Time was tight, and Li Chengqian did not continue to investigate the murderer. He moved all the bodies out of the small lake, and then collectively cremated the army set off overnight.

Although the water source has been destroyed at this time, it is the only oasis in the Gobi Desert in a radius of hundreds of miles, and it is impossible for these corpses to continue to rot in the lake. Now, the corpses are removed, and this water source can still be used in the future.

The danger of marching at night is self-evident, especially in this vast Gobi Desert, which is easy to lose direction, but in contrast, marching at night can greatly reduce the loss of water in the human body. The army can only last for three days if it is full of water, so it is necessary to minimize the consumption of drinking water as much as possible.

Of course, neither Li Chengqian nor the main general Li Wei dared to relax at all. No one knew whether the murderer who killed the people of the town was hiding in any corner, waiting to give them a fatal blow!

...

In the next three days, the army only rested for two hours during the day when the sun was hottest at noon, and was basically rushing to the rest of the time, just to prevent the soldiers from being too tired, and the speed was not very fast.

"Your Highness, you will be able to walk out of the Gobi Desert in half a day. Finally, I will send someone to Yumen Pass to report and ask them to come and pick them up!" Li Wei licked his dry lips, and his voice was hoarse to report to Li Chengqianhui.

Everyone knew that they were not drinking enough water, so they were trying their best to save money. Even the prince Li Chengqian had a slightly chapped lips at this time.

He looked up at the sun that had already begun to set west. Li Chengqian didn't say anything, but just nodded silently. Every time he said something more, he wanted to drink a sip of water. Although there was still half a bag of clear water in the water bag with him, he didn't dare to drink it all before he really walked out of the Gobi Desert.

Li Ke, beside him, swallowed his saliva and said in a slight tone: "Brother, you're about to leave the Gobi Desert and go to Yumen Pass, why haven't those people moved yet? Could it be... your guess is wrong?"

Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "As long as you have not returned to Chang'an, you may encounter danger at any time... General Li, let the army slow down and send spies to pay attention to the surrounding situation at any time. The more you reach this time, the less you cannot relax your vigilance!"

"Don't worry, your highness, the last one has already arranged it!"

"Well, that's good!"

Time passed slowly, and as the night gradually covered the earth, the army finally reached the edge of the Gobi Desert. Even if the light was dim, you could still see the undulating outlines of the mountains in the distance.

This made everyone feel relieved. When they arrived here, they could find sufficient water at any time without worrying about water cuts.

"Finally come out..." Li Ke, who had already given up the carriage and rode on horseback like the army, was relieved.

"Yes, we finally came out..." Li Chengqian felt relieved. Although there was no difference on the surface these days, only he knew in his heart how much pressure he was!

Although the death of tens of thousands of people in the town was not blamed, it was also directly related to him. As the saying goes, "I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me." From the beginning, Shi Wannian decided to defend Yancheng and buy time for him to the tragic death of tens of thousands of people now, Li Chengqian truly realized that he was no longer the otaku who was fed by one person in the future, but the crown prince of a country and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty!

Before, he never felt that there was anything special about the "prince" hat on his head. He subconsciously regarded himself as an ordinary person, at most a second-generation official. He subconsciously thought that he was no different from those second-generation officials who were flying everywhere in later generations, and he did not need to bear any obligations or responsibilities.

But he ignored that the Tang Dynasty was not a later generation, and that his second-generation official was not an ordinary second-generation official!

He is the son of His Majesty Li Er, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. He not only has too many responsibilities, but also has many obligations. He can rest assured by simply protecting his parents' wings and enjoying himself!

Therefore, Li Chengqian's heart was always hanging on his mind when he understood that someone had killed tens of thousands of people and destroyed the water supply from the army.

There are too many examples of similar conspiracies in my mind. He is really afraid that someone will attack the army, and even more afraid that these tens of thousands of people will not be able to get out of this Gobi Desert... He really doesn't want to see someone die because of him again!

Fortunately, we are finally going to leave the Gobi Desert now. Although it is not completely safe to say that it is here, at least without the worries of water cut off, the army can maintain a more vigorous battle, and even if it is really attacked, it can be more confident of defeating the enemy!

"Huh?" While various thoughts flashed quickly in his mind, Li Chengqian also raised his eyes to the many mountain shadows in the distance. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, feeling something was wrong.

"What's wrong with me?"

"No, no, there must be something wrong..."

Li Ke looked around in surprise and said, "What's wrong?"

"Li Wei said before that he sent someone to Yumen Pass to inform me, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Since Yumen Pass has been reported, why no one came to pick him up?"

"Uh..." Li Ke was stunned and looked around. He really didn't see anyone. "Can it be... the distance is too far, and you should be able to meet it if you walk forward?"

"Impossible! Since we have informed the Yumen Pass guards, they..."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, countless fires lit up on the originally dark wilderness, and shouts of killing followed...

"Kill!"

"Kill! Capture the Prince of Tang alive!"

"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."

"Protect Your Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Protect Your Highness the Crown Prince..."

The sudden attack completely caught Xuanwu Wei off guard. Even if he was vigilant along the way, Li Wei had just conveyed Li Chengqian's order not long ago, but when he saw that he was about to walk out of the Gobi Desert, the soldiers who could drink water as much as possible would inevitably feel psychologically relaxed. Therefore, the Xuanwu Wei was at a disadvantage at the beginning of the war!

For a moment, there were shouts of killing, the sound of swords and guns colliding, the neighing of horses, and the screams of soldiers before their death were endless.

Li Chengqian and the others did not think about breaking through, but were protected by thousands of soldiers and defended themselves in the middle of the army.

Logically speaking, this place is only a hundred miles away from Yumen Pass, so breaking through is the best choice. However, when the enemy appeared, Li Chengqian and others realized that the number of enemy troops raided them was definitely more than twice as many as the Xuanwu Guard, otherwise it would be impossible to surround tens of thousands of troops!
Chapter completed!