The Long Xiang Army is nothing but an army of only three people. ()
"Long Xiangjun?" The real Timur laughed so hard that tears almost came out. He stretched out his fingers and counted, "One, two, three! Brother Dong, if you don't become a fortune teller, you will lose money.
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Dong Zhen did not laugh, but pointed at Zhang Yunlin and said: "This is Qian Hu, the first-term leader of our Ming Martial Arts Academy, General Hejian, and the current commander of the Longxiang Army."
"Final General Zhang Yunlin, I have seen the commander-in-chief." A young man with a somewhat terrifying appearance stood in front of the real Timur and Dong Zhen. A small piece of his nose was missing, and there was a long knife edge on the top of his left eyebrow.
, there are only three fingers on the right hand.
Although they were far away and both of them were riding horses, the murderous aura coming from the boy opposite still made the real Timur's heart skip a beat. He nodded slightly, and the joking expression on his face became much calmer.
He has followed Dong Jie, the great spy chief, for many years. He is not only familiar with Han culture, but also knows the politics of the Ming Dynasty well.
Regardless of Zhang Qianshi's abilities, just because he was about twenty years old, he had climbed to the high position of commanding Qianshi in both the first and third ranks. A real Timur should pay attention to him.
Even if you get to the position through nepotism and backdoor, it is still a kind of power. The troubled prince desires power more than he loves his own life.
As long as he can control the power, he is willing to sacrifice everything.
"The last general, Tao Yinglong, is in the first phase of the martial arts academy. This is the experience of your subordinates."
A young man with an honest appearance looked over at the real Timur and casually cupped his hands with a faint smile on his face.
This is a guy who is good at disguise. The real Timur made a comment to Tao Yinglong in his heart.
"Wang Wenhan, the last general, is in the second phase of the martial arts academy. It is your decision." The third boy also reported his name.
The real Timur looked at Dong Zhen and said with a smile: "Second brother, what is your official position?"
Dong Zhen replied with a grimace: "They are hundreds of your lord's personal soldiers."
The real Timur sighed: "It turns out that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty asked you to kill me. Please, for the sake of my mentor, please be more agile when you do it."
Dong Zhen chuckled and said: "You are happy in your heart, but you pretend to be sad. You are not as bold as a Mongolian man at all."
The real Timur spat: "A bold Mongolian man? You Han people have already killed them all."
Wang Wenhan seemed to be unable to keep his temper and said angrily: "Sir, please forgive me for being so unreasonable and killing the Han people by the bold Mongolian men. I'm afraid there are more!"
Dong Zhen hurriedly rode forward, stood between the two of them, and said repeatedly: "Don't talk about state affairs! You and I, five brothers, will have to endure this windy and sandy place like Hami for a long time."
The real Timur said in a deep voice: "Who said we would kill people in Hami?"
Dong Zhen said in astonishment: "Your Majesty..."
The real Tamerlane smiled and said: "At this time and at that time, with the four of you and the title of the commander of the Longxiang Army, I have a great achievement that is so great that I want to give it to the four heroes.
I wonder if you would dare to give it a try?"
Wang Wenhan replied: "Why don't you dare?"
The real Timur pointed to the direction and said with a smile: "Then I will go to Shazhou later!"
Dong Zhen said angrily: "What are you going to do in Dunhuang? Your Majesty will soon arrive in Ganzhou..."
Zhang Yunlin suddenly interrupted him and said slowly: "I would like to go to Shazhou with you."
Dong Zhen took a breath of air from between his teeth and wanted to put his hand into his arms. There was a secret order given to him by Zhu Shou. If necessary, he could kill Zhang Yunlin and the real Timur, at least for now.
It can also prevent them from violating the holy will.
The real Timur glanced at Zhang Yunlin, with a look of admiration flashing in his eyes. This young man, who was slightly older than himself, indeed had a vicious eye. He could see the key to the battle to the west at a glance.
