Chapter 607: Another Expedition to the West
Zhu Houzhao jumped into the carriage, grabbed the tight rope, and shouted in surprise: "Xiaolinzi!" Is this a sail? ”
Wan Songlin nodded with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty, this is the sail!" Let's go all the way to the east, the western regions are the northwest wind all year round, once this sail is on the car, it can use the wind to send me back to the east! Besides, now that the road is closed by heavy snow, only this snow speed car can send us back quickly! ”
"Hahaha! Yours is it! Zhu Houzhao smiled and slapped Wan Songlin hard! Don't blame Zhu Houzhao for his gaffe, although there is a Huleng Tu Cheng, the problem of the road has been solved, but the problem of difficult marching has been highlighted! War horses are not wild horses after all, and they don't have the physical strength to support the warriors in the snow. Even with a horse-drawn sled, the speed is not much faster. Now the soldiers are still in jackets, and when the cold wind blows, it is bitterly cold. A number of people in the army have fallen ill, busy military doctors are dizzy, and a large number of medicinal materials are being consumed rapidly. m.
Now there is no problem, as long as you drive such a snow speeder, the army will soon be able to return the same way, and at least it will be able to hold out for a while when it reaches Hami. Zhu Houzhao decided not to give Wan Songlin a reward for the time being, and waited for Hami to return to Hami, and then rewarded him. The top priority, Zhu Houzhao stood in front of the soldier controlling the sail and watched intently.
Jiang Bin also did the same, rushed into the baggage camp, and soon an identical snow speeder was also galloping on the snow! Bao Dahai, Chang Yulu, and even Qian Ning were all childlike, and they all rushed into the baggage camp, and after a while, three snow cars also rushed out!
If you want to say that Zhu Houzhao's talent is high, why is even Hua Houwei sighing to himself? At this moment, Zhu Houzhao has already understood the essentials of operating the sail. He snatched the rope brutally, kept pulling back and forth himself, and shouted to command the helmsman to change direction!
After frolicking for a while, Zhu Houzhao jumped off the snow and beckoned everyone to have a meeting together!
Jiang Bin rubbed his red hands together and thought of a question: "Songlin, Your Majesty is gifted and intelligent, but most of the soldiers are stupid and stupid. What if the car is built and not so many people control it? ”
Wan Songlin smiled: "I have also considered this, among the 30,000 winged troops brought by General Chang, there are not a few who can operate boats, and the operation of ball sails is similar to that of boats." ”
Zhu Houzhao laughed: "Then what are you waiting for?" Chop down trees! Build a boat! Training! Get dry, get started, get home one day early! ”
There are many people and great strength, five days, five days later, thousands of sails compete for the brave to win, and hundreds of boats compete for the first! A long dragon roamed on the snowy fields covered in silver, and the fierce northwest wind no longer brought cold and fright to the soldiers, but the green wind sent me home! The vast snowy mountains are towering, and the long dragon is circling, breaking the wind and snow in the sky, and wantonly publicizing!
The Ming army, which was originally in a desperate situation, miraculously escaped from the predicament, and finally appeared outside Turpan three days later! Turpan is no longer what it used to be, without the rule of Mansuer, without the reproduction life of the tribes, this should be a dead city. But Zhu Houzhao was surprised to find that the old appearance of Turpan City was renewed, and the thick city wall with a height of ten zhang and the eaves and arches were actually the style of the Central Plains! The sun and moon banners are hunting in the wind, and the dark green military uniforms of the soldiers on the city wall are heroic!
Among the neat and solemn procession outside the city, a rider came out of the crowd! When he approached the new army, he jumped off his horse, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Tang Zhong, the winged army, will meet the holy driver!" ”
Zhu Houzhao got off the horse in surprise and helped him with his own hands: "Tang Zhongze? Jiujiang has been saying goodbye for many years, and I can't imagine that I can see you again at this time! Why did you come to Turpan? ”
Tang Zhong didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to have such a good memory, and he could remember it as a little person like himself! Moved kowtow: "Your Majesty has a good memory!" The mark is sent by the prince to transport the baggage to His Majesty. ”
Zhu Houzhao was moved in his heart, he was still his brother, and he thought about himself all the time. He nodded: "What did Brother Wei say?" ”
"The prince heard that His Majesty was in a hurry, but the court, uh, the affairs of the court and the central government were busy, so he had to mobilize a batch of baggage and send it to Turpan! Your Majesty, the prince is in the court, and there are a lot of constraints, otherwise he will come in person! ”
Zhu Houzhao frowned and was angry in his heart, after Hua Houwei told the secret, although Zhu Houzhao didn't believe it and kept cultivating, but after gradually despairing, he had already regarded Hua Houwei as the crown prince. Now that Hua Houwei and the ministers of the DPRK and China are fighting happily, Zhu Houzhao has a sense of hatred and hatred. However, tens of thousands of miles away, Zhu Houzhao didn't want to say anything, just snorted lightly: "It's hard for Brother Wei to do these pickled things!" Okay, Tang Zhongze, did you bring any winter clothes? ”
"Bring it! Not only that, but also brought the brothers of the Mining Investigation Bureau, and the prince said that the Western Regions are rich in minerals, what gold, silver, copper, iron, what carboniferous oil, there are a lot! ”
So far, Turpan has become a temporary camp, and one winter, Zhu Houzhao simply invited Chang Yulu, Tang Zhongze and others of the Wing Army to conduct rotation training for the new army, and truly realized the winter training of Sanjiu!
