the front and scout the way for us. The kitchen team should immediately start cooking so that everyone can have something hot to eat. We will immediately enter the mountain!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's arrangement, several plumes of smoke were seen in Motianling. The kitchen staff set up pots and cooked a bowl of meat soup for everyone. Everyone soaked the dry biscuits in the hot soup, and everyone's face was flushed with joy after eating it.

"Doctor Wang, how is the injured person? Is there anything wrong?"

Hearing Lin Zhenhua's question, Wang Xuecheng quickly replied: "Captain Lin, please rest assured, the wounded are healing very well. In two days, they will be able to walk and move with the main force!"

After confirming that the wounded were fine, Lin Zhenhua called Li Sanwa and asked him to collect the extra cloth, which would be of great use to him later.

"Fellow villagers, it's already 7:30 in the morning. We have to hurry up and get into the mountains. We must keep an eye on the people around us and don't get lost. Everyone, hurry up and pack your things. We'll set off again in ten minutes!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's command, the team set out again and headed towards Luliang Mountain. Once they entered the mountain, the road became increasingly difficult to walk on, and people often fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was soft snow as a buffer, so they only felt some pain and did not suffer much damage.

Lin Zhenhua felt a lingering sense of crisis in his heart, so he left the second platoon to cover their retreat. So far, no gunshots or explosions had been heard, which proved that the Japanese had not caught up yet.

But he couldn't figure out where this sense of crisis came from. When he saw a lonely bird flying in the sky, his face suddenly changed. He picked up the telescope at his waist and looked towards the distant sky, but he saw nothing. However, this did not make him feel at ease. Instead, it made him feel that danger was gradually approaching!

"Li Sanwa, bring me the map!"

Li Sanwa immediately took out the map and collapsed on the ground after hearing the order. Lin Zhenhua immediately checked the nearby airports of the Japanese, drew a few circles with a pencil, estimated the distance, and sat down on the ground with a thud, anxiously ordering: "Order everyone to stop advancing immediately and start air defense preparations. The Japanese fighter planes will be over our heads and attack us in half an hour at most!"

Lin Zhenhua's sudden order caught everyone off guard. They looked up at the sky in confusion, but did not see any Japanese fighter planes at all. The crowd, which had been a little agitated, immediately quieted down. Everyone waited quietly for Lin Zhenhua to speak again, wanting to hear his explanation.

Lin Zhenhua didn't have time to explain the reason to everyone. He had to make arrangements as soon as possible. Only in this way could he ensure that everyone survived the air raid.

"Li Sanwa, I asked you to collect some extra cloth before. Now it can be put to good use. Immediately build a simple shelter for people to take shelter. It must be low enough that people can crawl in. Support it with cloth. The cloth must be covered with ten centimeters of snow. Only in this way can we deceive the Japanese fighter pilots!"

"Old village chief, please hurry up and arrange for the villagers to work with Li Sanwa on this matter. I will send another squad of soldiers to help you. We must complete the air defense preparations within half an hour. According to my estimation, the Japanese fighter planes have probably taken off from the airport and are rushing towards us. We don't have much time left. Please trust me this time and follow my orders!"

"Captain, don't worry. If anyone dares to disobey your orders, I will not allow it. I will arrange for the villagers of Duanjiazhuang to build shacks now, and it will be done within the specified time!"

"Young men, hurry up and act. We will divide into teams of ten and follow Captain Lin's instructions!"

Under the call of the old village chief, the villagers of Duanjiazhuang began to take action. They built shacks with the help of the soldiers. Lin Zhenhua was about to send someone to pass the message to the second platoon leader, but he didn't expect them to return at this time.

Without bothering to exchange pleasantries, Lin Zhenhua gave the order directly: "Second Platoon Leader, the situation has changed. The Japanese fighter planes are very likely flying towards us. You must hurry up and lead the soldiers of the second platoon to build an air defense shelter according to my instructions. The task of guarding will be left to the remaining squad. We don't have much time left, so you must act quickly!"

Second Platoon Leader Wang Dazhu stood at attention and saluted: "Captain Lin, please rest assured, we promise to complete the mission within the specified time and never let the Japanese fighter planes find us!"

While Lin Zhenhua and his team were engaged in an intense air defense operation outside the Luliang Mountains, six Zero fighters at Taiyuan Airport took off at the moment the sky brightened and flew towards the direction of Lion King Ridge.

Lieutenant Colonel Kojiro Sasaki, as the leader of this team, was very excited. He had always wanted to make great contributions, but he had never had the chance before. Now he finally found the opportunity. As long as he could find the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the rank of colonel that he had lost before would fall on him again. For this reason, he put in 120% of his effort and ordered the formation to reach Lion King Ridge as quickly as possible.

Two hours later, six Zero fighters arrived above Lion King Ridge. When they saw the Imperial Army below, the two sides immediately established radio contact.

"Call! Call! This is the 32nd Air Squadron. I have arrived above Lion King Ridge. Please instruct us on the next target!" Kojiro Sasaki called on the radio.

Taro Ono immediately responded: "Received, received! This is the Ono Squadron, I am the squadron leader Taro Ono. The Chinese have escaped and are about eight hours away from us. I request the aviation squadron to find them and stop them from moving forward to buy time for our encirclement!"

Lieutenant Colonel Sasaki Kojiro could not help cursing, and in his heart he cursed the bastard. He replied on the radio: "I have been informed of the situation. I will lead the aviation squadron to search within 50 kilometers around 100 miles ahead. If there is any news, I will immediately notify your unit to intercept!"

After that, Sasaki Kojiro cut off the communication between the two sides and gave orders to the aviation squadron on the radio: "Go 50 miles ahead of Lion King Ridge, and search within a 100-kilometer radius after arriving. Find the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army for me. If you can't stop them from escaping, use machine guns to kill them directly and destroy the command center of the Eighth Route Army to ensure the success of this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign!"

"Received!" the pilots of the other six fighter planes replied loudly.