The dirt road in front became an asphalt road, which surprised Yang Jing and the others. Howard explained with a smile: "There is a very small peninsula in front, called Matupitt, and there is also a residential settlement there, with about 900 people living, and this road leads to that settlement."

After pausing, afraid that Yang Jing and the others would not understand, Howard continued to explain: "The former Rabaul occupied the entire eastern coast of the Simpsons Bay. From the place we turned just now to the southernmost end of the peninsula, it is the east city of Rabaul, which is also the main urban area of ​​Rabaul. The Japanese headquarters was also stationed here. Oh, have you seen the flat area in front?"

A piece of land that looked very flat appeared in front of him, with a large area, which surprised Yang Jing and the others. Along the way, besides the mountains and the hard volcanic ash, it is rare to see such a large area and such a flat area.

Chris hesitated and said, "Mr. Howard, was this an airport before?"

Howard snapped his fingers with one hand and said with a loud snap of his fingers with his other hand: "Mr. Patton is smart. Yes, this was Rabaul Airport before. During World War II, this was once a field airport built by the Japanese, and later it became Rabaul Airport after the war. But the volcanic eruption twenty years ago completely razed the airport."

Yang Jing looked up at the Tauru Volcano, less than two kilometers southeast of the airport. He also felt that the Japanese devils back then were a little crazy. You said that if you don’t find a good place to repair the airport, you have to build the airport at the foot of an active volcano. Isn’t this seeking death?

"If we don't set out tomorrow, I can take you to the Rabaul War Memorial Hall to take a look. There are many precious photos of World War II in that memorial hall. One of them is very interesting. It is the scene of the Japanese pilot who was flying a Zero fighter at the airport. The one who acted as the background behind the pilot was Mount Tauru."

Hearing this, Yang Jing couldn't help but look strange on his face. If the Japanese pilot had known that the volcano that served as his background had directly destroyed 80% of Rabaul in fifty years, I wonder what he would have thought.

Of course, if this volcano suddenly erupted at that time, the US and Australian coalition forces would have taken Rabaul directly without bloodshed!

Along the way, Yang Jing finally understood why both the Germans and Japanese built the main urban area on the east coast of the Simpsons Bay. The wide and flat area here is far larger than the North City. The widest distance from the coastline to the foot of the mountain is only about 500 meters, but to the east, the narrowest part is about one kilometer wide, and the widest part is even more than two kilometers.

However, although the geographical conditions here are good, it is a pity that it is too close to the two active volcanoes. If you sneeze at these two active volcanoes, it can bring disaster to the city.

A group of five people rode their bicycles to the former airport site. Howard said: "Further south is the settlement, there is no sight. If you are interested, we can now climb the extinct volcano east of Tauru Volcano. At that location, it is the best observation point to enjoy the scenery around Rabaul. Every time I go back to Rabaul, I will climb the Baai Mountain."

Guo Xiaoxiang hesitated and asked, "Captain, can you be sure that there is no problem with that mountain? What if, I mean, if that volcano erupts, wouldn't we have no life?"

Yang Jing shook his head helplessly and said, "Fatty, you are not young anymore. Why can you ask such a low-level question? Even if a volcano is going to undergo a large-scale eruption, various signs will appear a long time in advance. Any volcano will have extremely strong signs before erupting. Don't expect a volcano that has been silent for many years. It will erupt before any eruption signs are revealed. That is impossible."

"Okay, brother, you won, I was really crazy just now..."

Yang Jing is right, volcanic eruptions are different from earthquakes. It is difficult for humans to predict earthquake eruptions, but they can easily predict volcanic eruptions. The reason is that any active volcano will have obvious or even strong eruptions before erupting. This sign often occurs a few days or even dozens of days in advance. It seems to be reminding people that those who don’t want to die should stay away from me quickly. My buddy can’t help but erupt...

Even though one of the two volcanoes in front of you has only erupted for twenty-four years, they are still quiet now, with no signs of eruption.

However, Howard's words made Yang Jing think.

In addition to climbing a mountain in Mount Hagen some time ago, she has either floated on the sea or flew in the sky these days. To be honest, Yang Jing really wanted to experience the spectacularity of climbing high and looking far away again.

