So, not long after, Jiang Tian, accompanied by a small team of people, arrived at the first scene located in the southeastern suburbs of Chang'an City, near Baqiao City. A small abandoned village with withered vegetation and collapsed buildings left only some walls.
Logically speaking, as a place within the pass with a large population and a suburb of Chang'an in Gyeonggi Province, there shouldn't be many abandoned places. However, it was abandoned because a large number of hydraulic workshops were built along the Ba River connected to Baqiao City, which inevitably affected the water use of surrounding farmland.
The scene, which was said to be very tragic at first, has been cleaned up; however, when Jiang Tian walked into these ruins, he could still see only the blackened remains on the walls and the dry residue in the gaps; and the ground was also There are still dots of tender grass and green shoots growing out.
Although it is a symbolic virtual story, Jiang Tian is also quite curious about what it is that can kill and tear into pieces six fully armored Kingo disciples in a short period of time. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the two Jinwu soldiers wearing bright light armor behind Guo Feng.
Thanks to the many conveniences and legacy brought by the predecessor of the time traveler, Liang Gong, Datang's steel forging technology and steel production also developed by leaps and bounds. Therefore, in Jingshui and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, there are not only special coal terminals, but also nearby iron smelting yards and hydraulic forging plants.
Therefore, while the armor was excellent, the Tang army had a high armor coverage rate; at the same time, as rewards and exclusive products from the imperial court, they were exported in large quantities to distant vassal states that were exploring foreign territories. Just like the bright light armor worn by these two Jinwu soldiers, it is also an improved product.
There was no round shield, which was nicknamed the iron bra in later generations, and was replaced by a whole breastplate. Although it is a lightweight model with reduced weights on the corresponding neck, shoulders, arms and thighs, the large steel surface that tightly covers the chest and hem still looks quite reliable.
If he uses the "guidance" ability to carry out a long-range attack and kill, it will be difficult to penetrate the positions blocked by these steel sheets in one go, and he will need to find other exposed key points such as the head, face, neck and lower body in order to achieve success in one fell swoop. of. Moreover, when there are too many people, they will basically be blinded.
Then, when he turned around inside and out, he really found nothing; after all, it was said that the scene had been cleaned up very cleanly, and even the bloody soil on the ground had been shoveled back. Guo Feng, who accompanied him, could not gain much by dictating some records of the on-site inspection at that time.
Despite this, the concubine Guo Feng, who was accompanying (monitoring), patiently recounted the scene at that time, as well as some subsequent conjectures and judgments. Even Jiang Tian didn't have any more clues besides asking questions. After all, more than two months have passed.
However, Jiang Tian finally came up with an idea to find the highest point near this abandoned village and have a good overview of the terrain here. Then, he easily climbed up using his hands and feet, and found a tree near Ba River with lush leaves and canopy, covering almost half an acre of trees.
However, this look gave him a clue. This abandoned village is only the size of dozens of households; but the layout of the collapsed and abandoned buildings appears to be very compact and regular; this is also the typical layout of military villages used to rebuild the army during the Taixing and Zhongxing years.
All the buildings are neatly arranged around the central location, with a large open space specially set aside; it is not only a drying ground for piling grain when receiving goods, but also a small school ground for regular daily performance formations. It was only after it was abandoned with the evolution of successive dynasties that the plains became covered with weeds.
But there is a piece of grass inside that seems to be slightly different from the surrounding grass. The color appears lighter; it seems that it sprouted later. Thinking of this, he made a mark on a hastily hand-drawn distribution map, and then came to the approximate location again.
"But did you find anything?"
At this time, Guo Feng also seemed to be aware of it and came over and said: However, the two Jinwu soldiers accompanying him inevitably showed disapproval.
"It's a little bit, it needs to be verified;"
Jiang Tian replied nonchalantly:
Then he roughly marked a long strip and asked people to use the small shovel he brought with him to dig horizontally one by one starting from one end; this was also a little trick he learned when escorting the archaeological team. After his demonstration, Guo Feng also took two other men and joined him with tools.
"Poke it down first with a shovel. If you feel it hits something hard, dig it out."
Seeing this, Jiang Tian took advantage of the situation and explained:
A moment later, after he dug out more than a dozen small pits mixed with pebbles, gravel, grass roots, and insects, he suddenly heard someone shouting next to him;
"I found something different."
Immediately, a small black object was knocked away from the soil and roots, revealing a somewhat rusty metal texture. Then Guo Feng called over one of the Jinwu soldiers who was on guard outside. He pressed this small object on the opponent's chest without any explanation.
