When Shao Hu was driving at an intersection and waiting for a red light, he heard a car on the left honking at him, turned his face and saw Shi Dehou and his wife An Xiaohui sitting in the car, and asked the two of them: "Where are you going?" ”

Shi Dehou said: "I will send Xiaohui back to her hometown. You didn't set off? ”

Shao Hu said: "There are still some things that have not been dealt with. I guess I won't be able to leave until tomorrow. ”

An Xiaohui said to Shao Hu: "Pay attention to safety." I'm definitely staying in the countryside this year, so you can come to Haiyun Mountain to see me when you're not busy. ”

Shao Hu hurriedly said, "I will definitely go to see you, sister-in-law!" ”

At this time, the red light went out, Shi Dehou pointed to Xishan, and said the last sentence to Shao Hu: "See you there!" With that, he drove the car south out of the city gate.

Shao Hu smiled and gave a military salute to Shi Dehou's distant car.

Haiyun Mountain, only more than 50 miles away from the city, in fact, it is a dirt mountain, thirty or forty meters high, only four or five miles in radius, it is covered with ordinary trees, the scenery is not very beautiful; On the east side of the mountain, there is a stone path that leads to a stone pavilion at the top of the mountain, where you can see the sea in the east and the white clouds on the sea. That's why it's called "Haiyun Mountain".

There was a village at the foot of the hill to the south, inhabited by twenty or thirty fishermen; A little further up, there is a relatively exquisite villa, this is Shi Dehou's father's pension residence, accompanied by three people, one is Shi Dehou's sister Shi Derong, the other two are his father's adjutant in the army in the past, one is called Hong Bo, the other is called Bai Hao, both of them have settled down at the foot of the mountain, and take turns to serve the old leaders on the mountain.

When Shi Dehou drove to the front of the villa, Lao Hongbo was napping under a banana tree in the yard, and when he heard the sound of the car, he hurriedly came to open the door. It is said to be a door, but it is nothing more than a meter high white wall. Lao Hongbo took great pains to make a welcoming formation, first greeted the two of them, and then opened the car door for An Xiaohui, and then helped take down the luggage.

Shi Dehou asked, "What about my father?" ”

Old Hongbo hurriedly replied: "The old man has had lunch, went back to the house and fell asleep, and it is not yet time." ”

Shi Dehou nodded, and Lao Hongbo walked to the villa with two large boxes.

An Xiaohui hadn't come to the beach for a long time, and she was very happy, so she kept looking around, and said to Lao Hongbo: "The scenery here is amazing!" The air is fresh too! I really regret not listening to him and coming here sooner. How far is this from the sea, old man? ”

Lao Hongbo replied: "Little lady, don't call me old man, just call me Lao Hong." Our house is only six or seven miles from the sea, and if you want to go to the beach, I can drive you there. ”

An Xiaohui chuckled and said, "You are about the same age as our father, I'll call you Uncle Hong." ”

Old Hongbo nodded and said, "Okay, little lady." ”

The three of them said as they walked, and as soon as they reached the door, they saw a girl of twenty-five or sixteen years old walking out of the room. She was wearing a blue dress, her hair was tied back casually, she was not pretty, but she had a charming charm all over her body, if she insisted on what kind of charm it was, maybe it was the charm of the sea.

She is Shi Dehou's sister, Shi Derong. Because he has been living in the countryside with his father, he has not yet married.

When An Xiaohui saw her sister-in-law, she hugged her excitedly. The two made love for a long time, and Shi Derong shed tears. Shi Dehou knows that his sister is very unsatisfactory in the countryside, especially the violent temper formed by his father in the army, which is not something ordinary people can bear.

My sister touched her tears and said, "I dreamed that you came to Haiyun Mountain, it's so good!" ”

An Xiaohui was infected, and she also burst into tears, saying, "Don't cry, I'm going to live here from today on." Seriously, once I'm here, I never want to go back to Dawn City again! ”

The two of them talked for a while, and Shi Dehou and Lao Hongbo had already moved their luggage to the room on the west side.

