An Zixin leaned weakly against the wall and fell asleep, surrounded by darkness. To be precise, if there was no flashlight or firelight, the ancient Xixia city lying quietly underground would have been sleeping in this boundless darkness.
Just now, a group of them successfully arrived at the deepest part of the barracks. It was a room with three walls covered with murals. In the center of the room was a long-decayed chair, and next to it was a row of shelves filled with various weapons.
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Those murals were all about various scenes of ancient wars. Ruan Zhouan was fascinated by them. While looking at them, he also explained to everyone that according to the costumes in the murals, they should be from the Xixia, Song, Jin and later dynasties.
War scene of Mongolian confrontation.
Later, An Zixin asked curiously, there seemed to be a majestic woman in this mural. Why are there female generals in Xixia?
Ruan Zhouan is worthy of being an expert. He said without hesitation: "This must be the Empress Dowager Liang! Back then, Song Shenzong took advantage of the civil strife in Xixia and divided his troops into five groups to attack Xixia. At first, Xixia retreated steadily. Later, the Empress Dowager Liang personally attacked and killed the Song soldiers.
They were defeated and fought all the way to the Wuding River..."
An Zixin looked admiring and said: "You are really a hero among women..."
Ruan Zhouan thought for a moment, scratched his head and said: "What should I say about Empress Dowager Liang? The story is long, so I will elaborate on it when I have time. However, it is said that she held a sword in her hand during the battle, named Shengxue. I think so.
That one looks a bit similar!"
An Zixin looked over curiously, and sure enough, the other weapons on the weapon rack were already rusty and could no longer be used, except for a long sword, which was still shining coldly after a thousand years!
Later, An Zixin ran over curiously and took down the sword. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She felt that it must be a magic weapon, so she walked away without ceremony.
Except for the murals and swords, everyone had nothing else to gain, so they no longer continued to explore, but found a few rooms deep in the barracks to settle down and have a good rest, so that they could restore their energy and recuperate.
Recharge your energy. Secondly, wait for the two groups of men outside and the aborigines (big snakes and rats) in the ruins of the ancient city to fight each other until they are almost exhausted.
So An Zixinbian and the cow occupied a small room alone, hugging a blanket and slept happily for several hours. In order to save time and electricity, she did not turn on the light, so she slept and rested in the dark.
The puppy and the cow also lay on her feet and slept soundly.
The concept of time in the darkness was already confused, and An Zixin didn't know how long she slept. Anyway, she was woken up by Alessio's knock on the door.
The latter chuckled in the dark and said: "Miss An, Toledo said that the noise outside has become much quieter. I want to discuss with you whether we should set off?"
An Zixin rubbed her eyes in a daze and said, "I will go to his room to discuss it right now."
A few minutes later, the team of more than a dozen people all sat together. The rules set by An Zixin were to discuss important matters together, instead of just a few leaders working behind closed doors.
Toledo said solemnly: "In the past few hours, there were constant gunfire outside, and the location was not fixed. I inferred that the two people had encounters in many places in the underground city. Then the gunfire gradually subsided and was replaced by some
From the sound of cold weapons clashing, I guessed that both sides had almost run out of bullets and started fighting hand-to-hand."
Everyone else nodded, agreeing with his reasoning.
Toledo continued: "The last sound of fighting came from the direction of that temple. I felt that they finally fought all the way to the temple. After that, more than an hour passed, and I never heard any sound of fighting again.
, I am boldly assuming here that they should have entered the temple, so I officially suggest that we can go over and have a look. After all, we now have six guns in our hands, and we can still fight even if the opponent fires!
"
After saying that, he looked at the other people seriously. Ismail was the first to agree. He felt that waiting like this was a bit aggrieved, so he might as well go for a big fight.
Several other Italians also agreed, and finally An Zixin and Robert nodded!
After reaching an agreement, everyone immediately tidied up. An Zixin also took the initiative to carry a heavy travel bag, which was full of various supplies. Originally, everyone took care of her and did not let her bear the weight, but at this time, An Meili felt that
It is necessary to lead by example.
Before setting off, she took out the dog food again and fed the cow a little. She held the cow and watched it wolfing down the dog food. She said softly: "Cow, there is not much dog food left, so I can only eat less."
Feed a little, you have to eat sparingly, be good!"
After reorganization, the team changed its formation, and those at the front were Robert, 'Cow' and Cassarte.
Robert is the number one expert, and Casarte is a big man. He is the tallest in their team at over two meters tall. His combat effectiveness is average, but he holds the most powerful firepower in their team: a submachine gun!
The 'cow' walked between the two of them. Sometimes when it felt tired from walking, it would jump up and climb on Casarte's shoulders to rest for a while. It was said that this little dog had become completely familiar with these Italians.
