The next day, early in the morning.

Li Qing stretched his waist, turned over and was about to sleep for a while, but just as he was about to fall asleep, Zhu Zhanji walked in.

"Uncle Qing, wake up."

"What's the matter?" Li Qing sat up helplessly.

"Good thing." Zhu Zhanji's expression was excited, his eyes were bloodshot and tired, and it was difficult to hide his joy, "There is information from the Warat Department. ”

Li Qing was stunned, and he was not sleepy for a while, "Tell me carefully." ”

Zhu Zhanji briefly said the matter, "These are all Arutai's right-hand men, and the information provided by Arutai Timur will not be wrong." ”

"They all surrendered, and it stands to reason that he should not dare to provide false information." Li Qing nodded slightly, and then said, "By the way, how many cattle and sheep have been harvested this time, and how many prisoners have been harvested?" ”

Zhu Zhanji said, "The specific number has not yet been counted, but it is far from as expected, the cattle and sheep should be about 13,000 heads, and the camels have more than 2,000 ......."

Speaking of this, his brows also furrowed deeply, "There is an even stranger place, there are not many old and weak women and children, only more than 3,000 people. ”

"So, they should have moved a long time ago." Li Qing frowned and said, "But in this case, why do they still have to fight to the death, and so many people choose to break through and retreat?" ”

"Yes, I also think this battle is weird, and many places can't stand up to scrutiny, revealing unreasonableness." Zhu Zhanji scratched his head, "But it's clear that our Ming army has taken advantage of it, what is this Tartar?" ”

Li Qing lifted the quilt, put on his coat and shoes, "Is the emperor up?" ”

"I wasn't there when I came."

"Let's go, follow me to the handsome camp, and figure things out first." Li Qing grabbed Zhu Zhanji and walked out.

~

"What? Captured the general of Arutai, and the information of Warat is also available? Zhu Di's anger when he got up instantly disappeared, rubbing his hands and saying, "Quickly collect the results of the battle, this time I will beat the rabbit with the grass, and I will have to beat the warat with my hands." ”

"Your Majesty, don't you think there's something wrong here?" Li Qing asked.

Zhu Di asked rhetorically, "Should Warat invade Hami?" ”

Li Qing was speechless.

Zhu Di asked again: "Do you just clean up the war, or do you go back like this and come back again another year?" ”

Li Qing was stunned and nodded slightly.

To tell the truth, in his heart, the necessity of fighting Varat was better than fighting Tartar.

However, after this battle, although the results were remarkable, it revealed all kinds of irrationalities, and he always felt that he was not so strong.

"Your Majesty, why don't you meet that Ah Lost Timur first, in case you fall for the enemy." Li Qing suggested.

Zhu Di nodded: "This is natural, in terms of using soldiers, I have always been cautious, Zhan Ji, you go and bring that person to me." ”

"Grandson obeys."

"Don't rush to go." Zhu Di thought for a while, and then said: "The captives are well controlled, all of them are tied up, strictly guarded, and only he is free." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, and saw that he had no other instructions, so he left.

Li Qing didn't say anything about Zhu Di's arrangement, maybe Wenchen would say that it was out of grace as a great country, but he felt that it would be effective, and he wanted face.

Not long after, a bearded middle-aged man was escorted into the camp.

The middle-aged man was very familiar with current affairs, and bowed: "The minister greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Let's get flat!"

"His Majesty Emperor Xie Daming." Asha Timur got up, his head bowed.

Zhu Di took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I heard that you know the information of Warat?" ”

"Here's a topographic map." Asha Timur took the map from his bosom and offered it with both hands.

Zhu Zhanji stepped forward to take it and forwarded it to Zhu Di.

Li Qing stretched his neck and glanced at it, but because of the angle, he didn't see anything.

Zhu Di looked at it for a while, put away the map, got up and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Take him down, so that he can be entertained." ”

There are two meanings of good life hospitality, one is to let this person eat and drink well, and the other is to take good care of him and don't make any mistakes.

Zhu Zhanji naturally understood these subtexts.

After Ah Lost Timur was escorted away, Zhu Di threw the topographic map to Li Qing, "You can also take a look." ”

Li Qing took it, unfolded it, stared at it for a while, and looked up at Zhu Di.

"How?" Zhu Di asked.

"It's not like it's fake." Li Qingdao said, "The Warat camp is likely to be in that area, but ...... I think there's something wrong with this person. ”

"What's the problem?"

