Retreating out of sight of the Turks, several people began to run wildly, until they ran for more than ten miles, and came to a sand nest.

In the sand nest, there were several men in the same costume who were anxiously waiting, and when they saw a few people returning, one of the leaders hurriedly ripped off their face towels and asked, "How is it, have you found it?" ”

This person's name is Wei Fu, originally a member of the Snake Spirit Sect, and later joined the Secret Guard, after the fall of the Snake Spirit Sect, his identity was also revealed, but Dugu Jiu did not punish him, but entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. Among the elites sent to protect Li Mu this time, he was one of them.

"Well, I can be regarded as finding it, fourteen miles to the northeast."

After listening to the report, Wei Fu got up and came to the sand nest, and pulled a masked man waiting in the sand nest, with a few big mouths on his forehand and backhand.

The masked man was whipped badly, the masked face towel was fanned off, it was Yaji, he covered the swollen old cheeks, and said with a face full of grievances: "Why do you find it and still smoke me?" ”

"It's you! We've gone astray! almost died in the sea of sand, who will you beat if you don't beat you? ”

In the past few days, everyone has gone around in the desert for many circles, eaten a lot of sand, and searched for dozens of miles, but they can't find the oasis that Yaji said! Seeing that the water and food he brought were almost exhausted, he set out for the last time with the mentality of giving it a try, and if he couldn't find it again, he would go back to his life, and when he was about to return, he found a piece of horse manure on the sand dune.

The discovery made everyone ecstatic, and when the horses ate hay, the dung that came out of it was yellow. Only by eating green grass can you pull out green dung! This means that the oasis is nearby!

Wei Fu immediately sent people to search in the direction of horse manure, although the traces on the desert will soon be annihilated, but this kind of trace just left can still be traced!

Sure enough, after tracking not far away, I saw the scouts of the Turks...... In fact, according to Tong'e's instructions, the scouts should collect the horse manure and bring it back to the oasis so as not to leave a trail. On weekdays, the scouts do the same, but today the scouts' minds are hooked by the wine, how can they take care of such trivial work, and they are found right.

Although it was June, the night on the prairie was very cold, and the yellow clouds were surging in the northern sky, as if a sandstorm was brewing.

"Hasn't Master Hou made up his mind yet?"

Under the strong control of the generals, the news that Xue Yantuo attacked Dingxiang and the grain route was cut off has not spread for the time being. But the generals who knew the news were very painful. They looked at the tent of the Chinese army not far away, only to see that the tent was brightly lit, and a silhouette pacing back and forth was reflected on the tent......

Su Dingfang shook his head and sighed lightly: "For now, we can only wait for ......."

"Hey......" The generals were worried and sighed again and again.

Li Mu didn't know that the situation had reached a precarious point, and he had to make a decision. He is the commander of the three armed forces, and every decision is related to the life and death of thousands of people, so he cannot be careless. He had already made a decision, if there was no news coming back tonight, he would have to lead his army out of the desert early tomorrow morning and have a showdown with Xue Yantuo.

I just hope that Qiuzi is still there, if Qiuzi is still there, Li Mu will have time to open his 'golden finger', whether it is reasonable or not, whether it stirs up the historical process or not, let's win the battle first!

The hourglass placed on the low table in the tent was dripping with fine white sand silently. The fall of every grain of white sand represents the passage of time bit by bit, the time of the sun, the time of the sea, and the time of the child......

Li Mu stayed dry until midnight, there was no sound in the barracks, and the soldiers fell asleep with anxiety......

Li Mu didn't feel sleepy, staring at the desert map on the wall, as if he wanted to dig Tong'e out of it!

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from far and near, Li Mu turned around suddenly, and saw the guards open the door curtain and put in two dusty people.

He knew that it was Wei Fu, the captain of the secret guard, Li Mu's heart obviously skipped a beat, and he took three steps and two steps to meet him, and hissed urgently: "Did you find it?!" ”

The corners of Wei Fu's chapped mouth grinned slightly, and he nodded: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored." ”

"Great!"

"Master Hou!" Wei Fu poured a basin of cold water at this time and said, "The oasis has been found, but the distance is farther than expected, and it will be one hundred and twenty miles deep into the desert. ”

"Oh......" Li Mu's smile really froze a lot, the time spent on the desert march is not proportional to the distance, beyond the physical limit, one more mile is more desperate.

