Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty's Eastern Route Army, which started from the Chief Envoy of Guangxi Province, was unstoppable. It successively conquered the three passes of Po Lei, Ailiu and Jiling. The Annan defenders were defeated and their frontline pointed directly at the Fuliang River.

The progress of the West Route Army is also not slow. At least Jiang Xinghuo judging from the military report submitted to the court by Xiping Hou Musheng, it seems that it is not slow.

"My minister Xipinghou Mu Sheng and others marched from Mengzi County and took the road through wild Puman. They passed through dense forests and trekked through rugged terrain. They ordered Chen Rui and others to seize [Mangguan Pass], but the bandits were shocked. I also knew that Yu Rang and others attacked [ [Lanhua Pass], the barbarians captured the barbarians; [Xianyou Pass] looked at the wind, and built forts through the beads, and still used wood to build boats."

Looking at it this way, we can also defeat three levels in a row. The situation is not a small one, but a great one!

But Duke Cheng Zhu Neng, who was still recovering from his illness, pointed out the problem with his eyes closed: "This is a small road. The so-called fierce pass, Lanhua Pass, Xianyou Pass and so on, I am afraid no one can defend it at all."

Jiang Xinghuo didn't have a map to refer to, so it was naturally better for Zhu Neng who had done enough preparations, so he dug out the report of Fengcheng Hou Li Bin, deputy commander of the West Route Army, for comparison and reference.

Zhu Neng's complexion has improved a lot, but after all, he has just recovered from a serious illness, so he is still lying at home, living in poverty and boredom every day, and Zhu Di asked him to have a good rest and not allow those vulgar warriors to come to disturb him, let alone give him any food. Zhu Neng was afraid that his mild illness would turn into a serious illness when he was asked to do any task. Fortunately, Jiang Xinghuo came to see him, so he had someone to talk to.

As for whether Jiang Xinghuo will see a doctor?

Anyway, after the "fertilizer fairy", the name of "miracle doctor" also began to spread.

"Then the governor and commander Xu Sun, Kong, and others led the elite troops first, highlighted the mouth of the Xuanguang River, attacked and killed the bandits, and searched for Aotang and other sands. Chen Bin (Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng) returned to the upper reaches to plan and infiltrate To capture it, I personally led the governor Cheng Da, the commander Song Yi, etc., dived into the boat at night, went out by the way, took advantage of the opportunity to attack the thieves, set the boat on fire, and then captured the Fuliang River."

"In this battle, the Yiliu attacked together, and the boats touched head to tail; they fought fiercely and captured, and the waves turned red above and below. I struck the beach and set up a formation, and the thieves flew up from the sky in surprise. Then I looked for a way to advance to the division, and we formed a fortress against the enemy together. , but the dangerous pass of Duobang City is actually the throat of the Three Belts River, and the defenses are very strict, so you should be cautious when attacking."

To be fair, the battle report is well written from the reader's perspective.

The literary talent is outstanding, and all the parallel sentences are used. The writing style fully demonstrates the power of the heavenly soldiers and generals, but I don’t know which scribe wrote it.

But battle reports, especially polished battle reports, involve the fundamental interests of the generals. Generally, a big defeat turns into a small defeat, and a small victory turns into a big victory. Of course, there are even more outrageous ones. It all depends on imagination.

Therefore, if there is no expert with a keen eye to interpret various situations, ordinary people may be really confused.

Zhu Neng, who was leaning on the bed, pondered for a moment, and a map of Annan's map appeared in his mind. Then he pointed at the battle report with his finger and said: "Fengcheng Hou Li Bin and Xiping Hou Mu Sheng separated their troops from the beginning, and they didn't go all the way."

After Zhu Neng's explanation, Jiang Xinghuo roughly understood the marching route of the West Route Army.

The main force of Xiping Hou Musheng should have taken the Xuanguang River estuary, and went upstream from the Xuanguang River estuary along the Red River; the partial division led by Fengcheng Hou Li Bin and others should have followed the path upstream of the Qingjiang River to the Red River.

The two sides defeated the Annan Army stationed here through a flanking attack. Then the entire West Route Army crossed the river to the south bank of the Red River. After communicating with the Marquis of Fengcheng and Xiping, they each wrote a report to the court.

Zhu Neng's face looked a little strange: "In short, the West Route Army did not encounter any obstacles."

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "Then according to Duke Cheng's opinion, what does it mean for the Annan Army to let the West Route Army in?"

In fact, he already had a vague guess in his mind, but there was no harm in discussing military matters with Zhu Neng to confirm it.

