Surviving in the wild may be a challenge for some, but for those professionals, it's not hard to solve at all.

Scouts often need to carry small amounts of supplies deep behind enemy lines for long periods of military spying, and in order to avoid exposing themselves and leading to death, they must master several different ways of survival.

Finding food and water is something that must be learned.

This time Xue Li did not go ashore, but sent Wang Erniu up, as the successor of the scout team, he had to bear this kind of small test alone, reluctant to let go, when will he grow up?

Wang Erniu personally led five members of the scout team, as well as a fire of ten soldiers, a total of sixteen people rowed a small boat to land directly on the beach on the shore, this is also the only place suitable for landing, although it is only a small-scale landing.

"Captain, what's next?"

Looking at the half-human-tall grass in front of them, the group of people suddenly scratched a little, they had never seen such a situation, and the scene in front of them seemed to tell them that this was not only a no-man's land, but even animals were rare.

"Go and check a few people around to see if there is any trace of a living thing!" Wang Erniu commanded his subordinates.

The two scouts ran to the left and right with two soldiers respectively, and they didn't need to search slowly and little by little, just run over in stride, and at the same time pay more attention to the surrounding situation, whether there are any living creatures passing by, you can see it at a glance.

At the same time, Wang Erniu set his eyes on the mountain in front of him, this mountain is not too high, but this can only be regarded as the outermost outer, the area of the flat land is not large, and one or two hundred steps further to the foot of the mountain.

This time the task is not heavy, but it is not light, and it is necessary to find a water source in this kind of uninhabited land, and it is also a mountainous area, which is very fatal.

A single mountain may not be a big problem, but it is a continuous mountain, which means that their view will be blocked by the mountain, and even if they climb the highest mountain, they will still be able to see nothing.

"Captain, no human traces were found, but some animal footprints were found, as well as traces of snakes passing by."

"Captain, it's mostly traces left by some small animals!"

The reconnaissance detachments on both sides have sent back the latest results, in fact, they have already made some general judgments by now, and it is very likely that this is no man's land.

Because of the two-day voyage, they never saw a trace of human existence on the shore.

Of course, this is not to say that there are no people on the island, and when Emperor Yang of Sui came, he still saw the natives and communicated with them.

However, due to the lack of materials and the fact that time has passed, they have not been able to borrow many materials in detail, and based on the current situation, it can be roughly concluded that even if there are people, most of them should live in the inner areas of the Ryukyus, and the coastal areas should be rarely inhabited.

There was no wharf, no boat, and everywhere I looked, there was a green meadow, and there was no trace of cultivating grain.

"Second son, you take a few people to climb to the mountain on the right, Xiao Qi, you take a few people to the mountain on the left, and the rest of the people follow me to the front, pay attention to the dense vegetation, and observe carefully to see if there is a mountain spring!" Wang Erniu ordered stubbornly.

The situation here is indeed somewhat unexpected, if it is in the territory of Datang, it is still easy to find water sources during this period.

Climb up the hill and go straight to see where there is germination, there must be water there.

However, in the Ryukyus, even after the end of the year, the vegetation and vegetation have grown very well, so it is not so accurate to judge the water source from this point alone, and this also shows that there is no shortage of water here at all.

Looking for water sources in the wild, the first choice is mountain springs, the second choice is flowing rivers, the third choice is groundwater, if you drink it yourself, you can also find a device to use leaves to collect slowly, and the fourth is stagnant water.

Among them, mountain springs can be drunk directly, as can flowing rivers and underground water, but for the sake of insurance, it is safer to boil and drink.

But stagnant water is absolutely not directly drinkable, and to judge whether stagnant water can be drunk, you need to spend more time, more patience to observe, see if there are animal footprints around the waterhole, and then wait for the animals to drink water, after making sure that there are animals to drink water, you can collect some, and then you must boil before drinking, otherwise although you find a water source, but the parasites in it will quickly come to you for trouble.

The few people under the armor were already covered in sweat, although they had not encountered any danger so far, but several people did not dare to take off the armor, and the unknown danger was always the most fatal.

And this armor can also help them open the way to a certain extent, pulling out the short scimitar specially configured at their waists for this voyage, several people keep waving it, one is to open the way, and the other is to be able to startle the snake.

At the foot of the mountain, it is more difficult to open the way, the fallen leaves here are thick, and there is a hint of rot in the air, which is close to the shore, and the wind can blow over for a long time, otherwise, there will definitely be miasma here.

It is said that before this voyage, Li Yuanjing specially arranged for people to train these sailors, mainly to explain the situation encountered in the rainforest, the miasma can actually be seen, in fact, it is very simple, that is, when you are far away from the plain and enter the forest at a certain distance, if the trees and vegetation here are very vigorous and dense, then suddenly you find that there is a gas similar to fog in the forest in front of you, then the probability of miasma will be very large.

Li Yuanjing is not here to explore this time, he only needs to determine the location of the island, roughly see if there are people and the area, and the rest will be sent to explore the second time, so Li Yuanjing does not want his soldiers to die in this kind of accident.

"Captain! Found it, it's a mountain spring! Everyone was busy for more than an hour, and each changed a few hills, and finally there was an excited shout in the distance, well, the communication basically relied on roaring......

Wang Erniu, who got the news, hurriedly rushed over with people, and indeed saw a mountain spring flowing down from the mountain, and it was foggy, and there seemed to be a smell in the air?

Wang Erniu has not seen mountain springs, the most recent one was seen on the road when he returned home for the New Year, and there are too many mountain springs, it can almost be said that they are everywhere, not half of the ten mountains, but at least one of the ten mountains can be found with a mountain spring, especially those stone mountains with trees and vegetation, basically find a quasi.

"Hot?" Wang Erniu touched it, and instantly looked confused, the mountain springs he had seen were all cold, how could he have seen them hot?

"It's a hot spring, the water can't be drunk, we have one in our hometown, taking a bath or something can repel insects, it feels very comfortable, but if you drink it, you will get sick after a while......"