Zhu Li was the commander-in-chief, and all his soldiers were guards. After he gave the order, no one said a word.
This is the advantage of the guards. Even if the orders given by the commander are wrong, these loyal subordinates will not frown and will strictly carry out the orders.
The two divided their troops at Gaoque. Gao Siji led more than a thousand guards to guard Gaoque, while Zhu Li led the rest of the guards and rode horses to chase after Yanmujin Dengen.
Zhu Li chased after them, but just as he entered the deep valley, he was discovered by Yan Mujin and others.
After leaving the deep valley, Yan Mujin slowed down a little and said hesitantly, "I remember there seems to be a Shiwei tribe nearby. Why don't we go to Shiwei and ask for their help to deal with Zhu Li together?"
A Khitan general frowned upon hearing this and said respectfully, "Three Moge, the Shiwei tribe in the northern foothills of Yinshan Mountain is the Mengwu Shiwei. The Tang people call them Tatars. Their leader Moheduo is greedy and cruel, and likes to hunt women. If there were no two Moge, we would go and seek asylum. As long as we offer some money and promise some benefits, maybe we can succeed."
"There are two of you here now, and both of you are beauties like pearls on the grassland. If you go there rashly, you will probably be in a disadvantageous situation."
"Mo Hedu?" Upon hearing this, Yan Mujin's pretty face suddenly turned pale, as if she had eaten a fly while eating, and she looked gloomy.
Although they are all northern nomadic people, there are differences in the time of civilization. Generally speaking, the Di tribes that were civilized later were mostly very vulgar and barbaric. Their manners and behavior were very rough, and their words were naked and explicit, which was unbearable.
Unfortunately, this so-called Tatar tribe was the Di people tribe which was civilized later.
This tribe worships reproduction and does not shy away from matters between men and women. Given the level of civilization of the Khitans, they would naturally feel that the Tatars are vulgar and shameless.
There is a custom on the grassland that if a warrior from a certain tribe falls in love with a woman from another tribe, he will propose marriage with cattle and sheep as a betrothal gift, provided he obtains the other party's consent.
But when this custom spread to the Tatar tribe, it turned into an exchange.
If a warrior of the Tatar tribe fell in love with a woman from another tribe, he would directly exchange her for cattle and sheep. If the woman did not agree, it would arouse their ferocity and eventually turn into a fight.
Living together on the grassland, Yanmujin had naturally heard of the bad habits of the Tatar tribes, so he looked so gloomy.
Yue Lixin, who was riding a horse without stopping, immediately saw Yan Mujin's gloomy expression. She turned her beautiful eyes slightly and quickly suggested, "Sanmoge, we will go north to the vast Gobi Desert. It is not impossible that Zhu Li and others will be trapped to death in the gravel and sand everywhere."
"We just need to go north and lead them into the Gobi Desert. With our familiarity with the place, we can completely get rid of them. In the desert, Zhu Li and the others could be buried if they are not careful. Wouldn't that be better?"
You won’t be able to win by fighting head-on, so let God help you.
Yue Lixin's intention was to use the natural Gobi Desert to trap Zhu Li and others to death.
Up to now, Zhu Li's troops had only a thousand people, while the Khitan had at least two or three thousand people, which was two or three times the strength of Zhu Li, and they had a complete advantage.
But even so, no one among the fleeing Khitans dared to suggest turning back and fighting Zhu Li to the death.
In the battle of Wula Mountain, Zhu Li's invincible performance completely frightened the Khitans. Now that they have arrived at the grassland, these Khitans are
It seems like they have all forgotten their former heroic spirit. Didn't they say that the grassland is their hunting ground? Why do they just talk and not put it into practice
The warriors were afraid to fight, so Yue Lixin had no choice but to resort to this bad strategy and lead Zhu Li and others into the Gobi Desert. The prerequisite was that they had to go in first. If something went wrong, they would have to pay the price as well. It would harm others and themselves. Isn't this a bad strategy
However, when she heard her advice, Yanmujin's pretty face turned cold, and she agreed directly without even frowning. Since she agreed with it, how could other Khitans possibly refute it.
As a Khitan man, being chased and beaten and not daring to turn back to fight back was already a very shameful thing. Now Yue Lixin finally made a suggestion, and it was designed in the Gobi Desert that they were quite familiar with. How could they object
The plan was set. Yanmujin, Yuelixin and others kept silent and headed north directly towards the Gobi Desert.
Everyone knows that water and fire are merciless, but anyone who has been to the desert will tell you that the desert is even more merciless than water and fire.
The pain endured by flooding and fire only lasts for a short moment, but once you reach the desert and lose your food and water supply, the physical exhaustion and mental torture are so despairing that you feel like you can’t get any help from heaven or earth. After despair, there is still despair.
The Great Gobi Desert in the northern frontier was later said to be 1.3 million miles long.
All you see is rubble, bare rocks, yellow sand and strong winds, which are endless and never-ending.
For travelers wandering in the Gobi Desert, the inner torment and mental torture alone can drive them crazy and want to die.
Cen Shen, a famous Tang Dynasty poet, once wrote a poem: "... ... a river of broken stones as big as buckets, blown by the wind, the stones are scattered all over the ground..."
