Yijinai is a place that almost no Han Chinese know. Perhaps, it should be called Yiji Naihai, or Juyanhai. In the Tang Dynasty, it also had a name called Jutinghai. A few hundred years ago, Yiji was a large lake. The lake is huge. The surrounding green trees are thick and shady, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and there is the appearance of plugging the south of the Yangtze River. During the Tang Dynasty, there used to be a garrison here. Later, the Tang Dynasty died, and the Han people completely lost control of this area.

But now, the area of the lake has shrunk considerably. Some even say that even its location has changed dramatically. Under normal circumstances, the herdsmen who come and go will not be able to find Yijinai. Only those who are lucky have a chance to find it. If you're unlucky, you might just stand on top of it and not even feel it. It is said that the people who were able to discover Yijino were all promising figures in the grassland.

Such a statement has a somewhat bizarre taste, with a strong and strange color in the middle. However, it was not at all surprising that there was such a statement for the people of the time. Because, around Yijinai, there are almost no fixed references. To the south of Yijinai, there are quicksand areas, and the wind blows the sand all year round, and the terrain changes countless times every day. Even if you've been here half an hour ago, you'll be completely unrecognizable after half an hour.

The other three sides of Yijinai are the vast Gobi Desert, which seems to be the same no matter which direction you look at. The vast Gobi, even if it is a thousand miles apart, looks almost the same, and the naked eye cannot tell the difference. Anyway, in the vast Gobi Desert, all you see is gray-white stones, or gray-white sand. If you can see a little bit of green, it will be a great surprise.

Since there is no fixed reference, it is impossible to determine the location of Yijinai. In the era when there was no satellite positioning, who could accurately record the exact location of Yiji Nai. Even the best guides, when looking for Yiji Nokai, there is a lot of luck involved. Therefore, it is difficult for the public to find Yiji Naihai, which is reasonable. If you accidentally find it, it is naturally worth celebrating.

Even in later generations, in the case of advanced satellite navigation, there is a possibility that there will be a certain deviation in the traveler. In this vast desert Gobi, walking for dozens of days, there is not a single living thing in sight, looking around, there is only endless sand and gravel, endless stones. It is easy for human feelings to make mistakes or illusions. Even, there is a mirage. All of these have been scientifically proven by later generations. However, 400 years ago, the populace who could not explain this phenomenon could only attribute it to the influence of the gods.

For the nomads of the steppes, the god they originally believed in was the immortal heaven. Later, Lamaism was introduced, and they began to practice Lamaism again. Because of the differences between Changshengtian and Lamaism, there have been several bloody conflicts within the nomads. The most prominent expression of this is the Tatars. The Tatars, who believed in immortality, and the Tatars, who believed in Lamaism, were divided into two major factions, and the contradictions between them became more and more profound.

However, whether it is the Eternal Heaven or Lamaism, there are many natural phenomena that cannot be explained, and can only be generalized to the will of God. In order to obtain the blessing of the gods, many Tatar leaders had to consult the will of the gods and seek the wishes of the gods before launching military operations. If the will of the gods agrees, they will actively launch military operations. If the will of the gods is denied, then the military operation will generally be canceled. Except, of course, for guys like Mo Yuegen.

According to many people, Mo Yuegen did not believe in gods at all. Whether it's immortality or Lamaism, he doesn't believe it. Within the scope of his rule, neither the Immortal Heaven nor the Buddha were popular. This point is somewhat similar to Xu Xingxia. However, this fiasco hit Mo Yuegen very hard. In a desperate situation, whether Mo Yuegen will throw himself into the arms of Immortal Heaven or the Buddha has to be said.

"Phew! What God's will! Lao Tzu doesn't believe in this evil! No, didn't Lao Tzu find Yiji Nai the same? Gao Jie spat fiercely, making no secret of his contempt for God. Recently, he has won many battles, and he can't help but get a little carried away, and he doesn't even pay much attention to God. In fact, he really doesn't have a lot of respect for the so-called gods.

Many of the high-ranking generals of the white-clothed army are estimated to be influenced by Xu Xingxia, and they have no respect for the so-called gods. Inside the White Army, there is no prayer ceremony. In Xu Xingxia's words, he trusts his hands more than in ethereal gods. No matter how devout you are to your belief in the gods, you can't change the status quo of your life. Only by picking up a knife can you make yourself live better.

As a traverser, it really doesn't matter if he says this. However, at the time, such a statement was somewhat unusual. You must know that even the Wanli Emperor has a lot of respect for the Taoist Sanqing Tianzun. And ordinary people have some beliefs in Taoism and Buddhism, even if they are not very devout. However, Xu Xingxia's methods were tough, and the white-clothed army won every battle, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

"This ......" Oyanga wanted to say something, but it was difficult to say. Gao Jie could despise the existence of gods like this, he didn't dare. Whether it is for the Immortal Heaven or for the Buddha, he is very respectful. The whole white-clothed army did not believe in the saying that reincarnation should be reincarnated, but Oyanga did. He didn't dare to offend any god easily.

There is no way, in the past, the Tuyuhun people said that it was indeed very difficult, and they needed to be in the Tatars, left and right, and begging for tricks on both sides, so that they could have a chance to survive. However, some Tatars believe in immortality, and some Tatars believe in Shakyamuni Buddha. Speaking of which, this can be regarded as the sorrow of the 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, and slowly returned to the middle of the warriors. Oyanga had no choice but to follow him.

At this moment, on the shore of the lake in Yiji Naihai, the mastiff cavalry soldiers, as well as the Tuyuhun cavalry, are resting. They caught up all the way from the Bayannur grassland, and they chased for more than 2,000 miles, and their expressions were quite tired. Along the way, none of them encountered the remnants of Mo Yuegen's troops. The imaginary pursuit battle never happened. Mo Yuegen did not leave the broken troops behind. It seems that he should be desperate to return north.

