"But it's just a lake, is it weird?" Zheng Wan'er didn't understand why this lake would surprise men so much.
Zhang Taijin played with the fan in his hand and said: "When you mention Lake Roermi, you have to mention one person, Peng Jiadi. He has visited Xinjiang 15 times for scientific investigations, and 3 times went to Lop Nur in Bayingoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture for expeditions. Unfortunately, he disappeared in Rormie on June 17, 2007.
And this Lormi Lake is a nightmare for almost all travel friends, geologists, and explorers. Since the United States released satellite photos of the dried up Lop Nur "Big Ears" in the 1980s, the "Big Ears" have been considered to be the dry lake basin of Lop Nur East Lake. In the recently concluded scientific investigation of the "Revisiting the Path of Scientific Expedition in Pengjiadi", researchers discovered the shoreline of Lop Nur East Lake continuously extending westward, and calculated that the area of Lop Nur Ancient Lake exceeded 10,000 square kilometers.
In order to reveal the true face of Lop Nur, through the ages, countless explorers have given up their lives and forgot to go deep into it. There are no lack of tragic and majestic stories, and Lop Nur has put on a veil of mystery. Some people call the Lop Nur area a "devil's triangle" on the Asian continent. The ancient Silk Road passed through it. Throughout the ages, many lone souls and wild ghosts have traveled here, with dead bones everywhere. When Xuanzang, a high-ranking monk of the Tang Dynasty, traveled westward to pass through Dunhuang, he wrote in the "Story of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" that "there are many evil ghosts in the Shahe River and those who meet the hot wind will die, and none of them will die." Many people died of thirst not far from the spring, and incredible things happened from time to time. "
Lu Yaochen asked, "For example?"
Guan Zheng said: "There are nine unsolved mysteries in Lake Rohrmi. The first one was an airplane flying from Chongqing to Urumqi. It disappeared over Shanshan County, but it was discovered in the east of Lop Nur a few years later. All personnel died. What is puzzling is that the plane was originally flying northwest, but suddenly changed its course to fly south.
Second, a guard of the suppression force disappeared. After more than 30 years, the geological team discovered his body in Hongliugou on the south bank of Lop Nur, which is more than 100 kilometers away from the accident site.
Third, seven people in Hami took a passenger car to Lop Nur to look for the crystal mine, and they never returned. Two years later, people found 3 lying mummy under a steep slope. The car was 30 kilometers away from the dead, and the whereabouts of the others are unknown.
Fourth, three employees of Milan Farm went missing in a Beijing jeep to explore treasures in Lop Nur. Later explorers found the bodies of two of them 17 kilometers away from Loulan. The cause of death is unknown, and the whereabouts of the other person is unknown. What is incredible is that their car is intact and there is no shortage of water and gasoline.
Fifth, the Chinese explorer Yu Chunshun disappeared during a solitary trekking expedition in Lop Nur. When the helicopter found his body, the forensic medical examination had been dead for 5 days. The reason was that he had deviated from the original trajectory by more than 15 kilometers, could not find the water source, and finally died of thirst. After his death, people found that his head was facing in the direction of Shanghai, and Yu Chunshun was from Shanghai.
Sixth, three members of a family in Dunhuang, Gansu, led by their father, went to look for treasures near Loulan, but they never returned. The bodies of the last three were found by gold diggers.
Seventh, four people in Changji drove large trucks to Hongliugou on the south bank of Lop Nur to look for gold mines, but there was no news. Later, someone found 4 bodies and a rotten car near Hongliugou.
Eighth, someone from Dunhuang found the body of an unnamed male in Lop Nor. It was speculated that the man was a "allier" at the time, and forensic doctors found that he was not killed. After the corpse was discovered, it also attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of "allies" in China. Some people even launched an initiative to find his identity on the Internet. Finally, with the efforts of everyone, the identity of the man was finally determined, and Eventually his remains returned to his hometown. It was found that the man went on an expedition in Lop Nor in 2005, but why he died has always been a mystery.
The last and most miraculous thing is the disappearance of Peng Jiadi. The famous scientist Peng Jiadi disappeared during the Rormi expedition. According to relevant reports, at 2 pm on June 16th, the expedition team arrived 8 kilometers west of Kumkuduk. At this time, the gasoline and water in the car were almost exhausted. According to the plan, there was still 400 kilometers away. After discussion, they decided to find water on the spot. Not found that afternoon.
In the evening, a meeting decided to ask the local garrison for power generation. Peng Jiamu personally drafted the telegram, saying that we are short of water and oil, and the remaining water and oil can only last until tomorrow. At first, Peng Jiamu didn't agree to send a telegram for help, only wishing to find water by himself. At that time, it would cost about 7,000 yuan to ask for help from the local garrison to send water. This was a huge sum at the time. It was finally agreed to send a telegram under pressure from everyone. However, the content of the telegram was not water, but an objective report. At that time, they were suffering from severe water shortage.
At 9 o'clock in the morning on June 17, the troops called back to agree to provide aid supplies and requested the coordinates of the camp. At 1 p.m., when the driver went to the car to pick up clothes, he found a note in an atlas. After reading it, he was surprised. It said, I went east to find a well. Peng. 10:30 on June 17th. Peng Jiamu braved the high temperature of more than 50℃ to find water alone, which is extremely dangerous in the desert.
The country dispatched planes, troops, and police dogs, and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to conduct a carpet search, but found nothing. In 2007, a corpse was finally found in Rormi, but after the twists and turns of DNA identification, it was concluded that the corpse was not Peng Jiamu. Some people say that the mysterious disappearance of the famous scientist Peng Jiadi in Rormi is worthy of being selected as one of the top ten mysteries of the world in the 20th century, because it is the most suspenseful, shocking, and incredible! "
"Is this true? Why is it like a ghost story?" Chu Xiong said suspiciously.
"This was reported by newspapers. At that time, the Internet media was not developing very fast, and the newspapers were almost authoritative." Guan Zheng immediately said his own views: "Peng Jiadi's disappearance is very suspicious. First of all, everyone And the army used Peng Jiadi’s last letter as the basis, and started looking for Peng Jiadi in the east of Lake Rormae. I do not agree with this. Peng Jiadi’s note is indeed Peng Jiadi’s handwriting and style. But it is not ruled out that this letter has other possibilities. For example, it was forged, or Peng Jiadi wanted to find a source of water to the east, but for some reason it went in other directions. This is all possible."
Xu Jiuyan didn't agree with Guan Zheng's guess: "It's not possible. If something is abnormal, his colleagues who get along day and night will know it, and it won't be so long."
Guan Zheng immediately said: "Where is the position of the note? Have you noticed that the position of this note is too strange." (End of this chapter)