"Whew! --Call! Call! ”

"Roar! --Roar! Roar! ”

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The clouds are overcast, the sky is obscured, the wind is roaring, and the yellow sand is flying...... It is as if countless earth-yellow dragons are wandering unscrupulously between heaven and earth, and it is as if thousands of ghosts are crying loudly, trying to drag people into the abyss of hell.

Under the raging wind, the individual is extremely small, only tightly united, can have a chance to survive, the camel team is placed on the periphery, the mule and horse are placed in the middle, the soldiers are wrapped in gauze and felt, all hiding under the belly of the war horse, holding hands with each other, working together to fight the storm!

The wind and sand are like a small knife, the cut skin is extremely painful, there are blood marks, and there are egg-sized sand and gravel, once it is smashed on the people and horses, it is like a heavy hammer, the light is a large bruise, and the heavy is spitting blood, and even hit the vital point and die directly!

Compared with the physical pain, the fear in the heart was even more terrible, the soldiers' eyes, ears, mouth, and nose were all blocked by the wind and sand, they could not see, breathe, and could not say a word, except for the terrible roar of the wind, they could not hear any sound!

"Ahh --I can't take it anymore, I'm going to go home and go to hell! ”

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In such a situation, even the battle-hardened warriors inevitably had fear, and then the whole will collapsed, and from time to time a soldier broke out of the ranks, howled and rushed into the wind and sand, and then disappeared without a trace............

Relatively speaking, the camel team on the periphery is much better, these big guys have a gentle personality, but they are brave, they have lived in the desert for a long time, they have experience in fighting against big storms, they do not scream, slow down their breathing, tightly form a camel city, protect the soldiers inside, it is really indispensable!

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The wind raged all night, until the early morning of the next day, it slowly subsided, and the surrounding situation also changed greatly, the sand dunes became flat, the flat ground blew into deep pits, and the deep pits filled into new sand dunes - the power of heaven and earth, terrifying!

"Whew! - I'm still alive, it's good to be alive! ”

"Phew! -Lao Tzu was almost buried alive, today is a catastrophe and does not die, he will have a blessing in the future! ”

"The Prime Minister is there--hurry up and find the Prime Minister!"

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The sun rises in the east, shining on everything, the earth is calm again, and a small sandbag arches up, revealing the surviving soldiers, covered in dust, and their faces are difficult to distinguish, but they are cheering with joy, and it feels so good to survive!

After a few cheers, people began to dig around, looking for their companions buried by the wind and sand, and rescuing the unconscious with all their might, especially the whereabouts of the prime minister, which is the most important thing.

Once Cao Cao has an accident, Cao's camp will be torn apart, and the Central Plains will also fall into chaos.

After some careful searching, Cao Cao was finally found under a dirt bar, except for the dusty face and mental exhaustion, the prime minister was unharmed......

First, Cao Cao was wrapped in four layers of felt, protected all the key points, hid under a dirt bar, and dug a small shelter, which was relatively safe, at least it would not be buried alive by the wind and sand!

Second, Xu Chu took dozens of warriors, wearing iron armor and holding shields, connected to each other with iron chains, and held on to the wind all night, blocking the flying sand and stones.

Next, the soldiers searched everywhere to rescue the buried comrades-in-arms, not only the joy of not dying, hugging each other and crying, but also the pain of people and ghosts going different ways, stroking the corpse and crying, and some soldiers disappeared without a trace, no one alive, no corpse was dead......

In general, because of the timely transfer and the correct method of evasion, the casualties were not large, about 3,000 people were killed, more than 1,000 were missing, accounting for about one-twentieth of the army, which was already a miracle under a large storm!

The loss of camels, mules and horses is not large, although the animals are stupid, but they are united to fight the disaster, at this point, people are far inferior to animals, because people are selfish, in the face of life and death, calculating!

"Woo! --Woo! Woo! ”

The desolate horn sounded, gathered the scattered soldiers, gathered in one place, regrouped the formation, and a dilapidated apricot yellow flag was also held high, waving left and right, boosting morale, no matter how many tribulations they went through - the soul of the Han army will never be destroyed!

After the men and horses were put in order, they left the almost filled depression and tried to return to the original camp, but after searching around, people were surprised to find that the camp had disappeared!

Under the raging winds, flags, railings, tents, stoves, ...... The whole blow disappeared without a trace, and the camp that was originally more than ten miles in radius was also covered with thick yellow sand, and it can be imagined that if the men and horses did not withdraw, what would be the fate - the whole army was wiped out, and no one was spared!

"Whoosh! Sou! --Brush! Brush! ”

"Hurry up and dig out the supplies, without these logistical supplies, how can the army fight?"

