"I'll arrange people to find it," Fu Qi looked at her with some sympathy. "But I remind you that Xisha is a very vast area. Our people are not familiar with the terrain of Xisha and can't go deep into Xisha. We can only search in the border area. The probability of successfully finding people is not very large. You should be prepared."
Jiang slightly pursed his lower lip: "HMM."
After Fu Qi left, Gu Fei held Jiang Weiwei's hand and promised with a warm voice.
"If they can't find your father, I'll find it. If they can't find me once, I'll find it twice. If they can't find it twice, I'll find it three times... Anyway, I'll bring him to you."
Jiang Weiwei held his hand back and felt the warmth from his palm.
She said softly, "let's find it together."
At night, the scouts sent out to inquire about the enemy returned.
The Scout didn't come back alone. He also brought back a Xisha slave.
The slave had planned to escape quietly while the Xisha army retreated, but he was caught by the southern Chu scouts who were hiding nearby and quietly observing the enemy.
The scouts knocked people unconscious and carried them back to Liangshan pass happily.
When the slave woke up, he found himself tied to a post. In front of him stood a large group of Southern Chu people, which frightened him into shouting.
Fu Qi listened for a long time and was stunned that he didn't understand a word.
He turned to Chang Yi and Nie Zhenqi and asked them if they understood?
Chang Yi and Nie Zhenqi shook their heads at the same time.
Fu Qi said, "you have to find someone who understands Xisha dialect."
After saying this, he looked at Chang Yi and Nie Zhenqi again. Chang Yi and Nie Zhenqi also looked at him.
The three thought of one person at the same time——
In a quarter of an hour.
Eight is coming.
Fu Qi pointed to the Xisha slave next to him and said, "help me ask him why Xisha suddenly withdrew?"
Old eight can't speak. He can only write.
He first wrote a line of Xisha characters on the small blackboard. The translated meaning is to ask the other party whether he can read or not?
Some people who have been slaves since childhood are illiterate, and few ordinary people can read. Only aristocrats are qualified to receive education.
Fortunately, the slave in front of him was once an aristocrat of a small country in Xisha. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. His country, King Huoluo, led the troops and was destroyed. All people in China, high or low, became slaves.
It was precisely because he had received education and enjoyed rich clothes and food that the slave couldn't stand the humiliation brought by becoming a slave. He waited a long time until he had the chance to escape. Unexpectedly, he was finally planted in the hands of a southern Chu scout. It's really a bit back!
When he saw the Xisha characters on the small blackboard, the panic expression on his face was a pause, and then he looked at the old eight holding the small blackboard.
Old eight's face was tightly wrapped with gauze, revealing only a pair of blue eyes.
The slave's eyes suddenly lit up, shouted excitedly, and chattered a lot.
Fu Qi asked, "what did he say?"
Old eight erased the handwriting on the small blackboard, translated what the slave said into southern Chu characters and wrote it.
Fu Qi, Chang Yi and Nie Zhenqi all came together and craned their necks to see the contents on the small blackboard.
"He begged me to save him."
Fu Qi asked, "is that all?"
Old eight wrote another line: "he said this sentence many times."
Chang Yi urged, "ask him something serious."
Old eight asked the slaves in Xisha characters about the reason why Xisha withdrew.
The slave originally wanted to take the opportunity to talk about conditions, such as letting him leave. As a result, Fu Qi ordered someone to beat him up. He immediately became honest and poured out all he knew.
Fu Qi and others knew that there were two main reasons why Xisha withdrew——
First, there is a shortage of food and grass, and second, the soldiers are homesick.
In order to obtain leniency, the slave also took the initiative to mention the burning of hasmu and other six countries.
It was because they learned that their hometown was burned that the soldiers urgently wanted to go home.
Chang Yi said, "well, which countries are on fire? It's a coincidence if it's a natural disaster. "
Nie Zhenqi analyzed: "there shouldn't be such a coincidence. I guess someone deliberately set fire, but I don't know who the arsonist will be?"
Fu Qi sighed: "this fire came in time and helped us a lot."
……
At this time, Jiang Shuan was on his way in the desert with 10000 Southern Chu soldiers.
Hong Yong said, "if there is no accident, we can reach Liangshan pass in another day."
Standing on the high sand slope, Jiang Shuan looked into the distance and vaguely saw the outline of Liangshan pass.
At this time, the Scout suddenly ran back in a hurry.
"General, there are enemy troops ahead!"
Jiang Shuan immediately asked, "are you sure it's the enemy? What flag are they holding? "
The Scout replied, "their flag is a flame totem."
Hong Yong was surprised and said in silence, "that's the army of the king of Huoluo. We've met the main force of the enemy!"
Their luck is too bad. They lost their way in the desert and wandered for more than ten days. Finally, they found their way home. Unexpectedly, they met the main force of the enemy. God, how unhappy they are?!
Jiang Shuan asked, "how many enemy troops are there? How far is it from us? "
The Scout answered truthfully, "visually, there should be nearly 400000 people, less than 30 miles from us."
Jiang Shuan couldn't help scolding the king of fire Luo in his heart. When he wanted to find the king of fire Luo, he couldn't find it. Now he doesn't want to see the king of fire Luo. The king of fire Luo jumped out by himself. This man is really annoying!
Luo Dongshu suggested, "there are too many people in each other. Let's hide quickly."
Ten thousand to four hundred thousand people, if they were hard pressed, they would certainly be swallowed by the enemy without even bones.
Jiang Shuan asked Hong Yong.
"Is there a place to hide near here?"
Hong Yong thought carefully: "I remember an abandoned ancient city in front of me."
Jiang Shuan looked at the sky and it was already evening.
Originally, he planned to rush back to Liangshan pass with everyone. Now it seems that he can't do it. They can only go to the abandoned ancient city to hide for a night. When the enemy goes away tomorrow, they will continue to travel.
Hong Yong led the way in front. The party temporarily changed direction and walked towards the northwest.
The footprints they left in the desert were soon covered up by the wind and sand.
The so-called ancient city is actually some dilapidated stone houses, in which there is nothing except yellow sand.
A group of people found a shelter to sit down and cook.
Hong Yong said: "it used to be the territory of the thorn flower country. The thorn flower country is located on the Xisha border and adjacent to the South Chu. It is a hub connecting the two countries. If the caravans of the two countries want to trade, they must pass through this place. Therefore, this place is very prosperous."
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