Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

With the second round of "swarm" loading and firing, the Annan Army's war elephant formation finally collapsed completely. No matter how hard the driver tried to control it, the war elephants who could not bear the severe pain began to instinctively turn around and stay away from those who could seriously injure or even hurt them. The weapon that kills.

It doesn't matter if the war elephant turns around, but it will be a pain to the Annamites who are trying their best to charge.

The Annan people saw a large blank space suddenly appear in the dense formation of war elephants in front of them, and then countless behemoths sprang out from it, turning back and rushing towards them in a frightening posture - they immediately made the final move. Wise reaction, turn around and run back!

But the war has begun.

The Ming army suffered casualties in the second round of offensive. How could they let the enemy escape now?

What's more, the opponents are these disgusting Annan monkeys!

With such an excellent opportunity, no one would want to miss it.

As a result, a surprising picture soon appeared on the battlefield: a group of tall and powerful war elephants, chasing and trampling their own troops, and another army like a crimson wave, chasing after the war elephants.

While the two sides were chasing each other, the situation on the battlefield had completely changed——

Ming army artillery commander Liu Sheng immediately ordered all artillery units to fire at full speed and conduct saturation extended shooting!

Accompanied by the "rumbling" explosion and the rising fire, the entire battlefield seemed to be illuminated half of the sky.

In order to fire quickly, the artillerymen of the Ming Army subconsciously increased the amount of explosives. Although it was somewhat inconsistent with the operating regulations during the battle, the battle situation was critical at the moment, and no one cared about it, no matter how strict the regulations were. The artillerymen have only one belief in their hearts, and that is to pour as much artillery fire as possible before the enemy escapes from the range!

Under such an intense attack by the Ming army's artillery, the Annan army's avalanche escape from the battlefield was much slower, while the Ming army soldiers in the rear took advantage of the chaos and advanced to the edge of the battlefield.

Next, it's the cavalry's turn.

Zhu Youxuan, the king of Runan County, also issued the attack order without hesitation.

As the horn blew, the battlefield suddenly became lively. All kinds of war horses came from the north and galloped on the front battlefield, causing mud to fly and smoke to billow.

These horses of the Ming Army cavalry were all shipped over by sea. Although they were not many in number, compared with the horses of the Annan Army cavalry, they were tall, mighty, fast, and galloped like thunder!

During the battle, the heavy cavalry was in the center, and the light cavalry spread out on both wings, mixing together to form a shocking torrent.

"Kill!!!"

Amid shouts and roars, the Ming cavalry rode toward their opponents on horses that were a head taller than their opponents.

When more than a thousand heavy cavalry and more than two thousand light cavalry gathered together to charge in groups, the force was simply terrifying.

At this moment, the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly solidified, and even the wind seemed to have stopped flowing. Only the low neighing sounds coming from the ears proved that an extremely fierce battle was indeed taking place here, and that there was indeed Part of the Ming army's cavalry had already penetrated the enemy's formation.

The infantry of the Ming army also moved forward bravely, trying to save more heads. You must know that the heads of the Annan fellows cannot be borrowed, but these are all the military achievements of Gaga!

Pan Mahiu couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw the heavy casualties among his troops.

"General, let's retreat. Don't worry about the large army. If we don't run, we won't be able to escape!" A deputy general suggested.

"Then you retreat first!"

Pan Mahiu said angrily.

The deputy general immediately ran away without caring about anything else.

"waste!"

Pan Mahiu couldn't help but curse when he saw this.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to lead his guards to retreat.

"Hunt!"

Seeing the enemy's defeat, the Ming cavalry chased them out one after another, unwilling to let go of any enemy!

Soon, the Ming army chased the Annan army to the vast plain on the north bank of the Jiaoshui River.

"Brothers, kill! Kill all the Annan barbarians!"

The soldiers of the Ming army rushed forward with great enthusiasm. Although they were chasing too far forward and the number of enemies was greater than their own, the Ming army did not show any fear.

The goal of the Ming army's cavalry was very clear, which was to kill them all and leave no one alive.

When Pan Maxiu saw that the enemy was pursuing him, he became furious and ordered:

"Quickly give me the order to Ruan Yong on the right and ask them to come over to support!"

