Xia Xun's initiative to ask for help made Zhu Di very pleased.

Xia Xun always doesn't dare to be overconfident in his own ability, but Zhu Di is not like this, the coastal suppression, the northeast, Xia Xun's political foresight, as well as the skills of governing and using troops, Zhu Di is very appreciative, he doesn't know that Xia Xun is a person who has come over, so he can naturally find the problem at a glance, so he has a lot of trust in Xia Xun's ability.

There is no general in the court, and he has to deal with the Western Emperor Timur, in his heart, in addition to his own personal expedition, only Xia Xun is enough to take on the great responsibility, but if Xia Xun doesn't give him a step, this time he would rather drive the personal expedition than rely on Xia Xun...... Therefore, Xia Xun rushed to the Jinshen Hall and recommended himself to him, which made Zhu Di very happy, and Xia Xun's next words were very pleasing to the ear and could be listened to.

Xia Xun said: "The minister thinks that it is inappropriate to put aside local forces and completely rely on the army transferred from the Central Plains. Although there are many soldiers of the Minyu nationality among them, and there is a certain risk in using them to fight, it is far more useful to exert their strength as much as possible than to be vigilant against them and abandon them in the rear.

In addition, if the imperial court gathers soldiers and horses from Sichuan and Henan to rush to the Western Regions now, before Timur's army arrives, this huge number of troops will be fed by horses, and the consumption will be very amazing. In the opinion of the ministers, we should not pay attention to Timur's eastern crusade, but it is also not appropriate for the enemy to arrive, so we will first mess up our position.

On the one hand, the army should be rectified and the local armed forces should be rectified, and military discipline should be strictly enforced through the investigation and elimination of some restless people; At the same time, the Ganliang army was transferred out of the fortress, moving forward for dozens or hundreds of miles, relying on the dangerous terrain to hurry up the construction of fortifications.

Regardless of whether they will defend the forefront in the future, or the soldiers and horses of Henan, Sichuan, and Beijing will guard the front, the preliminary preparations for the construction of the fortification fortress can be completed by the local soldiers.

In this way, the rear army does not have to rush to the front early, wasting money and food.

To sum up, the minister's meaning is: first: to arm Ganliang, show them kindness, show faith, and try their best to win them into the hands of the court; They are the most familiar with the local area, and when they use it, they are a powerful force. Especially...... We are defending, and Timur is attacking and defending, especially relying on these local armies who are familiar with Ganliang.

We don't need to win over every soldier, as long as we win the loyalty and support of those generals, purge the army and prepare for war with all our might, they will naturally spare no effort to do it. As far as the familiarity with their subordinates is concerned, can the imperial court be better than them? As long as they are willing to move, they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, this is the people, and they must be fought for!

2. The armed forces of Sichuan, Henan, and Beijing have stepped up their training and are ready to go to Ganliang at any time, and as long as all kinds of preparations are made early, they will immediately rush to the front line at the first order, and they can arrive at the combat site within the time we have scheduled...... It is also possible to reduce the number of soldiers from Henan, Sichuan, and Jiangnan who are not accustomed to the cool water and soil, and who are not war-torn and attrition.

Three: The minister led all the troops and horses to the Western Regions first, and one made contact with the armed forces of all parties in Ganliang, and got to know the generals and tribal leaders in Ganliang; secondly, they can inspect the terrain and supervise the progress of fortifications; Third, capable scouts can be dispatched to grasp the accurate movements of Timur's army, so that news can be transmitted back at any time, so that the imperial court soldiers and horses can enter the combat position in time. We occupy Zhouchuan and can fully grasp the initiative. ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said slowly: "In this case, who can be handsome?" ”

Xia Xun said: "If you are familiar with the geography of the Western Regions and have a grasp of the army of the Western Regions, no one can compare with General Song Sheng, is General Song credible?" ”

Zhu Di said categorically: "Song Sheng's loyalty to the imperial court is in no doubt. Otherwise, the first emperor and the alliance would not have been guarded by him in the Western Regions, and it would not be easy for him for decades, but it was just ...... Song Sheng is old, and I am worried that he will not be able to bear the responsibility. ”

Xia Xun said: "The war in the Western Regions is not only about the victory or defeat on the battlefield, but more importantly, the heart of the army and the people. The minister can't, if it's disrespectful, even if it's His Majesty's personal levy, he can't! Therefore, the minister thought that he could let General Song lead the war in the Western Regions, and if the minister went to the Western Regions, he could be a supervisor! ”

Zhu Di hesitated slightly, and Xia Xun said again: "The old general Song is old and can't go into battle to kill the enemy in person, but the Ganliang border army has countless fierce generals. If Timur's army once approached our Western Regions, the imperial court soldiers and horses were naturally all elite generals, and the old general Song sat in the Chinese army, commanding and dispatching, but this would not take much effort.

