Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Although there was nothing in front of him, Dalun Ruozan could see a pair of eyes staring back at him.
This was an invisible contest. Dalun Ruozan would not allow himself to lose no matter what, let alone to a seventeen-year-old boy.
"But, are you really confident that we can last longer than them?"
Huoshu Huizang asked. His tone was as sharp as ever.
Dalun Ruozan fell silent.
This was a race, and in this race, neither he nor Wang Chong had any sort of advantage. Naturally, neither of them could confidently say that they would be able to last until the end.
"No matter what, we will not lose. We will not lose! "
Dalun Ruozan clenched his fist tightly.
"What a pity. If only I had a little more time."
Dalun Ruozan stared at the top of the tent. He did not say this out loud.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang heard the sound of wings flapping. It seemed that something had been left at the top of the tent.
In just a moment, a black carrier pigeon slid down from the top of the tent and entered the tent.
"Hmm?"
Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang looked at each other and saw the same surprise in each other's eyes. This was not an ordinary carrier pigeon. If he remembered correctly, they had just received a carrier pigeon like this not long ago.
It was definitely not normal for a second one to arrive so soon.
"I'll go take a look."
Huoshu Huizang was silent for a moment. He walked past Dalun Ruozan and strode over. Removing the leggings from the leg of the black carrier pigeon, Huoshu Huizang glanced at it. He gradually frowned and his expression became more and more strange.
"What's wrong?"
"Congratulations! What you've been waiting for has happened. "
Huoshu Huizang flicked the letter into Dalun Ruozan's hand. Dalun Ruozan was flabbergasted, and when he looked down, his entire face paled.
"Wonderful!"
Dalun Ruozan looked at the message in his hand and couldn't help but shout in ecstasy.
"Time is on our side now."
Dalun Ruozan's creased brow instantly relaxed, and the worry on his brow was swept away.
The black carrier pigeon only brought one message:
Wang Zhongsi's appearance had shaken the entire plateau, and once again, the Ouzan Empire felt an unprecedented threat. Even the Tsenpo felt deeply uneasy, unable to eat or sleep.
One had to know that Wang Zhongsi was one of the few people who had fought their way to the plateau and had even come close to occupying the Ouzan Empire. The Tsenpo's fear of Wang Zhongsi was even greater than the plague spreading across the plateau.
In order to deal with Wang Zhongsi, the Tsenpo had even mobilized the Lhasa Royal Lineage, the Yaze Royal Lineage, and a portion of the royal capital's guards to Longxi to reinforce King of General We Tadra Khonglo.
After all, the Tsenpo had always stood aloof from the four Royal Lineages and rarely involved himself in the wars between the empire and other countries. One could easily imagine just how much the Tsenpo feared Wang Zhongsi.
And to Dalun Ruozan, this was an unexpected harvest. There was no question that he had won even more time.
"Hahaha, pass on my order. Postpone the battle for two days and choose another day to fight!"
Dalun Ruozan's laughter resounded over the tent, and this new order was quickly transmitted to the entire Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army.
"Let's go, Huoshu Huizang! Let's go eat the rice of the Erhai. "
Dalun Ruozan laughed as he walked out of the tent, his face flushed.
… …
"The situation isn't good. The Ouzan have begun to light fires to cook!"
On the mountain, several generals of the Annam Protectorate had gathered together. Lin Wushou looked down the mountain, his brow furrowed into a deep frown.
Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao had sent scouts every day to keep an eye on the mountain, but how could the soldiers of the Annam Protectorate not keep a close watch on them?
The number of cooking fires in the Ouzan camp had been far less than this in the past few days, but in a short period of time, the number of cooking fires had increased tenfold.
"The Ouzan are eating the food of the Mengshe Zhao."
Lin Wushou's expression was grim.
It was no secret that the Ouzan had run out of food, and they had long since begun to eat the food of the Mengshe Zhao. But the situation this time was completely different.
The fact that the number of cooking fires had increased so much meant that the Ouzan had completely accepted the food of the Mengshe Zhao.
A people who lived on horseback had truly accepted the food of a farming people.
"If that's the case, it's going to be troublesome. The Ouzan can accept the food of the Mengshe Zhao to solve their food problem, but we have no way of solving our water problem. If this continues, we'll lose for sure."
Luoji stood at the side, his face fraught with worry.
"We must inform Young Master of this matter."
Zhao Hong turned to look at The Eagle.
"The Eagle, you have the closest relationship with Young Master, so you should inform Young Master."