Pan Mahiu knew that if they did not send cavalry to block and strangle them, the Ming army would keep pestering them. The Ming army's cavalry was so ferocious that the Annan army did not dare to deal with it for fear of being entangled, so Pan Mahiu could only send out a part of the cavalry to act as a powerful force. Gecko tail docking.

But then, it was confirmed that the enemy general was fleeing in this direction, and what Pan Maxiu feared most happened. A large number of Ming cavalry gathered like a pack of wolves that had discovered a fat sheep.

"No, it's dangerous!" Ruan Yong's expression changed drastically when he saw this.

Ruan Yong is Pan Mahiu's subordinate general. He has extraordinary martial arts skills and is good at riding and shooting. He has rescued Pan Mahiu from danger many times. This time, he still protected Pan Mahiu from the battlefield.

"Quick! Protect the general and retreat!" Ruan Yong shouted urgently.

These cavalrymen were trained by him personally and were loyal to him. He also did not want these people to die here.

"General Ruan, we will cover you!"

"I'll stay and be the queen!"

These cavalrymen made spontaneous decisions to let Ruan Yong leave.

Ruan Yong shook his head when he heard this and said, "You are all good."

After finishing speaking, Ruan Yong took a spear, turned his horse and rushed into the battlefield.

Ruan Yong brandished his spear and fought fiercely with the Ming cavalry, stabbing several Ming soldiers off their horses.

However, Ruan Yong was also stabbed by the Ming army's cavalry. He gritted his teeth and continued to fight, trying to attract the attention of the Ming army and allow others to leave smoothly.

The two sides fell into a fierce fight, but Ruan Yong felt a little tired.

The Ming army's cavalry had a very high level of tactics, and their numbers were increasing. Ruan Yong and others were just relying on their temporary bravery to barely contend.

As the saying goes, "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough grass knows the loyal ministers." During the retreat of Annan Army, it was not that no one tried to save this defeat.

In Baixiang City not far away, there was a new force arranged by Pan Maxiu, trying to leave the city to stop the decline and block the Ming army's attack.

The Annan Army, which was being chased like a rabbit by the Ming Army, relied on the barrier of Baixiang City, and some of them began to gradually stop their retreat.

In fact, due to this situation, many Annan generals who were loyal to Hu and his son also knew that they had no choice.

An Annan army of about five thousand men launched a desperate charge.

They kept shouting, trying to use their lives to wake up their compatriots who were in collapse; they waved their spears, stabbed the enemy's chest with the sharp spear point, and cut through the enemy's hard and thick armor with their sharp edges; they gritted their teeth and vowed to kill this enemy. Help tear apart the ferocious enemies who have invaded your land!

However, in this battle that lasted for a long time, the remaining 10,000 people of the Ming army also crossed the river to support the battlefield. Under the circumstances, their final counterattack was destined to be nothing more than moths in the fire. Just like martyrdom.

In such a brutal fight, the enemy's and one's own blood continued to spurt out, staining the ground red and the armor on the Ming army, wrapping them into heroic bloody sculptures.

The war elephants of the Annan army had been completely destroyed, and the Annan cavalry, which was a self-contained system, also chose to withdraw from the battlefield to preserve their strength.

At this moment, there are only tens of thousands of infantry left on the battlefield. They can only rely on their legs as a tool to move. With the help of their colleagues in Baixiang City, they are heading towards the north bank of Glue without looking back. fled to the east and north.

But where can they escape to?

However, in fact, the counterattack of the Annamites was doomed to fail. After all, they were not able to truly gain an advantage throughout the entire battle - they lacked firearms and armor, whether it was long-range shooting or close-range shooting. In hand-to-hand combat, the Annamites could not find many opportunities to harm the enemy and could only rely on their own numbers to solve the problem.

But through this battle, the Ming Army once again told them that in the face of absolute combat and military technology, numerical superiority is not an advantage, but a burden that increases the difficulty of battlefield organization. What's more, this team on the battlefield now The lone army no longer has the numerical advantage.

Blood spread on the battlefield, and the battle was coming to an end. The corpses of the Annan people had piled up, and their comrades left on the battlefield were becoming fewer and fewer. The only remaining Annan soldiers guarding White Elephant City had sadness and joy on their faces. A confused look.

After another half an hour, the battle on the frontal battlefield was finally over.

