Second update of Chapter 515: Wild Donkeys in Herds and Shortage of Water on the Road
“It’s back, it’s back, it’s back, the horse that ran away is back, and it’s bringing a group of mules with it”
Zhu Feng just finished speaking Arima Silly heard shouting.
The horse came back and brought a group of mules. Where did the mules come from? They were blown by the wind
Many people came out of the tent to see a horse running in front of them at a low position. , followed by a group of mules and horses
"One, two, thirty-three, mules." The chief took a telescope to watch.
The horse ran back, but the group of things that followed stopped a few hundred steps away and stopped moving forward. Thirty-three of them.
"Donkey, uh hey hey hey hey" Zhu Wentian said, he knew the Mongolian wild donkey.
This is the first time I saw him in "Donkey looks like this".
"They are donkeys. They look like mules. Some people call them wild horses. In fact, they are really donkeys, bigger than ordinary donkeys."
The guide stood over and confirmed the animal's identity. name.
"How do they live in the desert?" Zhu Xi believes that there should not be any animals in the desert.
"When you return to His Highness the King of Qin, the wild donkeys will find a place with water. This group is probably being chased by sandstorms from other locations. If you ignore them, they will leave or die of thirst on the road. .
They can withstand cold and heat better than horses, and can survive for ten and a half months without drinking water.
It is not easy to catch them alive, but they can run fast. You can circle them on horseback and gradually narrow the circle."
Another local guide introduced the situation of wild donkeys. Apparently he had caught wild donkeys before.
Zhu Xiang looked at the wild donkeys that were not approaching, "In the desert, they are almost catching up with camels. They are bigger and can tolerate not drinking water. They are better than horses. Our horses are hooking up with them." "Come on"
The guide looked puzzled. They couldn't guess what the horse was doing by running out and bringing back a group of donkeys.
"Why don't you give them some food?" Zhu Biao thought that the wild donkeys were probably hungry and thirsty.
"Your Highness, they will run away when people pass by." the guide reminded.
I came up with the idea "Put the water basin and grass in another direction, leave people away, and see if they pass by."
"Try it, we will see you in the desert after all. He's still alive, please help if you can," Zhu Biao ordered.
Someone brought hay and a basin to the side of the wild donkeys. The wild donkeys moved a little, but when they saw that they were not heading towards them, they continued to stay where they were.
The ten wooden basins were placed on the ground separately, and water was poured from the water bags. Each basin was filled with half, and the grass was scattered and placed not far from the basins before the people came back.
The horse that had just returned ran out again, walked in front of the wild donkeys, and then ran back to the camp. The wild donkeys did not follow.
After a while, a wild donkey ran to the basin next to it, looked around, lowered its head to drink water, and began to howl.
Other wild donkeys ran over with a splash and squeezed their heads to drink water.
Ten and a half basins of water, it is too much to drink for a human being, but for a wild ass to drink, it is just to quench the thirst, it is not enough at all.
The wild donkeys drank two sips each, and when the ten pots were empty, they lowered their heads to eat hay. The little grass was obviously not enough.
"That's it for today. I'll see if they've left when I'm on my way tomorrow." Zhu Biao finally let go and drank some water and ate some grass. He thought he could last a few days.
The next day, everyone put away the tents, poured out the sand from the sandbags, and stacked the sacks together.
The horses and camels were set up, and the team set off.
"Look, the wild donkeys are from yesterday. They are in front." After walking for a while, Zhu Xi saw a group of wild donkeys in front of him.
The team continued walking, and the wild donkeys followed them all the way, neither getting closer nor farther away.
"Can they pull a cart?" Zhu Xi looked at the wild donkeys and seemed to feel uncomfortable if they didn't put something on them.
Li Chang opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. He had a make-up lesson with Hanhan last night and learned the knowledge of wild ass.
The guide next to atdivcsstentadva said, "Your Highness, King Qin, I heard that some people have caught live animals and made wild donkeys work. I have only eaten donkey meat."
The guide next to him said, " Your Highness the King of Qin, I heard that some people have caught wild donkeys alive and made them work. I just ate donkey meat."
"They are bigger than normal donkeys and have strong strength. They can be caught and raised to plow the land. Or transporting goods is good."
Zhu Xiang looked at his team, muttered and shook his head. If the horses in the team were sent out to surround and then hitch the donkeys, they would be more tired.
What’s more, if the wild donkey refuses to accept the trap, it’s not worth wasting time with them.
When it was getting dark, everyone stopped to set up camp and gave the horses some water and grass, but not the camels, so they could hold on.
The wild donkeys were given the same things as yesterday. As soon as the sender left, the donkeys immediately ran over to drink water and eat grass.
"How much water is there in the team?" Zhu Biao asked, looking at the camels that had no water to drink.
"Your Highness, there is no problem if you persist for three more days. There will be a small oasis ahead tomorrow. Go there to replenish water." The person from the Prince's Mansion replied.
The guide and the general walked over and knew where the water was.
"Save as much as possible." When Zhu Biao heard that the water reserve was only for three days, there was a hint of sadness in his brows.
Others rest as usual, but now they can't take a bath because there is no river around.
The sky lit up again, the team marched, and the donkeys appeared again, still keeping their distance.
When it was noon, the young general and others looked at the place in front of them and were stunned.
"What about the oasis? There is an oasis here and there is also the skeleton of a dead camel. Why is it gone?"
The young general muttered and ran forward, and the other people ran over with him. , they spread out there, not digging in the sand with their hands.
The two guides looked at each other and said, "That's it."
Zhu Biao frowned and said, "It was buried in a sandstorm."
Zhu Qing agreed, "I guess where is the next water source?"
"According to the distance, it takes seven days to walk, so we need to use two days of water for seven days."
The guide took off his sunglasses, with a dead look in his eyes.
Another guide suggested that "the water given to the horses can be reduced, so that there will be no shortage of people. Hundreds of horses may die, and there will still be horse meat to eat."
When he said this, the expression on his face was painful, there was no other way, horses were very precious.
"Since there has been an oasis, use the Luoyang shovel to dig it out. There are so many of us to dig out the sand."
Zhu Fang did not want to kill the horse. There were tools in the team, including from Method of getting a little bit of water into the wet sand.
This is how Xu Da's army survived, and his own team can do the same.
“Let’s make sure it’s at this location. The wild donkeys probably looked for water here and were buried. They had to find a new water source before they met us.”
Zhu Biao was going to do what his second brother said. If there is an oasis, it must be underground water, and it cannot be caused by rain.
As long as the location is determined and everyone starts digging, the sandstorm can bury the sand as thickly as possible.
The most troublesome thing is that the surrounding sand flows while digging. It needs to expand the scope and everyone spreads the sand outside.
The guide also ran over and looked carefully at the surrounding terrain. Once the sandstorm passed by, many low places were filled in.
Oases are also in low-lying areas, where groundwater can emerge, or where water from the surrounding sand dunes accumulates.
"Your Highness, why don't you open the box? We have something."
The mayor thought it would delay things, but the key point was that there was no water, which would have a huge impact on morale.
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