"Defend the Furian River."

Zhu Neng's life was saved by Jiang Xinghuo, and his attitude was naturally completely different from before. At this time, he said cheerfully: "The Imperial Master might as well read down, there should be a report."

Jiang Xinghuo followed his words and found another copy. It was a military report jointly submitted by the East and West Route Army to the imperial court.

"The thieves relied on the puppet Dongdu and the Xuanjiang, Taojiang, Yijiang and Fuliang rivers as their base. They started from Umbrella Mountain on the south bank of the Yijiang River in Sanjiang Prefecture, followed the south bank of the Fuliang River eastward to Ningjiang, and then on the north bank of the Fuliang River, followed the Haichao River , Xijiang River, Malao River, to Pantan Kunmei Mountain, and the tree fence along the river."

"Earth cities were built in many passes, and the scale was huge. The city gates were connected for more than a hundred miles. The thieves sent out hundreds of thousands of people from all prefectures and states in the north of the Yangtze River to supply supplies and drove women, old and young, to fill in the earth and rocks."

"The thieves also set up a water fort on the south bank of the Fuliang River. They took all the country's ships and lined them up in the water fort. All the river mouths were guarded with trees to prevent attacks. The thieves' eastern capital was also heavily guarded. The troops are arrayed within the city gate, and there are seven million thieves on land and water."

Seven million, just for fun, the total population of Annan is less than seven million.

But there is no doubt that Annan State will put all its main force, that is, nearly 200,000 soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of civilians, to defend it along the Furian River.

It can be clearly seen from the military report that the Annamite people have made sufficient preparations. The Fuliang River defense line is centered on Lang Son Dobang City, and then the three rivers are thrown out like the claws of three squids, with defenses everywhere along the way.

At the same time, the Annan people not only blocked the outlet to the sea, but also built a huge water fort south of Duobang City, gathering all the warships together, thus forming an absolute water advantage.

The Fuliang River is not a small river. The width of the water surface and the speed of the water are quite astonishing. The entrance to the sea is blocked, and the navy of the Ming Dynasty cannot go up the river. And the Ming Dynasty has no water control rights. How can the 200,000 troops cross the river?

He pointed at the box in Jiang Xinghuo's hand and the military newspaper he had just selected.

"A strong attack on the Furiang River line will inevitably lead to huge losses. If it were just a loss in military strength, the Ming Dynasty could still afford it, but what they are afraid of is that it cannot delay the protracted conquest of Annan."

"Yes, the conquest of Annan cannot be delayed."

Jiang Xinghuo said with the same meaning.

The production capacity of the Jiangnan Factory Area is about to explode. If Annan cannot be captured quickly and the goods are dumped in exchange for funds, it will undoubtedly be a big pressure on the money advanced by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and this alternation of military and economic cycles The foreign war model is also a new attempt. Jiang Xinghuo used his accumulated reputation as a guarantee to convince Zhu Di. This is when he will see results.

As for Zhu Di, he only had more worries, and he also did not want to delay the expedition to Annan.

After all, the threat of Timur's Eastern Expedition is always there, like a sharp knife hanging over his head, and he doesn't know when it will fall.

The two of them flipped through the military newspapers again. The military newspapers of Zhang Fu, Liu Sheng and others introduced in detail the role of new weapons and new tactics after the first actual battle. It made people feel happy.

"I understand what your Majesty means."

After reading the military report, Zhu Neng took the initiative and said: "I will mention the military reform in Beijing camp and the transfer of the navy from the navy to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion."

"This is the best thing."

ginger Next, the firearms reform of the Ming Dynasty's army and the vigorous development of the navy for overseas trade and colonization were all settled.

In Zhu Di's eyes, the so-called enriching the country and strengthening the army means that enriching the country means developing commerce and increasing the revenue of the treasury; strengthening the army means making the Ming Dynasty's army more effective and able to fight. Jiang Xinghuo is undoubtedly helping him do these two things now.

But from Jiang Xinghuo's perspective, that's not the case.

Enriching the country is not an end, but a means. The real purpose is to give birth to a new class and promote the development of history. The same is true for strengthening the army. New weapons and technologies are only a means. The purpose is to use these technologies to promote further progress in science. It was practical and could gain support from the court, especially the Ming military.

After all, the first industrial revolution also had a name, called the "Steam Revolution."

If the steam engine was developed only from a commercial perspective, it would be too slow. It would be used for pumping water in mining areas and the textile industry.

