Chapter 211, Longtou said that he was willing to be pardoned, and he sought a livelihood in the desert

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Ma Chao stood in the center of the cavalry, and it took a lot of time to explain these plants that were enough to quench thirst and save lives.

Qi Han felt very tired, held a leaf of a water banana tree, sat in the shade, quietly sucked the water, relaxed the sore muscles on his body, and rested for a while.

When the cavalrymen had heard Ma Chao's speech, they all rejoiced and began to search around, and after a busy time, they gained a lot, and they all drank to their heart's content, and let out bursts of cheerful and bold laughter. Someone saw Qi Han sitting in the distance and did not move, and took out the cactus pulp juice or the petiole of the banana wood he pounded to give it to him, and generously invited him to drink it, but Qi Han refused with a smile.

After everyone had drunk enough, they drank the horses again, and they were all refreshed, so they cut off a lot of storage plants and put them in their backpacks and put them on their horses, so that they could not only take them to drink at any time on the road, but also bring them back to the temporary camp of Kip Road to replenish water for the soldiers guarding the camp.

After almost cutting down the grass and trees that could be grabbed in this wetland, Ma Chaocai led everyone and continued to move forward. They hope to find a water source in the shortest possible time so as to completely solve the problem of food in the army.

The crowd walked from afternoon to dusk and saw many scattered green areas, but they never found a water source. Although the tubers of plants and trees carried on the road were enough to quench their thirst, they were not very helpful after all, and the cavalrymen were all strong men who had grown up eating meat stuffed cakes, and they could not stand hunger, and the fiery red sun was scorching overhead, and all of them were empty and hungry, and their stomachs were gurgling, and it became more and more difficult to bear.

Because Qi Han had a good ability to identify plants and trees, Ma Chao took him with him and followed the team slowly.

A few scouts were sent out to the front, and once they found any traces of Yan Xing's soldiers and horses, they would fly back to report it.

Everyone was swaying on horseback, their spirits were all in high spirits, Qi Han felt that he was really suffering from heat stroke, and his eyes were black, which was very difficult. But he has great perseverance, and he has always been patient, and if he is a different person, he is afraid that he will have already fallen on the back of the horse and fainted.

Qi Han gritted his teeth and insisted, the layer of camouflage on his face would have been removed and replaced every night, but in the past two days, the sun had melted the pine gum, sticking to his face and not breathing, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He scratched his itchy skin and looked in all directions with his eyes wide open.

The sky gradually darkened, and Ma Tie said to Ma Chao with an anxious face: "Big brother, almost all of our dry food, weapons, and spare horses were lost in Kip Road, and they were taken by the enemy, and the camp was empty at this time, and there was no water source and food. When the time comes, I am afraid that they will disperse in a hurry, no longer obey orders, and if they want to rush out of this desert regardless of it, they will definitely encounter Yan Xing's pursuers......"

Ma Chao tightened his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about being discouraged! But if you find water and food, you can reorganize your army, kill Yan Xing, and lead them out of this desert! After I go out, I will inevitably lead a large army to level the thieves' den!"

Ma Tie lowered his head and muttered, "But...... Everyone is already hungry......"

Ma Chao glared at him, his eyes were slightly red, and his long sword-like eyebrows were raised, as if he was about to have a seizure, but he pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

After a moment of silence, he looked up at the black Yun Lan in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "If the will of heaven teaches heroes to be absolute, then there is nothing to do. But I don't believe in Destiny! Do your best to appease the people, and if we can't find food or water before dark, we will go back to the valley of Kip Dao, and tomorrow morning, in a different direction, and look for it again. ”

Ma Chao's back was straight, and his always frivolous and arrogant expression was also raised, looking solemn and solemn. His eyes were bright, and his words were very free and powerful, as if he had injected inexplicable courage and hope into Ma Tie and the soldiers around him, and they were also in good spirits, echoing Ma Chao's words one after another, and let out a few relaxed laughs.

However, at the moment when no one saw it, Ma Chao lowered his head, but his face looked extremely gloomy.

In his always sunny and firm eyes, a shadow appeared in the black cloud on the horizon, as if reflecting the panic and worry in his heart—

Yan Xing thought that they had fled into the distance, and that they would be pursuing them from all sides at this time, going to control all the water sources that were hundreds of miles away...... Today, they have searched almost all the places in the southeast, but they still have not found any places with water and grass. If they can't find them in the northeast tomorrow, their situation will become extremely dangerous.

One day, two days, maybe his soldiers can carry another day or two, but he doesn't know how long these elite soldiers he has trained can last if he has been deprived of food and water.

The cavalrymen did not even have the strength to speak, and they all hurried with their heads buried in them, enveloped by an invisibly heavy pressure. Ma Chao saw it in his eyes, and he was really anxious in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face.