A part of the cavalry went to chase the Annan generals who fled, while most of the Ming army began to clean up the battlefield.

After this battle, the main force of the Annan Army on the southern front was completely defeated. The victory of the Annan Battle undoubtedly belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

But war is not always full of glory. Even the Ming army, which generally has war experience, will inevitably have some natural emotions and behaviors when facing this war.

Someone stood on this bloody grassland for a while, and then slowly fell to his knees.

Their shields are no longer intact, their spears have long been bent and broken, their battle flags are flying in the air, and many of their brothers who have lived and grown up in the guardhouse since childhood will never come back.

The young guard soldier looked at the dead villagers and brothers. He did not dare to celebrate. His body was trembling and he sobbed like a whimper in his throat.

This emotion quickly infected more people. These men who had fought bloody battles on the battlefield cried loudly, crying like children. These were tears of victory and tears of grief.

The battle continues, and the battle does not stop because of anyone's crying.

…

Pan Mahiu was sitting on the horse. His body was covered with blood, but he still did not feel any fatigue. He only felt that his whole body was cold to the bone. He held the saber at his waist and watched the fighting on the battlefield.

The battle between the cavalry continued. Some of the cavalry who did not obey his orders fled north, while he retreated to Glue City in the east under the protection of the guards. Along the way, his Annan soldiers were still resisting tenaciously.

After killing Ruan Yong, the Ming army cavalry clung to the enemy like gangrene, chasing after the fleeing enemy and refusing to let go. They kept harvesting lives along the way, forming a one-sided massacre. .

After several raids and scattered pursuits, Pan Maxiu's traces were confirmed. The Ming army finally sent a small team to launch a surprise attack on them. It was a team of light cavalry, numbering about three to four hundred people.

There are only a few dozen people left in Annan Kingdom, but there is no road ahead.

"General, leave quickly!"

"Leave us alone, let's stay here to break up the queen!"

After leaving all his personal guards behind, Pan Maxiu escaped to the gate of Glue City with difficulty.

"Put down the hanging basket! Let me get up!"

As his words fell, dense crowds of people immediately appeared on the wall at the city gate. However, what greeted him was not the hanging basket, but cold bows and arrows.

Pan Maxiu was so frightened that he lost his soul. However, arrows were fired from the top of the city, and the dense arrows suddenly turned him into a hedgehog.

Wang Ruzhou, the commander of Tianchang Road, looked at Pan Maxiu who was constantly vomiting blood but still trying to get up and escape. With a wave of his hand, a group of cavalry emerged from the small door and dragged him behind the horse with a horse rope without any explanation. After tying up the limbs, several horses headed in different directions, and then struggled to pull on the ropes.

"Pfft..."

Soon, blood spurted out from Pan Maxiu's neck, which was turned purple from strangulation, and her head was missing!

When the Ming army arrived at the foot of Jiaoshui City, Annan Tianchang Road Dutong and Shaobao Wang Ruzhou came to surrender in white clothes and carrying bushes. He seemed to be a figure who was well versed in Han culture.

Li Jinglong naturally made a gesture and asked Pei Wenli, editor and reporter of "Ming Pao", to write a report and send it back to China without mentioning it.

Then came all the post-war matters, such as dealing with prisoners, treating wounded soldiers, taking over places, etc.

As the news of the fall of Glue City and the entire Tianchang Louis Lord spread, it instantly shocked everyone in Annan Kingdom.

In fact, everyone knows that glue is the last line of defense for Shenglong Mansion in the Eastern Capital on the southern front. Once Tianchang Road (Fenghua Mansion) is lost, the troops of the Ming Army will be directed towards the empty Shenglong Mansion!

The most important thing is that now the Hu family and his son are like turtles in a urn. The north and south fronts are being attacked at the same time, and there is no place to run!

Li Jinglong's landing in Thanh Hoa, with the end of this battle, shocked the world, and made the world realize for the first time that the coastline was never a safe border, but a place that could become a new landing site anytime and anywhere!

Especially the people of Annan Kingdom, they simply couldn't believe what was happening in front of them. City after city began to quickly change sides as the virus spread. At the same time, anti-Hu heroes from all walks of life took advantage of the chaos and swarmed up to occupy the mountain as king.

For a time, the whole Annan was in chaos. It can be said that there are many shallow bastards and big brothers everywhere.

