Section XV

Fangshan, a natural barrier in the southeast of the suburbs of Beijing, is about 30 miles away from Zhonghua Gate, the west is Niushou Mountain, the north is the Purple Mountain, and Fangshan is in the protruding part between the two mountains, like an awl nailed to the front, successively guarding the entire line of defense, as long as this awl is not lost, the defense line on the periphery of the capital can always remain coherent and smooth, it can echo left and right, and reinforce each other, which can be described as the hub of the whole body, which is also the main reason why Cheng Zhi deployed the entire battalion in Fangshan.

Zheng Pusheng's familiarity with the terrain here is also greatly beyond everyone's expectations, it seems that he has been here for a long time, halfway up the mountainside, with his twists and turns, he found a col in a forest, and when he went in, everyone's faces suddenly swelled with a wave of joy, so that they didn't expect that this col was completely more than 100 steps wide, and the space was so large that even if they were all camped here, they were not idle and crowded, if they set up a tent in it, it was really a great place to camp.

Zheng Pusheng looked at the appearance of several company commanders who were quite happy, and he didn't say anything, as if he had long been surprised by everything here, and after telling them to hurry up and take turns to rest and arrange the vigilance around, he walked out with the stones. This rather unusual situation made Shi feel a little strange, but he didn't hesitate, and after explaining Lao Meng's words, he followed quickly.

There was nothing to say all the way, and after following Camp Commander Zheng to the top of the mountain, the stone suddenly felt that his eyes were bright, there was nothing around to obstruct his vision, and he looked around, everything was in full view, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be a lot more colorful, which made him look around with great interest, carefully checking what kind of place they were about to fight with the devil.

This mountain, in fact, in the strict sense, can only be called a dirt slope, no more than 200 meters high, there is no steep and difficult place, what is even more surprising is that the top of the mountain is flat and open, the view is excellent, and the sparse trees do not play the slightest obstruction and shelter after the branches and leaves have withered. This kind of abnormal plot made Shi frown slightly, and sighed secretly, quite a headache for the next battle, if the planes in the city can block the attack of the devils, then it's just that, if it loses air supremacy like in Songhu, and faces the ravages of the devil's planes with such terrain, the consequences are mostly more tragic than before.

But this is also a mountain after all, and the plain area with no edge in sight is like a natural city wall, guarding the vital points, and relying on the mountain to block the enemy, no matter what, it is much more advantageous than fighting the devil on flat ground.

Just when Shi Shi looked around with a stern expression, as if thinking about how to arrange the defense line, Zheng Pusheng on the side sat down, looked into the distance, and said quite calmly: "Do you know why this mountain is called Fang Mountain?" ”

The stone retracted his far-sighted gaze and fell on the battalion commander beside him, who seemed very casual, I don't know what he was thinking in his head, why didn't he hurry up and set up defenses, and had the leisure to chat here, after thinking about it, he shook his head blankly, guessed and said: "I don't know, is this mountain square?" ”

Zheng Pusheng laughed when he heard this: "You kid is really able to be Meng, yes, this mountain is square, it is said that Emperor Qin began to seal the royal spirit here, and built this mountain into the appearance of a seal letter for suppression, so there is also a name among the locals called Tianyin Mountain." ”

"Tianyin Mountain?" The stone said incredulously, and looked around again, the flat and open place on the top of the mountain was undoubtedly the focus of his attention, which made him secretly guess, is this mountain flattened?

Zheng Pusheng looked at the sky in the distance quite intoxicated, then took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and seemed to be reminiscing about the taste in the air, and only opened his eyes for a long time and said: "In the past, I often came here with Qianqian to play and go on a tour, this mountain, every grass and tree here, seems to have the fragrance of Qianqian's body. ”

Shi's previous confusion suddenly turned speechless at this time, he looked at the battalion commander in amazement, and secretly said in his heart No wonder this is happening! It turns out that I thought of that woman again! Since seeing the package that night, the battalion commander seems to be a different person, and he usually doesn't see anything, but once he quiets down, he seems to be so distracted.

In this regard, Shi can only smile bitterly, this kind of thing, he doesn't know what to say, for men and women, Shi doesn't have the slightest impression in his mind, Lao Meng Zhuzi and they didn't teach, as for Xiao Shandong, Liu Wenfeng, Li Wenguang and others, they are not much better than him, so naturally he can't figure out what is going on.

However, when he thought that the devil was not too far away from them, the time was very short, and there were still many things that had not been resolved, Shi Shi was also a little anxious, reached out and took off the steel helmet on his head, scratched his head and said hard: "Battalion commander, when we win this battle, you can just come over and play every day." ”

"Win the war?" Zheng Pusheng read these two words, and suddenly shook his head with a wry smile, this undisguised expression in front of the stone also made it easy to see his true thoughts, and he didn't seem to be optimistic about the battle in front of him.

