Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Sea of ​​Death

Before departure the next day.Rainbow has another bad idea, asking someone to bring a big flag, and insisting that Longying carry it and walk in front of the team, so that the people behind can see clearly.Everyone knows that what this noble lady came up with is unrealistic, but who dares to oppose her because of this matter? Longying resigned himself to it, holding a big banner and walking ahead.In the first section, there is still a little riverbed salt land to walk on, and then the rolling yellow sand swallowed by the Khotan River is blocked by tall sand dunes. It was also very difficult to walk.Taklimakan really deserves its reputation, and even the sand is different. Compared with it, the sand in Kumtag is much more solid.

When the sun rose to the middle of the sky, the heat rose, and the surroundings became blurred, as if entering a big furnace, and the suffering was even more indescribable. The three of Long Ying originally set up a "big ambition", to overcome the heat and poison of the desert with supreme concentration, steel-like will, pure heart and internal defense.However, when experiencing the situation, the mouth is dry, the thirst is unbearable, and the suffering continues endlessly, the hero can't help being short of breath.However, it is also beneficial to be in front of the team, at least you don't have to brave the billowing dust kicked up by camels.

Familiar desert landscape reappears in all directions. The scorching sun shoots down mercilessly at a high altitude without a trace of cloud. Fortunately, there is no wind. Long Ying threw away the banner a long time ago, but of course no one noticed.Looking for an oasis with water in such a lifeless ghost town full of sand nests and dunes is almost like finding a needle in a haystack. Even Longying's confidence in the demon species is shaken in such a harsh environment.Not to mention others. In this boundless realm, their worst enemies are the sun and the sand.No matter how heroic you are, your ambitions will be exhausted, and your only hope is to leave as soon as possible.

Not long after noon, a sandstorm suddenly blew up, which was not considered strong, but it made them feel better. The sand was flying all over the sky, spinning around the group quickly, getting into the neck without looking at it, pouring down the throat, blocking the nostrils, and fascinated them. Eyes, not only cannot see the sun, but also seem to be covered by the vast sea of ​​sand. Fortunately, the wind and sand came and went quickly, and the "sea of ​​death" returned to calm, and everyone knew how precious the hard work before the wind and sand came. Watching the sand grains fall down and spread layer by layer on the desert, it feels like the rest of my life. I also know that this is just a small experiment by Mr. Sha Hai, and the terrifying wind and sand is still somewhere on the way. Waiting for their arrival.

The great desert has fallen into eternal silence at this moment, but its deterrent power has made every intruder deeply feel and appreciate it. No one was interested in saying a word, and the camel lost the mood to tweet.There is no change in time and space here, and there is absolutely no vitality. There is only a seemingly endless monotonous sand scene, far away from the world. Although it is burning like fire, what fills the heart is a gloomy chill. . This is a majestic and majestic brigade consisting of 230 camels and 125 people. Compared with the vast sand sea, it becomes extremely small, just like a poor bug wriggling slowly.

At dusk, they chose to camp among four relatively large sand dunes. Busy, chaotic, and noisy situations reappeared, unloading goods and setting up camp, repetitive and tiresome work, and having no choice but knowing that in the days to come, they would have to do so.When the sun goes down, the temperature plummets, from hot to sweaty, to cold that no matter how much thick clothes you wear, you can't express that feeling. The three of them hid in their tents and ate the dry rations they brought with them. Suddenly, General Feng Mo, the marching chief, entered into the tent with a big watermelon in his hand and said with a smile, "Let's eat together. It's a gift from the Camel King. It's full of twelve heads." Camels, enough food for us for three nights."

The three couldn't help cheering and screaming. Feng Mo took out a sharp dagger, divided the big watermelon into four, grabbed the melon and ate it, only felt that the most beautiful thing in the world was this. Feng Mo said to Long Ying: "According to your estimation, at our speed, how long will it take to reach the first oasis?" Long Ying thought that only God would know, but of course he couldn't use God as a shield to act confident and said, "It should be a matter of seven or eight days." Feng Mo frowned and said: "It takes so long, the consumption of clean water is huge, we need to replenish it."

Wan Renyu was surprised and said, "You have brought such a large amount of clean water, which can be used by humans and animals for at least ten and a half months. How could you be in an emergency on the first night?" Feng Mo took a bite of the watermelon and sighed: "Ms. Rainbow and her two female guards are going to take a bath tonight, they say they can't stand the sand, you understand!" The three of them yelled at the same time: "What?" Feng Mo smiled wryly: "Women! Women! They shouldn't come at all, but the king has orders, who dares to speak?"

