On the blue sea is a vast desert, Yang Congqing stood on the vast "sand beach", his heart full of emotion. This is really called fate. The strong sunshine, the inexhaustible water, and the vast flat land that cannot be seen. Only those plants with extremely tenacious vitality can survive in a place where the three elements are gathered.

The captain who transported this team of more than 200 people to the shore and sat on the boat to deliver the people personally said to Yang Congqing: "I'll wait here for six days. Even if the road is not going well, you will probably be back. We will come back in half a month."

Yang Cong-yan replied: "It's best to wait a few more days. Walk back and forth in six days, and you have to run on the road non-stop."

"I don't think you're lucky." The captain smiled, "Take care on the way."

"Take care of yourself."

After shaking hands and saying goodbye, Yang Congrong and his team pulled up the car to set off. The cars used bearing technology and were very lightweight. A group of people imitated the locals, wrapped their whole bodies in their robes and wore facial scarves. This thing looked airtight, but it could separate the heat from the outside of the full body suit. In addition, everyone had sunshade hats on their heads, which made them feel much cooler in summer.

The mask covers his mouth and nose, so there is no possibility of conversation. Everyone is walking on the long yellow sand road with their heads buried. Even wearing thick-soled boots, they can still gradually feel the heat on the ground. According to the previous plan, the fleet was docked at the port, and everyone hired local camel fleets. Now no one dares to go to the port, so they can only go like this.

The people of the Song Dynasty did not know that the road they were following is the route of the Suez Canal, which was famous in later generations. Along the way, there were either deserts or wastelands, and there were several saltwater lakes on the road. For example, the Big Buffalo Lake and the Small Buffalo Lake. The whole journey was about 400 miles, and it took six to eight days for people to walk. The reason for everyone to choose this road is very simple. You can reach the lakeside within 200 miles from north to south. You will not get lost when you walk south along the lake.

The first day he completed a marching of about 70 miles. Everyone had to change shifts to pull the cart. Yang Congrong was responsible for pulling the cart in the afternoon. At first, he could still feel tired and painful. As he walked, the pain turned into a numb torture. It was just because the people of the Song Dynasty were usually well nourished and could actually maintain their physical strength after entering the numbing stage. They insisted on not resting until the evening.

There were many empty water tanks on the car, accounting for about one-tenth of the total. Among all the luggage, water was the heaviest part. This time everyone was assigned 100 kilograms of water, because they were afraid that everyone would not be able to find water to drink. The team of more than 200 people brought more than 20,000 kilograms of water.

Yang Congrong sat on the blanket, feeling that the temperature of the land under his butt was quite high. In the evening, the shade caused by the small slope was actually sunny. He was still complaining about the difficult journey in his heart for the last moment. When he woke up the next moment, he found that someone was pushing him next to him. "Wake up, wake up. Have a meal!"

After rubbing his sour eyes, Yang Congrong saw the stars all over the sky. Under the blue and black sky at night, every star seemed to be bright inside. Yang Congrong just wanted to lie down and continue to sleep, but he heard the instructor in charge of the march shouting: "Don't sleep anymore. If you don't eat now, you can't walk tomorrow."

The army of the Song Dynasty had rich war experience and high level of logistics support. Yang Congrong also knew that he was the leader of this team, so he stood up and walked towards the fire. When he approached, he smelled the fragrance of food and felt hungry. Yang Congrong suddenly realized that he had been very hungry for a long time. It was just that his fatigue made him not notice this at all.

The cook gave Yang Congrong a portion of rice, and Yang Congrong began to eat it voraciously. The people who were driven up by the instructor came over tiredly. At first, they saw that they had insufficient appetite, and they had the strength as they ate. After the meal, Yang Congrong and the others arranged a bunk again.

The desert is very hot during the day, but it is very cold at night. Covering with a blanket, Yang Congrong looked at the sky. The vast starry sky was clearly visible, and countless stars flashed in the galaxy, like the water reflecting sunlight. If you go home, can you still see such a beautiful starry sky? Yang Congrong was not sure in his heart. It is in such a dry area that there is such a beautiful sky. At this time, the Song Dynasty is about to enter the plum rain season.

After a while of sleepiness, Yang Congrong soon fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the sunlight woke Yang up calmly. He barely got up and felt very uncomfortable. After breakfast, everyone continued to move forward with their faces covering.

As we walked, the person in charge of the alert suddenly sent a signal, something happened!

Everyone stopped quickly and hid. Everyone brought muskets and quickly formed a defensive formation. Yang Congrong and the instructor went to see the situation. Even the so-called plain would have ups and downs. They stared at the scorching sun and lay on the top of the hill, and saw a group of Mongolian cavalry chasing a group of men not far from the hill. I don’t know if they had fought a war before, but at this time they saw the Mongolian army chasing.

