Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 235
Shenglong City, Baoguang Palace.

The news of the fall of the Hengshan pass has been reported for several days. This time, the Ming army suddenly made a sneak attack from the sea, and it can be said that they were caught off guard.

In previous combat experience, the Ming army had always launched attacks from the border, and this was the first time that they detoured by sea, which inevitably made people feel uneasy.

Now that the Hengshan pass has fallen, it directly prevents the connection between the north and the south of the Le Dynasty, and neither the military rations nor the soldiers can be smoothly delivered to the capital.

Annan King Li Sicheng quickly found several confidant ministers to discuss countermeasures. After careful analysis, he quickly came to a conclusion: the real strategic intention of the Ming Dynasty's move to send surprise troops to seize the Hengshan Pass by sea is to cut off their southern troops. Zhennan Pass The army of the Ming Dynasty must have taken the opportunity to come out in full force, and then came straight to Hualong City.

It has always been Huaxia's simple and rude way to drive straight into and attack the capital.

Since they had already guessed Ming's strategic intentions, they were not in a hurry to send troops to recover the Hengshan Pass, but instead strengthened their deployment to the north, so that the Ming's army would never come back.

As for the Hengshan pass, they also sent personnel to detour to the sea, and the counter-insurgency army led by Li Renxiao took back this insignificant pass.

Li Shouyu stationed troops on the right, Zheng Gonglu led his troops on the left, and Li Nong was in the rear to respond at any time. The troops of the three parties had already been deployed, and it was only waiting for the Ming army to "take themselves into the trap".

one day!
two days!

Three days!

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Time passed day by day, and there was no movement on the southwestern border of Ming Dynasty. Instead, news came that Laos had assembled a large army, and it turned out to be taking the opportunity to invade the important town in the west of the Le Dynasty.

Laos was not connected to the Central Plains until the reign of Zhu Di, the second generation king of the Nanzhang Dynasty, Sansentai, sent an envoy to pay tribute, so Zhu Di set up the Lao Military and Civilian Consolation Envoy.

When the news came out, everyone knew that it must be the handwriting of the Ming court, which was to join hands with the Nanzhang Dynasty of Laos to attack their Li Dynasty.

"The Ming court must be afraid of our Li Dynasty!"

"What if you add Laos? It's just a bunch of rabble!"

"The more the Ming army is like this, the more it shows that they lack confidence, and the counterattack will take Guangxi lightly!"

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Facing Laos' sudden entry into the war, Li Chao did not appear too flustered. On the contrary, he felt more and more that the Ming army, which had been boasted all along, was not scary at all.

The monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty still maintain an optimistic attitude, and they are even planning to seize Zhennan Pass.

The Nanzhang Dynasty took the initiative to ignite the fire on the western front, forcing the supporting army led by Li Nong to move westward temporarily, but it was to prevent the Nanzhang Dynasty from taking the opportunity to seize their land.

As the king of Annan, Li Sicheng naturally has an ace army under his command.

When the matter developed to this point, he could only take out his own family property and immediately sent Wang Jun to fill Li Nong's position.It's just that their focus is not on reinforcements, but on preventing the Ming army from invading the hinterland of the capital.

Faintly, everyone seemed to smell a smell of gunpowder, knowing that the Ming court has now completed the layout, and the Ming army is about to invade.

It has to be admitted that the Ming court's military accomplishments are indeed not at the same level as theirs, and it is no wonder that the British Duke Zhang Fu was able to easily defeat Annan.

Now the army of the Ming Dynasty has not yet formally invaded. As a result, the soldiers in the south were cut off, and the troops in the west were divided to go, causing the entire capital to fall into a state of emptiness.

"What? Ruan Jin has turned back!"

"The Ruan family is rebellious? How is this possible?"

"Ruan Jin beheaded Li Renxiao with his own hands, and I heard that he slaughtered all the rebels!"

"The Ji family now claims to be the Nanyue Kingdom, and has been conferred by Daming!"

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It was at this time that the latest news came from the south, which shocked the whole country.

The Ruan family is actually the Li family. At that time, the Annan Li Dynasty ruled Annan for more than 200 years, but after the emperor Taizu usurped the throne, the Li surname was changed to the Ruan surname.

Now the Ruan family is openly self-reliant. Although it is a betrayal of the Le Dynasty, it actually has a certain legal foundation.

In the main hall of Baoguang Palace, there was a sound of broken porcelain.

"I don't agree! I don't agree!"

Li Sicheng thought it was just the north-south passage being cut off, but when he learned that the Ruan family not only murdered Li Renxiao, but also took the opportunity to declare independence in the south, he couldn't help venting his anger by throwing things.

Seeing the shattering porcelain, several servants knelt on the ground without panting, but they had never seen their king lose their composure like this.

