The warm sun of early winter basks in the tattered Jinshan Acropolis, which was built by Qiu Cheng, Marquis of Anyuan, in the 19th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1386). Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info fortunately, this city has been divided into two counties of Songjiang and Jinshan since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty - the eastern half of the city belongs to Huating (Songjiang), and the western half of the city belongs to Lou County (Jinshan), which made it not be demolished and sold out by Wang Bin, a native of Weicheng Township, in the 11th year of the Republic of China.

At that time, Wang Bin, Cao Yuebo and others bought the Jiangsu Provincial Government Clerk's Office in the name of the reclamation company, and purchased all the city foundations of the Jinshan Acropolis from the official and local bureaus, and began to dismantle and sell the bricks and stones of the city wall after obtaining the license. This kind of capitalless trade of eating ancestors is naturally a million profits, but the eastern half of the city of this guard house within a radius of twelve miles belongs to Songjiang, so a Songjiang people suddenly grabbed Wang Bin's trousers when they were theoretical, dragged him from the west gate to the Confucian Temple in the east city, and forced him to compensate for the crime of "loser" to the "holy master". This is just an uneven distribution of profits, after several operations, the eastern half of the city also began to sell under the control of Dong Song Shoupeng of Dongmen Township and Dong Shi Jijun of Beimen Township, but fortunately, this matter has become a big trouble, and the matter of demolition and sale was finally stopped by Songjiang County.

When the Jinshan Acropolis was completed, it was only an earthen city, with a circumference of twelve miles and three hundred steps, and a height of two feet and eight feet. There is a moat built around, thirteen miles and three hundred steps long, one zhang deep, nine zhang wide, and there is a sub river. In the fourteenth and fifteenth years of Yongle, the Japanese invaded from the sea, and the defense of the earth city was poor, and it was lost for a time, and the following year he commanded Gu Xiang to increase the height of the earth city by five feet and cut the brick wall. On the city wall, add a small wall and arrow tower, set up the gate tower, the corner tower, the enemy tower, the waist tower, etc., the southeast and northwest Zhanyang, Zhenming, Ningxia, Gongbei four gates build the moon city (urn city) again, the east and west front buildings are set up again the golden juice building, there are drawbridges outside the city, and they can be hung at will in wartime. In addition, under the southeast, northwest and northwest city walls, there are also sluice gates in the north and south to facilitate the entry and exit of ships patrolling the sea, and the moat is also widened and deepened. So dedicated, after all the completion of the whole city, the whole city god tower, one body, majestic, so there is the first city under the stone city.

In the backyard of Wanshou Temple next to the cross street of the Jinshan Acropolis, Lieutenant Colonel Zeng Guosheng, the head of the Jinshan minefield of the Navy, sat on a wicker chair, and a few flies wanted to land on his big blue cloth apron in the sun, but as soon as he waved his hand, the flies buzzed and circled, like an annoying Japanese airplane.

Zeng Guosheng was reading a Jinshan County Chronicle, looking at what was written in the book, and then thinking of the Jinshan Acropolis back then, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. At this time, the Jinshan County Government had already moved to Zhujing Town, and the western half of the Jinshan Acropolis was basically demolished, leaving only the dilapidated eastern half of the city, and the gatehouse, corner tower, and enemy tower had long disappeared, and the bricks and stones on it were cracked and overgrown with weeds. There are only 100 households in the city, most of them are still merchants, and some places have actually been turned into farmland.

Although the restoration of the entire Jinshan Acropolis may not be able to stop the Japanese naval guns and landing soldiers, he longed for the battle of the Acropolis 600 years ago, when the commander of the Tongzhi Hou Duan broke into the Acropolis occupied by the Japanese invaders on a single horse, and fought with the Japanese for a long time, killing the enemy, when the Japanese Rab was about to trip his mount, but he cut off the cloth with a sword, and the Japanese robs fell to the ground......

Entering the enemy's battle with swords and horses, angrily beheading the widow and prancing back -- when he read this that day, Lieutenant Colonel Zeng Guosheng couldn't help but think of these two lines of poetry. However, after seeing that on June 23 of the second year of Shunzhi, after three days of unsuccessful attack on the Acropolis, Li Chengdong, the general of the Qing army, personally supervised the formation, concentrated artillery to bombard Beishui Pass, and the Qing soldiers poured into the city. He was embarrassed and full of lamentation. How many things in ancient and modern times are all paid in history.

"Brother Gongbei, Brother Gongbei......" A voice came from the front hall, although he didn't see anyone, but as soon as he heard the voice, Zeng Guosheng knew who was coming--this is Zhang Zhongtang, chief of the Jinshan County Police Department, since he showed the secret order of the Nanjing Military and Political Department and gave him additional subsidies, this person has served the party and the state wholeheartedly. Not to mention the fortifications in various places in the county, he also found a group of fishermen on the sea to continue to go out to sea to explore. This time I came in a hurry, probably because I found something.

