Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 702
Xie Xinghua was talking about it just now, although the sun was uncomfortably sunburned along the way, fortunately, there was no danger, and he was lucky that he didn't even encounter the sandstorm that Ji Jin was talking about.

Xie Xinghua really wants to give himself two slaps now, this is really a crow's mouth!

"This is not an ordinary sandstorm, this is a black sandstorm! God bless you!" An Liman staggered to a sand dune to look around, and murmured.

After speaking, he ran back to the camel, took out a roll of felt cloth from the camel's back and spread it on the ground, then knelt down on the felt cloth, put his hands on his chest and closed his eyes, and muttered to himself.

"Master Gu, what is this old man muttering about? The sandstorm is here, should we run away?" Xie Xinghua asked in his heart what time it was, and the old man was still talking about it.

"Look, old man, he should be praying. We don't have any experience in marching in the desert, so let's listen to him." Gu Jia looked at the black line that was getting closer, and stroked his beard.

An Liman muttered for a while, then lay down on the felt cloth with his palms facing the sky, bowed in the direction of the sandstorm with his body cast down.

"Camels can't escape the black sandstorm, let's pray that we can survive tonight!" An Liman rolled up the felt cloth again.

"What are you talking about? I hired you as a guide, but I didn't come to die in the desert. You..." Xie Xinghua became angry when he heard this, and he took two steps forward and grabbed An Liman's collar and said.

"Xiao Jie, don't be rude!" Gu Jia hurried forward to dissuade her.

"I told you that when I came here! It is possible to encounter sandstorms in the desert. Even if you kill me, you can't escape. I don't want to encounter sandstorms. I also want to live!"

Seeing this, An Liman spread his hands, indicating that the sandstorm has nothing to do with him.

This time, Xie Xinghua and the others lost their temper, and under An Liman's instructions, the group hurriedly pulled the camels to find the backside of a raised sand dune, and surrounded the camels in a circle.

At this time, the black sandstorm was already in sight, and the rolled up sand hit everyone blindfolded. An Liman lay down next to his camel, took out the piece of felt cloth from his luggage and put it on his body, his body shrunk lump.

Everyone followed suit, but Xie Xinghua was worried about Gu Jia, so he specially ordered four or five capable men to surround Gu Jia.

After a while, a sandstorm rolled in, and the yellow sand covered the sky that was already getting dark. Even the camel, which was accustomed to the wind and sand, closed its eyes and stuck its head in its belly.

Xie Xinghua originally wanted to ask An Liman about how long the sandstorm would last, but the sound was blown away as soon as he opened his mouth, and he took a mouthful of sand. Seeing that no one was moving, he had to lay down on the ground again to cover his mouth and nose.

The wind was blowing, and the sound of the wind came out of my ears, which was the sound of sand and dust hitting the body.

After an unknown amount of time, it was pitch black everywhere, and the sandstorm was still raging, but the wind had obviously weakened, and the sand had almost buried half of the person, leaving only the back exposed.

The mound on the side suddenly moved, An Liman squinted his eyes and looked around, seeing that everyone was asleep, he stood up against the wind and sand.

An Liman carefully avoided the crowd centered on Gu Jia, and walked to his camel. The camel shook the sand on its body as if it understood the order and stood up.

Then An Liman pulled up several camels one after another, the whistling wind covered An Liman's movements...

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The sky gradually brightened, and Xie Xinghua struggled to break free from the thick sand on his body. After stretching his aching muscles and bones, Xie Xinghua stood up.

"It's dawn, the sandstorm is over, everyone get up!" Xie Xinghua walked to where Gu Jia was, and said while digging.

After everyone was awakened, they slapped the sand on their bodies and rejoiced that they could escape this natural disaster.

"Why didn't you see An Liman?" Gu Jia shook her dizzy head, seeing that there was no guide around, she asked subconsciously.

"My lord, our guide is missing, and... nine camels are missing!" the little flag officer Lu Fuming hurriedly came to report after counting the camels.

"What?" Xie Xinghua became furious when he heard it.

"Don't be impatient, maybe he just went to explore the way." Gu Jia couldn't believe it, after all, this was in the desert, and there were so many people and strength, no one would be stupid to cross the desert alone.

But now the facts are right in front of his eyes, so he can't believe it. He waited and waited, Xie Xinghua was so angry that he pulled out his knife, and threatened to chase An Liman on a camel. Gu Jia stopped him because Xie Xinghua was not familiar with the desert and worried about getting lost. .

