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The desert in September does not have the expected heat wave, and the sand is slightly hot during the day, if you step on it barefoot, you will feel warm.

As far as the eye can see, the undulating sand dunes are like a woman's carcass, with incomparably graceful curves, undulating like waves, and the surface is so delicate and smooth.

Yan Yingyuan took 2,000 men and horses, set out from Suzhou, traveled north along the Zhangye River, and after arriving at Juyanhai, he went west into the vast desert, and he had been walking for eight days.

Thousands of camels lined up in long columns through the desert, without flags or armor, and their hunkbacks were loaded with things, looking like a huge caravan.

Song Xiaoran crossed her feet, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, she was in a very good mood, humming the tune of her hometown easily, what kind of light to look at the flowers under the moon, the flowers are not as good as slave Yanjiao, Miss, be careful! In front of you, you have to cross the Huaxi Bridge

If you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never believe that a person can be so leisurely and relaxed in the vast desert.

Qin Shan, who was sitting on the hunchback, moved his numb buttocks, regretting that his intestines were blue. When he was in Ju Yanhai, Song Xiaoran asked him to make a sled too, he was troublesome.

Now look at the people, lying on the sleigh, crossing Erlang's legs, humming a small tune, that's called a cozy.

"Xiao Ran, let's get real, eighteen touches!"

Song Xiaoran said with a smile: "What to touch, hold it first, wait for the desert, how many girls do you want, it's not up to you." ”

Qin Shan rubbed his buttocks, and said with resentment and intimidation: "You are so few, I heard that there is a kind of snake in the desert, the color of the body is exactly the same as sand, it hides in the sand and bites, it is extremely poisonous, and the bitten person has no cure, and he will definitely die." ”

"Miss. Be careful! I have to cross the Huaxi Bridge in front" Song Xiaoran ignored it at all, and hummed a small tune again, which made Qin Shan feel bored.

Yan Yingyuan in front of him was not so relaxed, and the guide begged him at night that even if he was a qiē shun lì, he would have to walk for at least ten days before he could get out of this desert and the sea.

This time, the two thousand Qin troops each brought two camels, and they were originally going to bring three, but they couldn't find so many camels in a hurry when they set off. There were also three hundred horses.

Yan Yingyuan is most worried about whether these three hundred war horses can survive now. War horses are different from camels, they can't go a day without water. It would be nice to bring water now to ensure that people can drink it. If there is no water source in front, then these 300 war horses can only become food for the army in the end.

But these 300 war horses are the hope of the army after successfully crossing the desert, and they are all counting on them to rush quickly and get more war horses for the army. Only in this way, in the vast Moxi grassland. to make a difference.

Looking through the telescope, the whole desert presents a spectacular scene of huge waves in the sea, vast and vast, boundless and without cliffs. There is not a hint of green in sight.

The sun gradually set in the west, as red as blood, Yan Yingyuan hurriedly discussed with the night beggar to find a leeward place to camp.

Dusk in the desert. It came very quickly, and the cold wind gradually rose, which was different from the warmth of the day. At night, the temperature rises sharply, and it can be said that the water drops into ice.

Everyone put on thick cotton clothes and blankets, and still felt the cold air.

There is no fire in this ghost place, except for those who stand guard, everyone is huddled together, keeping each other warm, the cold wind in the night blows through the sand dunes, making bursts of whining sounds, sometimes like the sea rushing, sometimes like countless ghosts crying, extremely terrifying.

After the hardest night, the sun rose again, gradually dispelling the cold, and everyone shook off the sand, first checking weapons and food and water, which were all guarantees of life.

After eating some dry food, the two thousand men began another long day's journey. By noon, there was not a single wind, a halo of light emanated from the periphery of the sun, and the vast sea of sand was dead silent, and even the vultures that often hovered above were nowhere to be seen.

Yeluo beggar hurriedly found Yan Yingyuan and said, "General Yan, the big thing is not good. ”

Yan Yingyuan has thick arms, a pair of vertical eyebrows, and two thin and curved eyes. The face is like a heavy jujube, and it has the demeanor of an eight-point emperor. At the moment, he couldn't calm down, and asked urgently, "What's wrong?" ”

"Sandstorm, look at this scene, I'm afraid that the sandstorm is coming, find a place to hide" Yeluo begging impatiently, he is used to the desert, and he is very familiar with the changes in the desert.

