"Have you ever found the main force of the army?"

Xu Rui groaned slightly, and asked loudly towards the other side of the canyon.

Qin Fei shook his head: "In the past two days, I have been busy looking for the eldest marshal and His Royal Highness the princess, and I haven't bothered to go back to find the main force of the army, and after the earthquake, the landform near the stone forest has changed greatly, and there are dark ditches and faults everywhere, and if you are not careful, you will have to worry about your life."

At present, although the army is not far from us, I am afraid that it will take at least four or five days to converge, and this is still the case that the army has successfully survived the sandstorm and earthquake without too many casualties. ”

Xu Rui was silent for a moment when he heard this, first looked up at the sun in the sky, and then pointed to the direction of the crack and thought for a while, and his face gradually looked better.

"What is the young master thinking?"

Seeing Xu Rui's appearance, the shadow maid couldn't help asking.

Xu Rui said: "According to my observation, the direction of this bottomless canyon is not the direction of the Apocalypse Guard's camp, as long as the fault does not extend there, the casualties of the Apocalypse Guard will not be too large." ”

The shadow maid nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "In that case, then let's go back now?" ”

Xu Rui smiled bitterly: "Go back?" How to get back......

This bottomless canyon in front of us is like a moat, and the main force of the Apocalypse Guard will not be able to find us in three or four days at the earliest, and now we have no food, no water source, and Qingwu is seriously injured, so it is impossible to wait here for several days.

Don't forget, this is the 800-mile Hanhai Gobi, the sun is scorching, the temperature difference between day and night is huge, and if there is not enough food and water, we will soon die of thirst and starvation. ”

Saying that, Xu Rui suddenly looked at the rabbit that had just been thrown aside by the shadow maid, and frowned: "You caught this?" ”

Shadow Maiden nodded.

Xu Rui said: "I remember that this rabbit is still alive?" ”

Shadow Maiden's face flickered stiff for a moment, but quickly returned to normal, nodding.

Xu Rui glanced at the shadow maid deeply, did not speak, first walked to Princess Qixia's side and carefully examined it, and saw that she was breathing steadily, so he took out a military map from his arms.

"What are the young master's plans?"

Shadow Maid leaned over to the map and asked.

Xu Rui groaned slightly, and looked at the canyon: "This canyon is endless, I'm afraid it stretches for at least a hundred miles, and it is possible to join the army only by bypassing the canyon." ”

The shadow maid was stunned, "Then let's walk along the canyon?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "No, the reason why we have to go around the canyon instead of waiting for rescue is to solve the problem of food and water." ”

As he spoke, he tapped his finger on the map and said, "Fortunately, the nearest oasis is only about forty miles away, and we must get there as soon as possible to gather enough water and food so that we can have a chance of survival." ”

The Shadow Maiden frowned and thought for a moment, and asked, "Since the oasis is not far away, why don't you take water and return here to wait for the army to rescue?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head without thinking about it and said: "This place is a fault, and it must not be stayed for a long time, who knows if sandstorms and earthquakes will come here?"

Not to mention that if we encounter another sandstorm or earthquake, we will die for nothing, and as the commander of the Apocalypse, I must not take such a big risk to let the army enter here. ”

A trace of helplessness flashed on the shadow maid's face and said, "So we really have to go around this canyon, but at the moment we don't know how long this canyon is, and where to get around?" ”

Xu Rui's finger swiped lightly on the map, and finally dotted on the upper left corner of the map.

"Right in this place!"

The shadow maid looked down: "Huanwu Mountain Pass? ”

Xu Rui nodded and said: "It is here, once the army wants to lead to Tianqi Pass, the Huanwu Mountain Pass is the only way;

Second, from the topographical point of view, the Huanwu Pass is backed by the Tianqi Mountains, which must be a growth zone, and the ground rift fault cannot extend there in any case.

Thirdly, there are at least three oases on the way to the Misty Pass, and even if some of them are destroyed by sandstorms and earthquakes, we have the best chance of surviving. ”

After listening to Xu Rui's words, the shadow maid suddenly realized.

Xu Rui looked at the appearance of the shadow maid, and gently rubbed his chin with his right hand as if he was in deep thought.

"Young master?"

