Chapter Seventy-Six: Annan vs Champong

From the 26th year of orthodoxy, starting in the spring of the second year of Annan Guangshun, Li Sicheng adhered to the principle of quick battle and quick victory, spent three months, fought three major battles in a row, and the troops drove straight into the city of Zhancheng

The king of Champa was full of tea and worried.

Because the Cham army was still the elephant army of the Great Wall, it was of no use at all, and was broken by the Annamite people with firearms.

There is no way to do it.

Of course, Annan defeated Champa so easily.

The reasons are varied, but they cannot be attributed to the newly enthroned Cham king, Panluo Cha Quan.

The first is the state system.

In terms of the national system, Annan has two capitals and four provinces, and there are prefectures, counties and prefectures below. Although some special aspects of Annam have been added, on the whole, Annam can be regarded as a small Ming Dynasty.

That's right, Annan almost completely copied the Ming system in terms of meaning and form, to the administrative structure.

There are even some similarities from the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven.

Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty emphasized the expulsion of the Tartars, so the Ming Dynasty won the righteousness of the world, needless to say, and then the Li Dynasty's imitation of the Ming Dynasty could almost replace the Tartars with Beikou.

Everyone has a delusion.

They all thought that the system of the Ming and Qing dynasties was backward, decadent, and limited the strength of the state.

This is not necessarily wrong.

But that was for the domestic productivity of the Ming Dynasty.

But for Annan, it is precisely with the system of the Ming Dynasty and the set of theoretical ideas of Confucianism that a country's team can be built.

It is precisely because they have spent decades consuming this set that they will become unprecedentedly powerful, and the manpower and material resources used will exceed the previous ones.

In contrast, what kind of country is Champa?

Champa is a Hindu state, as the name of the king suggests, and the so-called Champa is not so much a state as an alliance of several great nobles.

At the same time, the king is the biggest nobleman.

The king of Champa Panluo Cha did not work hard at all, but in three major battles, and on one occasion the troops of both sides participated in more than 100,000 troops.

Even if it is placed in the Ming Dynasty, such a war cannot be said to be small.

But after the first battle, after the defeat, the major nobles have retained their strength. did not dare to fight with Annan, and fled south one after another, so Panluo Chaquan could no longer control other big nobles except for his own subordinates.

Originally, the war between Champa and Annam evolved into a war between Panluo Chaquan, the king of Champang, and Annam.

There are even some big nobles who are ready to communicate with Annan.

Although Li Sicheng is young, he is very sophisticated, and at this time, he naturally doesn't know how many benefits have been promised. As long as they surrendered, let them become vassals of Annam, and they would be treated exactly the same as in Champa, if not better.

According to what Li Sicheng said, Annan had no benefit at all in capturing the city this time, because all the benefits were given to the Cham nobles.

Of course, it's not without interest.

The greatest benefit is to make it impossible for the city to have the power to go north.

If we take it to the extreme, the war between Annam and Champa can even be said to be a collision between the Confucian civilization circle and the Hindu civilization circle.

In the end, the outcome is self-evident.

If India can fight, it will not be conquered repeatedly.

Secondly, the national strength of Annam is not what it used to be.

Before Yongle, it was the last peak period of Champa, and at that time, there were many exchanges between Champa and the Chen Dynasty of Annam, and the rookies on both sides pecked each other happily.

However, the Ming Dynasty went south to destroy Annan, and it has been more than 20 years since the evacuation.

The anti-Ming army, headed by Le Li, was greatly tempered.

No matter how much emphasis is placed on the reason for the guest officer, the fact that the Annan army did not collapse under the suppression of the Ming army has already shown the ability of the Annan army.

This ability also keeps combat effectiveness in a way that the Cham people of decades ago could not understand.

In the past few decades, most of the people of Annam have been recuperating.

After all, the destructive power of the war is a little too great, and Annan has fought for decades, so if he can't take a good rest and recuperate, how should the national strength and the people's strength be restored.

Although there were also wars with Champa. But Annan did not use all his strength. Now, under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, Annan naturally did not spare his hand.

