I heard Emperor Chongzhen say with a little disdain: "A group of rabble, if you want to fight, you will fight!" How will I retreat and let my people suffer from the scourge of war? ”

Speaking of this, he didn't wait for the generals below to say anything, so he shouted loudly: "Come, spread my will, end the training, and prepare the army for battle!" ”

"The last will obey!" When the generals heard that the emperor had made up his mind, they didn't persuade him anymore, just fight, not to mention that the emperor was invincible, even if there was no emperor, he would definitely not be afraid.

The reason for the persuasion just now is only based on the art of war, and it is just a matter of facts.

Subsequently, the Ming army began to move, and all the troops that rotated for rainforest training withdrew and began to rest and prepare for war. The surrounding people also began to retreat to the city to avoid being affected.

In this process of preparing for the war, Emperor Chongzhen's words inevitably spread out.

After hearing this, the people of Lin'an Mansion couldn't help but have more love for the emperor: the enemy is coming, and the emperor is at the forefront! How many such emperors can there be since ancient times?

Time passed slowly, and the Annan coalition army rushed to Lin'an Mansion. The Ming army continued to send back news at night, and the atmosphere of the war became more and more intense. However, unlike in the past, the people of Lin'an Mansion were actually very calm, and there was no panic at all.

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On the side of the Annan Allied Army, Zheng Jie heard the report that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom had been staying in Lin'an Mansion and had not retreated to the depths of Yunnan Province, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The scout he sent also told the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom what he said, and after Zheng Jie heard it, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Be willful, be willful!" ”

However, Ruan Fuwei frowned after hearing this: "It stands to reason that with the age of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, as well as his experience, it is impossible to be so naïve, and he will still be rash, right?" ”

Speaking of this, he looked up at Zheng Jie and said, "Unless ......"

Before he finished speaking, his face was already a little ugly.

When Zheng Jie saw it, the smile on his face was gone, and he continued: "Unless the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is absolutely sure that he can win?" ”

After reaching this conclusion, the big tent suddenly became very quiet, and everyone was in no mood to speak, looking at each other, and their faces were very heavy.

After a long while, Zheng Jie opened his mouth to greet the scout over there and said, "Is there any reinforcements from the Ming army?" ”

Seriously, Zheng Jie would rather get an affirmative answer, so that he can also know in his heart what the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom relies on to be sure. But now, the number of troops has not increased, so does the Ming Emperor really think that with his 30,000 horses, he will definitely be able to win the Annan coalition army?

They don't get accurate answers, so they have to take one step at a time. For the time being, at least, the situation is not going for the worse.

After a few more days, the Annan coalition army converged on three routes and finally approached the Lin'an Mansion of the Ming Kingdom.

Naturally, the scout battle between the two sides started first.

This time, the Ming army's willingness to fight at night was not strong, and it would not attack when it encountered the resistance of the Annan scouts, but only guaranteed that the Annan scouts would not go deep into the Lin'an Mansion.

In the end, the Annan coalition army on the side of Hekou City did not have 230,000 troops at the first departure, because the grain routes along the way must also be protected by troops, which is the disadvantage of taking the initiative to attack. Those who can reach Hekou City and directly face the Ming army are about 170,000, of course, it is claimed that it is 500,000.

Outside the estuary is a plain, a rare open field, and a river flows from this side of the estuary and flows along the foot of the mountain to the territory of Annam.

On the side of the Annan coalition army, it is naturally clearly distinguished, and the east gate of Hekou City is Zheng Jie's department; Divided into two armies, front and rear. To the left of Zheng Jun is the department of Nguyen Phuc Binh; To the right of Zheng Jun is Mo Jingyu's department. The Dutch and the Portuguese, respectively, were stationed with their allies.

As soon as the army arrived, while encamping, the commander of the allied forces naturally wanted to watch the battle.

Hekou City, in fact, can't be called a city at all, it can only be said to be a larger stockade. The walls are low, so they can only guard against thieves.

The Ming army relied on stockades to camp, resist deer, ditches, artillery, pits, women's walls, etc., and all kinds of defensive measures were ......

After watching it for a while, Zheng Jie had to admit the elite of the Ming army, frowned and said: "This Ming army is really not to be underestimated!" ”

"yes!" Ruan Fuwei listened, his face was a little heavy, and he nodded in agreement, "Looking at its camp, you can know that this Ming army is worthy of being the elite of the Ming Kingdom who destroyed Dongwu!" ”

Mo Jingyu on the other side turned his head to look at the army on his side, all over the mountains, and everywhere he looked, all of them were Annan troops; The neighing of horses and the neighing of war elephants can be said to be very spectacular.

Looking back at Hekou City, not to mention the short city walls, it is just the number of Ming troops, which is really not much, and it is far from being compared with the side of the Annam coalition army.

After looking at it like this for a while, Mo Jingyu said: "Even if the Ming army is elite, three of them for one, it will be the Ming army's defeat." ”

When Ruan Fuwei heard this, he turned his head to look at him and sneered "hehe".

