The Dragon Turf Cavalry Branch of the King of Yanqi has been operating Yanqi for decades and has accumulated a large amount of treasures, all of which have been cheapened by the expeditionary force. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

King Liang took out part of the treasure and rewarded the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, leaving some of the treasure for local use, and the rest was loaded into a cart and taken away.

On the morning of the third day, the expeditionary force left a middle-ranking officer and 100 soldiers behind Yanqi, and the army continued to advance.

Su Dingfang was a little worried about leaving so few people, and he said, "Your Highness, leaving such a few people, can they control the situation in Yanqi?" ”

King Liang smiled: "Don't worry, the main force of Yanqi has been taken away by us, and the other Yanqi people will not risk resisting, I dare to conclude that the Yanqi people will definitely try their best to protect the people we left behind and prevent us from retaliating." ”

Sure enough, the Yanqi people were very cooperative with the work of the people left behind by the Tang Army and strictly protected them.

In this way, the expeditionary force laid a foundation for the Tang Dynasty, not only did the army basically have no losses, but also added a new force and obtained a large amount of supplies and money.

When it comes to Lop Nur, everyone's impression must be that the yellow sand is long and uninhabited. Lop Nur now. It is indeed an endless Gobi desert, without a single grass, not a stream, and the temperature in summer is as high as 70 °C. In Lop Nur, there is not a single bird in the sky, and no bird dares to cross it.

However, Lop Nur was not a desert in the past. In the distant past, it was an oasis of life with herds of cattle and horses, green forests, and clear rivers.

Rivers such as the Tarim River, the Peacock River, the Cherchen River, and the Shule River in the Lop Nur Basin converge here, once forming huge lakes. Since then, the lake has decreased, and the city of Loulan has been in ruins. After 1921, the Tarim River flowed eastward, and the lake increased in water, reaching an area of 3,000 square kilometers when measured in 1942. In 1962 the lake was reduced to 660 square kilometres.

After 1970, the main reason for drying up was the sudden increase in population on both sides of the Tarim River, which continued to ask for water from the Tarim River, which sharply shrank its length to less than 1,000 kilometers, drying up more than 300 kilometers of the river, and causing Lop Nur to eventually dry up!

The route of the expeditionary force is the famous Lop Nur.

Walking along the Tarim River, you will often see poplar, known as the tree of life. As far as the eye can see, the poplar forests on both sides of the Tarim River resemble a great green wall.

Populus euphratica, stoic and upright, known as "immortal for a thousand years, a thousand years after death, and a thousand years after death." The Uyghur language is called "Tokrak", which means "the most beautiful tree." Poplar forest is a natural shelter and habitat for livestock, horses, deer, wild camels, goose-throated antelope, herons and other more than 100 species of wild animals thrive in the forest, the forest is also accompanied by licorice, camel thorn and other psammophytes, they together form a special ecological system, create an oasis.

Standing in front of the tall poplar tree, Li Su felt the tenacious vitality of the poplar and felt that life is short and fragile. He let out a long sigh.

When Cai Sha saw this posture of the prince, he was very excited, and hurriedly took out a pen and paper to prepare for the record.

It turned out that Li Su was going to compose a poem.

Su Dingfang and Ash Naqing both heard that His Royal Highness King Liang wrote poems in six steps, which was even more powerful than the world-famous Cao Zijian, and they were very curious to see what kind of poems he could make.

Li Su lowered his head in contemplation and paced forward.

Ashina Qing counted in her heart: "One step, two steps...... Six steps! ”

Sure enough, Li Su raised his head and said loudly:

"The scorching desert is a green state, smiling proudly, the wind and sand are leisurely, the yellow dragon is fearless, and the mulberry is dyed in spring and autumn.

An oasis in the desert, when will the wind and sand rest? The yellow dragon covers the sun and haze forever, and has experienced all the vicissitudes of life.

The wind and dust are at the end of the world, and there is no rain to grow strongly. The root is firmly close to the wall, and the pride embraces the snow and fights the wild sand.

Dancing in the sky, silent and full of greenery. The quality of the pine and cypress is also inferior, and the heroic spirit runs through the Changhong.

……”

Su Dingfang secretly admired in his heart: "King Liang's talent is quick, and it is really true!" ”

Ash Naqing was so moved that the corners of her eyes moistened, and she went to take out her handkerchief. At this moment, in her eyes, Liang Wang Li Su is the most outstanding man in the world and her favorite.

Cheng Zhi silently admired. Yu Chi Baoqi and Yang Kang are not highly educated, they can't hear anything anyway, and they think King Liang is very powerful.

Only Du He couldn't get used to Li Su's stinky display, and pouted vigorously.

On this day, there was news from the front that the city of Loulan Kingdom had been discovered, but it was already empty.

Li Su learned from the information that Loulan Kingdom gave up the city because the Tarim River was diverted and no water dried up. However, now it seems that the water and grass here are abundant, and it is not because of this reason at all, his heart sank, and he hurriedly ordered that no one should be allowed to enter Loulan City.

Soon, he came to the vicinity of the city of Loulan Kingdom.

According to historical records, the ancient kingdom of Loulan was a small country on the ancient Silk Road, located in the west of Lop Nur, at the hub of the Western Regions, and occupied an extremely important position on the ancient Silk Road. The ancient kingdom of Loulan was founded before 176 B.C., but suddenly and mysteriously disappeared in 630 A.D., with a history of more than 800 years. The scope of the kingdom extends from the vicinity of Guyangguan in the east, to the ancient city of Niya in the west, to the Altun Mountain in the south, and to Hami in the north. With an area of 12 square kilometers and a population of more than 40,000, the city is a powerful country in the Western Regions.

According to this account, the Kingdom of Loulan just disappeared a few years ago.

Sure enough, from a distance, the city of Loulan Kingdom is tall, and many buildings are still intact, but they are empty.

Li Su analyzed that since the Loulan Kingdom was not abandoned because of environmental changes, it may be because of the war. But I have not heard of it, nor have I recorded it, that there was a war here around 630, and that was for some other reason - the plague!

Li Su believes that the Loulan Kingdom may have been abandoned by the Loulan people because of the plague and other plagues, the population was greatly reduced, and the city became uninhabitable. This is also the reason why he did not allow troops to enter the city.

The army crossed the city of Loulan and continued to advance.

On the edge of Lop Nur is a desert.

Standing on the edge of Lop Nur, one will suddenly feel that the desert is the bare chest of the earth, and the earth has taken off its coat to expose its skin and bones. You can see the arrangement of the ribs clearly, see the traces of the vicissitudes of life, and you will feel the pain and helplessness hidden in this chest.

The army was like a long dragon and marched into the endless desert.

It has been 8 days in the desert, and there is a problem with the drinking water of the army.

Su Dingfang and several generals came to see King Liang with dark worries. Su Dingfang said worriedly: "Your Highness, now the drinking water of the whole army can only support two days, but the guide is expected to be able to get out of the desert in five days, what do you think?" ”