Ding Yuanhe, as the person in charge of smuggling ordnance, naturally knew what the emperor was referring to, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, what the grass people are selling this time is only silk, grain, salt, iron and other trivial things, and they dare not go against Your Majesty's will. ”

Baili Wuji's jaw was bowed, and he continued to ask: "You have seen and heard all the way to the west this time?" ”

Ding Yuanhe replied: "The grass people set out from Weizhou City this time, but on the way to Liangzhou after leaving Weizhou City, they heard that Weizhou City had fallen, but from Liangzhou to Gansu and Su Prefectures, they did not meet the Uighur army that used to be checked at the pass, and later heard that the Uighur army of 30,000 was annihilated by the Zhaoyong general Han Jixun south of Minzhou. ”

Ding Yuanhe's unintentional news not only shocked Cao Yuanzhong and his subordinates, but also surprised Baili Wuji.

In this way, the Liang, Gan, and Su areas of the Hexi Corridor are already singing the story of the empty city?

Baili Wuji was shocked in his heart, but his face still did not change.

Turning his head to Cao Yuanzhong, he smiled and asked, "Can Cao Jieshuai deliberately reproduce the glory of Situ's return to the righteous army?" ”

Cao Yuanzhong was stunned for a moment, and cautiously asked: "The emperor's intention is to let the Guiyi army take advantage of the situation to occupy the Su, Gan, and Liang areas?" ”

Baili Wuji still smiled and nodded.

Cao Yuanzhong asked again: "Your Majesty, this matter is not proper, although the main force of the Uighurs in Ganzhou is gone, but the Luo tribe in the south of Su, Gan, and Liang is still dominant, and its strength is beyond the strength of the Guiyi army. ”

Zheng En, who was on the side, interjected: "You don't have to worry about this, the main force of 30,000 Jiaoguo Luo has been wiped out by the Ming army, and Jiaoguo Luo has led the remnants to surrender to the Ming Kingdom." ”

Cao Yuanzhong was shocked again: "Dare to ask ...... face-to-face?" ”

Zheng En was reckless and said impatiently: "A certain is waiting for Zheng En in front of the palace of Zhou Guo." ”

Cao Yuanzhong was stunned. This week, the emperor was waiting in front of the palace, but the emperor was personally entouraged, how did he become the entourage of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom? I still want to make a choice between Ming and Zhou, which is good. In front of the palace of the Zhou State, Yu Hou appeared in front of him at the same time as the Emperor of the Ming State.

Baili Wuji saw Cao Yuanzhong surprised and explained: "Cao Jieshuai don't have to be suspicious, this matter is a long story, sit down and talk first." ”

Baili Wuji's words gave everyone a step down, avoiding the embarrassment of everyone's etiquette to meet the emperor.

Everyone sat down as they were told.

Baili Wuji continued to ask: "Cao Jieshuai, what do you think of my proposal?" ”

After Cao Yuanzhong made eye contact with his subordinates. He replied: "Your Majesty, although I have the heart to go east to recover my homeland, the Guiyi army is only 8,000 people. It's hard to take on the heavy responsibility. Moreover, the Uighurs in Xizhou in the west are eyeing melons and shas, and if I lead the rebel army eastward, who will guard Shazhou? The Guiyi army now lacks good generals. It's really not enough. ”

Baili Wuji knew that this was just Cao Yuanzhong's prevarication.

But Zheng En thought it was true, and stepped forward and said loudly: "Cao Jieshuai, a certain person is willing to take on the responsibility of leading the army, and with the military position of a certain palace in front of the palace, it is not considered a trespasser to lead thousands of righteous troops, right?" ”

Cao Yuanzhong was squeezed by Zheng Enyi, and he was stunned there.

Zheng En was even more excited, and said to Baili Wuji: "Big brother, this matter is so decided." How is it? ”

This time it was Baili Wuji's turn to cry and laugh, and he scolded in his heart. Nerds.

Unexpectedly, Ding Yuanhe on the side stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the grass people think that this is absolutely impossible, General Zheng will lead the righteous army to the east with the position of Yu Hou in front of the palace of Zhou Guo, and occupy Su, Gan, and Liang in the future, how can the Ming and Zhou countries determine their belonging?" ”

Cao Yuanzhong nodded again and again when he heard this, but he wondered again in his heart, how could this Ming Emperor be commensurate with the general brother of Zhou State, it was a mess.

