Auxiliary Guogong's temporary residence, Huang Zhen continued to report to Xia Xun the information he had learned in Xiliang these days: "Guogong, if you want to say that this Song Marquis is really worthy of a generation of famous generals, the situation in Xiliang is more complicated than Liaodong, Datong, and Xuanfu, and if you want to develop the economy here, the conditions are much more difficult than those places, and the Song Marquis has guarded the Western Regions for more than 20 years, and it is really not easy to build Gansu, which has long been desolate, into the south of the Yangtze River, and then calm inside and outside."

Xia Xun bowed his head and said: "Yes, I have also understood these situations, General Song is really admirable." ”

Huang Zhen said: "There are many people returning to the Western Regions, and in the Ganliang area, when there are merchants from the Western Regions, there are often soldiers who have private contacts and even provide convenience, and there are indeed cases of secretly releasing people from the customs, but the situation is much lighter than the information obtained in Beijing. These days, Xia Guan pretended to be an ordinary businessman, and he walked around fortresses and passes, and he walked a few places...... It was found that although many soldiers had the same beliefs as the Hu people in the Western Regions and had a sense of closeness to the same clan and clan, if foreign enemies invaded, they would still stand on the side of the imperial court.

After all, their relatives and families live here, and war is something they don't want to see. In the army, there were indeed some Muslim fanatics, but fortunately they did not hide this before, so it is not difficult to find out that these soldiers have not made a mistake at the moment, and if the Timurid army came east, it is difficult to judge how they will choose, so these people have been temporarily transferred out of the key passes, and temporarily transferred to the rear. ”

Huang Zhen drank. Cha, and said: "In the past, these people fought against the Tibetans, the Wurs, and the Warats, and they were very brave and had no second thoughts, but now that the enemy is approaching, in order to be safe, they have to be transferred out of the important pass first and settled in the rear." This kind of cleaning and placement, Song Hou has been doing. Judging from the situation known to the following officials, Song Hou has been guarding the Western Regions for more than 20 years, and it has been deeply rooted here, and internally it is difficult for a few fanatical followers of Islam to make waves under Song Hou's nose. ”

Xia Xun said: "Hmm! Song Hou said this to me. In this regard, he has been doing what he once talked about in his recital to the emperor about the measures against Timur's army, saying: "The enemy's false and real" ministers have already known everything, and if they dare to attack, they will be dealt with badly! Hehe, I'm sure it's not a lie. ”

Xia Xun paused, and then said: "The armies of Sichuan, Henan, and Jingying are ready, and once the Timur army enters the Western Regions, they will come quickly. To defend the Western Regions, General Song was the main leader, and General Song controlled the armies. ”

Huang Zhen hurriedly said: "Guogong, the lower officials are just worried...... Song Hou's body. In the past two years, Song Hou has rarely appeared in front of everyone, and many important official documents have been sent to his inner room for him to review and sign, not to hide from the prince, this time, Song Hou actually dressed neatly and braved the wind and snow to welcome the prince in person, all of which were unexpected by the lower officials.

Song Hou's body is really old and sick, once the Timur army comes to attack, the lower officials are worried that Song Hou's sick body will be difficult to cope with heavy military affairs! ”

Xia Xun was silent for a while, and said, "Lao Huang, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other. ”

Huang Zhen hurriedly bowed and said, "Please advise the national calculation!" ”

Xia Xun stood up slowly, paced to the door with his hands in his hands, and in the courtyard, there was a plum tree, which was picturesque. Under the tree, two beauties, one big and one small, stood in the snow, pointing at the plum blossoms on the branches.

Xia Xun said: "Timur Khan, nine out of sixty this year, much older than General Song. But this time, a long journey, an expedition of thousands of miles, Timur still worked hard...... Royal Driver's Expedition. Was it because Timur's army was not good at war? Is it because Timur lacks good soldiers? Neither, there is only one reason, just because: Timur is the soul of his army!

As long as he is there, his army will be full of morale, and as long as he is there, no matter how many arrogant soldiers and fierce generals he has, he will be determined to the ground and obey his orders! Timur no longer needs to personally swing his sword and gallop on the battlefield, he has countless brave generals with both wisdom and bravery, and he no longer needs to personally command and plan every battle, but his role can be replaced, as long as he is there, his army, all his horses, is a clenched iron fist! ”

Huang Zhen stood up slowly, nodded deeply and said, "Xiaguan understands, no wonder Guogong insists on being in command by Song Hou!" Song Hou is Timur of the Xiliang Army! ”

At this time, under the plum tree in the courtyard, Tang Sai'er jumped with joy, asked Xilin to pick her up, picked a plum blossom from the tree, inserted it in her sideburns, and was naughtily shaking her head at Xia Xun. Xia Xun smiled at her, slowly turned around, and said to Huang Zhen: "Not bad! As long as General Song is here, the soldiers and civilians of Xiliang will be able to unite as one! As long as General Song is here, those little ones will not dare to act rashly, you have to believe that sometimes, an outstanding leader, with his prestige alone, is enough to be an army of 100,000!

