Chapter 4 Chapter 2 Yela Saud

Staff Officer Chen was right. At this moment, a flag of blue sky and white sun was fluttering majestically on the bamboo pole near the east gate, adding a bit of vitality to the dead ancient city.Although the two soldiers under the banner were shivering from the cold, their bodies were still upright, sticking to their posts.The cannon fodder all over their faces made them unable to see their original appearance. Even Yu Wancheng, who was watching with Staff Officer Chen from the tower in the distance, could only see two black faces in the scope of the telescope. So Yu Wancheng couldn't call out the names of these two soldiers. He only knew that if the battle started again at dawn, the corpses of two unknown soldiers might be added beside the blue sky and white sun flag.The two flag guards, whose names Yu Wancheng did not know, were the baby-faced young soldier Liu Tao and the orange-striped veteran Zhao Changhong, who belonged to the Artillery Battalion of the 51st Division.But four days ago, the artillery battalion's artillery shells had been shot outside the city, and the artillery battalion commander also died. Only four people were left alive in the artillery battalion, Liu Tao, Zhao Changhong, and Ma Liu who chased into Mipu to catch the mouse. Two brothers Ma Qi.

The four artillerymen who had no shells were reorganized into the flag bearers at the east gate of Saud.Judging from the current battle situation, such a number of people is a bit extravagant in configuration, but no matter when the military flag is the soul of the battlefield, it should not be underestimated.Near the east gate, the bitter wind outside the city blows through the gate and reaches the flagpole.As the sky was getting darker, the two soldiers guarding the military flag gradually did not stand upright like they did when they were on guard before, shivering with their heads shrunk under the raised collars of their cotton uniforms.At this time, the cry of the crow with no branches to live in in the distance made the child soldier Liu Tao spit quickly, and the cry was very auspicious.

Veteran Zhao Changhong put his wrists in his sleeves, didn't even bother to lift his head, he just stomped his right foot three times.Liu Tao glanced at Zhao Changhong, and asked curiously: "Uncle Zhao, what do you say?" Zhao Changhong lowered his head, exhaled white air from his nose: "This is the custom of our Shaod City, which is designed to avoid bad luck. One Stomp away evil spirits, stomp twice to get rid of bad luck, and stomp three times for good luck. Try it, it’s more effective than spitting." Liu Tao felt that his feet were numb from the cold. Hearing what Zhao Changhong said, he couldn't help stomping on the cotton boots three times. He immediately felt warmer and boasted with a smile: "It's really useful! What the locals say is true! Uncle Zhao, you are old Shaode, right?" Zhao Changhong touched a scar under his right cheek and nodded: "It goes without saying, Uncle Zhao, I have been in Shaode City since I was a child. Playing with mud, which corners have you never been to? Which allusions don’t you know? You just don’t know how to go out and be a soldier for decades, and finally return to this Shaod City after death. Where is your baby’s family, Liu Tao?”

Liu Tao lowered his head: "The lump in the Northeast has no home for a long time. The little devil is there to farm fields and villages, and the ancestral house was burned by them. Unlike you, Uncle Zhao, you can go back to your own home to have a look at the end. It’s also considered a blessing.” Zhao Changhong sighed, “What is a blessing? I didn’t get a wife, otherwise my grandson would be as big as your baby. Decades of cold blankets are not as happy as your baby, and there are two dogs for you to sleep with.” Liu Tao smiled happily: "Then don't tell me, I don't want a wife if I have a dog in my life. Uncle Zhao, you don't know that my family in the Northeast has been training dogs, and there is a big dog farm. My father, my grandfather, And my grandpa’s grandpas are all dogs in the Northeast who count hats. They drive rabbits across mountains and ridges, and the hunting dogs from the old Liu’s dog farm are better than others. There is also the big Tibetan mastiff, the mastiff breed domesticated by my family is fierce. , can fight bears. You don’t know, my father and my uncle used to be the hound chiefs of the royal hunting grounds in the Qing Dynasty. Later, Emperor Xuantong stepped down and the hunting grounds were disbanded. My father was reluctant to part with those dogs, so he brought them out and opened them himself. The dog farm is booming..."

Zhao Changhong said "Yo": "I can't see that you still have a family. Even if the Japanese took your land, there should be some things left in your family. It's not good to escape to the mainland to start a small business." Okay, why did you come here to be a soldier? This soldier with his head in his crotch, you, Uncle Zhao, are just doing it, you are a rich young master..." Liu Tao lowered his head with red eyes: "It's gone, it's gone. The Japanese invaded the three eastern provinces and forced my father to sell the dogs from the kennel to them as military dogs. My father sat at home all day in a daze. Lock the dog shed, set fire... You know those dogs are his lifeblood, he treats dogs more than me and my sister, just set fire... The Japanese are furious, set me on fire The whole family was tied up in the gendarmerie and let the wolf dogs dig it. At that time, my sister was only 5 years old... If I didn't happen to be at home..."

