Chapter 51: The Forward Returns to Turpan

Under various considerations, King Yan made up his mind.

King Yan's gaze swept over everyone and said, "I have made up my mind. Let's all go down and prepare."

The other generals still wanted to persuade them, but when they heard King Yan say this, they immediately stood up and saluted and said, "Yes."

The authority of King Yan in the army cannot be discredited.

What King Yan has made up his mind about, nothing can be changed.

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From the map, Urumqi to Turpan is not far, but in the cold winter of the month of marching, it is a very difficult thing, especially walking in the valley, the east-west Tianshan Mountains block the cold wind in the north, but this north-south valley has become a wind outlet.

Under the impact of the violent north wind, the cliff resounded with a whining roar. There is no snow here, and every foot can be stepped on the stones. But even then, every step is a difficult one.

The north wind blows on you, as if an invisible hand grabs you and throws you into the sky. The north wind also carried countless cold air, and in a moment, people were unconscious. After a long time, my fingers and toes have fallen off, and I don't even know it.

What's even more terrifying is that unless there are a few sheltered places, it is impossible to light the flame at all, and under the strong wind, it is an impossible task to light the torch.

As a result, various non-combat attritions followed.

Someone was stoned to death by the wind.

Someone froze to death as soon as he lay down. Although he has a thick cotton jacket, it is easy to lose temperature under the strong wind. After hypothermia, it is difficult to save it.

Without real fights, such a death is even more unacceptable.

The veterans of King Yan's department have followed King Yan to fight many battles, and they are already mentally prepared for all kinds of deaths on the battlefield. I don't think it's a big deal, I don't even think it's a big deal to die on the battlefield.

I'm used to it. This is the elite veteran.

But in the face of such a situation, these veterans cannot accept it.

I don't know what's going on, and the person dies.

It doesn't look like he froze to death.

Some people even say that the devil is at work here. In this way, the morale of the army has been shaken.

Fortunately, King Yan used his own blood to sacrifice to the mountain god, he said that he was the son of the dragon and the grandson of the phoenix, and his blood was the blood of the real dragon, which had a special effect. The mountain gods are righteous gods, and after the sacrifice, they will be blessed.

I don't know if it's true, or if it's a psychological effect.

After the sacrifice of King Yan, there were indeed fewer dead.

It's also in the second half of the valley.

Hami is also in sight.

This time, the most difficult time for Hami has passed.

I have to say that King Yan estimated it well. The Eastern Chahatai Khanate was originally not large, and it was also Hami, Turpan and other places. The total population is only a few hundred thousand, and it is difficult to say whether there are 100,000 strong men, and there are only 100,000 soldiers.

Even if they attack on weekdays, such a force can't resist King Yan.

Not to mention, these troops are not guarded outside, and most of them are huddled in their rooms to keep warm. That is, the entire field was given to King Yan. When King Yan dealt with them, wouldn't he be able to capture them?

There is no need to talk about many trivial battles.

However, after more than ten days, the Eastern Chahatai Khanate ceased to exist. The population of the city is owned by the king of Yan.

King Yan immediately called Lian Zining over and said, "You go immediately now, go to Beijing to report the victory, remember, you must let Beijing immediately move to the northwest, otherwise, I will really go eastward and prepare to win with them."

Lian Zining said, "The minister understands."

King Yan said, "Also, if you see any talents in Beijing, you can also bring them back, otherwise we really don't have enough manpower here."

This is also the distress of King Yan.

Lian Zining is the best talent in the hands of King Yan, to be honest, King Yan hopes that Lian Zining will sit in Tingzhou for him and preside over logistics. But no, the relationship between Lian Zining and He Xi let He became the best diplomat.

It's just that Lian Zining went to do diplomacy, who will hand over the affairs of Tingzhou to?

In a word, there are too few talents in the hands of King Yan.

This is also quite normal.

