At the beginning of September, Xiao Ye, who couldn't wait, issued an order to Ximen Wangfu to prepare to attack Turpan, and 20,000 elite iron cavalry began to assemble on the Galen tribe.

After passing through a large force of cavalry on the grass outside Qingfeng Valley, it swept by like a torrent, startling the Ming defenders to light the beacon fire and wolf smoke, and after many days of vigilance, it was found that it was a false alarm, and the Tartar cavalry group went straight to the eagle talon fort in the west.

For a while, some people were happy, some people were worried, and even Jin Baoliang, who had already set up a grain store in Lao Yangkou, was so frightened that he couldn't sleep.

To the astonishment of the spies in Gansu Town, the Mongolian cavalry with the rumbling flag team only walked along the Huanglianshu Avenue directly through the defensive circle of the Eagle Claw Fort, and then crossed the perimeter of the construction site of the Ximen Stone Fort, and drove into the pasture of the Xichihe tribe.

Four rat chariots, two transport wagons, a thousand cavalry with knives, a thousand cavalry from Aman, and eight hundred carts of the logistics team, the kind with rubber wheels, began to assemble at Gujiapu, ready to join the Mongol horse team.

The two guards team, led by Sun Xiaoming, assisted by the commander Tang Zhenghe and Kong Xiangming, and the artillery team loaded by the transport vehicle was led by Jian Yingxing, who had just served as one of the centurions of the artillery team, and not only did he command two heavy machine guns, ten mine guns, the entire mixed team and cavalry, Xiao Ye announced in public that Jian Yingxing had full authority to lead the army.

Xiao Ye's promotion of the soldiers under his command is always the capable and the tired, which is related to the life and death of him and the 20,000 people, and he doesn't dare to think about it at all.

The wild boar beach counterattacked, and the Yizi battalion of Jianyingxing not only beat Miao Biwu and they did not dare to approach, but even the casualties of the border soldiers were the smallest; Of course, Hao Yongliang's shelling later made him completely lose his temper, and he was chilled by Lu Nianshan's escape.

In the pig-shaped chariot outside Gujiabao, Xiao Ye and Ximen Wangfu sat on wooden chairs, looking at the map on the coffee table, and quietly discussed the route of this march, Jian Yingxing sat on the short bench and also looked at the map,

From Chijin City to the west and northwest, there are two targets to choose from, to the west through Chijin City, four hundred miles away is the sandbar, where there are large grain fields, and it is also one of the two major grain producing areas in Turpan.

However, 1,200 miles to the southwest is the city of Hami, which is the production area of melons and grapes, and more than 1,000 miles to the west is the city of Tulupan, which is already close to the sphere of influence of the Waspur people.

Another grain-producing city is Puchang, 1,600 miles away from Chijin City, where you have to cross not only the desert Gobi Desert, but also the vast uninhabited area of Lop Nur.

It is precisely because of the Gobi desert on both sides of Puchang City, the Tarim Desert in the west, and a big river crossing in the middle, that Puchang is geographically not harassed by foreign enemies and is a peaceful land of fish and rice.

"Let's send troops to take the sandbar directly, and then attack Puchang City, turn around and attack Turpan and Hami, and the whole of Turpan will be taken," drew a big circle on the map, and Wangfu was the true color of all-of-its-all.

"Nearly four thousand miles away, half of which is still in the desert Gobi, how many war horses can your cavalry survive to Puchang City?" Xiao Ye rolled his eyes, shook his head and picked up the teacup, slowly drank the hot tea, and swept his gaze to Jian Yingxing.

"Master Hou, the sandbar is the closest to Chijin City, it is dispensable to take it, it is best to attack it suddenly and go down without a fight, in order to pass on false news to the royal court of Tulupan City, and warn our army to attack Puchang City,"

"And our army, wave the troops directly to Hami and threaten the city of Tulupan," Jian Yingxing, who had a glimmer of light in his eyes, was a little bit of the map in his hand, "The reinforcements of the Tile Thorn tribe, when they arrived in Tulupan, it was the time for us to return to the army,"

At that time, whether to fight or retreat depends on Xiao Ye's determination, and there is plenty of ammunition and supplies.

This operation is mainly to grab grain, and Jian Yingxing's yang plan is very simple, but it hits the weakness of the king of Tulufan.

