Xixia dead book

Chapter 238 The Finale of Death (28)
"Yelu Chucai doesn't need to imitate Mi City in everything, but don't forget that I said in Qianhu Town that the gates of Qianhu Town have special military functions..."

Liang Yuan interrupted Tang Fengdao: "So you think that the gates of Mi City are also set up for the needs of military defense and have their special functions, and Qianhu Town imitated this point of Mi City. Therefore, the gates of the two cities are set It should be the same, Mi city also has only one gate."

While several people were talking, Tang Feng had already walked to the southeast corner of the outer wall of Mi City. Tang Feng stopped and looked back. As the temperature rose, the fog gradually dispersed, and the tower of Mi City stood in the morning light , solemn and solemn, but Tang Feng saw some clues, "Have you noticed that the distance we walked from the city gate to the southeast corner of Mi City just now is obviously longer than the distance we walked from the northeast corner to the tower last night?" The distance is long, what does this mean?"

Everyone recalled carefully, "It is indeed long, which means that the gate of Mi City is not in the middle of the east wall." Liang Yuan said.

"It also shows that the design of Mi City is indeed very similar to that of Qianhu Town. The south gate of Qianhu Town is not in the middle of the south, but leans to the right. The same is true for Mi City, and the gate is also obviously biased to the right." Han Jiangjue said Got some flavor.

Tang Feng nodded, "That's right, that's exactly the case. I said in Qianhu Town that the south gate does not face the main street directly south because of the need for military defense. I think this is the case in Qianhu Town. It borrowed from the design of Mi City."

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Although Tang Feng's analysis was straightforward, Han Jiang still couldn't fully believe that there was only one gate in the east for such a large city.The crowd circled around the southeast corner of Mi City and began to move west along the city walls and ditches. Tang Feng looked at the dense forest to the south from time to time, and the dense forest blocked his sight. He thought that the passage to enter Mi City from the south line might be Hidden in this dense forest.

When they walked to the middle of the south wall, Tang Feng's deduction was fulfilled. There was no city gate on the south wall. Han Jiang and Liang Yuan looked at each other in surprise. Tang Feng laughed, "Now you should believe me Did you say it?"

"In this way, there will be no city gates on the west wall!" Liang Yuan murmured.

At this time, Makarov, who had been following behind, said, "Don't just stare at the city gate, the key is the 'secret door'?"

Tang Feng nodded, "Old Ma is right. Now it seems that my inference has been confirmed. There is only one gate in the east of Mi City. When the party members sealed the gate with molten iron at the last moment, Kubi It is impossible for a fierce army to enter Mi City from that city gate, so they succeeded in a sneak attack through the secret door. Hundreds of years later, we still cannot enter Mi City through the city gate, and we lack the equipment to climb the city wall, so we The only way is to find the secret door and enter Mi City through the secret door."

"Like Ba Siba and Liu Bingzhong hundreds of years ago?"

"Yes, other than that, what else can we do? I think if Misha and the mysterious female scientific research team really entered Mi City, then they should also enter through a secret door." Tang Feng boldly inferred.

"But where will this secret door be? It can't be a hole in such a thick city wall, right?" Liang Yuan stared at the strong and tall rammed earth city wall in front of her in puzzlement.

"I can't think of it yet, but I think we will definitely find clues on the city wall!" Tang Feng said, and continued to walk westward. When they reached the southwest corner of Mi City, the hot sun had dispersed the fog , Tang Feng looked up inadvertently, and suddenly found that after the fog cleared, a mountain loomed in front of him, "Look, what's going on?" Tang Feng was very surprised.

Tang Feng slightly raised his right hand and pointed to the west side of the city wall. Everyone looked in the direction of Tang Feng's finger. Sure enough, there was a towering mountain standing inside the west side of the city wall. The whole picture of the mountain, but for some reason, the top of the mountain is shining with golden light under the sunlight. Tang Feng rubbed his eyes vigorously, making sure that he is not dazzled. This is indeed a mountain, but there is no building on the top of the mountain, only Some trees that Tang Feng didn't recognize were lush and lush.

