Chu Xiang sat next to them and listened to their discussion. He couldn't understand some of the professional terms at all. He only heard a general summary, saying that they were the ruins of the ancient Loulan country. These things were more than two thousand years old. If Lop Nur hadn't suddenly dried up in the 1960s and 1970s, , things might be better preserved or something like that.
Lop Nur suddenly dried up. This sentence aroused Chu Xiang's interest. He wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to interrupt. After they finished the discussion, they each retreated into their sleeping bags and fell asleep. It was not easy to disturb their rest, so Chu Xiang did not ask.
Chu Xiang meditated and adjusted his breathing for a while, and slept for an hour when it was almost midnight. Then he sat up again, thinking about the weirdness of this action, and planning a way to deal with it.
It was a quiet night, and the imaginary temptation did not appear. It was so quiet that Chu Xiang felt even more weird.
In the next eight days, nothing strange happened. The archaeological team concentrated on digging and testing. The excavated pit was getting bigger and bigger. It already covered about two acres of land. More and more things were unearthed in it. Chu Xiang occasionally asked Tao Gongchi, Tao Gongchi didn't hold anything back and told everything.
What makes Tao Gongchi feel strange is that this ancient city is not only the ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, but also the utensils of an unknown civilization have been unearthed in the depths. There are many standard armaments dating back more than two thousand years, with exquisite craftsmanship and the same utensils. There is almost no error between them. The shape of the utensils is completely different from the ancient Loulan country. Instead, it is somewhat similar to the Central Plains. It is impossible to determine the origin.
In the unusually calm Lop Nur, Chu Xiang felt even more strange. Except for a group of people who were left to protect the archaeological team, everyone else was undergoing high-intensity training. The training for everyone had been increased from two hours a day to six hours. Practice until you howl.
There is no need to try every means to increase the enthusiasm of the people in the escort team. As long as the soldiers under Gao Jianjian line up to the side, everyone will practice with all their might to overwhelm the opponent. A group of big-headed soldiers certainly don't want to be overshadowed by a group of mud-legged soldiers. For them, this is an important matter involving military honor.
Carrying a car to warm up every day is an indispensable item. After this kind of soft mandatory training, the tacit understanding among everyone has been greatly improved, and it is very cohesive. Some guys with secret intentions can unknowingly do it after a few days of training. After being integrated into the collective, people like He Nanfeng are unable to completely resist this change in the situation.
This is the power of the military training method. No matter how unruly a person is, he will be ground down into a drop of water in the ocean after entering the army.
This is Chu Xiang's purpose. They don't need to give up their own principles. As long as they are here and think of helping each other through difficulties when something happens, that's enough.
When he got up on the morning of the tenth day, Chu Xiang saw two falcons chasing each other and flying overhead in the snowy sky. Their nearly two-meter-wide wings fanned out bursts of strong airflow, making the snowflakes messy. He glanced at them. , the two falcons are exactly the same.
Chu Xiang was shocked. Is it possible that there is really a mirror copy of this kind of machine in the world, and it has been transported to the Lop Nur Gate by the military government.
This is too horrifying. Assuming this situation is true, how did this machine come about, and what is the purpose of the military government? Is it just to turn on this machine, or is it going to carry out some important experiment? Will other forces be involved?
If the military government wanted to conduct an important experiment, why did it deliberately disclose this information and openly recruit people to conduct archeology here? Bait? Lure a snake out of its hole?
Could it be that the military government did this deliberately to attract some potential forces and then use nuclear bombs to eliminate all threats in one fell swoop?
Thinking of this, Chu Xiang couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
When Lop Nur dried up in the 1960s and 1970s, wasn't that the time when the Republic's nuclear bomb research was successful.
Judging from the tactics of the top brass of the military government, this is very possible. This place is originally a nuclear testing site, and it is not unusual for a random nuclear test to occur.
Chu Xiang wanted to take a look at the Lop Nur Gate, but he didn't want to take risks. He asked others to go and bring back the information that was most likely a trap. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of any good solution.
Chu Xiang decided to stand still and continue to wait. The military government's move was probably to lure the snake out of the hole. Before the snake came out, there would probably be no movement. There was no need to worry about the safety of everyone for the time being.
After breakfast, Chu Xiang did not let everyone train. Instead, he raised the alert level, arranged for everyone to go down, and guarded the surrounding area tightly.
The sudden change made everyone feel the breath of crisis, knowing that danger was coming, and they did not dare to relax at all, staring at every thing in the wind and snow that might be abnormal.
"What did you find?" Gao Jian found that Chu Xiang's expression became a little solemn.
"What would you do if a group of baits were placed in front of you?" Chu Xiang asked without answering.
"Stand still."
"What if there's something in the bait that you want?"
"Eat it." Gao Gaojian said without hesitation. As soon as he said the answer, his expression suddenly changed.
Didn't Chu Xiang just stand still for the past ten days? Now, Chu Xiang has discovered that someone is going to eat them.
