More than ten days later, the 150,000 troops of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office marched out of the capital in a neat line and marched towards the west of Kansai.

According to the plan formulated by the imperial court, the men and horses of the Western Expeditionary Army will meet in Xi'an City, where the Yamen of the Shaanxi Command Envoy is located, and then wait for the reaction of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan.

Due to the young age of the orthodox emperor, the Empress Dowager Zhang asked the important ministers of the court to see off the Western Expeditionary Army, wishing them victory and success.

Looking at the high-spirited generals of the Western Expeditionary Army, among the hundreds of civil and military officials who saw them off, the nobles and generals of the Xiaowu Army were quite uncomfortable.

Everyone knows that the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty is the Xiaowu Army, but the Xiaowu Army did not participate in this large-scale Western Expedition, but the Jiangwutang to which it belongs has to provide money, food, and military salaries to the Western Expeditionary Army, and the firearms battalion, which has always been regarded as Li Yuntian's direct subordinate troops, has been half swept away this time, and they feel aggrieved when they think about it.

The Ming Dynasty entered the seal with military merits, and the nobles and generals of the Xiaowu Army naturally wanted to go further, after all, such a big battle with 500,000 troops was rare, and once it was won, the military merits were naturally expensive.

However, although the nobles and generals of the Xiaowu Army felt depressed in their hearts, they all knew that this was also a helpless thing, after all, the Weisuo Army was the standing army of the Ming Dynasty, and the Xiaowu Army was the Praetorian Guard guarding the royal family, if they were not the last resort, how could they be dispatched.

Moreover, all the nobles of the Xiaowu Army are from the Weisuo Army, and many of the generals are from the Weisuo Army, so they also have a deep affection for the Weisuo Army, and they also hope that the Weisuo Army can fight a beautiful battle this time, so they can only suppress the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Li Yuntian had long noticed that the nobles and generals of the Xiaowu Army were not in high interest when they bid farewell to the Western Expeditionary Army, and secretly couldn't help but shake their heads.

The so-called tree is a big move, and the martial arts hall has been out of the limelight in recent years, and it is time to lie dormant for a period of time, and he can't stand in the way of the nobles' promotion and wealth, so when it should be low-key, it must be low-key, only in this way will it not become the target of the court.

"Lord Wang, I must take care of those artillery, please rest assured." Li Zixi, who was dressed in military uniform, led the military attache of the Xiaowu Army who participated in the Western Expedition to bid farewell to Li Yuntian, bowed and said to Li Yuntian in a deep voice.

"Remember, people are the most important, no matter what those artillery pieces are, the people in the artillery camp will bring them to this king if they don't land." Li Yuntian shook his head seriously when he heard this, and opened his mouth to tell Li Zixi in a deep voice.

The sergeants of the artillery battalion are all experienced veterans, and the artillery can be rebuilt if it is gone, but if these people are gone, it will take at least a year to train another batch, and the most precious thing on the battlefield is time.

"Humble duty understands." Li Zixi nodded solemnly when he heard this, he had been by Li Yuntian's side for many years, so he naturally knew what Li Yuntian meant, in case the artillery battalion was in danger, then take care of the people first, and then take care of the artillery.

This is the worst situation that Li Zixi has encountered in the Western Regions, it is obvious that the Western Expeditionary Army knows the importance of the artillery battalion, which is a sharp weapon for attacking the city, so it will definitely send heavy troops to protect it, once Li Zixi makes the decision to give up the artillery to protect the people, it means that the situation has reached a critical moment.

It is worth mentioning that this time the Western Expeditionary Army only requisitioned artillery battalions but not musket battalions, because although the power of muskets was also very large, they were subject to many restrictions and were very troublesome to use.

Therefore, the generals of the Western Expeditionary Army decided to use only the artillery of the artillery battalion, which can not only kill the enemy at a long distance on the battlefield, but also attack the city, which can be called a great weapon to defeat the enemy on the battlefield.

At the same time, Zhou Yuting also led the female dependents of the Zhongwu Palace's palace to see off Narsa, and Narsa would return to the Western Regions with the Ming army's Western Expeditionary Army.

"Narsa, the prince asked the concubine to tell you, and advise the Great Khan of your khanate, Xichagatai is menacing this time, so don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool."

Zhou Yuting actually admired Narsa very much in her heart, and even put down her comfortable and comfortable days and ventured back to Dongchagatai, and told Narsa with a solemn expression before parting, "Now that Daming has intervened in this war, then I will definitely help you recapture those cities." ”

"Rest assured, eldest sister, Narsa remembers." This is the second time that Li Yuntian reminded Narsa not to fight hard in the face of the invasion of the Timurid Empire, but to avoid its edge and rely on the Ming Western Expeditionary Army to fight against it, she knew that this was Li Yuntian's concern for herself, so she felt very happy in her heart, and nodded solemnly to Zhou Yuting.

"The safety of Concubine Narsa is entrusted to you, you must make sure that Concubine Narsa is safe and sound!" Zhou Yuting smiled slightly when she heard this, and then looked at the dozen or so men wearing military uniforms of the martial arts hall standing on the side, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, princess, even if we are liver and brain, we will ensure the safety of the concubine." These dozen or so big men are the guards of the Zhongwu Palace, and they are also the sergeants under the command of the Jiangwu Hall, and the leading major replied with a serious expression, they will be responsible for protecting Narsa's safety on the road and in the Western Regions.

