Prince Shami Chagan was in Zhu Di's military camp and behaved very respectfully.

He always hoped that Da Ming would be as generous as before.

For example, the former Hami king.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the northwest region was not subordinate, repeatedly invaded the border, the old general Song Sheng defeated the other party many times, and recovered Hami, but at that time, Hami, because of years of division, cruel rule, the local Han people have been extremely rare.

According to local conditions, Zhu Yuanzhang set up local officials such as Andingwei and Aduanwei in Hami, attracted a large number of forces, and gradually formed an encirclement of Hami.

Zhu Yuanzhang considered the local situation, agreed to Anker Timur's request, allowed Anker's Timur to return to Hami City, and named him the king of Zhongshun, ensuring peace in the Hami region.

Until the Great Khan of the Warat Division, the Ghost Force, poisoned and killed the King of Zhongshun, and then led his troops to invade Hami.

In the end, according to the situation, Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Di to send troops to defeat Guilichi, and recovered Hami and Dongchagatai in one fell swoop.

As the son of the Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Shami Chagan hoped that the Ming Dynasty would allow him to return to the Eastern Chagatai as before, and according to the precedent of King Hami, he would also be given the title of Zhongshun King, and he would be in charge of the Eastern Chagatai.

There is such a misunderstanding, because he is not very familiar with Daming.

Since the Ming Dynasty restructured the Eastern Chagatai Khanate into a capital division, it explains everything.

Zhu Di knew this person's appeal in his heart, but Zhu Di couldn't agree to this person, but this person was very important, and for Timur's westward expedition, he also needed this person's efforts to contact inside and outside.

Jin Zhong was fully prepared.

"The relationship is complicated, and the war in the former Eastern Chagatai Khanate is too fierce and prolonged, making it difficult for outsiders to distinguish their situation."

In order to find out the situation in various places, Jin Zhong, as the secretary of the military department, has made great efforts to understand the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Western Chagatai Khanate from various channels over the years.

"Not to mention things that are too long ago, after the death of the Yalija Sihuo, Hammar al-Din launched a rebellion, slaughtered many golden families, and established himself as the Khan of Eastern Chagatai, at this time Timur, who unified the Western Chagatai Khanate, also began to invade the east frequently."

"Timur also invaded the east?"

Zhu Di looked curious, "Since you choose to invade the east, with his strength and ability, he should be able to annex Dongchagatai." ”

Although he has to fight with the other party, Zhu Di still recognizes Timur's martial arts.

"As Your Majesty sees it."

Jin Zhong pointed to the surrounding barrenness, "The foundation of war is to be able to loot materials, and the barrenness here made Timur give up quickly, so he changed to the west." ”

Zhu Di nodded understandingly.

The huge southern region of Yili, with a population of only more than 100,000, has already explained everything.

"However, although Timur left the Eastern Chagatai, but Hammadin was also defeated by Timur, and finally disappeared, in such a situation, Hammardin's nephew Kumada, because of his own lack of prestige, so he launched the black child fireman, that is, the younger brother of the Yeliya fire thinker, became the Great Khan, and indirectly controlled the Eastern Chagatai."

So to speak.

Zhu Di suddenly realized.

Why did the black son of fire and his son Shami Chagan take the initiative to join the Ming Dynasty, and why were they hostile to Timur.

There is a great enemy outside, and there are powerful ministers inside.

Now that the black child is dead, Kuda has also been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and Sha Micha is in his tent, these historical disputes should also disappear.

"Sha Mi Chagan's heart knot, what do you think is good for dealing with it?"

Zhu Di asked.

Jin Zhong thought for a moment and replied: "The Eastern Chagatai Metropolitan Division has already announced to the world that it is impossible to give it to him no matter what, but we can help him establish a country, find a piece of land in Central Asia, give him the population he can take away, and make him the king of the region." ”

"It can not only appease him and let him continue to work for Daming, but also make him have to rely on Daming in order to gain a foothold in a strange land, which indirectly strengthens my Daming's control in distant regions."

"It's a brilliant plan."

Zhu Di stroked his palms and smiled, and said happily: "Since we want to choose a piece of land for him, then we also want Daming to win the victory with Timur, which will make him work harder." ”

"What about Kuda?"

"This man will be killed."

"And why?" Zhu Di asked.

"This person is not familiar."