"As expected!"
Then, he made a cold sound, and his expression became extremely solemn and said:
The next moment, Jiang Tian also saw clearly that although the small object he had just dug up was severely rusted, it was quite similar in shape to the corner of the breastplate of this Kingo soldier. Immediately, the two Jinwu soldiers couldn't help but join in the excavation; it didn't take long before the grassy ground was completely turned over.
At the same time, I also harvested more things, which obviously did not belong here; broken pieces of armor, the silk polyester used to tie the armor, thick strips of cloth used as the lining of the armor, and even a few gray finger bones. At this moment, Jiang Tian was finally sure, and said sternly to Guo Feng:
"It seems that this is the first scene where those people were killed."
"What is Jiang Sheng saying?"
Guo Feng said hesitantly:
"Someone should have made a sneak attack here, killed them, and then moved them to another place not far away. They deliberately dismembered the corpses on the spot to hide it. Maybe they wanted to hide something, or in other words, they were accidentally discovered?"
Jiang Tian continued to deduce:
"Okay, I'll send a summons and go back to find someone. Let's continue searching and dig deep to find more clues."
Guo Feng gritted his teeth without hesitation and said:
Later, after continuing to expand the scope of the excavation, in addition to accidentally discovering nail fragments and broken fabrics, they also dug out a long and narrow translucent gray-white object that was as long as an inch like bone. However, seeing this thing, Jiang Tian's heart moved again, but he thought of something.
Then, he picked up the sharp point of the bone object and easily made shallow marks on the back of a standard horizontal knife that was about to come. At this time, the excavation and exploration in all directions ended again. Stepping on the uneven grass stems and dirt, Jiang Tian took advantage of the situation and came to a collapsed house.
This should be the abandoned former military estate where the barn and public treasury are located. Therefore, through the cracks in the wall, you can see the decayed remains of the beams inside. The broken rubble collapsed on the ground, and the plank and brick paving in full view; wait, the brick paving? Jiang Tian immediately shouted:
"Is there any water? Bring some water."
"Use mine!"
At this time, the elder of the two Jinwu soldiers handed over a skin bag without hesitation and said:
Immediately, Jiang Tian poured the liquid on the bricks one by one, but found that the color was a little wrong, and when he smelled it, it turned out to be wine. But he didn't say anything more, he just continued to pour out the wine in his bag. Then, someone handed another one to him, but it was the young Kingo soldier.
When the several kilograms of wine in the second wine bag were poured out and only a small part remained, an obvious change finally occurred. Compared to other places where traces of dryness were slowly absorbed, in the innermost corner, after the dust was washed away, several bubbles similar to a cavity effect appeared.
"This is it!"
Jiang Tian shouted without hesitation:
Then, without him having to do anything himself, people rushed forward and pulled out the bricks embedded in the ground; they also dug out a shallow layer of covering soil; and immediately revealed a layer that looked very thick and had a The outline of a huge wooden cover with a rusty tab.
As the heavy wooden cover was lifted open, a stale and musty smell that had been building up for who knows how long was immediately felt. Immediately, Guo Feng couldn't wait to throw one away. The ignited paper rolled down and floated for a while before slowly extinguishing.
Then one of the accompanying men jumped down with a rope tied on his face with determination, and then there was another crashing sound. But then he quickly pulled the rope and shouted:
"I'm fine, it's just that the stairway is broken."
A moment later, Jiang Tian also came to this underground space. Under the light of the white glazed wind lantern brought from the carriage, it could be seen that this was a secret place transformed from an underground warehouse; not only had it been specially expanded and reinforced; There are even special vents to introduce faint flowing air.
Except for some fallen wooden frames and cages, there was nothing left inside. However, if you take a closer look with a wind lamp, you will find that the mottled marks deposited on the four walls are not the natural texture of the piled soil; they are something like splashes.
Therefore, rather than saying this is a secret hiding place, it is more like an underground prison and prison; or it is some kind of testing ground. Then, while knocking on the four walls, someone once again found a secret door covered by piles of soil;
After walking along a narrow ramp along the secret door, he unexpectedly appeared in a dry well that was mostly obscured by dead branches and leaves. And in this dry well with a small top and a large bottom, there was not only a layer of bones that seemed to be human and animal, but also piled up. There seemed to be scratches all over the four walls, climbing up and down.
When Jiang Tian exited the underground darkroom again, he saw Guo Feng approaching him with a solemn face, and shouted in a low voice and hastily:
"I just discovered someone was snooping outside, so I still asked people to go around and catch him."
