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Source-stated date: 3 November 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

我们在雨后的腾格里沙漠，邂逅一场“沙海蜃楼”奇观

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Published3 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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沙海蜃楼 ■邹冰雨后的腾格里沙漠上，一列行进的队伍戛然而止。后面的人撞在前面人的后背上，一行人“轰”地倒在了地上。班长被后面拥上来的兵压在身下。他低声嘟囔了一句，在呼呼的漠风里，后面的人听不清他的声音。班长一边“呸呸”吐口里的沙子，一边用手在空中比画着指向前方。收起动作，他飞快地往沙梁上跑。到了沙梁上，他立住脚，单手指向远方。我们看见班长的手在抖。他口里的沙子似乎吐干净了，喊话的声音十分响亮：“看！是沙海蜃楼！” 闻言，我们冲上沙梁，顺着班长手指的方向伸长脖子看。昨夜的一场大风，让灰蒙蒙的沙漠变了样子。沙漠呈现出浅黄且干净的颜色。此时，在天与地相接的地方，竟出现了一座城市。那座城市浮现在一条河上，城在波涛之上。楼宇、村庄、船舶，熙熙攘攘的行人时隐时现。有人喊：“看！有个美丽的姑娘！”是的，在氤氲的水面上，赤足行走着一个袅袅婷婷的蒙古族姑娘。她踩在一片蔚蓝的水面上，双手捧着蓝色的哈达，长袖随风摆动。我们耳畔似乎有歌声传来：“远方的客人，请喝一杯下马酒……”也许是幻觉，我的耳畔仿佛真的有凉风在吹拂。再看过去，河面上波浪起伏，水草丰茂，水波随风翻滚，一大片水草随波摇曳，“哗哗”的声音，似乎近在耳边。看着那座天空中的城市，新兵们七嘴八舌地议论着。我仔细看城市边上那条河，似乎不是我们熟悉的弱水河。弱水河的河床上，没有鹅卵石，也没有干净清澈、蔚蓝平静的水。有新兵说，这座城市是水墨画，因此显得影影绰绰。也有人说，他昨夜做梦，梦见故乡了，故乡的风景就是这个模样。这座空中的城市里，还有营房，鲜艳的五星红旗迎风飘扬。恍惚间，画面忽然切换，城里有人牵着骆驼、牛羊走在路上，四周炊烟缭绕，红柳摇曳。我们被这美景惊得张大了嘴巴。还是班长见多识广，他说：“海面上出现的是‘海市蜃楼’，沙漠里出现的是‘沙海蜃楼’，难得一遇。” 正当我们沉浸在这美轮美奂的视觉震撼之中时，忽然，画面消失了。沙漠里刮来一阵风，吹走了天幕上的景观。我依稀记得，沙海蜃楼是从角落开始消失的，像有人用巨大的橡皮擦，一下一下擦掉了那迷人的景致。沙海蜃楼消失了，我却注意到，腾格里沙漠竟是五彩缤纷的。沙丘黄得明艳，天空蓝得澄澈，骆驼刺绿得清新，云彩白得纯粹。是啊，夏季的腾格里沙漠是一幅油画，也许不够精致，但苍凉粗犷，同样美不胜收。回营房的路上，班长提议唱一支歌。他起头，我们晃着脑袋唱：“十八岁十八岁，我参军到部队，红红的领章映着我开花的年岁，虽然没戴上呀大学校徽，我为我的选择高呼万岁……” 多年过去，我始终记得那一天的奇遇。那个时候，我们这些新兵感觉整个下午都在梦中。也许，真的是我们在夜里做了思念故乡的梦，被沙漠听见，让天空为我们实现了吧。

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