"That's right, the sound of the east and the west, the generals who defend Shazhou City must take it, and when the Tulupan cavalry is tired of long-distance round-trips, take Puchang City by the way, and you are responsible for this route," Xiao Ye thought for a while, "Allocate four transport vehicles for you to transfer grain,"

"Wangfu, your troops are attacking Hami with great fanfare, and if you want to create momentum, it is best to take Hami City in one fell swoop and hold it for a month, and then the cavalry of the Jianying Xingbu and the Sichih Department will come to join you,"

"The Kunzi stone mill in Madao Stone Fort will be transferred to the direction of Xichihe, the small black house is close to the Moon Spring, and all the seized food and property will be concentrated in the Moon Spring and disposed of directly,"

"This operation, no more captive population," in the end, Xiao Ye still made a wise decision, this is too far away, he doesn't have so many battery rod reserves.

"Yes, the subordinate (minion) respects the order," Ximen Wangfu and Jian Yingxing responded in unison.

Just when the two groups of people began to converge on the West Chih tribe, Gujiabao's guards captured a merchant, and the news immediately reached Xiao Ye's ears.

And this news made Xiao Ye change the tactics he had just drafted to grab grain.

"Heh, this Zhejiang businessman was able to fool the deacons of the Huang family, the Jin family, and the Liang family left and right, and took away a hundred catties of ice condensator, ten heating stoves, and a thousand taels of silver tickets, it's really amazing," With the information sent by the shadow team, Xiao Ye became interested for a while.

The pig-like chariot, buzzing past the large emerald vines, quickly drove back to Gujiabao from the camp of Chich bones.

In the small courtyard of the military house in the inner fort of Gujiabao, Xiao Ye saw this liar called by the deacons of Jin, Huang, and Liang, Wang Deyu, a businessman in Zhejiang.

A middle-aged merchant with a sallow complexion and a small head, a wisp of beard on his chin, a bruise on his cheeks, wearing a black thin silk robe, black cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles, and a common melon skin hat, Wang Deyu was an ordinary merchant in Xiao Ye's eyes.

However, Wang Deyu fooled the shopkeeper of the Huang family firm in Gansu Town with an expired contract, "Gujiabao has my goods there, and they will be delivered immediately, and now the capital turnover is not working, you can send a guy to follow me to Gujiabao, and you can also pay the silver ticket at that time,"

Wang Deyu got two truckloads of high-quality tea, transported them to Gujiabao, and used two truckloads of tea as collateral and ten truckloads of tea that was about to arrive as an agreement, and bought ice condensants and heating stoves on credit in the Jin family's shop.

The guy sent by the deacon of the Huang family followed Wang Deyu, and it happened that the guy from the Jin family's shop recognized this person.

The ice condensator and heating stove were accepted by Wang Deyu, and he wrote an IOU for the mortgage in the Jin family's shop, as well as ten tea carts, and he got the silver ticket of 1,000 taels prepaid by the deacon of the Liang family, which was exactly the price of the Huang family's tea.

So, the silver ticket was given to the Huang guy, and after the incident, Wang Deyu, who took the pure profit, began to return to Gansu Town, preparing to transport the goods to Shanxi Mansion for sale, even if it was the imperial tax in Qingfeng Valley, he could make a lot of money.

Eating empty-handed, Wang Deyu's ability to empty gloves is even more powerful than Jin Baoliang, at least he doesn't have Jin Sanniang's background, but he was still caught by the guards.

Xiao Ye walked around Wang Deyu twice with his hands behind his back, and sat on the stone bench opposite him, with a smile on his face, "Do you know the reason why you are exposed?" ”

"Uh, where is it?" Wang Deyu shook his head and widened his eyes, in order to earn the first bucket of silver tickets, he had been outside the Huang family's shop for almost a month, and spent a small amount of money to buy the letter of appointment.

"News, quick news, you don't understand this," Xiao Ye stretched out his finger and shook it in front of Wang Deyu's eyes, "Every letter of appointment has a specific code, and the Huang family is looking for you all over the world now,"

"With the Huang family's power in Gansu Town, when you enter the city, what comes out is a corpse," this cold swishing words made Wang Deyu, who was pretending to be calm, sweat break out on his head.

"Let's talk about it, where did you come here, you are a southerner, you have run too far," in the face of Xiao Ye's calm inquiry, Wang Deyu hesitated again and again, and explained his origin.

He was originally a clerk in the official office of Hangzhou Prefecture, offended the relatives and nephews of the county order, and was forced to stay away from his hometown.

Two months ago, I just arrived in Gansu Town, and before I entered the city, I encountered a roadblock thief, and I was searched for all my belongings, and I entered Gansu Town alone, writing letters on the street for a living.

In Gansu Town, Wang Deyu quickly became familiar with the guys and deacons of several shops with his clever mouth, and even with his good handwriting, he was able to eat and drink without worry, and he had a small amount of money in his hand.

