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

Chapter 252
Thang Long was first named Zicheng, also known as Song Binh, and later called Hanoi. It is located in the delta area at the confluence of the Red River and the Dun River.

Even though the Annan Kingdom has moved to Thanh Hoa, the strategic position of Thang Long City is still very important.

Now, the Ming army has made a comeback, and a hundred thousand troops are approaching the city, with no end in sight.

In the first wave of confrontation between the two armies, Annan's army was completely defeated. They simply gave up their frontline positions and withdrew to Thang Long City.

Since the Ming Dynasty withdrew its troops in the early years of Xuande, the Annan people learned from the previous lessons and re-fortified the city wall, making Shenglong City even more impenetrable.

However, the Ming army was fighting in a foreign land, and the supply line was very long. It was very inconvenient to transport grain from Yunnan to Annan, and it was very inconvenient. Jin is not bad.

It may be that the Ming army also considered the issue of supplies, and did not rush to attack the city, but chose to camp [-] miles north of the city.

In Shenglong City, the food reserves are sufficient, and it will not be a problem to persist for a year or so. Therefore, the people in Annan did not panic at all when facing the pressure of the Ming army.

I won't fight with you, I will shrink back, if you have the ability, you can hit me!

However, what they didn't know was that the Thanh Hoa defenders also had the same idea.

The Ming army divided into two groups, surrounded Shenglong on the one hand, and attacked Qinghua on the other. Both cities were ready to defend to the death. As a result, a small army of hundreds of people suddenly rushed to the west gate.

The defenders thought that the Ming army had come to harass them, and were about to shoot arrows, but found that something was wrong.

The people below shouted that they were the emperor!
The guards at the top of the city are all dumbfounded, the Emperor Ming personally went to battle, what's going on?
But, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like...

Finally, someone who understood clearly saw that this was the Ming army. It was clearly Annan Emperor Li Sicheng, with Prince Li Bin, a large group of civil servants and generals, and hundreds of guards.

The Thang Long garrison was immediately flattered, His Majesty the Emperor himself brought people to support?
They hurriedly opened the city gate and let the emperor and his party enter the city. Only then did they realize that Qinghua City...was broken!
Seeing that there is nothing wrong here, Li Sicheng and his son are relieved.

Thang Long City used to be the capital of An Nan Kingdom for a long time. Although the capital has been moved to Thanh Hoa, the palace here still remains.

Its status is similar to Nanjing, the accompanying capital of Ming Dynasty. In Annan, Shenglong is also called the Eastern Capital.

After entering the city, Li Sicheng hurriedly counted the civil servants and military generals who escaped with him, and temporarily assembled a team.

Although the number of people is a little less, at least it looks like that.

The next step is to hold a combat meeting to discuss how to deal with the attack of the Ming army.

After experiencing the Battle of Qinghua City, Li Sicheng had developed a deep fear of the firearms of the Ming army.

With only 2000 people, one of the strongest capitals was breached overnight.

There are 10 people here, but there has been no attack for a long time. What does it mean?
Explain that their firearms, especially ammunition, are not unlimited!

Otherwise, they would have attacked long ago, so what are you waiting for?
If this is the case, there is still a battle to be fought!

After discussing with the monarchs and ministers, Li Sicheng ordered Prince Li Bin to lead the whole army and prepare for a defensive battle.

Three days later, the Ming army outside the city still did not attack, but an army came from the west.

Standing at the top of the city, Li Bin was shocked when he found that the team came from the direction of Qinghua City.

Could it be the Ming army that attacked Qinghua back then...

When the news reached the palace, Li Sicheng was eating, so he was so frightened that he threw away the bowl.

It's over, it's over, where are you going this time?
The huge Annan Kingdom has no place for itself...

Zheng Fu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, the only option now is to fight to the death!"

Li Sicheng's face turned blue and pale, and after a while, he said: "Can... can you hold it?"

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it. The city is there and the people are there, and the city is broken and the people are dead!"

"But, but..."

"Your Majesty, the Ming army has already arrived, why are you still hesitating?"

"or……"

Li Sicheng struggled for a long time, finally made up his mind, and said weakly: "How about... let's surrender..."

"Your Majesty, you are so confused! If the city is destroyed, all the ministers may still survive, but you will not have any chance of surviving!"

At this time, Zheng Fu already hated iron for being weak!

If the city is destroyed, those of us who are courtiers, as long as we have a better attitude of surrender, we can basically keep our jobs, and we may even be promoted.

After all, people are newcomers, and they need someone to manage them, right?
However, you, the emperor, are different. No matter what, the Li clan is bound to die.

The country made of iron, the emperor of flowing water.

Li Sicheng had just fainted from anxiety, but after hearing Zheng Fu's reminder, he finally came to his senses.

"What the Qing family said is very true. Now we should stick to it and fight to the death with the Northern Dynasty!"

Zheng Fu saluted and said: "The 20 soldiers and civilians in Shenglong City are all thanks to His Majesty!"

Li Sicheng didn't eat at the moment, put on his golden armor, and led his ministers to the gate of the city.

"Father, you are here!"

Li Bin's face beamed with joy, what the soldiers lack most now is morale, and what could boost morale more than His Majesty's presence in person!
"Emperor, don't panic, where is the enemy army now?"

"Father, please see!"

Li Bin pointed to the city and said, "The main force of the 2000 Ming army in the north is still standing still. Instead, it is the Ming army coming from the direction of Qinghua City. It seems that the number is about [-], but they don't carry artillery!"

Hearing this, Li Sicheng's eyes lit up.

Sure enough, when the Ming army attacked Qinghua City, they had exhausted their ammunition!
Without artillery, I'm still scared!

The strength of the Thang Long City Wall is not as strong as that of Thanh Hoa City. Without the kind of destructive artillery, it is a dream to break the city with only flesh and blood!

"My son, don't panic, the Ming army may want to lure our army out of the city, just ignore them!"

"Father is wise!"

At this time, Zheng Fu, Minister of the Ministry of War, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister feels that...the situation seems not quite right..."

Li Sicheng asked: "What's the best opinion of the Qing family?"

"Your Majesty, please see that if it is an enemy army, they should camp outside the coverage of our artillery and then look for opportunities to attack, but they are still advancing..."

The Annan people also had artillery, which were erected on the top of the city gate.

Moreover, Annan's firearms manufacturing level has not been weak, and even sometimes, he was in a leading position.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, after Emperor Taizong conquered Annan, he deliberately brought Li Shulin and his son, who were good at making firearms, back to the capital to be responsible for the improvement of firearms.

It's just that the new artillery brought by the Ming army this time is too terrifying. In comparison, the Annan people's artillery shells are still solid big iron lumps, which looks very spicy.

(End of this chapter)