After retreating out of sight of the Turks, a few people started running wildly and ran for more than ten miles until they came to a sand nest.
In the sand nest, there were several men in the same clothes waiting anxiously. When they saw a few people returning, the leader quickly took off his face towel and asked: "How is it? Did you find it?"
This man's name was Wei Fu. He was originally a member of the Snake Spirit Sect, but later joined the secret guards. After the destruction of the Snake Spirit Sect, his identity was also made public, but Dugujiu did not punish him, but instead entrusted him with important tasks. This time
He was among the elite who came to protect Li Mu.
"Well, we found it. It's fourteen miles northeast."
After hearing the report, Wei Fu got up, came to Shawozi, grabbed a masked man waiting in Shawozi, and used his forehand and backhand with a few big mouths.
The masked man screamed miserably after being whipped, and the mask was slapped off. It was Yaji. He covered Lao Gao's swollen cheeks and said with an aggrieved face: "Why do you still whip me after you find him?
"
"You were the one who got whipped! You caused us to go astray! We almost died in the sea of sand. Who would I beat if I didn't beat you?"
In the past few days, everyone has traveled in the desert countless times, eaten so much sand, and searched dozens of miles around, but they can't find the oasis Yaji mentioned! It seems that the water and food they brought are fast.
After running out of money, I set out for the last time with the mentality of giving it a try. If I couldn't find it again, I went back to recover. It was a pity. Just when I was about to return, I found a piece of horse dung on the sand dunes.
This discovery made everyone ecstatic. When horses eat hay, their feces are all yellow. Only when they eat green grass can they produce green feces! This shows that the oasis is nearby!
Weifu immediately sent people to search in the direction of the horse dung. Although the traces on the desert will soon be wiped out, the traces just left can still be traced!
Sure enough, after not far behind, we saw the Turkic scouts... In fact, according to Tong'e's instructions, the scouts should collect the horse dung and bring it back to the oasis to avoid leaving traces. This is what the scouts do on weekdays.
But today, the scouts' minds were so distracted by the wine that they could not care about such trivial work. Only then were they found out.
Although it was June, the night in the grassland was very cold, and yellow clouds were surging in the northern sky, as if a sandstorm was brewing.
"Haven't you made up your mind yet?"
Under the strong control of the generals, the news that Xue Yantuo attacked Dingxiang and cut off the food route has not spread yet. But the generals who knew the news were in great pain. They all looked at the Chinese military tent not far away.
The tent was brightly lit, and a silhouette pacing back and forth was reflected on the tent...
Su Dingfang shook his head and sighed: "Now we can only wait..."
"Hey..." The generals were worried and sighed again and again.
Little did Li Mu know in the Chinese army tent that the situation had reached a critical point and he had to make a decision. He was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and every decision was related to the life and death of thousands of people, so he had no choice but to be careless. He had already made a decision, if
No news has come back tonight. Early tomorrow morning, we can only lead the army to withdraw from the desert and have a showdown with Xue Yantuo.
I just hope that Qiuci is still there. If Qiuci is still there, Li Mu will have time to activate his "golden finger". No matter whether it is reasonable or not, whether it disturbs the historical process or not, win the battle first and then talk about it!
The hourglass placed on the low table in the tent is dripping fine white sand silently. Every falling grain of white sand represents the passage of time bit by bit, Xu hour, Hai hour, Zi hour...
Li Mu waited like this until midnight. There was no sound in the military camp. The soldiers fell into a deep sleep with uneasiness. The stars and rivers connected with each other, and the mountains were quiet...
Li Mu, however, was not sleepy at all. He stared at the desert map on the wall, as if he wanted to dig Tong'e out of it!
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came closer from far away. Li Mu suddenly turned around and saw the guards opening the door curtain and letting in two dusty people.
He knew the leader was Wei Fu, the captain of the secret guard. Li Mu's heart obviously skipped a beat. He took three steps at a time and then two steps to meet him. He hissed urgently: "Have you found it?!"
The corners of Wei Fu's chapped lips curled up slightly, and he nodded and said, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
"Very good!"
"Master Hou!" Wei Fu poured a basin of cold water on it at this time and said: "We have found the oasis, but the distance is farther than expected. We have to go one hundred and twenty miles deep into the desert."
"Oh..." As expected, Li Mu's smile froze a lot. The time spent marching in the desert is not directly proportional to the distance. Walking an extra mile beyond the physical limit will be an extra ten minutes of despair.
