Chapter 13: Changing Guards (17)

Li Benyi's pride and complacency did not last long.

In Li Benyi's view, the battle of Lujiang has ended successfully, he took half of the division with the 138th Division Field Supplement Regiment back to Huoshan Danjiamiao, the Field Supplement Regiment this time is good, fought a good battle in Sanhe, picked up the guns and ammunition thrown by the puppet army at the big pier there, and actually armed two companies, plus some of the weapons he brought when he set off and part of the weapons collected in the Lujiang Old Green Battalion, there are four companies fully armed. Coupled with the division headquarters guard troops, escorting Li Benyi and others to arrive safely, but the family temple is not a problem. Li Picheng, the deputy of the regiment, was very chic, and as soon as he saw the puppet army on the other side retreating, he was ready to retreat, and as soon as the order arrived, he immediately opened and returned to Shucheng with two battalions of the 412th regiment. The 412th Regiment was the main force of the 138th Division, and the ammunition and materials were fully allocated. Liu Qinglong was a little annoyed, holding 1,700 prisoners, almost half of whom were not good at walking, some had to be on crutches, and some had to be carried. Stumbling, the 413th Regiment returned to the camp of Wei Jiebo's department before Wanfo Lake, and healing and transforming the wounded prisoners was Liu Qinglong's top priority, after all, a regiment of more than 500 people was a bit too small. The old green battalion in Lujiangdong has become the base camp of Wei Jiebo's 414th regiment, the old green forest is in good condition, the camp defense is enough to house a whole regiment, and there is a training ground, which is very magnificent. Lujiang has become the sphere of influence of the 414th Regiment, and the 414th Regiment wants to maintain the peace of this place and rely on this place to survive.

Luo Wei led the 123rd battalion to escort 700 captives back to Yuexi on foot, from Lüting to Wuhe in Yuexi, a full 200 miles, and it took three days to walk. It's not that they don't want to take a car, they really can't sit down, the materials transported from Yefu Mountain and the materials transported from the mud river are a bit much, after all the cars left in Tongcheng are full, they also rented a few trucks in Tongcheng to load, Liao's artillery battery is like an arrow, and he can't let go of the four infantry guns in his hand, so to say, he became an escort. As for the large number of carts and cattle seized, Shi Chong's guard company was in charge of auctioning them on the spot in Tongcheng, when to sell out the things, and when to leave for Yuexi.

Mo Di naturally acted with Shi Chong's guard company, mainly because of the warm invitation of Zhou Mengxiong, the head of the 528 regiment, and planned to be a guest in Tongcheng. To this end, Zhou Mengxiong sent two trucks, represented by Mo Zhongqing, deputy of the regiment, to the outskirts of Luting to meet 20 miles.

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Mo Enemy walked into Tongcheng for the first time.

As soon as you enter Tongcheng, Mo Enemy smiled, here is the same as Lujiang, the city gate and the city wall were demolished, and Lujiang is different, Lujiang also left a section of the north city wall, but here it was demolished cleanly. I inquired with the driver who drove the car and found out that the two county magistrates of Tongcheng have not made any great achievements in recent years, and if there is anything that can be recorded in history, it is to tear down all the walls of Tongcheng Liuli.

The two cars drove across the stone bridge on the Longmian River and stopped in front of the ruins of the previous Dongzuomen, and the driver told Mo Di that if he went inside, it was the bluestone street, and the road was narrow due to many people, and the truck was not very convenient to pass.

Mo Zhongqing told Mo Di that the truck can also enter the city, but it is necessary to go around the southeast direction from the old south gate ruins, the distance is not close, it is better to get off here, walk around the city, first walk along the old street to enjoy the customs of the thousand-year-old Tongcheng, and then go to the six-foot alley to feel it, and finally go around to the Confucian Temple to worship, and then eat not far from the Confucian Temple. Mo Zhongqing is a good tour guide, pointing to a piece of ruins and telling Mo Di that this is the Dongzuomen of the year, according to the gossip, this is the northeast Xunwei, Shengmen.

"I've seen the city wall demolished, but I've never seen it so clean!" I sighed from the bottom of my heart. Mo Zhongqing, the deputy of the 528th Regiment who accompanied Mo Di, smiled and told Mo Di that the location of Tongcheng is really good. In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army attacked Wuhan, the plane flew out of Nanjing, flew to Wuhan, I don't know who designed the route, it happened to pass through Tongcheng on the way, Tongcheng's six-mile gossip turtle back ancient city was too dazzling, became the focus of bombing along the way. Luo Chengjun, the county magistrate at the time, had to dodge more than five bombings a day, and knew that it was this unusual city wall that attracted the *, and sent a report to the Anhui provincial government. At that time, the Anhui Provincial Government was Liao Lei, commander of the 21st Group Army, and Liao Yangong didn't say a word, since he provoked artillery shells, he would dismantle it. Luo Chengjun was approved, and quickly demolished the city gate building and city wall that was detonated, so the ancient city that had stood for more than 400 years suffered an unprecedented catastrophe and finally came to an end.