Liu Tao couldn't help crying, Zhao Changhong didn't know what to say, and quickly patted Liu Tao on the back: "Okay, baby, don't cry, I blame you Uncle Zhao for being mean, which pot doesn't open and which pot to carry. Japan People are not things, and the Japanese wolfdogs are not things, so it’s no wonder that your father burned down the kennel. If the dogs in your kennel fell into the hands of the Japanese, it would become…” Liu Tao wiped away his tears: "Yes! Dogs understand human nature, so they will behave as they please. You know how bad devils are. They use living people as targets to train dogs, and the dogs are tamed to eat people. I am addicted, and my eyes glow green like a wolf. After a battle, I will eat all the dead and wounded, eat Chinese soldiers and Japanese soldiers, and commit crimes... If I can’t make it through tomorrow, I will beat you, Uncle Zhao Do me a favor, kill those two wolfhounds, but they won't fall into the hands of the Japanese, and they will be taken away, and I won't be able to close my eyes even if I die."

Zhao Changhong shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, you, Uncle Zhao, must have been kicked out by dogs in his previous life. For some reason, he trembled when he saw a dog, and he didn't even dare to rely on it. If you want to beat a dog, you can do it yourself, I can't help you. Besides, the Japanese don’t know how to eat enough, and nine oxen and two tigers beat Shaode City just to get your two dogs.” Liu Tao was anxious: “Then Uncle Zhao, you are a layman! These two dogs in the camp are good dogs Hey, it’s hard to find a purebred even with a lantern. You can’t buy a real purebred German big black mussel if you have money! What is a real purebred, Uncle Zhao, do you understand? It’s a dog whose father is a purebred, Goot mother is also a purebred, and the ancestors must be purebred for eight generations, and only when they are born can they be called true purebreds, which is one in a million."

Zhao Changhong looked at the two wolfdogs lying on their stomachs with their tongues sticking out, but he couldn't imagine the appearance of a foreign dog with a parent and a mother, so he shook his head for a long while.Seeing whether Zhao Changhong believed it or not, Liu Tao became anxious: "Uncle Zhao, don't believe it! They were still cubs when I entered the artillery battalion. They were given to the battalion commander by the German instructor who taught artillery. I have been serving them since I was a child." "These two big black pugs are good! They have already understood human nature. When they saw the brothers in the camp, they didn't bark at all. When they saw the ghosts, their hairs stood up like steel needles. When I didn't retreat into the city, I went to the front to give I was caught by four devils and tied up for reconnaissance and positioning. The two guys rushed over, biting the devil like tearing up paper. One devil fired a shot and missed. If you say these two guys Bold, not even afraid of a gun, pounced on and bit off the wooden handle of Sanba Dagai..."

Liu Tao was talking happily when Zhao Changhong asked unexpectedly: "You said your dogs are not afraid of guns, so what are they afraid of?" Liu Tao was taken aback by the question, scratched his head and said, "No fear! My family was trained in the Northeast. The hunting dogs are not as good as the two of them, even wild boars and leopards dare to bite them. They are so pure, what else can they be afraid of?" Zhao Changhong rubbed his hands under his sleeves and sneered: "You just blow it, aren't you afraid? Not afraid, look at it The grandsons of the two dogs are not afraid that they are about to cry? Not afraid of you, a steamed bun!"

Liu Tao was stunned, and looked at the two wolf dogs tied not far away. The wolf dogs were also lying on the ground looking at him, whining softly, showing begging eyes.Liu Tao shook his head and couldn't believe his eyes: "What's the matter? These two black shellfish have been with me for a long time, and they have never been like this. Is there anything else that can scare them like this? It's really evil!" Liu Tao looked around vigilantly, but in the dim twilight all he could see were the tearful eyes of the wolf dog not far away and the hazy old face of Zhao Changhong near him.Zhao Changhong snorted coldly: "Don't look for it, you won't be afraid if you see this dog. Do you remember what I told you when I asked you to stomp your feet? The first time you stomp your feet, you have to get rid of evil spirits! Evil, there are some unclean things.”

