In Beihai, Guangzhou, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren got off the warship and boarded the newly built military port wharf.

The 90,000 new troops led by the British Gong Zhang Mao and Po Hou Yang Yun also arrived in Beihai one after another in the past few days.

"Zhang Gong, Yang Hou~"

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren soon found Zhang Mao and Yang Yun, this way south, Liu Jin had a feeling of traveling in the mountains and rivers, but Liu Jin did not dare to forget his mission to the south this time, to the Beihai in Guangzhou, and then there was no heart to play in the mountains and rivers, it was time to discuss how to take Annan as soon as possible, and then sweep the countries of the South Seas.

"Stinky boy, you came just in time, I and Po Hou are discussing how to attack Annan, you will come here together to discuss and discuss."

Zhang Mao saw Liu Jin and Wang Shouren coming over, and his frowning brows quickly relaxed.

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren took a closer look, and it was a map of Annan, which marked the main cities and defenses on the Annan side in great detail, and it was obvious that the intelligence agencies of the Ming Dynasty had obtained a lot of information in advance.

"Stinky boy, how do you think this battle should be fought?"

Looking at the map, Zhang Mao was in high spirits, his ancestor Zhang Fu relied on the attack on Annan and made military achievements, so he was named the Duke of England by Emperor Yongle.

Now that Emperor Hongzhi sent him to preside over the attack on Annam, he was also very excited, and the iron rice bowl of the British Duke was obtained by fighting Annam.

"It's very simple, attack the core of Annam directly from the sea, the Red River Delta, and kill all the way to their Tokyo."

Liu Jin looked at the map, thought about it and said directly.

It was not difficult to fight Annan at all, especially when there were a large number of ships and warships, and it was directly around the 100,000 mountains that they had heavily defended and went straight to their hearts.

"Well, Yang Hou and I also mean the same, the number of ships mobilized here in the North Sea is also more than 500, and it is enough to send 100,000 troops to the Red River Delta in several batches."

"In addition, there are 5,000 Japanese warriors and 5,000 Korean warriors who have also arrived in Beihai, and our total number has reached 110,000, even if there is no way for the navy to land and fight, it should be enough."

Zhang Mao nodded and said, this attack on Annan is completely different from the previous attack on Annan, not mainly by land, but by sea, directly into the heart of Annan.

"Do you think Annan's side already knows the news that our Daming is going to attack?"

Wang Shouren, who had never spoken, thought about it and said.

"Surely you know, it's very close to Annam, and it doesn't take us a day to get to here in the Red River Delta by boat."

"Guangxi and Annam have close contacts, there are a large number of Annam people here in Guangxi, and there are also their fishing boats here in the Beibu Gulf, so it is inevitable to know the news."

Zhang Mao thought about it and said very affirmatively.

"Then if you imagine it, if you are the king of Annam, what will you do when you know that Da Ming will attack you?"

Wang Shouren nodded, thought about it and said.

"It's a sure thing to win Annan, but we should still think more about how to minimize our losses as much as possible and get the biggest victory at the minimum cost."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and Zhang Mao couldn't help but be impressed by Wang Shouren, this young man is very cautious, careful, and extremely smart, and he is a great talent.

Wang Shouren had a very bright performance when attacking the Japanese state, leveling the grassland people, and destroying the Jurchen tribes, although he was a civil official, he was not inferior to those famous generals in history.

You can't go wrong to listen to him.

Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked.

No matter how cautious you are, not to mention that the lion fights the rabbit with all her strength, although Annan is a small country, the Ming soldiers are strong and strong, and they should still be cautious.

…….

In the forbidden imperial city of Tokyo, Annam, Li Hui, the fifth king of the Later Li Dynasty of Annam, was holding a court meeting with a sad face to discuss the matter of dealing with the attack of the Ming army.

During his reign, Li Hui was a relatively accomplished monarch, who advised agriculture and mulberry during his reign, built water conservancy, paid attention to governing the country by virtue, took loyalty and filial piety as the key link, and advocated gentleness and frugality.

Of course, the most famous monarch in the Later Li Dynasty is still his father, Li Shengzong Li Sicheng, this Li Sicheng is quite powerful, and the establishment of the Later Li Dynasty was actually after the Ming Dynasty gave up control of Annan.

In 1418, the founder of the Later Lê Dynasty, Li Li, raised the banner of anti-Ming in the Blue Mountains of Annam, proclaimed himself the 'King of Pingding', first occupied the central region of Annam, and then marched east to occupy the core of Annam, Dongjun.

In the second year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, Li Li of the Ming Dynasty was officially expelled from Annam, and the Ming Dynasty gave up the right to rule Annam.

