Mohist Tang

Among the yellow sand, three thousand left leading guards stepped on the yellow sand, step by step, and the Tang Army was only on the first day of entering the desert. A difficult problem.

“Hot!”

The sun is scorching, and it’s June, which is the hottest time.

However, the heat in the desert is not the heat in the flat ground. The whole desert, like a steamer, emits a squishy heat, and when you look at it, there is a feeling of shaking.

And the barren in the desert, the sun shines directly on the gravel, and it becomes hot in a short while. When the horse steps on it, it is easy to be burned, not to mention the fully armed armor of the Tang Army. The sun was so hot that Tang Army had to take them off, put them in the saddles, and marched in civilian clothes.

Drive! “

Three thousand left leading guards are riding war horses, facing the scorching sun, stepping on the hot yellow sand, braving the wind and sand, moving towards a marching march in one direction.

“This horrible weather, if I wait in Chang’an City, I will hide in the house, put ice cubes and eat ice cream, I don’t know how cool it is. “Mo Dun couldn’t bear the heat in his heart, thinking about the deliciousness of ice cream, leaving his saliva over and over.

“Not to mention ice cream, just a pot of cold water, I’m satisfied. “Cheng Yaojin picked up the water bottle in his hand and took a sip fiercely. The weather is too hot, and even the drinking water he carries is warm. It doesn’t quench his thirst at all.

“Huh! “

Mo Dun looked up at the scorching sun, wiped off his sweat bitterly, picked up the kettle, and drank two mouthfuls, like a burning throat, to add a little water to avoid the crisis of dehydration.

He thought he had done a lot of work and thought it was foolproof. However, when he stepped into the desert, he finally realized that he still underestimated the desert and underestimated the bad weather in the desert. What he prepared was still It’s still not enough.

“Virtuous nephew, our army is right! “Cheng Yaojin quenched his thirst a little bit, looking at the yellow sand in front of him, worried.

Mo Dun picked up Compass and looked at the direction of the pointer, nodded.

Cheng Yaojin was sighed. In relief, as long as they are in the right direction, they will always reach Tulunchuan.

“According to the speed of our armys march, it is possible to reach Tulunchuan at least three days. “Mo Dun measured the positions of Tang Army and Tulunchuan on the map.

The desert is full of deserts. The geology is very soft and not suitable for horses to run. The advantages of the Tang Army cavalry are not fully utilized. , The marching speed of the army is very slow.

“Not good, quicksand! “Suddenly there was an exclamation from the forward.

Mo Dun and Cheng Yaojin hurried forward, only to see a soldier and horse plunged into the quicksand, and the horse was trapped in the quicksand with The cavalry kept sinking.

A dozen soldiers went to the rescue, but they were also caught in it. Seeing more soldiers wanted to rescue, Mo Dun hurriedly shouted loudly: Dont move, this Its quicksand. No matter how many people there are, its not enough to fill it in. Dont struggle, lie on top of the quicksand, if you move, the faster it will sink.”

More than a dozen people fell into the sand. The soldiers did what they said, and the speed of the sinking fell sharply, but they still sank a little bit. Among them, the soldier who fell into the quicksand was almost under his neck, leaving only his hands and head outside.

“Mo Virtuous nephew, think of a way!” Cheng Yaojin anxiously said, these are all elite soldiers trained by him. These soldiers and Tuyuhun soldiers have survived, if they die in this quicksand I’m afraid it’s not worth it.

“Quick, throw the rope.” Mo Dun hurriedly said.

There are ready-made ropes in the army. Many soldiers untied their belts and tied them together. Cheng Yaojin took it and threw them at the soldiers who were in the sand.

Five times in a row, until the soldier had only one hand exposed, he grasped the belt, and the soldiers suddenly exerted force and pulled the person out.

With the bottle gourd drawing in this way, all the Tang Army soldiers trapped in the quicksand were rescued.

“General, Chancellor Mo, there is quicksand in front of me. Our army can’t pass by.” Commander Ma came to report with a sad expression.

The old youngster was very uneasy about Mo Dun, the wasterl, demanding to go with the army and try to preserve these horses as much as possible.

“It seems that there is only a detour!”

Cheng Yaojin frowned. The calm desert in front of him. The place where the horse was swallowed just now disappears without a trace. Who would have thought that there was such a secret in the dark murderous intention.

Mo Dun nodded, bowed his head on the map and drew a big half circle. He was responsible for calculating how much the Tang Army had spared, and he was also responsible for returning the Tang Army to the correct route.

The army went around for 20 li to avoid the quicksand area. When Tang Army returned to the correct route, night had fallen quietly.

In a simple camp, Mo Dun, Cheng Yaojin, and Commander Ma are looking worriedly at the simple map in their hands and discussing military affairs.

“General, three hundred horses have been used up!” A captain opened the tent and whispered to report.

Everyone’s heart sank. The three hundred horses have used up their material. According to the previous agreement, these horses will be killed to reduce the loss of Tang Army.

Commander Ma’s heart trembled, and he couldn’t help but begged: “General, you have to think twice! That’s three hundred war horses!”

Cheng Yaojin was also distressed and could not help but looked. towards Mo Dun.

“Chancellor Mo.” Commander Ma couldn’t help but stared at Mo Dun.

Mo Dun said with a soft heart: “At this moment, it is just one day into the desert. If these horses are supplemented with a little supply, they may be able to return these horses to their original path.”

“Okay This is a very clever strategy. Commander Ma immediately to be wild with joy. In this way, at least three hundred war horses can be saved for the Tang Army.

However, Cheng Yaojin firmly shook the head and said: “If you are merciful, let alone a horse! In the desert, how can you have an excessive tendency to clemency in a predicament with 300 horses? How can it be a small amount of consumption? At this moment, chasing ambush is more important, and how can you lose too much because of smallness.”

Mo Dun was immediately taught nodded, compared to these soldiers, he went to the end Compassion was moved at the moment.

“Commander Ma will execute the killing of horses in the future.” Cheng Yaojin unexpectedly issued an order, “Remember, these horse blood must be released for the soldiers to drink and reduce drinking water. “

Now that the army is in the vast desert and the weather is so hot, if the water source cannot be saved as much as possible, I am afraid that Tang Army will not attack itself. If it is other times, Cheng Yaojin may agree to Mo Dun’s request. However, At this moment, what he fancyed was the blood of these three hundred horses.

Commander Ma figure stopped, with a pained expression on his face: “I will obey!”

Just as Commander Ma turned and left, Cheng Yaojin suddenly said: “Remember, The marching record says that our army is walking in the vast sea of eight hundred miles, the soldiers are short of water, and the horses are drinking blood.”

Commander Ma could not help but stumbling, leaving in grief and anger.