Xixia dead book

Chapter 167 The KGB and the CIA (4)
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Tang Feng thought for a long time, tapped the area around "Han Hai Mi City" on the ancient map with his pen, and said: "It seems that only when you actually walk there can you know what it is."

"But how do we go? Just follow Misha's route?" Liang Yuan asked.

"Yes! Just follow the route Misha drew for us, and we can only enter the desert according to Misha's route." Tang Feng said affirmatively.

"But except for Jiulibao, those three place names don't match the names on the ancient map?" Liang Yuan asked again.

"Then let's take a look at these three names. The four place names that appeared on the Misha route should be the place names that Misha heard during the scientific research. The place name 'Jiuli Fort' is found on the ancient Xixia map and the Misha route. Yes, it shows that 'Jiulibao' existed at least in Xixia, and has been used all the time, and the other three place names that cannot be found on ancient maps, according to my speculation, probably appeared after Xixia. Just now Speaking of "Yueerquan", even if it is not the last camp of the scientific expedition team, it is also the last famous place that the scientific expedition team experienced. You must know that many places in the desert have never been visited by anyone, and no one has settled there. No name will be handed down. "Yueerquan" is the farthest place name in the Misha line, which shows that it is at least a place where people often come and go, and even a place where people once settled. Of course, the prerequisite for all this is Is there any water in Yueerquan?"

When Tang Feng said this, he saw Han Jiang and Liang Yuan nodding frequently, and continued: "Look at this Qianhu Town again, there should have been a town here based on the name, and if it can be called a town, it should be considered a prosperous place , then, how can there be a prosperous town in the desert? Judging from the word 'Qianhu' in this place name..."

Before Tang Feng finished speaking, Liang Yuan suddenly interjected, "I know, 'Thousand Households Town', as the name suggests, means that at least a thousand families lived here. It seems that this is still a big market town."

Tang Feng glared at Liang Yuan, "Nonsense, who told you that the name 'Qianhu' used to live in a thousand households? 'Qianhu' is a military system in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, just like the current 'Military Division Brigade' Tuanying', generally in the Yuan Dynasty, Qianhu was considered a relatively high-ranking military officer. This place is called Qianhu Town, which means that there was once a general with a rank of Qianhu stationed here, and of course his troops. I guess it is precisely because of this. Therefore, this place prospered and became a market town."

"However, no matter from Misha's sketch or the ancient map, there is a desert around here. How could an army be stationed here, and it is still commanded by a relatively high-ranking Qianhu?" Han Jiang raised his own doubts.

"That's right! This is very strange. On the ancient map, the vicinity here is also the Gobi Desert, which means that in the Xixia period, this place was a desert. It was impossible for an army to be stationed in the desert for a long time, and a market town was formed here!" Tang Feng Also feel very strange.

"Tang Feng, how many people does a thousand households usually have?" Han Jiang asked.

"The number varies, but I think a thousand households should have at least a thousand people!"

"Thousands of people? It's hard to imagine that there was an army of thousands of people stationed in the desert? What is their mission?" Liang Yuan asked.

"Of course it is to guard against the enemy." Tang Feng said.

"Where did the enemy come from in the desert?" Liang Yuan was puzzled.

"I don't know about this, but if it is true that this Qianhu Town only appeared in the Yuan Dynasty, as I speculate, it can also explain why this Qianhu Town was not marked on the ancient Xixia map. In short, it should have been a prosperous place in the past. As for whether there are still people in the market town in the center, we will only know if we go there." Tang Feng said, and moved his eyes to the place "Langwa" on Misha's sketch.

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Tang Feng pointed to the sign of "Wolf Hollow" on Misha's sketch, and said, "The southeast of Qianhu Town is Wolf Hollow. Judging from the name, there should be wolves here."

"And it should be a depression. I can guess this too, ha!" Liang Yuan interjected.

Tang Feng snorted softly, "Then what do you see from this name?"

"See what?" Liang Yuan was stunned, "Didn't you say everything?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, the depression indicates that the terrain here is low, and there may be a water source, and the wolves are here, which further indicates that there is likely to be a water source here, so the wolves in the Gobi Desert will gather here. The name 'Langwa'." Tang Feng further analyzed: "Where there are people in the Gobi desert, there should be water sources, so I can even boldly speculate that the four place names marked by Misha on the sketch map have historically There should be a source of water."

"There are all water sources?" Han Jiang suddenly pointed to Misha's route map, and asked suspiciously: "Why didn't Misha mark the location of water sources on the route? You see, there are none of these four points, nor are there any other places. "

Tang Feng frowned slightly, "Maybe Misha can't remember, or he forgot."

"Forgot, do you think that since Misha wants to tell Mr. Liang everything, he will forget such an important water source? It's possible that he can't remember it, but Misha said in his letter that he couldn't remember it because of the accident of the scientific expedition team. , he should remember the previous route." Han Jiang said.

"Perhaps there is another situation, that is, as I guessed, the four place names marked by Misha are places with water sources, at least there were water sources at that time, so there is no need to specifically mark water sources." Tang Feng said to himself The inference seems to be quite certain.

