I repeatedly offered poisonous tactics, but Lao Zhu quickly advised me to calm down!

At this time, the guard informed Zhu Di that Lan Yu, Xu Da and others had been gone for two days and were afraid that they would be unable to catch up.

According to the marching speed, we are at least a hundred miles away at this moment. The marching speed in the desert will be slower than in other places.

"Your Highness, do you want to pursue me?"The Jin Yiwei commander asked.

"Chase, of course I have to chase, I will give you an hour to prepare, and we will set off in an hour."

Zhu Di did not hesitate and resolutely issued the order to pursue.

Everyone in the Jinyi Guards hurried to find logistics and replenish food and grass.

Especially water, which is as valuable as gold in the desert.

At this time, Zhu Di entered the commander's tent.

In the commander's tent. There is a map hanging in the center of the tent, which shows the whole picture of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

On the map, three attack routes are also drawn with a pen.

The east road is Li Wenzhong's troops, the middle road is Xu Da's, and the west road is Feng Sheng's. The three armies, a total of 150,000 troops plus Lan Yu's troops, all went deep into the desert.

In the center of the commander's tent, there was a table with a sand table on which some of the offensive and defensive postures of the enemy and ourselves had been marked.

Looking at the scene, Xu Da and others They were full of confidence, unaware that they had entered Yuan Ting's trap.

Wang Baobao's plan was also obvious, but Xu Da and others were overconfident. They did not think that the remaining Yuan Ting troops would have any impact on them.

"This is already obvious, why can't uncle and the others understand it?"

Zhu Di stood on the sand table and took a look and already knew the secret.

He, a layman, knew the trap, but Xu Da and others didn't know it?

After a while, several guards came in and knelt down in front of Zhu Di. install

"Your Highness, now that people have entered it, are you sure you want to pursue it? The desert is unpredictable. Even if you follow the original route to search, you may not be able to find it."

"Yes, this desert is so weird. Without a good guide, it is impossible to enter it, let alone find Xu Shuai and the others."

After listening to the guard general's words, Zhu Di nodded slightly,"Is there anyone here who is familiar with the desert?"

"There are some, I will look for them this time."

One of the guards turned around and left the camp, while the other two continued to discuss with Zhu Di some problems that might be encountered when going deep into the desert.

"Your Highness, how about you go, General Mo? If you go, if there is someone... General Mo and others can't explain it."

"That's right, Your Highness, let the general go, and the general will safely deliver this imperial edict to Xu Shuai and others."

Although the guard is very brave, for Zhu Di, it is unlikely that he will achieve his goal even if he goes alone, let alone a few of them.

Xu Da, Feng Sheng and others are okay, but this blue jade is out of the question. He is known as a person who does not obey orders.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edicts, he turned a deaf ear to, and the adopted sons under him are even more arrogant and domineering. They never abide by any promises, nor do they abide by anyone except Lan Yu. Someone else's order.

In this case, this imperial edict is in vain and cannot serve as a warning at all.

"No, His Highness will go there in person. This edict is related to the lives of 150,000 Ming men. Once surrounded by Wang Baobao and others, the consequences will be disastrous."

Seeing that Zhu Di was so determined, the guard didn't say anything anymore.

"The last general is ashamed, Your Highness is working so hard, there is hope for Ming Dynasty"

"Yes, we will definitely win this time, but we are still worried about His Highness's safety."

At this time, the commander of the Jinyi Guards came forward and said confidently:"With my Jinyi Guards escorting you, don't worry about it in vain."

"I hope so, and I also hope that the commander will protect His Highness's safety. Your Highness's safety is the most important thing."

The mood of the generals at the moment is very complicated, especially the arrival of Zhu Di, which makes them very nervous.

Once something happens in the desert, they will be held responsible, and they may still be killed.

This is why they are scrambling to send Zhu Di a message. It was because of the imperial edict, but Zhu Di kept insisting, and it was hard for them to say anything.

"Don't worry, everyone, the mission of the Jinyi Guards is to protect His Highness. Even if everyone in the Jinyi Guards dies, this commander will definitely protect His Highness."

The commander said impassionedly again.

His assurance made the guardsmen feel a little relieved.

After a while, the guard general who had gone out came in, along with two old men dressed like ordinary people.

"Your Highness, these two are local herdsmen. They are quite familiar with the desert area. With them as guides, they will definitely find Xu Shuai and the others."

When the two old men saw that the person in front of them was dressed luxuriously, they were definitely not ordinary people, they immediately knelt down.

"You don’t have to be afraid. This is my Highness, Prince Yan of the Ming Dynasty. You just need to lead the way."

"The common people kowtowed to His Highness King Yan."

The two old men hurriedly kowtowed to worship.

When they got up and learned about it, they learned about the terrifying situation in the desert behind Yanyun Sixteen States.

"Camels are needed to get there, as horses will only get stuck in the sand dunes and unable to move forward, so the general hopes to be ready."

One of the old men knew that he couldn't refuse this errand, so he made a condition to the guard.

"Your Highness, General Mo is going to prepare now."

