For ordinary people, when their eyes are unable to see, they will definitely be unable to remember directions, but for a strictly trained special forces soldier, this may not be the case.
The eyes are gone, as well as the ears, nose and tongue.
Use your ears to listen carefully to the sound of camel hooves hitting the ground, and you will know whether you are passing through a desert, Gobi, grassland, or river beach.
Smell with your nose, you can smell the smell of sand, grass foam, water, the smell of life left by human camping, and the fishy smell left by cattle, sheep and horses.
Stick out your tongue and feel the direction of the wind to determine the direction!
'Thirty miles northeast is all desert... I passed by a water grassland... and passed by a Gobi desert... Well, I turned around three times and returned to the same place. These bandits are really cunning. They hoodwinked us. My eyes were not at ease and I deliberately went around in circles...'
In this way, relying on his keen sense of hearing and smell, and his abnormally strong sense of direction, Qin Feng silently drew a map in his heart, with a very clear route.
Unexpectedly, just after drawing the map for a long time, the team stopped.
It turns out that the lair of the sand bandits has arrived!
No wonder the officers and soldiers could not find any trace of the bandits during several large-scale sieges. It turned out that their lair was not deep in the desert at all, but hidden on the edge of the desert... The typical darkness under the lamp was unexpected!
"Bingjianzi, what's the price?" (Brother, who did you bring?)
"Two students, here to hang the pillars!" (Two young men, here to join the gang.)
"Have you passed the test?" (Have you been searched?)
"We've been through this already. If you can hold on, open the door quickly!" (I've already searched you, there's no problem. Please open the door quickly.)
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There are many sentries around the nest.
After the team stopped, the bandits held questions and answers in black, and then there was a rumble, like a heavy door opening.
Immediately afterwards, the sand bandits got Qin Feng and Mo Zi off their camelbacks and led them into the lair. During the process of entering, they both clearly felt that they were not walking on flat ground, but were walking deep underground. Go.
There are stone steps under your feet, which make a thumping sound when you step on them... After walking for hundreds of knots, they are at least four to five feet deep. What's going on? Could it be that the lair of the bandits is underground?
This is not a loess land, but a desert full of quicksand. How could there be people hiding underground?
"Okay, we're here. Let's untie these two boys, give them some water, and rest for a while. I'll report it to the boss!"
"promise!"
Full of doubts, the bandits leading the way stopped, untied the two men, and took off the black blindfolds.
The two moved their somewhat numb bodies and slowly opened their eyes at the same time. They found that they were in a stone room, about one foot and five feet square and more than eight feet high. The big stone door was closed, and the bandits had left. A water bladder, a large piece of pot helmet, and a small mutton oil lamp were left behind.
Through the light, you can see the words carved on the surrounding stone walls. At first glance, they look like Chinese characters, but if you look closely, they are not Chinese characters. I can't understand what is written?
"Brother Feng, we are in an ancient tomb!"
"What, an ancient tomb?"
"You can't be wrong. This is an ancient Xixia tomb. The walls are engraved with party inscriptions. This is one of the burial rooms. Looking at the scale, it is at least the tomb of a prince!"
Mouzi came from a family of tomb robbers and had extensive knowledge in this area. If he said it was a Xixia ancient tomb, he was definitely right.
Based on this information, Qin Feng immediately figured out a lot of things...
At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Dangxiang people emerged in the northwest region, and later established the Xixia Dynasty, which stood side by side with the Northern Song Dynasty and the Khitan. At that time, the area of the Mu Us Desert was still relatively small, and it was still surrounded by lush water and grasslands.
A certain Xixia prince took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land, so he built a mausoleum for himself and was buried in it after his death.
Next, due to various factors, the Mu Us Desert expanded rapidly, and after a few years, this water grassland and this Xixia ancient tomb were buried.
A few years later, the sand bandits accidentally discovered the ancient tomb, stole the funerary objects inside, and transformed the ancient tomb into their lair. With its excellent concealment, they repeatedly evaded the officers and soldiers. Encirclement and suppression!
Inseparable, that's what it is!
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"Brother Feng, what should we do now?"
"Now that you are here, be at ease and calm down. When you meet the bandit leader later, be sure not to reveal any flaws. If the bandit leader is interrogated, we will follow what we have prepared in advance. As for other matters, just act accordingly!"
"good!"
After whispering for a while, the two ate their pot helmets, drank some water, and began to close their eyes to rest and prepare for what was to come.
Being in a bandit's den is like facing an abyss. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces!
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"You two, come out and follow us!"
"Brothers, where are we going?"
"Go to Juyi Hall and meet our boss."
"Yes Yes!"
After a while, several sand bandits came back. They left the stone chamber with Qin Feng and Mo Zi, walked through several long tomb passages, and arrived at the Juyi Hall.
The so-called Juyi Hall is actually a huge underground palace.
It was repaired with countless huge stones, the smallest of which weighed over a thousand kilograms. The stone pillars used to support it were as thick as three or four people could hold them together. On both sides stood dozens of bandits holding sharp blades, all of them were strong men with strong backs and strong backs. .
