Nightmare loess

On the afternoon of the holiday, Xinhua declined to go to Dongshan with Yuan Bing.Yuan Bing was not lonely, accompanied by Shuqing and Xing Fei, the three good classmates kicked towards Dongshan in high spirits.

Going up Dongshan was initiated by Yuan soldiers.

Yuan Bing grew up in the army since he was a child, and he was full of yearning for war. The war was raging, and the hero with ambition became his wishful dream.He has been aiming at the tactical commanding height of Dongshan for half a year.As soon as the holidays are over, he pulls Shuqing and Xing Fei straight to Dongshan.Shuqing originally had his own favorite place, but he had no choice but to be invited by his friends. Fortunately, he had two days off, went to Dongshan today, and went to that secluded place tomorrow.Xing Fei was very active, and when he heard that Yuan Bing was going up to the highest peak in the village, he was happy to follow him quickly to feast his eyes.

Dongshan is in the east of the village, towering into the sky.However, you can't get up Dongshan if you walk due east with your arms.Zhengdong entered the back ditch of the village, walked past the cave dwellings of Wu Changgui, Guan Shengniang, Liu Shusheng, and Li Pidou, and arrived at the ditch palm not far away. There is no way to climb up the mountain due to the dense bushes.Therefore, we have to go up the mountain from both sides: one is to go north along the north-south official road to the main peak of Dongshan Mountain along the road to Jiutangou, passing through the wheat field Guxian; Kuxian, turn south along the official road and you will be under the main peak of Dongshan Mountain.

These Yuan soldiers have already inquired about it.The villagers still advised them not to go to the top of Dongshan without regret, especially that Bai Zengxi, who heard Yuan Bing's words about going to Dongshan, went up to Yuan Bing and stared blankly at Yuan Bing, hesitant to speak.

There are many educated youths on the Jiutangou route. When I first came to Lengmiaogou, I went to Jiutangou to build a dam for nearly a month. I got tired of this route.Yuan Bing and the others chose the path of Naopan Mountain.Going up the mountain is now a habit for the educated youth, and they have to go up the mountain every day for half a year to "suffer".I got used to mountain climbing, and learned the villagers' way of going up the mountain with bowed waist, splayed legs, and one step at a time.After passing Dongguxian, you will see Zhubeiling official road.

It is said to be an official road, but it is actually a dirt road more than two feet wide along the north-south watershed.Northern Shaanxi has hilly terrain, and the roads are difficult to walk. Long-distance treks are generally divided into three ways or routes: Sichuan, ditch and mountain. 'Zouchuan' is a road built along the main river (such as Yanhechuan), where the river goes.After all, there are not many main rivers, and they can only lead to towns and large villages along the river. 'Walking ditch' is a branch of the main river. This kind of ditch is formed by the hilly terrain. Row shelf car.Most of the villages on the hilly loess high slope are located along the ditch, so you can go to a few small villages along the ditch by walking the ditch, at most tens of miles. Go ditch. "Zoushan" means that between two parallel main gullies, there is a watershed naturally formed by a high ridge that separates the two watersheds. This high ridge is continuously connected together, up to hundreds of miles. There are countless gullies and forks between the two rivers, crossing townships and counties, and connecting villages to villages.A path was leveled at the same height of this watershed.Therefore, this road is not only accessible to many places, but also flat and flat, with no effort to go up and down. However, because it is a mountain road with narrow slopes and dangerous slopes, it can only be carried by donkeys, and cars cannot be used, and large-scale transportation cannot be carried out.

The official road of Dongshan is on the watershed between Xieyan River and Feng Fuchuan.It runs north-south, leading directly to Fu County to the south; to the north, it is said that it can lead to the desert outside the mouth.The mountain of Dongshan is the highest in the surrounding hundreds of miles, so the official road only passes through the mountainside of Dongshan.On the official road, although it is already higher than Naopan Mountain, there is still a long way to the top of Dongshan Mountain.The three soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty took the official road from Dongguxian to the south, but it was flat. It was called the "official road" and there were no traces of people. It was quiet and straight from north to south.Those who walk the official road are generally the lower class people: some are traffickers, some are craftsmen from the village, some are blowing their hands, or storytellers and singers; I went there, but those who are able to pull it all go to Sichuan by car, so it is said to be an "official road" and it is not lively.Both sides of the official road in Dongshan are full of shrubs that are less than one person's height. Below the official road, there are a few trees: elm, tung, duli, and willow; fern bush.Densely packed, airtight.

