Chapter 2 Chapter One

Yu Haiying remembered that it was the night of March 5, 1979, at a certain border in China. The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and a small road glows with silver light under the moonlight.A dozen soldiers with guns appeared in the darkness. They wore steel helmets and white towels on their arms and rushed forward along the mountain road. The sound of small footsteps echoed in the empty valley. Suddenly, gunshots sounded from the surrounding mountains, and the bullets shot around the soldiers with flames, and sparks flew. "Lie down."

The first company commander Yu Haiying gave an order, and the soldiers quickly fell down.He decisively ordered the soldiers to fight back, and a fierce gun battle broke out between the two sides. "Regimental Headquarters, this is Yu Haiying, we were ambushed by the enemy, please help! Please help!" The sound of a huge bomb exploded around Haiying, and the flames shot into the sky. At dawn, the artillery fire exploded in the enemy's position like a mountain, and the trails in the valley were red with the flames. The second company commander, Lu Tao, led the assault team to run along the path, his face was reddened by the flames.

Under the cover of artillery fire, Lu Tao rolled forward several times and came to Yu Haiying's side. At this moment, Yu Haiying's head and chest were soaked with blood. "Yu Haiying! Haiying!" Lu Tao shouted and held Yu Haiying's hand. Yu Haiying was already very weak, but still yelled frantically: "Let me go, Lu Tao, let me go!" Regardless of his yelling, Lu Tao carried Yu Haiying on his back and ran down the mountain.Yu Haiying struggled and refused to retreat, but Lu Tao had already issued an order: "Retreat." Another shell exploded not far away. In the light of the fire, Lu Tao struggled to get up with Yu Haiying on his back and ran quickly.

On that day, Yu Haiying will never forget, that bloody dawn, Lu Tao saved his life... The past drifted away like smoke. It is now February 16, 1985. Yu Haiying is lying on the bed in the cabin wearing a hurdle vest, looking at the photos intently.This black and white photo is of Yu Haiying and Lu Tao in front of the army hospital, with Qiao Hong beside them. Yu Haiying put the photo on his chest, immersed in the memories of the past.The scars left by the war are still faintly visible on his chest and arms.He put his hands behind his head and looked up at the fan spinning overhead. A long whistle interrupted his thoughts. Today is the day he reports to the Armed Police Force.

Yu Haiying turned over and jumped out of bed, lying on the round window of the cabin and looking out, the blurred coastline has been exposed in the distance of the sea.He thought, Lu Tao must be impatient to wait, right? The sun was shining brightly and the sea breeze was refreshing. On the Jinlan Wharf, several workers are standing on the corner frame and brushing propaganda slogans. There is a placard that reads "Building a new home in the Special Economic Zone". It is simple but shows the traces of the early reform and opening up era. There are few pedestrians on the pier, and occasionally a few girls in national costumes and big hats walk past the billboard.

Yu Haiying looked around on the pier, but did not see Lu Tao's shadow. "Strange, what new tricks does this guy want to play?" Yu Haiying was carrying a travel bag and an artificial leather schoolbag on his back, sweating all over his head, but the style buckle was still tightly fastened.He walked to a small stall and stared blankly at a local man who chopped up a coconut with a knife and drank it.He has never seen coconuts, but he heard from Lu Tao that coconuts can quench thirst and clear fire.He put down his luggage and planned to buy one to quench his thirst.At this time, a man's voice came from behind him.

"Are you Comrade Yu Haiying?" Yu Haiying was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and saw a strange armed policeman standing in front of him with a pleasant smile. "I am Xiao Mingliang from the third team." Xiao Mingliang introduced himself. "Oh, it's Commissar Xiao!" Yu Haiying put down his luggage and turned to salute Xiao Mingliang. After Xiao Mingliang returned the salute, he held Yu Haiying's hand tightly and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting." "I just arrived too." Yu Haiying looked around while talking.

"There is something wrong today. Lu Tao went on a mission and sent me to pick you up." While speaking, Xiao Mingliang picked up Yu Haiying's luggage and walked towards the Beijing jeep parked beside him.Yu Haiying hurried two steps to grab the luggage from Xiao Mingliang's hand. While grabbing the luggage, Yu Haiying said: "Take it yourself, take it yourself. Lu Tao likes to show off, and he dares to send a political commissar!" As Yu Haiying said, he threw the luggage on the car, opened the door and sat on the co-pilot's seat, staring at the cap badge on Xiao Mingliang's head without saying a word.

Xiao Mingliang sensed Yu Haiying's doubts, and asked with a smile, "Do you think our armed police's clothes are a bit awkward?" Yu Haiying smiled: "It's a bit like the Air Force, but the cap badge is different." Xiao Mingliang said, "That's the only difference." After Xiao Mingliang finished speaking, he got into the car and drove into the distance. Xiao Mingliang drove the jeep on the small road with flying red dirt, looking neither cold nor hot.No wonder, with the establishment of the Jinlan Special Economic Zone, many cadres wanted to transfer to the special zone troops, but most of them imagined the special zone as a bustling city.In fact, it is not the case. The newly formed SAR Armed Police Force is actually poor and useless, so there are quite a few people who have retreated.

Looking at the beautiful scenery, Yu Haiying was full of excitement. After all, he had only seen this kind of tropical scenery in the photos Lu Tao sent him. Xiao Mingliang glanced at Yu Haiying: "How do you feel?" "it is good!" Yu Haiying spoke loudly, suddenly remembered something, and took out an envelope from his bag: "Political Commissar, this is my transfer order." Xiao Mingliang glanced at Yu Haiying again, but did not accept his order: "You take it first, and we will talk about it after you are familiar with the situation." Yu Haiying was puzzled: "Why, you are not welcome?"

