Survival does not believe in sadness. Li Huaitang faces a severe test.

A ruthless sandstorm has buried the stronghold. On a pile of sand newly created by nature, several planks were exposed. The gravel on the side of the plank was slowly lifted from the bottom up, and heads emerged from the sand, making a rustling sound from the sliding gravel.

The ravages of the sandstorm have changed everything in the familiar environment. It turned out that the nearby sand dunes were gone, and it is unknown when they moved to the other side. The stronghold was also gone, replaced by a small sand field made of countless piles of gravel.

Li Huaitang took the three bright riders who crawled out from under the gravel, desperately searching every corner and digging out all the people buried under the gravel. Fortunately, there is a wooden wall to block it, otherwise, I don't know which sand dunes will be carried by the strong wind, and I will never see the light of day.

On the other side, the Turgish people were also doing the same thing as Li Huaitang. Their reaction was a beat slower, and as a result, many of them were taken away by the merciless sandstorm before they could reach the wooden walls of the stronghold.

Both sides no longer had the strength or heart to fight, and they were both digging under the gravel, digging for water bags, a considerable part of which were crushed by fallen horses or warriors.

Now, the opportunity is equal for both parties. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, no one will be able to get out of this desert again.

When they arrived from Amul, both sides were at full strength, and their manpower was almost exhausted. Without enough water, without enough time to rest, most people will be buried in the desert.

In this battle just now, both sides suffered heavy losses. Li Huaitang counted the number of people, there were only 300 people left in the three cavalry of Guangming, and the war horses had also lost a lot, if it weren't for the fact that there were more than 100 camels, it would not be possible to ride one person and two horses.

There were only about a hundred camels left, which meant that the left rider had lost nearly half. Li Huaitang looked at his soldiers with a painful heart, all of them were covered with dust, and their bodies were covered with gravel, and half of them were still injured to varying degrees. As for the soldiers left on the battlefield, I am afraid that there are no bones left......

The Turgish people were even worse, nearly 400 people were killed in the battle, not to mention, the sandstorm actually swallowed nearly 100 people, except for the 100 or so people who pursued, there were less than 400 people left, and many of them were injured.

"General, take revenge, kill them!"

One of the Turgishes cried out that his brother had just been killed on the battlefield, and his grief filled his heart with a desire for revenge.

Balth looked at Shi Guo's cavalry a hundred paces away from them, and shook his head helplessly. He pointed to the sand between the two sides, stepped into the soft gravel, lifted it up with difficulty, and said with a frown: "Now, there is such a situation everywhere, the war horse cannot run, and the battle will only exhaust the war horse to death." ”

There is another point, which Balth did not say, and that is that the horses are exhausted.

I don't know who shot the first arrow from the two sides to clash again.

Since it is impossible to fight on horseback, fighting on foot across the battlefield is even more disadvantageous to the active attacking side. Therefore, some warriors shot the bows and arrows in their hands to vent the hatred in their hearts. As a result, it triggered an archery contest between the two sides.

Both sides chose to hide behind their horses and shoot at each other. Relying on the advantage of a large number of arrows and a strong longbow, the three horsemen of light sent out a rain of arrows to cover the Turquoise riders on the opposite side. Foot shooting, allowing the three riders of light to make up for the disadvantage of lack of accuracy. The self-proclaimed archery skills of the Turgish people were depressed to find that they were actually suppressed by the cavalry of the Shi Kingdom, who they thought could not ride and shoot. Many of the Turgish, who did not have feathered arrows in their hands, hated the bones, and it was this guy who exchanged gold and silver coins for his feathered arrows. If these Turks knew that the feathered arrows that once belonged to them were now flying above their heads, they would surely regret biting their tongues.

The battle of pure bows and arrows continued, and the Turgish began to risk their lives to pick up the feathered arrows that had fallen to the ground and fought back.

The cavalry of the Three Cavalry of Light began to appreciate their general, the chain mail was effective in protecting the arrows from the depths of the arrows, and the silk clothing in the lining was good at protecting wounds. Many people were hit by several arrows in a row, but they still didn't feel hurt, and when they pulled it out with their hands, the feathered arrows inserted in their bodies were pulled out, and then used to pay tribute to their opponents.

The Turgish were not so lucky. The arrows fired from the longbows of the three riders of the light, as long as they hit them, they would be seriously injured if they did not die. Fortunately, not all of the three riders of Guangming are as strong as Li Huaitang, and they are not tired of holding the bow to ten times, and they can change hands and continue to come.

After several rounds of firing at each other, the two sides stopped. Cowering behind their horses, they licked their wounds while preparing for the next round of attacks.