Qi Han heard Ma Chao's words, and also saw his flickering dejected expression, he felt that the time had come, so he stepped forward on a horse, and walked side by side with Ma Chao, and said, "General Ma, do you remember the green space we passed by?"

Ma Chao looked back at him in surprise, his eyes flashing with scrutiny and puzzlement.

- There were many green spaces scattered along the way, and he didn't know which one the black-faced boy was talking about.

"What insight do you have?" he frowned, looked at Qi Han, and saw that this kid was becoming more and more deeply hidden, and suddenly felt a little unhappy - he was talking about a place that he was passing by, but he was only saying it now?

Qi Han said: "I found some very special fruits, which grow a lot and are very dense. I kept thinking, what kind of fruit is this, and it wasn't until just now that I suddenly remembered that this fruit should be our food. ”

"Wild fruits are everywhere, but they are not available in limited quantities for food. ”

Ma Chao frowned and looked at him, a flash of frustration flashed in his eyes, and ...... Contempt.

He looked Qi Han up and down, and his eyes couldn't have been more straightforward, as if to say: I still have how good you are a kid, so I have this ability. It's just a wild fruit, picked up in twos and threes on the road, which can barely provide one or two people to satisfy hunger, but he has more than 600 people waiting to be fed, what kind of wild fruit can be maintained?

Qi Han understood what he meant, and shook his head calmly: "No, these fruits I see are different, they generally grow in clusters, and they are a large piece when they grow, so I save some food, I am afraid that it will be enough for our whole army to eat for two or three days." ”

Ma Chaoxuan raised his eyebrows and glared at him, with obvious disbelief written in his eyes.

If there is such fruit, how can his people let it go so easily?

Qi Han said: "Really, just behind the green space I passed by just now, I saw it." ”

"You saw it a long time ago, but why didn't you say it earlier? Let's take more wrongful paths!" Ma Tie was very depressed, and his tone was not good.

Qi Han paused, and suddenly said solemnly: "It's just because I have a small request." ”

Ma Chao pursed his lips, and a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes staring at him.

Ma Tie didn't react as quickly as Ma Chao, but he also thought about it immediately, pointed at Qi Han and said loudly: "Okay, you kid, it turns out that you already knew that the fruit could be eaten, but you kept holding back and didn't say anything, and waited until we were anxious and desperate, and then used this to negotiate terms with us?"

Ma Chao's eyes became colder when he looked at Qi Han.

Qi Han nodded, admitted generously, and said, "General Ma Tie is right, I really want to ask the two generals to exempt me from my prisoner status. ”

The prisoner who accompanied the army was not as high as the lowest slave and exempt prisoner in the army, he had no intention of pursuing a career, and he did not want to seek any good status, but at least he could not be this kind of low-level prisoner who could be bullied and oppressed by everyone. He thought that teaching Ma Chao and others to collect water storage plants would also be regarded as a meritorious achievement, and he should be pardoned, but who knew that Ma Chao didn't even mention it. He endured it all the way, constantly observing his surroundings and looking for something to increase his stacks.

The hard work paid off, and in a wetland five miles away, he saw what he needed most.

Ma Chao looked at him coldly, with a fire in his heart, and secretly thought: "I have already pardoned you, but I am afraid that you will think that this is a transaction, not that your own talent is valued, and I am afraid that you will mind, so I plan to go back and talk about it, who knows that you are such a villain." ”

After thinking about it, he snorted coldly and said, "Okay, then take us to find the large piece of wild fruit in your mouth, if it can really be used as food, I will order you to be exempted from the status of a prisoner, and you will be allowed to be an ordinary soldier in our army." But if thou dare to deceive me, and the fruit is not worthy of food, or not enough for all, I will leave thee in the desert."

As soon as Qi Han heard these domineering and fierce words, he shivered at Ma Chao's cold gaze.

"Okay! ”

He also put away his respectful attitude and replied coldly.

secretly clenched his fists in private, and cursed Ma Chao fiercely in his heart.

- He just made legitimate demands for self-preservation, but looking at the expressions of Ma Chao and Ma Tie, it seemed that his conditions were outrageous and unforgivable, which was really ridiculous!

However, Qi Han didn't know that at this moment, in Ma Chao's heart, he was also sneering again and again - he felt that this kid was too calculating, he paid attention to a profit in everything he did, he was indifferent and stingy, and he was completely different from the men in their great northwest, he was not a husband at all, and he was not worthy of their respect!

In fact, this is just two people from different eras and two people from different regions colliding together, because two completely different ideas and concepts have created a huge gap and misunderstanding in thinking and judgment. If they could know each other's thoughts, they would just laugh dumbly, pat each other on the shoulder, and smile relieved, instead of making the atmosphere so bad.

The softness in Qi Han's eyes disappeared, he stretched his face, turned around expressionlessly, and made a "bang" to urge the horse forward.

Ma Chao ordered everyone to follow, squinted his eyes, staring at the young man's thin back,

The author has something to say: another snort in the nostrils.

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