Xiao Mingliang: "It's not that you don't welcome it, we're a little scared." Yu Haiying looked at Xiao Mingliang in puzzlement. Xiao Mingliang said calmly, "Think about it, the military elite in the division, the second-class hero, the outstanding student of the command academy, or the son-in-law of Deputy Commander Qiao of the military region..." Yu Haiying took the lead: "Political commissar, this is not an honorable resume, is it?" Xiao Mingliang smiled: "Chief of Staff Lu praises you every day. Everyone is looking forward to the stars and the moon, and they all look forward to your coming. But we are afraid that our temple is too small to hold a big Buddha like you." Yu Haiying laughed loudly: "Don't listen to Lu Tao fooling around." Xiao Mingliang changed the subject: "How is it? This time, the leaders of your family agree?" Yu Haiying smiled: "It doesn't matter what our family leader says, as long as Political Commissar Xiao agrees." Xiao Mingliang also laughed after hearing this. The jeep drives in the landscape of the sea and the sky. The jeep drove into the detachment's temporary camp and stopped in front of a row of bamboo sheds. A few shirtless soldiers were reinforcing the doors and windows with wire. They were not surprised to see Yu Haiying and Xiao Mingliang jump out of the car in uniforms of the People's Liberation Army, probably because they had seen this kind of situation a lot. Yu Haiying looked at the crude camp area. In the distance, several soldiers were lighting a fire and cooking. The smoke was billowing, and his eyes were full of desolation. "Just here?" Yu Haiying asked. Xiao Mingliang nodded: "How do you feel now?" Yu Haiying smiled: "It's worse than Lu Tao's blowing, and it's better than I imagined." Xiao Mingliang: "Oh? It can be said to be poor and useless with such conditions when it was first established." Yu Haiying: "It's good to be poor and white! Didn't Chairman Mao say that? A piece of blank paper can draw the latest and most beautiful pictures!" Yu Haiying said and handed over the transfer order to Xiao Mingliang to express his determination. Xiao Mingliang warned: "Haiying, I have to hand over the transfer order to the head team, and you will be in trouble if you want to come back." Yu Haiying looked at Xiao Mingliang suspiciously: "Political Commissar, what do you mean? Can you still get the transfer order back? Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen?" Xiao Mingliang: "To tell you the truth, many people are just like you when they first came. They were excited when they saw the sea, and regretted staying there for two days. Some of them wanted to go back after handing in the transfer order. Some didn't even hand in the transfer order. , turned around here and then turned back!" Yu Haiying frowned: "Lu Tao couldn't have told you, Yu Haiying never gave himself a way out." Xiao Mingliang smiled, and put away the order: "Well, let me put this order for a while first." Yu Haiying also smiled: "Political commissar, it seems that you still want to give me a way out." While the two were talking, staff officer Zhang Wu hurried over from a distance. Zhang Wu: "Report!" Xiao Mingliang: "What's the matter?" Zhang Wu glanced at Yu Haiying, but said nothing. Xiao Mingliang reacted, pointed at Yu Haiying and introduced, "Oh, this is the new Deputy Chief of Staff Yu." Zhang Wu was stunned, and awkwardly saluted Yu Haiying with a standard military salute: "Hello, Deputy Chief of Staff! I am Zhang Wu, the combat staff officer." Yu Haiying returned the salute, but did not intend to shake hands with Zhang Wu. Xiao Mingliang: "What's the matter, tell me quickly." "Report to the political commissar, there is an emergency!" Zhang Wu opened the clip in his hand, and continued: "According to the call from the duty room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the armed conflict in Rongshu Village continued to escalate. Chief of Staff Lu and people from the city's working group were besieged in the village. The situation is very critical." Yu Haiying hurriedly asked, "Be more specific." Zhang Wu: "The on-site communication situation is not good, I can hear it intermittently, and I don't know the specific situation." Xiao Mingliang: "What is the superior's intention?" Zhang Wu: "I don't know yet." Xiao Mingliang said to Zhang Wu: "Assemble the troops immediately." Zhang Wu: "Yes." Xiao Mingliang said to Haiying again: "Haiying, take a break first, let's talk later." After Xiao Mingliang finished speaking, he and Zhang Wu ran to the playground. Several dilapidated trucks were parked on the playground, and the conditions of the newly formed SAR Armed Police Force were indeed poor.Amidst the trumpets of emergency assembly, heavily armed soldiers quickly boarded the vehicle and closed the door with a bang. Xiao Mingliang hurried to the jeep and opened the door, he was stunned.Yu Haiying had already changed into armed police uniform and sat in the passenger seat. Xiao Mingliang: "Hey, it's fast enough." Yu Haiying: "Let's go, political commissar." Xiao Mingliang explained: "I mean you just arrived..." Yu Haiying didn't wait for him to finish, and hurriedly said: "I ran into a battle right after I arrived, so it's better to come early than to come early. Political commissar, let's go." Xiao Mingliang