To the north is a white marble throne, with a middle-aged man sitting on it, with a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, and a thin body... Looking from a distance, it looks like a giant monkey sitting there wearing human clothes, which is indescribably funny!
Judging from the appearance of this man, he should be Hou Wanjin, the leader of the bandits. He is nicknamed: Old Yin Monkey, a sinister and cunning guy!
"It's you two boys who want to join the gang. What are your names? Are you from there?"
"Let me tell you, my name is Xiao Shiyi, and this is my brother Xiao Twelve. We are both from Huaiqing Prefecture in Henan Province!"
"Oh, Huaiqing Mansion, which county is it from?"
"Mengjin County!"
Qin Feng and Mouzi not only gave false names, but also gave false place of birth, and when they spoke, they deliberately used northern Henan accents.
Mouse's ancestral home is Huaiqing Prefecture-Mengjin County, so he has no problem speaking in Northern Henan dialect. Recently, Qin Feng has been working hard to learn Northern Henan dialect, and with his clever mind, he has learned it almost 80%.
There is naturally a purpose for doing this.
Because the big boss, Hou Wanjin, was from Huaiqing Prefecture and Jiyuan County. He was originally a bodyguard. Later, because of his greed for money, he killed an official who became an official. He was wanted by the government everywhere. He had nowhere to hide in the Central Plains, so he ran to the Great Wall. He became a bandit.
Mengjin and Jiyuan counties are adjacent to each other and have exactly the same customs and customs. They can be said to be fellow townspeople.
The fellow villager burst into tears when he saw the fellow villager. The purpose of doing this was to get closer to Hou Wanjin and gain trust.
"Oh, what a coincidence. Our boss is from Huaiqing Prefecture-Jiyuan County. After all, we are still fellow villagers, haha!" Listening to the familiar local accent, Hou Wanjin's eyes softened a lot, but in the blink of an eye, they softened. His gaze disappeared again.
"To tell you more, I have been out here for more than ten years, and I really feel a little homesick. I remember that there is a Huizhen Temple in Mengjin County. The incense is very popular and extremely efficacious. When I was young, I went there to burn incense and worship Buddha. Well, how is Huizhen Temple doing now?"
"If I go back to the head of the family, we have never had a Huizhen Temple in Mengjin County. I am afraid you have remembered it wrong?"
"Oh, no?"
"Absolutely not. There is only one Huilin Temple in Mengjin County. It is located on the north bank of Tuhe River. It is a very large temple. I was in poor health and often fell ill when I was a child. My father even took me to Huilin Temple to burn peace incense!"
Mouse stepped forward and replied with a very firm tone.
Looking at the headmaster, Hou Wanjin, his eyes softened again: "Yes, yes, it's Huilin Temple, not Huizhen Temple... I remembered it wrong. I'm old and my memory doesn't work anymore, haha!"
Did you really remember it wrong?
No!
Qin Feng could see clearly from the side that Hou Wanjin's memory was correct at all. He deliberately made a mistake to test whether the two were really from Mengjin County.
If the answer is wrong, I'm afraid both of them will be killed!
What an old Yin Monkey, he is really cunning... Fortunately, I am more cunning and have anticipated this move a long time ago!
"Brothers of the Xiao family, since you are from Mengjin, why did you come to Yulin and join the gang here?"
"If we go back to the headmaster, we were forced by the government and had no way out, so we came to join the headmaster!" Qin Feng answered this time, detailing the origins of the two of them.
I was a good citizen and farmed honestly, but for several consecutive years, there were either severe droughts or floods in the northern Henan area. The crops were not harvested, more than half of the people in the village starved to death, and the levies and miscellaneous taxes were exorbitant... In desperation... , the two had to become tomb robbers in order to survive.
The tomb robber was accidentally caught, and all the principal culprits were beheaded. The two of them narrowly escaped death because of their young age, and were sent to Yulin Town by the army.
After arriving in Yulin, they were oppressed by local officials. They were beaten and scolded all day long and had not enough to eat. They suffered countless crimes. Later, they heard that there was a noble man who was righteous and generous, and led a group of heroes in the village. He established himself as a king in the desert, ate meat and drank alcohol every day, and was at ease.
As a result, the two of them escaped from the military fort and wanted to join the army in the desert. Since they couldn't find a place, they had to stay temporarily by the Qinglong River and accidentally discovered gold sand.
In order to prove that what he said was true, Mouse came forward and told a lot of things about tomb robbing. He was clear-cut and coherent, and was definitely at the level of a professional.
The bandits nodded frequently after hearing this, basically believing the two of them.
"Haha, you're right. Our boss has always been a righteous man who specializes in sheltering heroes from all over the world. Since you two came here sincerely, you can stay here. From now on, we will eat meat and drink heavily together, and we will treat you well." No!"
"Thank you, Master, for taking me in. The two of us will serve you to the death in the future!"
"Okay, there happens to be something that you two need to do. Tomorrow, go to the Qinglong River. The boss wants to see if gold can really be found in the river!"
"promise!"
