(Make up for yesterday's second update)

"Your Highness, the minister's rescue is late, please forgive your sins!" At the gate of Yiwu Inner City, Xu Huizu, who successfully rescued Yiwu City, knelt down and said when he saw Shang Bing for the first time.

"Your Highness, the ministers are late for rescue, please forgive your sins!" Lan Zhen, Zhang Fu, Geng Xuan and others, who served as the three deputy generals of the Fifth Army on the left and right, also immediately knelt down.

Although Xu Huizu insisted that he wait for most of the soldiers to rush to Xingxing Gorge before leading troops to rescue, he was still afraid at this time. When he had just entered Yiwu City, he saw the many holes that had been punched out in the walls of the outer city, saw the mountains of corpses piled up on the city and the red blood that seeped into the cracks in the bricks, and saw the less than 30,000 soldiers left in the city at this time, all of whom were wounded, and immediately understood how dangerous Yiwu City was during this time, and how cruel the battle on the city was just before he brought his troops to arrive, and Yiwu City was really almost lost.

If Yiwu was lost, he was sure that Yun Xi would not change his generals, but even if he defeated Timur's army, he would immediately ask His Majesty for guilt after returning with his troops, and it would be better to be a man with his tail between his legs for a long time after that. If the battle is lost, you can only apologize with death.

'Thankfully, Igo Castle was defended! He couldn't help but sigh.

Shang Bing was talking to Zhu Jixi, the king of Jin, and his second brother, Zhu Jiye, the king of Gaoping, who came with the reinforcements at this time, when he heard Xu Huizu's voice, his body stiffened, and then he turned his head, paused again, stretched out his hand to help him up and said: "General Xu, get up quickly, what you did is very appropriate, why do you need to ask Lone?" ”

Although he knew intellectually that Xu Huizu's approach was correct, Shang Bing still felt a little annoyed at him, and his tone of voice was a little cold.

When Xu Huizu heard the tone of his words, he immediately understood that Shang Bing was still angry, and "bang, bang, bang" kowtowed three times in a row and continued to plead guilty.

After tossing for a while, Zhu Jixi came out to play a round: "Okay, okay, it's going to be dark soon, there are still many things to arrange, not to mention anything else, the soldiers still need to think about where to sleep at night, Shang Bing, don't embarrass him." ”

Shang Bing relented. Xu Huizu also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and arranged all the affairs of the army.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, His Royal Highness the King of Gaoping, rest in the mansion of His Royal Highness the King of Qin at night, no matter what, the palace is more comfortable than a tent. At present, almost all the houses in the outer city have been destroyed and cannot be inhabited, and it is difficult to live in the city with so many soldiers. He said.

"Lone has no objection to camping outside the city gate, but Lone still sleeps in the camp at night and does not live in the palace." Ji Xi said.

"Brother Jin, why don't you live in the mansion with your younger brother?" Shang Bing asked puzzled. Although Shang Bing's father is older than Ji Xi's father, he is younger than Ji Xi, and Ji Xi is also the oldest in the entire fire character after Zhu Xiongying's early death, so Shang Bing calls him brother. (Yun Wei is the third, Gao Chi is the fourth, Yun Xi is the fifth, the prince of Zhou is the sixth in stew, Ji Ye is the seventh, the second son of the king of Zhou is the eighth, and Shang Bing is the ninth)

Ji Xi avoided answering at this time, and just said, "Ji Ye, you live in the palace." Our brothers don't have time to get together on weekdays, especially since you haven't seen each other for many years since you arrived in Yiwu, so it's just tonight, I will come to the palace tomorrow night to drink and talk with you, you can't turn my brother away. ”

"How could my brother turn away Brother Jin? Big brother, don't forget to come over. Shang Bing looked at his reaction and knew that it was not good to say it in front of everyone, so he agreed. Looking at Ji Ye's expression, it seemed that he also wanted to live in the barracks, but when he heard Ji Xi's words, he didn't dare to refute them, so he could only agree.

After agreeing on the residence of the two princes, Xu Huizu led the soldiers to the outside of the city and set up camp ten miles outside the east gate. There are no tall plants in the vicinity of Igo Castle now, not only are there no trees, not even cacti have been plucked out, only wild grasses are still growing tenaciously, but they are also half-dead. Fortunately, because they knew that there were few trees in the entire Western Regions, they carried a large number of tents and wood, and pulled some bricks and stones from the burned houses in the outer city, and then used these things to enclose a place and set up camp.

"Lan Zhen, you led the soldiers of the former army to set up a camp in the south, Geng Xuan, you led the soldiers of the left army to set up a camp in the west, Zhang Fu, you led the soldiers of the right army to set up a camp in the east, Song Sheng, can you still hold on? If you can hold on, lead the Chinese army to set up a camp in the north, Wu Jie, you lead the rear army to garrison the outer city to prevent Timur from attacking the city at night. ”

"The soldiers who stick to Yiwu City during this period will not be divided into various armies for the time being, and will be personally led by His Royal Highness the King of Qin and still stationed in the inner city, and will be assigned to the Chinese army and the rear army after a period of rest." Xu Huizu commanded.

In accordance with Yunxi's will, Xu Huizu was appointed as the general soldier, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and the general of the Capture Army, Lan Zhen was appointed as the deputy general of the former army, Geng Xuan was the deputy general of the left army, Zhang Fu was the deputy general of the right army, Song Sheng was the deputy general of the Chinese army, and Wu Jie was the deputy general of the rear army. Zhu Shangbing, the king of Qin, and Zhu Jixi, the king of Jin, served as nominal deputy commanders. All the armies that participated in the war, regardless of who they originally belonged to, were at this time all assigned to the Fifth Army.

