Chapter 41 Entering the Customs

  Just as Ma Zhan Shan and his troops arrived in Hailun and had barely caught their breath, Yang Chun Shuang led his troops to Hailun and directly found Ma Zhan Shan. Ma Zhan Shan saw Yang Chun Shuang and was taken aback, asking in confusion: "May I ask who you are?!"

  Yang Chunshuang smiled and said, "I am acting on the orders of my family's General Hua Lieyang to hand over the command of three regiments to General Ma Zhan-shan! Please go out and inspect!" Upon hearing Yang Chunshuang's words, Ma Zhan-shan was taken aback for a moment, but after coming back to his senses, he excitedly said, "You go back and tell Ji Ting that I represent the people of Heilongjiang in thanking him!" As he spoke, Ma Zhan-shan followed Yang Chunshuang out.

  Just as Yang Chunshuang was about to leave with his men after completing the handover procedures, Ma Zhanshan suddenly spoke up and asked: "Commander Yang! Where are you planning to go?" Yang Chunshuang smiled and replied: "I'll take my men back to report to General Shao!"

  "Commander Yang, can you consider leaving the soldiers you're taking with you behind as well? After all, I'm short-handed here!" Ma Zhan Shan said straightforwardly. Upon hearing Ma's words, Yang Chun Hao burst out laughing and said: "Deputy Commander Ma! I don't have that authority! Let me tell you, these men under me are General Shao's personal guards! Even General Zhang doesn't have the power to command them!" As he spoke, Yang Chun Hao bowed slightly to Ma Zhan Shan and said: "We'll meet again, Deputy Commander Ma!" With that, Yang Chun Hao strode out of Ma Zhan Shan's temporary headquarters.

  Watching Yang Chun's back as he left, Ma Zhan Shan gritted his teeth and said: "You're good, Hua Lieyang! We'll see about this later!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhan Shan immediately made a phone call to summon all officers above the regiment level to an emergency military meeting.

  Yang Chunshuang walked for about five days with his men and met up with Hua Lieyang in Datong Town. After meeting up, Hua Lieyang looked at Yang Chunshuang and Yang Chushan who were unscathed and smiled saying: "Uncles, are you both feeling alright?" Hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Yang Chunshuang smiled and said: "Jiting, stop making things up about us! We know all about your little tricks! Tell us, what's our next move?!"

  Hearing Yang Chunshuang's words, Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "Let's go back and meet up with Ma Shu and the others, and I'll tell you my decision then! It's not early now, everyone rest for a while! We'll set off at dawn tomorrow!"

  "Alright! I'll do as you say!" Yang Chunshuang turned and left. The next morning, the sky was slightly bright! Hua Lieyang led his troops to set out. After walking for five days, they finally met up with Yang Chunrui and others at Jiepigou, where Jilin and Liaoning meet.

  After gathering, Hua Lieyang said to Yang Chunrui without stopping: "Uncle Rui, let's have a meeting later! I have something to announce!" As soon as Yang Chunrui heard Hua Lieyang's words, he immediately understood that Hua Lieyang must have another plan. He smiled and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Ji Ting, you rest first! I'll go inform them now!"

  "Alright! I'll trouble you then, Uncle Rui!" As he spoke, Hua Lieyang seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Uncle Rui, is there any news about Uncle Geng?!" Upon hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Yang Chunrui smiled and said: "A telegram arrived! They've already transported the goods into Qingdao! They're asking if you have any instructions!"

  Hua Lieyang thought for a moment and said, "Send some to Uncle Geng! Let him put all the things in Citibank!" Upon hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Yang Chunrui nodded and said, "Got it! I'll go take care of it right away!" After finishing speaking, Yang Chunrui turned around and left.

  About an hour later, Hua Lieyang gathered all his trusted followers to come back. Hua Lieyang looked at the people in front of him, who were all his uncles, and smiled as he bowed and said: "Uncles, the little devils have already taken down Jilin and Heilongjiang! Next, the little devils will definitely march towards western Liaoning! So Datigershan is the throat of the devils' march into western Liaoning!"

  Before Hualeiyang finished speaking, Malonghai frowned and said: "Jiting, are you going to help Zhang Shaoye become a gun?! Hearing Malonghai's words, Hualeiyang smiled and said: "I'm not as noble as him! But in the face of national hatred and family enmity, I, Hualeiyang, still know what is right and wrong!"

  When Yang Chun heard Hua Lieyang's words, he smiled and said: "This is the young general in our minds!" As soon as Yang Chun finished speaking, Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "Uncle Shuang, don't praise me like that!" With that, Hua Lieyang returned to his usual serious demeanor and continued: "Now we have money and guns in our hands, so those bandits will listen to us! But among these bandits, there are also traitors who seek glory for themselves!"

  Hua Lieyang had just spoken halfway when Liu Changgeng smiled and said, "They've changed their minds! The old master led the troops to destroy them!" As soon as Liu Changgeng spoke, Ma Longhai furrowed his brow and said, "Everyone be quiet for a moment! Let Ji Ting finish speaking! It's not too late for everyone to talk later!"

  When Ma Longhai finished speaking, everyone suddenly fell silent. Seeing the rich and varied expressions on each person's face, Hua Lieyang smiled and continued: "Everyone! The Northeast is left to you! I'm preparing to take Xiao Shu and ten others to enter the pass tomorrow!"

  Hua Lieyang had just finished speaking when Ma Longhai spoke up, "Jiting, are you going to Guannei?!" Hua Lieyang nodded and said, "Geng Shu and Fu Bo are both in Guannei, I don't know what their situation is like, so I'm preparing to go take a look! Moreover, the main battlefield for resisting Japan will be in Guannei from now on!"