As soon as the three of them walked up the Dongshan official road, the smell of lush vegetation came to their nostrils, which was completely different from the dry smell of the loess high slope. The hare suddenly passed by the roadside, and various birds sang one after another, as if they had entered two different worlds. , All of a sudden, it went back several centuries, and the green fields were wild.The three of them came to Lengmiaogou for half a year, and all they saw were dry high slopes of loess. Seeing this lush and green world, they were a little overwhelmed.The left side of the road is actually the main peak of Dongshan Mountain, but the dense forest of shoots blocks the way up the mountain.The three of them wandered south for a long time, and they were almost at the wheat field. Looking at the top of the east mountain, there was a cliff-like cliff extending to the south, and it was impossible to go up here.

Turn north again and return to Pigback Ridge.Going north along the official road, there is a slanting protruding from the top of the east mountain to the northwest, which makes the official road bend to the west, and the shoot forest on the sloping hill is sparser.The three of them hesitated for a long time. Even if they were sparse, they were all thorny plants such as wolf tooth thorns and jujube thorns.Xing Fei was a little anxious, grabbed the hoe from Yuan Bing's hand, and chopped down the plants on the road. Immediately, the young branches and green leaves scattered, and the spikes and other shrubs were dense and tough. It is also very difficult to encounter it when chopping firewood, not to mention the intertwined roots now. Xing Fei was so tired that he sat down to rest his breath.

The lush shoot forest in Dongshan has long attracted the attention of educated youth.During the conversation with the villagers, several caring boys also learned that this is the result of the village's many years of closing the mountain for forestation, and it is the only water conservation land in the village.Shuqing looked at the messy bushes cut down by Xing Fei and said: "This is not good. If the forest is cut down, people in the village will have opinions. Besides, when will you be able to reach the top of the mountain after cutting down like this." Looking in through the green hole, you can vaguely see a path buried under the bushes, the tree simply lays down on the ground, and looking inside, the road seems to extend upwards in a tunnel wrapped in the bushes, the slope is not steep , the branches and leaves are relatively rare and can be seen far away at a glance.Turning back to Yuan Bing, he said, "Do you want to go to the top today?"

"Of course I want to." Yuan Bing replied.

"Really?" Shuqing asked again.

"I've been thinking about it for half a year, and I'm here today, so I have to go up no matter what!"

"Grandson doesn't want to, whoever doesn't go up today is a grandson!" Xing Fei was a little anxious.

Shuqing pointed to the green hole and said, "Look, how about we climb over there?"

Yuan Bing and Xing Fei all lay down and looked in.

Yuan Bing became excited when he saw it.Crawl up the hill!Isn't this a fighting stance!Yuan soldiers actively organize to go up the mountain because Dongshan is the main peak and the commanding height around it, which has extremely high tactical value. If we really want to fight, we must first control Dongshan.These tactical ideas were learned from his father. His father fought in countless bloody battles, and what he liked to talk about to his son were all battle stories and tactical deployments.Yuan Bing followed his father to watch sand tables, plan tactics, observe exercises, and learn individual drills since he was a child.Full of yearning for the fighting life.Although he jumped in the queue, he did not forget to fight. Soon after arriving in Lengmiaogou, he fell in love with Dongshan, and always wanted to go up to Dongshan to see the terrain.There was another war on Zhenbao Island in the spring. Yuan Bing analyzed that there might be a major war. This place is not too far from the northern border. To prepare for battle, you must find out the terrain and take the initiative.

