After hearing what the store owner said, I hesitated whether I should go. We must have a reason to go. It would be really not worthwhile to risk our lives just for the treasures. We are here to find the God of Fire.

It's a talisman, but so far I can't find any information related to the fire talisman. If I don't go there, I can't convince myself of the inexplicable curiosity in my heart.

Finally, after discussion with several people, Shang Yang and I were neutral. We could go or not. In fact, we both wanted to go for a walk. However, we were hesitant out of responsibility for everyone’s safety. Dunzi heard that there are ancient Loulan ruins.

, like a chicken blood, he said that even if we don't go, he will go alone. It's a bit sorry for his profession that he can't make such a big profit. Wang Keai is a student of theology and archeology like his grandfather. For such a

Of course I would not give up this rare opportunity and decided to go.

Ancient Loulan, a mysterious ancient country, is home to people of the Loulan ethnic group. There is no historical record of when the ancient city of Loulan was built and when the Kingdom of Loulan was formed. According to records in "Historical Records" and other books, during the Western Han Dynasty, Loulan

It is one of the thirty-six city-states in the northwest region. It is adjacent to Dunhuang and has close relations with the Han Dynasty around BC. The ancient records of Loulan are based on the "Book of Han·Biography of the Western Regions": "The Shanshan Kingdom, whose real name is Loulan, the king ruled the Nicheng City, and went to Yangguan

One thousand six hundred miles, and six thousand one hundred miles to Chang'an. There are 1,570 households and 44,100 mouths. ""Hanshu Biography of the Western Regions"" records that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the court was in turmoil, and the Xiongnu took advantage of the situation and fought with them.

The local rulers colluded with each other, causing the traffic in the Western Regions to be cut off. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of the Western Regions" said: "The people who travel by post will not stop at every turn; the merchants and merchants will have their money blocked." By the time of Cao Wei, the Silk Road emerged.

Loulan became the only way from Yumen Pass to the Western Regions, and Loulan began to prosper again.

Strangely, the Loulan Kingdom, which was famous at that time, had been prosperous for five or six hundred years, but mysteriously disappeared from the fourth century after the fourth century. It was not recorded in the history, not listed in the legend, and suddenly disappeared. In the seventh century, Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty traveled west from Tianzhu.

When he returned, he saw that Loulan Kingdom's "city outline was still and deserted, and there were no human settlements." In Xuanzang's eyes, Loulan became an empty city.

There are many theories for the mysterious disappearance of the Loulan Kingdom. The first theory is that Loulan disappeared during the war. After the fifth century AD, the Loulan Kingdom began to weaken. The powerful northern powers invaded, and Loulan City was destroyed and then abandoned. It can be seen from Wang Changling's "Joining the Army"

Ex: Huangsha wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never return unless it is broken. According to records, the Tang Dynasty army marched northward and wiped out many ethnic minorities that harassed the northwest border. This shows that the Loulan Kingdom may be destroyed in this war.

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Statement 2: Loulan declined due to drought, water shortage, and ecological deterioration. The upstream river water was cut off and rerouted, and people had to leave Loulan. Loulan is located in a desert area and is short of water all year round. The arid geographical conditions are not suitable for human habitation.

The only water source dried up, coupled with the destruction of nature by humans, the climate became more and more severe. Under the threat of natural conditions, this nation had to migrate, and in the end only the current ruins were left.

Theory 3: The disappearance of Loulan is related to the north-south migration of Lop Nur. Sven Hedin believes that the cycle of north-south migration of Lop Nur is about 1,500 years. There was a European tribe living in the Loulan area more than 3,000 years ago.

More than five hundred years ago, Loulan once again entered an era of prosperity, which was directly related to Lop Nur's wandering.

Lop Nur is located in the northeast of Ruoqiang County. It was once the second largest inland river in my country. With the movement of Lop Nur, the Loulan ethnic group, who were seriously short of water, had to abandon the city and move.

Statement 4: The disappearance of Loulan is related to the opening of the North Silk Road. After the opening of the North Silk Road through Hami (Iwu) and Turpan, the desert road of the Silk Road through Loulan was abandoned, and Loulan also lost its former glory.

.With the opening of the North Silk Road, the ancient city of Loulan, which the Silk Road originally had to pass through, gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

Theory 5: Loulan was destroyed by plague. A plague spread from other places claimed the lives of ten of the residents in Loulan City. Those who survived fled Loulan one after another and fled to other places. According to "Historical Records·Xia Benji"

According to records, a plague was brought by a rat species from outside, and the vassal Loulan was infected with the disease. Fortunately, those who stayed away were able to survive, and Loulan disappeared.

Statement 6: Loulan was defeated by biological invasion. A mole cricket insect introduced from the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia has no natural enemies in Loulan and lives in the soil. It can make a living on the white plaster soil in Loulan area and enter residential houses in droves.

, people could not destroy them, so they had to abandon the city.

The Kumutage Desert we are about to enter is known as the Guardian of Loulan and is part of the Taklimakan Desert. The ruins of the ancient Loulan city that were discovered earlier are located in the east of the Taklimakan Desert and on the northwest edge of Lop Nur. The abandoned ruins that Professor Zhang is looking for

The ruins of the ancient city are located in the Kumtag Desert. Although the two deserts are connected to each other, there is still a long distance. Could it be that after the demise of Ancient Loulan, the survivors moved to the Kumtag Desert?

After discussion between the four of us, we decided that it was necessary to go there, but we had to make full preparations to enter this desert. We set off in two days. Shang Yang and I were responsible for looking for equipment, and Dunzi and Wang Keai were responsible for

Food, water, and some daily necessities.

As firearm self-defense weapons, we brought two Desert Eagles provided by the Yamamotoki Group at that time, with a total of more than 40 rounds of bullets, and two Swiss Army knives. This type of military knife is a multi-functional military knife that contains many tools in one blade.

Folding knife, ballpoint pen, toothpick, scissors, flat knife, can opener, screwdriver, tweezers, etc. When you want to use these tools, just pull it out from the fold of the blade, and you can use it. A German folding engineer shovel,

It can be folded twice, and the handle is still triangular and streamlined. It has the functions of shovel, pickaxe, crowbar (thorn), saw, and knife. It has many functions and is easy to carry. A homemade earthen detonator. This kind of earthen detonator is very safe.

Low, but powerful, and easy to get, a compass, and of course the black donkey hooves I carry with me.

The remaining ropes, clothing, sunscreen oil, medical alcohol, field tents, telescopes, sunglasses, and other equipment were searched in this town. In the evening, we returned to the hotel and everyone started to check the equipment. Basically, we were almost ready, but I

I bought four sets of high-collared camouflage uniforms and four pairs of thick-soled work shoes in town, which aroused Dunzi's dissatisfaction.

"Qiangzi, are you okay with your brain? We are going to a scorching desert, and you are wearing camouflage clothes for seniors, and the fabric is so thick. I don't care, forget it. You have such a high foundation.

Working cloth shoes, you really want to heat us to death in the desert. You should also dress according to the temperature. You don't know how to buy shorts and T-shirts, or you don't want to buy them." Dunzi babbled blankly with his eyes wide open.

None of the three of us paid any attention to this uneducated fool and continued busy with the things at hand. The equipment was almost there, but these equipment plus a large number of water bottles and food weighed more than 400 kilograms. Each of us had at least
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