eldest son of Ming dynasty

Ma Rong touched his lips, and unknowingly there was another crack.

After coming out of Hami, more deserts and Gobis can be seen with the naked eye.

For them, hunger was not a big problem because they brought a lot of dried sweet potatoes, but lack of water was not.

The difficulty of fighting here is indeed different from that in the mainland.

Historically, after the loss of Hami, the Ming Dynasty wanted to rely on the original Hui people and other tribes to take it back. However, after these people moved inland to Gansu, they did not want to miss Shu, thinking that they had arrived in heaven.

Gansu is a place with not very good natural conditions, and this shows how bad the northwest is.

But no matter how bad things get, the rise and decline of various forces in this land never stops.

According to Zhou Shangwen's deployment, the Ming army did not divide its forces and did not take the initiative to attack. In this way, while searching for water sources and continuing on the road, it gradually approached the gateway of Turpan and a small castle at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The Ming Dynasty called it a must-have.

This place connects the Hami Basin and Turpan Basin.

In such a place full of mountains and deserts, marching away from these basins with oases is a dead end, so even if the march route is completely exposed, you must enter the Turpan Basin through here.

The Ming army's actions this time made Mansuer feel something was wrong.He had never seen such an elite and large-scale army brave the scorching heat from Hami to Turpan.

He walked in front, taking the lead to return to Bican. At the same time, he ordered people to quickly reinforce the city, and organized the evacuation of materials, elderly and children in the city.

On the other hand, he sent envoys.

His ministers said that Mingren would never agree to peace after paying such a high price.

But Mansoer is not a simple-minded person, he needs time.

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"General!"

Ma Rong took his fingers off his lips and turned around to find the voice calling him, "How is it?"

The soldier who came to report to him also had some chapped lips, and he tore off all the cuffs and exposed all his arms. It was really too hot here. "The troops at the front have already seen the castle. It's not big. At most, let it go." 3000 people."

Ma Rong took out the map from his pocket, pointed with his finger and said: "It should be here, and just past it is Turpan City."

"General, someone has been sent out from the city."

Ma Rong raised his head, "Who is it?"

"He claims to be an envoy from Mansur and wants to see the general."

Ma Rong smacked his mouth twice. The sunlight hit him so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. "They've already attacked us. Are you still here to negotiate peace?"

"Could it be surrender?"

"Then you think too simply. He has more than 2 troops and the battle has not yet been fought. How can he be willing to surrender?"

"Then do you want to report it to the general?"

Ma Rong thought about it and nodded, "Yes. Let's see what the general decides."

"What about this small castle?"

"March in units of a thousand households and surround it for me. There is no need to surround the north."

To the north is Tianshan Mountain.The terrain is steep, and entering is a surefire death.It's not that he will fall to death, but he will die from dryness.They are the former army along the way,

In fact, it's not that far away from Zhou Shangwen, only seven or eight miles away.

You can get there quickly if you get on your horse.

Two hours later, Zhou Shangwen met Mansour's envoy.

This is a man who goes to meetings alone, neither humble nor arrogant, and at least very courageous.

"Who is coming?"

"The ministers under Mansuersutan's tent in Turpan are about to say goodbye. They have met Jinglupp of the Ming Dynasty."

"What happened?"

"On the orders of Mansuer Sutan, I present fine wine and cattle and sheep to the sovereign state. I hope that the general of the superior state can withdraw his troops so that we can get back on good terms with each other."

"dream!"

At this time, there is no need for the general to speak in person. The generals under the Ming army can scold him, especially Ling Weifeng, the commander of the Hami Guard. How to deal with it? He secretly supported Baiya, launched civil strife in Hami City, killed our soldiers, humiliated our people, and at this time we are trying to reconcile? He has such a nice face?"

Ma Sheng followed, "That's right, he can fight if he wants, and make peace if he wants. What do we think of Ming Dynasty? Go back and tell him, unless you disarm the troops, tie your hands, and go to Beijing to plead guilty to our emperor." , otherwise he wouldn’t even think about it!”

Even though he looked calm, he looked at Zhou Shangwen, "General, we Sutan have sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty, and have been sending envoys to pay tribute in these years. We have also said many times that we are willing to accept the canonization of the Ming Emperor. Although , there were some unpleasantnesses in the past, but there were actually frequent fights among each other on the grasslands. After the restoration, Hami returned to the Ming Dynasty, and Turpan also surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this bad?"

"General!" Ling Weifeng said anxiously, "Mansu'er is an ambitious man and we cannot listen to his words."

Zhou Shangwen waved his hand, he was very calm and pulled out a memorandum from his desk, "General, I understand what Mansor Sutan means. For these things like yours, the Ming Dynasty and the public are also arguing fiercely. I am the Ming Dynasty. General, under the orders of the Ming Emperor, do you want to know how our Emperor responded to the recent controversy?"

Beijing is too far away, even if you don't know it at all, "the foreign minister is willing to listen to the general."

"Okay." Zhou Shangwen sat upright, unfolded the memorial, and read: "In the first month of the ninth year of Chenghua, the first Sutan of the Turpan Kingdom, Ali suddenly violated Hami and seized the gold seal given by the Zhongshun Dynasty. ;

In the intercalary month of the [-]th year of Chenghua, His Majesty Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to mediate the occupation of Hami. However, they were treated coldly by Sutan Ali and detained for more than three months.

In the 12th year of Chenghua's reign, Chirmi, the tribute envoy, wrote to the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, claiming that as long as the Ming Dynasty envoys went to Turpan to declare the envoy, they were willing to return the Hami city and the golden seal.

In the 13th year of Chenghua, Sutan Ali entered Koujiayuguan and plundered Suzhou;
In the first year of Hongzhi, the previous Sutan Amahei lured Hanshen, the loyal and shun king of the Ming Dynasty, to death, and then captured the city of Hami;

Suffering from the tribute sanctions imposed by our Emperor Xiaozong, in the fourth year of Hongzhi, Tan Amahei sent envoys to pay tribute and returned it to Hami. He just succeeded, and in the sixth year of Hongzhi, he attacked Hami and kidnapped the loyal and shun king Shaanba.

In May of the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign, the general guarding Gansu Province reported that Shazhou and other places were repeatedly robbed and killed by Turpan Amahei;

Now in Mansur, the country is still as arrogant as before. In the ninth year of Zhengde, it still plundered Suzhou and captured Chijinwei..."

After reading this paragraph of Zhou Shangwen, the more I read about Ling Weifeng and other generals, the angrier they became, and the less confident they became after they broke up.

"At this time, you and I are coming to negotiate peace? How? You said that you will no longer raise troops to invade Hami. Do you believe it in your place? Or, do you think that the word 'Jinglu' of this general, Jinglupo, is white?" What?"

Even if he couldn't admit defeat, he said bravely, "General Zhou, please think twice. If the two armies fight, there will inevitably be casualties on each other. Is this what General Zhou wants to see?"

"Okay!" Zhou Shangwen slammed the table, "We Han people have always done things according to the law. If you are unkind in the front, we will be unjust in the back. If I don't kill you, I will let you go back and tell you. He said, the Han people are back!"

Huang Yang understood what the coach meant, "General, give the order!"

Yes, Zhou Shangwen issued a military order in front of the envoy, "Send the order to Ma Rong. I will give him three days. After three days, he will be disabled if he takes it!"

After hearing this, he was in great confusion. He hurried back to deliver the message in a panic. When he reached the curtain, he accidentally fell and made all the generals of the Ming Dynasty burst into laughter.