The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 261 Altitude sickness
Niu Jinda originally wanted to come here to find Li Ke to talk about things in the barracks. Li Ke now has a position in Niu Jinda's camp. , much more than the time spent in court, and now that it is the end of the year, it is time to talk about whether it is time to give the soldiers in the barracks two days off.

As soon as he came here, Niu Jinda heard Xuan Shijing's words about the terrain of Tubo and the fact that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were very passive against Tubo. Xuan Shijing was right. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could not enter the territory of Tubo. If you don't need the enemy to attack the plateau, you will lose [-]% of yourself. In the territory of Tubo, the strength of the Tang army has dropped by at least [-]%, and there are only four out of ten capable fighters. This problem has also caused headaches for many veterans endlessly.

Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, Niu Jinda couldn't wait to see what the Marquis of Dongshan, who was admired by His Majesty since childhood and was supposed to be a genius, had any insights.

If someone else said this, Niu Jinda would only think that he was just trying to catch people's attention, but Xuan Shijing was different. Niu Jinda watched Xuan Shijing grow up to be four years old, and then Xuan Shijing lived in West Kunlun for ten years. For many years, maybe he really has been able to help Datang's army overcome this difficulty.

The soldiers in the Tang army were all in good health, and even when they arrived in Tubo, they felt stuffy in their chests and couldn't breathe.Xuan Shijing's body is definitely not as strong as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, but he has lived in West Kunlun for more than ten years. Niu Jinda thought of this and asked the question in his heart.

"Uncle Niu." Seeing Niu Jinda approaching, Xuan Shijing quickly stood up and saluted.

"General Niu." Fang Yiai also bowed together.

Seeing Fang Yiai and Xuan Shijing together, with gentle and elegant demeanor, Niu Jinda couldn't help showing a satisfied smile: "That's right, the second boy of the Fang family knows that he has improved, and finally he doesn't hang out with that kid from the Du family anymore. "

The kid from the Du family naturally refers to Du He. Of course Du He also participated in today's banquet, but now Du He is still with Li Yuanchang and others, and has not come to find Fang Yiai again.

"Jing'er, what you just said is that the Tang army can only defend passively against the Tubo army. What is the solution? Uncle knows that you have lived in West Kunlun for more than ten years, so you should have some skills." Niu Jinda Then the topic just now said.

Xuan Shijing smiled: "Uncle Niu, there is actually nothing to do. Think about it, why the Tubo people can adapt to the plateau? And to be honest, the body of the Tubo people is generally stronger than my Tang army's." The death is actually related to the environment in which they live.”

Niu Jinda nodded, signaling Xuan Shijing to continue.

"Just like the grassland people are good at riding and shooting, and the Guanzhong people are good at defending the city and arranging troops, they can be regarded as each having their own strengths, and Tubo not only rely on the terrain to get the advantage on the battlefield, but the physical strength of their soldiers themselves The quality is also excellent.”

Xuan Shijing heard that long-distance runners would go to the plateau for special training before the competition, in order to let them adapt to the condition of hypoxia and maintain normal body functions.

To use a simple analogy, it is like adjusting the height. Two sandbags weighing more than ten kilograms are tied to the calf for training. When one day the sandbags are suddenly taken off, you will find that your body is much lighter than before.

It's a very palpable feeling.

If the Tang Dynasty did not have Wei Guogong or other veterans on the battlefield, even if they faced the Tubo army on the plain, the odds of winning would be [-]-[-]. This is already counting the advantage of the Tang Dynasty in the formation of troops .

"That's right, the old man has fought against the Tubo people before on the battlefield. If it's a head-to-head confrontation, even the old man can't say that he is [-]% sure." Niu Jinda said.

In fact, the generals of the Tang Dynasty would never face the enemy head-to-head unless it was absolutely necessary. The battle-hardened generals all understood the importance of soldiers’ lives, and they ate and lived in the barracks together. A fire-headed army also has feelings for each other. The soldiers are brothers in life and death. Who would do such reckless things so disregarding the lives of their brothers.

"The terrain of the plateau is relatively high, especially in the territory of Tubo. The entire territory of Tubo is full of continuous mountains. The terrain is so high that the air must be thin. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who usually live on the plains are most likely to be short of air when they go to the plateau. Oxygen, that is, shortness of breath." Xuan Shijing said.

"Well, yes, not to mention those sergeants, even the old man feels this kind of feeling is very uncomfortable."

Of course, Xuan Shijing didn't say that altitude sickness was not only caused by lack of oxygen, but also by ultraviolet radiation, etc. However, even if he said such things, Niu Jinda would not understand.

When Xuan Shijing went to the plateau to explore, in order to overcome the altitude sickness, he deliberately lived in the plateau area with his teammates for several months to adapt.

After ordinary people enter the plateau, they will experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, general fatigue, difficulty walking, and difficulty falling asleep. What’s more, they will experience abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, palpitation and shortness of breath, etc., Xuan Shi at that time Jing was tortured a lot. The conditions at that time were naturally more than ten times better than the current Datang, with oxygen bags and various medicines, so after staying on the plateau for five or six days, he returned to normal. After a few months, he has fully adapted to the climate of the plateau, which is no different from that in the plains.

Datang didn't have an oxygen bag, and as for the medicine for reducing blood pressure and relieving headaches, he could ask Sun Simiao to prescribe a prescription. However, with an army of tens of thousands of people, how much of this medicine could there be?
Therefore, if the soldiers of Datang want to overcome the altitude sickness, they must suffer some crimes. Moreover, it is impossible for the Tibetans to allow the troops of Datang to adapt to the climate of their country safely and securely in their territory.

Because Datang's army adapted to the local climate, the little advantage of the time and place in Tubo was lost.

"Uncle Niu, if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wanted to be like ordinary people in Tubo, they would have to suffer a lot. When my nephew was in West Kunlun, when he went up the mountain, he suffered from headaches, dizziness, weakness and nausea. I even vomited out the food I ate in the morning. Fortunately, Daoist Yuan kept prescribing medicine for my nephew at that time, so I managed to live there. However, my nephew is weak, so this kind of reaction is normal. As long as Tang’s sergeants gradually adapt to the life on the plateau, there should be no problem.” Xuan Shijing said.

"Oh? Then how to train?" Niu Jinda asked.

"Uncle Niu, today's occasion is not suitable to talk about the way of training soldiers. How about another day? My nephew will sort out some experience of living on the plateau and send it to Uncle Niu's house. How about it?" Xuan Shijing said.

"Well, very good." Niu Jinda looked around and realized that he was at a state banquet now.

(End of this chapter)