But the problem is that the reforms carried out by Jiang Xinghuo must take into account the specific conditions of the Ming Dynasty, and are not blindly copied. The "specific conditions" of the Ming Dynasty are that labor is relatively cheap, and the mine owners would rather use people to carry water bucket by bucket than A machine will be bought to pump water, because the mine owner feels that manpower is not valuable.

But the military is different. If it can enable the military to quickly transport troops, whether by land or sea, the military will not be stingy with spending money. With the use of military technology, subsequent civilianization is a matter of course. .

In other words, the way Jiang Xinghuo planned to carry out the first industrial revolution in the Ming Dynasty was actually a bit like the third industrial revolution in his previous life, in which technology was first used in the military.

"The Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and the Military War Bureau of the Inner Court will be merged to form a larger professional arsenal."

After Jiang Xinghuo and Zhu Nengfu discussed several more military matters, they became somewhat silent.

They knew exactly what each other's silence was about.

Although they kept silent, almost everyone familiar with the matter was nervously worried about the unprecedented landing operation.

That operation was codenamed "Nao Chu" in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

Just like Peng Yue, the famous general of Chu and Han Dynasty, during the decisive battle between the two sides, he had been leading his troops to fight in the land of Liang and Chu, often attacking the rear of Chu State, twice forcing Xiang Yu to return troops to rescue, and then allowing Liu Bang to start a turn in the frontal battlefield Like the decline, this landing operation personally commanded by Cao Guogong Li Jinglong is destined to fundamentally change the battle situation that is stalemate on the Furiang River.

This is a true throw of heaven and earth.

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"There is something wrong with the Ming army."

In the water village on the south bank of the Fuliang River, Hu Yuancheng, the King of Wei of Annan Kingdom and the Prime Minister of the Left, were pacing anxiously.

As the de facto supreme commander of the Annan Army, Hu Yuancheng was a very smart and talented man. This is nonsense. If the historical line had not changed, this guy would have risen from a small official to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. He is not smart. If you don't have talent, you will be a ghost.

And even if you don't say this, just being able to order 200,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians in front of you in an orderly manner, and being able to calmly arrange the entire defense line is enough to show what kind of level Hu Yuancheng is.

It was this intelligence and talent that was extremely prominent among the Annan people that made Hu Yuancheng notice the strangeness of the Ming army in front of him.

The Ming army was too quiet.

After the three passes of the Annan Army were broken, Wu Shixun was captured, and Hu Lie escaped in embarrassment, the Annan Army's command system before the Fuliang River had completely collapsed, and the outpost battle was basically settled.

But the Ming army's next reaction was a bit off.

Zhang Fu changed his previous pursuit and fierce fighting. After occupying Jiling Pass, he quickly controlled the surrounding area, and then cautiously approached the Fuliang River at an extremely slow speed, as slow as a turtle crawling. One line.

The terrain of the plain north of the Fuliang River is slightly simpler than that of Jilingguan. There are several paths formed by natural canyons, and there are many hills on both sides of the path. After walking out of these gentle terrain, there are plains on both sides of the river.

Now, the purpose of the Ming army is to detour from the sea to the east coastline of Annan Kingdom, then attack the Annan army from behind, and attack the Furiang River defense line from the front and back.

And just as Cao Wei placed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in Xudu and managed Yecheng himself, the target of the Ming army's "Naochuan" operation was precisely the "Yecheng" of Annan State, which was the home base of the Hu family and his son, the western capital of Qinghua. .

In addition to military and geographical factors, the reason why the Annan Army adheres to the Furiang River defense line so persistently is that there is another important reason, that is, behind the Furiang River is Thanglong, the eastern capital, which is the traditional political center of the Annan Kingdom.

The Hu family and his son, who had just usurped the throne, had to stick to this place, because once they lost Shenglong Mansion, they would basically lose their legal rationality in the hearts of the Annan people.

The Ming army's strategic intention, or appetite, was obviously greater, that is, Mu Sheng's West Route Army and Zhang Fu's East Route Army were to contain the main force of the Annan Army from east to west on the north bank of the Furiang River, under the personal command of Li Jinglong. The landing force captured Thanh Hoa, and then moved northward, forming a huge encirclement and capturing the entire main force of the Annamites and the national capital at the same time.

Yes, only children make choices, Li Jinglong chooses to have them all.

In this way, as long as this unprecedented scale operation can succeed, the Annan problem can be solved completely and once and for all militarily and politically, and the main force of the Annan army will not collapse, which will lead to the subsequent need to continuously fight the law and order war. , and there will be no situation where the Hu family and his son escape.

