At the military airport, Major Ouyang Fei of the Lanzhou Military Region Special Forces and Wang Haipeng, political commissar of the Xinjiang Armed Police Detachment, stood side by side.
When the "Cold Sting Commandos" stood in front of them, their eyes suddenly lit up: all the team members were wearing desert special combat uniforms and special bulletproof vests, "Kevlar" helmets, and goggles.
A "Type 92" 9mm pistol is inserted in the thigh holster, and a "KBU88" sniper rifle or a "Type 95" 5.8mm assault rifle is held in the hand. Everyone has a "Type 92" 9mm pistol inserted in their desert boots.
The dark and cold military assassins - fierce, brave, iron-blooded, and cold, like tigers descending from the mountains and dragons emerging from the water, all filled with murderous intent.
The two secretly admired: "The 'Cold Thorn Commando' is indeed worthy of its reputation, and it is a shining light for the country.
Time was running out, and without much politeness, both parties got on the domestically produced "Warrior" off-road vehicle and drove straight to the Xinjiang Armed Police Border Defense Detachment at lightning speed.
On the way, Wang Haipeng informed the "Cold Sting Commando" about a serious attack on police that had just occurred in Kashgar City. Terrorists used a car bomb to attack the local public security border detachment, killing 16 people and injuring 16 others.
No one spoke a word, and pairs of fire-breathing eyes conveyed the extreme anger in the hearts of the soldiers.
The atmosphere in the armed police detachment is very depressing. The sentries on duty are armed with live ammunition and are heavily guarded. There are "rejection horses" placed outside the gate. There are almost no people moving around the huge military camp.
Everyone met Shawuti, the detachment leader who had just returned from Kashgar City. He was a tall and tough Uighur man in his thirties, with slender eyes and shining eyes, and he looked extremely smart and capable.
After the meeting, everyone carefully analyzed and discussed the current situation and agreed that the attack in Kashgar was by no means accidental and isolated. It was probably a trick of terrorists to distract the Xinjiang police and reduce the risk of violence in East Asia.
pressure from incoming terrorists.
The meeting decided: "Build the plank road in the open and cross the Chencang secretly." Using the plan, most of the armed police forces were transferred to Kashgar City to cooperate with the public security organs to arrest the local terrorists who were deceiving the public and committing evil deeds, creating illusions to confuse the enemy, and at the same time, 'cold'
As a surprise force, the Assassin Commandos attack quietly and go deep into the desert no-man's land to annihilate the crazed terrorists.
Then Sawuti introduced the whole incident. It turned out that the terrorists were deliberately coveting the treasure of the legendary "Tana City" ("Tana" means "pearl" in Uyghur).
"City of Tana" is the "City of Pearls". It is said to be an ancient castle during the Gaochang Kingdom. It has long been lost in the sand of history like the ancient city of Loulan. It cannot be found in the classics of the past dynasties. I thought it was
There is a beautiful legend spread among the Uighur people. Unexpectedly, the British archaeological explorer Sardin discovered a picture from the ancient Dunhuang documents that were lost overseas. After years of research and investigation, Sardin finally concluded that this was the legendary "Tower".
"The City of Na".
After the terrorists learned the news, they secretly kidnapped Sardin and his family and threatened him to help unearth the treasures of the "City of Pearls".
This group of terrorists was very afraid of the Chinese police and knew that it would be difficult to succeed on their own, so they cooperated with the "Hell Butcher". The two sides worked together and attempted to excavate treasures across the border. After the Chinese police found out, they mobilized armed police forces to round up these hired workers.
The soldiers had extensive desert combat experience, and the leader was none other than "Mad Tiger" Willan Kobi, a retired veteran of Israel's "Wild Boys" Desert Special Forces. Therefore, the armed police force suffered a great loss.
When Shawut said this, he pointed at a yellow dot on the military map on the desktop and said bitterly: "After a fierce battle with the armed police force, the terrorists entered this desert Gobi area. This is a desert area with a radius of hundreds of square kilometers.
The uninhabited land is filled with soft quicksand and wind-eroded hills of various shapes and shapes. The biggest problem in the roundup operation is that this place is as terrifying as the "Bermuda Devil's Triangle". Once the troops enter, the airborne equipment and communication tools will fail.
All modern equipment, including GPS satellite locators, compasses, etc., were all scrapped. The large forces could not cooperate with each other and had to send small teams to pursue them. As a result, they were attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy casualties. Damn it, after so many years of fighting, still...
I have never been so useless as today!" Sawut once served in the Special Forces Brigade of the Lanzhou Military Region. It was a heroic unit and the only Chinese to win the highest honor of the "Erna Assault", the "Karev Warrior Award"
Special Forces.