"His uncle Hammar al-Din established himself as a khan, vigorously hunted down the former royal family, and at the same time took great care of him, but as a result, this person had a different heart very early, and hid the black child fire for 20 years, as soon as his uncle died, he immediately launched the black child fire person and controlled the local government, which shows how deep his ambitions are hidden, and he is by no means willing to be left behind."

Jin Zhong explained in detail.

Hear out.

Zhu Di shook his head, the temple is small and the demon is strong, and the population is less than 200,000 Yili Lili, compared to the Tang Dynasty, the population can be said to be one in ten, after listening to Jin Zhong's words, he knows how serious the war in this land is.

In such a place, it is necessary to overcorrect and learn from the Song Dynasty in order to bring peace.

Whoever has the biggest fist is the king.

It has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Jin Zhong got Zhu Di's approval and went to find Shami Chagan.

"Prince, how many men can you pull up?"

"Huh?"

Sha Micha Gan's face was dazed.

"Higashi Chagatai will definitely not be given to you." Jin Zhong said directly.

Sha Michagan's face was difficult to look at, but he didn't dare to show it, now he is under the eaves, not to mention that Daming is so strong, in his eyes, the war between Daming and Timur, Daming will definitely win the final victory.

In addition to the appeal of interests, the same is true for standing in line in advance.

"So if you want to know how many people you can attract, Your Majesty can decide how much land to give you, otherwise you don't have your own cronies, and you can't manage the land given to you."

Sha Michagan became more and more confused, and asked cautiously, "Land?" Where the land. ”

"It depends on your strength, as well as your contribution to Daming."

Sha Michagan's eyes lit up, he already understood what Jin Zhong meant, his heart became excited, and he said loudly: "There are two hundred people in my old department, and the reputation of our family is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and at least five thousand people can be pulled. ”

Sha Michagan said a lot.

If you could pull up 5,000 people, you wouldn't be so downcast.

As for the name.

Whoever cares about your name, the army in your hand is everything.

If you really talk about the current prestige, the Kumada family is even bigger than their so-called Great Khan family, because this family has more troops in Yili, but it has been captured by the Ming army and the thief first.

"So be it."

Jin Zhong brought the map, pointed to a few of them and said: "If you want to stay in the Huathornzimo area, you can choose a place for you, and the Ming Dynasty will crown you as the King of Loyalty." ”

"But if you're willing to go to West Asia, Tabriz and Baghdad are up to you."

Jin Zhong said generously.

Hearing Jin Zhong's words, Sha Michagan's eyes turned red.

Didn't Da Ming know how rich these areas were, Sha Mi Chagan couldn't help but think about it.

"Of course, the premise is that Prince Shami Chagan has his own strength, otherwise Da Ming can help you stabilize for a while, but he can't help you stabilize for a lifetime, and Da Ming will not send troops to garrison in those areas."

Jin Zhong said with a smile: "But Daming can agree with you that in addition to paying taxes, you will also provide food and grass supplies for the Ming army, and Daming can leave part of the army to help you stabilize the place." ”

Of course, the Huathornzim region mentioned by Jin Zhong is not the heyday, but a piece of land that has shrunk in Central Asia, with many mountains and deserts, and a harsh climate, and no one will choose this place.

Sha Michagan still hopes to return to the East Chagatai area, although the population here is insufficient, but in the end it is his hometown, but now the Ming Dynasty has been open and sincere.

In this case, Shami Chagan also accepted the reality in his heart.

The main thing is the reward given by Daming, so that Sha Michagan can't refuse.

Although these areas are far west, the Ming Dynasty is even suspected of being generous to others, but because of his confidence in the Ming army, Sha Michagan feels that as long as the Ming army is willing to support him, it is not impossible.

After convincing Shami Chagan, the Ming army also solved the uncontrollable factors in Yili and established the Western Expedition Alliance, led by Zhu Neng's Left Army.

Wang Zhen and Zhu Gaoxu.

The two led 5,000 cavalry, had already left my Gan, and in the area of Dashigan, they encountered a tribe under the banner of the Timurid Khanate, and directly leveled it, eliminating more than 3,000 people and seizing some supplies.

Zhu Di and the Chinese army also left Alimatu and arrived in Tokmok, the area around the Kyrgyz Mountains, detoured to Koshgar, or Atami, and then westward to Sanchor Lake.

"There is plenty of water, fertile land, and a pleasant climate, so you can build a city."

Zhu Di sighed.

