The weather in the northern border, which is 50 years old, the river is dry and the land is desolate. There are wild dogs eating human flesh on the road, and vultures rotting on the branches to treat human bones. Because of the war, there is no one in this place for more than a hundred miles. A large army is walking on this desolate road and heading towards Jicheng. Since this is the case, there is no sign of the army being dispersed at all, but instead it is in a strict and tidy manner.

"King, you can go fast for five days and you will not rest for a while. The water in the army has been cut off, and your morale may be lost." A general wearing a strong man said to the commander of the central army with his fists.

"The King of Yan led 100,000 people to fight against Jin. The King of Yan had the help of Mo, and it was not easy to attack the city. The battle in the north was about to be close. Since the King of Jin only gave me a ten-day deadline to reach Yan, there would be no mistakes." The general standing on the horse sighed. "I don't know that the men and women were hard to march, but the military orders were just ahead. But Yuan asked you to see that the men and women remained proud and still remained in the style of the Wei people and their sonorous spirit, just keep moving forward." The commander raised the horse whip and issued a military order.

"But since the King of Jin ordered our army to arrive in ten days, why did we let our army carry the food and grass of the Jin army? With so much baggage, it can be more than one-tenth of use by the three armies." The general did not retreat, but questioned further.

"This matter was discussed with General Gao. Reinforcements are required on the front line, so you don't need to say much." The commander glanced at the general and replied.

"The last general is the order." When the general heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and had to obey the order.

The army traveled more than ten miles.

After all, people are not iron cast. Such hot weather, without water, does make people dizzy and weak all over. However, for a long time, some people in the army fell into a coma due to dehydration, and this phenomenon also showed signs of spreading and intensifying, and the army was forced to stop advancing.

"You have reported to the king, hundreds of men have fainted. Please order the king to rest on the spot and kill the horse and take blood." Faced with the requests from several generals, the commander of the central army sighed.

"My generals, the King of Jin only has ten days. This place is still far from Ji. If you kill horses and get blood, all the baggage must be carried by people. It will be difficult for our army to arrive at the front line within the remaining few days." A brocade-robed scholar stood up behind the commander of the central army and bowed to the generals.

"Mr. Gong Ruo." Everyone saw the person coming clearly and bowed back.

"The King of Jin was obviously malicious. If he asked me to fight on the battlefield, and acted as a guard and died as a shield. If we were to die on the marching road, wouldn't we look down on our Wei soldiers? In this case, it would be better to marche slowly and drag down the front line attack and watch the tiger fight. The Jin army would be defeated, and the king would reap the benefits of the fisherman." A blue-robed general was very dissatisfied with what the scholar said and replied.

The commander of the central army turned black when he heard this and scolded hard: "Wei Zirang, who is teaching you this heart-killing statement? Zhongchu is my friend of the bamboo horse, and it also depends on your growing brother. How can you be so heartless? Where did the Master teach you? You can do such an unrighteous thing?"

Seeing that his brother was really angry, Wei Zirang, who was in the blue robe, dared not speak anymore and clasped his fists to make a mistake.

"Mr. Gong Ruo, how far is our army from the nearest water source?" Seeing that no one of the generals said that he would kill the horse and rest, the King of Wei began to solve the problem of water shortage in the army.

"Your Majesty, I will be south of Bingchuan at this time and cross Bingshan before I can reach the Bingshui tributary basin. There is no water source between them." Mr. Gongruo bowed to the King of Wei and replied.

"How long will it take to get to the water from here?" King Wei asked again.

"It takes two days for a large army to move quickly." Mr. Gong Ruo said frankly.

"Two days? Not to mention ordinary people, I, Wei Zirang, can't stand it." Wei Zirang was shocked. "Would the King of Jin want to kill people with a knife? No wonder the Jin army had to hold baggage for our army."

"How many horses do our army have? How are the horses in the situation?" King Wei frowned when he heard Wei Zirang's words, but did not say anything, and continued to ask Mr. Gong Ruo.

"Our army still has 2,500 horses, of which more than 300 were faint and weak due to the weather." Xun Gong would have answered if he knew why the King of Wei asked.

"Okay, transfer two thousand cavalrymen to Wei Zirang, abandon the helmet and remove the armor, each cavalry holds twenty water bags, and then slaughter three hundred horses to fill the water source." The King of Wei issued an order. "Wei Zirang, since you talk so much nonsense, you will get water for the soldiers."

When Wei Zirang heard this, he was confused at first, and then he was happy. "The king has a good plan, and the last general is the last order."

"Mr. Ruo, you are responsible for allocating three hundred horse blood and going out to find water to the share of the cavalry soldiers. Everyone can share the same share, and you and I will all share it." The King of Wei turned around and said to Xun Gongruo.

"I obey the order." Xun Gongruo bowed to the King of Wei and replied.

"The march should not be delayed, and the men have enough rest. I informed the three armies that after getting the horse's blood, the army would set off immediately." The King of Wei issued a military order to the generals.

"Although the water source matter has been resolved, the three armies have no patience to advance at this time. Moreover, there are very few who can share the soldiers with the three hundred horses. How can we persist until the return of the water-seeking cavalry?" A general asked worriedly for the King of Wei's plan.

"I'm afraid the soldiers will lose their hearts."

"Zi Bo, Mo Zi said, 'Love together and benefit each other', I deeply agree with the soldiers who believe in the orphans, and they will follow the orphans, and they will benefit from the family, the country's benefits, the rewards of military achievements, and the hope of survival. At this time, the lives of the soldiers are all tied to the orphans, and they must believe in the orphans, love the orphans. I know what you said, and you will give me instructions on the orphans, and this will be solved." The King of Wei paused. "The mountains ahead are famous for producing plums. There is a large area of ​​plum trees. The army accelerates its advance, and within a day, it will be able to quench thirst."

"This... the king has no plums produced in the mountains. If there is anyone who understands this, wouldn't it be..."

"It's okay, what I said just now is to give benefits to everyone, and the soldiers believe me." The King of Wei waved his hand and signaled the generals to complete his mission.

Wei Zibo was half-believing and half-doubted. As soon as this was said, the army set out quickly, and the soldiers marched at a shocking speed. The soldiers looking for water were even more quick to whip when they heard about the water source.
Chapter completed!