In the middle of May of the tenth year of Zhengde, the Pegasus of Jingshi finally arrived in Gansu.

In the late Zhengde period in history, until Jiajing, the defense pressure of Gansu Town in the Ming Dynasty mainly came from three directions, and the direction outside Jiayu Pass was the Turpan Khanate.

In addition, there is the little prince, who is the little prince who fought against the Ming army in the second year of Zhengde. Historically, the loss of the Hetao region led to the fact that the little prince could enter the customs from Ningxia, and in addition to threatening the hinterland of the Central Plains to the east and west, he could also plunder the Hexi Corridor to the west.

Of course, this pressure no longer exists.

The third is the Yibula tribe in the direction of Qinghai, that is, the one who surrendered. In real history, he lost the war of the little prince against the three thousand households on the right wing of the Mongols, so he fled all the way west to the vicinity of Qinghai to settle for herding, and has been at war with the Ming army ever since.

This one doesn't exist anymore.

Of course, there are some Mongolian tribes in the direction of Qinghai, but in recent years, with the strength of the border army, those who dare to take the lead have long been beaten by Zhou Shangwen.

Nowadays, the defense pressure of Gansu Town is outside Jiayu Pass, a Turpan Khanate that exists in the name of the country.

The soil quality in Gansu is poor, most of them are deserts and Gobi areas, this geological condition is not suitable for the survival and development of agricultural civilization, and the Ming generation is also sparsely populated here, even in the prime of life, there are more than one million people.

This is a disadvantage for waging war and for substantive domination.

And the situation out of Jiayuguan has not changed significantly, otherwise the ancestors would have gone to grab it a long time ago.

Basically, the Northwest is only able to cultivate regionally along some rivers and oases.

Another way is to transport materials.

This is the case during the Zhengde period, even if there are sweet potatoes, they need to be transported, sweet potatoes are low in calories, and they consume a lot of land, and it cannot be relied on alone to make Gansu a treasure like Jiangnan.

After all, in addition to staple food, there are also necessary materials such as salt, iron, cloth, and refined beans eaten by war horses.

Zhu Houzhao was transferred from Ningxia, Hetao and other regions through regional adjustment to form a support for Gansu.

After several years of Zhou Shangwen's preparation, Gansu Town also carried out the streamlining of troops, his general military office is located in Ganzhou (that is, today's Zhangye City), and the city is set up in Ganzhou left guard, right guard 10,000 elite foot soldiers, and 10,000 Ming cavalry to defend the town.

At the northwestern end of Suzhou, the left guard and the right guard of Suzhou were set up, with a total of 10,000 elite foot soldiers, to deter Hami and Turpan.

In addition, Ma Rong led 5,000 Ming cavalry to be stationed in Suzhou, the number is a little small, but no matter how much, the logistical pressure will be greater.

In the rear of Ganzhou, or in the east, Yuan Shandanwei had built a huge official horse farm with 5,000 cavalry garrisons.

Further east, the original Yongchangwei, Liangzhouwei, etc., are also garrisoned by thousands of households, but in terms of combat power, they have been reduced to the concept of similar to the B-class guard.

The north of Liangzhou Wei is the town guard, which belongs to the defense scope of Ningxia Town, if the Hetao is lost during this period, then the town guard can not actually provide any help, and even with Liangzhou Wei is very dangerous.

But there is no such problem today.

The overall thinking of the Ming Dynasty is that the elite is on the outside, and the sub-elite is on the inside.

Now, as long as the imperial court orders, Zhou Shangwen can mobilize a huge force of 20,000 elite infantry and more than 20,000 cavalry. In the northwest, fighting with the tribes and the khanate, this is a huge force that cannot be ignored.

In addition, the city of Ganzhou has also been expanded and strengthened because the imperial court has been rich in recent years, and the circumference of the city wall has reached 12 miles and 357 steps, with a height of 3 zhang and 3 feet, and a thickness of 3 zhang and 7 feet. The east, west, south and north of the city wall are each opened in the middle, and each door is inlaid with banners. At the same time, a large number of enemy platforms and corner towers were built on the city wall, forming a complete defense system.

In the city, there are the largest number of Han people living in the northwest region, and it is also an important node city for trade between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, including the Gansu Town General Military Mansion, the Ganzhou Wei Commander's Envoy, the Town Eunuch's Mansion and other military facilities are here.

It can be said that the military construction for several consecutive years has brought rare elements such as people, goods and security, which have made Ganzhou City vibrant.

The confidence of the emperor's order to use troops abroad also comes from this.

After Zhou Shangwen received the order, he was quite excited, and he immediately called someone to invite Cao Guanping, the governor of Gansu, and Li Li, the eunuch of Gansu.

Of course, the lieutenant general under the tent and several commanders of the guard post were all assembled.

