Chapter 188: The Vanishing Army
Quickly got back on track, I thought that everything we encountered in the Devil's City did not match the imperial tombs of the Yuan Dynasty in the future, but, wrong, wrong, a European alien nation that existed as early as 3,000 years ago and the Mongols in the land of China 800 years ago had friction, and there was friction that could not be revealed so far, and the road to Mongolia is still long, let's talk slowly.
After Wang Jinwu judged the movement of the sand, Lausanne quickly judged where we should go according to the direction of the eagle's nest, and after several tosses, finally, from this place of death.
The environment here, the wind blows the sand dunes, the landscape is the same day by day, there is no characteristic, you have to know the way according to the environment, it has long been gone.
Thanks to Lausanne and Wang Jinwu, most of the castles, houses, and towers were buried in yellow sand, and only half of the roof was exposed; Populus euphratica that is slanted by strong winds and at an angle of 30 degrees to the ground; A few small plants in the desert could not escape Lausanne's eyes. When these things are connected, they form a line, which tells us that as long as we go in the opposite direction of the wind and sand, we will definitely be able to get out.
The most impressive thing in the desert is those thousand-year-old poplars, who would have believed that there are trees in the desert if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.
Each tree was like a vigorous flying dragon, all the branches stretched out crookedly to the east, as if this dragon was running in the desert, in such a harsh environment, after thousands of years, it had long since died, and the trunk was blown by the wind and sand to the ground quickly, but it still did not fall.
There is a saying that Populus euphratica does not die for a thousand years, does not fall down for a thousand years after death, and does not rot for a thousand years after falling.
We were 50 kilometers away from the main road. Driving the car non-stop to catch up, I am afraid that the storm will hit again, and what kind of test we have to endure.
Although Shanzi's foot was slightly injured, it was suppurated, and Shanzi didn't want to trouble us, so he endured it until we started to walk.
Finally returned to the main road, it was too late to arrive in Fuhai County according to the scheduled time, in short, it was good to be safe and sound, and it was impossible to lose troops before arriving at the place.
The journey was very smooth, maybe it was God's favor, and today's day was also very good, Murry took out his camera and kept pressing the shutter to record these beautiful scenery.
Wang Jinwu and Lausanne did not enjoy the boundless scenery comfortably, but were preoccupied, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
We got off the bus along the way and went to those Uyghur areas to eat mutton or something, and we were a bit alive along the way.
At about 10 o'clock in the evening of the same day, we finally arrived safely in Fuhai County, and when we arrived at Fuhai, it was already the Altay region.
The last batch of supplies will be simply resent in Fuhai, and this time it will arrive at Kanas Lake at one time.
Most of the roads after Fuhai are sandy beaches with horse-drawn carts and ox-carts, and when they reach Burjin, all the members abandon all vehicles and adopt ox-carts.
It doesn't take long for the slow ox cart to reach Kanas Lake, where there are endless primeval forests that hide an unknown number of ferocious monsters.
When the golden dragon talked about it, it didn't seem to be as excited as just now, but mixed with incomparable sadness.
We bought five cows at a high price in Burzin, all of them strong cattlemen, and the guy pulled the ox cart and felt much safer on the mountain road than the car.
Pulling the ox cart along the road at the beginning I felt very comfortable, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, boundless good scene, walked for a day, and finally arrived at the mountains in front, at this time, the dark clouds were thick, and the body was hit by something, it turned out to be raining.
The rumbling sound is getting closer and closer, and Lausanne is strange, this March in Xinjiang, even if it is now a mountain climate, there is convective rain, but it can't be at this time, why is there still thundershowers.
The sensitive Wang Jinwu felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything wrong, seeing that the sky was about to get dark, on the mountains where there was no village in front of the village and no store, once the rain fell heavily, there was a possibility that a flash flood would break out, although it was incredible, but it was not absolutely impossible to happen.
Today was originally camped at the foot of the mountain, it seems that it is not possible, a thunder scared the cattle indiscriminately, "Everyone goes up the mountain, the water flows to a low place, you can only run up the mountain, the higher the safer." ”
Luckily, the mountain is not very steep, and the oxen pull the cart without much effort. I climbed higher and higher, and gradually reached the top of the hill, and when I looked back, the water had washed down.
Wang Jinwu felt that it was not safe, so he climbed up again.
I walked for about half a day. The big guy was tired and thirsty, and Mu Li and Wang Jinwu were both old people and were about to collapse. Quickly untied the water belt, and the two of them took a good sip of water to slow down their bodies.
Suddenly, a light appeared in the forest not far ahead, and the frightened hair of the whole team was about to rise, and they immediately picked up their firearms and yelled, "Who is inside, come out." ”
There was no answer.
Wang Jinwu asked again in a worried mood, "Who is here, come out quickly, we are a Chinese expedition, don't be injured by mistake." This time the tone was a little kinder.
"Shanzi, go see the situation." I didn't know that Shanzi's feet were already festering rapidly, but Shanzi still endured the pain and walked slowly forward, through the forest, and when he got closer, he was surprised that this was actually a military station.
How can there be troops in the mountains? None of us had ever heard of a barracks hidden in the vicinity.
But now that it's right, there's no turning back, so you can only go forward.
The sentry spotted Shanzi and looked at the uninvited guest vigilantly. Shanzi insisted on explaining the situation. The sentry did not embarrass him, and reported it to his superiors. After a while, a platoon commander-like man walked out and enthusiastically brought him in.