"Why is there a mountain in Mi City?" Yelena was puzzled.

"Maybe this mountain has some special meaning!" Makarov guessed.

Everyone turned their attention to Tang Feng, Tang Feng was still staring at the mountains inside the city wall in a daze, Han Jiang patted him on the shoulder, Tang Feng regained his composure, and murmured: "I don't know why the city Will there be a mountain? But... But I think the biggest possibility is a garden, like Jingshan behind the Forbidden City, because Mi City was built by Yuan Hao himself, and it has the nature of leaving the capital throughout Xixia. So I think it is possible to have royal palaces and gardens in the city.”

"Royal Garden? Compared to the size of Mi City, isn't this mountain too big? Could it be that Mi City was built for Yuan Hao's entertainment?" Han Jiang asked puzzled.

"We can only know if we go in and have a look!" Tang Feng thought, and unknowingly quickened his steps, while keeping his eyes on the city wall, he carefully searched for the legendary secret door.

The west wall of Mi City had no gates as Tang Feng had speculated, and the five people turned to the northwest corner of Mi City. Tang Feng reminded everyone, "Back then, Kublai Khan's army should have come from the north. , so we have to be extra careful to see what relics are around the northern city wall."

Tang Feng's reminder was really useful. After walking a few steps, Han Jiang found dense arrowheads on the ground. Tang Feng picked up a few arrowheads and observed them carefully in his hands. "There are two kinds of arrowheads here. One is One is from Mongolia, and the other is from the Dangxiang people, indicating that there was a fierce battle under the city wall in the north. If you look closely at these two arrow clusters, it can be clearly seen that the Mongols’ arrowheads are well-made and made of exquisite materials, while the Dangxiang people’s arrowheads are well-made. The arrowheads are much simpler, and the materials are poor, I think this may be related to the long-term siege of the party members in Micheng, and the inability to obtain high-quality metal materials."

When Tang Feng said this, the tragic scene of the fierce battle under the city appeared before everyone's eyes. Facing the cowardly Xue army coming like a tide, the party members who had already run out of ammunition and food could only rely on the strong city wall left by their ancestors as the last Dying resistance.

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Under the city wall on the north side, Tang Feng found many arrowheads and damaged weapons, as well as some scattered pieces of porcelain and jade pieces, but when they walked to the northeast corner of Mi City, they still did not find the legendary secret door.

Where will the secret door be?Tang Feng looked at the city wall of Mi City in disappointment. Mi City, which he had searched so hard for, was right in front of him, but he couldn't enter it. Thinking of this, Tang Feng couldn't help being upset. He slumped on the ground, and the temperature became increasingly The taller, Tang Feng was sweating profusely, looking at Han Jiang out of breath, and Han Jiang was also looking at him, "Boy, what are you thinking now?"

"I have worked so hard to find Mi City, but I can't get in. I feel useless!"

"I didn't ask you this! I want you to think about it again, where is the secret door?"

"Secret door?" Tang Feng shifted his gaze to the city wall in front of him again, and fell into deep thought, but Han Jiang was still talking, "I think the secret door should not be too small, otherwise how could Kublai Khan's army enter Mi City! "

Han Jiang's words made Tang Feng's body tremble slightly. He raised his head suddenly, and suddenly found that not far from the northeast corner of Mi City, there was a piece of black on the north wall. Tang Feng stood up suddenly, and walked a few Stepping forward, when they came to the black city wall, everyone followed him, puzzled.Tang Feng stared at the black city wall, and muttered to himself: "This is not the original color of the city wall, it's a layer of black ash, no, to be precise, it's what's left after the gunpowder exploded." trace!"

