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

After wandering around for most of the day, Lin Zhenhua and his group finally arrived at the treasure cave that Duan Peng mentioned in the evening. The two sides met in the afternoon and told each other about their thrilling experiences that morning. They then settled down temporarily in the treasure cave.

As soon as he settled down, Lin Zhenhua went to the medical team. Doctor Wang was taking care of the wounded. He quickly stood up and introduced: "Captain Lin, the wounded are in very stable condition. I have injected each of them with a dose of penicillin, and no one has any infection!"

Lin Zhenhua nodded, looked at the condition of the wounded, had a brief conversation with them, then came to the kitchen and asked Old Wang to prepare some nutritious meals for the wounded.

After a day of running around, Lin Zhenhua was a little tired. He leaned on the quilt and fell asleep in a daze. Li Sanwa came to Lin Zhenhua with the prepared food and gently woke him up.

Lin Zhenhua took the food handed to him by Li Sanwa without hesitation. He ate two wild vegetable cakes, two roasted sweet potatoes, and drank a bowl of millet porridge. Only then did he feel hungry and his stomach was full.

"Li Sanwa, go call Li Gou'er and Li Shitou over here. I need to discuss something with them!"

Li Sanwa took over Lin Zhenhua's bowl and chopsticks, and hurriedly went to find Li Gou'er and Li Shitou. In just two or three minutes, Li Gou'er and Li Shitou came in front of Lin Zhenhua.

Seeing that the two were somewhat restrained, Lin Zhenhua asked them to sit on the ground and spoke first: "Li Gou'er, Li Shitou, I believe Li Sanwa has already told you in detail about the tragedy in Lijiazhuang. I don't want to pick up your scars. I originally planned to give you a chance after returning to Lijiazhuang. Your performance today makes me think that this opportunity can be given to you in advance. I sincerely invite you to join the Eighth Route Army and fight the devils with us!"

"I learned from other puppet army prisoners that you two brothers have never oppressed the people. I am willing to give you a chance. I wonder what you two brothers think? Let me reiterate our policy for prisoners. If you are willing to join the team, we will accept you. If you are not willing, we will let you go after you have been reformed, except for those who have committed serious crimes!"

Before Li Gou'er could speak, Li Shitou couldn't wait to ask: "Captain Lin, what you said is true. If I can really join the Eighth Route Army, I will agree to join your team now to fight the devils and avenge my fellow countrymen!"

Lin Zhenhua looked at Li Gou'er. Li Gou'er pondered for a moment and asked, "Captain Lin, I have 80 brothers who are willing to join my Eighth Route Army. I wonder if you can accept them! The three who were unwilling before planned to escape and inform the devils today. They were killed by us. The rest are the ones who really want to join the Eighth Route Army. I can swear on my life that they are absolutely loyal and reliable!"

After a slight hesitation, Lin Zhenhua agreed: "Captain Li, I agree that they join the Eighth Route Army, but I want to reorganize your company into three platoons temporarily. The extra people will be added to the second, third, and fourth platoons. What do you think?"

Li Gou'er had no intention of fighting for power. He only wanted to avenge his parents and raise his eldest brother's daughter well. He happily handed over his power and the appointment of the platoon leader was given to Lin Zhenhua.

"Captain Lin, just make the arrangements as they should be. If anyone dares to jump out and cause trouble, leave it to me to deal with!"

In order to ensure control of the fifth, sixth and seventh platoons, Lin Zhenhua selected a squad to serve as the squad leader of three platoons and appointed Li Gou'er as the platoon leader of the seventh platoon, completing the expansion of the team. In just a few hours, the team expanded by nearly double, which made him more at ease in the use of troops.

Xiaoyunling Ono Squadron Command Headquarters.

Taro Ono was being questioned by the North China Front Army Command. They had lost the trace of Lin Zhenhua and his group, and the aviation squadron, which had been placed with high hopes, had not found anything either. They also lost a Zero fighter, which made him feel a little gloomy.

"Mr. Ono, a setback is nothing. The most important thing for us is to find the traces of the Chinese army. We came all the way from Lion King Ridge without encountering any resistance. In addition, a battalion of the Imperial Army 20 kilometers away from us did not encounter any attack. Therefore, we can conclude that our previous estimate was wrong."

Hirata Kojiro's words calmed Ono Taro's anxious heart. He began to calm down and carefully checked the map. Finally, he stopped his gaze at the location of Motianling and exclaimed in disbelief: "Hirata-kun, thank you for your reminder. I have found the real location of the Chinese army. According to my judgment, the Chinese headquarters boldly went to Motianling and took a huge risk to enter the Luliang Mountains from here to get rid of our pursuit!"

"It is very likely that Lieutenant Colonel Sasaki of the Aviation Squadron discovered a suspicious area, but before he could spread the news, the plane crashed. This further confirms my previous judgment, otherwise Lieutenant Colonel Sasaki would not have nothing better to do than fire machine gun shells at this location!"

Listening to Ono Taro's analysis, Hirata Kojiro exclaimed: "Ono-kun, your analysis makes sense. If we set out now, we will be able to reach Motianling before night falls. We can search the mountain tomorrow!"

"Thank you for your support, Mr. Hirata. I will make arrangements now. We will assemble urgently and set off immediately to Motianling! We must capture the Eighth Route Army's division headquarters before Yamamoto's special forces arrive, otherwise we will have to give up this great achievement!"

Kojiro Hirata laughed out loud. He knew that Ono Taro had always looked down on Yamamoto Ikki, and he was no exception.

"Ono-kun, let's work together to teach that guy Yamamoto a good lesson and let him understand what real war is!"

The Yamamoto special forces team that the two were talking about had already set out overnight last night. Yamamoto Ikki did not rush to Shiwangling as ordered by the headquarters, but instead set his sights on Motianling as soon as possible. After analysis, he believed that if this Eighth Route Army squad wanted to escape from the blockade, they had only one way to go into the mountains, and the most suitable entrance to the mountains nearby was Motianling.

I have to say that this Japanese guy Yamamoto Ikki is not just bragging. He is a real talent and has very accurate judgment on the battlefield.

"Captain, are we heading in the wrong direction? The headquarters orders us to reach Lion King Ridge before noon the day after tomorrow, but we have seriously deviated from the direction and are heading towards Motian Ridge instead!" Deputy Captain Ichiro Nakamura asked curiously.

Yamamoto Ikki did not explain, but directly ordered to continue moving forward: "The direction has not changed. Our destination is Motianling. Commander Shinozuka has allowed me to act independently. You just need to obey my orders!"