Yizi was stunned, but still didn't understand.
When Lan Yu saw it, she had no choice but to say directly: "The emperor is so eager to transfer me to Jiayuguan. It must be that something big happened in the west of the Ming Dynasty. Except for Timur in the west, there are no other small countries that threaten him. The strength of Ming Dynasty.”
"What the foster father means is that the Ming Dynasty is going to war with the Timur Empire?" The foster son's face suddenly lit up with joy.
Lan Yu laughed and said: "You are not stupid now that you understand. Now you know the benefits of going to Jiayuguan, right? Well done, maybe you will have a chance to be knighted this time."
"Thank you, foster father, for the advice." The foster son quickly clasped his fists and knelt down to Lan Yu.
If he really had the chance to be knighted, then he wouldn't care if it was hard work or not, he wouldn't frown even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire.
"Send the order and prepare the whole army to set off in three days!"
"yes!"
...
Just as the blue jade army was heading towards Jiayuguan.
In Samarkand, although Timur is over sixty years old, he is as energetic as a middle-aged man. Looking at the army in front of him, Timur was extremely ambitious. The reason why he even wanted to spare the Ottoman Empire and conquer the Ming Dynasty was because he wanted to seize the reputation of the Golden Family and restore the Genghis Khanate.
Since Timur swept through Central Asia with few defeats, he has inflated himself into thinking that he is the whip of God. But he happened to take the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, which in his opinion was a lifelong shame. He detained the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, humiliated the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in public, and even took the envoys of the Ming Dynasty to travel to various places, just to let the envoys of the Ming Dynasty see clearly the vastness of his territory and achievements.
But everything he did did not have much effect, and it could not eliminate the fact that he was a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Timur could only use the most fundamental force to solve the problem, which was to defeat Ming and make Ming bow his head.
Therefore, even though Timur was old, this time he not only prepared a so-called million-strong army, but even decided to conquer the Ming Dynasty himself.
Of course, Timur would not go to Yilibali in the first place. Yilibari is thousands of miles away from Samarkand, and it will take at least three months for the army to reach Yilibari.
During this time, Timur still needs to stay in Samarkand. Only when the army is assembled will he go there in person.
...
There is also a city inside and outside the city.
This city was plundered by Han Du and has long lost its former prosperity. The wealthy businessmen in the city fled to death, and after knowing that Yilibaili City was captured by the Ming army in one day, the businessmen no longer dared to come here to do business.
After all, no matter how much money you make, you still have to spend your life. In the past, Yili was regarded as an important city on par with Samarkand. Everyone thought that it would be impregnable, so there was no need to worry about others breaking it, let alone the safety of oneself and wealth.
But the reality was a slap in the face to everyone. In their eyes, Yili City was indestructible and could not survive even a day under the attack of the Ming army.
Without the guarantee of Anqing, there would naturally be no businessmen. Without merchants, the city would have struggled to recover.
Even Tamerlane never thought about restoring its prosperity. He just sent people to repair the collapsed city walls and forget about it.
But now, Yilibaili City has regained its vitality. A large number of Timur's troops stationed in the city, bringing an endless supply of food and supplies.
...
By the time Timur himself took charge, not only was the city already full of troops, but even the banks of the Ili River outside the city were densely packed with tents along the river.
For this Eastern Expedition, Timur spent all his money and sent a total of 550,000 troops, known as a million-strong army.
As the absolute overlord of the Western Regions, the Timur Empire certainly had more than just a few troops. But from Yilibali to the Daming border, you need to cross a large desert. If there are too many troops and horses, then logistics supply will be a huge problem, which may lead to defeat without a fight.
Being able to send 550,000 troops was Tamerlane's limit.
"Great Sultan, Lord of the Yinsilan world, agent of Allah, your loyal slave Rashid prays for your blessing..." Rashid was the pioneer general sent by Timur.
When he saw Timur arriving, he quickly knelt down and kissed Timur's shoes.
Timur glanced at everyone and showed a satisfied smile: "It seems that everyone is full of confidence in this battle."
Rashid stood up quickly, consciously standing behind Timur, lowered his head and complimented: "Your Majesty has been fighting for many years and has never been defeated, and this time will be no exception. Your Majesty will definitely be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty and bring them all into the fold. I said."
Timur smiled, and while walking, he talked with the generals: "Actually, in addition to fulfilling the will of Allah and bringing the Ming Dynasty into our way, there is another purpose for conquering the Ming Dynasty this time."
Rashid was stunned for a moment, then he quickly smiled and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please clarify my doubts.".
Timur looked towards the distance of the oasis. His eyes seemed to have crossed the oasis, flown across the desert, and saw the Ming Dynasty territory on the other side of the desert.
