On the spacious official road, one carriage after another lined up neatly, and a large number of foot riders around the carriage marched at the same time, and the rigorous training for a long time made them still walk with their chests up and their heads up after a long journey. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

On both sides of the official road, there are local state officials who are responsible for maintaining order and shielding idle people. But after all, it was His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who came in person. The passage of the Son of Heaven is definitely a grand occasion that ordinary people have not seen for generations, and both sides of the official road have been full of people early, helping the old and the young to come.

Perhaps in the consciousness of most people, the Chinese people have been ordinary and simple for thousands of years, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, cultivating their own three acres of land, and they don't care much about who will be the emperor. But this does not mean that they did not have the slightest respect for the emperor.

On the contrary, the common people of China are perhaps the most respected people in the world for the emperor, because they have believed for generations that the emperor is the son of heaven and that the emperor is the master of Kyushu China. They don't mind who sits on the throne, but they don't mind that no one sits on the throne.

The family cannot be without an owner for a day, and the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in China.

Especially for most of the people, the emperor is in the imperial capital palace, which is out of reach, and now His Majesty has appeared at his doorstep, which is definitely a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes. Even those officials who maintain order will subconsciously look back.

Now the main energy of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty is on the dredging of the canal, according to the plan of the imperial court, through the canal to connect Jiangnan and Heluo, and then through the straight road to connect Jiangnan with Fujian, Lingnan. When Ye Yingwu went north, the canal had just been dredged to Suzhou, and after Suzhou, it had to be turned to land, but now the canal has been dredged to Yingtianfu, which is basically equivalent to crossing Bianliang and turning to the canal.

Although Ye Yingwu's carriage is not as grand as the "RV" of Genghis Khan's Western Expedition, but in order to reflect the majesty of the royal family, it is not much smaller, the whole giant carriage, which can put down the couch and table, and even an incense burner and a small bookshelf, there are five similar carriages, which are specially made by the Ministry of Industry for the royal family, which basically symbolizes the largest scale of the Ming carriage.

Although there is no straight road construction in the Central Plains for the time being, after all, the Central Plains has long been a rich place in China, the center of politics, economy and culture, so the official road is built very spacious, the rammed earth is also quite strong, and the feeling of bumpy carriage driving can basically be ignored.

"Your Majesty, this is a war report from the East." Xiao Yangzi lifted the curtain, handed the music in his hand to Qing'er, and turned to leave after arching his hand.

Qing'er picked up the music and turned the screen, Ye Yingwu was leaning against the wall of the car and dozing, while Hui Niang was sitting cross-legged on the soft couch, holding a book in her hand, but she didn't know if this girl was reading a book or looking at people, and when she saw Qing'er coming over, she hurriedly made a boo gesture.

Although Qing'er is now a harem female official, after all, she walked out from Hui Niang's side, and when she saw Hui Niang's gesture, the corners of her lips suddenly showed a smile and nodded.

However, Ye Yingwu had been woken up by Xiao Yangzi's shout just now, and opened his eyes in a daze: "Where did you send the music?" ”

"Husband, you're awake." Hui Niang hurriedly put down the book and took the chapter with her own hands, "The Oriental War Report, I just sent it." ”

"Toyo?" Ye Yingwu was slightly stunned, instantly sobered up a lot, and hurriedly let Hui Niang unfold.

The Oriental Fleet and the coastal state capital of the Ming Dynasty have flying clippers to and fro every five days to report the battle situation, so it is also the time when the Oriental War Report arrives. Ye Yingwu glanced at it roughly and let out a long sigh of relief. Just five days ago, the Oriental Fleet had weathered the storm at sea, had landed in Boluo Bay, and advanced in depth, basically without much resistance, especially with the Zhuqi family as a guide to guide the way, it seems that there is not much wrong to say that it is invincible.

