"Yeah." Deng Yu coughed again, and Fang whispered: "In June and July, the sun is still very poisonous, the snow melts, and the water flows to the foot of the mountain. They only need to build a simple dam to store the water for use.
After a pause, he added: "And not all rivers are on the ground..."
"Indeed!" Deng Yu said with a heavy slap on the forehead: "We only search along the Ming River, there will indeed be omissions!"
"Yeah." Deng Yu made up his mind and said, "We can't go any further. It's impossible for the Tibetan tribes to go this far."
"Yes, it is difficult for animals and birds to travel in the Kunlun Mountains. It is inaccessible and there are no roads at all. It is so difficult for us to walk. They bring the old, weak, women and children, and all their belongings. They cannot walk this far." Mu Ying actually wanted to suggest Deng Yu.
Turn back.
"Order the entire army to turn around tomorrow." Deng Yu summoned the generals and issued an order: "Intensify the number of scouts tenfold and focus on searching these areas that we missed before!"
When he said this, there was a march map in front of him. It was explored bit by bit and drawn stroke by stroke by the scouts over the past month.
The red crosses above are the areas that have been searched. And those large blank spaces are the places that were missed before.
"Commander, why is this?" The generals were naturally puzzled.
Deng Yu glanced at Mu Ying. He really didn't have the strength to explain to the generals any more, so Mu Ying explained the inferences to the generals for him.
"That's it..." All the generals agreed upon hearing this. "This possibility does exist."
"This is the only possibility." Someone said solemnly: "Moreover, nearly one hundred thousand livestock use a staggering amount of water every day, which cannot be solved by small streams. Moreover, building dams to store water is beyond the capabilities of the Tibetan people, so
It must be an underground river!"
"It makes sense." All the generals nodded, and even Deng Yu recognized this. "Lanyu, keep talking!"
"As for the underground river, it will eventually merge into the mainstream!" The blue jade was encouraged and continued to say in a deep voice: "So we should still go back along the main river. The main force should try to reduce consumption as much as possible, and send more scouts to search along the way.
of blank space!”
"And I estimate that the Tubo people were also secretly watching us before." Lan Yu talked eloquently, not affected by the lack of oxygen at all. "They must now think that we will never find them, and 80% of them have relaxed.
As long as we find their traces and turn around to attack, we will definitely win this battle!"
"Well said!" The generals were greatly encouraged, and even Deng Yu's condition improved a lot. "Go ahead, let's do it!"
"Yes!" The generals responded first, and then asked the sick-looking Deng Yu with concern: "Commander, are you okay?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a little cold. At this point, which one feels better?" Deng Yu pretended to be relaxed and said: "Oh, except Lan Yu and Hong Hao."
The two of them had no symptoms of altitude sickness at all. They were active and active every day, patrolling day and night, and did more than anyone else, but they were still full of energy. Especially the big black guy with a square face, who felt like returning home after entering the Kunlun Mountains, and he actually got arrested
There is a Tibetan fox as a companion.
"Haha, they two are not human, we can't compare." The generals were amused, and they diverted their attention.
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At the same time, Hu reached Longwa three hundred miles away.
This is a depression surrounded by mountains. The surrounding mountains block the cold wind from the north and leave behind moist water vapor, making this valley basin with a radius of about two miles green and green in spring and summer.
What's even more valuable is that the melted snow water on the surrounding mountains merges into several mountain springs that gurgling down, and pours into the small lake in the center of the basin. The small lake has no outlet, but the water level never rises. It should be because there is something dark at the bottom of the lake.
A river or a crack in the ground...
In any case, this is an excellent hiding place. When King Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty decided to lead the Tibetan tribes to flee into the Kunlun Mountains to avoid the official army, He Sunanpu immediately thought of this place.
This was the place where his grandfather told him that he was asked to lead his tribe to avoid the Yuan army. Unexpectedly, it was used to follow the prince of the Yuan Dynasty to avoid the Ming army.
They have been hiding here since May. More than 50,000 people and 100,000 animals have been denning in this Hudalong Valley for almost two months. Tens of thousands of tents are densely packed, eating, drinking, and having sex together, and the entire basin smells bad.
The air is suffocating.
The cattle and sheep have gnawed away the turf...
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Of course, the lives of princes and nobles like King Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and He Su Nanpu will not be affected.
They live in a well-ventilated high place, with guardrails enclosing spacious courtyards for them to walk. Any untouchable who dares to approach will be driven away and beaten mercilessly by the guards.
In the king's tent as white as snow, there were beautiful Tibetan girls dancing to the music. King Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and He Su Nanpu were enjoying the drum music and enjoying roasted whole lamb and mare's milk wine.
"Come on, let's have a drink." King Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had a typical Mongolian face, with almost no ups and downs in his facial features. He held the golden cup and smiled at He Sunanpu, who had a typical Tibetan face: "I wish those Southern Barbarians the best.
Return to the West as soon as possible!"
"Haha," He Sunanpu said after drinking the cup: "They should have gone deep into the hinterland of Kunlun by now. The further they go, the thinner the air becomes, and they don't have the strength to turn back."
"Hahaha, you have done a great job this time." King Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty gave a thumbs up and said: "Those southern barbarians just walked past us, but they didn't notice it. We hid well, you found the place
OK!"
"Your Majesty, thank you." He Sunanpu smiled modestly, feeling calm. In the past, he would not have been qualified to eat with the prince of the Yuan Dynasty. If he could get a compliment from the other party, he would be happier than during the New Year.
But now, a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken. As the Yuan Dynasty's hope of counterattack becomes increasingly slim, the King of Yu in front of him is becoming more approachable and open-minded, and he is no longer stingy with nice words. Unfortunately, his praise is of no use anymore.
, He Sunanpu still missed the other party’s original unruly appearance.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, shouldn't we go back?" He then asked for instructions: "Although we can't grow food this year, we can still grab the highland barley stored in Us."
"There is no rush," King Yu shook his head and said, "There are still Ming troops staying in Hezhou, and Deng Yu may also withdraw. We must not throw ourselves into a trap at the last moment."
"However, after the season, we have no place to grab food. How will so many people survive the winter?" He Sunanpu said worriedly:
"Besides, the pastures in Hudalongwa have been eaten up. The feces of 100,000 animals and 50,000 people have turned this place into a cesspool. The people really can't stay here any longer."
"Just bear with it a little longer. They already live in a tent like a cesspit. Why can't they stay there?" King Yu said indifferently: "As for the animals, kill a bunch of them and they can still be used as food...
"
"Alas." He Sunanpu sighed depressedly. He said that he was not your subordinates and property, no matter how much he ruined them, he didn't feel bad at all?
"As for the food for the winter, you don't have to worry." King Yu said solemnly: "The King of Liang has promised me that after their autumn harvest, he will give us 100,000 shi of food."
"That's okay." He Sunanpu's expression brightened slightly, which was why he had always tolerated the other party.
