Walking on the Aries Plain, the naughtiest Wangcai was not willing to snort one more time. Xing Rimu put a wet towel on Wangcai's head. After cooling it for a moment, the wet towel was completely evaporated.
Seeing Wangcai's uncomfortable look, Yun Ye took out his copper kettle from behind, moistened the towel and wrapped it around the kettle, shaking it vigorously. Before the water vapor on the towel was evaporated, the warm water in the copper kettle
It became cold, and there were still a lot of water drops hanging on the outside of the kettle. That day, Higurashi was very curious about her husband's actions. Seeing Yun Ye hand the kettle to him, he took a big sip and found that the water in the copper kettle had become cold.
Delicious. When he finished drinking that day, Yun Ye took a sip himself and stuffed the copper spout into Wangcai's big mouth. Wangcai felt the cold air, but he didn't know how to drink water from the copper pot. Yun Ye turned around
Turn around and find a plate, pour water into the plate and feed it to Wangcai, and don't stop until it drinks all the water.
In such weather, you can't ride a horse, you can only lead the horse on foot. If it were June or July, Yun Ye would never allow the army to march under the bright sun. That would be purely courting death.
Lai Chuanfeng kicked an antelope skull away, swallowed his saliva, and took a sip of water again. This time the army carried very sufficient water. Originally, the best tool for carrying water in the desert was a sheepskin bag, so copper and iron utensils were not used.
, just because he was worried that these utensils would abrade the skin of the animals, Yun Ye specially improved the kettles. These kettles have thick cotton on the inside, which can be attached to the bodies of mules and horses without wearing out their skin even if they travel long distances.
, a sergeant carries five days' worth of water for him and his horse. This is an extra day's worth of water specially brought for crossing the Aries Plain. On weekdays, one can only carry four days' worth of water at most, and cannot carry more than this time.
, the water will deteriorate.
Talking too much in the desert will also deplete one's physical strength and water. This was explained by Yun Ye before setting off. So on this colorful Gobi Desert, a black stream of people was marching quietly, followed closely by
Holding one.
Every half an hour of walking, Yun Ye would order a simple tent to be set up and take a break for a stick of incense, allowing the soldiers to take a breath and replenish their water in the shade.
A large cloud floated over and quickly turned into a black cloud. Lightning began to flash overhead, and thunder sounded overhead. It was about to rain. Taking advantage of the good opportunity when the sun was covered, Yun Ye ordered a quick march.
"Commander, it's about to rain heavily. Should we move to higher ground immediately? I'm worried that there will be floods." Lai Chuanfeng was an old man leading the army. Seeing that the weather was not looking right, he quickly admonished Yun Ye.
"No rain will fall to the ground." Yun Ye whispered to Lai Chuanfeng and continued to walk faster.
Lai Chuanfeng looked at the dark clouds above his head, and then at Yun Ye who was unmoved. He held up the leather helmet on his head and continued on his way as Yun Ye continued on his way. It was indeed the best time to go on his way without the sun.
Another thunder exploded above his head. Lai Chuanfeng watched the bright white raindrops falling. He was about to pick up some in his hand and show it to the commander as evidence. Who knew that his palm spread out and raindrops also fell from the sky? But there was something on his palm.
Not a drop of rain.
"Stop being busy. In Aries, the rainwater is evaporated before it hits the ground. There are many strange things in the desert. You will slowly see them in the future." Yun Ye's words came slowly from the front.
come over.
Seeing that the large dark clouds had drifted away and that the horses had regained some of their energy, Yun Ye ordered everyone to mount their horses and take advantage of the afterglow before sunset to hurry up some distance.
As soon as the sun set, no one shouted about the heat anymore, but kept adding more clothes to themselves. People in this damn place can freeze to death sooner or later, but the heat was unbearable at noon, so Lai Chuanfeng hurriedly put on clothes for himself.
Zi cloak, constantly cursing the damn desert climate, this is really not a hellish place for people to stay.
The sky was completely dark, and the army finally started to set up camp. They ate dry food and drank water. Under the supervision of the officers, everyone washed their feet and shook off the sand in their boots. Otherwise, the sand would stick to their feet tomorrow.
It can penetrate into the flesh and torture an eight-foot man to death.
When the entire camp was enveloped in the deafening sound of snoring, Yun Ye, Lai Chuanfeng, and Fan Hongyi led more than two hundred generals and began to patrol the camp. Every tent must be inspected. This was Yun Ye's request.
After Ye finished inspecting the camp and arranged for the officers to be on duty for the night, three bangs sounded on the Diao Dou, indicating that it was already the third watch.
The white breath exhaled from his mouth was more than a foot long. When he returned to the camp, he fell on the camp bed and refused to move. That day, Rimu helped Yun Ye take off his clothes and armor. When he was washing his feet, he heard Yun Ye snoring.
, He didn’t snore before, but this time he was very tired, so Higurashi imitated the sound of a bell and pinched her husband’s feet carefully, then she felt relieved. Then she took out the soft cushions from his shoes and started again.
After changing a pair, she lay down next to her husband and fell asleep sweetly, feeling extremely happy.
