Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Shaanxi Xingdu Division.

In Ganzhou City.

Ever since Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen led Shenjiying and Wuqianxiaying to Ganzhou.

He quickly summoned the leaders of the seven Xining guards including Hami Guard, Shazhou Guard, Anding Guard, Quxian Guard, Atuan Guard, Chijin Mongolian Guard, and Handong Guard.

In addition, the Ganzhou left guard, Ganzhou right guard, Ganzhou central guard, Ganzhou avant-garde, Ganzhou guard, Gansu guard, Yongchang guard, Liangzhou guard, Zhuanglang guard, Xining guard, Shandan guard and Suzhou guard were summoned. , Zhenfan Guard, Zhenyi Qianhu Station, Gulang Qianhu Station, Gaotai Qianhu Station, Weilu Guard, Baichengzi Station, Weiyuan Station, Yiji Naicheng and other twelve guards, the four guarding Qianhu Station All generals.

Then, heavy troops were deployed and stationed in the Ganzhou area.

At the same time, they also sent out scouts to pursue the Northern Expedition army all the way north.

And deep in the grassland.

The army of the Northern Expedition searched all the way north for more than a month, but they didn't see many Wala people.

In this regard, the Tatars, who served as the main scouts, were also full of surprise.

"Ok!"

There were also some Tatar slaves.

Li Jinglong nodded slightly, "Perhaps, good news will come back soon!"

The Shaanxi Xingdu Division was nervously preparing for war.

"Are these thieves so fast?"

The whole army marched out.

Immediately, I realized something was wrong.

Li Jinglong asked again: "General Geng, I wonder if the Seven Guards of Guanxi are honest now?"

Li Jinglong also rushed to Ganzhou with 20,000 elite troops.

"Yes!"

Li Jinglong said: "If Timur dares to attack our Ming Dynasty, he must be connected with the Oara people!"

The Tatars were in the vanguard, followed closely by the Ming army.

It was more than ten days later.

The army finally encountered the Wala army.

With the Tatars following them, the Oaras couldn't escape at all.

Geng Bingwen sighed softly and said solemnly: "After I came to Ganzhou, I summoned the leaders of the seven guards in Guanxi. Those bastards were very submissive on the surface, but after they went back, they kept fooling around with my orders!
I suspect that these bastards have already colluded with Timur! "

In this regard.

then.

Geng Bingwen said bitterly: "If this is true, then this time, I, the Ming Dynasty, can keep all these Timur traitors in the Ming Dynasty!"

"According to intelligence reports, Timur's army has approached Hamiwei!"

At this moment, the scouts sent by Geng Bingwen were still on the prairie, looking for the Northern Expedition army.

Unfortunately, only some scattered tribes were found.

A great battle ensues.

The Wala people were finally exhausted, leaving many corpses behind and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

"That's how it should be!"

The Ming army took the opportunity to cover up the killing, and the Wala people were defeated.

Geng Bingwen was shocked, "So, by this time, the Northern Expedition Army should have encountered the main force of the Oara people?"

Xu Huizu, Liu Sheng, Song Sheng and other generals were naturally extremely excited.

After a brief greeting, Li Jinglong directly began to ask about the situation.

Even though the Wala people had been prepared, they were still stunned by the Ming Dynasty's firearms and bombs.

Geng Bingwen sighed solemnly, "The situation is critical. I have already sent out scouts to search for the Northern Expedition Army. Unfortunately, so many days have passed and there is still no report!"

Li Jinglong was shocked.

Xu Huizu took the opportunity to give orders and the army pursued them.

The tens of thousands of Timur troops led by Harry Sultan also approached the Hami Guard.

"I've met Marquis Changxing!"

"I've met Mr. Cao Guo!"

Then, they began to search west and east.

With the addition of 20,000 elite troops, everyone in the Shaanxi Xingdu Division subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dishonest!"

After some interrogation, they finally found out that the Wala people actually started to gather together, as if they were going to fight.

In this way, one after another escaped, and the other chased them half a month later.

Li Jinglong nodded slightly, with a sarcastic look on his face, "Those seven guards were originally the late emperor who ennobled those Mongolian tribes in order to appease and stabilize the northwest of our Ming Dynasty and ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road, but they did not station any soldiers or generals in our Ming Dynasty.

I'm afraid, after hearing that Timur was going to invade our Ming Dynasty, these Mongolian tribes all became ambitious. I'm afraid they have already thought about how to retaliate and rob our Ming Dynasty after Timur invades!
Recover their beautiful scenery of Beiyuan..."

