The avalanche at the last moment of crossing the snow-capped mountains caused huge losses to the Northern Expeditionary Army, but this loss only revealed its hideous face on the ninth day of entering the grassland.

Crossing the grassland is undoubtedly the most difficult part of the Northern Expedition, the physical strength and energy of the soldiers of the Shu army have reached the limit, and they urgently need to replenish high-calorie food and drinking water, but it is at this most critical moment that the Shu army is out of food.

Before entering the grassland, Liu Yin had already distributed all the grain, and even Liu Yin couldn't know if he could get out of the grassland with these grains, because judging from the condition of the grassland alone, it was completely different from later generations, whether it was Liu Yin's personal experience or the experience in books, at this time, it would not play a role. The whole operation of crossing the grassland is a very high-risk gamble, winning the Shu army will have the opportunity to march into Longxi, if you lose, you will be trapped between the grasslands and become part of the 10,000-year-old sludge.

But to this point, Liu Yin has no choice, stretching out his head is a knife, shrinking his head is also a knife, whether you want to or not, you must step into this eternal meadow of death that no one dares to cross.

Even when Sanda, who was lucky enough to escape from the meadow, stepped back on this land, there was infinite fear in his eyes, no one knew the meadow better than him, and under this mire of death, hundreds of his brothers were buried, this was almost his nightmare, and stepping on this meadow would undoubtedly be a nightmare for him to return to.

Even Sanda herself wasn't sure if she would be able to get out of the meadow alive.

In contrast, those young Shu soldiers were much more fearless, which was in response to the fearless words of the ignorant. The meadow is difficult and difficult to navigate. But the Shu army maintained an optimistic and positive attitude. As long as you can get out of the grassland, you can reach Longxi, which the Shu Han Dynasty has been striving for for decades, and realize the unprecedented exaggeration.

In terms of motivating morale, Huang Chong of the right guard army can be called a good hand, although the future is bumpy, under Huang Chong's encouragement, the morale of the entire team of the Shu army is high, and the spirit is completely new. Even Liu Yin had to admire Huang Chong for being a good hand at political work. In later generations, he is definitely the most competent military and political commissar, which is also an important reason why Liu Yin chose Huang Chong as the deputy general. Maybe Huang Chong is not as brave as Fu He in charging into battle, but in terms of inspiring the morale of the army and condensing the combat effectiveness of the army, Huang Chong is more clever than Fu Chong.

But material is the foundation of the spirit, slogans are shouted, the stomach is empty, and morale will inevitably fall. After two days of arduous marching in the meadow, the Shu army ate everything that could be eaten. Even the horses and mules that carried the supplies were slaughtered, and there were hardly any horses in the tiger riding camp. The name of the Tiger Riding Battalion seems a bit nondescript at this time.

In fact, those mules and horses do not have much fat and water, the long journey has made these livestock look skinny, many mules and horses have fallen in the journey over the snowy mountains, and the number of mules and horses that have actually stepped into the grassland is already very small.

Horses are a very human animal, especially war horses, and the cavalry has long established a deep-rooted friendship, when the order to kill the horse is conveyed, many of the cavalry of the tiger cavalry battalion holding the war horse is confused tears, reluctant to give up.

Of course, Liu Yin is reluctant to kill horses, after arriving in Longxi, the war horse will really have a place to use, but in the grassland, talent is Liu Yin needs to consider the first place, and the horse is in a secondary position.

At this time, the extremely tragic scene, those horses that have accompanied the rider for countless days and moons did not fall on the battlefield, but died under the butcher's knife of their master, the war horses screamed endlessly, as if pouring out their pain and unwillingness, for the sake of mankind, they gave everything, on the battlefield, they are the fighters who charge into battle, on the march, they are the cattle that carry the baggage, and today they will become the rations of mankind, from skin to bones, they give everything that belongs to them.

Many riders hid their faces and wept, unable to bear to witness the tragic scene in front of them.

The path of the meadow seems endless, and the further you go, the more muddy it becomes, and there are unfathomable bottomless mires everywhere, and if you are not careful, you may be swallowed up by the mire, and on the march on this meadow, death becomes almost commonplace, and many of the robes that are too much of a flake to disappear from your sight forever in the next moment.

Accustomed to seeing too many life and death, many people have become numb, because they don't know if they will exist in this world in the next moment, tears are dry, pain is forgotten, and only mechanical steps are left, struggling to move forward in the mud.

The energy provided by the bones and flesh of those mules and horses was also quickly depleted, and hunger was like a plague, rapidly spreading among the ranks of the Shu army, without the maintenance of food, the speed of the Shu army decreased significantly, and the legs seemed to be filled with lead, and they struggled to move in the mud of the grass.

The sewage in the grass had a strong corrosive effect, and for several days the feet were soaked in the sewage, and many soldiers began to have ulcers on their legs, and the wounds were so painful that they had to move forward step by step with the help of the sticks they were stationed in. Many soldiers have fallen behind, and Zhuge Shang's guard battalion has simply become a shelter, gathering these stragglers in one place and supporting each other to advance.

The White Emperor Battalion is already the last army of His Royal Highness, if they fall out of the queue of the White Emperor Battalion again, then what awaits them is only to be swallowed by the grass and disappear without a trace. Zhuge Shang was in charge of the final containment work, doing his best to keep every soldier behind. But there are more and more stragglers in the shelter, and the pressure on Zhuge Shang is getting bigger and bigger, all the personnel who are transferred to the team are basically either wounded or sick, there is no food, they can only rely on eating some wild vegetables and cowhides or something, the condition of these wounded soldiers is getting worse and worse, and every step is difficult.

For the Wudang battalion, which was responsible for the prominent opening of the road, life was not easy at this time, and due to the lack of food, the Wudang warriors, who were originally full of physical strength, also became exhausted and their steps became sluggish.

Liu Yin understands that if there is no solution to the grain and grass, the 30,000 army is likely to be wiped out in this quagmire, and now the possibility of obtaining grain and grass supplies in the grassland is zero, and all kinds of wild vegetables in the grassland after the autumn have passed the growing season, and only the rhizomes of some wild vegetables can be excavated, without any birds and beasts, and the entire grassland is desolate except for barrenness.

Despair grows in everyone's heart, and no one knows where the way out of the meadow is. (To be continued......)