Li Qi said: "I pretended to follow Zhang Hou's military order, and went to Shenglong City on the other side to give an order to the father and son of the Na Li clan, saying that as long as they surrender sincerely and offer gifts, they can be spared from death." I secretly observed the defense of the Annan Army along the way, and I could not know the truth and falsehood. ”

When everyone heard this, they clapped their hands and praised: "This plan is wonderful! ”

But Zhang Fu was still a little worried: "Li Yushi, I know that you have been to Annan, but now it is different from the past, the two sides have torn their faces, if you go, if you disagree and lose your life, how can I return my life to Your Majesty." ”

Li Qi said with emotion: "The last time Chen Tianping was robbed, I was already a capital crime, but His Majesty forgave me and ordered me to make meritorious service for my crimes. ”

Seeing his earnestness, Zhang Fu immediately wrote a letter of war, stamped it with the seal of General Zhengyi, and ordered Li Qi to bring it to you and read it to your father and son.

Li Qi took two servants, crossed the Fuliang River, came to the other side, said that it was the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and wanted to see your emperor, and the defenders of Annam on the other side did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent someone to escort him to Thang Long City.

Li Qi traveled all the way, secretly observed, and found that the defenders of Annam were uneven, the young and strong were mixed together, and there were even women and children at some passes.

The Fuliang River is only fifty miles away from Thang Long City, and it will be there in a moment, Li Qi entered the palace and met Li Ji Yak and Li Hancang father and son.

Li Jiyak sneered and said: "It turned out to be Li Yushi, it's really Liu Lang who came here again, I don't know what Li Yushi is doing here?" Presumably, the chief soldier of your family saw that our army was in good order, and did not dare to fight again, so he sent you to come and make peace? ”

Li Qi shook his head with a smile and said, "No, no." I finally have some friendship with the two of you, so I am here to save your lives. ”

Li Hancang said angrily: "Nonsense. Your Ming army claims to be 800,000, but now it has been proved that there are only 200,000 people, and our country has 2 million soldiers, ten times as many as you. ”

Li Qi took out the battle book from his bosom and read it aloud: "Zhang Fu, the general of Zhengyi, the chief military officer, and the Marquis of Xincheng, sent a letter to Li Shun's father and son: 'If you are ordered to command the army to ask about your crimes, and if you can fight, you will lead the people to wait in Jialin; If you can't fight, go to the military gate to listen to the punishment. Xu Er lost 50,000 taels of gold, like a hundred to atone for his sins, and Rao Er did not die. ’”

After reading it, Li Qi handed over the book to Annan's domestic attendant, and the inner servant presented it to Li Jiyak, who read it silently, Li Hancang read it, and was so angry that he tore up the letter and shouted: "Come on, take it for me." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the forbidden army in the palace rushed up, grabbed Li Qi, and was about to launch and behead.

Li Qi laughed and said: "Just a war book, you will be so frightened that you will jump like thunder, it can be seen that the two million people are fake, and the real color is very strong." ”

Li Ji Yak waved his hand and ordered the forbidden army to retreat, and he said to Li Qi with a pleasant face: "Li Yushi, Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty once listed Annan as a country that is not to be conquered, and it is said that its land is not enough to supply, and its people are not enough to make orders. Emperor Taizu Gao swept away the heroes, drove out Hu Lu, and established the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as the first person in China for thousands of years, do you know why he said this? ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew that there was indeed such a thing in the "Emperor Ming Ancestral Training", but for what reason, he, as a courtier, never considered it, so he asked rhetorically: "What does Li Xiang think is the reason?" ”

Li Jiyak didn't pay attention to Li Qi's disrespect, and said slowly: "In December of the seventh year of Yuan Xianzong, that is, in December of the fifth year of Baoyou of the Southern Song Dynasty (1257 AD), the general of Mengyuan Wuliang Hetai invaded the Dayue Kingdom from Yunnan. At that time, Chen Taizong was still in power, my Li ancestor Li Qin bravely killed the enemy, rushed into the enemy formation alone, and repelled the Yuan army. After that, my ancestor Li Fu Chen entered the Yuan and made an alliance with Yuan Xianzong, believing that the suzerain, one tribute for three years, kept the peace of Dayue for 30 years.