Li Jinglong is a relative of the emperor, so he can say these things at will, but Geng Bingwen did not dare to say these things at will. Instead, he said again, according to my observation, "Chagatai, Ir, and the Golden Horde, these three small countries in the west, There is also a tendency to be coerced by the Timur Kingdom!”

Li Jinglong said solemnly: "It must be so, even Mongolia Stan is colluding with Timur!"

Geng Bingwen didn't know what he thought of, and his expression turned gloomy.

"If this is the case, are the Tatars in the Tatar city in the north also connected with Timur?"

Li Jinglong shook his head slowly, "Those Tatars have been drunk and dreaming all day long since they lived in the Tatar city. They also know the power of our Ming Dynasty firearms and bombs, so they should not have the foolish idea of ​​hitting a stone with an egg.

Moreover, their elite Tatars are still under the surveillance of my northern expedition army! "

Geng Bingwen still had some doubts in his eyes.

"No matter what, I, Ming, should be more vigilant!"

Li Jinglong couldn't explain this. He couldn't tell Geng Bingwen that those Tatars especially liked to go to his bathhouse to have a massage and drink together, eat barbecue, and spend the night?

Everything they said could be known to him, Li Jinglong, and His Majesty?
"Well! But how could Timur not expect that I, the Ming Dynasty, had already taken the lead in the northern expedition.

The Oara people have no hope, and they even dare to delay for a while until the Northern Expedition army returns.

Each one of them must stay in Daming! "

"Report!"

At this time, a scout ran in from outside the room, his face full of urgency.

"General General, there are traces of Timur's army outside the Hami Guard!"

"How brave!"

The expressions of Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong suddenly changed, and they became murderous.

"Quickly summon all the generals and commanders to prepare for war!"

"Here!"

"Come here, give this general an order to the Seven Guards of Xining, telling them to hold on.

As soon as Timur's army dares to invade, this general will lead an army of 100,000 to support him! "

"Here!"

"Come here, give your Majesty an urgent report..."

Following Geng Bingwen, he issued orders one after another.

The entire Shaanxi Xingdu Division began to move.

At the same time, a 800-mile journey was made to the capital.

just.

What puzzled Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen was that they had been waiting for three days, but there was still no movement from Hamiwei.

Until the fifth day.

Still no news came.

Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen could no longer sit still and began to wait on the city wall.

A deputy general was standing by, his face also full of anxiety.

"Old General, it's possible that the Hami Guards and the Seven Guards of Guanxi had already quietly surrendered to Timur.

In the past few days, could Timur's army be quietly occupying the Seven Guards of Kansai? "

"will not!"

Geng Bingwen shook his head directly.

"Although my Ming Dynasty does not have troops stationed in the Seven Guards of Kansai, the Jinyiwei has sent quite a few. No matter what, the Jinyiwei can spread some news."

"If those Mongolians dare to rebel in a big way, the scouts who have been waiting outside will find out!"

Li Jinglong put down the clairvoyance in his hand, his eyes full of depression.

"Is it possible that those Tatars have to survive the winter before they start to gain strength?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Geng Bingwen shook his head again, "After winter, it won't be them attacking my Ming Dynasty, but my Ming Dynasty attacking them!"

"Yes!"

Li Jinglong nodded slightly, then seemed to have made up his mind and said: "Old General, I want to go and see for myself, what are those Timurid people doing?"

"No!"

Geng Bingwen subconsciously refused.

"How could Mr. Cao Guo be involved in such danger? All we need to do is send a school captain!"

"Exactly, this matter will be over soon!"

"General, please give me your orders!"

All around, generals and commanders immediately asked for orders one after another.

In the past few days, all of them have been unable to hold it in anymore!
"No, I want to see for myself!"

Li Jinglong's face was full of determination. After speaking, he selected a group of soldiers and left the city.

Seeing this, Geng Bingwen sighed helplessly and quickly sent another group of soldiers to follow Li Jinglong and others from a distance.

As for Li Jinglong and others, after leaving the city and walking dozens of miles further, they entered the territory of the Chijin Mongolian Guard of the Seven Guards of Kansai.

At this time, Timur had not yet entered, and the Seven Guards of Kansai did not dare to openly disrespect the Ming Dynasty.

thus.

Along the way, no one dared to stop Li Jinglong and others.

After entering the Hami Guard, the leader of the Hami Guard, Anke Timur, hurriedly brought people to see Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong asked directly: "Where is Timur's army?"

Anke Timur hurriedly replied: "Back to Cao Guogong, Timur's army appeared fifty miles away from us five days ago.

