As the sun set, in the middle of the camp of the Ming army and Samarkand, two groups of men and horses were walking towards their respective camps.

Yun Xi had been holding the clairvoyance in both hands just now, and only then put it down at this time, and commented: "The main army under Timur is really strong in combat power, and it is not under the upper guard. Today, I sent the guards of the Northeast Yongfan and the soldiers from Korea, although the combat strength is not as good as that of the upper direct guard, but it is not weak, but it seems that it has suffered a lot. If it were to fight like this, even the upper guard might not be able to achieve such a result. ”

"Your Majesty," Xu Huizu continued: "Timur's subordinates only have these more than 200,000 main forces that really belong to him, and the other soldiers are just men and horses of various tribes, Timur has to be careful to prevent them from rebelling, it is impossible to pay them for weapons, all the money will be used on these 200,000 main forces, and the natural combat effectiveness is strong." ”

"The Ming Dynasty is different, there are more than 400 guards in the world, all obey Your Majesty's orders, and Your Majesty also treats them equally, although my Ming soldiers are not as strong as Timur's main forces, but they are far superior to others."

"And the main force in Timur's hands is only more than 200,000, this time he brought 200,000, and the rest are auxiliaries, and my Ming soldiers are far more than 200,000, so I will win this battle."

"Haha, Huizu, why are you also making sycophants?" Yun Xi smiled.

"What the minister said is the truth, not a sycophant." Xu Huizu said seriously.

"Well, whether you're talking about sycophants or not, there's some truth to it, I'll just assume that you're telling the truth." Yun Xi said.

He talked to Xu Huizu for a few more words, and suddenly thought of something and asked, "These days, the beast team of the Western Captives is attacking the sentries very frequently?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu replied: "Almost all the sentries on duty at night in the camp of the Fifth Army have been attacked by fierce beasts in the west, and many of them have been bitten to death. In particular, this beast has a poisonous mouth, and even if it is not bitten to death at the time, it will most likely die of poison later, causing many casualties among the sentinels. ”

"At present, many sentries are timid and unwilling to be on duty after hearing that they will be on duty at night, although they still arrange it in the end, but in the long run, the morale of the army will be greatly damaged."

"What kind of beast is this? Can you find the carcass of this beast? Yun Xi asked.

"Not really." Song Sheng, who was standing beside Xu Huizu, replied: "Your Majesty, Xilu cherishes this beast very much, and even if it is killed, it will take the body away, because there is no corpse of it yet. ”

"Ordered the soldiers to get a corpse, I want to see what it is." Yun Xi commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu and Song Sheng agreed.

Yun Xi then talked about the selection of the sentinel: "Tonight, let the Jianzhou guards from the British domain post for the Chinese army camp." They often fight wild beasts in the deep mountains and old forests of the northeast, and they are the best at dealing with wild beasts. ”

"Your Majesty, is this a bit risky?" Xu Huizu asked. Yun Xi let Jianzhou Wei guard the reason he knew very well: in addition to the point just mentioned, using righteous and bright means to consume the lives of barbarian soldiers is also another reason. However, although these barbarian soldiers couldn't think of the second reason, he was worried that he might not have the sense of responsibility of the soldiers of the Han guard, and what if he had the intention of retreating in case of danger?

"You don't have to worry about that." Yun Xi smiled and said: "Huizu, you have never led the barbarian soldiers to fight, although they will not be very loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but they are very good at judging the situation. Those barbarian soldiers from the northeast came across thousands of miles, and the tribes were all in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and they would never be disloyal; The barbarians in the northwest will look at the direction of the wind, and now that the Ming Dynasty has not shown its defeat, they will still actively serve the army. ”

"Yes, General Xu, I don't know about the barbarians in the northeast, but here in the northwest will never fail to be loyal, let alone rebel." Song Sheng also said.

Xu Huizu no longer objected when he heard this, so it was decided that the soldiers of Jianzhou Wei would be on duty tonight.

Yun Xi said a few more words to them, came down from the high platform, glanced sideways at the camp where several monks lived, turned his head to Xu Huizu and Song Sheng, and said, "I am going to inspect the right army now, and the two of you will watch the festival for a while, so don't let anything happen." ”

Xu Huizu and Song Sheng agreed, and Yun Xi turned around and took his guards to the camp of the right army.

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"This time, our people and I have killed more than 300 people in the battle of the three thousand households, how many of the two thousand households under your command have died in the battle?" After Qin Sen led the soldiers of the Yongming Left Guard of the Yong Domain back to his camp, he leaned on the back of a chair in his tent and asked his deputy Zhu Suohai.

