Children of Loulan

Since he had received news that General Ankar was about to arrive, Ziya had already made all the arrangements in advance and asked his men to pack their bags and prepare to leave. Not long after, Ziya came to report: "Your Highness, everything is ready, we can set off."

Keremu responded, "Okay, let's go." It would only take five days to cross the Gobi Desert, but due to a sudden attack by foreign tribes, they had to stay here for two days before setting off again. With the two thousand soldiers led by Ankar as escort, there was no need to worry about safety.

The reason why only such a small number of troops were sent to escort them was actually because Keremu had known about the foreigners in this area in his early years. There were no large tribes here, only a few small tribes scattered here and there. The largest tribe had only more than 10,000 people, while the smaller ones had only a few thousand people. The total number of all the tribes added up was only tens of thousands.

However, they never wiped out these tribes, for no other reason than that their grandfather once said: "These small tribes are insignificant in reality, so it is better to let them go and not kill them all."

When the attack was just over, Keremu was still worried about whether they would raise an army to rob the concubines. However, after careful consideration, he realized that the total number of the enemy's troops was only a few tens of thousands, so how could they dare to intercept these concubines? Were they really not afraid that Loulan would exterminate them in anger?

Well, that must be the case. They must be afraid. Otherwise, how could they send only a thousand troops to attack when they knew there were hundreds of soldiers stationed here and there were garrisons on both wings to provide support? Obviously, the other party seemed to have only sent a few soldiers to cause trouble symbolically in order to give an explanation to someone.

It was because of this that Keremu dared to wait for reinforcements for two days with confidence, and even resolutely set out again when the reinforcements had only 2,000 people.

Two days later, when the sun was setting and was about to reach the next garrison camp, the originally clear blue sky without a cloud suddenly became gloomy without warning and a strong wind arose.

Seeing this, Keremu pulled the reins, stopped, and looked around vigilantly. At this time, Ziya came galloping on a fast horse: "Your Highness, a soldier wants to see you for something!"

Keremu frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

Ziya replied respectfully: "This man is one of the permanent garrisons here, and he is also accompanying the team to escort the convoy. He said that a sandstorm is about to blow."

Hearing this, Keremu's face became serious. He knew very well how powerful the sandstorm was. So he quickly ordered, "Bring him here!"

After a while, Ziya led the soldier to the front. The soldier knelt down and saluted, shouting loudly: "Your subordinate greets His Royal Highness the Grand Prince!"

Keremu sat upright on his horse, looking down at the people kneeling on the ground, and asked, "You said there will be a sandstorm? Do you have any evidence?"

The soldier replied firmly, "Your Highness, this area has always been like this. The sudden change in clear sky must be a sign that a sandstorm is coming. Judging from the current weather, this storm is probably quite large. Therefore, please order the troops to speed up and lead the troops to the garrison tent as soon as possible to avoid the sandstorm."

Keremu turned his head without hesitation, looked at Ziya with firm eyes, and said decisively: "Convey the order to everyone immediately, speed up, and enter the garrison tent as soon as possible to take shelter from the wind!" Ziya looked at the soldier, and then turned around quickly and left to carry out the mission.

However, not long after, the sky suddenly became gloomy, dark clouds rolled in, and the wind whistled, stirring up gusts of sand and dust, making it almost impossible to open your eyes. Faced with this sudden change, Keremu made a prompt decision and issued an order for all personnel to dismount from their horses and camels immediately, and continue to move forward while leading their horses and camels. After about a quarter of an hour of arduous trekking, the soldier who had previously warned of the danger of sandstorms came again in a hurry.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! We can't go any further. A huge sandstorm is coming!" the soldier shouted anxiously.

Keremu stared at him, then raised his head to glance at the flying sand, frowned, and asked: "So how should we deal with it now?"

The soldier thought for a moment and suggested: "Our team is large and has many horses and camels. We can gather everyone in one place and bend down to avoid being blown away by the strong wind. In addition, we can also find some large pieces of cloth and some long wooden sticks.

All the cloth and sticks were tightly connected together to form a solid structure. One end of the cloth was raised high up towards the sky, while the other end fanned out and inserted deep into the ground, as firm and immovable as a giant tree rooted in the earth. Finally, people used all their strength to press it tightly, ensuring that this makeshift shelter could withstand the coming strong wind and dust.

This shape is similar to a pyramid, and its design is ingenious and practical. When the sandstorm stops, if someone is unfortunately buried in it, they can still open an escape hatch by loosening the restraints on the wooden sticks, thus successfully escaping from the predicament and avoiding the tragedy of being trapped and unable to escape, and eventually dying.

