At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 247

The old general of Champa, Shi Lisadovarman, with a red face, and a group of generals including Fan Lai, came to repay their merits.

After everyone saluted, Zhu Qiyu waved his hands and said, "There is no need to be too polite, Fan Lai, what is the result of the battle?"

Fan Lai bowed and said: "His Royal Highness, Prince Jing, our army has won a complete victory in this battle. We wiped out [-] elephant soldiers, [-] cavalry, and more than [-] infantry on the enemy side. There are also thousands of prisoners. There are countless weapons and equipment, and the results have not yet been fully counted."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Thank you for your hard work. Next, we will counterattack Annan!"

Fan Lai conveyed these words, and the generals in Champa began to whisper.

Before the arrival of the Ming army, they were almost desperate.

Now that all the land occupied by the Annan people has been taken back, it stands to reason that the goal has been achieved.

However, everyone is a general, and they have been bullied by the Annan people for so long, who can resist the temptation to attack the city...

After everyone discussed, it was Fan Lai who stepped forward and replied: "His Royal Highness, we are willing to follow the Heavenly Soldiers and continue to go north, but... we need to report to His Majesty Maha Pancha..."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, expressing his understanding. After all, he is the army of Zhancheng. For such a big matter, he needs to get the permission of the king of Champa.

"That's fine, you send fast horses to deliver the letter, the whole army rests for five days, and after five days, continue to go north!"

Fan Lai saluted and said: "Obey!"

The army was resting on the front line, but King Champa's order did not arrive, but the envoy of Annan Kingdom arrived.

I saw Chen Ying brought in two people, escorting a man in Annan's official uniform.

"Your Highness, the scouts have caught a spy who claims to be Annan's envoy and is here for negotiations."

Zhu Qiyu looked at this person, about forty years old, his hands were tied, but there was no panic expression on his face, but very calm, with a kind of arrogance of a civil servant.

"Annan's envoy, Ruan Qing, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Yun of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Are you here to negotiate?"

Ruan Qing looked at the guards around him, and said, "Using the words of your Han people, if the two countries are at war, they will not be beheaded to envoys. Could it be that the heavenly kingdoms treat envoys from other countries in this way?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly, and said: "You speak Chinese well, come here, let go!"

Chen Ying waved his hand and ordered someone to untie the rope, but he was worried about Zhu Qiyu's safety, so he stood by.

Ruan Qing rubbed his purple wrist, and said: "Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, once appointed Annan Kingdom as a country that will not be conquered, but now he is making great use of swords and soldiers. May I ask your Highness, what is the meaning of not following the ancestral system?"

This person is indeed very knowledgeable about Han culture, and he brought out Zhu Yuanzhang as soon as he came up, and used the ancestral system to talk about things.

Chen Ying hated such people the most. He raised his brows and said angrily, "What are you talking about? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"

"Believe, of course!"

On the contrary, Ruan Qing smiled contemptuously, and continued: "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Ming sent someone to raid the mansion of Sage Kong. It seems that Daming has already forgotten the word etiquette, and treats it to the next envoy. What else is there not to dare?"

"you……"

Chen Ying stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and raised his fist to punch him.

"Wait!"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let him talk."

Chen Ying had no choice but to let go of the person and step aside.

Ruan Qing bowed to Zhu Qiyu and said, "Thank you, His Royal Highness, King Yan!"

"You don't need to thank me hypocritically, and you don't need to say whether the ancestral system is not the ancestral system. Since the war has already started and you want to negotiate, it's better to get straight to the point. Just say what you want, and don't waste each other's time."

"Your Highness is a cheerful person. If that's the case, I won't make any detours!"

Ruan Qing took out a letter from his body and said: "This is the Annan Kingdom letter. My lord asks Ming to withdraw its troops immediately, because this is the dispute between the Annan Kingdom and the Champa Kingdom. If the Champa Kingdom wants peace talks, Daming can as a witness."

Zhu Qiyu opened the letter of credence, glanced at it, and then threw it aside.

"Now that the war has been fought, all the occupied land of the Champa Kingdom has been taken back. You still want to go back. I don't know where the confidence comes from?"

Ruan Qing snorted softly and said, "If Daming doesn't intervene, these lands will already belong to Annan."

Zhu Qiyu can be regarded as having learned the lesson. It turns out that when these civil servants quibble, they don't want to face at all.

No wonder the emperor brother treats the civil servant Qingliu with no affection at all.

