Hearing the shouts full of joy or relief coming from the city, Zhu Zanyi breathed a sigh of relief and said happily to the person beside him: "Finally knocked down Nanding City!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, you have finally brought down Nanding City." Ma Jun also said, also relieved.

The two of them were not only happy because they had conquered Nanding City, but also because although the battle did not last long, they basically realized Zhu Zanyi's previous plan.

Zhu Zanyi had already decided to make the capital here, so he wanted to drive out most of the people in the city and its suburbs; And to get rid of these ordinary people, there must be a suitable excuse. Although nationalism was not prominent in this era, if his distrust of the local people was too blatant, the local gentry would probably be very suspicious and oppose him under the banner of 'opposing the Ming people', which would be more than worth the loss.

And this battle just gave him a suitable excuse.

Strictly speaking, the Battle of Nanding was the first hard battle that the Ming army had fought since it entered Annam, and it was a tough battle without any strategy and with the strength of the two sides. Although the defenders also resisted desperately when they attacked those small cities and passes, the gap between the forces of the two sides was too large, and it was still very easy for the Ming army to defeat them; The attack on Duobang City, Thang Long City, Huangjiang Water Village, and Stuffy Haikou City is either to help each other within the city, or to use a trick to defeat the people of Annam, which is not a tough battle.

Although Zhu Zanyi, Ma Jun and other generals have not yet obtained accurate statistics, they can estimate that the casualties of the army today alone are more than 25,000 in one day, and the casualties must have exceeded 8,000. Even so, these guards will not be able to fight offensive battles for a short time.

The military doctors they brought in advance were completely insufficient, and all the military medical clinics were crowded, and some of the military doctors had treated the wounded soldiers in the Annan attack camp last night without much rest at all, and they were already exhausted. Zhu Zanyi had already sent troops to Haikou and Thang Long City to ask for help at noon, asking them to send more military doctors.

But there are also benefits to fighting tough battles. In order to deal with the Ming army, Ruan Xizhou requisitioned almost all the young and middle-aged men in the city to help the army transport all kinds of things used to defend the city, and many people also went to the city to assist the defenders to boil water and oil and pour it down, and there were quite a few people who knew some martial arts to fight with the army. In this way, it is natural for Zhu Zanyi to order the disposal of these people, and even ordinary corrupt people cannot say anything against it.

Moreover, breaking the city of Nanding with a battle that could not be harder can also show the strength of the army to the people of Annam: even if there is no internal response and no strategy is used, it can break the city of Annam, so as to deter these gentry at both ends of the rat and make them dare not make any moves. It is impossible for Zhuge Liang to convince him by using seven tricks to capture Meng Huo, and it is impossible for him to be convinced by using hard power to capture Meng Shu seven times.

These thoughts flashed in Zhu Zanyi's heart, and he immediately retracted his mind and began to arrange the next things.

"Immediately send out the large seal with the fold covered with the solitary fold, and send it to Guangzhou Mansion and Shenglong City respectively, and report it to His Majesty and Marquis Zhang."

"Zhangzhou Wei, Ganzhou Wei and other seven guards immediately pursued the defeated Annan soldiers in the city, and took the opportunity to occupy the city gates and city heads on the north and south sides, and never let the Annan people continue to occupy this place."

"Quanzhou Wei and other guards searched for Annan soldiers hiding in civilian houses in the city, and no one could be missed, especially Ruan Xizhou."

“……”

He finally instructed one of them: "Hua Zishi, you lead the cavalry to immediately rush to the east gate to hide, and when you see any Annan people fleeing from the city, whether it is soldiers or the common gentry, do not stop them for the time being, and then pursue these people after seeing the signal from the city." Lone will hand over the entire Guangzhou avant-garde to you again, and you will wipe them out. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." The man immediately agreed, and then left.

"Your Highness was originally thinking like this." Ma Jun said with a smile. Zhu Zanyi also smiled slightly and did not answer.

If you do not occupy the east gate and let the gentry in the city escape, you can undoubtedly convict them of disrespect, and you can raid their homes as a matter of course, not to mention that the things they carry when they flee must be the most valuable, and they can be searched in their homes without any hassle; Outside the city, the cavalry is far superior to the infantry, and it is easy to wipe them all out.

When Zhu Zanyi finished distributing all this, it was already dark, and he didn't eat much at noon, and he was very hungry, so he asked the Huotou army to warm up the leftover rice at noon and eat it with pickled meat and cucumbers picked from nearby farmland. When his staff officers heard Zhu Zanyi's order, they were also hungry, so they asked the Huotou Army to bring some rice to eat.

During the meal, everyone naturally praised Zhu Zanyi again, and Zhu Zanyi couldn't help but flutter because their praise was based on real evidence.

He was floating, when someone suddenly walked in and said to him: "Your Highness, Ruan Xizhou has been caught!" ”

"What? Caught Ruan Xizhou? Send him here! As soon as she heard this, Zhu Zanyi immediately said excitedly.

After a while, the soldiers escorted Ruan Xizhou, who was tied up with all kinds of flowers, into the tent, and forced him down to kneel in front of Zhu Zanyi. Ruan Xizhou struggled a few times, his back was hit by the back of the knife, and his legs were also pressed by the soldiers, and he couldn't move.

