Fu An started all the way from Gansu Town and headed southeast along the Hexi Corridor.

After passing Longshan and entering the Great Wall from Jingyuwei, Fu An could clearly perceive that compared with the cities and forts in the Hexi Corridor, the distribution of the Ming army's troops began to become more and more dense, and even densed to an abnormal state.

There are military stations and fortifications of the Ming army in the countryside along the way, and even the auxiliary soldiers are generally equipped with leather armor, which shows that the Ming Dynasty did not dare to attack because of insufficient troops and equipment, but from the beginning it was intended to use the fortress group in the Hexi Corridor to consume the supplies and morale of the Timurid expeditionary force, and then fought a decisive battle west of Longshan, isolating the impact of the war outside the relatively densely populated Guanzhong.

After all, Timur came from afar, and the Gansu towns located in the Hexi Corridor were all military households, so there was no possibility of food for the enemy, so they could only consume their own supplies, but once Timur's army entered the hinterland of Shaanxi, it would be different.

Shaanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy Division under the jurisdiction of eight prefectures, 21 prefectures, 95 counties, in principle, the predecessor of Gansu Town, "Shaanxi Xingdu Command Division" is the same level as Shaanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy Division and Shaanxi Metropolitan Command Division, and although the capital division and the Xingdu Division are military institutions, theoretically have nothing to do with administrative divisions, but for example, the Liaodong Capital Division or the Shaanxi Xingdu Division in the border area also have civil liability, so it is called the real land division or the real soil line division, in the Ming Dynasty, Gansu Town and Shaanxi Prefecture are under integrated management at the level of first-level administrative divisions.

The Shaanxi Chengxuan political envoy Yamen was stationed in Xi'an Mansion, and after passing through Pingliang Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, Fu An arrived at the end of this journey.

Standing under the towering city walls of Xi'an City, looking up at this ancient capital that has gone through vicissitudes, Fu Anxin swelled with an indescribable excitement, he knew that he was about to meet the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he shouldered the safety of the entire Ming Dynasty in a sense.

Soon Fu An came to the Qin Palace, the Qin Palace, the city is a double city wall inside and outside, the east and west are narrow, the north and south are long, the south is slightly convex outward, there is a brick city inside, there is a Xiao wall outside, between the Xiao wall and the brick city is the rippling moat, the river is introduced from the Chan River in the east of the city through the Longshou Canal, the circumference of the entire palace is 28 miles, the palace is 800 rooms, it is not only the largest building complex in Xi'an City, but also wider than all the vassal mansions, the scale is second only to the Nanjing Palace, even Zhu Di's Yan Wangfu that has not been expanded can not be compared, You must know that the Yan Wangfu was rebuilt on the basis of the Yuan Dadu Palace, which shows how grand the scale of the Qin Wangfu is.

At this time, because the emperor was stationed, Zhu Shangbing, the king of Qin, who had just been robbed of the power of the three guards, also knew each other very well, and obediently got out of the Qin Palace's mansion to live outside.

At this time, Zhu Di was not in the palace, but in the garden of the Qin Palace, the Qin Palace, with a large number of soft tones of cyan glazed tiles, the garden architecture is even more elegant and quiet, the fish and lotus in the pond reflect each other, and the rockery pavilion by the pool reflects the water, Zhu Di likes it very much.

When Fu An followed the palace people to meet him, he was taken to a pond full of white lotus flowers, and the pond was stocked with golden carp, and the palace maid was hitting the pond bank, and when she heard the sound, the golden carp jumped out of the water in an instant, competing for fish food, which was spectacular.

And the pond behind the base earth and stone for the rockery, there are more than 10 pavilions and pavilions built nearby, now it is the spring of Yongle three years, here the begonia Shu red, the pear blossom spits white, all kinds of flowers can be described as the group Luan bush, particularly lovely.

Fu An took a deep breath, tried to calm his excitement, and then walked in.

The fragrance was wafering in the attic, Zhu Di was sitting on the throne, it was a throne carved with dragons and phoenixes, the back of the chair was embroidered with the sun, moon and stars, Zhu Di knocked on the armrest, his eyes were like torches, and he looked at Fu An below.

He had already received Xining Hou Song Sheng's secret fold, and Zhu Di was thinking about whether Fu An was really reliable.

