Wang Xian and Wang Zhongde, who had always been unfailing, were actually shocked by what Shi Nigan said and interrupted him rudely, "Shut up!"
Liu Sheng originally glared at Shi Nigan angrily, thinking that this guy couldn't spit out ivory from his dog's mouth. If he kept talking nonsense, he would inevitably suffer some pain on the spot. But what Liu Sheng didn't expect was that Shi Nigan
He actually uttered such "treasonous and unethical" words, and immediately felt that this guy was much cuter...
Until he saw Wang Xian drinking the lost nirvana and looking at him angrily, he was instantly excited and quickly waved his hands and said: "This is none of my business..."
When Wang Xian heard what Shi Nigan said, he subconsciously thought that Liu Sheng had taught him what he said. However, he then thought about it. Although Liu Sheng seemed to be a rough and tumble maniac, there were subtleties in the roughness, so how could such a big thing matter?
Maybe you can use the words of a foreigner to persuade you.
Seeing Liu Sheng's appearance, Wang Xian concluded that Shi Nigan's words had nothing to do with Liu Sheng. Wang Xian was still depressed and wanted to vomit blood. Even a steppe Tatar thought he would become the emperor. Could it be that he
In other people's minds, is Sima Zhao's heart really known to everyone?
Liu Sheng waved his hand and asked someone to take Shi Nigan down first. When there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said to Wang Xian: "My lord, everyone is waiting for you. Even the Tatars far away in the desert only know that my lord is here and don't know."
There is a court..." As he said this, he stared at Wang Xiandao: "Now it is not a matter of whether you think about it or not, but it is a matter of having to do this. If you don't do this, you will definitely die!"
"..." Wang Xian felt that he was at a loss for words and could only sigh again: "Let's talk about where to go after taking Arutai..."
Liu Sheng could already feel the wavering in Wang Xian's heart. Knowing that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, he stopped dwelling on the matter and instead smiled and said: "Well, will the Lord agree to the condition of Nirvana or not?"
Woolen cloth?"
"There are dry bones in the grave. It doesn't make any difference whether you agree or not." Wang Xian looked at the long sandy desert in the distance with a silent expression, his tone was chillingly cold.
"Sure, then agree to him first." Liu Sheng understood, waved his hand and ordered someone to bring Shi Nigan over, and said harshly to him: "Your request has been agreed to by me, so hurry up and let go of your farts!"
"Thank you so much, Lord! Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Shi Nigan was overjoyed when he heard this. He kowtowed and said, "I will bring my clan members to the Ming Dynasty in the future. No, I will submit to you..."
"Don't talk such nonsense. My father-in-law has agreed to your conditions." Liu Sheng said angrily, "Quickly tell me, where is your loach man hiding?"
"Here is a hundred miles deep into the desert. There is an oasis called the Typhoon Shelter. The old thing must have hid there. The villain will lead the army straight to Huanglong and capture the old thing alive and present it to the father-in-law!" Shi Nigan's wish is to say this:
To pay for it, I naturally know everything I can say.
Liu Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with great interest: "Very good, you can draw the map now. When Arutai is captured, you will be the new King of Tatars!"
"The villain only knows the road, but he doesn't know how to draw a map..." Shen Nigan said with a bitter face when he heard this.
"You can just paint if you are asked to do so. How can there be so much nonsense!" Liu Sheng rolled his eyes and sneered. Even if they believed that what Shi Nigan said was true, they would not be so hasty as to lead the army with them without verification.
He plunged headlong into the desert. What if Nirgan lost his identity and transformed into the prairie hero Wang Erxiao?
Soon, the guard brought a rough map of the grassland, which was drawn by Jin Yiwei's scouts. Shen Nigan drew on the map for a long time, and finally circled a large area and said, "It should be at this location."
When Liu Sheng saw it, he was furious. He slapped Shi Nigan on the back of the head and cursed: "Why don't you circle the entire desert! How can you find such a big place?!"
This area is about the size of an egg on the map. If placed on the actual terrain, it would be at least two hundred miles in radius!
Shi Nigan held his head and said with an aggrieved face: "I went there once with that old guy more than ten years ago. I only remember the general direction..."
"What?!" Liu Sheng was immediately furious and kicked his foot: "That's not what you said just now!"
Shi Nigan held his head and wailed: "What the villain said is a bit exaggerated, but don't worry, Mr. Hou, the villain will be found when he arrives. He will definitely be found..."
Liu Sheng beat Shi Nigan again and asked him to draw the map more accurately, and then he was dragged down by Shi Nigan who had become a pig head again.
Liu Sheng presented the map drawn by Shi Nigan. Wang Xian glanced at it and handed it to Mo Wen who was standing aside.
Mo Wen took the map, looked at it for a while, and then raised his head and said, "Master, judging from the map drawn by Shi Nigan, there is no exact location of the oasis on the map, only a rough range." He frowned slightly.
Then he said: "Our army must go deep into the desert for at least more than a hundred miles. If we don't send people to verify it, I'm afraid we can't send troops hastily."
"I'm just afraid that I might alert the snake!" Liu Sheng said angrily, "If the old fox is disturbed, it will be difficult to catch him."
"You don't have to worry about that," Wang Xian shook his head slightly and said, "I asked a few senior brothers to come forward. They are highly skilled in martial arts and are better at hiding their bodies. If they go deep into the desert to explore, they will not disturb Nirgan."
