Beijing, Daming Palace, Zichen Hall Conference Hall.

The Ming Dynasty civil and military officials sat in awe, staring at the saint Chen Dexing in a daze. Chen Dexing held his arms and sat on the imperial throne at the top of the conference table, squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, the flowers were blooming and the sun was shining in. When we arrived in this conference room, under the low atmosphere, we became a little cold and wet.

Zhu Sijiu's actions have crossed the red line. Although compared with the provisions in the "Ming Dynasty Army Regulations", his approach is at most reckless... If you lose, you are called reckless, and if you win, you will be like a god!

But in fact, what happened? There were many people in this conference hall. Zhu Sijiu was using the Ming army to attack his own territory! And without Chen Dexing's permission! This was not the same as Chen Huaiqing and Chen Defang's behavior in Tianzhu. The latter's army was own, and the military expenditure was borrowed. It was natural to use his own troops and his own wealth to attack his own territory.

However, Zhu Sijiu's behavior was enough to rebel!

But Chen Dexing and the Ming Dynasty had no choice but to use this rebel for a moment. Monk Liu has only arrived in Hami now. He is almost sixty years old. Moreover, he has been staying in the two capitals over the years. He is used to being pampered and can no longer bear the hardship. Chen Dexing is not willing to strictly urge him. If this old man is really exhausted and dies outside, it will seem that he is too ruthless.

♂t And even if Monk Liu put wings to the county seat of Daqing now, there was no way to go. Zhu Sijiu had already pulled away the main force of the Western Expedition Army. Each infantry division left a brigade to guard the family. How could Monk Liu use this little force to pursue Zhu Sijiu? Is there any more Ili Mansion? What if the sea of ​​Jin Hordes came from the west? Although Zhu Sijiu had a quarrel, the Ili Mansion was indeed well-managed. If he lost the Ili Mansion, the Ming Dynasty would not have a reliable foothold in the Western Regions.

Chen Dexing said nothing, and the air pressure in the conference room was getting lower and lower. Army Minister Lu Hu sat there. He just felt that the corner of Prime Minister Ren Yijiang's eyes kept popping up. The light in the light seemed to be full of gloating about the Army's big mess. It would have to be strictly controlled in the future!

Lu Hu suddenly stood up, "Sage, General I am willing to lead troops to quell the rebellion! I will keep the two divisions of a certain family and capture Zhu Sijiu for you!"

Wang Lufei, Secretary of the General Staff of the Army, shook his head: "Two divisions? How many divisions are there in the Western Regions? Can we draw so many soldiers? Tianshan Province is not peaceful now, and Uszang also needs to be cleaned up... If we want to transfer troops from the Central Plains, it would be great to arrive this winter. We have to send troops next spring, and Zhu Sijiu will take Persia long ago!"

The Ming Empire has expanded too much, and it is so big that it is slow to react! If the empire wants to send two infantry divisions to the northwest border, it is a dispatch of 8,000 to 10,000 miles, and it also needs to prepare a large amount of food, grass and supplies to transport them together. Without a month, it is impossible to set out, and a troops with a large amount of supplies can travel fifty miles a day. Isn’t it take more than 200 days to travel a thousand miles? When the army arrives, it is the cold winter month again, and the winter on the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions is not easy. The troops in the Han area in the Central Plains cannot fight in winter at all, so they can only wait patiently until spring is blooming.

Lu Hu stamped his feet, "What should I do? Are you just watching him become the King of Persia?"

Before he could finish his voice, Chen Dexing's cold voice had already started.

"The King of Persia cannot give it to him! He should tell me if he wants it. He can only take it if I agree. If I don't agree, he can't take it!"

Chen Dexing paused and said word by word: "North of the Huzhang River, including the Fergana Basin, are directly under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty. The Amu River Basin and Persia were granted to Yan Zhongji, Liu Zheng and Guo Kan, and they will discuss the specific divisions. As for Zhu Sijiu... I will grant him the King of the Qing Dynasty! Ask him to expand the territory west of Persia to establish a country!"

This is actually an open reward and secret punishment. He enfeoffed the king but had no fief. Zhu Sijiu asked Zhu Sijiu to take his own place west of Persia... When Zhu Sijiu fought Persia, Chen Dexing could send people to seize his military power by sea. Without control of the six Western divisions (three infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions), what would Zhu Sijiu use to "take" a country by himself? Relying on his little disciples and scouts? What territory can these people help Zhu Sijiu take? Without territory, Zhu Sijiu's group could not be maintained. Without disciples and scouts, Zhu Sijiu was a tiger without minions, so it would be not difficult to catch him again.

