After being moved, Yang Qiu was a little worried.

"It's just that it's hard to distinguish the direction in the desert, and it's easy to get lost, even if there is a sun in the sky."

Many people know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and that it walks from east to west.

However, in the vast desert, where the position of the sun changes over time, it is difficult to discern the direction at that time.

There is no reference in the desert everywhere, and it is not easy to walk in a straight line.

This is also why, Yang Qiu clearly determined the direction, but the route of the march deviated.

Chen Jing smiled indifferently when he heard this, took out a compass from the back pocket of the war horse, and said with a smile: "With this thing, you won't go astray." ”

Seeing this, Yang Qiu couldn't help but ask curiously, "General, what is this?" ”

The compass was made by Ma Jun with the support of Chen Xu's theory, and many Guanzhong generals did not know much about the compass.

Yang Qiu surrendered late, and he had been guarding Liangzhou, so he had never seen this thing.

In fact, in addition to the sea, deserts, forests, and grasslands, the role of the compass is not irreplaceable.

In the vast majority of cases, a guide is much more than a compass.

Chen Jing explained to Yang Qiu, "Have you seen the direction in which the pointer is fixed? ”

"At all times, the pointer points south."

Then, Chen Jing pointed in another direction and said to Yang Qiu: "See, there is the west, as long as we keep marching in this direction, we can get out of the desert." ”

Yang Qiu looked incredulous and said, "The pointer is pointing to the south now, after we turn around, won't the direction it point in a different direction?" ”

Chen Jing laughed when she heard this, and said, "You can take this thing and try it in a circle in place to see if the pointer keeps pointing to the south." ”

Yang Qiu picked up the compass with some hesitation, held it in his hand, and then slowly turned his body.

As Yang Qiu's body kept turning, the pointer actually miraculously turned, and the direction kept pointing to the south.

"I really didn't expect that there is such a magical thing in the world."

Yang Qiu stared at the compass in admiration, and then asked with some confusion: "Since the general has this kind of treasure, why don't you take it out in advance?" ”

Chen Jing's face was slightly red when she heard this.

He used to think that the compass was a strange technique, and he didn't think of it.

In Chen Jing's view, the compass is a dead thing after all, and as long as there are people living in this world, you can find a suitable guide.

It is with this kind of thought that Chen Jing has never taken the matter of the compass to heart.

It wasn't until Yang Qiu said that it was difficult to determine the direction in the desert that Chen Jing remembered the compass and took it out and showed it in front of Yang Qiu.

"Ahem."

Chen Jing coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, "This thing is a dead thing after all, if the guide can take on the heavy responsibility, there will be no need for a compass." ”

Yang Qiu said with a straight face: "The general's words are wrong, there are many deserts, Gobi and grasslands in the four counties of Longxi, even if you are a good guide, you dare not guarantee that you will not get lost." ”

"However, as long as you have this thing, and with the help of a guide, it is not easy to get lost."

Chen Jing lives in a prosperous place, where all the places she lives are densely populated and almost all of the areas have been developed. In this environment, the role of a guide is much greater than that of a compass.

However, in the face of the desert, Gobi, and grassland, people cannot find a guide who can master everything when driving in this barren land.

At this time, a compass that can point in the direction will become a marching artifact.

Yang Qiu lives in Liangzhou, and he has a deep understanding of this situation, so when he knows the effect of the compass, his reaction will be much more intense than that of Cai Chen Jing.

Chen Jing is not the kind of person who can't listen to people's words, and only then did he face up to the effect of the compass.

He immediately said to Yang Qiu: "I didn't think about it before, so the compass will be handed over to you, I hope General Yang can take us out of the desert as soon as possible!" ”

Feeling Chen Jing's trust, Yang Qiu immediately said: "Thank you for your trust, if you can't lead the army out of the desert in one day, I would like to come and see you!" ”

Chen Jing said with a smile: "Then there is General Lao." ”

Yang Qiu rode away, carefully holding the compass in his left hand, for fear of breaking it.

