Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 239 The Flag of Ming Flies Flying

The Southwest War has begun in full swing, and the entire Annan has been encircled and suppressed by the Ming army on three sides.

The first shot was actually fired on the western front. After the more than 1 Chinese troops led by Le Nong moved to the west, they did not pay much attention to the troops of the Nanzhang Dynasty in Laos.

Although they were once defeated by the Nanzhang Dynasty, the main reason was that they went deep alone, and their military strength was already higher than that of the Nanzhang Dynasty. They even looted the city of Laos a few years ago.

Now that the Nanzhang Dynasty dared to help the Ming Dynasty, they would naturally not be polite, but they planned to teach the Nanzhang Dynasty a lesson for the wrong team, and at the same time settle the western front as soon as possible so that they could draw troops back.

Li Nong led an army of more than 1 people with great momentum, actively approaching the border of Laos, and directly came to the important pass guarded by Laos to call for battle.

The current helm of the Nanzhang Dynasty is La Sentai, who personally led 1 people to fight against the raging Li army.

Since the Li Dynasty followed the principle of external expansion, the friction between the two countries has continued in recent years, and the armies of the two sides have actually formed a deep blood feud.

"kill!"

King Lasentai of the Nanzhang Dynasty hated the Li army who had invaded their territory in front of him, so he gave the order to attack with a loud roar.

"kill!"

Li Nong's eyes flashed with excitement when he saw Nanzhang's army take the initiative to fight.

puff!puff!puff!
Li's army formed a neat formation and charged towards Nanzhang's army like tanks.

Annan is the Nanyang country that has the deepest relationship with Ming Dynasty. It belonged to China's territory for a lot of time, so he learned a lot of military art from China, and naturally stole the army formation.

It was because they adopted China's most advanced military formation tactics that the Li army was able to sweep the Champa army and become the most powerful army in the Indochina Peninsula.

Now facing the Nanzhang army who was almost standing still, although the soldiers of the Nanzhang army fought very bravely, the Li army firmly held the advantage in field battles.

kill!

When the armies of the two countries were fighting in full swing, Zhang Yong led the Aegis Battalion, which had already been lurking, to attack from the left flank of the Li army, and the blade pointed directly at the Li army's ribs.

The use of this kind of fighting by the Aegis Battalion can be said to directly hit the vital points of the Li army, and can directly defeat the army of the Li Dynasty in one fell swoop.

"Meet the enemy!"

Li Nong realized that he had encountered a master tactician, and after realizing that it was Da Ming's heavy cavalry that rushed out, he couldn't help but shouted in panic.

kill!

King Larsentai also increased the intensity of the attack when he saw the Ming army attacking.

At this moment, the two sides were already fighting each other, but it was a bloody battle between men, and the blood soon stained the battlefield red.

kill!

Zhang Yong used the help of the nearby hillside to dive, facing the phalanx formed in the test circle to prevent his impact, he immediately shouted murderously holding the Xuefeng knife.

call out!call out!call out!
Daming has a deeper understanding of the military formation, and some things have already penetrated into the marrow of his bones. Arrows shot at the Li Dynasty phalanx in front of him with the sound of piercing the sky.

puff!puff!puff!
Facing the rain of arrows coming from the sky, Li Jun, although some soldiers were holding shields, more soldiers fell to the ground after being shot by arrows, and the defensive phalanx was soon out of shape.

kill!

Tie Xiangshan led the most elite troops to charge, stabbing fiercely at the defensive phalanx like a sharp knife.

As the heavy cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, the Aegis Battalion cost a lot of money, but their combat power can be said to be invincible in melee combat.Facing the Li army lacking armor, it was like a wolf joining a herd of sheep.

puff!puff!puff!
The three thousand soldiers of the Divine Shield Battalion slashed fiercely at the enemy formation with their long swords in their hands. When the sword was raised and dropped, blood spattered one after another, disrupting the defensive formation of the Li army.

escape!
Run away!
too strong!
……

The soldiers of the Li Dynasty faced the Aegis Battalion, which was bursting with combat power, but at this moment they didn't even have the strength to parry, and they already had the idea of ​​fleeing.

In the past, they more or less underestimated Ming's army, only now when the actual battle took place, did they realize how wrong their earlier cognition was.

How can it be?

Li Nong couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that his defensive phalanx was crushed in an instant, and the tall Ming army general led his troops into the side of the main formation.

kill!

King Lasentai saw how bravely the Ming army was fighting, and how powerful they were in the face of the Li army, so he immediately shouted loudly like chicken blood.