A day passed like this. Li Huaitang is very anxious, if there is no better way, the stalemate continues, then the two sides will end up together. All human beings will fall victim to the harsh conditions of nature. Moreover, the Turgishes did not necessarily have to die, and perhaps their reinforcements were already on their way to this place.

For the first time, Li Huaitang felt helpless. Now do you want to get out of here? But the fresh water is only enough to last tomorrow, and the little spring does not know where it is buried in the gravel. After hesitating a few times, Li Huaitang still decided, rather than waiting for death, it was better to be a bo. In the early hours of the morning, a general attack was launched and a decisive battle with the Turgish people. If he is lucky enough to survive, he will take the head of the Turgish Shi people south to Mulu and surrender. But, God knows, if that Sukhail is there.

No matter what, there's no better way. There is no going back to the north, the lair of Khorasan in the south, and the west Li Huaitang remembered the terrible sandstorm today, which swept from that direction, who knows what terrible things will be there? To the east, huh? Where is the east side? The Wuhu water flows from east to west, perhaps......

The pensive Li Huaitang remembered the almost forgotten Great Food Guide.

"Protect the capital, protect the capital. Oh, come here. Where's that Big Food Guide? ”

Hudu rushed over from behind, and after hearing Li Huaitang's question, he thought about it and replied: "He has been tied up here, ahhhhhh ”

Li Huaitang was very frustrated, and his only hope seemed to be gone. Silence, Li Huaitang was silent.

"General, what should I do with this big cannibal, is it buried? Can't be cheap him. ”

The Flying Eagle broke the silence just in time, and he dragged a dying man and threw it at Li Huaitang's feet.

"What?" Li Huaitang jumped up. "Haha, haha......"

The Flying Eagle stared at his general in bewilderment, even wondering if it had hit the general.

Li Huaitang patted Feiying's shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "Okay, good." Lucky general, flying eagle lucky general! ”

Li Huaitang's half bag of water was not wasted, and the food guide revealed a very useful message to him, not far to the east, there was a large area of low-lying land, although it was a desert, but if you were lucky, you could still find a water source, but this water had to evaporate before you could drink it, because the water was salty and bitter. Also, from here, head east, along the direction of the rising sun, to reach the Wuhu Water, which is said to be less than twenty farsach. In its current state, it can be reached in two and a half days.

After carefully confirming the flow direction of the Wuhu Water with the guard, Li Huaitang felt that what this Great Food Guide said had a very high degree of credibility. He drew a straight line on the sand, southeast to northwest, and then drew the approximate positions of Bukhara and Amul, and his present position was probably in a straight line with the first two, south of the two. The three-point line and the black water are almost a cross. Li Huaitang made a heavy stroke to connect the stronghold on the sand to the east with the Wuhu Water!

In the desert, I was afraid of getting lost, but this time, I just kept walking in the direction of the sun.

"I thought this desert was big, but it was nothing more than that." Li Huaitang said excitedly, "Wuhu Water is so close to us, the north is Wuhu Water, and so is the east side." ”

"General, this big cannibal said. We are only a corner of the desert, and from here to the west, there are at least a hundred more deserts of Farsakh, across the black water, facing the red desert. As for the Red Desert, he doesn't know how big it is. ”

Hudu corrected Li Huaitang's mistakes.

"Hehe, no matter what. Prepare the whole army, Flying Eagle, you are responsible for digging out all those planks for me. Protect the capital, count fresh water, let the soldiers save some points, and allocate two days. Tomorrow, early in the morning! ”

The night in the desert was silent, and although there were many people in the desert, no one would speak. Li Huaitang played with a step shake in his hand, and a delicate figure appeared in his mind, meeting with beauties, acquaintance, and acquaintance, like shadow paintings, flashing from front of his eyes one by one, there was happiness, sweetness, grievances, and sorrows......

"It's touching!"

Li Huaitang's heart had a strong desire to survive.

"Zizi, wait, I'm here!"

The temptation to go home was strong, and the three riders of the light who were ready to go were silently ready, and their spirits were shocked.

"General, north, there's cavalry coming from the north!" The Eagle suddenly alerted nervously.

Everyone's heart is raised to their throats, and now is the time when they are at their weakest. The first war was enough to wipe them out.

The Turgish on the opposite side cheered to the fullest, "Reinforcements! ”

"Go home! There are those who stand in the way, kill! ”

"Zizi, fight for you!"

Li Huaitang's left hand tightly grasped a step shake, sending out the strength and pride that can only burst out in a desperate situation.