This also made Shi quite surprised and asked, "Battalion commander, what's wrong?" ”

Zheng Pusheng turned his head to look at Shishi's young and somewhat confused face, couldn't help sighing, and didn't answer this question directly, but asked strangely: "Have you finished reading all the books that Captain Zhang gave you?" ”

The stone didn't understand Zheng Pusheng's intentions, and his cautious personality made him say vaguely: "It's just that I've read it a few times, but I don't understand many things too much." ”

Zheng Pusheng said indifferently: "If you can understand it all at once, it will be a strange thing, you must know that even Commander Zhang and the best of them are the best people with the best resourcefulness, they have to study hard in the military academy for several years, and ordinary people need more time to understand these things." ”

"But stones, books are dead, people are alive, and now the war planes and cannons are completely different from the previous swords, guns and sticks, so the experience and knowledge summarized by the ancients are completely different now!" Zheng Pusheng said, his face was sad and angry, obviously he also thought of all kinds of battles in Songhu, the strong position in the face of the devil's aircraft and artillery, can not play the slightest role, and the line of defense in the face of the devil's tank attack, is also quite powerless, the progress and development of human society, not only has the standard of living been greatly improved, the constant change in weapons, but also completely subverted the mode of war, the strength of the weapon firepower has replaced the number of people has become the ruler of whether the force is strong or not, This is too cruel for the officers and men of the national army who are backward in weapons and equipment, and the feeling that there is no place to use the power also makes their hearts more and more uncomfortable.

Stone's mind constantly recalls the books he read some time ago, and the words on the book are also involuntarily displayed in his mind, as if he is flipping through the general clearly visible, "ten are surrounded, five are attacked, and multiple is divided......" The besieging side must at least three times the strength of the defending force to have a chance of winning, and it is also like a golden rule that is constantly mentioned, for these, the stone has not had time to think deeply, and now when I think about it, compared with their actual situation, there is really a big difference, At least when they were in Songhu, they were no worse than the devils in terms of troops, but the final outcome was really in front of them.

For this reason, the stone only nodded heavily, agreeing with the battalion commander's statement, but did not know why he mentioned this.

After Zheng Pusheng sighed, he also said: "At present, the Japanese invaders are driving straight in, and the troops will soon be in the city, if it was in ancient times, the walls of Kyoto City were thick, the river was wide and the water was urgent, and no matter how many enemies were in a hurry, it would be difficult to make a difference, but now it is ......" Speaking of this, Zheng Pusheng couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, as if he had lost interest in continuing to speak.

Shi looked around, the hillside was not high, but it was enough to stop the enemy, although the number of a battalion suffered serious losses, but only if they dealt with it properly, it was impossible for the devils to take the position from them without paying enough price. What's more, there are friendly troops all around, and there should be a considerable number of guards in the city, and it seems that it is not yet known who will die, is the battalion commander too pessimistic? However, he didn't say this directly, but said calmly: "Battalion commander, as long as the weapons and ammunition can be supplied in time, we will fight the devils here endlessly, and the devils will not fight more and more." ”

Zheng Pusheng sighed and said: "The capital is too big, although we have a large number of people, we can't cover everything at all, on the contrary, the devils can bloom on all sides, or they can concentrate their forces to attack a little, no matter how they fight, the initiative is in the hands of the other party, we are willing to fight the devils here, but whether there is this opportunity depends on whether the devils are happy or not." On this vast battlefield, as long as one point is breached, the whole line will be defeated, and it is too difficult to win this kind of battle. ”

Shi didn't expect the battalion commander to be so unscrupulous and say these depressing words in front of him, and he could only stand aside for a while, not knowing what to say, anyway, they were already set to be cannon fodder, and it was useless to think more.

Zheng Pusheng stood up suddenly, his eyes suddenly revealed a resolute look, stared at the stone and said solemnly: "Stone, are you my brother?" Can you promise me one thing! ”

Shi Shi was startled by his sudden action, and his dark face turned a little blue, but he said firmly: "Battalion commander, even if you give orders, as long as I can do it, I will not let you down." ”

Looking at Shi Shi's resolute expression, Zheng Pusheng's tense face was also slightly relaxed, and he looked quite relieved: "Okay!" Good! Good! It is a great blessing in my life to have a brother like you! Immediately, he said with a pale face: "Stone, if I die, you must take care of Qianqian for me, and you must let her go down!" ”

When the stone heard the words, it was like being struck by lightning, and his head suddenly slammed, I don't know why!