As a result, it was inevitable that the army would be defeated like a mountain, and it would be inevitable that it would lose almost the entire northern territory of the city in three months.

At this time, more than 10,000 Ming troops came from the sea to reinforce them, which naturally made the people of Zhancheng overjoyed.

almost poured out of the city to greet Dong Xing.

Dong Xing saw countless elephants out of the long column, and he didn't know how many people in the city were welcomed, and there were hundreds of thousands of people. Led by Panluo Chaquan, they are all covered with gold and silver jewelry, which looks jewelry.

Dong Xing even heard the guards behind him scolding secretly: "It's really rich." ”

It's just that Dong Xing had just entered the city and had not said a few words when he heard someone shouting something, and then the city panicked.

Dong Xing immediately grabbed the interpreter beside him and said, "What did they say? ”

The interpreter said: "Mt. Makuno is lost. ”

Dong Xing of Munu Mountain didn't know what it was yet, but he soon knew.

Champa is the city of Hue in later generations.

Hue City is the narrowest part of the waist of later Vietnam, at the bottom of a narrow plain, behind which is a mountain range that leads to the sea, and to the northwest there is a mountain that acts as a barrier to the city, that is, Makunu Mountain.

And the bad news isn't just one.

Almost second, another news came, that is, the Shaqi Haikou was also attacked by the Annan army in light boats. This place is the port of Champ.

The Ming navy rushed to meet the battle, and after losing several ships, they could only go to sea to take refuge.

As a result, the northern part of the city and the connection with the sea were cut off by the Annam army.

Of course, Champa has not been severed from the south.

However, the entire Champa can be divided into five parts, with Champa as the center, this area is the territory of the Champa royal family, and the southern territory is ruled by other great nobles.

It can even be said that all the strength of Panluo Cha, the king of Champong, is already in Champa.

And in the city of Zhancheng, the most capable of fighting is that Dong Xing brought more than 10,000 Guangdong Ming troops.

Even the king of Zhancheng ran to Dong Xing and said that he was willing to sacrifice his soil. Dedicate the entire Zhancheng country to the Ming Dynasty, just to be able to move to Beijing to live, not to Beijing, Guangzhou can also be.

It was also a very good deal for the Champa royal family.

First of all, in the East Asian cultural circles of this era, it is believed that the center of the world is in China rather than other countries, just as many small places in later generations would rather smash pots and sell iron than have a house in a big city.

Even if the Champa royal family did not have the territory of Champong, they still had a lot of floating wealth, which was enough for them to live a rich life. And if there is a contribution to the country, the Ming court will also be rewarded.

But if you stay, you know the cruelty of politics deeply. If you don't have the strength, even with the help of the Ming army, you can win this battle.

The family background of the Champa King has been smashed in this series of wars, do you really think that the big nobles below will honestly surrender?

Things have come to this point, and the Panluo family is very clear.

The position of King of Champa cannot be kept.

It's nothing more than for Annan, or for other nobles. When the time comes, they will have not only a crown, but also the lives of the Panluo family.

But if you dedicate this Champa king to the Ming Dynasty, you can get more. It is also the most cost-effective initiative.

Since this country will not be mine in the future, why not take this opportunity to sell it for a good price.

It's just that can you imagine Dong Xing's mood?

It's not that he doesn't understand the mind of the king of Champa, but the war is imminent, and even the king of Champa has thought of a way back, so where does the heart of the city come from.

In this way, how can the city of Cham be defended?

Because there is a mountain to the south of the city, although the mountain is not high, it is also a difficult problem, and it is not too easy to escape.

Dong Xing even had a premonition in his heart, and said secretly: "I myself will not be the first chief military officer to die since the war with Annan." ”

As soon as Dong Xing thought of this, his heart suddenly froze, and he said secretly: "You must not do this, even if it is not for the purpose of occupying the city, for the sake of my Dong someone's net worth, I must fight to the end." ”

Dong Xing was bent on survival, but he never thought about surrendering.