After all, Narsa is now a member of the Chungmu Palace, and the Chungmu Mansion naturally wants to protect her safety, and these guards will also be responsible for liaising with the people of the Xiaowu Army's Kansai Battalion to better solve the difficulties faced by Narsa.

"Good luck, Narsa, we are waiting for you in the capital for your triumph." Zhou Yuting then stepped forward and hugged Narsa with a smile and sent her blessings.

Lei Ting, Lu Cao and others also hugged Narsa, although Narsa has only been married to the Zhongwu Mansion for more than ten days, but she is already a member of the Zhongwu Palace, so everyone hopes that she can come back safely.

"King Zhongwu, do you say that Duke Wu can return triumphantly this time?" On the tower of the city gate, looking at the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army who lined up neatly from the city gate, Zhang Hao, who was standing next to Li Yuntian, asked Li Yuntian with concern.

Zhang Hao wanted to take command of the western expedition this time, and the battle between the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty can be described as a rare large-scale war after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that after the victory of this battle can obtain outstanding military achievements, the battle between more than one million people on both sides alone made him enthusiastic.

However, since experiencing Emperor Xuande's failed Northern Expedition, Zhang Hao has attached great importance to Li Yuntian's opinion, if Li Yuntian hadn't rushed to Liaodong in time to turn the tide, then he would probably have died fighting after the Northern Yuan soldiers broke through the city, and he was extremely admired for Li Yuntian's sensitive sense of smell on the battlefield.

To be honest, Zhang Hao didn't know much about the Timurid Empire, and there was no news of the Timurid Empire since the false alarm in the early years of Yongle, and in his impression, the Timurid Empire was no different from those countries in the Western Regions, but it was just more powerful.

It wasn't until Li Yuntian pointed out on the main hall that the Timurid Empire was a huge country similar to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, that Zhang Hao understood why Li Yuntian attached so much importance to the Timurid Empire, it seems that Li Yuntian usually collects information about the Timurid Empire, and the purpose of the establishment of the Guanxi Battalion of the Xiaowu Army is probably neither to deter the Seven Guards of the Guanxi or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but to guard against the Timurid Empire.

In Zhang Hao's view, it was a very dangerous thing to fight an unfamiliar enemy, and this enemy also had a military strength that was not inferior to the Ming Dynasty, which made him finally decide to abandon the western expedition after weighing it.

Although it seems that Zhang Hao has lost an excellent opportunity to make contributions on the battlefield, if Li Yuntian's judgment is correct, then the Western Expeditionary Army will probably suffer a catastrophe in the Western Regions, and he will have a bigger stage to perform at that time.

"The world is unpredictable!" Li Yuntian pondered for a moment and then shook his head at Zhang Hao, he had never fought with the people of the Timurid Empire, so he couldn't judge what his combat strength was, and then Yu Feng turned around and said in a low voice, "But Wu Guogong seems to be a little underestimated, this is not a good sign." ”

"I hope Wu Guogong can have good luck this time." At this time, Zhou Zheng, who was standing on the side, opened his mouth, and looked at the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion who were majestic and high-spirited to go out of the city, these are the elite divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and it is really distressing if they are buried in the Western Regions.

"Do you know that the gambling houses in the capital have already offered odds for this Western Expedition, and the odds of winning the Western Expedition are only one to one and five, and the odds of defeat are as high as one to ten." Niu Shihao stood beside Zhou Zheng, and after hearing the previous conversation, he interjected, "It seems that the people are optimistic about winning this Western Expedition!" ”

For Daming's massive expedition to the west, the gambling house naturally would not let go of such a good gimmick, so it opened a handicap for the victory or defeat of the western expedition.

As soon as this gambling plate was launched, the gambling game then showed a one-sided situation, gamblers have bet on the western expedition to win, in the eyes of the people, the Ming Dynasty is a dignified heavenly kingdom, dealing with the Timurid Empire, the barbarian country of the Western Regions is not a piece of cake, this gambling plate is simply a free money.

Such a result is also a historical inevitability, after all, even the civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty do not know about the Timurid Empire, not to mention the people, in the eyes of the people, the Ming Dynasty is the first power in the world, and even the Northern Yuan Dynasty was driven to Mobei, so which country in the world is the opponent of the Ming Dynasty?

The owners of the gambling house are certainly not fools, to be precise, they are all very shrewd people, who know how to motivate and drill camps, although they do not know the direction of the war, but they smell a strange smell from the fact that Zhang Hao and Niu Shihao did not go out with the army.

In addition, coupled with the fact that Li Yuntian also stayed in the capital, the most capable nobles of the Ming Dynasty did not participate in the Western Expedition, which made the owner of the gambling house decide to take a risk to open a gambling plate for the Western Expeditionary Army, in case the Western Expeditionary Army was defeated, they would make a lot of money.

"I hope the people can win this bet!" Li Yuntian also heard about the handicap of the Western Expeditionary Army in the gambling market, and looked at the Western Expeditionary Army out of the city and couldn't help but muttered to himself expressionlessly, otherwise, I don't know how many soldiers will be buried in a foreign country at that time.

Downstairs under the city gate, the people gathered on both sides of the street warmly bid farewell to the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, and the cheers were higher and higher.