In March of the third year of Hongxi, Sheng Yong was still on his way to Dongben, and Zhu Gaoxu received a report from Nanyang.

After retiring from 100 households, Xu Shishi, escorted King Qi's family to Tai O, but did not find Zhu Di.

But a gold mine was found.

Xu Shishi thought about it, got on the ship again, returned to the old port, and at the same time reported to the imperial court that the family of King Qi was also brought back to the old port.

Because if he looks for Zhu Di in Tai O, he is afraid that there will be no food and grass.

After Zhang Fu got the news, he first settled King Qi's family in the old port, and at the same time the clipper flew to the Beijing Division.

Zhu Gaoxu held the report and looked depressed.

Zhu Di did not build a city by the sea as he envisioned, but went deep into the inner abdomen, obviously afraid of Zhu Gaoxu.

But Zhu Di brought more than 20,000 people into the inner abdomen, and supply was a problem, and contact was even more of a problem.

Tai O is so big, according to the current way of communication and movement, it will be difficult to find Zhu Di in the future.

Chu Gaoxu was now attacking Dongben, and he was not very interested in the gold mines so far away from Tai O, because the cost of mining was extremely high, and a large number of people and craftsmen were required.

But such a place must still be occupied.

He suddenly thought of a question, if he sent people to occupy the gold mines in Tai O, and then continued to emigrate, in a few years, would there be two forces in Tai O, namely Zhu Di's and his own?

Tai O doesn't have the time to manage it now, but he can't give up?

"Messenger Zhang Fu." Zhu Gaoxu quickly made a decision.

"On the edge of the basin where the Tai O Gold Mine is located, there is a Dajin Institute with 1,120 soldiers and 20 artillery pieces."

"Rotates with the Old Port every year."

"Daikin is responsible for capturing the surrounding natives, building a city first, and then mining."

Zhu Gaoxu decided to build a small acropolis on the edge of the gold mine, and then transport dozens of cannons over to defend it.

Not long after this decree was issued, Liu Jun, the secretary of the military department, and Zhu Jun, the envoy of the general administration, hurriedly came to the imperial city to ask to see the emperor.

"He Fu, the commander of the Gansu Metropolitan Command, reported urgently, outside the Jiayu Pass, found a large number of Tibetan cavalry, He Fu sent people out of the customs to investigate, Ning is Timur's cavalry."

It was the first time Zhu Gaoxu heard the news of the Timurid Empire, and he hurriedly recruited a few people who knew the Timurid Empire better to inquire, among which there was a Libu Langzhong named Ji Ming, who had been an envoy to the Timurid Empire at the beginning of Yongle, and had seen the sojourning Benjamin there at that time.

Ji Ming introduced the Timurid Empire to the emperor, and said that before the rebellion, Song Sheng reported to the imperial court that Timur was ready to attack the Ming Dynasty on a large scale and concentrate 800,000 soldiers and horses to the east, but on the way to the east, Timur died, so he did not come to the Ming Dynasty.

"Is this another crusade?" Zhu Gaoxu was very depressed, he still wanted to recuperate, but he didn't expect the Timurid Empire to come to the door, and he was just preparing to fight against Dongben, so it was really not the right time to come.

"Let He Fu probe again, you must know Timur's intentions, and find out how many soldiers and horses they have." While Zhu Gaoxu gave an order, his mind was circling rapidly, if he really wanted to fight again, how many soldiers and horses should be mobilized? Do you want to drive in person?

But in the following month, urgent reports came to the Imperial Capital Division from three directions.

The Nanyang countries united and attacked the Ming army in the old port in February, which was reported by Zhang Fu not long after the discovery of the gold mine, but Zhang Fuyan said that the Ming army at that time defeated the Nanyang coalition army with powerful sailors and artillery, but there was no pursuit, Zhang Fu asked His Majesty the Emperor to do what to do next.