Wei Fu seemed to think it was not enough. He paused and added: "And on the way back, I also saw a huge sandstorm forming in the west. I'm afraid it will sweep across the desert soon."
"Hmm..." Li Mu nodded, his expression becoming more solemn. He was very clear about the power of sandstorms. In his previous life, when he was still in elementary school, a sandstorm hit and swept the entire city into it. When the sandstorm left, the window
Everything is covered with a layer of mud. When a sandstorm breaks out, the sky becomes dark and the earth becomes dark, with flying sand and rocks. People are caught in the sandstorm. They can only hope that God will be merciful and not take away their lives...
And it was still on the grassland. The desert was full of yellow sand. The power of the sandstorm was more than doubled. Entering the desert in such weather was simply asking for death. Could it be that there really is a sky of immortality in this world, protecting the Turks? I want to give it to the Turks
Leave a seed?
In the typhoon shelter, I saw the Turks drinking too much, and they were much more crazy than I expected. Tong'e was a little worried at first, wondering if she was a bit wild? She was hesitating whether to reduce the carnival to one day, so as not to spoil the big event.
…
But after dark, he heard the wind blowing outside, and gradually the wind became stronger and stronger, and there was also the sound of sand and stones hitting the tent. Tong'e hurried out to take a look, and couldn't help but said with great joy: "Blessed by the immortal God, he is coming
There’s a sandstorm!”
Once a sandstorm comes, it will last for at least two or three days. During these two or three days, they will be absolutely safe. Tong'e does not believe that anyone can cross the sandstorm, enter the desert, and appear in front of her.
So he gave up the idea of shortening the carnival, turned around and entered the big tent, relaxed and started drinking happily.
"I asked why the Great Khan suddenly announced a three-day carnival. It turns out that he had a brilliant plan and knew that there was going to be a sandstorm!" The drunken nobles toasted Tong'e and flattered her.
Tong'e said in her heart, it's okay if I have that ability. But she was determined not to tell the truth. She drank the wine offered by the nobles and said with a reserved look: "As a general, you must know astronomy and geography.
When I looked at the stars at night and saw this sandstorm, I thought to myself that nothing was going on, so why not let the children have fun!"
"The Great Khan is really a god!" After hearing this, the nobles fell to the ground in admiration. They all knelt down to Tong'e and said, "I will revive the Turks in the Great Khan!"
Tong'e smiled from ear to ear. She was about to take all the credit, but then she thought about it and changed her words to: "Hey, how can I be so good? I am blessed by the eternal God!"
"Scare! It's really blessed by the Immortal God!" The nobles were convinced when they heard this, and they all said excitedly: "The grassland is the home of our Turkic athletes, and the Immortal God will naturally protect us. It seems that the destiny is really sweating!"
"Hahaha..." Tong'e wanted this effect. She picked up the wine bowl and suggested to everyone: "Come, let's respect the Immortal God together and thank God for blessing! If we can achieve great things in the future, we will live up to the Immortal Heaven!"
"
"Honor the Immortal God!" The Turkic nobles were actually almost done drinking. At this time, even if someone suggested honoring a dog, they would happily comply.
After paying homage to the Immortal Heaven, Tong'e filled another bowl, raised it high and said, "With the blessing of the Immortal Heaven, the final victory must belong to us! Everyone, drink to your heart's content, and when the wind stops, we will fight our way out of the typhoon shelter.
Go after those lost dogs!"
"Ouch!" The Turkic nobles howled excitedly, as if they had won a victory.
Starting from Tong'e, everyone in the Turks had dreamed of victory. At this moment, the wine was particularly fragrant, the morinouqin was particularly sweet, and even the sound of the wind and sand beating against the tent seemed to be accompaniment to their carnival...
The main camp of the Tang Army and the Central Military Tent.
Li Mu took a few steps back and forth. Now that he knew everything he needed to know, there was nothing to hesitate about, he just had to make up his mind!
He quickly stopped and ordered in a deep voice: "Give me the order, the army will make food at the third watch and set off at the fourth watch!"
The herald waited all night, and finally received the order. He felt refreshed and was about to go out to deliver the order.
Li Mu stopped him again and said: "Tell the military ration officer to let the soldiers have a full meal!"
"Yes!" the herald responded and hurried out to deliver the order.
Following Li Mu's order, the military camp became lively. The Huotou soldiers were called by the officers to light a fire and cook. In less than half an hour, the aroma of the food filled the entire camp.
