The hotel shopkeeper heard Lei Yunfeng say that he was afraid that he would cut his tongue and was so scared that he knelt down and kowtowed like garlic and begged: "Master, I guarantee the lives of my family and the three men in the hotel. If I leave, I will not die well."

"Shopkeeper, how can I believe you? Besides, I robbed Qinshui City under the Imperial Army. If the Imperial Army finds out, would you tell me that the Imperial Army will chase me?

For the safety of my brothers and I, I can only tie up all the wronged you, and then hang a sign that will suspend business at the door. When we can leave the city smoothly, we will put your cousin, Translator Pang, and he will let you go. The shopkeeper will not have any objection, right?"

"No, no, your method is very good. In this way, even if something happens to you, you won't doubt the secret between me and my friend. Come on, come on, tie it up quickly."

Under the guidance of Lei Yunfeng's eyes, Fang Shichao found a few ropes to tie the shopkeeper and three friends, and locked them in a room. When he left, he hung a sign that was suspended at the door, and then he left.

When you walked to an alley, Lei Yunfeng let go of Pang Yuting and whispered: "Your family thinks you died in Dongguling and are holding a funeral for you at home. You wait for two hours to go to the hotel and let them go home. You must remember to do what I said, otherwise you will die miserably."

Leiyun Peak released Pang Yuting and took Fang Shichao to conduct secret reconnaissance in the city. After half an hour, he was out of the city. Hou Sheng, Zhu Zhensheng, Han Nina and Su Xiaoman, who were outside the city, finally brought Leiyun Peak and Fang Shichao back.

Su Xiaoman couldn't control the tension and excitement in her heart, and rushed forward and grabbed Lei Yunfeng tightly and asked, "Boss, have you gained something from entering the city this time?"

Fang Shichao said with dissatisfaction, saying first: "Hmph, I went to the city to be a bandit and robbed a hotel. Look, these are all robbed oceans and valuables. Our boss has become a mountain king. I feel that I am familiar with the robbery and kidnapping tickets. I feel that my ancestors are embarrassed."

When Zhu Zhensheng heard Fang Shichao say this, he stared at Lei Yunfeng with angry eyes and asked, "Boss, you really did the bad thing of kidnapping this time when you entered the city? How could you do this? What is the difference between your Japanese and a bandit? I'm really blind. Don't fight the Japanese, and you're sure..."

Han Nina and Su Xiaoman heard that Fang Shichao and Zhu Zhensheng were so insidious about Lei Yunfeng. They felt that something must be strange. They not only defended Lei Yunfeng:

"Don't you two know who our boss is? You can say anything, it's like a pig's brain. If the boss says that he did this to confuse the Japanese, what else do you have to say?"

"Okay, I know you two were confused by lard. Even if you want to confuse the Japanese, you can't kidnap the votes?" Zhu Zhensheng said in anger.

Hou Sheng, who was standing aside, kept looking at Lei Yunfeng's expression, but he shook his head in disappointment and said, "Boss, brother has a lot of complaints about your way of entering the city this time. When it comes to this point, you not only don't defend yourself, but also smile. What does it mean?"

Lei Yunfeng took a deep breath and said with a serious expression: "I am very pleased that everyone can have this awareness, but I really have my plan to do this, but using this disgusting means is to protect their lives.

Besides, the kidnapped Translator Pang, you don’t think about it. If I want to kill him, will he wait for him to enter the city? If I want to extort money through kidnapping, I can do it safely outside the city. Why do I have to go into the city and take risks in one go?

OK, now I can’t tell you my plan. We will rush to Yongji City right now and report to our superiors.”

"Boss, who can be our chief in Yongji City? Isn't Yongji City now being stationed by the adapted Shaanxi Northern Army? Besides, from Qinshui City to Yongji City, there are a large number of Japanese troops fighting our army in the middle. How can we pass the blockade line?"

