Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 237 China's Military Background

In mid-October, the Hengshan Pass is full of greenery, and the summer insects are still screaming in the grass. The forest here still does not feel the taste of winter.

This pass is uniquely located on the north-south route, and now the main force of the Champa Kingdom is stationed here to prevent the Li army from going south.

cough!cough!cough!
Just when the Champa soldiers were relaxing, flying arrows shot onto the battlements without warning, and suddenly attacked the soldiers on the top of the city here.

"Li Jun is here...!"

Before a Zhancheng soldier had time to issue an early warning, an arrow from the sky pierced his throat, and blood spattered immediately.

puff!puff!puff!
The Champa soldiers on the top of the city had no armor to wear. Facing the sudden arrows, they had no time to dodge or be on guard, so they fell to the ground with injuries.

"kill!"

Li Tingyan sat on a horse, and when he saw the archers of the Li army lurking within range and attacking, he commanded the infantry behind him to charge.

No one thought that the Li Dynasty was pleading guilty to the Ming court on the surface, but in fact it was to buy more time, so as to regain the territory that had just been lost.

The front was covered by archers, and Li Tingyan's main infantry took the opportunity to attack at the back. It would not be difficult to take back the Hengshan pass in one fell swoop.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Li Bing saw the right moment and rushed towards the pass above.

They didn't understand why the southern part of the Li Dynasty suddenly became self-reliant, but this time they were determined to slaughter all the occupying or Ming troops in the pass, and at the same time take back the pass leading to the south.

"Haha... Brothers, the Ming army is just a chicken and a dog. Let's kill the Ming army and the traitors!"

Li Tingyan and Li Guangdu are cousins, and they have always been supported by Li Guangdu in the army, so he is a genuine main combat faction, and he should even boost morale.

Li Bing's raid this time seemed to be very successful. Their archers kept shooting arrows to the top of the city, and their cavalry were getting closer and closer to the Hengshan pass.

Boom!

Just when Li Jun rushed to the top along the path, the ropes of the two round boulders were suddenly cut off, and they rolled down the path under the action of gravity.

puff!
puff!puff!
puff!puff!puff!
……

Two rolling stones weighing thousands of catties hit down without warning, like hitting a beautiful bowling home run, a blood-colored blank tunnel appeared in the dense Li Bing charge team, and a large number of Li Bing were injured five times. He vomited blood and died.

boom! boom! boom!
A large number of stones flew out from the top of the city, and were being thrown towards the densely packed Libu.

puff!puff!puff!
Li Bing, who had no time to dodge, was smashed to pieces, and some people were only seriously injured but howled on the ground, their voices were very scary.

Click!

A large tree below blocked one of the boulders, but at the cost of it being knocked so that the main trunk toppled over.

"why is it like this?"

When Li Tingyan saw the blood trail of rolling stones appearing in front of him, and saw the stones flying out of the city, he suddenly felt that he had been tricked.

In his plan, this time he traveled lightly, which should be regarded as a very successful surprise attack, but he was able to take this pass lightly.

It's just that everything seems to be an illusion. The other party is not defenseless at all. I am afraid that he has already known about this enemy attack.

The reason why they were able to charge up smoothly just now was probably because the other party deliberately confused themselves, so that the rolling stones could exert greater lethality.

Champa General Champa, who was in charge of defending the pass, was a middle-aged man with a strong body. After seeing the casualties in front of him, he secretly clenched his fists.

They have been fighting with Li Chao for so long, they have always been suppressed and beaten by Li Chao, and the current scene can be said to be very rare. ,

After the general of Zhancheng was excited, he turned his head to look at a taciturn young man on the right and said, "Brother, I haven't asked Gao's name yet!"

"I don't have a name, but the general can tell me not to accept me at night!" The young man slightly clasped his hands and replied coolly.

No collection at night, of course, cannot be a name, but a synonym for a profession.It's just that in this dynasty, this kind of people has received great attention, and even has an establishment.

When the Ming Dynasty decided to conquer the Li Dynasty, a group of Ye Bu Shou was also sent to the southwest, which made it easy to detect the movements of the Li Dynasty.

In terms of military affairs, Huaxia's understanding of war is several dimensions beyond that of the Nanyang countries, and in terms of military intelligence, it has a very systematic and scientific detection method.

The real war has begun, and neither side dares to take it lightly.

