How many loyal warriors on the Great Wall fought bloody battles and lay corpses on the battlefield, just to beat the Japanese invaders back to their hometowns, but the "Tanggu Armistice Agreement" that lost power and humiliated the country made heroes hateful and heroes sang sadly, and how insignificant the bloodshed and sacrifice, protecting the family and defending the country seemed in the face of false peace......

In the spring of 1935, the sun was mild, the breeze was light, and patches of tender green were already blooming. On the way home, Sima Changkong carried the package diagonally, wore a white sweat coat, and tightly tied his belt. Holding a Qi family knife in his right hand, the scabbard is black and shiny, it must be a good knife.

Sima Changkong, born in a small town called "Doukou" in the North China Plain, has a medicinal herb business at home, has some wealth, and is a scholarly family, and is also somewhat famous in Doukou Town. This kid is 20 years old this year, and his appearance is not handsome, but he also has a spirit, especially the breath between his eyebrows, and a clear-eyed person will have an unshakable feeling at a glance.

Two years ago, Changkong's father Sima Qing saved a soldier who was about to starve to death at the door of his home, this person's surname was Qi, a company commander of the 29th Army, participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance, and a Qi family knife in his hand hacked to death more than 20 devils, but our weapons and equipment are far from the same after all, in a battle, the position of the commander of the Qi company was scorched by the devil's mountain artillery, if it was not for an 18-year-old soldier who threw himself on his body regardless of his life to block the four shots of shrapnel, I am afraid that he would have already played cards with the Lord of Yama. Company Commander Qi, who crawled out of the pile of corpses, buried more than 100 brothers who died in battle, he planned to return to the army, but was refused to accept it, what is the reason? For no reason! Because of the armistice between China and Japan, all Chinese soldiers who fought on the Great Wall were written off the roster. Qi Lian Chang was injured, and stumbled all the way to the door of Sima's house, although it was dark at night, but by the moonlight, he could also see that this was a big family, and he wanted to beg for food, but he had no strength to knock on the door, and fainted in front of Sima's house with hunger. Fortunately, Sima Qing went home at night that day, and happened to see a man in military uniform lying at the door of the house, and Sima Qing, who was naturally compassionate, asked his entourage to carry Qi Lian Chang to the guest room to recuperate.

In order to repay the favor, he also saw that the 18-year-old Sima Changkong was very similar to the soldier who sacrificed his life to save him, so he stayed in Sima's family to teach Changkong martial arts. This soldier can't be done, Company Commander Qi plans to go back to his hometown to take care of the elderly lady, Sima Qing asked Changkong to follow, first, to have more helpers, and second, to let Changkong follow the master to learn martial arts. This walk is three years, this time Changkong returned to his hometown, because Qi Lian Chang felt that he had nothing to teach Changkong anymore, and the fate of master and apprentice should come to an end, not to mention the ambition of the Japanese wolf, they will not stop at the edge of the Great Wall, and it is a matter of time before they invade the pass, Sima Changkong should go back and be ready to serve the country. At the time of parting, Company Commander Qi gave his family heirloom knife to Changkong, and handed Changkong a letter, which was written to a letter of recommendation to a regiment commander named He Jifeng of the 29th Army stationed in Beiping.

Changkong has no intention of admiring the vitality on the roadside, only thinking about his relatives who are about to be reunited. In a short time, the town of Doukou is in front of you! The town is still bustling, as if the war outside the gate has nothing to do with it. Although the Japanese once ravaged China unscrupulously, the flames of war have only burned to the edge of the Great Wall recently, and the common people in North China are still living a relatively peaceful life, and the "Tanggu Agreement" has made most people think that the Japanese only want the three eastern provinces. He misses his family so much, especially his father, who thinks that his father will be surprised when he sees that he has grown up a lot.

"Dad, mother, I'll come back!" The sky knocked on the door. One did not answer, two responses, and the third shouted out, a small head poked out from the crack in the door, and tears came out of the eyes when he saw the sky.

