Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, December of the 33rd year of Hongwu.

As Zhu Di's army got closer to Peking, more and more information was collected.

This time, Timur's army, in addition to the leader, was led by three generations of Timur's family.

From the goal -

Timur always regarded himself as Genghis Khan.

However, the Mongolian tribe has always had a tradition that only descendants of the Golden Family can become the Great Khan of Mongolia.

Timur compared himself to Genghis Khan, which made the Mongolian tribes who temporarily surrendered to him very unhappy.

In order to convince these people.

Timur's army had a big appetite for this eastward expedition.

His goal was not just the Ming Dynasty, but also the northern part of the Ming territory, the Mongolian tribes deep in the desert. Only by making the Ming Dynasty, which defeated the former Yuan Dynasty, and the Mongolian tribes that split away from it surrender, could Timur's dream of Genghis Khan be justified.

In terms of number of people -

Among the 800,000-strong army, there were only 200,000 actual soldiers, which was basically the limit of the troops Timur could recruit.

The people in the west have always been tough and brave, and there are a large number of Mongols living in the Timurid Empire. Among these 200,000 people, there are many brave generals who can fight ten people at once.

It is said that Khalil, the grandson of Timur, the main forward, can fight against a hundred people at the same time.

Regarding food and supplies:

Since the land between Samarkand and the Ming Dynasty was sparsely populated, there was no way to support the war by fighting.

Timur had already begun to stockpile food and fodder before sending out his troops, and the logistics had to guarantee seven years of expenses for each soldier. In addition to carrying his own supplies, each soldier had to bring two dairy cows and ten dairy goats, for milk in the early stage and meat in the later stage.

So when Timur's army set out, the city of Samarkand was swarming with soldiers, with food piled up like mountains and cattle and sheep like seas.

From the mentality aspect -

After Genghis Khan, the former Yuan Dynasty launched two large-scale expeditions, and it is said that it conquered territories that were several times the size of the current Ming Dynasty.

Even after the subsequent split, the Mongols in various places maintained their rule for at least a hundred years.

After defeating the Ottoman Empire, Timur, the Mongol son-in-law, considered himself to be as powerful as Genghis Khan and a world conqueror, and he was determined to seize the Ming Dynasty in the East.

Judging from the entire process of the Eastern Expedition——

The vanguard troops crossed the icy Tianshan Mountains, crossed thousands of miles of uninhabited desert, advanced to the Ili River, and crossed the Syr Darya River in a very short time.

It was also because of the extremely cold winter this year that the Syr Darya River froze early that their progress was so fast.

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which Timur's army passed through, had already surrendered to Timur. Although it did not openly join Timur's army, it may have supplied some food in private.

These garrisons set up by the previous emperor outside the Ming Dynasty, including Hami, Anding, Aduan, Quxian, Handong, Shazhou and Chijin Mongolian garrisons, received full salaries from the Ming Dynasty, but all did not respond.

Among them, the leaders of Hami, Anding, Aduan and Quxian guards were descendants of Baidar, the sixth son of Chagatai. The leader of Chijin Mongolian guard claimed to be a descendant of the Mongolian prime minister.

Therefore, Timur's journey eastward was basically smooth.

Except for the loss of some family members who accompanied the troops due to the severe cold, the real fighting power of the soldiers was still there when they arrived in Peiping.

At present, people are still coming to the city of Beiping.

The vanguard is preparing siege equipment, and the general attack will be launched only after the main force arrives.

However, while Timur's army's eastward expedition went smoothly, it was not without obstacles.

During the march, Timur's army encountered a snowstorm with extremely low temperatures. Most of the cattle and sheep that were driven along as supplies for the army could not bear the cold and froze to death.

The astrologer accompanying the army observed the stars for several days and said that it was not favorable for the army. Timur killed him for misleading the people.

Khalil, the best commander among Timur's grandchildren, fell madly in love with his maid. It is said that Khalil lost his appetite and had no intention of leading his troops to fight because of the person he loved.

The most important thing is that the Timurid Empire did not support Timur's eastward expedition. The Ottoman Empire, which had just been conquered, was not completely submissive, and the empire was surrounded by powerful enemies.

But Timur was stubborn and set off with his men.

Timur's ministers were very dissatisfied.

This meant that once Timur failed, there would be no reinforcements or assistance.

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"They are all useless. Samarkand is experiencing such a grand event, but no one has reported the news to the capital."

Zhu Di was very angry after reading the thick stack of letters.

The people he sent out gathered all these events of Timur's army in such a short time, with comprehensive content and thorough analysis. Then the question arises.

Were the people his father left for Zhu Yunwen dead?

The Jinyiwei Command Department was only gone on the surface, but it was actually always there. His father should have handed it over to Zhu Yunwen, who is now missing.

He was deeply saddened by the loss of these extremely useful personnel. If they were used by civil servants, it would be a huge disaster.

"It must have been detained and not handed over. We have to deal with all of us before we can get outside."

Song Sheng felt that there was no way the spies would not report it.

But reporting this matter has to go through several hands.

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng certainly could not allow their uncle and nephew to work together to fight against foreign enemies at such an important time to reap the fruits of victory.

"The traitors are just waiting to hand over our Ming Dynasty to others so that they can have eternal wealth and honor!"

Zhu Di was so angry that he threw the letter away. It would be a good opportunity for those despicable people who talked about benevolence and morality to be cut into pieces.

"Your Majesty, there is no point in talking about this. It's just that we are not as skilled as others. We have to admit defeat."

As Song Sheng gets older, he becomes more calm about things.

Moreover, it was normal in that dynasty that military generals could not outsmart civil officials.

It would be good enough if I could die on the battlefield and do my duty to the people.

"Alas, I am not as skilled as others, and there is only some filth hidden underneath."

Zhu Di was upset. To be honest, Xu had said this before the four families of Geng, Li, Xu and Guo revealed the truth, but he didn't believe it.

Sure enough, the daughter-in-law is the smartest one.

"I can't stand the dirt that's not hidden underneath. The princess loves cleanliness. How can we fight? Can I lead the way? I miss Xiao Pang. That meat!!!"

Ma Sanbao picked up the letter on the ground and put it away, then interrupted.

I always feel that there is no war atmosphere this time when we went north. It is not as good as the feeling when we besieged the capital, with people full of passion and enthusiasm.

They are obviously all military achievements.

It’s just that the one in charge in Peking right now is Prince Ning.

Peking was surrounded by 800,000 people, and no one knew how Prince Ning's men broke through, but they were able to send a letter to their own emperor.

There are three pages of lengthy writing, but the key words are just two: dirty and smelly.

The excrement and urine of hundreds of thousands of soldiers were either buried in pits dug on the spot or buried randomly.

Actually, the animals they brought with them were cleaner and tidier than themselves, at least they had a pen.

This means it will be the middle of winter and the temperature will freeze quickly.

Otherwise, people in the city of Peking would be suffocated to death.

If this goes on for too long, it will be terrible when the ice melts in spring.