Zheng En was said by Ding Yuanhe, but he also figured out the truth.

But he still didn't give up: "Now that the Liao, Zubu and other barbarians have invaded the Central Plains, and the Ming and Zhou countries are fighting the enemy together, why should they be so clear?" After the big deal, the eldest brother and the second brother will divide the land again. ”

Baili Wuji was surprised to hear it, this rough man can also say some truth, but he is a little addicted.

Immediately, Baili Wuji said to Cao Yuanzhong: "I think Zheng En's words are reasonable, and if you talk about it, what does Cao Jieshuai think?" ”

No, Cao Yuanzhong is still thinking about who the "eldest brother and second brother" in Zheng En's mouth refer to, according to the meaning of the words, Zheng En's second brother clearly refers to the emperor of Zhou, which is really a confused account.

But Cao Yuanzhong already understood one thing, that is, the Ming and Zhou countries had joined forces to fight against the Liao and block the divination, and the surrounding Tubo and Uighurs had been annexed or defeated, and perhaps the Guiyi army really had a chance to regain its former glory.

Since the Ming and Zhou countries are no longer separated from each other, why should I not worry about the emperor and the eunuchs.

Thinking of this, Cao Yuanzhong stood up, walked in front of Baili Wuji, and bowed to Baili Wuji: "Minister, the Guiyi Army Festival makes Cao Yuanzhong willing to belong to the Ming Kingdom, long live my emperor." ”

Seeing that the lord had made up his mind to return to the Ming Kingdom, the officials of the Guiyi Army all got up and bowed to Baili Wuji.

In this way, the names of the monarchs and ministers have been decided.

Baili Wuji immediately awarded Cao Yuanzhong as the defense envoy of the Guiyi Army, and governed the eleven states of the Guiyi Army, such as Gua, Sha, Su, Gan, and Liang. After promising to return to Beijing, another reward will be awarded.

Cao Yuanzhong was ordered to recruit Gua and Shadingzhuang from now on, defend Shazhou, defend the Uighurs in Xizhou, and transfer 6,000 cavalry of the Guiyi Army to divide into two compartments, led by Baili Wuji and Zheng En, respectively, and march eastward.

Ding Yuanhe immediately led a caravan back to the Ming Kingdom, organized the transportation of ordnance and materials to Shazhou, and summoned Jinling Mansion. For the convenience of his actions, Baili Wuji temporarily granted Ding Yuan and Guiyi the post of chief secretary of the ordnance supervisor and the post of recording and participating in the military.

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In the past month, the Ming and Zhou countries suffered heavy losses due to the joint attacks of the Liao, Tibetan, Uighur, and Zhubu four countries and five tribes.

Especially in the Zhou Kingdom, just at the outlet, the west of the Zhou Kingdom is already a mess.

The four prefectures of Ling, Yan, You, and Xia in the northwest fell into the hands of the Liao army, and Shuofang Jiedu made Feng Jiye retreat to the front line of Yinzhou with the remnants of the army, and defended according to the Great Wall.

The three prefectures of Wei, Yi and Jing in the west were conquered by the Liao army, and the Zhangwu Jiedu made Guo Jin lead the remnants to retreat to Ningzhou for defense.

The six prefectures of Qin, Cheng, Jie, Xing, Yuan, and Sanquan in the southwest all fell into the hands of the blocking army, and Fengxiang Jiedu made Wang Jing lead his troops to retreat east to Fengzhou and Fengxiang Mansion to organize defense.

The 100,000 Zhou army was defeated, Chai Rong had no choice but to stay in Cizhou, and now the situation, his 50,000 forbidden army advanced to the front line is already a drop in the bucket, and he can only exchange space for time and wait for the Ming army to come to help.

In the Central Plains, the Zhou army alone could not resist the Liao and Divination armies of more than 300,000 troops moving south, and the people in the 13 captured states were ravaged, and a large number of refugees migrated eastward, causing greater damage to the economy and security of the Zhou State.

After the Obstruction Army occupied the six southwestern states of the Zhou State, it immediately invaded the territory of the Ming State, due to the departure of Yunyang's First Army and Xu Shouren's Special Combat Army. (To be continued......)