It was the middle of May, the Junggar Basin was scorching hot, and the Ming army marching north under the scorching sun, sweating like rain and panting.

Fortunately, the terrain on this road is relatively gentle, the road is not too difficult to walk, the morale of the whole army is good, and everyone has no complaints.

The only thing that made Xu Mingwu feel unhappy was that he passed through seven or eight tribes along the way, all of them were empty, and he didn't meet a single herdsman!

Fortunately, Ming Jun Zanhua has a map in his hand, so he won't lose his way in this ghost place.

Along the way, Xu Mingwu noticed that the herdsmen of the Dzungar Department seemed to be very unfriendly towards the Ming army.

Although the Ming army did not harass the herdsmen along the way, those herdsmen saw the Ming army from a distance and ran away.

There are two main reasons for this, first, the rebellion of the Dzungar tribe, and the usurping Zhuot Babatur was pro-Russian and preached to the herdsmen to smear the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, two months ago, the Gar army went north to block the northern army, and Dingyuan Uncle Qi Guangyang ordered 30,000 troops to conquer the western army to take advantage of the weakness and copy their back road, wanting to come to the western army to quell the rebellion.

In the vast grassland and desert, it is not easy to find people, not to mention that the entire northwest has become a pot of porridge, God knows where the 30,000 rebel expeditionary troops have gone!

In the end, the Han king Zhu Heqi proposed that Lu Xiangkun, the Marquis of Suning, lead the main army to the Yenisei River to aid Zhou Yuji, the Duke of Dingguo, and the Northern Army.

After hearing this, Lu Xiangkun, the Marquis of Suning, first disagreed, shaking his head like a rattle, but he couldn't bear the many hints of the King of Han, and finally agreed.

He can see that the second generation of the Han King wants to prove himself, and he doesn't want his old thing to get in the way at all!

Considering that Zhou Yuji, the Duke of Dingguo, was trapped and the situation was critical, and it was necessary to speed up the march, Lu Xiangkun finally adopted the advice of the King of Han and divided his troops.

Lu Xiangkun also has another consideration, the Ming Dynasty rules the Western Regions, among the many tribal forces, only the Dzungar Department is the most powerful, and the position it occupies is also the most important......

Half a month after setting off from the Ili River Valley, the 30,000 Ming troops marched north, and Lu Xiangkun led 25,000 men and horses to the Yenisei River at night.

Twenty days later, the "royal brigade" led by the Han king Zhu Heqi came to a tribe in the lower reaches of the Irtysh River.

Li Shangyong, who served as the striker, reported to Zhu Heqi that there was no one in this small tribe, and all of them ran away, and they didn't even have time to carry the felt tent away!

Zhu Heqi sighed secretly, this is the influence of public opinion, and I don't know what ecstasy the leader of Jungger poured into the herdsmen, so that they can hide from it when they see the Ming army like seeing a plague god.

Zhu Heqi ordered the troops to camp outside the tribe, and no one was allowed to enter the felt tent to disturb the people, not even a single one of these yurts!

The 5,000 men and horses led by the King of Han were originally the Second Brigade of the First Division of the Eastern Army's Governor's Mansion, and they were the men and horses of Zhu Shengzhi, the general of Zhenguo.

The third brigade was personally controlled by His Royal Highness the King of Han, and it was forced to go up at once, and people called it the "Wang Brigade".

The temporary headquarters of the Wang Brigade was set up by a small river outside the tribe, and after the various departments were settled, Zhu Heqi summoned the commanders of the regiments, Xu Mingwu, Li Shangyong, Zhu Daneng, Princess Zhaoyang and others for a meeting.

These were the main generals and backbones of the Wang Brigade, and an emerging force headed by the King of Han was faintly formed.

First of all, Zhu Heqi made an important speech and issued an order that anyone who passed through the tribe could send a small number of people to enter to investigate the situation without collecting it at night, and no one else was allowed to enter, and only camped and rested in the shade of the mountains and wilderness, and did not commit any offense to the local herdsmen.

Zhu Heqi wanted to try his best to show the image of the Ming army, he knew very well that outside the country, a team that lost public opinion could not survive!

If everyone played the trick of clearing the wilderness along the way, then what did the Ming army eat?

For this reason, the king of Han announced new military regulations, requiring all soldiers and soldiers to memorize backwards.

Xu Mingwu was stunned, the so-called new military regulations announced by His Royal Highness the King of Han are actually the same as the three major disciplines and eight points of attention in later generations, and the main purpose is not to take a stitch from the masses!

Next, everyone went about their deliberations in a similar manner.

At present, Wang Lu has two major problems that need to be solved urgently.

First, find people and soothe the people; Second, continue north and west, rush to the Yenisei River, and join the main army.

These two things seem easy, but in fact they are quite difficult to operate, especially in this thousand-mile Gobi desert, which greatly tests the ability of the commander and the will of the army.

