But think about it, the Dzungar tribe is not the stragglers that Zhu Gui encountered before, as one of the most powerful nomads in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, there are more than 100,000 cavalry alone.

If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between them and the Northern Yuan was not stable, I am afraid that the establishment of the Ming Dynasty would not have been so smooth.

And now this problem is up to Zhu Gui to face.

Finally, the day before the army started, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly summoned Zhu Gui.

"Zhu Gui, this war is not simple, I have secretly prepared another army, if it really comes to an extraordinary period, this army can help you stabilize the war situation, but I don't want to see this situation, can you understand what I mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face was an unprecedented serious expression.

"The leader of the army will be the Great General Blue Jade, right?" Zhu Gui asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he acquiesced to this, which is also the reason why he didn't want to use this army, if he let Lan Yu make great achievements in this war again, then it would be a little tricky for Zhu Yuanzhang to get rid of Lan Yu again.

On this point, the father and son were surprisingly unanimous.

However, Zhu Gui also knew that even if he made some promises at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang might not believe it, and he could only prove his ability with practical actions.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was able to transfer the 30,000 cavalry under Lan Yu's command to Zhu Gui, which already showed his considerable courage, and from another point of view, it can be regarded as Zhu Yuanzhang's affirmation of Zhu Gui, of course, this is also because Zhu Gui grasped Zhu Yuanzhang's weakness, in exchange for this kind of result in his favor.

The father and son exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Zhu Yuanzhang led the civil and military officials back to the court, and Zhu Gui also rushed to the front of the army to lead the army to the border pass.

Within the confines of Nanjing, Zhu Gui did not let the army advance at full speed, because from time to time he would encounter a small city, and the officials in the city would come out to meet them.

It wasn't until the evening that the situation improved, because the distance between the cities was getting farther and farther away, and Zhu Gui chose a relatively remote road in order to ensure that he could move at full speed without rest at night.

If calculated at a normal speed, it would take about seven to eight days for Zhu Gui to reach the border where the battle took place, but fortunately, his team was all cavalry, which greatly increased the speed of the march.

In addition, Zhu Gui reduced the rest time of the soldiers, so at noon on the fifth day, their team had already reached the sphere of influence of the border pass, and the towering city wall could already be seen from afar.

At this time, Zhu Gui ordered the whole army to be stationed in place to rest, because the Mongols might be encountered next, and the cavalry should be in a state of state.

At this time, a very thin soldier entered Zhu Gui's tent, and it was Xu Miaoqing in military uniform.

Although Zhu Gui agreed to accompany her, it was still a little inconvenient to take a woman with her in the army, especially the princess, so the two discussed it and solved the problem in this way.

And Xu Miaoqing not only did not dislike this, but was also a little happy.

"Lord Wang, are you about to arrive in Shazhouwei?" Xu Miaoqing walked up to Zhu Gui and asked.

Zhu Gui looked at the map on the table and nodded, and said, "There is still almost an hour to go, and if you go any further, you may run into the Mongols." The situation here is quite complicated, so we need to be careful. ”

"Has my brother arrived?" Xu Miaoqing asked again.

"General Xu is still more than two hundred miles away from here, he is investigating the enemy's troop deployment, and this king is ready to give them a dismount before the enemy discovers our main force."

Zhu Gui said.

His words made Xu Miaoqing's eyes light up, knowing that Zhu Gui had another ghost idea.

The army was stationed in place until it was getting late, and then a few cavalry came from afar, and they were let in after checking the code with the guards at the gate of the camp, they were the reconnaissance scouts of the Yunzhou army.

Soon after, he put a letter in Zhu Gui's hand, along with a map.

After Zhu Guizi went to see it, a happy look appeared on his face, "I didn't expect General Xu to have such ability, this map is so detailed, and the Mongols are so careless, it seems that they didn't take the Ming army in their eyes." ”

The Mongols commanded a total of 150,000 men, but they attacked in all directions and surrounded several cities, especially Hachali and Shazhouwei, which had the largest number of besiegers, 50,000 and 30,000 respectively.

If it weren't for the lack of engineering equipment of the Mongols, and their original focus on plundering, these two cities would not have been able to hold out until now.

Xu Yingxu said in the letter that he guessed that the purpose of the Mongols might be reinforcements, because the land of this generation was very barren, and the people's lives were very poor, and there was not much wealth at all.

Therefore, the real goal of the Dzungar tribe may be the supplies that came to support the Ming army here this time.

Zhu Guisi thought about it and felt that it was indeed possible, but he didn't think it was anything about the Mongols' strategy, after all, he still knew the situation on his side very well.

Let's not talk about Lan Yu, these 30,000 subordinates are elite cavalry who have been on the battlefield for a long time, that is, the army of 3,000 Datongfu led by Xu Yingxu, and they have also dealt with the Mongols many times, not to mention that there are also his own 1,000 personal guards, that is, the Yunzhou army.

However, since the Mongols were so confident and took the initiative to divide their troops, Zhu Gui naturally would not give up his various strategies to break through.

So he picked up the map again and looked at the distance marked on it, the nearest Mongol force in this place.

This is a small group of 5,000 Mongols, but although this is not a threat to Zhu Gui, it is indeed an invincible force in the local area, these Mongols have swept through more than a dozen nearby villages, burning and looting the wealth of tens of thousands of people.

So Zhu Gui sent scouts again, and after collecting more specific information, he ordered two thousand households to lead two thousand cavalry to stop the Mongols.

These two thousand households were Zhu Gui's personal guards, so naturally they would not have any doubts about Zhu Gui's orders, even if they led two thousand people to meet the other party's five thousand people.

But Zhu Gui's arrangements are not over yet, after all, when this war begins, the Mongols will know that the Ming army has come to support here, and the official war is about to start.

Zhu Gui naturally would not take the initiative to give up his first-mover advantage, so he asked the guards to make a rough sand table according to the map Xu Yingxu brought.