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【Chapter 603】Deadly altitude sickness

Yijinai is a place that almost no one knows about. Perhaps it should be called Yijinaihai or Juyanhai. In the Tang Dynasty, it also had a name called Jutinghai. Hundreds of years ago, Yijinai was a large lake. The lake was very large. The surrounding trees were thick, the grass was long and the warblers were flying, and it looked like the southern part of the Yangtze River. During the Tang Dynasty, there were garrisons here. Later, the Tang Dynasty disappeared, and the people completely lost control of this area.

But now, the area of ​​Yijino's lake has been greatly reduced. Some people even say that even its location has changed dramatically. Under normal circumstances, the herdsmen who come and go cannot find Yijino. Only those who are lucky have the opportunity to find it. If you are not lucky, you may not even stand on it and feel its existence. It is said that those who can find Yijino are promising figures on the grassland.[]

This statement has a bit of a bizarre smell, and there is a strong and weird color in the middle. However, it is not surprising to the people at that time that there is such a statement. Because there are almost no fixed reference objects around Yijino. The south of Yijino is full of quicksand areas, and the wind blows sand all year round, and the terrain changes countless times every day. Even if you have been here half an hour ago, you will be completely unrecognizable after half an hour.

The other three sides of Yijinai are all boundless Gobi Deserts, which no matter which direction they look, they all seem to be the same. Even if they are a thousand miles apart, they all look almost the same, and the naked eye cannot tell the difference. Anyway, in the vast Gobi Deserts, you will always see gray-white stones or gray-white sand. If you can see a little green, it would be a great surprise.

Since there is no fixed reference, it is impossible to determine the location of Yijino. In an era without satellite positioning, who can accurately record the exact location of Yijino. Even the best guide must contain a great component of luck when looking for Yijinohai. Therefore, it is difficult for the people to find Yijinohai, which is reasonable. If you find it accidentally, it is naturally worth celebrating.

Even in later generations, with advanced satellite navigation, travelers may have certain deviations. In this vast desert, Gobi, if you walk for dozens of days, you will not see a living creature. Looking around, there are only endless sand and gravels and endless stones. People's feelings are easy to make mistakes, or even illusions, or even mirages. These are all proven by science in later generations. However, four hundred years ago, people who could not explain this phenomenon could only attribute it to the influence of gods.

For the nomadic peoples on the Great Revolution, the god they originally believed in was the Heaven of Changsheng. Later, when the Lama religion was introduced, they began to believe in the Qin Lama religion. Because of the differences between the Heaven of Changsheng and the Lama religion, there were several bloody conflicts within the nomadic peoples. The most prominent manifestation of this was the Tatars. The Tatars who believed in the Heaven of Changsheng and the Tatars who believed in the Lama religion were divided into two major sects, and the conflicts between them became increasingly profound.

However, whether it is the immortality or the Lamaism, many natural phenomena cannot be explained, and can only be summarized as God's will. In order to get the blessing of the gods, many Tatar leaders must ask the gods for their will and seek the gods' wishes before launching military operations. If the gods' will agree, they will actively launch military operations. If the gods' will is quashed, then military operations will generally be cancelled. Of course, there are guys like Morigen.

According to many people, Morigen does not believe in gods at all. He does not believe in either the Celestial Heaven or the Lamaism. Within the scope of his rule, Celestial Heaven and Buddha are not popular.

This point is somewhat similar to Xu Xingxia. However, this time's crushing defeat caused a huge blow to Mo Rigen. In the desperate situation, it still has to be said whether Mo Rigen will be entangled in the arms of the Buddha.

"Bah! What God's will! I don't believe this evil! I'm not sure about this! I've found Yi Jinai?" Gao Jie spat hard, not concealing his contempt for God. Recently, he was a little proud and didn't even take God seriously. In fact, he did not respect the so-called gods very much.

The many senior generals of the White Army were probably influenced by Xu Xingxia and had no respect for the so-called gods. There was no prayer ceremony within the White Army. In Xu Xingxia's words, he believed in his hands more than the illusory gods. No matter how pious he was in his belief in the gods, he could not change his current life. Only by picking up a knife can Bai Yi live better.

As a time traveler, he said this, it was indeed no big deal. However, at that time, such statements were somewhat alternative. It should be noted that even Emperor Wanli respected the Three Qing Heavenly Lords of Taoism. And ordinary people have some beliefs about Taoism and Buddhism, even if they are not very pious. However, Xu Xingxia was tough in his methods and the white-clothed army won every battle, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

"This..." Aoyanga wanted to say something, but it was hard to say. Gao Jie could despise the existence of the gods like this, but he dared not. He respected him very much, whether it was for the immortal heaven or the Buddha. The white-clothed army did not believe in the retribution of reincarnation or reincarnation, but Aoyanga believed it. He did not dare to offend any god easily.

There is no way. The Tuyuhun people's life was indeed very difficult. They needed to be able to get along with each other and make friends with both sides to have a chance to survive. But some Tatars believe in immortality, some Tatars believe in Sakyamuni Buddha, and Tuyuhun people want to please both sides, so naturally they have to believe both gods. Speaking of which, this is also the sorrow of Tuyuhun people.

"Don't worry, God won't thunder because of my rudeness." Gao Jie said indifferently. He glanced back, gently pinched the horse's belly, urged the horse to slowly return to the middle of the soldiers. Aoyangga had no choice but to follow him.