"Zhancheng is also a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Now that the vassal state is in trouble, Daming naturally can't just sit idly by. Besides, my emperor has already issued a letter of credence to An Nanguo. Your king doesn't know what to do. That's why I sent troops to Ming Dynasty! "

Ruan Qing sneered and said: "It's nice to say, who doesn't know that Ming has been coveting my land in Annan for many years, why did the Duke of England confer the title of King of Jing'an County? Now, the crime is even attributed to His Majesty the king, haha , If you want to add a crime, why do you have no excuses?"

Even though Zhu Qiyu had a good temper, at this moment, he couldn't help wanting to beat someone up.

I'm talking to you well, but you're rambling here and there with a strange air of yin and yang. Do you really think that I, Zhu Qiyu, are easy to bully?

However, he is not good at doing it himself.

So, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Fan Lai.

Fan Lai is quick-witted, so he immediately understood, stepped forward and grabbed Ruan Qing, and said, "Come out, I'll talk to you!"

Ruan Qing was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, are you really going to lose your etiquette?"

Zhu Qiyu remained silent, and Chen Ying who was beside him sneered, "You are Annan's envoy, so naturally I, Ming Dynasty, will not embarrass you, but this is the Champa Kingdom, so it is difficult for us to intervene in how people treat you, isn't that the reason? "

Ruan Qing's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted: "Don't, don't...let me go, I'm an envoy, you can't do this..."

Fanlai couldn't help but dragged the person out, and after about a meal, he came back to report.

"Your Highness, that annoying guy has been thrown out of the camp!"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and asked, "King Zhancheng hasn't replied yet?"

Fan Lai said: "Based on the distance calculation, it is estimated that we will arrive tomorrow."

"Okay, let's pass on the order, and all the staff are on standby, ready to go at any time!"

"Yes!"

The next day, King Champa's letter did arrive.

However, after seeing the letter, Zhu Qiyu frowned.

The king of Champa expressed his deep gratitude to the Ming army in the letter, and then changed the subject, saying that after many days of expedition, the soldiers were already exhausted, and the supply of food and grass in the rear was also tight... In short, the meaning of the letter was that he did not intend to continue fighting .

Seeing this, Chen Ying couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, what is written in the letter?"

Zhu Qiyu remained silent, and handed the letter to Chen Ying. After Chen Ying read it, he patted the table angrily.

"What's the matter with you king, such a good opportunity, you want to withdraw?"

Fan Lai did not expect such a result, not only him, but also General Shili and others were very puzzled.

Zhancheng has been bullied by Annan for a long time. Now that his elder brother came to support him and avenge himself, he was about to stand up and beat Annan on the ground. In the end, he said... Withdraw the troops?
Are you kidding me?
Zhu Qiyu thought quickly in his mind, what is the meaning of King Zhancheng's letter...

Doesn't he know that if the Ming army leaves, one day, An Nanguo will make a comeback.

You send me away today, that's fine.

When Annan's soldiers and horses step into Champa again, it will depend on my mood if you ask me to send troops again!
Although everyone expressed their incomprehension, but for Shi Li, Fan Lai and others, since it is the king's order, they must be obeyed, there is no doubt about it.

General Shi Li had no choice but to say: "I am following orders, please understand, Your Highness."

Fan Lai translated this sentence, and Chen Ying said dissatisfiedly: "If you continue to go north, at most one month, you can go directly to Tsinghua and capture the royal family of Annan alive. Think about it, such an opportunity is rare, is it true? want to give up?"

Shi Li's face was full of regret, and he said: "The king's order must not be violated!"

Chen Ying said with a dark face, "Your king is also confused. The situation is good, but he wants to withdraw his troops. Could it be like Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, there are traitors in the court?"

Fan Lai's face was also very ugly, and he bit the bullet and translated this sentence.

General Shi Li didn't get angry, but said: "We don't know what happened, the most urgent thing is to go back to the capital and ask His Majesty the king personally."

Chen Ying said: "Shenji Battalion can still fight without you, leave the food and grass, and withdraw!"

Fan Lai said cautiously: "Your Majesty the King said that due to successive years of wars, there is a severe shortage of food in the country, so... the delivery of food has been stopped, and the current food supply is only enough for five days. It can last for more than ten days, please Your Highness and Duke Yasukuni to make plans early..."

Chen Ying said angrily: "It's fine if you don't give it to the army, but now it's good, the food and grass are also cut off, what is your king thinking?"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hands and said: "Calm down, the most urgent thing is to find out why King Zhancheng suddenly withdrew his troops and ran out of supplies. General Shili, please go and ask yourself."

