Chapter 12 Section 12

In the spring of 1934, the year when the tranquility of the Taklimakan Desert was broken by planes and tanks, it was also the last trip to China by Swedish explorers.Mr. Heding spent 50 years going deep into the hinterland of Central Asia five times to find the exact location of Lop Nur.Everything about him melts into this land.When he realized that Britain and Russia were going to seize this land, he suggested to the national government to build a national defense road from the interior to Xinjiang as soon as possible and reopen the ancient Silk Road.Entrusted by the national government, Mr. Heding went to Xinjiang for the last time to conduct survey activities at the age of seventy.

In Turpan, Hami, Heding survey team was warmly received by Ma Zhongying. When the survey team arrived in Korla, there were routs everywhere, people were talking about Ma Zhongying's death, and leaflets dropped by Soviet planes flew like snowflakes.The broken soldiers ran along the mountains to Kuqa.Hedin asked these soldiers: "You don't have any commanders anymore, why don't you go back to your hometown in Gansu?" "Our commander is Ma Zhongying." "Ma Zhongying is dead." "Nonsense, the Soviets and Sheng Shicai farted in the same crotch. They said that Commander Ga died, so Commander Ga died? It's not that easy!"

One group of soldiers and another group of soldiers, their tone was firm, and they did not believe that Commander Ga would die at all.These strong and rosy young men from Gansu have no depression and despair after failure, just like going to a temple fair and returning to the main road from the depths of the desert. The ancient silk road stretching along the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains to Kuqa, like a river, gathered more and more soldiers of the 36th Division.They called Mr. Heding the foreign friend of Commander Ga.On the Gobi Desert outside Hami City, Heding and his survey team discovered that Commander Ga was playing football with soldiers, and there was football in the remote Central Asian desert!The foreign friends were overjoyed, and two Swedish lads joined them, screaming like horses in excitement.Such a vast football field!The goal is on the horizon, and the sun guard is swaying left and right.Aim for the sun - shoot!When he heard that this seventy-year-old man had longed for China since he was a boy, and had entered the sea of ​​death several times and crossed the Eurasian continent, Commander Ga was overwhelmed with admiration, and made Erpaotai tea for the Swedish old man himself.The old man treats guests with foreign snacks, and the old man finds out that the baby commander is a strict Muslim, who does not drink or smoke, eats only a small amount of biscuits and beef, and eats very moderately.Thin and slender but with a strong physique, a standard Spartan-style classical warrior.

"What is Sparta?" The old man couldn't find a suitable language for a while, so he simply used Ma Chao in "Three Kingdoms" to explain, "The general is like Ma Chao, the white-robed general who opposed Xiliang." "Hahaha, Ma Chao, Ma Zhongying, okay! It's Ma Chao. You are my father. If my father lives to your age, I will be safe." "Your father died?" "The National Army was killed." "I'm sorry I caused you grief." "I'm not sad. There's nothing sad about it. Life and death are pre-determined."

Commander Ga raised his head and yelled at Hua'er in Hezhou twice: Leave a sister Ga behind and go to Xikou, and then pass Lanzhou from Hezhou; the debt of blood and tears is in my heart, and my son and baby will avenge themselves. Singing red neck and singing red face, Commander Ga took off his military uniform, with a white shirt tied in his belt, took a group of young men and rushed to the Gobi Desert, shot a goal, and the football "boomed" like a cannonball and shot down the sun!A large pool of red blood spread across the ground.Brilliant desert dusk. "He's a kid and my younger son is his age."

The old man burst into tears.It must have been God's wonderful hand that drew a line between the fairy-tale forest kingdoms of Northern Europe and the desolate lands of Central Asia.The old man stopped a group of soldiers again, "Your commander is dead, go find his body and hold a funeral for him." "Commander Ga can't die, and if he can die, he's not Commander Ga. Grandpa, you are Commander Ga's foreign friend, so you shouldn't believe this crap leaflet." "But what you entered was the sea of ​​death." "We went in and out several times, but the plane couldn't catch up. We went in from this side, and it was like drinking cold water when we came out from there." Mr. Heding was about to faint. catastrophe.

