Mohist Tang

“Tulun Chuan!”

Soon, Princess Guanghua received accurate news. There was a message from a floating concubine, and Fu Yun had taken the lead. Led three thousand cavalry and fled to Tulunchuan.

Mo Dun looked solemnly at the crude map in front of him. There was only a bare spot on it, located in an oasis in the Tarim Desert, and Mo Dun believed that this map was 100% inaccurate.

“Princess Guanghua wouldn’t lie to us, deliberately let us enter this vast desert to die!” Cheng Yaojin couldn’t help but wince as he looked at the location of Tulunchuan.

Eight hundred miles of the vast sea, desolate and uninhabited, no supplies, no water source, only yellow sand everywhere, once you enter the desert, if you get lost in it, you will probably be consigned to eternal damnation.

Mo Dun shook the head said: “The news should not be false. At this moment, I hope I will find Fu Yun, I am afraid it is Princess Guanghua.”

If you let Fu Yun go Escape and ascend to heaven, I am afraid that the position of Murong Shun’s khan will never be stable. Only when Fu Yun is dead or caught in Chang’an City, Murong Shun has a chance to become a real Tuyuhun khan.

Cheng Yaojin nodded, he hesitated in his heart, the great credit is in front of him, but the risks are also great. This is not the edge of the desert in the Qaidam Basin, but deep into the Tarim Desert.

Chasing, or not chasing!

Cheng Yaojin was in entanglement. At this step of the war, Fu Yun’s three thousand cavalry could no longer affect the overall situation. Even if it was Return to the dynasty, the whole army was a great achievement.

But it is a great honor to be able to obey and return. The benefits of chasing are great, but in the face of the vast desert, even if the nerves are as rough as Cheng Yaojin, they can’t help but look daunted.

Once you step into the vast desert, whether you can come back or not, I am afraid that when the time comes, even if you have great military exploits, you can only make Chumo the unfilial son.

“Mo youngster, what do you say!” Cheng Yaojin asked Mo Dun next to him.

Mo Dun rolled the eyes and said indifferently: “You are the forward general, you have the final say, your Senior ordered to cross the eight hundred miles of the sea, and the youngster will also die with him.”

Cheng Yaojin said angrily: “That is eight hundred miles of the vast sea, even the locals are daunting. I and the others are unfamiliar with the land. Once the direction of the pursuit goes off, its fine if I cant catch it. When you fall into the vast desert, I am afraid that the whole army will be annihilated!

There is no precise navigation at this time. Once the direction deviates, looking for an oasis in the vast desert is probably like to find a needle in a haystack Generally, once the army fails to reach the destination accurately, it will be lost in the vast desert. I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out and no one will know.

Mo Dun’s heart moved: “If If Uncle Cheng just wants to make sure the direction is correct, then this matter is easy to handle! “

“Really! “Cheng Yaojin looked at Mo Dun suspiciously, “You youngster, don’t fool the old man by looking at the sun or the Big Dipper star. I know these things better than you. The eight hundred miles of the vast sea, once the wind blows up, it’s a blow. It is only a few days, and the sky is obscured, and human eyes see only five steps. Once I am lost and run out of drinking water, there is only one dead end. “

Mo Dun said loudly: “Then how can the youngster display one’s slight skill before an expert in front of Uncle Cheng in the pediatrics method? Even if the youngster’s method is all black, no daylight, It can also confirm the direction clearly and accurately. “

Mo Dun said, took out a palm-sized round box from his arms and handed it to Cheng Yaojin.

“This is? “

Cheng Yaojin opened it and saw that there was a long pointer in the middle of the round box. The all around of the pointer had four directions of east and northwest. Above the pointer, the unique glass cover of Mohist Family At the top, it looks very delicate.

Mo Dun proudly said: “This is Compass! As long as I wait to hold this weapon, let alone the desert, even the vast sea, I can come and go freely. “

Mo Dun brought out the well-known Compass of later generations. Compass has a great reputation, but the manufacture is quite simple. The most difficult thing is probably the manufacture of magnetic needles. However, the manufacturer produced a finished product.

“Compass? “

Cheng Yaojin took the Compass in his hand and played it a few times carefully. He suddenly discovered the beauty of Compass. No matter where he went, how he shook the round box, the arrow under the glass was always pointing. South.

Cheng Yaojin’s heart moved. The reason why he lost his way in the desert is because it is full of yellow sand and there is no reference at all. However, with Compass, the south has been determined, and the east is Northwest. Isnt it obvious at a glance.

“This thing is ingenious! Cheng Yaojin exclaimed. Once this thing is available, Tang Army will immediately have the capital to cross the desert.

Mo Dun laughed and said: “This time Uncle Cheng doesn’t have to worry about chasing in the wrong direction!” “

Cheng Yaojin said with a big smile: “haha, Fuyun, this time, where can I see you running away?” “

Following Cheng Yaojin’s order, three thousand left-leading guard cavalry soon assembled, ready to go.

“Uncle Cheng is going to chase Fuyun like this. “Mo Dun rode Jueying with Firearms Squad soldiers, and rushed to say.

Cheng Yaojin puzzled: “What’s wrong?” these all are old man elite soldiers, more than enough to chase down that stray dog. “

Mo Dun shook his head and said: “My Tang Army soldiers are naturally brave and invincible, but in the desert, no matter how brave soldiers will die of thirst, Uncle Cheng, why not be like the youngster, one man, three riders, with Sufficient water and food. “

“One person, three rides! “Cheng Yaojin looked at the configuration of the Firearms Squad and was stunned. The soldiers of the Firearms Squad are one man and three riders.

One man and three riders is the most extravagant ration for cavalry. A cavalry one man and three horses, at any time, he will be free, no cavalry can catch up with it.

However, the Mo Dun one man and three horsemen at this moment is not for a long-distance attack. In order to carry enough water and food, all the horses were carried on their backs and slowly carried water bags.

Cheng Yaojin immediately looked at Mo Dun sarcastically and said: “Mo youngster, I admit you The youngster has some sly plans, but when it comes to marching battles, the old man is the military expert. For the sake of looking at your Compass, the old man will give you pointers. There is no water supply in the desert. One person and three rides can carry more. However, the water and food consumed by a horse is several times that of a human being. The consumption alone is enough to make you wear down. Not to mention chasing Fuyun, it is hard to say whether it can reach Tulunchuan. “

Mo Dun listened and said with a smile: “Uncle Cheng said that it is indeed an old way, but the youngster did not say that all these horses should be brought back. The cavalry really The horse that is needed is nothing but one. “

Cheng Yaojin’s eyes suddenly light flashed, and he looked at the Firearms Squad officer’s one man and three rides in disbelief.

According to Mo Dun’s meaning, Firearms Squad all the way to reduce water sources. The loss of firearms will directly kill the horse to reduce the loss. It is even possible that only one of the three horses can come back.

Firearms Squad is only a loss of dozens of horses, and he Cheng Yaojin led three thousand cavalry. According to Mo Duns suggestion, one man and three horses would be nine thousand horses. It is very likely that six thousand horses will be buried in the vast desert.

Needless to say, the value of a horse, a war horse is even more valuable, even in the land of Qinghai, a horse is not valuable, and the value of such a 6,000 war horse is at least more than a hundred thousand.

According to Mo Dun’s meaning, these six thousand horses worth hundreds of thousands have to be discarded into the vast desert.

“Wastrel! “

After everyone heard it, Mo Duns famous nickname, Great Tang, appeared involuntarily. This time Mohist Family Son lost not a small amount, but a full value of hundreds of thousands. Yeah!