In Ganliang, there are 150,000 imperial courts in the Western Regions and an army that is good at war and defense, and this army is commanded by General Song to play the greatest role. General Song has outstanding prestige in the Western Regions, and all ethnic groups and tribes are afraid of his might. ”

Zhu Di nodded slowly and said! "If Song Sheng is ten years younger, the war in the Western Regions will be paid to him, and tens of millions of troops will be paid to him, I don't need to worry, what I am worried about now is only his age. If you are like this, then Song Sheng will lead the war in the Western Regions, and you will be the supervisor of the army. You have to go to the Western Regions as soon as possible, if you feel that Song Sheng is old and sick, it is really difficult to take on a heavy responsibility, you must return as soon as possible, at least you have to send a handsome, and share his worries and labor! ”

"Yes, I obey!"

Xia Xun got up to receive the order, his tone was slightly sudden, and he said: "Your Majesty, it is almost the end of the year, and the servants of Dabao'en Temple will be dismissed to go back for the New Year. At the beginning of the spring of the following year, they will have to stay in their homeland, reclaim the land and cultivate the land, and they will have to recruit servants from all over the country.

Dredging the canal, but also to requisition a large number of people, now the cold winter, the south of the Yangtze River, the northern river frozen, dredging is very difficult. In addition, the expansion of Beijing City cannot be carried out in winter, and these things must be put aside for the time being. These major projects will not be able to re-recruit the people until next spring, and next year, when the spring and summer are crossed, and the war on the Western Front will be combined, and a large number of people will have to be recruited, and the people will be transferred too much, which will inevitably affect farming. Farming is the root of the country......"

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Isn't it just to persuade me to stop these projects for the time being?" It's a bend! *……”

He groaned for a while, and said with a bow: "If you are invited, ask the cabinet to inform the Ministry of Industry that these projects have been suspended, and go all out to prepare for war!" ”

Xia Xun said in his heart: "Don't you make a detour?" Who doesn't know that you belong to a donkey, your heart is smooth, no matter what, your heart is not smooth, and you are stubborn when the sky is broken! ”

Xia Xun sneered while happily agreeing to settle down.

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Xia Xun and Emperor Le had a secret discussion, and drew up a response plan for the upcoming Timur army...... "A series of domestic and foreign affairs measures were immediately carried out through various yamen, and they began to be carried out in an orderly manner.

The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies issued orders again and again, ordering the Sichuan Metropolitan Division and the Henan Metropolitan Division to strengthen training, nuclear bolt soldiers, replenish the shortage, eliminate the old and weak, and make it easier to be strong.

Soon, the imperial court appointed a middle-aged man named Tokhtoku as the king of Zhongshun, appointed Zhou An, a member of the Ministry of Rites, as the chief of the king of Zhongshun, and sent troops to escort them and his party to leave Jinling and go to Hami. Hami is 1,600 miles west of Jiayuguan, and the Han Dynasty belonged to Yiwulu. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was guarded by the mighty king of Huna, no, and changed the title of King Su.

After the death of King Su, because of his young age, King Su's brother Ankh Timur usurped the throne.

During the Hongwu period, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the Huiheer area, established a stable and other guards, and gradually forced to Hami. Ankh Timur was extremely frightened, and immediately paid tribute, invited Daming, and sent his nephew to Daming as a hostage, Taizu named him the king of Zhongshun, and Hami became a vassal state of Daming.

This detachment was sent to Daming since childhood, lived here for more than 30 years, from a teenager to a middle-aged man, now Chinese is more fluent than his mother tongue, since childhood to read poetry, learn Chinese characters, proficient in Ming culture, married a wife is Han...... 's son doesn't understand Hami at all.,This family has been sinicized extremely thoroughly.。

Zhu Di succeeded to the throne no, Hami King Anke Timur was poisoned by the Tatar Khan ghost Lichi, the throne of Hami was vacant, and Ran had been fighting endlessly, among these Hami princes, the most qualified to inherit the throne was Tokhtar, but at that time Zhu Di did not let go, let Hami infighting, but now the strong enemy pressed the border, and then let Hami go on in chaos, some of these forces in order to compete for the throne, it is possible to fall to Timur, so he immediately crowned Tokhtar as the king of loyalty, escorted him back to the throne.

At this time, a group of pirates from Tsushima and Iki Islands came to attack the coast of China, because now the Ming Navy Division is getting stronger and stronger, they only made a fortune and fled every day, and the news was reported to the imperial court, Zhu Di was busy with the ongoing war on the southern front and the upcoming war on the western front, and he really didn't have time to pay attention to this gang of scoundrels, so he only sent a letter of state, asking Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to punish the pirates.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was far more profitable from normal trade with the Ming than from conniving at pirate raids, and he was stepping up his plans to let his favorite son inherit the position of the great general, and if there was the support of the Ming Dynasty, it would be twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, in the imperial court, Emperor Gomatsu was getting old and had no two years to live, and according to the agreement at the time of the merger of the two dynasties, the descendants of Emperor GoKameyama of the Southern Dynasty, who had abdicated the throne, should ascend the throne, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu certainly hoped that the Gomatsu lineage controlled by him would inherit the throne.

As soon as he received the edict from Emperor Le, he immediately sent an army to encircle and suppress the pirates who had recovered a little bit after a few years.

On the side of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di also began to implement the last step before Xia Xun set off, and used the Ganliang generals to knock and beat, Enwei and ......

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