"Your Highness, why don't you let this Weiyuan raise your banner?" A man dressed as a marquis of the Ming Dynasty said to a person beside him while looking ahead with clairvoyance.

"Lone is not the commander of this battle, just take a casual look, what are you doing with the banner of Lone?" The person he called His Royal Highness was not wearing a prince's clothes, but an official palace with a three-rank commander. The man also looked ahead with clairvoyance and said.

"Knowing that there is a prince of the Ming Dynasty who will fight with them on the ship will surely boost their morale." The man said again.

"Hehe, forget it. There are soldiers on your ship who were exiled to Guangxi in the Qi Palace, if they knew that the prince was Lone, it is estimated that they would be eager to break Lone's body into thousands of pieces, let alone boost morale, it would be good if they could mutiniate before the battle. The prince said with a sneer.

This prince is Zhu Xianyi, who is now named King Pu, and the person wearing the marquis's costume is He Rong. They set out from Haikang on 11 November, and after a three-day voyage, they had already arrived at a place very close to the coast of Annam, and there was still about half a day's journey before they could reach the shore of Annam and land on the shore.

He Rong listened to Zhu Xianyan's words, and was about to say something, when suddenly a person came over from behind and said to him loudly: "Master Hou, there is a flag from the left string, and the guard station from Haikou Port has come to a place less than ten miles away from our fleet. ”

"Got it. After waiting for the guard post from Haikou Port to join our army, you inform Zhang Xiaodong and others to come to this flagship, and this commander has something to discuss with them. He Rong said.

"Yes, Master Hou." The man said yes and bowed back.

After he retreated, He Rong sighed and said to Zhu Xianyu: "Fortunately, I successfully met with the sailors from Haikou again, and now the three sailors are gathered in one place, and I can finally put my mind at ease." ”

In this landing battle in Annam, Yun Xi adopted an unprecedented method to gather the sailors. In order to lighten the burden of supplying the army in one place, he scattered the fleet of naval divisions in Haikou, Haikang, and Hepu, and let them set sail on the same day, rendezvous at sea, and after the rendezvous, they landed somewhere along the coast of Annam.

It's a very risky way. Since ancient times, even in the era of telegraphs and telephones in modern times, it has often happened that a certain line of troops has dropped its chain, not to mention the ancient times when the means of communication were backward; Compared to the land, there are no landmarks at sea except for some islands, and it is extremely difficult for the two fleets to meet.

Fortunately, Daming already has a way to measure latitude at this time, and everyone can agree to meet at the same latitude; In addition, they already have clairvoyance, and their observation range on the sea has greatly increased, so Yun Xi can make up his mind to implement this method of gathering sailors.

But this is something that has never happened before, and it is somewhat of a fluke that they can successfully rendezvous. So He Rong was glad to talk to Zhu Xianyan about it at this time.

"He Rong, when the battle against Annan is over, Gu Ke will take a few sailors back to Puluozhong." Zhu Xianhui said. His fiefdom was surrounded by the sea on three sides, almost an island, and the transportation of personnel and goods was basically by sea, which would be very useful if he mastered this method.

"His Royal Highness King Pu, this can only be done with His Majesty's consent." He Rong said.

"Of course Lone knows, but you are the commander, so Lone naturally wants to talk to you and ask you what you mean." Zhu Xianhui said.

"Your Highness, of course this minister has no objections."

"That's good." Zhu Xianyan smiled: "After that, it's time to persuade the imperial brother." However, the royal brother is not a stingy person, and he should not refuse. ”

The two of them chatted a few more words, and the person who had just reported it came over and bowed again: "Master Hou, Zhang Tongzhi, Commander Li, Commander Fang and other generals have already come to Weiyuan and are waiting in the conference hall. ”

"Got it." He Rong said this to the person who reported it, and said to Zhu Xianhui: "Your Highness, can you go to the deliberations with the ministers?" ”

"No need. Those people don't know that Lone is on the fleet, and if they see it, they have to salute each other, which is very troublesome, and Lone is here to enjoy the scenery, and he will not go with you to talk about the strategy of using troops. But when you make a decision, let's talk about it. Zhu Xianhong knew that He Rong was tentative, and said this in order to show that he would not interfere with the command.

He Rong really breathed a sigh of relief. Although he has a secret decree on his body: if Zhu Xian, the king of Pu, wants to seize military power, he can be placed under house arrest; He also knew that the emperor did not treat Zhu Xianhui well, and he would not anger the emperor if he offended Zhu Xianhui. But he was a little worried. 'Fortunately, His Highness knows each other. He Rong said.

He then said goodbye to Zhu Xianyi and went to the council chamber.

In a moment he came to the door of a spacious cabin; As soon as they walked in, the generals who were already waiting in the house immediately stood up and bowed and saluted, "The last general has seen General He. ”

"We're all old acquaintances, why bother with so many courtesies?" He Rong greeted them with a smile and said so.

Everyone also smiled and exchanged a few words with him, He Rong sat on the main seat, and they sat down in turn according to their respective assignments and official positions.

He Rong didn't talk nonsense: "According to the sailors who often travel between Leizhou Mansion and Annan, there is less than half a day, that is, in the evening of the companionship, our army's naval division will arrive at the coast of Annam. ”

"This time, the task assigned to us by His Majesty is to land on a coast in Annan and block the route of the Hu family's father and son from the south of Thang Long and the western capital of Annan, do you have a good plan?"

The crowd did not speak immediately, and after a while, they heard someone say: "General He, since you want to block the way for the Hu family father and son to flee south from Shenglong and Xidu, then you can only land in the land south of Thanh Hoa." The last general thought that it was best to land in Yi'an. ”

"Colleagues, please look," the man said, pointing to the huge map on the table, "the western capital is located in Yonglu County, Thanh Hoa Province, if you land in Thanh Hoa, then the soldiers left behind by the Hu family father and son in Thanh Hoa can quickly come to support, and if our army has an unstable foothold, if it fights with the Annam people, the victory or defeat will be difficult to decide; If you can not fight with the Annam people at the beginning of the landing and capture the city of Ngian, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in Annam, and then you will be able to win steadily. ”

"Moreover, if you look at the terrain of Annam, it is a long and narrow place, and if you occupy the city of Ngian, you can divide the territory of Annam into two sections, and divide the Annamite people into two sections, which will not only ensure the victory, but also reduce the casualties of our army."

"What's more, the last general also knew that there was a place not far from Yi'an City, which was a natural harbor, which was suitable for the landing of the army. Therefore, the last general thought that it was better to land in Yi'an. ”