Fawn

Cheng Tingli was lying on his back on a large recliner with a small pillow under his head. The recliner was not long enough, so an adjutant squatted down and placed a small stool under each of his two long legs.Another adjutant stood at the top, raised his head and opened a big parasol for him.

A pair of hands descended from the sky, placing a pair of dark crystal glasses on the bridge of his nose.Then he opened his mouth, and the lit cigar was also sent between his teeth.Biting his cigar and taking a deep breath, he turned his face comfortably and looked at the mountains in the distance.With his age and status, it is actually unlikely that he would go to the battlefield himself, but it is more like a good show than a war. Touching, so touching it almost made him want to laugh.

He was half lying down and half sitting on the grass, basking in the sun, surrounded by guards.Looking beyond the guard group and looking far away, the boundless are still all his people.A sea of ​​people surrounds a small isolated island, and in the center of the isolated island, He Ruolong's group of remnants and defeated generals are huddled.

At this time, a gentle voice rang in his ear: "Mr. Commander, Staff Officer Chen is back. Do you see him now?"

Cheng Tingli turned his head, kissed the young man with a gentle voice, and then replied casually: "Let him come over."

Staff Officer Chen had been following He Ruolong all these days, and came back in a secret and hasty manner, so his face was disheveled and his image was almost miserable.Walking quickly in front of Cheng Tingli, he saluted the army with his head held high and his chest held high, and he said decisively: "Report to the military seat, the humble officer has brought He Ni's telegraph team over. Now the enemy and the outside world are completely unable to communicate!"

Cheng Tingli smiled: "How is He Ruolong himself?"

Staff Officer Chen was sent into He Tuan by Cheng Tingli half a year ago. Because he has always been reticent and had no objections when he rebelled, he is quite a confidant by He Ruolong's side, and his observation and understanding of He Ruolong are also exceptional. Deeper.

"Report to the military seat." He answered clearly and politely: "This person is currently in a state of panic, and his position is in chaos. His subordinate officers also have their own thoughts, and not many people are willing to work for him."

Cheng Tingli took off the cigar and handed it to the adjutant beside him, then sat up lazily, smiled contentedly and said, "Go, let them set up the cannon, and bombard him for another hour."

He Ruolong never thought that he would fall into Cheng Tingli's ambush circle - he just ran south, because at first he ran unimpeded, so he was secretly happy, never thought that he would openly lead the team through a house How could no one stop him in Juntou's territory.

While running, a cannon was fired from the front, followed by a cannon from the rear. There were gunshots from all over the southeast, northwest, and he and his team were trapped in a valley without even occupying a good terrain.The soldiers from all directions were condescending, setting up cannons and bombarding them casually.He was in a hurry, and directed several times to break through the siege, many people died, but he still couldn't get out of the opponent's encirclement.All the soldiers under him were bandits. Whether they were bandits or Qiu Ba, what they wanted was just a word of money. Now that the money has not fallen to much, but they will die first, who will do it?In any case, whoever carries the gun with them is living for nothing, and He Ruolong is not their ancestor.

The team was surrounded for two days. Two days later, some soldiers started to sneak towards the opponent's position with guns.For such rebels, He Ruolong's eyes turned red, and he grabbed and killed each of them, but they couldn't finish killing them, and there were still those who dared to escape.

He Ruolong didn't eat for several meals in a row, he was not hungry, his chest was congested by a ball of hot air, and he couldn't even swallow the soup.Sitting alone on a big rock, his mind was buzzing, and he could hardly think normally.Holding a riding whip horizontally in both hands, he lowered his eyes to see that his hands were trembling.

With such a big slap, such a big stature, such great strength, and such great ambition, I have avenged such a big revenge before, suffered so much suffering, and have gone from being a bandit to being a group leader. But, this time, I'm going to die in this small ravine where the sun doesn't see the sun?

After death, no one cares about it, no one buries it, it rots in the grass, and the ground stinks.Maybe even a whole body can't be dropped at all, a cannonball falling from the sky can directly blow him up from nothing.But, but, he thought tremblingly, how could he "not"?I am only in my 20s, the good days have just begun, and I haven't lived enough yet!Not alive yet!How could it not?He hasn't become a brigade commander yet, he hasn't lived in a small western-style building in the Tianjin Concession, he hasn't enjoyed it, he hasn't called the wind and rain—so, how could he not?

Thinking of this, He Ruolong couldn't help closing his eyes.When he closed his eyes, there was darkness in front of him, as if the bottomless gate of hell was waiting for him to take his first step inside.The previous courage and pride were gradually worn away by fear and despair. Now he is only trembling, just afraid.

He thought of Xiaolu again—he wondered if Xiaolu could be by his side at this moment, would he be braver?

But then he shook his head to himself.With the fawn, he was still afraid.There is no substitute for sorrow, pain and joy, let alone death?

It turns out that the matter of "death" cannot be imagined in advance. Only when death is imminent can one know what death is.It's ridiculous that he thought he was fearless and not afraid of death.

When He Ruolong's spirit was about to collapse, Cheng Tingli's representative came.

This means that the first person walked down the mountain without guards and the second did not raise the white flag.When the soldiers at the front line saw him, they raised their rifles vigilantly and took aim.The representative smiled and cursed at the soldier indifferently: "Little bastard, put down the gun! Chairman Cheng is very merciful, and is willing to give you another way to survive. If you point the gun at me again, I will turn around and go back! "

As soon as this remark came out, the soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and they put down their guns hesitantly.At this moment, He Ruolong rushed over after hearing the news.Staring at the representative, he stopped in front of the representative, and asked in a low voice, "Do you have something to say?"

The representative looked He Ruolong up and down, then smiled and said: "I have nothing to say, Chairman Cheng has something to say to you. You can listen to this or not. Listen, I will say it; if you don't listen, I will leave immediately .”

He Ruolong stared at the representative until his heart skipped a beat—he had a premonition that things were about to change: "Say it!"

The representative said arrogantly: "Find me a cool place to talk, don't let me stand in the sun!"

Under the shade of an old tree, the representative sat on a big rock and said slowly, "Chairman Cheng asked you to come over."

He Ruolong stood aside, suspecting that he had heard it wrong: "Let me go there? Where are you going?"

The representative replied: "Chairman Cheng wants to see you, so you naturally want to go in front of Chairman Cheng. Could it be possible to let Chairman Cheng come to see you in person?"

He Ruolong looked at the representative suspiciously: "Go...for what?"

The representative made a gesture of contemplation, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled: "You made such a big mess this time, which aroused the old man's fury, so I'm afraid it's inevitable that he will be beaten and scolded when he sees the old man on this trip. .”

He Ruolong was still puzzled: "If I really go, how can you guarantee my personal safety?"

The representative stood up and said, "Headmaster He, with all due respect, your question is a bit out of date. If Chairman Cheng is willing to see you, it means that he is willing to give you another chance. If you are concerned about your personal safety If you don’t dare to go, then don’t go. Anyway, I’m just a messenger, I have no opinion on whether you like to go or not.”

He Ruolong stared at the representative, his heart jumped to the point of madness: "I..."

The representative seemed a little impatient, turned his hands behind his back and patted the dirt on his buttocks, then turned around and took a step: "Header He, if you don't go, I will leave."

He Ruolong stared at the representative's back—the representative really left!

His hands were clenched into tight fists, and when the representative walked ten meters away, he suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute! I'll go!"