The Ming Dynasty thought that it was the suzerainty of Annam, but the people in this vassal did not think so in their hearts.

For two thousand years, since the death of the First Emperor, Longchuan of Nanhai County made Zhao Tuo establish himself as king and established the Nanyue Kingdom, this small country began to confront the Chinese Empire.

This confrontation is a thousand years, during which countless "anti-China" heroes emerged, Zhao Tuo died, and his descendants could not keep the country, and they were destroyed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and became the nine counties of the South China Sea. This was the first time that the Vietnamese people lost their country, and the most famous anti-Chinese people in Vietnamese history, the Trung sisters, also emerged.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a bit ruthless in collecting taxes, which made the people here anxious, and if he couldn't pay it anyway, it would not end well, so he would simply rebel. The two little girls surnamed Zheng set themselves up as kings and defeated the officers and soldiers who came to collect taxes, and for a time became heroic sisters revered by the whole country.

It's a pity that he later met Ma Chao's ancestor, the famous Fubo general Ma Yuan, and arrested them in Luoyang and cut off their heads.

The people of Annam did not want to believe this fact, and insisted that they committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river, and to this day the Trung sisters are still regarded as the protector deities of Vietnam.

In this environment, if you send other people, you will inevitably feel cold. Because you helped them drive out the Siamese, you will not be treated as a good person in the hearts of the Annamite people.

Fortunately, Hou Xuanyan sent Peng Zhuze, not that he would change anything when he came, but because he didn't care at all.

I don't care what you think of me, I have come by order of the emperor to occupy all the ports and lands of the South Seas. Peng Zhuze, who was born in the Tujia family, has understood a truth since he was a child, the weak eat the strong.

The Siamese army was less than these 200,000 elites, not to mention that they only sent 80,000 troops to attack Annam. These 80,000 people still have to garrison the captured cities, and there are only 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses guarding the border branches.

They didn't have a chance to send scouts to Guangxi at all, so they didn't know how many people the Ming sent this time, and when the army charged to the pass, the armor and banners that could not be seen at a glance let these Portuguese, Dutch, and Siamese allied forces know what kind of enemy they were facing.

Zhiling Pass is not Shanhaiguan, and the Siamese people do not have such a general as Shang Kexi, the war drums are ringing in unison, the cannons are shaking, the horses are neighing, and they are shouting to kill and rush into the sky.

Under the cover of firearms, all kinds of siege equipment were escorted by infantry to the pass, and the Ming army that climbed up soon engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders.

In less than half an hour, the Ming army captured the Zhiling Pass, and Peng Zhuze boarded the pass and killed all the prisoners with an order.

When I looked up, the sky was filled with gunsmoke, and the sunlight penetrated through the pass, making people's faces warm.

Peng Zhuze said to the deputy general beside him, the commander of Guizhou, Pi Xiong: "It's still early, it's better to take advantage of the situation to attack south and take Langshan Mansion." ”

Pi Xiong is in Guizhou, and he is so infamous for this toast terminator that even if he is in the same camp, he is a little hairy, and he clenched his fists and said: "Listen to the orders of the lord." ”

Peng Zhuze is very sensitive to the attitude of others, and he intuitively feels that his lieutenant does not seem to be very close to him. Peng Zhuze's experience in commanding troops was learned from Hou Xuanyan's side, His Majesty was the commander back then, and several generals under him were very close to him. Thinking of this, Peng Zhuze scratched his head and felt the need to deepen his relationship with the bear.

He nodded kindly, grinning at the bear, which was even more terrifying in the bear's eyes. This dark-skinned Tujia man, with small eyes, always makes people shudder when he smiles, especially this kind of smirk.

"General, are you ready to go?"

Peng Zhuze did not receive the desired effect, and was a little frustrated for a while, but quickly stepped out of this small shadow and prepared to attack Langzhou Mansion in high spirits.

He waved his hand, and his own soldiers took out a strange little stick and blew it on his mouth, and soon more than 2,000 native soldiers came over.

These native soldiers were covered with human heads, and the bloody human heads stained their armor so bloody and dirty, Peng Zhuze angrily reprimanded them and told them to throw away the human heads.

The tradition of the native soldiers is to take their heads to receive a reward after the battle, and these people have forgotten the new rules for a while, and they have cut off a lot of heads.

Hearing Peng Zhuze's reprimand, these people flinched and threw away their heads, and Peng Zhuze personally led two thousand people to charge at the front.

Pi Xiong looked at their distant figures, and then led the troops to follow, not to mention that in terms of taking the lead, this general of Zhengnan is very popular.

In the Nuanfang Pavilion of the Forbidden City of Jinling, Hou Xuanyan looked at the battle report with his legs crossed, and said with a smile: "Since the fall of Zheng Zhilong, the sailors have always been able to surprise me, as far as this time is concerned, we have gathered 200,000 troops in the southwest, and we have just arrived at the border, and the Qiongzhou sailors have already landed from three places, and I will take Jiaozhi and go south to Siam in the near future." The water and soil of the South Seas do not support people, and the soldiers are very susceptible to diseases, so remember to send military doctors from all over the country and send them to both land and water battlefields. ”

Chen Mingyu breathed a long sigh of relief, the pace of the war accelerated, and his food crisis was alleviated a lot. Leaning sideways, he admonished: "There are many small countries in Nanyang, and we have always been regarded as the suzerain, so if it is necessary, don't use any more war." Now the three armies of Mobei are practicing day and night, and the northerners are practicing artillery and the southerners are training horses, which costs countless money and food. There are also Liaodong soldiers and horses have expanded to 400,000, and now the Haiyan River is clear, the country is stable, there is almost no rebellion, and it is not wise to raise so many soldiers and horses. ”

Hou Xuanyan looked down, and the other ministers did not speak, obviously acquiescing to Chen Mingyu's opinion. It is true that now the imperial court has no less than a million soldiers and horses, but they are all expanding their territory, which is said in the Han Dynasty to be reckless.

Hou Xuanyan didn't think it was a pestle, stood up, and said with a smile: "Now that the universe is undergoing unprecedented changes, Zhongqing can imagine that Westerners can cross the ocean and come across the sea, which was unimaginable before. What are they attacking everywhere, oppressing and killing the local indigenous people? One word, money! Denglai sailor knocked on the door of Japan, Gong Zifang exempted both sides of the tariff, which made a profit of more than 10 million, from Fuzhou to Liaodong, countless businessmen started from it, and became a giant and rich. How many fleets, how many families, how many people did these people feed?

When I let Zhu Dadian land in Nagasaki and sent troops to forcibly canonize the king of Japan, the government and the opposition were also in an uproar. And now? One percent of the Ming commercial tax comes from Japan!

Wait until Nanyang is calmed down, and the secretaries will know my foresight, and it will not be too late to come back to compliment me when the time comes. ”

Hou Xuan's performance was triumphant, and today he was happy to brag with the ministers, because people are in good spirits when they are happy.

Good news came from the Tai Hospital early this morning, Chen Yuanyuan was overjoyed, thinking that he had only pampered her once in the traitorous mansion recently, Hou Xuanyan was ready to deal with the court, and the marquis went to appease her in person.

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