Chapter 691: A Difficult Way Home
Ma Wensheng is the first assistant to the cabinet, Yang Tinghe is the second assistant, and Liang Chu, Cao Yuan, and Mao Ji are the elders. Liu Yu's heavenly officials at the head of the nine ministers remain unchanged, but a discerning person can see at a glance that his position is unshakable. Zeng Jian told the old man to return to his hometown, Jin Gui entered the imperial history of the left capital, Zhang Xuan entered the Ministry of Works, Xia Yan entered the Ministry of Rites, and Ma Wensheng served as the Secretary of the Ministry of War. Lei Buyu is the chief foreman of the Military Aircraft Department and the Minister of Military Aircraft, Yang Tinghe is also the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Jiang Bin is still the Minister of Military Aircraft.
In charge of the ceremonial supervisor is Huang Jin, the great eunuch of Xingwangfu, the East Factory is served by Bi Yun, who entered the palace in the thirteenth year of Chenghua, and the eunuch is Sun Bin, Zhu Houxi finally caught the Forbidden City in his own hands.
Liu Zhang is like a meteor crossing the sky in the night sky, bringing indelible changes to the Ming Dynasty. It was his decisive blow that brought Zhengde to an abrupt halt and plunged Huahouwei into unprecedented danger!
Wang Zhi estimated the days, and after feeling that it was about the same, he hurriedly found Hua Houwei. Hua Houwei was sitting in front of the huge wall chart at this time, studying it carefully.
"Lord Wang, there is news from the capital, I am afraid that there will be changes in Your Majesty!"
Hua Houwei raised his head, his eyes were like electricity! Wang Zhi's heart was weak for a while, and he finally didn't show anything unusual. "Oh? Has it changed? Bring it!"
After reading the secret letter, Hua Houwei casually threw it aside. looked up at Wang Zhi: "Old Wang, what do you think?"
"The Xiangshan Society has a big plan, Xiao Jing, the old dog, has always been hiding in the shadows, biting people into the wood! I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't be able to cope with it!"
Hua Houwei sneered: "More than that! Xiao Jing is nothing, I'm afraid that those crested dogs in the court who are about to rot will join forces with Xiao Jing." Then he sighed: "Alas, my brother seems to be shrewd, but in fact, he is very coarse! Not to mention anything else, the eunuchs around me and those righteous sons are too trusting! Not! We must go now!"
Wang Zhi admired in his heart, the prince was really a dragon among people, and he guessed the source of the matter casually. However, the matter of his conspiracy with Liu Jian and Wang Hua cannot be said to be killed!
Wan Songlin received Hua Houwei's order, a little incomprehensible, and came over: "Lord, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, we have to cross tens of thousands of miles, can we go back?" It's better to winter in Chernikov."
Hua Houwei shook his head: "No, it's too far from home. If there is something that the whip can't reach! Songlin, give you two days, and we'll set off in two days!"
Wan Songlin reluctantly obeyed: "Okay, then where do we go from?"
Hua Houwei pointed to the Persian Gulf: "Abadan! Before I came, I ordered Qi Youshan to wait for us in the Persian Gulf!"
Two days later, the Ming army set off. Hua Houwei didn't plan to inform Su Laiman and the others at all, if it wasn't for my race, his heart would be different, and Hua Houwei was still very vigilant about these powerful countries in history. It's a pity that Hua Houwei still underestimated the greed of human nature, and when he had already set off three days later, Liu Zhang's messenger had already arrived in Istanbul!
After receiving an urgent notice from home, Suleiman no longer had the intention of entangling too much with the Polish-Lithuanian alliance, and hurried back to Istanbul. After a detailed discussion with the secret envoy from the Ming Dynasty, Suleiman led the elite Ottoman army and headed straight for the Safavid Empire.
Two days later, Ismaili met Suleiman on the border between Ottoman and Safavid. Suleiman proposed a secret meeting between the two, and the two began a secret conversation in a no-man's land.
"Honorable Your Majesty Ismaili, I have received definite news that the Ming Empire is in civil strife!"
Ismaili nodded, "In such a powerful country, if there is no civil strife, is there any room for other peoples in the world to survive? It's not surprising."
Suleiman smiled: "There are people in the Ming Empire who are willing to provide the secret of the great Ming power, and the price is to eliminate the prince of the Great Ming. Do you think it's possible?"
Ismaili was shocked and said incredulously, "How is that possible? You must know that this kind of secret is a priceless thing, and it is the top secret that a country is trying to control, how can it be leaked? Suleiman, are you sure?"
"Confirm! It has been confirmed. According to the secret recipe provided by the other party, it can indeed improve the hardness of steel! It's really unbelievable, it seems that the Ming Empire is not far from decay!" Suleiman did not expect that someone would really be stupid and dare to divulge the secrets that could make a country strong for hundreds of years.
"Then you
Why are you looking for me?"
Suleiman smiled: "Other secrets can only be given to us if the other party gets the head of Prince Daming. The temptation was too great for me to refuse. But the army of the Ming Empire is too strong, even though there are only 50,000 people, I think only you and I can join forces to get that mouth-watering secret! Don't tell me you're not interested, Ismaili, we don't have time to test each other."