"In the past, I thought that the envoy was too mean, but today I know that the envoy is also a temperamental person, not only did he not criticize my mistakes, but also handed over such artifacts to me to use."

"What's even more commendable is that we questioned why the envoy didn't take out the compass earlier, and the envoy didn't get angry, but happily admitted that it was his own mistake."

With a different kind of thought, Yang Qiu came to the front of the team.

The compass led the march to the west, leaving a trail of disorganized footprints in the desert.

The setting sun shines on the desert, casting it with a pale golden glow, which is a spectacular beauty when viewed from afar.

That night, the army set up camp in the desert.

In order to prevent not being able to leave the desert as soon as possible, Chen Jing ordered the soldiers to conserve water.

In addition to being very thirsty, it is not allowed to waste at will, and it is not allowed to wash your face and feet with water, and you will be dealt with by military law.

Although many of these Xiliang soldiers were recruited from Chen Xu's rule, some of them had never seen the horrors of the desert before.

But everyone also knows that drinking water in the desert also represents life, and if it is wasted, it is definitely self-defeating.

Therefore, the soldiers were also very economical when they used clean water.

The night was silent, and the sky was light.

Compared with the coast of the East China Sea, Wuwei County, located in Longxi, the sun in the sky will rise late, and the early morning will naturally come late.

But as far as the eye could see in the desert, the night faded soon as the morning sun pierced the darkness.

At this time, the Liangzhou soldiers, who were already ready to go, also marched in the direction of the rising sun.

The red morning sun is reflected on the back of the Xiliang Army, and everyone can see the long shadow in front of them even if they are marching again.

Little by little, the sun moved to the west, and when noon came, the sand became hot under everyone's feet.

The soldiers walked on the soft sand, even if they were wearing shoes, they could feel the heat of the sand, and their faces were covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat.

After a long period of sun exposure, coupled with too little water intake, many people have some signs of collapse.

But under Chen Jing's policy, the soldiers did not dare to drink water.

It was not Chen Jing who used a high-pressure policy, on the contrary, Chen Jing later gave the soldiers a very lenient management.

Not only did he revoke the decree on the disposal of wasted water, but he also distributed the water equally, and each soldier was given drinking water that could last for two days.

Of course, this is under the condition that everyone is very water-saving, otherwise the clean water will not be able to support it for that long.

After all, Chen Jing still underestimated the consumption of clean water in the desert.

After the water was divided, a cold order followed: if anyone drank the water in advance, no one should support them, and they were left to their own devices.

Chen Jing's approach was to follow Yang Ding's advice and implement the law of the desert.

Generally speaking, when people walk in the desert, as long as their companions have drunk all the water, even their own brothers will not give out their own water.

Otherwise, both of them will die in the desert.

Therefore, there is no mercy in the desert, and mercy represents double death.

After Chen Jing promulgated this decree, some people at first did not take it seriously.

However, when a soldier accidentally broke the water bag and spilled all the drinking water, everyone realized how serious the situation was.

Walking in the desert, the water in the body evaporates very quickly, and even if you don't drink water for half a day, you will feel hungry and thirsty.

People who have never driven in the desert cannot feel the preciousness of water at all.

The soldier who spilled his drinking water couldn't support it in just half a day, so he had to ask for help.

Someone relented and gave some water to that person, but even his own water was confiscated by Shangguan.

When the two collapsed and fell to the ground one after another, no one dared to go up to rescue them.

In the end, these two people could only watch the team slowly leave, but they were desperately buried in the yellow sand.

It's not that Chen Jing is cold-blooded and ruthless, on the contrary, he cares extremely about his subordinates.

But it had come to this point, and he had to do so.

Even if Yang Qiu promised to lead everyone to the oasis within a day, Chen Jing could not be blindly optimistic.

What if the army still can't find the oasis in a day?

Shall all men die of thirst in the desert?

As the commander of the first army, Chen Jing naturally had to take precautions, and Yang Ding's strategy was the best way to save water.