"Lu Hu!" Chen Dexing turned his head and looked at the Minister of the Army, Lu Hu, "This time you go to Persia and go by sea!"

Lu Hu bowed and bowed. After taking the errand, he asked again: "If you can catch Zhu Sijiu, do you want to..."

"Acatch the enemy..." Chen Dexing of course wanted to arrest the enemy, but Zhu Sijiu had his disciples and scouts and had been in charge of the army for many years. He had prestige in the army, so how easy it was to deal with him? It would be easier to do it in Central Plains, but if he did that in Persia, he might force him to join Kublai Khan.

"There is no need to arrest him now," Chen Dexing waved his hand. "Zhu Sijiu has come to this point, and he will not fail to make the worst plan, so it will be difficult for you to hold him. Maybe you can't even see him. If you really force him to Kublai Khan, it will be even more ugly. Moreover, if he has led this Western Expedition Army for too long, it will inevitably have some gangsters..."

After hearing Chen Dexing's words, Lu Hu also felt relieved. It would be not easy to go to Persia to capture Zhu Sijiu. He said this to win Chen Dexing's trust. Moreover, listening to Chen Dexing's words, it seemed that he wanted to cover up this matter and prevent outsiders from knowing that a rebellion occurred within the Ming army... The advantage of doing this is that it is easier to step down. If Zhu Sijiu is defined as a rebel and cannot catch him, it would be too shameful. If you are not careful, it will really cause a rebellion in the Western Army, it will be difficult to deal with it.

Therefore, for this "rebel" who is thousands of miles away, he can only seize his military power first, and then apply a little punishment to calm his heart, and find an opportunity to capture him in the future. Chen Dexing felt that as long as Zhu Sijiu had no Western Expedition Army, there would always be a chance to settle the score in the future. The most important thing at the moment is to separate him from the Western Expedition Army.

"Lu Hu, you hand over the Army Department to Lu Fei and let Wang Hu act as the Minister of the General Staff of the Army." Chen Dexing ordered again, "You can't go to Persia empty-handed, and take the Fourth Infantry Division and the First Cavalry Division with you. Then set up the Dashi Army, and Lao Hu will be the general of the general. Except for the Fourth Infantry Division and the First Cavalry Division, you will transfer an infantry division and a cavalry division from the Western Army. The rest of the Western Army will return to the Ili River and be commanded by the monk."

Chen Dexing thought for a while and said, "In addition, another Grand Food Governor's Office is set up. The Grand Food Governor's Office is responsible for the military, political and diplomatic affairs of the Ming Dynasty in Grand Food and North Africa. Let Zhang Shijie be the governor."

After hearing Chen Dexing's last words, everyone here knew that Chen Dexing had already made up for the loss. In order to facilitate the command of the front commander, Chen Dexing adopted the method of military and political integration.

For example, Zhu Sijiu was the general and governor of the Western Army to the west of Tianshan. The military and political affairs were all in his hands! This allowed him to hide from his superiors and organize this expedition. If he had no power, he would not be able to mobilize the material and manpower of the four counties under Yili Prefecture. This expedition would be difficult to succeed.

Now, while Lu Hu became the general of the Great Food Army, Chen Dexing appointed Zhang Shijie, a senior and half-retired general, to be the governor. The purpose is obviously to let Lu Hu and Zhang Shijie restrain each other.

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When Chen Dexing and a group of civil and military ministers were discussing how to deal with Zhu Sijiu, Zhu Sijiu seemed to have not realized the seriousness of the problem. At this moment, he had already set foot on a high slope on the north bank of Huzhang River, surrounded by generals and disciples. He was looking at the construction site on the battlefield with bright eyes below the high slope.

On the banks of the Huzhang River, at least six musketeers and three artillery regiments have launched battle formations. More than 10,000 muskets and 72 cannons are placed on the banks of the Huzhang River. If the Mongols in Huzhang River want to cross the river to fight, they will be immediately submerged by bullets and artillery shells.

Behind the musketeers and artillery, there are twelve spear corpses, which have formed a square formation and can be put into hand-to-hand combat at any time.