Even he himself didn't believe how he survived. These soldiers were as excited as children playing hide-and-seek. Hedin asked them in a low voice, "What do you eat?" "Eat, eat Populus euphratica." "There is no water in the desert, what do you drink?" "Drink horse urine, drink human urine and suck the sweat on human body." Now the old man believes that Commander Ga is not dead, and the invincible death is simply a myth. The last one to walk out of the sea of ​​death was Commander Ga.God has eyes, a storm blew him out of the sand layer, and the sand in his ears and nose was also blown away. "Take a sand bath, it's like a whetstone, it makes people shine."

On the way from Korla to Kuqa, Ma Zhongying finally got into the car. "I used to ride a car in Nanjing, and rode a horse all the way to the northwest. The Great Gobi needs a car, and it is better to have an airplane." He Ding was surprised by Ma Zhongying's optimism, "You are running for your life, General." "I am running, and I will get up again." , I got up more than once." Ma Zhongying told He Ding that he fought Feng Yuxiang across the desert in eastern Xinjiang. "It's unbelievable, a kettle and a bag of fried noodles." "Without the help of the Soviets, Sheng Shicai would never have won, and I will still get up." Ma Zhongying saw Tianshan Mountain, but they had been walking along the foot of the mountain, "We are Watching the Tianshan Mountains rushing forward."

Ma Zhongying talked to the old man about his plan. In his ambitious blueprint, he would unite with Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, and Britain and France if necessary.The old man understands that in this great blueprint, the protagonist is of course Ma Zhongying, and everything must be under Ma Zhongying's command.The old man couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, "Son, you are so cute, it's good to be young." In Kuqa, I met the remnants of Zhang Peiyuan who had fled from Ili. These Ili soldiers who had crossed the Tianshan Mountains in the face of severe cold, storms and poverty heard Commander Ga’s fascinating speech: "Compatriots, friends! Welcome to my army! Together we will break down those who still dare to stop our advance. You have nothing but hunger, pain and slavery at the hands of the leaders of the Union Army. You have heard Commander Ga of Gansu, right? I am Commander Ga! I am the one who unites all the ethnic groups in these places into one great territory. With your support and help, I will work for the happiness of the entire people. I promise you freedom and happiness , so that you have more than enough. Together we will organize this district and make it a great, powerful, and prestigious place."

The Yili army regained its fighting spirit and was organized into an infantry division. The 36th division doubled in size, and a large army appeared in the land of Tarim again. Ma Zhongying rose again. The Consul General of the Soviet Union walked into Sheng Shicai's office.There were several telegrams concerning Ma Zhongying's death. The latest telegram in the hands of the Consul General was the news of Ma Zhongying's resurrection. I really wonder how the military commander dictated these telegrams?Sheng Shicai also had a piece of intelligence in his hand, which was more detailed and vivid than the telegram from the consul general. The intelligence agent mixed in with the 36th Division and listened to the whole process of Ma Zhongying's speech.The Consul General just couldn't figure it out. The remnants of Ma Zhongying entered the Taklamakan Desert from the south of Korla. Aircraft and armored vehicles chased them all day and night. The desert, which is hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, is an area larger than France. Even a large army is thirsty and thirsty. Dead, how could it emerge from Kuqa?Sheng Shicai said: "He ran into Sven Hedin's survey team and took the survey team's car to Kuqa." The consul general roared loudly, "Heding is a British spy. He supports Ma Zhongying. They are all imperialists. We must be firm. Destroy them!"

