Perhaps he didn't expect that it was just a tentative attack by a small force, and in the end it would drag all his western half of the grassland into the flames of war.

In the name of revenge, Zhu Di took his more than 1,000 Wang Wei and Xu Yungong's 5,000 Yan cavalry to brazenly invade Wara's sphere of influence. He completely copied the tactics of the Mongols, and the cavalry of the Ming army slaughtered into the Wara tribe one after another, stirring up half of the grassland without peace.

"Your Highness, this is the third Warat tribe in the vicinity. Only captured more than 20 young and strong ......" In front of the camp gate of a tribal camp, Zhu Di rode on a horse and listened to the report of a partial general of the Ming army. "Do you want to put them in the army?"

"Chong, the man taught Aduqin to lead, the woman and the old man rushed to the east, and the prince of Wei would answer him. Cattle and sheep and goods are left behind, and the three armies are rewarded! Zhu Di said.

These days, he imitated the practice of the Mongols in the past, and wrapped the strong men of the conquered tribes in the servant army, so that the number of these Warat troops reached 7,000. Compared to himself, Wang Wei, who has only a thousand people, can be said to be extremely dangerous. But Zhu Di's courage is amazing, and he is not prepared for these mutinies. His bearing made Abduchins both respect and fear him.

Moreover, Zhu Di's rewards and punishments are clear, and after the plunder, the spoils of war will also be distributed to these surrendering soldiers, so this coerced surrendering army is still supportive of Zhu Di.

Of course, it could just be because there hasn't been a setback yet.

"Your Highness, there are fewer and fewer young people in the tribes that have come to break in recent days." Zhang Yu said to Zhu Di worriedly. "It can already be confirmed, and Su Dieer is also mobilizing young people around...... I'm afraid that soon there will be an army of Warats who will come to exterminate us and others. ”

"It's better to come," Zhu Di looked very confident. "If it is going to be winter today, and Sudieer is still mobilizing young and strong at this time, how do you want those herdsmen to survive the winter?"

"The most difficult thing in grassland warfare is to find the enemy's traces. If he is willing to do it himself, he will be in the arms of this king. It's just that Sudie'er wouldn't be so unwise if he thought about it. ”

"What the last general means, if the army of Sudieer is surrounded, how can it resist? After all, this is the territory of Warat, and we are not familiar with it. And there are many fathers and brothers under the command of Sudie'er, who have surrendered to the army for their requisition, if they fight on the battlefield, they are afraid that it will be difficult for the surrender army to become a reliance. Zhang Yu said.

Zhu Di pondered for a while and said, "Order the brothers to deal with it as soon as possible." We won't stay here for long. ”

Fighting in enemy territory, it is taboo to be caught. The grasslands are vast, and even if they are a million troops, they are only a drop in the ocean. As long as you keep moving, it will be very difficult to find an invading army.

Even if it is surrounded by Ye Sudieer, the defenders of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty are not far from here, as long as they hold on for a while, they will be in time.

Now that winter is about to begin, the grassland is full of snow in winter, and the supply of food and grass for the army is inconvenient.

A national war is not so easy to fight.

On August 20, Zhu Di led the army to return south along the Altai Mountains, sweeping through the surrounding tribes along the way, and the army had reached more than 10,000 people, but still no trace of the Warat army was heard. At this time, the tribe was swept away, and the remaining cattle and sheep in the tribe were also pitiful. Zhu Di was secretly puzzled, acted more cautiously, went out day and night, and never stayed in one place for too long.

On August 28, after Zhu Di finished supplying Yijinai, he confirmed to Xu Yungong, who was guarding Yijinai, that there was no attack from the Warat army in recent days, and he already had some speculations in his heart, so he decided to take Hami.

On September 15, Zhu Di marched more than 130 miles east of Hami and found out that there was a large army in Hami to confront him. After exploring the horse, it was found out that it was the Waratou man Haohai Dayu who was conquering Yili.

On September 23, Zhu Di and Zhang Yu discussed, brazenly sent troops, when the two armies were fighting, raided the flank of Wara, Haohai Dayu was frightened, returned to defend himself, Zhu Di took the opportunity to break through the siege of Warat, and entered Hami City.

After entering the city, Zhu Di was extremely surprised to find that the general guarding the city wall here turned out to be a Han Chinese!

"I am grateful to have met my compatriots here!" The Mongol-style leather armor on the guard's body that he found out of nowhere, but he hugged his fist to Zhu Di and the Han people, which seemed a little nondescript. However, the recklessness of the rivers and lakes in the action is not lingering. "If you don't come, I'm afraid you will be lost today."

"You're from Guanzhong?" Zhu Di frowned. "This is the territory of the Yili Khanate, and you are so proficient in Chinese, you obviously grew up in the Central Plains...... And how can they work for the Mongols here? ”

"Who said I was working for the Mongols?" The man's eyes widened, and he was quite angry in his words. "Our leader is a decent Han Chinese, how can he be a cow and a horse for Mengyu. You doll, you don't have the eyesight to see, if you tell me the identity of the leader, I can't help you jump......"

"There are Han people who are officials here?" Zhang Yu was also surprised. I can't help but ask. When asked who their leader was, the guard was in a hurry. Zhu Di didn't reveal his identity, he only asked him to take him to find the person in charge of the city, this Jianghu man didn't even recognize his own royal flag, and he couldn't know too much if he wanted to.

When I arrived at the main building in the city, I saw that a monk was burying his head in the case, and from time to time there were Mongolian and Han generals and officials who came in to report on military affairs, and then respectfully bowed their heads to listen to the training, and the monks ordered them one by one, in an orderly manner.

Zhu Di watched from the side, only to feel that this monk was quite familiar.

The monk finished arranging everything in the city in three or two sentences, then got up, waved all the people on the left and right to retreat, and then walked down the stairs and saluted Zhu Di: "Minister Daoyan, meet His Royal Highness King Yan." I haven't seen him for several years, and His Highness is even more heroic. ”

"Dao Yan?" Zhu Di can be regarded as remembering who this person is. "Are you the monk under the fifth brother?"

This black-clothed monk is Yao Guangxiao, who helped the Ming army destroy the Japanese shogunate in the past. Because of the merit of exterminating the Japanese, he has been awarded the title of good doctor, and he is indeed qualified to be a minister.

However, this person has always been mysterious, even if he was a hero of the imperial court in the past, this person did not show up, but was sealed from afar. Everyone only knew that this person was a confidant of Zhu Su, the king of Zhou, but they didn't know where this person was.

"Why are you here?" When he met his old acquaintance in another country, Zhu Di was also very happy.

"Since I came to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together, looking solemn. "However, the poor monk is the national teacher of Hami at this time, please don't say that you have missed your mouth after your highness comes out of this door......"

"The national teacher of Hami?" Zhu Di was stunned, and he didn't know when another "Hami Country" popped up in this world, but he saw Yao Guangxiao blinking, looking tacit.

Zhu Di thought that this demon monk was interesting.

Yesterday, I was dragged to work overtime until 10 o'clock...... I'm sorry for missing a day. The missing chapters will be filled in a few days!

(End of chapter)