Zhu Heyuan still has two brushes, carefully arranged, and has a clear division of labor, not only did he not replace the three regiment presidents as soon as he came up, but patiently wooed them.

After lunch, the troops continued to march, and the winding mountains crossed the path.

From the map, this mountain range is called Algret Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, making people look desperate.

Fortunately, the pioneer regiment caught a herdsman, and Li Shangyong, the deputy head of the regiment, said that he gave the herdsman ten silver yuan, and finally persuaded the herdsman to lead the way.

Under the guidance of the herdsman's uncle, the army of 5,000 kings drilled into the Alglert Mountain.

The terrain here is not very undulating, mainly hills, densely wooded, winding roads, rugged up and down, as if the army had entered a labyrinth.

Xu Mingwu slowly put down the binoculars, secretly frightened, such a steep terrain, if there is an enemy buried here, I am afraid that the troops will not even have time to start a defense!

Zhu Daneng walked over and muttered, "How can this place look so familiar?" ”

His words were heard by Zhu Heyuan, the king of Han beside him, and Zhu Heyuan raised his eyes and couldn't help but be surprised.

A mist-shrouded peak in the distance, glowing snow-white in the sun, walked for half an hour, and the orientation and perspective of this peak did not change!

Zhu Heqi was thoughtful, and he thought in an instant that the troops were spinning in place!

"Pass the order, stop advancing!"

Zhu Heqi hurriedly ordered: "Zhu Daneng, you go to the front and ask, what kind of famous hall is Li Shangyong doing!" ”

Zhu Daneng also felt that the situation was wrong, and ran all the way away, and after a while, he ran back with Li Shangyong, who was opening the way in front.

Li Shangyong was sweating profusely, panting and said, "Your Highness, what's wrong?" ”

Zhu Heqi said angrily: "The army is spinning in place, how did you, the striker, lead the way?" ”

Li Shangyong looked around, looked up at the location of the peak, and was also taken aback: "What's going on......"

Then, he was furious and scolded: "Lao Tzu gave the herdsman ten silver yuan, and the old guy took Lao Tzu's silver money, but he is fooling us!" Fuck, I'm going to kill him alive! ”

Xu Mingwu was speechless, this guy is simply a great guy! At this level, I am still teaching at the Huangming Military Academy, shame!

As soon as the words fell, a soldier of the forward regiment rushed forward and shouted from afar: "My lord, that old man has run away!" ”

Li Shangyong was furious: "Ran away? What are you eating? Can't even look at an old man? ”

The soldier cried with a sad face: "Lord Huituan, after the forward regiment received the order from His Highness to stop advancing, the old man said that he was going to shit, we were afraid that he would run away without a guide, so we stripped off his pants, thinking about what this old guy could do with his bare ass, but who would have thought that this old man ran away with his bare ass!" ”

"What? The old man is so shameless? Han King Zhu Heqi exclaimed.

Xu Mingwu couldn't cry or laugh, His Royal Highness the King of Han, who was born in the royal family, was familiar with the books of sages and sages since he was a child, received court etiquette training, and thought that everyone was as polite and honest as their princes and grandchildren......

Xu Mingwu opened his mouth and said: "When people arrive at the Jedi, how can they care about courtesy, righteousness and shame!" How can a pair of pants tie up a person? ”

Li Shangyong glared at him and said: "You are born to be polite, righteous and shameful, you are illiterate and know a fart!" ”

Xu Mingwu smiled and said, "You don't want to think about it, if you are in the city, you naturally can't run bare-assed, but this is in the mountains, and no one will pay attention to you even if you run naked!" Where does the courtesy, righteousness and shame come from? ”

There are big men all around, and there is nothing wrong with discussing this kind of topic, but Princess Zhaoyang is different, a princess listens to the big men talking about naked and talking about buttocks, which is a bit unbearable.

She coughed lightly and stepped aside.

Xu Mingwu and Li Shangyong were still arguing fiercely on the topic of Chinese virtues, and Zhu Daneng got involved from time to time to say a few words of his opinion.

Zhu Heyuan, who was on the side, heard it with a big head and waved his hand to stop them.

"Xu Mingwu, let me tell you boy, Lao Tzu has been your teacher anyway, and he is half of your teacher, do you respect teachers so much?" Li Shangyong shouted.

Xu Mingwu said disdainfully: "You fart!" The invigilator is also a teacher? And let me tell you, you are the deputy head of the group, and Lao Tzu is also the deputy head of the group, don't pretend to be an uncle in front of Lao Tzu! ”

The two have never been at odds, and they never stopped fighting along the way, and everyone habitually stepped forward to persuade them.

At this moment, only a snapping sound was heard, and a red smoke rose from the sky.