It's not easy for the Li army to seek its oddity, this time it is the Qing army, but the number of them is nearly ten thousand, so they still have a great advantage.

There are only [-] troops stationed in the army, but the Hengshan pass was originally defended on two sides, but now the center of gravity is all in the north, and all defensive methods are fully activated.

One side is tackling key points, while the other side is guarding the level. Casualties continue to appear on both sides, and blood is staining this pass bit by bit.

"Quick, hurry to support!"

Because the information was known in advance, the news of Li's massive invasion was not only transmitted back to the Hengshan Pass, but also quickly spread to the new capital of Champa.

The Hengshan pass is related to the entire south, so the Champa Kingdom listed this pass as the most important line of defense. The king of Champa came here immediately after hearing the news.

Occupying the army to guard the pass, and hoarding a large number of guarding equipment, it is said that they can not fear the invasion of the Li army.It's just that in this battle, the two sides fought very stalemate, and the occupying army gradually became the disadvantage.

When Champa King Gulai arrived, he saw that Li Bing had already entered the city gate, and his eyes widened in shock.

Due to the rush of time and the limited supply of soldiers, he only brought 500 people here, but once this place fell, he would die here too.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that even if he put all the elite soldiers from all over the country here, he still couldn't defend the most relevant Hengshan pass.

"The Ming army is here!"

It was at this time that a Champa soldier said happily.

The officers and soldiers of the occupying army turned their heads one after another, and when they saw that it was indeed Kang Chengen who led his troops to help, their hearts were finally relieved.

Since the Ming army helped them fight against Li Renxiao's Li army last time, they also saw the terrifying fighting power of the Ming army and knew that the Ming army was their most powerful backing.

"General, please go to the city immediately and help us repel the Li army. The little king will surely reward you!" When Gu Lai saw Kang Chengen leading the army appear, he seemed to have grasped at straws.

Kang Chengen saw that Li Bing had already gone up to the top of the city, but Zhan Bing was scrambling to go down to the top of the city, so he shook his head slightly: "King, this general can't save Zhancheng, unless the king immediately gives this general a military order!"

"What military order?" Gulai suddenly asked in confusion.

The guards present also looked very confused, and they all turned to look at the Ming general.

Kang Chengen reached out and grabbed a Zhanbing who wanted to escape from the south gate on his side, and said coldly: "Anyone who escapes before the battle, beheaded!"

"This!" Gulai couldn't help hesitating when he saw a large number of Zhancheng deserters in front of him.

This group can be said to be his last family fortune. Once they are really cut off, then he may be reduced to a bare king.Not to mention dealing with other countries in the future, even managing Champa's internal affairs will have big problems.

Kang Chengen found out that the head of state in Nanyang really didn't understand military affairs, so he asked coldly: "If the king doesn't have the courage and the determination to fight to the death, why should the Ming soldiers occupy the city and defend this territory for you? You have to understand that this is Champa's territory now, and we Ming have no reason to fight to the death for you!"

"Anyone who escapes before the battle will be executed by this king!" Gu Lai knew that he could no longer hesitate, so he said loudly and harshly.

puff!
Kang Chengen raised the butcher knife, beheading the deserter cleanly.

puff!puff!puff!
Like hungry wolves out of their scabbards, the soldiers of the Shendian Guard came in and beheaded the Zhan soldiers who were trying to retreat on the spot, and used their blood to prevent the gang of Zhan soldiers who were greedy for life and fear of death from fleeing.

"Those who don't want to die, go to the top of the city!"

"Do you guys still want Champa to fall again?"

"Pass down the king's order, anyone who escapes before the battle, beheaded!"

……

Gulai's personal soldiers also took action, but the methods were obviously much gentler, persuading the Champa deserters who were trying to escape.

puff!puff!puff!
Kang Chengen knew that reasoning this time was far less effective than a knife, so he immediately continued to harvest the Champa soldiers who wanted to flee.

Everyone is afraid of death, but now seeing Shendianwei's merciless butcher knife, after looking at each other in blank dismay, they finally chose to climb back to the top of the city.

"Kill!"

"Defend our homeland!"

"Li thief, pay in blood!"

……

After Zhan Bing was driven back to the city, he showed his desperate spirit and rushed forward with the butcher's knife in his hand.

Li Bing thought he had successfully captured the top of the city, but in the face of Zhanbing who went back and forth, although their individual soldiers were stronger, the number of Zhanbing had an advantage.