So is there a price to pay for “wanting it all”?

Of course there is, that is, the Ming army north of the Furiang River is actually in a state of deficiency.

This shortage includes not only the shortage of troops, because Li Jinglong took away the soldiers and horses of the Fujian Dusi and some Guangdong Dusi; it also includes the shortage of ships, vehicles and other materials, and even includes the diversion of food supplies in a short period of time due to transportation capacity. It cannot be transported on a large scale.

It is for these reasons that Zhang Fucai of the East Route Army chose to advance slowly, waiting for the food supplies from the rear to arrive, and arriving at the battlefield simultaneously with Mu Sheng of the West Route Army.

There was nothing wrong with Zhang Fu's choice, but the sudden change in the rhythm of the Ming army's war made Hu Yuancheng keenly aware of the anomaly.

At this moment, a close confidant suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, our secret agent who came back from the Ming Dynasty asked to see him. It is said that he has found important military information about the Ming Dynasty."

"Oh?" Hu Yuancheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

He hurriedly ordered: "Call him in!"

After a while, a spy wearing ordinary Annan clothing entered the room and knelt down respectfully: "See King Wei!"

"No courtesy, please sit down." Hu Yuancheng said.

After the spy was seated, Hu Yuancheng couldn't wait to ask: "Whose subordinate are you? How did you find the information? Let's talk about it in detail. If it is really important information, I will definitely reward you heavily!"

The spy said: "Reporting to King Wei, I am a subordinate of Mr. Li. This time I am specifically lurking in Jiangbei and responsible for passing on the military secrets of the Ming Dynasty."

Hu Yuancheng was stunned when he heard that he didn't sneak in directly, but he quickly realized that he was concerned and confused.

When the Hu family usurped the country, they certainly used spies. According to the normal process, these spies who were sent out as elephant workers to detect intelligence would definitely not be able to come back directly. They would just go south with the Ming army and then look for opportunities. The information is passed to the local contact, and the contact secretly crosses the river to pass the information back. The person in front of you is the middleman.

This approach is also the practice of Annan's secret agents.

After thinking for a while, Hu Yuancheng asked, "Have you ever known the movements of the main force of the Ming army?"

"The information coming from the Ming army camp is that the Ming army is cutting down trees on a large scale, building rafts, and preparing to cross the river."

"In addition, the Ming Army's Western Route Army has been dormant near Wugu Mountain for many days. Yesterday evening, the Ming Army was moving to the beach to the west of the mountain. Obviously, the Ming Army planned to cross the river separately and then fight with our army. .”

After hearing this information, Hu Yuancheng remained silent.

In his view, the Ming army's movements became increasingly bizarre.

If we plan to cross the river, why should the east-west route armies be divided again? The two Ming armies had clearly begun to gather together before.

The main force of the Annan army was gathered together. In terms of numbers, the Ming army could only launch a decisive battle when they were together. If the troops were separated, they would be easily defeated by the Annan army individually.

There are so many experienced generals in the Ming army who don't understand this.

"It doesn't make sense. Could it be that there is some disagreement within the Ming army?"

An idea came to Hu Yuancheng's mind, but he threw it away immediately. There might be disagreements within the Ming army, but they would never be manifested in the division of troops at such a critical moment. This was a taboo for military strategists.

"Okay, please step back and rest."

Later, Hu Yuancheng summoned the Annan generals and told them the situation.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

Hu Lie, who was sentenced to meritorious service, said at this time: "Your Highness, King Wei, the general thinks that this should be a bait."

"Bait?"

Hu Yuancheng was a little surprised: "The main force of the Ming army is on the opposite side, why do they need to design a bait?"

"Zhang Fu is cunning, as can be seen from his method of conquering the three passes. When faced with a strong attack that is difficult to succeed, he will definitely cheat and pretend to separate the West Route Army, and lure our army to eat the Ming Army's West Route Army. Then he would turn around and outflank us, that should be his idea."

"Hu Lie, I'm afraid you've been scared out of your wits."

Another general of the Annan army felt that Hu Lie was talking nonsense. He analyzed: "The general felt that it might be unsustainable for the Ming army to gather food together. After all, the food was transported from the north and had to pass through Jiling Pass. The mountain roads and these small roads are not easy to walk, and our army has long anticipated the need to hold on to the Furiang River and took precautions in advance. Therefore, the people in the villages around the river north have long been evacuated. So even if the Ming army dug the ground Three feet, it is not necessarily possible to obtain much food for supplies, and the Ming army has a full 200,000 people, and it will definitely have to divide its troops to get food close to different supply lines. This division of troops is only temporary, waiting for the Ming army's logistics supplies to be stocked up , they will join forces again."

