Looking at the battle report sent back in an urgent manner from Hexi's eight hundred miles, Ye Yingwu did not cheer like the rest of the people, but frowned slightly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Liang Yanwu, who was standing beside him, also seemed to realize something, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty thinks there is fraud? ”

Ye Yingwu would not believe that Wang Jin would be able to fight a perfect blitzkrieg with seven or eight thousand cavalry, and the speed of the advance in the first battle of Hexi was too fast and too unexpected. The Mongols deployed only two or three hundred troops in each city, which was not so much a shrinking force as a deliberate surrender of the city.

Ye Yingwu knew very well the importance of Hexi, and Kublai Khan would naturally not be confused, but now that Kublai Khan suddenly came to such a hand, Ye Yingwu believed that eight or nine out of ten percent were deliberately done by Kublai Khan, not Wang Jin and the Mongolian side did not receive information and did not have time to react.

But what did Kublai Khan do this for?

"There must be some kind of interest that can make Kublai Khan rather lose Hexi or even Tubo than get it from us." Ye Yingwu muttered, his eyes looking at the map.

Liang Yanwu suddenly remembered something, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's the Chagatai Khanate!" ”

Ye Yingwu has been learning about the situation in the Western Regions in detail in the past few days, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is making up for the not very good homework when he was in college, so there is no need for Liang Yanwu to say it very clearly, when he heard the five words "Chagatai Khanate", he already understood.

The Ming Emperor's pupils constricted slightly, and he didn't say anything.

According to the geographical division of the four Mongolian khanates, in fact, the Western Regions are not included in the territory of Mongolia itself, but belong to the Chagatai Khanate, and the two sides take Yumen Pass and Yangguan as the border.

It's just that because of the Mongolian civil war, Haidu took the initiative to shrink its minions, and the forces of the Chagatai Khanate in the Western Regions actually withdrew further west, but the Mongolian headquarters advanced here step by step, and had the posture of taking the entire Western Regions into the bag.

This also made Ye Yingwu not see through Kublai Khan's intentions at the first time.

Once the Ming Dynasty took Hexi, it was equivalent to one step closer to the power of Haidu, and then Kublai Khan calmly withdrew the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions, and there was only an empty land and city left between the Ming Dynasty and Haidu, no matter who it was, there will always be a person who does not want to destroy the heavens, and will swallow the Western Regions in one bite, and then the two behemoths will inevitably have a large area of contact.

At that time, Haidu naturally needs to deploy troops and horses to guard against the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will not fail to take Haidu, a brave and Kublai Khan, in his eyes.

The snipe and the clam compete, and it is self-evident who benefits.

Ye Yingwu's finger joints gently tapped the table, which was also the most common posture he used when he encountered problems, Liang Yanwu and Xiao Yangzi and others saw it, and they all subconsciously held their breath, and it was better for them not to speak at this time.

"The disaster originated within the Xiao Wall," Ye Yingwu finally closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, muttering, "In the end, I have to use the method of luring wolves into the house to end all this, or let the forces in the world reach a strange balance, Kublai Khan's hand, killing 3,000 enemies and losing 3,000 himself, can not be said to be ruthless and decisive." ”

Ye Yingwu, a visitor seven hundred years later, naturally understands what is in the Western Regions, not only the most critical place in the entire Silk Road, but also has a wealth of underground energy, even if there is no way to deal with oil now, but it is also a very good choice to use it as an incendiary agent.

After all, the air in this era can basically be said to be free of any pollution, so Ye Yingwu naturally didn't have much guilt when he set the fire, and even if it was to reduce the casualties of the Ming army, he had the courage to set fire to the grassland directly.

"Our Daming is not a wolf," Liang Yanwu said softly, "This is not to lure a wolf into the room, but to lure a tiger into the room." If the wolf wants to attack, it will also gather a group of companions, and the division of labor is clear; But tigers are different, one tiger is enough to turn everything upside down. ”

"But even if the world is turned upside down, that tiger will pay a great price, and even annihilate with heaven and earth." Ye Yingwu glanced up at Liang Yanwu, with a thick helplessness in his voice, "Kublai Khan is making a desperate bet, and even wants to burn jade, but everything in our Ming Dynasty is a hasty creation, and we can't afford to bet with him at all." ”

Liang Yanwu showed a helpless look on his face. Ye Yingwu is right, the Ming Dynasty is now busy with the reform of the civil bureaucracy, and the imperial court has been very busy, and then there is the dredging of the canal, the construction of the straight road, the eastern crusade of the navy, and the western crusade of the Shence army.

"Don't look at the strength of the Ming Dynasty now, even the sum of Haidu and Kublai Khan, but in the land of the Western Regions, the Ming Dynasty came the latest, and the hole cards in his hand are the least." Ye Yingwu said in a low voice, "With a Shence army, it is not so easy to deal with the Mongolian cavalry. I didn't intend for the Shence Army to be buried in the Western Regions like this. ”

Liang Yanwu strode to the side of the map, looking at the map of Hexi in a daze.

