The yellow sand is vast, and as soon as the wind passes, the fine and dense floating sand is rolled up in an instant, looking like it wants to cover the sky and the sun.

"Bah, how can I eat this thing?"

Outside the tent, a soldier glanced at the broken bowl in his hand, and the nest in the bowl was covered with a small layer of floating sand. He had already tried to protect the bowl in his arms when the wind and sand rolled over, but it still looked like it was a little late, and the sand on the head of the nest was also stained.

"Hey, who told you to eat slowly?" The middle-aged soldier next to him raised his hand and patted the young soldier's shoulder: "Look at us, don't you eat everything in three bites or two?" In this sea of sand, it was inconvenient to camp, and now it is being chased tightly, so naturally it is too late to set up camp, to be honest, to have such a mouthful of cold dry food to eat, to give us a rest, that is already the general's mercy. ”

The young soldier sighed, "I heard that when we first set out on the expedition, many people advised our generals to bring more men and horses, after all, this battle is clearly impossible to end quickly." What's more, we still go deep into the sand sea, and many brothers are not used to this kind of place at all, just like ...... I'm the kind of thing. As a result, our general still insisted on going his own way, what do you say he is for? ”

"What the general decides, what is there is for us to speculate. Those of us who are pawns just need to honestly follow what the generals and adults say. In the war, we rushed to the front, and when the sky fell, they went to stand on it, and that's the way it is. The middle-aged soldier smiled and shook his head, "Speaking of which, boy, are you married?" ”

Hearing the words of the middle-aged soldier, the young soldier subconsciously raised his hand to cover the sachet on his chest, and the bad mood caused by the wind and sand on the food had long since disappeared, and all that was left was a very sweet smile on his face, "I haven't married yet, but ...... If you go back after the battle this time, you should be able to go back soon. ”

When the middle-aged soldier heard this, he immediately burst out laughing, "Tsk, what? The girl of her childhood friend is waiting in her hometown? ”

The young soldier nodded emphatically, then absentmindedly tore off the layer of wind and sand on the outside of the bowl and took a bite.

"Good thing, good thing, you're still young, let me tell you, if there is a real fight, don't rush to the first row stupidly. Remember to hide behind me. You look vigorous, but you don't actually have much experience in combat, you know how to use knives and guns, but you don't necessarily know how not to be killed by the enemy. If you accidentally throw your life away on the battlefield, you won't be able to go home and marry a daughter-in-law. The middle-aged soldier patted the young soldier on the shoulder, then stood up, as if preparing to leave.

"Uncle, wait." The young soldier was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly called out to the middle-aged soldier, "Uncle...... You said...... Will there really be a fight? We...... Will you lose? ”

"Hey, you kid!" The middle-aged soldier hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand to cover the young soldier's mouth, "Can you speak, don't want your life?" If this is heard by others, if you are accused of disturbing the morale of the army, I can't say for sure. ”

"As for whether there will be a war......

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the middle-aged soldier's face again, but unfortunately this smile was a little helpless.

The two soldiers, one big and one small, looked sideways into the distance at the same time.

If there was a real battle, the enemy would have rushed from that direction, but at this moment, there was still calm in that direction.

In fact, maybe everyone doesn't think about the outcome of this battle.

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"General, after today, I'm afraid there will definitely be a battle, but according to the current situation, it is obvious that we do not have enough strength and morale to fight this battle. Since sending troops into the desert, the other side has continued to gather the remnants and the herdsmen on the grassland, and the grain, grass, and military strength have been greatly replenished. But after several harassments, we first lost food and grass, and then broke morale, so far, there is a tendency to decline, if there is a war, I am afraid of ......" A man in military uniform, but who looked like a scribe, stood beside Liu Qing and spoke.

"I'm afraid I'm going to lose, right?" Liu Qing didn't feel the slightest anger because of the scribe's words, but just said with a calm expression: "Maybe you are still curious, why my journey from deploying troops, arranging troops to setting up camps, seems to be completely different from usual, and even a little disorganized. ”

The scribe hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "That's right, if it weren't for the fact that repeatedly changing the schedule will cause morale to drop even more, and you have been angry for a while, and it has only eased up until today, I would have wanted to tell you about this for a long time." ”

Liu Qing waved his hand, "Actually, even if you told me a long time ago, it would be useless, because no matter what you say, even if you are forced to die, I will still not change my scheduling and arrangement." ”

"This ......" the scribe was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

"Mr. Zhang, don't get me wrong." Liu Qing showed a smile on his face, "I don't mean anything else, it's just that the behavior, scheduling, arrangement, and even losses along the way have actually been arranged a long time ago." ”

"Huh?" The scribe surnamed Zhang was shocked when he heard this: "What does General Liu mean by this?" ”

Liu Qing smiled mysteriously, "What is this matter, I can't tell Mr. Zhang at this time, but Mr. Zhang can think about it now, along the way, we have been at war with the enemy, harassed by the enemy, and how much has we lost food and grass?" How much manpower is lost? How many so-called opportunities have I missed? How many times have you been ambushed by the enemy? ”

Although the scribe surnamed Zhang is not a genius, he has been immersed in the art of war for many years, and has been with Liu Qing for several years, so he can be said to be Liu Qing's confidant and strategist.

"It turns out that ......," the scribe surnamed Zhang said with a wry smile: "General Liu has followed Lord Mu in private, and it seems that he has really learned a lot of things, and this change is not insignificant." ”

Liu Qing bowed slightly, and then said with a solemn face: "The soldier dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases himself." Lord Mu treated me like a mountain, and several times openly and secretly helped, sent people to help, and taught me knowledge and martial arts. Although I, Liu Qing, am a rough person, I still understand the truth of knowing the kindness of retribution. This time the matter was all arranged by Mu Wangye, and I had to do it with all my heart, even if I died, I would not regret it. What's more, along the way, what happened is almost the same as what the prince expected, so Mr. Zhang can rest assured, today's battle, and wait for us to return to the court after a big victory! ”