Wenda arranged for camping and dug wells. The wooden fence was not enough, so he used the ruins of the ancient city wall as a foundation, blocked the dilapidated areas with the wooden fence or carriages he brought with him, and built a simple camp. The soldiers pitched tents on the spot.

But the biggest problem is difficult to solve - water.

After digging several places, there was not a drop of water. These people were desperate and had to use the fresh water they brought. It had frozen into ice lumps. After hearing the order, it quickly melted to cook, drink and livestock. Each officer and soldier was only given half a bowl of drinking water.

.They were so thirsty that their whole bodies were smoking. They drank half a bowl of water in one gulp, which was enough to moisten their throats.

Needless to say, there was no need to talk about dinner. Although they were so hungry that their hearts were pressed against their backs and there was no water, the soldiers barely ate some dry food. They were so thirsty that they couldn't sleep at all.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, several envoys were discussing matters, mainly the water issue. Ha San was also there. He told everyone that this situation would not happen less in the future, and more ice cubes should be stored. At this time, Xizi came over and asked Li

Da muttered a few words in his ear, and then stood beside him.

Everyone saw that Li Da's face turned ugly. He looked around at everyone and said, "Follow me."

Everyone didn't know what happened, so they followed him to the temporary stables outside the big tent. This was a special stable for the two BMWs and the envoy's carriage horse. They were never mixed with other horses. This was how they could escape the plague.

main reason.

As soon as they came over, the six soldiers knelt down and kowtowed, trembling and not daring to look up. Chen Lu understood that something had happened to the two BMWs.

Under the light of torches, everyone saw that Li Da's two usual horses were well tied there, but the two BMWs were nowhere to be seen. There were a good number of horses here, four. If you didn't look carefully, you would really miss it.

thing, but in fact it has been taken over by others.

Everyone was surprised, this was a bit unbelievable.

Without waiting for Li Da to ask questions, one of the soldiers spoke: "The adults are extraordinary, and the younger ones don't dare to lie. I swear to God, the six of us have never left half a step away. We were replaced for some reason. The younger ones feel like they are in a dream."

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Wen Da came over, walked back and forth, and watched for a while. After hearing what the soldier said, he felt angry in his heart. He took a horse whip and without any explanation, he greeted the soldiers with all his face. Li Da didn't stop him and whipped him like this.

Several soldiers cried for their father and mother.

Li first persuaded Wenda to stop and asked the soldier: "When and where did you notice that this horse was different?"

The soldier cried and said: "To tell you what, sir, I discovered it when I was feeding them. Wan'er and Pili like to eat soybean food. They have to smell it first before eating. If they smell black bean food, they just take a bite.

I didn’t want to eat. Although the two horses were about the same height and color, they tasted like they were fed by starving ghosts. As soon as we put down the food, they ate it hungrily. We felt something was wrong, so we held a torch nearby

A photo, it's not Wan'er and Pili at all, I don't know which one is the one who killed us, sir."

After saying this, several people started crying again.

Li Da was anxious and stomped back to the camp. At this moment, there was a noise at the gate of the camp. Chen Lu asked Hasan to take a look.

Hasan looked from a distance and saw many torches gathered at the entrance of the camp. He looked into the sky and saw bright stars. There was nothing out of the ordinary. He felt relieved. He saw soldiers running back and forth and asked one of them: "What are you doing? The third watch will be here soon."

It’s almost heaven, why don’t you go to sleep?”

"Sir, someone is exchanging dry food for water."

Hasan ignored him and walked over. He saw a few ragged villagers trading with the soldiers, including Hu Chunbaihu. He said hello to Hasan. Hasan looked around and saw that there was nothing wrong.

I think it's ridiculous. It seems that I can survive without food, but I can't survive without water.

The soldiers exchanged the frozen rice balls for water. Several villagers carried a large bucket and gave a large bowl of water to each rice ball. When Ha San looked at it, the water in the bucket was almost gone.

, the soldiers were still squeezing in to change.

He saw a villager who had run out of water and had rice dumplings in his bucket. Perhaps he was reluctant to part with such good rice dumplings. Although he was out of water, he dug into his rags for a long time and pulled out a few crumpled banknotes.

You can also replace it with a rice ball.

The soldiers didn't want to sell them to him at first. Seeing how pitiful they were, they only accepted these three or four. If there was water in the others, they would be replaced. If there was no water, forget about it.

Hasan said to the soldiers: "Ask them where they got the water, and I will get a big reward."

The soldiers came back after a while and said, "They just laughed and didn't tell me, even if there was a big reward, they didn't tell me."

Ha San laughed loudly and said: "You are a fool!" Then he shouted: "Okay, hold on, turn off the lights, there will be water tomorrow."

Ha San had no time to deal with these trivial matters. The two BMWs were the big deal. He quickly returned to the big tent and made a brief report. Several people in the big tent were worrying about the BMWs. After listening to what he said, they were all polite.

Nod.

Li Da said: "That's it. It's just two horses. It has nothing to do with the overall situation. It's the third watch. The old rule is to set off at the fifth watch and wait until you find the water source before cooking."

Wen Da was about to go back, but before leaving, he said: "I lost the envoy's BMW. I neglected my duty. Please punish me."

Li Da sighed and said, "I do like famous horses, but this time is different from the past. The Holy Spirit gave Wan'er the famous horse, which has a deep meaning. Countries in the Western Regions, because they are rich in famous horses, despise the Celestial Empire. We will take Wan'er all the way.

Come, let the countries in the Western Regions see that we in China also have famous horses."

Chen Lu suddenly realized that the emperor's sage had long had the idea of ​​opening a horse market. But losing the BMW given by the emperor was a death penalty, and it was difficult for the envoy to remain calm. Chen Lu couldn't help but look at Li Da with admiration.

The next day, the wake-up call rang. Chen Lu got up, but before he could wash up, the happy son came to report that the Chinese envoy had invited him.

Chen Lu saw him in a panic and his face was pale, and he couldn't help but beat his heart and said, "Father-in-law, go back first, and I will be here soon."

After sorting it out hastily, he hurried to the meeting hall. Everyone had arrived, and several people looked nervous. Li Da signaled to Xizi and handed a round piece of paper to Chen Lu. Chen Lu took it over and saw that it was a commonly used burning paper among Chinese people.

It was a ghost coin, meant to be burned to the dead. He glanced at Li Da suspiciously.

At this time, Ha San also saw it, his face suddenly turned pale, and he asked: "Mr. Ambassador, where are those pictures? Is he okay?"

Li Da said: "Xizi, please tell me what General Wen said."

Xizi said: "I heard that the general is arranging patients. Let me tell the two adults." He told what happened at night. Those who drank water in the morning had swollen stomachs and were unconscious. Some of them did not change.

The soldiers who arrived at the water in the morning saw that the treasure notes of the Celestial Dynasty had turned into this ghost coin, and they fainted at that time.
Chapter completed!