Soon, a team of people came out to greet us. The leader of the barracks asked Wang Jinwu very enthusiastically, "You are a Chinese expedition." ”
Wang Jinwu also replied, "Yes, yes, we are an expedition team formed in our country, and this mission is mainly to reveal the secrets of Kanas Lake." The leader ignored what Wang Jinwu said, but immediately ordered the cooking team to give us a bunch of people to eat and drink.
"Everyone is Chinese, since they are all brothers, everyone is welcome." After saying that, he left.
Murry and the two Brits didn't expect that there would be a squadron in such a place, and what kind of country this China is lingered in their minds for a long time.
Look at this barracks, at least one battalion of troops is stationed, and there are heavily armed soldiers patrolling everywhere. In the distance, near the foot of the mountain, a huge shed was erected, tightly wrapped in plastic sheeting. The shed was ten stories high, and I don't know what it was. There are a lot of soldiers coming in and out of this mysterious building.
The food in the kitchen seems to be served directly, otherwise how can it be so fast, and now the firewood is wet, and it will not take a while to ignite it. And they are all dressed in old-fashioned camouflage uniforms, not modern versions.
We all wondered, what the hell is this army doing here? I asked the platoon commander, and the platoon commander said: "I'm sorry, comrades, this is a state secret, and we have nothing to say." ”
I can't let go of the doubts in my heart, whether they are the real squadron, or whether they are here with other intentions, but Wang Jinwu believes in this very much, and their every move is completely the posture of the Chinese people.
In the evening, the leaders came to have dinner with everyone, everyone ate and laughed, and I also complained that there were problems with the craftsmanship of these people in the army.
Wang Jinwu's face sank, and he glared at me, I had already eaten two chicken legs in a row, and Lausanne also ate one, but only Wang Jinwu didn't move.
The leader asked enthusiastically, "This gentleman eats, why don't you eat?" ”
Wang Jinwu nodded and smiled slightly. "I don't know the tasks I am carrying out, I was also a member of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, I know the secrecy regulations, but you can tell which group army your unit's number belongs to, maybe we still have fate."
The leader did not hide it, "We are the engineer battalion of the XX Regiment of the XX Division of the Eighth Group Army of the Northwest Military Region of the People's Republic of China, I am the battalion commander Ma Chaoqian, and this is my deputy Zhang Liang." ”
Wang Jinwu was falling with a big bead of sweat on his head at the moment, I looked at Wang Jinwu, although the chicken legs were not delicious, but in order to fill our stomachs, we were all blowing desperately, I murmured in my heart, "What's wrong?" ”
The battalion commander raised a big bowl and drank it with Wang Jinwu, and Wang Jinwu's grinning expression didn't know how to drop.
Lausanne asked suspiciously, "Why don't you change to a new camouflage uniform, why is it still this old style?" ”
The battalion commander smiled, "We have a long way to go, and ordinary people can't get in, so we haven't changed." ”
Lausanne interjected, "Aren't you going out to change your clothes?" The battalion commander's face was a little unsightly when he was asked, and Wang Jinwu hurriedly stopped Luosang and smiled at the leader.
They arranged a place for us to stay, and we stayed after we were full of food and drink, Wang Jinwu didn't say a word until this time, at that time, it would be nice if there was Master Niu You.
Before leaving, they closed the curtain of the tent and said, "Everyone have a good rest." The leader left with a smile.
Mu Lina praised the comrades of the People's Liberation Army, "The comrades of the People's Liberation Army are good, they can still control what they eat, drink, and control." ”
Except for Wang Jinwu, who did not praise the comrades of the People's Liberation Army just now, but to be honest, the food cooked was unpalatable.
Wang Jinwu was the first to fall asleep with his eyes closed, and I and Lausanne both wondered what was going on with this Wang Jinwu, and Matt also told me, saying that he thought that the old-timers were behaving so strangely on such a festive day today.
The next morning, I was awakened by urine, he was old, and it didn't function well, but the first moment he opened his eyes was a scream of death, and then he fainted.
The whole team got up, we all shouted, there are no barracks here, where are there leaders, where are there soldiers, we sleep on shelves made of wild grass and branches, we ate all mud last night, some Nimari is mixed with earthworms, as for what we drink, I can't imagine that there is a dense jungle everywhere, but at the other end, a large number of human bones have been found.
Wang Jinwu did not exclaim, "They died forty years ago. ”
"What, forty years ago." It's incredible.
"I still remember that last night the leader said that he was an engineer battalion of the Eighth Group Army, his name was Ma Chaoqian, this unit, and even this person I know. Forty years ago, they carried out a mysterious mission in the Altai region according to the requirements of their superiors, no one knew what the mission was, and as a result, all of them were killed, and the Air Force sent troops to check, just took a few photos, and buried the corpses hastily, they died in pain, their faces were distorted, and everyone had a blue skull mark on their backs, and the order issued by the superiors was to be attacked by terrorists from abroad, but think about it, which terrorist ran here to attack people. ”
I couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is the truth?" ”
Wang Jinwu let out a long sigh, "No one knows what the truth is. With that, he shook his hand and left.
Hearing the news, our scalps exploded, we couldn't believe it, we met such a mysterious team here, and it turned out that they were all dead forty years ago, so wasn't it the ghost we encountered last night?
Murray finally woke up, and the first thing he said was, "I'm quitting, I'm going home." ”