He couldn't see that he could mess up so badly, so he took the opportunity to seize an opportunity. Next, Xiao Ye already knew.

"Well, you are also a person with ideas, but if you don't do it, a good master, you are really ambitious to dare to play with the merchant in the palm of your hand," Xiao Ye squinted at this lean liar, holding an empty teacup and thinking to himself.

The clever Wang Deyu hurriedly got up, endured the injuries on his body, pinched the teapot on the stone table, respectfully poured tea for Xiao Ye, and then took three steps back and stood with his hands down.

Taking a sip of hot tea, Xiao Ye seemed to smile, "Guessed it?" ”

"Grass people Wang Deyu, knock to see Hou Ye," Wang Deyu knelt on his knees, kowtowed a few times, his face was facing the ground, and said respectfully, "I think it is the son of the Galen tribe in person, Wang Deyu is reckless, please forgive the Hou Ye,"

"Wang Deyu, do you have words?" Xiao Ye remained silent.

"The grass people are good, and the Hou Ye smiled,"

"Liangren, you are the most courageous merchant I have ever seen, and it may have something to do with the fact that you have been a master," Xiao Ye snorted coldly in an undeniable manner, "But you are still respectful and respectful, so what about giving you a chance?"

Hearing this, a trace of joy appeared on Wang Deyu's face, and he still knelt on the ground upright.

"Ben Hou wants to take Shazhou City, but he doesn't want to alarm the king of Tulupan, give you three days, and if you do this, you are one of Ben Hou's stewards,"

"If you can't do it well, the military stick will be thirty, and it will be handed over to those three merchants to dispose of you, and it will depend on the destiny of heaven whether you live or die, you are not a military household here, and you will not be under the jurisdiction of this candidate," the expressionless voice made the hairs on the back of Wang Deyu's neck stand upside down.

"Subordinate,"

"Huh?"

"Well, it's the grass people, the grass people have the courage to ask the Hou Ye for a few people, and some goods, forget the Hou Ye's kindness, you can send the grass people to the vicinity of Shazhou City," Wang Deyu rolled his eyes and said unhurriedly.

His words made Xiao Ye's brows loosen slightly, if Wang Deyu patted his chest and swore that he could complete this task, I am afraid that he would have been picked up by the guards and slipped out now, Xiao Ye would not dare to use arrogance.

That night, a transport truck crossed several oases, passed through the rolling gravel hills, bypassed Chijin City, and drove straight in the direction of the sandbank.

In the early morning, Wang Deyu, dressed as a businessman, under the escort of two strong men who looked like guards, took five loaded horses and wandered into Shazhou City; The gates are not heavily guarded, but they still pay the usual entry tax.

Outside the city lord's mansion in the center of Shazhou City, Wang Deyu stuffed the guards with silver and asked to meet the city general, full of enthusiasm to come to the relationship; He has seen a lot of people like him, so he naturally won't doubt it.

Of course, in the gift list for the guards, there is a pocket watch and ten vanity mirrors, which is really a big gift.

The general who received the heavy gift of the city guard naturally welcomed the distinguished guests into the backyard to talk, and in the small living room, two short-sleeved guards stood guard on the steps of the living room.

"My lord, the grass people have something important to ask you for, and of course, there is also a heavy courtesy," After sitting down, Wang Deyu took out a small burden, and after unfolding it, the shrewd guard was immediately dazzled.

Ten heavy gold bars made the guard smile and wave, and drank away the maids and guards in the living room, and asked them to come back later. The benefits of this kind of door-to-door delivery made the guards have a good impression of Wang Deyu who approached.

took out a short revolver from his arms and put it on the guard's head, Wang Deyu, who looked flattering, turned into a vicious-faced wolf in the blink of an eye, "Have you seen this firecracker?" ”

The short fire gun made by the Huang family has spread to Shazhou City, although the number is scarce, but this guard still got a handful, and it is placed in his study, but not in the living room.

Summoning a guard to help, Wang Deyu unfolded a charcoal portrait, and after the guard was forced to swallow the powerful pill, he swore allegiance to the Marquis of Ximen.

Getting up, the two sat down, and the guards walked out, and only then did the maid enter the living room with hot tea, and diligently serve the guests who were courteously entertained by the lord's family.

"There is also a deputy general, three inferior generals, two thousand garrison troops, and twenty centurions,"

"Okay, you will have a banquet for these three people in the evening, in the name, it is your wife's birthday," Wang Deyu said casually without blinking. Subsequently, Jean got the name of the guard.