Fu An only felt an invisible pressure rushing to his face, but he knew that he couldn't back down, so he straightened his waist and reported in a deep voice.

Fu An was very cautious in every word, he knew that the information he said might affect the future of Daming, so he didn't dare to hide and exaggerate in the slightest, and just reported everything he knew truthfully.

Zhu Di listened to Fu An's report, and when he heard the specific strength and arrangement of the Timurid Khanate and the intelligence gathering situation, a chill flashed in his eyes, and when he heard that there were contradictions and divisions within it, the corners of his mouth hooked up a subtle smile.

After listening to the report, Zhu Di quickly made a judgment that the intelligence brought back by Fu An was very important to Da Ming, and he not only wanted to thank Fu An for his loyalty and courage comparable to Su Wu, but also for the valuable information he brought back for Da Ming.

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Fu Qing, this information of yours, especially the matter of Timur's serious illness and Khalil's plan to cut off the supply of the forward, is like timely rain for the Ming Dynasty, and it solves my urgent need, and I will immediately convene the generals to discuss countermeasures." ”

"In the nineteenth year of the former Han Dynasty Su Wu envoy to the Huns, he began to return to Guji, so that Zhi Zhishan Yu Nai actually saw harm, and now look at Fu Qing's matter, how similar it is

Fu Qing has been able to hold out in the Timurid Khanate for so many years, and I will not treat meritorious officials badly. ”

Fu An heard the emperor's affirmation, and a warm current surged in his heart.

For him Fu An, any appointment and commendation is actually less important than the recognition of Daming as an out-of-territory lonely minister.

Zhu Di directly asked Yang Shiqi beside him to draw up a decree: "Give Fu An ten silver coins, a collar of unicorn clothes, ten horses of yarn, three pieces of cotton, 20,000 pieces of Daming treasure banknotes, and promote Shaoqing of Taichang Temple." ”

Zhu Di's reward is not stingy, Fu An's original position is the seventh grade in the matter, and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is the fourth grade, which is equivalent to the sixth rank in a row, if it is impossible in ordinary times, if it is not for Fu An's great perseverance and great merit, it is looking at the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid it will be difficult to appear.

And Zhu Di continued: "Now the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to the foreign exchanges of the surrounding countries, since Fu Qing is proficient in Persian and other languages, and knows the customs and customs of Western countries, he can assist the Ministry of Rites to train more officials who can be stationed abroad, if Zheng He's fleet returns, next time he can also go to sea with them, and set up angel pavilions in Western countries National teachers are very interested in this aspect, and when they arrive in Nanjing, they can ask more national teachers for advice." ”

"Yes."

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Zhu Di sat in the side hall of the palace, his eyes were as deep as a pool, the light from the window lattice reflected Zhu Di's face half-bright and half-dark, his gaze swept over the solemn generals in the hall, each of them was an iron-blooded man who had experienced a hundred battles, and their eyes flashed with a desire for the upcoming war.

Zhu Di believed that the three major battalions that had experienced the Northern Expedition were more than enough even if they were the expeditionary force that confronted Timur head-on.

But fighting a war is not a game of chess, and it is not necessary to swing the horse and horses in all situations, but to be able to consume the enemy, find fighters, and achieve final victory, which is the essence of war.

Fu An brought back the news that Timur was seriously ill and Haril usurped power, but Zhu Di was experienced in a hundred battles and knew that there might be fraud in this, so he did not believe it all, but made a decision after a while.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

Zhu Di spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful: "You have all read the information, Timur is seriously ill, and his expeditionary force has been torn apart, and the emperor and grandson Khalil are secretly plotting to cut off the supply of grain and grass to the pioneer Hari Sultan, and want to eradicate this great trouble with the help of our army." ”

Hearing this, the generals exchanged glances with each other, and they naturally understood what the civil strife in the Timurid Empire meant to the Ming army - this was an opportunity that could change the pattern of the Western Regions and even the entire world.

Zhu Neng, the highest-ranking general, nodded: "If the information is true, it is indeed a godsend, but Haril wants to use our hands to get rid of Hari Sultan, hmph, he has a good plan." ”

Someone said: "Timur is seriously ill, and his vanguard army will be in chaos, and if we take this opportunity to attack, we will surely win a great victory." ”

"That being said, we have to guard against it."

