At this time, Fa Liang and Guan Zheng Peng were really relieved. Xiao Peijun and Yu Fei; Lin Zixiao looked at each other and secretly rejoiced, with a smile on his face that seemed to be a victory.

The Whampoa Elite Colonel Peijun used his wit and sophistry to win Hasegawa's trust and save his life and that of his brother at a Hongmen banquet, but he was more glad that his plan had successfully taken the first step. several officers of the Imperial Allied Army who endured humiliation and stole their lives; What kind of inextricable relationship will a complicated Imperial Association Army have with Shen Shaofan's National Youth League in the future anti-Japanese beacon smoke? What kind of story did Shen Shaofan and the National Youth League have after entering Zhongtiao Mountain?

Shen Shaofan stayed in Wangwu Mountain for two days, and then opened Zhongtiao Mountain, and the road was quite smooth, Shen Shaofan was too close to Jiaozuo's Imperial Association Army for fear of alarming Jiaozuo's Imperial Army, so he did not immediately contact Sun Zhiyu and others, but the troops arrived at Zhongtiao Mountain, and after everything was settled, the Telecommunications Department operated normally, and sent the first telegram of the National Youth League in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The 14th Division of the Japanese Army in Tufeiyuan marched on the Great Plain of Central Henan in Pingchuan, seeing that Kaifeng in Henan was about to be lost, Chiang Kai-shek was anxious for Zhengzhou, and wanted to transfer a large army to set up a defensive line east of Zhengzhou to block the Japanese army, but He Yingqin analyzed the comparison of the strength of the Chinese and Japanese armies on the side, and believed that the Chinese army was now the opponent of the 14th Division A Division of Tufeiyuan after a long battle, and suggested blowing up the embankment of the Yellow River and replacing the troops with water. Chiang Kai-shek thought about it for a long time before hesitatingly ordering the Yellow River Huayuankou Dam in the northeast of Zhengzhou to be blown up, and the water was used to replace the army with water to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward into Zhengzhou. After several days of excavation and shelling, the Huayuankou Dam of the Yellow River burst on June 9, 198 and flooded, the water of the Yellow River rushed down like a wild horse, pouring for thousands of miles, and the southeast of Huayuankou between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng became a vast ocean of Zeguo, and the flood went everywhere to push and light. The 16th Division, which was advancing in parallel with the 14th Division of Tufeiyuan, was expected to dig the dam of the Yellow River to cause surging floods and self-destruction of its homeland, and the troops were caught off guard by flooding soldiers and countless vehicles; Artillery and other heavy supplies were all abandoned, exhausted in the eastward swimming, the vanguard was besieged by the water, and the Pinghan Road was isolated and annihilated.

When the Japanese base camp learned that Chiang Kai-shek had blown up the Yellow River dam and destroyed his homeland, the two divisions of the Japanese army had suffered heavy losses and lost a large number of weapons and equipment.

Chiang Kai-shek learned that the Japanese army was going to attack Wuhan, and also called all the generals to discuss countermeasures, Bai Chongxi proposed that the army should not be trapped in Wuhan, but could use the surrounding high mountains, passes, Zebo rivers and rivers to resist the Japanese attack, Chiang Kai-shek guarded this close; He admired the clever plan of fighting far away, and immediately ordered the transfer of troops. A new round of war has once again unfolded on the land of China.

At that time, most of the troops withdrawn from Xuzhou entered the Henan-Anhui Mountains, while the Jin Sui Army and Wei Lihuang's Central Army in Yanxi Mountain in Shanxi were in Taihang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Eighth Route Army in the mountains west of Henan had more troops. After receiving Shen Shaofan's telegram, Sun Zhiyu tried to move his troops north to Zhongtiao Mountain to join Shaofan's National Youth League.

Huang Huancheng of the headquarters of the independent column of Cuishan Yangdian. The soldiers of the National Youth League and the Kunshan Independent Column were extremely friendly, and the two armies often exchanged combat experiences and experiences, and often sang together to hold a party, which was a happy scene.

Huang Huancheng and Sun Zhiyu pass on a field road. Huang Huancheng said: "Zhiyu! You're going to leave for Zhongtiao Mountain tomorrow, and I really can't let you go! ”

Sun Zhiyu smiled slightly: "Each other! But the troops have to be rebuilt! ”

"Huh!" Huang Huancheng smiled: "Yes! Zhongtiao Mountain is located at the junction of Shanxi and Henan, and the military strategic position is very important, and the Japanese army has long been thinking about this place. ”

"Soldiers! the battlefield that should have been fought; Immediately smoked. Sun Zhiyu smiled and said, "If we stay any longer, it will be difficult for you to explain!" **Most of them began to move to Zhongtiao Mountain, not for the mutual suspicion of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party! This is the front of your defense of Shaanxi, and it is also the rear of the anti-Japanese resistance, and we will not be interested in staying in Kunshan Mountain! ”

Huang Huancheng smiled awkwardly and said, "It's serious!" Our Party's policy is to unify all anti-Japanese forces that can be unified, and there is no suspicion about it. Zhongtiao Mountain is not jointly defended by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party! ”

Sun Zhiyu breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "I hope I'm too worried!" He looked at the ancient so-called 'Kuihan Fortress', and the steep mountains blocked the Guanzhong of Shaanxi and the Central Plains of Henan, just like the two parties in modern China, there is an insurmountable 'Cuihan Fortress' between them!

