It seems that the idea of pulling a group to fight a group is difficult to realize, even if the Yarkand Khanate is pulled, there are also Yuejibei and Khalkha, these two countries are not small countries, the territory area is as large as three or four provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and the population is at least one million.

According to the custom of the nomadic tribes, they could muster at least 200,000 troops, and if they united with the Vaspur and the Kazakh Khanate, 500,000 troops would definitely not be enough.

You know, the wasteland is the world of cavalry, they don't have to fight you head-on, with the mobility of cavalry, play the grain interception road and break down, you have no way to deal with them.

What to do? Zhu Cijiong frowned and pondered for a long time, but there was still no way, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, it would be nice if a million troops could be mobilized, as long as the million army goes there, the countries of the Western Regions will definitely be silent, who would dare to come and help the tile thorns!" “

Indeed, if it is an army of 500,000, they will still have ideas, because there is still hope of winning, if it is an army of millions, they will despair, just kidding, seeing a million troops fleeing and not in a hurry, who will go up to find death!

Daming is more than a million troops, the problem is that now the three-line battle, there is no way to mobilize so many troops, everyone fell into contemplation when they heard this, only Sun Yuanhua asked carefully: "Your Majesty, this time to repair the railway, do you still mobilize the army of the vassal country to come over to repair it?" “

Do you need to ask this question? The construction corps is watching the 500,000 captives in South Asia, and once the Persian Safavid Empire is defeated, the Eurasian railway will be built, and it will be a waste of time to transfer them over.

The legions of the vassal states are different, they have nothing to do anyway, and they are idle when they are idle, and repairing the railroad should be regarded as helping them practice.

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he nodded absentmindedly and said: "Well, they also gained some experience in Siberia last year, so it's just right for them to come over, and they're idle anyway." “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, in fact, they are also considered an army." “

Can that also be considered an army? In Zhu Cijiong's eyes, only the army equipped with muskets and artillery can be regarded as a regular army, like them, most of them are armed with broadswords and spears, what kind of army can it be!

Of course, they will all use muskets, because they usually have this item in their exercises, and Daming will also provide a little musket for them to practice, and Zhu Cijiong also thought that Sun Yuanhua wanted to use muskets to equip them as regular soldiers.

He immediately shook his head and said, "I want to have so many muskets, and I can directly equip the reserve army to be stronger than them, but the problem is that there are not so many muskets now." “

Sun Yuanhua said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't mean this, Weichen means that the equipment of the armies of the countries in the Western Regions is actually similar to them, and in the eyes of the countries of the Western Regions, aren't they the army?" Moreover, there are spears, halberds and bows and arrows in the arsenals of various parts of the Ming Dynasty, which are more restrained cavalry, and they will rot sooner or later if they are placed there, it is better to equip them, Weichen thought, the countries of the Western Regions will also have a headache when they see this kind of army full of spears, halberds and bows and arrows, right? “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he slapped his face, yes, aren't most of the countries in the Western Regions cold weapons, and after the army of the vassal country is equipped with cold weapons that are not used by the Ming Dynasty, isn't it just like them!

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but praise: "Chu Yang, you are right, the six vassal legions are indeed 600,000 troops in their eyes, as long as they change to equipment for cavalry, their combat effectiveness will also be gained, plus the 500,000 army under Boya, this is more than a million, and the countries in the Western Regions will definitely be too scared to help, very good, very good, just do it." “

Everyone saw the emperor smiling, and all of them showed a smile, and for a while, "the emperor is wise", "Lord Sun Gaojian" and other compliments were endless, and the atmosphere in the study was suddenly very warm.

The problem was finally solved, Zhu Cijiong and everyone were happy for a while, then coughed and said loudly: "Chuyang, immediately issue an order, order each reserve corps to select 200,000 elite soldiers to gather at Jiayuguan, and order the local guard stations to send elite guards to supplement the reserve corps, and order the corps of all vassal states to immediately rush to Jiayuguan to prepare to build a railway." “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he immediately bowed his hand and said: "Weichen obeys the order, dare to ask the emperor, what is the most appropriate name for the two newly formed legions, and which two generals will be transferred to serve as the main generals?" “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he slapped his forehead, this is indeed his negligence, this newly built corps must have a name, otherwise the military department will not be able to register and make a register, and the main general must also be decided, otherwise there will be no one to command and train the recruits when they are gathered.

He thought for a while and said: "With the expansion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there will inevitably be more and more border towns in the future, and the two newly formed legions will simply be called the Third Legion of the Frontier Army and the Fourth Legion of the Frontier Army. “

Zu Dabi and Hou Gongji are indeed qualified to serve as the commanders of the legion, they are not only the queen of the generals, but also have outstanding achievements.

Especially Zu Dabi, who has participated in various major battles all the way since Liaodong, has made countless meritorious contributions, and is a fierce general who can no longer be fierce, but because of his stunned personality, Zhu Cijiong has always been worried about letting him lead the troops alone, but after so many years of tempering, coupled with the growth of age, he has gradually become mature and stable, and it should be no problem for him to lead the army alone at this time.

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he was also convinced: "Weichen understands." “

Zhu Cijiong then said aloud: "Meng Hou, after you go back, immediately transfer the steel rails and other materials needed for the construction of the railway to Jiayuguan, and in addition, the production of weapons must also be stepped up, and the equipment of 200,000 people must be gathered within half a month." “

When Bi Maokang heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Weichen understands. “

Zhu Cijiong then said loudly: "Zhong Ruo, immediately transfer the grain and grass and other materials to Jiayuguan, except for the five legions in Siberia, all the others will be transferred to Jiayuguan for storage. “

In fact, these grains and grass baggage began to be prepared years ago, but the ice and snow in Siberia have not yet melted, so they have not been transported.

When Cheng Guoxiang heard this, he also arched his hand and said: "Weichen understands." “

Zhu Cijiong thought for a while, and then said to Shi Kefa: "Xianzhi, you still transfer 50,000 horses to the capital to guard the core of the Ming Dynasty for me." “

It seems that the emperor is going to march in person again, guarding the capital, Shi Kefa is used to it, he respectfully bowed his hand and said: "The last general will obey the order." “

In the end, Zhu Cijiong said to Qin Liangyu: "Loyal Marquis, you lead the first legion of the Praetorian Guard to Jiayuguan with me to guard the rear for Boya Town. “

It's not that he wants to go to the imperial expedition in person, the main thing is that Sun Chuanting's total army is only 500,000, and it is impossible to abandon Jiayuguan and Hamiwei and other places, and bring the first legion of the Praetorian Guard to help him garrison, and he can lead the 500,000 army to the Western Regions to give it a go.

At the same time, he can also play a supervisory role in Jiayuguan, and he can see that as long as the emperor is there, the efficiency in all aspects can be increased by at least three percent!