Clear water is life, how can soldiers not cherish their own lives?

Although the two soldiers fell in the desert one after another, they taught the rest of the people a good lesson. Since then, everyone has treated drinking water as if it were their own life.

Time passed slowly, Yang Qiu rode a war horse and walked at the forefront of the team, seeing that it was getting later and later, his face couldn't help but show an anxious look.

"Why haven't you arrived at the oasis yet?"

"Whoa!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew the flag, and the yellow sand fascinated Yang Qiu's eyes, but he screamed in surprise.

"Oasis, oasis ahead!"

Although he hadn't seen that touch of green yet, Yang Qiu could catch a trace of warm moisture from the wind.

The wind in the desert is absolutely dry, and now that you can feel the moisture, it means that there is an oasis ahead.

Chen Jing was tired and rode on his horse, feeling very uncomfortable with the desert climate.

Suddenly, he heard a cheer coming from afar, and he was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed.

The reason why the vanguard army can cheer so much must be because they have walked out of the desert.

Sure enough, a fast horse galloped towards this side, and the knight roared loudly from afar with an unconcealable joy on his face: "Oasis, oasis, there is an oasis!" ”

"Oh oh oh!"

After the soldiers were stunned, they all cheered and shouted, and many even hugged each other warmly.

Although there had been some speculation before, after hearing the exact news, Chen Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The whole army accelerates, towards the oasis!"

Chen Jing raised the sword in his hand and shouted loudly.

The soldiers sped up, hoping to rush out of the desert and bury themselves in the water.

People who have never been in the desert will never be able to understand how they feel when they encounter an oasis.

It's like a hungry ghost who suddenly meets a peerless beauty with no clothes on, and his eyes are shining.

Between the desert and the oasis, there was a vague and clear dividing line, and Chen Jing stopped his war horse here and was silent for a long time.

There is a desert behind you, the yellow sand is boundless, but not far ahead, there is a river running through the north and south, and a red sunset is reflected in the water.

On both sides of the river, there are also many bonfires that have just been lit, some of which still have roasted whole sheep on them.

The smoke from the campfire seemed so lonely in the open field.

If Chen Xu were here at this time, I am afraid that he would not be able to help but sing the verses of 'The desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river'.

It's just that although the smoke is now soaring into the sky, it is not a lonely smoke, but it is fluttering with the wind, not so straight.

"Wow Ulla!"

Chen Jing, who was immersed in this spectacular beauty, suddenly heard some anxious shouts, with a little horror in them.

He raised his eyes and looked around, only to find that Yang Qiu had already led the vanguard army and surrounded a group of people.

These people were all natives in the oasis, and they were obviously dressed as aliens, and Chen Jing couldn't understand what they said.

They looked at the well-equipped Xiliang Army, their faces were full of horror, and many men protected the women and children behind them.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The sound of hurried footsteps came, and I saw a soldier running over and said to Chen Jing: "Envoy, what should you do with these people?" ”

Chen Jing frowned and said, "Are they Han Chinese?" ”

The soldier replied, "No! ”

Chen Jing raised her eyelids, and said lightly: "Kill them all!" ”

The soldier took the order and went to Yang Qiusheng and muttered for a while, and Yang Qiu then gave the order to massacre.

Although there were some men who were surrounded, they did not have the slightest ability to resist in the slaughter of the Xiliang army, and blood was splashed on the spot.

The small-scale massacre soon ended, and a general finally couldn't help it anymore and asked Chen Jing: "Didn't the lord issue a military order not to wantonly kill the people?" ”

"Why did the general slaughter all these people for no reason?"

Chen Jing still had a light smile on his face, and said, "The lord's military order only faces the Han people, not these aliens. ”

The general's face turned red, and he shouted, "But they are all living people!" ”

Chen Jing stared at the man and shouted, "If it is not in my clan, his heart will be different." ”

"What's more, the whereabouts of our army must not be exposed, let alone just a hundred people, even if it is ten times more, why kill them?"