Hu Yuancheng felt that this was reasonable and should be the most likely scenario. After all, the Annan Kingdom had already prepared, and the south of the Furiang River was a plain. It was also the sacred land and essence of Annan. It had abundant manpower and material resources, and it had already been prepared. Warehousing preparations have been made so that hundreds of thousands of people can be gathered together without worrying about starvation. However, the Ming army has come from afar and the supply line has not yet been established. There is indeed the possibility of dividing the troops to feed.

But Hu Yuancheng still felt uneasy.

No reason, just feeling.

At this moment, Hu Yuancheng suddenly asked: "Where are Pan Maxiu's troops?"

Pan Maxiu led his troops to conquer the Kingdom of Champa in the south. It was said that it originally went smoothly, but later encountered obstacles from the landing of the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going navy, forcing him to leave part of his troops to retreat to Hengshan Pass, and then the main force returned north to support the frontal battlefield. .

etc!

Suddenly a bolt of lightning seemed to explode in Hu Yuancheng's mind.

Ocean navy, landing, frontal battlefield.

He finally knew where his strange feeling was pointing.

"Where are Pan Mahiu's troops!!!" Hu Yuancheng asked like crazy. Countless goose bumps appeared on the skin of his body, and his nerves seemed to start to tremble.

"We should be arriving at Shenglong Mansion soon." The generals under his command didn't know what happened to King Wei, so they could only answer carefully.

Hu Yuancheng's eyes were fixed on Kanyu Tu.

The land area of ​​Annan is not very large, and the distance between Thanh Hoa, the western capital, and Thang Long, the eastern capital, is actually not that far. If the Ming army is willing, they can completely copy the successful case in Champa State.

Since the Ming army's ocean-going navy could transport thousands of people ashore from Tuohuang (Da Nang) and then arrive at the royal capital Indrapura, what reason is there to say that the Ming army was unable to replicate a landing operation in the same way?

It's just that Tuohuan was replaced by Qinghuafu, and Indrapura was replaced by Shenglongfu. What's the essential difference?

Once the Ming army successfully landed from the flank, the so-called natural danger of Furiang River became a complete joke. The Ming army could completely bypass the heavily guarded Furiang River and attack Shenglong Mansion south of Furiang River, and then attack Zhennan Mansion. , Jianchang Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture and other places.

In this way, the Ming army could easily occupy the entire core area of ​​Annan Kingdom.

"Now, immediately, immediately, take my order and send the cavalry to Thang Long Mansion and all the mansions along the way to look for traces of Pan Maxiu and ask him to put down everything he is doing and turn around and return to Thanh Hoa Mansion in the Western Capital to garrison!"

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On a foggy morning in Thanh Hoa, the western capital of the Annan Kingdom, the sailors of the Annan Navy stationed at the port were sleepily looking at the sea.

"Ha~"

The sailor put his hands on his hips and yawned. The fog dissipated, and he suddenly froze in place. He peed on his feet without even realizing it.

A huge fleet appeared on the sea.

The ship was dozens of feet long, and each ship looked as tall as a three-story restaurant. The flag of the Ming army hung on the top of the mast. There were towering forts on both sides of the ship. At this time, the black holes of the guns were already aimed at the port dock. sailors and crew.

The sailor swallowed, his legs went weak, and he almost fell on the deck. The brother who was booing next to him closed his eyes and pulled him: "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

The sailor couldn't say anything. He pointed at the huge ships with trembling hands: "What are these?"

"What a ghost!"

The brother next to him opened his eyes and was immediately stunned. Looking at those arrogant guys, he swallowed: "Hurry up and tell the commander the news."

"What the hell! It's not like they don't have eyes, run away!"

Ming's fleet slowly approached the port.

"Enemy attack——"

The watchman at the port roared with all his strength.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp and piercing whistle sounded from the watchtower.

As the whistle sounded, the entire port boiled.

"The enemy is attacking, run away!"

People shouted in panic, and the sailors in the cabin rushed out one after another.

"Ah, it's the Ming Army. What do they want to do?"

"Help, go quickly"

"Run."

There was chaos in the harbor.

The sudden appearance of the fleet frightened the Annan people. They rushed around and shouted, and some even forgot to wear clothes.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of artillery suddenly sounded!