After all, King Yan is a prince king, even if it is a powerful prince king, the attraction of talents is very poor. After all, the Ming literati had a strong sense of orthodoxy.

Lian Zining said, "My lord, it's not that I haven't thought about this thing, it's just that this thing is too difficult."

He Xi is still desperately trying to collect talents here. Anyone who is talented, He Xi himself refuses to let go, how can he give it to King Yan.

King Yan could only sigh and stop talking.

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Lian Zining went to Beijing this time, and did not take the Mobei route, on the one hand, the further north he went, the colder it became, especially in winter, it was like looking for death.

On the other hand, from Hami to Gansu, from Gansu and Ningxia to Dongsheng, although it is a little more dangerous, it is much closer. And there are people along the way, this road is very easy to walk. The only problem, this is the jurisdiction of Nanjing.

But that's nothing?

As I said before, between Nanjing and Beijing, you have me, I have you, how can King Yan not, as the head of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he also has a favor in Nanjing. It's naturally impossible to do things that go too far.

But it is very simple to let the lower ones raise their noble hands and let people go.

So Lian Zining went all the way unimpeded.

Lian Zining was naturally unwilling, he was just passing by, and during the passing period, he seized the time to do an investigation, and the thing he investigated was very simple, that is, his views on the dispute between the north and the south. As a result, Lian Zining found that many of these people had no sense of the dispute between the north and the south.

The only thought is that I hope to finish the fight quickly and everyone has a peaceful birthday.

He also heard a problem, that is, after many places in the northwest entered the Jianwen period, the people below felt the tax increase. They felt that this was the reason for the war, so they wanted to finish it quickly. 、

It's just that Lian Zining knows that it is definitely not.

Without him, after having such a thing as a newspaper, there are many major events in the imperial court, which must be announced in the newspaper. Although, in terms of newspaper circulation, there is still a long way to go from ordinary people. But for a character of Lian Zining's level, it is still very simple to find a newspaper.

One thing he can be sure of is that Zhu Yunwen has not been ordered to raise taxes since he ascended the throne.

Without him, in order to claim that he is the orthodox successor of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen will not easily make a fuss about the field tax. In addition, Zhu Yunwen's supporters don't want to raise taxes, so if they raise taxes, they will encounter too many things.

It is impossible to say a word in the newspaper.

Since it's not a tax increase, what is it?

Lian Zining thought a lot and sighed. Whatever the reason, he felt the difference between the north and the south. At least Beijing has done nothing to take food from the peasants. And in Daming, although there is some industrialization base. But a sentence still applies, as long as the peasants can't get up, then the world can't get up.

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When Lian Zining arrived in Beijing all the way, it was already the first month of the second year of Longwu.

Lian Zining hurried to catch up, and he was also on the road for the New Year.

Lian Zining directly sent the good news to He Xi's hands. Immediately, he also said a hint from King Yan. He Xi was taken aback, he had to admit that he underestimated His Royal Highness King Yan.

He didn't say a word. Go directly to see Zhu Xiongying.

told Zhu Xiongying about the situation.

When Zhu Xiongying heard this, he immediately said angrily, "King Yan is a foreign vassal, and he must not touch the size of the local territory, this is something that I can't tolerate. Shousuke, this is a matter of principle, and there can be no concessions."

He Xi said, "Your Majesty is wise. This is indeed a matter that cannot be compromised. Although the minister felt that King Yan might be lying and threatening, he couldn't be indifferent. It's just that in this way, we can only start the battle to conquer the west."

Zhu Xiongying said, "This is how it should be."

He Xi said, "The minister understands."

For the battle of the Northwest, He Xi has always attached great importance to it. This kind of attention is not only the battle of the west for the battle of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, it is a crucial battle, if it is said, the battle between the rivers is a battle to ensure the survival of the first. And the battle that determined the strength between the north and the south was the battle of the northwest. As long as the battle of the northwest is won, it will be difficult for Nanjing to turn over. Look at the book

All that's left is to clean up the battlefield.