smiled, opened the back door and got in the car: "This is your dressing ceremony." Yu Haiying also laughed. A car drove off with its siren blaring. Banyan Village is picturesque, surrounded by lush ancient banyan trees. At the fork in the road outside the village, an ambulance was parked, with two stretchers next to it. A shell hit, exploded, and the smoke filled the air. People around the van quickly hid behind the van. Gunshots were heard in the distance, and everyone became tense again. Chen Ran, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, said to Director Ma of the Public Security Bureau: "Director Ma, please contact me as soon as possible to see when the armed police will arrive?" Director Ma is holding the walkie-talkie and calling: "Political Commissar Xiao, Political Commissar Xiao..." But there was only a harsh noise over the intercom. On the mountain road leading to Rongshu Village, Xiao Mingliang anxiously yelled into the intercom while sitting in the speeding jeep: "Speak up, I can't hear you! Hey, Director Ma...!" The intercom suddenly disconnected. "How is it, political commissar, how is the situation?" Yu Haiying asked hastily. Xiao Mingliang looked helplessly at the walkie-talkie in his hand: "No way, this thing is too old, and I can't hear anything clearly! Come on, let's hurry up!" The car is speeding on the mountain road. The convoy finally arrived at the entrance of Rongshu Village. Hearing the sound of "dong dong" guns in the village, the convoy stopped abruptly on the road, and the heavily armed soldiers flew out of the car and began to assemble the whole team. Xiao Mingliang and Yu Haiying ran quickly to a police car at the entrance of the village. On the hood of the public security police car, there is a simple map laid out, and two walkie-talkies are pressed on the map. This is the temporary headquarters. Public security and local officials gathered around the map to study the tactics. "Report!" Chen Ran turned his head to see Xiao Mingliang, and hurriedly greeted him, "Old Xiao, why did you arrive only now?" Xiao Mingliang said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Deputy Secretary-General Chen, the car broke down on the road, is there anything wrong?" Chen Ran: "Come here, let's add up." Xiao Mingliang and Yu Haiying surrounded him.Chen Ran looked up at Yu Haiying. Xiao Mingliang hurriedly pointed to Yu Haiying and introduced, "This is our newly transferred Deputy Chief of Staff Yu." Chen Ran nodded politely to Yu Haiying. There was another burst of gunfire not far away. Chen Ran: "The situation is urgent, Director Ma, please quickly introduce the situation!" Director Ma took over the words: "Last night, we received a report from the township police station that there was an armed fight between Rongshu Village and the neighboring village Dongfang Village. Director Li of the police station led the comrades of the armed police force and the government working group to mediate. Stop it, the police car was smashed by them." Yu Haiying asked in surprise, "People smashed police cars?" Director Ma said: "Because Director Li is from Dongfang Village, they mistakenly thought that the armed police were the security guards hired by Dongfang Village." Yu Haiying was shocked: "What? The armed police have become security guards!" At this time, another shell exploded around, kicking up a cloud of dust and falling on the map. Xiao Mingliang asked, "Why did the villagers fight?" Director Ma said: "I heard that someone wants to come here to invest and develop, and the two villages have conflicts over land. Director Li knows the specific situation. But this morning, he accompanied the armed police and comrades from the city's working group into the village to do work. , I didn’t expect them to go in and fail to come out.” Chen Ran asked: "Where are the comrades in the working group detained?" Director Ma pointed to the map and said, "Maybe besieged in this ancient temple." Chen Ran: "It is now certain that this is a conflict among the people caused by misunderstanding. We would rather hurt ourselves than hurt the people, and resolutely avoid the escalation of the conflict. Let's see what we can do?" Xiao Mingliang: "I think it's possible to divide the troops into three groups and make a frontal assault all the way. First, separate the two sides of the fighting, and then divide into two groups to detour into the village from the left and right respectively, seize the opportunity and rescue the hostages. " Chen Ran glanced at Director Ma: "Director Ma, what do you think?" Director Ma said: "I think this plan is very good!" Yu Haiying suddenly interjected, "I'll take a platoon and charge in from the front." Everyone focused their attention on the Seahawks. The soldiers ran quickly in front of the village. Suddenly, a shell exploded, and the two soldiers were so frightened that they fell to the ground. Yu Haiying strode over and said loudly: "It's nothing to be afraid of, it's just some earthen guns!" A shell exploded behind him, and Yu Haiying remained motionless. Zhang Wu chased him from behind and shouted, "Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, it's dangerous!" Yu Haiying: "If you don't stay where you are, why are you running here?" Zhang Wu: "The political commissar is afraid that you are not familiar with the situation, so let me assist you." Yu Haiying gave Zhang Wu a disdainful look and left. Yu Haiying led the armed police soldiers into the village, and from time to time, earthen shells exploded nearby, raising thick smoke and water columns. At the entrance of the village, Yu Haiying stopped suddenly, and the soldiers behind also stopped slowly, not knowing what happened ahead. In front of the banyan tree under the scorching sun, a group of women, children and old people sitting horizontally blocked the passage of the team. They stared angrily at the heavily armed soldiers. Yu Haiying slowly lowered the pistol he was holding and inserted it into the holster. The two sides confronted each other. Zhang Wu came in front of Yu Haiying, and he asked inquiringly, "Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, do you want to fire a shot to get them out of the way?" Yu Haiying frowned: "Let the troops retreat first." Zhang Wu was taken aback for a moment. "Didn't hear? I ordered the troops to retreat immediately!" Yu Haiying raised his voice. "yes." Zhang Wu made a gesture to retreat, and the team slowly retreated. Suddenly there were several gunshots in the houses behind the big tree, and the police dogs started barking wildly. Yu Haiying said to himself: "Why did you bring the police dog? It's really troublesome." Zhang Wu hurriedly explained to Haiying: "The situation was unclear at the time, so we took everything we could." A few more dogs barked in the distance. Yu Haiying said to Zhang Wu: "Lock up the police dog immediately." With that said, Yu Haiying untied his pistol and handed it to Zhang Wu. Zhang Wu looked at Yu Haiying with a puzzled expression, wondering what the new Deputy Chief of Staff Yu was trying to do. Yu Haiying: "Tell the first class to put down their weapons and follow me." Zhang Wu: "Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, this is too dangerous, they all have earthen guns..." Yu Haiying: "Could it be that the common people's army is still afraid that the common people will fail?" At this time, another earthen gun protruded from the house and fired a shot, emitting black smoke. Yu Haiying shouted to Zhang Wu: "Call someone who can speak the local dialect to follow me!" Yu Haiying and several soldiers walked up to the women and children sitting in the middle of the road.Soon, soldier Lin Ah Shui ran up to Yu Haiying. Yu Haiying asked him, "Are you a local?" Lin Ah Shui: "Yes, Chief." "You tell them that we are the Armed Police Force, and we are here to solve the problem on behalf of the government, and we will never take sides. Tell them to calm down and not misunderstand." Lin Ahshui continued to explain the troops' intentions in local dialect, and the elderly, women, and children gradually became quiet. An injured villager was carried out, and officers and soldiers quickly stepped forward to treat him. A man came out from the crowd: "You really won't protect people from Dongfang Village?" Yu Haiying: "Don't you trust the government?" He said: "I am a member of the government, how can I not trust the government?" Yu Haiying asked, "Are you the village chief?" He replied: "No, I am the accountant of Rongshu Village, and my name is Qiu Yongxing." Yu Haiying said to Qiu Yongxing: "Since you are a member of the government, you must help the government solve the problem." Qiu Yongxing: "Of course, as long as you can hold a bowl of water!" Suddenly, a shell flew over people's heads, and Qiu Yongxing hid behind Yu Haiying in fright. The shell exploded, the dog handler was wounded, and the chain slipped from the dog handler's hand.The frightened police dog barked wildly and rushed towards the entrance of the village, but was caught by a soldier.The soldier was dragged down by the police dog, but he still did not let go of the chain in his hand. The frenzied police dog turned around and bit the soldier, and broke free from the soldier and suddenly rushed towards the villagers. The situation is extremely critical. At this moment, Zhang Wu ran to Yu Haiying with his gun in hand. Yu Haiying stepped forward decisively and snatched the gun from Zhang Wu's hand, turned around and shot, the gun rang, and the police dog fell down. People were stunned. I saw a soldier lying on the ground with blood on his face, and the police dog fell beside him. The villagers all surrounded him. Perhaps because they heard gunshots, Xiao Mingliang and Chen Ran ran from a distance. A villager turned his head and ran towards the village. Xiao Mingliang took the loudspeaker in the hands of the correspondent and said loudly: "Folks, we are the soldiers of the people, and we are here to protect you. You have all seen it just now, our soldiers would rather be bitten by dogs, and we would rather kill police dogs than kill you." I will never let you get hurt. Why are they? It is because they are afraid that everyone will misunderstand and cause unnecessary sacrifices..." The injured dog trainer hugged his pet dog and cried bitterly.Yu Haiying sent the soldiers to the ambulance and watched the ambulance go away with its horn honking. The villagers went to the banyan tree one after another and handed over their soil guns. "Yu Haiying, Haiying..." Lu Tao's shout came from a distance, Yu Haiying looked back, Lu Tao was running towards him, he also rushed forward, Lu Tao hugged Haiying, the two brothers finally reunited after a long absence. After the rain, the sky cleared, and the white mist floated in the mountains and forests.On the hillside, a new small grave was piled up, and a wooden sign was erected in front of the grave, which read: Tomb of the Martyr Beibei.Around it was a wreath of wildflowers and plates of meat. The dog trainer cried into tears at the grave. Yu Haiying took off his hat and stood silently in front of the tomb. Lu Tao's voice came from a distance: "Yu Haiying!" Yu Haiying saw Lu Tao waving to him at the foot of the hill, and he walked down with a sullen face. Lu Tao greeted him and said, "Didn't the reporter from the provincial newspaper agree to interview you? Why did you run away?" Yu Haiying just walked with his head depressed and didn't respond. Lu Tao followed behind him and said, "It's not easy for a reporter from the provincial newspaper to come here. We must cooperate well with them. To be honest, Haiying, you have made such a big commotion when you first came here. You are really embarrassing for my buddies. So, this time we must have a good time." Yu Haiying still didn't speak. Lu Tao was anxious: "Hey, what's wrong with you, can you say something?" Yu Haiying said sullenly: "Don't do any interviews." Lu Tao: "Why?" Yu Haiying remained expressionless: "No reason." Lu Tao said: "For no reason, you have to cooperate with the provincial newspaper reporter. Yu Haiying, this is not your personal business, it is the party committee's decision. Don't be modest, this time you accept the interview, and you have to accept it if you don't." Interview! People have already revealed the truth to me, they have a big thing, it is definitely not tofu cubes!" Yu Haiying didn't say anything, just walked away with big strides. When Lu Tao dragged Yu Haiying into his office, two female reporters were flipping through newspapers in full swing. "Oh, two big reporters, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting. Our Deputy Chief of Staff Yu is a little afraid of reporters, especially female reporters." Lu Tao joked. Yu Haiying dealt with it with a half-smile, and glared at Lu Tao. Lu Tao had a smirk on his face. At this time, a cadre ran to the door: "Report, call the deputy chief of staff." Yu Haiying was about to take the opportunity to escape, but was pushed down on the chair by Lu Tao. Lu Tao: "Talk to the reporter carefully, and I will answer the call for you." Just as Yu Haiying was about to say something, Lu Tao had already run away.Yu Haiying turned his head helplessly and looked at the reporter. There was an old-fashioned telephone on the table in the temporary duty room of the detachment, and the receiver was put aside. Lu Tao walked in quickly and grabbed the phone: "Who is it? Who is looking for Yu Haiying?" The voice of Yu Haiying's wife Qiao Hong came from the other end of the phone: "I am her lover, may I ask if Yu Haiying is there?" Lu Tao was pleasantly surprised: "Oh! It's Qiao Hong, Miss Qiao, you can't even hear my voice?" Qiao Hong: "Lu Tao, where is Yu Haiying?" Lu Tao: "He, he's not here right now. It's not like that. We've only been separated for a few days?" Qiao Hong: "What did he do?" Lu Tao: "He, he has made great achievements. He is currently being interviewed by a female reporter from the provincial newspaper. Hey, Qiao Hong, when will you come over? If you don't come..." Before Lu Tao finished speaking, Qiao Hong had already hung up the phone. Lu Tao thoughtfully, and slowly hung up the phone. "Chief of Staff Lu." Lu Tao turned around and saw two female reporters walking in from the door. Female reporter: "Our mission is accomplished." Lu Tao was surprised: "What? The interview is over?" The female reporter smiled: "Ah." Seeing that Lu Tao was puzzled, the female reporter said, "Your Deputy Chief of Staff Yu is a real soldier. This is the purest soldier I have encountered since I started working." Lu Tao looked at the reporter inexplicably and smiled. Female reporter: "He talks like he shoots a gun. Every bullet must kill an enemy." Lu Tao: "Reporter Liang really knows how to joke." Another female reporter took over and said, "We asked Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, what do you think of this mission? He said no. We asked him again, what did you think about during the battle? He said no. Let's go again." Ask him, what excites you the most during the battle? He said he doesn’t know. Deputy Chief of Staff Yu said a total of three sentences and nine characters, so our interview is over.” Lu Tao was embarrassed: "What about others?" Female reporter: "We don't know either." A ship passed by far away on the sea, and the sound of long sirens echoed in the air. Lu Tao, who was looking for Yu Haiying everywhere, suddenly found Yu Haiying lying on the beach, looking up at the sky. Lu Tao leaned down beside Yu Haiying and said, "Yu Haiying, you are really good at it. You actually dismissed two big journalists in three sentences and nine words. What kind of mood are you talking about?" Yu Haiying: "Am I in a mood? I'm looking at the sky. Look how blue your sky is here." Lu Tao raised his head and looked at the sky: "Don't talk about it, as soon as there is thunder in your belly, it will