Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Nanyue Hengshan

Nanyue Hengshan in early summer Nanyue Hengshan is located in Hengshan County in the central part of Hunan Province, nearly 50 kilometers away from the center of Hengyang.Nanyue Hengshan is one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China. It has been famous all over the world since ancient times, especially for its magnificent natural scenery and cultural landscape formed by Buddhism and Taoism.Hengshan has 72 peaks, towering peaks, majestic, winding 800 miles, running through 7 counties and cities.It starts from Huiyan Peak in the south of Hengyang City in the south and ends at Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City in the north. The peaks are beautiful and magical, winding 800 kilometers on the land of Hunan.Nanyue Scenic Area covers an area of ​​85 square kilometers, and the main peak Zhurong Peak is 1290 meters above sea level, towering beyond the sky.

Nanyue Hengshan has a very long history, which can be traced back 5,000 years.According to legend, the Yellow Emperor and Shun both came here to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and Dayu also came here to kill a white horse to worship, leaving many historical sites.During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism infiltrated Hengshan and opened an altar, and Buddhism entered Nanyue in the first year of Liang Tianjian (502 A.D.). After gradual development, Nanyue Hengshan became a place of "ten forests and eight big huts".Because this is the holy land of Buddhism and Taoism, there have been many eminent monks and immortals gathered here in the past dynasties. At the same time, many famous temples and Taoist temples have been left here.

The natural scenery of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue is extremely beautiful.There are four distinct seasons here, and different music can be played in each season.The spring breeze is blowing, and the wild flowers are competing for beauty; the summer rain is coming slowly, and the shade of the mountains is full of emerald greens; the autumn is refreshing, and the red leaves make you enchanted;Surrounded by clouds and fog, mountain springs ding-dong, forest waves swaying lightly, and strange rocks forming a scene, there are scenery everywhere that make you linger. Because of the long history of Nanyue Hengshan, the persistence and prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism, and because of the incomparable magnificence of natural scenery and cultural landscape here, Hengshan has been a resort where outstanding people gather since ancient times.Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of great scholars of Confucianism and literati have continuously visited here to give lectures and discuss scriptures, recite poems and compose Fu, left more than 3,000 Chinese poems, and conducted hundreds of academic exchanges.Li Bai, Du Fu, Zhu Xi, Zhang Shi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Guo Shoujing, and Wang Fuzhi all visited Nanyue, and thus formed the reputation of Nanyue as a "civilized Austrian area", and thus laid the foundation for the formation of the Huxiang School.

Hengshan Mountain, the most beautiful of the five mountains, is a national scenic spot with very convenient transportation. National Highway 107 passes outside the gate of the scenic spot. Hengshan Railway Station is 10 kilometers away from the scenic spot, and the Xiangjiang River is also quite close to the scenic spot.It is more convenient to transfer to Hengyang City. It is the honor of Nanyue Hengshan to be the crown of five mountains.The mountains are high, the waters are secluded, the caves are strange, and the temples are ancient, all of which are the capital to realize the dream of tourists. .Since ancient times, the Five Sacred Mountains have beautiful scenery, a long history and a great reputation, and the coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism has a wide influence.The scenery of Hengshan Mountain is very beautiful in four seasons. You can enjoy the blooming flowers in early spring, watch the sea of ​​clouds in midsummer, overlook the sunrise in golden autumn, and enjoy the snow scene in winter.Every year it attracts countless tourists to go sightseeing.

However, at this time, Nanyue Hengshan, where the sun is shining for the first time, used to be a holy place to cool off and cultivate the mind, but now it seems to be like her main god, the god of fire, Zhu Rong, with high heat and irritability.What is even more uncharacteristic is that Ticada, who was only restless in the fall in the past, is singing non-stop at this time, which is disturbing!Even the war horses of the communication company were more vigilant, snorting from time to time, pawing the ground with their front legs, and looking around. On May 28, the 10th Army Headquarters of the Nanzhuang Army in Hengshan County

The tall and heroic commander of the 10th Army, who has just trained in summer casual clothes, looks up at the cloud-shrouded Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, and walks silently on the village road where the military headquarters is stationed, with his hands behind his back, his heart fluctuates.The resolute face had a cold blue light because of the freshly shaved beard. The guards were scattered far away, front, back, left, and right, and no one spoke. Everyone knows that this is the habit of the army commander before the war. Silently waiting for the arrival of his old comrade-in-arms, Mr. Ge Xiancai, the 10th Division.

Commander Fang, who was contemplating foresight, suddenly lifted his spirits.There was a faint sound of hurried hoofbeats.Under the shadow of the mountain in the north, a few gallops came, and they arrived in front of me in a blink of an eye.The equally heroic and tall Master Ge leaped off his horse gracefully, threw the reins of the horse to the guards who came to greet him, and walked quickly to Commander Fang. "Commander, I kept you waiting!" "Nothing? Wait for you, General Ge, you should, you should!" Before the two pairs of big hands clenched tightly, Fang Xianjue withdrew his hand and punched Ge Xiancai in the shoulder, and asked with concern: "Old man, are you well?!"

"No problem! What? There's a new mission? Whether it's offensive or defensive, you have to put our pre-10th division in the main position!" Ge Xiancai wrapped his wrist around Fang Junchang's fist, Said hastily. "Yes, Xiangbei has already started. Not only have we just received a telegram from the Military Commission and the Commanding Headquarters, asking us to quickly go south to defend Hengyang to ensure Hengyang; we also received a direct call from the commissioner himself." "What do you say when you sit down?" Ge Xiancai, who is also Chairman Jiang's valued disciple and confidant and favorite general, asked eagerly.

"Committee instructions: This battle is related to the life and death of the nation, and Hengyang's gains and losses are the key to the victory of this battle. Xidi and others will fight to the death with peace of mind, and I will urge the army and air force to help my brother complete an unprecedented great cause!" Fang Xianjue seemed to be Back to the tense, serious and excited state of mind when I talked with Chiang Kai-shek just now, I was at a loss for words for a while. Ge Xiancai couldn't help being shocked, and became silent.For a moment, as if thinking of something, he said faintly: "Just our army? An incomplete army that just came back from the fierce battle of Changde?"

"What? Are you afraid?" Fang Xianjue's eyes swept over Ge Xiancai like lightning, and stared straight at the rolling peaks of Nanyue Mountain in the distance.I thought to myself: How can such a beautiful country be allowed to be trampled by the Japanese invaders! "Afraid, who is afraid! When was our 10th Army ever afraid? Attack like a tiger, defend like Mount Tai. Didn't we just be named the "Taishan Army" by the command in the third Changsha battle?! Little Japan, yes Plant it here, and keep it so that it never comes back!” Seeing Ge Xiancai's excited look, Fang Xianjue couldn't help untying his frowning brows, and smiled slightly.

Ge Xiancai saw that the army commander smiled, but he didn't feel it. After the two met eyes knowingly, both of them burst out laughing.The hearty laughter spread out, drifting away, attracting the response of the mountains. The guards were confused at first, and after being infected by the two generals, they also laughed.This laughter is full of confidence and pride of Chinese soldiers.