Under the pincer attack, the few hundred sand wolves were instantly defeated. Coupled with the fact that the first wolf was beheaded, they were even more frightened and fled away.
On the vast sandy ground, only densely packed wolf carcasses were left, paving the way.
"Where is your General Tiger?" Xu Mu took back his sword and breathed a sigh of relief.
"General Tiger... is still cutting that wolf's flesh. Believe it or not, it's all bad."
Xu Mu was speechless. Since I was on the road, I couldn't bring too much meat with me. However, for the health of the subordinates, most of the dry food was oil cakes, which tasted good when eaten with water.
But someone like Si Hu would probably cry with greed.
"My lord, several war horses were killed by wolves earlier, otherwise -"
"No." Xu Mu shook his head, "Bury those war horses on the spot."
Far from running out of ammunition and food, Xu Mu did not want to let his men eat the meat of the war horse. In the future, one man and one horse will be used, and the soldiers will need these Liangzhou war horses to be thoroughly run-in to become a strong light cavalry army.
As for the meat of a dead horse, if you can help it, don’t eat it first.
Raising his head, Xu Mu looked at the sky. I found that it was starting to dawn slowly above the sky. Worrying that the sand wolves would return again delayed the process. He simply let Shen Zong continue to lead the way and rushed to the former site of Qiu Haiguo first.
The long procession of more than a thousand people started on their way again. Last night's wolf disaster was considered a great victory, and there was no big loss.
About the next day later, the surrounding dust became larger and larger.
"Shen Zong, how far is it?"
Shen Zong looked hesitant, "King Shu, I may not be here for a long time. I can only find the former site of Qiu Hai based on my impressions."
"Is there any marker?"
"I remember there was a large thorn palm forest, but I can't see it now."
Xu Mu looked around and found that there was no so-called former site of Qiu Haiguo. Generally speaking, at an old site like this, there would be some ruins, but now, as Shen Zong said, nothing can be seen.
"Chen Sheng, send someone to search nearby."
"Lord, don't worry."
After receiving the order, Chen Sheng immediately ordered his troops and patrolled the nearby areas to investigate.
"Shen Zong, it has been seventy years since the Qiuhai Kingdom was destroyed. Is it possible that the old site was covered by sand?"
"It's possible...but we can't determine the location, so we can't dig them all out."
Xu Mu got off his horse and rubbed his brows in thought.
"Choose ten good camels and let them lick them clean with the vinegar cloth you carry."
Vinegar cloth is a cloth soaked in salt and vinegar. It is easy to carry. When the march starts cooking, the vinegar cloth is soaked in water and used as a seasoning.
Shen Zong was nearby, and his eyes lit up after he understood what Xu Mu meant.
"The King of Shu is the greatest wisdom in the world!"
"It's ridiculous, it's just clever." Xu Mu smiled.
After about half an hour, the ten selected camels began to look a little impatient after greedily licking the vinegar cloth.
"No need to stop them, let them leave on their own." Xu Mu's face was calm.
Those vinegar cloths can make people thirsty for water after just a few licks of them. These camels have been licking for so long that smoke is probably coming out of their throats.
After releasing the ten camels, Xu Mu arranged for more men to follow the camels.
"Those who don't know, think that the King of Shu is from the Western Regions and actually knows these ancient methods."
"I understand a little bit," Xu Mu said lightly. Of course he understood the usefulness of the desert boat, so when he was in Zhaowu County, he asked Chen Zhong to prepare camels.
As long as there are no mistakes in this area, these ten camels will eventually find something in search of water.
Towards noon——
A young captain rode back in surprise, "My lord, at least four or five camels have all gone to the same place, pawing the sand with their hooves."
Hearing this, Xu Mu got up in surprise, led his troops and hurried forward.
Sure enough, from a distance, I saw four or five camels gathered together, looking a little anxious, and their hooves kept moving down.
"Come here!" Xu Mu frowned, "Start digging in the sand here, be gentle, don't stir up quicksand."
Without tools, I dug with a short knife. More than a hundred big men, naked, followed Xu Mu's orders and began to dig into the sand.
…
"what sound."
In the bright room of candlelight, at this time, there was a sound of astonishment.
Not long after, a dozen guards in black came together in confusion and looked up. More than a dozen towering stone pillars stand against a huge horizontal wall, just like a small palace.
Of course, in this so-called small palace, it is actually extremely shabby. If it weren't for the candlelight all around, it would have been completely dark.
"No, someone is digging in the sand!"
"Why would anyone come here?"
A dozen guards were shocked and drew their weapons. They were about to move forward, but unexpectedly, a man wearing a flying eagle mask walked over coldly.
"Dharma protector, someone is digging in the sand..."
Flying Eagle Mask had cold eyes and said nothing. As early as two days ago, he discovered that the Shu people were looking for the former site of Qiu Hai Kingdom.
He couldn't figure out why Thief Xu cared so much about a place of subjugation. You know, in order to hide easily, these people have already made the most perfect cover in the desert outside, and have also spread rumors of haunted sand ghosts.
Even other people from the Western Regions would not dare to step in casually.
"Dharma Protector, I heard that Thief Xu never believed in God."
"Shut up." Flying Eagle Mask said coldly.
"Send someone to the Western Region and inform the master that the underground palace has been discovered by Thief Xu."
"The remaining people will go to hide in front of Dihe and wait for news from the master."
After just saying that, Flying Eagle Mask closed his eyes in silence.
There is no so-called oasis in the ruins of Qiu Hai Kingdom. What is there is just a small river. If it weren't for this underground river, it would be impossible for people like them to survive.
Originally, I was counting on this secret place to be a place to hide and plan, but I never thought that Thief Xu would actually come looking for me.
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"Dihe?" Xu Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of wet sand.
There is no oasis, but the sand and soil are moist. It can only be said that there is an underground river under the desert here. Because the terrain is low, groundwater will collect into a depression. If I am not wrong, the terrain below is concave.
"No wonder Qiu Haiguo can thrive here."
With the source of life, it is not difficult to create a hidden oasis.
"Lord, if you dig any more, it will collapse."
"Nothing, keep digging." Xu Mu said in a calm voice.
Now that it has been determined that it is the Earth River, there is no need to worry about the problem of quicksand. It may be that there is another new world below.
"My lord, there seems to be a rock below."
"Brother Mu, I'm coming!"
Si Hu ran over, spit, rubbed his hands, and raised the giant ax in his hand high.
Boom, boom boom.
After hitting it more than a dozen times in succession, the nearby terrain suddenly began to shake. The dozen or so Shu soldiers who were closer, including Si Hu, all fell down after being shocked.
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