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

Chapter 516: Lao Li’s method is the most reliable. Quickly arrange to send the gas mask to Lao!

"College student, this is the telegram we just received from the base. The first and second landing fields are unable to transfer fighter planes due to the influence of the Japanese. The reconnaissance team is investigating the airspace near the third landing field. It will take at least an hour and a half to confirm whether landing is possible." Telegraph operator Li Pingshan reported anxiously.

Lin Zhenhua did not expect that there would be a problem with the landing field. Without a safe landing field for transfer, the fighter unit would not be able to provide air cover for the armored regiment's evacuation. This meant that during the evacuation process, they would be in great danger and would most likely encounter fierce retaliation from the Japanese. The armored regiment would suffer great losses.

"Lao Zhao, it seems that the situation is much more serious than we thought. If the fighter unit cannot find a suitable landing site for transfer, then we can only rely on our own efforts to evacuate Taiyuan City. Half of the smoke rubber we carried has been consumed. At the current consumption rate, I am afraid it will be difficult to support it until night. It seems that we have to think of other ways to ensure that the thick smoke in the air does not dissipate. Otherwise, without the cover of the thick smoke, the Japanese fighter planes will be able to bomb us accurately, and the consequences will be really disastrous."

Zhao Gang's face was full of worry. The release of large amounts of smoke also brought some negative effects. The soldiers of the armored regiment carried gas masks that could filter out unpleasant odors, but the people in the city had no gas masks to use. They covered their mouths and noses with wet towels, which worked at first, but it didn't work after a long time.

"College student, the whole city of Taiyuan is filled with smoke, and people are coughing constantly in their homes. We can't release smoke anymore, we have to think of other ways." Zhao Gang said anxiously.

Lin Zhenhua was very troubled by this. He knew what Zhao Gang said was true. Now the coughing sound continued throughout Taiyuan City. If it continued for a long time, there would be a problem. He had opened the city gates to let the people escape, but the smoke in the city and the hidden Japanese soldiers shooting from time to time scared the people back again.

The most hateful thing is that the Japanese fighter planes in the sky, after discovering the civilians fleeing outside, immediately dropped their flight altitude and began low-altitude strafing and bombing, causing hundreds of casualties. The civilians in the city would rather smell the bad smell than leave Taiyuan City. At least it is relatively safe to stay in the city. If they run out of the city, they may not even be able to save their lives.

The current dilemma is very difficult to solve. Lin Zhenhua had already planned everything, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. The fighter unit that Lin Zhenhua regarded as a trump card has not yet set off. Even if a suitable landing site is found now, it will take three hours from departure to arrival.

Zhao Gang saw Lin Zhenhua's dilemma, but he couldn't think of any good solution. He could only hope that Lin Zhenhua could solve it. In order to solve the current dilemma, Zhao Gang also contacted Li Yunlong to hear if Li Yunlong had any good ideas.

"Old Zhao, this is a difficult matter to handle, but we can't just sit there and wait for death. According to common sense, there should be some gas masks stored in Taiyuan City. Let's find these gas masks and distribute them to the people in the city. It is impossible to give each person a gas mask, but one gas mask for each family is definitely not a problem. With a gas mask and a wet towel, let the people seal the gaps in the houses. Even if there is still some smell, they should be able to bear it."

"There really is no good solution at the moment. The solution I mentioned can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The problem can only be truly resolved after we evacuate Taiyuan City. Now we can only hope that the fighter jets will arrive as soon as possible. If they can't arrive in time, we can only wait until night to retreat."

"As for the Japanese mobilizing a large number of troops to encircle Taiyuan City, I don't think there is any need to worry. With the speed and firepower advantages of our armored forces, the Japanese defenses can't stop our attack at all. We can definitely jump out of the Japanese encirclement in one night." Li Yunlong suggested with a serious face.

Zhao Gang thought Li Yunlong's suggestion was very feasible and it was the best solution at present. Lin Zhenhua also approved of this solution. The two quickly arranged for people to find the storage place of the Japanese gas masks. It took nearly an hour to find it, and another hour to distribute the gas masks. The coughing in the whole city of Taiyuan did not disappear, but was much better than before.

"College student, when we were looking for gas masks just now, we found a shell with a skull logo printed on it. It is very similar to the poison gas bomb you mentioned. Come with us to take a look!" Shen Quan reported with a serious face.

