"The Pamirs are so high that even Allah can't make the water and grass in this place abundant, and if you go here, a large number of cattle, sheep and horses will die on the way."

"This problem can be alleviated by the fact that you can get a lot of cattle and sheep immediately after crossing the Pamirs, but to the east of the Pamirs is the Tarim Basin, which is mainly made up of the vast Taklamakan Desert, where there are no people and little wildlife except near a few seasonal rivers."

"There are several tribes near Hashhar (Kashgar) and Yeerqiang, but the population is not large, and there are not many cattle, sheep and horses grazing, and even if they are slaughtered, they will not be able to meet the food needs of the army."

"So I finally decided to bypass the Tianshan Mountains and march through the Alashan Pass."

"The Great Khan is wise!" Someone shouted out immediately. They were not only sycophants, but also in their hearts they agreed with Timur's decision.

The Tarim Basin and the nearby Kashgar, Yeerqiang and other areas have long been not the rich places of the Han Dynasty, originally like the Western Regions, which is located in the most central inland area of the continent, the natural self-regulation ability is worse than that of the coastal areas, and the long-term war here is endless, so the natural conditions are gradually getting worse and worse, and the nomadic people's use of resources and environment is not as good as that of the farming people, so relying on the local tribes is completely insufficient to support the food of hundreds of thousands of people.

The severe climate of the Pamir Plateau made it impossible for the army to carry a large number of baggage, cattle and sheep to cross the past, so if this route was taken, the army would suffer heavy losses before it reached Beshin Bali, and even if it was lucky enough to defeat the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, it would not have enough strength to conquer the Ming Kingdom eastward.

Timur also had a slight smug smile on his face when he heard their words, but he immediately faded again, and said to them again: "Since there is no longer any objection to this matter, I will announce the order of the great army." ”

"Sarha, you will lead 20,000 soldiers and 30,000 men recruited from the tribe as the vanguard, and set out on the thirteenth of August."

"Yes, Great Khan." A middle-aged man in his thirties stood up and agreed.

"Shahru," Timur said, looking at his fourth son, "you lead 20,000 soldiers and march behind Salha." ”

"Yes, Great Khan." Not yet thirty years old, Shaharu, a young and strong man, also stood up and agreed.

"Balma, you lead ......, Haril, you lead ......," he said, and every time he called on a person's name, the man stood up and put his right hand on his chest.

Finally, Timur said: "Pyrma Hema, you lead 20,000 soldiers and stay in the city of Samarkand. ”

Suddenly, a low voice sounded from the audience. Pil Mahama was the eldest grandson of Timur, who had long been loved by Timur, and this time he was left to guard his hometown, and it seemed that he was the next Great Khan.

Timur turned a deaf ear to these voices. Of course, he knew that many people were not convinced because of his lack of military exploits, but he firmly believed that if Pir Mahama succeeded to the throne of the Great Khan after his death, he would definitely be able to manage the country well.

Somehow, he thought of the emperor of the Eastern Ming Kingdom. The emperor named Zhu Yuanzhang, who established the Ming Kingdom, was the only surviving son born to the wife of his dead eldest son, and governed the Ming Kingdom well. Pier Mahama will definitely be better than this person called Zhu Yunxi. ’

In a voice with various meanings, Pir Mahama, who was over thirty years old and a few years older than his fourth uncle, stood up slightly excitedly and bowed to his grandfather: "Yes, Great Khan." ”

Timur nodded lightly, and then nodded at the civil officials who followed him on the Eastern Expedition: "Man Raha and Feisi, you two, have twice been to the Ming State, and you are most familiar with the internal and foreign affairs of the Ming State, and you will follow me to the Eastern Crusade." Hukuta, you've been on a mission to Warat,......"

The man whose name he called stood up as usual and agreed.

Timur said a few more words and asked them: "If there is anything you do not understand or do not understand, let me tell me now." If you don't bring it up now, but then you do something wrong, I will definitely punish you severely. ”

The crowd immediately began to ask questions. Timur always did what he said, and if he did something wrong, the punishment was very severe.

Timur answered everyone's questions one by one, and when he had finished answering them, he glanced around again and finally asked, "Who else has questions?" ”

"Great Khan, I have a problem." Shaharu stood up and asked, "Why on earth did the Great Khan suddenly decide to send troops ahead of schedule?" ”

Everyone immediately looked at Timur, and everyone was curious about the question.

"The reason is very simple, because Shami Chagan, who has lost the pride of the Mongols, in order to be able to prevent the army from conquering his weak country, agreed that the Ming State would send people to build cities in the places he ruled."

"Man Laha and Fei Si have sent two envoys to the Ming State before, and they have seen the cities built by the Ming Kingdom all over the country, and they think that their level of city building is not below that of my Samarkand, and it can be said that they have their own expertise, if the Ming people are allowed to build a city connected with the mountains in Alashankou and other places with dangerous geographical locations, the war will be laborious."

"I have no doubt that the army will be able to break through the city built by the Ming people, but there is no doubt that it will be more laborious for the army to enter the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the time will be extended, if the army marches according to the original timetable, maybe by the time the army reaches the city of Beshi Bali, it will already be the hottest day, and then the army will have to rest in the Gurbantunggut Basin, replenish physical strength and vent emotions, and the time left for the army to attack Hami will be shorter."

"Hami is the bridgehead of the Ming Kingdom's westward expansion, and the Ming Kingdom will never give up. The later the army attacked Hami, the more troops the Ming State would reinforce Hami, and if it dragged on until the weather turned colder, the Ming State would have a lot of troops to reinforce Hami. ”

"The combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not weak, as long as the regular army increases to about the same as our army, even if it cannot defeat our army, they have an advantage on the defensive side, and it is likely to drag the war into a stalemate, if the war is dragged into a stalemate, there is little hope for our army to win this battle."

Timur didn't elaborate on what happened next, but none of the people present were rice buckets, and of course they knew that the army of their Timurid Khanate was far from the rear, and they were already at a disadvantage, and if the war entered a stalemate, they would definitely be dragged down in the end.

"With the blessing of Allah, the Great Khan will be invincible in all battles, and will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army and capture Hami." A general suddenly snapped his ass.

"Allah teaches us that when we fall into a state of pride and complacency, we are closer to failure. While faith in Allah will make us more courageous in the face of our enemies, we should not think that enemies are useless. "Timur did not accept his sycophants this time.