Li Tingyan came in from the outside, seeing the broken porcelain all over the floor, he felt a little apprehensive, feeling that he came at an untimely time.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Li Tingyan coming, Li Sicheng knew that something was going to happen, so he straightened his face.

Li Tingyan didn't dare to meet Li Sicheng's eyes, so he bit the bullet and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether to say or not!"

"Say!" Li Sicheng now only feels that he has become deaf, but he once thought that the south is safe, so he ordered with a cold face.

When Li Tingyan heard this answer, he felt relieved and said, "Your Majesty, the Ming army at Zhennanguan called on Zheng Gonglu today! They claimed that the Ruan family established themselves as the South Vietnam Kingdom, and that if Zheng Gonglu led his troops to abandon the dark side and turn to the Ming, the Ming court would support Zheng. Shi founded the North Vietnam Kingdom, and Zheng Gonglu was the king of the North Vietnam Kingdom."

This……

The few servants couldn't help but looked at each other when they heard such a condition.

The Ruan clan has already established itself in the south, if the Zheng clan takes over the north again, then the Li Dynasty will cease to exist, and the Ming Dynasty will have settled everything without sending troops.

"Sowing discord! Sowing discord! How can I believe this kind of trick?" Li Sicheng clenched his fists tightly and said angrily immediately.

A look of disappointment flashed across Li Tingyan's eyes. He always wanted to get rid of his political enemy Zheng Gonglu, and the Zheng family was also a disaster in the Li Dynasty, but His Majesty did not accept this at all.

Bang!
Just as Li Tingyan left, another exquisite porcelain plate was smashed to pieces.

However, Li Sicheng did not forget the power of the Li Dynasty aristocratic family, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes: "I will send someone to secretly watch Zheng Gonglu's family!"

Unlike the Ruan family who had already moved to Guangnan City, the Zheng family has always lived in the capital, and Zheng Gonglu's family is now all in the capital.

It’s fine if Zheng Gonglu doesn’t have the intention of betrayal, but if Zheng Gonglu really wants to join the Ming court and establish the North Vietnam Kingdom, then he will first let Zheng Gonglu die.

In the north, the Li army defended according to danger.

Zheng Gonglu was standing on the hillside wearing a soldier's armor, looking at the flag of Ming Dynasty in the distance ahead, his eyes had an indescribable depression.

Their biggest victory in the Li Dynasty was the Ming army's aggressive advance under the enemy, but the Ming army let alone broke into their ambush circle recklessly, they would never leave the Zhennan Pass.

According to the latest information, the Ming court is continuously transporting supplies to the south of the town. The granary in the south of the town has already been rammed, and people's life is drinking, eating meat and training soldiers every day.

On the other hand, their current army needs to defend against danger, and many soldiers have to eat and sleep in the open every day. However, the supply of military food in the rear is affected to a certain extent.

If this continues, once their army is tired, what will they do to deal with the invasion of Ming's elite soldiers?

"Father, I have found out just now that the news that the Ruan family is self-reliant in the south is true!" Zheng Chun strode up from behind, reporting respectfully.

The corner of Zheng Gonglu's mouth was bitter, and he couldn't help expressing emotion: "Mingting's tricks are really going to push our Zheng family into the fire pit!"

"Father, the Ming court deliberately sow dissension, we will explain to His Majesty immediately!" Zheng Chun knew that this was Daming's method of sowing discord, so he proposed seriously.

Zheng Gonglu glanced at his son indifferently, and then asked bitterly: "How do you explain it? Does it mean that our Zheng family has no intention of rebelling and handing over the military power, or that His Majesty should not suspect that our Zheng family continues to hold military power?"

"Military power is the foundation of our Zheng family. Why should we hand over military power, and we really have no intention of rebelling!" Zheng Chun knew the importance of military power in the Le Dynasty, and shook his head to deny the plan.

Zheng Gonglu let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with worry, and said: "I understand His Majesty's disposition! Now that the Ruan family is self-reliant, and our Zheng family has always been too powerful, so we must be suspicious of us! If Your Majesty switches defenses between us and Li Nong, it will be even worse. It is the best result, if he does not act!"

Having said that, he couldn't help but sighed again.

"How?" Zheng Chun immediately became vigilant.

Zheng Gonglu didn't continue, but asked an irrelevant topic: "You fought with the Ming army at the Hengshan pass, what experience did you have?"

"Father, to tell you the truth, I think we are... Yelang arrogant!" Zheng Chun hesitated for a while, and immediately said what was in his heart.

Zheng Gonglu took a deep look at his son, but he knew that what his son said might be true.

These years he fought for the Li Dynasty in the South and the North, and all he read were Chinese military books, but he knew that what he had learned in terms of military art was only the superficial knowledge of China.

This time, the Ming court didn't really send troops yet, they just took a detour from the sea and raided the Hengshan pass, successfully instigating the rebellion of the Ruan family, and as a result, the southern region that the Li Dynasty had worked so hard to conquer was declared to be separated.