"Second brother, you want to come out and kill me?" The real Timur looked at Dong Zhen and said with a smile, "Don't you want to know how the younger brother planned it?"
Dong Zhen took a deep breath, calmed down, and shouted: "If you don't tell the truth, don't blame the second brother for not caring about my father's face."
The real Timur laughed loudly and waved: "Come over here."
Dong Zhen didn't dare to get close to him. He looked at Wang Wenhan and saw him nodding before leaning over.
I saw the real Tamerlane talking in Dong Zhen's ear for a moment. Dong Zhen finally showed a smile on his face and scolded: "You dare to tease even my second brother. Let's go and settle this Shazhou!"
While Timur and his entourage were traveling south quickly, Zhu Shou's emperor's guard of honor also arrived in Ganzhou.
Ganzhou was called Zhangye in the Han Dynasty, which means "the arm of Zhang State to connect the Western Regions". In the Ming Dynasty, it was the seat of Shaanxi Xingdusi and Gansu Town, and was known as the most important town in the western part of the empire.
The Zhangye River originates from the Qilian Mountains, which makes Ganzhou pleasant in water and soil and rich in products. With the Great Wall in the north and Qilian in the south, it can be said that it is an important military location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It was already May of the fifth year of Zhengde. In early summer, the scenery of the Hexi Corridor was unique.
After Zhu Shou traveled through time, everything in history became undocumented. People who were supposed to shine in the official history died early in the war; a young man who was originally unknown became the darling of the world.
Liu Jin died early, the ambitious King Anhua did not rebel, and the personal conquest of Turpan, which had never happened before, was staged with great fanfare.
"I still feel that Shazhou is unstable," Qiu Yue's voice floated back and forth in the main hall of the palace. This was the third time he proposed to send heavy troops to guard Shazhou, "It's more than 1,600 miles from Ganzhou to Hami.
! From Ganzhou to Turpan, it is more than 2,500 miles! Your Majesty, if a cavalry raids Shazhou, it will cut off the army’s food route!"
In terms of sneak attack and escape ability alone, if Qiu Yue was second to none, no one in the Ming Dynasty would dare to be first. Even a hero like the little prince would take advantage of someone who has no temper. Who knows the wolves of the prairie better than him?
Tactics?
"It's more than 1,600 miles from Turpan to Dunhuang, and Hami is at its throat," Wang Shouren said with a faint smile, "Did Mansu'er fly here with wings on his back?"
Qiu Yue said angrily: "Puchanghai!"
The Puchang Sea is huge and boundless. Since ancient times, there has been one road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, taking Hami and passing through Liucheng; but it has also been the same road from Dunhuang to Liucheng via the Puchang Sea.
Moreover, in Dunhuang, there is also a famous southern route of the Silk Road, which runs from the ancient city of Loulan to the west, Yanqi and Yuli to the northwest, and Ruoqiang and Qiemo to the southwest.
Hami seems to be guarding its throat. In fact, the two thousand and five hundred miles of the front line are full of loopholes as big as the sky.
Mansu'er has been in battle for a long time. If he doesn't seize this opportunity, how can he be ranked last among the bosses in the Western Regions? He only needs to capture Shazhou, and the entire Hexi Corridor will be exposed in front of him like a little girl.
Let him humiliate you. Whether it is war or peace, it all depends on his mood.
Can’t Wang Shouren see this? Of course not!
Just as he would not propose an alliance with the six kings of Warab, not guarding Dunhuang would cause Zhu Shou's Western Expedition to fail.
Saint Wang, who has nothing in mind, has a different understanding of life than ordinary people. He does not think that sacrificing more than 100,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is a wrong thing. On the contrary, if the lives of more than 100,000 people can be used,
He felt that it was worthwhile to destroy a militaristic emperor.
If you know it, you must do it. Sage Wang's great killing weapon began to take shape.