Many chieftains chose to resist the rule of the Hu family and his son, trying to regain the power that originally belonged to them. There were also many common people who chose to join the Ming army and became loyal warriors of the servant army.

In just a few days, the Ming army that had surrendered and accepted the rebels had already arrived in Shenglong Mansion, eighty miles south of Dongdu. The city here voluntarily surrendered, and naturally became the place where the main force of the Ming army was stationed. Not only In this way, the Ming army also found a large amount of grain and grass supplies that had not been taken away in the city.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yingxu, who was responsible for coordinating logistics, smiled brightly and couldn't be happier.

You must know that this is the richest city in the south of Thang Long Palace. The food stored in it is enough to feed the army for three to four months, even with a bunch of captive soldiers.

Liu Sheng on the side asked: "Xu Qianshi, when will we attack Shenglong Mansion?"

Xu Yingxu pondered for a moment, and then said: "The battle situation is very good now. The Duke wants to attack as soon as possible, but I suggest him to slow down a little. After all, Shenglong Mansion is the eastern capital of Annan. The city is strong and there are one or two people in the city. Tens of thousands of people, if there are no internal problems, it will be difficult for us to hold on to the city and conquer it. After all, our army seems to be huge, but the main force is only 30,000, and the remaining tens of thousands are servants composed of surrenders and surrenders. The combat effectiveness and loyalty of these people are both questionable. It may be okay to fight with the wind, but once they are frustrated, they may become disloyal."

"It makes sense, but what we are most afraid of now is the return of the Annan army under Hu Yuancheng on the northern front. After all, there are still 200,000 on paper." Liu Sheng also expressed his thoughts.

"The Marquis of Xiping and Xincheng are not vegetarians. Once Hu Yuancheng voluntarily gives up the Furiang River defense line or mobilizes troops to return for reinforcements, he can forcefully cross the river. The Furiang River defense line is too long and it is impossible to hold it without enough manpower."

Xu Yingxu paused and then said: "The most important thing is that it is not just about fighting now."

Liu Sheng was still young at this time, and he only focused on making artillery. He didn't understand so many things outside the battlefield.

After all, Li Jinglong is the commander-in-chief of the army. The landing operation he planned has achieved unprecedented success, and is even enough to be recorded in history as a classic case. So before the end of the country's destruction, should he consider giving some soup to his large number of generals? river?

Can't all the credit go to the landing troops? More than 100,000 people from the east and west armies spent two months in vain on the Furang River, right? After all, the only ones who followed the landing were Zheng He's ocean-going navy and

As for whether Hu Yuancheng's U-turn would lead to a surprise attack on the Ming army on the southern front, thereby reversing the situation of the war, this possibility is too low, almost negligible. The Annan Army on the northern front serves as a line-filling force, guarding the "Maginot Line of Defense" "It's okay to fight positional warfare. If you really dare to send tens of thousands or even 100,000 people to fight with the Ming Army in the field or attack the Ming Army's cities, then the Ming Army will have to open its eyes and see what it means to be the world's most powerful army.

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Thang Long Palace, Royal Palace.

As soon as Hu Jiya walked outside the palace, he heard the roar of his youngest son Hu Hancang.

"Wang Ruzhou, you dare to betray me, you deserve death!" Hu Hancang said angrily.

Although the Shaobao of Annan Kingdom is not very valuable, he is one of the "Three Orphans" after all. For official positions at the level of "Three Lords" and "Three Orphans", no matter which dynasty or generation he belongs to, he must be a senior official with high authority. However, the other "three princes" and "three orphans" of Annan Kingdom have been killed by Hu and his son. The only remaining traitor who defected to the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly a severe slap in the face of Hu and his son.

Wu Mengping persuaded: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although the Ming army is powerful now, it is unpopular after all, and the capital is strong. If we can call on the chieftains in the western mountains to serve the king, the Ming army will naturally be able to retreat without a fight. Then everything will still be there." It can be done.”

"snort!"

Hu Hancang snorted coldly: "These chieftains have ulterior motives. How can I trust them?"

"You really shouldn't trust others now."

Hu Jiya opened the door of the palace, and his expression was a little gloomy. If the defection of Chen Gongsu, the governor of Sanjiang, was intentional on his part, to pave the way for stealing intelligence from the Ming army, then Tianchanglu Dutong, The defection of Shaobao Wang Ruzhou made him very angry.