Li Li supported the puppet monarch Chen Song as king, and a few years later, after gradually controlling Annam, he poisoned this Chen Song to death and established the Hou Li Dynasty himself.

Although he overthrew the rule of the Ming Dynasty on the Annan side, the establishment of the Houli Dynasty still followed the system of the Ming Dynasty.

Respect for Confucianism, promote Confucianism, and formulate laws with reference to the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty, etc., and even the design of Kyoto was built with reference to the design of the capital city of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Li Li was suspicious by nature, and after the regime was stabilized, he learned from Comrade Lao Zhu and killed heroes on a large scale, so that the situation in the court was turbulent.

As soon as Li Li died, his son Li Yuanlong was only ten years old when he succeeded to the throne, and this power fell into the hands of the auxiliary minister.

As soon as he died, Le Yuanlong's son Le Bang Ji was only two years old when he succeeded to the throne, and this power fell into the hands of the Empress Dowager Nguyen Thi Anh.

When Li Bangji grew up and wanted to be in power, there was a rebellion of the king of Liangshan in Annan, and the king of Liangshan was also a member of the Li family.

It's just that although he successfully entered Kyoto and seized the throne, he reigned for only 243 days, and he was overthrown by the ministers of the Later Li Dynasty, Ruan Chi and Ding Lie.

These two supported Li Yuanlong's fourth son, Li Sicheng, as emperor.

It can be imagined that in such an environment, this Li Sicheng's situation can be imagined, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, this power was in the hands of two powerful ministers who supported him, and the court situation was very turbulent, with internal and external troubles.

But in such an environment, this Li Sicheng not only gradually grasped the power, but also began to stabilize the rule of the entire Later Li Dynasty, respecting Confucianism and Taoism, opening imperial examinations, banning Buddhism and Taoism, and constantly crusading against Zhancheng, Ailao, Cambodia and so on.

This laid a solid foundation for the current king of the Houli Dynasty, Li Hui, and had a little capital for him to provoke the Ming Dynasty.

Since his accession to the throne in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, this Li Hui has repeatedly written to the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the Ming Dynasty can grant Annam the same status as Joseon as a vassal state, and give it the 'crown' that represents the status of the prince.

Of course, not only this Lihui, but also the previous kings of Annam, on the one hand, overthrew the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Annam and obtained the throne, and on the other hand, they hoped to be recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

This is a very paradoxical phenomenon.

The main reason for this is because Annan is very influenced by the Ming Dynasty, not only a large number of Ming people settled in Annan, but also the Ming people have a very high status on the Annan side, basically controlling all aspects of Annan.

In addition, Annan was influenced by the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, respecting Confucianism and Taoism, believing in Buddhism and Taoism, and even the writing was written in Chinese characters.

Therefore, if the Later Li Dynasty can be recognized by the Ming Dynasty, it will be extremely helpful for their rule in Annam.

However, the Ming Dynasty never agreed, but accused its envoys of "not knowing the king of the other country, his name is the king, and he is actually a minister, and the system of the imperial court, its name is inherently ......", and each time he categorically refused.

This made Li Hui also feel very annoyed, coupled with the stable rule of Annan and the foundation laid down by his father, last year the Ming Dynasty issued the content of the Ming vassal treaty, which made him very unhappy.

Because although he wanted to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, he did not dare to sign this agreement, because there were too many, too many Han people in Annan, and they were all very influential.

Once he signed this agreement of the Ming vassal state, he was worried that the rule of the Houli Dynasty might not need the Ming Dynasty to send troops at that time, but only the next will of the Great Ming Dynasty, and his rule would be overthrown.

Therefore, he also ordered the soldiers to invade Longzhou, Guangxi, constantly provoked the Ming Dynasty, and deepened the enmity between Annan and the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty would inevitably hold a grudge against Annan.

It's just that he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would send a large army to conquer Annan so quickly, and at this time he had received the news that the Ming court sent 100,000 troops to conquer Annan, and this time it seems that it is not just a lesson to Annan, it is very likely that Annan will be re-incorporated under the rule of the Ming Dynasty and re-set up the Jiaozhi Political Envoy.

What does this mean?

Li Hui knew too well that this meant that the rule of their Later Li Dynasty was over.

The reason why they dared to provoke the Ming Dynasty was mainly because they had provoked the Ming Dynasty in the past, and the Ming Dynasty would not have any big expression, not to mention that Li Li, the founder of their Later Li Dynasty, was the Later Li Dynasty established by driving away the Ming talents.

From this point of view, the successive monarchs of the Later Li Dynasty actually lacked reverence for the Ming Dynasty.

Because they have always felt that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if the Ming Dynasty is big and strong, it is impossible to say how it will be to Annan, even if they repeatedly provoke the Ming Dynasty, the Ming side rarely says anything.