When the water on the linen is rapidly evaporated, it takes away the heat from the silver kettle, which in turn makes the water in the kettle cold.

In such hot weather, even if there is an awning above Yun Chu's head, the heat reflected from the ground will still make people miserable.

Naha held the cold kettle and drank bitterly, if Yun Chu remembered correctly, this was the third pot of water that the kid had drunk today.

After drinking three pots of water, Naha didn't have the slightest urge to urinate, and Yun Chu drank two pots of water, and he didn't have any urge to urinate, but he just felt that his mouth was dry.

Yun Chu had a lot of free camels, so there were two camels who were responsible for carrying water for him to drink.

This can support him and Naha's almost extravagant drinking water.

In fact, the water on the camel's back has been roasted by the sun for three days, because the pouch for the water is a sheepskin bag, and there is no taste at all.

Since the old monkey found out that Yun Chu put tea foam and honey into the water he and Naha drank, he didn't know what method he used to make the water cool and delicious, and basically he didn't have a good face for Yun Chu.

Reverence for the sky and the earth, this is the imprint of the old monkey, a native of the Western Regions, who insists that since he travels to the Gobi Desert, suffering is also part of the journey.

Yun Chu didn't think so, insisting that as long as he had enough skills, he could live the life he wanted even in hell.

When the old monkey still wanted to argue, after Yun Chu put the old monkey's precious wine in a silver kettle and made it cold for him, the old monkey stopped talking about Yun Chu, and after drinking all the cold grape wine, he secretly wrapped the silver kettle in linen cloth and shook it vigorously.

It didn't turn out well, he used dry linen! Without water, there would be no evaporation to take away the heat, and he would only make his wine hotter and hotter by doing so.

When the Gobi came to an end, there was a rolling sea of sand in front of you.

The Gobi is the predecessor of the desert, so the desert always crawls on the Gobi, and the last bit of the Gobi is encroached upon.

If the Gobi is hell, then the desert is the deepest part of hell.

After two days of walking in the desert, it was finally time to climb the tall sand dunes, and livestock began to appear in Ding Dayou's team.

The big-wheeled oxcart carried by Yun Chu also unloaded its wheels at this moment, allowing the camels to drag the cart forward.

Just when everyone was fighting the desert in a dead state, Ding Dayou issued a rule that from now on, the leader will start the vigil.

Yun Chu was the leader of Naha, the old monkey was the leader of the Hu merchants, Ding Dayou and two captains, and one of them was the leader of the government soldiers, so after the second day of entering the desert, they became night watchmen.

The desert sun is shining in the daytime, and the heat is unbearable, but the desert at night is bitterly cold and cold.

Ding Dayou used a knife to cut an air-dried leg of mutton while roasting the fire, and the old monkey also took an air-dried leg of mutton and ate it laboriously, while waiting for Ding Dayou to open his mouth to blackmail him.

Yun Chu put a small pot on the fire and cooked Naha her favorite dried vegetable and beef soup soup, because the beef was air-dried, and it was difficult to cook it into a paste, but Yun Chu wanted to hear how Ding Dayou blackmailed Hu Shang, so he didn't care much about time.

Ding Dayou was silent for a long time, only caring about the roasted and dried leg of lamb, and seemed to be not very concerned about leaving the desert.

So, the old monkey looked at the fire that was blown by the wind and said, "According to the rules, twenty percent of the goods belong to the protectors." ”

Ding Da glanced at the old monkey with eyes as big as cowbells, and still remained silent, but he nibbled harder on the leg of mutton.

This should be a very clever negotiation method, of course, it is also possible that Ding Dayou is unwilling to negotiate and is ready to eat it with the pot, without leaving a little soup for others to drink.

The old monkey was silent, he seemed to understand that he was in a weak position now, and said: "Sancheng, there can't be more, more than this number, I'd rather take the camel team now." ”

Ding Dayou looked at the swords-rattling Hu people and the government soldiers who were on full alert, and finally spoke: "Forty percent, this is still for the sake of the news that you provided the Buddha's footprints." ”

The old monkey nodded, and the soldiers who had already drawn their knives returned to their posts.

Seeing that the old monkey seemed to have discussed with the Tang people, the Hu people relaxed their guard, and the camp became lively again.

Ding Dayou said again: "If the people behind us don't leave after we leave the desert, I will kill you and kill those people again." ”

The old monkey shook his head and said, "Those who are not mine, their purpose is you, to be precise, the footprints of the Buddha."

Desert warfare is not good for you Tang people, here, the war horses you rely on have no combat power, those sand thieves are familiar with every grain of sand here, the general must be careful. ”

Ding Dayou sneered and said: "You guys get out of Lao Tzu's camp immediately, before dawn, if you don't die, let's go back to Yumen Pass." ”

The old monkey seemed to have expected this result a long time ago, and without arguing, he led the Hu people to camp on the windward side of another sand dune.