"That's great!" Liu Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that those monks who were always with Wang Xian were extremely powerful characters. During the Battle of Jingnan, they went deep into the enemy's territory countless times to fight for Yan.
Wang spies on military intelligence and never misses a beat. "Let a few masters go and we will be able to locate the exact location of the typhoon shelter and hit it with one hit!"
Mo Wen also nodded in agreement.
Now that he had made a plan, Wang Xian said in a deep voice to the people beside him: "I'd like to trouble a few senior brothers to go deep into the desert with the map and try to locate the oasis as soon as possible..."
The kind-hearted and strict man accepted the order happily and followed Wang Xian every step of the day, which made them feel uncomfortable. The former said with a smile: "Junior brother, can you give us the lost nirvana? I'm afraid he drew the map wrong.
No one asked me when I asked."
"As long as senior brother doesn't feel burdened, of course there is no problem." Wang Xian smiled and nodded.
"It's okay, it won't be a burden." Xinci said proudly.
Everyone couldn't help but stand in awe, thinking that a master is a master, and it would not be a burden to carry someone with him in the desert...
Unexpectedly, Xin Yan on the side said quietly: "If I really want to run for my life, I will definitely kill him first."
Everyone was speechless. How could they forget that the master of this group of monks is named Yao Guangxiao...
Wang Xian sent Xinyan and others to explore the desert deeply with Shi Nigan, while the army camped on the edge of the grassland to rest. After a month of high-intensity continuous conquest, both men and horses were exhausted and needed to rest and adjust.
What's more important is that the army is low on food and is in urgent need of replenishment. It must stop and wait for the baggage troops to transport the general food.
Since the Hongwu period, the Ming army has been continuously conquering the grasslands. Long supply lines have been the number one nightmare for the army. In order to solve the problem of food and grass supply, Emperor Hongwu built a series of fortresses on the grasslands. They were used as a foothold for military patrols in peacetime and during war.
Store food and grass.
After the improvement of Emperor Yongle, the Ming Dynasty established nearly a hundred grain city military stations dotted in a vast area stretching from Shanhaiguan in the east to Yumen Pass in the west, from the Great Wall in the south to the edge of the desert in the north. Before each Northern Expedition, the imperial court would follow the instructions
According to the expected march route, the grain and grass will be transported to the nearest Liangcheng military stations. During the war, the location of the grain and grass storage will also be temporarily adjusted according to the changes in the march.
The benefits of this are obvious. When the army moves, it does not need to bring all the civilians and baggage. It only needs to bring enough food and grass for ten days and a half, and when it is almost consumed, it can be transported from the nearby food city. This can greatly reduce the logistical burden.
, while greatly increasing the mobility of the army.
When Wang Xian went on this expedition, he naturally followed the prescription and ordered the baggage troops to transport grain and grass to several grain cities in advance, and then dispatched them as needed. His 30,000 infantry were used to guard the grain cities and transport military grain.
At this time, the nearest military station to Wang Xian's camp was called Guning City, which was only more than a hundred miles away from Wang Xian's army. If the weather was fine, it would only take three days to transfer food to Wang Xian's camp.
Although Guning City is called a city, it is nothing more than a small fortress. There are currently five thousand soldiers, thousands of civilians, and countless mules, horses and vehicles inside the fortress, so it naturally seems crowded.
Fortunately, such days are about to come to an end. On this day, the guard general was anxiously urging his men to carry grain and grass to the carriage. The previous day, the general received Wang Xian’s military order to urge the army to have grain and grass.
Don't dare to neglect it if you are in an emergency, and prepare to escort the grain and grass northward to supply the army today.
It was not until three o'clock in the morning that all the food and grass were ready. The guard general then led four thousand soldiers to escort a thousand carts of food and grass and set off. The remaining one thousand people were led by the deputy general to stay in Guning City.
Although the four thousand troops are not many, according to the news from the front, most of the Tatars have been wiped out, and the remnants have also taken refuge in the desert. As for the scattered small tribes, it would be good if the Ming army did not mess with them.
, how dare you come to seek death.
Although there is no danger on the grassland, the officers and soldiers escorting the grain and grass are still very careful to check the vehicles, horses and weapons. The army is about to win, and no one wants to cause trouble at this time. Before leaving the city, the commander of the team ordered his subordinates to strictly follow the regulations, and the scouts went first.
, the army followed, marching fifty miles a day, stopping before dark, and surrounded the grain trucks into a formation, and the army took turns to watch the night.
In this way, we can arrive at the camp in two days and complete the last food and fodder escort for this battle.
In the early morning, as the morning sun rose, the gate of Guning City opened, and the escort team slowly drove out of the city gate.
Guning City, which had been busy all morning, finally came to a rest. The guards at the top of the city watched the team escorting grain and grass disappear on the northern horizon. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Except for the soldiers on duty, the rest were ready to go back.
Get some sleep.
Unexpectedly, someone suddenly exclaimed, pointed in the direction where the army disappeared and screamed: "Look! There's something going on!"
Everyone at the top of the city raised their heads and looked in the direction the man was pointing. At this time, they saw a long black line on the northeastern horizon. Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, there was actually a large group of Mongolian cavalry galloping towards Guning City.
Coming...
Urgent alarm bells sounded at the top of Guning City!