Wang Ruzhou has been his staunch supporter since the Chen Dynasty. The two have known each other for many years and are very close to each other in literature. They often sing poems and poems. It is for this reason that Hu Jishao has never touched Wang Ruzhou.

But now I didn't expect that just like the sentence "I originally turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch" in the Ming Dynasty's "Pipa Ji", what he did to Wang Ruzhou in this way was bloody betrayal.

Wang Ruzhou, as a heavyweight senior official of Annan Kingdom and a local official with real power, the impact of his defection was undoubtedly extremely bad, and a large number of Annan local officials began to surrender to the Ming army in batches.

"Pan Mahiu, this guy really succeeds more than fails!" Hu Hancang was still cursing.

Complaining obviously could not solve any problem, so Hu Jisao began to pace in the hall and think about it.

"Why don't we leave through the secret passage quickly? Otherwise, when all the southern counties are lost, we will not be able to survive." Hu Hancang hesitated again and again.

Hu Jisao neither agreed nor refused.

Leaving is easy, they can leave now, but the question is, where will they go after leaving?

Go north to find your eldest son, King Wei Hu Yuancheng? Without the manpower and material resources provided by the core areas of control such as Thanglong Palace, the Furian River defense line is an empty shell. It does not need to be attacked by the Ming army. It will collapse after eating up the food reserves. In the end, it will still be surrounded and annihilated in one fell swoop. It is just a lot of chaos and delay. Just a few days.

To the east is the boundless sea; to the west is the vast mountains.

Annan was big, but they had nowhere to go.

The sea is impassable and the natives in the mountains will happily tie them up and offer them to the Ming army.

Hu Jisao had long expected that the Ming army's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Annan army, and that the war on the southern front might not go smoothly. However, he did not expect that the Ming army would be so ferocious and brutal, sweeping all the way and taking away two-fifths of Annan's land. .

What's even more incomprehensible to him is that the Ming army forced its way through the glue and defeated the 60,000 Annan army with an army of war elephants in the field with an absolutely inferior force.

The strength of the Eastern Capital is now completely empty. If they do not leave, when Li Jinglong's troops arrive at the city, they, as the so-called "number one war criminals" on the "War Criminals List", will definitely not be able to escape.

At this moment, another attendant rushed over with a military report and reported: "Your Majesty, the Ming army is attacking fiercely day and night. The defense line is in danger. King Wei is asking for reinforcements."

"how so?"

Hu Hancang's face turned dark and he said.

He originally thought that the Furianjiang defense line could be stabilized and that it would be a way out, but now it seems that there is no way out and there is a dead end everywhere.

And to be honest, it was not easy for Hu Yuancheng to support himself on the northern front for so long. In order to arrange defense and allocate manpower and material resources, most of his hair was gray. The overall decline of the war situation was really beyond his control.

But who can blame it? Pan Mahiu? They have already died for their country.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Hu Hancang thought for a moment, looked at his father, gritted his teeth and said: "Summon the ministers to come here immediately to discuss the matter."

"According to the order!"

Soon, the ministers came to the palace to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army is about to arrive at the city. The Celestial Dynasty has the rules of etiquette and music and will not cause more killings. Why don't we surrender as soon as possible?" a minister asked.

"Yes, we can no longer fight back against the Ming Dynasty army." Several other ministers agreed.

All we can say is that defeatist counselors are never absent.

"No! We in Dayu still have 200,000 strong soldiers and a population of millions. How can we surrender easily? We have just begun this battle!" Some people retorted.

In fact, Hu Hancang was also full of resentment towards Ming Dynasty.

He was originally a good emperor, but the Ming Dynasty insisted on conquering him on unfounded charges. Now he was about to become the king of Yu's country, so how could he not be resentful?

Because he believes that this is all caused by the Ming Dynasty, which makes him unable to enjoy the glory and wealth now, and even his own life is about to be on the line.

He had a deep hatred for Ming Dynasty and refused to give in.

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent now. I think there is nothing wrong with surrendering. After all, Ming Dynasty is too strong and we cannot fight against it."

"Your Majesty, the five-star general Li Jinglong is a powerful character. I feel that it is not appropriate for us to continue fighting against the Ming Dynasty."