An Zixin, Isamel holding a pair of swords, and Alessio holding an automatic rifle followed closely behind the two people and the dog to protect their safety. Ricardo was still behind, but there was also an Italian holding a gun beside him.
Holding a gun to cooperate with him, the others walked in the middle.
After more than half an hour of careful trekking, the team arrived at the temple fairly smoothly. They encountered a few rats on the way, and they were easily eliminated by their tacit cooperation.
Before, everyone had only looked at this temple from a distance, but when they actually came to the entrance, everyone was deeply shocked by this magnificent building... Unlike other low buildings in Heishui Ancient City, this temple was simply
It is soaring straight into the sky, all built with white boulders. The entrance is extremely grand. The first floor is more than ten meters high, making it look majestic.
They had seen scattered corpses on the road before, including those of Du Xiaoyue's men and those of Mr. Qiu who came in later.
But when they arrived at the entrance of the temple, the corpses became denser. It was obvious that the two sides were engaged in an abnormal life-and-death struggle here!
However, the corpses here are slightly different from those seen on the road ahead. The previous corpses were mostly caused by gunshot wounds, but the corpses near the temple were mostly caused by stab wounds. This means that Toledo's judgment is correct.
, both sides had almost exhausted their bullets, and began to attack each other with cold weapons.
Another trend is that there are obviously more corpses on Du Xiaoyue's side. Obviously they suffered a disadvantage in terms of firepower and were suppressed by the opponent, resulting in heavy losses. However, when they arrived at the entrance of the temple, it was indeed Mr. Qiu.
The corpses of his subordinates accounted for the majority, which means that in terms of fighting ability alone, Du Xiaoyue's side is better.
Toledo even carefully inspected several corpses and reported to An Zixinhui in a deep voice: "Maybe Du Xiaoyue has several masters under his command. The wounds on the corpses here are exactly the same. They were all killed with one knife. They should have died from death."
The same man who was a master of swordsmanship, but several of them on the other side were bleeding to death from their orifices. It looked like they were hit hard on the head. He might be a powerful master..."
An Zixin swallowed her saliva and said with a wry smile: "Toledo, we have no choice but to go in. I'm sorry because I caused everyone to take such a big risk..."
Toledo shook his head and said: "The lives of us people were saved by these two old men back then. We have already looked away. Now every day we live is earned!"
An Zixin hummed vigorously, waved her hand and said, "Everyone, come in!"
Several people rearranged their formation and slowly marched into the temple! Alessio ran to An Zixin, happily took out a small pistol and said: "Miss An, look, I found this
! It was dug out from a corpse! It’s a pity that there are only five bullets left, so you can use them for self-defense!”
An Zixin smiled and thanked the young man, but after some hesitation, she handed the pistol to Sylvia. She smiled and said: "Our doctor is very important, let her hold it. Maybe this
Five bullets can save her life, and she can in turn save us all!"
Sylvia was moved and took the pistol and wiped it carefully with her clothes. In terms of absolute combat power, she was the worst in the team except Ruan Zhouan. Giving An Zixin the pistol to her was definitely the right choice.
The first floor of the temple is a large hall. Ruan Zhouan explained to everyone in a low voice: "The Xixia people are particularly obsessed with star worship. They believe that the stars in the sky can protect them, especially the Empress Dowager Liang whom we mentioned earlier. Every time she goes to war,
I have to go to the astrological platform to pray before every visit. I guess this temple should be the astrological platform of Xixia! The first floor is the place where people worship daily..."
While listening to Ruan Zhouan's explanation, An Zixin carefully observed the main hall on the first floor. Soon she noticed that there was a passage on the right side of the altar in front of the main hall. After some discussion, they decided to go and have a look!
A dozen or so of them had just run into the passage when suddenly a gunshot was heard behind them! Ricardo, who was walking at the back, reacted very quickly and ducked in time to avoid the blow. Several of them were holding thermal weapons.
The Italians quickly turned around and opened fire in the direction they came from without hesitation!
Suddenly, the hall was filled with crackling gunshots!
An Zixin was startled. Fortunately, she was walking in front. She was already at the corner from the hall to the corridor. She lowered her head and quickly rushed into the corridor. Several other Italians also fought and retreated, and fled quickly.
Hidden in the aisle!
Alessio looked a little disgraced and whispered: "It's Young Master Qiu and his group!"
An Zixin nodded quickly, and suddenly she heard someone shouting at the entrance: "How about we come out and talk? Du Xiaoyue has already taken the lead. Can we cooperate?"
Several Italians looked at An Zixin, after all, she is the leader! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)