Ismaili hesitated for a long time, but still nodded: "Okay! You convinced me. But I won't do it until you prove that kind of secret, that Zhu is too powerful, I can't provoke such an enemy for my country!"
Suleiman took out an ugly-looking knife and handed it to Ismaili: "This is a knife made of high manganese steel, extremely hard!"
Ismaili took the knife, drew his saber, and slashed at the blade of the saber. While! Ismaili raised the knife, unharmed, and looked at the saber again, and there was a notch the size of a grain of millet on the blade.
"How?" Suleiman looked at Ismaili eagerly.
Ismaili shook her head regretfully: "Alas, dear Zhu, I am just a mortal, and I can't refuse such a temptation! Suleiman, what other secrets?"
Suleiman hesitated for a moment but decided to talk to him: "Okay, there is also the structure of the soul chaser, the structure of the Maxim, the structure of the mortar."
If Hua Houwei was present, he would definitely scold Liu Zhang for being mad! The weapon advantage he had built up with great difficulty was completely buried by these civilian officials who didn't understand fart! Luckily, these guys still know that they can't pay someone else first, and the situation hasn't gotten to the worst yet!
Ismaili had dreamed of having a weapon like the Great Myojin, and as soon as he heard Suleiman's words, he immediately said, "Go! Let's go now! The Ottoman and Safavid armies are all marching in a hurry, and hopefully there is still time!"
Wang Zhi's information channels are no longer unimpeded, and after entering an unfamiliar country, the lag in information is an inevitable result. He had only made a rough guess about the falsified information. With 50,000 horses and 200,000 horses, Hua Houwei's plan is very simple, that is, to return to Daming as soon as possible. He always had a sense of foreboding, and this time the journey home would not be peaceful.
Thirteen days after departure, Hua Houwei was resting in the big tent. Suddenly I was sweating profusely, and I sat up and was covered in sweat! Wang Zhi was awakened and hurriedly lit the lamp, but found that Hua Houwei was in tears and couldn't help himself!
"Lord! Lord! What's wrong with you?" Wang Zhi rushed up in a panic and hugged Hua Houwei and checked carefully.
Hua Houwei shook his head and said hoarsely, "Lao Wang, just now my brother was covered in blood and looked at me and laughed! I, I, Lao Wang, is my brother really? No, we must march back to the capital as soon as possible!"
Wang Zhi shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work!" Lord, the general who travels a hundred miles in a hurry! After all, we are not on our own territory, the old slave suspects that there are female officials in the court. If the old slave is the female cadre, he will cut off the master's way back to Beijing at all costs! The Wing Wing Army is unparalleled in the world, but once the ammunition is exhausted, it will be a dead end!"
Hua Houwei nodded, and lay down weakly, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Zhu Houzhao covered in blood, and he couldn't sleep anymore!
The next morning, after dinner, the Wing Army set out from Lake Urumiye and marched towards Bane. The Safavid Empire was almost always mountainous, that is, now after Tabriz and Lake Urumiya, the terrain has become slightly flat.
Hua Houwei sat on horseback with a melancholy expression. Last night's nightmare made his unwanted premonition a little heavier. Wang Zhi ran over and asked with concern, "Lord, do you want to rest in the car?"
Hua Houwei shook his head silently, shook the reins with both hands, and ran forward. 50,000 Ming troops and 200,000 war horses stretched for dozens of miles, constantly passing through the valley. Miyan rushed out of the city of Apu and rushed frantically towards the surrounding tribes. Here are mainly Azerbaijani and Turkmens, and the tribes who have received orders have swarmed out of the mountains and mountains to kill the winged army!
Ahh Niu Yaowu's brows furrowed and loosened, and ordered: "The avant-garde company drove those wild people, use more soul chasing guns, and don't entangle!"
Luckily, it's a relatively flat valley, like in Tabriz
In the place, it only takes a few people to continuously throw stones in the mountains, and the Wing Commander can lose a lot.
Hua Houwei nodded: "It's here! It seems that my brother is more than lucky. Lao Wang, how long has it been since you received information?"
Wang Zhi sighed: "The one before departure was the last piece of information, and the old slave has never received it again!"
Hua Houwei let out a breath: "Hehe, this is someone who wants my life!" Ismaili and Suleiman are all heroes, and even if they don't have the benefits promised by the inner daughter of the Ming Dynasty, they will never let me go! Pine Forest, divide the troops!"
Wan Songlin looked at Hua Houwei puzzled: "Lord Wang, we are only 50,000 people, if the Ottoman and Safavid join forces, there will be at least 500,000 chasing soldiers. Division? I can't promise the prince."
Hua Hou Wei laughed, and his voice shook the four fields: "My Da Ming Wing army is invincible in the world, and 50,000 people are gathered together, how can I give full play to my firepower advantage? This Safavid place is all mountainous and hilly, how can the large army be used? Songlin, you take 20,000 people, one left and one right with me, relying on each other to form a corner, which can just give full play to our firepower advantage!"
Wang Zhi thought about it carefully, "It's okay for the Lord to worry, but isn't it too risky? If our army of 50,000 is divided into two groups, what is the difference between getting close and now? Far away, this contact is the problem, as for hiding whereabouts, alas, this is an enemy country!"