At the same time, Zheng He, who had gone to the West for the second time, happened to come to the old port, and Zhang Fu asked him to suspend waiting for the emperor's will.

In addition to Nanyang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong came to report safely, and Ben Ya Shili and Arutai invaded on a large scale, sending troops to attack and harass the Ming army Changchun City.

The Ming army's Changchun City has not yet been fully built, and the Northern Yuan raised tens of thousands of troops to attack, and Ping An is fighting against this, waiting for the emperor's order.

In the first and second years of Hongxi, Daming was still calm and peaceful, but he didn't expect that he had just entered the third year of Hongxi, and Daming was surrounded by beacons.

First of all, the Ming Dynasty moved eastward, and the army had just left, and the news that the Northern Yuan and Nanyang were attacking at the same time arrived, followed by the invasion of Timur.

He Fu came back a few days later to report that Timur's army of 100,000 came to Jiayu Pass, fought for a day without fighting, and then turned eastward, bypassing Jiayu Pass, to the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and it is estimated that it will go around the Great Wall outside.

The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty at this time stretched for thousands of miles, from Jiayuguan to Helan Mountain.

If He Fu guessed correctly, Timur's army would either find a place to break through from the Gansu side or go around to the vicinity of Datong.

The latter had to travel thousands of miles more, so He Fu asked His Majesty the Emperor to arrange it as soon as possible.

In mid-March, Zhu Gaoxu's decrees were sent everywhere.

Ordered Zheng He and Yang Lishan's fleets to be temporarily under the command of Zhang Fu and go all out to attack the countries of the South Seas.

The soldiers and horses of the three major capital divisions of the old port capital division stationed in Nanyang, the Jiaozhi capital division and the Saigon capital division were all under the control of Qu Neng, the chief military officer of Zhennan, and Zhang Fu was the deputy, attacking the countries of Nanyang from the land and sea routes.

The specific matters of the war are decided by Qu Neng and Zhang Fu.

Zhu Gaoxu had only one request: "Inform Qu Neng and Zhang Fu that this battle must be won, and at any cost, use artillery, iron cavalry and fire oil to teach people a hard lesson." ”

Zhu Gaoxu mentioned fire oil in the holy decree, and many buildings in the Nanyang countries are made of wood, which shows that in this battle, the Ming Dynasty will raze all enemies without mercy.

Ordered Sichuan Qu Tao to lead 30,000 troops into Gansu to support He Fu and guard against Timur, ordered Chen Wen in Shanxi to strengthen military preparedness and prevent Timur, and ordered Gu Xingguo in Beiping to strengthen military preparedness and support Shanxi at any time.

Zhu Gaoxu said that once the relevant is broken, all localities should clear the wilderness, relocate the people, and retreat to Chongcheng.

Timur's expedition to the east was difficult to break through the city, and a large amount of food was needed.

On the side of Ping'an, the chief military officer of Liaodong, Zhu Gaoxu only wrote a few words: "Ping'an still has the courage to rebel?" ”

Ping An received the holy decree, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, gathered his troops and horses, and prepared to meet Benjamin.

After the orders were put around, Zhu Gaoxu rubbed his temples.

Since ascending the throne, the last month has been the busiest, with three days and two days to convene officials from all walks of life to discuss countermeasures.

All civilian officials do not want to fight, but Zhu Gaoxu believes that there are some things that cannot be avoided, but the scale can be reduced as much as possible.

Historically, Ming Chengzu went on the Northern Expedition, mobilizing fifty or sixty adults each time, as well as more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, who worked hard and mobilized the people, which was detrimental to the national strength.

Now Zhu Gaoxu wants to reduce the scale as much as possible.

On the side of the Northern Yuan, it was dealt with by the chief military officer of Ping'an Liaodong himself, and it was Qiu Fu's problem that Qiu Fu's 100,000 army did not win in history.