The ministers did not look at Hu Hancang's face at all and gave advice one after another.

"Asshole, how can I, the great Emperor Yu, surrender so easily?"

Hu Hancang's face is red and his ears are red:

"The Ming people killed my Dayu army and humiliated my people, Dayu. I must take revenge! I, Dayu, swear to fight to the end with the Ming army!"

The ministers were silent for a moment, and then expressed their opinions one after another. Some agreed with the view of surrender and believed that surrender might be the only option. Some believed that surrender was just a means. The Ming Dynasty was strong and could not be overturned. They could imitate the delay of Goguryeo's fake surrender to the Sui Dynasty. Time, this is the only way for a small country to turn defeat into victory.

But Hu Hancang obviously disagreed: "No matter what anyone says, I will never change my mind."

All the ministers smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the place to recruit troops to serve the king!" A civil servant stood up and said.

After hearing this, Minister Annan was shocked.

But then, they all came to their senses.

"The same is true for me!"

Looking at these ministers who were planning to run away under the banner of "recruiting soldiers and serving the king", Hu Ji Yao didn't know how to make their little calculations? He immediately stared at these people coldly, and in an instant no one dared to speak out anymore.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to defend Shenglong City with your Majesty!"

Wu Mengyuan took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and begged.

He knew that his life was ruined and there was no other way out.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to lose his life, but also wanted to keep "loyalty" to himself.

"Your Majesty, I request you to stay and guard the capital!"

The other ministers saw this and said one after another.

Obviously, these ministers were afraid that Hu Jishen would take them away before his death, so they began to show their loyalty at this time.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

When Hu Hancang saw this scene, he burst into tears and said:

"I am deeply moved by your loyalty. Please rest assured, I will never let you lose your life in vain."

The court meeting ended without any resolution, but when the ministers returned home, they wrote letters of trust one after another and sent them to the Annan officials in the south who had surrendered to the Ming army to show their loyalty.

It can only be said that the emperor felt that "the ministers mistook me" would happen in any era.

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Southeast of Thang Long City.

The 30,000 Ming army, plus the servant army that rapidly expanded to 40,000, were advancing towards the capital of Annan, preparing to occupy the entire Annan and completely drive out the Hu family and his son.

Obviously, Li Jinglong did not intend to wait for the army on the northern front. Instead, in order to avoid long nights and nightmares, he directly captured Thang Long Mansion and let the army on the northern front be responsible for containing Hu Yuancheng's troops on the Fuliang River.

"My Lord, the enemy has already set up artillery carts and ballistae in the city. If we attack rashly, we may suffer losses. The servant army may not be able to work hard, and our army's artillery cannot blast open the city wall." Liu Sheng said anxiously.

"It doesn't matter."

Li Jinglong said calmly: "Annan's remaining military strength is already vulnerable, so we don't need to be afraid."

Li Jinglong, riding a war horse, walked in the front, wearing red-gold bright light armor and looking majestic.

He looked at the towering city walls of Thang Long City in the distance, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, and said: "The soldiers of Annan Kingdom really think they can stop us by hiding inside and relying on the city walls, ballistas, and artillery carts? "

"My lord, I think it is better not to take risks. After all, we have to beware of the sudden withdrawal of the Annan army on the northern front. If Hu Yuancheng plans it well and makes a large-scale retreat at night, with a time lag, it will be easy to return reinforcements. If we disperse our troops, it will be very easy." Might be attacked by surprise."

On the side, the cautious chief of staff Xu Yingxu reminded him before the work was done out of his own responsibilities.

"Well, what Xu Qianshi said is absolutely true."

Li Jinglong nodded slightly, and then said: "But Shenglong City has become a turtle in a jar, and they cannot escape."

"Send the order, the entire army advances and begins to siege the city."

"promise!"

The army marched towards the capital of Annan Kingdom in a mighty manner.

On top of the city.

"The enemy is here after all." Hu Hancang's face was uncertain.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's target is our capital, and they will attack soon. You must stay in the palace. The city walls are dangerous. You must not come here again." The civil servants advised.

"no!"

Hu Hancang refused. To everyone's surprise, he said resolutely:

"I am the Emperor of Dayu. How can I hide in the palace? I want to go out to fight. Even if I die on the battlefield, I must protect my country."