However, Wang Shouren did not want to kill Zhu Shou. Although his philosophical views made him feel that Zhu Shou's existence was meaningless; but his loyalty, especially to the Ming Empire, made him still have a trace of the emperor's character.
Meager fantasy.
He just wanted to eliminate Zhu Shou's martial side, not the emperor's lust. Maybe the failure of the Western Expedition would make the emperor realize his own shortcomings. This would be a great thing for the Ming Dynasty.
Killing the Third Governor and capturing Hami is his bottom line. He can try his best to save the emperor's life and force Su'er to negotiate peace.
The real Tamerlane saw through Wang Shouren's thoughts, but he was unable to convey his advice to the emperor. Moreover, the best place for a hero to settle down is in chaos.
Therefore, the five leaders of Longxiang Army, who had their own thoughts, began their first cooperation.
Qiu Yue didn't bother to read Wang Shouren's mind. He was just a soldier, and military affairs had little to do with him. However, for his own safety, he didn't want to wake up one day and die suddenly in the chaos, so he angrily remonstrated.
Word.
"What do you think?"
Zhu Shou looked at Qiu Yue and felt a little angry: A few days ago, when I asked you to speak, you always talked nonsense. Now that you have arrived in Ganzhou, you only clean up your guns before the battle. You are indeed a group of old thieves.
"Send heavy troops to defend Shazhou! At least 10,000 people, and another 10,000 to defend Guazhou. The army can march northward without worries." Qiu Yue's words are always the most correct nonsense.
Zhu Shou's army was said to be 300,000, but in fact it was only 110,000, including only 40,000 elite soldiers. How could there be troops transferred to Sha and Guazhou?
Qiu Yue could only give out ideas, but he couldn't control how to do it or whether it was feasible. Among the big bosses present, there were Dukes, Earls, and Marquises, so it was his turn to make the decision.
"I have a saying," Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, said after he came out. "It can relieve the worries of the Holy One."
Zhu Shou had always had a good impression of the three Dukes. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Please invite Duke Cheng to come one by one."
Zhu Fu cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Borrow troops!"
Admiral Zhang Yongzhang, who was familiar with the Western Regions, frowned at the side and was about to speak when he heard Chen Jing say: "Your Majesty, you must never borrow troops from the Uighurs!"
"I'm afraid that the Uyghurs and the Tulufan people are feuding, why not?" Zhu Fu asked accusingly, "Admiral Chen, you are the one waiting to be punished!"
The Uighurs who feared the Uighurs of Gaochang were the Uighurs of Gaochang. In their heyday, they once occupied Gaochang and Bielsbali, and the monarch called them the Protector.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Chagatai Khanate annexed Gaochang, and the green believers massacred Buddhists. However, the Uighurs mostly believed in Buddhism, so they had to move inland and attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty. They belonged to Handong, Aduan, and Qu in the Ming Dynasty.
First, Hami, Anding and other guards.
After the Battle of Tumubao and the rise of Oara, the Ming Dynasty was forced to shrink to the Jiayuguan Pass. It was too lazy to take care of Guazhou and Shazhou, and even had the idea of giving up, let alone taking care of the Uighur people.
So they had no choice but to continue to move inland and live on the north and south sides of the Qilian Mountains.
The Turpan people are the orthodox descendants of the Chagatai Khanate, so if Zhu Shouyu borrows troops, the Uighurs will definitely send troops for the sake of feud and post-war interests.
"What's the benefit of driving out a hungry wolf and eating a ferocious tiger?" Chen Jing said loudly, without any awareness of how to treat sinners, "Your Majesty, we are afraid of the Uer people, who are wolves, so if you raise them, you may cause trouble in the future!"
Zhu Fu was a noble man and a direct descendant of the emperor's confidants, but that didn't mean that he wanted to share his anger with the eunuchs who were also direct descendants. He laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said something that made Admiral Chen so angry that he was filled with smoke.
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I don’t know what Zhu Guogong said, please read the next chapter:) (To be continued...)