"Crawl forward, climb through the bushes, and approach the mountain covertly, Chao Zi, you can't get up." Yuan Bing called Xing Fei excitedly.

Xing Fei is tall and strong, with big feet and big hands, all parts are supernormal, nicknamed "Chaozi", climbing this kind of thorny bushes must be a disadvantage, lying there, staring at the green hole, hesitated, and punched hard After looking at Lu Geng: "Damn! What's the matter! You go, I will go too!"

Yuan Bing said: "I will be the leader, Shuqing is the second, and Chaozi is in the rear. If you encounter any difficulties, don't shout loudly, and imitate the cuckoo's cry twice. One by one, don't fall behind." Yuan Bing said so, three I suddenly felt that the atmosphere became solemn, as if I was about to face a battle of life and death.Yuan Bing glanced at the two and stretched out his palms, and Shuqing and Xing Fei also put their palms on Yuan Bing's.Yuan Bing shouted: "Make up your mind!" The three continued to shout: "Don't be afraid of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties, and go for victory!" The three took out white sheep belly handkerchiefs, tied their heads, and stuffed their jackets into their belts.Yuan Bing briefly taught the two of them the essentials of crawling forward, picked up the shovel, leaned down, and got into the green hole, Shu Qing followed closely behind, Xing Fei tightened his belt, stared at With Shuqing's heels on, he began to move his huge body in the forest.

Yuan Bing was in the front from time to time to use the head to pick away or cut off the branches blocking the way. There is an open road ahead, so there are not many scratches.Xing Fei has a big arm and a round waist, the road opened by the two people in front is still not wide enough, his shoulders and back are scratched from time to time, shaking up and down from side to side, making the bushes rattling, Yuan soldiers turned their heads and booed, as if there was an enemy ahead.Xing Fei was still hooked by the spikes on his back, no matter how much he shook, he couldn't move forward, so he had to hold his throat and imitate the cuckoo call.The wheat harvest is over, and the cuckoo's call gradually fades away, becoming weird and clumsy, a bit like the cry of a duck being chased.Shuqing couldn't help laughing, and Yuan Bing yelled angrily: "Chaozi, why are you so fucking stupid! If you make such a fuss, the three of us have already been caught cold by the enemy's machine gun Ge'er." The picket was handed to Shuqing.Shuqing stabbed Xing Fei's back with a pickaxe in one hand.Xing Fei screamed in pain, screaming and cursing: "Damn it, you don't clean up the spikes in front, it's my fault!" Finally stabbed the hook on Xing Fei's back, and the three continued to crawl go ahead.The sound of picking and cutting branches, the sound of being hanged by thorns, the sound of chasing ducks, the sound of three people scolding and teasing, the process of crawling is far from concealed and approaching, and there is no solemn atmosphere, but it is cool and warm under the bushes. The breath made the three of them feel refreshed and excited.

After crawling for a full meal, Yuan Bing's eyes lit up, and the bright sunlight appeared in front of the green hole.Regardless of his own three chapters of agreement, he shouted excitedly: "Here we are! We've reached the top of the mountain!" The three of them accelerated their crawling speed at the same time, and rushed out of the forest one by one.The glare of the sun made them barely able to keep their eyes open.After a few seconds, everyone opened their eyes wide and held their breath for a while. The three stubborn masters were stunned and couldn't say a word. No matter how humorous, sarcastic and cynical you are; no matter how strong and ambitious you are , how calm and wise; and no matter how rich your imagination is, after coming to this valley from the noisy capital, after half a year of struggling with the high slopes of the loess, after struggling to climb over the thorns Behind the overgrown shoot forest, you will be amazed from the bottom of your heart when you see the beautiful scenery in front of you, and you will immediately calm down.