Feng Guoting said: "Does she know that we threw her flag?" Feng Mo was slightly taken aback, and finally remembered that he made eye contact with the three of them, followed by a burst of laughter. Long Ying said: "We know that your country is not hesitating to send goods across the Great Sand Sea to the north at an inappropriate time this time. It is a secret mission. But we are people who travel north and south. If we can reveal something, we will meet Taking precautions against risks is beneficial to everyone.” Feng Mo nodded and said: "I came to talk to you tonight, that's what Master Zhuang Wen meant. If he wasn't forced by Rainbow to talk, he would come to see you in person."

He frowned again and said, "One thing, Mr. Zhuang Wen and I were both confused. Yesterday when Brother Di Duanxiu went to the camel farm to buy camels, the Camel King still didn't trust you, so he kept testing your skills, but Zhuang Wen My lord knows the art of matching people, so I think you are a reliable person. But before setting off this morning, the Camel King changed his attitude and reminded Lord Zhuang Wen many times that the success or failure of this mission depends entirely on the three of you. Lord Zhuang Wen I still don’t care about it, thinking it refers to your ability to walk through the desert. Now that you have calmed down, because he is familiar with the Camel King, he knows that he will not praise people easily, and the more you think about it, the more subtle it becomes. Dare I ask you, have you Tell the camel king something to change his mind?"

