Zhu Cijun was arranged by Zhao Shujiao to recuperate in the infirmary for ten days, this time Zhu Cixuan was in distress, but Zhao Shujiao and Heiyunlong were tormented, and while Zhu Cixuan was slightly injured, Zhao Shujiao simply arranged him to the infirmary to recuperate, so as not to let him go out and toss again. When Zhu Cijun was discharged from the hospital, he transferred Zhu Ciyan's team back to Jiayuguan this time.

"General Xu, what did you do before?" Zhu Ciyan took out a cigarette and handed it over, asking.

"I've been a soldier for almost 22 years." General Xu took Zhu Ciyan's cigarette and said.

"Isn't that the fourth year of the apocalypse to be a soldier? Are you one of the first recruits? Zhu Ciyan asked curiously.

General Xu took a puff of his cigarette and said disappreciatively: "Yes." ”

"It is said that in the new army in the fourth year of the apocalypse, there are not many people who stay in the army, and those who stay are elites." Zhu Cijun said.

"It's all ......," Xu Shen said halfway through his words, felt that his posture was wrong, changed his tone, and said, "The new army in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, on the battlefield, killed some of them, was injured and retired, and some of them were also retired, I joined the army at the age of fifteen, and now I am thirty-seven, but I have not yet reached the age of retirement, so I stayed in the army, I think they are the elite." ”

"I lost my words! Xu Shen will not take it to heart. Zhu Ciyan said guiltily.

"Those who die are always forgotten, but those who remain inherit glory, and only His Majesty wants the empire to remember them." General Xu took a hard puff of his cigarette and said.

"Your Majesty! I can't wait. Zhu Ciyan said proudly.

"Only the older generation of the new army can really understand what His Majesty means to the soldiers, before the establishment of the new army, the soldiers are not fed, not warm, let alone the glory of the soldiers, after the establishment of the new army, Your Majesty should not let us soldiers eat and clothe warm, but also give us the glory of the soldiers, in our hearts, Your Majesty is God." General Xu said adoringly.

Zhu Cijun could see that General Xu admired Zhu Youxiao from the bottom of his heart, he never thought that his father's status in the hearts of soldiers would be so high, let alone that someone would worship Zhu Youxiao as a god.

Zhu Ciyan was silent for a long time before asking, "Where were you before you came to this unit?" What is your position? ”

"The general commander of the Eighth Division of the First Army." Xu Shen replied truthfully.

"Commander-in-chief? Why did you come here as a general? Zhu Ciyan asked in surprise.

"Deputy Staff General Li was also a general soldier before he was transferred here, and Staff Officer Huang wouldn't think it was a fluke that we could repel Haraerchi's army, right? Let me tell you, every person in our army is the elite of the elite, and even the ordinary soldiers are at least experienced in a hundred battles and have more than ten years of military experience. General Xu said.

Hearing General Xu's words, Zhu Ciyan was stunned for a moment, he knew that such an arrangement was entirely to ensure his safety.

Seeing that Zhu Ciyan did not speak, General Xu said proudly: "Although we only have 3,000 people, if it weren't for Haraerchi's sneak attack, with his more than 10,000 people, I am completely sure that I will explain all here." ”

"When did you form it? Who is the leader? Zhu Ciyan asked curiously.

"We are all personally drawn from the armies of the Jingshi Governor's Mansion by Governor Chen, and we are under the direct jurisdiction of Admiral Hei." General Xu said.

"Then you have completed the formation of the Jingshi?" Zhu Ciyan asked.

"Yes, at first I thought it was a unit formed to carry out special tasks, it seems that it ......" General Xu didn't finish speaking, but looked at Zhu Ciyan.

Seeing General Xu's eyes, Zhu Ciyan said embarrassedly: "My identity is quite special, and I can't reveal it for the time being, and I hope General Xu will understand." ”

"I understand, I have been in the army for more than 20 years and know what to say and what not to say." General Xu said unmindfully.

"In the last battle, what were the losses of our army?" Zhu Ciyan asked.

"The soldiers were killed and wounded 431 people, including 272 killed in battle, and the situation of the people was more serious, with more than 60 percent killed or wounded." General Xu said.

"Haraerchi?! I will definitely take revenge for this. Zhu Ciyan said.

"Staff Officer Huang, you may not have a chance, the Western Expeditionary Army is making every effort to clear the Seven Guards of Guanxi, and the Black Admiral personally led the troops to encircle and suppress Hara Erchi, and Hara Erchi is likely to have been killed by the Black Admiral." General Xu said.

……

The army of the Western Expedition once again carefully combed the land east of the left guard of Handong and west of Jiayuguan again. On the tenth day of October, 20,000 troops of the Western Expedition entered the Qaidam Basin and rebuilt Andingwei and Aduanwei.

At Aduanwei, the Ming army encountered the army of the Shuote Department for the first time. Aduanwei is still returning to the country, since the Ming army out of the pass, encircled and suppressed the local tribes of the Guanxi Qiwei, the local tribes could not resist the attack of the Ming army, the tribes east of the Handong Left Guard began to move westward, and the tribe of Aduanwei was united with the Shuote Department, forming an army of 36,000 people, ready to resist the attack of the Ming army in Aduanwei.

The Ming army attacking Aduanwei had 15,000 people, although Aduanwei was far away from the Handong Left Guard, and needed to pass through the Qaidam Basin, the Ming army could not carry heavy artillery, but could only carry light artillery such as the Tiger Squat Cannon, but now the Ming army has generally begun to equip the Apocalypse gun.

Fifteen thousand Ming troops armed with apocalypse guns and light artillery, even if the enemy army has 100,000 people, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, the Ming army is not afraid to confront it head-on.

The first battle between the two armies in Azhen was almost unsuspenseful, and the Ming army only took half a day to defeat the enemy and attack Azhen. Capture Azhen, let Aduanwei open the door, the Ming army in Azhen repaired for two days, then the whole army to the Tier Valley. The valley of Til was the seat of Aduanwei.

The terrain of Tier Valley is dangerous, it is the main road from Qinghai to Xinjiang, and it is an important stronghold of the Ming army.

Relying on the superiority of firearms, the Ming army fought fiercely here for five days, and paid the price of more than 3,000 casualties to capture the Tier Valley. After capturing the valley of Tier, the Ming army immediately began to rebuild Aduanwei.

The establishment of Aduanwei made the Seven Guards of Guanxi connected with Qinghai and Tibet, and the Ming troops stationed in Qinghai and Tibet could provide assistance to the Western Expeditionary Army at any time.

On October 15, Heiyun Long led an army of 30,000 into Hami. Now Hami is under the rule of the Yarkand Khanate, the ruler of the Yarkand Khanate is Abdullaha Khan, Abdul Rakha Khan is known as the "Lord of Zhongxing" of the Yarkand Khanate, but now the Yarkand Khanate has gone through thirty years of internal strife, although it has been reunited in the hands of Abdul Rakha Khan, but its national strength has weakened, in the face of the aggressive offensive of the Ming army, he took the initiative to choose to retreat.

(End of chapter)