And Ye Yingwu stretched out his hand and slapped the table suddenly: "Kublai Khan wants to lure the tiger into the room, we can't just cheap him." Didn't he want to turn the Western Regions into a battlefield for the tripartite pursuit of profit and even the Mongol siege of the Shence army, then we can't let him get his wish・・・・・・"

Ye Yingwu paused, and even the expression on his face was a little hideous: "Even if we don't even want the Western Regions for the time being!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Liang Yanwu was a little surprised.

Xiao Yangzi and the others also raised their heads.

Hexi and the Western Regions are the predetermined strategic goals of the Ming Dynasty, if they can't take the Western Regions, and don't even touch the edge of the Western Regions, will it hit the fighting spirit of the Shence Army, and will it make the Tubo people think that the Ming Dynasty is still weak in the end, and turn to the arms of Mongolia?

There is oil in the Western Regions, this Ye Yingwu knows, and many people in this era also know it, but only Ye Yingwu knows very well what this oil is for and how it should be used, so Ye Yingwu is not panicked that the oil will be robbed by the Mongols, firstly, they do not have this ability, and secondly, they do not have this awareness.

After all, Mongolian war horses eat grass rather than oil.

As for the Silk Road, for the Ming Dynasty, the Maritime Silk Road is slowly recovering its due prosperity, especially as the land along the Maritime Silk Road such as Zhenla and Xingzhou has become the land of the Ming Dynasty, making it more convenient for merchant ships to come and go, and the entire Maritime Silk Road is naturally showing a thriving attitude. Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to really rush to restore the Silk Road on land, and even this may touch the interests of most coastal merchants.

Ye Yingwu wanted to understand these two points, and his demands for the Western Regions were not so big.

After all, although he is a king who wants to recover the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties all day long, he is definitely not the kind of monarch who is eager for quick success, once he finds that he can't do anything, then Ye Yingwu doesn't mind continuing to wait, after all, he has time to wait, which is definitely longer than the remaining time of Kublai Khan.

"The herald ordered the Shence army not to act rashly after taking Dunhuang, as long as it held Dunhuang, Yangguan and Yumen Pass. As long as you don't let the Mongol Tatars into Hexi, don't fight back any other provocations, let alone have any contact with the people of Haidu! Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, "At the same time, he ordered Shandong, Henan, and Guanzhong to prepare for the war, and the drills were all diligent, putting pressure on Kublai Khan, so that he could understand what was waiting for him once he did anything in the Western Regions." ”

"Your Majesty, what about the Tibetan side?" Liang Yanwu hesitated.

Although he has been with Ye Yingwu for a long time, he can be regarded as having seen strong winds and waves, and he can see far away in many things, and sometimes he can see more clearly than Ye Yingwu, such as the motive of Kublai Khan's arrangement just now, but after all, he was just a small Lin'an City official two years ago, living a boring life every day, and he had to endure the scolding of his boss because of his wife and children at home, so it was inevitable that his personal strength pattern would be smaller.

At that time, the Western Expedition was so vigorous, the Shence Army was like a fierce tiger rushing straight to Hexi, and even the cavalry of several main armies around it was also transferred to the Shence Army, but now it has just taken Hexi and has not moved forward, even if it has reached the most basic goal, it always gives people a feeling of regret. After all, the Western Regions is like a huge bite of fat, even if they know that this meat is very likely to be poisonous, everyone can't help but want to take a bite and taste it.

After all, the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties and the homeland of China, such a name is too attractive, and the aura of leaving a name in history and passing on the fragrance for hundreds of generations is enough to make everyone crazy, even Liang Yanwu is no exception.

"Tubo is left to fate," Ye Yingwu frowned, "Now Da Ming doesn't have enough energy to clean up Tubo, before Mongolia completely collapses, Tubo is far from being a thorn in the eye, but I have talked to Nasonam Sangpo, he is a young man with a lot of knowledge, even if Da Ming didn't kill Xingxing Gorge, he should know how to choose, after all, behind him is the entire Tubo, whether it is him or Ba Sipa, they have to consider those monks and their own people, A smart person can still easily see the situation in front of him. ”

Liang Yanwu nodded, although Tubo occupies a vast area, but because most of their land is not suitable for human habitation and survival, so the population is not large, and because of the division since the end of the Tang Dynasty for many years, Tubo is far from having the ability to dominate and even go down to the Hexi Corridor in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and now all Tubo has to do is to choose between the two behemoths of Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty to take refuge and survive.