Liu Tao smiled: "Uncle Zhao, you are really serious. How can you say that your hometown is evil?" Zhao Changhong snorted and said, "You know a steamed bun! When the ancient city of Shaode was first built, it was always met with cows turning over, and the foundation of the city could not be formed. The government was in a hurry and killed batch after batch of craftsmen who did not know how many cities were built. People's bones were all buried under the foundation of the city, which was full of resentment. Later, the cries of the craftsmen's family members alarmed the craftsman's ancestor Lu Ban. The most precious treasure of the immortal family, the jade belt inlaid with the gossip diagram, which was forged by myself, was thrown at the current location of Shaode City, and then Di Niu was restrained." "The rest of the craftsmen made a circle of city foundations around the Bagua jade belt, and then the ancient city of Shaode was built. Because they were afraid of opening too many doors and venting the immortal spirit of the jade belt city foundation, Shaode city only had gates at the east and west ends. , there is no north and south gates. Don’t you dog owners know that dogs’ eyes are better than human eyes, and can see things that living people can’t see? You think, the ghosts of craftsmen buried under the foundation of the city, and now the battle is dead So many brothers, maybe when I talk to you, there are so many ghosts wandering around us! Hey, little Liu Tao, that hand on your shoulder is..." Liu Tao yelled in surprise, and jumped far away, so startled that the two wolfhounds lying on their stomachs also stood up and barked at the place.Zhao Changhong couldn't help laughing, tears flowed out, he wiped his eyes and coughed: "Your baby is too timid, Uncle Zhao is teasing you!" Liu Tao blushed and complained: "Uncle Zhao, you This is boring! Do you think how many brothers in the artillery battalion are left? You are so much older than me. If you don’t take care of me, you don’t talk about it. I talk to you from the bottom of your heart. You scare me so much. You are an old slick..." Zhao Changhong stopped laughing: "Hey, the battalion commander has nothing to do with me when he's alive, so don't you baby me with dead people. Besides, I didn't talk nonsense just now. I won't say anything else. You know dogs better than I do. I've seen them. Will the military dogs be scared like this? Let me tell you, there are really three evils in our Shaod City, the first evil is that there are no dogs in Shaod City." Speaking of this, Zhao Changhong took out a crumpled Hadman cigarette from his arms, put it in his mouth and deliberately kept silent to show off.As soon as Liu Tao left in horror, his curiosity arose again. Seeing that Zhao Changhong stopped talking halfway, he couldn't help but feel itchy. He quickly took out a match to light Zhao Changhong's cigarette, and begged: "Good Uncle Zhao, what do you think the Ma brothers will eat later?" After dinner, I will come to change shifts with us. I have never complained about your snoring, have I? Can you tell me the story of the city of Saud? It is not in vain for me to come to Saud. " Zhao Changhong took a puff of cigarette happily: "It's not that I won't tell your baby. This evil spirit can't be hidden, so what's the point of provoking it by yourself. Besides, what's the point of telling the story? It's a real thing that happened in Saud City. , it’s much more weird and scary than a story. Are you really not afraid to hear it?” Liu Tao nodded excitedly, and Zhao Changhong flicked the ashes: "Okay, uncle will tell you about the most famous ghost ship in Saud City. It is said that more than 40 years ago, there was a big fog one night. In the Han River outside the city, a huge ghostly ship floated silently." "At that time, the Lin family, the largest merchant in Saud City, had the rice shop and grain ship under their account just docked at the pier outside the city in the evening, so they found some porters to deliver the goods overnight. The shopkeeper Lin, who is known as Lin Bancheng, was cautious and supervised himself in the middle of the night. Counting the food packages, I looked up and saw a big ship in the thick fog in the distance, circling in the river like drunk. I wondered if the big ship was going to dock and I thought the grain boats at the pier were in the way. But there were still many people on the pier There are more than a dozen grain-transporting fleets lined up, and I can’t even let it go.” "Although the Lin family has a big family and a great business, shopkeeper Lin is humble and charitable. He is not a domineering businessman. Seeing that the huge ship was still appearing and disappearing in the thick fog, shopkeeper Lin was afraid that there might be people on board. I couldn’t wait for something urgent, not to mention that the size and posture of the ship was not ordinary, so I called two men to let the boat-boat (a kind of canoe) into the water and go to the big boat to say hello and talk to others.” "Two guys shook the boat and left, but there was no response. The Lin family ordered grain for another hour, and shopkeeper Lin saw that there were only three or four grain boats left in the queue, so let them out." The boatman hadn't come back yet, so I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. I was about to ask the guy to row another boat to see what was going on, when suddenly I saw the figure of the boatman who had just been released in the fog not far away. " "The strange thing is that the boat boat seems to be drunk, bumping around, wandering not far away, but can't row back. No, it's not that you can't row back, but that there are no oars on the boat to paddle. Shopkeeper Lin yelled several times, but he didn’t hear the man on the boat agree, so he had an ominous premonition in his heart, so he hurriedly told everyone to stop delivering food, put down all the boats and go to get the boat hooks to put the boat together Drag it back and talk about it." "There are so many people and strength is great. Soon the boat was