When we walked out of the tunnel, the expected devastation did not happen. However, we could see sporadic thick smoke in the city. Looking up at the dome light screen, the light cast by the artificial sun with a missing corner became somewhat strange. It should be the gas main pipe. The explosion disrupted the normal reflectivity of the focused panels.
After bidding farewell to her mentor, Gu Hongdie hesitated, grabbed Wang Xiaolin, and asked, "Shall I take you home?"
Without waiting for Wang Xiaolin's answer, Gu Hongdie pouted again, pursed her lips and said, "It's better to stay in school. Remember to evacuate as soon as you receive the notice!"
Watching Wang Xiaolin walk away, Gu Hongdie glanced at the two guys in ties who were still standing in the civil air defense tunnel... more appropriately called the military cave. When she turned to look, there was a man in a trench coat wearing sunglasses standing behind her. .
"Jaiju people..."
Gu Hongdie bit her lip and stopped talking. She held the handouts for her graduation defense in her hand and said to the man in the windbreaker, "Where are you going?"
The man in the trench coat bowed slightly, turned sideways, and saw a gray-green jeep, but did not answer.
Gu Hongdie boarded the car, and the standard Dongfeng Jeep roared to life and passed through the central axis of Longda University. When leaving the school, it turned past Tianhai Long Street.
Gu Hongdie stared out of the car window and saw that the rather deserted road had become very lively. However, this was not a civilian car. To be honest, not many people in the Alliance could drive a car. They were qualified to buy a car, but they may not have enough fuel. . Therefore, this road is full of military vehicles.
Looking at the rows of soldiers sitting inside the curtain of the truck, Gu Hongdie saw the red-bottomed gold-edged armbands worn on the soldiers' arms, and the alloy hydraulic rod unique to the exoskeleton faintly exposed under the cloak. No need to ask, she also understood that this was the First Combined Brigade of the Capital Military Region, known as the "Shendu Guards Army".
On the huge eight-lane highway, a few Ziqi and Dongfeng vehicles were driving along the downlink, while the uplink road to the side was filled with a torrent of military trucks. If they took the fast lane, the troops would be able to move from the lowest level in half an hour. They were dispatched from the "Nabo" area at the bottom to Tianmen and arrived on the surface in 40 minutes. If the Central Special Service Regiment can rush from one area to another within five minutes by helicopter or maglev platform, Gu Hongdie doesn't know how fast it can go.
"It's nearly forty minutes away from the Iron Wall District. You can take a rest first,"
Gu Hongdie said "hmm" softly. After a morning of graduation defense and dodging air raid sirens, she was very tired.
Gu Hongdie took the snacks that were always available by the seat, tore open the bag of preserved fruits, and filled her stomach with whatever she wanted. Although the jeep was not very comfortable to sit in, she soon fell asleep lightly.
It is easiest to dream when sleeping lightly. Gu Hongdie dreamed that she was in mid-air, with the boundless rugged rift valley under her feet. Not far away was the purple army with flags waving. When she turned around, she saw the majestic and sacred Snow Dragon Mountain with light clouds. It was thick, snowy and foggy, and a five-clawed white dragon suddenly appeared.
She thought the white dragon would howl and roar, but instead the purple army advanced in formation. One after another, phalanxes of armored soldiers, holding halberds, stepped onto the cliff without hesitation and fell into the rift valley.
"We're here, wake up."
Gu Hongdie woke up with a start and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Without waiting for the driver to come over, she pushed the car door open. She closed her collar and felt the hot wind blowing on her cheeks.
"Welcome to the Iron Wall District, miss." The driver took off his windbreaker, revealing a military uniform that was extremely tight with muscles.
The majestic stone hall and roughly carved statues spread out. The mechas transformed into stone sculptures were like the three-headed and six-armed temple-protecting arhats in mythical stories, standing quietly in the carved rock wall with a shield and a gun. Hundreds of construction machinery stood tall like a forest, and main battle tanks with gun barrels pointing to the sky walked through the steel forest. Amidst the loud slogans, the stone hall rose with a roar.
There is a land bridge connecting the cliffs. Gu Hongdie put on a cloak with the emblem of the Renaissance Army. The mountain wind fluffed up the hem, like a pair of black wings, inserted behind her shoulders.
After crossing the land bridge, passing the lifting platform, and before entering a new round of winding mountain tunnel, Gu Hongdie pulled down the curtains of the car according to the driver's request. The interior of the car was suddenly dark, with only the instrument panel remaining dimly lit.
Gu Hongdie would not touch the curtain even once without being reminded by the driver. She grew up in a military compound. When she played on her grandfather's lap, she was familiar with a series of military terms. As soon as she could read, she knew that there were some things at home. The place, especially my father's study, was always locked, just like what was outside the car window at the moment.
The tracks rumbled over the stone pavement, and the high military boots with steel soles made a crisp "click" sound when stepped on. Gu Hongdie lowered her head and felt uneasy. She was not afraid of where she was going, but simply hesitant about the future. She is an excellent history student and a historical person who will always unconsciously link her personal destiny with the overall future. No matter how great an individual is, she cannot stop the torrent of the times. If there is anything she has learned from these four years of higher education in history, it is to say that future generations will not learn from the things of the past.
The jeep stopped many times. According to the driver's request, Gu Hongdie would sometimes pull down the curtain, and then a beam of light would shine on her face. No matter what color big-brimmed hat the checkpoint officers wore, they would all carefully and indifferently verify Gu Hongdie's identity. Behind them, there were gun-wielding soldiers wearing gray knee-length military coats.
At this distance, the Type 80 can penetrate 6 mm of steel plate, and it can penetrate 13 mm with an armor-piercing warhead, but that's about it. Gu Hongdie folded her hands on her lower abdomen and quietly examined the caseless rifle in the soldier's hand.
The Jeep spent a longer time in the winding tunnel. When the engine was turned off and there was silence outside the car window, Gu Hongdie was still in no hurry to open the door.
"When you reach your destination, you can get off the car. The general is waiting for you." the driver said.
Gu Hongdie was slightly surprised and said: "Father? Shouldn't he be at the headquarters now?"
The driver remained silent.
Gu Hongdie understood immediately, her face became a little more solemn, she said softly: "Thank you", then manually unlocked the car door and walked out wearing a cloak.
The air is cool and refreshing, there is no artificial sun, only high-power industrial lights embedded in the rock wall. A crooked and long black shadow hung upside down in front of the standing guard. When the crouching military dog saw a stranger approaching, he immediately stood up with his back arched and stared at Gu Hongdie warily.
Gu Hongdie didn't move until a tall officer with a silver-wired hat on the brim approached and handed her a special pass with the eagle emblem of the headquarters on it. She then followed the officer step by step, entering this place she had no idea about. What kind of military restricted area is this?
A place worthy of her father's stay.
"Where is my mother?" Although she shouldn't ask, Gu Hongdie, who was becoming increasingly uneasy, couldn't help but ask.
The officer with the rank of major replied: "Your mother is very safe and has been moved to the defense defense fortifications."
"Did a full-scale war break out?" Gu Hongdie moved her throat, exhaled a long breath, and asked.