"The Oriental Road is far away, and the news exchange is extremely inconvenient, and there is no way to speculate how Hojo Shizong will respond, so it can only be said that Fan Tianshun and Liu Cheng have made a move." Ye Yingwu stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples, and said helplessly, "The Oriental Fleet has the strength to absolutely crush the Japanese people, as for whether or not this strength can be brought into play, a certain can only obey the destiny of heaven and do his best." ”

At least Ye Yingwu knew that the Ming naval fleet was much stronger than when Kublai Khan attacked Japan in another time and space, and the warships in the fleet were also stronger, and they would definitely not be directly defeated because of a simple typhoon, not to mention that Ye Yingwu also firmly believed that his luck would never be so bad that he encountered a typhoon twice.

According to the battle report, the naval fleet has taken Kyushu Island, which means that there is a foothold among the four islands of Japan, and for the powerful Ming Dynasty, taking a foothold is equivalent to laying the foundation for victory. In another time and space, Hojo Tokimune's method of dealing with the Yuan army was to concentrate all his forces and make every effort to prevent the other party from going ashore, so that the Yuan army had to stay on the sea for a long time, thus indirectly increasing the possibility of the Yuan army fleet encountering typhoons.

"Japanese rapes are really rare." When Ye Yingwu saw the word "Zhuqi", he couldn't help but chuckle, Qing'er, who was waiting beside him, had already carefully sharpened the ink, and Ye Yingwu wrote down the annotations with a brush.

Ye Yingwu didn't plan to interfere much in the Oriental war, after all, the communication is still too underdeveloped, if Ye Yingwu wants to control the war remotely, when his orders are delivered, I am afraid that his own army has been cleaned up by others. Perhaps Fan Tianshun and Liu Cheng are not outstanding in the queue of brilliant talents in the Ming Navy, but they are both recognized as stable and resolute talents, so even if there is no way to win a big victory, they will not suffer heavy losses.

Ye Yingwu's instructions were just two sentences of routine commendation, and then let them beware of whether the Zhuqi family was sincere in joining the Ming Dynasty, and they should also be careful of Hojo Shizong.

Although Hojo Shizong is a little arrogant, Ye Yingwu also has to admit that this guy is definitely a generation of heroes, so he must not underestimate the enemy, as long as Fan Tianshun and them rely on strong troops and absolute firepower superiority to crush the past.

After all, even Zhuge Liang, who is as wise as a demon, is difficult to turn the tide in the face of the absolute strength gap.

Now Ye Yingwu for the East, should consider how to dig out Japan's silver mines, after all, when the world is completely calmed down, the Ming Dynasty needs to implement the reform of the silver standard system, and then from the silver standard system to the gold standard system, and this means that a large amount of silver and gold reserves are needed.

As we all know, the gold and silver in China's own territory have always been difficult to support the use of the whole country, so Ye Yingwu had to put the channel to obtain silver in Japan, not to mention the silver on his own land, Ye Yingwu also hoped that it could be sealed and left for future generations as wealth.

"Husband, let's rest for a while." Seeing that Ye Yingwu handed the piece to Qing'er, Hui Niang said with some distress.

Ye Yingwu didn't actually fall asleep much after being dragged up by Zhang Hao last night, which also caused him to be in a daze since he got into the car today, and he finally slept for a while just now, and was woken up by this piece sent by the East.

"That's fine." Ye Yingwu yawned and tugged at the quilt, he was so sleepy now, and he really didn't have the time to tease Hui Niang or something. But before he could lie down, there were footsteps outside, followed by Xiaoyangzi's voice.

"Your Majesty, Hexi Urgent!"

"Hurry up!" Ye Yingwu sat up straight all of a sudden, glanced at Hui Niang, and couldn't help but chuckle lightly, "It seems that Fujun is already busy!" ”

When the chapter was delivered, Ye Yingwu just glanced at it, and then exhaled softly.

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Hexi, east of Dunhuang City.

A not-so-remarkable mound stands in the setting sun.

