After so many years, Yuan Zongdi has been firmly in grasping his old brother Liu Tichun's psychology.

After he said this, Liu Tichun really smiled on his face.

"Yes, I'd better let go of my heart that I had just arrived in the Western Regions earlier."

"Hehe, I want to talk about the juniors of our Thirteenth family, that is, your family is the most promising. What else can you be dissatisfied with? If I were you, I would be hiding at home and having fun secretly."

Yuan Zongdi spread his hands and said, "You should cherish it. Maybe after this Western Regions war, His Majesty the Emperor will give up grace and make Xingming a duke alone. In this way, your Liu family will have two dukes."

Liu Tichun felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "How is this possible? Don't talk nonsense."

Yuan Zongdi cleared his throat and said, "Although a two-nation duke is rare, it has not been in the Ming Dynasty. After Xu Da, the prince of Zhongshan, he was always named Duke of Wei. Later, Chengzu launched the Jingzang, and the second son of Duke of Wei, his subordinate to Long, was divided and established his own family and was named Duke of Ding. The family members of this family are all surnamed Xu, but they have been named Duke of two, and they have been inherited from generation to generation. It is really enviable for others. However, your Liu family is probably the second one."

"Go and go, stop making fun of me. You old Yuan's mouth is really nothing."

Although Liu Tichun said this, he was already filled with joy.

Who doesn't want others to praise their son?

"So when will we set out?"

He Zhen asked with a frustrated hand.

"What's the matter in a hurry? It's been these two days. I advise you to take a good bath before you set out, and don't wait until you've arrived in the desert and then shout that you can't take a hot bath."

"Hahaha."

The generals burst into laughter

The army heading west is definitely a big scene.

The 100,000 troops dragged into a long line, moving one sand dunes and one sand dunes over, becoming the most prominent scenic spot in the desert.

Li Dingguo was wearing silver armor and riding a red divine horse, taking the lead in walking in front.

This is his habit, and he will be at the forefront of the army no matter what.

"Your Highness King Jin, there is an oasis in front of you. Why don't we go and rest."

Seeing that the weather was hot and worried that the soldiers would suffer from heatstroke, Li Laiheng took the initiative to suggest.

"Yeah, that's fine."

Li Dingguo held the reins of the horse with one hand, pointed his other hand in the direction of the oasis and said in a deep voice: "I'll order the army to rest here for half a day, replenish water, and then continue to march."

Li Dingguo is robbing time now, so it is naturally impossible to waste too much time in such a place.

But you should still have to rest when necessary.

This oasis is not big, but it can actually accommodate all the troops.

The Ming army was exhausted under the scorching sun. After they had this rare rest time, they immediately sat down.

"Hey, this thief is so poisonous. As the poisonous sun is scorching, we are sweating profusely when we take a step. If we want to go to the Western Regions, we will have to be dried into jerky meat before we go to the Western Regions?"

"Who said no, can we still have combat effectiveness after we traveled for a long distance?"

"Stop complaining, why don't you say anything when you are resting in Dunhuang? Is it a waste of time to let you rest there for so long?"

"Oh, I just said it casually, and I can't complain a few more words."

The Ming soldiers were chatting in a mess, and suddenly yellow sand rolled and sandstorms swept over.

"Yellow sand, yellow sandstorm!"

The soldiers of the Ming army all showed a look of horror on their faces and went to find cover.

Although there are a lot of shelter in the oasis, it is not enough for all the soldiers to hide.

Li Dingguo frowned, knowing that things were not that simple. So he immediately ordered to find the cave. Only by finding the cave can he perfectly avoid the sandstorm.

Otherwise, I wonder how many soldiers would be buried by sandstorms.

This is their previous experience before arriving in Dunhuang and has been verified.

It is related to life and death, and the soldiers are very attentive.

"Hurry, go find it quickly, and all the personal soldiers will be dispatched."

It is not easy to find a cave in the vast desert, and it can even be said to be a chance.

However, the Ming army dispatched a lot of people and could seize the opportunity as soon as possible.

Sure enough, after searching for a stick of incense, a soldier reported that he had discovered the cave.

Li Ding Guozhi was ecstatic and immediately ordered the entire army to hide in the cave.

Soon the Ming army began to move and hid in the cave one by one.

Coincidentally, this cave is large enough to accommodate all the Ming soldiers.

Except for a few soldiers who were swept away by yellow sand, most of the Ming soldiers had successfully taken refuge.

Only then did Li Dingguo breathe a sigh of relief.

This desert is really too dangerous, no wonder there have been fewer and fewer caravans in recent years.

But no matter what, this path must be held in your hands and must not fall into the hands of alien races.

Waiting is torment, but Li Dingguo had no choice but to choose to accept it and had to use this time to take some rest.

The sun sets and the moon rises, and it is already a day in a blink of an eye.

The next morning, the personal soldiers went out to investigate and soon returned happily to report: "Your Highness, the yellow sandstorm has stopped."

"Oh? This is a great joy."

Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then order the marching."

Li Dingguo hopes to speed up as quickly as possible and reduce the time spent in the desert.

No matter what, the desert is a very dangerous place, and staying here is likely to fall into a trap.

The execution ability of the Ming army was quite strong. At the order of Li Dingguo, the army soon integrated and started.

The weather in the desert really seemed to be like a girl's expression changed in a flash.

Yesterday was still yellow sand, but today it was sunny.

Under this situation, the marching speed has indeed been greatly improved.

"Your Highness King Jin, there should be a small city when you go further."

The guide said very seriously.

"There should be on the border of Junggar. When you get there, you will basically enter Junggar realm."

"Okay, then just marches quickly. If they ask, they say that the court sent a large army to help Junggar deal with Yarkand."

Li Dingguo had already thought of a solution to the problem. As long as the Ming army followed the implementation, it would not arouse suspicion of the border guards.

After all, the people in the border town must also know that Yarkand had invaded, and the Ming army was more like a helping force to them.

Even if they suspected that the Ming army had other plans, they would not be able to resist. After all, the Ming army's 100,000 troops were not vegetarians.

And how many people can a small border town have? Is it five thousand?

It is said that it is a scoundrel that shakes the tree and is always a scoundrel.

As long as the Ming army entered the Junggar, they would go to the capital without stopping, without stopping.

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Chapter completed!