Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Hu Tu's expression was hesitant for the first time. Gao Yao could understand it. After all, this was different from fighting the enemy or raiding the Tuan Royal Court. There were plans before, but this time there was no plan at all. The road ahead was completely unknown. If there was a slight mistake in the vast grassland, he might never be able to return to the North.

In ancient times, the concept of returning to one's roots was deeply rooted in people's minds. Many people even traveled thousands of miles to send corpses back to their homeland for this reason. The same was true for these soldiers. In Hutu's opinion, it would be better to fight Tuan head-on than to flee around in a cowardly and embarrassed manner and eventually die in an unknown place. It would be a worthy death, wrapped in the hide of a horse.

"General Hu, please trust Gao Yao once more. Gao Yao will definitely bring you all back to the northern border. If I can't do it, General Hu, how about you kill me first?"

"Okay, I will trust Brother Gao once again. Brother Gao dares to do what ordinary people cannot do. I also beg Brother Gao to do me a favor."

"no problem"

"If I really can't go back, Gao Yao doesn't need to care about me, but I hope Brother Gao Yao will bring back my brothers who have followed me through thick and thin."

"this......"

"please"

Seeing Hu Tu like this, Gao Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time. At this time, Gao Yao no longer had any other opinions about Hu Tu. He was indeed a general of the Qin Dynasty who didn't care about anything. It was precisely because of the existence of these generals of the Qin Dynasty and the construction of the Great Wall that the northern border was guaranteed not to be harassed by foreign races.

They even indirectly helped the anti-Qin forces to destroy Qin. To be honest, these were real soldiers. As for the food and grass problem that the other party was worried about, it was not a problem at all for Gao Yao. Gao Yao still had the portable space. It had been more than a month since he got it. He had harvested sweet potatoes twice and potatoes once. Now he was planting some carrots.

It only takes a week or so to harvest. Gao Yao grows carrots not just to satisfy his appetite, but to treat night blindness. Ancient soldiers rarely fought at night, and a big part of the reason was because of night blindness. Even if Gao Yao now has the medical skills granted by the system, it is useless to treat night blindness.

Night blindness is the result of a large lack of vitamin A in the body, and carrots can effectively improve this condition. People in other places are fine, but this time when Gao Yao brought the soldiers from the North out, he realized that the proportion of night blindness among the soldiers in the North was so high.

Although there are some in Sishui County, they are basically individual cases. After all, the people also eat various wild vegetables. However, there are no such good conditions in the North. This has led to the proportion of soldiers with night blindness in the North being close to 20%. This number is already a very exaggerated proportion. This is why Gao Xiang came up with the idea of ​​planting carrots.

Moreover, the yield of carrots per mu is not low. Coupled with the high-quality environment in the system, tens of thousands of kilograms are not a problem. This is another reason why Gao Yao chose to grow carrots.

According to Gao Yao's idea, Hutu also immediately ordered the soldiers to make preparations. They tied the horses together as Gao Yao said, and then set them on fire, causing the horses to run madly. As for why they ran along the river bank, it was because it could effectively serve as a barrier to prevent the route from deviating too much.

Gao Yao also set out directly towards Yuyang County. In order to cover his tracks, Gao Yao led his troops to retreat more than a mile along the route they came from before changing direction to ensure that his actions would not be noticed by the enemy.

After moving for a whole week, all the Qin troops were exhausted. Although they could still find water on the grassland, the food had been completely consumed. Gao Yao dared to take this route for two reasons. One was that the Qin troops did not dare to go deep into the grassland because it was easy to get lost. However, Gao Yao was a modern man after all, and he could still remember some basic directions, such as the rising and falling of the sun, the growth of some hillside grass, the ant caves usually facing south, and the wild beehives that liked to be built on the south side of the trees. These could help determine the direction.

Using the sun's shadow, you can use a pole and a stone to determine the direction by observing the movement of the pole's shadow, and observe the yin and yang sides of the mountain. The south side of the mountain is usually drier, while the north side is wetter. The shape of the sand dunes: the windward side of the dunes has a gentler slope, while the leeward side has a steeper slope. These can all be used as ways to distinguish directions.

Another point is that before setting out, when interrogating Tuan the captive, Gao Yao had already made a plan for the worst case scenario, that is, how to retreat if it failed. The plan at that time was Yuyang County. This is why Gao Yao directly mentioned Yuyang County when Hu Tu asked for a solution, because Gao Yao had already made this part of the preparation.

Gao Yao would take out a big bag of potatoes or sweet potatoes from time to time. When Hu Tu asked, he said that they were local specialties and could be eaten after being roasted. When Hu Tu asked, Gao Yao explained that they were the food he brought with him before setting out. Gao Yao did not take out all of them at once, but only took out enough for one meal each time.

Gao Yao did this because, on the one hand, he wanted everyone to stay tense and not relax, and to keep them in a half-full and half-hungry state; on the other hand, he wanted to prevent them from eating too many foods such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. These foods can be used to fill hunger, but long-term consumption or excessive consumption can cause indigestion. Although Gao Yao knows medical skills, he cannot help everyone, and it can also easily affect combat effectiveness.

"General, General, Princess Tuan is on hunger strike again"

Just when Gao Yao thought that it would take less than half a day to reach the northern border, Erniu, who was resting, came to Gao Yao and explained the situation of Yu Shu. Gao Yao didn't waste any words after hearing this, and rode his horse directly to Yu Shu.

After being exposed to the wind and sun along the way, Yu Shu was no longer the pure and charming girl she had been when they first met. Instead, she looked frail and her face was covered with dust.

"Erniu, we can't go back anyway, and many of our brothers don't have wives, so why not let everyone have a taste of her? After all, she's a princess."

"If you dare to touch me, I will never let you go even if I die."

Listening to Yu Shu's words, Gao Yao sneered.

"You? Erniu, remember, when you let your brothers favor this princess, bring the King of Tuan over and let him admire her carefully. Make sure you open your eyes wide and enjoy her."

"You... are simply shameless. How could there be someone like you in the Qin Empire?"

"Don't give me that shit. When your Tuan soldiers abducted my Qin women, why didn't I see you sending them back? Did you protect them and send them back to Qin?"