Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Desert Mutation

That night, after Meng Tian finished his tour in the camp, he endured the pain and walked back to the big tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he fell to his knees and vomited blood. After the doctor checked Meng Tian's wound, he found that the black line of the wound had begun to extend towards the heart, and today's strenuous activity made the poison penetrate another three points. Xiao Chuan couldn't stand it any longer, and said to Meng Tian: "In this case, you should stay here and recover from your injuries. Let's deal with Rong Di!" Meng Tian shook his head and said: "If a man can't serve the country, what can he do even if he lives for hundreds of years?"

Meng Tian spat out another mouthful of blood while talking, everyone couldn't bear to see it, but they could only shake their heads and sigh. The Qin army began to march north, and they came to a deserted village in the north, where there were many mourners, dilapidated houses, and several emaciated people were crying beside the dead bodies of their relatives.This situation, it seems so desolate. Seeing the Daqin army coming, a grey-haired old man limped forward. The old man was skinny and his cheeks were sunken. When he came to Meng Tian's carriage, he immediately knelt down.While crying, the old man said, "General, the Rongdi army arrived in the village the day before yesterday and took away the young men and women in the village, leaving us old people behind. General, I beg you, bring them back!"

When Meng Tian heard this, he asked cautiously: "How many people are there?" "I can't even count how many there are! I went there, and I haven't been there for a few hours." "Okay, let's catch up and take a look." Meng Tian said. "Thank you General, thank you General!" The old man knelt down and kept kowtowing to Meng Tian and the others.The Meng family's army set off immediately, and chased into the desert along the horseshoe prints of the escaped Rongdi army. Under the scorching sun, the desert was rising with waves of heat, and all the soldiers felt that it was difficult to even breathe.The 30,000-strong army marched into the desert, but no trace of the enemy was found. Just when Meng Tian ordered the whole army to retreat, the vanguard battalion of Meng's army suddenly found a few staggering figures not far in front. Meng Tian A few cavalrymen were sent to bring those people back, and they fed them a few sips of water, and they gradually recovered.

After some questioning, everyone knew that they were survivors who were thrown into the desert by Rongdi's army. Seeing that it would be troublesome to bring too many people, the army simply left these people in the desert and let them fend for themselves.These rescued people also provided Meng Tian with an important piece of news, Rong Di's army had left here less than an hour ago. Meng Tian immediately ordered: "Chase!" Meng's army pursued for a long time but still did not find any trace of Rongdi's army. Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Tian asked everyone to camp in place and began to rest.The soldiers were exhausted from running all day, so everyone fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, those few people got up quietly, covered each other, escaped the patrolling soldiers, and came to the carriage of the luggage, only to see the head of the field guarding the luggage, leaning on the barrel of the gun, and fell asleep while standing.These few people quietly came to the carriage, took out their knives, and plunged them into the bucket. The water began to leak out. Watching the water in the bucket seep into the sand under their feet, they quickly disappeared into the night... Xiao Chuan was awakened by a burst of exclamation. He opened his misty eyes and looked out of the tent, and found that there were torches gathered in the camp.

When he arrived, Deputy General Pang was already there with a sad face, and Tian Chang, who was in charge of guarding the water tanker, and his soldiers were kneeling on the ground, digging the sand with water stains under their feet like crazy, Tian Chang sideways Crying, while digging: "Water, water! You all come out!" Xiao Chuan hurried to check, and found that there was no water left in the wooden barrel. Deputy General Pang said with a solemn expression: "I checked, and they are all gone!" Xiao Chuan was stunned. He knew the seriousness of this matter. At this time, they had entered the heart of the desert. If there was no water, they would die of thirst, let alone resist the enemy's invasion.

Xiao Chuan and Deputy General Pang quickly reported the matter to Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Tian's face became serious immediately after hearing this.Xiao Chuan thought that the villagers he met in the deserted village and the people he met in the desert were all from Daqin, and they turned out to be the spy work of the enemy. The only possibility here is that Daqin had internal traitors involved. Meng Tian said with emotion: "It seems that they want to completely get rid of us and the Meng family army! Why don't they understand that once the Meng family army dies, Great Qin will also die."

