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Chapter 560 Savage Land

That night, Yunchu's caravan was stationed in Sanbaisha.

There are three paths to choose from.

On the left is Loulan Road, in the middle is Haidao, and on the right is Shaogan Road. Loulan Road naturally leads to Loulan, Dahai Road leads to Shanshan and Gaochang, and Xiaogan Road leads directly to Hami.

For the army of the Tang Dynasty, they generally choose the Xiaogan Road with post stations and military cities, and the Loulan Road with Bailongdui and Shaxijing supply points.

Generally, the sea road closest to the middle road is not chosen.

"In order to rescue Kucha, Liang Jianfang led his troops into the Dahai Road. As a result, it was blocked by a flood for nearly 20 days. In the end, Kucha and Khotan suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, we suggest that we go a little longer. Gan Dao, "

In front of Liang Ying, Wenrou directly pointed out the mistakes Liang Jianfang made back then, and hoped that Liang Ying could learn the lesson and not repeat the mistakes of old Liang.

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "It's a long way from Yumen Pass to Gaochang. It takes at least two thousand miles to walk a short distance. However, taking the sea road can save half the time and save a thousand miles. We have to take this factor into account. consider."

Wen Rou dropped the charcoal pencil and looked at Yun Chu, saying: "You grew up in the Western Regions, you know what the sea road looks like best.

Although taking the sea lane can save half of the time, don't forget that entering the sea lane is equivalent to entering no man's land.

When Pei Ju walked the sea road, he once said: This road is full of sand and moraine, lacks water and grass, and it is difficult for people to walk.Surrounded by a vast expanse, the road is not allowed to be marked, but the bones of six animals and the dung of camels and horses are used as signs to check the way.If there is heavy snow, it cannot be done, and it is also enchanting, so it is not feasible.

"Book of Zhou Gaochang Biography": From Dunhuang to the country, there are many sandy moraines, and the roads are not allowed to be recorded. The only evidence is human and animal bones and camel and horse dung.There are also sprites and monsters, so business travel mostly takes Yiwu Road.

"Sui Shu·Gaochang Biography" says: From the northwest of Dunhuang, there is a shortcut road, covering more than a thousand miles of sand and moraine, surrounded by ignorance, and there is no route. Those who want to go look for human and animal bones.On the road, people may hear the sound of singing and suffering. Pedestrians seek it, and many of them will be lost.Therefore, when businessmen come and go, they mostly take Yiwu Road.

I have also read these books. I, a Tang Dynasty man, did not write history books just for reading, but to prevent us latecomers from repeating the same mistakes.

It is obviously more convenient to take a short road, that is, Yiwu Road. "

Yun Chu smiled and said to Zhong Kui: "The road recorded in the history books is rough and difficult, and we can overcome it naturally. The problem is, the demons and monsters here are very powerful. Are you afraid of these things?"

Zhong Kui, who was holding Xiao Yuhua's leg to check the injury, turned his head to look at Yun Chu and said, "A certain family has been eager to see the monster for many years, so how can we miss this good opportunity today."

Wen Wen said angrily: "You can't do whatever you want just because you are ugly, demons and monsters won't back away just because you are ugly."

Zhong Kui said angrily: "I have read the books for many years into the stomach of a dog. Confucius said, how can you serve ghosts if you can't serve people?
Mere ghosts dare not show their appearance during the day, but disappear at night. They hear their voices but don't know their shapes.

Rou Rou looked at Yun Chu and said, "Aren't you afraid?"

Yun Chu said indifferently: "A certain family lived with the dead body in Kucha for [-] days. From time to time there was the sound of the dead body cracking after being fermented and inflated. .

Presumably these ghosts are also bullying and fearful people. A certain family has always been stubborn. If ghosts come, they will be killed. "

Liang Ying and Xiao Yuhua looked enviously at Yun Chu, who was as calm as water, and secretly took Yun Chu as an example in their hearts, thinking that this is a manly man.

Yunchu saw that Rourou no longer insisted on taking the short road, so he smiled and said: "So it's settled, tomorrow, the soldiers will go to the sea."

Gentle nodded and said: "Okay, you are all unrestrained heroes, we will take the sea road, but you must understand that there are many thieves in the sea road, we have to be careful."

Zhang Donghai, who has never spoken much, said: "A certain family thinks that the prince chose the sea road, and it may not be because there are many thieves there.

The goods we brought are too little, we can't get much back in exchange, and we can't loot wantonly, so naturally we have to rob them from the hands of thieves. In this way, we can show that we are dignified teachers. "

After all, he had mixed with Yunchu in Liaodong, and he was very keen on grasping the coach's mind.

As the name suggests, the third base of sand is all sand. After Zhong Kui rode his war horse and stepped onto the parched Gobi from the soft sand, even the ascetic monks of Shaolin Temple, whose minds were as firm as the earth, sat cross-legged on the Gobi, facing each other. Chanting scriptures to the vast sea that is about to cross, I hope that the Buddha can bless the team and pass through this devil's land safely.

Naha also stood at the gate of a wind-eroded castle like a stage and danced a Buddha dance. Although it was still uncoordinated as always, it still attracted the welcome and respect of the whole army.

