After Yun Xi's holy decree was passed into He Rong's hands, not only He Rong, but most of the generals of the Left Army breathed a sigh of relief. If He Rong's post of deputy general is replaced, the whole army will inevitably return to Haikang Port to recuperate, and they may not be replaced. Now that His Majesty has allowed them to continue to perform meritorious deeds, they don't have to worry.

After He Rong received the holy decree and thanked the emperor for his grace, he let go and did it. He divided his headquarters into five, led one army for himself, and the other four generals each led an army, and attacked and harassed every place along the coast of Annam where ships could be moored.

He Rong's approach hit the weakness of the Annan people. The coastline of Annam is too long, and the naval division is not enough to deal with the naval division of the Ming State, although there are now more than 400,000 soldiers in the country, but it is not enough to deploy everywhere along the coast'' Even if the Ming army is divided into five, but if the Ming army lands on each road, it is not something that the city defenders can deal with except for Yi'an City, Xidu City, and Haiphong City. They could only take precautions and stop them as soon as they discovered that the Ming army had the intention of landing. But in this way, the soldiers have been in a state of mental tension, and it will not be long before they can support it.

After Hu Jichen consulted with Hu Hancang, he had to send an order to transfer troops to the seashore from the places where he was fighting with Champang, Ailao (Laos), Chenla and other countries. In addition, Hu Jichen also sent an edict to Duobang City, to transfer troops from Duobang City to the seaside.

November 29, the city of Dobang.

A man in luxurious armor stared at the 'Holy Decree' with wide eyes, his hands trembling slightly. In front of him stood a man in his early forties, but with a white face and beard, and well-groomed flesh.

I don't know how long it took, but the man was a little impatient, and said in a very sharp voice: "General Ruan has not seen the will of His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang?" His Majesty wrote very clearly in the holy decree that General Nguyen should immediately send an army of 30,000 to the western capital, so why should the general delay time? ”

"Why," the man known as General Nguyen raised his head, as if asking, as if he was talking to himself: "There are only 70,000 soldiers in the city of Duobang, and there are only 100,000 soldiers ambushed at the exit of the surrounding paths, and after reducing the army of 30,000, there are only 70,000 left." ”

"But the Ming army on the opposite side has a full 400,000 army! Now that the 100,000 army is not enough to confront the Ming army, why should the Emperor and His Majesty transfer 30,000 people! ”

"General Ruan, Your Majesty's will is clearly written," the man explained impatiently: "The Ming sent a fleet to land on the coast of our Dayu, and although it was commanded by His Majesty himself to win a great victory, the Ming people still did not give up, and the rest of the fleet was still swimming on the seashore, waiting for the opportunity to land. ”

"There are no north-south rivers in Dayu, and if the army is allowed to walk in the footsteps of the Ming army on the shore, it will not take a few days for the whole army to be exhausted and unable to fight; But he Rong's department can't be guarded against. ”

"After the Emperor Taishang discussed with His Majesty, he could only transfer troops from all over the country to the seaside to guard against the Ming army commanded by He Rong."

"But the city of Dobang is even more important!" General Ruan stood up and shouted loudly: "What is blocked by Duobang City is the southward path of 400,000 Ming troops!" If the 30,000-strong army is mobilized and the city of Duobang is captured, Thang Long Mansion will definitely not be protected! The country of Dayu is also dead, dangerous! ”

"General Ruan, after the Emperor Taishang personally came to Duobang City to inspect a few days ago, he thought that Duobang City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and even if the Ming army was several times larger than ours, it would not be able to capture it, so he decided to transfer troops from here."

"Before our family came to deliver the decree, the Emperor Taishang specially told us and the general that Duobang City is indeed very important, but now the form of the seaside is more urgent, so we can only temporarily send some soldiers and horses to the seaside. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the two capitals who are training, and the 30,000 troops that have been transferred will be supplemented by the generals, ranging from 10 days to more than a month. The man didn't need to say again.

"That's it, the will of the Emperor and His Majesty, how can I not obey it, and how dare I not obey it? I will mobilize 30,000 soldiers. General Ruan sighed, and then shouted loudly: "Chen Yuan! ”

"Yes, General." A very strong man walked in, bowed down and said.

"You go to the generals of the various armies, and come here before the afternoon, and say that there is an important matter for the general to discuss with them."

'Something important, something important?' He muttered to himself as he agreed, "Yes, General." Then he stepped back.

General Annan, named Nguyen Renlie, turned his head and said to the bearded man: "Father-in-law Wei, it's already noon at this time, why don't Gonggong Li eat first, and then ask Gonggong Li to return after discussing with them in the afternoon which troops to deploy?" Although Ruan Renlie hated eunuchs very much, Gonggong Li was very trusted by Hu Jichen, and he didn't dare to offend him, so he had to be false.

"Then thank you, General Ruan." It was wartime now, and Gonggong Li didn't dare to offend a military general like Ruan Renlie, who was trusted by Hu Hancang, so he hurriedly agreed.