rain on your face." Yu Haiying: "Is the chief of staff criticizing me for being immature?" Lu Tao: "It's not that you're immature, but that you're too mature." Yu Haiying looked at Lu Tao puzzled. Lu Tao: "Did you not discuss this transfer with Qiao Hong?" Yu Haiying: "Can I come without an agreement?" Lu Tao: "You can do this." Yu Haiying glanced at Lu Tao. Lu Tao: "Just now Qiao Hong called." Yu Haiying sat up suddenly: "What did she say?" Lu Tao: "Before I had time to say anything, she hung up the phone." Yu Haiying let out a sigh of relief. Lu Tao: "In the past few days, I have detected it from your face. If you regret it, you can still discuss it. Don't let Qiao Hong blame me in the future." Yu Haiying: "You two grew up together, don't you understand her dog temper?" Lu Tao: "I don't understand. I don't understand anyone now. For example, you have been putting on a face since you came here. If you have an opinion on me, just say it!" Yu Haiying: "Say what?" Lu Tao: "Say I'm bragging! Bragging about this place too well, saying that Lu Tao is a big liar who tricked you here, right?" Yu Haiying turned his head and glanced at Lu Tao: "You think I'm a fool?" As he spoke, he stood up, patted the sand on his body, and walked forward. Lu Tao chased him over to block Yu Haiying's way: "If you have something to say, you can fart as soon as you say it. Don't play Shen Shen on me." Yu Haiying: "Lu Tao, why did you lure me from Beijing?" Lu Tao jokingly said, "What are you doing, defending your home and country!" Yu Haiying was very serious: "But what are we doing now? Two villages were fighting, and we went to persuade the fight, and sacrificed a police dog! We also want to be rewarded for meritorious service and be published in the newspaper?" Lu Tao smiled: "Haiying, you just came from the People's Liberation Army, and I'm afraid you haven't turned your head around yet. This is the task of the Armed Police Force, and this is the battle of the Armed Police Force." Yu Haiying opened his eyes wide and said, "Is this also called fighting?" Lu Tao nodded. Yu Haiying: "Don't you find it ridiculous?" Lu Tao: "What's so ridiculous about that?" Yu Haiying: "Isn't it ridiculous? If you don't say anything else, just look at our clothes. If you say it is the army, there is no red five-star on the head; if you say it is the police, it is the establishment of the army. Why don't ordinary people treat us as security guard?" Lu Tao: "So, we are called the Armed Police Force." Yu Haiying sighed: "This soldier is getting worse and worse, the next step is to change into a militia!" Lu Tao took a look at Yu Haiying: "I understand, you still can't let go of the big brother of the People's Liberation Army." Yu Haiying didn't answer, but stared at Lu Tao. Lu Tao: "You keep asking me where the enemy is all day long. Today I know where the enemy is." Yu Haiying: "Where is it?" Lu Tao smiled and pointed to Yu Haiying's forehead: "Here." Yu Haiying was puzzled. Yu Haiying: "The political commissar said long ago that the biggest enemy is yourself." Yu Haiying sneered twice. Lu Tao asked strangely, "What are you laughing at?" Yu Haiying said two words from his mouth solemnly: "Bullshit!" With that said, he strode away. The Spring Festival is coming in a blink of an eye. At the gate of the temporary camp of the detachment built with bamboo sheds, a soldier is pasting the Spring Festival couplets "Celebrate the Spring Festival" on the lintel. The soldiers are playing around to create a festive atmosphere. A jeep with an Air Force license plate came and stopped quietly, and a female cadre in Air Force uniform got out of the car with a leather bag.Followed by a 40-year-old Air Force cadre, carrying a net bag in his hand, which contained preserved Beijing fruit. "...Director Chen, we have to eat dumplings this Chinese New Year, and our detachment has a lot of people from the north. Please support me with the flour matter, please!" Lu Tao was on the phone in the office, and Han Fei ran in. Lu Tao signaled Han Fei to keep quiet. He pressed the phone and continued to dial. While dialing, he said to Han Fei, "What's the matter?" Han Fei was overjoyed: "Report to the Chief of Staff, has our detachment transferred a female cadre?" Lu Tao glared at him: "Nonsense! We don't even have a women's toilet here. Who said we should transfer a female cadre?" Han Fei: "Everyone is here, and they are inspecting the courtyard. She looks absolutely beautiful!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Lu Tao looked at the door and was stunned. Qiao Hong was standing at the door with a small bag. Lu Tao hurriedly got up to greet him: "Oh, my God! Qiao Hong? Why are you here?" Qiao Hong said blankly: "Let me visit the world-class armed police force of the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army!" Lu Tao felt that Qiao Hong's arrival was not kind, so he quickly apologized with a smile: "It's not a problem, but it's in the not-too-distant future." Han Fei also hurriedly hugged a coconut and handed it to Qiao Hong: "My name is Han Fei, and I am the correspondent of the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army. Please call me if you have anything to do." Qiao Hong nodded with a smile and took the coconut. Lu Tao glared at Han Fei: "I have something to call on Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, why are you calling?" Han Fei was taken aback, and quickly slipped out. Seeing Han Fei leave, Qiao Hong immediately lowered her face: "You should look at him with admiration after three days. Lu Tao, you are good at bragging! I think only a fool like Yu Haiying can be deceived!" Lu Tao hurriedly put on a smile again: "I said Miss Qiao, don't be angry, once you get angry, I will lose my mind! Hey, I haven't eaten yet, let Luo Jing cook you a real seafood meal .” After speaking, he picked up the phone and prepared to dial. Qiao Hong: "You don't have to be so polite, you'd better find our family Yu Dasha first." Lu Tao smiled, and still called Luo Jing. The recruits of the new training team of the detachment are eating on the playground. Zhang Wu walked over with Yu Haiying: "Zhang Wu, why couldn't the soldiers run in the last battle?" Zhang Wu replied in a low voice: "The quality is too poor." Yu Haiying asked again: "Then why did a recruit pee his pants because of the fright?" Zhang Wu: "The psychological quality is too poor." Yu Haiying: "That's right, so we must start from the recruits, lay a solid foundation, and improve our quality." Zhang Wu Hong said: "Yes." Yu Haiying asked again: "Are there any difficulties in training?" Zhang Wu: "There is no difficulty in training, but there are difficulties in life. It is almost the Chinese New Year, and the funds from above have not been allocated for a long time, and we are almost unable to solve the problem." While the two were talking, the recruits in one class suddenly started a commotion, everyone scrambling to grab the steamed buns that had just come out of the cage. Seeing this, Yu Haiying asked, "What are you doing over there?" Zhang Wu took a look and found that several soldiers were arguing, so he hurried over and shouted loudly: "What are you doing! Are you Kuomintang soldiers? It's shameless." The recruits squatted back to their original places and started to eat. Yu Haiying walked over and saw a military cap floating in the big soup pot. He reached out to fish out the cap, shook it, and handed it to Zhang Wu. Zhang Wu took the hat, and said sadly: "The recruits haven't seen meat for a long time. We ate buns today, so..." At this time, Lu Tao ran over from a distance, pulled Yu Haiying up and left. Yu Haiying struggled twice: "Why are you going?" Lu Tao gasped: "Let's go, Qiao Hong is here!" Yu Haiying smiled: "Impossible." Lu Tao: "Impossible? Your wife does impossible things. It turns out that you said that Qiao Hong couldn't fall in love with you, but me. In the end, you two became a couple. Comrade becomes possible..." Lu Tao went on to say that Yu Haiying had already disappeared. Qiao Hong didn't expect the roughness and stuffiness here, she was fanning vigorously with a fan, when Yu Haiying ran in, she didn't pay attention to him. Yu Haiying excitedly said: "Oh! My good leader, you came too timely. If you didn't come, I really don't know how to live this year." As he said that, he leaned forward to hug Qiao Hong. Qiao Hong pushed his arm away and stood up: "Stop doing this, didn't you see that this is an office?" Yu Haiying muttered in a low voice mockingly: "What else can we do?" Qiao Hong gave Yu Haiying a look: "Yes, I'm here this time to discuss business with you, sit down." Yu Haiying froze for a moment, then sat down obediently. Qiao Hong closed the door and threw a towel to Yu Haiying: "Wipe off your sweat, this damn place is no different from a bathhouse." Yu Haiying took the towel and wiped it off. Qiao Hong took out a bottle of baby prickly heat water from her bag, walked behind Yu Haiying and helped him wipe it on his neck, and said while wiping, "Look at your prickly heat, how do you like it? Have you been fooled?" Yu Haiying was silent. Qiao Hong continued: "No matter how much I advised you at the time, you didn't listen, and you gave me a farewell. Do you regret it now?" Yu Haiying said with a playful smile: "There are prickly heat water sold here, but it's a pity that they don't sell regret medicine." Qiao Hong: "I sell them here." Yu Haiying was taken aback. Qiao Hong: "Since you think it's hot here, come back to Beijing with me to cool off." Yu Haiying was stunned, and said to himself: "Go back to Beijing?" With that said, he stood up involuntarily. Qiao Hong: "My task this time is not to accompany you to celebrate the New Year here, but to bring you back, you idiot." Yu Haiying: "Look at what you said is true, the military region belongs to your family? Do you think the old man can do anything?" "I have brought all the acceptance procedures, you can take a look at it." Qiao Hong said proudly, then opened the bag and took out a cowhide envelope. At this time, someone knocked on the door. Yu Haiying shouted at the door: "Who is it?" "I." It turned out to be Xiao Mingliang. Yu Haiying hurried over to open the door. Outside the door, apart from Xiao Mingliang, Zhang Wu, Han Fei and some detachment cadres came to visit Yu Haiying's wife. Xiao Mingliang jokingly said, "Deputy Chief of Staff Yu, it's inappropriate for your family's leader to hide in the office when he arrives, isn't it?" Yu Haiying looked embarrassed, and Qiao Hong came over to say hello generously: "Hello, Commissar Xiao." Xiao Mingliang enthusiastically held Qiao Hong's hand: "You, political commissar Qiao, are more effective than me, political commissar Xiao. Now that you're here, our detachment will have a solid year." Qiao Hong smiled and said, "Don't comfort me, political commissar, am I that important?" Xiao Mingliang smiled and turned his head to Yu Haiying: "Is it important, you have to ask our Deputy Chief of Staff Yu." Yu Haiying hurriedly said: "Important, important, very important!" Everyone laughed. Xiao Mingliang: "Lu Tao has prepared all the meals. Everyone is eager to see Commissar Qiao's face!" Han Fei and the others were also booing nearby, and the soldiers in the distance knocked on their rice bowls to show their welcome. 