In the twenty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, the sixth year of my Dayue Shaobao (1284 AD), Yuan Shizu sent his prince Zhennan Wang Tuhuan and the general to instigate the capital to lead 500,000 troops to the south on the grounds of conquering the city, and borrowed the road from my Dayue, wanting to carry out the plan of "false road to destroy Yu". I Dayue Chen Renzong led the troops to resist, the instigation was killed, Tuhuan had to retreat, along the way by my Dayue soldiers to chase and intercept, heavy losses, 500,000 troops returned to the country, only less than 100,000 remained.

After that, Yuan Shizu was unwilling to fail, and for the third time, he was still led by 300,000 troops led by Zhennan Wang Tuhuan, and was defeated by our army. For this reason, Chen Renzong wrote a poem and praised: "Sheji has worked twice on stone horses, and the mountains and rivers have laid gold through the ages." If you think about it, at that time, the martial arts of the Yuan Dynasty were prosperous, and all countries in the world were unsurpassed. In view of this, Taizu listed our country as a country that is not levy, not levy, but not also. Do you know what's at stake? ”

After hearing this, Li Qi nodded and said: "I don't want to conquer Annan today, but Li Xiang has gone too far, killing Chen Tianping, treating my Ming as nothing, our army is the suzerain of Annan, and we should seek justice for the Chen family. ”

Li Hancang laughed and said: "Yishun is rebellious, it sounds good, your great tomorrow is just a usurper thief, what qualifications do you have to accuse us?" ”

Li Qi suddenly changed color and said: "If you want to fight, you will fight, you want to descend quickly, no need to talk nonsense, and take your leave." Then he went out of the temple.

Li Ji Yak ordered someone to stop him back, and said: "Li Yushi, if I don't wait for him to surrender, if your Ming army withdraws from my Dayu country, I will send someone to send a letter of surrender, and I will always be a vassal and never break my word." ”

Li Qi said: "You think about the United States, if you lead hundreds of officials to the military gate to ask for guilt now, I can say a few kind words for you and spare you from dying." ”

Li Hancang said viciously: "Then I will tell you that the Ming army will not come back." ”

Li Ji Yak waved his hand and said, "In that case, I am waiting for Li Yushi in Shenglong City. Drop-off. ”

Li Qi arched his hand, turned around and walked out of the hall.

After a while, Li Cheng hurriedly walked into the hall and said to Li Jiyak: "Father, what did the ministers do when they saw that Li Yushi of the Ming Dynasty came to Shenglong City?" ”

Li Hancang said disdainfully: "He came to write a war book and was torn up by me." As he spoke, he pointed to the confetti on the ground.

Li Cheng hurriedly said: "What about others? ”

Li Hancang said: "Let's go." ”

Li Cheng paused and said: "Your Majesty, we can't let him go, he has traveled all the way, and he has known the truth of our army, I suspect that he is not here to write a war letter, but to find out the truth of our army." ”

When Li Hancang heard this, he also hurriedly said: "Then why don't you send troops to arrest him quickly." ”

Li Jiyak shook his head and said: "The two countries are fighting each other, and they don't cut them off." If we kill that Li Qi, we will give the other party the truth, and it will be easy to lose people's hearts. ”

Li Cheng hurriedly said: "Then you can't let him go in vain." ”

Li Ji said: "You send someone to ambush him by the Fuliang River, wait for him to leave my border, and then kill him after he gets on the boat, it has nothing to do with me." ”

Li Cheng said: "My father has a good plan, and my son will do it." With that, he hurried down the palace to prepare to go.

Li Qi left Thang Long City, and returned to the south bank of the Fuliang River, looking for the boat he was on when he came, and was about to board the boat, at this moment the twilight was four, the surrounding scenery was blurred, and suddenly a person jumped out from behind the tree, tall, covered his face, and couldn't see his face clearly, he dragged Li Qi by the hand, suppressed his throat, and said in a low voice: "Li Yushi, Li Lao Thief's father and son want to harm you, you can't take this boat, you should find another boat to cross the river." With that, the man disappeared in a flash.

