Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1316 Water

In fact, the most depressing thing is Ping An. He insists on bringing his brothers to join in the fun. In times of hardship like this, of course he can't hold back, otherwise he will be scolded to death.

So not only did he have to drink, but he also had to drink in public, so that everyone could see that he shared the joys and sorrows with them. It's just that I can't help but cry in my heart. The year before last, I drank from the human body under the hands of King Qi, and now I drank from the human body with Lan Yu. My life is considered complete.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he drank it all in public, he heard cheers in the distance: "We found water!"

"Ugh..." Ping An almost vomited on the spot.

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As Lan Yu expected, there is also a water source outside the South Road of Wandering Soul. The Ming army scouts searched for two days and found an underground spring sixty miles away from the military camp.

Speaking of which, this is still due to Guan Tong. After his first day's search yielded no results, he saw that the sky was dark, so he had to camp in the Gobi and wait for dawn before continuing his search.

Unexpectedly, when everything was silent in the middle of the night, he actually heard the faint sound of running water in his sleep.

At first he thought he was dreaming, but after he woke up and used the scout's quiver to listen to the pillow, the sound of the water was actually clearer!

Guantong and others were overjoyed. They used listening pillows to search for the sound all night, and found the place with the largest flow of water at dawn. Then he dug immediately, and in less than half a day, a gurgling stream of water was dug out!

"No, because of this, we can't go back!" Lan Yu shook her head decisively, then waved her hand, and Liu Xiang placed a map in front of the generals.

The men and horses drank the lake water to completely quench their thirst, and the fatigue and uneasiness of the past few days were swept away. Lan Yu took the opportunity to speak loudly: "This court is blessed with the help of heaven. It can be seen that this expedition will be successful according to God's will!" "

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By the time the army arrived after hearing the news, the scouts had worked hard to dig out four springs and channel the water into a depression to form a small lake.

Amidst the ecstatic cheers of the scouts of the two tribes, the water rushed out, and soon overflowed the pit, flowing like a stream...

"And this also has a great advantage, that is, it is unexpected!" Lan Yu then raised her voice and said: "Whether it is the Northern Yuan court or the King of Wu Duo'er, in their knowledge, there is only one route from Monan. Wandering Soul South Road can come, so the red army will definitely be sent to monitor the movement of this road. "

"Yes, with our large scale, it would be difficult for us not to be discovered if we follow the original route." Wang Bi nodded in agreement, "Given the nature of the Northern Yuan court, once they discover we are coming, they will definitely break camp and flee immediately."

"And Yuan Ting is constantly moving. We don't know whether they are on the east bank, west bank or north bank," Lan Yu said in a deep voice, "So as long as they arrive, it doesn't make any difference where they go."

"In the past few days, Chief Liu Kuaishou and I have been making calculations and determined that as long as we continue marching to the northeast, we can still reach Yuerhai!" Lan Yu said, pointing to the huge lake and said: "It's nothing more than the lake we originally arrived at. East, we may be heading to the west bank of the lake now.”

The Guan Tong picked up a handful of water, took a sip regardless of the soil in it, and then happily announced in front of everyone: "It's fresh water!"

It was completely different from the anxious and tense atmosphere last time. This time everyone was in high spirits and no difficulty could hold them back!
"General, after the soldiers are filled with water, we can immediately set off back to the South Wandering Soul Road." Hu Hai, the Marquis of Dongchuan, said loudly: "We have wasted so many days, we must hurry up!"

While the guards and soldiers were taking turns drinking and fetching water, Lan Yu summoned the generals to discuss the next move.

"God help me, I will succeed!" The soldiers cheered, and their morale was completely restored to its peak.

"That is, Emperor Beiyuan and his princes and ministers must be faster than rabbits." Zhao Yong smiled bitterly: "Once they are alerted, it will be too difficult to catch them. Moreover, our army is running around the grassland, always If we cannot catch up with them, it will be easy for our troops to become exhausted and fall into their counterattack, which would be too painful.”

"So let's go diagonally from here!" Lan Yu pointed her finger at the red line on the map pointing to the Yu'er Sea: "Only in this way can we avoid their probing horses and reach the Beiyuan Royal Court by surprise! "

"Okay, okay, but what if there is a shortage of water on the road again? We won't be so lucky every time." Huaiyuan Marquis Cao Xing asked. "Then hurry up and travel day and night!" Lan Yu said decisively: "Get to the shores of Yuerhai Lake before the water runs out!"

"No matter how far this journey is, it's only five hundred miles away. Is it okay to get there in four days?" As he spoke, he looked at the generals with sharp eyes.

"No!" all the generals said in unison.

"If you have any problems, you have to grit your teeth and overcome them!" Lan Yu said arrogantly: "If you don't sleep or rest, you have to get there! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The generals responded again.

"Go ahead, fill up all the guys who can hold water, and set off at dawn tomorrow." Lan Yu looked at the darkening sky and cursed, "Oh my god, it's getting dark earlier and earlier."

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Zhang Yu was also among the generals who just had the meeting, but others spoke softly and could only listen.

After the meeting, he did not return to his station immediately, but found His Royal Highness King Jin.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, you're a rare visitor." Seeing Zhang Hu bringing Zhang Yu over, the third child smiled and said hello.

"I'm here to pay my respects to the prince." Zhang Yu bowed to the third child first, and then whispered: "I have something important to report."

"Don't worry, these are all our own people." Zhu Fan said with a smile: "Why is it so mysterious?"

He does not have the consciousness of Zhu Di and Ping An. He is the supervisor of the army and there is no need to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

So I drank only water all the time, and because the water quality was too poor, I even made tea for it.

"My prince is here too," Zhang Yu said.

"Pfft..." Lao San sprayed Zhang Yu with a sip of tea: "What nonsense are you talking about? Did he fly here with wings?"

"Either they flew here, or they followed us on horseback." Zhang Yu couldn't help lowering his voice and said: "Now he is in our army, under the pseudonym Hong Ji, pretending to be a lowly soldier..."

"..." Zhu Fan's eyes flickered at first, and he immediately thought of a way to torment the fourth child, but after hearing the fourth child's alias, his eyes suddenly softened.

"Hong Ji, I miss my name so much..." Lao San muttered and repeated Lao Si's alias and asked, "Does he know you came to see me?"

"I know." Zhang Yu nodded: "I feel that the war is coming and I can't hide it anymore, so I want to tell General Lan about this, but the prince won't let me tell him. If you have to say something, just tell King Jin. Your Highness."

"You're right not to tell him." Lao San said lightly: "I understand, you can go back."

"Yes, I resign from my humble position." Zhang Yu responded and stepped back, his heart filled with astonishment. He never expected His Highness King Jin's reaction to be so... normal.

(End of this chapter)