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Chapter 478 Benevolence and Righteousness
Fighting has never been easier.

When Chen Muqi's army began to clean up the battlefield, the battle between Pan Gongji and the Northern Dynasty army was not over yet. The Northern Dynasty soldiers were indeed able to fight more than the Southern Dynasty soldiers. fight.

It wasn't until the Southern Dynasty generals in the city saw that Ruan Juan had been killed and retreated, and sent a large army to encircle and suppress him, they defeated him in the west of Nghe An City.

When Pan Gongji personally brought people to express his thanks to Chen Mu, Chen Mu's banner army had already escorted a large amount of luggage and war profit to Beishan Xiaogu Road, ready to go back home.

Pan Gongji was about forty years old. He was already a veteran among the obviously younger generals of the Northern Dynasty. Whatever you do, you're short.

Maybe it was because they both rode on horses when they first met. Chen Mu was indeed a head taller, but after getting off the horse and walking through the valley, the two of them were about the same height.

"Thank you for the Heavenly Army's help in rescuing the siege, otherwise Ruan Bandit will definitely succeed."

Pan Gongji always lagged a little behind when walking side by side with Chen Mu, looking left and right at the banner troops who were on guard after participating in the battle, maybe he didn't mean to inquire about the military situation.

Passing by Chen Mu's big banner standing in the valley, the Chen's Banner Army was putting away the banner. Pan Gongji read out the inscription on the banner and said: "The heaven has no boundaries. When our court is exhausted, the ministers of foreign courts are willing to supply the general with two silver coins." One hundred catties and three hundred bolts of silk, as a token of gratitude to the general for his courage."

"There are very few properties, so I hope you don't blame the general. This is already half a year's tribute from Hue and Guangnan."

Chen Mu was surprised when he heard the words. Although he didn't show it on the surface, he knew that Annan was poor. In the past, the imperial court accepted Annan and kicked him out of the territory. There were only two reasons. tax, but Chen Mu did not expect to be so poor.

Hue and Guangnan are in the south of Nghe An. The area is narrow and long, and it is a poor place in Annan.The political system here is somewhat similar to the Japanese shogunate. The local leaders pay part of the tribute to the imperial court every year and enjoy all the local rights.

Co-authored Hue and Guangnan, the yearly tribute is only [-] catties of silver and [-] horses of silk?
According to Pan Gongji, silver seems to be quite a lot, but in fact it is only 400 taels a year, which is really poor.

"Hi! It's okay, General Pan doesn't have to worry about it." Maybe Pan Gongji was just saying something nice, but Chen Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Two hundred catties is not a lot, Chen will accept it with satisfaction."

"By the way, cloth and silk can be replaced with food and grass. Our army has a lot of troops and horses, and food and grass are not enough. At this time, we are about to go north to break the siege of Qinghua."

Pan Gongji was obviously taken aback, he didn't expect Chen Muzhen to want it——fuck, you are not a heavenly man, why do you have the nerve to ask for this bit of mosquito meat?

He was caught off guard by Chen Mu's unceremonious manner, but the words splashed out, he clasped his fists and said: "Please wait for half a day, general, I will send the silver and food to the general when I return to Nghe An. "

In fact, Chen Mu is not short of food and grass at all. He is not Liu Xian and Yu Dayou. Those two are ruthless characters who can easily use tens of thousands of troops to as many as one hundred thousand. He is far behind others.

The Nanyang military government only mobilized a total of 4000 troops, and his headquarters only had [-] people. The food in the Qiongzhou mansion was enough for them to feed them for two years.

He simply felt that there was no need to save money for the Southern Dynasties. What's the use of saving money and food for them, let them recruit soldiers to train, and then go to war?

"Then I would like to thank General Pan. Alas, when I landed in Nhean this time, I saw that the land was desolate and the people were devastated. Annan suffered such disasters, but the Celestial Dynasty didn't know about it. Seeing the scene of war and chaos, Chen felt very sad."