Cuishan is located in the west of Henan Province, Lingbao City, the south of Shaanxi County, and the remaining veins extending to the east are called Pishan. It is a branch of the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains, across the Yellow River and the Zhongtiao Mountain in Shanxi Province, together forming a rock canyon, with the famous Sanmenxia.

Mt. Kuo is also known as Sankun Mountain, Erkun Mountain. "Notes on the Book of Water" records: "There are mountains of Pankun, Shikun and Qiankun, so it is called 'Sankun', and it is divided into East Kun Mountain and West Kun Mountain, so it is called 'Erkun'". The main peak is Qinggang Peak, with an altitude of 190 meters. The mountains are high and the valleys are steep, the mountains are roundabout, the situation is dangerous, it is famous for its steepness since ancient times, it is the natural barrier from Guanzhong in Shaanxi to the Central Plains of Henan. It is also the watershed of the Yellow River and its tributary, the Luohe River. Dengkun Mountain overlooks the north, the Yellow River valley is deep and rapid, and it is magnificent.

Huang Huancheng looked at Sun Zhiyu's expression, guessed seven or eight points in his heart, walked to Zhiyu's side, and also looked at the mountains and said: "It is difficult to block the friendship of Huangpu in the mountains and mountains!" We are all fighting for an oath, even if you and I meet each other in the future, our friendship will last forever. ”

Sun Zhiyu said: "I hope China will not go to that day." I'd rather swap glasses with you than kill each other. ”

"yes!" Huang Huancheng looked into the distance thoughtfully.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, because it is located between Taihang Mountain and Huashan Mountain, the mountain is long and narrow, so it is named Zhongtiao. It shields Luoyang, Tongguan and the Central Plains, guards Xi'an and the northwest, and overlooks the southern and northern parts of Shanxi, and its strategic position is very important. The northeast-southwest trend of the mountain is about 160 kilometers long and 10~15 kilometers wide. The altitude is 100~00 meters, the relative height is 800~1500 meters, the north slope is steep, and the south slope is gently inclined. Structurally, it belongs to the Zhongtiao anticline, and the outcropping rock layer includes Archean gneiss, Proterozoic quartzite, dolomite and volcanic rock series. The southern slope also has Lower Paleozoic limestone. Zhongtiao Mountain can be divided into sections according to the mountain situation: the eastern section is called Lishan, with Shunwangping being the highest, the elevation is meters, the mountain is in the form of a platform, and there is a basin of Yuanqu fault depression in between; The western section is called Zhongtiao Mountain, standing between the Yuncheng Basin and the Yellow River Valley, the main peak Xuehua Mountain, the altitude is 1994 meters, the relative height difference is about 1500 meters, the middle section of the mountain is gentle, it is in the form of a step, there is a wide valley covered with three-toed horse laterite and loess in the saddle of the watershed near Zhangdian, it is the wide valley of Tang County period that is uplifted. Zhongtiao Mountain and Taihang, Luliang, Taiyue three mountains are each other's horns, because of the importance of the strategic position, after the Japanese army invaded Shanxi, in order to consolidate North China, suppress Luoyang, and peep into Xi'an, Zhongtiao Mountain has become one of the important targets.

At that time, the situation in the area of Zhongtiao Mountain was more complicated than that of Kunshan, after the loss of Taiyuan, the two divisions of the Japanese army attacked all the way south, once occupied the Yellow River Lincheng Ruicheng, only because the battle line was too long, the supply was insufficient, and the local anti-Japanese armed forces emerged from time to time, the Japanese army had to give up the Zhongtiao Mountain, retreated all the way and occupied Yuncheng, but the anti-Japanese actions around Yuncheng were repeatedly prohibited, and the Japanese army had to disperse the troops in Xia County; Linyi; Wen Xi; Vain Vieng; The garrison of the five counties of Houma to achieve complete control of the Hedong Railway Line and the surrounding villages of Yuncheng led to the inability of the Japanese army to completely solve the Nakajo Mountain, a mountain that the Japanese desperately needed to conquer. For a time, the Central Army; Jin Suijun; Northwest Army; Eighth route army; Guerilla; The Japanese army was mixed in the border east of the river.

Sun Zhiyu and Du Tianfang led a National Youth League to cross the Yellow River from Mengjin to the north and enter Ruicheng County, coincidentally more than 30,000 troops of the 1st Army Corps, and the troops formed by 'Shaanxi Lengwa' also crossed the Yellow River at night and entered Zhongtiao Mountain and Ruicheng County.