Another general frowned and said: "In case we rashly attack, this information is false, and we deliberately lure our army to abandon the fortress group and dispatch the main force to fight with it, isn't it right in its hands?" ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he smiled slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes: "You all have a point, Timur's serious illness cannot be ruled out as fake news, but this is also our opportunity, even if it is fake, how can I let the enemy get his wish?" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di stood up, walked to the map, pointed to the direction of Longshan and said: "Pass the order, order all units of our army to assemble in the direction of Longshan, and then go out of Liangzhou to stand by." At the same time, let the Marquis of Xining send scouts to find out the situation, and if Haril really cut off the supply of Hari Sultan, we will take the opportunity to send cavalry to attack and crush Timur's vanguard army in one fell swoop; If it's just a bluff, we'll just wait and see. ”

When the generals heard this, they agreed in unison.

Zhu Di's decision is not only a confident reflection of the strength of the Ming army, but also a thoughtful consideration of the battle situation.

Starting from Guanzhong, although it is thousands of miles away to Liangzhouwei, the post road soldiers along the way are complete, and the army can be marched for more than ten days, and when it comes to Liangzhouwei, whether it is to strengthen the defense of the Hexi Corridor or to find fighters to engage with the Timurid army is in the hands of the Ming army.

In any case, this kind of decision to attack and retreat and defend cannot be wrong.

"The position of the 3,000 battalion should be deployed at the front."

Zhu Di's gaze turned to the map again, he pondered for a moment, and then pointed to the position of Suzhou Wei and said: "If the supply of Timur's forward army is cut off, you can attack with cavalry clusters and defeat Timur's army in one fell swoop." ”

His finger crossed an arc on the map, which was the offensive line of the Ming army and the enemy's death line, and this route was the most likely passage for Timur's vanguard army to withdraw to Beshbali territory.

In the end, Zhu Di made a series of detailed deployments, including the transfer of various departments, the reserve of grain and grass, the actions of scouts, etc., each of his deployments was like a chess piece, which was skillfully placed on the chessboard by him, constituting a perfect battle situation.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was wearing battle armor, strode out of the queue, and clasped his hands into fists: "Father, the son has something to say." ”

Zhu Di raised his head, a trace of appreciation flashed in his eyes, the second child is brave and good at fighting, and now he has a bit of a sense of developing towards the path of wisdom and bravery, which is a rare general who can be cultivated.

"Let's talk about it."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di with blazing eyes: "Father, the retainers think that although the news of Timur is unconfirmed, our army does have a chance, if the 3,000 battalions need to go out to Suzhou, the ministers are willing to lead a group of elite cavalry, with Shazhou Wei as a foothold, go to Hamiwei to find out the truth, if the news is true, then take the opportunity to entangle Hari Sultan and create fighters for the 3,000 battalions, otherwise the enemy has more cavalry and carries some supplies, once they withdraw, it will be difficult to chase." ”

"And Erchen is still a little worried."

Zhu Gaoxu further elaborated his view: "If Hari Sultan is really in a hurry, he may not have traveled thousands of miles back to Samarkand, but occupied Besshbali or went to the northern steppes to join the Warats. ”

When Chengguo Gong Zhu Neng heard this, his eyebrows raised slightly, he knew the importance of this battle, and he also understood what Zhu Gaoxu's words meant.

If it is false news, Zhu Gaoxu's move is undoubtedly putting himself in danger; But if the news is true, this battle can disrupt the enemy's deployment and gain the initiative for the Ming army.

And when Zhu Gaoxu's request echoed in the hall, Zhu Di's heart did not respond immediately, he knew that as the king of a country and the commander of the Ming army, he could not make decisions based on blood or family affection alone, what he needed to consider was the entire battle situation, the life and death of the Ming Dynasty.

He closed his eyes and felt and analyzed with his battle-hardened intuition.

Although the news brought back by Fu An is important, the risk is also huge, if this is Timur's plan to lure the enemy, then the Ming army may fall into a place of no return, but conversely, if this news is true, then Zhu Gaoxu's initiative may win valuable fighters for the Ming army.

