Although Emperor Chongzhen personally fought for the enemy, for outsiders or Hong Chengchou himself, this situation is a bit bad after all.

If it was something else, even if it was defeated, the impact would be relatively small; or if it was not going to the west to attack Tianshan Mountains, but attacking a chieftain in Sichuan, then Emperor Chongzhen would definitely let Hong Chengchou do it.

But now, the enemy Hong Chengchou is going to wipe out is far away in the Western Regions. Not only is the logistical pressure high, but it is still on the grassland. If the Junggeer tribe does not fight the Ming army head-on, in fact, as long as the leader of the Junggeer tribe is a little bit brainy, he will definitely not fight head-on with the Ming army. In this way, how long will the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou take?

If Hong Chengchou's Ming army fails, it will be equivalent to defeating the integrated grassland cavalry. In addition, defeat will also affect the grassland tribes that have already surrendered. Some of the Mongols who were unwilling to surrender may have trouble. In other words, once the army led by Hong Chengchou is defeated by the Junggar tribe, it will cause a series of consequences.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was sure that if Hong Chengchou was defeated, he could lead the army to fight again. With the advantage of the Golden Finger, he should be able to defeat the enemy.

However, if this is the case, the first thing is that Hong Chengchou's troops lost their manpower and materials due to the defeat of the war will be wasted, which will affect the development of the Ming Dynasty's economy; the other, and the most important one is that Emperor Chongzhen is already 38 years old. Although the Ming Dynasty has become stronger, it is still far from the goal of Emperor Chongzhen. Time is what Emperor Chongzhen lacks the most. If Hong Chengchou's troops fail, it will take at least two years to delay, and he cannot afford to delay.

Although when Emperor Chongzhen led his troops to fight, it was already early May of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting's troops had already advanced to Edo, and it was estimated that by the end of the year, the entire Honshu Island would be able to occupy the entire Honshu Island at most next year. It can be said that Japan had almost taken it down. However, things in North and South America have not yet been put on the agenda; the Donggo Shipyard has just been built, and it will take time to build a ship. In the Middle East, I don't know when the Ming army will appear.

Another point is that through the A-level eavesdropping seeds on the Governor of Dongwu, Emperor Chongzhen already knew that the butterfly effect brought by the Ming Dynasty conquering Dongwu had affected the Mughal Empire in India. Emperor Chongzhen could think of it with his toes. The Mughal Empire would definitely not be happy with the Ming Empire. What actions would be done later were unknown.

Not to mention, domestic economic construction and technology are not allowed to be built without Emperor Chongzhen. There are too many things to do, and Emperor Chongzhen cannot have time to waste.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to lose two years in the rebellion to wipe out the Junggar tribe, so he decided to personally expedition this time.

The new official road with two-way three-lane cement road is actually not very friendly to the cavalry. The cement is too hard and will damage the horse's hooves. If the train is repaired, you can take the train and really travel day and night. However, the construction of the west-facing railway tracks is much more difficult than the railway from the south. At least in the past two years, it is impossible to expect.

After inspecting the construction of the cement official road, Emperor Chongzhen simply left the pass from Zhangjiakou and rushed to Guihua City on the grassland. He was preparing to rest and then go to Baotou before catching up with Hong Chengchou's army.

This time, although he was the emperor in person, he did not issue an order to let Hong Chengchou lead the army and wait for him. He believed that with Hong Chengchou's ability, he would not have defeated the war before he arrived.

Before Emperor Chongzhen left Zhangjiakou, Hong Chengchou received an order to go to war, and at the same time he also learned that the emperor had also led the cavalry camp out of the capital.

To be honest, after Hong Chengchou heard this news, even though he was very cunning, he was still lost for a while and felt a little lost. In his opinion, if it were Lu Xiangsheng, the emperor would probably not have led the army in person, right?

However, after being lost, he immediately ordered to go west to conquer the Junggar tribe.

The 50,000 cavalry were mainly Mongolian soldiers, and only more than 5,000 were the border cavalry in Qin, driving away cattle and sheep. Of course, they were also indispensable to accompanying the army to deliver food, grass and supplies, divided into two armies, and rushed to the Tianshan Mountains in a mighty manner.

Of course, Hong Chengchou was not an incompetent person. He knew that the key to this war was to force the Geer tribe to fight with the government troops, either to attack him and rescue him, or to encircle him and make him unable to escape. Therefore, although even if the Geer tribe annexed other tribes of the Weila tribe, he had only 30,000 cavalry at most, he still brought nearly twice as many troops to the expedition.

Before leaving, he certainly had learned about the situation of the Junggar tribe.

Originally, the Junggar tribe mainly operated in the Tacheng area, from the north to the Junggar Basin, to the south to the Yili area, and to the east of the Junggar tribe, mainly engaged in the Hoshuote tribe in the Urumqi area. However, now, the Junggar tribe has annexed other tribes of the Weilat tribe, and its sphere of influence has greatly increased.

