Zhu Di summoned the main sergeants and generals to discuss the military situation.
Xu Huizu looked solemn, holding the letter sent by Yili's messenger, and said solemnly: "According to the information provided by Yili, Timur has launched an eastern expedition on May 26th, with a vanguard army of 50,000 The commander-in-chief is Ali, the grandson of Timur. This man is fierce and brave. In the first battle, he captured the important military town of Tashkent. After that, he flew to the pass of Wai Latau Mountain, and now the military peak has pointed to the city of Taraz."
"Shamichagan is mobilizing troops from all over, guarding them to the death, and asking for help from us. We hope that the Ming Dynasty can send 10,000 to 20,000 elite cavalry to help them fight against Timur. Let's talk about what we should do next. .”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Zheng stood up and said: "Since we have formed an alliance with Yili Bali and Timur has also raised troops, his first enemy will be Yili Bali, but the final opponent will be us. The general believes that when Support is also available to keep Timur out of the Tianshan Mountains!"
Xu Yingxu glanced at Mao Zheng and immediately objected: "General, this is not the time to send troops."
Zhu Di remained calm and just motioned for Xu Yingxu to speak.
Xu Yingxu glanced at Xu Huizu and said confidently: "The general believes that Timur's army is marching eastward with great momentum and military strength. It is really unwise to engage in direct confrontation with him. We should sit back and watch and try our best to deal with it. During the Timur battle, Yili tried to weaken the morale of Timur's army and create more favorable conditions for the final decisive battle between Ming Dynasty and Timur."
Many generals nodded, Qiu Fu even thought that what Xu Yingxu said was absolutely right. If a dog bites a dog, Yili will beat Li and Timur away. One by one, they will be killed, and some will be damaged, anyway. If you are not from Ming Dynasty, there is no need to help.
Qu Neng came out and said with a worried look on his face: "General, Yili is our ally after all. If we don't save him, wouldn't it be inappropriate? What if Timur defeated Yili with only a vanguard?" After Baoli was completely defeated, then when we faced off against Timur, we would also be facing Timur's headquarters. The general thought that, no matter what, we should give Yili some support so that they could compete with Timur. The longer the fight continues, the better it will be for us."
Zhu Di looked at Song Sheng: "What do you think?"
Song Sheng took a deep breath, walked to the map hanging on the left side of the tent, looked at Taraz's position, and said solemnly: "We must also do our best to support you. This is what must be done, but not now."
"what for?"
Zhu Gaoxu was a little puzzled.
Song Sheng glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, pointed at the map, and said: "It is really surprising that Timur's vanguard army was able to take Tashkent and seize the pass of Wailatau Mountain in such a short period of time. In my opinion, in addition to Harry's tyranny, there is also Yili's lack of vigilance and lack of determination to fight to the death."
"Although I don't know if the city of Taraz is still in the hands of Yili Bali, I can be sure that Yili Bali is not in danger of being destroyed yet. You see, the capital of Yili Bali is located in the Ili Valley The deepest part of the city is itself a major military town. Not to mention that Shami Chagan has been operating it for many years and has managed to occupy more than 50% of it. Today, one hundred thousand combat troops are concentrated there."
"Even if Timur's vanguard army takes Taraz, crosses the Tianshan Mountains, and captures Almaty, there is a direct threat to Yilili (this is the capital, the capital is the same as the name of the country), and Shamichagan can completely occupy it. The location is conducive for defense. If the war is unfavorable, we can even go north over the Borokonu Mountains and enter the Junggar Basin, and mobilize the military forces here to counterattack."
"To sum up all the above, I think Shamichagan is far from desperate. Even without our support, he will persist in fighting to the end. At least he will not run away until the inner city is not lost. Support is needed, but it’s too early.”
Xu Huizu understood clearly that Song Sheng wanted to support Yili when Shamicha was almost finished but not yet finished, give the half-dead Shamicha a breath, and then let him continue to fight Timur until Until he is completely dead...
Zhu Di agreed with Song Sheng's view and expressed his position: "In this case, let's reply to Shamichagan. Due to insufficient food and grass, the Ming army will send troops to Yilibaoli in ten days. All ministries should be prepared, train sergeants, and prepare for battle. .”
Everyone took orders.
Timur finally went on an expedition, which made Zhu Di relieved. At least the pressure on the court was much less. After all, sending grain and grass to Jiayuguan and sending it to Hami were completely different things.
As long as Timur is defeated, the Ming Dynasty can take advantage of the situation and sweep across the Western Regions. The follow-up troops can be maintained between 50,000 and 80,000, and most of the soldiers can retreat to the pass to rest.
The originally peaceful military camp was suddenly filled with a chilling atmosphere, and the atmosphere became solemn.
All the sergeants heard the news that Timur had marched eastward, and this terrifying enemy finally came!
Fu Lin stared to the west. There seemed to be a high mountain in the far west.
Wang Quanzhen hurried over, followed by a Huihui businessman. Seeing Fu Lin looking at him again, he couldn't help shouting: "Fu Lin, hurry, hurry, there is news!"
Fu Lin looked at Wang Quanzhen and sighed: "Uncle Wang, the generals and governors have already said that with Timur's arrival, the war will begin."
Wang Quanzhen waved his hand, pulled the merchant back, and said hurriedly: "It's not news about Timur, it's news about your father!"
Fu Lin looked at Wang Quanzhen in shock, as if he couldn't believe it. He looked back at the merchant, his eyes full of longing and anxiety, and his heart seemed to be beating violently and loudly.