Staff Officer Ouyang, who was sitting aside, suddenly turned to the guide specially invited by the Armed Police Detachment, the Uyghur old man Azati, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Azati, I heard that you once traveled through this no-man's land when you were young.
What is the situation like?"
Azati, an old man in his sixties, said: "That is the sea of devils. Allah has sprinkled all the sins and hatred in the world there, so the birds and animals are extinct there, and not a blade of grass grows! The unclean people hear this."
"The Devil's Song', the soul will be imprisoned by the devil. Only those who believe in Allah and under the protection of the Quran can pass through the devil's sea!"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. The old man was really a devout Islamic believer.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the "Lengsheng Commando" rode the "Warrior" off-road vehicle to quietly drive to the vast Gobi desert. The vehicle kept bumping on the Gobi desert, and time passed quietly in the bumps. At dawn, the off-road vehicle drove to the endless desert.
The edge of the human area.
The sky was as blue as if it had been washed by water, without a trace of clouds. As far as the eye could see, there was only intoxicating blue and endless desolate yellow.
On the way, Han Feng asked old man Azati about the legend of "Tana City" in detail.
The wrinkles on the old man's face were engraved with the vicissitudes of time. In a very desolate and distant tone, he told Han Feng and other commandos about the beautiful legend that had been passed down for thousands of years.
"During the time of 'The Lion King', our ancestors came to this place and established the powerful and rich 'Gaochang Kingdom'."
Han Feng, who is familiar with history, knows that the Uyghurs were originally called "Aiwu'er" and were descendants of the Uighurs in the Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Pei Luo, the bone leader, led the Uighur alliance to overthrow the Turkic Khanate and establish the Uighur Khanate. In 846 AD
The Uighur regime was destroyed by the Higas cavalry in the upper reaches of the Yenisey River. Most of the Uighurs moved westward in three groups, one of which moved to Xizhou (today's Turpan, Xinjiang). The Xizhou Uighurs developed westward again, ending in Gaochang (today's Xinjiang).
Turpan, Xinjiang) as the center, the Gaochang Uighur regime was established, and the king was called Asalan Khan, which means the Lion King.
"The fourth generation of the 'Lion King' is a cruel and greedy person. When he was hunting in the 'Holy Lake' Kanas, he saw the beautiful girl Paridei and was immediately attracted by her peerless appearance.
So he took Paridee back to the castle when her fiancé Aisha was not at home. In order to make Paridee happy, the 'Lion King' built a castle here with white jade. This is
'City of Tana' is filled with countless rare treasures. At that time, it was a paradise on earth, with lakes everywhere, water as blue as gems, dense forests, green grass, billowing clouds, and blooming flowers.
, there are countless white swans flying in the sky."
"Paridae was not moved by this and still missed her sweetheart Elsa. The 'Lion King' was furious and imprisoned Paridae in the castle, never to see Elsa again."
"When Aisha returned home, she found that Paridei had been snatched away by the 'Lion King', so she took her tribe to find Paridee. In order to meet Paridei, Aisha and her tribe spent two years secretly digging a
The secret passage leads directly to the bottom of the palace where Paridee lives, and he plans to rescue Paridee quietly. When this plan is about to succeed, he is discovered by the 'Lion King'. The 'Lion King' sets a trap and captures Ai
Sha and his tribe cut off Aisha's head with their own hands in front of Paridai."
"Paridai was so grief-stricken that she threw herself to the ground and died. Before she died, she cursed: 'May Allah turn this place into a sea of devils!' Then suddenly, the sky became dark, the earth darkened, lightning flashed, and the wind blew, and the beautiful
The 'City of Tana' disappeared from the world, and the place became what it is now."
No one said anything, they were all moved by this sad and sad story.
Han Feng smiled. During the Gaochang Kingdom era, people here believed in Buddhism. Where did Allah come from? But it is a legend after all. Who can take it seriously?
"Uncle Azati, is there really a treasure in this legendary 'City of Tana'?" Fang Weixiong was horrified by what he heard and asked innocently.
"Then there is still a holiday? Otherwise, what are we doing here?" Old man Azati glared at Fang Weixiong.
Everyone laughed. Fang Weixiong’s question was really childish. If there was no conclusive news, would the terrorists and the "Hell Butcher" take such a big risk to come here? Would they go sightseeing with a gun?
The off-road vehicle stopped at the edge of the no-man's land. Here, Han Feng saw the Poplar euphratica tree he had longed for. The Poplar euphratica tree is called "Tokelak" in Uyghur, which means "the most beautiful tree".
It will not die for a thousand years, it will not fall for a thousand years after death, and it will remain immortal for a thousand years after death. Thousands of hectares of Populus euphratica forest are rooted in the desert, with branches and leaves wrapped around them, like a green Great Wall, resisting the ravages of wind and sand, tenaciously
Support an oasis of life.
