Chapter 81
"Bang——"
A gunshot rang out in the snow-covered dense forest, breaking the original silence of the forest. Countless birds flapped their wings and fled, and broken snow fell from the cedar branches.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of continuous artillery fire rang out.
Ten minutes ago.
"Captain, the intelligence is wrong. The number of people over there is twice as many as ours!"
The scout in camouflage ran from the snow to Meng Mingxia, his body bent, and his breath condensed into white mist as he spoke.
Meng Mingxia's face was red from the cold, and the skin on his cheeks was cracked from dryness, clearly frostbite. "We'll have to fight twice as hard! Damn it, those bastards! We've been chasing them for two months and finally caught them. Notice everyone, take cover and advance cautiously."
"yes!"
This is Meng Mingxia's mission this time. A few months ago, the border defense received news that a group of foreign mercenaries secretly sneaked into our country from the southern border. Meng Mingxia and his team's mission is to stop and capture these mercenaries alive and find out their origins and purpose.
This group of mercenaries is quite powerful, and their weapons and equipment are more advanced than theirs. Half a month ago, the soldiers led by Meng Mingxia fought with the enemy and killed part of their forces, but also allowed some of them to escape.
The enemy's escape route was all through deep mountains and forests, which caused them a lot of trouble. It took them half a month to find traces of the enemy again.
Not long after, Meng Mingxia's team caught up with the group of mercenaries, but the other side was not a pushover and soon discovered them, and the two sides started a firefight.
"Fuck, the firepower is too strong." He dodged a bullet that hit the tree behind him, instantly igniting sporadic sparks. Crouching behind an obstacle, Meng Mingxia saw his side being suppressed and cursed bitterly.
No, we have to find a way to crack it.
"My lord, come with me and be my observer." Meng Mingxia grabbed a man by the collar and replaced his hand with a Type 79 semi-automatic sniper rifle.
"Yes!" The king agreed and followed Meng Mingxia.
Meng Mingxia is most famous in the army for his shooting skills that never miss a shot.
The two men bypassed the crossfire area and came to the side and rear of the mercenaries.
After finding a good sniper position, the king began to report the enemy's position to Meng Mingxia. At first, Meng Mingxia successfully killed a few people, but after many times, the enemy also reacted and began to lead a counterattack.
There are only two people on Meng Mingxia's side. Once their position is exposed, they will have no time to escape.
"Your Majesty, you retreat first!" Seeing some mercenaries approaching, Meng Mingxia frowned and let the king go first.
"Captain, what about you?" the king asked in shock.
"I'll retreat later. After I go back, have Xu Feng and the others increase their firepower and make a feint to the east and attack in the west."
"Captain, let's go together. I'm not afraid..."
There were seven people coming from the other side, and the king's position was too conspicuous, so Meng Mingxia let them go first, wanting to kill them alone.
But this is very dangerous. If the other party discovers Meng Mingxia's position, he will most likely be at a disadvantage.
"Stop talking nonsense and follow orders." Meng Mingxia's voice turned cold.
The king's eyes were slightly red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"
Seeing that the king had left, Meng Mingxia felt relieved. Looking at the enemy getting closer and closer, his eyes turned completely cold.
Bastard, if you dare to come to China, I will make sure you never come back.
The sight locked onto the enemy, Meng Mingxia narrowed his eyes and counted down to three in his heart.
Three, two...
Pull the trigger hard with your index finger.
Bang——
"hiss--"
He quickly withdrew his index finger from the red-hot wire, but blisters still appeared.
"Be careful, what are you thinking about?" Pei Xingzhi pulled Meng Wanqiu's hand in front of his eyes and carefully examined the burned area. Although the wound was not as big as a soybean, it still made his heart ache.
"It's okay, just a minor injury..."
"You're still talking back. It would be a serious injury only if your whole hand is burned." Pei Xingzhi was very unhappy.
"Oh, what happened?" Aunt Feng came in holding Xixi, and saw Pei Xingzhi holding Meng Wanqiu's hand and blowing gently on it, and said worriedly.
"It's just a little burn, it's nothing serious." Meng Wanqiu smiled at Aunt Feng.
Hearing this, Pei Xingzhi gave her a cold look, and Meng Wanqiu pulled his hand and shook it beggingly.
Pei Xingzhi snorted lightly, stood up and left.
Meng Wanqiu smiled awkwardly, knowing that he was going to get ointment for the burns.
"Let me see how you got burned." Aunt Feng sat down and looked at Meng Wanqiu's hand carefully.
In winter, there is a half-meter wide square fire pit in the kitchen, which is used for warming fire in the south in winter.
The weather was getting cold, and Meng Wanqiu suddenly wanted to eat roasted rice cakes. She set up an iron rack on the edge of the fire pit and placed two round glutinous rice cakes on it. There was a red "喜" character printed on them, and the paint seemed to be made of beet juice.
She and Pei Xingzhi sat by the fire pit, roasting themselves and chatting. When the glutinous rice cake was baked, the charred surface cracked, revealing the snow-white and soft filling inside. The rich aroma of glutinous rice surrounded the nose, which was very tempting.
In the cold winter, it is a very happy thing to roast fire with family and eat soft and fragrant glutinous rice cakes.
Meng Wanqiu went to get some glutinous rice cakes, but for some reason, her heart suddenly prickled. In that moment of distraction, her hand touched the edge of the red-hot iron rack. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, otherwise the skin on her fingertips would have been burned.
When Pei Xingzhi brought the ointment, the burning sensation disappeared instantly after the cool ointment was applied.
After checking her pulse and finding nothing unusual, Meng Wanqiu put the pain in her heart behind her and ate her favorite soft, glutinous, and sweet roasted rice cake without a care in the world.
