"I'm back! It's back! The horse that ran away is back! Also brought a group of ...... Mule? ”

As soon as Zhu Fan finished speaking, he heard a shout.

The horse is back? Brought a bunch of mules with you? Where do mules come from? Blown by the wind?

Many people came out of the tent to see that in the low position, there was a horse running in front, followed by a herd of ...... Mule? Horse?

"One, two, three...... Thirty-three, mules? "The chief took the binoculars and took a look.

The horses came running, but the group of things that came with them stopped a few hundred paces away and stopped moving, thirty-three.

"Donkey, yes! Hey, hey, hey! Zhu Wentian spoke up, he knew, Mongolian wild ass.

"Donkey? What does a donkey look like? "It's the first time I've seen it.

"It's donkeys, they look like mules, and some people call them wild horses, but in fact they are really donkeys, bigger than ordinary donkeys."

The guide stops and confirms the name of the animal.

"How do they live in the desert?" Zhu believes that there should not be any animals in the desert.

"If you go back to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the wild asses will find a place with water, and this group is probably chased by a sandstorm from another location, and if they are ignored, they will leave, or die of thirst on the road.

They can withstand cold and heat more than horses, and they will not drink water for a long time, and they will be fine for ten days and a half months.

It is not easy to catch them alive, they can run fast, but they can be fenced on horseback and gradually shrink the encirclement. ”

Another local guide gave a presentation on wild donkeys, who apparently had caught wild donkeys in the past.

Zhu Fan looked at the wild donkeys that were not approaching: "In the desert, they are about to catch up with camels, they grow big, and they can endure not drinking water, which is better than horses." Did our horses hook up with them? ”

The guide looked puzzled, they couldn't guess what it was to get the horse out and bring back a herd of donkeys.

"Or else...... Bring them something to eat? Zhu Biao felt that the wild donkey was probably hungry and thirsty.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, they will run when people go by." Wizard reminders.

"Put the basin and the grass in the other direction, and the people will leave to see if they are in the past." ”

"Try it, it's still alive in the desert, you can help it." Zhu Biao commanded.

Someone brought hay and pots to the side of the wild ass, and the wild donkey moved slightly, and when he saw that it was not going towards them, he continued to stay where he was.

Ten wooden basins were placed on the ground separately, and water was poured out of the water bags, and half a basin was filled for each, and the grass was scattered and placed not far from the basin, and the people returned.

The horses that had just come back ran out again, went around in front of the herd, and ran back to the camp, but the herd did not follow.

After a while, a wild ass ran to the basin beside it, looked at the place, lowered its head and drank water, and began to howl.

The other wild asses ran over at once, squeezing their heads and drinking there.

Ten and a half basins of water is a lot for people to drink, and for wild donkeys to drink, it is just to quench a thirst, not enough at all.

The wild asses drank two sips each, and when the ten pots were empty, they bowed their heads and ate hay, which was obviously not enough.

"That's it for today, and we'll see if they're gone tomorrow when we're on the road." Zhu Biaosuan let go of his heart, drank some water, ate some grass, and thought that he could hold on for a few days.

……

The next day, they put away their tents, poured out the sandbags of sand, and stacked the sacks on top of each other.

The horses and camels set up their shelves, and the procession set off.

"Look, wild asses, they were from yesterday, and they are ahead." After walking out for a while, Zhu Fan saw a herd of wild donkeys in front of him.

The team continued to walk, and the wild donkeys followed all the way, neither near nor far.

"Can they pull carts?" Zhu Fan looked at the wild donkey, and seemed to feel uncomfortable not putting something on others.

The lieutenant opened his mouth, but finally did not make a sound, he had a make-up lesson with Han Han last night and learned the knowledge of wild donkeys.

The guide next to him spoke: "His Royal Highness King Qin, I heard that someone has caught a live one and can let a wild donkey work, but I have only eaten donkey meat." ”

The guide next to him spoke: "His Royal Highness King Qin, I heard that someone has caught a live one and can let a wild donkey work, but I have only eaten donkey meat." ”

"It's bigger than a normal donkey, it has strength, it can be grabbed and raised, and it's good to plow land or transport goods!"

Zhu Fan looked at his team, muttered and shook his head, if the horses in the team were sent out to surround and then put on donkeys, it would increase fatigue.

What's more, if the wild donkeys are not satisfied, it is not worth wasting time with them.

When it was almost dark, the people stopped and set up camp and gave the horses some water and grass, but the camels did not need to do so, but they could hold on.

He also brought the wild donkeys the things of yesterday, and as soon as the people who sent them left, the donkeys immediately ran over to drink water and eat grass.

"How much water is left in the ranks?" Zhu Biao looked at the camel that had no water to drink and asked.

"Your Highness, it's no problem to hold on for another three days, there will be a small oasis in front of you tomorrow, go there to replenish water." The people from the Prince's Mansion replied.

The guide and the young man came and knew where the water was.

"Try to save." Zhu Biao heard that there were only three days of reserve water, and there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.

The others rested as usual and now can't take a bath, there is no river around.

It was light again, the procession marched, and the donkeys reappeared, still keeping their distance.

When it was noon, the young general and the others looked at the place in front of them and were dumbfounded.

"What about the Oasis? It's an oasis! And the skeleton of a dead camel, why is it gone? ”

The young man muttered and ran forward, and the others ran after him, where they scattered and did not dig a sand with their hands.

The two guides looked at each other: "That's right! ”

Zhu Biao's brows frowned: "The sandstorm was buried?" ”

Zhu Fan agreed: "It is estimated that where is the next water source?" ”

"According to the journey, it will take seven days to walk, and we need to give two days of water to seven days."

The guide took off his sunglasses, a dead look in his eyes.

Another guide suggested: "You can reduce the amount of water you can give to the horses, so that there will be no shortage of people, and the horses will die in hundreds, and you will still have horse meat to eat." ”

When he said this, the expression on his face was painful, there was no way, Ma Ke was very precious.

"Since there has been an oasis, take the Luoyang shovel to dig, there are so many of us! Dig up the sand. ”

Zhu Fan didn't want to kill the horse, and the team had tools, including a way to get a little water from the wet sand.

Xu Da's army survived like this, and his own team could do the same.

"Let's make sure again, if it's this location, the wild donkeys are probably looking for water to drink here, but they are buried, and they have to find a new water source to meet us."

Zhu Biaobei did what his second brother said, if there is an oasis, it must be groundwater, and it cannot be rained.

As long as the location is determined, everyone digs with their hands, and how thick the sandstorm can bury the sand.

The most troublesome thing is that the sand around it flows while digging up, so you need to expand the area and spread the sand outside.

The guide also ran over and carefully looked at the surrounding terrain, which was filled in by a sandstorm.

The oasis is also low-lying where groundwater can only emerge or water from the surrounding sand dunes accumulates.

"Your Highness, why don't you open the box! We've got something. ”

The lieutenant is afraid of delaying things, and the key is that there is no water, which is a big blow to morale.

Therefore, he proposed to open the box and let Xiaqiu Village solve the problem.

(End of chapter)