Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 357 Steady progress and flat push Annan
There is Ming Dynasty in the east.

In name, Timur was still a courtier of Ming Dynasty.

In the West, there is the Ottoman Empire, which is now at its peak.

The Ottoman Empire was at the intersection of Eastern and Western civilizations, and it had controlled the land transportation lines of Eastern and Western civilizations for hundreds of years.

Not long after Kublai Khan settled in the Central Plains, he died
In the fourth year of , the Ottoman Empire was established.

The Ottoman Empire, which has developed for a hundred years, is in a period of rising sun.

The ancient Byzantine Empire farther west faced the newborn Ottoman Empire in a completely retreating situation.

Today's Ottoman Empire already spans the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and its influence is extremely powerful.

Even Timur was cautious when facing the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, as a Mongolian, he is born with a strong psychological advantage over Western European countries.

Because since the rise of the nomads, in this world, wars in the west have never been lost.

This is not an exaggeration.

And it's not just the Mongols, either.

For example, the former Xiongnu Empire was the strongest and most expansive empire on the Asian continent. It once galloped and plundered everywhere, and became a terrible civilization-destroying force lying between east and west.

It's just that when the invincible Xiongnu Empire in the West encountered a big man from the East, it almost never won.

They were chased and beaten all the way.

Speaking of the final demise of the Roman Empire, it also has a lot to do with the big man.

All kinds of kneeling Huns in the east, strictly speaking, are the Northern Huns, who were expelled from the Mobei Plateau by the Han Dynasty.

The northern Huns gradually retreated westward until the Don River and the Danube River basin, and based on the southern Russian steppe, they finally launched a war against the Roman Empire.

The Northern Huns, who had experienced the hell mode in the East, finally discovered that they could hang and beat everything at will when they came to the West.

So in the end, the Huns did not return to the East, and gradually integrated into the Western countries.

Although the ethnic groups are different, the Mongols and the Huns are both nomadic peoples.

The Mongol Empire after the Hun Empire was roughly the same.

Timur could submit to Ming Dynasty, but in his heart, he had no fear at all of the approaching powerful Ottoman Empire.

Recently, I was thinking about whether I should have a fight with them first to try the situation.

The Western Regions is a slow process, but here Annan is fighting in full swing.

Annan's army is almost hard to resist in the face of the current Ming Dynasty.

Basically, all the towns would not be able to block for more than three days in front of the Ming army.

The only factor that had a greater impact on the Ming army was probably the weather.

The tropical climate is really too hot, especially when armor plus swords and other loads are on the body, which means that every soldier needs to carry more than [-] catties.

In this way, the speed of the march became very slow.

Fortunately, because of Daming's support for the development of the medical school, when they came to attack Annan this time, there was a medical team of nearly a thousand people who brought enough medicinal materials.

The difference from the situation in the army is that these doctors not only serve the army, but are also responsible for collecting herbs around here, or picking and recording unfamiliar herbs.

In the tropical rain forest climate, there are many types of herbaceous plants, and the categories are very complicated.

Which ones are poisonous, which ones are edible, which ones have medicinal value, and which aspects are reflected in it all require a long-term process of inspection.

"Commander Ye, it doesn't seem very good to continue like this. Our marching speed is too slow, and many soldiers have already become unaccustomed."

"Fortunately, the doctors have already prescribed the medicine, and the brothers suffering from the disease are slowly recuperating."

"It's just that the weather is too hot. Many of our supplies are easy to carry." Jingning Hou Ye Sheng heard the report from his adjutant and nodded lightly.

Although they fought everywhere in Ming Dynasty, it was their first time to fight in a tropical area like Annan.

When fighting in the north, it was extremely cold there, but here it was scorching hot.

And Annan's tropical monsoon climate has brought a lot of influence on Daming's firearms.

Here, it will rain heavily after two days, and it is very hot and humid.

It was hot and sunny in the morning, and then the cumulus clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker. After noon, it was raining cats and dogs.

After an hour or so, the rain stopped, which made it a little more comfortable.

During the march for more than half a month, it is very rare to say that there will be two days without rain.

The heavy rain came and went quickly.

Fortunately, for these problems, sufficient oil paper has been prepared long ago to protect the gunpowder carried.

It's just that in a humid environment, even if the gunpowder is not exposed to rain, it is difficult to keep it dry.

When attacking a small village a few days ago, there was a problem of a large number of matchlock guns misfiring.

After shooting, the gunpowder cannot be fully burned due to humidity, and it is more troublesome to clean up.

The weather alone almost wiped out Daming's firearms.

Puding Hou Chen Huan no longer had the initial drive, but looked rather haggard.

It's not that they can't beat Annan's army, and their enemy is the damn weather.

Relying on his good health, Puding Hou Chen Huan did not avoid the heavy rain and still captured a town.

As a result, heat and evil entered the body within two days.

To put it simply, it is wind-heat and cold.

"Ahem, I know, how did Meng Yuan attack this small Annan country back then, and brought hundreds of thousands of elites to come here, but they were defeated instead."

"Where is this a war? It's clear that they came here to suffer. Those who grew up on the grassland don't care about the cold. The heat is unbearable."

"If it wasn't for the foresight of His Majesty the Grandson to arrange enough doctors for us, maybe how many brothers are left in our army who can fight."

"In this hellish place, snakes, rats, rats and ants scare me to death. The palm-sized insects were almost bitten by me. In my current situation, I still don't give them away for nothing."

"Fortunately, I brought my tents with me. When I said I needed to prepare these tents, I also said
His Highness Taisun thought that we rough people were too squeamish and complained a few times. "

"It turned out to be saving our lives and our brothers' lives."

Puding Hou Chen Huan coughed while drinking the medicine prepared by the doctor.

The dark potion was obviously very bitter, but Chen Huan didn't frown when he drank it, but because of the wind evil, his voice became hoarse when he spoke.

If you don't pay attention to your nose, it's like running water, so you can only wipe it with a cloth.

Before the Ming Dynasty's 30-strong army set off to conquer Annan, Zhu Yunwei issued an order through the Royal Chamber of Commerce that enough tents must be carried.

At that time, many people still had complaints in their hearts.

Those who are marching and fighting can't sleep anywhere, and His Royal Highness Taisun didn't come here by himself, and he also brought a tent, wouldn't that increase the burden on the brothers.

The result is that now, everyone is thanking His Royal Highness the Grandson.

There are too many poisons in this rainforest, and the key point is that the weather is very hot, where can I wear any clothes when I sleep, and I get bitten at night.

With the shelter of the tent, among other things, at least I can sleep well and feel refreshed the next day.

I can't even imagine how this would be possible without a tent.

(End of this chapter)