The next day, the army marched again.

At the insistence of the commander, deputy marshal, and supervising the army, although the generals were unwilling, they had to carry it out.

Lan Yu sent the light cavalry who had previously inquired about the news and set off one step ahead of time to clean the lost tents of the Yuan army and remove the traces.

Anyway, the soldiers didn't know the specific location of the main force of the Yuan army, and the map was only seen by senior generals, and the only thing the soldiers could do was to obey orders.

Five days later, the army arrived at the former Yuan people's station, and after resting for most of the day, they continued to advance.

After a few more days, the army came to the desert.

Lan Yu ordered the drilling team to drill for water, and then gathered all the generals to cheer everyone on.

"The main force of the Yuan army is in the desert ahead, as long as we go all the way forward, we will definitely be able to find them!"

Lan Yu's tone was extremely firm, at this time, he had to show enough confidence and composure to stabilize the hearts of the generals, "Everyone, the battle is ahead, glory, wealth, supreme glory, as long as you persist in persistence, you can ......get it at your fingertips."

Balabala......

After a big meal, the generals will gradually regain their confidence, after all, everyone wants to win the battle and make great achievements.

The army rested for seven days in a row, and after bringing the limit of the water it could carry, it advanced again.

Along the way, Lan Yu seemed to be a different person, and was polite to Li Qing and Li Jinglong, and even with a hint of flattery, she was inseparable from the two, and invited the two to drink from time to time.

Li Qing understood that the reason why Lan Yu was so attentive was mainly because he was afraid that he would turn against the water, and while he was funny, he also had some admiration in his heart.

In order to win, in order to win the battle, Lan Yu can really be said to be able to bend and stretch.

However, he is a principled person, and he will not follow Lan Yu all the way to the black because of this, he can't ignore the life and death of the 150,000 army, as a prison army, he has this obligation and responsibility.

In the evening, Li Qing deliberately found Lan Yu and said solemnly: "When even the sparse weeds are completely gone, we must return to a place where the grassland is lush and the water source is abundant, and then the emperor will decide." ”

"Li Jianjun rest assured, I will not act recklessly." Lan Yu agreed, and said with a smile: "The whole two cups? ”

"Nope." Li Qing was not in the mood, and turned around and went back to his tent.

……

Ten days later, they completely entered the desert, and there was nothing but yellow sand as far as the eye could see.

There is no road, not even a reference, and if you go any deeper, the risk of getting lost is too great.

"Dashuai, you can't march again."

"Three days, three more days." Lan Yu said, "If the main force of the Yuan army is not found after three days, the army will retreat." ”

Li Qing frowned, he was very optimistic about Lan Yu's insistence.

With a large army of baggage, how far can you go in three days?

The desert is boundless, and it is simply wishful thinking to find the main force of the Yuan army within three days.

"Dashuai, I can understand your feelings, but it's really not necessary." Li Qing shook his head, "You know very well that it is impossible to find the main force of the Yuan army in three days. ”

"What if?" Lan Yu held his shoulders and shook him, almost stunned, "Just three days, this is my last insistence, I promise, if you still can't find the Yuan army, retreat immediately, and never hesitate!" ”

After a pause, he said to Li Jinglong again, "Vice Marshal Li, do you want to go back like this?" ”

Li Jinglong's face was entangled, he pondered for a long time, and said, "Okay, just three days!" ”

said, looking at Li Qing, "Li Jianjun, I have persisted for so long, it is not bad for a few days, and we will not find it when the time comes, so we will return along the same road." ”

"Not bad!" Lan Yu's face was expectant, her eyes were red, "Li Qing, can't I beg you?" ”

Li Qing smiled helplessly, and then, Zhengse said: "Dashuai, this is my last bottom line, if you still insist on marching three days later, don't blame me for not being emotional." ”

After a pause, the murderous aura was awe-inspiring: "Lao Tzu even dares to beat the horses and vassal kings, don't say that you are a marquis!" ”

"Okay, if I break my promise, I won't fight back if you kill me."

~

The army marched again, and three days passed in a flash, but there was still no trace of the Yuan people.

Li Qing couldn't sit still, even Li Jinglong, who was eager for meritorious service, couldn't sit still, and the two came to the handsome camp together, "Dashuai, it's time to withdraw." ”

"Okay, withdraw!" Lan Yu nodded and sighed: "The army will rest for one night and go back tomorrow, it is true that it cannot advance any further." ”

Seeing that he was depressed, Li Qing comforted him a few words and turned back to the camp.

Li Qing also felt uncomfortable, this time the court spent so much, but he didn't even see a shadow of the enemy, he was a little embarrassed to face Lao Zhu, although the responsibility was not him.

"Alas......!" Li Qing smiled bitterly, "What's going on?" ”

I picked up the wine bag, poured a few sips, calmed down a little, pulled up the blanket and covered it, and fell into a deep sleep.

……

Four watches.

Li Qing was sleeping soundly, and was suddenly pushed and yelled at, and his depressed mood completely exploded, "Grass mud horse, push your uncle!" ”

"Something's wrong!" Li Jinglong didn't care about it, he was so anxious that the muscles on his face protruded, "Li Qing, Lan Yu... He ran away with the people. ”

"Ran away?" Li Qing repeated a sentence with hysteria, and then his eyes widened, "Run?!" ”

"Well, with his righteous son, cronies, and horse's hoof wrapped, he ran away."

