Chapter 40: The Desert

Everyone was silent for a while, and after a while, Yu Zhao spoke: "Maybe you can do it here, ......" As he spoke, he pointed to the road that Wen Luo had passed, and the boundary was divided at the place where the water route turned to the land route, and the opposite direction was several miles towards the territory of Xifan, and a desert was between the two armies.

General Zhenguo immediately shook his head: "That desert is notoriously dangerous, quicksand and poisonous insects, and the direction is secret, and few people who go in can get out."

Yu Zhao said: "So Burning Xia can only relax his vigilance against this place......

Emperor Yuan called the military advisor in and asked, "The main army led by the prince can last a few days at most?" ”

The military advisor replied, "According to the minister's estimate, it will take seven days at most ......."

In seven days, everyone knew that the only way to break this formation was to attack together with the reinforcements located in the border city and the main army led by Chu Zikai. But the news is blocked, and I don't know what the formation is, which is really difficult. And if Chu Ziyin sends troops, the reinforcements in the rear of the burning summer may not be able to keep the border city, and the lives will be ruined, and if the security is not good, there will be treason among the people for survival. Wen Luo, the only one who could be lurking, was already injured......

Just as Emperor Yuan was struggling with whether to risk sending troops to meet the battle first, Yu Zhao suddenly said, "I'll try......

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yuan and General Zhenguo both looked up at her in surprise. Yu Zhao's eyes were extremely firm: "This method should be less risky than exploring the array, Wen Luo has explored the road, and after I enter the territory of the Western Fan Kingdom, I will not meet the enemy army, although the desert is dangerous, if I can find materials and guides in the Western Array, I may be able to ......"

Emperor Yuan shook his head in disagreement: "No, you are a woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, how can you ......?"

Yu Zhao interrupted: "Your Majesty, do you still remember how I was valued by you, women are indeed inferior to men to make meritorious contributions, relying on brute force, but they know how to adapt, and they will always seize the opportunity to turn danger into a disaster."

Although he had confidence in his words, Yu Zhao was actually still afraid in his heart. For what, for the man who cares about him day and night. As long as Yu Zhao thinks it's worth it, it's worth it.

Seeing that she insisted, Emperor Yuan repeatedly asked if he was sure to take this risk, and Yu Zhao only said: "If you don't go back, please treat your majesty kind to my mother......

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Yuan sighed and handed her his Son of Heaven token: "I will try my best to fight for you, and ask the Western Fan Kingdom to send someone to escort ......"

So it was decided, and after discussing the plan of the inside and outside all night, Yu Zhao tied up the green silk, put on a mask, and changed into light clothes. With the formation diagram, Emperor Yuan did not prepare weapons for her, but all medicinal powder that would make people faint if they were sprinkled in the air. Packed in a waterproof cowhide bag. When Zhuo Yao sent her to the letter, he told her to take care with tears in his eyes. Yu Zhao nodded, and asked her to take care of Chu Ziyi.

Here, in order to cover, Emperor Yuan ordered Zhuo Yao to take Chu Ziyi Wenluo to hide and not show up, and released the news that Concubine Chen was sick and went to Qinzhou Palace to recuperate. In fact, the carriage heading to Qinzhou was empty.

The darkness is boundless, the jackdaws on the frontier are terrifying, Yu Zhao is vigilantly sneaking in the dark night, he has already memorized the map drawn by Wen Luo, the location of several cover points is clear, and he walks forward cautiously, the most dangerous place is only a hundred meters away from Chu Ziyin's military camp. Fortunately, the body is thin, and a tree can cover it tightly. In fear, he bypassed the enemy camp and came to the river, and it was almost dawn. Hurriedly sneaked into the water to cross the river, fortunately, the trees on both sides of the river bank were dense, which could cover Yu Zhao to breathe, and when he was far away from the enemy camp, Yu Zhao found a remote place to dive to the other side of the river, flashed into the woods, and was able to stop and breathe......

I was in a hurry, I didn't dare to rest for a moment, I relieved myself and walked forward again, and it was a small town out of the woods. Yu Zhao took out the money to buy a picture quality, but fortunately, he learned to be proficient in foreign languages, communicated with the locals all the way without hindrance, and finally came to the provincial capital in a day. took the Son of Heaven order and met with local officials.

Who knew that they could provide supplies, but the guides and escorts could only be sent to a third of the desert to wait, but Yu Zhao could mark all the way, and when the supplies were replenished, the people who followed would catch up quickly.

The civil war is not over, and it is very good that the king of Zephan can help with this. Time was pressing, there was no delay, and after learning to look at the magnet needle that could identify the direction, Yu Zhao immediately stepped on the horse and walked forward. Step into the desert. The people who accompanied him walked for a while, but they refused to go any further, and camped in the same place, waiting for the men and horses to come with supplies.

Now there are only five days left, Yu Zhao knows that he can't delay for a moment, and is ready to go alone. They adorned her with many things, including a mark, spices to prevent snakes and insects, antidote to snake venom and scorpion venom, and bows and arrows to deal with birds of prey, and led several horses to accompany her with her camel supplies, and taught her how to identify and avoid quicksand.

Even though he was well prepared and had a little confidence, he still couldn't avoid the fear born from his heart, but he completely left it behind and resolutely rode forward.

The vast sea of yellow sand, the scorching sun, the night in the desert, and the day are two worlds. The cold made people's teeth tremble, it was too dark, Yu Zhao was afraid of losing his way, and he didn't dare to take advantage of the night to move forward. They found a tree and sat down, and made a fire around them, and the horses were very well-behaved, lying motionless by the fire. Yu Zhao was extremely tired, but he didn't dare to sleep deeply, there was darkness around him, only the fire here was the only light in the vast dark night. This trip was indeed hard, but when I thought of Chu Zikai in a dilemma, I felt that I had the strength to support it.

Exhaustion made her eyelids droop uncontrollably, and she was about to fall asleep, when a voice came from the darkness outside the fire circle, and Yu Zhao was completely sleepy, and several horses moved uneasily. It seemed to be the sound of human footsteps, and the sound of wheezing, Yu Zhao pinched a handful of medicinal powder, and looked around vigilantly, he was in the dark, and he couldn't see clearly. Suddenly, a man's voice sounded weakly, speaking in the language of the Western Fan Kingdom: "Save ......"

Then there was a muffled thud, as if the man had fallen. Yu Zhao still didn't dare to relax her vigilance, holding the medicinal powder in one hand and a torch in the other, she stepped out of the fire ring to find it, and suddenly illuminated a place that scared her scalp numb. A man fell to the ground covered in blood, with a snake wrapped around his leg, apparently bitten. Yu Zhao was most afraid of this thing, so he hurriedly held his breath and sprinkled it with the medicinal powder, and sure enough, the snake convulsed twice and didn't move, Yu Zhao was still afraid, took a branch and tied a dagger, cut off the snake's head from a distance, and picked it into the fire with his body, so he dared to come forward to check the person......

There are sword wounds on his body, although they are not fatal, but the pain is half dead, Yu Zhao can't drag him, but if he is put here like this, I am afraid that he will attract snakes and insects. had to take medicine to detoxify him first, and then carefully lit a circle of fire beside him. Feeling that he had done his duty, he shrank back into his ring of fire to rest. I secretly felt that if a wild beast came, it should bite him first. Yu Zhao felt a little guilty, this idea was too immoral. But thinking about it, I felt a little safer, so I couldn't help but close my eyes and fall asleep shallowly.