Golden autumn October.

The Battle of Songhu was still raging, with more than 600,000 Chinese defenders and 130,000 Japanese troops invading China. Relying on the absolute superiority of the sea, land and air, the Japanese invaders gradually tore apart the defense line of the Chinese defenders, and secretly formed the 10th Army to prepare for a major encirclement of the Chinese defenders.

While commanding the army to resist, Chang Kaishen fantasized about the intervention of the foreign powers, after all, the Japanese invasion of Shanghai seriously damaged the interests of the European and American powers.

Unfortunately, instead of helping China, the European and American countries accused the Chinese military of sabotaging the peace, citing that China was the first to provoke a war in the Shanghai Demilitarized Zone. Historically, because Lao Chiang had been waiting for the intervention of the great powers, he missed the best opportunity to retreat, and the second half of the Battle of Songhu was a mess.

The sulfonamide factory in Hechuan is about to officially start construction, and most of the workers in the pharmaceutical factory have secondary school diplomas, and only cleaners, security guards, and the like do not need to be literate. After a month of training, the workers had learned some English and could at least understand the button characters on the machine.

In addition, with the help of Sun Xuewu, an acid-base factory is being prepared near the pharmaceutical factory. Before the acid-alkali plant was put into operation, the sulfonamide factory used imported raw materials, which could last for about a month.

Zhou Hexuan sent a telegram to Ernis and purchased a lot of machinery and equipment and raw materials from Britain, including chemical experimental equipment for Sun Xuewu.

On October 15, Zhou Hexuan led all the workers to Diaoyu Mountain, where he was to hold a worship ceremony before the start of the pharmaceutical factory.

The straight-line distance from the sulfonamide factory to Diaoyu Mountain is 3 kilometers, and everyone carries three animals and money paper candles, climbs up the steep mountain road, and goes straight to the Zhongyi Temple on Diaoyu Mountain.

Pound, who was studying the I Ching, also came, and he had admired the place for a long time, and he carried a camera with him.

"This is the legendary Diaoyu City?" Pound looked up at the mountain and felt a pilgrimage in his heart.

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, "This is it." ”

Diaoyu City is also known as "God's Whip Place" and "Oriental Mecca" in Europe and America.

In that year, Kublai Khan had already led the Eastern Route Army to break through the Yangtze River and besiege Ezhou, while the Southern Route Army of Wuliang Hetai reached Changsha, and the Southern Song Dynasty court fell only in an instant. In the west, the Mongol armies had conquered large swathes of Eastern Europe, using Central Europe as a military playground, crossing the Danube at one point and invading Italy. The Middle East was also ravaged by the Mongol army, and on the Arabian Peninsula, the Egyptians were putting up a hard resistance, seeing that the Mongol army was about to sweep through Africa.

At this time, the Mongol Khan Meng Ge was killed in Diaoyu City, and all the armies withdrew their troops to fight for power. The Southern Song Dynasty survived, the Europeans cheered, and Africa was spared the catastrophe of war.

The small Diaoyu City has saved the world.

During the Republic of China, the Diaoyu City had not yet been developed, and there was no direct road to the outside world, so it could only climb slowly up from the riverside.

The mountain road is so narrow that it can barely allow two people to pass, and the steepest place is close to 70 degrees, not to mention attacking with weapons, even climbing empty-handed is extremely dangerous, and if you don't pay attention, you will fall down and die.

If you go up further, you will see the ancient walls of Diaoyu Castle. These walls are 17 miles long, built against cliffs, and due to disrepair, the ancient city walls have been weathered and broken in many places, but they can still appreciate their majesty.

Further up is the Guardian Gate, the second line of defense of Diaoyu City and the most magnificent of the eight gates. Even if there is an army of 100,000 to attack the city, only a few hundred people need to be sent to defend it.

At that time, the Mongol army attacked the gate of the country hundreds of times, and it took 36 years to do so, and not once did it break through the gate of the country.