Next, the one million catties of tax grain in the granary in the city made Wang Deyu's excited heart beat wildly, and he took the account book and read it several times; If it weren't for being too conspicuous during the day, he couldn't help but want to go to the warehouse to take a look for himself.

The taxes and grain paid by the seventeen villages outside the city were to be escorted to Puchang City at the end of the month at the latest, and Wang Deyu came at the right time.

In the evening, with the assistance of the guards, Wang Deyu successfully sent out four primary-level powerful pills, and Shazhou City fell into Xiao Ye's hands.

Five days later, the transport truck that crossed the desert Gobi encountered a sandstorm in the dusk of the sky, and Wang Deyu, who was holding more than a dozen powerful pills, would have died of thirst in the desert without the guards carrying water umbrellas.

After the transporter fought with the rangers of the Tatar Tumut Division, Wang Deyu, who had been in the right direction, retreated to the sandbar in embarrassment, and the battery rods were no longer enough to go back and forth to Puchang City.

In Shazhou City, there are three black transport trucks at this moment, transporting a large amount of grain to Moon Spring, where the temporary "small black house" turned the grain into boxes of canned fried noodles, which were pulled out of the cave by Kang Hongyuan and them.

Xiao Ye, who was fishing without drying up, took half of the grain and 500,000 catties of canned fried noodles, which made him finally settle down in a restless mood; However, the satisfaction of this explosive harvest led him to an alternative path.

Trade? What kind of transaction can solve the problem so quickly, no, Xiao Ye, who was walking by the river outside Chijin City, looked at the large group of hard laborers who were panning for gold on the riverbank, and touched the letters in his arms, and was a little hesitant.

Of course he knew the steady development of Xin Rulin's warning, but the limitation of having no food in his hand made him have to step on other people's land.

Ximen Wangfu's army, as well as his own soldiers, have already entered Chijin City, do you want them to retreat, no, the king of Tulufan will soon reflect it; Two months, with a maximum buffer of two months.

"Hey, what's this?" The water-stained sand under the military boots, the shining light on it, made Xiao Ye suddenly stunned, this is not the kind of yellow light, but a kind of black light of rice grains and gravel.

The sun was scorching overhead, and Xiao Ye couldn't stand such a hot and humid riverside, so he asked the guards to carry a bag of river sand and boarded the car and went straight to the West Chih tribe.

At the edge of the pond flowing with fierce fire oil, more than 30 catties of wet river sand were sent into the stone mill in the tent, and soon, Xiao Ye received the feedback from the processing center, "Three grams of high-purity tungsten ore,"

"Little Liuzi," Xiao Ye, who roared, startled Xiao Liuzi next to the stone mill, and hurriedly ran to the door of the pig-type chariot, "Yes, Master Hou, my subordinates are here,"

"Order immediately, uh, let's wait," Xiao Ye held his forehead, denying the sudden thought, it is still food first, and the others can only be delayed.

"Let's go, go to Moon Spring, and wait for Yushan and them to come back," Xiao Ye, who was no longer trapped in the heavy stone of Shanxi, shook his head again in an uncertain tone, "It's better to go to Chijin City first and discuss with Wangfu,"

The next day, 20,000 iron horsemen set off with Ximen Wangfu, and under the guidance of the rangers sent by Chijin City, they went directly to Hami; Jian Yingxing led four rat-type chariots, as well as a thousand cavalry with knives, a thousand cavalry from Aman, and 800 carts with a full load of logistics teams, following behind the Tartar cavalry.

Along the way, the inch-long jade vine branches were dug shallow pits at random by the young and strong logistics team, and they were thrown into it and buried; This kind of strange action is staged from time to time along the way.

The news of the iron cavalry army of the little prince of Jinong rushing to Hami was soon learned by the king of Tulufan, and the messenger who urgently asked for help rushed to the city of Beishi Bali.

According to the Daming Hami Guard Station guarding Hami City, 800 military households dragged their children and daughters, and the thousands of households who abandoned the city and fled, they went to Turpan one after another.

Ximen Wangfu's army attracted everyone's attention, Moon Spring, Yushan's convoy had already transported 500,000 catties of grain, and Wang Deyu, who had finished trimming, set off again, aiming at Puchang City.

The small black house built by Moon Spring was demolished, and the guards formed a long black passage under a huge tent on the bank of the Chijin River.

Hundreds of laborers pushed wheelbarrows and pushed bags of river sand into the mouth of the passage, and some strong men threw straw bags into the passage, but with a stick of incense, there were thousands of catties of river sand and sent them into the small black house.