"Well, even if your inference is reasonable, we still have to prepare drinking water as we can't find any water source when we enter the desert." Han Jiang said firmly.

"Well, there was water at that time, but it doesn't mean there is still there now." Tang Feng also agreed with Han Jiang's statement, and he went on to say: "Going southeast from Langwa is Jiulibao, and Jiulibao is also the first stop after entering the desert. .”

"Then what do you see from the name Jiulibao?" Liang Yuan asked.

"This name..." Tang Feng hesitated.

"From the name, it's obvious that there will be an ancient castle there." Han Jiang said first, "Of course the most valuable is the name 'Jiuli', which shows the distance, but we don't know where this 'Jiuli' refers to. distance?"

"It can't be the distance to Hanhaimi City?" Liang Yuan shouted.

"Pull it down! When I saw this 'Jiuli Fort', I immediately guessed whether it was the distance from Hanhaimi City, but when I looked carefully, whether it was the ancient map behind the jade screen or Misha's sketch The marked Hanhaimi city is far away from this place, and although we still don't know the exact distance to Hanhaimi city, it is obviously impossible to be within nine miles!" Tang Feng scoffed at Liang Yuan's guess.

"Then why do you say this place is called Jiulibao?" Liang Yuan was still quite unconvinced.

"This place is definitely not nine miles away from Hanhaimi City, but it should be nine miles away from a certain place, so it is called 'Jiuli Fort'." Tang Feng explained.

"Could it be nine miles from the edge of the desert?" Han Jiang guessed.

Tang Feng stared at the desert that appeared on the ancient map, and shook his head, "It's not like that."

"It's also possible that it's nine miles away from Langwa?" Liang Yuan said.

"It's possible, because we have no way of knowing which dynasty this 'Jiuli Fort' was originally established, and the standard of 'One Mile' is different in each period of history." Tang Feng further explained.

"Which dynasty was it established? Didn't you say that there is also this 'Jiuli Fort' on the ancient map of Xixia, which means that this name already existed in Xixia, and it has been used until now." Han Jiang asked back.

"But we can only speculate on Xixia. Maybe Xixia already had this name before." Tang Feng thought for a while, and then said: "The ancient map of Xixia and the sketch of Misha both have the name 'Jiulibao', which means This place has been called this place from Xixia to modern times. This name can be passed down for so many years, it must be an important place. I want to enter the desert from the southeast. It is passed down by word of mouth, but from Jiulibao to the northwest, there may have been different paths in history, so the place names on different paths are constantly changing, and it is difficult to pass them down."

"A different path?" Han Jiang became puzzled, "According to what you said, after we arrive at Jiulibao, we may also encounter different paths."

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Tang Feng listened to Han Jiang's question and laughed, "There is no road in the Gobi desert. In theory, you can go anywhere, but there are risks everywhere. The so-called route is just to find the road that the ancients have explored for us. Follow the route taken by the ancients, avoid detours as much as possible, and avoid risks.”

"But I'm still a little worried..." Han Jiang hesitated to speak.

"What are you worried about?" Tang Feng asked back.

"We have already deduced that this letter from Misha was received by Mr. Liang just before his death. I am worried... worried that this is a conspiracy."

"You mean I..."

Just as Liang Yuan was about to say something, Han Jiang interrupted her and said, "Liang Yuan, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the person who sent this letter to your grandfather after decades, why did he do that? We can't You know, whether he is a member of the general or another force, they must have a specific purpose."

"But from the content of the letter itself, I didn't find anything unusual." Tang Feng said.

"I don't doubt the authenticity of the letter. I have studied the handwriting in Misha's notebook in detail, and I should be familiar with Misha's handwriting. As far as I can see, this letter is undoubtedly Misha's handwriting. But I always feel that there is There is a problem, I hope I can guess the purpose of the person who sent the letter decades later. In addition, as far as Misha’s sketch is concerned, it still has some deviations from the ancient map.” Han Jiang raised his inner concerns.

"The place names shown on the ancient map in the southeast direction of Hanhai Mi City are somewhat different from Misha's sketch, but maybe the other three names are just names changed, and some of the deviations seen on the map may just be our vision. The problem, even if the route deviates a bit, I don’t think it will be a big problem.”

"It would be great if Misha later recalled what happened behind that incomparable gate. Have you ever thought about how Misha got out of the desert after finding Hanhai Micheng?" Han Jiang asked suddenly after a long sigh.

"You mean that is also a road?" Tang Feng asked back.

"Is not it?"

"But Misha doesn't remember. So it's useless for you to think so much. Let's get ready and go to Jiulibao first!" Tang Feng said.

"It's not the same now, do you have a car?" Han Jiang asked.

"My friend has an off-road vehicle, I've spoken to him today and it's fine."

"Hmph, then your friend's car is going to be in trouble. Also, I'm a prisoner now, we can't take the big road, we can only take the small road." Han Jiang said with a frown.

"This... This is a problem, but it can be overcome, just need to delay some time."

