Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 789 A lone army enters the Western Regions, and the military song shakes the sand

With the cooperation of Abdullah, Yan Ermei sent five people to form a messenger team, and headed eastward to Gansu with the customs clearance documents.

Yaergan, the capital of Yarkand, is nearly [-] miles away from Jiayuguan in Gansu. Even if the messenger team went all the way unimpeded, it took a month to reach Jiayuguan.

After Li Guo learned about this, he didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately asked the telegraph team to send a telegram to Nanjing.

Then there was the urgent telegram that Auntie Zhu received.

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After receiving the urgent telegram, Zhu Wei immediately summoned the Minister of Military Aircraft to discuss the matter.

After learning that the Yarkand Khanate was unwilling to return Hami and other five guards, and that it was preparing to become an enemy of Ming Dynasty, the first thing that the ministers of military and aircraft thought of was "taking the King of Khan to order the Western Regions".

That is to say, the mission team headed by Yan Ermei controlled Abdullah, and then controlled the entire Western Regions for the Ming court, made the Western Regions the territory directly under the Ming Dynasty without bloodshed, and then established the provincial capital.

But after a little deliberation, all the military ministers knew that this strategy was not feasible.

Although the Western Regions had been ruled by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate for hundreds of years, Abdullah also came from the Borjijin family, while Yarkand was in the same line as the Eastern Chagatai.

But before that, the Western Regions were often in a state of actual division. In addition, the localities did not completely obey the orders of the Khan court like the Ming Dynasty, but had a certain degree of independence in terms of military power and financial power.

The local city lords are actually half-feudal lords.

It is obviously impossible to hold Abdullah Khan hostage and issue an order to make all the cities of Yarkand surrender to Ming Dynasty.It may even cause ambitious people to take the opportunity to stand on their own, which will lead to great turmoil in the entire Yarkand, putting the mission and the local Ming business travelers in danger.

As for raising an army immediately and taking the opportunity to attack Yarkand by force, it is also not advisable.

One is that it is scorching summer right now, and it is not suitable for large-scale military operations at all.What's more, it would take at least a month to get ready for an army to attack the Western Regions, even with the current state of Ming's armaments, food and grass.

Furthermore, directly sending troops to attack Yarkand will also cause the problem of "holding the king of Khan to order the Western Regions", which will put the mission and the Ming business brigade in the Western Regions in danger.

In the end, Aimee Zhu and all the military ministers decided to adopt a more prudent strategy——

First of all, let Gansu send a battalion of elite frontier troops to Ya'ergan to meet the mission, and at the same time bring the imperial court's order there.

The mission can first pass through Abdullah Khan to evacuate the business brigade of the Ming Dynasty in Yarkand, so as to ensure the safety of the people of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible.

Then the mission returned to Daming with this battalion of elite frontier troops.

When the mission returned to Daming, it would be August and September.When the sky is high and the air is refreshing, it is time to use troops.

Daming could directly send troops to attack Yarkand on the grounds that Yarkand intends to detain the Daming Mission and does not want to return Hami and other five guards.

This big battle was about to start, and Daming not only wanted to take back Hami and other five guards, but also Turpan.

It even went so far as to eliminate Yarkand, set up a provincial capital, and bring the Western Regions back under the rule of the Shenzhou Center, and regain control of the Silk Road!

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Gansu.

Jiayuguan.

As the admiral of Gansu, Li Guo led his Tibiao Town to garrison here, making it the military center of the entire Greater Gansu.

It is not an exaggeration to add the word "big" before the current Gansu Province of Ming Dynasty.

Because Gansu Province is now composed of three parts, one is the original Xingdusi of Shaanxi, the other is the entire Qinghai region, and the third is the large grassland pastures between the Gansu side wall and the southeastern foot of Tianshan Mountain.

The size of the province has already surpassed that of Shaanxi and Sichuan, and Daming is now comparable to the provinces of South China Sea, Yunzhong, Yunnan, and Liaodong.

It turned out that during the Northwest War, Huang Degong was appointed as the commander of the Northwest Theater.However, this position was only established temporarily. After the war, Huang Degong was appointed by the Military Affairs Council as the military admiral of Ningsui and Yunzhong provinces, that is, the admiral of Ningyun.

Therefore, Gansu now regards Admiral Li Guo as the military commander.

After receiving the military order, he immediately called Li Laiheng, the general of the personal battalion - as the admiral, the Military Affairs Council equipped him with a battalion of personal soldiers, all of whom were strong soldiers.

