The weather in the northwest in the third lunar month is no longer as unbearable as in February. The official roads built in the Tang Dynasty www.biquge.info are no longer as smooth as they were back then, just like the world now, full of devastation.

Three people, three horses, walked slowly on this difficult road, silent. The warm spring breeze has completely changed here, rolling up the sand and hitting people's faces. The distant sky became hazy because of the annoying spring breeze, and it was hazy that it was not even possible to see the time. The sparse grass and trees swayed weakly in the wind.

Wang Jin covered his face with a layer of cloth to block the sand that kept jumping into his eyes and nose, Luo Ermeng made full preparations before setting off, the black gauze perfectly blocked the sand flying around, and it did not affect his vision, unlike Wang Jin, who had to constantly lift the cloth to observe the surrounding Wang Jin.

Compared with these two rookies on the journey, Chen Feng seems calm, he has followed his father in the northwest since he was a child, and entering this area is as kind as going home. The surrounding desolate land, sparse vegetation, like an old friend, greeted his return with such a courtesy. There was nothing on his face, and his squinted eyes were full of incomparable wisdom, looking deeply at this ancient road of the Tang Dynasty.

Except for Luo Ermeng, Wang Jin and Chen Feng are all people who are few words, and such a team must be dull, just like the current weather.

Luo Ermeng glanced at Wang Jin from time to time, and then his master.

"Forward...... The road is not easy to walk. Chen Feng's not too high voice was blown away by the spring breeze in the sand.

Wang Jin quietly looked at the dust for a few moments, and he heard it.

"If you go any further, you will be fast into the desert, which is the only way to avoid the party members." Chen Feng explained again.

The Dangxiang people were blocked between Lingzhou and Hedong, unable to dodge, and did not want to have any intersection with the Dangxiang people, so they could only continue to the north, through a short stretch of desert, bypassing the city of the Dangxiang people.

"We're going to get some water, let's get some rest!" Wang Jin agreed with Chen Feng's suggestion, and the following things are not something that Wang Jin, a person who doesn't know the terrain, can do.

"Ermeng, I remember that there is an abandoned city nearby, there may be a well, I will go to find some water in a while, prepare more, at least three days' supply." Chen Feng said to his apprentice.

Luo Ermeng agreed, and rode forward.

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This is a military fort built during the Tang Dynasty, except for the ruins that can show signs of civilization here, the others have disappeared in the long historical years with that great dynasty, without a trace.

Luo Ermeng had some skills, and he was able to accurately find the ancient well that Chen Feng guessed in a short period of time, and to Wang Jin's surprise, there was still water in it. It is not yet a real desert area, and the annual precipitation is not scarce, and it has not been used for a long time, and it has not dried up.

It's just that the smell of the water is not good, revealing a stale smell, just like its history. But the water in the desert is more precious than gold, even urine is precious, and when they are at the end of their rope, it can save their lives.

After taking enough water, the three of them rested under a half-collapsed broken wall, and Luo Ermeng took out the dry food he had prepared and distributed it to Wang Jin and Chen Feng. Wang Jin nodded to him slightly, he really hoped that these two people could be reliable, the most terrible thing in the journey was not the natural danger, but the danger behind him, because he was so elusive and unpredictable.

Wang Jin stood up and stretched his muscles, and looked at the abandoned city by the way, and sighed with emotion for a while, the Tang Dynasty, which was once so powerful, fell like this. The wind that had been blowing for a day had no intention of stopping, and the sand that hit the walls slid down the masonry like flowing water, and the wind whistled as if it were singing a lament for the city as if it were passing through the lanes.

The night passed quietly in this wind, the morning sun dispelled the gloom between heaven and earth, and the northwest land returned to its rugged and majestic appearance.

With the sun shining down, the three of them entered the desert.

The hard hooves of a horse could not cope with the soft sand, it was almost a pit at a foot, and the speed of the horse was as slow as a snail.

"Let's get off the horse and walk, horsepower can't be wasted on this, there is still a long way to go!" Chen Feng looked at Wang Jin and said his suggestion.

"Okay, I've been walking for a long time, it's time to rest for a while, sit down and drink saliva before leaving." Wang Jin is as good as a stream, and he has also experienced the desert in training before, but at that time, he was fully equipped and well-supplied, so he didn't have to worry about any problems at all, he just needed to be able to stick to going out.

"Brother Wang, why do you want to go to that Li Cunqiao, the officials in Tokyo hate the Li family and his son to the core, and they will definitely crusade against him, and they will ...... when the time comes."

Wang Jin looked at him and just smiled and didn't speak, he couldn't say that he was familiar with history, so Zhu Wen would be finished sooner or later, and Li Cunmiao would shine when he came. This Chen Feng has traveled south and north over the years, and he can be regarded as having some insight.

"How many days will it take to reach Jinyang?" Wang Jin didn't answer Chen Feng's question, but just asked about the distance.

"Hey, if it goes well, it will take five or six days." Chen Feng looked a little depressed, his work in Lingzhou was acceptable, and he was used to a life of rushing, just because of the struggle of the upper echelons of Lingzhou, everything he had before came to naught, Lingzhou's house, Lingzhou's belongings could never be taken back, fortunately he didn't get married, otherwise he would have to be extremely sad.

"When I enter my brother, when I arrive in Jinyang, I also want to join the army, and I also want to have a future." Although Luo Ermeng's name has a fierce character, it is not fierce at all, but has a bit of cunning taste, and his head is easier to use, knowing that Wang Jin is going to join the army, his mind is also lively.

In his opinion, Wang Jin is a very capable person, and he can't make a mistake by following him.

"Are you crazy, your thin arms and legs are not enough for people to cut down." Chen Feng was very dissatisfied with Luo Ermeng's thoughts, and even a little angry, being a soldier in these years is something that only people with no way out do, and it is a precarious business.

Luo Ermeng didn't dare to talk back to his master, and walked away silently.

Wang Jin looked at Luo Ermeng, and suddenly said: "On the battle array, you are slashing and killing, have you ever killed someone?" ”

"What's so difficult about that, if it weren't for the master to stop me in Lingzhou, I would have slashed and killed the pickled goods with a knife!" Luo Ermeng was a little excited, and seemed to hate the pickled goods in his mouth.

Wang Jin smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Very good, the battle array is full of pickled goods, if you don't kill him, he will kill you." The bright future depends on the blood of the enemy. ”

Luo Ermeng opened his mouth and didn't speak.

"Okay, let's go now, go to Jinyang to earn a good future, all the status of women is there!" Wang Jin hummed loudly, stunned the master and apprentice.

The newborn sun shone on their faces, and a group of three people walked on the way to Jinyang.