By dawn, the vanguard of the Ming army had occupied the whole city of many states, and the follow-up brigade of the Ming army had also crossed the river in a steady stream, and Huang Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief and thought that it was done.

Suddenly, the drums and horns outside the city sounded, the dust covered the sky, the army of Annan army and horses were killed, led by the elephant array composed of hundreds of elephants, most of the soldiers of the Ming army had never seen the war elephants, they saw that the arrows could not be pierced, the guns could not penetrate, the body was huge, like a hill, stepped on the left and right, the person was invincible, all panicked, scattered and fled.

Huang Zhong couldn't stop drinking, seeing that Duobang City was lost and regained, he stomped his feet in a hurry.

At this time, Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng led a large group of men and horses across the river into the city, and seeing that the Ming army was losing and retreating, Zhang Fu said to Mu Sheng: "Mu Hou, when the King of Qianning pacified Yunnan, how did he deal with the elephant formation of the Yuan army?" ”

Mu Sheng thought for a while and said, "Without him, only lions and firearms ears." It was a lion that was a natural enemy of an elephant, and he would be shocked when he saw it, and the elephant array would be broken. ”

Zhang Fu said: "Firearms are easy to do, so where did the lion come from?" ”

Mu Sheng said: "This expedition, I know that the Annan soldiers will use the elephant array, so I took some lion portraits from the old collection in Fuzhong, which can be covered on the horse's head, so that the war horse will not be frightened, and the second can scare away the elephant array." ”

After that, Mu Sheng ordered to go down, ordered his cavalry to be covered with lion portraits, and rushed to the elephant formation of the Annan army on the opposite side.

Zhang Fu also had people take fire guns and tiger squat cannons to ambush in the streets and alleys and shoot at the Annan army.

The elephants of the Annan army saw the Ming army's horse team with a lion portrait rushing towards them, they were frightened and trembled, looked up to the sky and roared, surrounded by guns and cannons, sparks were shooting everywhere, the elephants were frightened, and were injured by the arrows, so they fell back to rush, the elephant array was in chaos, they trampled on each other, and those who were killed by the Ming army were invincible.

Li Cheng sat on top of a white elephant, commanded the battle, and seeing that the situation was not good, he hurriedly climbed down from the war elephant, changed his horse, and fled back to Huilong City in embarrassment.

The Ming army took advantage of the victory to pursue, drove straight in, chased to the foot of the umbrella round mountain, and joined Zhu Rong.

After Zhu Rong broke the enemy army in Jialin, he went north along the river, set fire to the wooden fence around the Yuanjiang River all the way, the fire was soaring to the sky, the smoke went straight up, and it could be seen for several miles, the soldiers and civilians of Annam knew that the camp was not defended, and the whole army was scattered.

After the two armies converged, Zhang Fu ordered the whole army to rest for a while, and then went straight to Shenglong City.

Li Cheng fled back to the palace in embarrassment, and when he saw Li Ji Yak and Li Hancang, he cried and said with a sad face: "Father, Your Majesty, Duobang City was captured by the Ming army, and the camps along the river were all burned. ”

Li Ji Yak was shocked when he heard the report, and said: "How can our army's two million people collapse overnight?" ”

Li Cheng hated and said: "Father, the son thought that there must be a traitor, and revealed the truth of our army to the Ming army, otherwise our army was well defended, how could the Ming army dare to attack?" I think that Kong Zhi is a Ming man, and our army's defense is also using his strategy, and he must have leaked the news. ”

When Li Hancang heard this, he was furious and said, "Quickly bring that empty wisdom." ”

Zhang Shixing has been an advisor to the Li father and son during this time, so he lives in the Outer Dynasty Guangming Palace. After hearing the order, the commander of the forbidden army hurriedly went to arrest Zhang Shixing, and after a while, he hurriedly ran back and said in a panic: "Tell Your Majesty, that Master Kongzhi is gone." ”

Li Hancang said angrily: "Didn't I let you take care of this person, the palace is tightly guarded, how can I let him escape?" ”

The commander of the forbidden army didn't know what to do, so he could only kneel and beg for mercy.

Li Jiyak waved his hand, ordered him to get up, and said, "You quickly mobilize people and horses, I and Your Majesty will go out of the palace to fight the enemy." ”

The commander of the forbidden army hurriedly retreated and prepared to go.