Infinite respect quietly rose in Han Feng's heart.
The off-road vehicle and the old man Azati can only be sent here, and the rest of the way has to be completed by the soldiers of the "Cold Sting Commando" with their own feet.
After everyone got out of the car, Long Tianxiang and Han Feng discussed it and decided to divide their troops into two groups, use the technique of separate advance and combined attack to search, and advance one by one.
Long Tianxiang led three soldiers from the left road, Han Feng led Fang Weixiong, Chu Jiangtian and Mo Changfeng from the right road.
It has been three days since we broke up. In front of us are endless quicksands, and hills of various shapes eroded by the wind and sand. There is not a blade of grass or a bird anywhere in the field of vision. This is the forbidden area of life and death.
In the Devil's Sea, the temperature during the day is as high as over 70 degrees Celsius, which almost scorches people, but at night it drops to minus ten degrees Celsius, so cold that even the blood freezes.
The situation in the desert is complicated. After a night of wind and sand, almost all traces will disappear. Mo Changfeng, who is walking in front of the team, is not in a hurry. He carefully searches for some inconspicuous things on the sand. He squats, stands, and looks at it from time to time.
Grab a handful of sand, put it under your nose and smell it, then slowly let go of your fingers and let the sand turn into a thin line and flow down from your hand.
"Old Mo, are we on the right track?" Fang Weixiong asked from behind.
"You can't be wrong! We are approaching the center of the 'Sea of Devils' mentioned by the old man Azati, and I conclude that the group of terrorists also took this route!" Mo Changfeng said confidently.
"So, we are almost catching up with those bastards?" Chu Jiangtian suddenly became energetic.
"Looks like they're almost there, if they're right in front!"
"Everyone pay attention, strengthen vigilance, and beware of enemy sneak attacks!" Han Feng understood: the closer to the enemy, the closer to danger. The opponent has "Crazy Tigers" who are good at desert warfare, and they will never let the "Cold Thorn Commando"
Easily kill anyone in front of you.
At dusk on the fourth day, four people came to a wind-eroded hill. This is a typical Yadan landform. The shapes of the hills are all kinds of strange, like a group of ferocious evil ghosts. Under the reflection of the setting sun, they show a desolate look.
red.
Han Feng carefully looked around and found an ancient stone warrior statue under a hidden stone wall, standing alone in the yellow sand. Due to years of wind and sand erosion, his face could no longer be seen clearly.
Most of his body was buried in the ground by the sand, and the part left on the ground still looked strong and unyielding, as if he was fighting a bloody battle on the battlefield.
The most strange thing is that the eyes, mouth and ears of this stone statue are all hollow, and the middle is connected with each other. Han Feng is very puzzled. He wonders why the ancient statue makers spent so much effort to do so much useless work?
There are stone statues here, which proves that someone must have lived here a long time ago, and the scale is definitely not small. Could it be that the legendary "City of Tana" is nearby?
Han Feng lay down with full of questions.
At night, the wind picked up, and Han Feng was awakened by the continuous strange sounds. He listened carefully and found that the sounds came from the stone statue. Han Feng immediately understood the purpose of the holes on the stone statue. The wind passed through those holes.
When you walk through it, you will hear a "wow" sound. It turns out that these holes are carefully designed.
Han Feng couldn't help but be impressed by the wisdom and skills of ancient craftsmen.
The voice was desolate and sad, whimpering, and seemed to be telling a story that had gone through so many vicissitudes that the years had long been forgotten.
Chu Jiangtian next to him also woke up, poked Han Feng lightly and said, "Isn't this the 'devil's song' that old man Azati called? It's really scary!"
Han Feng remained silent and listened quietly to the sad and sad voice. He couldn't help but think of the legend told by the old man Azati, and he felt a sense of pity in his heart.
As he listened, Han Feng discovered something strange. The sound seemed to be an ancient tune from the Western Regions. The melody was sad and sad. In fact, the scales were not complicated. When Han Feng was practicing martial arts with his master, he had done in-depth research on music and knew the Chinese music.
Ancient music mostly used "five-tone" notation. "Five-tone" refers to the five scales of "Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu". Compared with the current scale, the order is "1, 2, 3, 5, 6";
Later, with the addition of Bian Gong and Bian Zheng, seven musical scales were formed, namely: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Bian Zheng, Zheng, Yu, Bian Gong. The musical scales in order are "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
,7”.
In ancient times, countries in the Western Regions had close relations with China, and cultural exchanges were also very frequent, so most of them adopted Chinese styles.
After listening to it many times, Han Feng finally concluded that the so-called "Devil's Song" is basically composed of "Shang" and "Bian Zheng" as the main scales.
What do "Shang" and "Bian Zheng" represent? Han Feng suddenly became interested and decided to get to the bottom of it.