It's an absolute mess! Mo Di shook his head, Yan Gong Yingming I, he actually had such a stupid trick, maybe it was the so-called knowing that it was not a plan, and he was helpless to do it. sighed: "Tongcheng, from ancient times to the present, there is no shortage of people of insight, is there no one who has a different opinion?" ”

Mo Zhongqing touched the remnants of the cornerstone of Dongzuomen, the cornerstone is very smooth, in the past two years, pedestrians who come and go have regarded this place as a place to rest, and the cornerstone has become a temporary seat. From here to the east of the Longmian River, the water soup soup and the south, the wind is removed and the east comes, and after a hundred years, it may become a good place to hang the nostalgia. After Mo Zhongqing was transferred to Tongcheng, he loved it alone and often stayed here, which is also the reason why the first stop of the Mobi Tongcheng tour was placed here. He is very interested in the demolition of the wall in Tongcheng, and when he heard Mo Di ask, he opened his mouth and said: "Yes." It is said that the controversy between the two factions at that time was still very hot, and it can be roughly divided into the Baoqiang faction and the main demolition faction, most of the Baoqiang faction are some Confucian scholars, citing scriptures and classics, based on the body and the country, and believe that the demolition of the city will damage the stability and peace of one party. Once the city wall is demolished, how can the government rely on it, how can the people look to it, and how can the family protect it? The representative was an old man named Yao Sishen, who believed that Kirito thought that the city was dangerous, not in the city but in the mountains. If the west of the city is not guarded by the negative mountain and the rain top, then the whole city is in sight, and it is not difficult to explore the bag and take it. Leave a city today, and it can prevent thieves from doing so; In the event of a major chaos, neither friend nor foe is important, and it is also relevant to whether there is or not. ”

Mo Di nodded and sighed: "This kind of honest opinion of seeking the country is estimated to have no effect. ”

"Not really." Mo Zhongqing said: "The main demolition faction directly rose to the height of the national system, believing that the city is the product of the monarch's era, if the city is a cultural area, those big families, with poetry and cultural relics, leave a stain, the city wall as their courtyard wall, and even more, criticize that in the monarchical era, every time there is a war, local officials take the preservation of the city as the first contribution, and completely ignore the people outside the city, which is indifferent to the people's livelihood." Some people also call the ancient city wall a city martyrdom, that China wants to develop, to rejuvenation, first of all, it should demolish the city wall behind closed doors, to meet the wind in all directions, therefore, the demolition of the Tongcheng city wall is because of the current situation, the survival of the fittest and the death of the contradictory. In a word, the city does not apply to the democratic era. ”

Mo Di laughed, it is extremely rare to demolish the city wall to such a high theoretical height. Mo Zhongqing also smiled and pointed to the broken stones, and said, the Tongcheng faction's two-hundred-year-old culture has finally left such things, and I don't know what the main demolition faction will look like after its death. Mo Di shook his head and said, the old man (Zhang Dunfu No. Tired Garden) can write "Thousands of miles of books are only for the wall, so why not let him be three feet?" The Great Wall is still there, and Qin Shi Huang is not seen. can raise a son like Zhang Tingyu and a grandson like Zhang Ruowei, which shows that he is extraordinary. However, the current Tongcheng is different, to paraphrase the poem of the tired garden, the six-foot alley is still there, and the ancient city wall of Tongguo is not seen.

Mo Zhongqing took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand to the left, Mo Di took two steps, turned left and saw that it was the famous six-foot alley.

Although the reputation of the six-foot lane is great, it is not seen, it is not more than 100 meters long, and it is not more than 100 meters wide, and it is Zhangfu on one side and Wu Mansion on the other. Mo Di glanced at it and said to Mo Zhongqing that it may not be unreasonable for the Wu Mansion to occupy an extra six feet back then. Mo Zhongqing probably heard someone say this for the first time, and asked with great interest, what is Brother Tianzong's opinion? Mo Di pointed to the two walls and said, more than six feet, is a very good small garden, now the national war, every inch of land must be fought for, three feet of courtesy, not in line with today's national conditions. Mo Zhongqing laughed, thinking that Mo Di's opinion was the same as those of the main demolition faction, no wonder the old man named Yao Sishen would be angry and dead.

In Tongcheng City, although the city wall has been demolished, the market is still there, and the bluestone slabs are still full of vicissitudes.

Walking out of the Confucian Temple, someone came to report that the reception dinner had been prepared, and the county magistrate Wei Jiqing and Zhou Tuanzao were waiting in the restaurant. Mo Di and Mo Zhongqing hurriedly followed the people over.