As soon as he heard this, Mo Jingyu's face suddenly turned red, and he immediately said angrily: "What does the yellow-haired boy know, is this king encouraging morale?" ”

"Huh? Who do you say is the yellow-haired boy? When Ruan Fuwei heard this, he immediately stared at Mo Jingyu with a cold face.

The generals behind him also glared at Mo Jingyu one by one.

Behind Mo Jingyu, there are also generals, but obviously not as many as on the other side. But no matter what, he couldn't weaken the momentum of his side, so this side also stared at the other side angrily.

Seeing this, Zheng Jie was about to say something when he suddenly heard a cannon.

So, he immediately heard about it, but saw that the gate of the Ming army camp was wide open, and groups of Ming troops rushed out and began to assemble at the gate of the camp. It looks like it's about to go to war.

"Is this to take advantage of the fact that our army has just arrived, to wait for work, and to start a war so soon?" Seeing this, Zheng Jie couldn't help but speak.

Ruan Fuwei didn't care about Mo Jingyu's side anymore, staring at the more and more Ming troops gathered, but there was a hint of relief on his face: "Our army's grain road is too long, and the transportation is inconvenient, so we have to fight quickly." Emperor Ming's move, that's the best! ”

Mo Jingyu couldn't care about the battle with the hairy boy, stared at the Ming army in the distance and said: "He wants to fight, the battle over there is good, what is this king afraid of him!" ”

On the Dutch and Portuguese side, they are too few in number, and there is a language barrier that they need an interpreter to know. So, basically, they don't speak when they have to.

Zheng Jie looked left and right, and kept thinking about what the Ming Emperor relied on. Seeing his serious face, he immediately ordered loudly: "Pass on the order of the main army of this alliance, and all departments will assemble to meet the battle!" ”

As Nguyen Phuc Yen said, a quick victory is the best for the Annam Allied forces. Although the army has just arrived, it is indeed a little tired. But this exhaustion is actually limited.

When approaching this side, the pace of the march will naturally slow down, and no one will be stupid enough to exhaust the army to reach the enemy.

As a result, after the order of the main army of the Annan League was handed down, the sound of the horn "woo woo" continued to sound. The soldiers of the various armies of Annam, under the shouting of their officers, also put down their work and lined up to meet the battle.

About half an hour later, on the side of the Ming army, about 20,000 horses came out of the camp, just like before, the car camp was in front, the infantry army was behind, and the cavalry army was covering both sides, and the formation had been completed.

On the other hand, on the side of the Allied forces in Annan, except for those armies at the front, the other armies were still arrayed in a chaotic manner.

It can also be seen from this that both the Zheng and Nguyen clans had some of the more elite armies, and they were able to complete the formation according to the military orders in a relatively short period of time. But most of their troops can really only make up a number, and they may be able to fight with ordinary armies, but they are estimated to be enough to fight against elite armies.

As for Mo Jingyu's side, whether it was Ruan Fuwei or Zheng Jie, they just glanced at the chaotic scene and didn't pay any more attention. In fact, as far as Mo Jingyu's 20,000 horses and horses, they really didn't pay much attention to them.

Now in their hearts, they were once again shocked by the movements of the Ming army.

On the side of the Ming army, you can see at a glance that although there are only 20,000 horses, they are divided into many arms and coordinated with each other, as if they were a whole. This level of elite is something they have never seen before.

This time, Zheng Jie and Ruan Fuwei invariably looked back at the number of troops on their side, which was considered to have emboldened themselves. Then they began to command their own men, and they prepared to engage the Ming army.

The wind blew the flag, and the Ming army occasionally neighed on the side of the Ming army, but other than that, there was no sound.

On the side of the Annam Allied Army, there was a lot of noise, and after a long time, there was not much change.

When Anders saw it, he couldn't help but believe more in his heart that it was not unreasonable for the Ming Emperor to be so strong. In this battle, although there were many Allied troops in Annam, the possibility of winning was still small. What's more, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom wants to atone for his sins and make meritorious service on the battlefield!

Thinking of this, he was depressed again. I am on the side of the allies, how can I contact myself on the side of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom? If you don't get in touch with each other, how can you atone for your sins in the future?

Time passed slowly, and the Ming army was only in array, and there was no sign of taking the initiative to attack.

Finally, on the side of the Annan Allied Army, the formation was finally completed. Every Annan soldier held the weapon in his hand, held his breath, and was ready to fight at the order.

However, at this time, I could see the Ming army, from the gate of the camp, a fast horse drove out, and ran along the military formation, as if to convey some military order.

Zheng Jie, Ruan Fuwei and the others couldn't help but focus their eyes on the imperial flag that had just appeared on the head of Hekou City, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom must be there, could he not help but give the order to attack?

While they were thinking about it, they suddenly heard the Ming army roaring in unison. The sound was so loud that it echoed in the valley in the distance.