Hou Sheng knew more than others, because after completing the mission of siege and killing the Japanese and puppet spies, he returned to the headquarters of the Military Affairs Bureau to report. After a few days, he heard about the tense situation between the enemy and us on the front battlefield, so he reminded him.

Leiyun Peak paid great attention to the books and materials of the Zhongtiao Mountain Battle in his previous life. According to the records:

In order to cooperate with the combat deployment of "advance to Wuhan, the south of Guangzhou, the middle of the army, the middle of the army, and the west of Xi'an", General Sugiyama Moto, commanded the 110th Division, the 6th Division, and the 2nd and 4th Independent Mixed Brigades to launch a crazy attack on the Zhongtiaoshan area in southeastern Shanxi.

In order to break through the last line of defense of Chongqing in northern Shaanxi, Xi'an, the Japanese army concentrated its forces to carry out a strategy of rushing forward while raiding, which caused a very critical battlefield situation to the National Revolutionary Army on the front battlefield, and its main battlefield was placed in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located at the southern foot of the three main mountains of Taihang, Taiyue and Luliang in the southern Shanxi region. The northeast of Zhongtiao Mountain is adjacent to Taihang Mountain, and the northwest is mutually supportive with Luliang Mountain. It is backed by the Yellow River to the west and south. The natural barriers of the mountain ranges block the Longhai Railway and the Central Plains Henan, Northwest Jin and Shaanxi, which are a must-fight place for military strategists.

In order to keep the last barrier of Xi'an, the National Revolutionary Army ordered the First War Zone to deploy three defense lines in the east, middle and west in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The troops standing on the Western Front were local miscellaneous troops composed of Lengwa, northern Shaanxi. At this time, the headquarters was stationed in Yongji City.

Yongji City is about six or seven miles away from Fengling Ferry, and Fengling Ferry is a major barrier fortress separated by a river from Tongguan.

Legend has it that Nuwa created the ancestors of the Chinese nation with the Yellow River water and Niba in Fenglingdu. It is also said that the word "China" comes from the combination of "Zhongtiao Mountain" and "Huashan" opposite Fenglingdu.

The commander-in-chief of the Western Front of the National Revolutionary Army, in order to block the enemy on the north bank of the Yellow River, ordered the 17th Division, the 177th Division and three independent brigades to cross the Yellow River, and dig deep trenches outside Yongji City as quickly as possible.

The 30th Brigade of the 17th Division was ordered to set up two enemy defense lines on the front forty or fifty miles away from Yongji County in Yuxiang County, strengthen and strengthen the defense of Pucheng River, strictly prevent enemy sneak attacks, and prepare for combat to survive and die with Yongji City.

Then, Commander Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, led more than 6,000 officers and soldiers of the direct agencies to set off from Chaoyi, took a rubber raft to cross east to Yongji City in a rubber raft, and led the troops of the headquarters to pass south by Hanyang Town, and arrived at the garrison of Liuguan Town at the western end of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Commander Zhao, the 17th Avant-garde Division, who entered Yongji in advance, brought a battalion to defend in Liuguan Town. When he saw the dust exploding from the official road of Hanyang Town covering the sky and the sun, Commander Zhao flew over and ran over.

Commander Zhao saw Commander Wei’s first words and said: “Commander, a corps of the 110th Division of the Japanese Army launched defense fifteen miles southeast of Yongji City, and sent Japanese squads to harass you from time to time. It is very dangerous for you to cross the river and command in person. Should you retreat to Pingyang City, Tongguan to take command?”

"Teacher Zhao, we were mobilizing soldiers to cross the river to fight against Japan. At that time, everyone made a vow to defend the Yellow River and the Northwest, kill the enemy with blood and will never be a deserter to lose face for our ancestors. How could I retreat to a safe place?

What I want to ask is whether the reconnaissance plainclothes team sent by the vanguard have any understanding of the Japanese army's deployment, logistics supplement, and the enemy's action plan?"
Chapter completed!