Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 831 Meeting in Suzhou
In addition to trade, the Ming Dynasty also provided economic assistance to the Seven Guards of Kansai to increase their power.

For example, Shazhouwei was suitable for agricultural development, so the Ming Dynasty often provided grain seeds for it.

The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the management of the Seven Guards of Kansai, but always adopted the method of "using barbarians to control barbarians".

The Ming Dynasty adopted "use barbarians to control barbarians" for two purposes: one is to "divide its power and kill its power, so as not to cause trouble";

The Ming Dynasty tried to divide its forces so that they could contain each other and fight with each other, while the Ming Dynasty stood still and watched the fight.

The Kansai region has never been included in the administrative territory of the Ming Dynasty, but is only under the sphere of influence.As a result, the Ming Dynasty's control over the Kansai region was very weak.

The Mongolian princes in Kansai accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty mainly because of the military deterrence and economic temptation of the Ming Dynasty in Gansu.

The Ming Dynasty did not incorporate the Kansai region into the inland economic system, but maintained economic exchanges in the form of "tribute".

The seven guards "paid tribute" to the Ming Dynasty, "horses, camels, jade, Sulaiman stones, lapis lazuli, Bazai stones, diamonds, phoenix trees, ironware, etc.

Hamiwei came to pay tribute almost every month every year, and the tribute trade brought huge financial pressure to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty had to stipulate that Hami "one tribute every five years, 30 people for each tribute, and a minimum of 13 people"

The idea of ​​"using the barbarians to control the barbarians" and "divide and rule" made the strength of the Seven Guards of Kansai constantly weakened due to internal fighting, making them unable to resist the attacks of Mongolian forces such as the Oala, Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and Turpan Khanate.

The three guards of Anding, Quxian and Aduan were attacked by Doerzhiba at the beginning of their establishment, Aduanwei was forced to give up, and Quxian was merged into Andingwei.

After that, Andingwei was harassed by Tubo and forced to move.

During the Ming Yingzong period, Oala was strong, and Shazhou, Chijin Mongolia, and Handong surrendered to Oara one after another, and Hami was also forced to surrender under the attacks of Oara and the Mongolian princes in Kansai.

After the decline of Wala, the Kansai guards were still continuously attacked by the surrounding tribes.

In the ninth year of Zhengtong, Chijin Mongolia was harassed by Dazi Leixing.

In the 19th year of Chenghua, Chijin Mongolia was once again invaded by the neighbor Yebao, and since then Chijin has been in a slump.

Facing the continuous fall of the Kansai region, the Ming army still sat idly by.

In the fourth year of Tianshun, Jia Silan attacked Hami, and Hami was looted. An envoy was sent to the Ming Dynasty for help, but the Ming Dynasty only issued a document condemning it.

The only time the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Hami was in the eighth year of Hongzhi, when it sent troops to defeat the invasion of Turpan.

But after that, the Ming Dynasty never sent troops to Kansai again. In 1513, Hami was occupied by Turpan.

After that, all the seven guards in Kansai were invaded, and later the Yarkand Khanate snatched Hami and the other six guards from Turpan.

It's not that Daming didn't want the Kansai Seven Guards, it was mainly after the Battle of Tumubao that he was really powerless.

In this way, the Kansai Seven Guards established by the Ming Dynasty have now become the seven checkpoints against the Ming army.

Hassan was well aware of the importance of the Seven Guards to this war, so he vigorously strengthened the defense in the Seven Guards, and each guard deployed [-] troops.

Their logistical supplies, like Daming, depended on camels, the boats in the desert.

The advantage over Daming is that they are familiar with the weather environment and the journey is closer.

But when Hassan ordered the collection of camels to ensure logistical supplies, they encountered a big trouble.

The general who went to recruit camels came back and reported:

"My lord governor, there is something very strange. Almost all the camels along the way have disappeared. We only found [-] camels in three days..."

Hassan was a little dumbfounded when he heard the news. Daming hadn't sent troops yet, but he had already thought of a serious problem, that is, Daming bought their camels first in order to attack the Yarkand Khanate.

"Nimma, Ming Gou is really cunning. Let the governor collect all the camels along the road. In addition, under the orders of the governor, immediately search for the spies and scouts sent by Ming Gou along the way."

Hassan gave an order, and the soldiers of the Yarkand Khanate immediately began to search for Ming army spies and camels.

His decision caused serious harassment to the local people, but nothing was found except dozens of camels.

A few hundred camels transported military supplies from Turpan, but it was almost impossible to transport them from the capital of the Yarkand Khanate.

Hassan had no choice but to recruit camels from the vicinity of the capital of Yarkand. If he wanted to win the battle, the logistics had to keep up.

From the founding of the Yerkand Khanate to the present, they have never fought against the Ming army. They are still equipped with cold weapons. I really don’t know where Hassan has the confidence to defeat the Ming army.

Zhu Youjian is different from other emperors. He doesn't move if he doesn't fight, and once he picks it up, he takes all the surrounding areas.

This time, the Yarkand Khanate made trouble out of nothing. Not only did it itself bear the attack of the Ming army, but other neighboring countries also followed him.

The development of Ming Dynasty today is far beyond what Abdullah and his sons of the Yarkand Khanate could have imagined.

Zhu Cihong led the army to march through roads and railways, and arrived in Gansu in three days.

Hong Niangzi is stationed in Shaanxi, Li Yan has led an army of [-] to wait here, and all logistics supplies have been prepared.

It is the entire Ming Dynasty who provides logistical support for them. In the future, a steady stream of military materials will be sent to Gansu, and then sent to the place where the Ming army is located through Gansu.

Zhu Cihong and Li Yan are going to lead the army to sweep all the way and destroy all obstacles that hinder the advance of the Ming army.

On May 20, [-]th year of Chongzhen, Li Yan received a report from scouts:
"Your Excellency, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived with an army."

As soon as Li Yan heard this, he immediately got up and gave instructions:
"Hurry up, all the generals will welcome His Royal Highness together with me."

"Yes"

Li Yan was very happy to hear that Zhu Cihong was leading the army, and immediately ordered all the generals to go out of the city to meet His Highness the Crown Prince.

Farewell to Shaanxi, almost two years in the blink of an eye, Li Yan also wanted to see Zhu Cihong very much.

In Li Yan's impression, Zhu Cihong was a very extraordinary prince who was able to work on his farm for nearly a year without revealing his identity.

You must know that this year the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty lived and ate and lived with ordinary people. He didn't complain at all, and he completely regarded himself as a small ordinary person, and he was training himself.

Zhu Cihong came down to the outside of Suzhou City surrounded by young generals like stars holding the moon, and saw the city gate suddenly opened from a distance, and a cavalry team rushed out of the city quickly.

Zhang Fugui immediately smiled and said:
"Boss, look at the gates of Suzhou city wide open, it must be Governor Li Yan who has come to welcome us..."

These few are not only good brothers, but also studying at the Royal Military Academy, and the relationship is very good.

They usually eat, drink and have fun together, including studying and practicing martial arts. Zhu Cihong is their boss, and they only call him His Highness the Prince on formal occasions.

Before Zhu Cihong could speak, Huang Dahu gave Zhang Fugui a hard look:
"Bah, I'm obviously here to pick up His Highness the Crown Prince into the city, how did it become you..."

Zhang Fugui felt a few drops of saliva sprayed on his face, and returned it to Huang Dahu without hesitation:
"Fuck, Huang Dahu, don't talk nonsense. This young master is right. His Royal Highness is also one of us. Boss, are you right?"

(End of this chapter)