When the three of them sat down in the room, the younger sister asked Shi Dehou, "Are you really going to war, brother?" ”

An Xiaohui sighed.

Shi Dehou said: "I'll leave at night." ”

An Xiaohui complained to her sister about her husband, saying, "He left me here and didn't care, he had the opportunity to stay in Dawn City, but ...... Who knows what is in his heart, and he will not tell me. ”

The younger sister looked at her sister-in-law's bulging belly and said to Shi Dehou: "Sister-in-law is about to give birth, you really can't bear ......"

An Xiaohui thought about it, her face suddenly changed, and she said, "This is terrible......"

Shi Dehou frowned and said to his sister, "Let's go out and let her rest for a while." When he got outside, he asked, "How is my father?" Still busy all day? ”

My sister smiled bitterly and said, "On that day, I went for a walk on the beach every morning, and after breakfast, I went to the vegetable garden to weed, kill insects, and water, and after lunch, I slept until the evening, and then I got up to eat dinner, and then read until midnight." It's like that every day. ”

Shi Dehou didn't bother his father when he heard this, and talked to his sister in the living room for a while, and when he returned to the bedroom, he saw that An Xiaohui was already asleep. Although his wife is pregnant, she is petite and still looks like a little girl. Shi Dehou suddenly felt that it was indeed a bit cruel to abandon his wife in the countryside and leave her alone to face the upcoming delivery......

In the evening, Lao Hongbo came to inform Shi Dehou that the old man had gotten up and wanted to see him before dinner.

Shi Dehou walked into his father's room and saw him sitting in a chair in front of the window, smoking a cigarette, looking out at the garden. As soon as the old man saw Shi Dehou coming in, he said with a taste of sarcasm, and said with a smile: "Ouch, the warriors of Dawn City are here, are you going to defeat Zhang Yongxiang's old boy?" ”

Zhang Yongxiang is the common name of Taiyuan Zhenren of the Heavenly God Temple of Daxue Mountain. The old man once led his troops to fight with him several times, and although he was defeated in the end, he still looked down on him, and often scolded him for being a sinister and cunning rat who deceived the world and stole his reputation.

Shi Dehou did not answer his father's question, because he knew that once he took this conversation, his father would not only look down on Zhang Yongxiang, but also on Old Man Yue. When his father had laughed enough, he said, "I brought my pregnant daughter-in-law back, and I hope that when I am away, please take care of her with Xiaorong." ”

The old man pointed to the chair next to him, asked Shi Dehou to sit down, and then said, "You don't have to worry about this, we will take care of her." Tell me first, how are those officials in Dawn City going to fight against the Great Snow Mountain? ”

Shi Dehou said: "We have arranged five lines of defense, and each line of defense is divided into three troops: left, center, and right——"

Without waiting for Shi Dehou to finish speaking, the old man sneered disdainfully and asked, "Do you think that with these five lines of defense, you can stop Chen Yongxiang?" ”

Shi Dehou was speechless.

The old man shook his head and said, "This set, you can't win ten years ago, do you think you can win ten years later?" Alas, what exactly came up with this set of battle plans? ”

Shi Dehou said: "Provisional War Committee. ”

The old man asked, "What Provisional War Committee?" ”

Shi Dehou said: "It's Mayor Bai Yong, Director Lu Lingdong-"

The old man shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Those guys were all hiding in the rear in the last war, playing tricks, and thinking about getting promoted and making a fortune, and now they command the army, alas, I don't know how many good men have become cannon fodder!" As he spoke, he began to curse.

