Datang Demon Sealing Record: True Demon Tribulation

019, bunker poisonous corpse

The two of them took different paths, each running in a different direction.

Li Bai said that he was going to King Yong.

Gao Lishi was stunned, the rumors about King Yong's rebellion had already spread, but it was not easy to say it clearly, so he had to persuade Li Bai to try something else.

Li Bai smiled and dropped a sentence "Yongwang is well-treated, Yongwang is good," and then hit the horse and traveled away.

Gao Lishi smiled bitterly, he knew that Li Bai would not accept his suggestion, and he would not even consider it, such a condition as "Tong Shifu" was absolutely attractive to Li Bai.

On the Cangshan Ancient Road, each other's figures turned into small black spots, and in the far west, there was also a team of people and horses, struggling to move forward in the wind and sand.

The group has Dali Temple Shaoqing Dugu Huan, and Yu Linwei joins the army Guo Xuan.

In addition, Guo Xin, the general of Yunlu, recorded Yan Jie, who joined the army, led 500 cavalry to inspect various places in the Western Regions.

Guo Xin is Guo Ziyi's nephew.

Yan Jie is Yan Zhenqing's youngest son.

Due to the An Lushan Rebellion, the imperial court dispatched troops from the Western Regions to quell the rebellion in the east, the troops in the Western Regions were empty, and there were many intrusions in Tibet and Dashi, the post roads were destroyed, and communications were cut off.

Guo Ziyi then reported to the imperial court and requested that people be sent to inspect all parties to understand the situation on the frontier.

This is not a good errand, the Western Regions are in turmoil, and the imperial court is unable to send a large number of men and horses, so it only raises 500 cavalry for use.

Everyone knows that this is a journey of life and death.

There were no generals available in the imperial court, Guo Ziyi gave the emperor a son, saying that he was virtuous and did not avoid relatives, so he reported his nephew Guo Xin, and he led 500 cavalry to go, and Yan Jie, the son of Yan Zhenqing, joined the army for the record.

**In its heyday, even the infantry had two horses to switch horses, and the cavalry had three to five horses.

Now the imperial court could not draw so many horses, only two horses per person.

More than 50 people, more than 500 riders, are walking on the wide Suzaku Street, known as the Heavenly Street, and they are also a mighty team.

However, in this vast desert, it is like a column of small ants, slowly wriggling.

They have been out of Yangguan for two days, and it is expected that they will be able to reach Puchanghai (Lop Nur) in four days, and after replenishing water in the oasis of Puchanghai, they will need to travel for more than ten days and put them in Yanqi Town, where the Yanqi Capital Protectorate is located.

However, whether you can arrive on time depends on the time of day, in the early spring, the wind and sand are raging, and there are only two or three hours a day to walk.

These generals were also recruited in the vicinity of Chang'an, and they had never seen this lifeless desert before, and the sandstorms that swallowed the sky and the sun, and some of them had been sick for several days because of the unsuitability of the water and soil and the fear in their hearts, riding on horses, and crumbling.

Fortunately, there is also the "moving castle" of Guo Xuan, who opens the barrier to protect everyone during a big storm.

At the same time, it is also possible to give these recruits more comfort and boost morale.

It was almost dark, and the wind and sand were getting bigger and bigger, so we had to find a place to shelter from the sand and dust and settle down.

It was impossible for Guo Hua's barrier to open for several hours in a row, and from evening to early morning, the sandstorm was wrapped in small sharp stones and galloped wildly, and people and horses could not carry it for an hour before they died.

Guo Hua and Dugu Huan took turns to be in charge of the work of pathfinding.

Duguhuan had been away from the brigade for more than an hour, and he hadn't come back, and people were feeling uneasy and anxious, and the soldiers at the end of the line were muttering and complaining.

Guo Xin urged the horse to run around the team and told everyone to keep up with the team.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, we've been out for more than half a month, and something has scared us. ”

When Guo Xin comforted everyone, he also kept a straight face.

Before leaving, he had only been training for three days, and he had to strengthen his tempering and taming, and he must always maintain his majesty and calm, otherwise if something happens, these recruits will have to blow up their nests.

In fact, he was quite grateful from the bottom of his heart for this harsh environment and great storm, for a good army, in addition to the enemy's spears and swords, suffering and hardship are the best teachers.

There will always be a few people who will be eliminated, and those who persevere will become fearless and indomitable warriors.

The wind grew stronger, and the fine sand and gravel on the ground began to roll, making a rustling sound.

The wind will get stronger and stronger, lifting these small pebbles the size of jujube pits, first knee-high, and the legs of the horses twitch a few times from time to time.

Then to the belly of the horse, hit the belly of the horse and the legs of the people, the horses and people are wearing armor, which can block most of the stones that fly at great speed, but there are still a few small stones, and the people who hit them hurt.

By the time these pebbles are rolled up and covered with the earth, it will be too late, and the men and horses will not be able to hold out until then, and they will be scarred by the wind and sand, and buried in the thick sand.

Just yesterday, there was a big accident.

