Luo Dongshu liked listening to these strange stories best. He asked angrily, "since it is a very prosperous place, why is it like this now?"
Hong Yong sighed: "a hundred years ago, the water source of the thorn flower country suddenly disappeared. The people in the country could no longer live here and had to leave their homes. In addition, there were many sandy swamps nearby. Unfortunately, many caravans passing through here were swallowed up by the sandy swamps, resulting in fewer and fewer caravans coming here. Finally, the whole thorn flower country was gone, This place has become an abandoned city. "
"Are there many sandy swamps around here? Why didn't we see it when we just came? "
"Most of those sandy swamps are in the West and north of the ancient city. If we go further, we can enter the area of sandy swamps."
Jiang Shuan, who had been silent, suddenly asked.
"Do you know there are many people in the sandy swamp?"
Hong Yong said: "not much. These were things a long time ago. Only some elderly Xisha people knew it. When I was doing business with Xisha people, I inadvertently learned it from an old Xisha population."
Jiang Shuan showed a thoughtful look.
After being roasted by fire, the sand cake becomes fragrant and crisp. With a bowl of hot water, it tastes very strong.
Everyone wolfed down their dinner and slept together in groups.
Aunt Ge took 100 people to stand guard.
Luo Dongshu leaned against the wall, yawned lazily and said vaguely, "you stay in the middle of the night, we stay in the middle of the night. Remember to wake me up later."
Then he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
At midnight.
The crowd suddenly heard aunt GE's cry.
"Don't sleep, get up quickly, the enemy is coming!"
Jiang Shuan woke up first.
He quickly turned over and stood up and asked, "where is the enemy?"
Aunt Ge said quickly, "just outside the city, there are a lot of people. In addition, it's too dark for me to count."
Uncle Jiang climbed up the wall and looked at it from a high place. He found that there were dense figures moving here. Those people were holding torches and looked like a winding dragon from a distance.
It's really Xisha army.
The leader is king Huoluo. Just now he got a report from the scouts and learned that there were traces of the enemy nearby. He immediately ordered to stop moving and sent out a large number of scouts to explore the traces of the enemy everywhere.
Finally, I found the abandoned ancient city all the way.
The king of Huoluo stayed outside the abandoned ancient city with 400000 troops. He sent a general named canaluba and 50000 people to hang the enemy.
Cana ruba is a rare warrior, with boundless manpower and boundless courage.
He rushed into the abandoned ancient city with 50000 Xisha soldiers.
They soon found the place where the southern Chu soldiers had rested. Unfortunately, the building was empty and there were only piles of fires on the ground.
Ganaluba looked at the fire in front of him and said in a deep voice, "they must not have gone far. Let's catch up!"
At this time, Jiang Shuan was running to the Northwest with the southern Chu soldiers.
Hong Yong warned, "if you go further, you will enter the desert swamp area!"
Jiang Shuan smiled: "I'm going there!"
The night wind roared and rolled up the long yellow sand.
The soldiers of Southern Chu galloped all the way on horses, soon except for the ancient city.
Hong Yongle held the reins: "there is a desert swamp ahead. We really can't go any further!"
Jiang Shuan raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop.
He took off the bow and arrow from his back and began to shoot with a bow.
The arrow shot fifty paces away and was soon swallowed up by the yellow sand.
He shot the arrow at a distance of 100 steps. This time, the arrow didn't fall in, but was inserted in the sand.
In this way, Jiang Shuan found a way to walk in the swampy desert.
With 50000 Xisha soldiers, ganaruba went all the way along the footprints and soon left the city.
Outside the city is a piece of yellow sand. With the hazy moonlight, canaluba saw several southern Chu soldiers standing not far in front.
Canaluba was like a beast seeing its prey, and its green eyes lit up immediately.
"Come on, follow me up and kill those Southern Chu people!"
They rode horses, waved weapons and rushed towards the southern Chu soldiers.
As a result, he only ran out for more than ten steps. Canaluba found that the speed of the mount was getting slower and slower. When he looked down, he found that the limbs of the war horse were trapped in the yellow sand!
Canaluba was shocked and shouted, "this is a desert swamp!"
As long as they are Xisha people, they know the terrible desert swamp. Once they fall in, they can only have no bones!
Ganaluba jumped off his horse directly and ran with his legs towards the direction of the ancient city. Hundreds of Xisha soldiers closest to him also gave up their mounts and ran away.
They tried their best to escape from the desert swamp, but the more they moved, the faster they sank.
Soon half of them had fallen into the yellow sand.
Canaluba shouted for help!
Those Xisha soldiers who escaped because they walked slowly and didn't fall into the desert swamp quickly threw out the rope and tried to save canaluba.
But just then, thousands of arrows were fired from the dark and brushed at the Xisha soldiers who were ready to save people.
Caught off guard, thousands of Xisha soldiers were shot by arrows and screamed bitterly.
The scene became chaotic in an instant.
It is reasonable to say that at this time, the generals should stand up and command the overall situation, stabilize people's hearts and organize people to fight back.
But as a general, canaluba is deeply trapped in the desert swamp. It is difficult to protect itself and can't command at all.
Fifty thousand Xisha soldiers were completely in chaos. Some fell to the ground and howled, some rode on horses and waved weapons everywhere, and others shot indiscriminately at the night with bows and arrows.
A large part of their knives and arrows fell on their own people.
When there are less than 10000 Xisha soldiers left.
The southern Chu soldiers hiding in the dark finally appeared!
They rushed out like a stray arrow and fought fiercely with the enemy.
The headless Xisha soldiers were not their opponents at all. They were rubbed on the ground all the way.
Finally, the battle ended with the complete victory of the southern Chu soldiers.
The southern Chu soldiers did not care to bandage their wounds. They excitedly cut off the enemy's head and sent it to the military judge for registration.
Jiang Shuan urged, "hurry up!"
King Huoluo and 350000 Xisha troops are still on the other side of the ancient city. They may rush over at any time. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time.
In fact, not long after kanaruba left, the king of Huoluo sent more than ten scouts to abandon the ancient city. This move was to prevent kanaruba from being ambushed by the enemy.
The result was really fed by the king of fire.
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