This place is the territory of Kyrgyzstan in the future, it is a canyon area between the Kyrgyz Mountains and the Tien Shan Mountains, which is a strategic location, a natural fortress, and you can see the remnants of the city thousands of years ago.

500,000 military and civilian journeys, supply points were established along the way, rich areas and strategic points were left behind, and some garrisons formed a line.

With points to faces, the influence of the Ming Dynasty expanded.

On the railway in Jiayuguan, countless materials continue to arrive at Weilumu, and then through vehicles and livestock, which need to be transported nearly 4,000 miles to reach my dry.

This is still the railway of Hami, otherwise it would not be just 4,000 miles, but nearly 6,000 miles.

From Beiping to Panyu, Guangdong, it is only four or five thousand miles.

Nearly 100,000 reserve troops set up military stations along the way to defend supply points, and 200,000 people and ants moved to carry countless supplies to our trunk, plus hundreds of thousands of livestock.

Daming can be described as a national supply.

Therefore, Zhu Di's army walked very slowly, in addition to the difficulties of the road, mainly because of the difficulties of logistics.

The difficulty of this operation is becoming more and more apparent.

Fight to feed the war.

But Yili did not have the materials to meet such tactics, otherwise Timur would not have changed to the west, although there were concerns about the reason for the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it can also be seen that Yili was barren.

A thousand years ago, there was still a strong country, and hundreds of years ago, the Yili was able to allow the Mongols to feed the war with war and obtain supplies for them to continue their westward expeditions, but now, they cannot supply Timur's eastern expedition or the Ming Dynasty's western expedition.

There will always be a day when the vitality is exhausted.

It's like China.

Three hundred years of attrition have left China in a semi-colonial situation.

The great powers divided China's land as their own spoils, and China's representatives in the League of Nations could only cry out weakly, just like Balak in later generations.

"The march is too slow, it won't work."

Zhu Di arrived at the Naryn River.

I finally understood why the boss made up his mind to go south, and the idea of the southward faction, it was really too difficult to go west, and it only brought consumption, but there was no benefit at all.

The size of the army and the materials consumed this time have already made a lot of money in Southeast Asia.

But the military has already begun, and Timur will definitely invade the Ming Dynasty, the situation is not up to anyone, and Zhu Di is not a step-by-step person, and he will best adapt measures to local conditions.

At this time.

Zhang Fu's 30,000-strong army was in the Akxi area, and Zhu Neng's 20,000-strong coalition army was in the area of Fearsol, hundreds of miles apart.

It's too big.

"Send someone to tell Zhang Fu that he and Wang Zhen will join forces to attack Samarkand, and if they can take it, they will take it, and if they can't take it, they will surround the city, surround the point and send reinforcements, and consume the opponent's military strength."

"Tell Zhu Neng to lead the coalition forces to harass Badahei as soon as possible."

Zhang Fu's right army and Wang Zhen's forward army combined, Samarkand was not only the capital of the Timurid Khanate, but also Timur's hometown, and the savings over the years made the city very rich.

In the current situation, Zhu Di hopes that these armies can obtain supplies from Samarkand, alleviate the forage materials needed by the army, and let the logistics mainly transport military materials such as gunpowder.

Shami Chagan has already left Zhu Di, relying on his own name, in the end he also recruited hundreds of people, took the initiative to go to Tashkent, contacted Benjamin and others, and responded to the call of the Ming Dynasty.

September of the 36th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Fu, Zhu Gaoxu, Wang Zhen and others led an army of 40,000 to attack all the way, passing through Da Shugan and entering the sphere of influence of the Timurid Khanate, first breaking through several tribes and seizing some supplies.

"Now there is no shortage of food and grass for the army, but gunpowder, lead, etc. are consumed very much."

Wang Zhen said.

There are still two hundred miles away from Samarkand, and if you choose to go straight to this city, you will inevitably face a lot of wars, and it will increase the consumption of military supplies, and if the supplies cannot keep up, it will be a big trouble.

"Could it be that our army can't fight without firearms?"

The young Zhu Gaoxu said unconvinced.

When he was a child, he learned not only firearms, but also horseback archery.

"Fighting is definitely capable of fighting, but the training of the army in recent years mainly revolves around firearms, and the rest is fighting bayonets, but I am afraid that changing tactics will cause a lot of casualties."

Zhu Gaoxu did not argue.