hooked, and the people on the small boats who got close immediately shouted. There was only one of the original two guys on the boat. His whole body was cold and his eyes were wide open. His lips were black, and his face showed a horrified expression, he was frightened to death. But there was no trace on the board, and the other guy went to nowhere..." "Everyone was busy looking at the boat, but they didn't notice that the wind was blowing on the river, and the thick fog was being blown away. The huge boat seemed to be aiming at the pier and rushed towards the wind. When shopkeeper Lin found out, it was too late to stop it. The giant ship was getting faster and faster, and with momentum, it bumped into the three grain ships that hadn't finished their food in time." "The scale of the grain ship was far smaller than that of the giant ship, and it was hit and tilted immediately. The oil lamp on the ship fell on the grain, and with the wind, the flames blazed upwards. Seeing that the grain ship could not be rescued, the men of the Lin family were afraid of time." When the fire grew, the pier and the pier were burned together with the wind. I hurriedly found the long wood and yelled, trying to get the burning grain ship to leave the pier, but behind the grain ship was the strange giant ship, do whatever you want No matter how hard you try, you can’t push it away.” "Business Manager Lin is in a hurry. Everyone was terribly afraid of the huge ship that frightened one guy to death and lost another. No one wanted to climb on it. They thought it would be best to burn it directly. But if the pier is really burned , the Lin family couldn’t get the goods that came in a few days later, and the loss would be huge. The shopkeeper Lin forced the punters to send himself to the giant boat when he was young, relying on the fact that he walked a few times when he was young. Tianshui Road knows how to navigate, and wants to steer the giant ship away." "At this moment, the flames of the fire had already turned red on half the sky, and the awakened residents all came out to fight the fire with buckets and basins, and there was a lot of people on the pier. The bow of the huge ship was also on fire, and it was strange that there was still little movement on the ship. No, I saw the tongue of fire silently licking from the ship to the stern, making people feel that the blazing flame with a temperature that can melt pig iron also lost its vitality on the ship and became icy cold." "Fortunately, shopkeeper Lin has always been nice to people. Everyone saw that he was going to climb on that eerie giant ship by himself at such an old age. He felt really sorry, so they followed in small boats with the courage of many people. As soon as he boarded the giant ship, Everyone was petrified." "The shopkeeper Lin who was the first to climb onto the huge ship shivered on the side of the ship. There were bloodstains everywhere on the deck. The body of the missing man was scattered around the deck, as if he had been torn into pieces by something. Only the blood of this corpse is wet. In addition, there are countless grim mummies scattered on the deck. Like the guy's corpse, none of them are complete, and the fragments are also scattered. The blood of the mummies has long since condensed and turned brown. I don’t know if it’s been dead for a week or a month.” "The fire at the bow of the ship is getting bigger and bigger. Everyone on board finally felt the heat of the flames, but no one dared to enter the cabin of this ghost ship to steer the ship. Shopkeeper Lin was so frightened that his hands and feet softened. When boarding the ship A surge of pride in the sky was really rushed to the sky and could not return. Several people around picked up Shopkeeper Lin and ran to the boat. Fortunately, this run saved his old life. It seems that there is gunpowder and fuel in the huge cabin. The inflammables were all inflammable, and before everyone paddled desperately to get ashore, there was an earth-shattering explosion, and behind them the huge ship broke into two pieces, burning blazingly on the water surface, and finally sank to the bottom of the river, leaving no slag left—” At this point, Zhao Changhong lowered his head and smoked again. Liu Tao was shocked to hear this, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle Zhao, what happened afterwards?" Zhao Changhong blew a smoke ring: "The ship sank afterward." Liu Tao was anxious: "I knew the ship sank. I was asking what happened to the ship. How did the people on board die." Zhao Changhong shook his head: "Who knows? I said that the ship burned out and there was no residue left, so who can find out the origin of the ghost ship?" "Some people say that it was because of the heavy fog that night, that the ship lost its way in the heart of the river, entered the gate of ghosts, and encountered evil spirits. Some people said that there was something wrong with the things consigned by the ship, and that the monsters that Taoist priests suppressed nightmares were accidentally opened by the sailors. It was a jar. Anyway, it was all guesswork, not sure. In the end, shopkeeper Lin got seriously ill after returning home, and asked the Taoist priests in the Fulong Pagoda to do several rituals before he was brought back. The Taoist priests also threatened