In fact, Pan Gongji and the officials and people of the Northern and Southern Dynasties all called the Ming Dynasty the Wu Dynasty in private, and Zhu Yuanzhang said that King Wu ruled the region. When the news spread to Annan, everyone admired it.

Even if it was later named Ming, they were used to it and were unwilling to change it. Later, Ming and Annan fought together, experienced rule and rebellion, and Wu became a Wu thief. Li Li established.

There was a deep hatred between the two sides.

But obviously, at this moment, the Ming army was on Pan Gongji's side. Of course, he would not unintentionally bring up this past event, and respected him both in words and actions.

"Break the siege of Qinghua? I admire the general benevolence, but at this moment our troops have suffered a lot of casualties, and we will not rest to recuperate before raising the conquest..." Pan Gongji was in a dilemma, looked around and asked Chen Mu: "The heavenly army defeated the enemy in this battle Army, don’t know the number of casualties?”

Chen Mu was well aware of the huge casualties of Pan Gongji's troops. He faced Ruan Juan in the front and was attacked by the enemy. At least half of the two army formations suffered casualties. no.

Moreover, he guessed that the other generals in Nhe'an City were not of one mind with Pan Gongji, otherwise they would have led their troops out of the Fucheng as early as when he was attacked in the back, so how could Pan Gongji's tribe have been allowed to end like this.

"Our troops have less than [-] casualties, and we still have the strength to fight again." Chen Mu told the truth, he said to Pan Gongji: "If General Pan sent [-] elite troops out of Nhean, crossed Yanzhou and went straight to Thanh Hoa, and General Chen followed suit, Then the siege of Qinghua can be solved."

"Chen is not fighting alone. My Ming Dynasty has two other generals with [-] soldiers. They entered the hinterland of the Northern Dynasty from Zhennanguan and Yunnan. They are about to destroy the Mo family in Shenglong. The general is loyal to the court. Chen admires him very much. He is so loyal to the emperor. The person, Chen must report to His Majesty."

"The general's achievements today can be bestowed on the town of Nhe'an, such as the restoration of Tsinghua. Chen is also willing to recommend the general to His Majesty to guard Nhean, Yanzhou, and Thanh Hoa for generations."

Pan Gongji opened his mouth, his palms clasped in front of him were covered with sweat. He was still immersed in the results of the battle that Chen Mu said had less than a hundred casualties. Immediately afterwards, he heard that two other Ming troops had entered the hinterland of the Mo family. His expression changed and changed.

As for the towns of Nhe'an, Yanzhou, and Thanh Hoa, they are no longer tempting him.

His heart trembled violently. When his country was in trouble, it was divided everywhere, and the internal troubles could not be solved. If the Ming army invaded and invaded the land, it was like Chen Mu's army's fighting power. Who in the country could stop it?
Pan Gongji was a little worried that Chen Mu would turn his back on him suddenly, so he asked carefully, "The Heavenly Army has come to mobilize a large army to enter Momo, so I hope the general will tell you the truth, what is the matter?"

Seeing him take a step back, seeing his prudence and worry, Chen Mu said solemnly: "General, don't worry, this crossing is just a trivial matter. Chen needs to use the river and the water transport on both sides of the river to clear the goods to Yunnan. Whether it succeeds or not Both."

"However, Mrs. Mo killed my emissary, so that Chen could carefully investigate the land of Annan. Seeing that your country is at the time of raising troops, so you have the intention of seeking benevolence and righteousness."

Chen Mu raised his palm and said, "Chen can swear to God, Daming only wants to attack the Mo family this time, and help Annan Kingdom to regain peace, and has absolutely no intention of encroaching on Annan."

"After the troubled times are over, His Majesty will re-canonize Annan as the King of Li, and grant loyal generals from all over the country to guard for generations, and each will not attack each other. .”

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)