Director Zhang Zhongtang did find something, of course, it was not he who found it, this is what he was underneath...... The people below found it. In order to gain trust, he brought the Sea Cliff villager named Yu Ah Dog over this time. "He said that he saw the Japanese ship emitting black smoke, so I took him to recognize it." Zhang Zhongtang saw Zeng Guosheng standing up, and immediately smiled.

"You saw the Japanese ship? When did it happen? Zeng Guosheng looked at Yu Agou, who was in his forties, with a dark face, and like him, he wore a large apron of blue cloth, which was the standard winter attire of the poor in the Jinshan area. However, his whole body was dirty, and a fishy smell could be smelled even from a distance.

Of course, Zeng Guosheng's Chinese language Yu Agou could not understand. After waiting for the attendant on the side to translate, Yu Agou said: "This morning, on the fifth watch, Ala went to touch the foot of the gate net (a small fish trapped in a puddle after the tide receded), and saw a big boat, plaster flags, black smoke, ......"

Yu Agou gestured, he had already said this for the fourth time today. This fisherman, who had discovered the Japanese army on the day of the landing, had already heard that there were people in the Jinshan Acropolis who inquired about the news from the sea and had a reward. At first, he didn't believe it, but the day before the October Dynasty, this Zeng old man from Hunan opened a flowing water banquet in the Acropolis, and said that he would eat for three days, kill more than 200 pigs, and take a large piece of meat weighing half a catty with him after eating, as well as a bag of sugar and a pair of rubber shoes. This time he believed it, and sure enough, it was a great benevolent person from Hunan, who made a 60th birthday for his mother, and came to the East China Sea to do good deeds and worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.

After Yu Agou finished saying everything he saw at four o'clock in the morning, Zeng Guosheng immediately understood that this was the Japanese Navy landing to measure the depth of the water. In the past few days, the tide has risen higher and higher day by day, and they have bought off the peasants and fishermen in the Jinshanwei area, and all the outsiders who have entered the sea have been driven away, and the Japanese have not been able to figure out the depth of the water -- only by knowing the depth of the water, the approximate position where the boat will stop, and how long it will take to wade into the water, can the entire landing plan be arranged.

With satisfaction in his heart, Zeng Guosheng said to his secretary: "Give him a big red envelope." ”

The villagers, some of them were unhappy to give money directly, thinking that they looked down on him for charity, and then Zeng Guosheng changed his method, wrapped money in red paper, divided into large, medium and small numbers, etc., and said some kind words when giving, which is better than throwing money directly, and also saves money, and everyone is happy. Zeng Guosheng ordered here, and the secretary directly gave the red envelope, and added half a catty of sugar and two pairs of rubber shoes. Yu Agou, who was holding this pile of things, thanked him a thousand times and went happily.

After sending Yu Agou away, Zeng Guosheng personally rewarded the two security guards brought by Zhang Zhongtang, who also had a big red envelope and a bucket of 100 Double Happiness brand cigarettes, and the two of them also went happily. Zhang Zhongtang looked at the red envelopes in the drawer and was very red-eyed, the big bag was twenty yuan, enough for his monthly salary. However, the benefits he has received in the past three months are not that, for the special fee of 6,000 yuan per month, he can draw at least 500 yuan, and the remaining 400 police officers and security guards have at least 10 yuan.

"Brother Gongbei, Japanese planes and warships have been coming these days, are you coming?" Zhang Zhongtang, who was unrestrained, picked up the cigarette on the table and lit it, and asked with concern, he only hoped that the navy would continue to be stationed like this.

"Who can say for sure?" Zeng Guosheng does not smoke, only drinks tea. He didn't like the police chief in front of him very much, but this person was also a local snake, and he was familiar with the chiefs of various townships and towns. "Brother Zhongqiu, you don't care if they come or not, the matter of catching Japanese spies last time Nanjing will soon be approved, and then Minister Chen of the Navy will personally award you the medal."

"This ......" As soon as he heard the award, Zhang Zhongtang's originally crossed legs immediately put down, and he suppressed a smile and said: "I'm just serving the party and the state, what a merit!" ”

"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, the navy built a fort here and laid mines, without the protection of your hundreds of people, it would have been thoroughly touched by the Japanese." Zeng Guosheng said politely. "But the Japanese will not be reconciled, you have to let the people below be careful during this time."

"This is to rest assured Brother Gongbei. With me, not a single fly in Jinshan County can fly out. Zhang Zhongtang played a package ticket, and felt that it was not bad for the Japanese to call, and it would definitely be better for him to hang up the medal and change the county to be the director of the bureau.

"There are also telephone lines in various townships and villages, which must be guarded." Zeng Guosheng said uneasily. He remembered the lessons of the army in Shanghai very deeply, and there were spies everywhere who received money to destroy telephone lines and report to the Japanese army, which was also the reason why he threw money everywhere to buy people's hearts after he moved into Jinshanwei. The locals don't care what the Beiyang government, Sun Chuanfang's government, Nanjing government, and even the Japanese government are, and whoever sits in the world has to eat, and the war has nothing to do with them.