General Shi Li replied: "That's right."

Zhu Qiyu said again: "Let's do this, Fan Lai will stay with the Left Sentinel Army, General Shi Li will lead the other four battalions to retreat first, and the Shenji Battalion will stay on hold for the time being, and we will make plans when we have definite news from the rear, whether to fight or withdraw. "

General Shi Li nodded and said: "I will meet His Majesty the King in person to clarify this matter. Your Highness, please wait for a few days!"

After everyone discussed, the main force of Champa began to retreat, leaving only the Left Sentinel guarding near the Shenji Camp.

The food transportation team no longer appeared, and the Shenji Battalion plus the Left Sentinel Army had roughly 3000 people, and the remaining food and grass could last for about ten days.

In other words, if there is no news within ten days, the Shenji Battalion can only retreat.

At night, Chen Ying came to Zhu Qiyu's tent.

"Your Highness, are you calling me?"

Zhu Qiyu waved at him and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"No, I can just stand..."

"Sit down and have a chat."

Chen Ying pulled a small bench and sat in front of Zhu Qiyu.

"Tell me, what does King Champa mean?"

Chen Ying thought for a while, then replied: "Could it be that... I'm worried that if I lose the battle, the remaining troops of the Champa Kingdom will also be wiped out?"

Zhu Qiyu said thoughtfully: "After landing from Saigon Port, the Shenji Battalion has been crushed all the way, unstoppable, the possibility of losing the battle is too small, what's more, he doesn't know that without the support of the Ming army, the Annan people can counterattack at any time ?"

Chen Ying scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, don't blame me. I, Chen Ying, am a rough person. I don't like to use my brain. I think it's the traitors of the Champa Kingdom. It's like when the Yue Prince was about to go straight to Huanglong, he was killed by Qin Hui and him." Emperor Gaozong issued twelve gold medals in a row to recall, I think there must be spies from the Annan people in the court of Champa..."

"Wait a minute!"

Zhu Qiyu seemed to think of something, and asked, "You just said... Yue Fei, Qin Hui?"

"I was just guessing too..."

"I seem to have thought of it!"

Zhu Qiyu's mind turned sharply, and he asked, "Why did Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty recall Yue Fei?"

"Of course it's because of that traitor Qin Hui!"

"However, no matter how powerful Qin Hui is, how can he manipulate the emperor even if his power is overwhelming?"

Chen Ying scratched his head again, that's right, even if he is under one person and above ten thousand, there is still one person on his head after all.

And this person is the emperor.

How did he manipulate the emperor...

"Your Highness, if you have anything to say, please speak clearly..."

Zhu Qiyu patted the table: "You are right, King Zhancheng is Song Gaozong!"

"what……"

"Song Gaozong recalled Yue Fei, of course there was Qin Hui's reasons, but more importantly, it was his own wishes."

"Why?"

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Because the Second Emperor Huiqin is still in the hands of the Jinren, if Yue Fei really goes straight to Huanglong to welcome the Second Emperor Huiqin back to the court, then is he still the emperor?"

Chen Ying reflected for a while, and finally understood.

"You mean, the old Champa king is now captive to Qinghua, if we capture Qinghua and rescue the old Champa king, then his throne will be lost..."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I mean!"

Chen Ying couldn't help laughing, and after a while, he said: "For the sake of the throne, you don't even want your own father?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "The desire for power will make people dizzy. When that day comes, not to mention King Zhancheng, even this king himself will not know whether he can control it."

Chen Ying asked again: "Then what should we do now, should we still fight?"

"Fight, of course we must fight!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "Even if we don't fight, there is still the King of Jing'an in the north. It is Daming's business to recover Jiaozhi. Whether Champa is involved or not, we must do it!"

After hearing this, Chen Ying showed a worried look and asked, "But how to solve the problem of food and grass?"

Zhu Qiyu asked back: "At the beginning, the emperor led [-] cavalry into the desert without any food and grass. How did you solve the supply problem?"

Chen Ying suddenly said: "Support war with war!"

Zhu Qiyu's face gradually became firm: "Yes, Zhancheng is unwilling to provide food and grass, so we will go to Annan to get it ourselves!"

Chen Ying stood up and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness, I understand now!"

Zhu Qiyu said again: "Go and tell Fan Lai that we will continue to go north tomorrow and let him lead people to evacuate. After all, he is an official of Champa, so don't make things difficult for him."

Chen Ying saluted and said, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)