Shi Qianxun, the governor of the Han Dynasty, said that firearms were frequently used in the Central Plains since the Song Dynasty, and firearms were used in almost every battle in the Yuan Dynasty. Later Annam, Dashi and other countries are accustomed to it.

Within two days, Zhu Gaoxu met Shen Xu again. Shen Xu said that there is a seaport Yuntun in Annan, and there are maritime merchants from various countries who go to trade all the year round, and Han merchants also go here more, and they see that there are many big cannibals there.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was a little worried that Annan might have learned more advanced firearms from Arab or somewhere. After all, China, which invented the firecracker, may not have the fastest development.

Zhu Gaoxu was very concerned about this matter, and when Huang Zhong's defeated army came to Kunming City, he personally came to Huang Zhong's army to inquire.

Huang Zhong frowned and made a memory, "At that time, the enemy soldiers suddenly launched, and the last general could only hear the sound of firearms, as dense as fried beans, and I don't know how many people and horses. Later, when he saw the rockets scurrying in the air and the soldiers screaming, he ordered to retreat to the city gate......"

Zhu Gaoxu asked Changshi Qian Xun to write down what he said, and came to the barracks where the wounded soldiers were housed. The rhetoric of some soldiers was similar to that of Huang Zhong, with arrows flying indiscriminately, and the roads in the pass were paved with bricks and stones, and stone bullets were flying on the ground.

When we look at the wounded soldiers who were brought back, in addition to those who were injured by swords, most of them were injured by stones, and some were injured by rockets and arrows. Those soldiers who claimed to have been hit by a rocket, Zhu Gaoxu took a look, and they were all scars from top to bottom.

He pondered for a while, and the rocket was thrown from the air, so that it would be such a wound. Dense rockets, which happen to hit and wound the soldiers in the dense army, do not need to be accurate at all.

And those soldiers who were injured by stones must have been stone shells fired by large-caliber artillery, and it was not difficult for artillery to hit fifty paces away.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu preliminarily judged that there seemed to be no essential difference between the firearms of the Annan Kingdom and the firearms of the Ming army...... In his impression, the more powerful musket did not seem to be like this.

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The news of the drastic changes in Qin Station has been spread to the Beijing division with a fast horse.

When the ministers who were discussing politics at the Imperial Gate heard the news, there was a lot of discussion for a while. At this moment, the emperor suddenly tore the piece with a "bang", crumpled it into a ball, and threw it on the main hall.

In an instant, everyone shut up. The hall became silent, and people all bowed down and stood back in place.

"Jumping clown! Little Ones! The emperor's voice trembled a little, and his face was even more hideous. He raised his arm, his hand emerging from the dragon robe, and pointed to the imperial gate in the south, as if pointing at Hu's nose, "In front of the soldiers, kill my envoys." If I don't ruin his country, how can I save face? ”

The words came out of the mouth of the Son of Heaven, and they resounded in the main hall, making people savor those words for a long time.

All the civil officials were worried, and the eyebrows of Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, were screwed together almost all at once. The emperor is so determined, who dares to advise again? The civil servants seemed to see countless silver, copper, money, grain and grass floating away from the water......

The warriors who were beasts were full of anger, and they had the same hatred as the emperor. Everyone gradually began to shout, and the hall was filled with the sound of shouting and killing.

It was originally the center of the Ming Empire with strict etiquette and exquisite rhetoric, but at this time, it suddenly became a military camp, and those martial artists even scolded out the swear words, which was simply swept away.

"......Immediately," the emperor stepped out of his throne and stopped halfway through his words, as if he was confused. He paced back and forth on the steps for two steps before he said, "It's called Hanlin Academy, and I will write the essay first." Such murderous usurpers, disloyal and unfilial villains, unkind and unjust, and violent murder of innocents. If I don't kill him, is there still a royal law in this world? ”

Zhu Di then said: "Hubu, Xia Yuanji? ”

Xia Yuanji took two steps and bowed, "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Di's anger instantly disappeared a lot, "This year, we will immediately crusade against the Annan traitors, you can count this matter as well." ”

Xia Yuanji hesitated for a moment, and immediately bowed: "The minister's order!" ”

Zhu Di turned his head to look at the other side, his eyes swept over the faces of Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and other generals, everyone raised their heads with expectant eyes regardless of etiquette, and even the young Zhang Fu looked at the upper position with a blank eye.

These martial artists don't care so much at all, and they must want to fight quickly to get started. What money, food, soldiers and horses, anyway, you have to give them to fight the war.

Zhu Di was still thundering just now, but suddenly he stopped saying a word, and his face sank. The shouting in the hall completely ceased, and the monarchs and ministers fell silent.

"It will be done! You all go down and do your duty, and get ready. Zhu Di waved the sleeves of his robe and left first.

The ministers shouted long live behind them.

The imperial court has decided to launch a war of annihilation against Annam, and the chief general has not yet been appointed, and the transfer of troops has begun soon.

The first edict was issued by the king of Shu, who asked the king of Shu to select 5,000 horses and infantry in the escort army and send them to Yunnan for training; The Sichuan Metropolitan Division selected 70,000 troops and was also transferred to Yunnan. He also ordered the king of Min in Huguang and the king of Ning in Jiangxi to choose 5,000 horses each; Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Huguang selected a total of 80,000 troops and transferred them to Guangxi.

Gradually, some people have begun to whisper in private that the Holy Lord wants to take advantage of the conquest of Annam to take the opportunity to weaken the power of the southern kings' guards.

Then the imperial court mobilized Zheng He's naval fleet to go to the sea area of Zhancheng first, negotiate an alliance with Zhancheng, and block the way for the Hu clan to flee south. Later, the naval divisions of Fujian and Guangdong were transferred to gather, and they planned to advance with the army by land and water, and attacked and destroyed Annam in one fell swoop.

The court of the Ming Dynasty mobilized the army many times, with a total of 200,000 troops on land and water, numbering 1 million troops, and officially declared war on the Hu clan of Annan.

He scolded the ancestors of the Hu family for ten or eight generations, and claimed that the Ming army was to help the people of Annam, and that it was a righteous king who eradicated tyranny and benefited all people.

So, in the spring of the fourth year of Yongle, Zhu Di summoned Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu in the East Warm Pavilion of the harem, and said that he wanted them to serve as the main and deputy generals. And decided to let the Han King Zhu Gaoxu lead the soldiers and horses in Yunnan, and the two routes marched from Yunnan and Guangxi at the same time, echoing each other and fighting together.

During the "Battle of Jingjing" that year, Zhu Neng and Zhu Gaoxu partnered in a night attack and cooperated tacitly. Zhu Neng was very satisfied when he heard that it was Zhu Gaoxu who cooperated with him, but did not give any opinion.

Zhang Fu asked, who will be the commander of the two armies in the future?

Zhu Di had to say, discuss and coordinate everything, if you have different opinions, either play it to me, or listen to what Gao Xu sees.

As for Mu Sheng in Yunnan, I don't know if the emperor has considered it. But the emperor didn't mention him, and the generals were also very interested and didn't mention Mu Sheng at all.

…… Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu got out of the palace, and Zhu Neng couldn't help but say: "King Han is the prince, of course he is the biggest, why do you ask more?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "There must be someone to make a decision on the battlefield, and there must be no ambiguity in this power. The Holy One is also the master who can fight well, and he determines this matter. ”