In the face of such a lineup, Hu Zhang, the Mongolians in Henan simply became turtles. Not to mention the decisive battle between the river, even if they exposed their heads from behind the chest wall, they were trembling.

The Mongolians did not dare to move around, so Zhu Sijiu's Western Expedition Army could naturally build cities, farming, and building houses with peace of mind.

"What are they doing?"

On the Tongtian Pass City Tower, Brother Mangmu was holding up a telescope to observe the dynamics of the Ming army on the other side of the Huzhang River.

"Digging a trenches and building a fort." Wanhumazartai replied.

"It's not these people, what are the people over there doing?"

"It seems like you are farming?"

"Just farming!" Brother Meng put down his telescope and frowned, "How many months are you now?"

"Today is the fourth day of the main motor of the Hui calendar. Aowai Lu month (equivalent to the May month of the Julian calendar)......"

"The farming time has passed, what else can I plant?"

It is a bit late to plant spring wheat in May (Julian Calendar), but it is not too late to plant potatoes. The ripening period of potatoes is relatively short, and it is almost done with more than 100 days. Sowing in April (Taiyi Calendar), you can harvest in August. Moreover, the yield of potatoes is not low. Harvest in one season can make Zhu Sijiu's army eat for several months!

"I don't know this," Mazartai shook his head, "How can we Mongolians understand the farming matter?"

"That's right." Brother Meng nodded, let alone farming. Even if he was grazing, he and Mazartai couldn't understand. They were grandsons of Badu and a nobleman raised for several generations. Where did they know about agriculture and animal husbandry production?

Mazartai thought for a while and said, "King, they built houses and farmed land. Could it be that they want to live here for a long time?"

Stay for a long time? Brother Meng's face suddenly looked ugly. He originally planned to stick to the perseverance and delay time and find a way to exhaust the Ming army's military food. But now, the Ming army is building a house on the other side of the Huzhang River, looking like he wants to live for a long time. If the other party is not making a fool of himself, then the trouble will be great.

Brother Meng Muer murmured to himself: "It's okay that they built a city on the north bank of Huzhang River. If they set up another village west of Tongtianguan, they would block us in the valley..."

The army of Mangetemuir has now retreated into the Fergana Basin. If Zhu Sijiu built a city in Huzhang Hebei and Tongtian Guanxi, it would be equivalent to blocking Mangetemuir in the Fergana Basin. Although there are some mountain paths that can be found in the valley, those paths are not suitable for large troops to pass through. In winter, they will basically be blocked by heavy snow.

At that time, Brother Bumi had to sit in the valley, and he didn't know what happened outside.

"King Khan, we cannot be sealed in the valley by them." Mazartai reminded, "There are only one million people in the valley now..."

There are more than 2 million residents in the Mesopotamia Basin, although it is not endangered, it is definitely rare. And only one million of these rare humans were brought to the Fergana Basin by Bengetemuir, and the remaining more than one million are outside the basin.

If the Ming army sealed the basin, it would give people outside the basin the impression that Mangge Tie Muyi was defeated and hid in the mountains and dared not come out!

The Mongols were definitely unpopular in the Mesopotamians. Before the Mongols came, the Mesopotamian Basin was a rich land in the world. The population was always 20 to 30 million. But what is left here now? The Mongols killed too many people in the Mesopotamian Basin, and almost every survivor was the enemy of the Mongols. Perhaps in a few generations, this hatred will be gradually forgotten, but not now.

If the Mongols were defeated by the Ming army, they would be happy to surrender to their new masters... Even if Brother Meng Muer believes in the Tianfang Sect, the Ming army believes in the Tiandao Sect!

Once the people of both rivers outside the basin have all surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will be able to successfully establish rule. When will the Mangge Tie Muer be trapped in the basin?

"It's true that you can't be sealed in the valley..." Brother Meng looked at Ming Jun on the other side of the Huzhang River again, shook his head, "You can't cross the river!"

The river can pass through, and the floating bridge built on the Huzhang River is still there. The Mongolians also have a bridgehead on the other side of the Huzhang River. But what are you doing when you cross the river? Are you looking for a beating? Which of the muskets, cannons and spears on the other side of the river are easy to deal with?

"Don't cross the river." Mazartai pointed to the open flat land west of Tongtianguan. "If they want to block our way out, they must build another city in Tongtianguan. It is better to take action at that time, either half-crossing or night attack the enemy camp."
Chapter completed!