It took less than two hours for the plane to fly to Kunming, but everyone waited for more than half a day at Kunming Airport before they were able to successfully transfer. After another hour's flight, they landed at Tengchong's Tuofeng Airport.
While waiting for the flight, Zhou Ze fell asleep leaning on Yingying's shoulder.
Of course Lawyer An didn't dare to lean on Yingying's shoulder, but he also sat in the next seat and took a nap.
Therefore,
After getting off the plane in Tengchong, everyone did not go to rest. The rental car that Lawyer An had booked in advance was driven over and waiting for them when they got off the plane.
It was a jeep, and it was specially allocated from Kunming by the car rental company.
Next, it was another few hours of driving.
It was already dawn when the shadow of a small town appeared in front of us.
They had a meal together at a rice noodle shop. Lawyer An enjoyed the meal very much and even asked Yingying to get some hot water from the shop to make him a cup of super-cup noodles.
He was the one who had to drive to get to know the route, so he got tired easily and needed coffee to perk himself up.
Zhou Ze didn't like rice noodles very much, he preferred noodles, so he asked the boss for a bowl of noodles, but the boss's noodles were a little too soft.
I don't know if I have been pampered in the past two years or if Xu Qinglang's cooking skills have made me picky.
After taking a few quick bites, Zhou Ze put down his chopsticks.
Without delaying for too long, we went to the supermarket to buy some food and water and then set off again.
Zhou Ze asked Lawyer An twice about the arrangement, but Lawyer An did not tell him. He gave the same excuse as he did in the bookstore.
The general meaning is,
Speak out,
It doesn't work.
Fortunately, there are beautiful mountains, rivers, and scenery here. The air is fresh, and there is plenty of sunshine after the sun rises. Boss Zhou simply stopped thinking about other things and sat in the back seat, lying on Yingying's legs without being afraid of the bumps. He continued to take a nap with his eyes closed.
By the time the car stopped again, Zhou Ze had almost fallen asleep. He opened his eyes, got out of the car, looked around, and found a group of mountains right in front of him. The highest and most majestic part in the middle was humped up like a huge tortoise shell.
There are lush trees and vegetation on top, but you can vaguely see man-made stone roads and stone tablets hidden in the jungle.
Maybe it was because we arrived early, even though there were quite a few people around, it still seemed a bit deserted.
"Where is this place?" Zhou Ze asked.
"Matsuyama."
Lawyer An lit a cigarette and rubbed his eyes. He was a little tired. He could only sigh that it was easier to go from frugality to extravagance than from extravagance to frugality. He had survived without sleep for most of half a year, but since he had a little boy to sleep with him, his body had become even more delicate.
"Let's go up and pay our respects. After we get down, we still have to hurry on our way. We may even have to sneak across the river, haha."
"We have to go beyond the border?" Xu Qinglang was a little surprised.
"Well, I didn't make any arrangements for this, but with our abilities, there's no need to make any arrangements."
Lawyer An took a glass of water, drank a few sips, threw the bottle back into the car, and then asked everyone to go up the mountain together.
This should be the site of a battlefield. Not long after going up the stairs, you will come across a stone tablet that records the battles that took place here.
Battle of Songshan.
At that time, the National Army organized a counterattack against Japan here, which could barely be regarded as a part of the Burma Campaign. The Japanese army had built extremely solid bunker fortifications here, so the battle was very brutal.
The above record shows that more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in the battle, while the Chinese army suffered more than 7,000 casualties.
Even when the U.S. and Soviet armies attacked the Japanese bunkers and fortresses, they suffered heavy losses. The Japanese army's tenacity and attainments in the construction and use of fortifications were indeed the best at that time.
As they walked, Zhou Ze seemed to have thought of something, looked at Lawyer An, and asked:
"This is similar to a TV show I watched before."
Lawyer An smiled and nodded, indicating that Zhou Ze had guessed correctly.
This was a TV series Zhou Ze had watched in his previous life. It was very popular at the time. Zhou Ze would also watch some of it after getting home from get off work at the hospital. It was called "My Captain, My Regiment".
This is a drama from 2009, and before I knew it, almost ten years have passed.
The "Zenda" in that TV series is a fictional city, but the original site of the battle should be here.
On the way, everyone also visited the Expeditionary Force Sculpture Group, which was created and donated by the famous Chinese sculptor Li Chunhua.
After reaching the top of the mountain,
Looking down,
The famous Nujiang River chasm lies right in front of us.
The war ended more than 70 years ago, but it seems that because I just walked from the memorial hall, when I look at the Nujiang River again,
By the ear,
It seems that I can still vaguely hear the noise of fighting and shouting, and the rumbling of cannons.
As for the "Tianmen Pass" mentioned in the drama, it seems to exist here as well, but the place name "Tianmen Pass" seems to exist in scenic spots all over the country, and the most famous one seems to be the one on Mount Tai.
After walking here, Zhou Ze seemed to understand something and asked:
"Next, we are going to Myanmar?"