"This fellow Zhao Gao must have done it. When I go back, I will settle the score with him!" Deputy General Pang said angrily. Meng Tian is worthy of being a general of a country. When faced with such a difficult situation, he still maintained his composure: "Since Rongdi lured us in, he will not let us go easily. I guess they have already cut off the way of retreat. Quick battle A quick decision is our best plan." As soon as Meng Tian finished speaking, Tian Chang, who was in charge of guarding the waterwheel, came in with his men, and they bowed down in front of Meng Tian together.Meng Tian didn't say anything, just clasped his fist at them.

Tian Zhang stood up with a tragic expression and walked out of the big tent. Xiao Chuan looked at them strangely and asked Vice General Pang, "What's going on?" Deputy General Pang sighed helplessly, and said, "This is something we can't control." Seeing the different expressions of Meng Tian and Vice Admiral Pang, Xiao Chuan followed Tian Chang and the others out full of doubts, only to see Tian Chang and others knelt under the battle flag together, about to commit suicide when they pulled out their swords. When Xiao Chuan saw it, he was taken aback, and kicked the knife away from Chang Tian's hand: "What are you doing?"

"The general doesn't know. General Meng loves the soldiers like brothers and never punishes a soldier easily. The soldiers also regard the honor of the Meng family army as the highest, which is better than their own lives. If someone makes a big mistake, don't blame others , will be dealt with in accordance with military law.” "Don't do anything stupid, I'm going to plead with General Meng!" Xiao Chuan said. "We appreciate the general's kindness. Even if General Meng forgives us, we will not forgive ourselves." Tian Chang said and glanced at his subordinates.

