Chapter 565

The hot horse blood was very fishy and difficult to swallow. However, at the moment, none of the soldiers of the Tang army disliked it. They took the steaming horse blood and drank it in one gulp, even some more.

In the desert, anything that can replenish water is the most precious. Even the army commander Ma, who was devastated before killing the horse, drank two bowls impolitely.

The next day.

It was just dawn, and the army started immediately. While the temperature had not risen, they immediately rode their horses and marched in a hurry. Otherwise, once it was noon, the sun was scorching, even if they moved, they would be sweating, let alone marching in a hurry. Even walking was a difficult thing.

For three days in a row, the army marched alone in the vast desert. There were no plants, no vitality, and no goals. Only the yellow sand, the hot sun and even birds disappeared.

The expected Tulun river had no shadow. If the compass in Merton's hand had not always guided the right direction, and sufficient water and dry food on horseback had given the army enough confidence, I'm afraid the army would have been terrified and shaken.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Merton with a happy face. He was still too optimistic about the situation. If he followed his previous arrangement, I'm afraid the army has been in trouble now. Where will he have the confidence to fight steadily now.

However, Rao is so. There is still an atmosphere of anxiety spreading in the army, but everyone is gritting their teeth and insisting, because this is a pursuit without retreat. If they do not defeat Fuyun's last strength, their hard work and price will be in vain.

"Keep moving!" Cheng Yaojin shouted, cheering the army.

Merton rubbed his painful eyes stimulated by sweat, and drank two mouthfuls of water to supplement water. Only then did he slightly alleviate his hunger and thirst. He looked at the eyes of jueying shadow under his crotch, and reluctantly poured the little water in the water bag to it.

Watching Jue Ying lick the water impatiently, Merton exhaled a mouthful of hot air, but he couldn't spit out the irritability in his heart.

Suddenly, there was an uproar among the soldiers in front, and there were bursts of pleasantly surprised voices.

"What happened?" Merton hurried up to Cheng Yaojin and asked.

"Great joy! There is an oasis not far from the north." the army commander Ma came to report with a surprised look on his face.

"Is it Tu lunchuan!" Cheng Yaojin said with joy.

"This oasis is a little small. It's impossible!" the army commander Ma shook his head and said.

The army commander's horse has not lost anything. Even if it is not Tulun River, it can replenish water and survive a large number of war horses.

Cheng Yaojin and Merton were shocked and couldn't help breathing. They quickly looked north.

In the northwest of the army, an oasis is clearly visible, and the distance is very close. I feel that I can reach it after turning over a few sand dunes.

Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed: "God helps me. With this oasis, our army has no hidden dangers."

"Send orders and go immediately..."

Just as Cheng Yaojin was about to order the army to march towards the oasis, Merton stopped Cheng Yaojin.

"Uncle Cheng, wait a minute!"

"Why?" Cheng Yaojin asked in surprise.

The water source is right ahead. With sufficient water supply, Tang Jun will no longer have to kill horses. Although Cheng Yaojin is so determined to kill horses, he will never give up if it is possible not to kill horses.

Commander Ma also looked at Merton angrily and wanted Merton to give an explanation.

Merton looked at the oasis clearly visible in front of him and said solemnly, "boy once said that there was another dragon named mirage on the sea, which can spit clouds and fog and turn into a tower to confuse the world."

The commander of the army Ma chuckled, "you say it's a mirage. It mostly happens on the sea of Penglai Fairy Island, and we are in the boundless desert. We don't think the dragon can spit clouds and fog in the desert!"

Merton did not care about the sarcasm of the army commander Ma, but solemnly nodded: "This kind of illusory scene is not only on the sea, but also on the snow fields, deserts and lakes. It is not uncommon for mirages to appear in the desert. Hu merchants traveling to and from the western regions have seen it everywhere. In the eyes of Hu merchants in the western regions, this is not a good thing. The oasis seems to be near, but it is far away. Many Hu merchants are desperate In order to gamble, he moved towards the oasis, but he was unconsciously lost in the desert. "

"It seems that the hope of survival is the trap of death." Cheng Yaojin said coldly.

Merton nodded and said, "now our army is not short of water, which is enough to support several days. Why should we deviate from the direction and do meaningless work."

Cheng Yaojin was silent immediately. If the left leader guard really came to a desperate situation, he didn't mind gambling. However, as Merton said, the left leader guard didn't come to the end of the mountain and water, but he was able to do it easily. If the oasis is fake, it's too much to lose. "

"Are you sure that this is a mirage?" asked the army commander Ma reluctantly.

Merton said proudly, "there is light and there is shadow. The way of light and shadow is unique to Mohism. In the eyes of Mohism, mirage is just the way of light and shadow. According to Mohist records, mirage can only be present for a quarter of an hour at most. If Lord Sima doesn't believe it, we can wait another quarter of an hour to argue whether it is true or not."

"Well, it's true. It's true. It's true. The whole army has a rest."

Cheng Yaojin nodded and immediately ordered to repair on the spot. At the moment, the sun is hot. The army has been marching for a long time and is already exhausted. It's just time to have a rest.

Soon there was a cheer from the Tang army. The stopped army immediately fed the war horses with water. Hiding in the shadow behind the war horses, he took out compressed dry food and directly drank clean water to eat. There was no dead grass on the grassland, so naturally he couldn't eat hot food.

Cheng Yaojin didn't even have the mind to drink water. Instead, he watched the oasis in the distance and walked up and down anxiously. The time passed minute by minute.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed, but the oasis in the distance was still in sight.

Just as Cheng Yaojin and the army commander Ma's eyes became brighter and brighter, suddenly the oasis shook. It gradually faded in full view of the public, and soon disappeared into the public's sight.

"The oasis is gone?"

"It's a mirage!"

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The whole army was in an uproar. When the people were resting, Merton's statement that the oasis in front of them was a mirage had long been spread all over the army. They couldn't help admiring Merton more.

Cheng Yaojin regretted, but at the same time, he was very happy. If there was no Merton's dissuasion this time, they would certainly not be able to withstand the temptation and plunge into the vast sea, which would surely plunge the whole army into an irreparable place.

The army commander Ma was also disappointed, but his eyes looked at Merton and there was no previous contempt. Along the way, Merton's magic completely conquered him.