Lawyer An smiled and didn't answer yes or no. He knew that Zhou Ze seemed to have guessed most of it, but he couldn't say it out loud.
Xu Qinglang actually brought a camera with him and was taking pictures. He was fully prepared.
"Can you take pictures, Lao Xu?"
Zhou Ze asked.
Xu Qinglang shook his head honestly, pointed at the camera, and said, "I bought it yesterday after knowing that I would be releasing it. Let me practice with it."
Zhou Ze glanced at Lao Xu's camera brand.
Hasselblad,
Men who own more than twenty houses are different. They buy a camera worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to practice.
Zhou Ze was a little worried that Lao Xu might have given up hope on the domestic housing market.
Do you think a real estate bubble is about to come, so you might as well just give up and spend lavishly
When we went down the mountain, we took a different road and saw the remains of a pit. When we came out of the pit, there was a burial pit in front of us. It is said that thousands of bodies of Chinese laborers were dug out from it.
After the Japanese army enslaved people to build fortifications, they were afraid that the laborers would leak secrets, so they gathered the people together under the pretext of physical examinations and killed them.
It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon when everyone got down the mountain and returned to the car.
Lawyer An continued to drive.
Xu Qinglang fiddled with the camera.
Zhou Ze continued to lie on Yingying's legs and bask in the sun.
Until the evening,
The atmosphere in the car changed from solemn to relaxed.
Then,
Wait until late at night,
Relief finally turned into impatience.
Because Lawyer An drove around and around, around and around, until now.
Zhou Ze couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said directly:
"Hey, Lao An, can we be more professional
I've heard of people sneaking across the border.
But no one really uses Baidu Maps to sneak across the border.”
Lawyer An shrugged and asked:
"Then I'll change to Gaode?"
Then, it sounded:
"Amap, continue to guide you..."
“… …” Zhou Ze.
"In fact, I think they can really create a VIP service, providing special smuggling channels and routes to avoid blockades and inspections.
They are not used to it anyway.”
After hearing what Lawyer An said, Xu Qinglang smiled and said, "Who would open a hospital here?"
After more than half an hour of spinning,
Lawyer An finally stopped the car, and then everyone abandoned the car and walked, preparing to cross the border.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I am indeed a smuggler, but it's all from hell to the world of the living.
This kind of low-level smuggling is the first time I’ve done it. Since it’s my first time, I have no experience, so please bear with me.
Oh shit,
There are so many mosquitoes.
I don’t want it to happen again.”
The four of them walked in the dense forest and crossed several rivers. In fact, Lawyer An was right about one thing. He was not professional, but it didn't matter. He just needed to provide a general direction.
The four people in this smuggling team are not ordinary people, and there are two zombies alone!
Even the chasms that are difficult for ordinary people to cross are not a problem for them.
When the day is about to dawn,
Everyone stopped to rest for a while. Now, they should be in Myanmar. Zhou Ze paid special attention and didn't see any boundary marker. He wanted to take a group photo.
After all, Lao Xu’s camera is so expensive, it would be a pity not to take a few pictures.
While everyone was drinking water and eating, Lawyer An took out a satellite phone from his backpack.
There is also one in the bookstore, which I bought before I left.
Lawyer An dialed the number and soon the other end picked up. Lawyer An handed the phone to Zhou Ze and bit a biscuit while saying he would go ahead to explore the way. In this big forest, the most fearful thing is to get lost and waste time.
Zhou Ze took it and put it to his ear, then he heard the old Taoist's voice:
"Boss, four customers came yesterday. One of them asked me to find his card and withdraw the money. I will donate it to the Hope Project tomorrow.
Lin Ke also came yesterday and sent those four people away. There were a few more guests in the evening, and Lin Ke also sent them away. "
"Yeah, okay."
Lin Ke still lives in Wang Ke's house since it is not far from the bookstore.
When the bookstore is doing well,
biu!
She came,
After sending people to hell,
biu!
She went back to doing her elementary school homework.
It's also very convenient.
"Boss, have you left the country?"
Since the contact was made via satellite phone, the old Taoist also guessed some of the information.
"Um."
"It's so fun, I should have gone there earlier."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The monkey seconded!
"Feed the mosquitoes, it's not fun."
How could Zhou Ze dare to take the Taoist priest with him
This wilderness,
Who knows, the old Taoist might have urinated on the grave of some evil creature.
"I can't help it. Of all the employees, I value you the most.
I will feel relieved if you look after me when it comes to decorating the house."
“Hehehe.” The Taoist priest was very happy, and then reminded: “Boss, I heard that there are a lot of criminals over there, and there are also a lot of drug dealers, so you guys better be careful.
Oh, that's not right.
It seems like they are the ones who should be careful.”
"Okay, contact me if you have anything else. Just keep an eye on that side."
"Okay, boss."
I hung up the phone.
Zhou Ze stretched his body.
At this time,
Lawyer An came back and said:
"There's a group of people walking this way."
"Who is it?"
Zhou Ze asked as he took the kettle from Yingying and took a sip of water.
"I guess it's either smuggling or drug trafficking."
"puff!"