Zhong Guanguan looked up at the wall carving of the gate of Huguo, thinking of the officers and soldiers in the city who fought against Meng Yuan, he felt a little stupid, and muttered to himself: "China has had many disasters and difficulties since ancient times, and there are always hot-blooded sons and daughters who have risen up to fight." At that time, how similar it was, I hope that our Chinese nation can still be revived. ”

Zhou Hexuan said with emotion: "As long as the people of the country are united, the land is in danger everywhere. ”

"Mr. Zhou said it so well!" Zhao Qixiong immediately agreed, anyway, whatever the idol said made sense.

Yang Yuzhou, an officer of the Hechuan County Education Bureau, was the guide for the mountain this time. After advancing for a while, he suddenly pointed to a stone platform and said: "This is the execution ground of Diaoyu City, where the traitor Jin Guobao, who was sent by Meng Ge Khan to persuade him to surrender, was beheaded here by General Wang. ”

"Kill well, traitors should be killed!" A young man suddenly shouted that he was a chemical engineering college student brought by Zhang Fuzhong.

A short walk further on, there is the ladder of Diaoyu City. This place is also extremely dangerous, it is the plank road dug in the later period of Diaoyu City, if the Mengyuan army breaks through the gate of protecting the country, there is still a ladder waiting for them, and it is impossible to climb this ladder with the strength of the whole country of Mengyuan.

Ascending the ladder, it is a wide platform, which is the "arsenal" of the Southern Song Dynasty, which can manufacture anti-personnel weapons such as iron thunder and artillery. The ancient city wall of Diaoyu City has cannon muzzles and cannons, and this is how Meng Ge Khan was bombarded to death.

There are also fields inside Diaoyu City, and the defenders can cultivate their own land and make their own salt if they work hard, and they are not afraid of the blockade of the Mongol army.

The "arsenal" goes further northeast, which is the Huguo Temple and the Zhongyi Temple.

There are still a few monks living in the temple, but they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, usually there is no incense at all, can only farm their own land to support themselves, this temple was later converted into the Diaoyu City Museum.

The Shrine is even worse, two of which have collapsed and the gates are still covered with cobwebs.

Zhou Hexuan said to the accompanying workers: "Clean up the righteous ancestral hall!" ”

The workers immediately started to clean up, while Zhou Hexuan set his eyes on the stone tablet in the ancestral hall. These steles are all cultural relics, there are more than 10 pieces in the Southern Song Dynasty, and more than 20 pieces have been carved in hundreds of years, some of which record the history of the Diaoyu City War in detail.

Pound was so excited that he ran to a stone tablet with a small notebook and squatted there to copy it carefully.

Zhao Liaohuang kindly reminded: "Mr. Pound, don't be so troublesome, just use paper and ink to rub it out." ”

"How?" Pound said confusedly.

Zhao Liaohuang had already prepared, and asked his disciples to take out the rubbing tools, and after scrubbing the stele clean, he would take down one in minutes.

"It's okay like this, it's so convenient!" Pound was overjoyed, just like getting a novelty toy, and automatically became a monumental coolie for everyone.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the workers had simply cleaned the Zhongyi Temple.

Zhou Hexuan first came to the side hall of the left room, where Wang Li, Li Dehui and Mrs. Bears Ears were enshrined. Because Wang Li and others finally opened the city and surrendered to Meng Yuan, they could not be offered in the main hall, but they surrendered after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, and they had the merit of living the city, and they should also be worshiped by incense - the last county government in the Southern Song Dynasty was the Hezhou County government in Diaoyu City. At that time, as long as there was fierce resistance, the Mongols had to slaughter the city after it was captured. Diaoyu City belongs to the only city that has killed the high-level of Meng Yuan, and it is the only city that has not been slaughtered, and Wang Li's surrender requirement is that no one in the city should be killed.

The tablets of Wang Li, Li Dehui and Mrs. Bears Ears have been lost, and even the offering table is dilapidated.

Zhou Hexuan bowed twice to the offering, then turned around and walked into the main hall, which was dedicated to Wang Jian, Zhang Jue, Yu Jue, Ran Jin and Ran Pu, five sages of Diaoyu City against the Yuan. Zhou Hexuan personally put a brand-new tablet for these five people, and after four bows, he respectfully withdrew from the main hall.