This poem is the most appropriate to describe Zhu Li's current situation. There are gravels everywhere, no grass in the fields, bare rocks and cliffs everywhere. If Zhu Li does not know where he is after seeing this scene, he would be unworthy of being a citizen of later generations.
After chasing for five or six days, they didn't catch the person and were led into the vast Gobi Desert by the Khitans. Now they were in trouble.
According to later records, the entire Gobi Desert is 1.3 million miles long. Even if the Red Hare, which could travel a thousand miles a day, galloped at full speed every day, it would still take three or four years to reach the end.
However, Zhu Li, who came from later generations, also knew that the Gobi Desert at the end of the Tang Dynasty was definitely not as large as that in later generations.
According to the discoveries of archaeologists, traces of the life of other ethnic groups such as Khitan and Mongolia were found in the Gobi Desert. This shows that the Gobi Desert in the northern part of the Great Wall in the late Tang Dynasty was definitely not as long as that in later generations, otherwise the Liao people and Mongolians would not have lived in it.
Although it is not that long, it is not an easy task to walk out of the Gobi Desert. Even if the Gobi Desert at the end of the Tang Dynasty was half the size of later generations, it would still take nearly two years, and that was just walking without doing anything else.
In ancient times, there was Guan Yu, who lost Jingzhou due to carelessness; today, there is Zhu Li, who was trapped in the Gobi Desert due to carelessness. Both were situations where they were in danger of death.
He never expected that Yan Mujin would be so cold-blooded and cruel that he would choose such a self-defeating method to deal with him.
Yanmu Jin was going to use the natural desert to wear him down, so how could he accept his fate
With the knowledge stored in his brain and the vast amount of information, it should not be difficult for him to cope with the Gobi environment.
Fortunately, the Gobi Desert is not completely desert. Most of the places are bare rocks and eroded rocks. There is even grass growing in some places. It is not a dead land.
Zhu Li also knows many ways to find water in the desert, but most of them require
This can only be achieved with the help of advanced equipment from later generations, which is no longer necessary at the moment.
He knew a little about the ancient methods, but although it was not much, it was enough for more than a thousand people.
Solving the drinking water problem is equivalent to solving most of the life-threatening issues.
Relying on his keen sense of smell, once he arrived at a place with slightly humid air, Zhu Li would have people dig a deep pit in the sand, put the army's drinking vessels in it, cover it with an airtight battle robe, and cover it with sand all around.
After a few hours, dig up the sand and take off the clothes, and most of the fresh water will appear in the container. This is the method of getting water out of thin air. I believe that even Yan Mujin and others may not know this.
Water is taken from the air over a large area. Although the amount is not much, it is enough for people and horses to drink. They just cannot drink freely.
Another thing is to look for low-lying terrain. There is a chance that an oasis may exist in such terrain. Among dozens of such terrains, you will always be able to find a few oases. Once you find an oasis, you can enjoy a drink.
As for food, there was no need to worry about it. Zhu Li was leading the Yue cavalry. Once they found the sand wolves, wild donkeys, yellow sheep, blue sheep, etc. in the desert, most of them would be captured by Zhu Li and others with the help of their mounts, and they would all be roasted and eaten for as many days as possible.
After more than a month in the Gobi Desert, none of Zhu Li's soldiers, under his leadership, died from lack of water and food. This has to be said to be a miracle, and it completely shattered the plans of Yan Mujin and others.
As for the Khitan scouts who were sent by Yanmujin to investigate whether Zhu Li and others were dead, almost all of them died. After a while, no more Khitans came.
Things have come to this point, and Zhu Li has become even more determined to capture Yan Mujin alive. You know, a child's IQ comes largely from his mother. For such a shrewd woman, her son is not an easy task even if you think about it with your butt.
If this clever mother were allowed to go back and educate her child, as long as Yelu Abaoji was not stupid, he would definitely achieve something. This is certainly not what Zhu Li wants to see.
However, Zhu Li and his companions did encounter dangers, such as strong sandstorms. This kind of disaster can bury everything in an instant and is a terrible nightmare for anyone who encounters it.
Although not every part of the Gobi Desert is covered with desert, there are still many deserts. Strong winds and sandstorms blow everywhere. Every time at this time, the guards want to ride their horses with the wind. Fortunately, they are stopped by Zhu Li in time.
Every time this happened, Zhu Li would first estimate the direction of the sandstorm, and then lead his men on horseback to cross the area until they avoided the direction of the sandstorm. Most of the time, they could escape danger by crossing the sandstorm, unless they were really unlucky. Zhu Li and his men were very lucky.
The Shuozhou soldiers under Zhu Li and the Khitan warriors led by Yanmujin continued to move northward in this dangerous environment, and occasionally battles of wits and courage and small-scale fights would break out.
The Tang army has Zhu Li, and his troops are elite soldiers. No matter in martial arts, individual quality, or personal loyalty, they are the best army in Shuozhou. How could they possibly suffer losses? It is usually the Khitans under Yanmujin who suffer losses, and this has happened time and time again, making Yanmujin and Yuelixin's pretty faces gloomier day by day.
In their eyes, Zhu Li was like a rubber band that could not be broken or crushed, and could not be shaken at all.
More than a month passed, and Yanmujin made a decisive decision not to play with Zhu Li anymore. In this kind of small-scale game, the two of them were simply asking for trouble. Not only did they sacrifice the lives of the Khitan warriors in vain, it was also very heartbreaking.