Zhu Zanyi sat upright in his seat, and didn't speak when he saw this situation, and only said when Ruan Xizhou struggled to move: "Kneeling below, but Annanguo Beijiang appeased Ruan Xizhou?" ”

"If you've already taken me here, why bother asking?" Ruan Xizhou replied.

Zhu Zanyi was immediately unhappy. He originally hated Ruan Xizhou very much, and wanted to order him to be executed in public after he was caught, but he comforted himself with 'the two countries fighting each other', and ordered him to be captured alive to see if he could be persuaded to surrender, but Ruan Xizhou was captured and was so rampant.

Zhu Zanyi forced his mood and said: "You have been captured by me, and now you are willing to submit to my Ming Dynasty?" Lone promises that after returning to the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely be reused. ”

"You Daming boasted of being a country, but he was ruthless and unrighteous, he conquered my Annan without authorization, invaded my Dayufu County, such an unrighteous country, I am willing to surrender? There are only decapitated generals, no surrendered generals! Ruan Xizhou said in a fierce voice.

"That's not true." Zhu Zanyi immediately refuted: "8 plotted to usurp the throne, deceived the teacher and destroyed the ancestors, and rebelled against the people, and the world will discuss it." I, the Ming Dynasty, was requested by the remnants of the Chen Dynasty to send troops to Annan to support justice, how can I be ruthless and unjust? ”

"If it is to support justice, how can I be so tyrannical and cruel to the people in my country?" Ruan Xizhou said again. Zhu Zanyi naturally had another remark.

The two talked for a long time, but Ruan Xizhou just didn't agree to surrender. Zhu Zanyi hesitated a little, asked the soldiers to take Ruan Xizhou down, and asked the staff officers: "Is it feasible to take him prisoner for the time being, persuade him to surrender from time to time, and wait until he captures or kills 8 fathers and sons?" ”

Most people support Chu Tsan Yee's view, believing that this is a benevolent and righteous act, which is very appropriate. Only Lin Yurong did not speak. Zhu Zanyi then asked him, "Yurong, what do you think?" ”

"Your Highness, the minister thinks that Ruan Xizhou should be beheaded immediately."

Lin Yurong said: "Your Highness, to deal with these Annan soldiers, you need to be lenient and severe, so that they don't dare to make any changes. Previously, General Zhang and Chang Tongzhisheng captured Ruan Renlie, but they were still treated very favorably when he did not surrender, which showed my Ming Dynasty's tolerance for the generals of Annam. Now that you have expressed tolerance, you need to show the severity of the Ming Dynasty later. ”

"It just so happened that Ruan Xizhou led the troops to resist the Great Tomorrow soldiers, and gave the Heavenly Soldiers a lot of casualties, so they should be beheaded immediately, showing that the Ming Dynasty will never condone this kind of thing, so that the Annan defenders in the city will weigh and weigh in their hearts when they are fighting with the army, and they will not dare to resist the army."

"What's more, the soldiers in this attack on Nanding were seriously injured, and everyone was very resentful of the generals defending the city, and beheading them can alleviate the resentment of the soldiers and boost morale."

In fact, according to Lin Yurong's idea, when capturing Ruan Xizhou, as long as he did not surrender voluntarily, he should be executed directly, instead of being taken to the tent for another debate. But since Zhu Zanyi wanted to persuade him to surrender, he couldn't stop him; But now Ruan Xizhou is unwilling to surrender, he thinks that he can't give preferential treatment anymore, and recommends that he be beheaded.

Zhu Zanyi thought for a moment and felt that Lin Yurong's words made sense: Can't everyone sing white faces, not a single black face. So he said: "Early tomorrow morning, outside the west gate of Nanding City, Ruan Xizhou and other Annan generals who were captured by the army but did not want to surrender will be publicly executed. ”

Zhu Zanyi then assigned some things, because he only slept for an hour all day, and now he had conquered Nanding City, and he was in a relaxed mood, and he was immediately sleepy and lay down to rest.

After another three days, Zhu Zanyi's order to allow them to plunder for three days had expired, and order in the city was basically restored.

On the grounds that the people of Nanding City were hostile to the Ming Dynasty, he moved most of them out of the city and did not allow them to live in the city, even if the peasants who originally lived around the city were not allowed to farm in this vicinity, and the land was confiscated.

Some of the people would be sold to the merchants, others would be taken away by the army, and the rest would be relocated elsewhere. After this battle, Annan had to lose at least hundreds of thousands of people, and he did not have to worry about the place to settle them.

At the same time, the walls will also be renovated. Even though Nam Dinh is already a big city in Annam, it is still far from being compared with the big cities in China. Zhu Zanyi summoned Annan's craftsmen to explore the surrounding terrain and prepare for the expansion of the city.

There are so many other things, and so on.

He was doing these things that day, when suddenly someone came running in from outside the house and whispered something in his ear.

Zhu Zanyi was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and said, "He Rong finally exerted his power after being silent for a long time. However, two good news reached His Majesty before the New Year, and double happiness is coming, which is also a good thing. ”