Perhaps the most beautiful thing on the Gobi Desert is the scene of the fiery red sunset gradually setting, the sun shining on the white snow of the Gobi and also on everyone.

Although Haidu has not taken action, everyone can vaguely smell the strong battle intent in the air, so such a vast number of hundreds of people out of the city is definitely a rare scene since the Shence army entered Dunhuang City, and the sentry cavalry is even more far away, just in case.

If you look closer, you can see clearly, this is a tomb, sitting west and facing east, facing Yumen Pass and Yangguan, also facing the direction of the Central Plains, facing the direction of the homeland of China.

The bird flies against his hometown, and the fox dies on the first hill. If you can't be buried on the land of your hometown, then you should face the direction of your home after you die.

The blood-red characters on the tombstone read, "The Tomb of the Martyrdom of the Ming Dynasty Dunhuang City".

A row of soldiers stood solemnly on both sides of the tombstone, bowing their heads slightly. And Su Zhi stood in front of the tombstone, silently looking at the row of big red characters, the sunset sun sprinkled on it, as if washed by blood, every word was shocking.

This is just the mound of the dead soldiers of the city, Su Zhi took hundreds of people to go crazy and looked for the ruins of the Dunhuang City Bosi that were burned to ashes, because a fire burned very fiercely, and then the Mongols destroyed it, and there was a snow on the Gobi Desert, so even if Su Zhi dug three feet into the ground, he only found some broken pieces of clothes that had not been burned clean inside, and had no choice but to send them back to the Central Plains with a bag full of black soil, and buried these clothes fragments in the east of the city.

This is the closest place in Dunhuang to the Central Plains.

"Life is a hero, death is also a ghost." Looking at the tombstone under the sunset, Tang Zhen couldn't help but sigh, "The death of Qin Xianggong and the death of many officials and soldiers, how magnificent!" ”

Wang Jin beside him also stood straight with his sword and didn't say a word. Being able to let Wang Jin and Tang Zhen, the two chief officials of Dunhuang City, stand here together already shows the dignity of the identity of the people in this tomb.

Watching Su Zhi carefully incense the tombstone, Tang Zhen tilted his head slightly and said in a low voice, "Haven't you moved on the edge until now?" ”

"No," Wang Jin frowned, "I don't know what medicine was bought in Haidu and Kublai Khan's gourd, but it is estimated that it won't be long before we have good fruits to eat." ”

"How are you going to fight this time?" Tang Zhen shook his head, "Dunhuang is no better than Jingzhao Mansion. ”

"I know." Wang Jin's voice was a little dull, "Look at one step at a time, I now estimate that once the Mongol Tatars start a war, the cavalry that will be pressed up will be at least 20,000, not to mention the number of foot soldiers and other large siege equipment, so this Dunhuang City still can't be defended after thinking about it." ”

"Abandon the city?" Tang Zhen took a breath of cool air lightly and raised his chin slightly, "I just set up a tomb for Qin Xianggong and them, which boosted morale, and then threw Dunhuang City away?" ”

"It's not to abandon the city, but to retreat and defend all the foot soldiers, relying on Yangguan, Yumen Pass and then to Ganzhou and even Lanzhou, we have come all the way from Hexi, and we also know what Hexi is like now, relying on that kind of city defense, a city can't be defended for too long, and all the main forces of the Shence Army can't be pulled out to fight with the Mongolian Tatars on the Gobi Desert." Squinting his eyes slightly, Wang Jin said in a deep voice, "This is the best battlefield for their cavalry, even if our firearms are strong, they can only block it for a while." ”

Tang Zhen smiled bitterly and didn't say anything, obviously he couldn't think of any other better way.

"We have already told Your Majesty about many matters in Hexi, with Your Majesty's ability, since we had the courage to send the Shence Army into Hexi, we must have a backhand, so we just need to do our best to hold it off, and wait." Wang Jin then said in a deep voice.

