Qaidam Basin Desert!

An army rides camels and walks in the desert with thin air.

They covered their faces with cloth laces to hide from the wind and sand, and walked in the endless desert.

“Is there water on the right?”

A sudden scream came from the crowd, one to ten, ten to hundreds, and a series of shouts instantly.

Walking in the desert, even three great joys are not as good as encountering water sources.

The soldier shouted, but did not move, but looked at his commander looking forward.

The commander of the army was being received by Gao Xianzhi. Gao Xianzhi did not respond to the soldiers' expectations, but looked at the guide beside him.

In this desert, the words of the guide are worthy of attention than God's will.

The guide was a rough and heroic middle-aged man. He just glanced at the water source not far away and smiled and said, "Continue to walk straight, that is, a mirage, that is, a mirage platform, an illusory thing. I had a brief conversation with your Duke, and the mirage was his statement. The general doesn't have to worry about the water source. I promised the Duke that I will take you out of this desert and that I will definitely do it. There are about ten miles left, and we will come to the Miracle Spring here, where we can rest and replenish the water source."

Gao Xianzhi is very good at marching in the mountains, but desert marching is very different from mountain marching in the desert. He can marching in this desert for a month and reduce the number of people by less than 100 people. This guide made an indelible contribution.

Gao Xianzhi thought about the journey and secretly admired the vastness of his superiors' friendship. Even Lou Fan, the famous horse thief king in the Western Regions, was aware of it, and willingly acted as a guide. He couldn't help but be curious and said, "I wonder how Brother Lou met Pei Shuai?"

When Lou Fan remembered the past, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm overestimating my abilities and capturing him for the Duke. I didn't make any embarrassment. It's natural to do something for him now."

He didn't explain the details in detail. When Pei Min explained his revenge, he kept his gratitude to help him take revenge and dared not forget it.

Such great kindness is not a problem to go up to the mountain of swords and seas of fire, let alone lead the way.

After walking for ten miles, there was another scene of light and flowers.

Gao Xianzhi looked at everything in front of him in a daze, and finally realized why Lou Fan would say the Spring of Miracle.

The oasis in the desert is a miracle, but the small oasis in front of it is a miracle among miracles.

This oasis is not big, it is just a hundred steps away, with green vegetation clustering a fountain in the center.

A three-foot-high fountain broke out from the ground, and water sprinkled around.

The spring water emits heat and the surrounding area is filled with mist. It is really a miracle.

"Here!" Lou Fan seemed to have arrived at his home, turned over and fell on the camel's back and said, "Don't underestimate this small spring. No matter how bad the climate or how cold the weather is, it will make you ice. The spring still has heat and water flows continuously. It is the first and unique existence in this arid desert, so it is called the Spring of Miracle."

Gao Xianzhi checked the soldiers' status, and had a clear idea in his heart. He found Lou Fan, who was drinking the spring water again, and said, "Brother Lou, how many days will he have to leave this desert."

Lou Fan calculated and said, "You can leave the desert in five days, turn south, and pass the Kunlun Mountains, the source of the Yellow River. Whether you can walk depends on the general, and you can only help here. The road to Xingsu Sea is not easy to walk, don't look at the too many Taishan in China. There are three or four Taishans where Xingsu Sea are located... It's simply whimsical to cross the Kunlun Mountains. In my opinion, it's no different from seeking death."

Gao Xianzhi smiled distractedly and said, "As long as you leave this damn desert and return to the mountains, it will be my Gao Xianzhi's world. There is nothing that can be done or not in this world."

He said confidently, murmured for a moment, and gave an order: "Stay here for two days and add to your physical fitness and set off again."

Looking at Gao Xianzhi's expression, Lou Fan really couldn't figure out where he got his confidence.

In his opinion, it would have been a miracle to pass through the two major deserts of the Tarim Desert and the Qaidam Basin Desert. If he had not lived in the desert for twenty years and was familiar with the desert terrain, he would have been unable to lead Gao Xianzhi and the others across the two deserts.

It is even more unimaginable that Gao Xianzhi not only has to cross two deserts, but also cross Kunlun Mountain...

You should know that Kunlun Mountain is the legendary sacred mountain and the mountain of Ten Thousand Ances.

This is simply seeking death!

Of course, if he knew that Gao Xianzhi had crossed the roof of Asia twice in history, he would not have said this.

Under Lou Fan's leadership, Gao Xianzhi passed through the desert of the Qaidam Basin.

Gao Xianzhi passed by Lou Fan without waiting for a long time, and walked towards Xingsuhai with a familiarity.

Gao Xianzhi's goal is Mado City.

In Tibetan, Mado means "the source of the Yellow River". There is no difference between four seasons in the year, only between cold and warm. Usually, the two seasons of cold and warm are called winter and summer respectively.

The winter is long and cold, with dry and strong winds, and the summer is short and warm and cool, and rainy.

It is summer now, and the climate is cool and easy to march.

As a leader in mountain marching, Gao Xianzhi was particularly sensitive to climate and deliberately chose this time to reduce the consumption of soldiers' bodies by harsh climates.

Along the way, Gao Xianzhi only chose flat and wide mountain valleys or rivers to march. He would rather walk more roads than go over the mountains and take shortcuts, minimizing the difficulty of marching.

With his own research on mountain marching, Gao Xianzhi overcame many difficulties and successfully passed through Kunlun Mountain and arrived at the Sea of ​​Stars.

Gao Xianzhi did not rush to advance, but led the soldiers to rest at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

After a long march, the Tang army was as tired as a dead dog.

The soldiers in this situation do not have much combat power at all.

Gao Xianzhi was not in a hurry, but just rested on the spot.

About half an hour, more than twenty people dressed in Tubo came from a distance.

When they saw Gao Xianzhi, they bowed, knelt in front of them, and spoke loudly, with respect on their faces.

Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed and said to the entire army with a smile: "It's great, a group of rats in Tubo know that we had passed through these high mountains and ridges, like divine weapons coming from the sky, appeared in front of them, and were so scared that someone had already surrendered. They promised to cooperate with us inside and outside, and Mado City would inevitably fight down."

The soldiers were overjoyed and their morale increased in vain.

Gao Xianzhi's deputy general was overjoyed and couldn't help but say to his boss: "I didn't expect that the general still knew Tubo language, so he said it very well."

Gao Xianzhi tilted his mouth and laughed softly, "Where can I speak Tubo? I arranged the more than 20 Tubo people. I just talk nonsense, and they are all made up... Look!"

He said as he whispered to the soldiers.

The originally tired Tang army soldiers seemed to have forgotten their fatigue and prepared for the battle with high fighting spirit.

This march has a great risk, and high risk means high returns.
Chapter completed!