Chapter 127 The ruins of the ancient city
After all preparations were completed, everyone took an early rest on the first day and went into the desert under the leadership of An Liman the next day.
It took a lot of time to enter the desert this time, so Wang Ye and the others brought a lot of food and water. Except for a few people riding Anliman's camels, all of them were loaded with things.
I brought a lot of food, but not much water. It was only enough for the group of people for ten days.
You must know that in the desert, water is the most important thing.
In addition, they also carry several large leather pockets of yogurt soup. When you are unbearably thirsty in the desert, one sip is the best way to quench your thirst. It can be worth ten mouthfuls of water.
The first section of the itinerary starts from Bosten Lake to the southwest and walks westward along the Kongque River for a while until you find the ancient river channel going south. Bosten can be translated as standing. The origin of this name is because there are three channels in the center of the lake.
The mountain stands in the lake.
In ancient times, this lake was also called the Fish Sea. It is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. The Kongque River originates from here and flows to the depths of Taklimakan. When we passed by the lake, we looked at the vast and far-reaching blue lake.
It's dizzying, and inadvertently creates the illusion that you've reached the end of heaven and earth.
In the first two days after departure, Professor Hao's three students were in high spirits. They entered the desert for the first time in their lives. They felt it was fresh and fun. They imitated the whistle of old man An Liman commanding the camels, and then they were chasing each other.
,singing.
The sun can kill people during the day in the desert.
A person in the desert can be said to be in a furnace.
So Wang Ye and the others rested during the day and traveled at night.
The first ray of sunshine this morning rose from the east, reflecting the clouds on the horizon red, and the rising sand dunes in the desert were also covered with a layer of glow.
The group of people were a little tired after traveling all night, and their spirits were lifted when they saw this breathtaking scenery. Shirley Yang was even more impressed, "Oh, God, this desert is so beautiful."
As he said that, he took out his camera and clicked the shutter button repeatedly.
While everyone was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery, Wang Ye and An Liman had solemn expressions on their faces.
"Old Wang, what's wrong?" Hu Bayi asked, noticing Wang Ye's strange expression.
Wang Ye frowned and said: "We have to leave here cleanly. That fiery red cloud is not a good sign."
An Liman nodded in agreement: "Yes, the clouds in the sky are bleeding. Mr. Hu is probably angry. This desert is going to wind again."
"There is an old saying: If you don't go out at dawn, the sunset will travel thousands of miles." Wang Ye muttered this and urged everyone to set off quickly.
"Old man, is there a place around here where we can hide for a while?" Hu Bayi looked at An Liman and asked.
An Liman thought for a moment and replied: "There are ruins of an ancient city not far from here."
"Okay, let's go there." Hu Bayi agreed.
A group of people rode camels and headed towards the ruins of the ancient city that An Liman said. A sandstorm came halfway. As expected, as An Liman said, the sandstorm this time was very big.
The sky, which was clear just a moment ago, turned dark in the blink of an eye. The camels also felt the danger signal coming from the sky. Like crazy, they threw away their four big hooves and ran wildly in the desert. They usually walked on camels and swayed.
Yoyo thought it was quite interesting, but once it started running, it would bump violently. We lay tightly on the camel's back, for fear of falling off if we lost our grip.
More and more fine sand is blown into the air by the wind, and the surrounding area is shrouded in overwhelming sand and dust, and the visibility is getting lower and lower.
The running camel caravan was speeding through the desert, and the raised yellow sand rolled up a giant yellow dragon. The group of people put goggles on their eyes, covered their noses and mouths with scarves, and walked forward for some distance.
Finally I saw a broken section of the city wall.
"Go in quickly!"
Everyone's eyes flashed with hope when they saw the ruins of the ancient city. They slapped the camels' butts and speeded up to enter the ruins of the ancient city.
Most of the buildings in the ancient city were more than half buried by the yellow sand. Some houses have collapsed. Only the strong city wall stands out. It has been exposed to wind and sun for countless years, and it has become like a desert.
The color makes you think it is a big sand dune from a distance.
Everyone got off the camels, and An Liman directed the camels to lie down by the wall, and then led them down the broken roof of a big house and entered the house.
Although the ancient city has walls to protect it from the wind and sand, the walls are in dilapidated condition. Therefore, a large amount of sand has been blown into the city by the wind over the years. In the damaged houses, the ground is filled with fine sand, which is more than two meters thick.
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Fortunately, the big house Wang Ye and the others entered was high enough.
As soon as everyone entered the house, they all found a place to rest. The people in the archaeological team were all scholars and had poor physical fitness. When they entered the house, they sat down on the ground, took out the water bottle and drank gulps of water.
"Hey, we finally saved our lives." The fat man glanced at the situation outside and let out a sigh of relief.
After An Liman entered the room, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude to Hu Da.
While they were talking, a big sandstorm came outside. Wang Ye was afraid that the sand would cover the exit, so he, Lao Hu and Fatty took turns watching the entrance so that they could retreat in time if something happened.
Chapter completed!