Nie Zhenqi asked about the progress of the war.
Chang Yi said confidently, "Xu Jiedu envoy set out two days ago. Just wait for him to send a signal, we can set out for Heifeng Valley to meet them. At that time, we will attack left and right, and we will be caught off guard!"
Nie Zhenqi didn't fight with the king of Huoluo. He didn't know the specific strength of the king of Huoluo. At present, hearing Chang Yi say so, he just felt that the odds were full and smiled and praised him.
If it were the past, Fu Qi would certainly follow Yue.
But now he can't be as optimistic as before.
There was also a secret letter left by Jiang Shu'an in his sleeve. Jiang Shu'an said that the South Chu war was likely to be defeated. If he was defeated, let him open the secret letter.
But he sincerely hoped that he would never have the chance to open the letter.
……
After driving for three days, Jiang Shuan and 10000 people finally found a place with water source and stopped to have a rest.
Surrounded by an endless desert.
Ten thousand soldiers were cooking by the water.
Jiang Shuan squatted beside the pond, took up the water and poured it on his face, washing away the dust on his face. His lips, which had been dry to crack, were moistened by water at this time.
He closed his eyes and sighed comfortably.
Then someone came up to him and shouted uneasily.
"Old three."
Jiang Shuan looked back and asked, "what's the matter with me, brother?"
It was Jiang Zhongping who came.
He was originally recruited by the imperial court to be a civilian husband. He built fortifications at Liangshan pass. He got up early and worked late every day. He was very tired.
Later, Jiang Shuan heard Jiang Linhai's request from his daughter. Jiang Linhai hoped that his eldest son could make contributions on the battlefield and earn a position in the future. Jiang Shuan gave Jiang Zhongping a choice——
He asked Jiang Zhongping to choose whether to stay in Liangshan pass and continue to be a civilian husband or go to Xisha with him.
Jiang Zhongping chose the latter.
Although he is sincere and honest, he is also a man. As long as he is a man, he has no idea of making contributions.
Especially after seeing the prestige of the third brother as a general with his own eyes, he was even more excited.
Like his third brother, he wanted to make a name for himself so that his daughter-in-law and daughter could live a better life.
So Jiang Shuan took him with him.
Jiang Zhongping could not ride a horse, but Jiang Shuan still gave him a horse and forced him to ride.
He had no choice but to lay on the horse's back and hold on to the horse's mane. Several times, he was thrown off the horse's back because he held it too tightly. Fortunately, he had rough skin and thick flesh. He just scraped a little skin and didn't fall into any serious problems.
After riding the horse for three days, Jiang Zhongping can barely guarantee that he won't fall off his back. However, his speed is still far lower than that of other soldiers in the same industry. During the March, he will always be the one at the end of the crane.
Jiang Shuan runs the army very strictly. No one dares to express dissatisfaction with Jiang Zhongping, but few people are willing to talk to him.
He was deliberately or unintentionally isolated by everyone.
Jiang Zhongping was not good at words. In the face of this situation, he had nothing to do.
He finally stopped to have a rest. Seeing Jiang Shuan alone, he quickly limped over.
He stood beside Jiang Shuan and wanted to squat down, but he accidentally pulled the wound, which made him grin with pain.
Jiang Shuan noticed the change in his expression and asked, "are you hurt?"
Jiang Zhongping said bitterly, "I've been riding for a few days. I've scratched my skin and it hurts very much."
Jiang Shuan knows that riding is like this. It's easy to abrade the inner side of his thighs. It's better for veterans like him who have been on the battlefield for many years, because his inner side of his thighs has long been cocooned by the saddle.
He said, "I gave each of you two bottles of medicine, one of which can be used to treat trauma. Just go and get some medicine yourself."
Jiang Zhongping asked carefully, "why don't you let everyone set up a tent?"
Jiang Shuan asked, "why set up a tent?"
"We'll spend the night here. Of course, we'll set up a tent here."
Jiang Shuan said, "we won't spend the night here tonight."
Jiang Zhongping was stunned: "if you don't spend the night here, where will you spend the night? Are we still on our way? "
"Well, keep going."
"But we have been walking for three days and nights. Everyone is tired. If we don't rest..."
Jiang Shuan interrupted him, pointed to a footprint on the ground and asked, "do you know what animal footprint this is?"
Jiang Zhongping looked around and saw many small plum blossom footprints in the mud by the water.
"It looks a bit like a dog's footprints."
Jiang Shuan said, "this is the footprints of the wolf."
Jiang Zhongping was surprised.
"Why are there wolves here?"
There are many plum blossom footprints by the water. Judging from the number of footprints, there are at least a dozen wolves.
Jiang Shuan sat on the ground, took off his leather boots and exposed his sweaty feet. He filled the water bag with water and poured it on his feet. It was cold and comfortable!
While washing his feet, he said, "not only do we need to drink water, but also the wolves. This is the only water source nearby. If they don't come here to drink water, where else can they go?"
Jiang Zhongping was completely flustered: "then what are we doing here? Run! "
"Panic what? In the daytime, wolves usually don't come out. They prefer to sneak attacks at night. Let's take advantage of this time to replenish the water quickly. It's not too late to leave after dinner. "
Seeing that Jiang Shuan was so calm, Jiang Zhongping's panic dissipated a lot.
Jiang Zhongping said, "I still have two water bags there. I'll get them to hold water."
Ignoring the pain from his leg, he hurried back to get the water bag, squatted by the pool and buried his head in the water.
Just as they were preparing for dinner, the scouts suddenly ran back in a hurry.
"General, a team of Xisha troops in the south is approaching here!"
Jiang Shuan stopped eating and asked, "how many people are there? Who is the leader? "
The Scout panted and said, "there are five thousand people. I don't know the leader. I only see a black flower on the flag they are holding."
"Black flowers..."
While recalling which of the Xisha countries was marked with black flowers, Jiang Shuan stuffed the steamed bread in his hand to the scouts and asked him to eat it.
Luo Dongshu came up and said, "the other party has only 5000 people. We have 10000 people. This vote can be done!"
Jiang Shuan looked at the pond not far away.
The water source in the desert is very precious. The 5000 people suddenly came here, probably for the water source here.
Jiang Shuan quickly made a decision: "hide first and wait until the prey is set."
Luo Dongshu rubbed his hands excitedly: "OK!"
In the desert, a battle is about to trigger.
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