Keremu looked at the soldiers in front of him with a firm gaze and nodded with satisfaction: "Since you are so familiar with these things, you can lead a few people to complete them as soon as possible!"

After receiving the order, the soldiers acted quickly without hesitation and devoted themselves to the preparation work. After a busy and intense period, they finally completed this simple tent before the arrival of the super storm.

Keremu made a prompt decision and ordered the concubines to take shelter in a simple pyramid-shaped tent. However, since the tent was not big, the other soldiers, including himself, could only tightly surround the tent, with those in front holding the edge of the tent and those behind holding the people in front one by one to prevent them from being blown away by the strong wind.

The horses and camels were tied together tightly, forming a solid defense line, surrounding the fierce sandstorm. They had just prepared themselves and had no time to catch their breath when the sky suddenly became gloomy and dark, with flying sand and rocks and howling winds. In an instant, the wind and sand in the sky surged like a tide, as if to swallow the whole world.

The soldiers under the pyramid tent tried their best to protect the tent from being blown down by the strong wind. Keremu also tried his best to protect the edge of the tent outside the tent. However, when the sandstorm was the most violent, a beautiful girl suddenly fell out of the tent, and her body was blown into the air by the strong wind and was about to be swept away.

At this critical moment, Keremu stepped forward without hesitation, forgetting his own safety, quickly stood up, stretched out his hand to grab the concubine who was about to be blown away, and pulled her back to the ground. Then, he hugged the concubine tightly in his arms, protecting her with his body, like an indestructible fortress.

Although the wind and sand lashed his face mercilessly, he still closed his eyes tightly and remained steadfast. He held the girl tightly with one hand and grabbed anything around him with the other hand to stabilize his body. At this moment, he had only one belief in his heart: he must protect this girl!

At this moment, Ziya and several guards who were keenly aware of their master's unusual movements stretched out their arms without hesitation and firmly grasped their master. This sudden change caught everyone off guard. They didn't even have time to open their eyes and could only react instinctively.

The young lady who was hugged tightly by Jinkeremu also subconsciously stretched out her hands to hug his waist, and pressed her cheek against his broad and solid chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat.

Time passed by, seemingly endlessly. Finally, the sandstorm died down, and the sun shone again. At this moment, there seemed to be a flag fluttering in the wind in the desert. At first, it moved very slowly, but as time went by, it gradually accelerated. Before long, the "flag" slowly unfolded.

Then, a head, two heads, and more heads gradually appeared under the "flag". Once these people appeared, they immediately began to search for something on the ground.

It was the team that was buried by the sandstorm. After the sandstorm, they were slowly crawling out of the sand. The first to crawl out were the group of delicate ladies, followed by the soldiers. As soon as Dar and Bayer came out, they lay on the ground like crazy, digging the sand desperately.

They had been protecting their young lady consistently, but at a certain moment, a pair of dark hands reached out from nowhere, ruthlessly grabbed them, and mercilessly pushed the young lady out of the tent.

At that moment, they were extremely anxious and wanted to follow the young lady immediately to find her whereabouts. However, the reality was so cruel that they were tightly squeezed in the crowd, unable to move at all. In desperation, they could only watch the young lady roll out like that, their hearts filled with endless panic and despair.

Now that the wind and sand have finally stopped, they are determined to find the young lady at all costs, whether alive or dead, and bring her back to their side. So they began to dig hard with their hands, hoping to find a clue.

However, they did not find any trace of the young lady no matter how hard they dug. Dahl's heart was bleeding, and she bit her lips tightly, trying not to let the tears fall. Because she had already made up her mind that if the young lady met with misfortune, she would never live alone in the world.

Bayer tried to hold back her tears, but she couldn't help but let them slide down her cheeks. She cried silently without making a sound. Since the young lady saved her life last time, she had already tied her fate closely to the young lady. If the young lady was gone, she would never live alone.

The two sisters dug for the buried people silently, and more and more soldiers were rescued. Just when Hanguli felt that it was difficult to breathe and she was almost suffocated, a fresh air came with a breeze. She gradually felt that the originally dark world suddenly had a ray of light. She slowly opened her eyes, and her vision gradually became clear.

The first thing that caught her eye was a warm and soft chest, and then she looked up and saw an extremely handsome face. This face was so unfamiliar, but it was more handsome than anything she had ever seen. His eyes were closed, but one hand was hugging her tightly. At that moment, Hanguli seemed to lose her heartbeat, staring blankly at the boy who was holding her.