Everyone nodded firmly. Xiao Chuan was so angry that he grabbed Tian Chang's clothes, and angrily said: "What a dignified death! You should think about how to live with dignity! Everyone's life is equally precious, why do you just give up your own? Life. Besides, even if you kill yourself, will your sins be washed away?" "But we're still alive, can't we wash away our sins as well?" "Okay, I'll give you a choice, either, you die now as a guilty person, or you put your life with me first, and I promise to help you redeem your sins and restore your lost dignity!" Tian Chang and others glanced at each other after hearing this, and knelt down in front of Xiao Chuan together: "General, we are not people who are greedy for life and fear of death, but we want to make atonement for our sins! No matter what the general wants us to do, we will do so I will die!" "Okay! Remember, your life already belongs to me, and you must take good care of it for me." As soon as Xiao Chuan finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of horns, which meant that their enemies had appeared. Everyone looked around and saw a long row of Rongdi cavalry on the top of the sand dunes. Rong Di's cavalry just looked at the Meng's army from a distance, surrounded the Meng's army, and did not attack.Tian Chang looked at Rong Di's cavalry, picked up the saber on the ground, and was about to charge forward, but Xiao Chuan stopped him and said, "They won't attack yet." Tian Chang asked suspiciously: "How does the general know?" "They are waiting for the scorching sun to come, and when the scorching sun consumes all our strength, Rong Di can defeat us without any effort." While Xiao Chuan was talking, suddenly there was a commotion beside him. He ran over in a hurry, only to see a soldier lying on the ground twitching non-stop.Xiao Chuan looked at the soldiers' lips and eyeballs, and said, "This is shock and nervous disorder caused by dehydration! It seems that the soldiers are dying of thirst!" An hour passed, and the cavalry of Rongdi still stood still. They were waiting, waiting for the Mengjia army to fall one by one.The situation of the Meng family army seems to be just as they expected, one soldier after another fell down, more and more.Xiao Chuan looked at the thirsty Meng family army and was worried. Perhaps the emergency situation stimulated Xiao Chuan's potential. He suddenly thought of a way to win by surprise, and he walked towards Meng Tian's military tent with confidence. Xiao Chuan looked at the tired Meng Tian, ​​and said happily: "General Meng, I have thought of a way to defeat the enemy!" Meng Tian raised his head and glanced at him, and said: "Your method is your method. Whether you listen to it or use it is up to me. I don't want to hear it now! Unless you give up Princess Yushu and join the Meng Family Army, and Take my place, or I won't listen to any of your countermeasures." When Xiao Chuan heard this, he was furious, "The soldiers all said that you love them like brothers and sisters, and you use the lives of 30,000 people as bargaining chips to threaten me. Is this how you treat brothers and sisters?" Hearing Xiao Chuan's angry rebuke, Meng Tian continued: "Xiao Chuan, when the Juxian Hall was in danger, you only saw the Juxian Hall. Now that the Meng family army is trapped, you only see these 30,000 people. Can you see Farther away?" "These are imminent crises, how do you let me see further?" "Listen to what I'm thinking! What I'm thinking about is not just the immediate crisis, but a longer-term crisis. Only one tenth of the Meng family army is trapped here. In the future, I will be gone. Three hundred thousand Meng family The army will be leaderless and disintegrate. Next, the entire Qin Dynasty will be in turmoil, and 20 million people will be in dire straits. By then, it will be too late! If you are not willing to take my place, can you save these 30,000 people right now? What's the difference? We saved them, but let them die more tragically." Meng Tian finished these words in one breath, already panting from exhaustion. "No, don't force me! I can't give up Yushu, I can't!" Xiao Chuan walked out after finishing speaking. Meng Tian looked at Xiao Chuan's back and shouted: "Stop! Think about it carefully, once the gate of the Great Qin Kingdom is broken by Rong Di and the Huns, where will the princess be? reason?" Hearing Meng Tian's words, Xiao Chuan stopped for a while, and then walked out of the big tent. Xiao Chuan walked in the barracks in a daze. He saw that many soldiers had fallen to the ground, and some soldiers surrounded their brothers who had just died, crying bitterly. Looking around, the entire barracks was full of dying soldiers.Xiao Chuan couldn't bear it anymore, he ran to the deserted dunes, and shouted to Xianyang: "Yu Shu, my beloved, did you hear that? For them, I want to say goodbye to you!" After Xiao Chuan finished speaking, he suddenly felt powerless all over his body. He knelt down on the ground as if he had collapsed, and began to cry.The long yellow sand dances with the wind. In the shadow of the sand all over the sky, Xiao Chuan looks so lonely and helpless. Xiao Chuan returned to the big tent, at this time Meng Tian was sitting quietly at the table waiting for him. Xiao Chuan solemnly said to Meng Tian: "I have decided...to accept this responsibility." Meng Tian looked at Xiao Chuan and laughed, "I knew you would come back, because we are brothers. Don't forget the tiger pattern on your chest, that is a unique feature of our Meng family! You have to remember, From now on, you will be the heir of the Meng family! Don't let the reputation of the Meng family be ashamed!" Xiao Chuan looked at Meng Tian with an excited expression, knelt down on one knee in front of Meng Tian, ​​and shouted: "Brother, Meng Yi is going!" Meng Tian looked at Xiao Chuan and nodded with a smile. Xiao Chuan stood up from the ground and walked out of the tent with a solemn expression. The moment he walked out of the tent, a passionate