everywhere: That night, there were evil spirits on the ghost ship that also sneaked into Saud City, telling every family to be careful of children and the elderly, and go to the pagoda to offer incense and so on. What are the six horses and seven brothers doing, and why don't they come out to change shifts?" Liu Tao was still not reconciled: "It's really gone like this? I said Uncle Zhao, you just made up a story to prevaricate me, right? How could such a terrible thing really happen?" Zhao Changhong threw away the cigarette butt, laughed and cursed: "Did you Uncle Zhao come to make up stories to amuse you when you are full? Besides, you want to make up stories, and you, Uncle Zhao, are not a story scumbag. You can't make up such smooth words in a while. The story of the ghost ship in the foggy night , every child in Saud City will be used by adults to frighten and listen to them when they are naughty. Look, isn’t this rice shop owned by the Lin family?” Liu Tao looked in the direction of Zhao Changhong's finger, and there was indeed a circle drawn on the wall of the dilapidated rice shop, and the word "Lin" was vaguely inside the circle, but it was so smoked by the gunfire that it couldn't be seen unless you looked carefully.Zhao Changhong couldn't put his hand down as soon as he pointed at the rice shop, and gradually frowned: "No, even if the Ma brothers don't come out to change shifts, it's already past dinner time, why can't you smell the cooking fire? Hurry up and take a look, don't be dragged away by the rat spirit..." However, Zhao Changhong took Liu Tao to search all over the rice shop, but did not find any trace of Ma Liu Ma Qi.Although the roof of the rice shop has been blown off, the dilapidated grain depot behind it is still intact.The roof of the granary is intact and the walls are quite high. Even if the Ma brothers had wings, they would not be able to fly out.The ground is covered with old wooden boards for moisture insulation, and a thick layer of straw for moisture absorption is scattered on the moldy wooden boards, emitting an unpleasant rotten smell.There are several half-sized haystacks piled up at the narrow door connecting the rice shop and the grain depot, which are probably left over from the rice shop's previous use to lay the floor. Liu Tao held his nose and picked up the wooden stick on the top of the door and poked several haystacks one by one, and the rancid smell became stronger.Zhao Changhong frowned tightly, and waved his hands again and again: "Don't, don't, that size can't hide people, don't make the smell worse! What a shame, which wicked person is convenient in the grass? Go, go, smoked People are going to throw up." Liu Tao was waiting for this sentence, quickly dropped the wooden stick in his hand and rushed out, rushed out of the Mipu door before inhaling heavily, and after a while he saw Zhao Changhong coming out, a little My son was embarrassed, afraid that Zhao Changhong would laugh at his coquettishness, so he asked under cover: "Uncle Zhao, did you find anything inside? Where did the two brothers of the Ma family go?" Zhao Changhong shook his head with a gloomy face and said, "Just now I went to the earthen stove built in the rice shop. There was no water in the pot, and the firewood under the pot was not all piled up. It seems that the two of them still didn't catch the mouse, or they would have started the fire earlier. .I think, maybe the two brothers have one mind and become deserters.” Liu Tao shook his head: “No way? The Ma family brothers don’t seem like the kind of people who are afraid of death. What about the entrance of the rice shop, if they sneak out, can we not see it?" Zhao Changhong took a sip: "I saw you, steamed bun! It wasn't you who pestered me to tell stories when the sky was darkest? You told me so happily, not to mention two people, and two dragons flew out without even looking at them. Where did you come from now?" This little self-confidence? Besides, if it weren’t for being a deserter, the two living people can say they’re gone? I think the Ma brothers are nothing, just run away, at least eat something hot before leaving. Now it’s good , in case of any accident along the way, the ghost will starve to death and freeze to death..." Zhao Changhong just babbled, and Liu Tao blushed even more at what he said, looking around to see if there was any dry firewood to start a fire for cooking.Zhao Changhong saw Liu Tao's plan and scolded: "Don't look for it, do you know why uncle is so angry? The Ma brothers are nothing, they took away the little dry food left in the shop, even a There are no rice crumbs left. Tonight, our father and I not only have to starve, but also have to help them give out the night work of watching the flag, who is this?!" Liu Tao was stunned, but fortunately he had trouble digesting these past few days, and he didn't feel very hungry.Seeing Zhao Changhong swearing and walking towards the flagpole, and then looking at the entrance of the house where the door of Mipu was blown away, it looked like a huge black beast squatting in the night with its huge mouth open, and couldn't help shivering. Hurry to chase Zhao Changhong.At this time, the moon that had just risen in the sky got into the clouds again, and the surroundings were still black except for darkness.Liu Tao felt that