Da Ming started to ascend the throne

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Zhu Cihong was not a bloodthirsty person in the first place. The reason why he killed the captives was because he wanted to avenge the casualties of the soldiers of the Ming army. After Li Yan reminded him, he nodded immediately:
"What General Li said is very true. I still haven't considered it carefully, so I will hand them over to the general."

Seeing that the prince is so magnanimous and able to recognize his own shortcomings, Li Yan is very pleased. It seems that the future of Daming can be expected, so he hastily bowed to salute:

"Thank you, Your Highness. In the future, we will rely on these captives and local herdsmen to open the official roads in the customs and the Western Regions. Once the war is over, it is estimated that the Holy Majesty will soon issue a decree to repair the road. Only when the road is repaired can the Ming army quickly reach any place. , the remote land can be safe and sound..."

Not killing the captive soldiers cannot mean not killing the rebels. After discussing with Li Yan, Zhu Cihong issued an order:

"Pass down the order of my palace to immediately wipe out all the rebels in the city of Turpan, whether they are soldiers or herdsmen!"

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May 20, [-]th year of Chongzhen

The Ming Dynasty regained the entire territory of Turpan. Since the dispatch of troops, only a dozen of them have forced the recovery of the Kansai Seven Guards. Even Hami and Turpan were actually controlled by the Ming army.

Zhu Cihong ordered the army to rest in Turpan for three days, and then continue to march westward to kill the Yarkand Khanate. On the second day of the rest, scouts reported:
"Your Highness, there are still many scattered cavalry in Turpan. From time to time, they will suddenly attack the Ming army outpost or the local pro-Ming herdsmen. Now it has caused panic among the people..."

When Zhu Cihong heard it, his face became gloomy:
"Is there any regional intelligence on the specific location and activities he often occupies?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, yes, this is the map drawn by the scouts..."

His subordinates immediately handed over the map drawn by the scouts to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cilang took the map to look at it, and immediately ordered:

"Hurry up, let General Li Yan and the generals come over to discuss matters immediately."

"Yes"

Soon, Li Yan, Zhang Fugui, Meng Liang, Huang Dahu, Huang Xiaohu, Zhang Lu and others walked into the handsome mansion.

"I have seen Your Highness."

"Sit down, all generals! I have something to discuss with you."

"Thank you Your Highness"

As soon as he sat down, Huang Dahu asked:

"Boss, are you ready to go west?"

Do you still need to ask?It must be because of the Western Expedition, the other generals are looking at Huang Dahu like an idiot.

Zhu Cihong shook her head:

"It's also not..."

Now others are not calm:

"Ah... What else can you do when you go out to the west?"

Zhu Cihong looked at his somewhat bewildered subordinates and said:

"Just received the information that the Yarkand Khanate still has some stragglers in Turpan who are harassing our outpost and the people. They must be eradicated before the army marches west. This is the information and the map."

All the generals hurriedly looked carefully at the map and information drawn by the scout, and after a while they called for battle:
"Your Highness, a group of rabble, give me 1000 people, kill them all without leaving a single one..."

Zhu Cihong ignored them, but looked at Li Yan:
"How does General Li see this battle going?"

After reading the map and information, Li Yan cupped his fists and said:

"Your Highness, they are all cavalry. There are not many horses of more than 3000, and they are still scattered. It is difficult to catch them all. If you want to completely eliminate them, you must send out a large army to encircle them, otherwise there will definitely be fish that slip through the net..."

Zhu Cihong nodded:

"Well, this matter will be handled according to General Li's wishes. Zhang Fugui and Meng Liang will lead your subordinates to cooperate with General Li's actions. Everything must be done according to General Li's orders.

"Yes"

Li Yan bowed and saluted:

"Thank you, Your Highness, Li Yan will live up to everyone's expectations. In order to get rid of these scourges as soon as possible, Li Yan wants to borrow the walkie-talkies and headlights of the entire army."

Zhu Cihong knew what Li Yan wanted to do as soon as he heard it, and immediately nodded in agreement:

"You are going to operate at night, there is no problem, pass on the order of the Palace, and lend the walkie-talkie and headlamp to General Li, and there is no mistake in lending as much as you want."

People here are unfamiliar, and it is not easy to clear those stragglers. In order to prevent getting lost and make timely calls, Li Yan borrowed headlights and walkie-talkies.

After thanking Zhu Cihong, Li Yan immediately arranged the next action plan, and the [-] troops quietly left the city after dark.

Some people will say, to deal with [-] stragglers, would the Ming army dispatch [-] troops?
Of course it is necessary. When Zhu Cihong and the others continue their westward expedition, they will absolutely not let these people make trouble in the rear.

You must know that the [-] skirmishers are all cavalry, and they haunt Turpan, posing a great threat to the rear of the Ming army and the local people. Moreover, this is an important trade center on the Silk Road, so Zhu Cihong will never allow their existence.

The Kumtag Desert is located on the eastern edge of the Turpan Basin, 280 kilometers away from Urumqi and [-] kilometers away from Turpan.

It is 62 kilometers long from east to west, 40 kilometers wide from north to south, and has a desert area of ​​1880 kilometers.It is the closest desert to a city in the world.

The Kumtag Desert is one of the few deserts in the world that has close contact with cities.

The Kumtag Desert is part of the Taklamakan Desert.The main component of the Kumtag Desert is not sand dunes, but sand mountains. Kumtag means "sand mountains" in Uighur.

The Kumtag Desert was formed in the Han Dynasty, mainly due to the strong winds from the Qijiaojing tuyere of the Tianshan Mountains and the Dabancheng tuyere.

Along the way, a large amount of sand was carried by the long wind, and finally collided and deposited in the Kumtag area, forming a desert with sand hills.

The stragglers of the Yerkand Khanate entrenched here at night, and attacked and harassed the Ming army and the people during the day.

Although this is a desert, there is an oasis not far away, which is why they chose this place.

In the desert, if there is no water, it is impossible to survive.

They thought that the Ming army had just arrived and had absolutely no idea that there was an oasis in this desert, and what's more, they would find it in the desert.

But how did they know that the capabilities of the scouts of the Ming army were beyond what they could have imagined.

Before the Ming army set off, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty had clearly marked this desert and oasis on the military map.

Although the march of a [-]-strong army would make a very loud sound, it was on ordinary land, and only the rustling sound could be heard in the desert.

At a place more than ten kilometers away from the oasis, Li Yan divided the [-] army into a dozen small teams to outflank the oasis from all sides.

In order not to let the Ming army units lose their way, they would use the walkie-talkie to contact them at any time. After all the teams were in place, Li Yan came and started to act immediately.

After about an incense stick, they approached the oasis, and immediately found many war horses resting beside the oasis, and there were many tents not far away, which must be the lairs of skirmishers.

As soon as Li Yan waved his hand, two thousand-man teams moved over to control the horses, and then ambushed five thousand musketeers not far from the horses. The other soldiers quickly surrounded the tents and turned on the headlights, which immediately illuminated the desert like daylight.

"fire"

Li Yan gave an order, and the light mortars began to bombard the tents:

"Rumble..."

"Boom bang bang..."

Many tents were blown to pieces in an instant, and many stragglers who were dreaming inside were also blown to pieces...

(End of this chapter)