Because Gushi Khan was so badly damaged that he had to go back and lick his wounds, it was calm here in Ganzhou, while there was a lot of war in the Kazakh Khanate. Cao Bianjiao and Batur worked closely together, one was responsible for long-range attacks, the other was responsible for close combat, and defeated the Kazakh Khanate one after another. Tikli had been defeated, and the coalition forces advanced all the way to Almaty, the capital of the Kazakh Khanate.

During the attack on Tikley, Batur saw the strength of the Ming army's siege of the city. After a few shells, the gates of Tikli were blown to shreds, and the army rushed straight into it, and the army of the Kazakh Khanate had not yet reacted.

This made Batur more convinced of the correctness of his alliance with the Ming army, although the Dzungar Department was a part of the Watt Thorn, and it was said that it should also be regarded as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, but Batur saw the possibility of directly submitting to the Ming Dynasty, so that he could get rid of the rule of Gushi Khan and become the Great Dzungar Department under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. There are two masters and only one master, so I think most people will choose the second case.

So Batur secretly talked to Cao Bianjiao about the meaning of directly taking refuge in Daming, although Cao Bianjiao was brave, he was not a young man. He once had to be mentioned by his uncle, understood the basic situation in the northwest, and as soon as he heard Batur say, he knew that this was a good thing for the Ming Dynasty, so he didn't care whether he did it or not, and took it all over first.

Cao Bianjiao sent a letter to the capital to report Batur's meaning to the emperor as it was, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Cao Bianjiao is not bad, he actually knows that there are not many soldiers with a political sense of dividing the Tile Thorns, and Cao Bianjiao is one." ”

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "Actually, General Cao Wenzhao is also good, their Cao family attaches great importance to education, and their children and grandchildren have studied in private schools for a few years, not to take the imperial examination, but to let them understand some basic truths." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Reading is for reason, but unfortunately many people don't understand this, but they just regard learning as a stepping stone to becoming an official, and after the goal is achieved, they will abandon it like a shoe, which can really be regarded as putting the cart before the horse." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "There are pros and cons to the imperial examination system, but in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, especially after we supplement it with the academy, the imperial examination system is the basis for us to select and employ people, and this must be adhered to." If one day it returns to the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, it will be a disaster for the Chinese nation. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It should be impossible, officials all become officials through the imperial examination or the academy, and they will naturally maintain such a system." As long as His Majesty does not change his course, this imperial examination system will continue. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "This matter of the Dzungar Ministry's request for annexation, I am afraid that it will have to be considered in the long run, and we must first take into account the thoughts of Gushi Khan." ”

Sun Chengzong reprimanded: "At this time, he can't help it, after the battle with Chahar, he has suffered serious losses, if you dare to say irresponsible things, then take the opportunity to destroy him." ”

Zhu Youxiao was secretly speechless, he couldn't see that Sun Chengzong had become such a Sun Chengzong, and he wanted to destroy Gushi Khan at every turn and completely conquer the tile thorn.

Xu Guangqi said: "We are about to deal with the Rakshasa and are still competing with the Kazakh Khanate, do we have a chance of winning against the Rakshasa at this time?" ”

Zhu Youxiao thought again, how could this religious Shoufu be so belligerent, the first consideration was not whether he should deal with the tile spur, but whether there was a chance of victory. But this kind of first and second assistant is exactly what I want.

Sun Chengzong glared at Sun Chuanting and said, "Sun Gebu, do you see if there is a chance of winning." ”

Sun Chuanting was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Since Your Majesty began to build the Guards into an all-firearms army, I have not tasted a single defeat. Now the Ming army has sufficient personnel, and they have undergone strict training, weapons are constantly improving, and the current firearms are much higher than when they were at the beginning, the rate of fire and the range have been greatly improved, and the power of the artillery is even greater, so even if you face three or more enemies at the same time, there is no problem. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "The land of the Central Plains has suffered from the nomadic people in the north for a long time. Now that we have the advantage of force, we must beat them to eternal submission, and dare not disagree again. Now that there is enough food in the country to support many wars, then let's fight, if Gushi Khan is not convinced, then he will be convinced, and after the railway is repaired to the tile, we no longer need to worry about the invasion of the north. Such an opportunity cannot be disappointed. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, at this time, it is the right time to eliminate the threat from the north, and now that Mongolia has succumbed, Gushi Khan is different from the submission of the Mongol tribes, similar to an alliance relationship, which is not what we want." Moreover, if Gushi Khan is defeated, the Wusizang Xuanwei Division and the Duogansi Xuanwei Division will also become the real territory of the Ming Dynasty, instead of the nominal Xuanwei Division. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "After this battle, the territory of the Ming Dynasty can be doubled, and the Yarkand Kingdom and the Turpan Kingdom are surrounded by my Ming Dynasty. Since the Mongolian tribes have been attached, then the Inner Khalkha, Trans-Khalkha, Chahar, Korqin, Alu Korqin and even the Jianzhou Jurchens must send troops to help our Ming army attack the Rakshasas, Kazakhs and Watts. First, it can maintain domestic stability, and second, it can weaken its strength. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Please allow Your Majesty to attach the Junggar Department to the Inner Division, and completely take the Tile Spur Department into the bag, so as to calm the trouble in the northwest." ”

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time and said: "Recall Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Shujiao back to the capital, and appoint their deputy generals to temporarily manage the Eastern Military Region and the Southeast Military Region, we will prepare for war." ”

All the ministers bowed to the ground together: "The emperor is sage!" ”

The imperial court appointed Jin Guofeng as the acting general of the Eastern Military Region, and Tang Jiuzhou as the acting general of the Southeast Military Region. Cao Wenzhao led two divisions to live in Xiaohai as the general of the east, and Zhao led the two divisions to Ganzhou as the general of the southeast. In order to support the Ming army's western and northern expeditions, the Inner Khalkha and Horqin Divisions of Mongolia each took the initiative to transfer 10,000 elite soldiers as a precursor.

The emperor was overjoyed, so he fried flowers for the minister of Inner Khalkha, and the minister of Korqin, Oba, each rewarded 100 gold coins, 100 glass mirrors, and 100 boxes of soap and candles. Such an obvious signal can naturally be understood by the various departments, so Alu Korqin also sent 10,000 troops, Chahar also sent 10,000 troops, and Jianzhou Jurchen Yuetuo personally led 10,000 elites to ask for battle. The emperor's requests for war were naturally allowed one by one, but the rewards were gone.

As for Transkhalkha, at the request of the Ming Dynasty, the three divisions each sent 5,000 troops to follow the Ming army. Because they were facing the borders of the Vars, the Kazakh Khanate, and the Rakshasas, most of their forces had to defend their homeland.