After Cao and Li arrived, Zhou Shangwen said to the two: "The emperor has approved the recital two months ago, and the will is here." ”

Looking at it, it is actually the core meaning of five words:

“…… Hami, don't miss it. ”

"Gonggong Li, Cao Zhongcheng, the holy decree has arrived, and the holy will has been clarified. This Ganzhou City official can't stay any longer, at the latest ten days, the General Military Mansion will send an order to the army to pull out, and I hope that the two of them will prepare as soon as possible and set off with the army at that time! ”

Cao and Li are not directly familiar with the emperor, but they both got this position through the recommendation of close ministers, and the emperor now means this, they naturally have no words, not much performance, how can they enter the emperor's sight?

"We are willing to fight side by side with Jing Yubo!"

"Good!"

Zhou Shangwen's heart was happy, it was not the past anymore, it had been ten years since he was in Zhengde, and as long as the officials who dared to restrain military operations politically reported it, the emperor would definitely encounter one and kill another.

Therefore, this sense of comfort outside the battlefield is the peak of Zhou Shangwen in the past few years.

As for the ten days, they have to wait for some supplies.

After Zhou Shangwen got the news, he also sent several soldiers and horses to greet him.

Guyuan Town, Shaanxi Province brought the treasury silver that had been stored before, which could be used to solve the urgent needs such as the silver and the pension silver needed later, and Ningxia Town and Hetao Shuofang Town transported a large number of military rations.

The caravan carrying grain formed a column in the valley, and there was no end in sight.

It is probably that the ministers also felt the resoluteness of the emperor's will, so they naturally attached importance to this matter as a way to express themselves.

The military rations, Wang Shouren asked Shuofang Zuowei to command Han Shishilang to personally escort them, and Wang Qiong, the governor of Shaanxi, even came in person in order to avoid the loss of treasury silver.

In the past few days, the city gate of Ganzhou City has been opened, and a car of things has been transported inside.

With such a movement, even the common people know that there is going to be a war.

Before going to the Gansu General Military Mansion, Zhou Shangwen personally greeted Wang Qiong, who the hell didn't welcome the God of Wealth?

"Uncle! Jing Yup! Wang Qiong is not a stable character, his pride and invitation jumped on his face, "Your Majesty's will has not yet arrived, I will let people open the silver vault and load the car, just wait for the will." As soon as the will arrived, the silver cart of two incense sticks went out of the city! This time, Uncle Jing will have to return His Majesty with a big victory! ”

"Thank you, Zhongcheng! Zhongcheng's kindness to help, Zhou Shangwen will not forget! Zhongcheng inside please! ”

Zhou Shangwen greeted Wang Qiong with a grand gift.

After sitting down, he asked: "How did Zhongcheng know that His Majesty would let Zhongcheng use the Shaanxi treasury silver first?" ”

"Uncle Jing doesn't know," Wang Qiong's head leaned closer, "In the seventh and ninth years of Zhengde, and at the two great court meetings, His Majesty told me that once there is a change in the northwest, Shaanxi will take the lead, and I will take the lead, and the silver and grain must be prepared in advance." So Jing Yubo doesn't know, every time you patrol the border and fight a small battle, I have to assemble here. ”

"Hahaha! This is Your Majesty's foresight. In a few days, the military rations from Hetao and Ningxia should also arrive. Zhou Shangwen bowed his hand in the direction of Beijing, "Your Majesty has suppressed the opposition in the court this time, and it is rare to be so trustworthy no matter which dynasty or generation it is placed in." ”

The text is Wang Qiong, and the martial is Zhou Shangwen.

For the sake of this pattern, Zhu Houzhao has not moved Wang Qiong for several years.

Wang Qiong is greedy for some silver, but he is very capable of doing things, he said: "After the soldiers and horses of Gansu Town set out to fight, Your Majesty has also taken into account the problem of the emptiness of troops in Gansu, and I have ordered all the guards in Shaanxi to prepare for war according to their will, and to approach the direction of Ganzhou moderately. In addition, although the military rations were not used in Shaanxi this time, they were also prepared, Jinglubo, you just charge and kill the enemy, there is me in the rear, even if I can't, there are Qiu Yue in Ningxia and Wang Shouren in Shuofang. Oh, by the way, is there a shortage of weapons and medicines? I've got all of that ready. ”

"Even medicines?" Zhou Shangwen was slightly surprised.

Wang Qiong smiled proudly again. He has been in this barren land for several years, and this is the biggest opportunity, and if he does it well, he can be transferred to the capital directly. Can you not care?

This guy is worried about sea trade in Zhejiang, and he is worried about using troops in the northwest.

Zhou Shangwen will also observe the words, and he said quite tacitly: "If I win this time, I will play Zhongcheng's merits to the emperor." ”

Wang Qiong was proud and 'humble', "Where and where, this is all the will of the saint and the merit of the saint, ah?" Isn't it? ”

In the end, I still couldn't hold back the smile on the corner of my mouth.

Zhou Shangwen comprehended, and laughed together, "Yes, yes!" ”

(End of chapter)