Seeing Mo Di from afar, Zhou Mengxiong and the county magistrate Wei Jiqing greeted him, and Zhou Mengxiong enthusiastically introduced Mo Di to the Wei county magistrate, and said that Mo Di was a real victorious general. The magistrate of Wei County is a native of Wuhu, Anhui Province, and has heard of the name of Mo Di many times before, after all, the reputation of "the world is invincible" is not won in a day or two, and what Mo Di did in the six western counties, as the head of a county, it is impossible to be too lonely and unheard.

A table of eight immortals, four people are exactly one person, the main seat is the magistrate of Wei County, and the guest of honor is naturally invincible.

"Zilai Bridge is in the water, and Longmian Mountain is tea". The county magistrate Wei held a small blue and white pot, poured a small cup of light and elegant tea for Mo Di, and said: "This is a local small flower tea, Director Mo can taste it." ”

Mo Dou tasted it shallowly, and a fragrance of wild orchids hit the five orifices, which made people feel excited, good tea! Or seeing Mo Di's expression, County Magistrate Wei was quite proud, and said: "This is the Longquan'an tea produced in the cloud and mist stone crevices of Xiaolong Mountain, this year's new tea, with a trace of mountain aura." In addition to the various characteristics of flower tea, this tea has a unique orchid rhyme, a beautiful fragrance like an orchid, and is a small flower tea because the tip of the tea is small. This tea flavor is not under Hangzhou Longjing, but it is not arguing or proud, just like the six-foot alley in Tongcheng, it contains a rich connotation of courtesy. The fragrance of Hanmo tea has infiltrated the culture of Yangyang Tongcheng and created the style of a humble gentleman. ”

Mo Di nodded, County Magistrate Wei was right, and the tea in the cup deserved this praise.

The dish was served, the first dish was Qingshui chicken, and the county magistrate Wei introduced that the chicken in this dish was very ordinary, characterized by clear water, which was the spring water transported from Daguan. Daguan, known as the spring water shop in ancient times, the spring water is overflowing, transparent and flawless, cool and fragrant, sweet and refreshing. Legend has it that Lu Dongbin passed by here, held water and drank, and sighed: "This is the water of Yao Pond!" Mr. Guan Shenghe, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Tongcheng, believes that the water of Daguan is the yin in the yin, and drinking it can purify the yang in the yang, moisturizing the skin, clearing the liver and fire, and the color and the benefits of the three cokes.

Mo Die tasted it, it was indeed very ordinary, similar to Guilin's soup chicken, the chicken was a little fat, and the soup was greasy.

The second course is even more inconspicuous, a bowl of small fish eggs roasted, the small fish is not more than an inch long, gray and black, with golden yellow markings on the back. Mo Di didn't move his chopsticks, he knew that the ostentatious County Magistrate Wei must have said something again. Sure enough, County Magistrate Wei first shook his head and admired, and then glanced at Mo Di with a look of "Mo Enemy, your life is good", and said, "Director Mo is here at the right time!" Began his introduction.

It turns out that this small fish is called wheat fish, also known as phoenix fish, which is a local specialty and can only be caught during the wheat harvest season. Not only is the yield very small, but also the fishing season is very short, the scarcity is expensive, and the taste is delicious, which has become the main raw material for the hospitality of Tongcheng. In the season when it is not the season, people can not eat fresh phoenix fish, can only use dried small fish to fill the number, the local people have a rumor: I don't want the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the wheat fish stewed egg is fragrant.

Mo Di caught a small fish and put it in his mouth, and sure enough, the rumors were true, and more importantly, he came at the right time.

As soon as the staple food came up, Mo Di smiled, this thing seems familiar, rice dumplings. When Mo Di went to the military academy in Nanning, he once ate a kind of food called powder dumplings with people on the streets of Nanning, which is similar to this Tongcheng rice dumpling, just an entrance, high and low, Tongcheng rice dumplings are mainly vegetarian, dipped in meat oil, quite local characteristics, and the Nanning powder dumplings in memory are mainly lean shrimp, dipped in sauce, which is a good product on the Cantonese morning tea.

To Mo Di's surprise, this Wei county magistrate didn't say a word about the demolition of the wall in Tongcheng, although he had already heard Mo Zhongqing introduce that this Wei county magistrate was a character, and the city wall that County Magistrate Luo had not demolished with a lot of effort, he solved it in one sentence. He told the local residents who removed the bricks. So the whole city of young and strong women and children, vying to be the first to take advantage of the profit, less than a month of effort, bricks scattered, the completion of the great work.

Just when Mo Di was having a good time in Tongcheng, Li Benyi of the family temple was in a panic, because Wei Jiebo told him that the 414 regiment was out of food again! Lujiang's Ling Qianfeng refused to provide grain and grass for only one reason, Shengqiao's Wang Zhanlin and Wei Jiebo had not yet decided the winner, and Lujiang's grain and grass could only be provided to one side, that is, the victor.