The merchant Hu De looked at Fu Lin and asked, "Are you really Fu An's son?"
"Do you know my father Fu An? Where is he? Is he okay?"
Fu Lin asked eagerly.
Hud smiled: "I went to Samarkand three years ago, where I heard about the Ming Dynasty envoy Fu An. People there said that your father was a fearless man, facing the threat of Timur. With the butcher's knife, he never gave in. Timur also asked people to take Fu An to see the trophies, the battlefield, and countless dead people. He wanted to use force to destroy Fu An's will, but Fu An never gave in... …”
"Father!"
Fu Lin clenched his fists. This was his father. He had taught him that he must stand upright, be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and never forget his mission! He did it, he didn't deceive himself, he really did it!
Seeing Fu Lin shed tears, Hude quickly said: "At least three years ago, Fu An was imprisoned in the prison in Samarkand. As for now, I don't know, but I think Timur imprisoned Fu An for many years. Kill him, I think Fu An is still alive at this time."
Fu Lin took a deep breath, raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and thanked Hu De: "Thank you, thank you for bringing this news."
Hu De declined Fu Lin's gift and turned to leave.
Wang Quanzhen comforted Fu Lin. Fu Lin looked up at the sky. After a long time, he calmed down and said to Wang Quanzhen, "Uncle Wang, I want to see the general!"
"I'll accompany you!"
Wang Quanzhen agreed.
Just as Fu Lin and Wang Quanzhen were walking towards Zhu Di's camp, the merchant Hude was walking around, carefully observing the military deployment of the Ming army. When he saw a camp full of black gods, When the machine gun was fired, he suddenly trembled.
"Who is it? This is an important place, outsiders are not allowed to peek!"
Two sergeants came over and looked at Hu De fiercely.
Hu De quickly said: "I, I am a businessman invited by the envoys Fu Lin and Wang Quanzhen. They asked me about Fu An. I wanted to go back, but I got lost..."
"What about Fu An? Is he still alive?"
All the sergeants knew about Fu An, and Zhu Yunwen mentioned this person when he went on an expedition.
"Alive, alive."
Hu De said quickly.
The sergeant laughed and pointed the way to Hud, telling him not to go astray again. Hud quickly agreed and left the military camp along the road. He looked back at the heavily guarded military camp, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran towards Hami City.
Hud did not enter the city, but entered a courtyard in the west of the city.
The owner of the courtyard, named Idlers, was a Hui and a devout Islamic believer. Seeing Hud's return, he quickly pulled him into the room, closed the doors and windows tightly, and asked, "How is it? Investigate understand?"
Hud nodded, found a piece of white cloth, took out the charcoal sticks, and wrote and drew on the white cloth. After a quarter of an hour, he put it away and handed it to Idlers:
"This is the formation of the Ming army. I saw the divine machine cannon there. I am afraid it is specially designed to deal with Timur. Be sure to tell Timur that you must be on guard."
Idlers looked at it carefully, then put it away and stuffed it into his arms: "Okay, very good, with this map, we can go to Timur. After Timur captures this Hami, we can't say anything about it." He is the owner here."
Hu De said uneasily: "The Ming army is many and very powerful."
Idlers sneered: "What about the most powerful enemy? Timur was sent by Allah to save us. He came with the Quran. We must help our brothers, not the Han people!"
Hu De thought about it and said with a smile: "It would be great if I could go to Zhu Di's big tent. Do you want to find another opportunity to let me in? Maybe I can get a more detailed combat deployment of the Ming army."
Idlers shook his head solemnly: "No, this opportunity was provided by Fu Lin. It's natural for us to go in. If there is no good reason, it will be easy to be exposed if you go in, and you don't want to be caught."
Hud understood and said goodbye to Idlers. He opened the door and prepared to leave. He looked at the door and saw a person standing there. He couldn't help but rub his eyes. It was not an illusion. The person was still at the door.
"If you want to send information to Timur, you have to leave this door first."
Suo Jing stared at Hu De coldly and walked in.
Hud couldn't help but retreat in fear. When Idlers saw this, he shouted loudly: "Are you a sergeant of the Ming Dynasty? The general issued a military order, and the sergeants were not allowed to trespass into people's houses. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed! You actually disobeyed the military order, I You must tell the general!"
Suo Jing reached out and grabbed the knife at his waist, and said expressionlessly: "I still have no control over the general's military orders, but if you want to see the general, I can make it happen."
Idlers looked very ugly and gave Hude a look. Hude reached out and grabbed a stick as thick as a bowl and hit Suo Jing on the head. Suo Jing stared, took a step back, lifted up his clothes and kicked with his feet. At the end of the wooden stick, before Hu De could see clearly what was going on, the stick seemed to rebound and hit him directly on the head.
Solid and bloody!
Hu De collapsed on the ground, motionless.
Suo Jing looked at Idlers and stretched out his hand: "Do you want to be beaten first, or do you want to hand over the picture first?"
Military tent.
Zhu Di was furious and pointed at Wang Quanzhen's nose and cursed: "We have repeatedly issued orders that no one is allowed to enter the important military camp area without permission. Even if they are brought in, they must be followed by a sergeant before they are sent out of the military camp! It's better for you to bring in a craftsman and forget it." Sent away? Wang Quanzhen, Wang Quanzhen, I think you are Wang Mufu!"
Wang Quanzhen was trembling a little. Who would have thought that the outside world would be so deceptive? It was all because of his naivety...