Li Jiyak said to Li Hancang and Li Cheng: "We can't take care of this empty wisdom now, we have to abandon Shenglong City and go to the sea to avoid it for a while." Do you think that the Yuan army attacked Annam three times and broke through Shenglong twice, and in the end, didn't you also retreat with hatred? As long as we can hold out at sea for a year, the Ming army will run out of food and grass, and the miasma will be prevalent, and we will inevitably retreat. ”

Li Cheng said: "Father is right. Erchen has prepared a large amount of grain, grass and food on Cat Ba Island, and hundreds of warships are enough to support a year, so we will take refuge here for a while and then see the situation. ”

Li Jiyak nodded and said, "That's very good, let's go." ”

So the Li father and son took the forbidden army to go to sea by boat and came to Cat Ba Island to continue to resist stubbornly.

Zhang Shixing took advantage of the unpreparedness of the people to cross the wall from the palace and fled back to Xingsheng Temple, the guards in front of the door had all dispersed, and they also heard the news of the defeat of Dayu's army, and fled in all directions.

Zhang Shixing came to the backyard, and when Zhu Yunwen and others saw him coming back, they rushed forward one after another, inquired about the news, and asked: "Kong Zhi, I heard that the Dayu army was defeated and Duobang City was captured by the Ming army, what is going on, you tell us." ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly said: "Master, brothers, I don't know the specific situation, I only know, this Shenglong City can't be defended, you hurry up and pack your luggage, we will immediately hire a boat to go to Srivijaya, if the Ming army enters the city, I'm afraid it won't be able to leave." ”

When Zhu Yunwen and the others heard this, they were taken aback and said, "This Ming army came so fast. ”

Zhang Shixing didn't dare to say that he was helping him in secret, just because he hated the Li father and son for usurping power and killing the master.

After the group finished cleaning up, they came to say goodbye to the abbot of Qingde, Zhu Yunwen gave a deep salute, and said with some emotion: "Abbot Qingde, thank you for taking care of you in many ways, and the poor monk is grateful." Today, I am waiting for something important to leave, and I have come to resign, please take care of the abbot, and see you again. ”

The abbot of Qingde was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked: "I heard that the Li father and son were defeated, they have fled from Thang Long City, and the Ming army is about to enter the city, you are a Ming monk, why did you choose to leave at this time and not see anyone from your hometown?" ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly and said: "I have made an appointment with others before, and I wanted to leave, but I was placed under house arrest by the old thief Li, and now the Li clan is defeated, if you don't leave at this time, when will you stay?" ”

Qingde clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, may the Buddha bless you with a smooth journey." ”

After Zhu Yunwen and the others said goodbye to Qingde, they came to the nunnery of Li Shengfu to say goodbye to his mother and son, Chen An took Zhu Yunwen's hand and cried: "Master Kongwen, I am reluctant to let you leave." ”

Zhang Shixing saw that Chen An was crying sadly, and suddenly felt compassion, so he suggested to Li Shengyu: "Master Huiyin, why don't you mother and son go with us." ”

Li Shengyu smiled slightly and did not answer.

Zhu Yunwen saw that she had no intention of leaving, so she had to say goodbye to the three apprentices, Huang Zhan said to Zhang Shixing: "Senior brother, you don't know anything, and you still want to persuade his mother and son to go with us, don't you see what is written on the wooden plaque of the Ming army?" ”

Zhang Shixing looked dazed and asked, "Senior brother, what is written on that wooden card?" ”

Huang Zhan said: "At the end of the wooden plaque, it is written, 'After the father and son of the Li thief are captured, choose the Chen family to establish it.'" 'Hui Yin Shi Tai wants to wait for the Ming army to enter the city and be able to make Chen An king, how can she be willing to wander around with us? ”

When Zhang Shixing heard this, he suddenly realized.

Their group went out of Xingsheng Temple and came to the wharf, which was already crowded at the moment, and there were fleeing crowds everywhere, crying for their fathers and mothers, like the scene of the end times.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but sigh and said, "I'm sad that the Qin and Han dynasties are in the office, and the palace is made of soil. Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer!"

Zhang Shixing couldn't help but wonder if he was doing the right thing by secretly helping the Ming army, although the Li clan was a usurper, but it was good to the people, in fact, as long as the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, what difference did the Chen clan and the Li clan have. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty don't know how they are doing, what is the significance of their restoration of the country, what is the right way of heaven and earth, and whether they still need to maintain it? These questions have been haunting him, giving him headaches.