"An Liman must have escaped in the middle of the night while we were all asleep. How can we catch up if we chase after him now? Alas, the old man thought he was simple and simple..." After all, Gu Jia had never experienced this in Daming, and she was very nervous for a while. be discouraged.

"Master Gu, it's called troublesome people from poor mountains and rivers. I blame my old man. I found that old man. Now he has escaped. Please punish him!" Gu Jia said.

"It's not your fault, get up quickly, and ask someone to count the supplies." Gu Jia helped Xie Xinghua up and said.

Maybe An Liman is full of money, but to everyone, those tea leaves are not worth mentioning at all, they are just a cover for the journey westward, but Gu Jia may not care about those goods, but he cares about food and water.

In the desert, no water can survive more than two days.

"My lord, most of the food is carried separately. Only a large bag of dried meat is put together with the goods, and there is... water. Our water has been kept on the camels carrying the goods in the back." General Banner Officer Ke Yuanfei Said with a dejected look on his face.

"I think that An Liman must have colluded with the officer yesterday, and the eyes of the soldiers we saw yesterday were not quite right.

Hook the basket, if I see that old man again, I must chop him up! "Xie Xinghua said bitterly.

Tang Ruowang and Yu Le roughly understood the conversation between the two, knowing that their goods had been stolen by the bad old man, they also stood aside and condemned, and asked Gu Jia if they would move on.

"This is the end of the matter, old man, let's discuss the itinerary first." After all, Gu Jia is a scholar, and her temperament is calmer than Xie Xinghua and others.

This place is a little west of the center of the desert. If you continue to go west, it will take about two or three days to reach Turpan City. But because you have lost your guide, you are not familiar with the road ahead, and you will easily get lost. Not to mention, there must be not enough drinking water. .

Although he was shouldering the task of Liu Hongjian, Gu Jia didn't want to take any risks, so he took a one-year break from the martial arts hall, so there must be time.

What Xie Xinghua said was not unreasonable. Since An Liman dared to do this, there must be a backer in Turpan City. Not to mention the danger of going to Turpan City so rashly, it is still unknown whether they can survive there.

After some discussion, everyone agreed to return to Hami City the same way first, after all, they knew where there was Haizi, so they would not fall into danger due to lack of water.

It's just that Xie Xinghua felt depressed, like a mouthful of thick phlegm stuck in his throat. After running in the desert for four days, he was treated like this. No one can bear such a useless thing.

Fortunately, An Liman just took away the camels carrying the tea and other goods, the group discussed the itinerary, and set off on the return journey one by one with their heads downcast.

There were no sandstorms along the way, and I rushed back to Hami City in only three days.

"Lord Gu, this matter can't be left alone. If the commanding officer finds out, he will definitely laugh at us!" Xie Xinghua sat in the inn and said unhappily after taking a sip of the long-lost spirits.

"In my opinion, the people of Turpan should be responsible for this matter. Didn't the prince say that anyone who offends my great Ming will be punished no matter how far away..." Chief Banner Officer Wu Peng said viciously.

"Yes, we must let the people of Turpan know how powerful our Daming is, and we can't afford to be dumb, Mr. Gu!" Ke Yuanfei continued.

"The little one just took people to An Liman's house, and there was no one there at all. The old man must be hiding in Turpan City." Fang Dagang also chimed in.

Gu Jia stroked his beard and remained silent. He endured it as much as he could when he was away from home, but his morale was so high. If he forced it down, everyone would be dissatisfied and embarrassing for a while.

"I remembered, when Mr. Liang handed over to me, he gave me three tips, saying that they were written by Mr. Commander, and asked me to open them when I encountered difficult decisions." Xie Xinghua suddenly slapped his forehead and said loudly.

"Then what are you waiting for, take it out and have a look!" Gu Jia also became interested when he heard it. Although Master Shanchang is usually a little lazy, it is not an exaggeration to summarize his performance over the years in terms of being talented and strategic.

Xie Xinghua didn't hesitate any longer when he heard the words, he rummaged through the luggage and finally found the kit given by Liu Hongjian. Everyone was very curious, even Gu Jia got up to look.

Trembling slightly, Xie Xinghua opened the first kit, and saw a large character written on the note:
dry.

　Thanks to the book friend Mukong Zhiyu and Drunken Lights to watch the ax for the reward of 100 taels.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)