Without the swords and swords, the Mongolian army completely used bows and arrows. The cavalry simply kept shooting and killing those who ran away from behind. The people who ran away from the front just fled without their butts, allowing the Mongolian cavalry to chase after them.

@￥%#&@#%￥@#. The instructor next to him said something, but Yang Congrong didn't understand. He was about to speak, but stopped to pull down his cover, "What did you say just now."

The instructor also pulled the cover underneath, "I said that when encountering enemy cavalry, we must stick to the array. Our muskets can be long-range and can fight with bayonets. As long as we are not afraid of death, we will not die like this."

Yang Congrong wanted to say something, but found that he could not say anything. The massacre of Mongolian cavalry in front of him seemed really fierce. Yang Congrong hoped most was to avoid war, rather than to go to the battlefield to compete for the best.

Seeing that all the escapees were shot to death, the Mongolian cavalry sounded the horns, and the cavalry soon gathered to retreat. These death-like cavalry came suddenly, and after harvesting their lives, they quickly disappeared from afar. Yang Congrong suddenly wondered if he had really seen a massacre. Everything in front of him returned to silence in a short time, as if nothing had happened.

"What should I do?" Yang Congrong asked the instructor with some trepidation.

"Go through here quickly and don't stay in a place of right and wrong." The instructor replied very simply.

The team began to move forward. The deceased were panicked when they ran away, so they instinctively chose the best route to escape. Although they didn't want to overlap with these people, the small car in Yang Congrong and their team still had to go here. Seeing a few brave people looking down at the corpse, Yang Congrong felt a little disgusted. He shouted, "Stop looking, go quickly." After shouting, he continued to move forward by example.

Another tired march during the day. Originally, Yang Congrong hoped to slow down the speed the next day, but unexpectedly he encountered the Mongolian cavalry. He marched about 70 miles on this day. Even though he was extremely tired, everyone also found a place that was very suitable for defense to station.

Yang Congrong felt very sleepy, so he asked the instructor, "How far is it?"

"We will probably be able to reach Da Kuhu Lake tomorrow." The instructor replied, "When we arrive at Da Kuhu Lake, we don't have to worry about getting lost. Just walk along the lake."

"Is that lake beautiful?" Yang Congrong was a little speechless.

"Didn't you see that saline-alkali swamp when you came?" the instructor asked in confusion.

"Ah? That land is called Da Kuhu Lake?" Yang Congrong had an impression.

"Yes, that depression with some water is white on both sides."

"...Oh." Yang Congrong now began to feel that it was easy to be embarrassed to pretend to understand. Before discussing, when talking about the Great Daughter Lake, Yang Congrong didn't want people to know that he didn't understand, so he kept silent. In fact, he was curious about what the Great Daughter Lake looked like in the desert.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Yang Congrong naturally switched the topic, "Is our water enough? I see that everyone has drunk a lot of water today."

On the third day, everyone felt even more tired. It would be fine if they could still walk numbly. When they saw the Mongolian cavalry yesterday, everyone became nervous. Fortunately, the instructor said, "It's okay to walk along the west bank of Daku Lake."

Keep walking, walking in the scorching sun. Yang Congrong began to wonder whether his persistence was correct at that time. Although he might not be the one who insisted the most, he could also be called a supporter.

At least the view of the Ambassador to East Rome is now pretty good. Mongolia now controls the Mesopotamia, which is also called Mesopotamia, which is the ancient Greek name for the Mesopotamia, meaning "the place between (two) rivers". These two rivers refer to the Euphrates River and the Tigris River.

The Euphrates River, to the west of the Mesopotamian basin, originates from the Anatolian mountainous area of ​​the Eastern Roman Empire, flows through the fertile crescent land area, and finally merges with the Euphrates River to form an Arabian river and injects into the Persian Gulf. Now Baghdad, where the Mongolian Golden Tent is located, is located on the west bank of the Tigris River.

Yang Congrong didn't know whether this road was so hot. I think it would not be hotter than this desert. In addition, the Euphrates River is a Tamsui River. Not only does it not have to carry so much drinking water, but it can also easily hire a camel fleet. It is much simpler than this difficult trek.

As he thought about it, Yang Congrong felt his feet weak and dizzy. He could only stand in place for the time being. Then he heard someone shouting in a thirsty voice: "There is a large sea in front! What a large sea!"

Although he still felt dizzy at this time, Yang Congrong felt much better. He walked forward quickly and faced a large area of ​​blue in the distance with those standing together to watch the scenery. On the beach, there were even some lonely trees. Because the heat was steaming, the sea was still shaking.
Chapter completed!