"Do you want it?" Meng Wanqiu said to Pei Xingzhi.
Pei Xingzhi was still angry and said in a bad tone, "No."
Meng Wanqiu snorted and said if she didn’t want it, then she would eat it herself.
"Auntie, do you want to eat?" Meng Wanqiu asked Aunt Feng again.
"No, my stomach is not in good condition. It's hard to digest this at night." Aunt Feng waved her hand and refused.
"Ahhh——" The two adults didn't want it, and the younger one stared at Meng Wanqiu without blinking as she ate, his saliva overflowing and flowing out from the corners of his mouth.
"What are you talking about? You can't eat it. Let's talk about it in two years!" Meng Wanqiu came to the little guy, wiped her saliva with the small bag in front of her, and wiped her hands in disgust.
After the little one started to grow teeth, she began to drool, and it was difficult to wash her clothes when they got dirty, so I tied a small cloth bag around her chest to prevent her clothes from getting dirty and to wipe her saliva.
"Ahhh, well—" The little guy shook his two little fleshy hands, and was almost forced by the delicious food to learn how to call for help.
"Hey, you can call mom now. Call me again. If you call me again, I will give you food." Meng Wanqiu was teasing the child again.
“Ahhh, ahhh—”
"Oh, what a pity! If I don't call it, it will be gone."
Aunt Feng looked at the two of them with amusement.
"Aunt, give Xixi to me!" Pei Xingzhi took the little girl from Aunt Feng, not wanting her to tease his daughter.
Knowing that the little one can't eat, he still loves to tease her. If the little one can speak, she will say a few words of Chinese quintessence.
Pei Xingzhi carried his daughter out, and Meng Wanqiu chatted with Aunt Feng. The fire was burning brightly, and the house was warm, so she didn't want to go out and freeze.
After finishing eating the delicious and soft rice cake, Meng Wanqiu suddenly glanced outside and said in surprise: "It's snowing!"
The sky was gray, the color of water soaked with a dirty rag.
The mountains in the distance are indigo blue, and sporadic snowflakes float down gently, landing on the ground in an instant, leaving behind a small wet dot.
Xixi didn't react much when she saw the first snow, but when the snow fell heavier and denser, and the leaves, the ground, and the green mountains were all covered with a white coat, she let out worthless exclamations one after another.
At night, Meng Wanqiu did not sleep well and she had a strange dream.
I dreamed of a dense forest covered with thick snow. In the silent snow, there was no trace of human beings, only the light traces of animals, and the tip of my nose was surrounded by the cold and fresh chill.
Not long after, the quiet jungle was awakened by the noise, and a group of people, covered tightly with only their eyes exposed, came here.
Foreign people.
Meng Wanqiu saw blue eyes.
The couple passed through the forest. Meng Wanqiu looked at them curiously for a while, then left in boredom.
The scene changed and she arrived at another place.
"Second brother!" Meng Wanqiu saw Meng Mingxia lying in the snow, his eyelashes and eyebrows had turned snow-white, his cheeks were purple-red, and his lips were cracked.
Meng Wanqiu shouted several times, but the other party ignored her. She realized that the other party might not see her, so she stopped.
She saw the other person grab a handful of snow and put it into his mouth, his eyes sharp and murderous.
The other party muttered something and then dropped the wooden gun in his hand.
"Bang——"
Meng Wanqiu turned her head and saw a foreigner with a bloody hole between his eyebrows, falling down stiffly.
However, this shot exposed Meng Mingxia's position, and the four people around him rushed towards him.
The distance was too close and Meng Mingxia couldn't shoot.
He crawled out of the snow, pulled out the dagger from the side of his boot, and started close combat with several people opposite him.
Meng Wanqiu stood aside in a daze, watching Meng Mingxia kill one, then two.
The heavy breathing could be heard from three meters away.
Second brother doesn’t have enough physical strength, Meng Wanqiu thought.
Then, she saw an enemy stabbing Meng Mingxia in the heart, and the sound of the sword cutting through the air was so harsh.
"Second brother, be careful—"
"Wanwan, wake up!"
Late at night, Pei Xingzhi was awakened by Meng Wanqiu mumbling beside him. He found that the other person's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He tried to comfort her several times but it didn't work, so he just hugged her in his arms.
Meng Wanqiu made a "huh" sound in her throat and suddenly opened her eyes.
She clutched the quilt tightly with her hands, leaned in Pei Xingzhi's arms, opened her eyes wide, and immersed herself in the emotions of her dream.
"Wake up, Wanwan, you were just dreaming. It's okay, it's okay." Pei Xingzhi whispered in her ear, soothing her back with his hands.
After a moment of trance, Meng Wanqiu finally came out of the fear she had just felt.
"Xingzhi, I dreamed of my second brother." Meng Wanqiu said with lingering fear when she thought of the scene in her dream.
"What did you dream about?" Pei Xingzhi's tone remained unchanged, and he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from Meng Wanqiu's forehead.
"I dreamed..." Meng Wanqiu couldn't say it.
It's so scary.
How could something happen to my second brother?
Pei Xingzhi understood that Meng Mingxia must have dreamed that something bad happened to her, so he hugged Meng Wanqiu tighter in his arms.
"It's okay, dreams are always the opposite of what they used to be. Second brother must be fine."
“But…” The scenes in the dream were too real.
Moreover, there has indeed been no news about Meng Mingxia for several months.
"If you're really worried, let's call Uncle Song tomorrow and find out the situation," Pei Xingzhi suggested.
Meng Wanqiu nodded. This was the only way.
But what no one expected was that before Meng Wanqiu and the others could make the call, the other party called first.
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