However, the horseshoe prints left on the Gobi Desert by Mo Yuegen are still very obvious. Experienced cavalry, with a casual glance, can determine that this is the trace of Tatar cavalry. There is no doubt that Mo Yuegen and them are in front of the mastiff cavalry. Perhaps, the distance between them is only a hundred or dozens of miles. As long as they keep chasing after them, they will always catch up with Mo Yuegen. Of course, the premise is that the mastiff cavalry can keep chasing.

For the current mastiff cavalry, the biggest problem is no longer an encounter with the Tatars, not a war with the Tatars, but an endless march. Originally, the mastiff cavalry was also very capable of long-distance marching. From Gansu Town, they quickly returned to Ningxia Town, and then bypassed Ulan Bu and the desert, went directly north, and attacked the west side of Mo Yuegen. None of this would have been possible without a strong marching ability.

However, after marching for more than 20 days, facing the boundless Gobi Desert, including Gao Jie, I felt a little struggling. No way, the Gobi Desert is really too big, so big that it is completely beyond people's imagination. After walking for a thousand miles, it is the Gobi Desert. Another thousand miles, still the Gobi Desert. After walking another thousand miles, it is still the Gobi Desert...... It is estimated that after another 5,000 miles, it will still be the Gobi Desert. Even the most optimistic people can't estimate when the mastiff cavalry will be able to get out of the Gobi Desert.

Gao Jie had to admit that he really underestimated the power of the desert Gobi. Ulan Bu and the desert, compared with the Gobi Desert in front of you, are simply not of a grade at all. This damn endless Gobi Desert sometimes looks pretty beautiful. The sky and the earth are big, the wind is light and the clouds are light, the prancing horse looks north, and it is full of pride. However, beneath the beautiful exterior, there are hidden risks that are difficult to detect. If you're not careful, you could all be buried here.

In fact, the vast desert has no other characteristics, just one word, big. Boundless, endless, vast, with no end in sight. From east to west, it stretches for at least 10,000 miles. And from south to north, it stretches at least 8,000 miles. It's really terrible to face such a large area! Even if there is a war horse to travel, it is not easy to feel that it is not easy to go out of this boundless desert.

The biggest problem that the Mastiff Cavalry is currently experiencing is that it is difficult to breathe and feel tired. Actually, I didn't do anything, I just didn't feel energetic. When I go to bed at night, I feel very uncomfortable and can't sleep. At first, I thought I was sick, but as a result, I tried a variety of drugs, but they didn't work. In the end, there was no way for the soldiers to solve it, so they could only rely on their personal luck. If I was lucky, I was slowly cured in a few days. If you are unlucky, the situation will get worse and worse, and you will have to leave the team.

In addition to the fact that people and war horses are not adapted to the desert Gobi, there seems to be a problem in cooking food. I don't know why, but the food that comes out of it always feels a little bit like that, it just doesn't look like it's fully cooked. Boiling water seems to be too. In fact, the water is constantly tumbling and bubbling. However, when a careful person drinks it, it always feels that something is not right. In particular, some fighters who like to make tea and drink it feel more deeply about this.

Of course, the vast majority of people attribute these situations to their own psychological reactions, thinking that it is their own psychological problems that make them feel that there is something wrong with these things. As long as you calm down and keep a calm mind, there will be no problem. Such thinking has also helped many fighters to overcome difficulties, continue to maintain an optimistic attitude, and continue to maintain a strong fighting spirit.

The food is not thoroughly cooked, so it's not a big problem, and they sometimes eat raw meat. If you're really not used to it, just bake it and eat it. There is no problem with grilling meat. The boiling water is not boiled thoroughly, and the problem is not big, anyway, it must be cooled before drinking. Drinking cold water, it doesn't seem to make any difference. Of course, there are occasional diarrheas, which depends on the individual's physical condition. It seems that Gao Jie has nothing to do at all.

If Xu Xingxia was here, he would know that this was a slight altitude sickness. After marching for more than 2,000 miles, Gaojie and Oyanga had already begun to enter the Mongolian plateau. The average altitude of the Mongolian Plateau is about 1,500 meters. At such an altitude, if it is a short activity, there is no problem. However, if you are active for a long time, especially if you do a lot of physical work, you will have a problem.

However, the mastiff cavalry is a long-distance march, carrying a lot of various materials, and the camel burden of the war horse is also quite heavy. For people who have no experience of highland life, it is obviously not suitable to stay here for so long rashly. And the warriors of the Mastiff Cavalry did 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 immediate adverse reactions through active exercise. As a result, it backfired, and altitude sickness became more and more serious.

Fortunately, the war horses of the Mongols are very fatigue-resistant. They also have a certain resistance to altitude sickness. Therefore, they perform a little better than people. The training of the white-clothed army in peacetime is also strict, and the physical fitness of the officers and men is good. All the members of the Mastiff Cavalry this time were veterans, and their physical fitness was quite good. The key is that their psychological quality is relatively good, and even when they encounter this inexplicable situation, they do not panic. Otherwise, once the morale of the troops fluctuates and morale is low, it will be even more troublesome.

However, there are difficulties. For people who don't know about altitude sickness, it's an unsolvable problem. Altitude sickness cannot be eliminated entirely by the willpower of an individual. The more active you exercise, the worse the reaction becomes. Many of the Mastiff Cavalry soldiers have already had adverse physical reactions. Some of the cases are quite serious. For this reason, Gao Jie had to quietly arrange for them to follow the road they came from and withdraw to the Bayannur grassland to recuperate.

(To be continued)