Chapter 362: The Battle for Survival (Part II)
Xia Ruobing finally finished reading the last word, she closed the comparison table, and Mr. Min asked eagerly, "How is it?" Is this what Loulan left behind? ”
"This is really a heavy historical ......," Xia Ruobing sighed.
"Are they really the remnants of Loulan?" Mr. Min guessed probably.
"Years of drought, continuous harassment by the Huns, the homeland has been crumbling, and the imperial rescuers in the east still haven't appeared......" Xia Ruobing pointed to a line of words and read softly, the handwriting behind it disappeared, Xia Ruobing had to jump to the next paragraph: "Tens of thousands of mouths, more than 10,000 soldiers, thousands of cattle and sheep...... Farewell to your homeland, Your Majesty...... Met the Huns and escaped into the mountains...... You can't get rid of the Huns in a hundred battles ......"
"The king knelt down to heaven and earth, prayed to the heavens, choked the mountain pass, the Huns were eager to go down, but the people were no longer able to fight, so they had to ......flee far away."
Judging from this broken record, the Loulan Kingdom was invaded by drought before its demise, and the years of war between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu at that time had destroyed the economy of Loulan, although they had surrendered to the Han Dynasty at this time, but thousands of miles away from the Han Empire, they became the target of the Huns, the Loulan people did not support the strong Huns for too long, and the homeland was no longer suitable for living, the king of Loulan led his subjects to migrate, and where they were going is not written in the record, but it is certain that on the way to migrate, They were attacked by the Huns, in order to survive, they hid in the mountains, the two sides had many contact battles, the Loulan people relied on the protection of the mountains to resist the attack of the Huns, but the Huns blocked their way out, in desperation, in order to survive, they had to cross the mountains to seek the hope of survival in 1 ten-thousandth......
"Then it's a royal family! It may be the King of Loulan! Mr. Min excitedly called out that Loulan was estimated to be only 200,000 people at its peak, and after years of disasters, those who could take away tens of thousands of people at one time could only be the most prestigious people in the royal family!
There is no record of the king of Loulan in the records, and his name has disappeared into history. Through the broken characters in the back, Xia Ruobing sketched the general situation at that time. In order to survive, these people crossed the mountains, their warriors opened the way ahead, their cries mourned the heavens and the earth, echoed in the mountains, perhaps it was their misery that moved the heavens, when they climbed the highest peak, and finally got the protection of the cave, which is described in the text as a country within a cave, and they wandered in this cave, waiting for death to come, and the warriors of the vanguard found a verdant canyon.
"Canyon of the Dead...... They've found the Canyon of the Dead! Mr. Min's heart was about to jump out, and after 20 years of hard searching, he finally picked up the clue again.
Next, there was the war for survival, and the Loulan people tried their best, but they still did not cross the Black River, until winter came, and a fire completely destroyed all their hopes......
Looking at the people in the cave who are struggling to survive at the end, they are still in a fighting posture before they die, protecting their women and offspring, and the stone wall depicts a heavy history, although it has passed through 2,000 years, it still shocks people's hearts.
Everyone was silent, and Tchaikov took off his hat to express his condolences to the ancestors.
There was a deathly silence in the cave, and the skeletons that had been cleaned up opened their mouths wide, as if to complain about the injustice of fate, Wang Xingguo covered the skeletons with a piece of cloth and said softly: "Let's get here today, there is still a long way to go tomorrow." ”
Chen Badai began to pack his things, this cave made him very uncomfortable, and he felt that it was better to camp outside.
"If it's convenient, it's a historical sight." Dick felt that something should be said to break the suffocating dullness.
Dick's words aroused Tchaikov's anger: "Dick, don't you have a trace of guilt and respect in front of your ancestors! ”
"That's just the result of natural selection, Tchaikov, survival of the fittest!" Dick will be subdued.
An angry Tchaikov cursed and raised his huge fist, he wanted to give this scum of Loulan a little color!
The quick-eyed Sherpa hurriedly stepped forward to stop Tchaikov, but he never thought that Pandey had picked up an axe, and Dick could be Pandey's opponent, so he quickly hid back.
"Be careful! Don't step on it! Xia Ruobing's sharp cry echoed in the cave, which were all precious cultural relics, and any destruction could not be tolerated.