the darker he was, the more panicked he was. The wind leaked from all sides of the banner and there was no fire. Thinking about the strange things earlier, he couldn't help asking Zhao Changhong again: "Uncle Zhao, when it's dark, tell the Ma brothers What do you mean, there hasn’t been a mouse in Shaod City who dared to show up in front of people so arrogantly for decades?” Zhao Changhong took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it under his nose and sucked it greedily, sighed contentedly, put it back after he was reluctant to smoke, and said to Liu Tao angrily: "What do you mean, that is, the white cigarette The hairy mouse definitely didn't grow up in Saud City, it must have sneaked in from outside the city, can't you tell it with bad eyes?!" Liu Tao was so rushed that he didn't dare to answer for a while, but after a while, he couldn't help but said aggrievedly: "I didn't see it! A mouse is a mouse, so what's the difference? Uncle Zhao, how did you find out? "Zhao Changhong snorted: "That's not easy. With your small eyesight, tell me, your two wolfhounds, you have found that little meat to feed them for so many days, how come they are still so tall? Glossy?" Liu Tao was startled, scratched his head and said, "I really didn't expect that. Yeah, why didn't I see them wanting to eat even though I was hungry?" Zhao Changhong said in a muffled voice, "Of course. They carry you on their backs every night Find wild food to eat, and naturally stop barking when you are full. You sleep like a dead pig every day, and you didn’t notice that there was something that barked happily every night when you first came to Saud, and it’s almost extinct now?” Liu Tao suddenly realized: "Uncle Zhao, you are talking about those wild cats. Yes, I am still surprised. Why did they run around everywhere before, but now they are gone. It turned out that these two wolf dogs did a good job." Zhao Changhong nodded: "That's right. Originally, no one kept dogs in Shaode City. If there were no dogs, there would be more cats. If there were more cats, there would be fewer mice. Rats would not dare to show their faces day or night. Look at the Lin family's big granary. They are all wooden boards, so they are not afraid of being gnawed at all, so they don’t take the rats that steal food seriously.” "Now you two wolfdogs have entered the city, and the wild cats that can't be scared away have also filled their stomachs. The cats are gone, and the mice outside the city are ready to move. Although the rice shop is out of rice, the rice taste is still there. So. Invited the rats outside the city. Do you understand? This is what is often said, one thing falls one thing, like a tight iron chain, if you knock off the inner link, the whole chain will turn over. But I Let me tell you, this place in Saud is evil, don't look at your two dogs as the boss now, maybe they will be punished at any time, and they will end up worse than those wild cats." Listening to Zhao Changhong's words, Liu Tao didn't seem to be made up to be scary. He panicked for no reason, and pestered Zhao Changhong to explain why there were no dogs in Shaode City.Zhao Changhong was so entangled by him, he took out a cigarette and smelled it again, and said in a low voice, "Because it's useless to raise it. In the early years, there were many dogs in Shaod City, but I don't know when, the family The dingoes are slowly disappearing. It doesn’t matter whether you lock the yard or let it out for a walk, the end result is the same, not even a dog bone can be found.” "The ferocious dogs in Saud City can't keep them. Even the wild dogs outside the city never dare to enter Saud City to look for food, as if they are afraid of some evil spirits in the city. You two dogs are not bad. , dare to bark twice in Saud City, the dogs in the early years in Saud City walked with their tails tucked together, and never dared to bark once. Unless..." Zhao Changhong swallowed his saliva, and Liu Tao urged, "Unless what?" Zhao Changhong said slowly, "Unless some dog will howl like crying for life before it dies. Not long after howling, the dog is gone. As I said, I can't even find a dog's hair or bone. It's like this, listen, it's like this, I heard it once many years ago, and I will never forget it in my life." At this moment, the two wolfhounds howled in the direction of Liu Tao and Zhao Changhong, their voices were sobbing and whining, as if they were telling their masters about the pain of separation, and they seemed to be pleading for something behind them.Liu Tao has kept dogs for so long, and has never seen them like this before. He couldn't help feeling flustered for a while, always feeling that there was something behind him staring at him maliciously, looking back and looking back.Zhao Changhong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Accordingly, not keeping dogs in Shaode City is the first evil, but I won't talk about the other two evils, so as not to scare your child into illness. If you are really worried about your two precious pimples , just tie them up to this flagpole, and you can take care of them if you keep an eye on them, right?" Liu Tao nodded again and again, suddenly remembering that Zhao Changhong was afraid of dogs, his face flushed, and he asked in a low voice: "Uncle Zhao, what should you do?" Zhao