From the Celestial Empire!

If it is an envoy from the Celestial Empire, then it must cause a sensation, no matter where it is.

But what if it was the army of the Celestial Empire that came?

The four years of Xingqian were about to pass, but it was only about to come out of the first month, and a huge fleet of ships quietly sailed out of Guangzhou through Haikou, heading straight for the mouth of the Red River. Without even a fierce battle, the Marines captured the Vietnamese fortress at the mouth of the river, and then the fleet went up the river to Thang Long, the capital of Tranh Thi Annam, Hanoi a few hundred years later.

When the Annamite people faced this army from the Celestial Empire, they were instantly shocked by the momentum of the Ming army, and more than 30 multi-oared gunboats sailed in the Red River, and on both sides of the Red River, nearly 20,000 Ming troops advanced along the river bank under the escort of the fleet. For a time, the atmosphere on both sides of the Red River was not tense. However, the Ming army seemed to be in a no-man's land, completely ignoring the Vietnamese's "strict defense", swaggering to carry out their own armed march At this time, Zheng Zhu Zheng Zheng Zheng is leading most of his soldiers and horses into Gao Ping, plus a small number of men and horses are deployed in the south, used to guard against the attack of the Nguyen clan, and now Thang Long Province is completely ungarrisoned, and because of this, the Annam magistrates where the Ming army passed, all opened the city and surrendered.

Surrender!

For Annan's officials, there is no psychological pressure, after all, at least nominally, they are Annan's officials, and they are also the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, after all, Annan accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and opened the city gate to the army of the Celestial Empire, what is the crime.

"Where is Zheng Zheng now?"

Bai Wenxuan, who was sitting on the ship, asked again, in front of him was Mo Jingkuan from Gao Ping, who was Mo Jingyu's younger brother and their guide for this expedition to Annan.

"Back to the king, the rebel minister Zheng Zheng is currently leading Zheng Gen, Zheng Dong, Ding Wenzuo and other troops at the border, trying to block the army of the Celestial Empire, but he doesn't know that the Hou Ye is like a god with soldiers, and he will take Shenglong directly from the sea, and when he arrives at Shenglong Mansion, the rebel Zheng Zheng will definitely be like a lost dog!"

Since last year, Zheng Zheng led the 100,000-strong Annan army to attack Gaoping, and it took less than a year to capture Gaoping. Although he had already sacrificed his land, Mo Jingyu could only abandon the city and flee to Zhen'an Prefecture in Yunnan for refuge, waiting for the Ming Dynasty to preside over justice. During this period, Zheng Zheng sent envoys many times, but they were all driven back. In the face of the increasing number of troops sent by the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zheng had to transfer troops from the south to the north again to prevent the Ming army from attacking. At the same time, I want to contact Daming in every possible way.

It was at this time, after a long wait, when the troops in the area of Thang Long Mansion were empty, as the chief soldier of this entry into Vietnam, Bai Wenxuan sent troops, and he was naturally unstoppable along the way.

Of course, this is not Bai Wenxuan's plan, but the combat plan formulated by the General Staff of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, from the realization of the importance of the sea, especially after experiencing the battle of Burma and Liaodong, and the experience of winning at sea. For the Ming Dynasty, the pattern of war has changed, and war is three-dimensional. The fleet sent the army to any coastline at any time, either along the coast or along the river, and many cities, often built along the river, also facilitated their attack.

"The Lost Dog ......"

With a sneer, Bai Wenxuan snorted coldly.

"The more this is the case, the more he will rush to Shenglong, pass through the Chinese army, slow down a little, and let the surnamed Zheng sometimes rush back!"

As a veteran of the army, Bai Wenxuan knows very well what they are most afraid of for such a lost dog is to lose their foundation, and Shenglong Mansion is the foundation of the Zheng family.

"King, why don't you go straight to the Thang Long Mansion? The king, although Annan is now in charge of Zheng, but there is Li Weiqi, the lord of Li in the Thang Long Mansion, this person is like a puppet, if the army of the Celestial Empire arrives at Shenglong, he will definitely surrender to the Celestial Empire, and then the king can order him to order all places to surrender to the Celestial Empire, so that he can naturally capture Annam without blood. ”

The so-called "Lord Li" is actually the "emperor" of the Later Li Dynasty, which is called the "Yongshou Emperor" behind closed doors, although it is said to the Ming Dynasty, it is just a joke, and even in Annam, this "emperor" has been held hostage by the Zheng family for nearly 70 years, and the Li Emperor is only responsible for listening to the government and receiving envoys in the court, that is, "the Li family is the emperor, and the Zheng family is in power", but even so, for here, this emperor is also a very useful symbol.

Symbol!

Just a symbol!

"You don't understand, if you don't throw a bone to Zheng Zheng, how can he rush over desperately, if he doesn't have this bone, maybe, he will lead his troops to hide in the mountains, like a thief, so, won't we let our army be tired in the future, running in the mountains and forests all day long, in order to pacify the thieves?"

Bone......

When mentioning bones, Bai Wenxuan, who is the king of Gongchang County of the Ming Dynasty, does not think of Zheng Zheng, but himself, after this battle, the men and horses under his command will be scattered and distributed to the kings of the Ming Dynasty to supplement their palace guards, and where is the future of him, the king of Gongchang County?