Yan Yingyuan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly shouted: "Hurry, quickly find a shelter from the wind, the sandstorm is coming, everyone, hurry, left, go to the hill on the left"

Under Yan Yingyuan's roar, everyone panicked, when they went to attack Shazhou last time, they encountered a sandstorm, the scene was amazing, but it was not in the desert after all, it is said that the sandstorm in the desert is a hundred times more dangerous. Sometimes strong winds sweep up entire huge sand dunes, burying people alive in an instant

Half a mile to the left, there are some exposed rocks, which look like sand towers from a distance, and everyone drives the camels and hurriedly avoids them, but at this time, there is no wind at all, and you don't know where the sandstorm will come from

"General Yan, hide in the south of the hill, this season is mostly northwest wind, let everyone surround the camels in a circle and tie them tightly"

Nightfall screamed, and at this moment, he seemed to be the commander of two thousand men.

Nightfall beggar was right, and the sandstorm came faster and more violently than everyone expected.

In the blink of an eye, I saw that the sky in the west was already gray and overwhelmed, one side was gray and yellow, and the other side was blue, and the gray and yellow were rapidly expanding, constantly devouring the clear blue sky, and after a while, the whole sky was covered by gray color.

There was a dull sound from afar, which is hard for you to describe, it was a drought and thunder, and it seemed like a raging wave, and it seemed like a hundred beasts howling. The sky grew darker, the wind grew stronger, screaming in the ears, and the gray color drew nearer;

But seeing the vast desert, rolling up a sand wall dozens of zhang high, pressing over like Mount Tai pressing the top, the sun was blocked, the sky was dark for a while, the wind roared, and the sand and stones danced wildly in the dark sky, forming a terrifying scene of earth-shattering ghosts and gods.

"Let's huddle together, lie down"

Yan Yingyuan's shouts were torn apart by the strong wind, and they couldn't hear it clearly, everyone was buried in the sand pile with their heads in their hands, and countless sand and stones flew in, hitting their bodies and hurting their hearts and lungs.

The sharp sound of the wind whistled and roared, and the yellow sand covered the sky like heavy dark clouds, and the sand and rocks flew on the ground, rising one after another, and it was no longer possible to distinguish where the sky was and where the earth was.

Some of the people were struck by the stones swept by the hurricane, and their bones were shattered and blood spurted from their mouths, and the three hundred war horses were swept by the sand and stones, and they broke free from their reins and galloped wildly, and some of them ran wildly before they were knocked down by the whistling stones

It seemed that a century had passed, and the sound of the wind had gradually become smaller, the yellow sand had fallen all over the sky, and the sky had become brighter, and Yan Yingyuan and the others were almost all buried under the sand, and they couldn't wait to arch their bodies one by one, shake off the sand covering them and stand up.

However, some people will never get back up.

Many people were struck by the stones carried by the strong wind, and when they were counted, a full eleven people were killed, nearly a hundred were wounded, and three hundred horses were gone, or they ran away, or they were buried under the sand, but fortunately the camels were still there.

Yan Yingyuan's heart felt a chill, this was similar to fighting a big battle, but no matter what, when he got here, there was no way out. After some treatment by the military doctor, everyone got back on the camel and continued the long journey.

After walking for another twelve days, the water brought by me has been saved as much as possible, but it is almost gone, and everyone's lips are cracked one by one, and they are weak. Even Song Xiaoran, who was the most prepared, was silent.

Walking and walking this day, Yeluo beggar suddenly shouted: "General Yan, look, look." ”

Yan Yingyuan raised his head and looked around, except for the yellow sand or yellow sand, the night beggar hurriedly pointed to the sky and said, "General Yan, look at the sky, do you see it?" ”

See, it was a dozen or so birds, Yan Yingyuan knew that the night beggar would not scream, so he asked, "What is so special about these ten or so birds?" ”

"General Yan, this kind of little bird we call it a gravel bird, it is small, it can't fly far, it is absolutely impossible to fly into the depths of the desert, General Yan, seeing them here, it means that we are close to the edge of the desert, not far, definitely not far."

Yan Yingyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and the soldiers who were originally weak also straightened up one after another, Yan Yingyuan took a sip of water and said loudly: "Soldiers, do you hear, we have already reached the edge of the desert, everyone cheer up and work hard to get out." Now the entire Moxi, the army is very empty, as long as we go out, we can end the old nest of Dzungaria, which is an unprecedented feat! ”

In fact, without Yan Yingyuan's encouragement, everyone couldn't wait, and no one wanted to stay in this damn desert for another minute.

Under the leadership of the night beggar, after walking for another half a day, the soldiers who walked in front suddenly let out a cheer.

Song Xiaoran quickly stood on the hunchback, looking at it, but saw a green ridge in the distance to the west, looking at the yellow sand for a long time, this green ridge was so beautiful, so beautiful that Song Xiaoran wanted to rush over immediately, lay on it and kiss it. The comrades around him have already let out a burst of howls:

"It's here, it's finally here!"

"Dzungar girls, the master is here!"

"Hahaha

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(To be continued......)