The more you go, the narrower the mountain road becomes, and the winding winding does not know where to go. The mobile phone shows that there is no signal, and the only thing in sight is the dense forest that covers the sky and the sun. Fortunately, we have someone to lead the way.
In the twilight, I saw it for the first time.
Guarding the camouflage level is a pure black military dog. It is not small, its eyes are bright, and it is extremely alert. Iveco stopped slowly, and the old squad leader said to it, "Black Dragon, here comes the man, lift the pole up." ”
As soon as the words stopped, it touched the button and lifted the railing to let the car through. As we drove away, I saw it touch the button again and put the railing down.
The comrades-in-arms of the same group exclaimed, "I'm afraid this is Chengjing!" The old squad leader laughed and said nothing.
We are in a canyon surrounded by mountains, surrounded by steep slopes and mountain springs pouring down, forming a small waterfall at the cliff. The flowing water merges into a stream, lapping at the large and small rugged stones and flowing into the distance.
When they arrived at the camp, the comrades were carrying flood control sandbags. I heard that there was a torrential rain here, and the water had flooded the bridge the night before, and the situation was very critical. In order to protect the positions on the high ground, everyone must work day and night to strengthen the flood fortifications before the next heavy rain.
The Black Dragon is back.
An old squad leader greeted it, "Yo, the black dragon is laid off, hurry up and get to work." The black dragon answered the call, saw that the squad leader was moving sandbags, and skillfully picked up a sandbag, dragged it for more than ten meters, and then signaled the people around him to put the sandbag up. After a while, it was covered in mud.
The sky washed by the heavy rain is exceptionally clear, and the stars are lit up little by little, bringing a little romantic meaning to this isolated place. After a day of driving, everyone was very tired, and the instructor arranged for our literary and artistic light cavalry to stay. The male comrades went to the large dormitory, and the two female comrades lived in the fitness room upstairs.
For the hardships here, everyone has long been prepared, fortunately, the rucksack is a treasure chest, and there is no situation to cope with. But when the instructor talked about the use of snake sticks, the female comrade-in-arms Tintin was not calm.
The instructor smiled, "It's all right, tell the Black Dragon to guard you." Then, he called the breeder Xiao Gao and said to him, "Explain to the black dragon, its task in these two days is to protect the female comrades, and it is best to be inseparable." The keeper didn't talk much, he had a baby face, the rank of corporal, and the appearance of a head in his early twenties, which gave people a very thick feeling.
Tintin went upstairs to scout the living environment, and I watched as the little senior squad leader prepared dinner for the black dragon. He poured some dog food into the stainless steel basin and filled it with a little more water. Then he said to me, "Platoon leader, you feed, so you know each other." ”
I did as he said, and the black dragon was indeed friendly, swallowing and making a "purring" sound. As it ate, the little senior squad leader stroked its back and teased, "Slow down, slow down, it's not hungry you." This is the platoon leader, I know it. Go upstairs at night and watch, and tomorrow you will follow. There are snakes on the mountain, you have to protect yourself, behave well! The black dragon seemed to understand, slowed down, and looked at Xiao Gao like a child, with a well-behaved look.
When I got up to leave, the black dragon had not finished eating dinner, and after walking for a while, I looked back and found that it had indeed kept up. I continued on, went up the stairs and stood still at the door of the room, and as soon as I turned around, the black dragon was behind me. I opened the door and let it in, but the black dragon lay motionless in the doorway until I said, come in, it's raining and it's cold outside, and it comes in with me.
Tintin was already asleep, and I plugged in the night light and watched the black dragon out of his mind. It lay on the edge of my bed, docile like a lamb. At such moments, I suddenly miss home, thinking of the Horqin grassland thousands of miles away, and I also had a sheepdog that grew up with me.
After a while, I fell asleep. Tintin woke up late at night and asked me to accompany her to the bathroom outside the house, and as soon as our feet landed on the ground, the black dragon stood up shakily and followed me to the bathroom door.
The moon in the mountains was extremely bright, shining on the black dragon, like a layer of armor.
I thought it would be nice if the Black Dragon could talk, and I really wanted to tell it how sour it felt to miss it. Tell him that I have a sister who is very good at riding horses, tell him how my sheepdog is similar to it, and that on countless moonlit nights, it has been extremely gentle with me.
I think that the Black Dragon must have understood my sorrow, just as he knew everything that was isolated from the world in this deep mountain.
The next day, as soon as the wake-up call sounded, the comrades began to prepare for the performance. After the costumes, props, and sound equipment are arranged, the stage begins. The so-called "stage" is actually a small open space at the foot of the mountain, not big or small, just enough to put more than twenty small benches.
The clouds are like a fairyland, and the water is flowing not far away, accompanied by the early morning birdsong. Close your eyes and it's a live version of Rhapsody of the Forest. The black dragon was beside me, and when the fog cleared, I realized that several pieces of mud on its body had formed into a lump.
I wanted to give the black dragon a bath, but it was dirty and detrimental to the majesty of the military dog. I said, "Black Dragon, let's take a shower!" "It actually jumped around. I asked again, "Black Dragon, do you want to take a bath?" Unexpectedly, it turned around again. I trotted all the way to get the little senior squad leader to get its shower gel, and the black dragon followed until I stopped.
I walked barefoot into the stream, and the black dragon slowly walked into the water, and it was extremely obedient, motionless, and let me knead the fragrant and delicate foam on its body. The little senior squad leader asked me if I needed help, and I said no, so he sat on the stone next to me and looked at the black dragon.
I asked him to tell the story of the Black Dragon.
The small senior squad leader said that not long after the black dragon was born, it was connected. Because of motion sickness, it suffered a lot, along the way the train changed cars, cars changed trains, vomiting almost dehydrated.
There are five military dogs here, and the Black Dragon is the most aggressive and humane. Once, the military dog Doudou was very unfriendly to the small senior squad leader because of his temper, and the black dragon on the side pounced on Doudou like a fierce tiger and taught it a lesson.
Last year, Black Dragon suddenly suffered from canine distemper and needed isolation for diagnosis and treatment. During that time, Xiao Gao's father was also sick in bed. The little senior class leader wanted to take a vacation to go home to see, but he couldn't rest assured that the seriously ill Black Dragon had to ask his sister at home to do a filial piety for him.
The service time of the military dog is eight years, and Xiao Gao hopes that when the black dragon retires, the person who sent him away is still himself, so that there is a beginning and an end, and there are no regrets.
The black dragon washed clean, and it held its head high, trembling in the golden sunlight. The little senior squad leader pulled me ashore, and the black dragon followed me. Soon, the show will begin.
I took out the erhu tuning, and the black dragon seemed to be listening, and everyone said, I'm afraid the black dragon is going to go on stage with you. Sure enough, by the time I performed the show, the black dragon also stepped onto the "stage" together. No matter what the comrades in the audience said, it did not move.
On that day, I played "Remembering Comrades-in-Arms." I vaguely saw that the little high under the stage had red eyes.
Before waiting for the car, the comrades waved goodbye, and the black dragon also walked to the door of the car. I said, go back to Black Dragon, I will definitely come back.
Yes, I will definitely come back.
Author: Mao Xue
Announcer: Xi Qian