Zhu Suohai, formerly known as Suohai Mut, was the first Jurchen who took the initiative to take refuge after Yun Xi came to Yongming and was willing to learn the etiquette of the Han family. Yun Xi treated him very favorably because of this, although the number of his clan was very small, but he still continued to promote him, as long as he made meritorious service, he could be promoted, and of course, if he made a mistake, he would be demoted. He made meritorious contributions far more than when he made mistakes, so last year he was promoted to the commander of the Yongming Left Guard and became Qin Sen's deputy. Yunxi also gave him the surname Zhu, but his name has not changed. So at this time, Qin Sen called him Zhao Suohai.

"Brother Qin, the two thousand households under my command have killed more than 200 people in the battle. More than a hundred more people were injured. Zhu Suohai, who was also leaning on at this time, replied.

"That's more than 500 people killed in the battle. There were less than 6,000 men and horses in total, and nearly 10% of them died at once, and 6 percent of the soldiers were injured. How to explain to His Highness when I go back. Qin Sen sighed and said.

Although he was also called 'barbarian' and 'barbarian' when he was in the capital, sixty percent of the soldiers in this guard were also Jurchens. But after he came to the Northeast, he fought side by side with these people for a long time, and gradually developed a sense of robe, and he didn't want them all to die in battle.

"The soldiers of the Xilu are too fierce, we are fighting with the Xilu for the first time, I don't know how they will fight, it is normal to have such casualties. Standing on a high platform and watching people fight is completely different from playing in person. After fighting this battle, you will have experience in the future, and you will not suffer such large casualties. Zhu Suohai said.

"That's right." Qin Sen sighed: "For such a thing as a war, the first time you fight an enemy you haven't seen before is not just paying tuition. ”

Qin Sen discussed a few more words with him, and finally said: "We have brought back the bodies of all the dead soldiers, and the wounded soldiers have also been admitted to the military doctor of the military medical center. After a while, the monks in the camp will recite scriptures for everyone, and the soldiers can go to see if they want to go and see it. ”

But remember to remind the brothers to bring identification cards. Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in one place, the arrangement must not be sloppy, even if you and I are a commander and commander to go to other camps, you must bring your identity card, otherwise you will be arrested by the gendarmes as spies. Even if you finally discern it clearly and be released, you will have to suffer a little. ”

"Got it." Zhu Suohai said with a smile: "You have to remind your brothers three or four times a day, and everyone will not forget this if you forget your bed." ”

"I'm just worried that people will forget. After a while, when you take someone to see it, you will leave the camp and check it again. Qin Sen lay down on his side and said.

"What's the matter, Brother Qin, aren't you going to take a look?" Zhu Suohai asked in surprise.

"I'm not going. I have seen many times in the capital that there are many ceremonies than this, and this one is not bad. Besides, when I saw the corpses of the soldiers, I couldn't help but cry. It's better not to go. Qin Sen said.

Hearing this, Zhu Suohai was silent. They have been in the Yongming Left Guard for several years, and even if they don't know all the soldiers under their hands, at least their faces are familiar, and they must feel uncomfortable when they see their corpses.

However, Zhu Suohai fought dozens of battles in the northeast, and after only being silent for a while, he came to his senses, saw that the atmosphere in the tent was depressed, and said: "Speaking of which, why is it that the fallen soldiers here are monks, not Taoist priests?" Is it the high mana of the Taoist priests, or the high mana of the monks? ”

"It's hard to say." Qin Sen really immediately spoke: "Whether it is the Sanqing enshrined by the Taoists or the Buddha enshrined by the Buddhists, they are all true gods, but one is preaching to the east and the other is preaching to the west, and there is no high or low. ”

Qin Sen was talking about the standard answer drawn up by the 'Daming Religious Association - Yongming Branch'. This time, many barbarian soldiers went west, and people who saw Buddhism would definitely be curious to ask, so Yun Xi ordered the local Daolu Division to prepare a standard answer in advance.

"Then why don't Taoists go west? I always think it's not good to let a few monks who have never heard of it go over for the soldiers, and it would be nice to have a Taoist master here. Zhu Suohai said.

Qin Sen slid the topic over, and pointed sideways to the sky outside the door: "The sun is about to set, and the festival should begin, you hurry up and bring the brothers who are willing to go to see it." It's not a big place, so don't let a few North Korean sticks take a good spot. ”

"I'll be right over." Zhu Suohai said a word, got up and left the tent. As soon as he left, Qin Sen immediately lay down on the bed and said to the attendant, "Call me in an hour." ”