Yarkand took it!

When this news reached Xi'an, it immediately caused a sensation in Xi'an, of course, the reason why the banner people in Xi'an City were happy was not only because the Qing Dynasty had defeated Yaerqiang, but what really made them happy was that according to the imperial court, "more than 100,000 slaves were plundered".

More than 100,000!

In other words, almost everyone can share one, for these men who lost their daughters-in-law and daughters in Mongolia a few years ago, and now they have been singles for a few years, they don't care what they don't care about, the most important thing is to have a girl waiting for them.

Of course, they can't refer to sending those people to the imperial court, they have to go to Yarkand first, and then choose a woman in the local area and settle down. Indeed, that place is far enough. And the situation there is also very different from the Central Plains, but for them, what's the big deal.

Even in the eyes of some people, this can be regarded as a far escape, and the Han people should not be able to fight now.

Everyone knows that sooner or later the Han people will come over, this point, ordinary banner people know, as the emperor Xuan Ye is also very clear, he clearly knows that as long as the time is ripe, the Ming Dynasty will immediately go west, in fact, when he was in Yarkand, he was worried that it would not be too late, after all, it was impossible for the Han people to abandon Shaanxi.

Even he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would drag on for so many years, allowing him to calmly send troops to the west, and now that the Western Regions have basically been opened, even the bannermen who were originally hit hard will also recover a lot of vitality.

The Great Qing Kingdom finally has the strength to fight again!

Despite what everyone says.

But everyone knows that the Han people will not let them go.

Although Xuan Ye tried every means to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty, the envoys he sent to the Ming Dynasty were all beheaded, and it was precisely because of this that he stared at the Western Regions. In order to ensure the capture of the Western Regions, Xuan Ye even sent heavy troops to the Western Regions and Yarkand.

Now, Yarkand has taken it down!

Everything is solved!

Although there are still Mongols in the north, in Xuan Ye's view, after Yaerqiang is taken, the Great Qing Kingdom has a foothold in the Western Regions, that is, he no longer needs to worry, the Ming Dynasty will attack from Sichuan, Hubei, Shanxi, Henan and other places, the snow-capped mountains of Tibet will block the Ming army, and the Huangsha Gobi in the Western Regions will also block the Ming army.

After the Western Regions settle down, the Great Qing Kingdom will have no worries, and it can go all out to crusade against the Mongols in the north, and then expand the population and territory.

Ten years, twenty years, thirty years

If God gives him thirty years, the Great Qing Kingdom will be able to regain its strength in the Western Regions!

On the third day when Wang Huaxing returned to Xi'an from Yaerqiang, Xuan Ye asked him to travel to Lishan together, and showed Wang Huaxing his kung fu in Lishan, hunted a lot of prey, and even hunted a tiger with a rifled gun, Xuan Ye seemed extremely happy at this time.

How did the good news from the Western Regions make him unhappy?

However, despite this, Wang Huaxing still noticed the worry that flashed between the emperor's eyebrows.

On the way back, the two of them faced the sunset, under the arch of the guards, while walking slowly and chatting, Xuan Ye asked Wang Huaxing.

"Xiru, in the past few years, is it easy to bring soldiers?"

For a day, Xuan Ye took Wang Huaxing to take hot springs in Lishan, play and hunt, eat and drink, and chat, saying that he was a monarch and a minister, but he looked a bit like he didn't say anything about the situation in the court. At this time, when he was on the way home, the emperor suddenly came up with this question, which made Wang Huaxing not know how to answer, so he had to reluctantly deal with it.

"Back to the emperor, the minister didn't personally lead the troops there, but only participated in the military, and the few pro-soldiers around him were quite obedient."

"Xiru, when you come back to Xi'an this time, I have a stomach that I want to talk to you about, and I opened my mouth a few times, but I swallowed it back, afraid that it would be ...... So, so ......"

Wang Huaxing suddenly reined in the reins of the horse and looked at the back in surprise, wanting to hear what he was going to say, but how could he hear him stammering like this?

Xuan Ye smiled bitterly, glanced into the distance, and then continued:

"Xiru, don't look at me like this, in fact, to be honest, this matter, except to tell you, I don't know who to talk to, I, in the past few years, I have seen through some things, I have seen through it, our Great Qing Kingdom, now it seems that it has recovered some momentum, but the momentum of the year has long been gone, anyway, we have finally recovered some momentum now, but as long as we stay in Shaanxi for one day, our danger will be one more day, I have been thinking for the past few years, if the Ming Dynasty fights, when the time comes, what should we do?"

Wang Huaxing heard the emperor say these words, he looked to the left and right, and then pointed to the hillside with his whip, and then said.

"Your Majesty, these words, it is inconvenient to return to the palace. Why don't you sit on the rocks over there with your ministers? ”

Xuan Ye nodded, asked the guards to wait at the bottom of the hillside, and then together with Wang Huaxing, he rode up the mountain, and then sat down next to a big bluestone.