I don’t know if he was just putting on a show in front of everyone to boost the morale of the defenders, or if this irritable and brainless emperor really wanted to defend his country with blood.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

The ministers shook their heads and said: "You have a body of ten thousand gold. If you are injured, you will be in trouble. Your Majesty is a noble, and you must not make any mistakes."

"I have already decided, you don't need to say anything more!"

Hu Hancang said with a firm attitude:

"Pass my edict, ordering the three princes to immediately put on armor, climb the city wall, and guard the capital together."

Although the princes are still young, they are quite favored by Hu Jiya, the Supreme Emperor. At this time, Hu Hancang issued this order. It was obvious that he really wanted to live and die with the city, but it really made people look at him highly. .

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The enemy has begun to form a formation and prepare to attack."

"good!"

Hu Hancang immediately ordered: "Everyone is ready to fight!"

He had a solemn look on his face and a look of determination in his eyes, as if he was going to die without any fear!

At this time, the fat and thin Tuo Zhu Quan and Zhang who were originally envoys, among whom Zhu Quan, who was not so foul-mouthed, was secretly let out by Hu Jima to negotiate terms with Li Jinglong, and he also came back at this time.

In the palace.

"meet again."

Zhu Quan said calmly: "You should not disobey His Majesty the Ming Emperor's will and try to usurp the throne of Annan Kingdom."

At this time, Hu Jisao held his forehead tiredly, not hiding anything at all, but simply asked: "If I apologize to you, will you let my descendants go?"

"It's up to me, His Majesty the Ming Dynasty, to decide. His Majesty may be merciful."

"But I advise you," Zhu said, "don't have too many illusions."

Hu Jiyou sneered and said: "Do you think you can occupy Annan Kingdom like this? Dream! Someone will always come back! What Han and Tang Dynasties couldn't do, Ming can't do."

"Oh? Really? But our Ming Dynasty never thought about occupying Annan. What we did was just to help the Chen Dynasty recover."

Zhu Quan raised a sarcastic look on his lips:

"Hu Jiya, Hu Jiya, it is in vain that you claim to have read the books of sages and are knowledgeable. You are a Confucian of the Annan generation. Have you ever heard of this sentence?"

"What are you talking about?" Hu Jima frowned and said.

"Mencius says: Those who have attained the Dao will receive many aids, while those who have lost the Dao will have few."

"As the Tuogu Minister of the Chen Dynasty, you could have assisted the young master and become a figure like Zhuge Liang and Zhou Gongdan, but you insisted on seceding yourself from the world and lost your morality. Now the country is in turmoil and rebels are everywhere. Don't you know why? ? Is all this happening now forced by Ming’s military might?”

Zhu Quan said coldly: "You and your youngest son are inevitably punished with death, but you have to think about it for your family and descendants. If you continue to persist in your obsession, after the city is broken, the whole family may be exterminated."

"Presumptuous!" Hu Jiyou was furious and shouted.

"The people of Annan support me, so how can they rebel? They are just greedy officials."

"Haha... are you too naive or too stupid?"

Zhu Quan's words were like a knife: "Don't you know that there has never been a king in this world from ancient times to the present who can treat the people like grass and grass, but the people do not regard him as an enemy? How many kings in history have used hegemonic means to dominate One life, but the dynasty finally ended up disappearing into thin air?"

Hu Jiyou was silent.

Of course he knew that there was nothing wrong with what the other party said.

A long silence.

Finally, Hu Jisao made a decision.

"I will return this country to Chen Chao."

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On the last day of October, Thang Long City, the capital of Annan, was captured by the Ming army. Emperor Hu Jiya of Dayu committed suicide, and Emperor Hu Hancang was captured.

Chen Tianping worshiped his ancestors in the Ancestral Temple, restored the tablet of Chen Fei Emperor, and reestablished the Chen Dynasty.

At this point, Dayu was officially declared dead.

At this time, the Annan Army's defense line on the Furiang River was also subjected to a fierce offensive by the Ming Army and was on the eve of collapse.

However, due to the difficult terrain of Duobang City, the artillery of the Ming army could not play its role, and other weapons could not exert their power. Even the cavalry could not gallop due to the obstruction of the Furiang River.