Naha didn't dance well, and Yunchu thought it was his fault. The child walked with a crutch when he was a child. He thought it was a trivial matter and didn't correct it, because when Naha learned to walk, it was Yunchu. When training the marmot Dafa, the marmot will walk with a smooth turn when it stands up and walks.

However, Naha is really good-looking, and she has too many good clothes, especially the long skirts that look very elegant. You only need to cover your face with a white gauze and put on her good-looking clothes. Big clothes, the wind on the Gobi will automatically prop up her brightly colored dresses, and the fluttering appearance makes those ignorant soil turtles below look mesmerized.

Liang Ying also liked Naha very much, but he deliberately turned his head away when Naha was performing and dancing.

It's not that he didn't want to watch it, but because before he left, the crown prince avoided Yun Chu, called him to the East Palace, and deliberately told him to take good care of Naha.

What he said was very clear, as long as Naha went back properly, he would not hesitate to reward him. If Naha came back and Liang Ying didn't, it didn't matter, the Liang family would get enough sincerity in return.

If Naha hadn't come back, Liang Ying had come back... At that time, the prince didn't say the result, but the look on his face, in Liang Ying's eyes, he looked like a ghost in hell.

Liang Ying also believes that if such a situation occurs, his experience will definitely not be much better than going to hell.

That is the prince of Tang Dynasty——

When Yun Chu got along with the prince, the prince acted like a child who didn't know anything, and he looked harmless to humans and animals, which made everyone in Jinchang Fang like him.

Leaving Jinchang Fang... Liang Ying didn't know how to describe the prince, he only knew that someone humiliated the prince at the Changsun family's family gathering.

There are at least six families whose families were wiped out by the emperor and empress himself, and even the Changsun family is currently very unstable.

Therefore, Liang Ying knew that if Li Hong wanted to make the Liang family into an extinct family, he would definitely be able to do it.

That's why, no matter how beautiful Naha is, Liang Ying will always treat Naha with the etiquette of a subordinate, and she doesn't even dare to show the good family friendship she should have.

None of the prince's family is open-minded. Just like his ancestor said, the royal family can turn their faces faster than dogs.

Xiao Yuhua was fascinated by watching, even though the injury on his face was not healed, and he was dying of pain if he moved up and down all over his body, he still stood upright and watched Naha's dance, he couldn't let go...

So, Liang Ying moved his body outward, he didn't want to get blood all over his body because he was close to Xiao Yuhua when he returned to Chang'an in the future.

Two days later, the army completely entered the sea road.

Xuanzang, who once led an old monkey across the sea road, said: "There are no birds above and no animals below, and there are no water and grass on the ground, and there is only one shadow."

The old monkey said: There is nothing else in the world with a bottle, a bowl, a horse and two people. "

Yunchu knew that this place might be one of the driest places on the planet. It was absolutely arid. It might even be the center of the land. No matter where the water vapor was, it couldn’t come here. Even if there was rain in the sky, it couldn’t wait to land. , will be evaporated in mid-air.

However, there are no absolutes in the world.

The unlucky Liang Jianfang encountered terrible floods in the driest place in the world.

The flood flooded the Gobi Desert, and the red flood flowed recklessly, preventing the [-] troops from moving forward.

As a result, the grand narrative that Liang Jianfang had concocted with all his heart turned into a bubble, and in the end he was blamed for this incident.

The most famous thing on Haidao is not those wind-eroded castles, but the wind. Whenever the strong wind comes, the yellow sand covers the sky, the strong wind whirls and whirls, screaming like ghosts crying and wolves howling, which is creepy.

Due to thousands of years of wind erosion, the ground here has formed ravines of different depths, and the exposed stone layers have been carved by wind knives into strange shapes and various poses, just like castles and sculptures in Marvel movies.

At this time, even Avanti, who loves to talk the most, tightly shut his mouth, because as long as he opened his mouth, fine sand would get into his mouth.

The sand on the sea road is really pervasive. After walking for a day, enough sand will accumulate in the crevices of the buttocks. Under the friction of the two petals of the buttocks, the skin will secrete some sweat. Twisting and rubbing will eventually achieve the effect of bruising...the pain is unbearable. (The author personally experienced in 96)
There is no need to identify the direction when walking along the road. When there are enough dead people and livestock, there will be very obvious road signs.

A dead camel was quietly crouching on the side of the road. Its meat was already dried before it rotted. The fur on the windward side had been rubbed away by the wind carrying sand, revealing bones of different thicknesses. The fur on the face was intact, but most of it was buried by scattered sand.

Yun Chu licked his dry lips, and flung out the long whip in his hand. The whip suddenly retracted, and a colorful agate landed on Yun Chu's hand.

Yunchu handed the piece of Gobi agate to Wen Rou and said, "Don't get sleepy, pay attention, there are treasures everywhere."

Gentle held this piece of warm agate, pulled off the veil and looked forward, and saw blood-red, blue, white, orange and other colorful stones all over the undulating mountains, shining brightly in the sun, like a witch's widow. Pearls add a bit of mystery to the already weird sea channel.

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