"Then there's no problem." Han Jiang said, quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice, wiped his mouth after eating, and said to Tang Feng: "You get ready tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

"So urgent?" Liang Yuan was a little reluctant.

"My eldest lady, we don't have time." Han Jiang said to Tang Feng again: "I'll leave all the equipment, food, and drinking water to you. After you borrow the car tomorrow, we will be at the gate of your school at ten o'clock in the morning." Meet."

"Why, you won't stay with me tonight."

Han Jiang walked to the window, lifted the curtains and looked out the window, "You are no longer safe here."

"Is it not safe?" Tang Feng was a little confused.

Han Jiang smiled, and patted Tang Feng on the shoulder, "I'm making room for you! Hehe." After speaking, Han Jiang picked up his backpack and quickly disappeared at the door.

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Tang Feng found that Han Jiang didn't take the elevator to go downstairs. He looked downstairs for a long time on the balcony, but he didn't see Han Jiang. "He really has become a master of the world! Come without a shadow, go without a trace."

Tang Feng became suspicious. Early the next morning, Tang Feng borrowed that off-road vehicle from a friend. When Liang Yuan saw this vehicle, she exclaimed excitedly, "This car is too fans, too avant-garde. gone."

"Forget it, I guess Han Jiang will go crazy when he sees this car. I didn't expect that I haven't seen this car for a few days, and my buddy actually made the car look like this." Tang Feng smiled wryly.

Tang Feng and Liang Yuan were ready to stop, and drove to the school gate. It was ten o'clock in the morning, and there were people coming and going at the school gate. Tang Feng didn't understand why Han Jiang chose such a lively place since he wanted to avoid the limelight?Sitting in the driver's cab, Tang Feng looked around the school gate and waited for ten minutes, but there was no sign of Han Jiang. Tang Feng suddenly had a bad premonition, "Han Jiang is almost never late." Tang Feng He muttered to himself.

"Never?" Liang Yuan had an exaggerated expression on her face.

"Yes, because for their line of work, being one minute late often means failure, or even the price of life." Tang Feng said, and once again turned his gaze to the crowd at the school gate, there was still no sign of Han Jiang.

After a while, Tang Feng looked at his watch, it was already a quarter past ten, and his feeling became worse and worse. Just when he wanted to get out of the car to check, suddenly, an old man appeared in front of the car, wearing sunglasses and wearing dark hair. With a white goatee, wearing a white suit and a cane, he looks like an old overseas Chinese who has returned from abroad. Tang Feng was taken aback by this old man, not knowing what he was going to do, Liang Yuan asked Tang Feng nervously, "What does this old man want to do?"

"How would I know? Take out your eldest lady's temper, get out of the car and ask him!"

"Me? Why me? What are you doing?"

"I have to drive. If this guy plots something wrong, I can start the car quickly!"

"Hehe! Don't bother." Liang Yuan seemed to have an idea, "I still remember the first time I saw you!"

"Nonsense, of course I remember..."

Before Tang Feng could finish speaking, Liang Yuan honked the car horn suddenly. Even Liang Yuan didn't expect that the modified car horn was so sharp and harsh that she was startled. Then she looked at the old man in front of the car. , threw away his crutches, strode over to the car window, knocked hard on the car window, and when Tang Feng put the car window down, the old man yelled, "Damn, you just lent me such a broken car." Che, deliberately trying to kill me!"

Only then did Tang Feng and Liang Yuan recognize that the white-bearded old man in front of him was Han Jiang, "How did I harm you?"

"What kind of broken car did you make? I stared at it for a long time, but I didn't see what brand of SUV it was. I just saw this broken car full of colors and mess. Can this car be driven?" Han Jiangyi asked. face disdainful.

"Of course it can be driven. The car is a bit old, but my buddy is good at cars, and he can definitely send us to the desert!" Tang Feng said solemnly.

Han Jiang ignored Tang Feng, and stared around the car. The more he looked at Han Jiang, the more angry he became.

"Gourd baby!" Liang Yuan answered first.

"Damn it, you grew up in Hong Kong and saw gourd babies?"

"I've seen it! Calabash baby, calabash baby..." As she spoke, Liang Yuan hummed the theme song of Calabash Baby.

Han Jiang was so angry that he rolled his eyes, but he had no choice but to sit in the passenger seat, and then said in a commanding tone: "Go!"

Tang Feng started the car and asked Han Jiang with a smile, "How is it? Does it feel like a Hummer?"

"Fart! Hummer? I think it's a Hummer. You think we are not eye-catching enough. I counted just now. This car has seven colors. I decided to name your broken car 'Colorful Hummer'. "

"Call it whatever you want, it's not mine anyway."

Han Jiang sighed, and said, "I don't think you guys know the risks on the way. Whether we can come back in one piece or not is something to be discussed!"

"Don't be so pessimistic! Maybe we will be the same as before, retreat and win a big victory!" Tang Feng looked confident.

"Hmph, I hope so, but I'm sure this tattered colorful donkey will never come back!" Han Jiang said firmly.

Tang Feng speeded up the car and quickly left the city.

(End of this chapter)