Unknowingly, he had left the Anling Pass for six days, and what the car said was three days to see the lake, and five days to arrive at the barbarian country, it was impossible to determine whether it was true or false, but these words played Luo Li and others.

It was expected that water would be available soon, and that they would be able to attack the barbarian tribes and be replenished with food and grass, but the long journey led to a large area of water and food shortages in the army.

Lack of food can endure for three or five days, but lack of water is not good, especially in the hot summer, just one day can make people dehydrated and fall.

Fortunately, the soldiers knew that there was no way out, and the morale of the army was barely stable.

During this period, Bai Zijin ordered all battalions to strengthen the propaganda that there must be a lake ahead, and gave everyone a hope to quench their thirst, so that all the soldiers were full of strength and wanted to quickly pass through the hot and dry dense forests and deep mountains.

"General Luo, I'm back!"

A slightly young figure, holding a bunch of ugly-looking wild fruits in his hand, rushed towards Luo Li.

"Liu Damao, slow down!" Wang Er stopped the other party in a dry and hoarse voice.

As a general of 100 soldiers, in addition to guarding the safety of Luoli, he also needs to take care of his daily diet and daily life, as well as maintain the majesty of the general.

Wang Er did a good job in these points, and most of the time Luo Li was very satisfied.

"It's okay!"

Luo Li swallowed his saliva fiercely, moistened his smoking throat, and then slowly spit out the two words!

The young figure is named Liu Damao, and he is also Luo Li's personal soldier, don't look at the age of only seventeen, but he has experienced dozens of battles, large and small, and can be regarded as a hundred elite soldiers!

After hearing the complaints, the young Liu Damao volunteered to go to the mountains and forests to search for wild fruits.

Liu Damao, who grew up in the mountains since he was a child, has practiced a field skill, and he picked a lot of wild fruits in a short time, which attracted everyone's attention on the way.

It's a pity that there are very few fruit trees in this dense forest, and no matter how capable Liu Damao is, he can only find two or three fruit trees alone, which cannot solve the problem of water shortage for more than 10,000 troops.

"General, eat quickly! This wild fruit has a lot of water! Liu Damao squirmed and said in a hot throat.

Luo Li's eyes lit up, and he took more than ten wild fruits, and stuffed them into his mouth without saying anything.

"It's so sweet!" The wild fruit entered his mouth, his teeth bit down, and the cold juice spurted out instantly, extinguishing the burning throat!

It's like a long drought, and the parched earth quickly recovers its vitality.

After eating four or five wild fruits in a row, the heat in his heart was gone, and a burst of throat surging sound suddenly sounded in his ears, Luo Li suddenly woke up and looked up at the soldiers.

I saw that their eyes were full of longing, and their throats kept swallowing.

A trace of guilt flashed in Luo Li's eyes, and then he made an astonishing move.

"Smack!"

slapped himself hard with his right hand, and handed the remaining wild fruit to Wang Er: "Take it and give it to the brothers!" ”

Wang Er swallowed his saliva violently, but did not stretch out his hand, and shook his head quickly: "General, your subordinates are not thirsty, please eat it quickly!" ”

After a few days of getting along, Wang Er was more convinced of Luo Li.

On weekdays, Luo Li has no shelves, he has a gentle smile at everyone, and he distributes meat to the soldiers for a long time, how can the generals and soldiers not support them?

Therefore, Wang Er would rather endure it himself than suffer his own general.

"Take it! Divided! Luo Li didn't talk nonsense, and stuffed it directly into Wang Er's arms.

In desperation, Wang Er had to pull out the dagger, cut as many wild fruits as possible, and distribute them to the most water-scarce soldiers.

It's a pity that the wild fruits are not enough after all, and there are still many relatives who have not been distributed, looking at a pair of eager eyes, Luo Li is very unbearable: "Liu Damao, you take your brothers for a run, and then go pick some wild fruits and come back." ”

Liu Damao replied with a bitter face: "General, the wild fruit is gone!" ”

Luo Li showed a look of surprise: "It's gone?" Is that how the fruit tree bears fruit? ”

It's okay not to say it, but it's not okay to say that Liu Damao is aggrieved: "Just now, many robes saw me holding wild fruits in their hands, and they all looked for traces, and they had already picked the remaining fruits, or I was your own soldier, they all wanted to grab it!" ”

"General, they're too bullying!"

The slightly crying voice made Luo Li's heart shocked, and it was estimated that Liu Damao should have suffered a little grievance before bringing Yeguo back safely.

Luo Li was not angry about this, and some just sighed, all this is due to human nature, no wonder anyone.

At the same time, Luo Li was also very glad that when there was a serious shortage of water, there were no vicious incidents such as bombing the camp and looting, which was enough to prove that this army was a real elite soldier.

Patting Liu Damao on the shoulder, Luo Li comforted the other party a few words.

The general personally comforted him, and Liu Damao quickly soothed the anger in his heart, and his expression returned to calm.