Li Jun couldn't get rid of the Nanzhang Army's entanglement at all at this moment, and now he couldn't do it even if he wanted to retreat. He seemed to be trapped in the quagmire of the battlefield for a while.

puff!puff!puff!
Zhang Yong led the soldiers of the Aegis Battalion behind to arrive, but the archers didn't bring long swords, but pulled out Xuefeng swords one after another, massacring the chaotic Li army.

In terms of attainments in the military formation, Li Jun actually only learned the superficial aspects of Huaxia's military. Huaxia's understanding and application of military affairs has already been perfected.

After all, the Li army was made of flesh and blood. In front of the heavy armor of the Ming army, the inferior weapons in their hands seemed to be ineffective, and their lethality was greatly reduced.

Li Nong saw that his left rib was about to fall apart, so he immediately led his soldiers over to support him and said, "Hold on! Be sure to hold on!"

哞

A cry came from not far away, and a dozen elephant knights threw themselves into the battlefield.

Such a gigantic monster came under the command of the elephant knight, and once stepped on it heavily, no matter who it was, it would either die or be disabled, so the surrounding people were forced to choose to avoid it.

The archers of the Ming army kept shooting at the elephants, but the elephants were not only wearing battle armor, but also had rough skin and thick flesh, so they couldn't do much damage at all.

When Li Nong saw the elephant cavalry coming out, he immediately yelled arrogantly: "Haha... don't run if you have the guts! Go, trample all these Ming soldiers into meat!"

These war elephants have undergone long-term training. Under the control of the elephant cavalry, they are heading in the direction of the Iron Elephant Mountain. Their thick thighs trample the wounded on the ground and directly hate the northwest.

boom!
Just at this time, a group of musketeers came riding suddenly, each holding a three-eyed musket in their hands, and with the sizzling sound of the matchlock, lead bullets were immediately shot at the face of the elephant in front of them. department.

Moo!moo...

Facing the attack of this rare thermal weapon, the elephant's eyes were attacked, especially the eyeballs were directly blown out, and Dang even turned around and fled.

No matter how obedient the elephant is usually trained, when the elephant is hit hard, it will still show its animal side and choose to run away to avoid this unknown danger.

The Elephant Knight was also unavoidable. Arrows shot the Elephant Knight on the back of the elephant into a sieve, and he fell down with staring eyes.

This……

After seeing their most important elephant cavalry escape, the last reliance of the Li army disappeared immediately, causing the army to fall into even greater panic.

Li Nong cast a bitter glance at the fleeing elephant, and immediately drew out his waist knife and issued an order: "Follow me, general, and cut off their leaders under the horse!"

At this point in the matter, the only way to stand against the wind is to kill the leader of the Aegis Battalion. Otherwise, their army may only be slaughtered by the army.

"kill!"

Li Nong's personal guards were still intact, and immediately followed Li Nong to kill Zhang Yong.

"Come on!"

Before the guards led by Li Nong approached Zhang Yong, Tie Xiangshan had already led his troops towards Zhang Yong with a long sword in his hand, like the only wolf king in this battle formation.

In terms of beheading people and seizing heads, today's Iron Elephant Mountain can be said to be No. 1. It has already been covered with other people's blood, and it seems brave at this moment.

When Li Nong's personal guards saw Tie Xiangshan approaching, they couldn't help swallowing in fear.

Li Nong considered himself the number one brave general of the Li Dynasty. Although he was a head shorter than the opponent, he was confident in taking off the opponent's head, so he urged his horse to come forward: "You want to die!"

puff!
Following a flash of white light and a splash of blood, Li Nong's head suddenly rolled to the ground, his eyes stared in disbelief.

"died?"

"The coach is dead?"

"This...how is this possible?"

……

When they saw Li Nong being chopped off by Tie Xiangshan, the Li army officers present were stunned, but they never expected this result.

General Li, the strongest of the Li Dynasty, died under the knife of the Ming army, and it was not even a level battle at all.

"Li Nong is dead! Throw down your weapons quickly, and this general will spare your lives!" Tie Xiangshan raised Li Nong's head and shouted loudly to the chaotic Li army.

After learning of Li Nong's death, some soldiers of the Li Dynasty chose to surrender, while others chose to continue fighting.

It's just that there is no suspense in this battle. The Aegis Battalion in heavy armor has formed an invincible army, and they have no fear of this kind of Li army with backward equipment.

Although the Aegis Battalion will also suffer casualties, they have fully utilized their advantages in the entire battlefield and are mercilessly harvesting the lives of these Li soldiers.

King Lasentai was almost defeated by the Li army, and now facing this Li army that was maimed by the Ming army, he also vented his hatred through massacres.

The battle on the Annan West Front was very bloody. The Li army of more than 1 people seemed to have fallen thousands of people in the blink of an eye.

It's just that the killing didn't stop. King Lasentai was already jealous of killing, and took the initiative to lead his subordinates to frantically harvest the fleeing Li soldiers.