"He didn't dare to look up, as if he was afraid that others would recognize him." Li Qing frowned and said, "Since you have chosen to surrender, there is no need to hide it, it is weird." ”

Zhu Di sneered: "The Yuan people don't practice education, but they also know the most basic etiquette, not to mention that he is a general and understands Chinese, so naturally he doesn't dare to look at me directly;

Not to mention that he is a prisoner, even in the court, who of the hundred officials dares to stare at me directly? ”

As he spoke, he glared at him dissatisfiedly.

Li Qing dared, this guy almost didn't regard him as an emperor.

Li Qing nodded sneered: "It's such a reason~"

When Zhu Di said this, he also felt that he was thinking too much.

It's just that he still can't understand why this battle is fought by Tatars like this.

……

……

The captives had no human rights, their hands tied, mixed with cattle, sheep and camels, and they were driven like livestock.

After a few days of rest, Yu Qian finally recovered his strength, and at the same time he was used to the hard work of the march, but this time the march was addicted to alcohol, and he didn't take two mouthfuls a day, and he couldn't get tired of it.

"Tons and tons of ......" Li Qing poured a few sips of wine, and Yu Qian, who was greedy, swallowed his saliva directly, and was embarrassed to speak.

Li Qing gave him a whole pot every once in a while, but his addiction to alcohol became bigger and bigger, and he drank it all early every time.

Be content, not greedy...... Yu Qian secretly thought, don't look over, out of sight is pure.

"Ha~ good wine." Li Qingyao's voice sounded, "Two more mouthfuls." ”

Yu Qian scratched his heart with a hundred claws, and secretly swallowed his saliva.

It's so gluttonous.

"Yu Qian."

"The lower officials don't drink." Yu Qian waved his hand and looked away.

"......" Li Qing smacked his mouth and took off the wine bag that had been hung on the saddle, "The march is hard, let's take two bites." ”

Yu Qian moved, but still shook his head and refused.

Li Qing gave in again, Yu Qian was respectful and obedient, took the wine bag and poured two sips.

"Here you go."

"Save it for a full drink." Li Qing stretched his waist, "Drink slowly, there is not much wine in the army." ”

Yu Qian's face was hot, and he nodded sneeringly.

"Li Shangshu, are you going to attack Warat this time?"

The generals already knew it, and it wasn't a secret.

Li Qing nodded: "Last year, Warat invaded Hami, although he didn't dare to occupy it, but he couldn't sit idly by and ignore it, and if he didn't teach him a lesson, he would only be more unscrupulous in the future." ”

"That's the right fight." Yu Qian suggested, "But it's best to calculate the time in advance and start the battle during the day, so that we can give full play to our army's combat strength." ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "The emperor has already made arrangements. ”

"That's good." Yu Qian relaxed, moved closer to Li Qing, and said softly: "Blindly fighting a war is not the best policy, as Lord Shangshu said, it is almost impossible to completely annihilate the enemy in the open grassland, and fighting a war is far less cost-effective than trade;

There are also good things outside the border, such as: ginseng, snow lotus, fur, war horse...... These are all wealth, if the two sides can increase trade and communicate with each other, the Ming not only does not have to spend money to send troops, but can make a lot of money. ”

"Well, you're right, but not entirely." Li Qingdao said, "It is true that the war is fought to make them do business more properly;

But if you only focus on profits, then you can't do it;

You must know that the Ming Dynasty is developing, they are also developing, too much trade helps them to develop rapidly, once they are powerful, they will definitely invade the Central Plains again. ”

Li Qing sighed: "They regard plundering as a matter of course, don't try to reason with these people, whether it is Tatar, Warat, or Uliangha, this is the case. ”

After a pause, "I think you have also heard a saying: raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while;

What is raising soldiers?

Is it just for the soldiers to eat? No, it's to keep them in battle!

Yes, the Northern Expedition of the Great Army will cost a lot of money, but what you get is not only the results that can be seen, but also many things that cannot be seen, but are more important. ”

Li Qing gave an example: "For example, fighting a war can improve the combat quality of soldiers; It can make the enemy afraid, even frightened, so that they dare not invade the Ming Dynasty, and they can cultivate generals......

With the clearing of acres of land once every five years, as well as the spread of acres into acres, people migrated and opened up wasteland...... With the implementation of these national policies, the future of the Ming Dynasty will definitely become richer and richer.

However, if a country only has money but does not have strong armaments, how can it protect the wealth of the country and even its people?

The Song Dynasty is a good example! ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "The son has also said, those who have literary affairs must have weapons!" ”