The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear, and it is completely unpredictable how the other party will take advantage of us.
"It's a flat plain with no danger to defend. How should we deal with it?" Chu Xiang asked. As a mid-level officer trained in high school, he must have more combat experience than Chu Xiang.
"Build the city and defend it," Gao Jian said.
"Okay." Chu Xiang nodded and went to the ancient city.
The surrounding terrain is the most suitable place for building a city high up on the hillside of the ancient city ruins. It has good terrain and is close to where experts work. If something happens, you can quickly escape.
"Team 1 is on alert, teams 2, 3 and 4 are under the command of the high school." Chu Xiang ordered through the walkie-talkie.
High School Jian also withdrew the first class, leaving the second class on guard. Twenty-four people, under the command of High School Jian, built a wall of ice and snow at the highest point of the ancient city ruins. The bottom was one meter thick, the height was three meters, and the top was 50 centimeters wide, which was just enough to accommodate the building. One person stands and fights.
The situation was urgent, and Chu Xiang also invested in building the city. When everyone saw Chu Xiang taking action in person, they understood the seriousness of the situation and immediately worked harder. Local materials were used, and after the thick snow was shoveled away, everyone dug mud and ice and snow at the foot of the outer wall and piled it onto the wall.
The ice and snow froze hard as it was built. In half a day, a city of ice and snow nearly twenty meters long and wide was built. It shone under the sunlight. Everyone moved the camp and placed it in the city. All the cars and equipment were also moved. come over.
After the camp was moved, Chu Xiang asked everyone to seal the entrance and dig a tunnel as high as one person from the ground to the outside, directly to the pit dug by the archaeological team.
The city was built, and the surrounding area was still quiet and peaceful. Nothing unusual happened. Chu Xiang asked everyone to continue building the city, and continued to thicken and heighten the city wall.
A group of archaeological experts such as Tao Gongchi had strong objections to Chu Xiang's destruction of the ancient city ruins. However, Chu Xiang could not let Chu Xiang feel troubled by the few people who were not good at arguing with others. He simply ignored them and let them grumble.
Nothing happened until dark. The city wall was already two meters thick and four meters high. After dark, Chu Xiang asked everyone to stop thickening the city wall outside and asked a group of people to dig holes inside the tent to prepare a basement.
Digging down diagonally, the cave continued to dig out broken walls and ruins. Fortunately, no artifacts were unearthed, otherwise Tao Gongchi and others would have scolded him to death. A group of soldiers and a group of guards were on guard at the head of the city, and the remaining people took turns digging in teams. All the excavated soil was piled on the wall to thicken the city wall.
No one understands why Chu Xiang dug a basement and dug it to less than ten meters, not even Gao Gaojian. He speculates that Chu Xiang did it just in case.
After everyone in the archaeological team fell asleep, Chu Xiang asked everyone to stop digging in the basement.
There were eight people on duty on the city wall, four warriors and four escorts. It was bright and dark. Chu Xiang asked them to fire immediately as soon as they found something abnormal or even just suspected it. Feeling the solemnity of Chu Xiang's tone, everyone's expressions became serious, they raised their spirits and were on full alert.
Chu Xiang didn't sleep. He sat cross-legged by the fire. The urgency in the air made him wary.
It feels like the storm is coming and the wind is blowing all over the building.
When is the best time to eat bait? Of course it's night.
Gao Jian and Yang Zhigang went to bed early. They knew that the second half of the night was very important and that only by going to bed early and getting up early could they have the greatest impact.
On the walkie-talkie, the team members and soldiers at the top of the city reported the situation every once in a while. It was always normal and no abnormalities were found.
When it was almost midnight, Chu Xiang took a nap. Not long after he closed his eyes, there was a sudden sound of howling wolves, and at the same time, the intercom rang: "Wolves were spotted at seven o'clock and are approaching."
Chu Xiang woke up immediately and asked, "Quantity?"
"There are three to four hundred that can be seen so far."
"The second squadron concentrates its firepower, others pay attention to the surroundings." Chu Xiang mobilized the personnel.
"A small pack of wild wolves is slowly approaching."
"Save ammunition, aim and hit again. The second team goes up the wall and prepares to fight." Chu Xiang said. Everyone in the escort team woke up early when they heard the noise, and they were all gearing up. After hearing Chu Xiang's order, the six people from the second team immediately ran away. Get out of the tent and jump to the top of the city.
After Gao Jianhe and a group of soldiers woke up, they continued to sleep without receiving orders from Chu Xiang. Tao Gongchi and others worked hard all day, and the slightest movement could not wake them up at all, and they were still sleeping soundly.
"Keep sleeping. If you want to eat meat, you can eat it. It's just a small test tonight and there won't be much movement." Chu Xiang said.
After eating the wolf meat last time, no beast was caught. Everyone had eaten canned biscuits for several days and had long been tired of eating. After being scolded by Chu Xiang, they could only hold back their saliva and continue to sleep.