Therefore, although the Annan army's defense line was attacked and all continents were captured, and they could only retreat to the south bank positions except Duobang City, they still gritted their teeth and persisted.

The soldiers of the Ming army continued to lose in front of Duobang City. Because it was a mountain city, it was impossible to dig tunnels and bury explosives, resulting in a lack of skills to attack difficulties and slow progress.

"King Wei, this is not okay!"

Ruan Gonggui, the general of the Zuo Shenyi Army, advised: "The Ming army has figured out the range of our army's crossbows and dug trenches on the mountains on the east and west sides. With this step-by-step encroachment, Duobang City is already in danger. Our army's reinforcements could not go up at all, and the Ming army had been attacking the south bank after occupying Luzhou, and many times they almost couldn't hold it."

Hu She, the general of Zuo Shengyi's army, also frowned and said, "You are indeed the elite of the Ming Dynasty Navy!"

Yes, the auxiliary soldiers and civilians of the Ming Army simply used the method of carrying it on their shoulders, sailing on dry land from the mountain road, transporting the parts of the ship, and then assembled it on the north bank. The Ming Army also had a small-scale , but an extremely elite navy.

Moreover, the Ming Navy has artillery, and the range of long-range weapons far exceeds that of the Annan Army. The sailors of the Ming Army are also experienced sailors who can drive warships, and they are incomparable with the fishermen of the Furian River.

In addition, all the land and continents were captured by the Ming army, which resulted in the Ming navy having a huge firepower suppression advantage, while the Annan army was unable to rely on the navy to suppress the Ming navy. The consequences of losing absolute water control rights were quite serious. , unless the Annan Navy dared to sail the remaining hundreds of large ships to the river and withstand the dual firepower decisive battle between Lu Zhou and the Ming Navy, it would not be able to cause huge damage to the Ming Army.

In this battle, the Ming army also made full use of the environment around Lang Son and maximized the Ming army's engineering level.

If the Annan Army attacked the Ming Army's siege offensive at this time and tried to relieve Duobang City from the siege, they would probably pay an extremely heavy price.

Of course, Annan's army doesn't have this strength either.

Under such a disadvantage, the Annan Army was unable to break through the Ming Army's defense line. Duobang City gradually became an isolated city. In fact, the Annan Army had to continue to withstand the Ming Army's shelling, which led to the morale of the Annan Army getting worse and worse.

And when the news of the fall of the capital, Thang Long Mansion, finally reached here, and after repeated verification and confirmation, it undoubtedly became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

On November 1, Hu Yuancheng sent an envoy to negotiate with Xincheng Hou Zhang Fu, the commander of the Ming Army's East Route Army, on the condition that the lives of the soldiers be preserved and prisoners were not killed.

On the 4th, the Annan army on the northern front gave up resistance and surrendered. The Ming army crossed the Furiang River.

Annan King Chen Tianping and Li Jinglong formally signed the "Ming'an Peaceful Boundary Demarcation Contract" and "Ming'an Friendly Trade Contract", accepting all the conditions with slight modifications based on Jiang Xinghuo's draft version.

At this point, Annan ceded all the land in the Red River Delta, a total of seven prefectures, to the Ming Dynasty. While returning all the land to the Champa State, he also ceded three narrow prefectures in the south to the Champa State as war compensation.

The Ming Dynasty officially established the fifteenth Chief Envoy Department, the Jiaozhi Chief Envoy Department, and established related capital departments, inspection departments, and prefecture and county divisions.

With the influx of massive commodities and funds from the Ming Dynasty, the Annan State was completely reduced to the Ming Dynasty's food supply production area and commodity dumping market. After the Champa State, the Ming Dynasty gained the second stable exporter of industrial revolution products. The high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty tried to To the sweet taste of victory of foreign economic colonization.

The whole morning was boiling!

The whole country celebrates!

The significance of the victory in conquering Annan is so great, not only in the achievements and dividends obtained by the generals, but also in the fact that Jiang Xinghuo, who has been waiting hard at home, has received unprecedented returns on all the investments he desperately needs. Good harvest!

History was completely turned on another track by Jiang Xinghuo.

But Jiang Xinghuo is not satisfied. In the past few months, he has not been idle either. A vigorous industrial transformation has begun rapidly in the north and south of the Yangtze River.