After Zhan Bing had no way out, he fought more bravely. Facing Li Bing, who was obviously outnumbered, he immediately raised his knife and chopped down fiercely.

Blood soon stained the top of the city red, and the Zhanbing recaptured it.

In fact, Zhan Bing's strength is quite strong, but he was used to being defeated earlier, so he is often prone to routs.It's just that now Kang Chengen led the Divine Electric Guard to prevent them from escaping, and instead stimulated their potential.

"Damn!"

Li Tingyan saw that victory was in sight, but when he saw the men who climbed the city collapsed one after another, he immediately gritted his teeth in anger.

Up to now, he also found that he underestimated the enemy. This pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but now the group of occupying troops who fought so bravely caused him to suffer heavy losses.

Kang Chengen was very satisfied with the performance of Zhancheng soldiers. After seeing Li soldiers cleaned up, he also knew the significance of this pass to Ming Dynasty's strategy, so he led his troops to the top of Beicheng.

Shenglong City, Baoguang Palace.

Li Sicheng has been walking back and forth here since he learned that Li Tingyan had started a raid on the Hengshan Pass, but he wanted to know the outcome of the battle.

This move was undoubtedly a breach of trust and a risk. In order to paralyze the Ming army, he deliberately submitted an indictment, but secretly transferred the main force defending the capital to the south.

It would be a happy thing for everyone if they could take down the Hengshan pass and recover the south, but if things didn't go well, the sudden invasion of the Ming army would undoubtedly become very dangerous.

When Li Sicheng saw the guards approaching, he immediately asked impatiently, "Is there any news from the south?"

"Your Majesty, it's not the news from the south, it's something that just happened in the capital!" Seeing Li Sicheng's impatient look, the guard replied uncomfortably.

When Li Sicheng heard that it was happening at his door, he asked lightly, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Zheng Gonglu's family just left the city!" Konoe swallowed and spit, and reported the truth.

Li Sicheng couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and immediately ordered anxiously: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly send someone to chase him back!"

"Your Majesty, at that time General Ding Yong led his troops to chase after him, but..." the guard dared not meet Li Sicheng's gaze, so he said bravely.

Li Sicheng knew that Ding Yong and Zheng Gonglu had always been at odds, so he immediately had a bad feeling and asked, "The result?"

"General Ding said that Zheng Gonglu's family resisted, and he has already executed him on the spot!" Jin Wei lowered his head and reported the truth.

When Li Sicheng heard this result, he almost lost his footing.

The Li Dynasty has never lacked ambitious people, and all the big families are probably thinking of self-reliance, and the Zheng family is already too big to lose.Even if he deliberately arranged for members of his Li clan to be in charge of the army, Zheng, Ding and Ruan could all firmly occupy a place.

In fact, this is a problem left over from history. After all, my grandfather was able to take over Annan smoothly, but it was inseparable from the support of these aristocratic families.

It's just that the Ming army is now suppressing the situation. After all, the Ming court is good at attacking people's hearts this time, and it turned out to show that they want to find a new royal family, and it turned out to be in the hands of these ambitious people.

Originally, the biggest reliance I had to restrain Zheng Gonglu was his family, but Zheng Gongfa arranged for his family to flee, but Ding Yong actually killed them.

Although Ding Yong's real intention was to stir up conflicts between himself and Zheng Gonglu, but Ding Yong was his subordinate anyway, and Zheng Gonglu's family fled first, so he had to bear it in the end.

However, once Zheng Gonglu rebelled, Li Tingyan led the main force to go south, and now the capital has become precarious.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Seeing Li Sicheng's silence, the guard couldn't help but bite the bullet and asked.

Li Sicheng knew that the problem was very serious, so he immediately issued an order: "Immediately call the two prime ministers into the palace to discuss countermeasures, and at the same time block the news of the murder of Zheng Gonglu's family."

"Obey!" The guard immediately took the order.

It's just that the development of the situation is no longer under Li Sicheng's control, and the luck of this lucky man on the throne ends here. Perhaps the balance of victory should be doomed the day war is declared.

The gate of Zhennan Pass is slowly opening.

At the same time, the most flickering western front came a gust of iron flow, which was the Aegis Battalion led by Zhang Yong; It was a mighty attack on Shenglong City.

The emperor of the Forbidden City also received the latest military information from the southwest when the army attacked, but he knew that the Chinese flag was about to fly over the entire Indochina Peninsula.

(End of this chapter)