"I'm not dreaming, am I? Why does it smell so good?" The sleeping soldiers were aroused by the smell of the food without the officer blowing the bugle to wake up.
"If there is meat, there must be meat!" The soldiers sat up, sniffing hard, drooling, and there was a thunderous sound in their stomachs.
People are like iron rice and steel. If they don't eat a meal, they will be hungry. These officers and soldiers have been in a state of half hunger and half full since entering the grassland, and they are even more hungry in the middle of the night. If this continues, their combat effectiveness will soon increase.
discount.
"Get up!" The generals originally wanted their soldiers to sleep a little longer, but when they saw this, they stopped waiting and ordered in a deep voice: "Pack your weapons and armor, and after eating, set off lightly!"
The soldiers were shocked when they heard the order. The so-called light equipment meant that they only carried weapons and armor, and all bedding, blankets, and pots and pans that had nothing to do with combat had to be left behind. Usually this only occurs in two situations. One is to pursue desperately.
The enemy, secondly, had to run away desperately. Both situations were very unusual.
In the typhoon shelter, the Turkic Great Khan Tong'e was eating meat and drinking from a large bowl with a group of Turkic nobles. At this time, the sandstorm outside was getting bigger and bigger. Tong'e was enjoying the flattery of a group of Turkic nobles. At this time, she felt that the food and wine were too much.
The delicious food was so delicious that he couldn't help but drink a few more bowls. After all, he was getting older and felt dizzy and heavy after drinking until midnight, so he was helped to go back to sleep.
All the Turkic nobles hurriedly sent the Khan to the entrance of the tent. Tong'e waved her hands to everyone in a drunken state and said: "You go on, I will go back and take a nap first, and then we can continue fighting!"
"Just rest, Khan, we are waiting for you!" All the Turkic nobles watched Tong'e leave and couldn't wait to go back and continue drinking.
"I was so nervous all the way, I had to keep one eye open when I slept. I can finally have a good sleep!" This was the only thought that flashed through Tong'e's mind.
The carnival was still going on, and Tong'e was not around, so the Turkic nobles were even more open-minded. For a time, the tent was filled with people drinking and laughing, and they were having a good time. The Turkic soldiers below were not to be outdone, and many of them were already drunk.
I ran outside the tent to vomit, and then came back and continued drinking. The person in the typhoon shelter was so drunk!
…
In the Tang Army's camp, all the soldiers had been awakened. At this time, the food was ready, and the whole army began to eat.
The soldiers, who had been half full for half a month, now saw a pot full of rice and large pieces of barbecue, which was more intimate than seeing their relatives! At this moment, no one could think about it, they were all crazy.
Swallowing hard, fearing that if you eat slowly, others will take away your share.
There is a skill in eating in the army. When you can't share a bowl with each person, just pour it. When there is still something left in the pot for each person, you must not fill the first bowl with too much. Otherwise, you will not have enough.
After eating, the bowls filled with less food were already filled with the second bowl.
Therefore, the correct way is to serve a small bowl first, finish it quickly, and then serve the second bowl. This will definitely eat more than serving a large bowl and not being able to pick up the second bowl after eating.
When the experienced veterans served the second bowl, their eating speed suddenly slowed down. They held their rice bowls and huddled together in small groups, talking secretly: "You called us in the middle of the night.
I got up to eat, and I’m still so full, it looks like I’m going to fight.”
"Just give me a fight! I've been waiting for so long. Let's finish the fight and go home early."
Obviously, in everyone's minds, the Turks were already bidding and were just waiting to be killed.
"Yes! Yes!" Others nodded and said, "Aren't we just here to fight on this prairie? What nonsense, let's fill our stomachs first!"
After all the soldiers in the battalion had finished eating, under the command of the officers, they came to the open space in the camp to line up and assemble.
After all the soldiers were assembled, the open space in the camp was completely silent, with only the sound of the howling wind passing above everyone's heads.
On the high platform in the center of the camp, there were several fires made of firewood. The strong wind caused the flames to dance, and strings of sparks were swept into the sky.
All the generals were fully armed and stood solemnly on the high platform. When the soldiers saw Shangguan's appearance, they all dared not breathe. The atmosphere in the camp was extremely solemn.
"The Marquis is here!" A loud shout broke the silence in the camp. The officers and soldiers turned their heads in unison, watching Li Mu appear on the high platform surrounded by the generals, and saluted him with their attention.