Yun Chu looked left and right, and decisively chose to enter Ding Dayou's camp, although he seemed to be better than the old monkey, but at this critical moment, he would only choose to believe in Ding Dayou.

There is a whistle wind in the sky, this kind of wind is a high-altitude wind, and the wind on the ground is still not strong, but such a whistle wind has a very bad characteristic, that is, it can bring a lot of sand and dust.

Yun Chu wrapped Naha in two round shields and placed them in the middle of the three camels, while he himself put on leather armor and held a bow and arrows and waited for Ding Dayou's orders.

"Listen to the wind, can you shoot accurately?" A gray-bearded brigade commander asked Yun Chu, and it was obvious that Yun Chu had been assigned to his command.

"Four out of ten."

"It's okay, you can make do with it, your defense area tonight is the width and narrowness of these two camels, no matter what method you use, even if you bite with your teeth, you can't let the enemy rush in from the area of these two camels."

Yun Chu knocked on the breastplate and said, "Oh! ”

The brigade commander said with a smile: "I heard that you were shot by the Hu people's arrows like a hedgehog, and you can still fight, you can be regarded as a man, and I also heard that you entered Beijing this time to enter the four schools to study."

Since you have a great future, take care of your life, don't die in vain in the hands of sand thieves, and you can't even mix up military merits. ”

As he spoke, the brigade commander gave Yun Chu a strip of white cloth and asked him to tie it to his forehead, so that he could distinguish between friend and foe in the dark night.

After Yun Chu tied the strap, he sat cross-legged on the cold sand, and when the sand and dust fell down, he lifted the black sheepskin wrapped around Naha, hugged Naha who was wrapped by him like a turtle, yawned, and was ready to sleep well.

The brigade commander bullied Yun Chu for being young and uneducated, thinking that this would make Yun Chu, a person who enjoyed a high salary in the team, scared all night.

He knew how Yun Chu, who had been on the battlefield a long time ago and knew Ding Da's combat habits well, would be teased by him.

If the person who said this just now was a team leader, Yun Chu would definitely hold on for a night with his eyes wide open, and as the team said, he would not let the enemy come in from the range of the two camels no matter what.

Since it was a brigade commander who was so idle that he came to arrange it, it naturally showed that he would not be needed on the battlefield at all.

A dusk moon hung in the sky, and when Yun Chu accidentally saw it, he untied Naha's shield and wrapped the sleeping child in a big coat.

When the moon comes out, it proves that the whistle wind on the desert is about to stop, since the wind has stopped, it is a good time for the sand and dust to fall down, at this time, the desert will be illuminated by the moon, plus there is fine sand and dust falling, any moving object will be easily noticed. Can only be used as a target.

Yun Chu resumed his sleep in the Aries Department, that is, people were sleeping, and his two ears were standing guard.

That night, he only heard the sound of feather arrows piercing the air, and it didn't sound for long, because there was not a trace of wind in the air, causing him to hear the snoring of the soldiers one after another.

When it was dawn, when Yun Chu and Naha came out of the black sheepskin with a dirty face, they found that except for Ding Dayou and a group of people who seemed to have come out of the soil, they were in good spirits.

Seeing Ding Da sitting on a wooden box with a big golden knife, his hair was scattered, and there were large patches of red mud on his armor, he felt unbearable, and handed him the water in which he had soaked tea foam and honey.

Honey green tea really refreshed, Ding Dayou took a sip, paused for a moment, and drank it all.

"Were there any injuries in last night's assault?"

"There are no injuries, but there are two dead, one has a broken neck, and the other has a short spear piercing the heart, can you save it?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Since you can't, go do something capable, and tell that old Hu man that this time, I want half of his goods."

The situation of the old monkey here is very bad, the Hu people who died in one place, Yun Chu told the old monkey who was directing the collection of goods Ding Dayou's request, and the old monkey agreed very happily.

"There were too many Hu merchants who died last night, and more than half of the goods became ownerless, and it was reasonable for Ding Dayou to ask for half of them, and it also helped those of us who survived save a lot of money."

"Are you going with Ding Dayou today?"

"Let's go, if we don't go with him, how can we enter the Jade Gate? Don't you think that Ding Dayou's expulsion of us from the camp last night was an act of perfidy, it was an option, even the best one.

It is right that people only have the idea of winning in their hearts, and you must also remember in the future that there is no way for tigers and wolves to fight together. ”

The old monkey has become an empathetic and open-minded person again, and sometimes, Yun Chu really can't make an accurate character profile for the old monkey guy.

He is like a combination of a jackal and a tiger, and if you want to describe him accurately, you should add a little crocodile insidiousness and shark rage.

This kind of person is more dangerous than everyone Yun Chu has seen before, but he is rare to have a strong personality charm, which makes people unconsciously willing to believe in him and rely on him.