"How many miles can we get out of the desert!" Hou Junji smacked his mouth and licked his dry lips with spittle. However, it was just futile and would only make him feel more thirsty.
"Back to general, our army has gone 1300 li of the Gobi desert, leaving only 700 li of the Gobi desert." Xin liaoer reported.
Hou Junji said bitterly, "only seven hundred miles left? But it''s not easy to go!"
If at ordinary times, Hou Junji never paid attention to the seven hundred mile road. However, the seven hundred mile road at the moment is the biggest difficulty he has to overcome in his life.
"General, don''t blame yourself. It''s well known that the desert is short of water. This disaster will happen whenever you march." Xin liaoer dared not lead the disaster to the Mohist son this time and gently advised him.
Hou Junji looked anxiously at the hungry army and frowned: "the general is worried that if we go on like this, we have not reached Gaochang, and most of the soldiers of the whole army have been damaged."
The water left by the merchants along the silk road alone is the limit to support 30000 troops, while Hou Junji led a full 100000. Coupled with a large number of horses and less water under the flat, the whole army is in hunger and thirst. If this continues, a large number of soldiers will be damaged due to lack of water.
With a pop,
A soldier was so hungry and thirsty that he was so weak that he could no longer walk and fell directly to the ground.
Seeing someone faint, the whole army immediately stopped and began to make a commotion.
"What''s going on?" Hou Junji shouted.
Xin liao''er hurriedly went to investigate the situation and quickly replied, "tell the general that there are soldiers falling behind."
"Where''s the military doctor? Let the military doctor go for treatment!" Hou Junji roared.
Xin liao''er suddenly became silent. Everyone knew that the soldier was caused by lack of water. I''m afraid it was in vain for Sun Simiao to come in person.
"If the order goes on, the troops will continue to move forward and cannot stop!" Hou Junji said coldly. This is not his ruthlessness, but every time he delays in the desert, the situation of the army will be dangerous.
After Hou Junji ordered, he rushed to the direction of the fallen soldiers.
"General! Please forgive me that my subordinates can''t follow the general on the western expedition." the soldier saw Hou Junji coming and said weakly.
Although Hou Junji was arrogant, he treated soldiers favorably and won the hearts of soldiers. This is also the reason why he won the support of soldiers and won wars many times.
Hou Junji said softly, "don''t talk much. This general will certainly lead you out of the Gobi."
Hou Junji picked up the kettle in his hand and handed it to the soldier''s mouth. However, he found that even the kettle he brought was empty. He could only pour out a few drops of water, which was not enough to moisten his lips.
"Whoever still has water, bring it quickly. If not, go to other armies to borrow it." Hou Junji roared.
All the soldiers are silent. The army has gone deep into the desert and has been hungry and thirsty for several days. There is no water. This soldier is only the first to fall. I''m afraid more soldiers will fall down and bury their bones in the yellow sand in the future.
WOW!
Suddenly a kettle was handed to Hou Junji. A pleasant sound of water sounded like the sound of nature in Hou Junji''s ears.
"There''s water!" Hou Junji grabbed the kettle and handed the water to the soldier''s mouth. The soldier greedily swallowed a few mouthfuls. Then he reluctantly moved his mouth away, because everyone knows how precious water is at this time.
Hou Junji carefully screwed up the kettle and handed it to the bearer. He got up and asked with a hopeful face, "is there still water in the firearm prison?"
He doesn''t need to look at people, but he also knows that this person is the Mohist family, because most of the other officers and men use water bags made of cow leather, while the rich firearm supervisor uses a special tin kettle made by the Mohist village. Now, under the condition of extreme water shortage in the whole army, the Mohist family''s kettle has water, which is enough to make him suspicious.
Merton took the kettle and nodded: "the firearm prison carries flammable gunpowder. Fire prevention has always been a top priority for the firearm prison, so wherever the firearm prison goes, it must be equipped with a water dragon car."
"A cart of water!" Hou Junji immediately breathed and felt a surprise falling from the sky. He thought that mojiazi had just put a few pots of water, but he didn''t expect that there was still a cart of water. That was great good news.
But soon Hou Junji''s joy dissipated. Looking at the kettle in Merton''s hand, he said, "how much water is left now?"
In his opinion, the reason why Merton still has water in his kettle must be the use of this car of water.
Merton said unhappily, "general, what does this mean? At any time, the safety of gunpowder is the first. Even if the firearms officers and soldiers are thirsty, they will not use this car of water."
Hou Junji''s eyes lit up again: "is the car still full of water?"
Merton solemnly nodded and said, "a drop of water is not used by the firearm officers and men."
Hou Junji looked at the ink family''s similarly dry and cracked lips, immediately believed Merton''s words, thought and said: "the general naturally knows that gunpowder is very important, but the ink sacrifice wine also saw the situation of the army. I don''t know if I can help it."
Merton said without hesitation: "this is nature. No matter how important gunpowder is, it is not as important as the lives of soldiers. The significance of gunpowder is to reduce the sacrifice of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, as is the waterwheel used by the firearm supervisor to extinguish the fire."
"Well, Mo sacrificial wine really knows the great righteousness, and Hou admires it." Hou Junji looked at Merton deeply and said.
Merton turned and shouted, "Xue Rengui, immediately order the firearms supervisor that all vehicles should be separated by at least 30 steps, and then pull the water dragon car."
"Yes! Offering wine!" Xue Rengui answered. Soon, a water dragon cart was pulled to Hou Junji.
"There is water!"
The news that mojiazi used water to treat the soldiers came quickly in the army. Suddenly, the whole army was shocked. For a moment, a group of generals rushed to the direction of the fire monitor. They were afraid that they would not be able to be divided late.
"Sure enough, it''s full of water!" Niu JINDA turned on the top switch of the water dragon regardless of the image. He couldn''t help but rejoice when he saw the water spray about to overflow inside.
Other generals were also overjoyed. Originally, the troops thought they were at a dead end. They didn''t expect that there was still a cart of water to use. Moreover, the carriages of the firearm supervisor were extremely atmospheric. This special water dragon cart was also much larger than the ordinary water dragon cart, with a greater water storage capacity.
However, the joy of the generals soon disappeared. A cart full of water seemed a lot. Once it was distributed to 100000 soldiers, I''m afraid it would be good to have one mouthful, let alone horses with more water.
"This car of water can only be used for emergency rescue, which is not enough to solve the crisis of the army. If our army can''t find a water source again, it will also be in trouble," Xue Wanjun said.
Hou Junji said emphatically, "the Mohist ink technique is unique in the world. I don''t know if there is a secret technique to collect water in the desert! If you can solve the shortage of water in the army, Hou will certainly write down this favor."
Facing the crisis of 100000 troops, Hou Junji finally lowered his noble head and asked the Mexican family for advice.
In an instant, all the generals focused on Merton. Mohist Zi has made miracles all the way. If anyone is the most hopeful to break the crisis, it must be Mohist Zi.