Changhong smiled: "I will change the nest with them, and I will squat there. It’s so good to squint. I will work hard on you at night.” Liu Tao even said it was okay, and ran to untie the leashes around the necks of the two wolf dogs and pulled them towards the flagpole. The wolf dogs whimpered and refused to move. The dogs were out of proportion. Liu Tao was afraid that the wolfdog would pull the bamboo pole out by the roots and run away, so he sat down and leaned on one dog and hugged the other tightly, so he could rest assured and continue watching. The temperature from the wolf dog made Liu Tao gradually feel sleepy. Although he repeatedly warned himself not to fall asleep, not to fall asleep, he thought in his heart that if something happened, the two dogs must be more alert than him and would bark to wake him up .This thought made him gradually relax his vigilance, and he finally fell into a deep sleep after a while. I don't know how long it took, maybe it was just a doze, or maybe a few hours, the air-conditioning on the ground froze Liu Tao, and he woke up suddenly, and found in a panic that the two German Shepherd dogs he was relying on were big dogs that he had raised since childhood. The fierce army dog ​​disappeared without a trace.Where the dog's neck leash was originally buckled, the wrist-thick bamboo pole seemed to be broken from the middle by some huge force. Not far away, Zhao Changhong was snoring evenly. The night wind in early winter was particularly harsh, but Liu Tao, who couldn't find his pet dog near the east gate, was beaded with sweat on his forehead.Liu Tao kept yelling the names of the two dogs. Fortunately, at this time most of the soldiers had already been deployed at the west gate, where the defensive pressure was greater. Shaking can wake them up, otherwise Liu Tao who barks late at night will definitely get a fat beating. However, one person was woken up. Zhao Changhong in front of the rice barn gate yawned and murmured without opening his eyes: "Look, look, did I hit the mark? Is the dog gone? Let me tell you, Your dog has been safe for so long because there were so many troops in the beginning, and it was able to suppress the evil. Now there are more dead people than the living in the city, and the evil spirit is so strong, how can you keep it?" Liu Tao, who was looking around beside Zhao Changhong, grabbed Zhao Changhong by the collar and yelled, "Uncle Zhao, you knew something was going to happen, so you hid here on purpose, didn't you? If you didn't change places, I wouldn't Sleeping, how can the dog lose it if it is not asleep?! You pay for my dog, pay for my dog!" Elderly Zhao Changhong was out of breath when he was shaken by Liu Tao. He pushed Liu Tao away and cursed: "Your baby's head is broken? Your Uncle Zhao has a bad heart. If you shake it again, you will die! You can say in good conscience that it is me." Did you sleep first or did you sleep first? How do I know that you will sleep after me? Did I let you sleep? Did I let you sleep without guarding the flag?!" Liu Tao was stunned, thinking carefully that he was really anxious Dazed, the more anxious I became, the more speechless I became, thinking of what Zhao Changhong said earlier, the lost dog would never come back again, my heart ached, and I burst into tears. Zhao Changhong really couldn't stand it anymore, and patted Liu Tao on the shoulder while persuading him: "Your baby is so big, how can you cry, isn't it just two dogs? Besides, it hasn't been long since you lost it. If you go down there Look for it, maybe you can get it back..." Zhao Changhong, who knew he had slipped his tongue, pursed his lips, and Liu Tao grabbed his arm: "Uncle Zhao, good Uncle Zhao, where is the following? Where can I find my dog ​​back? ? Please tell me quickly!" Zhao Changhong remained silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Don't think about it, you don't know, that place is not a place for living people to go to. It's not like no one went down to find things earlier, but when they went down, no one came back. I got it. Is it worth it to sacrifice a life for two dogs? Let’s think about it, anyway, in a few hours, the devils will attack again. Once the city is destroyed, people and dogs will die. Sooner or later, what’s the point of you chasing them use?" Liu Tao shook Zhao Changhong's arm while wiping his tears: "Uncle Zhao, good Uncle Zhao, you said that everyone is going to die in front of you, so what are we afraid of? Is there any place we dare not go? It's just that we can't come back, that is, Didn't you die a long time ago? You are an old Saud, don't you want to find out the real reason why there are no dogs in Saud?" Zhao Changhong froze, took out a cigarette from his breast pocket with trembling hands, looked at Liu Tao's tear-stained eyes in the dark, and was speechless.Liu Tao hurriedly took out a match to help Zhao Changhong light it. Zhao Changhong took a deep breath desperately, and said in a muffled voice, "Then let me explain clearly first. It's up to you if you want to look for it after listening." Liu Tao nodded vigorously, listening Zhao Changhong said: "If you want to get your dog back, you have to know the second evil of the three evils in Saud City, Heilong Cave, the gate of hell." Zhao Changhong said in a low voice: "It is said that