Although nomadic peoples have no fixed place to live, there are traces to follow. The Ming army must visit the original pasture of the Junggar tribe, and the original Khan tent of the Junggar tribe, and the Tacheng area, are also to visit.

Hong Chengchou's strategy is to send a vanguard out of Gansu, attack the Junggar Basin area directly, and then march into the Tacheng area, and the main force takes the Urumqi area. If the enemy is found in the Junggar Basin, the main force will go north and encircle the Junggar tribe. If the enemy is not found, the two armies will converge in the Tashan area. At that time, it depends on the situation, or go south to the Yili area, or continue to pursue the west.

The westernmost place in the Ming Dynasty was the Hami Wei built in the fourth year of Yongle, which controlled the Hami area; however, this place was occupied by Turpan many times and repeatedly fought with the Ming Dynasty.

Until the early years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had a great internal struggle due to the great ritual struggle. As a result, Hami was taken away by Turpan, so the political struggle affected Hami. The party struggles continued, impeached and pursued the opponents, and many ministers were involved in it, and many arrests were killed. In the end, the Emperor Jiajing had to stop the troops and stop the people, and put Hami alone in the court.

Therefore, at this time, the westernmost sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty was Gansu, and more specifically, Jiayuguan.

This time, the Ming army left Jiayuguan and passed Hami to Xinjiang.

Hami is also a must-pass way for Xinjiang to enter the pass. It is known as the "Western Regions Pinlus" on the Silk Road. However, the population is only about 3,000, which is too barren to support too many people.

The vanguard commander of the Ming army was the governor of Gansu, Lu Daqi, who led 15,000 troops. At this time, Lu Daqi stood on the head of Jiayuguan City, watching the army leaving the pass in a mighty manner, and he couldn't help but feel proud.

At this time, Lu Daqi was over 60 years old. At this age, it was not suitable to lead the army to fight. However, if we are in peace today, there is a rare rebellion in the neighboring area. If there is a possibility of making military achievements and winning the title, Lu Daqi asked for an order and finally was able to obey the orders under Hong Chengchou and take the position of vanguard coach.

Now the Ming Dynasty is strong and the army is equipped with no shortage of equipment. The iron armor came out of the pass, which is very spectacular, which made Lu Daqi unable to help but recite a few poems to meet the situation. Finally, surrounded by many generals, he left the pass.

Before leaving, he agreed with the strategy that Hong Chengchou decided. Now, the Junggar tribe took advantage of the opportunity of winter traffic and annexed other tribes of the Werat tribe. At this time, the first priority must be to digest and completely control the population of other tribes.

Lu Daqi and Hong Chengchou both think that it is estimated that it will be difficult to find traces of the Junggar tribe in the early stage. There is a high probability that there will be no chance of a decisive battle in the Junggar Basin and Urumqi area.

This war is naturally a quick battle for the imperial army, but the Junggar tribe will definitely not let the imperial army get what it wants. Thinking of this, Lu Daqi felt a little pain in his back. Even if he was sitting in the carriage, he didn't know how many roads he had to walk, which was enough to bear! But there was only one chance in his life, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere!

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There are more than 1,200 miles from Jiayuguan to Hami. If it were later generations, it would take only more than six hours to kick the accelerator on the expressway, and it would take almost half a day to arrive.

But in this era, even if Lu Daqi led the cavalry, he had only arrived in Hami after twelve days.

When the Ming army arrived here, there were very few locals in Hami, and most of them hid out when they heard about the war. The imperial army did not harass them, and immediately set up camp and prepared to rest here for a day.

The reason for issuing this military order is that Lu Daqi is a little overwhelmed and feels too tired. Every day, even if you are on the bus, the old bones are still able to bear the bumps. Of course, the cavalry cannot march continuously, and must maintain combat power, and necessary rest and rest are also required.

To be honest, at this time, Lu Daqi was drinking warm mutton soup and wrapped in felt, and his mind about making achievements had become much weaker.

Think about it, it’s only time to reach Hami, and this old bone is so unforgettable. If you continue, you have to take a detour to the Junggar Basin and then go to Tacheng, you don’t know how long it will take to go. If you encounter an enemy chasing you, you have to speed up your journey...

Thinking of this, Lu Daqi didn't dare to think about it anymore. Or he sent his generals to search and pursue, and then went to Urumqi to wait for Governor Hong.

After thinking about this, Lu Daqi went to bed early. It would be impossible not to sleep. It was just one sentence, the hero is old!

However, what Lu Daqi never imagined was that he didn't have to go so far and suffer so much sin at all.

In the early morning of the next day, the army was still resting, and what awakened them was not the rising sun in the east.
Chapter completed!