As a minister in a country, this is his destination, and for him, the unpaid is not the bone given to him by the Ming Dynasty. In fact, Bai Wenxuan is not without other choices, but compared to handing over his troops and horses and going to Beijing, he prefers to go to the vassal state, at least there, as the mainstay of the country, he does not need to worry about murdering others, besides...... He was a minister to King Gui.

It's just a bone!

This bone not only made him willing to bite him, but even Li Laiheng accepted it when he heard about it, and even asked to remove the king name, just to survive!

Now, Bai Wenxuan just threw another bone to Zheng Zheng, and the rest just had to be chased by him......

Just as Bai Wenxuan planned, almost after learning the news that the Ming army did not enter from Yunnan or Guangxi, but instead attacked Dayue from the mouth of the Red River, Zheng Zheng, who was in Gaoping, immediately ordered his nephew Zheng Dong to lead 30,000 horses to rush to Huilongfu, and then personally led the army south, completely ignoring the Gaoping that had just been captured.

"Akito is cunning!"

In the middle of rushing back to Shenglong Mansion, Zheng Zheng said resentfully.

"I have repeatedly sent envoys to ask to see the Duke of Qian, but they have all been driven away by the Duke of Qianguo, and they have no intention of making peace with me at all! Now the Ming people are even taking advantage of our leading troops in Gaoping, intending to attack the dragon and destroy my roots, if it is really hateful! ”

If there is a choice now, Zheng Zheng is afraid that even the intestines will be repentant, after all, the reason why he chose to send troops to Gaoping was to punish the Mo family and seize Gaoping to unify the north of Vietnam, as for this, he just wanted to get in touch with Daming, since he accepted the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in the eyes of Daming, Dayue is a chaotic minister and thief. Although he repeatedly sent tribute envoys, they were repeatedly driven back.

He didn't expect that the Manchus would fall so quickly, if it weren't for the Manchus' entry into China, how could he have accepted the Manchu canonization?

It is precisely because of this that he chose to send troops to Gaoping, that is, he wanted to attack Gaoping, who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and then get in touch with the Ming Dynasty. Of course, he never thought of taking the opportunity to replace the Li family, from his ancestor to serve as "the marshal of the capital, the general government of the country, the father of the king of peace", he grasped the appointment and dismissal of Dayue officials, taxation, drawing, governing the people, etc., the status is hereditary, known as "Zheng Zhu", to him has been passed down for the fifth generation, and what is the difference between the Dayue Emperor and the Dayue Emperor?

"Father, at that time, why was the Northern Dynasty unwilling to accept me as a minister? Is it just because my father was canonized by the Qing people? ”

Following his father's side, Zheng Gen, who was riding on a horse, asked a little puzzled, it was difficult for him to understand the actions of the Ming Dynasty, and in his mouth, the Ming Dynasty became the Northern Dynasty, even if the national strength was weak, it did not prevent him from calling himself the Southern Dynasty, just like they treated the "barbarians" in Laos and other places as "Han".

"Now the emperor of the Northern Dynasty, different from the emperors of the Northern Dynasty in the past dynasties, although he said that he was from the royal family, but he also started from recklessness, this time I sent troops to Dayue, is it ......?"

Do you want to emulate Yongle? Want to take my Dayue land?

"No, now that they haven't solved the Qing Dynasty, why are they so arrogant and actually trying to annex my Southern Dynasty?"

Although it is very clear that Dayue is only equivalent to a province of the Ming Dynasty, it still does not prevent Zheng Zheng from calling himself the "Southern Dynasty", since Jiaozhi separated China from the Tang Dynasty, they also taught Confucianism in the south to inherit China's Huayi debate, regard themselves as Chinese, and establish his "tributary system" for Zhenla and other countries. This is also the reason why they call themselves "Han" and "Southern Dynasties".

Of course, because he was ruthlessly cleaned up by the Ming Dynasty, that is, he was the king and hegemon in his own house behind closed doors, for the Ming Dynasty, he was still only a local official appointed by the Ming Dynasty, but it was only a few years ago that the Li family was canonized as the king of Annam by Yongli.

"Father, this time the Northern Dynasty sent tens of thousands of troops along the river to the north, intending to take Thang Long Mansion directly, if they take Thang Long Mansion, then they will definitely use Emperor Yongshou as a puppet, so that I Dayue cities too shou surrender, so the child thinks, it is better to ......"

Lowering his voice, Zheng Gen whispered.

"Cut the grass and eradicate the roots, while Shenglong is still in our Zheng family, and punish all the people of the Li family, in this way, it will naturally prevent future troubles! Otherwise, if Li Weiqi colludes with the Northern Dynasties, I am afraid that it will be a disaster for my Zheng family! ”

In the past, when no one interfered, in order to save his life, the generation of Emperor Li could only be at the mercy of the Zheng family, and now that the Ming army is here, will the people of the Li family still be so honest?

The son's suggestion made Zheng Zheng hesitate for a moment, killing the king, for Zheng Zheng, there is no psychological burden, after all, when he took over the throne of King Ping'an, his father had an explanation, and when the time is ripe, he can replace him.

The time may not be ripe now, but if the Li family colludes with the Ming Dynasty, then the Zheng family will be finished!

"Hmmm......"

With a deep groan, Zheng Zheng did not oppose or agree, but instructed his son.

"Send the order to speed up the march, we must return to Thang Long before them, and we must not let the emperor fall into the hands of the Ming people!"