Seeing that Xu Rui was out of her mind, the shadow maid couldn't help but call softly.

"Ah......h

Xu Rui came back to his senses and asked, "Do you have anything to add?" ”

The shadow maid shook her head: "It's all up to the young master. ”

Xu Rui nodded, and said loudly to Qin Fei: "Separated by the crack canyon, Ben Shuai can't join the army for the time being, plus there is a lack of food and water here, so he can't wait for rescue in place.

Pass on my general's order, the personal guard battalion and Yu Linwei do not need to wait for Her Royal Highness the princess and the marshal here, and immediately return to the Apocalypse Guard camp and pass the marshal to the camp.

Before the marshal returned to the camp, the marshal position was temporarily held by General Zhang Zuofeng, and the whole army was forbidden by order, and no time was allowed, and General Zhang Zuofeng was ordered to prepare the whole army and set off as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Xu Rui's palm was forced, and the wound that had just healed immediately burst open, and gurgling blood flowed out.

He endured the pain, tore off a piece of underwear, wrote down Fang Cai's order with blood stained with blood on his right index finger, wrapped it in the crossbow arrow of Qingluan's crossbow, and finally threw the crossbow arrow at the sky, and the falling crossbow arrow was inserted in front of Qin Fei and the others opposite.

Qin Fei's face changed as early as when he listened to Xu Rui's order, and when he saw the general's order, he shook his head again and again, and said loudly: "Don't be handsome, the environment in the Gobi is harsh, thieves are infested, you are the commander of the army, this move is too risky!" ”

Xu Rui smiled bitterly: "This is also a way to do it, you are also short of water and food now, you can't continue to delay here, return to the camp immediately, and pass the commander's order to the whole army, so as not to be unstable!" ”

"Think twice!"

Qin Fei still shook his head, and he had to persuade again.

Xu Rui said helplessly: "Ben Shuai can think twice, you should come up with a charter!" ”

"This ......"

Qin Fei was speechless for a while, but he felt that it was really inappropriate for Xu Rui to walk in the desert alone, so he simply said: "Think about it again, there is always a better way." ”

"What do you think? Time waits for no one! ”

Xu Rui rolled his eyes and said, "This is a military order, do you want to disobey?" ”

Qin Fei breathed a little, and the words in his mouth were suddenly stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say it anymore.

Xu Rui stood on the opposite side of the canyon, tidied up his dirty and torn armor a little, and bowed deeply to Qin Fei and the others.

"Soldiers, you and Ben Shuai were born and died, Ben Shuai is grateful, now separated by the canyon, Ben Shuai and Her Royal Highness the Princess have to find an oasis in order to survive, here is really helpless.

I hope that all the soldiers will return to the camp safely and save their lives, and the commander will meet with the generals at the Huanwu Mountain Pass, continue to gallop the grassland, and see you in January! ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui saluted the generals again.

The generals listened to Xu Rui's words from afar, and although their faces were full of worry, they also stood in a row and returned the salute to Xu Rui neatly.

After the ceremony, Xu Rui turned around, evaded the sight of the generals and quietly picked up Princess Qixia, and beckoned the shadow maid to walk towards the depths of the desert together.

The 800-mile Hanhai Gobi sun is like fire, and the yellow sand is hot and dry, like a huge steamer, consuming all these lives.

After walking for more than an hour, Xu Rui and Ying Wan were all roasted by the scorching sun, and their mouths were dry and sweaty.

The shadow maid took out the only water bag among the three, took a sip gently, and then handed the small half bag of water to Xu Rui and said: "Young master, the sun is about to set in a few hours, and the cold in the desert is overwhelming, so you have to find a place to settle down as soon as possible." ”

"I'm not thirsty."

Xu Rui pushed the water bag back, looked at the rabbit hanging from the waist of the shadow maid, and said with a deep sigh: "It's okay, let's find a place to settle down first, I should also think about the next thing." ”

The shadow maid said: "Then the slave maid will go to find a place!" ”

With that, she turned around, a strange smile on her lips, and began to search around for a suitable place to stay.

Not far away, Xu Rui glanced at the shadow maid intentionally or unintentionally, and the doubt in his eyes became stronger and stronger.