In addition to the pottery figurines, there were dozens of dried corpses in front of Liu Shiba and Solanta.
Solanta was shocked and said:
"Why did they die here? Didn't they go back and exit this place?
Or what’s weird about those pottery figurines and the looming halo just now?”
Liu Shiba nodded, raised his feet and walked slowly forward a few steps to the edge of the circle, squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, put it on the tip of his nose and took a deep breath.
Then, Liu Shiba threw himself on the ground and used his hands to dig up all the dust and soil on the ground.
After digging less than twenty centimeters, Liu Shiba and Solanta spotted something like a whole white floor tile.
Liu Shiba stood up slowly, stared deeply into the darkness, and whispered:
"There is a layer of artificially laid white ceramics on the ground. If my expectations are correct, it should be in a circle, which just covers the entire area of the cave.
These ceramics and the hundreds of pottery figurines standing in the middle formed a lost ancient formation, trapping those poor people who accidentally walked in there to death."
Solanta was stunned and said in surprise:
"The lost ancient formation? Didn't Mr. Wang say there is a tombstone? Why didn't I see it?"
Liu Shiba nodded, looked at the right side of Solanta with the hand holding the torch, and said with his lips:
"The stele is to the right of the exit of this arch."
Solanta looked to the right following what Liu Shiba said, and sure enough she saw a stone tablet several meters high, inserted in an inconspicuous corner on the right.
Liu Shiba and Solanta walked to the stone tablet and looked at it together...
There are four large characters on the stele, plus a line of small characters below. The writing is in official script.
"What does it say on this?"
Solanta couldn't read the official script, so she couldn't help but asked curiously.
Liu Shiba looked at it intently for a while, with a strange look on his face and said softly:
"The four big characters say the tomb of Li Mu, and the line of small characters below says the person who erected the monument is Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty."
Solanta said doubtfully:
"Could this be Li Mu's tomb?"
Liu Shiba shook his head slowly and said:
"This is not the place where Li Mu is buried, but deeper in the cave.
To reach deeper, we must pass through the large array of figurines in front of us."
Solanta asked curiously:
"What kind of formation is this? It's within sight of the eyes. Isn't it possible to get out?"
Liu Shiba stood there and suddenly turned his head and said:
"Do you still remember the eight human sculptures we just came in?"
"Of course I remember, I personally counted exactly eight!"
Solanta nodded.
Liu Shiba breathed a sigh of relief and explained to Solanta in a low voice:
"The formation in front of us is actually a famous military formation in ancient times. It was formed by leading generals in wartime."
Solanta's eyes lit up and she said:
"What formation is this?"
Liu Shiba looked back at the distant darkness and said solemnly:
"Combined with the eight sculptures at the entrance and the arrangement of the pottery figurines here, it should coincide with the following sentence: Eight generals control eight gates, and life and death determine life and death; so this formation is called: Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation."
Solanta's eyes widened suddenly, she shook her head and said:
"Why did I never hear about this formation when I was studying at West Point Military Academy?"
Liu Shiba smiled slightly and asked:
"You just said that you know Li Mu? Why don't you know about the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation?"
Solanta said awkwardly:
"I only know that this general named Li Mu is a military wizard. He is the first in Chinese history to use a small number of infantry regiments to encircle and annihilate superior cavalry on a large scale."
Liu Shiba pursed his lips and said:
"According to your understanding, in the era of cold weapons, is it possible for 10,000 infantry to encircle and annihilate 10,000 cavalry?"
Solanta bulged her eyes and said:
"That's impossible. If the cavalry can't win, how can it be that they can't outrun it?"
Liu Shiba pointed at the tombstone and said:
"This man did it. This general named Li Mu fought against the Huns two thousand years ago. He organized 50,000 warriors into the camp and was good at shooting 100,000 soldiers. He defeated the Huns in a decisive battle and killed 150 enemies.
Ten Thousand Cavalry."
"Damn...this is definitely a tough guy!"
Solanta rubbed her tongue.
Liu Shiba smiled and said:
"It is better to say that he is a fierce general than a wise general, because in that battle, the infantry's military formation was the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. It was easy for 150,000 cavalry to enter the battle formation, but it became a luxury to get out of the battle formation...
"
As he spoke, Liu Shiba pointed toward the circle filled with pottery figurines in front of him and said solemnly:
"And now, this simplified version of the Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation is right in front of us.
And those who died were trapped inside and died because it was easy to get in but difficult to get out.
Look at the dead people, some of them are only separated from the edge of the battle formation by a pottery figurine. They can escape with just one step, but this step becomes eternity..."
"It's amazing."
Solanta sighed sincerely.
Then, after Liu Shiba thought for a while, he picked up a football-sized stone from the ground, handed it to Solanta and said:
"This stone has enough weight and should be able to activate the formation. You stand outside the circle and try throwing the stone into the formation."
"Okay, I'll do it!"
Solanta took the stone, ran forward two steps, then raised her hand and threw the stone into this simplified version of the eight-door golden lock formation.
"boom!"
As the stone fell to the ground, there was a loud noise, and in front of the two people and the dog, there was a strange sight that should not be there - a strange scene!
In the center of the battle formation in this underground grotto, a sandstorm that should never have occurred unexpectedly...
This is a small sandstorm, and its coverage area is exactly within the circle, definitely not more than half a meter.
Sand and dust flew all over the sky and gathered in the eight-pound golden lock formation, and the momentum was astonishing.
Looking at it, Solanta couldn't help being shocked and said:
"Looking at the sandstorm, it seemed to be filled with an artistic conception of fighting and iron horses. I stood outside and watched, and I felt a sense of fear."
"Eight generals guard eight gates, eight gates golden lock formation!"
Liu Shiba looked at the formation in front of him and said solemnly.
"Boss? How do we get past this eight-door golden lock array?"
Solanta was stunned and said.
"I only know that the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation is a battle formation in the army. It is definitely not easy to break. The changes within the formation are definitely very complicated. I am not sure about it."
Liu Shiba frowned and responded.
Solanta thought thoughtfully and said curiously:
"Boss, what are you going to do?"
Liu Shiba sneered:
"What should I do? What else can I do if I break out of the formation?"
After a pause, Liu Shiba continued:
"The Eight-door Golden Lock Formation opens eight doors. This is an absolute battlefield formation. It contains many changes such as Jia Zun, San Qi, Liu Yi, Ten Tian Qian, etc. Especially after the formation is activated, life and death will change, generals will change, and soldiers will change forever.
Not tired.
If the two of us want to break the formation, one of us must enter through the Sheng Gate, disrupt the formation and come out from the Jing Gate, while the other person takes this opportunity to rush into the Wound Gate and go straight to the center of the formation. In this way, the formation will be broken.
