朱雄英穿过寺庙的红墙小道,秋天的微风不算冷,吹得人很舒服,最近一切顺利他的心情也跟着如轻风般舒畅起来。

禅房外面的梧桐树叶随风摇曳,斑驳的阳光洒在窗棂上,道衍早已在他的禅房内等候。

“大师,方才与东察合台汗国的使团聊了许多。”朱雄英坐下,抿了口热茶,用手指摩挲着茶盏的边缘,缓缓开口。

道衍微微一笑,双手合十:“哦?那殿下有何感想?”

朱雄英说道:“若是有机会,真想去看看东察合台汗国乃至帖木儿汗国看看,素闻河中地区乃是霸王之基,昔年耶律楚才随成吉思汗亲征便对此地赞不绝口。”

道衍点了点头道:“他们的风土人情,与我们大明截然不同,甚至与北方草原上的蒙古人都截然不同,察合台系和托雷系的子嗣经过上百年的分居,从信仰到习俗、语言,都早就不是一回事了。”

“大师说的是。”朱雄英叹了口气,“只是,我也感觉到了他们话语间的隐忧,东察合台汗国的黑的儿火者大汗虽欲与大明交好,但他们对西方的帖木儿汗国颇为忌惮。”

人都说瘦死的骆驼比马大,可实际上东察合台汗国是真快瘦死了,从堪舆图上看,这是一个千里大国,看着很吓人但人口分布在天山南北的盆地边缘,中间都是沙漠戈壁,根本不能生存,所以人口加起来只有几十万,军队也不到十万。

丢了河中地区,东察合台汗国就等于是丢了关中只剩下陇西和凉州的汉末西凉军,看起来地盘大、军马剽悍,但也只是“看起来”有点吓人,人口和经济完全不足以支撑军备,全靠高比例的征召制度维持.因此,不仅是六次东征把他们彻底打疼的帖木儿汗国令他们恐惧,甚至对于东方草原上对他们最有威胁的瓦剌部,他们也一直提防着。

而大明的问题在于,明军有足足二百多万,数量世界第一,野战部队质量也没的说,但是在西域补给完全跟不上。

因为限制西域的因素在于地理环境,地理环境就决定了这地方种不出多少粮食,也没有多少水草,能够去供养十万乃至数十万的大军长期屯驻在此,而明军如果像这次一样长途跋涉劳师远征,那么投送的兵力极限,也就是五万人出头(只算战兵不算辅兵和民夫)。

所以大明的问题不是没军队,而是不能为在西域对抗帖木儿汗国的军队提供足够的补给,数千里的补给线实在是太要命了,除非修条铁路出来才能彻底解决这个问题。

因此,在西北铁路没有贯通之前,明军是基本不可能投送大量兵力去对抗帖木儿汗国的,投送的兵力超过五万在路上就得饿肚子,长期屯驻的兵力超过八千,超过的士兵就得饿死。

正是因为知道这一点,正是因为帖木儿汗国能够延续蒙古帝国驱赶牛羊进行补给的、与明军完全不同的补给方式,因此东察合台汗国很清楚要是帖木儿汗国真的打上门来,大明是保不住他们的,从河西走廊出动的明军哪怕收到消息也需要很长的时间进行整备集结和赶路,到了那时候没准他们都被打灭国了也说不定。

“大师觉得该如何维系西北的局势?”

世间纷争,绝因利益。”衍淡淡,指指桌茶杯,“平衡,便维持长久平,杯茶,热则烫冷则味,恰温度,才品味真正韵味。明与东察合台汗关系此,既保持友亲近,更疏远。”

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“英儿,,皇爷爷呢,口六千万,带甲士二百万征惯战数,帖木儿倾犯,身死场罢。”

朱元璋站,拍肩膀:“呢,外交正视实力做蠢东察合台汗实力处。”

“皇爷爷言极。”朱雄英点头赞,“孙儿认,除钢筋水泥城墙实验,邀请哈马力丁等参观京城新东西,让亲眼繁荣富强,派遣使团回访东察合台汗,加深两解。”

“嗯,明漂亮,跟使团沟通按照做,咱安排礼部处理续。”

朱元璋颇神神秘秘,却告诉朱雄英