Now there are rebels in the south, the Ming army in the north, and Laos in the west. It can be said that they are facing enemies from three sides. This is the real military strategy of the Ming army.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was not Zhancheng, and now the Ming Dynasty wanted to let Zhennanguan station [-] troops easily, and the two countries were not fighting at the same level at all.

"Father, what should we do now?" Zheng Chun asked earnestly when he saw that his father was suddenly silent.

Facing the Ming court's divorce plan, Zheng Gonglu had to make two preparations: "You should sneak back to the capital! If necessary, you can move all your family members to a safe place, and put everything in the safety of your family." In first place!"

Although he has no intention of rebellion, he has to be on guard. The most important thing now is the safety of his family.

"Yes!" Zheng Chun faintly felt that his father had made a choice, but the most important thing now was the family members who stayed in the capital, so he made a solemn statement.

Everyone knew that the Ming court's recruitment of Zheng Gonglu was a divorce plan, but the monarchs and ministers knew it was a plan but had to guard against it. This was Daming's conspiracy.

In fact, they themselves probably didn't realize that what everyone is discussing now is not whether the Ming Dynasty will honor it, but whether Zheng Gonglu will betray the Li Dynasty. It can only be said that the reputation of the Ming Dynasty is too strong.

When people in the north are panicking, the south is still sunny.

Wang Zhi came to Guangnan City and declared the decree in public: "Follow the heavens to carry the emperor, and the edict said: The name of Nanyang is more beautiful. Now the Ruan family has been taught by the saints and has the style of benevolence and filial piety... The people under Ruan Jin can live and work in peace and contentment. In addition to the name of Annan, follow the name of Nanyue, and grant Ruan Jin the gold book of the Nanyue King. It is sincerely suitable for broadcasting at home and abroad, and it is the beginning of innovation. , give government and benevolence, be a Buqin..."

"Xiao Wang accepts the decree, long live my emperor!" Ruan Jin's fat face revealed uncontrollable excitement, looking respectful and authentic.

Wang Zhi handed over the imperial decree to Ruan Jin, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "King of Nanyue, as long as you treat Daming as the suzerain in a respectful manner, no matter whether there is civil strife or a strong enemy in the future, Daming will definitely not stand idly by." , I will definitely help your Ruan family rule South Vietnam forever, and share the eternal kingdom with Ming!"

"Remember, Xiao Wang!" Ruan Jin knew that he could only hug Daming Dynasty's thick thigh tightly, and then made a gesture of invitation: "My lord, Xiao Wang has prepared a little wine, please move!"

"The banquet will be skipped! The king of Zhancheng is now leading his troops to take over the northern part of Guangnan, and the Hengshan Pass will also be handed over to the Zhanjun for defense, so as not to cause trouble with drinking, and the miscellaneous families have to rush over to have a look!" Wang Zhi looked up to the north, but he was light. Shaking his head slightly.

Ruan Jin couldn't help being stunned for a moment, but he said in surprise: "Will the Hengshan pass be handed over to Champa?"

"Our Daming is only providing military assistance. Since the Hengshan Pass is the territory of Champa, they have to take over the defense! But don't worry, our Ming army will still assist in the defense, especially at the time of our exchange, and we will definitely not let it go. Li thieves broke through and disturbed our territory!" Wang Zhi knew that Ruan Jin was still worried about Li Jun, so he comforted him lightly.

Ruan Jin immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "There is Master Wang sitting here, and Master Wang is about to destroy the king's capital of Li thieves, Xiao Wang is too worried about this matter!"

"It's easy for our Ming Dynasty to break through Shenglong City! It's just that the north also needs a royal family that is as loyal to Ming Dynasty as your Ruan family, so the time to break through Shenglong City has not yet come. Now you just wait and watch the show!" Wang Zhi Shaking his head gently.

Ruan Jin knew that he had defected to Daming, and it was no longer his business to dictate how Daming would use troops against Li Chao, but he had no choice but to laugh along with him.

Under the coordination of Ming Dynasty, the Champa Kingdom obtained the territory in the northern part of Guangnan, where it will restore the country.The Nanyue Kingdom withdrew from the northern part of Guangnan and established its roots in the southern part of Guangnan.

As for the issue of the capital, since the king of Champa voluntarily abandoned the old capital of Champa in ancient times, he received certain compensation from the Nanyue Kingdom and will build a new capital in Hue in the north of Guangnan.

The Ming army retreated to Da Nang in the middle of the country, where a new city of the Ming Dynasty would be built, and a garrison would also be dispatched here, while trading with the Champa and Nanyue states.

In October, the temperature in the Indochina Peninsula has dropped, and the Ming court settled firmly in Da Nang, which can be regarded as the first step for the Ming Dynasty to enter the Indochina Peninsula.

(End of this chapter)