Wei Fu seemed to be not enough, paused, and added: "And on the way back, I also saw a huge sandstorm forming in the west, and I am afraid that it will soon sweep the desert." ”

"Hmm......" Li Mu nodded, his expression becoming more and more solemn. He knew all too well the power of sandstorms. In his previous life, when he was still in elementary school, a sandstorm struck and swept the whole city into it, and when the sandstorm was gone, the windows were covered with a layer of mud. When the sandstorm rises, the sky is dark, the sand is flying, and people are caught in the sandstorm, and they can only hope that God will be pitiful and don't take their lives away......

And it was still on the grassland, the desert was full of yellow sand, how could the power of the sandstorm be doubled? Going into the desert in such weather is simply looking for death. Could it be that this heaven and earth really has an immortal heaven and is blessing the Turks? Want to leave a seed for the Turks?

In the typhoon shelter, I saw the Turks drinking wildly, and the crazy appearance was far beyond my expectations. Tong'e was still a little worried, and said in her heart that she was a little Meng Lang? Hesitating whether to cut the carnival into a day so as not to spoil the big thing......

But after dark, he heard the sound of wind outside, and gradually the wind became stronger and stronger, and there was the sound of sand and gravel hitting the tent, Tong'e hurriedly went out to take a look, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Eternal God bless, a sandstorm is coming!" ”

Once a sandstorm comes, it lasts at least two or three days, and for two or three days, they are absolutely safe. Tong'e didn't believe that anyone could cross the sandstorm and kill into the desert and appear in front of him.

So he dismissed the idea of shortening the revelry, turned into the big tent, and began to drink heartily.

"I said why did the Great Khan suddenly announce a carnival for three days, it turned out to be a clever plan, and he knew that he was going to scrape a sandstorm!" The drunken aristocrats toasted Tong'e on the one hand, and served the Tao on the other.

Tong'e Xin said, I'm okay if I have that ability. But he will never tell the truth, drank the wine respected by the nobles, and said with a reserved face: "For the general, it is natural to know astronomy and geography, the old man watches the stars at night, and sees that there is this sandstorm, and his heart says that there is nothing to do, so it is better to let the children be happy!" ”

"The Great Khan is really a man of God!" When the nobles heard this, they fell to the ground in admiration, and bowed down to Tong'e one after another: "My Turkic revival is set in the Great Khan!" ”

Tong'e couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and just wanted to take all the credit, but after thinking about it, the words changed to "Hey, how can Ben Khan be virtuous?" It's all blessed by the heavens of eternal life! "Together

"Scared! It's really blessed by Immortal God! When the nobles heard this, they all said excitedly: "The grassland is the home of our Turkic athletes, and the Immortal Heaven naturally protects us, it seems that the Destiny of Heaven is really in the Great Khan!" ”

"Hahaha......" Tong'e wanted this effect, picked up the wine bowl and proposed to everyone: "Come, let's pay homage to Changsheng Heaven together, thank God for blessing!" If you can achieve great things in the future, you will live up to your eternal life! ”

"Respect for the Immortal Heaven!" The Turkic nobles had actually drunk almost enough, and at this time, if someone proposed to give a dog, they would gladly obey.

After paying homage to the Immortal Heaven, Tong'e poured another bowl and raised it high: "With the blessing of the Immortal Heaven, the final victory must belong to us!" Drink heartily, and when the wind stops, we will fight out of the typhoon shelter and chase the lost dogs! ”

"Whew!" The Turkic nobles howled with excitement as if they had already won.

The Turks, starting from Tong'e, have already dreamed of victory. At this moment, the wine is particularly mellow, the horse-head qin is particularly pleasant, and even the sound of the wind and sand beating against the tent is like an accompaniment to their carnival......

The camp of the Tang Army, the Chinese military tent.

Li Mu paced back and forth for a few steps, now that he knew everything he should know, he naturally had nothing to hesitate about, and he made up his mind!

He quickly stopped, and ordered left and right in a deep voice: "Pass the order, the army will cook on the third watch, and set off on the fourth watch!" ”

The herald waited for a night, and finally waited for the order, and his expression was lifted, and he was about to go out to convey it.

was stopped by Li Mu again: "Tell the military commissar to let the soldiers open up and have a full meal!" ”

"Yes!" The herald responded and hurried out to give the order.