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It's too late to feel nostalgic, the soldiers rushed to the dunes, like a marmot, digging desperately with their hands, the camp can be abandoned, but the materials can not be without, especially ordnance, grain and grass, water, is the lifeblood of 80,000 horses!

Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and a group of generals were also anxious, after more than ten days of arduous trekking, most of the five hundred miles of Jedi had passed, and they were about to approach the enemy's nest - Liucheng, and they didn't want to encounter a big storm.

After most of the day of excavation, people finally found something, most of the ordnance is made of steel, the weight is relatively heavy, and they are all tied together, so the loss is the smallest, just buried by the yellow sand, after cleaning up without delay!

The grain and grass were lost heavily, five hundred miles of yellow sand and Hanhai, there was no grass and trees to cook rice, so they carried a large number of dried meat, dried vegetables, fried noodles, fried rice, but were blown away by the wind and sand, and only three or four out of ten survived, and the army was afraid to go hungry!

People can live for a month if they don't eat, and if they don't drink water, they will die in seven days, and there is a lack of water in the Jedi for five hundred miles, so Cao Jun prepared more than 1,000 carts to store clean water in wooden barrels for people, horses, and camels to drink along the way, because the transfer was too hasty, and the vehicles were too late to drive away, and they were all left in the camp!

After a night of strong winds, all the vehicles were overturned and buried under the yellow sand, the wooden barrels were also broken by sand and gravel, and the clear water flowed out, and the buckets that survived and were found by people were less than one or two out of a hundred, that is to say, Cao Jun's water source was cut off!

The yellow sand is long, there is no end in sight, the camp is overturned, the water source is cut off, under this situation, tens of thousands of soldiers are silent, everyone is trembling, their faces are like ashes, and two words echo repeatedly in their hearts - "It's over!" ”

Without a camp or tent, you can still use the sky as a quilt and the ground as a bed, and you are not afraid of the cold in summer anyway; Without food and grass supplies, you can kill mules, horses, and camels, and you can support them anyway, but if you don't have a water source, within two days, you will be thirsty and the whole army will collapse!

Some people can't help but ask, if you can kill mules, horses, and camels to eat meat, and drink their blood, how can you die of thirst?

This is to popularize a common sense, animal and human blood, the taste is very salty, when you are helpless, you can drink a few sips to save your life, but you can't drink a lot of it, long-term drinking, that will only drink more and more thirsty, and finally die of dehydration!

Besides, if all the war horses are killed, how can Cao Jun fight with Karasuma and Xianbei's iron cavalry in the plains and wilderness after Cao Jun walks out of the desert, isn't it in vain to send him to death?

"Woohoo! - Without water, we can't get out of this desert, and I'm afraid it won't be long before we die of thirst! ”

"I still have my wife, children, parents and relatives, if I die here, who will take care of them?"

"It's obviously a dead end, I have to hit it headlong, who is the big guy, and he will be cut with a thousand knives and broken bones!"

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Just escaped from death, and fell into a desperate situation, the soldiers were full of grievances, and turned into a sky-high anger, if you don't channel your emotions, I'm afraid it will cause a mutiny?

Once the army loses control, I'm afraid it will kill each other, at that time, who cares about the captains, generals and prime ministers, all of them are hacked to death, and the chaotic soldiers see blood, lawlessness!

"The incompetence of his subordinates in leading the way has caused the army to fall into a predicament, and he is willing to cut off the head of Xiang Shang and make amends to the prime minister and the soldiers!"

Tian Chou's face was like ashes, and he knelt on his knees to plead guilty, he wanted to lead the army out of Lulongkou, cross the five hundred miles of Jedi, and take the Karasuma Lair - Liucheng in one fell swoop, and then pacify Liaoxi and Liaodong!

I didn't expect that the sky was not beautiful, there was a rare storm, not to mention the heavy casualties of men and horses, the food, grass, and water sources were almost cut off, and the 80,000 army was in a desperate situation.

"Mr. Zitai has gone through hardships, led the army to crusade against the barbarians, and issued an early warning in advance, so that the army escaped the storm, not only is he not guilty, but he has merit - as for the current predicament, it can only be said that the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky!"

Cao Cao's face was cloudy, he held the Yitian Sword several times, and then relaxed, and helped Tian Chou with both hands, soothing him with kind words, so that he would not blame himself too much!

If you kill a guide officer, you can alleviate the resentment of the soldiers, Cao Cao will never be soft, the problem is, this responsibility is too heavy, Tian Chou's head is far from playing a role, since killing is useless, why kill innocents?

(End of chapter)