The first thing I see is a piece of green grass, not overgrown with weeds, just like the trimmed grass in the urban green space, soft and stretchy just covering the ankles, fluttering in the wind, and occasionally one or two white flowers The little blue flower stretched out its head.The grass is not flat, but round and bulging like a frying pan tilted upside down.The three people who had just come out of the top forest were standing on the north side of the arc, and the bottom was the dense shrub top forest, which surrounded the top of the arc in an arc shape, and the top of the arc was slightly higher than the heads of the three.The three of them involuntarily walked towards the top of the arc slowly, forgetting the fatigue of crawling, the pain of scratches, and the desire to fight, and waded across the grass step by step gently, for fear of trampling on the grass, as if they had taken the liberty to break into the grass. Someone's back garden.

When you come to the top of the arc, your vision will be widened, and you can see all the mountains under the blue sky and white clouds.The distance is vast and gray, and the loess slope is connected with the loess slope, like a yellow ocean with waves.Nearby ravines are vertical and horizontal, extending in all directions, showing the uncanny workmanship of nature tearing the earth apart.The three of them sat down slowly on the domed grass under the sky and above the ground. The grass is so soft and gentle. When the breeze blows past, there is a sound of rustling leaves in the surrounding forest, like waves, Like the rain, it makes people intoxicated.The shoot forest forms an approximate circle around the grassland, slightly longer in the north and south, and round in the east and west. The center of the grassland is high and the surroundings are low.It is unbelievable that no high-branched shrub crossed the circle to encroach on the soft grass, and what is even more unbelievable is that there was no weed in the grass within the arc, and the dome was evenly brushed, green and fluffy.Shuqing lay down, looked at the blue sky, listened to the sound of the wind blowing through the trees, and closed his eyes.Xing Fei also lay down, the breeze dried the sweat on his face, Xiaocao caressed the scratched wound on his neck, he himself didn't understand why the manic mood of the daily stubborn master was so quiet today, he didn't want to yell, don't want to tease, I don't even want to curse, I just want to lie down like this.

Yuan Bing sat there without lying down.Brain and eyes are spinning rapidly.He originally thought that such a majestic main peak must have intricate topography, and it should present a scene of overgrown weeds, cliffs, and criss-cross channels.Maybe there is also the majestic appearance of the main peak of Qipantuo in Langya Mountain (because they went to Langya Mountain on the Long March in the first year of the sport).Yuan Bing did not expect that the top of the mountain would be so soft, beautiful, peaceful and romantic, without the atmosphere of a battlefield at all, but rather a good place to talk about love - suddenly a beautiful figure flashed in his mind... He quickly turned his neck , Trying to dispel those sudden romantic thoughts, I couldn't help laughing at myself: How could these petty bourgeois thoughts arise on this commanding height.He began to carefully observe the surrounding terrain.Yuan Bing sat facing the west, and down the slope were cliffs and cellars.Looking farther away is the Lengmiaogou stretching westward. The seven-hole new kiln guards the entrance of the village. The gleaming water in the ditch twists and turns. Many mountains and small ditches protrude from both sides like dragon claws, rushing wildly into the distance. It has become the largest gully at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.Looking to the north, the gentle slope they climbed up is a ridge extending from Dongshan, slowly resting on Zhubei Ridge. Zhubei Ridge is a straight and flat ridge, stretching out for more than a mile. The circular arc is full of gullies or cliffs. Seen from above, it looks like the back of a fat pig. The Baishengsheng official road leads to the north from above. It's gone, it's gone.Under the west cliff of Zhubei Ridge is Guotagou. It is a big ditch extending to the northwest. The boundary of Lengmiaogou has never been worked there.On the contrary, the big willow tree on Naopan Mountain looks clear and majestic, but it is still a bit shorter than Dongshan Mountain.Yuan Bing turned to the east, and Dongping Mao stretched to the east. It was gentle and round, and stretched far. In spring, Yuan Bing and his fellow villagers used to work on Dongping Mao.To the north of Dongpingmao is Fengtuanyu, and to the south is Jiutangou, both of which are two small narrow ditches flowing to Feng Fuchuan.Jiutangou has been dammed by Lengmiaogou Village and occupies a large part of the Gouzhang; Fengtuanyu is there, people in Fengfuchuan and Fengjiagou Village say that Fengtuanyu belongs to them, and people in Lengmiaogou say that it belongs to Russia. Our ancestors have been planing here for a long time, and the lawsuit has been going on. In addition, Fengtuanyu has steep slopes and narrow ditches, poor land and barren mountains, and is far away. The two sides also abandoned Fengtuanyu. The slopes are full of barbarians.To the south of Jiutangou is Guzimao.To the southeast of Guzimao is Duligou, which is also a big ditch that flows to Feng Fuchuan. Collective stoves carry carbon (coal) by driving donkeys down Duligou.Yuan Bing turned to the south again, crossing Jiajiaqian in the due south direction, and you can see Biaozigou from a distance.Bizigou is deep and steep. After going south for a while, it gradually turns to the Northwest Bay. It bends and branches into a stone ditch fork, which is the stone field alley where Jindouzi carries stone slabs. The exit of this alley is the northward flow of Lengmiaogou. main ditch.Therefore, there are two and a half ditches flowing westward from Dongshan Mountain, namely Lengmiaogou, Guotagou (northwest) and Bizigou, and Fengtuanyu, Jiutangou and Duligou (southeast) flowing eastward.However, in terms of momentum and width, the two and a half ditches flowing westward are much larger than the three ditches flowing eastward.