With a wide trench in the middle, Tang Feng couldn't go under the city wall to prove his judgment, but Han Jiang gave the answer he wanted, "That's right, it's the trace left after the gunpowder exploded."

Tang Feng turned around abruptly and stared at everyone, "The Mongols have already learned how to use gunpowder to attack the city. Think again, why did the Qi Xue army detonate gunpowder here?"

When Tang Feng's eyes fell on Liang Yuan, Liang Yuan said hesitantly: "You...you mean this is the location of the secret door? Didn't you see a secret door on the city wall?"

"Wrong! The secret door is not on the city wall, but under the city wall!" Tang Feng said.

Everyone was surprised, and Tang Feng continued to explain: "We first discovered that there was a moat outside the city wall of Mi City. What is this moat for? Obviously, there was water in it back then. We took it for granted that this place was deep in the desert. There shouldn’t be a moat. I think the ditch around here was the moat. Of course, the climate here is changeable. I guess there was a river here that led to the Sea of ​​Life, but it was a seasonal river, that is, sometimes it doesn’t exist, and sometimes the moat will dry up. , it is a ditch; but sometimes, the amount of water is very large, this ditch is not only a moat, but also undertakes the task of draining water in the city..."

When Tang Feng said this, Han Jiang already understood Tang Feng's meaning, "So there must be a water gate under the city wall for drainage."

"That's right! This has been found in the ruins of Yuanshangdu and Yuanzhongdu that have been excavated by archaeologists. These cities built in grasslands and Gobi seem to be dry and less rainy, and do not need drainage facilities. At that time, there must also be a water gate for drainage, so the so-called 'secret door', I presume it is the 'water gate' of Mi City!" Tang Feng further said.

"And where is the water gate?" Yelena asked.

"It's right here, in this trench. The cowardly Xue army must have blown up the water gate with explosives and entered the city of Mi. It's just that the water gate below has not been flooded for many years, and it has Buried in the sand!"

Tang Feng said, took out the simple engineering shovel he was carrying, and jumped down the wide ditch.

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As Tang Feng expected, after digging a few times, the top of a coupon gate was revealed. The huge bluestone had been bruised all over by the explosives, but the coupon gate still stood under the city wall.Han Jiang also joined in the excavation. After 5 minutes, several cast iron fences with a diameter of ten centimeters were exposed from the sand. Tang Feng was amazed at the diameter of these iron fences, and what surprised him even more was that such thick iron fences Without exception, they were all blown up!

"It is conceivable that the party members were too confident in the iron fence of this water gate back then. Ba Siba caught the loophole, otherwise the Cowardly Xue Army might not be able to make a surprise attack!" Tang Feng sighed.

"The amount of explosives used by the Xue army must have been so amazing that it broke all these thick iron fences in one go, and even cracked such a strong stone gate." Han Jiang deduced.

The two dug down for a while, and the whole picture of the water gate was gradually revealed. The whole water gate was located under the city wall. One end was connected to the trench surrounding the city wall, and the other end led into the city. The water gate was two meters high and two meters wide. It is completely suitable for three people to enter and exit side by side. The water gate is all made of solid bluestone. According to the traces left in the water gate, it can be seen that the water gate was originally separated by eight thick iron fences, but all of them have been blown off.

During the excavation, Tang Feng was surprised to find that the sand under the water gate was mixed with a large number of jade, porcelain, gold and silver fragments, and even pearls, gems and other objects. The army must have plundered the wealth of Mi City frantically, and when the fire broke out in the city that night, they scrambled to get out of the water gate, so many jades, porcelains, and jewels were smashed and abandoned here."

"Conversely, this also shows that even at the last moment of Mi City, there are still many treasures in Mi City, which is even shocking!" Han Jiang said.

"It's a pity that these things can't save Micheng, and they can't change the fate of the party members!"