"It's embarrassing for your majesty to have a headache for everything." Tang Zhen rolled his eyes.

"It's not that he has a headache, but the entire Hexi has become a pool of stagnant water, and even the strongest east wind can't blow the Yumen Pass," Wang Jin muttered, and he didn't know whether to tell Tang Zhen or himself, "So what Your Majesty can do in Hexi is to support this precarious situation, and then make a breakthrough in the rest of the place, do you think that the Ming Dynasty has been fighting on all sides in the past two years, and has never had a center of gravity?" ”

"Are you saying that Your Majesty's mind has actually been on Mongolia all along?"

"In the final analysis, Mongolia is still our lifelong enemy." Wang Jin stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the lines on the sword, "Your Majesty will always think about the response of the Mongolian Tartars first, so as to leave enough back hands to deal with, you should also know that Your Majesty is not such a reckless person, maybe sometimes you may be killed by the bloody rush to lead the army, but you will definitely not rush to send troops when there is no chance of victory." Every time His Majesty makes a move, he claims to be a gamble of fate, but in fact he is not really gambling, because gambling always loses and wins, and His Majesty's gambling will win and win. ”

Tang Zhen took a breath softly: "Are you saying that Your Majesty must have left a back hand?" ”

Wang Jin nodded: "I'm just curious now, what is this back hand, you must know that Your Majesty needs to do two steps now, one is to blow up this pool of stagnant water in Dunhuang, and the other is to try his best to attract Kublai Khan's attention, so that Kublai Khan has no way to take care of Dunhuang in the short term." His Majesty is now the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and naturally there is no way to drive in person and put himself in danger, so he will inevitably send two capable generals, one to Hexi, and the other to contain the other way. ”

"You can see it clearly." Tang Zhen said as he walked forward.

"Yes, I can see it clearly, but we are all in the game now, and there is no way to influence the general trend." Wang Jin caught up with him and said lightly.

Tang Zhen's footsteps paused slightly, but then returned to the same as before: "What we can do now is to conform to the general trend that should be in place, and conform to the rolling tide that Your Majesty has regulated." ”

"Then Old Tang, do you trust Your Majesty?" Wang Jin chuckled.

Tang Zhen didn't get angry and annoyed, and asked, "Then do you believe Your Majesty?" ”

Looking up at the sunset over the Gobi, Wang Jin muttered: "Since your majesty rushed to Lin'an with a drunken spring breeze three years ago, I have never doubted him. ”

The two of them had already walked to the tombstone one after the other, respectfully picked up the incense and lit it, and then took a bowl of wine, and after one took a sip, the rest of the wine was poured on the vast Gobi to comfort the heroic soul who had left first.

"Then let's watch and go down together." Tang Zhen took two steps away and replied in a low voice.

"It's a big deal, let's leave the bloody head here, so that we can be the companions of the brothers lying here!" Wang Jin laughed.

However, his laughter was soon interrupted by the dense sound of horses' hooves, and hundreds of knights appeared in the distance, a red dragon flag fluttering in the wind. The war horses on the Gobi Desert galloped very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, these cavalry had already rushed in front of them.

All the Praetorian Guards are dressed up, silver armor, exquisite bows and crossbows, and snow bright horse lances and sabers, this is the most elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. And these Janissary cavalry parted to the sides, and then respectfully dismounted. A middle-aged scribe in the middle jumped off his horse, took two steps forward, and his eyes fell on Wang Jin and Tang Zhen, who were a little stunned, and also on the clothed mound behind, and even more on the vast Gobi and the sunset.

"The desert is lonely, and the sun sets on the long river. Such a magnificent scene, it is rare to live a few times! The middle-aged scribe sighed with emotion, and immediately arched his hand, "Two generals, it's been a long time!" ”

Tang Zhen and Wang Jin looked at the middle-aged scribe, and a smile appeared on their faces.

On October 16 of the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Liang Yanwu arrived in Dunhuang. (To be continued.) )