Looking at the reddened clouds of the sunset in front of him, Xuan Ye said with a heavy heart.

"Xiru, let me reveal a few pieces of information to you. The first is that Wu Sangui heard that he has proclaimed himself king in India, and the imperial court sent there to contact him with a messenger, and it is estimated that it will take a few months to get there, but now there is no news, life and death are unknown, and recently there is news that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has decided to use troops in Shaanxi, and their several armies have begun to assemble in Henan, Sichuan, Hubei and other places. At this moment, I don't know what Xiru thinks? ”

Surprisingly, Wang Huaru didn't seem to have any reaction, just nodded, and then said.

"Oh? Contacting Wu Sangui is a strategy, if you can get in touch, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty will be exposed to the enemy, but what if you can't get in touch? ”

"No, no, no, if you get in touch, it is estimated that you won't be able to do anything for the time being, and I don't know that Wu Sangui, as long as there is a glimmer of life, will never take millet from the fire with my Qing Dynasty."

"What does the emperor mean?"

Wang Huaxing looked at the emperor and was about to continue, when Xuan Ye waved his hand to stop him.

"Xiru, do you think that with the current national strength of my Qing Dynasty, I can resist the attack of the Ming Dynasty? I have high hopes for you as a minister. So, I need you to tell the truth, say anything, and I will allow you to speak innocently. ”

"Ah, Your Majesty?"

Wang Huaxing was stunned by this sudden question.

Can the Qing Dynasty hold off the Ming Dynasty's army?

Although the Great Qing Kingdom seems to have more than 200,000 troops, among these 200,000 troops, there are only 100,000 elites, and the others are either old or young. With those 100,000 horses, how can they be the opponents of the Ming Dynasty? There are hundreds of thousands of horses under the command of Da Ming, and all of them are elite in a hundred battles.

At present, although they seem to be victorious in a hundred battles, if they meet the elite of the Ming Dynasty, can they win?

"It's good to win, but what if you can't? If the loss of troops is heavy, and the Ming Dynasty loses more than 100,000, it will not hurt the muscles and bones, but what about my Qing Dynasty? ”

Xuan Ye looked at Wang Huaxing and asked rhetorically.

The emperor's words made Wang Huaxing stunned, he knew the emperor's concerns, of course he could think of them, but how could he say them? Therefore, if you think about it, you can only answer it with questions.

"The emperor's consideration is very reasonable, and the minister doesn't know what the emperor's plans are?"

Xuan Ye has been the emperor for several years, although he is only thirteen years old, but he can be said to know the current situation well, and naturally knows the reality of the Qing Kingdom.

Of course, Wang Huaxing also knew about it, and of course Xuan Ye was very clear about it, but seeing that Wang Huaxing didn't know what to say, it was inconvenient for him to break it, so he had to say it implicitly.

"Xiru, in fact, I know, you know, but I don't want to say it, I said it, once there is a change, there are only two ways in front of the Great Qing Kingdom. Either follow the Ming Dynasty to fight to the death, or you have to find another way. Other than that, I have no choice but to do so. ”

"Well, what the emperor said is extremely true."

Wang Huaxing looked at the emperor, he knew that it was definitely impossible for the emperor to fight with the Ming Dynasty, since he would not do this, then he had to find another way.

But where is the road?

"It's unwise to fight with the Ming Dynasty, now, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is far stronger than mine, if you fight, it will only be unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, so you have to find another way......"

"......"

Seeing that Wang Huaru finally mentioned the topic, Xuan Ye asked.

"Where is the road?"

"The Emperor's ......"

After a moment of silence, Wang Huaxing said.

"Didn't the first emperor already show the way?"

"The Western Regions?"

"That's right, it's the Western Regions!"

Wang Huaxing pushed everything back to the first emperor, he just repeated it.

"The most important thing now is to prepare immediately."

Xuan Ye motioned for Wang Huaxing to continue.

"The first step is to first send most of the people in Xi'an to Lanzhou and the Western Regions, and stabilize the Western Regions first. Then transfer the women and children of Xi'an far away from Xi'an and transfer them to the Western Regions, so as to ensure their safety first, so that if the Ming army comes, we will also have the opportunity to calmly withdraw into the Western Regions, so that they will not be able to cut off our back road like last time. ”

"Yes, indeed."

Xuan Ye nodded, and then said.

"The women and children in the flag are directly related to the future of my Qing Dynasty, and keeping them is equivalent to protecting the future of my Qing Dynasty, this step is over, so what next?"

"Next, it's Tongguan!"

Looking at the emperor, Wang Huaxing continued.

"Now we have too many people in Tongguan."

"And what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, you know, Tongguan, even if there are 50,000 horses, how can it be defended?"

Looking at Wang Huaxing, Xuan Ye was silent for a while before asking.

"And what do you mean?"