"Brother Young Master...... Are you back...... "This person's name is Sima Xiaoguo, he is a member of the Sima family, and he began to live a wandering life at the age of seven. He wasn't called Sima Xiaoguo, but in fact, he didn't know what his surname was, because he was gentle, kind, and a crybaby, so others called him Little Steamed Bun. The Sima family likes this kind child very much, and Sima Qing also named him Sima Xiaoguo as half a son, and now Xiaoguo is ten years old.

Sima Xiaoguo opened the door and threw himself into Changkong's arms and cried. Changkong is confused at this time, even if he hasn't seen him for two years, he can't be excited like this, could it be that something happened at home?

Changkong asked Xiaoguo if there was an accident at home, Xiaoguo just cried and nodded, not that he didn't say what happened, but he couldn't talk about crying. Changkong patted Xiaoguo's shoulders and hurried to the main hall.

Everyone in the family is there, and her mother Geng Qiu is sitting in the main hall, with a depressed face, and she can't stop turning the Buddha beads in her hand; Younger brother Changhai, sister Huitong, second uncle Sima Xin, second aunt Chang Xiuzhen, and cousin Changyun are all all sad.

"Mother, I'm back!" Before Changkong could enter the door, he knelt down at the bottom of the steps.

At this moment, everyone in the house realized that Changkong had returned.

When Geng Qiu saw Changkong, he thought that he was dazzled, and rubbed it again, convinced that it was his son Sima Changkong who was kneeling at the bottom of the steps. "Oh, Changkong, my son, you're back!" Geng Qiu's voice, tears fell with him. Chang Xiuzhen helped Geng Qiu, and Sima Xin, Changhai, Huitong, and Changyun hurriedly came out to help Changkong.

"Second uncle, what's going on? Why don't you see my dad? Changkong asked.

"Alas......" Sima Xin let out a sigh of relief, and his eyes were red, "Changkong, your father...... A few days ago, your father went out to do business and was kidnapped by bandits in the west of our town, and they demanded 20,000 oceans, and we were limited to send them all within seven days, otherwise we would ...... Our family lost money in business some time ago, and now all the belongings in the family are only more than 1,000 oceans, and there are a few good bosses who have made up a total of 1,000 oceans, but how can these be enough. Let's sell this house and borrow it again! But now half of the time has passed, and the selling price of our house is too high, and no one will buy it at all...... What can I do? ”

As soon as Changkong heard that his father had been kidnapped by bandits, the anger rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and if the bandits were in front of him, he would have to be chopped to pieces.

"Big brother, it's all my fault, I don't have the ability, I can't beat the bandits......" Changhai lowered his head and blamed himself, it was Changhai and Sima Qing who went out together that day, and the bandits let Changhai come back to bring a message to the family. Only then did Changkong notice that Changhai's face was blue and purple, this was beaten by the bandits, and the attack was really ruthless, and Changkong's fist clicked.

"Isn't Director Zhao of the town police station very familiar with his father? Why didn't you ask him for help? Changkong remembered this person for a while, when Changkong was still young, this Director Zhao was just a businessman, borrowed some money from his father to buy a police station director, because of Director Zhao's relationship, the family's business is indeed easy to do, money is not earned in vain, and the annual "filial piety" is still essential, although Sima Qing is reluctant and unaccustomed to it, but he is protected by others, how can there be a reason not to pay for labor services.

"I found it, that Director Zhao took more than a dozen people to save my father, but he was injured four or five, and that Director Zhao was also beaten, and then they didn't dare to care about it anymore, and the bandits also added the original 10,000 oceans to 20,000 oceans because we called the police." Changhai tightly grasped Changkong's arm.

Sima Xin and a few people brought Changkong to Geng Qiu, Changkong saw that his mother was a lot haggard, plopped, knelt again, kowtowed, and said, "My son is not filial!" ”

Geng Qiu hugged Changkong's head and restrained his crying slightly: "It's good to come back...... It's good to come back......"

Changkong comforted his mother, walked to his father's study, and said a sentence from between his teeth in front of the place where his father often sits: "Sima Changkong swore to the sky that if he didn't rescue my father, he would not be a man." ”