"No need!"
A light breeze blew past. The Eagle stood on the summit, his expression calm and unmoving.
"Young Master already knows, so there's no need for us to say anything. And Young Master already has many things to worry about. In the future, there's no need to bother him with these things. "
Sixty thousand soldiers, all of the southwest, including the Imperial Court, had placed all their hopes on Wang Chong.
The Eagle spent every day at Wang Chong's side. Only he knew how much pressure Wang Chong was under right now. If not for the fact that he was limited by his own abilities, the Eagle truly wished that he could replace Wang Chong and share some of the pressure.
And in the end, Young Master was only seventeen!
The Eagle's words caused the crowd to fall silent. Luoji, Lin Wushou, and Zhao Hong all turned to look at the mountain. There, they could faintly make out the back of a figure sitting cross-legged, motionless.
… …
"Water source, water source … Is there really no other way?"
Wang Chong sat alone, his mind in turmoil.
He had long ago noticed what was going on with Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang. The problem of food for the Ouzan was not so easy to resolve. Acclimatization and differences in food culture were not things that could be resolved by Dalun Ruozan expressing his stance.
But Dalun Ruozan had undoubtedly used his actions to express his resolve. At the very least, he would be able to persist for a few more days in this situation.
But Wang Chong no longer had the time.
The Annam Protectorate's water supply had been completely used up, and warhorses could no longer be killed. Otherwise, if the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army attacked, the Tang Dynasty would surely lose.
The Tang Dynasty was besieged on all sides and on the verge of collapse.
"Water, water — there has to be a way."
Wang Chong sat cross-legged on the ground and racked his brains, thinking through everything he knew about water in his past and present lives. But he still found nothing.
The mountains!
When Wang Chong had chosen this place to set up camp, he had determined that water would be an unsolvable problem.
As time slowly passed, Wang Chong sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind blank.
In truth, the fact that he had been able to last this long in this war had already surpassed his expectations, but he could not lose no matter what.
"Hualala!"
Suddenly, he heard the sound of a rock rolling.
"Careful!"
Wang Chong raised his head and saw a disturbance in the distance. It seemed like a warhorse of cavalry had accidentally kicked off a large rock, causing it to roll toward a spearman at the base of the mountain.
"Buzz!"
As Wang Chong's gaze followed the movement of the rock, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
"That's right! Hahaha, how could I have forgotten! "
Wang Chong excitedly laughed.
"I've thought of a way! Dalun Ruozan, you've lost for sure. "
… …
Bang!
The sword swung down heavily, and with a crack, the rock was peeled off, revealing a smooth section. But nothing happened. The group of people looked at Wang Chong, who had given the order, in confusion.
"Young Master, what are we looking for this time?"
One of the generals asked.
An hour ago, Wang Chong had given this strange order, but he had never mentioned the reason.
"Don't think too much, just do as I say."
Wang Chong flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Bang!
A second, a third, a fourth … Wang Chong brought his men and dug around the mountain. No one knew what Wang Chong was trying to do, even The Eagle was confused.
Only Wang Chong knew what he was looking for. He was looking for a water source!
All mountains had a certain water storage and interception capacity. This was a shallow water on the surface. If it flowed out through the cracks in the rocks, it would be a drinkable water source.
Although it was not much, to the current Annam Protectorate, it was extremely precious. A little water source was enough to change the current situation of the Annam Protectorate, greatly boosting their morale.
Wang Chong and Dalun Ruozan were both in an extremely bad situation. Although Dalun Ruozan had found a way to replace it with Mengshe Zhao's food, this was not a permanent solution. It was only a temporary measure and would not last for long.
Wang Chong knew that this was an invisible race. Whoever could not hold on first would be the first to fall!
"Again!"
Wang Chong flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Once, twice, thrice … Although he failed again and again, and did not manage to dig out the shallow water that Wang Chong wanted, Wang Chong was not discouraged. There would definitely be shallow water on the surface of any mountain. It was just a matter of how much there was. Moreover, the water would gather and flow in different directions under the surface of the mountain.
In Wang Chong's memory, even a place like the Western Region had "Karez Wells" formed by shallow water. There was no reason that a place like the Southwest did not have such a tall mountain range.
More importantly, not long ago, there had been such a heavy rainstorm that it was hard to tell friend from foe. In such a short period of time, there was no reason that no water could be intercepted on this mountain range.
Even if the mountain could not intercept the water, there was no reason for it to flow so fast.
"No matter what, there must be water here!"
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