Because Zhu Di also knows very well that the deployment of the 3,000 battalions is already very advanced, if another forward cavalry is sent to the front, then it will be difficult to get support from the rear on the battlefield.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "Do you know the risks of this trip?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu replied calmly: "Erchen naturally knows, whether he will be tricked or not, just say that although the Timurid vanguard army can't gnaw our fortress, it doesn't mean that the field battle is not good, on the contrary, the enemy is also the elite of a hundred battles, but as a child of the royal family, now that the Ming Dynasty has been invaded by the Timurid Khanate, the sons should take the initiative to share the worries of their father!" The son is willing to make a military order, and if he can't complete the task, he is willing to be dealt with by military law! ”

A hint of approval flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, since the second child took the initiative to ask for battle, he must have some plans.

So, Zhu Di nodded: "Okay!" Since this is the case, I will grant you what you want, and you will go and select 5,000 elite soldiers and strong generals, as the first of the army, and you must be careful when you go out of Shazhou. ”

A hint of joy flashed in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, and he clasped his fists again and bowed: "Thank you for your trust!" The sons will not fail in their mission! ”

"At the same time, all soldiers and horses are ready to fight and are ready to support at any time."

With Zhu Di's order, the main force of the Ming army stationed in Guanzhong began to act, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately began to prepare for his expedition.

The sky was slightly bright, and the military camp outside Xi'an was still shrouded in silence in the morning light, Zhu Di stood on the platform, his eyes passed through the mist, and looked at the cavalry team ready to go on the school field from a distance.

At the front of the team, Zhu Gaoxu was wearing bright light armor, holding a long lance, and straddled a tall war horse.

Behind him were five thousand carefully selected cavalrymen, also dressed in armor and armed with weapons, lined up in a uniform position on the school grounds.

Zhu Di looked at his son's heroic figure, and a complex emotion surged in his heart, including pride, because Zhu Gaoxu was the most outstanding son in his eyes, a general he cultivated single-handedly, and a comrade-in-arms who really "went into battle" with him; There are also worries among them, because the battlefield is ruthless, and he is worried that his son will be injured or even killed. But more than that, it is expectation and trust, Zhu Di believes that Zhu Gaoxu can complete this mission and win victory for the Ming army, just as he did in the battles of Baigou River, Gaocheng, Jiahe, Lingbi and so on.

As the horn sounded, Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry team to set off slowly, and the horse's hooves stepped through the sandy land of the school field and disappeared outside the camp gate.

Zhu Di watched them go away until their figures completely disappeared from sight.

At this moment, Zhu Di's inner state is like a silent volcano, seemingly calm on the surface, but in fact his heart is turbulent.

As a battle-hardened commander, he has long been accustomed to the cruelty and uncertainty of war, however, when he saw his son Zhu Gaoxu lead the cavalry to the battle, Zhu Di's inner defense line was still lightly touched, at least at the moment now, he is no longer the ruthless war machine, but a father who is worried about his son's safety.

However, as an emperor determined to establish immortality, Zhu Di could not let these personal emotions affect his decision-making, he had to remain calm forever, so he held back his inner worries and reluctance, and continued to coordinate and deploy the rest of the Ming army to march towards the Hexi Corridor.

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The night was like ink, and the campfire was swaying.

Hari Sultan's face was gloomy in the firelight, and it was very different from the orders brought by the official messengers, and the news brought by his cronies was like a bolt from the blue, and his heart was shattered—Timur Khan had died of illness, and Khalil had usurped military power.

In this way, the reason why the previous messenger let him continue to storm Hamiwei makes sense, and Khalil doesn't want him to go back at all!

And this news is undoubtedly five thunderbolts for Hari Sultan, grandfather Timur is like a bright light in his heart, and now, this bright light has suddenly gone out, and his future has become dark.

To add to his despair, Khalil had been cut off from his supplies, and no more supplies would be delivered from the rear.

The consequences of the lack of food and grass, all the generals understand, that is, the morale of the army is weak, the countries of Beshibali and the Western Regions cannot provide too many supplies, Hari Sultan is in a precarious situation, he knows that he must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise there is only a dead end waiting for him.

Harry Sultan paced back and forth in his tent, his heart like a river overturned.

He thought about continuing to fight, but Hamiwei's fortress was like an impregnable wall, and he had no chance at all.

He also thought about surrendering to Khalil, but he thought of the cunning and ruthlessness of his brother hidden behind his cheerful face, and he dismissed this thought.