Luo Li looked at each other gratefully with his eyes, and suddenly a trace of something wrong flashed between his eyebrows, and his face fell: "Da Mao, you didn't eat wild fruits?" ”

The other party's lips are chapped, and there are a lot of small pieces of dead skin, and at first glance, he knows that he has not been moisturized by water for a long time.

Liu Damao shook his head sluggishly and smiled bitterly!

Luo Li raised his right hand and slapped his head hard!

Liu Damao is a fruit picker, and anyone will think that he will eat it first and then come back.

Who knew that he was so honest and honest, he picked the wild fruit and ran back to Luo Li as soon as possible, even if Wang Erfang was assigned, he subconsciously forgot him.

A sense of guilt arose in his heart, and Luo Li said apologetically: "Da Mao, I'm sorry, it's me who didn't think it through!" ”

"Remember, from today onwards, I, Luoli, owe you Liu Damao a wild fruit!"

In the heavy spit, he said that he owed Yeguo, but in fact, everyone understood that Luo Li Xu gave Liu Damao Tianda a great favor.

Liu Damao's eyes were filled with tears, and his gratitude spontaneously appeared: "General, I ...... I don't deserve such a promise from the general! ”

Luo Li gently patted the other party's shoulder and said, "All people are created equal, how can there be a cheap life that is not cheap?" Listen clearly, you are the same as Wang Er, you are my brother Luoli! Remember? ”

The words instantly attracted the attention of all the pro-soldiers around, and the stunned eyes slowly revealed moving emotions.

No matter how good a general is to his own soldiers, there is also a distinction between high and low, and the general is always a general!

You must know that in the feudal era, the deputy generals of 10,000 people were already relatively noble people, how could they be equal to the soldiers who were bitter?

In the memories of all the pro-soldiers, they have never heard of a general saying the word brother to his pro-soldiers, let alone the words that they are born equal!

If it were what others said, the soldiers who had gone through the ups and downs might not believe it, but from Luo Li's mouth, they believed it!

This kind of convincing is accumulated after a few days of getting along, and it is Luo Li's sincerity without any shelf.

The hundred pro-soldiers mutinied, their eyes became more determined, the jerkiness of the new army was gone, and the cohesion was rapidly raised.

In his previous life, he experienced modern education, and he was born in a bitter haha, and in his heart, Luo Li has never looked down on anyone.

In his opinion, people live with a pair of shoulders against a head, no matter how extravagant the imperial tomb is, no matter how million gold and silver there are, and only sleep seven feet after death, why should there be a distinction between high and low?

Therefore, Luo Li did not have the slightest intention of buying people's hearts, and what he said was sincere.

"Whew~"

Wang Er exhaled deep turbidity and suppressed the mist in his eyes, although he was moved, but as a personal soldier, it is his duty to maintain the majesty of the general, so he immediately knelt on the ground and said: "General, how can subordinates be brothers, the general must not lose his identity!" ”

Luo Li hurriedly waved his hand and laughed: "Haha! Wang Er, don't talk quickly, you didn't eat wild fruits just now, and your voice is hoarse! ”

"Save some physical strength, and when you see the lake water, run quickly and grab water to drink!"

Wang Er's temperament was very straight, but he still did not get up from the ground, but wanted to admonish again: "This ......"

Luo Li grabbed the other party's sleeve, pulled it up and said, "Okay, don't speak, otherwise you will be punished for disobedience!" ”

At this point, Wang Erzhi'er didn't speak again, and the gratitude in his heart was buried deep in his heart......

The hiccup passed quickly, and the troops continued on their way.

Most of the roads in the mountain streams are not wrong, although they are not as wide as expected, but they can still accommodate people and horses.

Dusk had arrived, and after a whole day, the legendary lake was still not seen, and the heat caused more and more dehydration and heat stroke among the army.

The longer the time dragged on, and the soldiers around him fell one after another, the hearts of the team were faintly on the verge of collapse.

The red eyes seemed to suggest that tyrannical emotions could explode at any moment.

This 10,000-strong surprise attack team has reached its limit, and if it can't find a water source again, it is likely to bomb the camp tonight.

Luo Li's face was ugly and he looked around, his heart became more and more uneasy, and his worried emotions affected his own soldiers, and some even put their hands on the hilt of their swords, for fear that some soldiers would lose their minds and pour out their tyrannical emotions on the general.

Just as he was about to collapse, a herald suddenly rushed to him, shouting along the way: "The pioneer battalion has discovered the lake, and it will arrive in half an hour, and the general orders everyone to be restless!" ”

The high-pitched shouts echoing in the mountain stream instantly disintegrated the tyrannical mood of the soldiers!

"Haha!"

Suddenly!

Luo Li's laughter rang out, breaking the dullness of the army!

Finally, the chapped lips of all the soldiers followed, revealing their dried teeth, and the smiles passed one by one, infecting every soldier!