As for Li Laiheng, after the Northwest War, he was ordered by the Military Affairs Council to serve as the general of Li Guoqin's barracks.

"I've seen the military gate!" Li Laiheng clasped his fists and saluted Li Guo after coming over.

Li Guo directly passed the court telegram to Li Laiheng to read, saying: "It is very urgent to send troops to Ya'ergan to meet the mission, if I recruit elites from other military towns, it will definitely delay a lot of time.

After much deliberation, it is the fastest and most appropriate for you to lead the barracks to Ya'ergan. "

Because Li Guo didn't issue a formal military order, Li Laiheng said: "If the last general leaves with his own barracks, wouldn't there be no one around the military gate to use?"

Li Guo said with a smile: "Don't let the other two battalion generals hear your words, otherwise they will definitely ask you to compete.

No.15 Town has followed me for several years after its establishment, and now the elites of the second and third battalions are not much worse than the first battalion.With these two battalions by my side, how can I have no one to use? "

Li Laiheng, who was already in his twenties, showed embarrassment, and then gave a regular military salute again, saying: "The last general takes orders!"

Li Guo said again: "What kind of equipment and supplies do you need? Just tell the logistics. This time, we have traveled thousands of miles into Yarkand alone. The various enemies that may be encountered on the road are not the most dangerous. The Gobi, desert and hot weather , is your archenemy, you must be well prepared.

If you don't know what to do, you can go to the supervising army for advice, he knows more than us.

In addition, your trip must be both fast and steady, and the task is arduous, so I hope you will proceed with caution. "

Li Laiheng nodded solemnly, "The general will understand!"

"Okay then, go get ready."

Li Laiheng left Li Guo's barracks with excitement and excitement in his eyes.

Today, under the leadership of the Holy Son of Heaven, the Ming Dynasty emphasizes military and military equipment, dominates the world, and subdues the barbarians, which is of course a good thing.

But for young generals like them who are determined to make meritorious deeds, it is a bit depressing, because there is no opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

When he graduated from the Chengdu Military Academy, he served as a battalion commander in the Sixth Town under Yuan Zongdi's leadership. He has made a lot of contributions over the years, but he was only promoted to lieutenant general, plus a lord of a light car captain. Responsible for commanding the admiral's personal battalion.

Of course, this is also the reason why he failed to get the job and the opportunity to make great contributions.

Now is the opportunity.

He must hold on tight.

So, he first went to the supervising army (military and political officer upgrade) to ask for advice, and then spent half a day preparing.

In the early morning of the next day, he left Jiayuguan with his own barracks and dozens of guides he had recruited, one person and two camels, and set foot westward on the road to Ya'ergan.

In order to boost morale, Li Laiheng took the lead in singing the military song——

"The smoke rises, and the mountains and rivers look north!"

Immediately, the military song was loud and clear, and the morale was like a rainbow!

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The five-member team of the mission that came to summon before is also a guide in Li Laiheng's army, and there are also customs clearance documents that can be used for exchanges.

However, this customs clearance document may not be useful.

For one thing, after all, it was Li Laiheng who led the three thousand elites into the country this time.Second, the city lords of each locality have a certain degree of independence, and they may not be willing to give Khan Ting face when it comes to their own important interests.

Fortunately, Li Laiheng's trip was not to collect a certain city, but just wanted to obtain supplies from the cities along the way with the help of customs clearance documents.

In this way, the city lords of each city are not only threatened by the three thousand elite Ming troops in front of them, but also have orders from the Khan Court. Even if they are unwilling, they may not dare to refuse.

Because the consequences of offending the Khan court and the Ming army at the same time are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary city owners.

However, not every city lord in Yarkand is an ordinary city lord, and not everyone can see the situation clearly and weigh the pros and cons.

In this world, there are always some greedy people, or self-righteous weirdos...
Because it is the hot summer of June, even in a hurry, Li Laiheng did not dare to take the barracks to take the South Silk Road that needs to pass through Puchanghai (Lop Nur), but chose to take the North Road (south of the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain).

After they left Jiayuguan, they passed the original Chijin Mongolian Guard, then Shazhou and Hami, and then they arrived at Turpan City.

This place is also the residence of the Governor of Turpan in Yarkand.

The governor of Turpan is named Ablun Muhammad, and he is a member of the Baishan sect of Islam.

Abdullah's dictatorship also suppressed the extension of religious rights, so the Baishan sect of Islam has secretly sided with Abdullah's eldest son, Yao Lewas.

In other words, the current governor of Turpan actually belongs to the camp that is dissatisfied with Abdullah's autocratic rule.

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)