In the early afternoon, the generals of the major armies followed Nguyen Nh's orders to come to the council chamber. At first, everyone thought that he was just arranging the deployment of soldiers, and did not take it seriously, and sat quietly in his seat and listened to his orders; But when he said that "30,000 troops will be mobilized to leave the city of Duobang and go to the sea to stand by", the generals present immediately made a loud noise, and they were about to make a fuss. Everyone said: "General, there are only 70,000 people in my multi-state city, and 30,000 are transferred, and only 40,000 are left, and it is difficult to defend the whole city!" ”

"There are 400,000 Ming troops on the opposite side, and there are only 40,000 troops left in the city of 30,000 to send 30,000 to it, how can they stop the Ming army?"

“……”

Nguyen Renlie sat down in his seat, and after they all calmed down, he said, "This is the will of the Emperor and His Majesty, you can just do it." ”

"But," said someone else, aloud.

"This is the decree! Do you still want to resist the decree? General Ruan said this in an accentuated tone, and then said: "The Emperor Taishang also promised that as long as there is a new army trained, he will be sent to Duobang first. These days, 10,000 soldiers stationed nearby were transferred into the city to guard against the Ming army. ”

"But General, that can't be ......"

Before the man could finish speaking, Ruan Renlie suddenly stood up and shouted, "Do you think that I am willing to send 30,000 troops to the sea, and that I don't know that Duobang City is dangerous? But this is Your Majesty's will, what can we do! ”

Ruan Renlie was already full of reluctance, but now when he heard them complain like this, he couldn't bear it and vented.

He immediately frightened the generals. Ruan Renlie has always been happy and angry in front of everyone, and it was the first time everyone saw him angry, and no one dared to speak out against him for a while.

After a while, Ruan Renlie calmed down, sat down again, looked at the commanders of the army in front of him, and said: "I order, Ruan Shicheng, Li Wenwen, Mo Di, Mo Tunnel, ,......, a few of you to go to the Western Capital City to obey Your Majesty's orders. ”

The few people whose names he named did not dare to delay, and bowed down to promise.

Ruan Renlie nodded, and said: "Saving soldiers is like fighting fire, you will immediately lead the headquarters to the Western Capital." ”

Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard Modi say: "General, today is already the afternoon, and now the wooden stakes have been set on the river north of Duobang City, and the Ming naval division is stationed and impassable, so the whole army must go to the Yellow River, thirty miles away, to take a boat to the western capital." Now that the officers and men of the army are tired, I am afraid that they will not be able to get there before dark, and I ask the general to allow them to set out for the sea early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes, General Ruan, it is impossible to rush to the Yellow River before dark to take a boat now, some soldiers can't see at night, and I'm afraid that the night march will be lost, so it's safer to set off early tomorrow morning." Ruan Shicheng and others also said.

Ruan Renlie hesitated for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, then set off early tomorrow morning." Although he was very reluctant to have his 30,000 soldiers transferred, once he had made up his mind, he would not hesitate to let them set off for the Yellow River and take a boat to the Western Capital. Although there are some soldiers who cannot see at night, there are not many such soldiers, and it is not a big deal to march with torches in places that have not yet been invaded by the Ming army. But they all asked to set off early tomorrow morning, and Ruan Renlie was inconvenient to disobey the will of the people, so he had to agree.

Ruan Shicheng and others bowed to the promise. Nguyen Renlie gave a few more commands, and they saluted and retreated, returning to their camp.

Nguyen Renlie then ordered Chen Yuan to transfer the soldiers guarding the various paths outside the city into the city. However, he did not notice the treacherous look that Modi looked at him before leaving.

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As soon as he walked out of the conference hall, Mo Yuan, another army commander, immediately said to Modi: "Third brother, this,"

"Stay, I'll talk about it when I get back." Modi withdrew his eyes and whispered. Mo Yuan could only restrain his breath and walk behind him.

After a while, Modi, Mo Xuan, and Mo Yuan came to Modi's camp. After they entered the main hall, Modi ordered his guards to pour a pot of tea, and ordered the guards to stand guard at the door, and he personally opened the main door, and all the windows were also opened, and then said to Mo Tunnel and Mo Yuan: "Seventh brother, twelfth brother, sit." ”

"Third brother, why are you opening the middle door?" After Mo Yuan waited for the guards to leave the house, he immediately whispered to Modi.

"For secrecy!" Modi said: "This is Duobang City, not our hometown Jiaping!" There are Nguyen Renlie's eyes and ears everywhere, and if the doors and windows are closed, it is impossible for someone to eavesdrop outside the house. ”

"But can't the guards be trusted?" Mo Yuan asked again.

"They are the people I brought from my hometown, and their families are in our hands, so of course they can be trusted; But if Ruan Renlie becomes suspicious, there are many ways to get rid of the guards and eavesdrop on our conversation without alarming us. It's better to be careful. ”

Mo Yuan said this, looked outside the house again, and whispered, "Don't say those useless words." ”

"Ruan Renlie wants to transfer me and Lao Qi's soldiers to the beach, this is a good opportunity to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty."