North Desert, as the name implied, was the north of the desert.
This desert was actually the Gobi Desert. The Gobi Desert was an area between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. It covered an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometers and was the second largest desert in Asia.
Now, Zhu Zhen had led five thousand elite cavalry deep into the Gobi Desert for several days.
The climate here changed greatly. It was dry all year round and had little rain. It was a truly barren land, especially near the north. The temperature difference between day and night was extremely large. It might be 20 to 30 degrees Celsius every day, and at night, it might be tens of degrees below zero.。
As for the northern expedition, the army would first have to face the problem of how to quickly and safely pass through the Gobi Desert.
As the vanguard, Zhu Zhen led the army deep into the city. These few days were considered normal, and everything went smoothly without any mistakes.
But today, a problem appeared. They had encountered a problem, and that was water.
"General, the scouts have returned, but they still haven't found a water source.”
He sent out several teams of scouts, but the worst thing was that when these scouts returned, they provided terrible news, that they had not found a suitable water source.
According to the established route, the water sources along the way were actually marked. However, for some reason, the water sources along this section of the road had actually disappeared.
Zhu Zhen did not find this strange. This was because the environment was very volatile in such a climate. The more extreme the area, the greater the change. Therefore, it was not surprising that the water source had disappeared.
But the problem was that the disappearance of the water source brought them a lot of trouble. One had to know that this was the Gobi Desert. If there was no water source, it would not be a child's play.
Zhu Zhen and the others only had 5,000 people. Behind them were 45,000 soldiers from the middle road army. Including the supplies and logistics, there were a total of 100,000 people. If there was no water source, wouldn't everyone be finished here if they couldn't even walk out of the Gobi Desert?
"Go look for him again. Go further away."
When Zhu Zhen heard this, his expression turned solemn. Looking at these people, his expression was unusually ugly. Clearly, this was not good news.
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing Zhu Zhen's words, another dozen or so scout teams quickly scattered in search of a water source. If they could not find a water source, the army would not be able to advance at all.
"How far is it from the next water source? If not, should we hurry across this area and go to the next water source?”
Blue Jade said at this time, indicating that if they really couldn't find it, they could quickly march to the next marked water source.
"No, it's too risky."
However, before Zhu Zhen could say anything, Xu Miaoyun took the lead and raised her objection.
" Let's not talk about the possibility that the next water source might have a problem. Even if there's no problem, we can march quickly because we don't have any supplies. If we march quickly, we might be able to hold on until the next water source. But the problem is, don't forget that we still have a large army behind us. That's the key. "They won't be able to make it through, so we have to find a suitable water source. Only then will the army behind us be able to replenish their supplies. Otherwise, even if we make it through, the army behind us will be wiped out, and we will still fail.”
Xu Miaoyun said.
"That's right, Big Sister Xu is right. Don't forget that our mission is to ensure the safety of the army at the rear. If we rush over, what about the army behind us?”
Zhu Zhen said.
This was a problem that had to be solved. It was very serious and troublesome.
"Sigh, what should we do? What if we can't find it?”
Lan Yu stomped her feet in anger. She was very helpless. Obviously, she did not expect to encounter such trouble just as she started. It really made her depressed.
"It's fine. It's a small problem."
Zhu Zhen looked at the dejected Lan Yu and comforted her.
Xu Miaoyun heard Zhu Zhen's words and immediately looked over.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Xu Miaoyun asked doubtfully.
She looked at Zhu Zhen's expression. Although there was a trace of anxiety on his face, it was obvious that he was not panicking. It was obvious that he was not panicking. This made Xu Miaoyun curious. Did Zhu Zhen have some method?
"Wait for the scouts to come back."
Zhu Zhen didn't answer, but said to Xu Miaoyun.
However, teams of scouts came back, but the problem was that the news they sent back was not good. There was no water source at all.
After receiving this news, everyone began to worry. If there was no water source, what would happen?
One had to know that this time, the three armies were working together. If there was any mistake in their cooperation, wouldn't the northern expedition be over?
"General, we still haven't found him."
Lan Yu looked at Zhu Zhen and said somewhat helplessly.
"If you have any ideas, tell me quickly.”
Xu Miaoyun's gaze fell on Zhu Zhen again as she spoke to him.
Hearing Xu Miaoyun's words, Zhu Zhen felt helpless.
"My method might not work, but let's give it a try.”
Zhu Zhen heard this and then he ordered five thousand elite cavalry to start a carpet search. The target of the search was very simple. Any living creature would do, from birds and beasts to reptiles and lizards. Zhu Zhen wanted them alive.
Hearing Zhu Zhen's order, everyone was dumbfounded. Everyone looked at each other in confusion. They didn't understand what Zhu Zhen wanted to do. At this time, he still wanted to catch birds, beasts, reptiles, and lizards. Was there something wrong with his brain?
However, Zhu Zhen was the commander. The soldiers below were puzzled but could not object. Thus, a scene that made people not know whether to laugh or cry appeared. The 5,000 elite cavalry scattered on the spot and began to search for living creatures in the desert.
"Found it, found it, General, there's a lizard here.”
"General, I caught a bug!
"General, I caught a scorpion.”
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Five thousand people began a carpet search. Even in the Gobi Desert, they could still catch some living things. Very quickly, lizard bugs were caught in front of Zhu Zhen.
After Zhu Zhen captured these insects and lizards, he did not hurt them. Instead, he spoke to them. This scene made everyone dumbfounded.
All of them looked at Zhu Zhen's current performance in dismay. A guess arose in their hearts. Could it be that Zhu Zhen had gone silly?
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