there is an ancient well in our city of Shaode. It is said that there was a black dragon with powerful magic power, which toppled the river and hurt countless people. Yu Fu was locked in the ancient well. It is said that the dragon's chant can often be heard from the well, and sometimes it can shake half of Saud City, so the ancient well is called the Black Dragon Well." "But I don't know when the Heilongjing became a dry well. Is a well that can't get water still called a well? Later, when someone built a house as a foundation, they planed the big green bricks for the well. First, the mouth of the well was planed. Then plan the wall of the well, digging deeper and deeper, and finally planed the head of the Heilong Well, which is as big as a water tank, into a black hole several meters wide. When the bricks disappeared, it stopped, and the Heilongjing became a Heilong Cave, and no one went there anymore. seen it." "Until the time of the Beiyang warlords, there came a Marshal Liu from Shaode City. He was tall and thick, and he couldn't read the characters as big as a millstone, but he liked to wear a white robe and fan and pretend to be gentle. He was nicknamed Liu Bailong. This Marshal Liu is as virtuous as you. It’s also good to raise livestock, but the ones they raise are much stronger than yours, and it was a gift from the British instructor he hired—a large spotted leopard caught from India.” "Liu's surname is not a thing. Leopards are not tied to chains, they are raised loose, and they are never fed. When leopards are hungry, they go out to find food by themselves. They catch pigs and eat sheep, and when they meet chickens and ducks, they are frightened. Every family closed their doors, and no one was doing business. Within a few days, the leopard became more arrogant and began to hurt people. The country gentry united to beg Liu Bailong to take care of the leopard, but Liu Bailong laughed, saying that it must not be my leopard, my leopard You know how to study, you are gentle, so you don’t run around and just stay in the yard. If you ask again, Liu Bailong will turn his face and say that if you don’t believe me, I’ll let my leopard come out and talk to you, okay?” "The country gentry ran away in fright. Although the people of Shaode hated Liu Bailong and his leopard, they never dared to touch a single hair of the leopard. If they moved, Liu Bailong would make all the people of Shaode talk to his guns." We talked. But what is Saud City? An evil place! How far can you go with your arms crossed? Liu Bailong will be punished within a week, and the leopard he regarded as his heart and soul is gone." “夜里好多人听见大街上豹子在哭，边哭边窜，不过哪有人敢开门看个究竟？只有刘白龙发现声音不对，提着裤头挎起驳壳枪就往外撵。撵到街上已经迟了，看不到豹子了。不过这回和那些什么痕迹都不留就不见的狗不一样，大街上满是豹子的毛和爪印，看上去像是豹子被什么东西盯上了，逃了半条街，终于还是被拖走了。” “刘白龙跟疯了一样，沿着街挨家挨户抓了一堆人，口口声声说绍德人偷了他的豹子，不交出来就要血洗绍德城。里面有乡绅站出来说话了：'刘大帅您不是说您家豹子是念书宅豹不出门的吗？这只豹子可是在街上失踪的，会不会丢的是那只专门骚扰绍德人的恶豹，您弄错了？再说了，什么人能撵着豹子追上半条街还把它揪了去？别是吕洞宾显灵了吧？'” “刘白龙被挖苦得够呛，眼睛一瞪说那我不管，我这人热爱动物，哪只豹子没了我都要杀人，你们交不交？不交我就开枪！就在这时候，住街口的人家说了一句，听豹子哭到最后，门外还有一声恐怖极了的咆哮，好像……好像是黑龙洞里的龙吟。” “一提到黑龙洞所有绍德人都不说话了，刘白龙暴跳如雷：'奶奶个熊，一群胆小鬼，诚心跟我老刘过不去是吗？我叫白龙你们就拿黑龙来压我？看刘爷我去抽龙筋，剥龙鳞，刨了黑龙的老巢，不把我的豹子找回来誓不罢休。'” “旁边的乡绅慌忙阻止：'刘爷你别冲动，黑龙井里有龙只是传说，毕竟谁也没见过。但凡是住在绍德城里的人都知道，洞里肯定有不干净的东西。自古怪力乱神，必有神通，大帅你实在不值得为了一只畜生去得罪……万一真惹怒了什么，绍德城里可不得安生了。'” “砰！刘白龙的枪口冒出了青烟，说话的乡绅脑门正中开了一个大洞。刘白龙眼里充满血丝，狞笑道：'奶奶个熊，居然说爷的豹子是畜生。爷可觉得我的畜生比你这人可爱多了。你们给我带路，那个鬼洞在哪儿？在哪儿？你爷爷现在就带侍卫队去平了它。'” “谁也不敢说不带路，乡绅脑袋开洞的尸体躺在那儿还没冷呢！好在这时候太阳已经升起来了。众人想，就算黑龙洞里有什么古怪也不会在日头底下作怪。一行人带着刘白龙和二十几个侍卫，扛着工兵铲就来到黑龙洞前，荒废的洞口不知道怎么已经变得越来越大了，大到一杆枪横着放扑通一声就掉到底下。然而声音听着近，往里看却黑漆漆的不知道有多深。” “刘白龙一到黑龙洞就抓狂了，眼见洞口尽是豹子的爪痕，还有挂在洞口的皮毛。而且那洞口滑溜溜的，分明有什么东西经常进出。刘白龙那只豹子，摆明就是让洞下的东西给拖进去了。刘白龙大吼道：'快，快！'” “侍卫们慌忙拿铲子就要往洞里填土，刘白龙又气又急，提脚就是一顿狠踹：'你们都眼瞎了吗？爷的豹子还在底下呢！土填下去你们给我拿骰子掷个豹子出来？滚，都给我滚下去，把豹子给我找回来！'” “侍卫们一听慌神了，都说底下有吃人的黑龙，这谁敢下去啊？经不起刘白龙又是威逼又是利诱，衡量一下觉得不管白龙黑龙，还是眼皮底下的枪更危险，硬着头皮找来绳子往下放。然而骇人的事情发生了，那个洞就像是没底的，绳子接了好多根都放不到头。刘白龙等不及了，逼侍卫们沿着没放到底的绳子就往下爬。” “更骇人的事情发生了，下去了十几个人，到洞里回音都没一声，就悄无声息地不见了。外面的侍卫一拉绳子，轻飘飘的，本来蚂蚱一样串在上面的人往下爬了几步居然都没了。这时候已经日上三竿，但再强的太阳，再多的赏钱，也没一个人敢再往下面爬。” “白日里来围观的绍德人越来越多，刘白龙脸上更挂不住了。要说这个人也不是脓包，土匪出身杀人放火死人堆里爬出来的混世魔王，他丢不起这个人，也不信这个邪，一咬牙，跨上两把驳壳枪，吼道：'别他奶奶装熊了，放爷下去，看看白龙斗黑龙，到底谁能活着出来。'随即嘴里衔上一把百炼钢刀，顺着绳子就往洞下爬。” “大约一盏茶的时间，忽然洞里传来了两声枪响，只是离得远了，倒像是放了两个闷屁。紧接着底下传来了刘白龙恐怖至极的哀号，像是在底下遇见了什么不可思议让人惊恐到极点的东西。上面的人就看见井上剩的绳尾像被下面什么东西拖动，快速地往井下滑去。” 月亮终于钻出了云层，月光下东门处老兵赵长洪继续对刘涛讲着绍德城里第二邪的由来：“井上的士兵们慌忙拉绳子，但井下一股怪力传来，十来个士兵也只能勉强稳住脚步，还被拉得摇摇晃晃的。好在刘白龙顺着绷得笔直的绳子连蹿带跳地溜上了井口，脚刚落地拔腿就跑，边跑边哀号：'井下不是龙，不是黑龙，是猛鬼，是吃人的猛鬼啊！'” “士兵们还没反应过来，忽然绳子一轻，从底下断了，拽着绳子的士兵们立刻都成了滚地葫芦。眼看断了的绳子被士兵们的残力从井下拔出老高，倒真的跟条草龙一样直冲上天，随即落了下来，掉在几个摔得背朝天的士兵身上，吓得他们撅起屁股闭着眼睛直叫鬼爷爷饶命啊。” “可绳子断了后井下便没了动静，这时候刘白龙早跑远了，几名士兵你望望我，我望望你，不知道怎么办好。绍德城里是人人拍手称快，感谢黑龙井下的神灵教训了这个无恶不作的军阀头子。不过也有人悄悄议论这个黑龙洞是真的邪门啊，要不趁此机会顺手把洞填了算了。” “要说人都是忘恩负义的，反正现成的铲子丢在洞口。立刻有人说干就干，铲起土就往洞里填去。但填了没几下，忽然洞里传来了巨大的咆哮声，连落在洞边的细土都微微震动，好像马上有什么可怕的东西就要从洞里蹿上来。” “井上周围的百姓哪里还敢再填土，全都号叫奔逃走了，谁也不敢回头看一眼。只听到身后传来两声枪响，想是哪名胆大的士兵还不死心对井里蹿上来的东西放了两枪。枪响后原先的咆哮声立刻响得地动山摇，紧接着传来一声凄厉的惨叫：'救命啊，救命啊，我的脚被鬼拖住了！'显然是放枪的士兵遭了殃。” “惨叫声在大太阳底下听着也瘆得慌。你说这时候谁敢回头看个究竟，只恨爹娘少生了几条腿，今生不能做个八脚蜘蛛搂起来跑。只听那名士兵声音越来越远，终于无声无息，过几天被刘白龙逼了去给士兵收尸的绍德人发现，在离井口几十米处一条血淋淋的粗线直沿向黑龙洞去，可想那人被拖走时的惨烈。从此绍德人都知道了，黑龙井下面没有龙，而是一个通向鬼门关的无底洞，没有人再敢去招惹底下盘踞的恶鬼……” 刘涛急不可待地截住了赵长洪的话头：“好赵叔，说来说去还是没人亲眼看见洞里到底有什么啊，话都是越传越邪乎的，起……起码您先带我到井上看一眼嘛！”赵长洪狠狠地呸了一口：“人家胆大，还是身包胆。你娃胆大，就是胆包身！我都说成这样了，你还要去找你的狗？！你以为叔是那种听风是雨的人？当年叔在绍德可是亲耳听过黑龙洞下鬼吼的，那个吓人啊……” 急于寻狗的刘涛不肯再听赵长洪的恫吓，晃着赵长洪的胳膊打断他的话：“赵叔，我真的就到井口看一眼，保……保证不要你带我下井，好不好，好不好？！”赵长洪长叹一声：“行，行，那说定了，就去看一眼啊……”