The hearts of the three were shocked, knowing that the Camel King guessed who they were. For the Camel King, they really have traces to follow. First, Long Ying went to the inner city mansion of the Camel King to look for Cui Laohou, and then Cui Laohou received Persian beauties in the same house, and then smashed the traffickers, and even some people were arrested and taken back to China.As long as the camel king instructs the gatekeeper who has seen the dragon eagle to glance at the dragon eagle from a distance, the dragon eagle will have nothing to hide, so it is only natural for the camel king to ask them to take care of Tie Gang. Long Ying moved closer to Feng Mo, and said proudly, "Because we told the Camel King frankly about our past deeds." Feng Mo said: "I would like to hear the details." Long Ying said excitedly: "Since we were sixteen years old when we achieved great martial arts skills, we have come out to venture into the world. No! Only I am sixteen years old, and they are eighteen and seventeen years old respectively. Hey! My father is very powerful!" Feng Mo frowned when he heard this, but Wan and Feng were even more miserable, they couldn't bear to laugh and didn't know how hard it was to bear it. Longying said solemnly: "As soon as we debuted, we smashed a group of horse thieves in the north of Shule, seven or forty-nine evil thieves, and we killed none of them, and they will be wiped out from the world, so General Feng Mo may have never heard of it. Pass them. They are called Forty-Nine Pirates." Feng Mo nodded blankly and said, "I've never heard of it." Longying proudly said: "Brother is twenty years old, in the highlands of the Tubo people, he had a decisive battle with the famous Tubo master 'Plateau Overlord' Ning Ning Wudang, and within a hundred moves, he was able to kill him with a well... hey! Cut him down with a precious blade stinky head." Feng Mo said: "Why did you fight him?" Longying laughed dryly and said: "When you come out to walk in the rivers and lakes, sometimes you can fight for life and death without any reason. There are too many fights, and the reason has long been forgotten, but that time it seems to be jealous of a woman. Brother! Right?" Wan Renyu knew that Longying was playing tricks on her and almost crushed him to death.A grunt was the answer. Feng Guoting held back his laughter, knowing that he couldn't bear it for long. Long Ying still wanted to continue, but Feng Mo couldn't take it anymore, so he stopped and said, "Understood!" All three stared at him. Feng Mo looked at Long Ying with suspicion, with a look of resignation.Said: "It turns out that the three martial arts are so strong. What we are most worried about now is a group of powerful horse thieves who are active in the Kongque River area. They have a wide range of crimes. There is no precedent in the Dashahai area. No one knows what they have How many people, but the lowest estimate is more than a thousand." The three thought to themselves that there really were organized horse thieves. Feng Mo continued: "This group of horse thieves is definitely not a mob, they are all official descendants of warriors. When Xue Yantuo was wiped out, one of the fierce generals led hundreds of warriors out of the siege and fled into the mountains. In order to make a living, they went out to loot everywhere. In the beginning, they robbed livestock, food and goods, and then they robbed young women. The robbing became more and more fierce. Today, it has become very difficult to control. Coupled with the inability to migrate, the area has been in war for years, and it is even more difficult to conquer them. The current leader is called' The king of thieves, Bian Ao, has excellent martial arts. He knows the surrounding desert plains like the palm of his hand, and he comes and goes like the wind. Now we only hope to take this shortcut to avoid them. If we face it head-on, we are definitely not their opponents." He smiled bitterly and said, "I have traveled back and forth on this Khotan shortcut once. It was all in spring and summer, and I never thought it would become what it is today." Wan Renyu said: "Bian Ao's base is thousands of miles away, and you are acting in secret, transporting even more extraordinary wealth. Horse thieves will never venture into the desert, because the sea of ​​sand will not treat them preferentially." Feng Mo said worriedly: "It's a long story, and the news has been leaked long ago. The king of Huihe once sent an envoy to warn us. Please forgive me for explaining. What I can tell you is that something happened before the departure. Unfortunately, our worst fears are happening." The three hurriedly asked. Feng Mo said: "It happened that no one in our country had ever crossed the Khotan shortcut road when the river was cut off in autumn and winter, so we had to go to Khotan to look for talents in this field. And the only candidate was a person known as 'Desert Rat' Man, I'm afraid no one will know his real name, everyone calls him 'Desert Rat'. Master Zhuang Wen knew at a glance that he was a man with evil intentions, and he also reminded the Camel King that there were two cases where he was killed by Xue Yantuo's horse thief on the shortcut road. He led the way for all the looting cases, so people were sent to arrest him, but he has disappeared.” Long Ying let out a breath and said: "It turns out that the general is worried about horse thieves, and this matter is on our shoulders. We will guarantee to kill them without leaving a piece of armor behind, so as to eliminate harm for the world." Feng Mo's worried expression continued unabated, and he said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, Bian Ao is proficient in the art of war and familiar with the environment of the shortcut, if you don't come, you're done, if you come, you have nothing to defend against, and you can't stop it." Long Ying said: "Fortunately, General Feng Mo trusted us and brought up the matter of the horse thief. Since the king of thieves is proficient in strategic warfare, he will die faster. Ha! I have completely mastered the methods of the king of thieves." Wan Renyu and Feng Guoting couldn't figure it out, but he was used to his extraordinary ability to predict the unpredictable future like a god. Feng Mo asked in disbelief: "What method will the thief king use?" Long Ying pretended to be familiar, and said: "The general trusts our three brothers so much, how could we not reciprocate? The trick lies in the four-character mantra of 'one head and one tail'. If there is nothing wrong with the bag, 'one tail' is the most likely." Feng Mo's head was full of fog, forgetting the increasingly cold desert night and the long wind blowing outside the tent, he asked, "What is 'one head and one tail'?" Long Ying said: "If the horse bandits want to attack us, they will chase us from behind, but the entrance has been blocked by the Khotan army. If they want to come from the direction of Puchanghai, the corpses will be buried in the sand before halfway there. So we can only follow the north entrance. Come in and intercept us. The best strategy for the king of thieves is to guard the oasis closest to the exit. They are recharging their energy, and we are working hard on the expedition. As long as we are kept out of the oasis, we can't help but surrender and offer treasures. Mrs. Rainbow doesn't object either." Feng Mo's expression changed, and he also looked at Long Ying with admiration, and asked: "Under such circumstances, they are invincible, why do you say that Bian Ao will die faster?" Wan Renyu and Feng Guoting understood.The former cheered up and said: "Deserts are a jeopardy, and oases can also become a jeopardy. As long as the horse thieves are killed and retreat in a hurry, before they can bring enough food and water, it is tantamount to driving them to a dead end." Feng Guoting took the opportunity to laugh a few times, and said eagerly, "This is called the Oasis Battle." Feng Mo said: "But the enemy often has more than a thousand people, how can we defeat them? The strength is too great." Long Ying stretched his waist, and said in a leisurely manner: "This matter is on the shoulders of our three brothers. The general only needs to form an formation to be our backing. The enemy will die for no reason, because what they are facing is a dream, and they have never thought about it. desert tactics. Ha! So cool!" Wan Renyu said: "General, go back and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow's journey will never be easier than today." From the far right of the "Sea of ​​Death", the sun reveals its majestic appearance as the real lord of the desert.The outline of the densely packed sand dunes is outlined, waving a magnificent and moving orange color, and the honeycomb-shaped sand is shining brightly, dazzling the eyes and making it difficult to look directly at it. Thinking of the "sand blindness" mentioned by Lin Zhuang, it is even more shocking. It took half an hour to load the camels, and after a lot of fuss, the team set off on the journey. Compared with the desert like the sea, the whole team of camels is just a light boat drifting with the current. A tough day begins. Longying and the other three are in a much better mood than yesterday. In the final analysis, they are not ordinary people, and they have been tempered by Kumtag, and they are gradually getting used to the "sea of ​​death". Arouse the fighting spirit, and suddenly, the desert becomes less difficult to endure. They also developed more understanding and affection for the camels they drove. Although they are timid by nature, they are also very vigilant. With their keen sense of smell and hearing, they will never miss food wherever they pass. This also makes them the best creatures in the desert that know how to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. Eat with relish.With the nutrients stored in the towering twin peaks, it can resist hunger and thirst better than any living thing.At night, they use their huge bodies to form a camel wall to protect the master from the cold and sand. Because of their "unspeakable relationship" with the camel, humans and camels have established feelings that even Tiegang, an excellent camel trainer, still can't understand. For the next two days, each day was a repetition of yesterday, but an ordinary day just represented another lucky day.