But just then, a thought flashed through his mind, and Harry Sultan's ambition burned like a fire.

The death of Timur Khan and the usurpation of power by Khalil made him realize that this was a golden opportunity, and now he had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his own army, and all of them were elite soldiers.

He gazed deeply at the map of Beshbali, a country in the Western Regions, with its geographical location, large oases and several large rivers, suitable for grazing, and it was the ideal new territory in his heart.

The capture of Beshbali will not only provide him with a stable base base, but also allow him to use it as a springboard to gradually rule the entire Western Regions, and even erode the territory of the Warats to the north.

Hari Sultan's heart was filled with nostalgia and longing for the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, a once glorious country with a vast territory and a powerful army, and he dreamed of being able to rebuild the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, make himself the overlord of the Western Regions, and make the entire Western Regions submit to his feet.

If this is achieved, then it will not be impossible to fight back to Samarkand even in the future.

As Harry Sultan sat in his tent planning for the future, the sound of hurried footsteps of his cronies shattered the silence in the tent, and his anxious expression signaled the seriousness of the situation.

"Oh no!"

The cronies panted and knelt in front of Hari Sultan: "The cavalry of the Ming Army has marched from Shazhou Wei and is coming towards us!" ”

When Harry Sultan heard this, his heart sank, and he understood what it meant—there was an inner ghost.

Without accurate intelligence, it would be impossible for the Ming army, which planned to rely on the fortress group in the Hexi Corridor to hold on, take the initiative to change its strategy, let alone come so quickly.

He quickly walked to the map, his eyes wandered back and forth in the direction of Gansu and Shaanxi, the Ming army was like a poisonous snake, quietly completing the assembly, biting at his heart Hari Sultan's heart was like a mirror, he must make a decision immediately, otherwise the fate that awaits him will be the destruction of the whole army.

However, at this time, Hari Sultan had no way to retreat, his supplies were cut off by Haril, and the sudden attack of the Ming army made him even more passive, and he felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart, as if everything was developing in the direction he least wanted to see.

But Hari Sultan knew very well that it was useless for him to want to or not.

"How many people are there in the Ming army?"

"About four or five thousand riders."

Harry Sultan's mind was still clear, and he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"You can't be entangled by the cavalry of the Ming army, you can't get rid of it."

"Pass the order."

He said in a deep voice: "The whole army will continue to storm Hamiwei, and then secretly withdraw tonight. ”

As Hari Sultan's order was given, busy footsteps rang out again in the barracks.

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Harry Sultan didn't run away in the end.

Although there were many cavalry in his troops, infantry and engineering troops also accounted for a considerable proportion, while Zhu Gaoxu led a pure cavalry, which worked day and night, biting the tail of his army on the Gobi Desert.

Harry Sultan tried to send a small number of cavalry to break the rear, but to no avail.

As a last resort, Hari Sultan, who was caught up, could only line up on the vast Gobi, intending to beat the Ming cavalry that was entangled with them and then get out.

On the opposite side, the military formation formed by the five thousand Ming cavalry is like a sharp sword out of the sheath, the cold light is shimmering, Zhu Gaoxu is wearing heavy armor, sitting on a tall war horse, and is at the front of the sharp arrow array, like the god of war descending into the world.

The air was obscured by the dust and smoke raised by the iron hooves, and only a piece of chaos remained between heaven and earth, and with Zhu Gaoxu's order, the Ming cavalry surged like a tide, and the spears in their hands flashed with a cold light, like the sickle of death.

Hari Sultan quickly ordered the archers of the Timurid Khanate to rain down on the Ming army's charging ranks, and these well-trained Timurid Khanator archers filled their bows and roared through the sky with a rain of arrows that shot at the Ming cavalry.

The Ming cavalry, on the other hand, relied on round shields and armor to withstand the rain of arrows and rushed to within fifty paces of Harry Sultan's troops.

Fifty paces is the best range for riding a bow.

Subsequently, the Ming cavalry began to cut diagonally through the phalanx of the Timurid people with amazing tactical execution and returned to the starting position.

This was the "mangu" tactic that the Mongols were best at, and the Ming forward cavalry, which had a considerable number of Tartar officers in the army, was also extremely skilled in this.