Astonishingly powerful artillery shells fell from the sky, crushing the soldiers who were running hastily. Blood splattered, and miserable howls suddenly spread throughout most of the port.

"Kill! Kill!"

A young military attaché stood on the deck of a medium-sized sailing ship holding a sword. His face was full of excitement and excitement, and he shouted towards the port: "Brothers, kill me!"

This person was none other than Zhu Youxuan, the king of Runan County who was responsible for playing forward.

"kill!"

"Kill——!!"

One after another, the sailboats cut through the early morning haze, revealing their ferocious looks.

They sailed from the other end of the port. When they were still some distance away from the port, they all anchored and stopped. Then they lowered the boat from the sailboat and crawled out of the group of figures. They were holding firearms and weapons, howling and shouting. Rush towards the port.

The Annan soldiers guarding the port were confused by this sudden change. When they reacted and tried to organize a counterattack or seek escape, they found that the surroundings were already crowded with people.

After all, the ports are not so clearly divided. The Annan Army's navy is using them, and the civilians are also using them. So at this time, the sailors and the people started to be confused, and the army was powerless if it wanted to resist.

After a while, the Annan soldiers reluctantly organized defense under the command of the officers, trying to resist the Ming army's attack.

This level of defense was obviously not taken seriously by the Ming army.

Just when the Annan defenders were about to disperse the crowd, a cannonball quickly cut through the haze and hit a soldier at the front of the queue.

"puff!"

Sparks exploded, and a blood flower bloomed. The unlucky man howled miserably, and his head was blown to pieces in an instant. The blood was mixed with bones and scattered on the dock. The strong smell of blood filled the air.

"Boom!"

Another cannonball exploded in the crowd, killing three soldiers one after another. The remaining people were frightened. They scrambled to escape from the pier, even forgetting to bring their own weapons. Many people simply threw them away. On the ground.

A few copper coins a month, why should Hu and his son fight for their lives? A few shouts at the last minute would be enough to make him worthy of his pay.

"Bang bang bang!"

The gunfire continued, and dense bullets penetrated the air, intertwining into a network of death in the air.

"Ah!" Screams came and went.

Lives began to fall one after another, while the cannonballs continued to fall from the air and splashed on the ground. From time to time, the unlucky ones stained the bluestone slabs red.

Annan's port defense only lasted half a stick of incense before it collapsed.

In addition to the soldiers, sailors also pushed and trampled each other in panic. Many people even bumped into the ship, fell into the sea, and finally sank to the bottom, or floated to the surface and were swept away by the water.

For a time, mourning was everywhere in the port.

As for the people who were driven out, they also knew very well that now there was only the last way left, which was to surrender to the Ming army. Otherwise, there was only a dead end.

"I surrender!"

The soldier threw away his weapon, knelt down and begged for mercy: "Spare my life!"

"No, no!"

The screams of crying and begging for mercy echoed throughout the port.

A Ming Army soldier, like a wolf and a tiger, ferociously captured the prisoners.

Their movements were very skilled, as if they had been training for a long time, and every movement was just right.

"No one who surrenders will be killed!"

A Ming military captain stood by the side of the ship and shouted loudly: "Drag these corpses and weapons out of the way. Don't block the way."

"As you command!"

Several soldiers carried wooden boxes and sacks and walked towards Annan's prisoners. They unceremoniously stripped the prisoners of their armor, shields and swords, and then gave them hemp ropes to tie themselves into a string. .

Soon, these very self-conscious Annan soldiers tied themselves up in the open space of the dock and spontaneously formed many rows, as if they were surrounded by an invisible cage.

A general wearing red-gold armor came down from the flagship in a small boat and came to these captured prisoners. When he saw them, a stern smile appeared on the general's face.

The general raised his hand to signal everyone to be silent, then pulled out his long sword, danced in the air like a flower, and then slashed it down.

"Chiliu."

There was no blood flying, only the hemp rope breaking.

Li Jinglong instructed Pei Wenli, editor and reporter of Ming Pao, who was accompanying the army: "The subtitle should be written like this: As soon as the Ming Dynasty's army arrived, the thieves at Thanh Hoa Port watched the wind and descended, and they all shouted to thank His Majesty for his grace."

Pei Wenli understood it and wrote this on the paper.

"Cao Guogong Li Jinglong released the prisoners righteously. The prisoners expressed their unwillingness to disarm and return to their fields, and were willing to be the vanguard of the army to defeat the Hu family's rebels. The Ming Dynasty's kindness will never end."