There are quite a lot of people gathered together, and even if the people scattered, they can be two miles long.

But on this vast grassland, it is actually like a speck of dust, inconspicuous.

That being said, from the moment they stepped into this grassland, everyone hung their hearts and put their vigilance to the highest point.

Although the grassland is vast, the Turkish cavalry is like omnipresent mercury. If you encounter it, things will be in trouble.

Fortunately, the situation that everyone is worried about will eventually happen.

By afternoon, the team had already traveled southeastward for more than 80 miles along the grassland.

Just a new problem has emerged.

The team had run out of dry food and there was not much grass left.

There is not even much water left, which means that if Su Dawei and the others don’t find any water source or the tribes on the grassland, everyone will be hungry tonight.

If this is still the case tomorrow during the day, not only people, but even horses will go hungry.

The war horse is not like a human being, it can’t be hungry for a day, and it can’t even eat grass.

If you only eat grass and don’t replenish beans, the horse will quickly lose weight and even starve to death.

Many war horses died in large numbers on the battlefield, because of this.

Moreover, if the forage and beans are not replenished in time, even if the war horses do not starve to death, they will be fed back and will probably seriously affect their physical fitness. Some horses can't become war horses anymore, so they can only be demoted to be pack horses.

Su Dawei glanced at the sky and asked An Wensheng beside him: "Wensheng, it's getting late. Where are we camping tonight? There is still a team that has no dry food..."

"The water source is not far from here, there is a river. According to my master's research, it is a river mentioned in the "Shan Hai Jing" of the Sea and the Internal Classic of the Sea. There are many beautiful jades in the river, and there is a kind of fish that can be eaten without any confusion."

"Don't worry about Meiyu and what fish are there anymore. Now we have to solve the problem of eating."

Su Dawei looked around and lowered his voice: "The food has been cut off, only the grass is left. You are not familiar with the situation in the Western Regions, so where can you find a tribe here."

"Just eat from the enemy?"

An Wensheng immediately understood what Su Dawei meant.

He frowned, looked up at the setting sun, and then identified the direction, and said with a little entangled expression: "Rivers and water plants change a little every year, and the tribes do not look like people from the Central Plains plowing fields, but live by water plants.

If I were to say where those tribes were last year, I could still be sure, now... I can only try my luck."

"My mother, didn't you say that you had walked through the snow-capped mountains, crossed the grasslands and deserts with Yuan Shoucheng, and reached Tochar at the farthest?"

"Don't worry, I'll take a few scouts to inquire first."

"Su Yingzheng."

Lou Shide came over on a horse and lowered his voice in front of Su Dawei, "But what happened?"

"It's okay, we're discussing where to go next."

After all, I am not that familiar with Lou Shide yet, so I dare not explain the problem.

However, most of the team are people with master's ethics, and most of the logistics matters cannot be hidden.

Su Dawei changed his mind and said to him: "The dry food is gone."

Lou Shide was stunned at first, and then said, "It's okay. I heard that there is a river not far ahead. You can fish at that time. I will also let my brothers scatter out to catch some prey. I should be able to deal with it tonight."

"It's easy to talk about, but horses don't have enough food."

"Ah...you can't hurry. If I'm right, I'll go to the river and look for it along the river. I should be able to find the tribes on the grassland and eat at that time."

"Do this first, pay attention to the mood in the team and comfort me."

"Leave it to me."

Lou Shide nodded, turned his horse's head, went over to call Wang Xiaojie, Cui Qi, and Lu Wan to Zibian in turn, and explained a few words in a low voice.

The sky gradually darkened.

If you haven't found a suitable camping site before dark, you can only find a place to make do with it.

However, the Tang army would never wait until it was completely dark, because they had to be prepared for defense, and they would set up fences, dig trenches, lay some simple antlers, tripping horse ropes, traps, etc.

There is not much time left.

How about staying by the river tonight?

At least the water source problem can be solved.

Su Dawei frowned and thought.

He had already felt many problems when he led the team to the battle for the first time, although he had only only 500 people.

Take the food shortage problem just now. If the news is leaked and let the lower-level soldiers know, it will easily cause chaos.

The lightest is also a "mood drop".

Food is the most important thing for people.

What's more, it also involves the weather, marching routes, encounters with the enemy, how to camp at night, how to cheer up the soldiers, pay attention to the status of grassroots generals, as well as intelligence, war horse situations, and many ways.

This is because Su Dawei has Lou Shide and Wang Xiaojie and other grassroots generals who are more capable of helping him control the team.

If the number of people expands, there will be 5,000 or even 50,000 people...

The problems faced will increase in geometric ranges.

Leading troops to fight is definitely a complex project with great difficulty.

Since ancient times, most generals have been able to command troops only tens of thousands, and very few can command large corpses to fight more than 100,000.

The kind of general who should be called a handsome talent, not an ordinary famous general.

It seems that Han Xin is the only one who dares to say that the more troops they lead, from ancient times to the present.

"Su Yingzheng!"

In the distance, there were sounds of horse hooves.

Several riders rushed towards the team.

Su Dawei looked closely and saw that Zhao Huer, who had gone out to reconnaissance, had been with two other scouts.

"Here you come back? Where is Ashi's real?"

“There is a discovery.”

Zhao Hu'er gasped and said, "Zhi Jin asked me to come back quickly and tell you that there is a small tribe in front of us, and we can touch it quietly."

Although Asunadaozhen's position in the scout camp was a team leader, Turkic cavalry like Zhao Hu'er still prefers to call him Shi Jin.

"Where is it? Lead the way quickly."

Su Dawei was shocked, and then he was overjoyed.

Being able to find a tribe means that the problem of the Tang army's out of food was solved.

It is a great news that both people and horses can have a good meal tonight.

Half an hour later, Su Dawei led five hundred cavalry Tang troops and approached the riverside. Not far ahead, a group of tents like yurts similar to later generations could be seen.

However, the originally harmonious and peaceful scene is now broken.

Black smoke rose from the tribe, and cries were heard faintly, and the sound of slashing and slashing were heard.

Something happened!

This was Su Dawei's first idea.

The next moment, he turned his head and looked at Nie Su who was following him, and signaled her to follow him with his eyes.

Then he sternly said to Lou Shide: "Take people with me and leave a team of people to guard the baggage, hurry up."

As soon as he finished speaking, he whipped the war horse hard.

The black horse under him neighed high, ran wildly in pain, and rushed out like an arrow.

Nie Su shouted and followed closely.

Lou Shide's reaction was a little slower and loudly ordered Wang Xiaojie to lead a team of people to follow him closely.

Cui Qi then.

Lu Wan was guarding the baggage at the end and hung from behind.

Rumble!

Hundreds of horses ran wildly.

Smoke and dust were raised on the grassland, and countless shattered hoof sounds were like the dense sound of war drums.

It is less than ten miles away and arrives in an instant.

Su Dawei looked at it and happened to see Ashi holding a horizontal sword and shouting for a fierce battle.

More than thirty cavalry and Tang army scouts followed him on horseback, gathering or scattering around this Hu tribe, changing formations.

The enemy of the Tang army was obviously the young and strong in the tribe.

These people are old and young, wearing Hu men's clothes and no armor.
To be continued...