After being cautious along the way, traveling day and night, Yu Chenglong finally approached the mountains. Yu Chenglong gathered twenty carriages together and prepared to send the carriage owners back home, because there was no way to go further.
"Brothers, unload all the food from the car. Deputy Commander Zhang goes to pay these bosses, don't treat them badly.
Tell these car owners that they must be careful when returning. They cannot walk together in a group, let alone inform, and they are not allowed to talk nonsense after returning, otherwise they themselves will be in danger. "
After Yu Chenglong finished his explanation, he watched the twenty carriages leave one after another, and then he turned around and issued another order, asking the brothers to transport the grain into the mountains quickly.
"Leave five brothers here to guard me. The rest of the brothers will be led by Deputy Commander Zhang to quickly transport the food into a safe place in the mountains.
Each horse can carry one bag, one bag, two bags, and two bags. People also have to carry some to transport the grain to Erdaoweizi, which we passed by when we came here.
After arriving there, find a hidden place to unload, and then return here until all the grain is transported into Erdaoweizi. Get started now, fast! "
It took the team another four days to transport all the grain into Erdaoweizi.
Yu Chenglong ordered the team to rest here for a day and prepare to eat and sleep before moving the food to the secret camp.
Brothers, filled with the joy of succeeding in grabbing grain, gathered together in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing and resting peacefully, completely unaware that worse news was about to come.
After a restful night's rest, they got up early the next day to light a fire and cook. But just as Jackie Chan and the others were preparing to set off, a brother who was sent to deliver supplies to the secret camp hurriedly came to report.
"Something bad happened! The Japanese army suddenly attacked Tianyaoling. The brothers failed to withstand it. Both Mopan Mountain and Yingzui Cliff have been lost!
All the brothers have withdrawn to Tianyaoling, and they probably won't be able to hold on for long. There are more people coming back this time, and the firepower is stronger than last time.
Commander Xiao sent someone to inform us, saying that the commander-in-chief asked us not to return to Tianyaoling anymore, but to take people directly to the secret camp to hide, and they would also evacuate to the secret camp. "
"Quick! Brother Zhang, allocate fifty brothers to me and bring the machine guns and ammunition. I will go to Tianyaoling to relieve the danger and assist them in evacuating to the secret camp.
You take your brothers, lead the horses, and carry the food directly to our secret camp. You can hide the remaining food here without anyone guarding it. "
After Yu Chenglong finished explaining, he quickly led the people to take a shortcut and went straight to Tianyaoling. He was anxious and non-stop along the way.
At noon on the third day, we arrived at Mopan Mountain. But there was no human figure anywhere. The corpses of more than a dozen brothers were lying on the ground.
The Mopanshan position was blown to pieces by artillery fire. The entire Mopanshan was in a mess, and there was no sound from the Yingzui Cliff in the distance.
Yu Chenglong ordered his brothers to quickly bury the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle, and then quickly went to Tianyaoling to see the situation.
"You have to move quickly. Get on your horse as soon as you finish cleaning up. Let's go to Tianyaoling!"
Yu Chenglong was riding on his horse, looking in the direction of Tianyaoling with a solemn expression. He guessed that Tianyaoling might also be in danger.
When I arrived at Tianyaoling, I saw the same scene as Mopan Mountain. Dozens of brothers died in battle here. The tragedy was so tragic that it made people cry.
Yu Chenglong led people to search forward and backward, and also had people bury these brothers who died in the battle on the spot. A few more people were sent out to look for the traces left by the commander-in-chief and others when they retreated.
The brothers sent out for reconnaissance soon came back and reported that they did not see the footprints left by the commander-in-chief and his men when they retreated, but only saw the footprints of the Japanese troops pursuing them.
"Brothers, mount up, let's follow the footprints left by the Japanese to search and pursue them!"
After Yu Chenglong finished speaking, he jumped on his horse and led his team in a rapid pursuit along the footprints left by the Japanese.
It was completely dark and it was difficult to discern the direction of the Japanese's march, so the team had to stop.
The anxious Yu Chenglong ordered the team to rest where they were, and then sent people to conduct reconnaissance in three directions, telling them that they must come back before dawn to report.
At dawn, the brothers sent out for reconnaissance came back one after another. One of the brothers reported that there were footprints left by the Japanese in the direction of his reconnaissance.
Yu Chenglong ordered the team to mount their horses immediately and continue to pursue the Japanese following the Japanese's footsteps. When the team came to a hillside, they found traces of battles here.
Yu Chenglong ordered the team to go up the mountain to search carefully, and sure enough, they found the bodies of several more brothers. After Yu Chenglong also ordered people to bury them on the spot, he led the team to pursue them.
After chasing him to a mountain col, he found traces of the Japanese camping ground. Yu Chenglong asked the team to investigate and identify the traces here, then organized the team and followed the tracks to catch up.
After crossing two hills, it was almost dark. Yu Chenglong concluded that the little devil was walking out of the mountains, not chasing the commander-in-chief and the others.
Yu Chenglong ordered the team to return the same way and set up camp where the Japanese set fire to camp. They would rest for the night and then look for traces of the commander-in-chief's retreat after dawn tomorrow.
The next morning, after eating some solid food early, Yu Chenglong gathered his brothers together and handed over the tasks again.
"Yesterday we were almost catching up with the Japs. You can tell from the feces they left behind. But there are so many Japs. If we continue to attack, it will be difficult for us to escape.
Judging from the direction of the Japs' movement, we can see that the Japs are not chasing our team, but are retreating out of the mountain. There is no point in pursuing them any further.
The purpose now is to find the commander-in-chief and the brothers as soon as possible. Starting today, everyone will spread out and search towards the secret camp of Commander Xiao and his middle route army.
Try to find the secret mark left by Commander Xiao and the others when they retreated, and then try to find their secret camp.
I estimate that brothers will be very cautious when retreating, so everyone must be careful when searching.
The team is ready to set off now, in groups of three, don’t be too far apart, and keep in touch at all times. "
Following the order, the team quickly dispersed and searched in a fan-shaped direction towards the secret camp of the Central Army. Yu Chenglong led a few people behind to coordinate and communicate at any time.
In the afternoon, a group of brothers came over to report that they had discovered a secret sign leading to the secret camp.
Yu Chenglong quickly went over to carefully identify and determine the exact location, then regrouped the team and headed towards the secret camp of Commander Xiao and his Middle Route Army.
"You found that the three brothers who were secretly keeping track of the situation continued to search and lead the way. The team behind them led their horses to follow, being careful not to leave any traces.
Brother Zhang, you lead ten brothers and follow the team at the end. You must eliminate all traces. We must prevent the little devil from coming back to look for our secret camp. "
Another day passed, and at noon, Yu Chenglong led people to find a secret camp of Commander Xiao's Middle Route Army.