Whether it is the father or the eldest brother, they have all told themselves that they should listen to the advice of others.

"Let's fight."

Zhang Fu said firmly.

"Your Majesty urged us to march with the aim of taking Samarkand as soon as possible, although it is up to us to decide according to the needs of the situation, but it can also be seen that the hardships of transportation in the rear."

"Only by taking this city as soon as possible can we minimize casualties to the greatest extent, in this case, the long pain is better than the short pain, since the army is fighting, it is not afraid of sacrifice."

Zhang Fu is the chief soldier.

Zhu Gaochi was impressed by Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu seems to be very bookish, he is still the principal of Beiping School, has established an education system, and has always been benevolent to the sergeants, but he didn't expect to be so "ruthless".

Once the military order is issued, everything will be done as soon as possible.

Tens of thousands of cavalry were invincible.

The capital of Samarkand.

I heard that there was a strange army in the east, and when I didn't figure it out, I was just about to send someone to investigate, but the banner of the Ming army had already arrived outside the city, the gate of the capital was closed, and the officials climbed to the top of the city to watch.

People's faces are still relaxed.

Timur's prestige spread all over the land, and for many years there was only good news, and they thought in their hearts that it was the rebels of that department, and they did not take it seriously.

"That seems to be the banner of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Da Ming?"

Some people recognized it, and people panicked.

"Why did the army of the Ming Dynasty appear here?" Someone has a question in his heart.

At all costs.

Zhang Fu first sent an envoy to order the capital of Samarkand to open the gates of the city and let the Ming army enter the city, but of course the ministers and missionaries of Samarkand would not agree.

The status of the preacher in the Timurid Khanate was very high.

In the process of resisting the Mongol Golden Family, many of the leaders of the rebellion, lacking righteousness and urgently needing external support, attracted preachers one after another.

Governance is required after conquest.

Mongolia's lack of cultural heritage and population led to the need to co-opt local forces and submit to local civilizations on their own initiative or under compulsion, rather than conquering in all aspects, as Western conquerors did.

This is true in China.

The same is true in the Arab region.

Of course, the same was true of Timur himself.

In order to resist the Yeliya Sihuo, that is, the eighth grandson of Genghis Khan, he won over the preacher to the greatest extent, gained the support of religion, defeated the other party, but also made religion the greatest force in the Timurid Khanate, to the point of unshakability.

Later, Timur's crusade, although it stopped at the mother of Weilu, but also made the status of the preachers monopolize the religion of Yili Sholi, before that, although there were also preachers, and the power was not weak, but it was not a monopoly.

And how wide Timur's land is at present is not only the victory of Timur, but also the victory of the preachers, who belong to the religious forces that most support Timur, and the two achieve each other.

Therefore, even if Timur was not in the capital, including his eldest sons, who followed Timur's westward expedition, the capital did not surrender and chose to resist.

Looked at.

Zhang Fu did not hesitate and directly ordered the siege of the city.

There are not many troops in the land preparation area, so who will be attacked by the reinforcements? It was just a comforting word from His Majesty the Emperor, and taking this city was the greatest goal.

Cavalry siege.

Although there is no heavy artillery, there is still light artillery.

"Boom."

There were also cannons on the capital of Samarkand.

Firearms were brought from China to Central Asia and West Asia by the Mongols, and passed on to Arabia, and then Arabia to the West.

However, their artillery still belongs to the old-style firearms, the type of bowl-mouth guns.

The power is not great, the range is not far, and it is not as good as the light artillery brought by the Ming army.

It's just that the light cannon brought by Zhang Fu, only the tiger squat cannon, although it can shoot at the head of the city, it can't destroy the city wall, and can only give a lot of damage to the defenders at the head of the city, and the other party who strikes can't raise its head.

"Let's wait for the heavy artillery to come."

Wang Zhen looked at the tall city and said reluctantly.

"Of course I hope there will be heavy artillery, but now it's not nothing, when the heavy artillery comes, that is, the arrival of the army, who knows how long it will take, we are thousands of miles away, and there is a risk of delaying it for a day."

Zhang Fu patiently explained.

He usually doesn't do this, the military orders on the battlefield are simple and clear, and now he can say a few more words to ease the worries in his heart.

"Tick Tick Tick!"

The horn sounded.

The soldiers of the Ming army, as if they were dead, launched a charge, relying on a simple siege body made according to local conditions, attacking the city in the most rudimentary way, it was in consideration of the shortcomings of Zhang Fu's army that Zhu Di said that they looked at the situation, rather than issuing a military order for them to take the city.

