Chapter 256: Chasing Soldiers

The sun is like fire, and the red sun is shining.

In this vast desert where there is nothing but gravel or gravel, a group of people are moving forward hard against the spicy sun that can kill people on their heads.

As far as the eye could see, the desert was so desolate that there was not a single bird to be seen in the vast sky, and not a single animal could be found on the endless ground. The scenery in the eyes is always endless sand and stones.

Floating sand constantly erodes the ground, and the landscape is constantly changing. Here, there are no markers, the sand is blown by the wind and flows forever, and the footprints of men and horses are quickly covered by the sand and stones, and are no longer known.

The yellow sand is blowing in your face, and even if you cover your face with a thick scarf, you can still feel the powerful power of the sandflow.

"Chen Dahai." One of them suddenly shouted.

The person who walked in front immediately stopped, he turned his head and asked respectfully, "Commander Liu, what is the greeting of the little one?" ”

Liu Zhengzhong stepped forward, stood beside him, and asked softly, "How long will it take to reach the oasis?" ”

"Soon, just ahead." Chen Dahai thought for a moment and immediately replied.

"Right ahead?" Liu Zhengzhong's brows furrowed, he looked at the obviously exhausted team behind him, and said, "You have said this sentence several times?" ”

"This time it's true, it's almost there." Chen Dahai swallowed and foamed, but his throat was still dry, and his voice was a little hoarse.

In the desert, water is the most scarce thing. Without water, there is no life.

There are not many water bladders on horseback, but they cannot drink them indefinitely. Here, it is not the two leaders Zhang Zihua and Liu Zhengzhong who are best taken care of.

The only ones who have the right to drink water are the ones who are already listless.

"We're down in numbers again." Liu Zhengzhong sighed.

"Yes, two less." A thick voice came from behind him.

Liu Zhengzhong hurriedly turned around and said, "Mr. Zhang." ”

In the desert, the weather is harsh, and the temperature difference is even greater. At noon, the scorching sunlight shines down, and you can clearly see how the buns in the steamer are steamed.

At night, it immediately becomes cloudy. Although it cannot be said that dripping water into ice, it is not far off.

Such a harsh climate is definitely a deadly killer for the Han people who are injured.

After half a month's effort, they have already lost more than half of them. These people did not die by the swords and guns of the enemy, but by the unbearable ghost weather. Lacking medicine and water, and having to go on a seemingly never-ending march here, one by one the mortally wounded warriors were blinded forever.

Today, there are only fifteen of them.

"Two more?" Liu Zhengzhong's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a thin layer of mist dissipated in the hot air.

"Chen Dahai, can you be sure?" Staring at Chen Dahai, Zhang Zihua's eyes were shining, as if he could see that simple face through the thick gauze.

Chen Dahai nodded without hesitation, he said: "Before the little one enlisted in the army, he was a foot merchant who walked the sand road, and this road has been walked a lot, so you can rest assured." ”

Glancing at each other in surprise, Liu Zhengzhong asked, "Why did you join the army?" ”

He had been silent for a long time, and if he didn't say a few words, he was really a little panicked in his heart.

"The little one went out once, and when he came back, his home was gone."

"What?" Liu Zhengzhong was puzzled.

"The Huns have come." A trace of pain flashed in Chen Dahai's eyes, and after so much time, his voice was still full of hatred: "They just fought the autumn wind. ”

"Ah......h

The team fell silent again, and their swaying figures grew longer and longer in the daylight that gradually set west, until Chen Dahai suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Zihua asked suspiciously, and a strong sense of foreboding suddenly surged into his heart.

Chen Dahai slowly turned his head, his eyes full of deep despair and guilt.

Liu Zhengzhong shuddered and asked, "Chen Dahai, what's wrong?" ”

"Oasis...... ...... here," he muttered.

Zhang Zihua and Liu Zhengzhong looked around, but in their eyes, there was still a boundless yellow sand flying. Here, you can see a little green.

Zhang Zihua's face became more and more ugly, but his tone still did not show a trace of panic: "You said this is an oasis?" ”

Nodding with difficulty, Chen Dahai's mouth was full of bitterness that was difficult to swallow: "I have walked this desert for decades, and this is indeed an oasis." ”

"Then why is it gone?" Liu Zhengzhong asked in surprise.

"I don't know." Chen Dahai sat down on the ground, his voice no longer had the confidence of the past, and his eyes were even more dead.

Liu Zhengzhong looked around again for a while, and finally smiled bitterly: "Could it be that this is the will of heaven?" ”

It was not known how far away the next supply point in the desert would be, but one thing was certain, with the amount of fresh water they had stored so far, it would never be enough to get there.

"Get up......" Zhang Zihua said softly.

