Everyone who saw this scene was a little stunned. [Ran^Text^Library] Before today, although they had imagined this grassland to be terrifying enough, after seeing it with their own eyes, they were still a little scared after all. Incarceiving, this is man's instinctive fear of nature.

However, with the elite of the Rakshasa Army, he naturally sorted out his mood quickly. Since they dared to set foot on this land, they were ready to die a long time ago. The peace of the first night was already considered a mercy from heaven. According to those "seniors" who survived, resting in the steppe, every night it was possible to die from unconscious exhaustion.

Everyone gathered up their mood and set off again. Helian Jun picked up a few bones from the branches, burned them into ashes, wrapped them in steps, and kept them close to him. Although it is not known who the owners of these ashes are, they are all heroes, and they are heroes who are even more heroic than the Rakshasa Army. It is precisely because of their unsung sacrifice that the Rakshasa Army can be relatively safe, and without them, the Rakshasa Army would not even be able to survive the desert.

The crowd followed the map, and along the way, they avoided many unnecessary dangers. However, even if the Helian army is cautious, from time to time, there will still be careless soldiers who get stuck in the quagmire and cannot extricate themselves. Fortunately, the Helian army has always been cautious, and every time they walk for a while, they will let people test first, so as to control the casualties within a barely acceptable range.

Just as they were halfway through the march, Chen Shuzhi also crossed the desert with the Xuanjia army.

They were luckier than Helian in that they did not encounter deserts and mirages, and the greatest danger was only heat and drought. However, without a map, they were able to find out the direction for a long time. Fortunately, the Xuanjia Army has been prepared and established since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and after more than 100 years, in addition to the warriors who can fight well, there are also all kinds of talents. From this point of view, the Rakshasa Army, which has been formed for less than half a year, is not comparable to play.

From the clues left by the Rakshasa army, the Xuanjia army was stunned to guess the general route they walked. However, even so, Chen Shuzhi took them on the road, but he was no longer able to catch up with the fully prepared Rakshasa army.

However, the distance between the two armies has been narrowed considerably.

"I didn't expect that there were so many detours in the desert, otherwise, I am afraid that they would be intercepted in the desert." Chen Shuzhi still underestimated the environment in the desert, and the large amount of wind and sand made the traces of the Rakshasa Army very faint, which also made the process of their search more difficult.

"Don't rest the whole army, hurry overnight!" Uncle Chen gave a very cruel order.

However, soon, Chen Shuzhi discovered that this seemingly warm and comfortable grassland was ten times more dangerous than the desert. Within two or three miles, about a hundred people died under the swamp, and there were no bones left.

"The whole army is scattered!" In desperation, Chen Shuzhi could only order the division of troops. Nearly 10,000 Xuanjia troops act together, and it is easy to trigger various dangerous traps.

Just when Uncle Chen had a big headache, Helian Jun and the others had already come to the most dangerous area marked on the map. This huge swamp just covered the path they had to pass, and if they wanted to continue the march, they had to cross it. If you take a detour, not to mention whether you can reach the bottom of the muddy mountain in summer, it is difficult to resist the danger of the road alone.

Fortunately, in the Sunset Inn, Helian Jun had already thought of complete preparations.

"Take the tool off." Helian Jun said.

The soldiers took packages from their horses, and when they opened them, they found cloth, bamboo, cowhides, and pig bladders. These things are the key to getting through this swamp.

The soldiers had apparently been instructed to assemble the items quickly. Suddenly, a simple bamboo raft was built. At the bottom of this raft is specially tied a pig's bladder wrapped in cowhide after being inflated. A single bamboo raft cannot carry people and horses on a swamp, and only in this way can it barely increase buoyancy.

Even then, it was not foolproof, and despite being wrapped in cowhide, the pig's bladder was so fragile that a slight puncture from a branch in the swamp would have been enough to sink the entire raft. Moreover, the number of people that this rudimentary bamboo raft can carry is very limited, and it can only carry a maximum of ten people or three horses. In this way, it would take them at least a full day to get through this swamp.

"My lord, the raft is ready." Hu Erhu said. He also knew the importance of the bamboo raft, so he would rather add a lot of weight to the Rakshasa army in the scorching heat of the desert. It turns out that if these rafts are abandoned for convenience, they will have to choose a detour after coming here.

There were a few bamboo rafts floating on the green grass, but no one laughed at the strange-looking scene. Helian Jun looked at the bamboo raft made by everyone, and it was quite sturdy. nodded, and then walked to the bamboo raft.

"Your Excellency!" Hu Erhu was taken aback, "The gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall, you better come down, test this kind of thing, and let my old Hu come." ”

After saying this, Hu Erhu couldn't help but praise his literary brilliance: Damn! Lao Tzu even knows idioms! A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, how did you come up with this sentence? Sure enough, staying with Childe is to grow knowledge. No wonder that old Lei guy is always pestering his son. Broken! During this time, he has been by Gongzi's side, isn't it going to surpass my old Hu's literary talent.

If Lei Wanli knew what Hu Erhu was thinking, he would definitely shout to him: "Lao Tzu will never touch a book from now on, and his literary talent is 10,000 times stronger than that of an illiterate guy like you!" I said an idiom by the way, I really thought I was a showman! ”

"Go down!" The third lady suddenly stopped in front of Helian Jun.

Helian Jun shook his head and said, "I know the danger, but I always have to take the lead. As a woman, don't stop your man when he's in the limelight, you know? ”

"You bastard!" The third lady said angrily, but she stood aside and stopped doing so.

Helian Jun walked to the bamboo raft, stomped his feet, and found that the bamboo raft had not shaken for half a minute, so he said, "A few more people come up." ”

Nine more men went up, and ten of them grew in weight, only to see the grass under the raft suddenly crack, revealing a muddy swamp. At the same time, the raft sank a little, and the muddy water did not reach the feet of the people. However, this was only a false alarm, and the raft quickly floated. Ten people standing on it will not affect its movements.

Everyone took a long breath, and even Helian Jun was covered in cold sweat, the sinking just now was too scary.

"Very good, transport people first, then horses, fast!" Helian Jun gave an order, and everyone immediately took action.

Despite this convenient bamboo raft, the Rakshasa army suffered heavy losses when crossing this swamp. Beneath the mud of this swamp, there are countless sharp gravel hidden, and if the pig's bladder under the bamboo raft is cut by one, the entire bamboo raft will sink due to lack of buoyancy.

When they crossed this swamp, Helian Jun actually found that nearly a thousand people had fallen asleep under the mud forever! And these people, I'm afraid they won't even be able to take away their ashes.

There was no time to grieve, and this swamp had consumed them for a day and a night. Helian Jun immediately ordered: "Push the bamboo rafts away, let them drift to the opposite bank, and we will set off immediately." ”

A few days later, Chen Shuzhi and his Xuanjia army arrived here. The first thing I saw was a dozen or so bamboo rafts floating on the grass, which were a small part of the lucky ones that had drifted back. However, it seems that Helian Jun has brought too much material, leaving a lot of bamboo and cowhide on the ground.

"Helian Jun, what do you mean by that?" Chen Shuzhi looked at the bamboo raft and materials in front of him, and became a little confused.