With Li Mu's order, the barracks became lively, and the Huotou Army was called up by the officers to make a fire to cook, and in less than half an hour, the fragrance of food wafted throughout the camp.

"I'm not dreaming, am I? Why does it smell so good? "The soldiers in their sleep, without the need for the officer to blow the horn of the bed, are hooked by the smell of food.

"There is meat, there must be meat!" The soldiers sat up and sniffed vigorously, their saliva dripping and their stomachs thundering.

People are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic. These officers and men were in a state of half-starvation and half-satiety from the moment they entered the grassland, and they were even more hungry in the middle of the night.

"Get up!" The generals originally wanted to let their soldiers sleep for a while, but when they saw this, they didn't wait, and ordered in a deep voice: "Pack up your weapons and armor, and after eating, set off lightly!" ”

The soldiers were taken aback when they heard the order, and the so-called light departure means that they only carry weapons and armor, and all the bedding, blankets, pots and pots that have nothing to do with the battle must be thrown away. Usually this only happens in two situations, one is to desperately pursue the enemy, and the other is to desperately flee, both of which are very unusual.

In the typhoon shelter, the Turkic Great Khan Tong'e was eating meat and drinking wine with a group of Turkic nobles, at this time the sandstorm outside was getting bigger and bigger, Tong'e enjoyed the flattery of a group of Turkic nobles, and felt that this wine and meat were extraordinarily delicious, and couldn't help but drink a few more bowls. After all, he was a little old, and he felt dizzy and heavy in the middle of the night, so he asked people to help him go back to sleep.

The Turkic nobles hurriedly sent the Great Khan to the door of the tent, and Tong'e waved his hand to everyone drunkenly: "You go on, I'll go back to sleep first, and then we'll fight again!" ”

"Khan just rest, we're waiting for you!" The Turkic nobles watched Tong'e leave, so they couldn't wait to go back and continue to drink excessively.

"I'm scared all the way, I have to sleep with one eye open, and I can finally sleep happily!" This is the only thought that crosses Tong'e's mind.

The carnival was still going on, and when Tong'e was not there, those Turkic nobles were even more open. For a while, the tent was staggered, laughter and laughter were everywhere, and it was so happy. Not to be outdone, many of them were already drunk, ran outside the tent to vomit, and came back to continue to drink wildly. It's called a drunken one in the typhoon shelter!

……

In the camp of the Tang Army, all the soldiers have been awakened, and at this time the meal is ready, and the whole army has begun to eat.

The soldiers, who have been eating for half a month and a half, saw a pot full of rice and a large piece of barbecue at this moment, which was closer than seeing relatives! At this time, no one cares about thinking twice, and they are all swallowing wildly, lest they eat slowly and let others snatch their share.

There is skill in eating in the army, and when one person can't get a bowl, it's fine, and when there is still something left in the pot like this, the first bowl must not hold too much. Otherwise, if you don't finish the first bowl, the few people have in the bowl will already serve the second bowl.

Therefore, the correct way is to serve a small bowl first, and then go to the second bowl after eating, which must be much more than a large bowl and not able to hold the second bowl after eating.

When the experienced veterans served the second bowl, the speed of eating suddenly slowed down. They held rice bowls, huddled together in groups of three or five, and secretly discussed: "The third watch shouted to us to get up and eat in the middle of the night, and we were so full that it seemed that we were going to fight." ”

"Hit it! After waiting for so long, I went home early after the fight. ”

Obviously, in the hearts of everyone, the Turks are already selling their heads, just waiting to be killed.

"Yes! Oh, yes! The others nodded one after another and said, "Didn't we come to this prairie to fight?" What nonsense, let's fill our stomachs first! ”

When all the officers and men of the battalion had finished eating, they came to the open space in the camp under the command of the officers to assemble in formation.

After all the soldiers were assembled, there was silence in the open space in the camp, only the whistling wind swept over everyone's heads.

On the high platform in the center of the camp, there were several fires made of firewood, and the wind blew the flames danced, and strings of sparks were swept into the sky.

All the generals were fully armed, standing solemnly on the high platform, and the soldiers did not dare to breathe when they saw the appearance of the officials, and the atmosphere of the camp was extremely solemn.

"Master Hou has arrived!" A loud shout broke the silence in the camp, and the officers and soldiers turned their heads in unison, and watched Li Mu appear on the high platform surrounded by the generals, and saluted him with attention.