Mr. Min hurriedly greeted Pandey and went up: "Pandey! Pandey! Calm down......"
The angry Pandey really wanted to cut off Dick's head and worship in front of these dead souls, but he had not lost his mind yet, and when he saw Mr. Min coming up, he put down the axe in his hand.
"Haven't you asked me countless times why you are so obsessed with Loulan?" Everyone finally calmed down, and Mr. Min spoke slowly: "Because I believe that they have fought against fate...... Such a group of people, sandwiched between the Han Empire and the mighty Xiongnu, history has made them brilliant and bleak, gentlemen, this history should let the world know that they have struggled, and they are also a group of great people! That's all for today, I can't allow anyone, remember! It's anyone, arguing in front of the remains of their ancestors! ”
Mr. Min's words are not much, but at this time there is enough shock, Mr. Min, who has always been polite, is controlling his anger at this time, and his words let everyone understand that once he gets angry, he will not hesitate to die with anyone!
"Dick, you'd better repent quickly!" Tchaikov lowered his fist and yelled at Dick.
"Alright, let me out!" Xia Ruobing trembled with anger, and stared at Tchaikov with beautiful eyes, and Tchaikov realized at this time that he had almost caused a catastrophe just now.
"Uh...... I'm sorry......" Tchaikov apologized to Xia Ruobing.
"No one is allowed to come in without my permission!" Xia Ruobing was really angry.
"I'll stay and help you." Wang Xingguo took Xia Ruobing's hand, hoping that she would dissipate her anger.
"Get it all out of here!" Xia Ruobing shook off Wang Xingguo, Wang Xingguo opened his mouth in embarrassment, and Sherpa hurriedly came out to play a round: "Okay, let Ruobing stay alone for a while, let's camp outside." ”
It was already dark, the cold air was whistling through the canyon, the ghost-faced skeletons in the valley looked at the group of people looking for the scepter ethereally, the wind seemed to be whispering, discussing the possibility of these people releasing their souls, Dick and Tchaikov could not camp together, the stale atmosphere in the canyon made Chen Badai feel uncomfortable, he found the horse, unloaded the supplies from the horse, and Mr. Min was tidying up the ground.
Dick followed and whispered to Chen Badai, "This is undoubtedly the expedition of King Loulan. ”
"So what?" Chen Badai asked, "I still don't know where the scepter is." ”
"Think about it, the country of the caves, on the peak of the undead, the survivors of the Poseidon 700 years ago have been here...... Dick said in a mysterious whisper, "Chen Badai, this is a turning point in your fate and mine. ”
"Hmph......" Chen Badai snorted.
Dick looked back at Wang Xingguo, who was camped in the distance, and said with a smile: "Are you worried about Wang Xingguo?" ”
Chen Badai stopped what he was doing, and Dick knew that he had hit Chen Badai's heart: "Are you really in it for money?" The eagle will never fly higher than the eagle! ”
Chen Badai angrily grabbed Dick's collar: "What did you say!" ”
Dick didn't panic at all, he gently patted Chen Badai's hand holding his collar: "Calm down!" Unless you kill the eagle, the height of the sky is up to you. ”
Hearing this, Chen Badai was like a ball that had been punctured, and his anger was fully vented, and at this time, the murmur in his head began to torment him again, and he heard someone in his mind laughing at himself, laughing at himself for always being an ugly eagle, no matter how hard he tried, he would never be better than Wang Xingguo!
The headache tormented Chen Badai, he let go of Dick and took two steps back, patting his head with the palm of his hand, but the ridicule in his head grew louder and louder.
"Chen Badai, we have a good opportunity...... Right here......" Dick lost no time in stepping forward, he wanted to convince Chen Badai when he lost his mind the most: "You will be the best forbidden land hunter in the world, and the secret of Loulan is you to unravel...... It's not Wang Xingguo...... I was well prepared for this day......"
"Enough!" Chen Badai stopped Dick from continuing, he hurriedly groped in his pocket, the small medicine bottle given by the high priest was hurriedly taken out, Chen Badai didn't hold it steadily, the medicine bottle fell off the stone, and the blood-red pill rolled to the ground.
"You don't need this ...... anymore" Dick stepped forward and smashed the pill bottle with one kick, and Chen Badai watched in a daze as the little pills were rudely trampled into powder under Dick's dirty soles.