In the Heavens

Appreciating the unique figure of the Loess Plateau and listening to the gorgeous songs brought by the strong wind, there is also a special flavor.

The only regret is that there are few people in a radius of a hundred miles, and the good-looking people in the martial arts do not have the habit of carrying pots and pans. It is a dream to have a hot meal.

In addition to dry food, it is barbecue. Whether it was flying in the sky or running on the ground, all of them entered our stomachs.

Li Mu is very suspicious that such a wave of sweeping past will completely collapse the ecological chain along the way.

If they don't find the prairie cavalry quickly, I'm afraid that the food problem will become the biggest trouble for this martial arts coalition.

In order to improve food, the coalition forces have spontaneously expanded their range of activities. Li Mu, the nominal commander, doesn't even know where his younger brother has gone.

If someone wants to do foreign work and dawdle, he can just find a hill to drill, and then "go" until the end of the war.

Of course, this possibility is very small. The arrogant martial arts people simply look down on the prairie cavalry.

It is estimated that many people will hesitate to let them attack a large group of cavalry, but there is no pressure in their hearts to sap and play black hands in the back.

Sensing the chilling atmosphere in the air, Li Mu said to the masters of the various factions accompanying him: "We are not far from the enemy's main force, now we will divide our troops and move freely.

In order to protect our Han family, this time we must leave the invading Hu people in the northwest land, and let them know that I..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu found a cavalry team of thousands of people galloping towards them.

The atmosphere was destroyed, Dazhen Li, who was about to shout a few slogans, was only left with anger.

It's always the protagonist who has finished his performance, and the villain comes over to die. Why is it that he has just started, and someone hastily brought him up?

Even if you want to provoke, at least respect your opponent. Sending one or two thousand cavalry over, who is this looking down upon?

Without an order from Master Li, people in the martial arts have already taken action spontaneously, preparing to send these arrogant people to hell.

The grassland cavalry galloping forward had not rushed into the coalition ranks, but what greeted them was a rain of all kinds of hidden weapons.

Before he understood what was going on, the guy rushing forward, even the man and the horse, were shot into a sieve.

Even Chong Xu, who used to be kind-hearted Fang Zheng, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, flew out a few stones from his hands.

It can be seen that these two still have some self-esteem, and they are embarrassed to use vicious hidden weapons under the watchful eyes of the public.

Of course, for top experts, there is actually no essential difference between stones and darts, both can kill people.

Compared with ordinary martial artists, Li Mu's shots are even more amazing.

The leaves, dust, and gravel on the ground were rolled up, and under the urging of internal force, it roared directly towards the cavalry team like a tornado. Wherever they passed, it was a crowd of people turned on their backs.

It's a pity that the shape is not very good-looking. If you can play an air dragon, it will be really full of style.

Insufficient force is a small problem, the key still depends on power. The cavalry rushing to the front were immediately cold, and the cavalry behind were not much better.

When a horse is galloping, it is not so easy to stop. The one in front fell down, and the one behind hit it again. The scene of people turning their backs is that exciting.

Under the joint attack of many martial arts masters, the cavalry team was directly reduced by a quarter in just one breath.

The scene in front of him stunned the prairie people. They are here to fight people, not to play life and death games with perverts.

The follow-up cavalry didn't bother to charge forward, and turned their horses' heads to turn around and flee. It's a pity that at this time, the disciples of various factions who had been prepared for a long time, how could it be possible to let them go.

The hand-to-hand combat began, and the battle was completely one-sided. As a result, Li Mu became a spectator and had no chance to make another move.

With the addition of a small episode of giving away the head, the morale of the martial arts coalition forces, which were already gearing up, became even higher.

Those who snatched the head were smiling, and those who didn't get anything felt that they had lost face. At this moment, they were secretly annoyed, and they could vaguely hear the reprimands of the elders.

After clearing the battlefield and having a meal of roasted horse meat, the coalition forces officially began to move freely.

Abandoning the large army, Li Mu focused on the camp of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate army, to be exact, he was searching for the King Khan's location.

In the first battle, not only must the people in the martial arts world win, but they must also win easily. Only when everyone finds that the enemy can be defeated easily and there is a lot to gain, can they be able to mobilize their enthusiasm to the greatest extent.

To do this, the enemy's fighting spirit must first be disintegrated. The art of war is not Li's specialty, and his only advantage is that he can break the law with strength.

As long as he finds the headquarters of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Li Mu can play King Qin's assassination and take down the enemy's command system.

The interior of the Prairie Khanate has never been peaceful, and there are many conflicts among the major tribes. If there is no pressure from the royal court, let alone immediately turn their faces, but it is impossible to cooperate in the battle.

It's a pity that Li Mu doesn't know the high-level officials of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate at all, and because of the language and customs, it is not that simple to find people in the army.

Now the only time to act is when the top leaders of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate hold a meeting and a large group of dignitaries gather.

...

As the child most favored by God, the imperial city ushered in the first snow since February. The howling wind and flying snowflakes made all civil and military officials shiver.

After a wave of earthquake devastation, we survived the winter without a drop of rain, and before we had time to catch our breath, another heavy snowfall came in the spring.

Zhu Houwei doesn't know what's going on outside, anyway, the field he cultivated by himself is almost getting cold now.

Destined to be another year of grain production reduction, but encountered continuous military disasters, Daming, who was originally peaceful and peaceful, was forced to the edge of shattering mountains and rivers.

The matter of the Mongol invaders had not yet been resolved, and the Jurchens in the east started to quarrel again. Before the court could discuss a plan, the chieftains in Yunnan, Guizhou, Bashu launched a rebellion again.