Three soldiers had sheepskin water bladders punctured by stones raised by the wind and sand, and when the sandstorm rose, they were unaware of it, and when they reached a ravine, they found that the water had leaked.

In the desert, wearing armor, it was difficult for people to survive even three days without drinking water, and the three soldiers immediately panicked.

This march was not equipped with special food, grass and baggage troops, and all weapons and equipment, water and food had to be carried by themselves. Even Guo Xin and Yan Jie are no exception.

Moreover, everyone must take care of their own equipment, lose it for no reason, steal other people's weapons, water and food, and be dealt with by military law.

Guo Xin comforted them and shouted to everyone.

"Military discipline and military law are to unite us and make each of us stronger, not to turn us into a plate of loose sand, so that a small stone can defeat us, and those small stones that go around and around can pierce our water bladder, but never pierce our hearts. ”

Guo Xin found someone to help them replenish the water bladder, and each of them just poured a small mouthful of it, and then filled their water bladder again.

The generals were deeply encouraged and shouted "The general is mighty, the general is mighty." ”

Either blocked by the undulating sand dunes, or really Duguhuan ran too far away, and finally disappeared from him.

Every once in a while, Guo Xin would run around the team to calm everyone's emotions, which made him a little dry.

Guo Xin was also annoyed, scouting the way, no matter what the situation was, unless the person died, he had to return the report within the specified time, Guo Xin was sure that Dugu Huan would not die, so he could only be regarded as having no rules.

In this military operation, Guo Hua was responsible for inspecting all parties on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also cooperating with Duguhuan and Guo Hua to recover a batch of gold.

"What should I do?, Liuzi?" asked Guo Xin.

Guo Xin is older than Guo Hua, and he is used to calling him the sixth son, Guo Hua generally calls him "Brother Hui", Guo Xin, the word Changhui.

"Don't worry, Brother Hui, I'll be on top for a while, there should be something delayed on Dugu's side. ”

Without the guidance of the pathfinder, the speed of the team's march slowed down significantly, Guo Xin just wanted to urge everyone to hurry up, but he found that there was a person riding not far ahead, followed by a horse, galloping over.

It's Duguhuan.

Everyone didn't care about the military etiquette and cheered.

Finally, there is no danger, and Duguhuan did bring good news.

Just five hundred meters ahead, there was a bunker for the party to spend the night.

Because he found something unusual in the bunker, it took a lot of time to check for danger, so he delayed.

In order not to make everyone afraid, Dugu Huan explained in advance that he found three corpses in the bunker.

Rounding several sand dunes, Duguhuan led people to the bunker, and at the entrance was a giant Stonehenge made of five huge rock slabs.

These boulders can effectively prevent wind and sand from pouring in, so as not to flood the entrance.

The entrance is in the center of Stonehenge, and it is also a thin stone slab, which can be easily lifted by pulling the iron ring on the stone slab by using the principle of levers.

The entrance allows two horses to enter in parallel.

It took a lot of time for a team of more than 500 people and more than 1,000 horses to enter it.

At first, Guo Hua wondered where these huge slabs came from, but when he entered the bunker, he realized that this bunker was half artificial, half natural, and the underground was a natural cave, which was artificially expanded and transformed.

The space is huge, and there are several deep caves that lead to nowhere.

Three corpses, set aside.

Guo Hua held the torch and looked at it a few times, the body had been dried, but judging by the damage to the clothes, the time of death would not exceed half a year.

All three were poisoned, purple and black, and shriveled.

In this case, the cause of death of the three bodies must be investigated to determine whether it is safe to be here.

Dugu Huan carefully examined the corpse and could not find the wound, and cut the throat of the deceased, and it could also be determined that it was not poisoned by drinking water.

Poison, eighty percent of which entered the body of the deceased through external wounds.

No hidden weapons such as poison needles were found on the deceased's body, or it may be that time was rushed, so they were not found.

It is possible that it is a human being, or a poisonous insect such as a snake or scorpion, that kills them.

There is a lot of space, four main underground spaces, connected to each other, that can accommodate more than 2,000 people, most likely discovered and modified by some ancient oasis tribe or a large camel caravan.

Duguhuan inspected the four "halls" and a natural tunnel, and it had taken a lot of time, and he didn't find any signs of danger for the time being, so he hurriedly came out to inform Guo Xin and his party.

There are three large caves and five smaller caves, and soldiers must take turns keeping vigils in order to prevent people or "killers" such as snakes and scorpions from being around.

This is not a particularly difficult task, after all, hiding in the safety of the ground, even if someone gets out of the cave, they will be caught in the net.

Snakes and scorpions, if detected in time, will not cause any harm.

There were a few soldiers with rich hunting experience, and it was proposed that a fire could be made in a cave, and snakes and scorpions were naturally easy to come over. Guo Xin adopted their opinions.

Everyone simply lit more fires and lit up the four "halls".

There was too little information from the three corpses, and Dugu Huan, who was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was very unwilling.

Or rather, he thought from the bottom of his heart that the three corpses were strange.