In March of the following year, Hua Houwei once again brought a large amount of baggage to Turpan. Zhu Houzhao no longer has any worries. In this Western Expedition, the big battle was basically not fought, but it was a loss of soldiers, which made Zhu Houzhao very unwilling! There is no hope for an heir, and Zhu Houzhao has nothing else to ask for, just to leave something to shine in the annals of history. There is Huahou Wei in the capital, Zhu Houzhao is very relieved, and he only thinks about expanding the territory! And the chaotic situation in the countries of the Western Regions, as well as the sense of shame brought to him by Man Suer, Zhu Houzhao is determined to do a big vote!
After March 3, Zhu Houzhao convened a meeting of the imperial court to discuss sending troops to the Western Regions. Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed, and he raised his head to the sky: "Man Su'er is just a rat, and he dares to resist the heavenly soldiers." I have made up my mind, I will not sweep the Western Regions, and I will never return to Beijing! ”
Bao Dahai's heart tightened, Western Regions? The Western Regions are big, where is the head? Don't stay in the Western Regions for the winter. He hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, dare to ask what if Full Speed escaped to Safavid?" ”
Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and smiled, but his tone was unquestionable: "Unless he escapes to Europa, I will chase after him!" Hmph, the Western Regions is vast, and any kingdom that dares to take in Man Su'er is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty! ”
Jiang Bin immediately began to show his loyalty: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the last time was not enough time, and it was already midsummer for us to raise troops." This has been more than half a year, and with the strength of the new army now, no one in the Western Regions can stop it! In fact, the minister hopes that there will be someone who does not open his eyes, and after training for a winter, he must try the quality of the soldiers! ”
Wan Songlin was eager to try: "Your Majesty, how about letting the ministers be the pioneers?" The minister also wants to fight for a green cloud and ten thousand households! ”
Zhu Houzhao laughed: "Okay! Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and I like your aggressiveness! Old Don, you stay and look after the house. Now Turpan cannot afford to lose, you are old and serious, and you have been on the battlefield for a long time, and you are the most secure. ”
Tang Zhong got up and sat there steadily. Zhu Houzhao saw that his thoughts had been unified, and he said with great satisfaction: "Well, the troops will send to Balkhash Lake in ten days!" Make all the preparations, this expedition to the west will not win! ”
Che Linlin and Ma Xiaoxiao, the 130,000 Ming army was dispatched. The fire sieve also followed with ten thousand horses, and the tribe stayed in Turpan. It is already late spring in March in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Western Regions is still cold and steep in spring, with residual snow flakes everywhere and white mountain peaks.
Mansuer was now on the northern shore of Lake Balkhash, and he sent an envoy to Safavid. Shaybani was defeated, and the only powerful countries in this area were Safavid and Mughal. In Mansuer's heart, the strength of any country cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty, and if you want to defeat Zhu Houzhao, only the Uzbek Khanate, the Safavid Empire, and the Mughal Empire may have a chance to win. Of course, he has not forgotten his brother Sayed, the Khan of the Yarkand Khanate, his own people are still in his hands, how can he do it if he is not pulled in?
Shaybani fled back to Samarkand, inadvertently retrieving a life. In the original history, the husband fought a battle, and Shaybani was killed. Now because of Zhu Houzhao's westward expedition, Xi Banni escaped. In the battle of Lake Balkhash, although Shaybani was defeated, he did not break his bones. Xi Banni thought about it again and again, but still felt that Da Ming was unmatched. He immediately sent an emissary with his own handwritten letter to meet the Shah Ismaili of the Safavid Empire, who had retreated to Tabriz.
Ismaili didn't want to pay attention to Shaybani's envoy, but after persuasion from the ministers around him, he reluctantly agreed.
Aktobi, the messenger of Shaybani, walked into the royal palace of Ismaili with a smile and bowed deeply to Ismaili: "Dear Persian Shah, I am Aktobi, a faithful servant of Shaybani Khan of the Uzbek Khanate, and my master brings you a letter. ”
Ismaili impatiently opened the letterhead handed by the waiter and read it at a glance. But as I read it, I slowed down significantly. Shaybani is worthy of being a hero, able to bend and stretch. In the letter, Shaybani first sincerely confessed his mistake in humiliating the messenger of Ismaili, and then vigorously praised Ismaili as a saint and an indispensable leader among Ismaili. Then he said what happened to him in a tactful tone, of course, the wicked man must be the domineering Zhu Houzhao, and the Shaybani is just a poor person who was forced to fight back. As fellow Moslin brothers, Ismaili has an obligation and responsibility to help Shaybani fight against the invasion.
Looking at Shaybani's letter, Ismaili fell into deep thought. It cannot be said that the hype of Shaybani has no effect at all, and Ismaili still likes to listen to it. But the strength of the Ming army has left a deep impression on him, and the Safavid Kingdom is still importing all kinds of firearms from the Ming Dynasty! Da Ming is not easy to mess with, but it is also a great temptation to become the savior of the Islan world.
Aktobi saw the hesitation in Ismaili's heart and began his performance with a smile: "Respected Persian Shah, your prestige has resounded in the river. It's just that there are still Osman in the Islan world, if you can't defeat him physically, then defeat him mentally! A good reputation is also very useful for the world of Islan! ”
Thousands of sails are the brave, and hundreds of boats are competing for the first!
Some people died, but not completely......