Now there are Japanese pirates in the coastal area again, stirring up the turmoil in the southeast. If it weren't for the factions of martial arts in the northwest battlefield to stand up, the troubles of the court would be even greater now.

Of course, everything has two sides. Various martial arts factions ran to fight against the invasion of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but the law and order in the interior deteriorated sharply.

Without these gangsters suppressing the localities, the bandits and bandits all over the place suddenly became active, which made the local government overwhelmed.

Facing the complicated situation, General "Zhu Shou" did not dare to take it lightly. Recently, he has really settled down a lot, and has not made any troubles.

It made all the civil and military officials a little uncomfortable, fearing that the emperor was holding back a big move, and they all dealt with it with trepidation.

Glancing at the thick pile of memorials on the copybook, Emperor Shenwu, who was already not in high spirits, no longer had the heart to play.

"House seemingly endless rain". Natural disasters continued, and military disasters continued. In the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty, more than two-thirds of the regions were forced to reduce or exempt taxes.

If it hadn't been for the past few years, I copied more than a dozen aristocratic families and enriched my pockets. In recent years, the hidden land property has been investigated, the tax system has been rectified, and a lot of income has been increased. Life has long been impossible.

Even so, the Ministry of Households cries for poverty every day, while the Ministry of War is just the opposite-it asks for money, food, and supplies every day.

In order to save the crisis, Emperor Shenwu has been going to court on time for two consecutive months, setting a new record in the past 30 years for the Ming emperors to go to court continuously.

And this record is constantly being refreshed as time goes by. Many old masters in the court couldn't help sighing secretly: the sky has eyes, the emperor finally knows how to be diligent.

As the price of going to court, the number of times Emperor Shenwu was sprayed increased significantly. Especially after the big sprayer Wang Qiong entered the cabinet, it was even more out of control.

Of course, unlike ordinary low-level trolls, Wang Da trolls are still capable while trolling people.

After entering the cabinet, he immediately recalled Wang Yangming and sent him to Xuanda as governor. Immediately afterwards, he tried his best to defy all opinions and fooled the British public Zhang Lun into Jiliao as the governor.

In addition to personnel adjustments, Wang Datuzi actively raised strategic materials, prepared troops for war, and continued to provide support to the front line.

The effect is also very obvious. The defense line in northern Xinjiang, which was originally crumbling, has been stabilized.

Of course, while stabilizing northern Xinjiang, the Ming Dynasty also paid a heavy price, for example: temporarily abandoning the northwest battlefield; letting the southern battlefield go its own way, allowing Duke Mu to support himself in Yunnan.

There is no way to do this. Without a soldier in hand, it is impossible to cover everything.

At the critical moment, the overall situation is naturally the most important. First defend the northern border and give priority to ensuring the safety of the capital.

Hearing the proposal from the servant of the Ministry of War, Emperor Shenwu, who knew the soldiers, jumped off the dragon chair directly: "Drop the soldiers from the three sides to reinforce Xuanfu? Do you know what this means?"

This southward invasion of the grassland was not an ordinary grassland raid, it was a battle for survival. For many tribes, it was either success or starvation.

As a result, the Great Wall defense line is full of battlefields everywhere. Because the Northwest Seven Guards were too remote, the imperial court could not take into account the early fall, and in the end, all the factions in the rivers and lakes ran to save the place.

Now that the results have not yet come out, if we have to deploy soldiers from the three sides, it is equivalent to giving up Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia, and even Guanzhong may become a horse farm for grassland people.

Anyone with a little bit of military common sense knows that once Guanzhong falls, not only will Daming's overall defense line collapse, but the danger of being cut in half by the enemy is even more likely.

Liu Hongtian, the servant of the Ministry of War who was being questioned, said without changing his face: "Of course I know!

By mobilizing soldiers from the three sides to reinforce the Xuanfu, the crisis on the front line of Xuanda can be resolved immediately, and it is even possible to defeat the main force of Oirat, reversing our dynasty's strategic disadvantage.

As for the land on three sides, disasters have been hit every year in recent years. According to Shenwu's six-year statistical data, the number of Dingkou in Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia has dropped by 30% compared with 20 years ago.

Coupled with the natural disasters in the past two years, the actual situation will only get worse. The livelihood of the people in the three places is withered, and even if the Oirats are lost, they will not be able to grab much.

Anyway, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has now entered Gansu, and the three sides cannot be defended at all. It is better to simply gather troops and take care of the defense line in the northern border first.

Lord Zhenbei has already set up a banner of recruiting troops in the northwest region. Although they are all recruits, it is not a big problem to use them to defend the city.

Even if we mobilize troops from the three sides, Duke Zhenbei with the help of various factions in the rivers and lakes can still defend the core area of ​​Shaanxi.

After the crisis in northern Xinjiang is resolved, the imperial court will send troops to recover the northwest. For the eternal foundation of my Ming Dynasty, please Your Majesty put the overall situation first! "

As soon as the words fell, a large group of officials followed suit. Compared with the Northwest, which is thousands of miles away, the Xuan Mansion, which is obviously close at hand, can make everyone feel more crisis-conscious.

It is not the first time that Wala has invaded the south. During the last wave of civil fort change, the enemy killed all the way to the foot of the capital.

If Yu Taibao hadn't been decisive enough to take countermeasures in time, and the civil and military forces had joined forces to defend the capital, the Ming Dynasty might have collapsed decades ago.

learn from mistakes.

No one wants to experience the feeling of being besieged in the capital. If you lose the Northwest, you will lose it. Anyway, those poor and remote areas are originally lost money, so you don’t feel bad if you lose them.