The marching is about efficiency, while the marching efficiency of the Ming army is obviously extremely high.

After a few days of marching, they successfully arrived at the border town of Zoer.

Liu Xingming had mentioned this small border town more than once before, and Li Dingguo also had some impression of this.

He knew that the head of this small city was Chen Zhao, who was a real Han man, but because his father stayed in the Western Regions, he was finally born in the Western Regions.

Chen Zhao was born in the Western Regions since he was a child and was naturally deeply influenced by Western Regions culture.

He finally decided to work for Junggar, and went from a minor official to a chief officer of the border town Zhuoer.

This was already a great honor for him. Chen Zhao had never even seen Sengge or those noble Taiji people.

He would never have thought that one day he would meet the noble prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Prince Yizi, King Jin, Li Dingguo.

In name, Junggar was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so Chen Zhao should naturally be respected by Li Dingguo.

After a reminder from his confidant, Chen Zhao quickly pushed Jinshan to kneel down and salute.

"Chen Zhao, the remaining guard in Zhuoer City in Junggar, pays homage to His Highness, King Jin of the Ming Dynasty, who is thousands of years old."

After all, Chen Zhao was a Han man. Although he grew up in the Western Regions, his interest in Han culture still allowed him to have extensive knowledge.

So when facing Li Dingguo, he would not seem too rude.

"Mr. Shen, right? Please get up."

Li Dingguo raised his hand and signaled Chen Zhao to get up.

"What's the matter with His Highness the King of Jin?"

Although Liu Xingming had arrived before, he did not mention the incident that Li Dingguo and the Ming army came back.

So from this perspective, it is reasonable to see Chen Zhao's surprise.

Li Dingguo naturally understood this, so he said bluntly: "I heard that the Yarkand Khanate had a conflict with the Junggar, so I specially led my troops to mediate."

"That's right."

Chen Zhao obviously calmed down.

"But now the battle is hard to fight in the north. Is it still too late for you to send troops now?"

Chen Zhao's words really surprised Li Dingguo.

For Li Dingguo, it is difficult for him to tell the truth about the false now.

After all, the last letter sent by Liu Xingming should have been sent a month ago, and the information has been delayed and slow.

Nowadays, Yarkand and Junggar fight are not impossible.

Overall, Chen Zhao's words should be credible.

"Is it very fierce now?"

Li Dingguo wanted to draw more useful information from Chen Zhao's mouth and asked tentatively.

"The battle was very fierce. Even our border troops have basically been transferred."

"It is said that Yarkand also came out in full swing, and this battle seems to be a big deal."

Chen Zhao sighed and said, "Since His Highness, King Jin, is here, we must help us. We are the word "Li". Yerkang is an invader who took the initiative to provoke the war."

"Okay, I know."

Li Dingguo did not assure Chen Zhao anything, because he knew very well that the purpose of the Ming army this time was to benefit the fisherman.

So he won't help either party.

"I will deal with it impartially after checking the situation."

Li Dingguo immediately asked Chen Zhao for some food and grass and fresh water to replenish it.

Although Chen Zhao was unwilling to do so, he had no good idea.

He can't afford to offend these vast Ming army.

He just hopes to send this great Buddha away as soon as possible.

Zhuoer City Temple is small and cannot accommodate these gods.

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In accordance with Li Dingguo's requirements, Chen Zhao prepared all the supplies that Li Dingguo needed on time.

Including food, grass, fresh water and some chariots and horses.

But it is definitely not enough to meet all the needs of the Ming army. After all, the number of Ming army is too large, so it is unrealistic to satisfy them all.

But Li Dingguo did not blame him, he was in a hurry to rush to get distracted from these trivial matters.

After leaving Zhuoer City, the Ming army headed west without any stop.

The more you go west, the more depressed the scenery is, and even there is no grass growing.

This surprised Li Dingguo.

After all, the Western Regions have sufficient pastures in a considerable area, and now these pastures have disappeared.

Apart from the war, Li Dingguo could not think of any other reason.

After all, a fire can burn the pastures clean. If you want to wait until the pastures grow again, you have to wait for the next year.

"Your Highness King Jin, there is a lake in front of you. Let's go and take a break."

The Ming army has been on the road for a long time, and it is time to take a break.

Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Then let's take a break."

It is an extremely complicated matter to stop the army and must be carried out in an orderly manner, otherwise it is very easy to trample on each other.

This is especially true when the lake stops. The soldiers rush to drink water and wash their faces, and they will basically steal the head.

However, Li Dingguo warned in advance, and there was basically no large-scale congestion.

"Your Highness King Jin, you can go and rest."

The personal soldiers said respectfully.

Li Dingguo nodded, then pulled the reins tightly and walked forward.

But when he arrived by the lake, he was shocked.

I saw countless corpses floating in the lake, and the lake water was dyed red.

"How come there are so many corpses? Just ask someone to go and see them."

Li Dingguo ordered.

"Affect the order."

Soon the Ming soldiers went to the lake shore to salvage the bodies.

I dragged the body up and found that it was all of Junggar soldiers.

They had seen the costumes of Junggar soldiers in Zhuoer City, and they decided that there would be no mistakes.

They immediately went back to report to Li Dingguo.

"Your Highness King Jin, these corpses are all from Junggar soldiers."

"What!"

Li Dingguo was shocked: "Are all of these from Junggar soldiers? Are there no Yarkand soldiers?"

The outfits of Yarkand soldiers and Junggar soldiers are definitely different, and you can see them at a glance.

The soldiers hurriedly said, "It's all from Junggar, not from Yarkand."

This is strange.

Li Dingguo was suspicious.

If this is true, wouldn’t it mean that Junggar was defeated in this battle?

But the strength of both sides should be similar.

But that's the case, at least in this battle, Yarkand won a complete victory.

"Then we have to speed up the marching speed even more, otherwise if we drag it down, it is very likely that Junggar will not be able to hold on."

This is definitely not the situation Li Dingguo wants to see. What he wants to see is that both sides are hurt rather than dominant.

Li Dingguo had two concerns, one was that Junggar could not stand being destroyed, and the other was that Liu Xingming's safety.

Li Dingguo promised Liu Tichun that he would never suffer any damage to Liu Xingming.

If Liu Xingming had something, Li Dingguo really didn't know how to explain it to Liu Tichun.

"I will order you to stop resting and start the march!"

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Chapter completed!