At this moment, by the lake in Yijinaihai, the Mastiff Cavalry soldiers and the Wangguhun cavalry were resting. They chased after the Siyannur Grassland, but they looked quite tired because they had chased for more than two thousand miles. Along the way, they did not encounter Mo Rigen's remaining troops. The imagined pursuit never happened. Mo Rigen did not leave behind the troops behind. It seemed that he should have returned north regardless of everything.

However, the horse hoof marks left by Morigen and others on the Gobi Desert were still very obvious. Experienced cavalry, just a casual glance, can be confirmed to be the trace of the Tatar cavalry. There is no doubt that Morigen and others were walking in front of the Mastiff Cavalry. Perhaps the distance between them was only a hundred or dozens of miles. As long as they kept chasing, they would always catch up with Morigen. Of course, the premise is that the Mastiff Cavalry can keep chasing.

For the current Chu cavalry, the biggest problem is no longer encountering the Tatars or going to war with the Tatars, but endless marching. Originally, the Mastiff Cavalry had a strong long-distance marching ability. They quickly returned to Ningxia Town from Gansu Town, then bypassed the Ulanbuhe Desert, headed north directly, and attacked the west side of Morigen. Without strong marching ability, all this would be impossible.

However, after more than 20 days of continuous march, facing the vast Gobi Desert in the Yuan border, including Gao Jie, it felt a little difficult. There was no way, the Gobi Desert is really too big, so big that it completely exceeded people's imagination. Walking a thousand miles is the Gobi Desert. Walking a thousand miles is the Gobi Desert. Walking a thousand miles is the Gobi Desert. Walking a thousand miles is the Gobi Desert. It is estimated that if you walk another five thousand miles, you will still be the Gobi Desert. Even the most optimistic people cannot estimate when the Mastiff Cavalry will go out of the Gobi Desert.

Gao Jie had to admit that he had indeed underestimated the power of the desert. Compared with the Gobi Desert in front of him, Ulanbu and the desert are simply not the same as the Gobi Desert in front of him. This damn vast Gobi Desert sometimes looks pretty beautiful. The sky is vast and the earth is bright, the wind is light and the clouds are light, and the birds look north, full of passion. However, under the beautiful appearance, there are difficult risks hidden. If you are not careful, you may all be ruined here.

The vast desert actually has no other characteristics, just one word, big, boundless, endless, vast, and endless, and there is no end at a glance. From east to west, it stretches at least ten thousand miles. From south to north, it finally extends at least eight thousand miles. Facing such a large area, it is really fatal! Even if there are war horses to travel, it feels not easy to walk out of this endless desert.

The biggest problem that Chu Qijun encountered at present was that he had difficulty breathing and felt weak all over. In fact, he didn't do anything, he just couldn't lift his energy. When he went to bed at night, he felt very uncomfortable and couldn't sleep. At the beginning, he thought he was sick, but he tried a variety of drugs, but none of them worked. In the end, the lieutenants of the army had no way to solve it, and they could only rely on their personal luck. If they were lucky, they would slowly heal in a few days. If they were unlucky, the situation would become more and more serious and they had to leave the team.

In addition to people and war horses not adapting to the desert and Gobi, there seems to be problems with cooking food. For some reason, the cooked food always feels a little bit like that, but it seems that it is not cooked thoroughly. It seems that boiling water is the same. In fact, the water keeps rolling and bubbles constantly. However, careful people always feel something is wrong when they drink it. Especially some soldiers who like to make tea have a deeper feeling about this.

Of course, most people attribute these situations to their own psychological reactions, believing that they have problems with their own psychological problems, so that they feel that there is something wrong with these things. As long as they calm down and keep a normal mind, they will not be delayed. Such thoughts also help many soldiers overcome difficulties, continue to maintain an optimistic attitude, and continue to maintain a strong fighting spirit.

The food is not thoroughly cooked, so there is no big problem. Sometimes they eat raw meat. If they are really not used to it, they just roast it. There is no problem with barbecue. The boiled water is not completely boiled, so there is no big problem. Anyway, you have to let it cool before you can drink it. There seems to be no difference when you drink cold water. Of course, there is also diarrhea occasionally, which depends on your personal physical condition. It seems that Gao Jie has nothing to do.

If Xu Xingxia was here, he would know that this was a slight altitude sickness. After more than 2,000 miles of march, Gao Jie, Aoyangga and others had begun to enter the Mongolian Plateau. The average altitude of the Mongolian Plateau is about 1,500 meters. Such an altitude is not a problem if it is a short-term activity. However, if it is long-term activity, especially physical labor, there will be problems.

But the Mastiff Cavalry is a long-distance marching, carrying a lot of various supplies, and the camel loads of war horses are quite heavy. For people who have no experience in plateau life, it is obviously not suitable to stay here for so long. The soldiers of the Mastiff Cavalry do not know the existence of altitude sickness. When they are unwell, they will exercise more actively, trying to enhance their physical fitness and fight against adverse reactions in front of them. As a result, the counterproductive effect is that the altitude sickness becomes more serious.

Fortunately, the Mongolian war horses are all very resistant to fatigue. They also have a certain ability to resist altitude sickness. Therefore, their performance is a little better than that of humans.

The training of the White Army is quite strict, and the officers and soldiers are both good in physical fitness. All the people who formed the Mastiff Cavalry this time are veterans, and their physical fitness is very good. The key is that their psychological quality is relatively good, and even if they encounter such inexplicable situations, there will be no panic. Otherwise, once the troops are in a state of relief and morale is depressed, it will be even more troublesome.
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