"Sandstorm!" Zhang Fan was shocked in his heart, he had never seen it, and he heard that this Gobi sandstorm was quite powerful, and it could scrape off a layer of skin! Many caravans get lost after sandstorms!

"Order the troops to move forward at full speed and find shelter as soon as possible before the sandstorm arrives!" Zhang Fan's order was handed down.

The Tang army had chariots and horses, and the speed of advance was very fast. But it hurt the caravans that followed behind! The Tang Army was not obliged to protect them. However, Zhang Fan was soft-hearted and couldn't let go of these business trips, so the Tang army was not moving fast.

But Akon and Green Wing were a little anxious in their hearts, urging Zhang Fan to let the troops go quickly.

"Where can this vast Gobi hide, leaving behind the caravan, it may not be able to hide. Let the spies go forward and see if there is any shelter from the wind, and we will lead the team over! Zhang Fan shook his head and said.

Akon thought for a moment and said, "I'll drive ahead and take a look, be faster, and keep in touch!" ”

"Green Wing, you go with Akon, in case something happens, there is a response. Well, bring some cavalry ......" Zhang Fan got out of the car and rode a war horse.

"You don't need cavalry, just Green Wing. Willis can run around, faster! Akon greeted Greenwing, and the two got into the car together, carrying a slip of yellow dust, away from the large army!

Zhang Fan continued to advance with the large force, and contacted Akon Green Wing every ten minutes to ensure that the distance between the two sides was within 50 kilometers in a straight line. You must know that if Willis is running at full speed, it will be more than 300 kilometers per hour, and if there are no obstacles, it will be out of the communication distance in ten minutes.

But in less than half an hour, Zhang Fan lost contact with the two, Zuihou once contacted, and Akon seemed to have found an ancient ruin, which was well preserved and could shelter from the wind. I was about to go to investigate. Then he was never heard from.

The direction of the ruins that he Akon spoke of was fifteen kilometers to the northeast, which was not a long distance. Full speed ahead, maybe be able to get there before the sandstorm comes. Zhang Fan asked the sergeant to order the caravan to hurry up and take refuge in the ruins of the ancient city.

There was no need for Tang Jun to remind him, the caravan was also in a hurry to drive the camels and pull the wagons forward. Those camels are more sensitive than humans, and they know that something big is not good, and the smell of the wind reminds them that there is a lot of wind and sand, and it is coming! Big enough to drown yourself! The camels neighed and hurried on.

Zhang Fan was also anxious, and he couldn't wait to throw down the team and rush to the ruins first to see what was going on. But there are also emissary officials here who need to be guarded, and it seems that things are not so simple. If they get there, they are in danger, and they fall with them, it's not a joke. I arrived with a large force of the Tang Army, maybe I had a better chance.

With Akon's adaptability and Green Wing's skills, there should be nothing that can't be dealt with, and besides, with Willis, going alone won't help more.

Zhang Fan sent a team of Tang cavalry to the area where the two disappeared to investigate. Let them find the two lieutenants to bring back at all costs, and if there is danger, the whole army must not fall, and someone must come back to report the news.

The disappearance of the two seven-rank lieutenants is not a trivial matter, and it is even more shameful for the troops who have lost their commanders, according to the discipline of the Tang Dynasty, but the whole army will be punished! This group of cavalry was more anxious than Zhang Fan.

It was already dark, and the sandstorm behind it was estimated that it would arrive in another half an hour. The cavalry squad had already been released in three teams, but they did not come back all the way to report the news. Zhang Fan arrived and the gaffe seemed to be serious. Akon Green Wing has not been in touch for two hours, which is beyond the limit of Zhang Fan's patience.

The army and caravan were still a sea of sand in front of them, dotted with a few wind-eroded earthen platforms, but there was no trace of the ruins. Could it be that I am going in the wrong direction?!

If after another half an hour, no ruins can be seen, you must be stationed on the spot and start preparing for the measures to defend the ground against sandstorms, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

Some of the leaders of the caravan have even run over to persuade them to stay on the spot, and the sandstorm behind them is already black and pressing, and they are about to catch up with the butts of the follow-up caravans!

At this moment, a group of cavalry from Zuihou returned!

"Report! Zhang joined the army, ten miles ahead, there is a ruin of an ancient city, the city wall still exists, there is no human population, you can temporarily shelter from the wind and sand! The cavalry commander reported on his horse.

"Can you find the traces of the two chiefs?" Zhang Fan asked urgently.

"Report Zhang to join the army, no finding! The first two groups of brothers were nowhere to be seen, but there were horseshoe footprints on the ground, which they had left behind! ”

"Order the troops to speed up the pace and hurry forward! Let the five hundred brothers come to the back and help the caravan go! Zhang Fan hurriedly ordered, "Send another three hundred cavalry to explore the ancient city, be sure to find the two commanders!" ”

"Whoa!" Several pro-soldiers hugged their fists and rushed to various places.

When the caravan heard that there was a shelter from the wind ahead, they were overjoyed, and even dragged the camels that had refused to move forward. These beasts already felt that a great calamity was coming, but they refused to move forward, and wanted to lie down on the spot. The Tang army, who was driven over, pulled up from the ground and drove these beasts forward with the caravan personnel!