And the Ming army is attacking, now the Ming army is in its own territory, the Northern Yuan is attacking, even if Ping An is defeated, the loss will not be too big, not to mention Zhu Gaoxu's ability to believe in Ping'an, and he believes in his own soldiers and horses, far better than the Ming army in Zhu Di's history.

The Nanyang direction is handled by Qu Neng and Zhang Fu, and there should be no problem.

The income of the political envoys over there is enough to support the war there.

The biggest problem was the crusade of Timur's eldest son, Akharu.

From the northwest to the north of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles of border passes, you don't know that Aharu will choose to break through there.

Zhu Gaoxu could only strengthen his armaments and prepare soldiers and horses while waiting quietly.

Sometime in mid-April.

The commander of the Beijing army sent Zhou Hu to the outside of the Wuying Palace.

From afar, I saw the emperor pulling his bow there.

After approaching, Zhu Gaoxu let go and hit the bull's-eye with an arrow.

"Your Majesty is still invincible." Zhou Hu patted his ass and stepped forward and smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him speechlessly, handed the bow to Zhong Xian behind him, and then stretched his waist: "No, no, no, I'm old." ”

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, the military generals in the middle of the court, who can be Your Majesty's opponent."

Zhu Gaoxu's face sank: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, let it go if you have a fart, don't make a fart." ”

"Hehe" Zhou Hu laughed dryly, then looked left and right, and lowered his voice in a ghostly voice: "Will Your Majesty drive the expedition in person?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu hesitated, turned his head to look at Zhou Hu: "What's the matter, you want to fight again?" ”

"Staying in the Imperial City every day, people are almost dying." Zhou Hu shouted.

After calling it, it felt a little wrong, so shut up quickly.

The emperor did not stay in the imperial city every day.

"The minister doesn't mean Your Majesty, it's the minister, it's the minister." Zhou Hu still has to add a sentence after thinking about it.

"I'm really useless." Zhu Gaoxu sighed: "The last time I rode a horse was four months ago. ”

“。。” Zhou Hu.

Zhu Gaoxu's requirements are also relatively strict, the forbidden army is stationed in the imperial city, and he needs to get up every day and take turns running.

The emperor sometimes runs with them, but in the last half a year, he has been really lazy.

People are like this, they have been in the upper position for a long time, and it is difficult to exercise restraint and self-discipline.

Zhou Hu has been exercising and running every day rain or shine since he entered Beijing from the rebellion, unless the weather is really bad or it rains heavily, so he keeps his figure good and his mental state is also good.

When Zhu Gaoxu first met him, he could fight Zhou Hu casually, but now he feels that he may not be Zhou Hu's opponent.

Therefore, people, we still have to be self-disciplined.

"Your Majesty's divine power, the minister still remembers that we and Chen Wen can't beat Your Majesty, Your Majesty is really still a god."

"Phew, you're going to be a sycophant." Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "I am not as good as before. ”

"Your Majesty is always the strongest in the hearts of your ministers." Zhou Hu continued to shoot.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, accompany me." ”

The two walked in front, and Zhong Xian followed.

"I really want to go on a personal expedition." Zhu Gaoxu said at this time: "But it depends on where Timur breaks through." ”

If it was in Gansu, it would be too far away, and the emperor did not really want to go.

If it was near Datong, Zhu Gaoxu would be very interested in meeting Timur

"How many soldiers and horses does Your Majesty want to use?" Zhou Hu asked excitedly.

"Fighting a war now is different from before, and a large number of people may not be useful." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Whether it is Timur or his son, fighting a war is the same old thing, I want to personally conscript, mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses, and 30,000 people." ”

"Isn't it too little, I heard that Aharu has millions of soldiers." Zhou Hu exclaimed.

"It's only one dozen ten, Commander Zhou made you and I under Jizhou City back then, and the two of them faced dozens of officers and soldiers, and they weren't so afraid."

"The minister naturally follows His Majesty, and he will not frown if he hits a hundred."

"I hope they can break through Datong." Zhu Gaoxu finally smiled.