An hour later, the guard had prepared all the equipment for entering the desert.

There were hundreds of camels alone, more than half of which were used to carry water and dry food.

Zhu Di mounted the camel and brought Numerous Jin Yiwei and the two guides headed towards the desert.

On the other side, Lan Yu, as the vanguard, entered the desert before Xu Da. As soon as he entered the desert, he encountered an ambush.

In an instant, people emerged from the desert on all sides. Tens of thousands of Yuanting soldiers arrived, and there was a sound of fighting all around.

Lan Yu was shocked and hurriedly asked his adopted sons to stop the resistance.

However, because he was attacked from both sides, he was trapped in a tight siege. No matter how brave he was, he could not form a decent fighting force.

"It's over, I've fallen into the trap."

Lanyu looked at everything around him and suddenly fell into panic.

He had been on the battlefield for so many years and had never met an enemy. But looking at it now, he is only a vanguard of more than 10,000 people. The enemy is several times more than me. It is impossible to break through.

The war was brutal, a lot of food and baggage had been destroyed, and corpses of Ming soldiers were lying everywhere on the desert. Lan Yu led his adopted sons to fight all the way, but could not break out of the encirclement of Yuanting soldiers. The result was the same several times..At this time, the armor on Lan Yu's body was covered with blood, and Sanqian Yizi also had a lot of injuries.

"Children, look at this, we are going to suffer a loss here."

After several charges, Lan Yu became a little disheartened.

He called his adopted sons over and said something to them that he never wanted to say.

Thinking of Lan Yu, he was like a god of war. Chen Youliang When he led an army of 600,000 to attack Hongdu, he held on to Hongdu for a hundred days.

A hundred days later, he was still there, and Chen Youliang's army of 600,000 still failed to break through Hongdu, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang to win the battle. Time.

Not to mention other battles, they have all been like this.

Now they are about to fall into the hands of the remaining Yuan Ting generals. How can a man like the God of War be willing to do so.

But more than half of the more than 10,000 people in front of him have already lost more than half of their troops. If he continues to fight, the result will be the same.

If he doesn't come up with a good solution, things will not turn around one day.

Originally, he wanted to break out of the siege and let people go to report the news to Xu Da.

But after several charges, None of them were able to escape. All he saw were the piles of corpses on the ground, which made him feel very sad.

"Foster father, don't be impatient. When the child leads another charge, he will definitely be able to break out of the siege and go back to bring in reinforcements."

"Let me go. My speed is very fast. Xu Shuai is more than ten miles away. It won’t take half a day to arrive."

"It's better for me to go, you all know what I'm capable of, one man can't stop ten thousand others."

Many adopted sons already know what the current situation is like from Lan Yu's mouth.

Those who charge mean death. Facing enemies several times my size, they have no chance to get out.

"Gather troops and organize defense."

Yuan Ting's troops are as numerous as the sand in this desert, emerging continuously.

Just after killing one group, another group came, and it was impossible to kill them all.

At this time, the vanguard's troops were seriously insufficient, and they had already arrived. life and death situation

"Will heaven destroy my blue jade in this desert?"

Lan Yu looked at everything around him, and he felt more and more that his fate was going to end here.

Going deep into the desert, the current war horses were of no use at all. Relying on manpower, it was impossible to complete the rapid transfer and break out of the encirclement.

If In other places, you can still charge with the help of war horses.

But now it seems that the end is exhausted and everything is doomed.

"It shouldn't, shouldn't be so rash, and put such a long distance away from the main force."

Lanyu, who is good at taking risks, regrets it very much at this moment.

Originally, he thought that as a vanguard, he would be the first to eliminate all the remaining troops of Yuan Ting, make great military exploits, and be promoted to a higher rank.

But now It seems that his fate is decided here, so who has the right to talk about military exploits.

But what he is not willing to accept now is that thousands of adopted sons will accompany him to death. It is obviously unfair to these young people..

The Ming Dynasty is what it is today, and the adopted sons are indispensable. They have already died in a foreign country before they can enjoy it. I really feel that it is not worth it for them.

At this time of life and death, Xu Da led the main force to fight

"Lan Yu, I'm coming."

Xu Da led the dark army and surrounded the remaining troops of Yuan Ting.

After a fierce fight, the remaining troops of Yuan Ting saw that the situation was not good and fled. Only then did Lan Yu save his life.

"Xu Da, why did you come here? I, Lan Yu, almost confessed here."

Lan Yu burst into tears, pulled Xu Da aside, and cursed. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"You are too adventurous. If the scouts at the front hadn't noticed something was wrong, I wouldn't be here."

Thinking about the tragic battle just now, even Lan Yu is still a little frightened.

Even in Hongdu back then, he had never been afraid of Chen Youliang's 600,000-strong army.

But now, he cherishes his life, especially Picking up Xu Da was like picking up his reborn parents.

There were more than 10,000 troops, less than half of them were left, and one-third of his adopted sons were lost.

This was his biggest loss since the war.

