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Chapter 342
Gobi is the Mongolian language, which means 'the land where vegetation is difficult to grow'.Wang Xian and the others marched on this barren land, staring at the sky, the vastness, the clouds and mountains, and the desert, which looked vast and spectacular.

But if you walk on it down-to-earth, you will only feel helpless and hopeless.The long stretch of yellow sand and gravel has been paved to the sky, with no end in sight.There is no water source, not a little bit of green.There were no birds in the sky, no animals on the ground, not even a trace of life.Walking on the Gobi feels more desolate than the desert, dry and desolate, as if walking at the end of life.If you are traveling alone, you are afraid that you will be destroyed psychologically first.

There are many benefits to traveling in a team. Helping and encouraging each other will give people the courage to overcome difficulties and overcome nature.Of course, the premise is to obey the order and follow the command...to listen to Wang Xian's command.

On Wang Xian's shoulders are the lives and deaths of these two thousand and five hundred people, but his eyes are also darkened. If he didn't have a compass in his hand to distinguish east, west, north, south, he would definitely get lost with the team.

The sand was hot and harsh under the feet, and the air sucked in was scorching. The team fell silent, because they had to conserve energy, and no one spoke.In order to avoid direct sunlight, they covered their heads with robes, leaving only the eyes and nostrils outside, but everyone was still sweating profusely.

But water should not be drunk indiscriminately. Wang Xian’s experience in his previous life told him that if he drank water in large gulps, a lot of water would turn into urine, causing a great waste. The correct way is to sip in small sips until the mouth is completely moist. , and then swallowed slowly.And it's not like you can drink as you want, and you are not allowed to drink water without authorization before the hour or distance, otherwise the military law will be enforced.

After Wang Xianzhen chopped off the head of a brother who was drinking water because of thirst, everyone was stunned. They let their lips be chapped, let the fire burn, and did not dare to touch the water in the water bag without permission.

After burying that brother, Wang Xian wiped away his tears, looked coldly at everyone, and hissed: "If you really can't help it, you can drink your own urine, I don't care how much you drink!"

Everyone felt that he was speaking out of anger, and they didn't know that what he said was true until they saw that Wang Xianzhen had to drink his own urine. "Ninety-nine percent of urine is water, which can be used to replenish water. It's a pity to waste it."

Everyone never thought that they would have a day to drink their own urine, but after Wang Xian demonstrated in person, he opened up their psychological defense line. When they were extremely thirsty and it was not time to drink water, they really drank their own urine. urine.Although the taste is a bit strong, it really quenches thirst, and everyone drank it without any psychological barriers.It's a pity that I drink less water and urinate less...

Women don't have that 'blessing', they are more ashamed than men, and it is not convenient to take urine... Fortunately, women's endurance is inherently stronger than men, so they can hold it back.

Wang Xian forced himself to be cold and hard. In fact, this war trip had already tempered him very hard, but if he wanted to lead the crowd to create a miracle of life and walk out of this great Gobi, he had to be even more ruthless, ordering and forbidding, Non-negotiable.

Few people can understand that behind his unfeeling, there are actually deep feelings hidden. If it is not for his love for them, why would he bother?Just break through Guangwu Town.Anyway, he was not the one who made the sacrifice, and he could definitely break through the Tatar defenses.

Wang Xian couldn't explain it, and he couldn't explain it, because his own situation was terrible.Before he recovered from his illness, he embarked on an extremely cruel trek in the Gobi. He obviously felt that he was weak and his steps were weak, but he, the leader, should be fine. Otherwise, who would lead the long queue of people behind him out of the Gobi?
Day after day, he gritted his teeth and walked ahead.Every day, the team hurried on the road in the morning when the sky was getting dark, and camped and rested after three poles in the sun. The march did not exceed two hours a day, and the march did not exceed forty miles a day.Unless it is cloudy, will walk more.

This is to avoid excessive consumption caused by heat stroke and heat. Walking in the Gobi under the scorching sun for an hour, no matter how strong a person is, it is guaranteed to suffer from heat stroke.Even if the sun is westward in the afternoon, the whole Gobi is still steaming. Walking on it will still consume a lot of energy, and it is easy to cause fatigue and thirst.

At night, the temperature on the Gobi dropped sharply, but it was too cold, and the march would cause people to get sick from the cold.So Wang Xian simply asked the soldiers to concentrate on walking for two hours a day, and sleep in tents for the rest of the time, which can not only reduce consumption but also restore physical strength, which is actually more long-term than overdraft.

But even under such extremely strict requirements, the two most terrible indicators—water storage and marching mileage—still exceeded Wang Xian's expectations.

The amount of water stored was much less than expected. Afterwards, Wang Xian introspected because he forgot the factor of evaporation. The damn Gobi is too dry and hot. The water evaporates down the gap in the top of the bladder.

