A caravan of more than 200 people walked slowly on the grasslands of Monan from south to north. The sky was vast, with only waist-high weeds undulating in the wind. Looking from a distance, the sky at one end of the horizon,
As these wild grasses undulated and loomed, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, a few goshawks spread their wings high in the sky, accompanied by a few eagle whistles, making all travelers feel open-minded and have the urge to sing loudly.
Liu Yu and Murong Lan were still wearing the leather armor they had put on when they were in Yanmen, riding two horses, walking on both sides of the caravan. In the center of the caravan were more than a hundred tall camels, like this
The specialty of the Western Regions, known as the desert boat, is not only the most important means of transportation in the desert, but also the first choice for all caravans on this grassland because of its unique huge carrying capacity. Compared with the commonly used boats in the Central Plains,
Those big cars are obviously more practical.
Liu Yu was sitting on the horse, looking at the white camels walking around him, and the stench came to his nostrils. Even though he had always lived in a manly military camp, he had once walked through a cesspool.
Liu Yu, who assassinated the Diao brothers, also frowned. A strong feeling of vomiting came straight from his stomach. He shook his head, looked at Murong Lan who was riding beside him as if nothing had happened, and sighed: "So
You can actually tolerate the smelly things."
Murong Lan smiled and shook her head: "You probably don't know yet, but when you fished it out of Zhangshui, it smelled worse than this thing. I can't even stand you, let alone it."
Liu Yu raised his hand in disbelief, smelled his moist armpits, and said with a smile: "It seems I don't stink so much."
Murong Lan turned her face away angrily: "You are really excited. How can humans and animals be compared? Besides, if you often follow camels, you will get used to it."
Liu Yu curled up the corner of his mouth, put down his hand, looked at the fluffy camel, turned his head, and seemed to grin at himself. A strange smell came from his mouth, and Liu Yu almost fell off the horse.
It was easy to pull the reins and said to himself: "I would rather sleep with a pig than stay with this thing all day long. Aiqin, is there any way you can make this thing less smelly?"
Murong Lan laughed loudly: "Give this thing a bath and put some of those fragrant powder and rouge that the lady from the aristocratic family put on it. I think Brother Lang can ride it."
Liu Yu laughed. For some reason, since leaving Yanmen, along the way, he could not only enjoy the magnificent scenery of the fortress, but also laugh and laugh with Murong Lan every day. Although there were also such performances for Gongsun Juan and An Tong.
The reason was that people looked at it, but the feeling of a husband and a wife following each other and having the same mind became stronger and stronger. Liu Yu felt more and more that he and Murong Lan were a real couple.
An Tong's laughter also sounded from one side: "Canglang, this grassland is really a suitable place for you. You are free and unrestrained here. It can be seen that you are originally worried, and there are always many unspeakable things in your heart.
Only in this open place can you feel better."
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, the Central Plains is in war, and it is difficult to return to our hometown. Naturally, we feel depressed. This is the reason why we want to come to the grassland. However, An Xingshou, these camels seem to be very useful. They are more suitable for transportation than carriages and horses.
Suitable, I wonder if it can be raised in the Central Plains area?"
An Tong shook his head: "Camels like high temperature conditions and can only survive in the north. If they are in the Central Plains, they may be able to survive in Bingzhou, Guanzhong, and Hebei. It would be difficult to cross the Yellow River or even reach the Huaihe and Huaihe areas.
Like a war horse, it needs a large area of grassland to survive. What is more powerful than a horse is that it can come and go freely in the desert. It only needs to eat more than ten kilograms of grass a day to survive without eating or drinking for twenty days.
It can also sustain life.”
Liu Yu was surprised: "Twenty days without eating or drinking? Oh my god, is that so powerful?"
An Tong smiled and pointed at the camel's hump and said: "The secret is all here. It is difficult to survive in the desert. There is often no grass to eat or water to drink within hundreds of miles. Camels can survive in the desert because
They can store food and drink in the humps on their backs, and when they don't have anything to eat or drink, they can consume these humps to survive."
Liu Yu murmured: "That's okay, it would be great if people could have something like this."
An Tong curled up his lips: "Isn't that what women are like? They also have twin breasts, but that one is for breastfeeding. Everything created by God must have its function."
Murong Lan pouted in dissatisfaction: "Hey, An Xingshou, please be careful what you say. I am a woman after all. Is it really okay to say this in front of me?"
An Tong smiled and cupped his hands: "Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Aiqin, I was so excited that I didn't think of this. However, since you can even endure the stench of this camel, you don't look like a Central Plains person, but more like
They are northerners who often travel between the deserts."
Murong Lan said calmly: "There are also people who raise camels in the Central Plains. My family does not live in the mountains like Brother Lang, but travels as a businessman like you. I have seen these camels a lot, so I will naturally get used to them. An Xingshou, I see you
Along the way, every day there are dangerous canyons or places with water sources and pastures, and we have to mark them. Is it possible that we want to spy on military intelligence?"
An Tong waved his hand: "These are just the habits of businessmen. It is not just the army and the country that have wars. We businessmen, traveling south and north, have to face raids and attacks by horse bandits at any time. Wherever the terrain is dangerous and where there are water sources, these are all
Things we need to know to be ready.”
Liu Yu sighed softly: "An Xingshou, I'm afraid our danger is right in front of us."
An Tong's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
Liu Yu turned his head and pointed in the left direction. A faint line of black mist appeared in the wilderness dozens of miles away. Liu Yu said calmly: "I once served in the army and learned some fortune-telling. The front should be
There are more than a thousand knights coming here, and there is no place to hide or ambush within a hundred miles. An Xingshou, maybe we have encountered the horse bandits you mentioned."
An Tong gritted his teeth: "There are people on this grassland who dare to attack our caravan. Don't you want to live?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten that the leader of Erda's army made enemies with you because of me when he was in Yanmen? He said he would make you pay the price. I think this is him
Find someone."
An Tong shook his head: "Impossible. The people Erda brought this time are almost the same as us. I send people to follow his caravan every day and report back at any time. Where did he get this army?"
Liu Yu sighed: "He wouldn't be stupid enough to use the soldiers and horses of our caravan to attack. I think he probably found his friends on the grassland to do this. An Xingshou, it seems we need to fight. Time
, not much. If you can trust me, please let me take full command of this battle."
An Tong's eyes flashed coldly: "Then let me see what you are capable of, Captain Canglang."
This chapter has been completed!