"One, whip, snap! Two, whip, snap! Three, whip, snap!... Yun Ye was awakened by the orderly sound of orders. He glanced at Rimu angrily and said, "Next time, no matter how tired I am, I must
Wake me up before dawn.
That day, Higurashi nodded repeatedly. She actually wanted to scream, but saw that her husband was sleeping soundly, so she restrained herself from screaming.
Yun Ye put on his clothes and came out of the tent. He saw the sergeants packing their bags under the leadership of their respective team officers. The command just now was that the team officers were following Yun Ye's instructions to ask the sergeants to beat their bedding and boots before going to bed.
The holes are pierced to prevent poisonous insects such as scorpions from entering, and the clothes must be hung up and must be whipped hard before wearing.
The sergeants watched in horror as the black scorpion fell out of their quilts. Did I sleep with this thing last night? No wonder the commander ordered everyone to beat the quilt.
"Use chopsticks to put the scorpions into this glass bottle for me. Don't let any of them escape, a bunch of fools. This is the most delicious thing in the desert. The only thing that can rival it is the giant centipede on the dark side of Huashan." In order to eliminate the sergeants' suspicion of
Fearing scorpions, Yun Ye threw a bottle in front of the sergeants and asked them to catch scorpions for him to eat.
"Excellent Pipa scorpions, a good thing, don't dare to waste it. I have eaten a few of them before. They are real delicacies in the world. Whether they are fried in oil or dried on tiles, they are the best delicacies in the world. You must never eat them.
I dare to ruin it."
Yuan Shoucheng also became interested when he saw the scorpions. He had to say that this old guy's appeal was indeed stronger than Yun Ye's. The sergeants who were still dubious just now began to swarm the scorpions on the ground. Some sergeants even went to other camps to announce this.
thing.
"You're right. There was indeed something wrong with my compass yesterday. For three hours, the pointer kept spinning. You're right. There is indeed an iron mountain here." Yuan Shoucheng still feels a little sad when he thinks about it now.
If he had been the one leading the way yesterday, he might have led this army into a point of no return.
"Actually, there are many ways to identify the road in the desert. Yesterday, I identified them based on the small pile of sand under our feet. Look at this pile of sand. Its windward and leeward sides are completely different. We just have to
There is absolutely nothing wrong with walking in the direction where the wind blows. If you don’t believe it, let me tell you that the shape of the small sand dune under your feet is absolutely the same as the large sand dune in the distance. As long as there are two small sand dunes, you can determine your direction.
, it can’t be wrong.”
Yuan Shoucheng nodded and looked at four or five small sand dunes and found that although they were different in size, their shapes were similar. It seemed that what Yun Ye said made sense.
Yuan Shoucheng was about to talk to Yun Ye about West Kunlun again. When he saw Lai Chuanfeng and other military academies coming over, knowing that Yun Ye was going to arrange military affairs, he handed over his hands and left. He was going to find Wu Shi. Wu Shi seemed to have disappeared these days.
He always stayed in the tent and never went out. His female apprentice brought meals to the tent.
"According to the report from the expedition, we have another fifty miles to get out of Aries Plains. My opinion is to try to get out tonight. Lai Chuanfeng, take your troops and set off immediately to build a stable camp for the army in Aries Mountain.
We will rest in this camp for three days, then move north along the Sihun River (Tarimu River), and finally fight the Tubo bandits on the banks of the Kongque River. These people are said to be bandits, but in fact they are all Tubo soldiers. In the Western Regions
They have always been arrogant. When they were most arrogant, they even harassed Shazhou. This time, if God bless and the Tubo people do not escape, it is best to kill them on the bank of the Kongque River. For us, this is the best opportunity to eliminate our worries.
, we must not let them escape into the Black Rock Pass. If they do, there will be endless troubles."
Fan Hong knocked on the table and said: "Commander, I think we are too conservative. The army is fighting as fast as fire, and we are taking it by surprise. The fifty miles can be covered in half a day. We will rest at the mountain pass for the night, my sons."
Tomorrow we can go north along the Sihun River, and within two days we will reach the Kongque River battlefield and catch those Tibetans by surprise."
Not only Fan Hongyi, the most stable one, but also other generals and commanders also saw it this way. The soldiers in Guanzhong were all warriors who had been on the battlefield. Although they were not as powerful as the Xuanjia Army, they were still among the best in the world.
I have a deep understanding of myself and know where my abilities are. I made such a decision only after balancing my own strength.
Yun Ye knocked on the map on the table, pointed at Almaty and said to Fan Hongyi: "Old Fan, I won't hide it from you now. We don't have a servant army this time, and even if we did, we wouldn't dare to use it.
, the people in this land have ulterior motives and are not friendly to the Tang Dynasty. Once a war breaks out, the possibility of stabbing us in the back is much higher than the possibility of helping us. Countless barbarians have gathered in Alma Ata, and they are broken.
Ye City and Henglus City may become our battlefields. From now on, we must fight steadily, fight every battle well, and try to reduce our losses as much as possible. We only have 34,000 people. If you lose one, you will lose one.
If the war goes awry, Beiting will be completely lost from our hands, and we cannot afford to take this risk."