And the mileage of the march was slower than expected. This is because he forgot to consider the wind and sand... The wind in Mobei is very frequent, and it turns into a sandstorm when it blows on the Gobi. It's really hard to survive if it's covered, let alone march against the wind.Sometimes it takes a day when the wind blows, of course it delays things.

When camping that day, everyone put down their tents and got in to escape the heat and drink water.Wang Xian also lay down in the tent, drank some water but fell asleep without eating.But the pain like needle pricks all over his body made him unable to sleep well.Tossing and turning until the sun was setting and the Gobi was getting colder, he struggled to get up again and inspected the preparations for dinner... The team had two meals a day, which were also strictly controlled, one time before departure in the morning, and now another time, every time It is a small bowl of Desheng noodles with a piece of dried horse meat.

If people eat too much horse meat, they will have stomach troubles.However, the herdsmen have experience in eating horse meat. When boiling the meat, the blood will be cleaned and the horse meat will be made into jerky, so the problem will not be too big.But that is for people in good health. Wang Xian has been weak for a while, and his stomach hurts after eating jerky horse meat. Diarrhea...'The meat is rotten in the pot', Wang Xian comforted himself.

After checking the food, grass and water, Wang Xian sat down on the still hot sand, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "The problem is very serious..."

"The food is barely enough, the main reason is the lack of water, and we can only last for five days..." Wu Wei sighed, "Although we brought as much water as possible, it will consume too much to supply 500 people."

"No, keep killing horses." Wang Xian's throat felt like it was on fire, his ears were buzzing, and he said slowly, "Let's make sure people drink water first, and we can't let animals compete with people for water."

"Even if all the horses are slaughtered, it won't last five more days." Wu Wei licked his chapped lips and said, "We must replenish the water, otherwise there will be serious problems."

"God doesn't rain," Wang Xian said helplessly, "I can't even find a mouthful of springs, and it's hard for a clever woman to be without rice porridge."

"My lord, how long do we have to stay?" Xu Huaiqing leaned over and said with sunken eyes and chapped skin.

"From the current point of view, we have already walked almost half of the distance." Wang Xian's forehead was hot, and when he wiped it with his sleeve, there was no sweat: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, I don't believe that there is a road along the way." I can't come across a single spring!" He didn't understand why there were several springs every few days in the Hanhai Corridor, and how could he not come across a single source of water when he walked through the Gobi from hundreds of miles away?

As everyone knows, the experience of the ancients was tempered with life and time.The vast sea corridor they discovered was actually because there was a river vein underground in that piece of land.There are no water veins in the ground elsewhere, so where can I find springs?
"Subordinates, let's take someone to find water." Xu Huaiqing swallowed hard and felt a sore throat, which was a symptom of lack of water.

"Brother Xu, don't worry," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "It's going to be dark soon, it's as dark as looking for a needle in a haystack, wasting the energy of the soldiers."

"My lord, you should rest first, there is a lack of medical care and medicine in the Gobi," Xu Huaiqing said with reddened eyes, "Your illness is getting worse day by day."

"It's not a medical problem," Wu Wei said with shame on his face when he heard this, "Your Excellency is suffering from a fever, you need to drink more water, you need to recuperate from the heat, and you need to worry less. None of these three points can be achieved..."

"Fuck, let you tell me, I seem to be terminally ill, don't make a fuss!" Wang Xian's voice became hoarse, as if two pieces of metal were rubbing against each other. over there.

At this time, the setting sun was setting, the Gobi was setting, and the distant horizon was shining with golden light. The Great Gobi showed its rare gentle side...or maybe it was because of the worrying tears of this peerless beauty that people felt that the Gobi had become softer Bar?
A long-remembered song suddenly appeared in Wang Xian's mind, which seemed to be sung like this:
'If the blue sea dries up, there will still be a drop of tears.

That is also waiting for you in vain, a thousand reincarnations.

Looking back suddenly, Zhan is constantly entangled.

All your pride can only fly in the painting.

Under the setting sun in the desert, who is that person playing the flute?

Quicksand and quicksand are flying all over the sky, who will haggard for you? '

The tear that saw Baoyin was blown into the air by the wind, and finally fell in his heart.At that moment, Wang Xian's heart finally softened.For a long time, he smiled at Baoyin like never before. It was a smile as pure as Gobi sand without any calculations.

He said softly, "I'm fine, don't worry."

This hoarse and unpleasant voice was like the sound of heaven to Baoyin, melting the snow-capped mountains in her heart and greening her desert. Baoyin ran two quick steps, threw herself into his arms, and hugged his waist tightly. Burying her head into his arms, she let the tears flow.

Wu Wei and Xu Huaiqing stood far away, watching the setting sun stretch their shadows to a long distance, and finally merged into one.Old Xu wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "I'll wipe, the wind and sand are so strong..."

　In fact, there have been a lot of things in the past two days, but I still insist on two updates.Shit, it's so late, it's not easy for the monk.I ask for more recommendation votes. I rank third in the history category. Is it tolerable or unbearable? ! ! ! !

　　


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