The vastness of this desert is beyond anyone's imagination, and the continuous sand dunes, endless, seem to extend to the ends of the earth, so that those who walk on the desert think that under the sky, above the earth, except for the desert, is still a desert.

But in this desert, there was a cavalry of several hundred men fighting with great difficulty against the yellow sand, stubbornly advancing to the south.

"General, why don't you wait for them to set off together?" Along the way, the protector was very puzzled.

Li Huaitang pondered for a while before he said, "I can't tell you exactly why." I just thought, we're already passive anyway, why not just do it, not follow their plans, or even disrupt their plans. At least in time, we can take the initiative. ”

Yesterday, Gu Si told Li Huaitang. He said that he had reached an agreement with Mohe Dagan to jointly divide his troops to complete three tasks. According to the agreement, Gu Si's department was also divided into three parts, hunting, naturally Gu Si went in person, besieging the city, it was those newly captured prisoners who had little combat effectiveness and hundreds of people who were difficult to give him, as for the task of going south lightly to seize the stronghold, it was arranged for Li Huaitang. This is also a hint from Mohe Dagan, otherwise he will be forced to attack the city, and Gu Si reluctantly said that he has done his best. At the same time, he also comforted Li Huaitang, the stronghold in the depths of the desert, according to the prisoners of the Great Food, there were only about a hundred people in the stronghold, and it was not enough to cause trouble. And the stronghold was filled with all kinds of supplies, including plenty of fresh water and a small spring.

This stronghold is located between Mulu and Amul, and the huge contingent of troops coming and going between the two places needs to be replenished here. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cross this vast desert.

If the Turgish army wants to go to Mulu, they must control the stronghold in the depths of the desert, or more precisely, the springs in the stronghold.

Li Huaitang hated his bones and hated his excessive greed. He sensed the conspiracy that Mohedagan was conspiring for, and perhaps, before he set off, Que Yi Nanru had arranged it. But Li Huaitang found that there was no choice but to go south to capture the legendary stronghold. The formation of Mohedagan's army had faintly surrounded his hundreds of people.

Besides, the overseers sent by Mohedagan also returned with Gusi, along with thousands of Turk troops. They are the coalition forces that want to go with Li Huaitang to capture the stronghold. This stupid donkey-like bone slurp hurts people, and actually proposes to send troops together.

Forget it, it's a blessing or a curse, and I've avoided it.

In this way, Li Huaitang was arranged to go south, and in his army was the short Tuqi Shiren, Arutun, who nominally joined the army.

Li Huaitang was unrestrained, and to everyone's surprise, he carried the Arudun camp south overnight, leaving behind the more than 1,000 horsemen sent by Mohedagan.

Before leaving, Li Huaitang scavenged almost all the fresh water and arrows in the Gu Si army, if it weren't for the fact that there were only more than two hundred camels and hundreds of extra war horses, and he couldn't load more supplies, Li Huaitang still wanted to grab all the things in the Gu Si first, and revenge the hatred in his heart.

When Barth woke up in the morning, he found that the Shi cavalry who was going south with him was gone, and Gu Si told him that the Shi cavalry had gone south overnight. Balth hurriedly gathered everyone to chase after him.

On the way to the march, the Turk Shi man Arutun was sticking to the big food guide, which made Li Huaitang feel very strange. Finally, he couldn't help it.

"Goto, ask the guide, how far is it."

Li Huaitang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then habitually reached for the water bag tied to the saddle. It was already the second water bag, and from the morning until the sun went down, I had already consumed two bags of water. At this rate, the fresh water carried by the army will not last long.

Hudu looked at Li Huaitang with a dissatisfied face, this general, the speed of drinking water is the same as the speed at which he kills, in this desert, if everyone drinks as much as him, then they will all die of thirst.

"General, the guide said that there are still about two farthahs to go."

Godu licked his chapped lips and relayed the Great Food Guide's reply to Li Huaitang.

"Godu, have you noticed, the look on the guide's face when he spoke. I've always thought he had a problem. ”

Li Huaitang raised the doubts in his heart.

That guide was one of the captives captured by Mohedagan in the battle to cross the river at the Wuhu River.

"General, it's not good, the Turkish man has secretly fled backwards."

Feiying ran to Li Huaitang's side angrily and panted.

Li Huaitang felt a little wrong, "Hudu, grab that guide." ”

The Great Food Guide was arrested. Li Huaitang looked at the big food guide in front of him, this guy was obviously not an Arab, and he looked like a Tocharian hazard.

"Tie him up and dig another hole." Li Huaitang instructed several knights around him.

Digging a pit in the desert was not an easy task, and it took several knights a lot of effort to dig a deep pit that was one person high.

Li Huaitang said coldly: "Throw him in and tell him that there is only one chance, if you dare to lie, then ask him to live here forever." ”

The Great Food Guide struggled and was thrown into the sand pit, looking at Li Huaitang with frightened eyes, and begging for mercy in his mouth.

Li Huaitang did not continue to ask questions, but motioned for his soldiers to push the gravel on the ground into the sand pit that had just been dug.

The Great Food Guide was terrified, screaming desperately, struggling to get out. The soldiers pressed his shoulders, and the quicksand quickly filled his chest, and he was already feeling his breathlessness, and if more grit came in, he would have to settle here.

Li Huaitang stopped the soldiers from continuing to push the sand into the pit, stared indifferently at the big food guide in the pit, and stepped on the gravel on his chest with one foot. The loose grit was immediately compressed, and the strong pressure compressed the lungs of the Great Food Guide, making him unable to breathe, and after a while, his face turned pale.

"Tell me, why did you betray Allah and collude with the Turgish to frame me?"

Li Huaitang raised one foot in the sand pit and asked coldly.

The Great Food Guide suddenly felt a loosening in his chest, and his breathing suddenly became much smoother, and he quickly breathed desperately, as if he wanted to suck in all the air near here.

"I, I, I, said," said the Great Food Guide, who continued to breathe greedily, and it felt good to be able to breathe freely. "Yes, Turf, man, force me to do ......"

The Great Food Guide spoke intermittently, telling all about his experiences after he was captured.

"Humph! Sure enough, it was Mohedagan. "Hudu hated.

"But what did they let this big cannibal bring us here for? Since there is really a so-called stronghold in front of him, what does Mohedagan want to do? ”

Hudu was as puzzled as Li Huaitang, did he want to wipe us out in this desert with the more than 1,000 cavalry who acted together?

Li Huaitang looked up at the stronghold in front of him, and it was not easy to walk the two Farsakh in the desert. Li Huaitang faintly felt that something was wrong ahead.

"Flying Eagle, you personally led someone to inquire about the news. It's best to catch it alive and come back. ”

Li Huaitang made a quick decision. In order to stealthily approach this stronghold, Li Huaitang didn't even let the scouts come out too much.

Sure enough, before dark, the Flying Eagle brought shocking news and a tongue that had been knocked unconscious.

The stronghold ahead, with more than a thousand cavalry, is unknown.