"Boom."

Even if it was a tiger squatting cannon, the gunners did their best to aim at the head of the city, open the way for their own robes, and provide maximum help.

Endured the artillery fire and with the encouragement of the preachers.

The soldiers of the capital of Samarkand did not waver, and also gave a firm counterattack.

muskets, and countless arrows.

After decades of conquests, the craftsmen of Central Asia and West Asia were either captured in Timur's army or sent to the capital, as well as a large amount of wealth and materials, which made this city very powerful.

After a fierce battle for an hour, Zhang Fuming withdrew his troops.

Not only did the defenders die a lot, but the Ming army also killed a lot, and before the military order to retreat was given, everyone died head-on!

"It's not going to go on like this."

"Even if we take this city, our casualties will be too great."

The young Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but feel distressed, he no longer had the vigor he had at the beginning, his forehead and brows were furrowed, and he looked a little like Zhu Di.

The Ming army camped outside the city.

Night.

The capital of Samarkand sent an army to attack secretly, but it was taught a hard lesson by the Ming army, and the whole army was annihilated, which shook the capital of Samarkand, and people no longer dared to underestimate the Ming army.

The gates were closed, and the purpose of holding the city was determined.

What is strange is that the capital of Samarkand was besieged, and there were not a few decent reinforcements to support, which surprised Zhang Fu and others.

Could it be that even the plan to encircle the point and send reinforcements failed?

——

Zhu Neng's coalition army arrived in the area of Barihe.

The march along the way made Zhu Neng's heart complicated, the resistance of the original phenomenon did not even have a shadow, but the people everywhere took the initiative to take refuge, and even some leaders took the initiative to join and fight for the Ming Dynasty.

"This"

Of course, Zhu Neng would not be arrogant and think that it was the influence of the Ming Dynasty, and after talking with everyone, he understood the facts.

When Timur rebelled, his power was still very weak at that time, and against the powerful Golden Family, he tried his best to win over not only the preacher, but also many local forces, such as Mirikhusin.

This was not only Timur's ally, but also the way in which in-laws formed an alliance.

As a result, Timur was able to share in adversity, but not in prosperity.

Or that the local productivity is insufficient, and there are only so many materials, which are only enough to feed Timur's army, and after defeating the Golden Family, Timur began to attack his allies, in addition to solving these forces, but also massacring the localities.

For example, after the two met, they talked a lot, and Khusin decided to give up all his rights to surrender to Timur, who "mercifully" forgave him and promised to provide funds to support Khusin's pilgrimage to Mecca.

But just when Khusin thought he could spend the rest of his life under Timur's protection, Timur sent his own attendants to assassinate Khusin and carry out massacres of the people of Balkh and other places, on the grounds that they had supported and helped Khusin.

In fact, it is to loot supplies to feed the army.

After plundering the people of various places, feeding the army, and starting the eastward invasion, it turned out that the local area was not only strong in resistance, but also poor in materials, and immediately turned westward to have the territory of today's Timurid Khanate.

Therefore, with the exception of Samarkand, the nearest great city to the south, Barihedu, was separated from Timur.

It is also the fundamental reason why Timur died and the Timurid Khanate fell apart in history.

Therefore, Zhu Neng went all the way to the west, without fighting a battle, but the scale of the coalition army became larger and larger, from the initial 20,000 to more than 80,000, and the scale of nearly 100,000 arrived at the capital of Samarkand.

Zhang Fu was taken aback.

I thought it was the reinforcements from the capital of Samarkand, and people were cautious and gathered together to attack themselves, but just when Zhang Fu was cautious and worried in his heart, he figured out that the other party turned out to be Zhu Neng.

Looking at Zhu Neng, who brought nearly 100,000 troops, Zhang Fu and the others were dumbfounded.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes were full of magic.

No wonder the eldest brother valued Zhu Neng from the beginning, this guy is really powerful.

Zhu Neng was embarrassed.

Victory is not martial, victory is not martial, he still hasn't completely figured out what the situation is.

The prestige of the Heavenly General.

From Yili to Central Asia.

People know that there is a generous general in the Great Tomorrow Country, who is generous and benevolent, compared with other leaders in the past, compared with the generosity of the Ming Dynasty, it is completely incomparable.

(End of chapter)