The two armies walked together on the streets of the county seat, and they were very close to each other. A soldier of the National Youth League leaned on the side of the 1st Regiment and said, "Hey! Which army do you belong to? ”

"1 Legion!" a seventeen; The eight-year-old man said, "Old soldier, where are you?" ”

The young veteran straightened the MP40 submachine gun hanging on his chest and said angrily: "We are from the National Youth League." ”

"Hey! Veterans, where are you going? ”

"Nonsense! If there's a devil there, we'll go there. Let me tell you that our troops fought all the way from Beijing in the Battle of Songhu; the Battle of Nanjing; We have fought all the battles of Xuzhou. ”

"You're amazing, veteran."

"That's it! Who told us to be good with a regimental leader! The young veterans of the National Youth League are proud.

I only heard the two officers in the back say at the same time, "What? Maintain the speed of the march. "One of these two officers is the deputy head of the National Youth League, and the other is Chen Shuoru, the commander of the 177th Division of the 1st Army Corps.

Almost at the same time, the troops passed through the Ruicheng 1st Army Corps all the way west, and the Yongji National Youth League soldiers entered the Guandi Temple in Zhongtiao Mountain. There is a Jiezhou village in front of the Guandi Temple, which is located in Yuncheng; Ruicheng; Yongji; It occupies an extremely important position in the middle of the four key places in Pinglu, it guards the railway from Yuncheng to Yongji, and is the frontier fortress of Ruicheng and Pinglu, and it is also the observation outpost of hundreds of thousands of anti-Japanese armed forces in Zhongtiao Mountain, so the defense of Jiezhou is defended by the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

Sun Zhiyu's first was temporarily stationed in the area of Guandi Temple under the order of Commander Wei Lihuang to wait for orders, while Shen Shaofan's part was temporarily stationed in Yuanqu County, the place of command of Wei Lihuang.

Shen Shaofan hurriedly came to the door of Wei Lihuang's headquarters and shouted, "Report!" ”

"Come in!" Wei Lihuang said.

Shen Shaofan walked in and saluted: "Shen Shaofan, the head of the National Youth League, is here by order. ”

Wei Lihuang looked at Shaofan and smiled: "Shaofan! How long have your troops been here? ”

"Commander Wei! The first section of the Chinese Youth League entered Zhongtiao Mountain at the end of June and has been stationed in the Yuanqu area. Shen Shaofan said.

Wei Lihuang smiled and said: "You have been asking me to defend the position, complaining that I treat your National Youth League as a guard regiment, and now there is a position for you, but I don't know if you Shen Shaofan dares to take it?" ”

Shen Shaofan smiled and said, "Commander Wei! It's not me Shen Shaofan bragging. China's Youth League has almost fought all the way from Beiping to Zhongtiao Mountain, and to this day, as long as there are devils and I in my troops, there is nothing to dare to fight. Where are you? ”

"Zhangdian!" Wei Lihuang said.

Shen Shaofan was startled at first, and then said confidently: "Yes!" ”

Wei Lihuang was puzzled and said, "Do you know the situation in Zhangdian now?" ”

Shen Shaofan said: "Know one." Zhangdian is now controlled by a brigade from Ushijima, the chief of the devils, and if you want to defend Zhangdian, you must first take it down. ”

Wei Lihuang lowered his head and said, "Then do you know the importance of Zhangdian?" ”

"Zhangdian is the west tong Yuncheng, and the key place of Xia County in the east is the main road of military defense in ancient times. Zhangdian is also the pass of Pinglu. Shen Shaofan said.

"Good!" Wei Lihuang smiled: "It seems that you have done your homework." ”

Shen Shaofan said solemnly: "Commander Wei, I will definitely complete the task." ”

"Excellent! The regiment of the Eighth Route Army will assist you. Wei Lihuang said with a smile.

At this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army walked in and saluted Wei Lihuang and said, "Commander Wei! ”

Shen Shaofan didn't jump into the room when he turned around, it turned out to be Liu Zhizhao.

"Zhizhao!" Shen Shaofan smiled: "You can let me look for you in the entire Zhongtiao Mountain!" ”

Wei Lihuang said with a smile: "You Huangpu classmates are now cooperating with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the true sense. You go down and discuss how to take down Zhangdian. ”

"Yes!" The two saluted.

After Liu Zhizhao entered Zhongtiao Mountain from Xuzhou, he was arranged by his superiors to serve as the independent head and political commissar of the Eighth Route Army. The Independent Regiment is a Eighth Route Army composed of a number of anti-Japanese armed forces, which is exactly the opposite of Shen Shaofan's National Youth League, with poor equipment, most of the soldiers have never read books, gone to school, and some are even surrounding bandits.

Liu Zhizhao and Shen Shaofan returned to the Youth League headquarters together, and along the way, Shen Shaofan asked about Zhizhao's recent situation and smiled: "I didn't expect to see you for a few days, and you, the senior talent of the seventh phase of Huangpu, became the 'Mountain King'." Can they fight? ”

"You don't have to fight, there is no ambiguity." Liu Zhizhao said with a smile.