Zhang Fan asked the remaining Tang army to take the envoy officials to go forward first, take refuge in the ruins of the ancient city, and come to the rear team with a few guards to check the situation of the sandstorm.

Zhang Fan came to a high ground with a horse, took out a blue prop telescope, and looked at the black sandstorm that was already not far away!

It didn't matter if you looked at it, it scared Zhang Fan so much that the telescope in his hand slipped into the dust......

In that black sandstorm, it was full of unjust ghosts! Dancing teeth and claws from the sky! There are a lot of skeleton zombies running on the ground! Where is the sandstorm, it is clearly a ghost army!

"Quick! Order the team to step up! The goods are thrown away! Come on! Zhang Fan immediately ordered his soldiers to go down and urge the caravan.

The soldiers were ordered to go down, Zhang Fan picked up the binoculars from the ground, calmed down his emotions, and continued to check the movement of the sandstorm. It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability to calculate, so he can't accurately calculate how long it will take for this sandstorm composed of ghosts to catch up with his troops!

…………

"This is probably the so-called Loulan Ancient City!" Akon looked at the ruins of the ancient city in the distance and said to Greenwing.

"Probably, I think I can take shelter from the wind. Hurry up and tell Zhang Fan the location and let him lead the team over! Let's go check it out first! Green Wing urged Willis forward.

After contacting Zhang Fan, the two came to the outside of the city, and in front of them was a city wall about five meters high and rammed with loess. The two of them circled around the ancient city, which was a square ancient city with a side length of more than 300 meters.

There was a collapse of the northern wall of the city, which seemed to have been formed by some impact. To the south of the city is the main gate, and the walls are partially damaged. Entering through the ruined city gate on the south side, there are still remnants of a thick square wooden door frame at the gate, and the collapsed city gate timber is scattered inside and outside the city gate. After passing through the city gate, I found that the walls of this ancient city were nearly ten meters thick! And there are rough wood reinforcements inside the walls.

The courtyard walls of the residential areas in the city are made of clay made of reeds tied into bundles or wicked weaves. It was all made of wood, with poplar pillars, and the doors and windows of the house were damaged, but the frame was still intact, but the roof was mostly torn off by the sand.

There are still remnants of household utensils in the house, and some large furniture items are also broken and scattered on the ground. Fragments of pottery, badly rusted bronzes, and some smelting residues can be found everywhere on the ground.

In the center of the city, there is a only building built with thick loess, which is very huge, and although the wooden beams and pillars have been broken, the original magnificence can still be vaguely seen, and it is estimated that it is the residence of the city lord or ruler.

In the east of the city, there is a cone-shaped mound building more than ten meters high, on which there are still mottled color paintings, but they are no longer distinguishable, and I don't know what it is.

The dead city is lifeless. Akon didn't feel that his mood was also low, and he sighed.

Green Wing suddenly said, "Did you hear any sounds?" ”

Akon was startled and listened intently. But I only heard the low whistling of the wind blowing through the empty house and through the doors and windows.

"There's no sound except the wind?" Akon replied.

"Listen again, it looks like someone is playing the flute!" Green Wing is also listening carefully, her perception of more than 150 has to be carefully distinguished, how Akon can hear.

But the sound of the flute seemed to be getting closer and closer, and even Akon could faintly distinguish it, as if it had déjà vu, where had he heard it. Akon's heart trembled violently, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, wasn't this reed flute sound the same one he heard last night? The melody of weeping and complaining is tactful, like the whispering of a sad lover, and like the nostalgia of a resentful soul for the world......

Akon hurriedly contacted Zhang Fan, but found that there was no way to communicate!

Green Wing hurriedly contacted Zhang Fan, but there was no news!

Something happened! It's not Zhang Fan, it's himself!

The two looked at each other and drew their blades. Akon planted a primary protective barrier on the two of them, the 'Earth Barrier', which is rich in earth elements, and this barrier is surprisingly easy to use.

Willis carried the two of them to the place where the flute sounded......

…………

The ruins are already close in sight, and the sandstorm behind them is also chasing after them. The black and yellow dust and smoke that connected the sky and the earth, like a huge roller, swept the ground. The strong wind is blowing and it is unsteady to stand!

As long as the business travelers turn back, they are terrified. The camels and horses were already frightened and panicked, scurrying in all directions, lifting off their goods and people.

Animals are sensitive, and they can feel that the terrifying sandstorm behind them will definitely consume their own lives! The merchants did not yet know about the terrible scene in the sandstorm. Just know that if you are caught up by a sandstorm, you will drown in this sea of sand, and that is nine deaths!

It's not just nine deaths! That's worse than death! Zhang Fan shouted all the way, asking the Tang army to quickly unload the goods and drag the camels and horses forward, and those merchants who were reluctant to make their own money were also forced by the Tang army to run away empty-handed. They turned back from time to time, wanting to go back to rescue the goods, but the Tang army was vicious, and the horizontal knife in his hand was on his neck!

Thousands of troops and caravans, stretching for miles, the front troops have entered the ruins of the ancient city, and the merchants behind who are reluctant to live or die have fallen into the sandstorm vanguard!

…………