"I know. It's all arranged, one person packs a section, fifteen yuan a month, and everyone rushes to do it. Zhang Zhongtang smiled, at this time his police hat had been taken off, and it was bald inside, and he unconsciously scratched his head when he laughed, with a bulging belly, it looked very funny.

Zeng Guosheng was about to speak, and the secretary who came in whispered a few words in his ear, Zeng Guosheng had no choice but to say: "Brother Zhongqiu, there is something to do here, so please go outside first and have some wine and food......

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. I was about to go to head Yuan for a drink. Zhang Zhongtang is also an interesting person, guessing that Zeng Guosheng had something important, he immediately put on his hat and got up to say goodbye.

Zhang Zhongtang was about to leave, but before he left the courtyard, he saw Tao Liu, the commander of the 62nd Division, limping along, he hurriedly stood on the side and saluted, and when the Tao division commander walked by, he walked out of the courtyard quickly and went to the banquet outside.

"Brother Gongbei is so busy!" Tao Liu is the commander of the 62nd Division, a native of Hunan, and the nephew of Tao Guang, the commander of the 28th Army. He was accompanied by Feng Daoping, chief of staff of the 28th Army, both of whom had no civilian clothes and wore official military uniforms, but the color was different from that of the Central Army, which was gray.

"Where, where. How can Brother Biru be free today? Zeng Guosheng got up and greeted him politely. The 62nd Division Defense Area is in the Jinshanwei area, the two are of the same age, Tao Liuda Zeng Guosheng is a few years old, and they have been together for several months, and the two can still talk.

"Yesterday the order came down!" After introducing Feng Daoping, the chief of staff from the military department, Tao Liu whispered. "The 63rd Division rushed to the front line of Baishawan last night to deploy defenses. Brother Gongbei, are the Japanese coming soon? ”

Naturally, Tao Liu will not be the same as Zhang Zhongtang, Zeng Guosheng swept his eyes over the calendar on the wall, nodded and said: "The tide is getting higher and higher these days, and it is likely that the Japanese will come tomorrow night." ”

"Tomorrow night? Doesn't this mean that the Japanese will go ashore the day after tomorrow?! Tao Liu's eyes widened, and then he glanced at Feng Daoping, the chief of staff of the army, and asked, "Senator Feng, when will the 63rd Division arrive?" ”

"The 63rd Division is lightly armed, and it will be here tonight!" Feng Daoping is also a native of Hunan, and he was transferred to Zhejiang with the 28th Army last year. Feng Daoping talked about the situation of the 63rd Division, and then asked: "The Japanese firepower is fierce, and the 63rd Division can't bring mountain artillery lightly, so it can only rely on the navy's artillery." ”

"This is natural." Zeng Guosheng nodded, "It's just that the artillery team has to contact the 63rd Division for this matter, the navy doesn't have anything else, and the artillery will not be less, and the artillery team can assist your army in defending the coast." ”

Zeng Guosheng and Feng Daoping were not familiar with each other, and when he saw Zeng Guosheng say this, he glanced at Tao Liu before saying, "Then may I ask how many artillery pieces are assigned to the 63rd Division, Commander Zeng?" ”

"This ......" Zeng Guosheng was asked, and he didn't know how many guns the head of the artillery team, Vice Admiral Chen Jiliang, commander of the 1st Fleet, had. It is only known that he replaced the nine 150mm Krupp guns originally attached to the Zhapu Fort with five 152mm guns, one 140mm gun, and three Armstrong 120mm guns.

The main force of the artillery team on Jinshanwei's side is nine 150mm Krupp fast guns and six 140mm Japanese-made three-year twin guns. In addition, there were twenty-four 105mm Krupp guns, seventeen 120mm Armstrong rapid-fire guns, four 102mm Vickers guns, and a bunch of anti-aircraft guns of various calibers.

He didn't know it, and even if he knew, he couldn't reveal it, at least not before the war. He only said, "Chief Feng, please rest assured. There are a lot of naval guns, but they are not more than 100mm, and they will not be counted, and the ones that will support your army will definitely be cannons with a caliber of more than 100mm. These cannons are all inland, not in Jinshanwei, and I don't know the number or what. At that time, when the Japanese came to attack, the observers assigned by the navy on the front line would notify the rear to open fire, and the Japanese would definitely not return. ”

"This ......" Feng Daoping was a little uneasy. Learned the lesson of the Gui Army (the Japanese mountain artillery had a range of eight kilometers, and the Gui army's mountain artillery had a range of 1.2 kilometers, which was not only useless but dragged down, so all the artillery of the Gui Army was transported back to Guangxi), and all the field artillery of the 28th Army was transported back to Longyou, and this time the lightly armed secret reinforcement Jinshanwei did not even bring the mountain artillery. And the fierce battle in Shanghai proved that the side without artillery will have to endure all the hardships.

"Brother, don't worry." Feng Daoping hesitated, but Tao Liu had a bottom in his heart, he even gestured and said with a smile: "I have seen that cannon, the barrel is thicker than the waist, and the cannonball will cost a hundred catties. ”