The workers also put the three animals on the tablet, and by the way, put the tablets of Wang Li and others in the left room, and when it was auspicious, the worship ceremony officially began.

Zhou Hexuan led hundreds of factory employees and stood upright in front of the hall. Zhong Guanguan is the oldest and the most qualified, and he is responsible for reciting the sacrificial table and directing the people to worship.

Pound, the Yankee, was very interested in this, stood next to him and kept taking pictures, and after the shooting, he couldn't wait to ask: "Zhou, why do you bow twenty-four times instead of eight times?" I just learned an idiom called Babai Friend, which is just right for gossip. ”

Zhou Hexuan explained: "The friendship of the eight worships, that is the children of the world to pay homage to the elders, and later it was also used as a gift for the righteous brothers. The twenty-four prostrations are dedicated to the sacrifice, and there are also twelve prostrations. For example, when a good friend's family member dies and you go to mourn, twelve bows is the greatest respect. Under normal circumstances, sweeping the tombs of their ancestors on the Qingming Festival, four bows are more in line with the standard. Twenty-four and twelve prostrations are used for extremely formal, large, and solemn occasions. Usually people meet each other, one is an ordinary greeting, the second is to show respect, and the fourth is to represent admiration, respect and infinite respect. In addition, there are three prostrations, which are Buddhist rituals, and worshipping the Buddha can only be done with three or nine prostrations. At the same time, the three bows are also a Chinese guest gift, and the host bows to the guests three times to show respect and welcome to the guests. ”

"Chinese etiquette is so complicated." Pound was a little dizzy when he heard it.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "It's all red tape, and now China learns from the West, and usually uses a handshake salute, which has been abandoned." However, on such a solemn occasion as a sacrifice, I think ancient rites are still very necessary. ”

Zhao Liaohuang suddenly walked over: "Mr. Zhou, you can say a few words." ”

Zhou Hexuan came to the front of the offering table, looked at the more than 100 people in front of him, and asked loudly: "Compatriots, have you forgotten that the devils occupied Taiwan, China?" ”

"Nope!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Zhou Hexuan shouted again: "Have you forgotten that the devils occupied Northeast China? ”

"Nope!" The crowd shouted louder and louder.

Zhou Hexuan hissed and roared: "Have you forgotten that the devils are invading North and East China? ”

"Don't dare to forget! Don't dare to forget! ”

Most of the workers in the pharmaceutical factory and the acid and alkali factory under construction have a secondary school degree or above, and they have studied in primary school. Nowadays, the newspapers are full of patriotic propaganda, and the literate people have long been mobilized into national sentiments, and at this moment they are all blushing, and they are holding back a wave of anger in their hearts that it is difficult to vent.

Zhou Hexuan pointed to the main hall of the Loyal Ancestral Hall behind him: "Do you see what is written on the plaque?" Loyalty! What is loyalty? To be patriotic is to be loyal! What is righteousness? Saving the people is righteousness! Now that the country is in crisis, if you want to do things of loyalty and righteousness, you must save the country and save the people! I don't want you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but your future work will not be weaker than killing the enemy and serving the country. Medicines can help people and save the lives of the wounded. When you start the machine, the lives of countless people will live because of you! Some people say that China is hopeless, and China cannot defeat Japan. Fart! At the beginning, Mongolia swept the world, and Diaoyu City still resisted for 36 years. Is the little devil comparable to the Mongols? Not even worthy of carrying shoes! Japan, a small country, still wants to annex China, this is a typical snake swallowing elephants, swallowing half of them can choke them to death! As long as we persist in resisting, China will win! And the drugs you produce are the key to China's victory. You produce sulfonamides, which are much more efficient than those of the little devils, and are the best life-saving drugs in the world. Our weapons are inferior to Japan's, but our life-saving medicine is stronger than Japan's. You are workers and fighters. Tell me, do you have the confidence to defeat the devil with medicine! ”

"Yes!"

The cry in the Loyal Shrine shook the sky.