Li Qing said in a trembling voice: "How many people did he bring?" ”

"Nearly fifteen thousand!" Li Jinglong said solemnly, "The lord will be all his righteous sons and cronies, and he only brought three days' worth of grain and grass, galloped all the way, and ran forward. ”

"Did you send someone to chase after you?"

"I have sent a light cavalry to chase after me, but ......," Li Jinglong said bitterly, "Lan Yu is already stunned, even if he catches up, it is impossible to pull him back, he is the boss after all, and the 15,000 people are absolutely obedient to him, this is a big deal." ”

Li Qing's heart suddenly cooled, Lan Yu used Yang Mou this time, and only brought three days of supplies, just to let the army meet him.

chasing, may put everyone in, if you don't chase, the 15,000 people of Lanyu will have to be buried in the desert.

"Damn it, fifteen thousand!" Li Qing's face was full of hideousness, "Lan Yu is really fucking ruthless!" ”

"What now?" Li Jinglong is young in the end, and when he encounters this kind of thing, he has no idea at all, and he urges Li Qing to make up his mind.

Li Qing didn't know what to do, this was a dead knot, no matter how he chose, he couldn't afford the consequences.

The people who participated in the war this time were the elite of the elite, so they abandoned it and left it to fend for themselves, no matter how much Lao Zhu favored him, he had to chop off his head.

Calm down, don't panic...... Li Qing forced himself to calm down, "Is there someone left behind by Lan Yu?" ”

"I left a righteous son." Li Jinglong hurriedly said, "These are all what he just told me. ”

"What about people?"

"Off the books." Li Jinglong replied, and raised his voice outside the account, "Vice General Liu!" ”

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a burly man hurriedly came in, hugged his fists and said, "See Deputy Marshal Li, Supervisor Li." ”

"Less of this!" Li Qing said angrily: "Why didn't you report it earlier? ”

"The marshal gave the order to die, and the last general was also ordered to do things." Vice General Liu is neither humble nor arrogant.

Li Qing was so angry that he scolded his mother, Shaoqing, "Vice Marshal Li, you watch here first, and I'll chase after you." ”

"Don't, don't be impulsive, Lan Yu has fifteen thousand people, he doesn't want to come back, can you persuade him?" Li Jinglong grabbed him, so anxious that he was about to cry, "Brother Li, I'm very upset, if you leave again, I... I ......"

Ah......!

Li Qing was anxious and angry, and couldn't help beating his chest, and he really poured blood mold for eight lifetimes on these two goods.

"Overseer, deputy marshal." Vice General Liu hugged his fists and said, "The grain and grass brought by the marshal is only enough for a few days, if it is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that there will be accidents, and it is imperative that we must march as soon as possible." ”

Li Qing gritted his teeth, "Meeting!" ”

This kind of big thing, he can't be the master of the army at all, and Li Jinglong, who can barely be the master, is in chaos, so he can only gather all the senior generals and officials to come over and make ideas together.

A quarter of an hour later, the commander set up his tent, and the generals gathered.

Li Qing said the matter succinctly, and the generals couldn't help but be shocked.

After a moment of noise, the opinions of the generals were unexpectedly unified: the army advances, rescue the commander!

Without him, the iron order in the army: the commander is in danger, don't go to the rescue, behead!

Lan Yu is the boss, he is still a noble, and more importantly, he is still a nobleman.

Aside from Zheng Guogong Changmao being his nephew, just the identity of the wife and uncle of the crown prince Zhu Biao is enough to make the generals jealous.

If such a person dies, no matter how good the reason is, he will inevitably go to the guillotine.

The general trend is in the direction, and Li Qing's will alone can't change anything at all, so he has to pinch his nose and admit it.

The sky was bright, and the army set out again.

Thankfully, the Blue Jade Demon was stunned, but he wasn't crazy, and every one or two miles, he left one person as a signpost to guide the army.

Hundreds of thousands of troops carried baggage, and it took more than ten days to converge with Lanyu.

Lan Yu's whole person has lost a circle, his lips are dry and cracked, and his spirit is a little sluggish, he has traveled too far to drag the army into the water, and the food and grass for three days have long been exhausted, and these days he is relying on eating horse meat and drinking horse blood, and it is difficult to survive.

When he saw the army coming, the guy laughed heartlessly.

didn't laugh long before Li Qing's fist arrived.

Lan Yu did what he said, but he didn't fight back, and let Li Qing do it.

Finally found the coach, at this time, Li Jinglong calmed down and persuaded Li Qing, "Now is not the time to settle accounts, we have to go back quickly, the sky is full of yellow sand these days, it's late, I'm afraid that the mark we left will be gone." ”

Lan Yu touched the corners of her mouth and asked, "Do you use people as markers, or do you use canvas to make markers?" ”

"Canvas, canvas is more obvious than people!" Li Jinglong said angrily, "We are not as cruel as you, using people as markers, the desert is so dangerous......"

"I can't go back." Lan Yu interrupted, "The wind and sand are so big, except for people, any other marks will be buried by the yellow sand, if you don't believe it, you can try it!" ”

"You don't need to say it." Li Jinglong didn't have a good airway, so he immediately led a light horse to look for a mark.

Half a day later, the light rider returned, all with ugly faces.

It was really said by Lan Yu, and the mark left behind only lasted for more than a hundred miles, and it was never found again.

Li Qing's heart sank, and the situation he was most worried about still happened.

The army is lost!