Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 50 Wokuotai, marching into India with a tow of thunder
On the hot river, a group of Mongolian cavalry was moving forward with difficulty. This was a cavalry team of about 1 people. A large number of soldiers were moving forward with difficulty under the hot sun.

All these Mongolian soldiers were listless, and they even wanted to take off their armor and move forward naked.

Most of the soldiers' mouths were chapped, and they had already drank the water they brought.

Fortunately, there is quite a lot of water here. You can get water anytime and anywhere, so you won't run out of water.

"Is there any mistake? This damn place, isn't this damn place too hot?" the leading Mongolian general said as he wiped the sweat from his face.

At this moment, the armor he was wearing was already sticky on his body, and he even felt itching on both sides of his thighs, as if he had prickly heat all over his body.

Ogedei, the third son of Genghis Khan and the future heir, had been heated into a roasted sweet potato.

"I'm more helpless than you." Zhang Yong, who was riding a horse, sighed and said.

2 Mongolian cavalry have crossed the river and successfully entered the territory of the Delhi Sultanate.

And they were divided into two teams and moved forward separately. As the initiator of this plan, Zhang Yong was also arranged by Genghis Khan to join the army as a military advisor accompanying the army.

This time the commanders were the two sons of Genghis Khan. One team was led by Ogodai, and the other team was led by Tuo Lei.

As the future son-in-law of Wo Kuotai, Zhang Yong followed Wo Kuotai's team under Genghis Khan's intentional arrangement.

Genghis Khan obviously wanted Zhang Yong to follow his son, make some achievements, and then establish some friendships.

But there is no mistake, damn!

The heat here is simply outrageous.

And it's not the kind of dry heat, it's the humid heat. The whole clothes stick to the body as if they have been soaked in water.

Why am I so mean-spirited that I propose to come here to extort some money?Wouldn't it be nice if I just went back to the court with the army in full force and I lay comfortably in the tent with my little Persian beauty in my arms?
In the evening, wouldn't it be nice to eat some meat, drink some wine and watch your own Persian dancer dance?
I came to India on horseback to look for trouble!
Although it's nice to come over and beat Third Brother and ask Third Brother to give you money, it's really hot here!
"Mr. Zhang, why are you complaining like this! Father Khan asked you and me to come here this time to make you meritorious." Wo Kuotai on the side took a sip of kumiss and patted Zhang Yong's shoulder and said.

It has been a week since they landed in the Delhi Sultanate, and this week has been too painful.

To be honest, this place is really hot, so hot that it’s ridiculous!

And after they came over, they also saw a monster with a long nose. This monster was so huge that many horses were frightened.

Finally, Zhang Yong, the military counselor who accompanied the army, said that this kind of thing is called an elephant. Although it is huge, it is not a ferocious beast, but a herbivore. As long as everyone does not provoke it, it will not attack.

"I know, but the weather here is too hot and not suitable for the Mongolian army to move at all, so I don't recommend launching this attack." Zhang Yong picked up his kettle and took a sip.

"It is indeed hot here, but we will only stay for two months, so we can be patient and get over it," Ogedai said.

"General Wokuotai, I suggest that we find a bigger shade tree on the spot to let the army rest! Then we will march again at night. This will be the case from now on. We will rest during the day and march at night and in the early morning when it is cooler." Zhang Yong wiped the sweat from his head and said.

Damn it, I really can’t hold it any longer!
The temperature here during the day has reached as high as 40 degrees. Walking in such an area wearing armor is simply unbearable.In recent days, many Mongolian soldiers have suffered from heatstroke due to the heat. If he had not learned some modern first aid knowledge and taken a series of heatstroke prevention measures, there might have been attrition.

If one's own watermelons can be planted in large areas, then bringing some watermelons with the army can solve some heat problems, but the problem is that one's own watermelons cannot be planted on a large scale at present.

At present, only a dozen small melon seedlings have grown. The weather in Khwarezm is more suitable for watermelon planting.

The watermelon seeds I brought are very durable because they come from modern times. They can survive anywhere and can be successfully planted in many areas.

But it takes time.

"Mr. Zhang, you are right, then I will listen to you. From now on we will not march during the day and set out at night when it is cool." Wo Kuotai said.

In this horrible weather, it is really not good to march during the day.

Wokuotai accepted Zhang Yong's suggestion and quickly found a shade tree nearby, and then asked the troops to dismount and reorganize. The soldiers drank some water and took a good rest under the shade of the tree.

"General Wokuotai, we must be prepared to prevent heatstroke in the future. We can pick the edible fruits on some trees along the way, as long as they are not poisonous, so that the soldiers can eat more fruits every day and replenish their water. Don't drink milk wine for the time being. It's too sour and won't easily quench your thirst.

The skins that hold the kumiss are all used to hold water. It is best to boil the water and drink it, then put it into a kettle and carry it after it cools down.

Every day during the daytime break, we began to boil water, and then asked all soldiers to prepare two to three pots of water. They must keep drinking plenty of water, so that soldiers will not suffer from heat stroke and non-combat attrition. "Zhang Yong sat on the ground and said.

The weather here is very hot, and there will be a lot of parasites in the water sources. Therefore, during these days of marching, he suggested to Wokuotai that all soldiers must not drink raw water, but must boil the water before drinking it. .

Without medicine, the only option is to drink more water, avoid marching during the day, and eat more fruits to cool down.

This is the only method available at the moment.

"Okay! I'm going to order this. From now on, all soldiers are not allowed to drink raw water. They must boil it before drinking. We will focus on boiling water during the day." Wo Kuotai nodded, fully agreeing with Zhang Yong's words.

After all, after the military advisor joined the team, he took good care of all the soldiers in the past few days. According to him, no soldier had fallen ill in the past few days.

While the large army in Wokuotai was resting, the 1 men who had just separated from them yesterday and belonged to the tow mine, for some unknown reason, actually ran back.

He looked very anxious.

"Master Wokuotai, it's not good, it's not good, Tuo Lei, Master Tuo Lei, he, he suddenly fainted from the heat while riding a horse today." Soon several Mongolian soldiers were carrying a big man, Came in front of Zhang Yong and Wo Kuotai.

It was Tuo Lei, the fourth son of Genghis Khan. Tuo Lei's face was hot at this time and his whole body was trembling.

Zhang Yong could tell at a glance that this was a symptom of heat stroke.

(End of this chapter)