Chapter 998

From Jingzhou to Dunhuang County, more than 3000 miles away, the 150000 western expedition army went smoothly. It took only more than a month to reach Dunhuang county.

The army marched in the territory of Datang and camped all the way with the assistance of local Zhechong government. Naturally, there was no trouble. But starting from Dunhuang county and heading west, the army will no longer get any convenience.

This long-distance March, however, made Li forget his worries and a group of dandies, but the toss was not light.

Even though Li is used to riding a horse now, he has been bumping on his horse for a month, but it also makes him cry.

Unlike his trip to central Sichuan with Su Changqing's family, it was a trip to the mountains and rivers. It was delicious and delicious. It was not in a hurry. Naturally, it was not so hard.

However, there is a definite number of miles and how long the army will camp every day.

Although the officers and men of the whole army, including Niu JINDA, Xue Wanjun and all the dandies, praised the new military rations, Li Qieyou would never like to eat them.

The devil wants to satisfy his hunger with military food such as instant noodles, lunch meat and rice balls every day.

After a month, Li Qieyou felt sick and nauseous when he saw those new military rations. I hate myself very much. Why should I "invent" these ugly things.

Thinking of having to continue to eat the damn military food for a long time, Li forgets worry and feels that life is gloomy.

I can't eat well and sleep well every day. In addition, I miss my pregnant wife at home. Li forgets to worry about this month, not to mention how hard it has been.

He even wondered if his legs would turn into hoop legs when he returned to Chang'an City from the western regions?

Niu Wu persuaded him to take the carriage for many times, but Li forgot to worry about his identity as the chief marching officer and refused Niu Wu's kindness.

In fact, he thinks too much.

In his current status, let alone in a carriage, no one dares to gossip even if he gets several concubines to follow him.

This time, when Li forgets you to go to the western regions, Su Changqing originally wanted Aphrodite to follow Li forgetyou and serve his daily life.

However, Li Qieyou finally gritted his teeth and rejected the "tempting" proposal.

After all, the Chinese tradition since ancient times is that "there are no women in the army". Whether it is the women's families of soldiers or concubines and maidservants, they are prohibited from entering the army.

Li forgets worry and doesn't want to destroy the military discipline, so he can only decline Su Changqing's kindness.

Of course, it is not absolute that there are no women in the army. There is also a very special kind of women in the army, called Camp prostitutes.

During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Gou Jian, king of Yue, lived on his laurels and tasted courage. In order to improve the morale of the army, he found many young widows and asked them to comfort the sergeants and improve their morale.

In the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the war lasted for a long time. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and improve morale, a "camp prostitute" was established to "wait for those who have no wife and family".

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, prostitutes were more popular.

Not only in China, but also in many armies in the ancient world.

The Holy Roman Empire and Napoleon's expedition were accompanied by a certain number of camp prostitutes.

Most of these camp prostitutes are poor people. After learning about this, Li forget worry was also angry.

However, he was unable to change this kind of thing for the time being. He could only try to order the officers in charge of logistics to treat the camp prostitutes as much as possible in material supply, so as not to let them be abused wantonly.

When the army arrived in Dunhuang County, Li forgot his worries and couldn't wait to order the army to rest in Dunhuang County for half a month.

This is not just that Li forgets to worry and wants to have a lazy rest, but to make the western expedition army adapt to the desert environment and climate.

This is also the decision made by Li forgetful after discussing with Niu JINDA and Xue Wanjun.

Different from later generations, people's vision and experience are always limited by the current traffic conditions of the Tang Dynasty. Among the 150000 troops of the western expedition, only a handful of people have seen the vast desert with their own eyes.

Even the two veterans Niu JINDA and Xue Wanjun came into contact with the desert for the first time.

Compared with the desert, the danger of attacking the western countries is not worth mentioning.

Whether it is quicksand, sandstorm, disorientation, water shortage... It is a fatal threat to the army.

The sand dunes in the desert are not invariable, so even experienced guides dare not guarantee that they can 100% ensure that the army can pass through the desert safely.

Every year, many caravans traveling to and from the Silk Road disappear in the desert and have accidents.

In later generations, Li forgot to worry. In fact, he visited Dunhuang, rode camels and played desert cars in the desert.

But that's all. He just felt the charm of the desert at the edge of the desert and among the mature tourist attractions.

He is also strange to the desert.

Even his experience and knowledge from later generations could not provide much help for the western expedition to cross the desert.

Without satellite navigation and communication equipment, only camels and guides familiar with the desert can cross the desert.

Therefore, Niu JINDA and Xue Wanjun, two veterans, in order for the army to pass through the desert smoothly, during the period when the army stayed in Dunhuang County, they sent thousands of people to enter the desert for training under the guidance of the guide every day.

The dandies are even stranger to the desert. This is the first time they have seen the yellow sand all over the sky and can't see the marginal desert. They all screamed like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"Ziyou, this is the desert? Zhiniang thief. You can't see the edge at a glance. There's nothing but sand." Chumo stands on the wall of Dunhuang County, looks at the rolling sand dunes outside the city, and makes an incredible cry.

Li Qieyou pushed the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile, "you guys don't know. The desert in front of us is more than 300 miles wide. Passing through this desert is the western region."

"Hiss..." the dandies couldn't help taking a breath when they heard the speech.

Fang Yiai looked up at the dazzling sun and murmured: "I've heard that manager Xue, manager of cattle, ordered his soldiers to enter the desert. They go out early and return late. They can only travel ten or twenty miles a day. Doesn't that mean that it takes at least half a month for the army to cross the desert? You can't even see a shade tree in the desert. Walking more than 300 miles in the desert can kill people?"

Chumo and others also nod silently. When they look at the desert in front of them, they feel some egg pain.

The iron armor they wore was hot when they were exposed to the sun for a while. Moreover, the climate in Dunhuang county was dry, and people drank a lot more water every day than before.

But once the army goes deep into the desert and there is a lack of water, it can only rely on the little water carried by the camel team to maintain its life. Thinking about it, it makes this group of dandies feel uncomfortable.

Hearing the complaints of the dandies, Li forget you suddenly remembered something