"Hedin is an expert hired by the national government to survey the road construction." "What, building roads in Xinjiang?" "It's a national defense highway. Japan invaded and occupied the northeast of our country, and the central government wants the northwest as a strategic rear." "Then they should be eliminated, and their plot cannot be allowed to succeed." "This is not a conspiracy, this is national defense construction. Let's study how to deal with Ma Zhongying. If Ma Zhongying is not destroyed, we will have no peace." The Soviet army and Xinjiang troops rushed towards Kuqa in two ways. The 36th Division did not move, and no one could figure out where their next target was.Ma Zhongying sent a cavalry platoon to escort Mr. Heding.The old man Heding was so interested in this fabulous young man, he must stay one more day to listen to the young man talk about the Hehuang Incident.Commander Ga postponed the battle plan for a day and had a long talk with the old man.When he talked about the battle against Ji Hongchang, the famous general of the Northwest Army, the old man called out, "Have you ever fought against Ji Hongchang? It's so interesting to fight two warriors, Achilles and Agamemnon, the terrible anger But my child, I want to tell you that according to the habits of our Nordic people, it is also your misfortune that a powerful opponent suffers misfortune." "What's the meaning?" "I believe you are a true warrior, and you will be sad. Your opponent, General Ji Hongchang, has become a wanted criminal by the government and may be killed at any time." "Is this a joke?" "I'm not joking, my son. Your motherland is at stake. The Japanese invaded the Northeast. They have already crossed the ancient Great Wall and marched towards North China. The government is giving way. General Feng Yuxiang organized the Anti-Japanese Allied Army in Chahar, and Ji Hongchang is the most capable member." The general conquered Duolun in one fell swoop, drove the Japanese out of the Mongolian grassland, and caused a sensation all over the world. The Central Army even joined hands with the Japanese army to attack the Anti-Japanese Allied Army. Feng Yuxiang went to Mount Tai, and the Anti-Japanese Allied Army was disbanded. Only Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenjun were left fighting They attacked all the way to the city of Beiping and entered the Demilitarized Zone designated by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. During the two-month bloody battle with an army of 100,000, he personally led the Broadsword Squadron to wipe out a regiment of the Japanese army. If the Japanese did not have the advantage of planes and tanks, they would probably be driven out of North China by General Ji. His remnants were blocked at the foot of the Great Wall, and were The army disarmed, and General Ji fled to Tianjin alone. Japanese spies and Kuomintang spies were chasing and killing him. When my survey team passed by Beiping, I heard a sad song from the common people: The anti-Japanese alliance turned into ashes with vigor and vigor for 100 days. In the ancient city of Beiping, the Reform Movement of 1898 that took place decades ago was also a hundred days of vigor and vitality, and General Ji Hongchang may follow the path of Tan Sitong." "Who is Tan Sitong?" "Your Chinese hero is a scholar with a military temperament. After the reform movement failed, all his companions fled. He gave up and vowed to awaken the people with blood and revive your country." "Ji Hongchang, Ji Hongchang of the dog day, he surpassed me." "You envy him." "Not a little bit, we Hui people have a saying, a bloody man must live a brilliant life, look at how brilliant he is, from head to toe covered in glory! The Japanese in the Mongolian grasslands, talking to the Japanese under the Great Wall, almost took the city of Beijing It seems that all the Chinese people are dead, and Ji Hongchang is the only one who can succeed, and the whole world knows that he is the only one who resists Japan." "The world's major news agencies have reported the news of General Ji's war of resistance. An ancient and great nation is invincible." "At the end of the Hehuang incident, I received letters and photos from Ji Hongchang. According to the custom of Chinese soldiers, the photos are business cards and are used to make friends. I am not convinced. He can win me because of his weapon. I have always If you are not convinced, there will be no him." "You want to get to know him?" "Excuse me, please take a photo of me. When you go back to the mainland, find a chance to give him my photo. With my photo of Commander Ga, Ji Hongchang doesn't have to hide in the concession. He hides in a mosque and goes to Ningxia, Gansu. Hide, as long as he arrives in Ningxia, Gansu, no one can harm him." The camera took two pictures. One was Ma Zhongying riding a big horse, and the other was standing confidently with his hands behind his back on the field in Kuqa.Hedin wanted to keep one for himself.In fact, both photos belonged to him.While surveying the National Defense Highway, he entered the sea of ​​death for the last time, and finally found Lop Nur—the ancient moving swamp. After searching for half a century, he finally found it when he was seventy years old.When Heding returned to the mainland, Ji Hongchang had just been executed by shooting and was secretly killed by General He Yingqin in Tianqiao Prison.Chinese newspapers did not dare to disclose the truth. General Ji’s wife told foreign reporters the details. The British “Times” reported the whole process of General Ji’s bloody battle against the Japanese invaders and his peaceful death after being arrested and tortured.Mr. Heding looked at Xinjiang and muttered to himself: "Ji Hongchang is dead, son, I hope you can overcome death, you are so young and full of vigor, the god of death will not trouble you." I live and I will live forever!The old man was very surprised.From the depths of the earth, from the vaults of the sky there is a rolling sound... I gather the dew of my love as the ancient sea surges and splashes towards us.

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