Villager of Daming

Chapter 515 Wild donkeys are in a herd and the road lacks water (second more)
"Come back! Come back! The horse that ran away is back! And a bunch of... mules?"

Just as Zhu Xing finished talking about Arima being stupid, he heard shouts.

The horse is back?Bringing another group of mules?Where did the mules come from?Brought by the wind?

Many people came out of the tent to see a horse running in front, followed by a group of... mules?horse?
"One, two, three... 33 mules?" The chief took a telescope to watch.

The horse ran back, but the group of things that followed stopped a few hundred steps away and did not move forward, 33 of them.

"Donkey, eh! Hey hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian said, he knew the Mongolian wild donkey.

"Donkey? What does a donkey look like?" It was the first time the Li Chang saw it.

"It's a donkey. It looks like a mule. Some people call them wild horses. In fact, they are really donkeys. They are bigger than ordinary donkeys."

The guide comes over and confirms the animal's name.

"How do they live in the desert?" Zhu Xi thinks that there should be no animals in the desert.

"If you go back to His Highness King Qin, the wild donkeys will find a place with water. This group is probably chased by sandstorms from other places. If you ignore them, they will leave or die of thirst on the road.

They can withstand cold and heat better than horses, and they can go without water for a long time, even ten and a half months.

It's not easy to catch them alive, they run fast, but they can be surrounded by horseback and gradually shrink the encirclement. "

Another local guide explained the situation of wild ass, apparently he had caught one before.

Zhu Xi looked at the wild donkeys that were not approaching: "In the desert, they are almost as big as camels. They grow bigger and can endure without drinking water. They are better than horses. Did our horse hook up with them?"

The guide looked puzzled. They couldn't guess what the horse was doing by running out and bringing back a group of donkeys.

"Or...send them some food?" Zhu Biao felt that the wild donkeys must be hungry and thirsty.

"His Royal Highness, they will run away when people pass by." The guide reminded.

Li Chang came up with an idea: "Put the water basin and grass in another direction, let people leave, and see if they pass by."

"Try it, I saw it in the desert after all, and it's still alive, so please help if you can," Zhu Biao ordered.

Someone brought hay and pots to the side of the wild donkeys. The wild donkeys moved a little bit, but when they saw that they were not walking towards them, they continued to stay where they were.

The ten wooden basins were placed on the ground separately, and water was poured from the water bag, and each basin was half filled. The grass was scattered and placed not far from the basins, and the people came back.

The horse that just ran back ran out again, went around in front of the wild donkeys, and then ran back to the camp, but the wild donkeys did not follow.

After a while, a wild donkey ran to the basin next to it, looked at the place, lowered its head to drink water, and started howling.

The other wild donkeys ran over at once, squeezing their heads to drink water.

Ten and a half pots of water are too much for a human to drink, but for a wild donkey to drink is just to quench their thirst, not enough at all.

The wild donkeys drank two sips each, and the ten pots were empty, and they lowered their heads to eat hay, which was obviously not enough.

"That's it for today, let's see if they are gone when we are on the road tomorrow." Zhu Biao decided to put down his mind, drink some water, eat some grass, and think he can last for a few days.

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The next day, everyone put away the tents, poured out the sand in the sandbags, and stacked the sacks together.

The horses and camels were set up with frames, and the team set off.

"Look, the wild donkeys belonged to yesterday. They are in front." After walking for a while, Zhu Xi saw a herd of wild donkeys in front of him.

The team continued to walk, and the herd of wild donkeys followed all the way, neither approaching nor far away.

"Can they pull a cart?" Zhu Xi looked at the wild donkeys and seemed to feel uncomfortable unless they put something on them.

The village chief opened his mouth, but finally fell silent. Last night he had a make-up lesson with Hanhan and learned about wild donkeys.

The guide next to him said: "Your Highness, King Qin, I heard that some people have caught wild donkeys alive and made them work. I have only eaten donkey meat." The delivery is pretty good!”

Zhu Xi looked at his team, muttered and shook his head. If the horses in the team were sent out to surround and then lasso the donkeys, they would be more tired.

What's more, the wild donkeys refuse to accept after being trapped, so it's not worth wasting time with them.

When it was getting dark, the people stopped to camp and gave some water and grass to the horses. The camels were not used for now, they could persist.

They also gave the wild donkeys the same things as yesterday. As soon as the messenger left, the donkeys ran over to drink water and eat grass.

"How much water is there in the team?" Zhu Biao looked at the camels without water and asked.

"Your Highness, it's okay to persist for another three days. There will be a small oasis in front of tomorrow. Go there to replenish water." The people from the Prince's Mansion replied.

The guide and the general knew where the water was as they walked over.

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

Others are resting as usual, and now they can't take a bath, and there is no river around.

The sky was bright again, the team marched, and the donkeys reappeared, still keeping their distance.

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

"Where is the oasis? There is an oasis here! There is also the skeleton of a dead camel, why is it missing?"

The young general grumbled and ran forward, and the others followed him. They spread out there, instead of digging the sand with their hands.

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

Zhu Biao frowned: "Has the sandstorm been buried?"

Zhu Xi echoed: "I guess so, where is the next water source?"

"According to the distance, it takes seven days to walk, so we need to use two days of water for seven days."

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

Another guide suggested: "The water for the horses can be reduced, so that there will be no shortage of people. The horses will die hundreds of times, and there will still be horse meat to eat."

When he said this, the expression on his face was painful, there was no other way, horses were very precious.

"Since there was an oasis, use a Luoyang shovel to dig it. There are so many of us! Dig out the sand."

Zhu Xi didn't want to kill the horse. There were tools in the team, including a way to get a little water from the wet sand.

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

"Let's make sure it's this location. The wild donkeys were probably looking for water here, but they were buried. They had to find a new source of water before they encountered us."

Zhu Biao was going to do what his second brother said. If there is an oasis, it must be underground water, and it cannot be caused by rain.

As long as the location is determined and everyone digs by hand, the sandstorm can bury the sand thickly.

The most troublesome thing is that the surrounding sand flows while digging. It needs to expand the scope and everyone spreads the sand outside.

The guide also ran over and looked carefully at the surrounding terrain. Once the sandstorm passed here, many low places were filled.

The oasis is also in a low-lying place, where the groundwater can come out, or the water in the surrounding sand dunes can accumulate there.

"Your Highness, why not open the box! We have something."

The village chief thought it was delaying things. The key point was that there was no water, which would have a big impact on morale.

Therefore, he proposed to open the box and let Xiaqiu Village handle it.

(End of this chapter)