When the young man heard this, he was about to answer, when suddenly a gust of wind rolled up a large cloud of sand and dust, and rushed towards him, and even his breath was closed at that time, and it was difficult to penetrate. The camels and horses raised their heads and neighed in unison, and it sounded very sad in the wind. The young man saw that the wind was fierce and his mouth could not be opened, so he hurriedly turned his horse's head and stood against the wind, took out a silver horn from his side and blew it a few times.

The camel team behind is managed by a special person, and most of the camel horses are young warriors in their twenties and thirties, and there are about 100 people. The rest of the camels and mules were mostly carrying firewood, water, tents, food utensils, etc., and when they heard the sound of horns, the camel caravan stopped. Six people and six horsemen flashed inside, even the two strong men in front of them, waved their hands to each other, each took out a small flag, made a move against the wind, and galloped out separately. The camel caravan immediately dispersed, led by these eight people, and formed a camel city circle with a radius of dozens of zhang in the local area. Then, the people on the hunchback descended one after another, lay the camel down, and split up:

Half of the hay and beans were fed to the camels and horses; Half of them, led by the eight men and a sand son, took down the cowhide tents and food utensils from the camelbacks, and made stakes and erected the tabernacle. Because the wind was too strong, there was a tent pile that was slightly shallow, and as soon as one was right, it was pulled up by the strong wind and blown into the air, like a broken kite, and it was flipped a few times in the fog and shadow, and it was gone. There are two strong men who are standing on the side of the curtain, hurriedly grabbing the canopy rope to rescue. The tent was not snatched down, but the wind brought out more than ten feet, his hands were strangled with broken skin and blood, his face was covered with sand, and he almost closed his breath. When they saw this, they were all terrified. In a dilemma, I had no choice but to drive the stakes deep into the ground, lay a horizontal latch, and barely lay four tabernacles. In order to prevent the wind greatly, the support is very low, the four sides are only a few feet high, and also set up a stomata wind tunnel. It took a lot of effort and feet, and after a lot of time, it was barely built. They were all exhausted, their hands were frozen and their feet were stiff, and they were like clay figures. Everyone first rushed to the tent, taking a slight breath and shaking off the dust.

The water in the desert is extremely precious, and there are nine good horses, although the water is sufficient, the camels and horses are herd, and the number is large, the future is still far away, how dare you waste it. The man in charge of the water took the skin of the water, and all the people were parched, and they each drank some of it. There is still water left in the bag, and he is taking the basin and wants to ask the boy to wash.

The young man was busy drinking water: "Xu Wu, why don't you know the severity?" The water here is as expensive as gold, and people can eat it, how to wash their faces? Send them to Sha Shishiko. A middle-aged strong man said: "Military master, you are the head of the dragons, and you love to be clean." Nine of our brothers are more affectionate than our fellow citizens. There were twenty-five of them, and like us, they were a big sheepskin bag. If you have any surplus water, why don't you wash it up? ”

The young man smiled: "That's not what I said. Although the younger brother is loved by his brothers and sisters and commands the whole team, he must not act selfishly. With only half a basin of water, what are you and my brothers worth? But it is only right that the nine of us share good and bad together. Even if you wash your face, you should start with the eldest brother and wash them one by one, how can the younger brother use it alone? The middle-aged strong man knew that the young man had a strong temperament, strict laws and regulations, and he would practice what he said, and saw that his head and neck were full of sand, and replied with a smile: "There is little water, and it is dirty to wash." It is better to soak each one with his hands, and everyone wash it together. Make a fire to cook, drink a few cups together, and sleep to recuperate. The boy promised.

Xu Wu moistened everyone's hands, and there was only half a basin of water in total, and there was no more left. The nine brothers wiped away the sand from their faces, and their spirits were slightly lifted. Then set up a chimney on the tuyere skylight, take out the dried dung of the cow and horse, and bury the pot to make rice. Take out the beef breast liquor and drink it on the floor. The young man heard the roar of the wind outside the scene, and the rocks flew in the sand, like a landslide and tsunami, and the sound was very loud. The camels and horses were already one after the other, huddled with each other in three or four layers, and surrounded the outside of the curtain. From time to time, there are a few hump chirping horses neighing, the night has already entered the twilight, it seems that the sad wind and dark night in the desert outside the Saiwai, the scenery is extraordinarily desolate and miserable, so that people's hearts are frightened and palpitating, and it is difficult to be peaceful. There are more than 20 people in the middle tent, in addition to the first nine young heroes, there are more than 10 people, most of whom are accompanying martial warriors. Despite the fierce wind outside the tent, the mournful roar of the camels and horses, the tent shook by the strong wind, the canopy ropes rolled and made a chaotic sound, and a large area of sand hit the top of the tent like a drum, and there was a danger of being blown away by the wind at any time, everyone still gathered around the fire, eating meat in large pieces, drinking in large bowls, drinking and cheering, and being passionate and generous, and did not care at all. Wait until the wine is hot, and everyone will talk about their hearts, and their breath will be more vigorous.

At first, Zhang Tong saw that the enemy was strong and the state affairs were difficult, and he had already seen that it was not good, so he made a guest and spent money and made friends with heroes. On the one hand, he secretly ordered comrades and heroes to pretend to be merchants, colluded with local merchants, and set up many large grain stores in various places in the choke point, ostensibly doing business, but in fact spying on the enemy. The number of people in the department is small, and they are all brave and loyal martyrs. Secretly with the art of war, he wanted to treat the enemy's southern attack, led his subordinates, and suddenly rose up, thinking that he should respond internally. Unexpectedly, the bald tree was cunning and fled into the desert.

Lifting the sand weight up again, he was covered with sand and soil, and he became a yellow man, his face was as white as paper, and he was almost colorless. Duan Quan hurriedly took a glass of hot wine, and as soon as he fed it, Sha Chongzi also gasped, and suddenly shouted: "Heroes, you don't know that it's powerful, but in a blink of an eye, disaster has come." The crowd was amazed.

Sha Chongzi said: "Tonight is a whirlwind with big sheep's horns, which is never seen in the desert. When I heard the sound of the wind, I ventured out to explore, and two or three pillars of wind had already appeared in the sky, which was already going to be bad. As I looked, there was a large pillar of wind, like a volcano, flying towards us, and the wind was suddenly turning and flying into the air in the oblique thorn. This kind of wind pillar is mostly floating sand that is rolled up by the whirlwind, and the wind is wrapped into a column, and the highest is more than 100 zhang. The grains of sand were tightly wrapped in the wind, swirling and whirling, rubbing against each other, emitting tens of millions of sparks, which looked like volcanoes. One can't dodge it, and is hit by it, no matter whether it is human or animal, he doesn't want to live. I saw that although the first and second pillars of the wind were rolled to the side, there might be some underneath, although fortunately the camels and horses had been tied together with long ropes beforehand, and were not afraid of blowing them away, the matter was still very worrying, so I ordered people to inform one tent after another, I know that you must be drinking and not sleeping, so I will call the police in person, and ask you to put out the lights. As soon as there is an accident, quickly use wool felt to protect the head and face, and then tie everyone together with a long rope, in case the wind column rushes, so as not to be blown on the head and face by the sand and stones, otherwise you will be seriously injured if you don't die. At first, I was scared, and I wanted to order someone to pass on the information on my behalf, but then I remembered that Li You was deeply kind to my father and son, and how timid was when employing people? As soon as he walked out, he was blown down by the strong wind, and he crawled all the way to the third tent on the left outside the screen, and even the people were blown away by the wind. Fortunately, he ordered the child to pass on the life in advance, and with preparation, only one person was injured a little.