Li Qi was taken aback and chased after him, wanting to ask what was going on, but it was already dark, and the man had long since disappeared, so he had to return to the place where the boat was moored, and the boatman asked, "Does the gentleman want to sail?" ”

Li Qi's heart moved, remembering the masked man's reminder just now, and said, "You go first, and I'll leave later." "After that, order the two people to get on the boat and go first.

He himself went down the river, walked more than ten miles, found a ferry, paid a lot of money, and hired a small boat to cross the opposite bank. Then I rushed to the mountain road in the middle of the night before returning to the camp of the Ming army.

After asking, his two servants really didn't come back, and he even called out for danger, so he told Zhang Fu what he had seen and heard along the way. Speaking of the mysterious masked man who saved his life, he didn't know who it was, and he could only guess that it was done by someone in Annan who sympathized with Daming.

So Zhang Fu convened the generals overnight to discuss the strategy of war and defense, and finally agreed that Xiping Hou Musheng led the army to cross the river from the upper reaches of the main direction of attack, and commanded Zhu Rong to lead the army to cut down wood and build boats from Jialin, 80 miles downstream, in order to control its momentum.

Zhang Fu discussed with Mu Sheng separately: "The thieves set up a fence by the river, and the terrain is narrow and difficult to rank. However, the beach outside the city of Duobang Pass is flat and open, which is enough to accommodate the army. However, the city is deep and deep, and the guards are not enough, and there are pitfalls outside the city, and bamboo sticks are clothed, and the thieves are the only ones who are afraid of this. It's winter now, the weather is getting cold, and the barbarians' clothes are thin and intolerant of moisture and bitterness, and they are old and weak, so they should not be worried. Now I have all the tools, and it is easy to take them. ”

Mu Sheng nodded yes.

Early in the morning, Zhang Fu ordered the army to set off, and when he was leaving, he told the soldiers: "I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, are not greedy for the people of the land of Annam, but for the sake of the thieves to harm the lord of the country, abuse his Li Shu, and pursue the heavenly crusade, in order to continue the peerless, in order to relieve the people's hardship." So he ordered us to hang the people and go deep into this place. When His Majesty was leaving, he warned the generals not to kill unless they were in battle, not to take things unless they were ordered, not to plunder their children, not to burn their houses, and not to trample on their crops. It is advisable to flatter the virtue of the Son of Heaven and serve the country. Those who do not need to be killed will be dealt with by military law. Wait for wealth and wealth, in one fell swoop. It is advisable to strive bravely to be the first to make miraculous achievements. If there is a first climber, there will be no promotion. ”

When the soldiers heard the order, they were all enthusiastic and divided their troops to attack.

Zhu Rong led the army to Jialin, ordered his sergeants to disperse into the forest to cut wood, to cross the river, and secretly buried an ambush to wait for the Annan army to attack.

On the other side, the Annan army saw that the Ming army was not in an array and did not set up camp, but only cut down wood and built boats, thinking that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they rowed dozens of small boats to attack.

When the Ming army saw the sudden arrival of the Annan army, they were so frightened that they all scattered and fled. The Annan army came ashore and robbed the Ming army of the baggage.

Suddenly, the cannon in the forest was continuous, the Ming army ambushed in all directions, Zhu Rong led the army to kill, and the Annan army did not have time to retreat, and was killed on the beach.

Zhu Rong seized the small boat of the Annan army, and immediately led the army across the river and killed upstream.

It was the third watch of the night, Huang Zhong, the deputy general of the left, led the vanguard army to quietly cross the Fuliang River from the upper reaches by boat, and the troops lined up on the beach, holding bamboo rows, slowly moving forward, encountering a pit, they spread on it, so crossed several heavy trenches, and finally arrived at the city of Duobang Pass when the fourth watch day.

Huang Zhong ordered people to distribute the luminous gunpowder made by the inner government, so that the sergeants held it, and those who ascended first burned it, and blew the horn as a trumpet.

He made a decision, set up a ladder under the city, and took the lead in ascending the city. The Annan sergeant in the city was shocked, he swung his knife and slashed, killing several people on the spot, the Annan sergeant exclaimed, the Ming soldiers set off gunpowder, blew the horn, and the Ming army under the city was overjoyed, all of which were attached to the ants.