A regiment commander watched the two arguing with great interest, and when he saw this scene, his face immediately changed, and he shouted: "Enemy attack!" Alert! ”

This kind of signal flare is scattered in the surrounding reconnaissance environment and does not send and receive at night, and the red warning is that there is a sneak attack by the enemy nearby.

The captain of the Han King's personal guard waved his hand, and the guards swarmed up and surrounded Zhu Heqi, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed outwards in all directions, extremely alert.

Xu Mingwu ran to Princess Zhaoyang with his guards for the first time, once again showing a positive image of a good man and a big hero.

The officers and men of the whole brigade also looked for cover on the spot, those who had guns pulled the bolts, and those who did not have guns also crawled on the ground, and the ranks were orderly and did not panic.

After Zhu Cihong's murderous and powerful rectification, the military discipline of the officers and men of the three armies was greatly improved, especially this Wang Brigade, as the protagonist of the major rectification, was the worst and the best.

The generals of the whole brigade from top to bottom have basically been killed, can they behave badly?

At this time, in the face of sudden changes, the soldiers behaved quite steadily.

Han King Zhu Heqi smiled slightly, and almost had a feather fan in his hand.

Suddenly, in the dense forest on the mountainside around the city, a shout sounded, followed by gongs and drums, surging voices, and waving flags......

The 3rd Battalion, which served as the rearguard, immediately came a report: "Report! The rear of our army was cut off by the enemy! ”

Li Shangyong was shocked: "Your Highness, we are in ambush!" ”

Seeing this scene, Xu Mingwu's head buzzed, he never expected that his first expedition would be made dumplings by the enemy!

After gradually calming down, he found that this was obviously a premeditated action, and that the old herdsman was a meticulous man, deliberately luring the Ming army to this valley and cutting off their retreat!

The enemy is condescending, and once the war starts, it will be extremely unfavorable to the royal brigade.

Xu Mingwu turned his head to look at His Royal Highness the King of Han, and saw that this Tianhuang nobleman had no panicked look on his face, and still kept smiling......

Although they were ambushed, Zhu Heqi believed that the Ming army was not afraid of any enemy!

The quality of an army is closely related to the quality of the military commander, and the composure of the soldiers comes from the true determination of the commander.

Only when the main general is calm and composed, can the soldiers see hope and trust that their general can lead them to good fortune.

On the contrary, the main generals have all fled, and this battle will not be able to be fought, as has been the case since ancient times.

Looking at the confident His Royal Highness the King of Han, Xu Mingwu was relieved, the generals were relieved, and the soldiers were also relieved.

Halfway up on both sides of the valley, the shouts shook the sky, and countless people, at least five or six thousand, came out of the trees and rocks.

Dressed in coarse cloth with Mongolian characteristics, armed with spears, bows and arrows, axes, and some carrying birds, they shouted loudly and passionately.

Li Shangyong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Damn, I should be a Rakshasa ghost, it turned out to be a group of Dzungar tribesmen!" ”

He immediately shouted at the heralds of the forward regiment: "Go to someone who can speak Mongolian, let them get out!" ”

Zhu Heqi felt a little relieved, and said to Li Shangyong: "Let your people withdraw, pass the order, and everyone will collect their guns and stand by!" ”

If these people were really tribal soldiers composed of ordinary Dzungar herdsmen, the Ming army could not attack them.

Zhu Heqi knew very well his task that he must win the hearts of the herdsmen of the Dzungar Department and make them willingly submit to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, it will be difficult for the Ming army to gain a foothold in Dzungaria!

The officers and men of the whole brigade received the order and gathered their guns in the open area to avoid being hit by the stones rolling down the mountain.

The Ming army made a friendly gesture, and Zhu Heqian shouted loudly at the mountainside: "We are the army of the Ming Dynasty, this time my Ming sent troops to Dzungaria, in order to help you quell the rebellion and resist the Rakshasa ghosts and Kazakhs. ”

With Zhu Heyi's voice, the shouts on the mountain fell silent, but there was no sound of response.

Half an hour later, on a hill opposite, a loud laugh suddenly sounded, and then a loud Chinese came: "You are the invaders, my Khan ascended the throne, but you sent troops to attack, and it was your Ming army that invaded my Dzungar department!" I, Khan, have ordered the expulsion of the Ming army, and you are dying! ”

"Fart!"

Li Shangyong shouted angrily at the top, and the men and horses of the forward regiment raised their guns one after another, swinging into battle formation.

Zhu Daneng hugged his fists at Zhu Heqi and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Han, these herdsmen have no way to march and set up their formations, and we can't help us if we cut off our retreat, it is better to let the last general lead a battalion of men and horses to rush up the mountain on the left, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they will definitely be able to kill a bloody road!" ”

Xu Mingwu was surprised, Zhu Daneng looked like an iron Hanhan, but he didn't expect to be able to see the flaws on the mountain on the left at a glance!