In the dead of night, the exhausted brothers of the teaching team had already fallen asleep, and Wu Ming was still repeatedly revising the partial design and construction plan of the defense line under the horse lamp.

After half a day of on-the-spot investigation, Wu Ming always believed that the best defensive point on the front line of the Qingshi Temple, which guards the choke point of the railway and highway in the eastern part of Hangzhou, is actually only a small high ground with a length and width of nearly 100 meters and a height of more than 30 meters behind the bluestone temple on the south bank.

However, it is regrettable that the south bank has been divided into defensive positions for the three battalions of the regiment directly under the regiment, and Wu Ming can only use his brain on the north bank, a flat area with an unobstructed view and basically no danger to defend within more than ten miles, constantly revising the trenches, trying by all means to build as many anti-artillery bunkers as possible, and arranging the limited machine guns in the best places to facilitate the formation of an efficient crossfire network.

"Report! The villagers quietly built sheds under the big trees outside. "Lu Kuiyuan, the leader of the special service platoon in charge of the camp vigilance, came in to report.

Wu Ming raised his head, thought about it for a moment and sighed faintly: "Alas, what a good folks, a little respect for them, they will repay you doubly, the people are still much kinder!" I'm not going to bother them, let them cover it. ”

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The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, the 450 officers and men of the teaching team went out for a routine exercise, and when they saw the wooden shed that suddenly appeared under the big tree, and the row of stone stoves built upright, everyone was moved by the warmth of the villagers.

Sun Jin, the twenty-eight-year-old commander of the machine gun company, took the lead in rallying the team, waved his thick arms, and loudly admonished all the brothers:

"Listen to Lao Tzu, who dares to harass the fathers and villagers of Dingjia Village, who dares to buy things without giving money, who dares to flirt with other people's daughters-in-law and daughters, don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless! Stand upright - turn left, run - walk! ”

At the end of the morning run along the railroad and road, all the brothers had enjoyed fragrant bone broth and dried rice, and after a short rest, they marched into the defensive area ahead under the leadership of their respective company platoon commanders, and then consciously observed the hardness of the soil under their feet and the direction of the slope of the ground in accordance with the requirements of the training syllabus.

After the on-the-spot investigation was completed, more than 400 brothers formed three large circles in the dry rice fields that had already been harvested, and discussed how to construct more reasonable and labor-saving construction and how to build more effective firing points.

When it was dark, there was still no response to the defense construction plan personally sent by Chief of Staff Ma Zhizhai to the Provincial Security Department, Wu Ming wanted to do it but did not dare to do it, he was afraid that the Security Department would have another set of better plans to be issued, and he was afraid that he would provoke the displeasure of the officials by himself, or that the Security Department was discussing the plan he proposed.

As the night passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was morning again, and the news came from Hangzhou that 6,000 Japanese troops had launched a surprise attack on Shanghai, and that the Japanese soldiers had savagely occupied Zhabei Station, Tiantongan Station, and Shanghai North Railway Station in three ways.

All the peace luck in the hearts of the Chinese people and the hope of intervention by the great powers were shattered by this bad news.

The brothers of the teaching team, who had received a long period of ideological and political education, were extremely angry, but they could only suffer in anxiety like their captain Wu Ming.

Beginning at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, with the return of a train full of refugees to Hangzhou, the Shanghai-Hangzhou railway traffic has been interrupted since then, but more and more refugees have appeared on the highway, as far as Shanghai, Songjiang and other places, and as close as the ordinary people in the Jiashan area, all from east to west.

Cars full of furniture and luggage, with people on top of them, and refugees with their families and horses driving ox carts and carriages, or carrying burdens to support the old and the young, soon crowded the east side of the checkpoint that had been quickly set up, and a pair of anxious eyes looked around the martial law officers and soldiers wearing steel helmets and Thomson submachine guns on their chests, and stared in horror at the machine gun muzzles of the black holes on the high platforms on both sides.

At this time, sandbag fortifications were also built on the railway ten meters thick, five meters wide and three meters high, and three groups of machine gunners of the machine gun company were on strict alert in the north, east and south directions.

"The three platoons of infantry listened to the order, pulled open the left and right sides of the road to reject the horses, put sandbags on the base, and added two inspection channels, all the people who came on foot can be given priority to check and let them go as soon as possible!"

With Wu Ming's order, a row of 45 brothers in three rows immediately took action, and in less than five minutes, the establishment of two new passages was completed, and the congestion of people and vehicles in front of the front passage was immediately alleviated.

"Report to the captain, there are two foreigners sitting in a big car in front of us, and none of us are willing to show their documents after repeated inquiries, and the attitude is very bad." A long line ran behind Wu Ming and reported loudly.

Wu Ming frowned when he heard this, and immediately stepped off the railway and went to the checkpoint on the main highway where the riot occurred, a Chinese sedan driver in a suit and leather shoes was pointing at two young soldiers and scolding, and the surrounding people saw the foreigners sitting in the car, and they were all frightened to step aside.

The two soldiers on duty were already so angry that they blushed and had thick necks, but they didn't dare to take tough measures easily, so that the arrogant driver was even more proud, until Wu Ming walked into the circle and looked at his two soldiers coldly with displeasure on their faces, and everyone slowly quieted down.

The driver saw that Wu Ming was dressed exactly like a soldier, the same green military uniform without any rank markings and a green canvas vest full of bulging pockets, and an American submachine gun on his shoulder, except for his taller stature, he didn't look like an officer with status at all, so he unceremoniously stepped forward and grabbed Wu Ming's arm to pull him aside.

Wu Ming, who was already holding his stomach, turned around and punched, directly beating the driver out of two meters, and immediately fainted after falling to the ground and rolling out two laps, the crowd of onlookers was so frightened that they retreated again and again, and after standing still, they were shocked to find that Wu Ming was reprimanding two soldiers who were on inspection mission:

"Why didn't you beat him just now? Hmmm?! I'll give you credit for killing him, but how do you do it? Have you forgotten your mission and the weapons in your hands? A company commander! ”

"Here!"

Long Shaogang hurriedly rushed up, stood upright, and stared fiercely at the two ashamed subordinates beside him, feeling uneasy in his heart, and felt weak and scared for no reason.

This is the second time Long Shaogang has seen Wu Ming get angry, the first time is the recruit selection that all the officers and soldiers of the West Zhejiang Command will never forget, the most bullish company commander in the whole army was stunned by Wu Ming's move, and within a few days he was sent to a remote town in the south of Jiangshan County to guard against the ** army, and Wu Ming was angry twice without exception.

"You stand on this sentry post, teach your soldiers well, don't disgrace Lao Tzu again! Do you understand? Wu Ming's voice was almost roaring.

"Yes, I understand!"

Long Shaogang's whole body was shocked, and he puffed up his chest and replied loudly.

Wu Ming turned around and pointed to the unconscious driver on the ground and made a gesture, and the two brothers in the spy platoon on the side immediately stepped forward to set up the driver, and sent him back to the ancestral hall for detention and examination without looking back.