Zheng Zhan said to Chen Houfu: "As long as you let me go to Annan this time, from now on, as long as you want the task, I will not fight with you." ”

This sentence made Chen Houfu give up, and he actually had little interest in the recent Annan. With the geographical location of Annam, the Ming Dynasty could easily incorporate it into the territory if it did not continue to develop. And the big island that the emperor once said was the place he dreamed of.

Huang Kezhang took out the map of Annan and said: "Now there are three forces in Annan, and the Mo Dynasty in the north has only Gaoping, and the power is the weakest. It is precisely because of the weakness of their power that they need our help even more. The envoy of the Mo Dynasty has promised that after defeating the Zheng clan, we can carve out an area twenty miles long and wide at the mouth of the Red River for the people of the Ming Dynasty to live in. ”

Chen Houfu said: "It's too small, can you make a bigger place." ”

Zheng Zha: "No matter how big or small it is, it's good to take it all together in the end." ”

Huang Kezhang said: "Annan can't be solved in a day, so let's get a place first, and it's convenient to advance and retreat." Hongsheng took a good look there this time and found a suitable place. ”

Zheng Zhan nodded and said, "Xiaguan understands." After a while, how many boats did Xia Guan take this time? ”

Huang Kezhang said: "If you don't move, you can't resist." So we're going to put on the lion and rabbit posture, and now the Dutch are still relatively quiet, and the Japanese fleet is about to return, so you can take everything you can with you, and leave a little patrol. ”

Now that the senior has built the fort, at least there is no need to worry about the safety of the Jingluo Mansion. Huang Kezhang asked Zheng Zhan to take more than 200 ships to Annam, including four Fu ships with cannons, 80 ordinary warships, and 100 support ships. There were 6,000 sailors and 6,000 guards.

Zheng Zhan looked at the map and said: "Our navy can go straight to Qinghua, and at sea it can bombard the coastal places, and then land, if the Mo Dynasty cooperates well, then the Zheng clan should be easy to solve." It's just that the Nguyen clan in the south is in some trouble. ”

Huang Kezhang said: "Regarding the war in Annan, before coming to the South China Sea, the emperor once said, don't go deep, use Annanites to fight Annanes, after we occupy their cities, we will hold the city, and let Annanites fight other battles by themselves." So I warn you, don't go deep into the jungle. The emperor said that in the dense forest, no one can beat the native Annamite. ”

Zheng Zha was a little unconvinced, in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty could beat any army, but since the emperor had repeatedly explained, it was better to obey. Otherwise, if you lose, your head will definitely fall, and even if you win, your head will not be very stable.

Huang Kezhang said: "The emperor said that now the weather in the Ming Dynasty is getting colder and colder, and Annan is rich in products, especially their rice, which can help us solve the problem of food shortage in the north, so the focus is on obtaining rice, don't want to occupy the entire Annan in one breath, the emperor is young, you are also young, I have enough time for Annan to never rebel again, and not to rebel like before." I'm not in a hurry as an old man, so you won't be in a hurry. ”

Zheng Zhan bowed down and thanked: "The lower officials thank Jing Luo for mentioning the point, the lower officials must keep in mind the emperor's teachings, and the instructions of Jing Luo will slowly return Annan to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, so that it will never move." ”

Huang Kezhang said: "Remember, impatience is the most important emotion, to take your time, to let a country under the Ming Dynasty, it must go through two or three generations. Okay, let's fight the Zheng clan first, and wait for the news of Choi Shilang before deciding on the strategy against the Ruan clan. ”

The Mo Dynasty agreed to send troops to Gaoping on October 21 and asked the Ming Dynasty to attack Thanh Hoa on October 29. It was now the ninth day of October, and Zheng Zha carried out an intense mobilization, and after the soldiers were adjusted and all the items were loaded, he set out from Taiwan on October 24, aiming at Thanh Hoa, the capital of the Lê Dynasty.

Time is not tight, so along the way, Zheng Zhan practiced while walking, especially the improvement of the flag language. And the soldiers have been training in Taiwan, Japan and other places, and there is also a process of adaptation when they come here. Finally, on the evening of October 27, they arrived about 50 miles outside Thanh Hoa.

There were very few naval troops in Annam, because their enemies were all in the country, and after the sporadic few patrol boats were captured by the Ming army, they asked for some information.

And Mo Jingkuan really sent troops to Gaoping on October 21, with a deliberate calculation or not, and the Zheng family happened to be Zheng Jie and his uncle Zheng Du fighting for power. The border was empty, and Mo Jingkuan soon reached Thang Long (Hanoi), and at this time, Zheng Du hijacked his brother Zheng Song, killed his nephew Zheng Chun, and wanted to inherit the title of King of Ping'an. Zheng Jie, on the other hand, disregarded his father's life or death, and ran to Thanh Hoa with the nominal emperor of the Later Li Dynasty, Li Shenzong, to confront his uncle.

The two Zheng contended, and the army of the Later Li Dynasty was divided into two sides to fight, which made Mo Jingkuan a fisherman. He hurriedly sent someone to contact the Ming Dynasty naval army, wanting to fight the Shenglong Mansion instead.

His subordinates were quite effective, knowing that the Ming army should be not far from the sea off Thanh Hoa, so they dispatched several small boats nearby to carry out a dragnet collision investigation. There was a ship that was lucky and was caught by the Ming Navy, and Zheng Za only then learned the news.

Zheng Zha, who was very annoyed by Mo Chaoren's temporary change of mind. He asked people to take out the map, looked at it carefully, and then asked Mo Chaolai: "Can our boat cross this river?" ”

Mo Chao said: "The big ships of 3,000 materials can enter the Thang Long Mansion, and the big ships of the Shang Kingdom are afraid that they can't, and other ships can." ”

Zheng Zhan said to Gui Shu, the commander of the Guards Brigade who came with him: "Then kill it?" Let's start with that, we can only shoot in the river, and we will depend on you when we go ashore. ”

Gui Shuzhen was a student of the first phase of the martial arts hall, and before he graduated, he was sent to command the Guards Naval Brigade under Huang Kezhang. He killed Jiannu in Liaodong, and he didn't pay attention to the short, black-skinned Annan people at all. He patted his chest and said, "Commander Zheng rest assured, one day to conquer the Shenglong Mansion." ”

Under the leadership of the Mo Dynasty, Zheng Zhan led people to the mouth of the Red River. Zheng Zhan looked at the estuary and said: "The place assigned to us is here, the place is good, I like it, our navy can build a port here." ”

Gui Shuzhen asked, "This place is too close to Thang Long Mansion, will they be willing?" ”

Zheng Zhan sneered: "It's better not to." ”

Gui Shuzhen also smiled: "Yes, it's better to be unwilling." ”

Daifuku ships were not allowed to enter the Red River, so Zheng Zha only allowed gunboats and troop transports to enter the river, and other ships were temporarily stationed here. Anyway, all you need to do is bring three days' worth of food and ammunition. If you can't beat Thang Long Mansion for three days, no one will believe it.

The fleet slowly moved inward along the Red River, and by this time the sails were all folded, using the paddle wheel at the ship's place, and it did not take much time, and at noon on October 29, they finally arrived at Thang Long Province.