Chen Dahai looked up blankly, but what he met was a pair of eyes full of unyielding fighting spirit.

"Don't throw in the towel, if you fall here, then we really can't move forward." Zhang Zihua changed his previous fierceness, squatted beside Chen Dahai and said, "It's up to you to take us all out." ”

There was a glimmer of life in Chen Dahai's eyes, and a young flame called hope beat in his heart and gradually grew.

"Don't you blame me?"

"You are our eyes, can we blame our own eyes?" The corners of Zhang Zihua's mouth showed a rare and harmonious smile.

New strength seemed to be injected into his body, and Chen Dahai, who was already exhausted, suddenly stood up, and his gaze became firm again: "Okay, let's go to the next supply point." ”

"What about water? How long can it last? Liu Zhengzhong asked.

"There's a way." Chen Dahai's gaze shifted to the horses in the team.

"Kill horses, take blood, cut flesh." Zhang Zihua commanded coldly.

The sharp dagger was drawn from the horse's neck, and the blood spurted out, and several soldiers had already prepared, and several water bladders followed one after another, without wasting a drop.

There was a trace of unbearability in Liu Zhengzhong's eyes, and he didn't look over. His gaze swept over Chen Dahai's face. The scout from the Red Sea looked indifferent, as if this was a matter of course. His gaze moved down and he saw Zhang Zihua with an expressionless face.

"Commander Liu, do you think I have no mercy?" Zhang Zihua asked suddenly.

Liu Zhengzhong was stunned and asked strangely: "Why did Mr. Zhang say this?" ”

Smiling slightly, Zhang Zihua didn't answer, but said slowly: "Since that day, since Zhang Mou's death to His Royal Highness the Prince, he has given up the word pity. ”

Liu Zheng was cold in the center, as the commander of the Yellow Dragon Legion, he was no stranger to the changes in the palaces of the Beijing Division, of course, he knew that the day Zhang Zihua was referring to was the day when Liu Zhengqi entered the palace to face the saint and asked for the marriage of Emperor Han Xian, and it was also the day when he Zhang Zihua's broken arm.

Zhang Zihua took off the towel and took a deep breath, through the thick face towel, although it blocked the erosion of the wind and sand, it was also refreshing that he couldn't breathe.

"I feel that behind us, there is a murderous ......." he closed his eyes and said lightly, "Someone is chasing." ”

"Brother Fu, we are on the right path."

Kan Zhi's eyes lit up with excitement, and he licked his slightly dry lips and exclaimed in a low voice.

"Got the bones out?" Fuduo asked.

"Exactly, the body of a Han man was found, and judging by the situation, he died for less than a day. We're about to catch up. ”

Fuduo's eyes narrowed, and he looked up ahead, still seeing nothing.

"Where are you heading?"

"Oasis." Kan Zhi sneered: "It's an oasis that existed a few years ago. ”

Hearing what he said, he looked back and asked, "And now?" ”

"Nope." Kan Zhi said with a little regret: "Two years ago, it was annihilated by the wind and sand. His voice suddenly rose to the top: "I'd love to see how they feel when they find out that the oasis has become a desert." ”

"There must be veterans in their team who are familiar with the terrain." Fuduo calmly said.

"Hey...... He was familiar with the terrain from years ago, otherwise they would never have taken this path. Instead, you will go directly to the second supply point. ”

"The second one?" After a few more words, he suddenly said, "What if we rush directly to the second supply point?" ”

Kan Zhi was stunned, slapped his thigh suddenly, and said with a smile: "Brother Fu Duo is right, that's right." We turned around and rushed to the next supply point to wait for the rabbits. ”

"No need." I declined faintly.

"Why?" Kan Zhi asked puzzled.

"Brother Kan Zhi is going, I naturally won't stop him, but I'm very interested in that Zhang Zihua, and I want to see behind him how long he can walk."

"Zhang Zihua? Do you mean the cripple who lost an arm? Kan Zhi asked in surprise.

Listening to the tone of the man, he was very worried about this person, and it seemed that he valued three points more than Liu Zhengqilai.

"Yes, although he is physically disabled, his heart is not broken. If it were possible, I'd like to meet for a while. He said in a deep voice.

Kan Zhi looked at Fu Duo with an expectant face, he muttered in his heart, and said: "Why should Brother Fu Duo be so troublesome, if you are willing, you will be captured alive by the sons and daughters, tied to your brother, and just let him be disposed of." “

"Captured alive? I'm just afraid of ......" There was a faint disdain in his words, he put his eyes in front of the telescope, and through the flickering lenses, he seemed to see the chief strategist of the East Palace of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zihua, who was missing an arm, but was chic and ruthless.