General Song's invincible prestige is that he has been guarding the Western Regions for more than 20 years, and it is firmly rooted in the hearts of the Xiliang army and people, and no one can replace it! Perhaps, if you change someone, give him five or seven or eight years of hard work, and use the foundation that General Song has laid for him, you can also have the military heart and popularity of General Song today. But this will take time, and in the spring of next year, Timur's forward army may be about to reach Hami.

Time waits for no one, no one can replace the role of General Song at the moment, and there is no time to cultivate the second Song Sheng Song Jingyang, just like the Timur Empire at this moment, no one can replace Timur himself! And Timur is definitely the most powerful enemy of my Ming Dynasty, before, now, and in the future, it is impossible for my Ming Dynasty to have a second enemy as strong as him! So, we have to give it our best and be ready for it! ”

On the vast snowfield, a huge army rolled forward, the army passed everywhere, like a huge ship rolling, in a vast snow-white land, there was a black road, horses trampled on people, wheels rolled, so thick snow on the ground, even exposed the land.

The speed of the army was not fast, but there was a rhythmic rumble on the ground, not loud and a little dull, but it was enough to frighten all the birds and beasts that foraged in the snow within a radius of ten miles to flee.

This was Timur's middle army, in which Timur himself was.

A huge khan's felt tent, pulled by thirty-two oxen, marched slowly and steadily under the arch of thousands of horses. This car, made by the best craftsmen in the East and West, is sturdy and stable, sitting in the tent, there is only a slight trembling feeling, let you know that it is moving forward, and there will be no bumpy feeling.

Timur the Great held a quill pen in his right hand, and held a writing board in his left hand, on which was a snow-white letterhead, writing something on the brush, he was leaning on the couch, but not a pillow, but a graceful body, greasy as snow bewitching beauty. This is a noble princess of the Ottoman Empire, but at the moment, she is just a pillow for Timur.

She sat on the couch with her back to Timur, supported by the jade arms with delicate skin looming under a pair of tulle, and she must always maintain the most comfortable sitting position for the Khan, this time she has worked hard, her forehead has been drenched in fine sweat, and her arms are a little sore, but Timur the Great is concentrating on writing letters, she must persevere, and she must not disturb the Khan's train of thought.

Timur put a snow-white and soft blanket on his legs, with blonde hair spread out on the edge of the blanket, and two charming and pretty girlish faces, one on the left and one on the right, pressed against his thighs. These two beautiful maidens came from the same place as this blanket: Persia. Their only use was to warm Timur's cold legs and feet.

That's their only mission. When Timur sleeps, there are girls who are responsible for warming his bed, they must be young, beautiful, and elastic, and they must be virgins, and when Timur wants to rest, they have to strip naked and snuggle up to Timur's old and withered body, and use their own body temperature to make him rest more steadily.

Timur is old, and he has a cold body, especially the broken lame leg, and the damp and cold weather will make him very uncomfortable, just like Zhu Di's old cold leg, which is very painful. But if the coals burn too strongly, the air will be too dry, and his respiratory system will be in trouble, and what kind of warmth device in this world is more constant temperature, softer, and more comfortable than the fragrant girl?

Therefore, Timur the Great had such a group of beautiful girls who were responsible for warming his bed, they must not only be young, beautiful, and elastic skin, not only pure virgins, but also their upbringing, these girls are the trophies of Timur's conquest of the world, and the lowest of them was once the daughter of a duke of a certain country.

"Dear Great Khan, the Syr Darya has arrived, we have tested it, and the river is not frozen thick enough for our chariots, horses and soldiers to step on!"

A general walked lightly into the wide tabernacle and told Timur to caress his breast. In Timur's tent, there were many eunuchs and beautiful women in light clothes and beautiful faces, but the general did not squint, but bowed his head to his khan with great respect.

"Then stop and wait until Allah allows us to pass!" The invincible Timur cannot compete with the power of nature! ”

When Timur met a close minister alone in his tent, his voice was hoarse and old, and he was not at all as enthusiastic and loud as when he stood in front of the ministers and pointed and reprimanded. He was still focused on his letterhead, and as soon as he stretched out his hand to the side, a eunuch held the ink and handed it to his hand, dipped it in the ink, and Timur continued to write.

"Do as you command!"

The burly general bowed deeply to Timur again, and walked backwards.

After the letter was written, Timur signed his name, folded the letter, and handed it to a eunuch, who was fat, fat, thin-skinned and tender-skinned, and the eunuch hurriedly took it with a flattering smile.

"Tell my dear grandson Hari to speed up his journey and occupy the whole of Mongol Sitan before the end of the month of Zulghardai in the month of Islam next year, in April!"

"Yes! My Majesty! The great eunuch, who had been captured from the Eastern Roman Empire, spoke in a tone that was neither male nor female, and took his handwritten letter with both hands!