A piece of loess roof popped up near the south, and its shape could not be seen.Yuan Bing wanted to find out the terrain wholeheartedly, so he walked south to the edge of the bushes.The shrubs here are not wide, and the side where you can see the shrubs at first sight is a cliff, and the opposite is a small masonry frame. On the right, you can see a row of wheat stacks on the far slope, on the left, you can see the Jiutangou, and you can even see the dam. figure.Yuan Bing immediately figured out the location of the southern terrain: under the cliff is the wheat field Guxian, which is the only way to go to Jiutangou.It was a narrow mountain road, the small fork on the south side of the road was Jiajiaba, and the cliff hanging beam on the north side of the road was the south end of Dongshan Peak where Yuan Bing was standing now.

The three Yuan soldiers hadn't heard the legend of the dragon's veins at this time, so they couldn't imagine that they were standing on the dragon's head, and Zhubei Ridge was the dragon's body, and the Bobi Mountain at the north end of Zhubei Ridge was the dragon's tail, Dongping Mao and Naopan. The mountain is two dragon claws, and there is a little dragon girl to the south of the dragon head.Otherwise, it will increase the majestic association of Dongshan.

Yuan Bing sat on the grass and turned around from east to west, north and south, looked at the terrain around Dongshan, and silently calculated: If we really want to fight in Dongshan, what is the most likely direction for the enemy and us to attack and defend?There are six big ditches in the east and west, and the palms of the six ditch are either cliffs or sky cellars. It is almost impossible to attack Dongshan directly from east to west, and there is no enemy in the east and west directions.In the north-south direction, follow the official road that divides the north-south watershed, pass the wheat field in the south, pass through Jiajiaqian, and lead to Fu County, which is the rear of the hinterland, and there is no enemy.To the north is the Zhubei Ridge official road, stretching north and far away, which is the most likely direction for the enemy from the north.The top of Dongshan guards the side of the official road, the road is narrow and dangerous, and a machine gun can block the enemy committed in the south.But the blocking terrain is not ideal. Zhubei Ridge is just like the back of a fat pig, flat and smooth. There is a ridge extending northward from the main peak of Dongshan Mountain, which is the ridge they climbed over. The terrain is flat and is the enemy's impact. This is a tactical terrain that is easy to attack but difficult to defend.There are three cliffs on the top of the mountain, and it is impossible for the enemy to attack in a detour.Only face the enemy from the front (north side). Due to the open terrain and the unobstructed top of the steamed bun, our side is also exposed to the enemy’s firepower. Light weapons can be directly hit from the official road to the top of the mountain. In addition, there are shrubs in front of it, which is convenient for the enemy to hide. attack.This blocking battle is extremely difficult.The only way is to clear the bushes and build a strong fortification on the top of the mountain.