In this way, the cavalry of the Ming army led by Zhu Gaoxu has always been tightly biting Harry Sultan's troops, once Harry Sultan began to march, he ran up to attack and harass, and after being disturbed, once Hari Sultan was arrayed, the Ming army would choose to avoid the battle or come up to ride and shoot kites.

Harry Sultan really has no choice, and the only countermeasure at this time is to use cavalry clusters to fight.

However, this means that Harry Sultan's descendant cavalry, which he regarded as a treasure and survived the siege unscathed, may become an outcast, because although he has more than 7,000 cavalry under his command, he is not absolutely sure that he will defeat these Ming cavalry.

And without this cavalry force, he would be equivalent to being cut off an arm, not only his mobility ability was greatly reduced, but it was also difficult for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest.

And when Hari Sultan hesitated, his last chance was lost.

Zhu Gaochu had confirmed that this vanguard army was indeed abandoned by the Timurid Khanate, and thanks to Zhu Gaoxu's entanglement with him on the Gobi Desert for more than ten days, Tonganhou Huoli Huozhen led 3,000 battalions and more than 30,000 cavalry from Shaanxi and Gansu to catch up.

Seeing that the Ming army was strong, the cavalry of the Bali and Western Regions countries, as well as the Mongolians, Wu'er and other tribes, also scattered one after another.

The Ming army ignored the fleeing men, and with the forces of Ali Sultan remaining with just over 30,000 men from his headquarters, a decisive battle began.

With every charge, countless lives were lost in the dust; With each swing of the knife, blood blooms into poignant flowers in the air.

The sound of iron colliding, the neighing of war horses, and the shouts of soldiers are intertwined to form a tragic symphony.

The battle entered a white-hot phase, and the Ming army, relying on the superiority of pure cavalry troops, continued to launch fierce charges, while Hari Sultan's army, although struggling, showed amazing tenacity.

However, under the onslaught of the Ming army, Harry Sultan's army gradually became tired, their formation began to loosen, and their morale began to decline.

However, at this critical moment, Hari Sultan personally led an elite cavalry to launch a counterattack, and they swept the flank of the Ming army like a violent wind.

The flank of the Ming army fell into chaos in an instant, Zhu Gaoxu witnessed all this, but did not show the slightest panic, he knew that the decision at this moment would determine the direction of the battle.

"Leave him alone, we'll break through!"

Soon, Zhu Gaoxu led hundreds of fully armored and handcuffed armored cavalry to break through the center of the enemy army and plunge into its heart, followed by the light cavalry of the Ming army, who brandished spears and knives in their hands and rushed towards the enemy with shouts.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of handcuffs firing is endless, this may be the first appearance of the "pistol cavalry" in the history of this world, but at this time no one has realized its significance, only when people turn over the history of war will find that the appearance of firearms has quietly changed the tactics of the ancient cavalry.

The two sides were once again in a fierce confrontation, and on the battlefield, life was constantly dying, but the courage of the warriors did not diminish in the slightest, and they fought with all their might for their faith and glory.

In the end, after a long and arduous battle, the Ming army succeeded in defeating Hari Sultan's army by virtue of their superior hard power and a slight victory over the opponent's work and rest.

Harry Sultan died heroically in the midst of the chaos, his dreams and ambitions were dashed with his death, his army was completely crumbled under the onslaught of the Ming army, their formation was completely disrupted, and the soldiers scattered and fled, while the Ming army pursued the victory, giving the enemy no respite.

When the last enemy cavalry disappeared in the dust, the noise on the battlefield gradually subsided, and only the sound of hunting with the wind swept the remnants of the banner remained.

Zhu Gaoxu slowly took off his hood, his tired but joyful face was revealed in the air, his gaze swept across the battlefield, those once fresh lives were now cold corpses, but their sacrifices were exchanged for the victory of the Ming army.

Zhu Gaoxu ordered the troops to be gathered, the casualties counted, and scouts sent to find out the movements of the Timurid people, and the battle was won, but the war was far from over.

Huo Li Huozhen and Zhu Gaoxu gathered their generals to discuss the next plan of action, and in the end, Zhu Gaoxu decided to adopt the strategy of dividing his troops and sent a part of his army to continue to pursue the remnants of Hari Sultan in order to completely annihilate them; The other part of the army was responsible for garrisoning important towns in the Western Regions, pacifying the people and resuming production.