But, somehow, Timur's army was not in a hurry to attack.

Even after staying for two days, they began to retreat slowly!
I have sent scouts to check, but there is no news yet! "

"What? Then Timur's army left again?"

Li Jinglong suddenly stared angrily and stared at Anke Timur, "Since Timur's army has left, why don't you send someone to report it to the general?"

Anke Timur hurriedly explained with fear on his face: "To inform Duke Cao, Timur people are cunning by nature, and I just saw them retreating.

However, the scouts did not return, and I am not sure whether this was a trick on their part or whether they were really retreating.

Therefore, I dare not report it to the general easily! "

Ankh Timur was also bitter in his heart. He never imagined that they had already agreed on everything with Nahari Sultan.

As a result, he waited for two days, but only for the news of Sultan Nahari's withdrawal.

In fact, not even one of the two teams of scouts he sent came back, and there was no news!

"Humph!"

Li Jinglong glared at Anke Timur and said, "Is it possible that you, Hamiwei, felt that Timur's army was coming and had different intentions?"

"Don't dare, don't dare. Lord Cao Guo Mingjian, I, the Hami Guard, will never dare to betray the Ming Dynasty!"

Anke Timur trembled and hurriedly explained.

"That's good!"

Li Jinglong smiled faintly, "Anke Timur, follow me out and see where Timur's army has gone?"

"This……"

Anke Timur was shocked.

However, Li Jinglong didn't give him a chance to react. He took the lead and rushed out with his soldiers.

Behind him, Anke Timur did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly pursued him with hundreds of confidants.

However, after chasing for nearly a hundred miles, no trace was found.

Li Jinglong climbed to the top of a mountain, looked at it with his clairvoyance for a long time, looked back at Anke Timur, and said coldly.

"Anke Timur, since you became a noble of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, you must be very familiar with Timur's army. You should be able to find their traces, right?"

Anke Timur said hurriedly: "Go back to Cao Guogong, we will chase him all the way. This is the only road with traces of Timur's army.

Presumably, Timur's army should have returned along this road! "

"return?"

Li Jinglong raised his clairvoyance again and looked to the west.

Unfortunately, all we can see are mountains.

At this time, several Mongolian cavalry quickly ran over from a distance.

Li Jinglong put down his clairvoyance and said, "Anke Timur, those cavalrymen are your spies?"

"Gong Cao Guo, wait a moment, I'm going to take a closer look!"

Anke Timur quickly opened his eyes and looked in the direction Li Jinglong said.

Anke Timur had already heard about the exquisite clairvoyance in Li Jinglong's hands.

However, this kind of magical clairvoyance, which Ming could see so hard, he had no chance to obtain.

After a while, Ankh Timur finally saw several cavalrymen running over from a distance.

It was the scouts he sent!
"I've met King Su!"

"King Su, Timur's army has escaped!"

As soon as they saw Anke Timur, the scouts hurriedly reported it.

"What, ran away?"

Anke Timur's eyes suddenly widened, and he was still a little unbelievable.

At the beginning, Timur sent people, but he was sworn to him.

Why did you run away before attacking?

The scout said again: "Back to King Su, Timur's army has retreated to Beishebali and is still retreating!"

Li Jinglong asked: "Can you find out what happened to Timur's army? How did they retreat so fast?"

The scout's eyes flashed, and he replied in a deep voice: "Return to this Ming general, I don't know! Amata and the others were too close, and they were all killed by Timur's army!"

"Those damn Timurids!"

Hearing this, Anke Timur suddenly became angry.

Li Jinglong looked at Anke Timur and said, "Send more people to keep an eye on those Timur people."

"Gong Cao Guo?"

Anke Timur was stunned.

Li Jinglong had already mounted his horse and ran back.

"I will be back again in two days at most!"

Seeing this, Anke Timur's expression changed for a moment, and he summoned a group of confidants around him to give a few instructions.

A group of scouts ran towards the distance again.

In Ganzhou City, after Li Jinglong came back, he shouted directly: "General Geng, that Timur army has escaped!"

"Ran?"

Geng Bingwen was shocked.

Li Jinglong nodded slightly, "I guess something must have happened to Timur's army.

Otherwise, they wouldn't retreat like this! "

"That's how it should be!"

Geng Bingwen also nodded slightly.

Li Jinglong said again: "General Geng, how can it be that Timur of Ming Dynasty comes and leaves whenever he wants?
I want to take away the 40,000-strong army, especially the Shenji Battalion, as well as all the firearms and ammunition, catch up with him, and start a Western Expedition for him! "

...(End of chapter)