In terms of negotiation conditions, the two dynasties were generally greedy, and both put forward general terms, and in terms of national strength, Mongolia had obviously passed its peak, and had always had the upper hand in the confrontation with the Ming Dynasty again and again, and even lost repeatedly, and now it is even more divided; As a brand-new dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has been killed from the southeast corner to the west of the Heluo River, and no one knows where this thriving dynasty will go, but everyone knows that the great cause of the Han and Tang Dynasties is already self-evident.

How to choose, as long as the Tibetan people are not stupid, they should understand.

"But over there in Tubo, I still have to find them a step down." Ye Yingwu thought for a while and commanded in a low voice, "After all, Sonam Sangpo insisted that the Ming Dynasty captured Xingxing Gorge as a symbol, and now if they take the initiative to come over and join the land, it is equivalent to slapping themselves in the face, if there are one or two stubborn among those elders in Tubo, maybe this matter will be even more troublesome." Let the six doors and the brocade guard try to test Tubo's tone as much as possible, Yixuan, you pay attention to cooperate. ”

Liang Yanwu responded: "The ministers will do their best." ”

Ye Yingwu sighed: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the war has continued, although the casualties in each major war have not exceeded the enemy, but in the end, every life is my people, all of them are the prime of life of the Ming Dynasty, and the vitality of the Ming Dynasty will hurt a lot, so if this war can not be fought, it is still not fought, and now I also understand why the ancients like to say 'convince people with reason' so much." ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu glanced sideways at Liang Yanwu: "Yixuan, you are actually very outstanding in being able to do this now, I don't regret that I promoted you from a small official to the sky one step at the beginning, but now it seems that your thinking and thinking methods have been achieved, but after all, you are still a little worse in the overall situation and mind." ”

Liang Yanwu bowed to Ye Yingwu with some trepidation: "The minister lives up to His Majesty's expectations." ”

With a chuckle, Ye Yingwu waved his hand: "It's not your fault, why blame yourself." Do you see that these staff members under you now have reached the point of leaving the army? ”

Liang Yanwu was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Three or four of them have indeed grown up, but perhaps as Your Majesty said, there are still some constraints in the overall situation." ”

"Okay, leave these people behind," Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, "The rest of the people will follow you." I can't always keep you by my side and go out for some training. Guanzhong and Hexi are both newly recovered lands, although they are somewhat remote, but presumably Yixuan, you also know the importance of these state capitals to the Ming Dynasty, so I entrust Hexi to you, whether it is to the north to deter Mongolia, or to the south to surrender to Tibet, or to the west to deal with the sea, you are fully responsible. ”

Glancing at Liang Yanwu, who was full of stunned expression, Ye Yingwu shrugged his shoulders slightly: "An official has no experience in going out, there is no way to go further in his career, Yixuan, with your talent, I am afraid that you don't want to stay in this position for the rest of your life." Although it is a noble duty, after all, there is not much power to speak. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liang Yanwu bowed deeply, and Ye Yingwu's weight on him made him feel an unprecedented excitement and gratitude.

"Hexi is not the south of the Yangtze River, nor is it the Central Plains, and I can't find many suitable people around me besides you who can go up." Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, "That is the tentacle of the Ming Dynasty stretching out to the northwest, and it is also the place of the three or even four wars that are full of crises. ”

Liang Yanwu's voice was already a little choked, and he didn't know how to answer.

Looking back at the huge map, Ye Yingwu said lightly: "I handed over Hexi to you, what I want to see is a thriving Hexi, not a depressed and dilapidated Hexi." Let this land forever become the territory of the Ming Dynasty. As for the officials who go to Hexi, you can choose by yourself, whether it is the governor of the Central Plains, or those in the staff, you only need to give me a list in the end. ”

"Obey the order!" Liang Yanwu restrained his emotions and made a loud noise.

After Liang Yanwu retreated, Ye Yingwu slowly leaned back in his chair and said in a deep voice: "Don't hide behind the screen and eavesdrop, it's not a military secret, there is nothing to keep secret, and this decree will be promulgated in half a day." ”

Zhao Yunshu turned out, waved his hand, and the maid behind him stepped forward with chicken soup. The girl snorted and said unhurriedly: "The concubine just came earlier, and she didn't really eavesdrop." ”

"Qubble." Ye Yingwu grabbed her, and didn't care that there was a maid here, and directly wrapped the waist of the beauty, "This is the crime of bullying the king!" ”

"If you have the ability, you will be convicted!" Zhao Yunshu stretched out his hand and poked Ye Yingwu's chest, "Having said that, does the husband really want to send Mr. Liang to Hexi, Mr. Liang doesn't help the husband share the burden on weekdays, so there is no handy person around the husband." ”

Ye Yingwu closed his eyes and said lightly: "Kublai Khan wants to lure the tiger into the house and disturb the balance between him and Haidu, then I will send a mountain guard dog over to defend this land west of the river and not provoke anyone, but whoever wants to provoke the Ming Dynasty will only be a dead end!" (To be continued.) )