After a series of actions by the Ming army, the remnants of Harry Sultan were finally completely annihilated, the situation in the Western Regions gradually stabilized, the Ming army strictly maintained military discipline, helped the local people to rebuild their homes, resume production, towns and villages around the country began to regain their former vitality and vitality, and the soldiers of the Ming army also won the respect and love of the people in the Western Regions with their practical actions.

Unlike the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty began with the Hongwu Dynasty, except for the Blue Jade Western Expedition, the influence of the Ming Dynasty on the Western Regions was almost always in a state of "zero", and the good fighters had no outstanding achievements, although many of the preparations for the Ming army's large battles did not come in handy, with the sudden death of Timur, the world's first and second two powers did not have a national war level war in the Hexi Corridor, but this does not mean that this military operation is meaningless.

Politically speaking, the Ming Dynasty strengthened its control over the countries of the Western Regions, and Beshibali, who was afraid of being destroyed, saw the failure of the expedition of the Timurid Khanate, and quickly turned the bow of the ship and completely fell to the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty had more than a dozen tributary vassal states.

Militarily, this operation not only strengthened the northwest frontier defense, but also greatly affected the situation on the grassland, the Warat Department was shocked to find that now the Ming army can go directly from their south, whether to fight them is one thing, whether they can fight them is another thing, the Ming Dynasty's deterrence to the Warat Department can be said to be a straight line up, which can not help but make the Tatar Department was hit hard and wanted to go eastward Warat people honest.

In short, after a series of wars from the autumn of the second year of Yongle to the spring of the third year of Yongle, through the cutting of feudal domains, the conquest of Tatars, and the resistance to the invasion of Timur, the Ming Dynasty has now basically stabilized the northern defense line, which became extremely weak after the Battle of Jingyan, and has fiercely deterred dozens of countries and tribes on the border of thousands of miles from west to east.

And for the northwest, although the Silk Road is now cut off, but the basic trade still needs to be re-launched, with Hamiwei as a mutual market, the two sides have carried out extensive trade and cultural exchanges, and with the prosperity of trade, the treasures of the Western Regions, spices, medicinal materials and other commodities continue to flow into the Ming Dynasty, enriching the life of the people of the Ming Dynasty, at the same time, the silk, tea, porcelain, cotton cloth and other commodities of the Ming Dynasty are also loved by the princes and nobles of the Western Regions and the commoners.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty, where the national security situation was completely reversed, the Timurid Khanate at this time, with the death of Timur, fell into a brief period of chaos.

Timur likes to play with feudalism like Lao Zhu, but he is obviously wilder, thanks to the Mongol Empire's habit of dividing the land, Timur often gives large areas of conquered territory to meritorious officials, for example, the founder of the Aries Dynasty Kara Osman is because he participated in the Ankara campaign to set up a work, Timur gave him the entire Diyarbakir as a fief, so the entire Timurid Khanate is actually composed of different levels of feudal lords.

Of course, no matter what, the principle of "establishing a successor and establishing a long-term success" is fine, and although Timur's eldest son only Hanjieer was determined early on as a prince and has outstanding military achievements, he has great prestige in the army, if he lives normally, no one dares to covet the Khan, but unfortunately only Hanjieer died too early, and his eldest son Ma Heima's ability is far inferior to him, and many emperors and grandsons are not convinced.

As soon as Timur died, Khalil returned home with a large army that wanted to return home, and then took control of Samarkand Khan, while his fourth uncle Shaharu raised troops from the fiefdom of Khorasan (located in the northeast of Iran, south of Turkmenistan, and north of Afghanistan) and began his journey of "Mukden".

In order to win the support of the Ming Dynasty, when Haril led the army west to Samarkand, when he returned to the banks of the Syr Darya River, he not only released the members of the Ming delegation who were detained and returned to China led by the deputy envoy Yang Dewen, but also allowed the court envoy of the Kingdom of Castile in Spain, Ro Gozelaiz Claviyo, and the Bavarian knight Johann Hiltberg and other Westerners to visit the Ming Dynasty together.

These people set out from the Syr Darya River, all the way through the long journey of thousands of miles, when they arrived in Nanjing, it was already the late autumn of the third year of Yongle, and as soon as they arrived, they were warmly received by Jiang Xinghuo.

(End of chapter)