Chapter 28 Decoction of Timur
Tamerlane is old.
He also knows that he is old.
Feng Shengdu felt the weakness of his body and sighed that he could no longer live up to his current courage. This is even more true with decatin Tamerlane. However, under the current situation, the Yuan Dynasty has no prime minister and no generals. He could only support it. I hope to support the Yuan Dynasty.
Timur never considered himself a first-rate talent. He's just his brother's follower.
The question he thinks about most now is what would he do if his brother was still alive?
This is also the reason why Tamerlane finally decided to have a clash with his old rival here.
In fact, he was not aiming for a big victory. But for victory itself.
Although Can Yuan has been ruined to the current situation, there are no more than 100,000 cavalry in the entire center. But Timur stood up again after being defeated again and again. Under the guidance of Wang Baobao, in terms of pure personal talent, he was actually not much weaker than Feng Sheng.
But there is no point in saying this.
Because the battlefield is never decided by the talents of one or two people.
In fact, Timur also knew that the possibility of the Ming army establishing a garrison in the Northeast was not high. It was not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. Without enough manpower, nothing can be done.
However, since the 14th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty, which had been in peace for nearly ten years, made a large-scale move northward. Over the past few years, the Yuan Dynasty had not won a single battle. Morale was extremely low, otherwise there would not have been a general of Naha's level surrendering to the enemy.
It’s even worse.
There were discussions within Yuan Ting about whether or not to persist.
Everyone was talking about this, saying that Tamerlane was not his brother after all. He had an unquestionable prestige that even frightened the emperor. In this matter, it also seems very weak. But Timur and his family have been fighting against the Ming Dynasty all their lives.
I am determined not to surrender.
Tamerlane had already felt it, and Dayuan was at his weakest. After surviving this generation, Dayuan may be reborn from the ashes.
What's the reason?
It lies in the difficulties that make a country prosperous.
When Dayuan first returned to the grassland, the center was actually still the same as the Central Plains. But the Central Plains system is simply not suitable for ruling the grasslands. Only then do we encounter repeated defeats. Time is the greatest force. Now twenty years have passed, and the ministers who were in high positions in the Central Plains are already doing well.
There have been two emperors. Coupled with the cold wind outside the Great Wall, the old man is the last person to be seen.
There are not many old friends left today.
And more juniors who grew up in the grassland gradually became more powerful.
These juniors have restored the tradition of their ancestors, riding sheep since childhood. He learned to ride and shoot when he was growing up. He grew up in the cold wind, could withstand the ice and snow, and could chew beef jerky that was harder than a rock. He could drink horse urine. It's not wine, it's real horse urine. When the cavalry is traveling long distances, sometimes horse urine is the only source of water.
Although Tamerlane knew that this was not what their elders wanted. After all, who doesn’t want their children to grow up safely? But these children suffered a premature death rate that far exceeded that in the Central Plains. I don’t know how many children have never grown up.
They are warriors chosen by nature.
Among them, there must be talents who can successfully control the grassland.
Now all he can do is hold on. Let them grow up well.
In fact, the current Yuan Dynasty can hardly be said to be a nomadic dynasty. It has many characteristics of the Central Plains dynasty. At the same time, I am also very uncomfortable with the nomadic life. This situation restricted the Mongols from developing their nomadic characteristics. It cannot be said due to Timur's views. Zhu Di's biggest enemy in the Northern Expedition, Walamahamu, was born after the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the Central Plains.
It's just that the central court of the Yuan Dynasty did not wait until that time, but it is not what Timur can think of now.
"Sir?" A Mongolian general came over and said, "I just got the news that the Ming Dynasty has built a city on the Songhua River."
Tamerlane said; "Where?"
The Mongolian general said: "Sir, this is the upper reaches of the Songhua River, just out of the Changbai Mountains, the closest place to the Liaohe River, where ships were built to transfer grain in the Ming Dynasty."
Judging from the maps of later generations, this place should be within Changchun City, but in fact, the difference between ancient and modern times is so great that I don’t know how to describe it. So we can only delineate a range, not a specific location.
Timur fell into deep thought.
The first thing he thought of was whether this was Feng Sheng's trap.
He and Feng Sheng were old rivals. There is no need to be familiar with the opponent's style and usage habits. Therefore, he could not easily believe that Ming Dynasty was planning to build a city here. Now even if it is, he doesn't have to take action.
He wanted to wait a little longer and take another look.
Tuoyin Timur said; "Continue to investigate and see if the Ming people have retreated. By the way, send a few people to watch here from a distance. See if they are really building a city, but pretending to be building a city."
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Three ropes are tied to a log. The three people use their strength at the same time to throw the log high into the air, and then fall heavily to the ground. This is called tamping, and is used to build the foundation. It is also the first step in building a city.
Under He Xi's arrangement, Ye Wang mobilized two guard stations. Build a castle here. Sifang City, which is roughly one mile long and wide, is connected to the Songhua River Pier outside and became the first stop of the Ming Dynasty in the Songhua River Basin.
Lan Yu looked at this scene and said to He Xi, "I think you are serious."
The army has begun to retreat. And Sapphire was the first group to retreat. The reason is very simple, Sapphire's contribution is too great. Always give it to others. There is no way that Lan Yu will fight if he stays behind. Lan Yu simply took the first step.
Therefore, the first batch returned to the Ming Dynasty through Liaodong.
It was also the grain road established by He Xi that made Feng Sheng change his plan. Decided to go south along the Songhua River and enter Liaodong. Then return to Peiping and decide how to return to the military garrison.
He Xi said: "Marquis Yongchang is right. I have this exact intention? I wonder what Marquis Yongchang means?"
Developing the Northeast has been He Xi’s long-held goal. This trip to the Songhua River made He Xi feel the richness of the Northeast even more. Although there are no soybeans and sorghum all over the mountains and plains in the Northeast today, the waste black land is enough to make people salivate.
Although He Xi also knew that the entire north of Ming Dynasty was short of people, a serious shortage of people. But Zhu Yuanzhang already had a plan. There are more than five million people in Korea. Enough to do a lot of things.
Faced with such a stretched workforce. Unconsciously, He Xi didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's plan.
As long as you give it to others, it doesn't matter where they come from. He Xi even felt that it would be better to be a slave in Goryeo. It's better to come to Ming Dynasty and become a free citizen.
Lan Yu said: "What objections do I have? Of course I have no objections. Don't worry, I will get the people from Goryeo for you."
Lan Yu's words seemed to read He Xi's thoughts, which shocked He Xi all over. He Xi was left speechless.
Seeing He Xi's look, Lan Yu laughed and said, "The last time I returned to Beijing, His Majesty personally told me that after this battle, I would be appointed as the General of the Eastern Conquest. Because of this statement, I have been observing you. . I think you’re okay. How about it, when will you be ready? I can’t wait.”
He Xi said: "How can we be prepared? After this war, almost every male in Liaodong has been used. This year's spring plowing, only the old, weak, sick and disabled are doing it. I have reduced the manpower as much as possible. There are also many new farm tools. , it will be secured from below, so it probably won’t have much impact.”
"Needless to say about other aspects. I probably won't be able to play this year."
Lan Yu said: "You have to hurry up. Because, if I am not wrong, there will be a big war next year."
He Xi said strangely: "Next year, why didn't I hear the news?"
With He Xi's status, he usually knows about the deployment of troops on the front line. At least I won't hide it.
Lan Yu sneered and said, "Didn't you spread the news? If you didn't tell Yuan Ting's location, this battle might have been delayed for a while, but since you reminded me, who wouldn't want to make this immortal contribution?"
"Don't worry, there won't be peace next year."