Especially the extinct volcano called Baai, which is located on the coast. Although the height is only about 500 meters, it can be imagined that once you can reach the top, you will definitely see the spectacular scenery of the sea and the sky.

Without paying attention to Guo Xiaoxiang, Yang Jing asked Chris and Adrian: "How is it? Should we just climb?"

Chris spread his hands and smiled, "BOSS, I have no objection. The mountain of recoiling is not high, and it can be climbed in half an hour at most."

Adrian: "You are the boss, I will follow your arrangements."

Yang Jing waved his hand excitedly: "Let's go, let's climb this extinct volcano now."

Everyone rode southeast along the flat airport. On the way, they saw a flat dirt road. After walking not far along the dirt road, they saw the culprit who destroyed Rabaul twenty-four years ago, the Tauru Volcano.

This active volcano is now completely useless, as quiet as a little girl. However, although this mountain is less than 200 meters high and there is still a large piece of the crater above, no one dares to underestimate this volcano.

As long as it is an active volcano, it is one of the most terrifying things on this planet. If this thing does not erupt, it is quieter than anything else, but once it erupts, it is more irritable than anything else. No one can afford to mess with it.

Moreover, although this volcano is quieter than the quietest little girl, compared with the lush mountains around it, the vegetation on this mountain is sparse, especially near the crater, where you can't even see a tree, and the bare one is just like Ge You.

You should know that this is a serious tropical area. It is more than 500 kilometers north of this mountain, which is the equator, but there is no vegetation on this mountain, which is in sharp contrast with the lushness of the two extinct volcanoes around it, which is enough to show the horror of this mountain.

The dirt road bypassed the foot of Mount Tauru, turned a big bend and continued to move forward.

Several people quietly looked at the terrifying volcano at the foot of Mount Tauru, and then continued to move forward. Following the dirt road, they soon arrived at a relatively flat grassland.

This grass is located at the foot of Mount Baai, which is very flat. There are actually some wooden houses and some tents on the grass. Obviously, this place has been regarded as a gathering point by people who come to visit and locals.

"After more than ten years ago, after Mount Tauru was completely calmed down, some people who came to visit established a small tourist gathering point here with the cooperation of locals. Whether tourists who came to admire Mount Tauru or were afraid of Mount Baai would rest here and then continue their own travel. We can put our cars here and go up from here, but we can't ride a bike."

Under Howard's leadership, they arrived in front of a very large wooden house on the edge of the grass. A man in his fifties walked out of the house. He knew that the man was a local, just by looking at his skin color.

The local man seemed very happy when he saw Captain Howard. He first had a warm hug with Howard, and then began to talk to Howard enthusiastically in local language.

After the two of them communicated for a while, Howard walked back and explained: "This is my neighbor when I was a child. We can put the car here and he will take care of it."

After everyone put the car down, they greeted the local man and then started climbing the mountain under Howard's leadership.

Although this Mount Baai is the second highest height on the Gazel halfway and the extinct volcano in the north, it is not difficult to climb. The hillside is very soothing, and tourists have already stepped on several paths. Each of them walked up the path with a wax stick. You only need to pay attention to the snakes that appear from time to time and some insects, and there are no other difficulties.

Howard collected some unknown wild flowers from the roadside while walking. When he was about to reach the top of the mountain for more than 20 minutes, he already had a big handful of wild flowers in his hand.

"My grandfather's tomb has long been buried by volcanic ash, and now I can't find a specific location. So every time I go back to Rabaul over the years, I climb up this mountain to pay homage to my grandfather, and at the same time I pay homage to the buried Rabaul. There are so many memories of my childhood here."

Only then did everyone understand why Howard collected these wild flowers on the road.

The top of the mountain was soon trampled under the feet of everyone. However, the top of this Baai Mountain is not big, only more than 100 meters long and about 70 meters wide. The center of the top of the mountain was slightly sunken downward, and the edges around were slightly higher than the center.

Obviously, this is also a volcano. I don’t know how many years have passed, and the original crater has been almost filled with dust.

After Howard reached the top of the mountain, he went to the northwest corner of the top alone, and at that location you could overlook the entire Rabaul.
Chapter completed!