A month later.
Lu Yun and his mighty army were marching across the oasis marked on the parchment map, and could only move in one general direction.
I don’t know if there are other small countries here. After all, there is no mark on the map. Lu Yun even suspects that this place was deliberately ignored on the parchment scroll?
Or maybe he didn't set foot in this area that year, but walked from somewhere else.
Riding on the horse, Zhao Yueyao said, "If we keep walking aimlessly like this, I'm really afraid we'll get lost."
"It's even more terrifying than when we walked on the ocean."
"At least when we're in the ocean, we have reference points and routes marked on maps, but here we have none. We can only follow a general direction."
"Besides, it's really difficult to find your way around the Gobi Desert. We have no experience in this area, so safety is just about feeling our way across the river."
Lu Yun sighed helplessly and explained, "I have indeed thought about this matter, but there is nothing I can do."
"Actually, we have another way to go." Ye Jiajia suddenly came forward on horseback.
"What?" Lu Yun asked curiously.
"That's the route from the Miao Kingdom. Although it's narrow and the army moves slowly through it, which may result in some casualties, at least we've traveled this route."
Lu Yun shook his head slightly. "First of all, I have thought about this, but the efficiency is too low. Moreover, if the army marches, those in front of us may have already walked more than ten kilometers, but those behind us haven't even finished yet."
"This will affect our safety and marching speed."
"This..." Ye Jiajia sighed, and then quickly explained, "Fortunately, we brought enough food with us when we left. If we don't encounter other countries in this huge area, we can pray that we have enough food."
"Otherwise, with such a large army on the march, we will only run out of food."
"But I think such a large area doesn't belong to the grassland. Their grassland is not so large, so there must be other countries, but they just don't communicate with the outside world."
Lu Yun was not very clear about these things. These were just guesses between them, but he could only pray in his heart that they would meet.
After another half month of walking, although they had enough food along the way, they were seriously short of water. Although the parchment scroll indicated an oasis, most of the land was still desert. No wonder no one traveled this route.
At this time, the water they carried with them was already quite scarce. In order to conserve water and support them to reach another water area, everyone tried their best to control their drinking water every day.
However, due to the sun exposure and the huge temperature difference, some people's complexions have become extremely ugly, and there is dead skin left by the sun's burn.
"Oh..." Lu Yun sighed deeply. Fortunately, there were more Gobi deserts here, and it was basically difficult to find deserts. Otherwise, their horses would get stuck after entering this area.
But such long walks will also have an impact on the horses. If they cannot find water as soon as possible, they may really die of thirst.
Looking at the blazing sun in the sky, Ye Jiajia was extremely anxious. She and Zhao Yueyao even started fortune-telling. They both had some knowledge of the Eight Trigrams, so they wanted to calculate when they would encounter a water source.
As a result, they calculated that it was impossible to touch it!
At night, sitting around the fire, Zhao Yueyao approached cautiously, "Why do I feel like we made a bad move? If we had taken the Miao route, perhaps it wouldn't be so tiring."
"You won't encounter this kind of unknown situation."
Lu Yun smiled awkwardly. He had indeed not expected it to be so difficult, but he had already come this far and he certainly could not go back. He could only bite the bullet and continue to move forward.
"Don't worry, there will definitely be a source of water."
Just when they were completely hopeless and feeling somewhat discouraged, that night, when Lu Yun was about to go to sleep, the sky, which was originally clear and with stars visible, suddenly became overcast, and then a strong wind swept in.
Feeling the sudden change in the weather, Lu Yun suddenly became a little excited and shouted to his men, "It's going to rain. Take out everything that can hold water. This way we will have a water source. Hurry!"
"yes!"
Fortunately, in order to store water, when they arrived, almost every soldier was equipped with a water bottle, and some were even equipped with several water bottles.
Of course, the people escorting the food and fodder were equipped with more water bottles. As long as there was enough water, they could hold on. Without water, even the horses would become extremely thin.
Camels would be better in this environment, but they are on the march and fighting, how could they possibly anticipate such a thing?
Sure enough, after just an incense stick of time, a drizzle began to fall from the sky, and then turned into a rainstorm!
This rainstorm came at the right time, allowing these soldiers to finally feel the moisture of the rain. They took out the water-collecting tools in their hands and continued to collect water.
At least they didn't die of thirst and they had water. They tried their best to store more water, but they didn't know how long the rain would last.
The heavy rain continued until the afternoon of the next day.
Lu Yun and the others had not expected that once it rained in this place, it would last for such a long time, and it didn't seem to have much of an impact. After all, it was a Gobi desert, and it seemed to be short of water all year round.
Sitting in a makeshift tent, Lu Yun looked up at the light rain falling from the sky and complained helplessly:
"My dear ancestor, what kind of sheepskin map did you give me? Why is it clearly marked as an oasis, but it turns out to be a desert?"
"well……"
Lu Yun was also speechless. He didn't know if it was because of the map or because a long time had passed, but the environment here began to deteriorate.
This heavy rain lasted for three days, alleviating their water needs, but also making the soldiers suffer.
Fortunately, the rain finally stopped and they were finally reborn. With the nourishment of the rain, the land was not so dry. After the sun came out again, they continued their march.
Another month passed, and the water they carried became less and less. Although it seemed like they had been walking for a month, in reality their pace was still quite slow, after all, the weather was too hot.
This kind of efficiency made Lu Yun feel quite regretful. He thought it would be better to follow the same route as the Miao Kingdom.
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