When a major battle broke out on the Western Front, war also ushered in the Northern Front.

Wang Yue led an army of [-] troops out of Zhennan Pass, both in number and strength were superior to the North Route Army led by Zheng Gonglu, and fierce battles also broke out between the two sides.

Zheng Gonglu was obviously more vigilant. When facing the [-] army led by Wang Yue, the famous general of the Li Dynasty did not take the initiative to attack, but chose to defend against danger.

The most taboo on the battlefield is the arrogant generals, and Zheng Gonglu is obviously a very mature and superior general, but he did not blindly confront the Ming army head-on.

In fact, he knew that with the current military strength of the Li Dynasty, it was simply impossible to compete with China, which had reached the peak of the world in military attainment, this time it was like hitting a stone with an egg.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, Zheng Gonglu learned from his escaped son Zheng Chun that all his family members were killed by Li Ting, and he couldn't help gnashing his teeth angrily: "Damn it! Li Sicheng, I will never live with you!"

After some weighing, Zheng Gonglu immediately led his troops to surrender, not for the sake of the illusory King of Beiyue, but to avenge his family.

Shenglong City, Baoguang Palace.

"How could this be?"

Li Sicheng was the first to learn that Li Tingyan's raid on the Hengshan pass had failed, and then after learning about the military situation on the western and northern fronts, he was in a state of panic.

At this moment, he finally realized that he had provoked a giant.

Their Li Dynasty may have become stronger in recent years, but the Ming Dynasty is still a giant. Back then, the Ming Army was able to send an army to easily invade Annan, and it is still easy now.

At this moment, Ruan Lie, the prime minister of the DPRK, and other important officials gathered here.

The high-spirited scene that day no longer exists, and now the important ministers seem to be in danger, but they know that the current Li Dynasty may not be able to recover, and is about to suffer the greatest catastrophe since the founding of the People's Republic.

There was no time to take care of the southern territory, but the western route was defeated, and Zheng Gonglu on the northern route surrendered to Ming Dynasty, so the entire Le Dynasty could be said to be in jeopardy.

Li Sicheng calmed down slowly, and finally asked Ji Yu's important ministers present: "My dear ministers, what should I do today?"

"Your Majesty, let's submit the confession!" Li Ming, Minister of Rites, hesitated for a while, and finally bit the bullet and suggested.

Now the gap in military strength between the two sides is too obvious. Only by taking the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty can they have a chance of gaining a chance.After all, the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be here for the territory, so they still have a chance to lower their stance in exchange for the "forgiveness" of the Ming Dynasty.

"I'm afraid it's too late! Don't say that the soldiers are coming to the city now, and now the plea is sent to the Ming court, the Ming court may no longer believe it!" Zuo Xiangguo Ruan Lie thought of the plan made by those smart people on their side, but lightly He shook his head lightly.

Li Sicheng knew that it was the best way to take the initiative to plead guilty to the Ming court, but he had just used the plea to confuse the Ming court, and sending the plea now might not have any effect.

What's more, the Ming army is about to take down the capital, and now the far fire can't stop the near fire.

"Your Majesty, why don't we leave the royal city first!" Zuo Xiangguo Ruan Lie hesitated for a while, and immediately proposed seriously.

Annan's biggest advantage is that there are many mountains and forests. If they can choose to escape into the mountains, it will be difficult for the Ming army to find them in a short time, but they have a chance to find new life.

Li Sicheng looked thoughtfully at the important ministers present, and said with a smirk: "If I escape from the royal capital, I'm afraid my country will be replaced by the Zheng family or the Ding family, right?"

The current enemy is not only the Ming Dynasty, but more importantly, the Zheng family, Ding family, and Ruan family that have been rooted in Annan for hundreds of years.

For example, if Zheng Gonglu got the support of the Ming Dynasty, he could establish a brand new North Vietnam kingdom in Shenglong City.If that time comes, in order to quickly consolidate the regime, the Zheng family will naturally not be able to give him another chance to make a comeback.

"Now there is only a fight to the death! The city is alive and the people are alive, but the people at the gate are dead!" Facing this situation, Ding Rui, the Prime Minister of the Right, who had been silent all this time, expressed his opinion as if death was at home.

It's just that You Xiangguo, who said these words, took the initiative to open the city gate when the Ming army came to the city.

No one thought that it was not the main force of the Aegis Battalion and Zhennanguan who were the first to kill the city of Shenglong, but the main force of Jiangnan, which was the least valued.

When Wang Shouren saw the city gate suddenly open, he was taken aback for a moment, then he personally led the leading troops into this royal city, and planted the flag of Ming Dynasty on the top of the city.

(End of this chapter)