乔红嫣然一笑，走出门去向大家示意，众人随之而去。 夜雨纷飞，支队操场上停着一辆面包车。 车内，面包车的车顶灯昏暗、发黄，支队干部挤坐在车上，最后上车的陆涛随手“哗”地把车门关上。 坐在第一排的肖明亮巡看了大家一眼，说：“党委会议室已经住上了人，咱们只好在这儿开会，委屈大家了。” 陆涛接过话：“列宁同志说过，面包会有的，房子也会有的，今后咱们多修几个会议室。” 肖明亮：“今天这个面包车会议，就是要解决面包的问题。” 大家轻声笑了，很快又静下来听肖明亮讲。 肖明亮：“这次党委会没别的议题，就一件事，关于猪肉的问题。” 大家愕然。 肖明亮：“这个猪肉的问题，是个严肃的问题，也是政治问题，解决这个问题可以说是我们当前面临的一场战斗。” 众人一下笑开了。 突然，车门“哗”地被拉开了，于海鹰把脑袋伸进车内，说：“既然是战斗，不能不让我参加。” 肖明亮奇怪地：“于副参谋长，你爱人刚来，好好陪陪人家，这也是政治任务。” 陆涛跟着说：“都什么时候了，还敢往外跑？” Everyone burst into laughter. 陆涛赶快说：“哎，大家别往歪处想啊！” 于海鹰上车将车门关上，坐在座位上。 肖明亮：“每逢佳节倍思亲呐，春节就要到了，如果我们不能让官兵们吃上一顿猪肉饺子，这个节下来，我看又有一批人会调走。所以，能不能吃上猪肉，就成了稳定部队的政治问题。你说呢？老陆。” 陆涛：“政委说得对，一个炊事员顶半个指导员嘛。我看这事不用讨论了，就交给我吧。” 于海鹰接过话：“陆参谋长抓大事，这点儿事还是让于副参谋长去办吧。” 陆涛严肃地：“海鹰，你刚来，情况不熟悉，瞎掺和什么？” 于海鹰笑笑：“不熟悉，一掺和不就熟悉了吗？” 陆涛怀疑地盯着于海鹰：“不会是和老婆闹矛盾了吧？告诉你于海鹰，党委已经决定了，你目前的任务就是陪好你们家乔政委。” 于海鹰还是笑笑：“党委决定？我还没举手呢！” 第二天清晨，于海鹰和韩非坐着卡车行驶在临海公路上，他们的任务就是去找猪肉。初升的红日跃出了海面，耀眼的金光照在车窗上。 韩非深有感触地：“于副参谋长，嫂子那气质啊，真是没人能比。绝不是一般的小家碧玉，一看就是大家闺秀。” 于海鹰心事重重地：“是吗？” 韩非：“我敢向毛主席保证，昨天一亮相，把所有的人都震了。以后谁还敢把家属往支队领呀？” 于海鹰焦急地：“行了，咱们说正事儿吧。” 韩非嘟哝着：“不就是猪肉嘛？这没问题，包在我身上。陆参谋长让我来协助您，就是让我来排忧解难的。” 于海鹰：“呵，你小子口气不小。” 韩非眉飞色舞：“这么说吧，在金澜的地头上，还没有我韩非办不成的事儿！于副参谋长要有什么困难，尽管找我。” 于海鹰打断韩非的话头：“韩非，你这是带我们去哪儿买猪肉啊？” 韩非往窗外一看，街道两旁关门闭户：“明天就过年了，现在哪儿也买不到猪肉。” 于海鹰一听就急了：“买不到猪肉，你领着我们瞎转悠什么？” 韩非看了他一眼：“于副参谋长您别急，咱们得去找关系！”说罢，他对司机说：“小刘，前面右转弯。” 于海鹰盯着韩非：“你有熟人啊？” 韩非得意地：“我有'手榴弹'和'二十响'，没有熟人也能把他们炸翻了。” 说着，拿过身旁的包打开，露出了两瓶酒两条烟。 于海鹰恍然大悟：“你小子道行不浅啊？” 韩非笑了笑：“这叫跟上形势，我跟你说吧，于副参谋长，只要我们跟上形势，再困难的事情，只要我们采取灵活机动的战略战术，都能搞定。你初来乍到，有什么事儿尽管吩咐。” 于海鹰瞪了韩非一眼。 韩非：“当然，于副参谋长一般也不会有什么难事儿，老岳父是那么大的首长，就算有什么事儿也用不着我们这样的小萝卜头，对吧？” 于海鹰瞪着韩非，突然冲司机喊：“停车！” 司机赶紧把车靠边停下，于海鹰指着后车厢，面无表情地说：“韩非，带着你的'手榴弹'和'二十响'到车厢上去。” 韩非愣了。 “听不懂呀？你上去！叫林阿水下来。” 韩非灰溜溜地拎着东西爬上了后车厢。 黄昏，罗静推开家门走出来，焦急地四处张望。 一辆吉普车开过来，罗静急忙迎上去，陆涛一见马上问：“出什么事了？” 罗静：“乔红不见了！” 陆涛一惊：“怎么可能？” 罗静：“哪儿都找过了，就是找不着！” 罗静急得要哭了。 司机小刘把车停在榕树村村口，于海鹰用力地敲打着司机楼的后窗，见没有动静，他钻出司机楼，翻上后车厢，只见韩非拎着喝空的酒瓶，扯着呼噜，睡得正香。 于海鹰俯下身子，推了他一把，韩非迷迷糊糊地睁开眼睛，一看是于海鹰，赶紧问：“参谋长，咱们到哪了？” “酒厂。” 韩非欲起身，于海鹰扶住了他：“手榴弹没扔出去，你小子先把自个儿给炸倒了！下来吧。” 韩非不解地问：“猪买着了？” 于海鹰摇摇头：“明儿再想办法吧。” 韩非从车厢上翻了下来，钻进了司机楼里。 南方的夜很恬静，很凉爽。支队的草棚外。榕树下，战士们排成了长队等着乔红看病。 一名战士张开嘴，乔红拿手电筒照了照，说：“没事，就是扁桃体有点儿发炎，吃点药就没事了。” 战士站起来，另一名战士又坐了下来，长长的队伍里还有几名支队干部。 乔红问坐在对面的小战士：“你哪不舒服啊？” 小战士紧张地：“头，头，头有点儿疼。” 乔红：“头的哪个部位？” 小战士在头上胡乱指了一通，其实他和其他人一样，都是来看乔红的。 陆涛不知什么时候走了过来，拍了一下小战士的脑门：“我看你没病，头疼是想媳妇想的。” 战士们哄笑，小战士做了一个鬼脸跑了。 乔红也笑了：“下一个。” “行了，行了，让乔医生休息休息。”说着陆涛把排队的战士轰走了。 乔红忙说：“我不累呀，真的。” 陆涛：“乔红，你跑到这儿来怎么也不打个招呼呀？罗静急得都哭了。” 乔红大大咧咧地：“这有什么好哭的，于海鹰在你们手里，我还能跑到哪儿去呀？哎，我们家于海鹰呢？” 陆涛：“买猪肉去了。” 乔红若有所思地：“看来我不如猪肉重要呀。” 乔红一边收拾着桌上的东西，一边向院里张望着，透过窗户，她终于看到于海鹰出现在营区。 乔红马上坐在床边，一脸的严肃。 于海鹰扛着香蕉走了进来，看着乔红说：“哎呀！猪没买成，倒给我们家领导买了一串新鲜的香蕉……” 乔红没好声气地：“那你这意思是明天还要去？” 于海鹰：“恐怕是吧，猪买不回来这年没法过呵。” 乔红的脸一下子沉了下来。 于海鹰察觉乔红的情绪不对，掰一个香蕉准备递给乔红，乔红一抬手，把香蕉打落在地上。 这时，用木板隔开的另外一间屋里，有人喊：“于副参谋长，我们都出去散步啦！” 陆涛也大声说：“散完步，全体到会议室开会！” 于海鹰心领神会应道：“知道了！” 乔红感到莫名其妙：“真可笑，深更半夜散什么步？” 于海鹰笑着迎上去：“这还不是明摆着的吗？给咱俩腾地儿呗！” 说着，于海鹰顺手搂住乔红：“老婆，让你久等了，都是猪惹的祸。” 乔红把于海鹰的手推开，盘腿坐到床上，严肃地说：“调动的事儿，你跟肖政委他们说了吗？” 于海鹰忙说：“哟，今天出去买猪，这事还没来得及说呢。” 乔红冷冷地：“我就知道，只要我不走，你这猪永远也买不回来，是吧？” 于海鹰赔着笑脸：“怎么可能呢？” 乔红“哼”一声说：“什么不可能，你那点心思我还不清楚，你不是去买猪，而是想躲我！” 于海鹰：“我躲你干什么呀？” 乔红：“你不想跟我回北京！” 于海鹰顿时语塞。 乔红白了他一眼：“我说中了吧？” 于海鹰：“说中什么啦，你又不是我肚子里的蛔虫，你怎么知道我不愿意跟你回北京？行了行了，咱们睡吧，啊？” 于海鹰说着脱掉衬衣，去拉乔红。 乔红从床上站起来，走到椅子边坐下，盯着于海鹰问：“别来迂回战术，你今天告诉我个准信儿，走还是不走？” 于海鹰搪塞道：“就是走，也得过了今晚再说吧？行了，乔红，咱们别浪费时间了，你看别人为了给咱们腾地儿，大半夜的还在外边散步，多不容易呵！” 于海鹰又想去哄乔红，可乔红不理他。 于海鹰：“乔红，你怎么越来越不理解我了呢？” 乔红委屈地：“我不理解你？我不理解你会嫁给你？” 于海鹰一时无语。 乔红急了：“于海鹰，你总说我不理解你，可是你理解我吗？为了你的事，我四处求人；为了你的事，我把老爷子的面子都搭了进去；为了你的事，我不顾一个女人的面子，大老远从北京跑到这来，等你求你，可是你竟然不把这些当回事，整天跑出去买猪，难道我在你心目中还不如猪重要吗？” 说着，乔红哭了起来。 于海鹰赶紧拿毛巾替乔红擦泪，说：“我知道你是为我好，也知道你不是那种庸俗的女人，也能理解你的一片苦心！” 乔红伤心地：“你清楚个屁！于海鹰，你真是好了伤疤忘了疼！你那次受了重伤，谁给你做的手术？当时黑灯瞎火的，又没有麻醉药，我一针一针地缝，你却一声没吭。说实在的，当时我打心眼里佩服你。那针扎在你身上，却痛在我心上，从那一刻起，我知道我完了，我爱上了你。后来你成了英雄，你在军里做事迹报告，我场场到场，听一次哭一次，我觉得你是世界上最勇敢的男人，没想到你现在变得这么软弱……” 于海鹰无声地笑一下：“软弱？我于海鹰软弱过吗？乔红，我是个软弱的人吗？” 乔红：“那你就勇敢地面对现实。” 于海鹰：“现实就是我不能走！当然啦，起码是暂时不能走。” 乔红：“那好，你告诉我，你为什么非要留在这个鬼地方？” 于海鹰：“我不为什么，我就是讨厌机关那种老气横秋的氛围，我喜欢基层热火朝天的生活，在这儿虽然苦点，但我心里踏实！再说，我也不能当逃兵呵！” 乔红：“我让你回北京，完全是为你的前途着想，在这儿你能有什么前途？在北京天地宽广，发展的空间比这强一百倍！” 于海鹰笑着说：“你当我是傻子啊，我老婆的这片苦心我能不知道吗！” 乔红：“那你告诉我，你究竟是走还是留？” 于海鹰：“哎哟！乔红，你真不愧是空军，怎么绕你都能绕回来。这样吧，你最起码得给我几天时间考虑一下吧？” 乔红：“没几天，就一天！” 于海鹰：“好好，就一天。” 乔红突然笑了：“这还差不多。” 乔红接过于海鹰递过来的毛巾，擦了擦脸上的泪水。 清晨，部队在海边出早操，远处传来一阵猪叫声。战士们不约而同放慢了脚步，于海鹰闻声望去，只见陆涛陪着邱永兴，边走边说着什么，战士们欢天喜地地朝猪跑过去。 于海鹰跑到陆涛面前，高兴地问：“谁搞来的猪？” 陆涛：“你呀！” 于海鹰被搞了个丈二和尚摸不着头脑。 陆涛对于海鹰：“这是榕树村的邱会计，你们见过的。” 于海鹰想起来了：“对对，见过，上次……” 邱永兴赶忙上前握住于海鹰的手说：“于首长，上次多亏了你的那一枪，要不我们还真误解了你们的一片苦心呀！” 于海鹰明白了，激动地握住邱永兴的手。 黄昏的海边，罗静和乔红在合影。海浪轻拍着岸边，乔红赤着脚，在沙滩上捡着贝壳。 罗静：“这帮男人真讨厌，整天是忙啊忙啊的，你看这杀了猪，还要挨家去送肉，闹得于海鹰也没时间陪你。” 乔红装作不在意地：“有你陪我就行了，我才不稀罕他呢！” 罗静笑了：“是嘴硬吧？” 乔红：“真的。我现在终于明白了，于海鹰为什么死赖在这不走。” 罗静不解地问：“为什么？” 乔红：“因为他爱上你们家陆涛了！” 说完，两个女人哈哈笑了起来。 除夕晚上，金澜市华灯初上，空旷的街道上寂静无人。远处只有一些无家可归的民工一群群围着街边的电视看春节晚会。 陆涛和于海鹰从一干部家中走出，干部和家属送到门口，感激地拉着他们的手道：“首长您们放心，大过年的你们还给我们送肉，就冲这一点我绝不走了！” 陆涛对他们说：“好