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

"Monk, you son of a bitch, hurry up and get up, go outside and see what's going on. If conditions permit, let's hurry back to Lijiazhuang. We've been out for nearly half a month, and classmate Lin must have been waiting impatiently!"

Li Yunlong stepped on the monk Wei Dayong's buttocks. Wei Dayong woke up in a daze. In order to make dry food yesterday, everyone worked all night, which made him very tired. He muttered softly: "Captain, we were busy all night last night. Please let me sleep a little longer. It's snowing outside. Even if we want to go back, it's impossible. We might as well sleep honestly!"

Having stayed in the cave for four days, Li Yunlong could no longer stay there. He was always thinking about Lin Zhenhua, otherwise he would not have arranged any people. He prepared dry food all night last night. He took a look into the cave and found that the soldiers were listless. Feeling a little melancholy, he grabbed the monk Wei Dayong's ear, lifted him up, and the two of them left the cave.

"Captain, please let go quickly. If you keep pulling their ears, they will fall off!" said the monk Wei Dayong with a bitter face.

Li Yunlong pointed at the monk's nose and angrily scolded him: "Monk, you son of a bitch, all you do every day is eat and sleep, sleep and eat. If you continue like this, you will become a fat pig!"

"We have been away from Lijiazhuang for nearly half a month. Lin is good at making small inventions, but he is not good at commanding operations. If they are besieged by the Japanese, he will not even have anyone to discuss things with. How can you sleep?"

Monk Wei Dayong was awakened by the scolding, and lowered his head in shame and said, "Captain, don't be angry. It's just morning now. After breakfast, I will take the reconnaissance team to check the road conditions. If conditions permit, we will go back tomorrow!"

Li Yunlong patted the monk on the shoulder and said, "Monk, be careful when you lead people out. I'll check the surrounding terrain. The Japanese's sweep this time is unprecedented. If a Japanese squad gets lost and enters the mountains and finds us, I'm afraid we will have a fierce battle!"

Li Yunlong didn't know that Lin Zhenhua was being chased by two groups of Japanese devils and was in a dangerous situation.

Inside the treasure cave in the central part of Luliang Mountain.

After a day and night of traveling yesterday, in order to let everyone recover their strength, they had dinner early and let everyone rest. Lin Zhenhua was awakened by a hungry dream in the morning. He dreamed that he was chased by the Japanese and ran away all the way. In the end, he had nothing left to eat. He had to eat snow to fill his stomach. He was so hungry that he was as weak as cooked noodles. It was very difficult for him to take a step.

"Damn it, if you think about something during the day, you will dream about it at night. This dream might be a sign! Maybe there really are Japanese soldiers chasing us. We have to arrange for everyone to escape quickly!"

Lin Zhenhua immediately got up and came to the kitchen. He called over Old Wang who was cooking and asked anxiously, "Old Wang, how many days of dry food do we have left in the kitchen?"

Old Wang was confused for a moment, but since the captain asked, he had to answer. He thought for a moment and quickly replied, "Captain Lin, we still have one day's worth of dry food. The food we brought is enough for half a month!"

When Lin Zhenhua heard that there was only half a month's worth of food left, he became even more anxious. He felt that his previous dream of starvation was a sign that the team might really starve. He paced back and forth and finally made up his mind and said, "Old Wang, go wake up all the soldiers and the villagers in Duanjiazhuang, and tell them to hurry up and help turn all the food into dry rations. Don't leave any food behind. Do everything I say!"

"Roast all the remaining horse meat into jerky, and also jerky the chickens and ducks of the villagers. Boil all the eggs, and make all the food that is not easy to carry into dry goods! If the people of Duanjiazhuang are unwilling, we will pay to buy it. You must do it according to my instructions, and there can be no discount at all!"

Old Wang didn't understand why Captain Lin was so anxious to turn the food and meat into dried food and meat, but the discipline of the Eighth Route Army made him understand that he had to obey, and he immediately promised: "Captain Lin, please rest assured, give us one day, and I guarantee that we can make half a month's worth of dried food!"

After Lin Zhenhua arranged the food, he immediately called a meeting of squad leaders to deploy the next actions.

"Comrades, our current situation is not safe, and we have to continue to flee. According to the information I got from the old man in Duanjiazhuang, there is a Qingfeng Village 30 miles away from us. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I plan to set our next stop in Qingfeng Village!"

"Now, we have six platoons of soldiers, plus the machine guns and artillery in our hands, we can definitely capture Qingfeng Village. However, in order to reduce the casualties of the troops, we can use courtesy first and then force. If Qingfeng Village accepts us to stay temporarily, we can pay the rent. As long as we can hide there for ten days, I guess the Japanese will retreat!"

"Second Platoon Leader, Seventh Platoon Leader, you two will be the vanguard. Go and test the waters of Qingfeng Village first. Then go to Doctor Wang to withdraw 500 silver dollars as a token of our sincerity. I believe those bandits will know what to do."

"Third Platoon Leader, Fifth Platoon Leader, your two platoons will patrol two miles away. If you find the Japanese, immediately fire your guns to warn them. You must also try to stop them to buy time for the main force to evacuate!"

"Platoon Leader Four, Platoon Leader Six, your two platoons are responsible for protecting the villagers. The transportation of our guns and ammunition will be handled by the young men in Duanjiazhuang. Rest for a day today and set out immediately tomorrow morning!"

Lin Zhenhua finally looked at the second platoon leader Wang Dazhu and the seventh platoon leader Li Gou'er, and solemnly instructed: "Platoon leader Wang, Platoon leader Li, the two of you must take care of Qingfeng Village before we arrive tomorrow. I don't care whether you use courtesy first and then force, or force first and then courtesy. No matter what, you must ensure that we have a place to stay tomorrow night. We must not let everyone spend the night in the snow. This is not a request, this is an order!"

"Captain Lin, please rest assured. The two of us are willing to sign a military order. Even if it costs huge casualties, we will take down Qingfeng Village!" the two said in unison.

"Okay, I believe you! Act according to your own judgment. If you can avoid violence, try not to use it. But if you really can't come to an agreement, then fight hard and make our Eighth Route Army famous. Let the nearby bandits know that our Eighth Route Army cannot be provoked!"

"Li Sanwa, you come with me. Take a mortar and 30 shells with you. You have to use them sparingly. We only have 160 shells left. It will be hard to get more in a short time. When we return to the Lijiazhuang base, I will let you fight as much as you want!"

Li Sanwa lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "Captain, I will use it sparingly and try to kill a single enemy fire point with one shot!"