voice in Xiao Chuan said: From this moment on, you will no longer It is Yi Xiaochuan, the amorous prodigal son who came through time and space, the devil king of chaos; from this moment on, you will become the footnote of this chaotic era—the tragic hero Meng Yi; from this moment on, you will bid farewell to her—your lover. Meng Tian dragged his sick body to the front of the soldiers, he still looked so majestic, and he was still so respectable.Meng Tian knew that this might be the last time he stood in front of the soldiers, and before leaving this world, he wanted to fulfill his last wish.Looking at the 30,000 soldiers in front of him, Meng Tian couldn't help feeling a sense of sadness, he said loudly: "Brothers of the Meng family army, I don't need to say anything, everyone understands that today the Meng family army has reached the time of life and death, the ancients Those who are in crisis, the more distressed they are, the more turning points will appear. The Meng family army is in deep danger at the moment, but they are blessed by God and sent down auspicious people to help! This is my brother Meng Yi who has been missing for many years!" Meng Tian pulled Xiaochuan over as he spoke, and continued: "You all know that I am seriously ill, but I have always been in command of the Meng family army, because I am worried about the soldiers of the Meng family army. Finally, I found a man who is both wise and brave, loyal and loyal." Meng Yi in my heart, I can safely hand over the Meng family army to him. Brothers, I want you to treat Meng Yi like me; obey Meng Yi's orders as if you obey my orders! He is God Sent to help the Meng family army, he will save the Meng family army in distress!" After Meng Tian finished speaking, he took two steps back, and in front of all the soldiers, he knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands to salute Xiao Chuan, and all the soldiers of the Meng Family Army also knelt on one knee.Xiao Chuan looked around and saw all the 30,000 soldiers kneeling in front of him. His mind was agitated and full of pride, and the voice in his ears sounded again: Yi Xiaochuan, from now on your name is Meng Yi, you have to be worthy of Meng Tian and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Meng Jiajun's trust! The first thing Meng Yi had to solve was the water problem. At nightfall, Meng Yi ordered all the soldiers to put the pots and pans on the ground, and then placed the swords and swords in the pots and pans in a funnel shape.Although all the soldiers were puzzled by Yu Xiaochuan's actions, they still obeyed his orders. The climate of the desert is hot during the day, but very cold at night. The thin water vapor condenses on the cold sword into water droplets, and then slowly flows into the container along the funnel formed by the sword. In the early hours of the morning, a lot of water droplets had gathered in the container. Xiao Chuan ordered everyone to drink a little. After a day of exposure, the soldiers who had never drank water could not help but be overjoyed to see the water again. In addition to being happy, they were all in their hearts. Li admired the newly appointed Meng Yi very much. Deputy General Pang brought a small glass of water to Meng Tian who was on the sickbed. Meng Tian looked at the glass of water and smiled. , finally found Meng Yi. He is the hope of the Meng family! Please protect Meng Yi from the ancestors." After Meng Tian finished speaking, he spilled the water in the cup on the ground. Outside the big tent, Meng Yi led everyone to hold up his own water, facing the east, he said to the soldiers: "Daqin is in that direction, we will definitely return to Daqin! Come on, let us Let's drink this glass of water together!" All the soldiers drank the water in the cup, and then laughed heartily, and the morale of the Meng family army suddenly increased. Meng Yi began to implement his battle plan. First of all, he ordered all the soldiers to rub the outside of the shield with sand to make it bright. After polishing, they had to cover it with clothes so that the shield could not be exposed.Then, Xiao Chuan asked Deputy General Pang to lead a team of soldiers to dig a hole on the only way for the Rongdi army, hide in it, cover it with cloth, and then sprinkle sand until the cloth looks like a desert.Finally, Meng Yi called Tian Chang to his side and gave him a special task. The next day, according to Meng Yi's instructions, Meng's army lay on the ground pretending to be dying. Rong Di's army discovered the situation of the Qin Army, and they felt that it was time to wipe out the Qin Army. In order to confirm that the Qin Army was indeed desperate, the leader of Rong Di sent a team of sentries to investigate the situation. When this team of sentinels appeared in the sight of Qin Jun, a team of Qin Jun escorted Tian Chang and others who were tied up to the top of the sand dune. One of the soldiers yelled at Tian Chang and others: "You dragged the whole world down!" Jun, you deserve to die! I will kill you today!" As the soldiers shouted, the saber in his hand slashed down towards Tian Chang. At this moment, Tian Zhang suddenly jumped up and kicked the soldier down with both feet. The rope was drawn towards the saber, and the rope was cut in an instant.Tian Chang picked up the saber, brushed it a few times, and cut off the ropes of his companions, and everyone worked together to knock the soldiers down the sand dunes.They turned around and ran towards the Rongdi army. Seeing this, Qin Bing raised his bow and arrow and shot at them.At this time, Tian Chang pretended to be hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, took the opportunity to pick up an arrow, gritted his teeth and inserted it into his left arm, then got up and continued to run.Tian Chang and his party ran away desperately until they were out of breath and passed out in the desert. They may not have imagined that when they opened their eyes again, there would be a group of Rongdi cavalry in front of them!