On February 14th, the eighteenth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao had no choice but to come to Xirong City in the Kingdom of Shaliuhou in the Western Continent, because in mid-January, the official military mobilization meeting of Emperor Yi's territory was held. In addition to the commander-in-chief of the six armies, there were also the core deputy commander-in-chief of the six armies, Sirta Delta, and the core heroes of Emperor Yi's territory.

  At this formal mobilization meeting, Chafidel officially took the command to be the commander-in-chief of the Western Continent Raiders, using the Marquis of Shaliu as a springboard to launch the Raiders of the Western Continent.

  But just a month later, Qu Mao received a letter from Chafidel, saying that there was a big problem with the Western Continent Raiders, and the soldiers of the Firearms Army were still stuck behind the pass at the end of the underground world, congesting the underground passage for nearly 100 kilometers in the direction of the Holy Land of Emperor Yi.

  The main reason is the climate of the Marquis of Shaliu. The climate in the desert is extremely harsh, and a few people are fine, but there are millions of troops, even if Xirong City is only 200 kilometers away from the city of Yuexia.

  Under normal circumstances, Qu Mao and others can arrive there in three nights of rapid march, especially if there are towns in the Marquis of Shaliu along the way, but if more than 50,000 Firearms soldiers march together, then this time will be extended to at least half a month, not to mention millions of troops.

   Within half a month, no one can guarantee that one night there will not be a harsh desert climate, such as a sandstorm, etc. A sandstorm may completely ruin all the troops.

  A small-scale march will not be particularly safe. Even if millions of troops can run to the lower moon city, the nine permanent garrison fortresses around the lower moon city and the lower moon city are simply not enough to accommodate millions of troops, including the upper moon city and the mid-month city. Wall Ranch would be gone.

  Zhao Pan scoffed at Zhaifidel's complaints, and strongly urged Qu Mao to hand over the task of attacking the Western Continent to the army. The army asked the navy to use a troop carrier to transport the army soldiers to Fugang, the mouth of the Fulu Empire.

   Qu Mao obviously ignored Zhao Pan's eagerness to fight, and decided to go to the country of Shaliu in person to assess the risk of the Firearms Army's large-scale march in the desert.

  When Qu Mao came to Xirong City again, although the temperature was still much higher than other towns, it seemed that it was not much different from other towns.

  Doris, a member of the player management team of the God of Choice stationed in Xirong City, received Qu Mao and accompanied Qu Mao to Shaliu City.

  When Qu Mao saw Liu Qianhui in the royal palace of Shaliu City, he directly asked straight to the point: "Liu Qianhui, do you know Zhaifeidel's assessment opinion?

  Chafidel believes that it is not appropriate to start the attack on the Western Continent from the Marquis of Shaliu, and the risks borne by millions of Firearms soldiers are too great. "

  Liu Qianhui frowned, and said: "I know Chafidel's opinion, although my mother is very disdainful of Chafidel's judgment, but the fact is that, for the sake of safety, Chafidel's opinion must be listened to.

   Besides, Qu Mao, Chafidel’s opinion is not not to start the strategy of the Western Continent from the Marquis of Shaliu, but to suggest that the launch of the strategy should be extended to after July 1, the eighteenth year of Tianxuan, for the sake of safety.

  I think we have waited all these years and don't care about these few months.

  We have worked so hard to grow the Gobi Ranch to the scale it is now. My mother has been reluctant to graze a large number of camels. As a result, the number of camels in my Shaliuhou country has not exceeded 5,000.

  Now Shaliu Houguo is making two-handed preparations. The first-hand preparation is that the camel grass in the past few years is following the advice of green plant technology experts from the Holy Land Green City: Harvested and woven into straw mats. I plan to use straw mats to spread on the sand to avoid the impact of wind and sand.

  Although the straw mats will be quickly buried by the wind and sand at first, my mother believes that after laying them layer by layer, it will not only help the desert to conserve groundwater, but also prevent the wind from blowing the sand.

  The second-hand preparation is to explore the sea estuary in the northwest region of the Marquis of Shaliu. If the estuary can be opened and a naval base can be established at the estuary, then the army can also be invested in the strategy plan of the western continent.

  It is also depressing to think about it. Over the past few years, my wife has dumped at least tens of millions of tons of fresh water in the desert, but after so many years of tossing, there is not a single drop of rain. "

  Qu Mao smiled helplessly and said: "Liu Qianhui, it's not unreasonable for this area to become an inaccessible desert in the Western Continent.

  We can only suffer slowly, there are no high mountains around, no matter how much fresh water you pour, it will either flow away from the ground along the sand, or be evaporated by the sun, and then blown away in the air by the wind.

  Let’s put it this way, the east is facing the Maoqiusi Kingdom. Although the Maoqiusi Kingdom doesn’t listen to Fuzhi’s words, it is also a member of the Fulu Alliance. Now Fuzhi is using this to confront us between the Moon City and the Lieyang City. A sudden increase in troops will make Fuzhi lose face in the Fulu Alliance.

  We still focus on the second-hand preparations, let’s search for the sea in the northwest. "

  Liu Qianhui immediately wept and said: "Grandma, I guess you will choose this way.

  After so many years of exploration, I have discovered that there is a river 10 meters wide and 1 meter deep about 2,100 kilometers northwest of our Shaliuhou Kingdom. This river will directly lead to the sea west of the Western Continent, but this river is too small. I am afraid that it can only be used by shuttle boats, and there is no way to build it into a port..."

   Qu Mao sighed and said: Liu Qianhui, it seems that you are destined to rule the desert.

  How about the livable renovation town with the first priority? Has the second-priority livable renovation town started to be renovated? "

  Liu Qianhui nodded, and said: "The first priority Xirong City, Metal City, Iron Mine City, and Minmetals City have been remodeled to be livable, and each town is allocated 1,000 tons of fresh water every day for maintenance; the second priority Moon City basically does not need to use additional fresh water configurations, and Shaliu City has also been remodeled in sevens and eighties, mainly Yueshang City and Mid Moon City.

   Qu Mao said: "Since this is the case, there is no need to worry about opening the sea to the northwest, and first complete the livable transformation of 15 towns.

  Residents can be sent to the Gobi pastures around the city to graze, or try to cultivate the land. "

  Liu Qianhui waved her hand and said, "Of course not, both grazing and farming will lead to soil erosion.

  Yuexia City has experienced seven rains in the past three years, and it is still very fragile. "

   Qu Mao said: "Then let the Firearms Army suspend the strategy."