Parents are busy farming

One of the brothers lectured him in a serious tone: "Isn't it a good thing that there is no danger? Don't you know what we are doing now? The food on that ship is used to save people. What is the difference between it and other people on the battlefield? It's all for the purpose of saving more people."

The man who was scolded was so frightened that he dared not speak anymore. In fact, he just missed his other brothers.

But he didn't know that at this time his fellow senior brothers were quietly groping their way deeper into the grassland with Zhang Gaoyi.

It turned out that they discovered that no matter how they attacked, the enemy could always quickly replenish its forces.

According to common sense, the population of the grassland is not large, but why does this happen?

This made Zhang Gaoyi very curious, and he was determined to find out the truth of the matter.

So he resolutely led the vanguard battalion deep into the grassland to carry out further investigation.

This time he not only came himself, but also brought two people: Fang You and Hong Yujie.

He now fully understands Fang You's abilities, and he feels that this person is simply a mystery.

No matter who he is facing, whether friend or enemy, everyone seems to be defenseless against him, as if he has a kind of magic that makes people want to get close to him.

And this kind of charm cannot be imitated by others.

No wonder Ye Zifen let this person come over.

As for Hong Yujie, he was sent here by Ye Ziwei personally, and he is a member of the Hong family. It is reasonable and moral for him to take good care of him.

What's more, even General Zhenbei had specially talked to him about this matter, so he naturally knew what to do.

As for Ye Ziwei, she led the caravan away the day after the battle.

Although she left in a hurry, the food and medicine she brought did give the military camp a chance to breathe.

After all, the imperial court's food and fodder had arrived more than half a month late. If it weren't for the supplies sent by Ye Ziwei, the consequences would have been disastrous.

However, in recent times, they have experienced two fierce battles.

Although they successfully consumed a large number of the enemy's troops, this did not make Zhang Gaoyi feel at ease.

On the contrary, he noticed that the enemy seemed to have received new reinforcements.

Zhang Gaoyi had no idea where these new troops came from, so he decided to go to the grassland himself to find out.

This time, they cleverly bypassed the local camp and rode non-stop into the depths of the grassland.

The grassland today is completely different from what it was a few years ago. At that time, the grassland was covered with green grass, the sky was blue, and white clouds were floating, which was a beautiful sight.

Although some tribes on the grassland are ambitious and attempt to expand their territory and annex other tribes, most tribes simply hope to raise more cattle and sheep to improve the quality of life of their people.

Once upon a time, they maintained commercial relations with Daxia, and the people of the tribe would bring surplus supplies to exchange for daily necessities with Daxia's caravans.

Since the war between the two sides, they have not only faced the dilemma of hunger, but also have been unable to obtain external resources, and their lives have become increasingly difficult.

Now, looking around, there is no trace of any tribe anymore, and even the originally lush dead grass is becoming less and less.

In those places that are not covered with dead grass, whenever the wind blows, dust will fly all over the sky, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

As they continued to move deeper into the grassland, the situation became more serious.

It seems to be spring now, and the soldiers on the border don't feel cold even when wearing cotton-padded clothes.

Normally, the earth should have begun to revive and all things should have grown by this time, but the withered yellow grass before my eyes showed no signs of revival, as if it was still in the cold winter.

The scene was really disturbing and frightening, as if nature had lost its vitality and vigor, and everything seemed so weird and dead.

Fang You couldn't help but sigh: "If this continues, will this land gradually turn into sand? By then, I'm afraid even grass won't be able to grow. In that case, this place will no longer be suitable for human habitation. The people on the grassland already have a hard life, and this is even worse!"

Zhang Gaoyi, who has always been optimistic and open-minded, couldn't help but become worried when faced with such a bleak scene.

In addition, it is extremely easy to get lost in this vast grassland. Fortunately, he had a master who was good at identifying roads, memorizing routes and drawing maps with him, otherwise he was really worried that he and everyone else would get lost in the vast grassland.

However, even so, it has been five days since we set foot on the grassland, but we have not detected any trace of a tribe.

This was obviously not in line with common sense. After all, they had already penetrated one-third of the way into the grassland, and they should have been able to find some signs of tribal life.

So, where did these tribes go?

Everyone sat on the ground, eating the dry food they brought with them and drinking the water in their leather bags, and they all felt the same doubts.

One of the masters said, "Gao Yi, we can't go any further. The dry food and water we brought with us can't sustain us for several days."

Zhang Gaoyi looked embarrassed, and after a moment's hesitation, he responded, "But we haven't seen any tribes yet. Could it be that they have all migrated northward?"

Another master retorted: "Do you think this is possible? The further north you go, the more severe the drought becomes. It is only possible that the northern tribes migrated southwards, not northwards!"

This is what puzzled Zhang Gaoyi. "Even if those tribes are in the military camp, where are the women and children in the tribe? We have inquired about the situation inside the enemy camp more than once, but we have never seen the wives and children. So where did they go? And the cattle and sheep, even if there is a drought here and many cattle and sheep died, I don't believe they won't keep the breeding cattle and sheep for their future livelihood."

That is why he insisted on understanding the real situation of the grassland.

The same master said, "I understand your anxiety, but the grassland is so vast that it will take more than a few days to find those people. We can't all die in this grassland! Let's make preparations after we return to the camp!"

This is an unavoidable reality. Without sufficient food reserves, they will have a hard time.

Therefore, Zhang Gaoyi had no choice but to agree to lead everyone back.

However, on the return journey, he proposed to choose another route, hoping to gain something on the way back.

Unfortunately, they did not find anything when they returned. Instead, they were discovered by the enemy on the way back to the camp, and the enemy chased them like hungry wolves.

Fortunately, these people are very skilled and do not want to fight anymore, they just want to break through.

Break through while walking back, and even set traps for the enemy from time to time.