Lan Zhen and the others heard Xu Huizu's order, agreed, and then went out to arrange the camp.

When Xu Huizu arranged, Shang Bing quietly said to Ji Xi: "Brother Jin, I think that the generals who led the troops this time, except for Song Sheng of my Qin Domain, are all generals in their thirties, and even deputy generals in their twenties, Your Majesty has not arranged a veteran general to lead the army?" ”

Originally, everyone agreed that Geng Bingwen, Chen Huan or Zhang Yi would lead the army, they were all marquis who was sealed when his grandfather was still there, although it was not as good as Zhang Wen who died of illness and Cao Zhen, who was very weak, but it was always reassuring, especially Geng Bingwen was still the Marquis of Changxing who was sealed in the third year of Hongwu, even Zhang Wen and Cao Zhen were not as qualified. But the official family overrode public opinion and appointed Xu Huizu as the commander, and Lan Zhen and others as deputy generals. Geng Bingwen was appointed as the commander of the Shaanxi Metropolitan and guarded Xi'an. ”

"It's really disturbing that there is no veteran general, but Xu Huizu and others are also battle-hardened generals, no worse than veterans, so you can rest assured." Ji Xi said.

"Others are okay, Zhang Fu was just a general before, and now he is not yet thirty years old, and he can be appointed as a deputy general? Yun Hee, this is too cronyistic. Shang Bing couldn't help but complain.

The other people have enough qualifications, and they all have military exploits, Shang Bing can accept it, but why can Zhang Fu be a deputy general? It's just that people who are in a hurry to promote themselves are too anxious.

"You don't have to say that!" Ji Xi said immediately. Zhang Fu is Yunxi's cronies, so it's not good for others to hear it. "He served as a general in the battle of Annam before, and there was a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition at that time, but he made a lot of contributions in the end, and no one protested this time."

Shang Bing still wanted to complain, but at this time, Xu Huizu had already finished his order and walked over to them, but he could only keep silent.

Ji Xi said something to Shang Bing, and said to Ji Ye: "It's getting late now, Shang Bing is going back to the house, Ji Ye will go with him, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Then the younger brother went to rest with Shang Bing. These days of riding a horse hurt my bones. Ji Ye answered. They rushed over from Xingxing Gorge at a very fast speed, and along the way, they were worried about Shang Bing's safety, and the situation in Yiwu City was not obvious, and when they came to Yiwu City, they saw Shang Bing safe and sound, and as soon as they relaxed, they felt that there was no pain in their bodies, and they had long wanted to rest.

"Go ahead." Ji Xi said with a smile. Shang Bing and Ji Ye immediately bowed and retreated.

"Ji Ye, why does Brother Jin have to live in the barracks?" On the way, Shang Bing couldn't help but ask.

"Do you know that during the Chinese New Year this year, after the eldest brother went to the capital to talk to the royal brother, he asked the three guards of the king of Jin to prepare for the matter of sending troops to the northwest. Ji Ye replied.

"The three guards of King Jin have all been brought here?" Shang Bing was very surprised: "So, the imperial brother wants to ......"

"This expedition to the Western Regions and the war with the soldiers of 5 is a great opportunity to incorporate the entire Western Regions into the Ming Dynasty. But the whole Western Regions is too big. Ji Ye said.

Although he said it clearly, Shang Bing already understood what he meant: "The fertile land of the Western Regions for thousands of miles can be the foundation of the king's hegemony, and it is only right that the imperial brother wants to seal another prince over." ”

The Western Regions is too large, and the land is fertile, enough to accommodate tens of millions of farmers even in this era; In addition, it is too far away from the Central Plains, and if a country is established that completely controls the entire Western Regions, it will be difficult to reunify even after reaching the technological level in the future.

Therefore, Yun Xi decided to divide the Western Regions into at least two parts, and at the same time the imperial court balanced between the two sides, so that neither side could dominate, but also to ensure the influence of the central government in the northwest.

Shang Bing was a little frustrated. Although he can understand Yoon-hee's worries, it is inevitable to be unhappy.

While pondering, he saw Song Hu talking to another person, and shouted angrily: "Song Hu! It's already so late, what are you doing outside without going back to the barracks! ”

Song Hu was a little aggrieved by his reprimand: It is clear that you sent me on an errand, and now you are using this as a reason to reprimand. But he didn't dare to go back, so he could only bow down and salute: "I've seen Your Highness." ”

"Minister Qin Shuang has seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin, His Royal Highness the King of Jin." And the other man also saluted.

"Do you recognize Lone?" Shang Bing said this, and he already remembered who he was: "It's you, Qin Shuang." Three years ago, I sent you to the capital to study the martial arts hall, and I was left by the official family to do command work in the guard post in the capital, which gave me the face of the soldiers of the Qin Domain. He reined in his temper and said with a smile.

"What are you talking to Song Hu?"

"Your Highness," Qin Shuang saluted, "The minister was about to ask how the father of Commander Song was doing. ”

"Your father?" Shang Bing's face changed when he heard this, and he hesitated for a while before saying, "Qin Shuang, your father was sent to Tiemen Pass to repair the city, not in Yiwu City. ”

"Go to Tiemen Pass to repair the city?" Qin Shuang's face changed. He had known about the capture of Urumqi for a long time. By analogy, I am afraid that the Iron Gate Pass has also fallen. "Could it be that my father has already ......," he suddenly became worried.

"Qin Shuang, don't worry, Tiemen Pass is different from Urumqi, even if the city can't be defended, it is easy to flee south with the nearby Yili Baali people, and Gu will not hold him responsible for failing to hold the city." Shang Bing said immediately.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your good words." Although Qin Shuang was very worried about his father, he could only put it aside for the time being.