When the sun set again, the Tang army scouts who were probing from afar returned one after another, but unfortunately this time the Tang army still returned empty-handed, and no news of the oasis was found at all.

"General Cheng! Today another 600 horses will run out of material! After the army set up camp, Jun Sima came in to report with a painful face.

As the army went deeper and deeper into the desert, the consumption of the materials carried increased sharply, and the number of horses that the Tang army needed to slaughter increased day by day, according to the previous practice, once the material on the back of the war horse was exhausted, it was to be slaughtered, but this time it was necessary to kill six hundred war horses at once.

Six hundred horses!

Rao is Cheng Biting Jin has been prepared for a long time, and he can't help but jump his eyelids, this is not a small number!

"Kill!" Cheng gritted his teeth and said that it was not difficult for him to choose between the safety of the horses and the safety of the soldiers.

Jun Sima sighed helplessly, turned his head and was about to leave. Merton's voice suddenly stopped him in his tracks.

"Master Sima, slow down, these six hundred war horses may not need to be slaughtered first!" Merton Road.

"Really?"

Jun Sima turned around and asked with a look of surprise, even Cheng Yanjin looked at Merton in disbelief, you must know that the one who is the most resolute advocate of killing horses is Merton.

Merton nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, according to our army's itinerary, the Tulun River is not far away, and our army still has a surplus of drinking water, the amount of these six hundred war horses has been halved, and when we find the Tulun River, the supply will naturally not be a problem." ”

What the army lacks is drinking water, as long as the Tulun River is found, there is a water source, so that these 600 war horses can also become a help for the returning army.

Jun Sima couldn't help but look at Cheng Yanjin with hope, and Cheng Yanjin nodded without hesitation and said, "Do what Merton said." ”

The army has been in the desert for five days, and there is a compass to guide the direction along the way, and there is no deviation at all.

"Pass the order, double the food today, keep up your spirit and prepare for the war with all your might, and after this battle, I can go home later." Cheng Yanjin shouted.

Soon there was a burst of cheers from the army, and victory was just around the corner, and the officers and men of the Tang Army were naturally excited.

The excitement of the army continued until the early morning of the next day, and the army was ready to go just after dawn.

"Ink boy!" Cheng Yanjin took a deep breath and looked at Merton with an inquiring gaze.

Merton looked down at the points on the map that were almost adjacent to each other, and with a wave of his arm pointed in the direction of south-west, Cheng Yanjin directly ordered without the slightest doubt: "The whole army advances, and the scouts are expanded to fifty miles." ”

The army was launched again, this time all the soldiers were full of solemnity, and the whole desert was silent, except for the rustle of war horses on the yellow sand.

Dead silence, dead silence! Even the hot and dry air seemed to stagnate.

Suddenly, a scout came from the northwest, and the scout on horseback looked panicked, and kept waving his hand to warn the army.

But without waiting for him to get closer, everyone had already seen the terrifying scene behind him, only to see a neat row of sand waves, rushing straight towards the army.

"Sandstorm!"

Everyone gasped, no one expected that they would encounter a harsh test in the desert.

"Mo boy, what should I do?" Cheng Yanjin yelled.

Merton said without hesitation: "Cover your mouth and nose, tie up your warhorse, lie down immediately, and wait for the sandstorm to pass, and then set off." ”

When Cheng Cheng took the lead, he lay on the sand dunes without hesitation, and the officers and men of the whole army immediately followed suit and lay there one after another.

"Whew!"

The wind howled, and the grains of sand the size of rice grains were carried up by the wind, and smashed madly on Merton's back, faintly painful, and what was even more unbearable was that the wind and sand seemed to be pervasive, only hitting people's ears and noses.

In front of Tianwei, everyone must feel awe, the visibility in the sandstorm can be said to be out of sight, the restless restlessness of the war horses on the side, the Tang army soldiers endure the invasion of the wind and sand, but also to appease the war horses, but it is very difficult.

The sandstorm lasted a day and a night, and the next day, the sky was blue and fresh, and only the sand dunes that had moved a few feet ahead could prove the existence of yesterday's sandstorm.

Merton looked up from the sand dunes, shook the sand off his body, looked at the gray faces of the soldiers around him, and couldn't help laughing, and soon this laughter soon spread throughout the army, because almost everyone was like this, but even so, no one was willing to wash their faces with precious water.

"How's the attrition of the army?" Cheng Yanjin didn't have this idleness, but immediately checked the situation of Tang Jun.

"General Qiyu, except for dozens of horses that were frightened and fled, there were no soldiers in the army, but there was still a team of scouts who went to check and did not return in time." Jun Sima said with a heavy face, in the vast desert, once he loses his way, the consequences are very serious.

Merton reassured: "Don't worry too much, all the food and water carried by the scouts are enough for five days, and there is no danger in the short term." ”

Cheng Yanjin nodded heavily, and a sandstorm delayed the Tang army for another day, and the whole situation became grim in an instant.

Merton was about to comfort him, when he suddenly saw a familiar figure appear on the sand dunes to the southwest, and a team of scouts appeared in everyone's sight.

"General Qiyu! Fifty miles to the southwest, the traces of the Tuyuhun cavalry were found! The team of scouts went straight to Cheng Biting Jin, crying with joy, tears mixed with mud and sand flowing a furrow on his face, very funny.

However, no one laughed at this moment, but they all couldn't help but burst into tears, crying with joy, and after a while, the same two ravines hung on the faces of many soldiers.

"Okay, stop the horse pee, that's water too." Cheng Yanjin scolded, but a smile couldn't be hidden on his face.

"The Tulun River has arrived!"

All the soldiers suddenly opened up in their hearts, and at this moment, all their hard work was in vain, and they were only full of pride and pride.

Merton also breathed a sigh of relief, they had experienced high heat, quicksand traps, mirages, and sandstorms along the way. It can be said that all the hardships along the way have finally paid off.

Tulun River arrived, and the Tuyuhun cavalry was found, and Fu Yun must be there.

Tang Jun immediately had wind under his feet, and after climbing several hills in a row, the terrain gradually became low-lying, and some sparse vegetation gradually appeared.

In the distance, the vegetation gradually thickens, and in the distance a small river winds and circles, and thousands of tents on both sides of the river.

This is the Turong River!

Fu Yun's last hiding place.