Shi Dehou disagreed, and asked his father: "How do you think you should fight this battle?" ”

The old man said, "This battle should not be fought at all. ”

Shi Dehou was very surprised, and asked again: "Now that the soldiers are coming to the city, they have to fight." ”

The old man sighed and said: "Then fight a few battles first, beat down those bastards who are promoted and made a fortune through the back door in the army, and then choose good generals, so that there will be hope of victory." Even so, this war came a little earlier, and if it were another twenty or thirty years, when the gap in military strength between the two sides was not so big, the chances of victory would be greater. ”

Shi Dehou said: "The gap is not as big as you think. In the past ten years, although we have disbanded the army, the main team headquarters have become policemen, and we have not stopped training in peacetime. As for weapons, on the one hand, we have stepped up research and development, and on the other hand, through special channels, we have smuggled many new weapons from the Daxue Mountains. So, I'm not worried about that. ”

The old man smiled and said, "Since Dawn City feels confident, let's fight a dozen." But you must remember this from me, and if you want to see the outcome of victory, then, at the very least, do not die in the first two battles......"

Shi Dehou wanted to refute again, but the old man stopped him and asked, "Your daughter-in-law is about to give birth, right?" ”

Shi Dehou nodded and said, "There are still three months." ”

The old man snorted and said, "Let's go, let's eat." ”

According to the usual practice, the old man and Shi Derong ate dinner together, and today made an exception, the old man kept Hong Bo and let him eat and go to the village. The dinner was very sumptuous, most of it was made by Shi Derong Zhang Luo, and the maid just gave her a hand, set the table and chairs, and put the dishes and chopsticks or something.

Shi Dehou, his wife An Xiaohui, and his sister Shi Derong sat at the dinner table and waited for a while before the old man strode over, followed by Hong Bo. As soon as the old man saw his daughter-in-law with a big belly, he hurriedly walked up to her, helped her sit down, and said, "Today our whole family is reunited, it couldn't be better!" It couldn't be better! ”

Hongbo waited for everyone to sit down, and first filled their wine glasses with wine, and then sat down.

In order to warm up the scene, Shi Derong first opened his mouth and asked his sister-in-law: "Is there any news in the city recently?" ”

"Ouch!" An Xiaohui clapped her hands and said, "I just wanted to tell you about Shao Hu, do you remember Shao Hu?" Is that the one from the Xicheng Branch? ”

In order to confirm, Shi Derong asked his father: "Is it the son of the old man Shao Sen?" ”

The old man nodded, sighed again and said, "I heard Lao Hong say this morning that Shao Sen is dying, is it true?" ”

Shi Dehou nodded.

The old man sighed and asked again, "What happened to Old Man Yue's attack?" ”

Shi Dehou said: "The Blue Dragon Gang received money from the Council of Elders, and planned to carry out an assassination operation in Dawn City before the war began. The second target is Old Man Yue, but he didn't expect to be succeeded by them. ”

The old man looked gloomy when he heard this, bowed his head and was sad for a while, and said, "Our generation, the old and the old, are dead, and there are only a few left. I don't know which day I'll ...... I don't want to die in bed like Old Man Shao, and I don't want to be murdered like Old Man Yue, although I am demoted, I am still a soldier! The battlefield is the cradle of soldiers! The battlefield is a warm bed for soldiers! War is the final destination of soldiers! The more he talked, the more excited he became, and he slapped the table with a bang.

The Shi Dehou brothers and sisters and Hong Bo had long been accustomed to the old man's temper, but An Xiaohui was so frightened that the muscles on her face spasmed for a while. When Shi Dehou saw it, he quickly held his wife's hand and comforted her with a smile.

The old man also found out that his daughter-in-law was frightened, so he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a rude person." After thinking about it, he asked again: "What did you say about Shao Hu just now?" ”

An Xiaohui had palpitations, and said carefully: "I heard that Shao Hu secretly ran to the Snow Mountain to save more than fifty children, all of whom are children from our Dawn City......"

The old man laughed and said again and again: "This kid has a kind! Follow his father, there is a kind! ”