After Tang Feng sighed, he couldn't wait to walk into the water gate and see the situation at the other end of the water gate. Before Han Jiang reminded him to be careful, Tang Feng had already reached the other end of the water gate. It was like a gourd-shaped pond. The water gate is right under the gourd, and there is a narrow exit at the mouth of the gourd. Tang Feng looked around the pond, but found nothing in the pond. He found a lot of broken stones at the end of the water gate. Obviously, these stones have been polished manually. , Tang Feng thought for a while, and seemed to understand the use of these stones, "It seems that the party members also took precautions against the water gate. They used these stones to block the water gate, but they did not expect that the Mongols would use so many stones. Gunpowder, blow up these stones directly!"

"One more point, at the last moment of Mi City, there was no water in the trenches, including the water gate and this pond. If there was water, it would be difficult for the cowardly Xue army to use gunpowder!" Han Jiang said.

Tang Feng nodded, "That's right, not only did Mi City run out of water at the last moment, but I guess the water in the trenches would have dried up long ago. I think an important reason for the final failure of the Mi City party members was the deterioration of the environment, which led to the level of the dead sea water. The area is reduced, so there is no water in the trenches, as well as in the rivers and ponds in the city."

"The level of the sea of ​​past lives has dropped? The scope has narrowed?" Liang Yuan looked at Tang Feng puzzled, "The sea of ​​past lives we have seen is so vast, how can it be said that the sea of ​​past lives has dropped and its scope has narrowed?"

"Because hundreds of years ago, Shenghai was even bigger than what we see today, and there was not only this oasis around the Xiangsheng Sea, there may be many oases, but in the middle of Xixia, the environment here deteriorated sharply, and the level of Xiangsheng Sea All other oases have disappeared, and the water sources in the trenches and the city have also dried up..."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan interrupted Tang Feng, "Where do the people in the city use water?"

Tang Feng pondered for a while, and said: "I think they must have drilled a deep well in the city. Because the water source of Xiangshenghai cannot directly reach the city, the moats around Mi City also lost their role as a moat."

When Tang Feng spoke, he had already reached the gourd mouth of the gourd-shaped pond. As expected, there was a waterway extending forward. Tang Feng didn't know where this waterway was. He was eager to get a glimpse of the whole city of Mi, so, He climbed up here, but to Tang Feng's disappointment, he saw only an alley, a very ordinary alley.

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Tang Feng observed the alley in front of him. There are crooked gray walls on both sides, extending from the root of the city wall next to the water gate to the inside of the city. It seems that there is no edge. The alley is only wide at the water gate. The narrower and more winding the alley, Tang Feng couldn't see the end of the alley at all. This situation made Tang Feng naturally think of the intricate dwellings and winding alleys behind the gate of Qianhu Town.

"Sure enough, it's exactly the same as Qianhu Town..." Tang Feng muttered to himself.

"And it will be more complicated than Qianhu Town!" Han Jiang added.

Tang Feng looked at Yelena and Makarov. They had never experienced Qianhu Town. Tang Feng reminded them to be mentally prepared and follow him at the same time. The five people must not get separated.

A group of people started to walk into this alley. As the alley extended, the alley became narrower and narrower, and finally only one person was allowed to pass through. At the end, a carved screen wall stood in front of everyone.Tang Feng pushed the screen wall hard, but it didn't move at all. He checked the screen wall and the surrounding walls in detail. They were very solid, and no secret door or mechanism was found.

Tang Feng shook his head helplessly, "Damn it, it's even more complicated than in Qianhu Town."

"What should we do now?" Liang Yuan asked.

"Go back!"

So, everyone backed away again. Tang Feng vaguely remembered that there were several doors around the alley just now. When he retreated to the first door, Tang Feng stopped. He didn't know if this was the right way, but he still Pushing open the door, Tang Feng realized that it was not a wooden door but made of copper when his hand touched the cold door. On the highest level of buildings, but in front of... Tang Feng looked at the door again, and really couldn't see anything special about this building. It's just that the door of a very ordinary residential building uses copper?
(End of this chapter)