"The Ming Dynasty inherited the Great Yuan Dynasty, which is equivalent to inheriting the Great Khan of All Mongolia. If we can defeat the Ming Dynasty and make it surrender, then the position of Great Khan of All Mongolia will fall into the hands of this Sultan. In this way, all the people who originally belonged to the Western Regions will All the Yuan Zong and vassal states must obey my orders."
Everyone in Rashid knows how important the position of the Great Khan of All Mongolia is. Even though Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde is still resisting, as long as Timur defeats the Ming Dynasty, he will have all the Mongolian Khans. After receiving the recognition of the country, Tokhtamysh had to come and bow his head and surrender, as did other khanates.
...
Lan Yu arrived at Jiayuguan a few months ago.
After arriving, he sent people non-stop to contact the Seven Guards of Kansai.
The Seven Guards of Guanxi learned that Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty had arrived at Jiayuguan and hurriedly came to see him.
During these years, King Wunasili of Hami died of illness, and his younger brother Anke Timur succeeded to the throne. Anke Timur was also loyal to the Ming Dynasty. He was the first to find out what was going on in the Timur Empire in Yilibaoli City. Originally, he was very anxious because of this. After all, Yilibaili City was constantly adding troops, horses, and food every day. Everyone could see that the Timur Empire was preparing for a war.
And besides the Ming Dynasty, who else is qualified for the Timur Empire to pay so much attention to it?
Once the Timur Empire went to war with the Ming Dynasty, his Hami Guards would be the first to bear the brunt. Without the support of Ming Dynasty, his entire family would probably be wiped out by the Timur Empire in the first place.
The arrival of Lan Yu made Anke Timur overjoyed. This at least shows that Ming Dynasty was not ignorant of Timur's movements, but was prepared.
So, after being summoned by Lan Yu, Anke Timur came to Jiayuguan without stopping.
"I'm waiting for you. I'll pay my respects to Duke Liang."
Lan Yu smiled slightly and raised her hand to signal: "Everyone has come a long way, thank you for your hard work! Please sit down."
Anke Timur could not sit still. As soon as he sat down, he hurriedly said: "Liang Guogong is a wise man. I have important information to report to you."
"Oh? Tell me." Lan Yu nodded slightly.
Anke Timur quickly told the news he had discovered, "My lord, two months ago, I learned from the people who came from Yili that the Timur people had begun to renovate. The city walls, and a steady stream of soldiers, horses, and food and grass are coming to Yiliba, I am afraid that the Timurid people are preparing for a big battle."
If the Timurids really wanted to fight a big war, their goal would be self-evident.
This news came so timely that Lan Yu couldn't help but become serious and asked quickly: "Are you telling the truth?"
"It's absolutely true. Why don't I dare to deceive the young master?" Anke Timur said quickly.
Then he said with some worry: "Master..."
"Huh? You tell me." Lan Yu was thinking about the accuracy of the news, and nodded after hearing Anke Timur's words.
Anke Timur said hesitantly: "My lord, once Timur moves eastward, Hami will definitely bear the brunt. The official wants to temporarily move the tribe to near Jiayuguan."
"Oh?" Lan Yu glanced at Anke Timur in surprise. Since he is moving his tribe to Jiayuguan, it means that his news must be true. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to hand over his people to the hands of the Ming Dynasty. These people would have been frightened by the power of Timur's army.
"Okay." Lan Yu agreed without hesitation, and said to the others: "If you are also worried about Timur, you can also move the tribe here."
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The other leaders of the Six Guards thought about it and said they would go back and discuss it with their clan members first. For the Timurids, not only the Hami guards were afraid, but they were also afraid. If Timur really attacked the Ming Dynasty, although they would not bear the brunt like Hami, it would not be impossible if Timur killed them when he passed by.
But they also knew the disadvantages of moving the entire clan to Jiayuguan. If the Ming Dynasty let them go back in the future, it would have no impact. But what if Ming Dynasty is unwilling to let them go back? Then they might be annexed by the Ming Dynasty.
It is natural to be cautious about such a big matter.
The reason why Anke Timur was so desperate to move to Jiayuguan was because he was the first to do so and had no room for maneuver. If we stay in Hami, there is only one way to die. Even if he moved to Jiayuguan and was annexed by the Ming Dynasty in the future, he would still be able to survive for a while.
"It's up to you." Lan Yu said calmly, "But after you go back, you must summon your clan members to come and assist me."
"Don't worry, sir. Your subordinates and others will definitely give their full assistance."
Lan Yu nodded and waved his hand to send everyone away. When he learned that Timur's people were gathering at Yilibaili, he wanted to send someone to investigate, preferably to find out Timur's military strength. The second is to report this situation to the emperor immediately, so that the court knows the situation here and can respond early.