"I didn’t expect that this gang of thieves from Yuan Ting would actually set a trap for us to fall into. It’s so shameful, so shameful."

"Okay, it's good to be able to save a life. The top priority is to clean up these remaining troops as soon as possible and end the Northern Expedition."

Xu Da patted Lan Yu's shoulder lightly, and the wet blood on it was stained on the palm of his hand.

Although the crisis has passed for the time being, they still need to be vigilant and not to be surrounded again.

Fortunately, the main force has arrived now, and eight Ten thousand troops are attacking. No matter how many troops the Yuan Dynasty has, they can't do anything to this army.

"It's a pity that my adopted sons have suffered heavy losses. I want to kill Wang Baobao with my own hands. If this bastard doesn't die, I, Lan Yu, will be uneasy."

While the two were talking, the scout hurried over.

"Commander, it's bad, our food route has been robbed."

After hearing this, the two of them felt bad.

In this endless desert, whether it is food, grass or water, they are crucial to the army.

Now that the food roads have been robbed and the water resources have been cut off, the people who brought them here together There is not much food and grass, especially water is very precious

"No, we are more than a thousand miles deep into the desert, surrounded by desert, and our food and grass have been robbed. Our army does not carry much food and grass with us, and we cannot last more than half a month."

Xu Da was shocked and said in stunned silence.

Lan Yu blamed herself very much. In order to pursue Wang Baobao, she not only dragged down the main force, but also made people robbed.[]

Now Wang Baobao's people are not seen, but they are trapped in a harsh environment of resource shortage.

Without food, an army of 100,000 people has lost its combat effectiveness. If it encounters the remaining troops of the Yuan Dynasty again, it will probably fall into siege.

"Xu Shuai, what should I do?"Lanyu didn't have any better way for a while, and then asked

"what to do? I don't know what to do. You should change your bad habit of rushing in, otherwise we will be led by Wang Baobao again."

Xu Da shook his head. He was panicking at the moment. He could do anything, but he couldn't live without food and grass.

"How many troops does the opponent have?

After hearing this, the scout quickly replied:"Less than two thousand people.""

"Give me a chase and be sure to get the food and grass back."

There are waves here, and misfortunes never come singly over there.

With Zhu Di having a guide, he saved a lot of trouble.

But Xu Da and others have gone deep into the desert for more than a thousand miles, and the camels are also very fast. Slowly, it turned out that the difference was only a few hundred miles, but after walking for a few days, the distance became even greater.

The desert is unpredictable, especially if you go deep into it, you will encounter some sandstorms from time to time.

After one time, not only the loss of troops, but also the loss of troops. Some resources will be taken away.

Zhu Di, who was originally well prepared, now has less than a few dozen camels, and the water resources on them are even more pitiful.

Can he sustain it until he finds Xu Da, Lan Yu and others? , is an unknown quantity

"Your Highness, what should we do? After several sandstorms, we have run out of food and grass. How can so many people survive?"

The commander of Jinyiwei took stock of the resources and hurriedly came to Zhu Di to report the situation.

"How far are they from Xu Da and the others?"

"According to their marching speed, they should be more than a thousand miles deep now, and we are at least about three hundred miles away from them."

"And I just asked the two guides. Due to the bad weather, some of the original road signs were missing. Now they are also in trouble."

After Zhu Di heard this, he and the commander had already found the two old men.

"Old man, how is the situation now? Can you still find the road signs?"

The two old men were at a loss. They looked around, but they couldn't see the old road signs.

"It stands to reason that there is already a well here, but now it is covered with sand, and the road signs have been blown away."

"Yes, I remember clearly that there used to be an inn here, and there was a well next to it. Many people who were lost in the desert would be saved as long as they found the inn."

Looking at the appearance of the two old men, Zhu Di felt bad in his heart.

If he continues at this speed, he will not be able to catch up with Xu Da and others.

At this moment, they have penetrated more than a thousand miles into the desert, and I am afraid that they have already competed with Yuan Ting's forces. Encountered.

Once this happens, as Chen Mu said, I am afraid it will be more misfortune than good.

"You two, please work harder and find the road signs. We must find Xu Da and the others as soon as possible."

Zhu Di lowered his body and said respectfully to the two old people.

"Okay, we'll try our best to find it, Your Highness, don't worry."

The two old men, led by Jin Yiwei, continued to look for road signs around them.

Zhu Di asked the team to stop and rest for a while.

When the flames were in the sky, it was most dazzling. Some Jin Yiwei had already stopped drinking water for a long time. He fell to the ground and passed out.

Looking at the scene, it was impossible to catch up with Xu Da in a short time.

For the safety of Jin Yiwei, Zhu Di had to temporarily order people to build a tent to avoid the scorching sun.

Although this can be done It helps those people, but as long as water resources are rapidly decreasing, this is a real threat to everyone's life.

When it was almost dark, the correct road sign was found.

Zhu Di gave an order, and everyone They set off together.

A few days later, Zhu Di, led by two old men, finally found Xu Da and others.

At this time, the tragic battle situation came into view, which made Zhu Di scared.