Emperor Ming Dynasty

Many people regretted that Hongwu failed to regain the Western Regions in the early years of Hongwu, and they never forgot.

Before time travel, Zhu Yixi also thought that it was always too late for the Manchus to recover the Western Regions.

But after familiarizing himself with the historical materials, especially the materials from the Hongwu period, Zhu Yixi suddenly realized:
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang is unwilling, but that the national strength is not enough.

In other words, you can't beat the Mongols.

In fact, before Yongle's five Northern Expeditions and the destruction of the Golden Family, the number one enemy of the Ming Dynasty was still the Bei Yuan, whose military strength was no less than that of the Ming Dynasty.

In the world at that time, the Mongols still maintained a strong strength, even in the Hongwu Northern Expedition, half of them were Mongols.

Even in a sense, it is not that the strength of the Mongols has declined, but that the Mongols are fighting among themselves.

From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, to the Mongolian Plateau, and then to the vast Western Central Asia, they are all Mongols. If it was still the original Mongol Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang would never be able to succeed.

Politically, once Zhu Yuanzhang attacked westward, the Ming Dynasty would be confronted by enemies, pushing the originally neutral Mongolian Khanates into confrontation, and the new Ming Dynasty would be in danger.

Economically, since the Southern Song Dynasty, the Maritime Silk Road has been prevalent, and the interests of the Western Regions are no longer comparable to those of Shanghai Trade, so the futile recovery of the Western Regions will outweigh the gains.

In terms of military affairs, the barren western regions are barren and cannot provide sufficient food supplies, and the possibility of failure is extremely high.

If you have to find a scapegoat, it is only the Yuan Dynasty, and the entire Western Regions do not belong to its territory.

The Ming Dynasty had no legal principles for the Western Regions, and theoretically had no right of ownership.

"Western Region!" Squeezing his thoughts, Zhu Yixi first sighed with emotion, and then began to think about it quietly.

How to gain an advantage in legal theory?

Hami can also say that he used to belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the Yaerqiang Kingdom has nothing to say. If he is allowed to attack Turpan with an inch, it will be a mess.
If they attack directly regardless, then not to mention the Yaerqiang Kingdom, Junggar and Heshuote must be in unison with the outside world.

Moreover, on the outskirts of the country, there are Tsarist Russia, the Kyrgyz Khanate, etc., and the Western Regions cannot be in chaos.

You know, as a force north of the Tianshan Mountains, Tsarist Russia fought and pulled against Junggar.

It's very possible to get involved.

"In other words, Tsarist Russia is already staring at it at this time, salivating over Mongolia and Central Asia!"

Zhu Yixi couldn't calm down at this moment.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has not yet finished fighting. If the evil wolf of Tsarist Russia is involved, wouldn't it be the end of the calf?
Even in a sense, the Manchu Qing was very likely to collude with Tsarist Russia.

"Damn it, we have to kill them all."

The more Zhu Yixi thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and his body felt weak.

So, he resolutely left the palace and went to the harem.

A Mongolian beauty has just arrived, and the wild charm is intoxicating.

For a moment, the people in the harem turned their backs.

At this time in Liaodong, the pursuit of the Qing Dynasty has not yet been put on the agenda, and the demand for heating has already arrived.

Autumn is here, and the chilly autumn rain is daunting.

Shenyang hurriedly searched for coal mines and ordered a large number of woolen sweaters.

And for the front line, it is very bitter and boring.

The sequence where Jia Yan is located is close to Shi Jinbao, and the two are stationed near Kaiyuan, one is Babaotun and the other is Qingshuigou.

They came here in clean and tidy armor, and they were planning to fight and make achievements.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning, he was working as a coolie repairing various fortifications. Of course he didn't wear armor, and the military uniform on his body quickly became dirty and torn.

Working every day, everyone almost forgot whether they were here to fight the war or to do the coolies.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liaodong became more and more cold. In October, the first snow fell in Kaiyuan, and the weather became colder and the mountain wind was strong.

He wore linen gloves on his head, but Jia Yan couldn't stand the cold wind, his hands and face were cracked, and it hurt a little when the wind blew.

The days are short and the nights are long, everyone has long been used to it.

The subordinates were all muttering: "Even in our remote village, we don't work when it snows in winter, let alone our Beijing camp..."

After finishing the meal with the [-] men under him, everyone retreated into the low house.

Most people went straight to the kang, where it was warm...

This is the first time seeing this kang, and it is also one of the reasons why they have no complaints and no regrets, this is busy work for themselves.

Charcoal is burned under the house, and the whole earth kang is hot.

Comfortably nestled in the quilt, Jia Yan didn't want to get up at all, he was lazy and didn't want to move in the slightest.

No one wanted to go out, except the necessary night watchmen.

People who run around have suffered a lot these days.

Shit sticky ass, piss frozen dick, these are the daily routine.

At this time, a soldier "bang" opened the wooden door, ran in and shouted: "Guerrilla, the enemy attacked the camp."

"Get up quickly, everyone, hurry up to the wall and find your own position!"

Jia Yan thought of his family gradually returning to his senses, got up and shouted: "Get up quickly, grab your weapon and stand still!"

He quickly grabbed a saber by the bed and hung it around his waist, then picked up the crossbow and quiver, and the armor was finally put on after the busy soldiers.
There was a lot of people outside, and it seemed a bit chaotic.

At this time, Jia Yan came out from his room pressing his sword, and he shouted: "Go directly to the wall and prepare for battle!"

As he said that, he looked up at the watchtower on the mound again, and cursed loudly: "What are you doing! Light the beacon fire!"

The soldiers above quickly smashed an earthen jar, threw the torch, and a big fire was ignited above, and the camp suddenly became brighter.

After the army chased Kaiyuan, everyone didn't want to leave, so they could only stay there.

However, Manchu Qing was not willing to give up Changtu, and stationed tens of thousands of people, eyeing Kaiyuan covetously.

So around Kaiyuan, there are four castles distributed in different sizes, guarding them tightly.

Although An Sheng stayed in the castle, it was not safe.

Some subordinates lit torches directly from the fire, only to see that the light was full of horsemen!
The place where the light of the fire shines is limited, it looks as if there are people outside!The entire fort was surrounded by crowds and floods.

Soon, there were screams not far away, and some enemy soldiers were squeezed into the outermost ditch, which was full of sharpened wooden stakes and nails, and it was conceivable that they fell into it in black.

So the tide outside was blocked by the ditch, and the enemy soldiers began to take the ladder and put it on the ditch, and then walked over carefully, very slowly.

"It seems that there are many Jiannu people here!"

"Let go!" Jia Yan pointed down with his saber.

Suddenly, there was a "crackling" sound, and the crossbow bolt flew down obliquely under the dim light of the fire, and there were screams from below, the precision of the crossbow bolt was good.

When Jia Yan saw the surviving enemy soldiers, he immediately called for additional shots, and would never let them go.