  "What are you going to do with us then?" Liu Changgeng asked seriously. Upon hearing Liu's words, Hua Lieyang looked at the others and smiled, saying: "Uncle Liu! You all stay here and help me keep an eye on things! I'll be back soon!" After thinking for a moment, Hua Lieyang continued: "Now, I'm going to divide you into two groups! One group will specialize in mobile warfare against the devils, wearing them down through movement; the other group will specialize in eliminating traitors!"

  "Eliminate traitors?!" Yang Chun-chao said with a slight frown. Hearing Yang Chun-chao's murmured words, Hua Lieyang smiled and explained: "Eliminating traitors refers to being specifically responsible for assassinating national traitors and Han traitors! At the same time, all uncles must also make an effort to win over all the bandits on the mountains who are determined to resist Japan! As long as they resist Japan, we can secretly provide them with weapons and ammunition!"

  As soon as Hua Lieyang finished speaking, Ma Longhai said straightforwardly: "Ji Ting, how are you going to divide these two small groups?!" As soon as Ma Longhai's words came out, everyone looked at Hua Lieyang. Seeing their eyes, Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "The right to divide is not in my hands! It's all in your own hands! Each group leader will be chosen by yourselves! The people are among the ones we brought out!"

  After hearing Hua Lieyang's words, everyone discussed and finally Ma Longhai was responsible for eliminating the traitors, Yang Chundui and Yang Chunrui were responsible for leading the troops to fight a mobile war with the devils!

  After everything was arranged, the next morning, Hua Lieyang took Yang Chunxiao and others to disperse with the main force. About half a month later, Hua Lieyang arrived in Qingdao, Shandong by boat. After getting off the boat, Hua Lieyang saw Yang Chungeng waiting at the dock. Seeing Yang Chungeng, Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "Uncle Geng, I was scattered on the sea by the boat!" Hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Yang Chungeng burst out laughing and then arranged for Hua Lieyang to get on a car.

  After getting on the car, Yang Chun-geng frowned and said to Hua Lieyang: "Ji Ting, just now Chun Shuang and others sent a telegram! The Japanese army has started attacking Liaoxi! What do you think about this?!" Hua Lieyang shook his head and said: "Geng Shu! If the entire Northeast Army were mine! Then I can make sure that for every devil who comes, I'll send them to hell! Unfortunately, the Northeast Army is not mine! With the troops in my hands, it's already a blessing to be able to hold on until now!"

  Yang Chun-geng nodded and said: "Ji Ting, now my people are all in the suburbs of Qingdao! What do you plan to do?!" Hua Lieyang sighed heavily after hearing Yang Chun-geng's words and said: "Uncle Geng! I'm very tired now!" After looking at Yang Chun-geng's expression, Hua Lieyang continued: "I think it's still Zhongtiao Mountain or Dabie Mountain!"

  Yang Chun-geng heard Hua Lie-yang's words and asked seriously: "Ji Ting, why did you choose these two places?!"

  Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "The Dabie Mountains and the Wushan Mountains are connected, and they can threaten Nanjing in a short distance. If we retreat, we can enter Henan! The geography of Zhongtiao Mountain is even better! Located in the southern part of Shanxi Province, on the north bank of the Yellow River, it runs northeast-southwest, with the northeast being high and the southwest being low. It stretches for 170 kilometers from east to west and 50 kilometers from north to south, with an average elevation of 1249 meters. The highest peak is the Shunwangping of the Yuanqueshan Mountain, which is 2321 meters above sea level. Zhongtiao Mountain starts in the south of Shanxi Province, facing Shaanxi Province, and ends in the north of Henan Province, connecting with the Taihang Mountains. It borders the Yuncheng Basin, known as the granary of Shanxi Province, to the north, and the rolling Yellow River to the south. The terrain is rugged, with ravines and mountains overlapping, and rich mineral deposits. Zhongtiao Mountain, together with the Taihang, Luliang, and Taishan Mountains, forms a strategic location of great importance. If we take advantage of this location, we can control northern Henan and southern Shanxi, screen off Luoyang and Tongguan, advance to disrupt the enemy's rear, and retreat to defend ourselves in a advantageous position."

  After listening to Hua Lieyang's introduction, Yang Chun'geng was suddenly moved. After a while, Yang Chun'geng came back to his senses and smiled at Hua Lieyang: "Jiting, I've decided to take people to Zhongtiao Mountain!" As he spoke, Yang Chun'geng seemed to have thought of something, so he took out a file bag from his briefcase and said: "This is what Mr. Sun Jingzai asked me to deliver to you when I came to Qingdao!"

  "Sun Jingzhuo?! Isn't that the Sun Jingzhuo who dared to challenge Zhang Zuolin, the great General Zhang?! "Hua Lieyang asked seriously after taking over the file bag. Yang Chun'geng nodded seriously and said: "He is a good friend of Commander Yang! He asked me to pass on a message to you!"

  "What's going on?!" Hu Lieyang asked seriously.

  "You're still young! It's better to read more books, especially military school! If you want to inherit Commander Yang's legacy, you must go to military school to study!" Yang Chun'geng said seriously.

  Hua Lieyang thought for a moment after hearing Yang Chun's words, then said: "Let's talk about this later!" As he spoke, Hua Lieyang gazed out the window at the scenery and said faintly: "Uncle Geng, tomorrow I'll be going to Chongqing with Uncle Xiao! You all be careful on the road!"

  "Don't worry!" Yang Chun-ge said, taking out a stack of checks and deposit slips. "These are the receipts for those things! And to make it convenient for you to use, I've also gotten some checks for you!" Upon hearing Yang Chun-ge's words, Hua Lie-yang nodded and said: "Uncle Ge, tomorrow go get 200,000 yuan and bring it with you. In this world, everything costs money! Take this money and buy a few mu of land in Zhongtiao Mountain!"