Lin Zhenhua's face was also very serious. He had expected that the Japanese had hidden poison gas bombs in Taiyuan City, but he had never been able to determine their location. Unexpectedly, he found it by accident while looking for a gas mask. This really surprised him. He never expected that the flowers he planted with care would not bloom, but the willows he planted without care would grow into shade. The development of things is always so unexpected.

"Old Zhao, the command of the troops is now transferred to you. I have to take people to get the poison gas bombs out and destroy them. We cannot let them remain in the hands of the devils, otherwise I don't know how many people will be harmed."

Zhao Gang also knew the importance of the matter, and urged anxiously: "College student, you quickly take people to deal with the poison gas bombs. If the Japanese bombs accidentally exploded into the poison gas bombs, the consequences would be disastrous. Once a large-scale poison gas leak occurs, the people in the entire Taiyuan city will suffer a catastrophe. This matter must be resolved immediately, without any delay."

Lin Zhenhua arranged for people to take out the chemical protective suits. This time, they brought 200 people wearing chemical protective suits, as they had anticipated the current situation in advance.

"Hurry up and put on the chemical protective suit for me within 20 minutes. Strictly implement the three inspection regulations to ensure that there are no blind spots. It is now : pm, and we must move all the gas bombs out before : pm."

At 20:300, the anti-gas team, led by Lin Zhenhua, dressed in thick chemical protective suits, rushed to the location of the Japanese gas bombs. It took minutes for the gas team to reach an underground warehouse, which was densely packed with more than gas bombs. Lin Zhenhua entered the warehouse and carefully looked at the skull logo on it. After confirming that he had found the right thing, he immediately ordered: "This time I have mobilized three-wheeled motorcycles. Each vehicle must load four gas bombs for me. Be careful when carrying them, and don't bump them."

"Rice bran was placed in the compartment of the tricycle, and a blanket was used as a cushion at the bottom to ensure that there would be no bumps during transportation. The poison gas bombs produced by the Japanese were of poor quality. If you are not careful during transportation, there is a high possibility of leakage. Everyone must pay close attention to this. All tricycle drivers must be very careful during the march."

After arranging the transportation of the poison gas bombs, Lin Zhenhua originally planned to destroy them directly in the city. However, he was afraid of unexpected situations, so he planned to secretly transport the poison gas bombs out of the city when the Japanese fighter planes changed guard, and the time of destruction was to be determined.

They were busy until 3:50 in the afternoon, when 320 poison gas bombs were safely transported out of the city. The process was not discovered by the Japanese fighter planes, which made Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua breathe a sigh of relief.

It was thought that the fighter unit would not arrive today, but who would have thought that at 22:16 pm, fighters and bombers flew over the vicinity of Taiyuan City and immediately started fighting with the Japanese fighter planes. The air battle between the two sides was extremely brutal.

The Japanese air force reinforcements kept taking off from the nearby small airport and rushing to support. They used the performance and numerical advantages of their fighter planes to firmly suppress the independent regiment's air force battalion, which made Lin Zhenhua and others below very anxious.

"Old Zhao, tell all the battalions to prepare to leave the city immediately. We can't leave the city now. We can only leave when it gets dark. I have just ordered Gao Yuntian to return immediately. If we continue fighting, our losses will only get greater and greater." Lin Zhenhua gave the order with an anxious look on his face.

Zhao Gang was also very worried about Gao Yuntian and the others in the sky, but he could not help at all. He wanted to persuade Lin Zhenhua to evacuate the troops immediately. However, more and more Japanese fighter planes gathered, which was beyond their expectations. When they made the plan before, they took it for granted and did not expect that the Japanese counterattack would be so fierce.

"Brothers, start retreating immediately. With our current strength, we are simply unable to protect the armored forces below. We really underestimated the strength of the Japanese. I thought the regiment commander had severely damaged the Japanese air force, making it unable to counterattack. We can take advantage of this opportunity to gain a great advantage."

"But who could have imagined that the Japanese had gathered more than 80 fighter planes. Their losses were far less than we imagined. The fighter unit will be responsible for the rear guard. The bomber unit will evacuate immediately. Also notify the transfer station to be ready. We will arrive in an hour and a half. Let them evacuate quickly after refueling us."

Gao Yuntian quickly issued a retreat order. Under his leadership, the fighter unit firmly resisted the fierce attack of the devils, and the bomber unit took the opportunity to start evacuating...