Chapter 68: Sandstorm

"It turned out to be Brother Mo. Ximen Tian returned a military salute.

"Open the gates. Mo Xin commanded.

"Wait. Ximen Tian pointed to the sergeants and guards who were cooking not far away.

"Then let's open it later. Mo Xin smiled, but his thin face never changed to be old-fashioned.

Ximen Tian observed the layout around the city tower, and looked at some points where he could stay.

"Step on Feiyan!" Ximen Tian rubbed a few steps, and the wall of more than 40 meters was like walking on the ground.

Mo Xin's pupils shrank, and his face showed a solemn expression.

"Brother Mo, when General Huo Lian was named the wolf, did he leave a stele to commemorate it?"

"Huo Lian?" Mo Xin was stunned.

"The local population has a word of mouth, and I don't know much. Mo Xin replied.

"Oh. Ximentian was a little regretful.

"Even if there were, it was buried in the wind and sand for thousands of years. ”

Ximen Tian looked back at his subordinates who were eating, and suddenly he couldn't hide his sadness in his heart.

"Captain Simon. Mo Xin suddenly spoke.

"Brother Mo, do you have any questions?" Ximen Tian stood on the city tower, facing the outside of the city, dressed in white and dancing in the evening breeze.

"I wonder how much time the imperial court has given you to go to work?"

"It's a long month. Ximen Tian looked at the hurricane outside the city and sighed.

"Captain Ximen has been gone for most of the time?" Mo Xin's eyes suddenly showed sympathy.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with this time?" Mo Xin's expression naturally couldn't escape Ximen Tian's eyes, and Ximen Tian asked bluntly after a little thought.

"Brother Simon can offend anyone in the court?"

"How can you see it?" Ximen Tian didn't know anything on the surface, but his heart moved.

"Noble disciples, as the supervising envoy, during the April period, you can also play in various counties when you are visiting the mountains and rivers, and you will arrive at Yumen Pass by the way. "Mo Xin obviously knows something.

"Like me, it's two and a half months, and you can get there in a hurry along the border. ”

"Oh, Brother Mo has been to Yumen Pass?" Ximentian's curiosity suddenly rose.

"It was more than 50 years ago. "This horse-faced man who looks like he is thirty-one or twelve at most so old.

"Uncle Mo, then I'll ......" Ximen Tian coughed a few times.

"Brother Simon, huh?" Mo Xin was suddenly embarrassed for a while, randomly removed the restraints, and gradually revealed the face of a verbose uncle.

"Even if Captain Ximen marched in the inner layer of the Great Wall for thirty days, from Chang'an to Yumen Pass for a month, I don't know what Captain Ximen's guide said?"

Indeed, he said that the Great Wall was in a large U-shape on this section, and that it could be reached by a seven-day march across the desert. Ximen Tian opened the map and buried his head in it.

"It's not just a U-shape, it's just a wavy shape. Mo Xin snatched the picture and made an exaggerated comparison.

"The first route, from Chang'an to Yumen Pass. Mo Xin crossed a straight line.

......

After chatting for about an hour, the sky on the Great Wall was already full of stars, and the more than 400 people at the foot of the Great Wall had already been roasted on fire.

"You go now. Mo Xin reminded.

"Good. ”

"All the armies listen to the order!" Ximen Tian turned his head and said in a loud voice.

"Here!" the sergeants shouted as they stood in unison.

"Let's go, Yumen Pass!" Ximen Tian descended from the battlement.

"Yes!"

"Open the gates. Mo Xin commanded.

"There will be a period later. Ximen Tian bowed his hand at the foot of the Great Wall and slowly walked away with this group.

"There will be a period later. Mo Xin waved his hand.

"The desert is truly a place of human life. Mo Xin didn't tell Ximen Tian that there were 8,000 soldiers who had been out of the gate at that time, and only 6,000 were left at Yumen Pass.

"Team leader, how many people are left when they go. Yi Shi shrunk his neck and was full of emotion.

"How do I know. Mo Xin kicked the butt of the chief and said angrily.

Nash stood there obediently like a kitten.

Desert.

"Your Excellency. "Nan Ji galloped on his horse, carrying a bow on his back, and had a bit of a general's demeanor.

"Nanji. "Ximen Tian is dressed in white, which is particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

"Why march at night, it's so cold. Nan Ji patted the kettle that turned into ice cubes, and also expressed the thoughts of all the sergeants.

"That's because ......," Ximen Tian explained.

In fact, in the Great Desert, in direct sunlight, the amount of water consumed is noticeable, even without exercise.

Under special circumstances, although the desert is cold, it is necessary to learn the method of "traveling at night", and night is the best time to march.

"I see. Ouyang Huixin was in the carriage and quietly lifted the curtain.

"Look, that's the Big Dipper. Simon pointed to the seven stars in the starry sky.

"It turns out that this is the Big Dipper. The armies whispered, unconsciously slowing down.

"Huh?" Ximen Tian keenly felt when the air became turbid, but he only frowned and didn't pay attention to it.

"It is said that making a wish to the Big Dipper can be fulfilled in this life. The guide danced with his hands.

"Big Dipper? Make a wish?" Ximen Tian remembered the seven-star lamp in his arms.

The seven-star lantern emits a soft light, and its seven kinds of logos of Heavenly Pivot, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Shaking Light are faintly opposite to the seven stars in the sky.

I want to resurrect Master Zhuge Tianji.

Ximen Tian made a wish, but the seven-star lantern did not react at all, and still quietly emitted a soft light.

"I want Daddy to come back to life. Nan Ji made a wish.

"I want to marry a daughter-in-law when I become famous. A skinny monkey-like guard made a wish.

"I want to eat big buns every day. ”

"I want to see my mother every day. ”

"I want to ......"

All the soldiers secretly made a wish.

"I think Ximen Tian can really treat me as his wife. Ouyang Huixin looked at the Big Dipper and couldn't take her eyes off it for a while.

"All right, everybody. Hurry up and march. Ximen Tian saw that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and he was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, so he hurriedly reminded.

"Yes, sir. The sergeants replied and sped up.

"Ahh "A chubby guard sneezed.

"Ah Liu, are you suffering from a cold? A sturdy man beside him scoffed.

"No way! Don't talk nonsense. The guard, Ah Liu, hurriedly argued.

"You just can't. The Sturdy Guard continued to scoff.

"It's just that the air is bad, and it makes me feel bad. Ah Liu touched his nose.

"The air here is so muddy, there won't be sandstorms. A silly voice came from behind.

"How so?" the surrounding sergeants despised him together.

But the sky is not beautiful, and the Big Dipper only wants to fulfill his wish.

The stars dimmed.

"Really, there really is a sandstorm!" a sergeant howled suddenly, and fled frantically, pointing to the end of the horizon that was incomparably far away, and at this moment, the sand and dust were rising.

"There were really sandstorms. Ximen Tian looked at the sand and dust coming from the waves layer by layer, and turned his horse away.

"Full speed ahead!"