Yuan Bing frowned, picked up the hammer and stood up, and circled the peak up and down several times.Both Shuqing and Xing Fei opened their eyes and looked up at him.

"Brother, can you take a break and take a look at the scenery." Xing Fei said.

"Turn the mill, it's a big place, you can touch gold." Shuqing said, seeing that something was wrong with Yuan Bing, he also stood up.

Yuan Bing turned to the north slope, looked at the official road below, stretched his right arm forward and gave a thumbs up, squinted his left eye, and measured the distance.Said: "Only by building heavy machine gun fortifications here can it be possible to stop the northern invaders from coming to the enemy." He raised the head of the shovel and planed down suddenly, pulling the head of the shovel to draw a line.The loess and the green grass were turned up, and a small yellow-black groove appeared on the grass, like a black line burned on the green carpet, which immediately lost its softness and beauty.

Shuqing was shocked when he saw it, and rushed over to grab Yuan Bing's head.He pressed the handle firmly, unable to speak in a hurry.Xing Fei was also surprised, turned over, stepped on the head of the hoe, and yelled at Yuan Bing: "You are crazy! What are you doing digging holes on the grass?"

Yuan Bing looked at the two of them blankly, and said, "Fix the fortifications, stop the enemy."

Xing Fei said: "Where did the enemy come from? You are hysterical!" His words were a bit harsh.

"You're fucking hysterical, get out of the way!" Released the handle and pushed Xing Fei.Xing Fei Buyi also pushed Yuan Bing, and the two fought and rolled on the grass.Shuqing hurriedly persuaded and dragged the two to separate.The three sat on the grass panting.In fact, it is young and energetic, and there is no hatred.

Shuqing understands Yuan Bing's thoughts, and has been with him for many years, knowing that he is simple-hearted and obsessed with fighting, which has become a knot in his heart.He said slowly: "It is good to build fortifications here. But the order from above to prepare for war has not come down. We are blindly building fortifications here, is it in line with the overall strategic deployment? Besides, there are no soldiers, no guns, just digging fortifications." What's the use. We are ordinary people, we must first organize the basic militia and apply for the distribution of weapons."

Yuan Bing's eyes lit up, yes!How to fight without soldiers and guns: "Yes, go back and tell the team quickly, apply to the commune, build a basic militia, and ask for guns!"

Shuqing knew that Yuan Bing's thoughts were all on the war, so he still wanted to direct his attention elsewhere, "There are so many trees on this Dongshan Mountain, and the grass is so green. There are bare loess high slopes all around, only this piece of green. Good job Look, didn't Li Xinhua ask us to tell her about the beauty of Dongshan."

This last sentence touched Yuan Bing, yes, Xinhua is still waiting for him to go back and describe Dongshan.I'll have to take a good look.When he raised his head, the sunset in the west had already risen, and the reflected hilltops were bright red. Under the direct sunlight of the setting sun in the west, the entire east and west slopes reflected all kinds of green dots, which were dazzling.The big willow trees on Naoban Mountain are dancing in the sun, with a strong green light.The official road on Zhubei Ridge is brighter and brighter by the setting sun, leading straight to the mysterious distance covered by twilight clouds.On the east side, under the setting sun, the endless hectares of high loess slopes look like a sea of ​​slopes rolling under your feet.Yuan Bing was a little stunned, and only then did he realize that the scenery on the top of the main peak of Dongshan Mountain is so gorgeous.Go back and describe it to Li Xinhua, she will definitely cheer in surprise.Looking at the small ditch cut by the hammerhead again, it was extremely ugly, and I felt regretful.

Xing Fei turned his head and opened his mouth to say something, but Shuqing blocked him with a wink.

It was getting dark and the wind was blowing, and the top of the mountain could not stay for long.

The author has something to say:

The beautiful scenery on Dongshan is different from other loess high slopes. It is the main peak around it and the commanding height of the watershed.It not only amazed the three educated youths, but also aroused the association of Su Yuanbing defending against the enemy here.It is also the foreshadowing of the tragedy of the destruction of Dongshan later.