But now the most important thing is to find a boat, Zhang Shixing and Huang Zhan went separately to find a boat, and Wang Shu protected Zhu Yunwen.

After searching for a long time and spending the price of a pearl, Zhang Shixing found a few vacant seats on a merchant ship, just enough to put down a few of them.

After Zhu Yunwen and the others got on the boat, they crowded into a corner of the cabin, and the boat sailed down the Xuanjiang River to Haishan Town, where they could then change to a sea boat and divert to Nanyang.

Zhang Fu led the army into Thang Long City, and ordered Huang Zhong and Zhu Rong to lead the troops to continue to pursue the Li father and son, and he discussed the follow-up with Mu Sheng, Li Qi and others.

Zhang Fu looked around at the crowd: "Everyone, now that the capital of Annan has been captured, Shenglong City, Li is running back, and the whole territory can be pacified in a few days." When the army was leaving, His Majesty told him that he would find the descendants of the Chen family and restore his country, reflecting the grace of the survival of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think? ”

Li Qi said: "I went to Annan by holy decree to investigate the usurpation and murder of the Li clan before, and found that the Li thief killed Chen Rikun in the year of his own year, and then usurped his country. After that, he killed more than 50 people from his close tribe and more than 1,000 people from his distant tribe, and the Chen family's blood was wiped out, and there was no successor. In my humble opinion, it is better to follow the Han and Tang stories, and establish counties in this county such as the mainland, in the name of retro Jiaozhi. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Fu was noncommittal, turned his head and asked Mu Sheng, "Does Mu Hou think this strategy is feasible?" ”

Mu Sheng said: "Since the Chen family is extinct and there is no one to stand, then the county and county are crossed, and His Majesty is also allowed to come." However, Jiaozhi is newly established, and it is necessary to choose a general to guard here, so as to be safe, such as the story of Yunnan guarded by the first king. ”

Zhang Fu listened, smiled and said, "In that case, I will ask Your Majesty for permission to perform the performance." Pacifying Annan, the county and county Jiaozhi This is a great achievement, for me since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I think Mu Hou will be able to be promoted to the national prince, hereditary replacement, Li Yushi I think can be a punishment according to the probation. ”

When the two heard this, they thanked each other.

Li Qi led the troops to Xingsheng Temple again, and he remembered that the person who secretly helped him that day seemed to be a monk of empty wisdom, and he wanted to go here to find out what the origin of this person was.

Li Qi found the abbot of Qingde and asked him where Kongzhi had gone. Qingde said a little apologetically: "Li Yushi, it's unfortunate that you came, Master Kongzhi and his master and brothers just left this temple a few days ago and went to travel elsewhere. ”

Li Qi asked, "Didn't they say where they went?" ”

Qingde thought for a while and said, "I vaguely heard that they seem to be going to Nanyang first, and then transfer to Tianzhu. ”

Li Qi was a little disappointed, so he had to say goodbye, and suddenly saw Master Hui Yin standing outside the door with a little monk waiting for him.

Li Qi stepped forward and greeted, "Mrs. Huiyin, are you here to find me?" ”

Hui Yin stepped forward and clasped his hands together and said, "Li Yushi, Poor Ni heard that you are looking for the descendants of the Chen family and are ready to make him the lord of Annam, but is there such a thing?" ”

Li Qi couldn't deny it, so he had to nod and say, "Exactly, what does Mrs. Shi mean by this?" ”

Hui Yin pushed Chen An forward and said, "Li Yushi, you don't have to look for it. The descendants of the Chen family are far away in the sky and close at hand. ”

Li Qi glanced at Chen An and asked, "Who is this person?" ”

Hui Yin Zhengse said: "He is Chen Shaodi Chen An, the blood of the Chen family." ”

Li Qi was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Master, monks don't speak. I asked you last time, you said that Chen An had died of illness, and now where did a Chen An come from? ”

Hui Yin's face turned red, and he said a little apologetically: "The last time Li Yushi came, if I said that An'er was still here, then Li Cheng would definitely kill him." Therefore, I can only cooperate with my father and brother to deceive the imperial history. Since the Li clan has been defeated this time, you Ming want to find the Chen clan to restore the country, so I brought An'er to recognize each other and ask Li Yushi to investigate. If my son returns to the country, he will not treat the imperial history badly. If you don't believe it, you can ask the abbot of Qingde, and he knows the twists and turns. ”