After the capture of the eastern capital of Annam, the empire also entered the twenty-second year of the apocalypse.

Zhu Youxiao's original plan was to withdraw his troops after capturing the eastern capital of Annan, but Zheng Jie's flight to the western capital made Zhu Youxiao decide to continue the pursuit. Now the Southern Expeditionary Army has sufficient food, after the capture of many states, the food obtained by the Southern Expedition Army can meet the needs of the army for five years, after the capture of the Eastern Capital, the Southern Expeditionary Army's salary and silver are basically solved, the only thing that has not been replenished is only ammunition, but now the logistics army does not need to transport grain from the empire, only needs to transport ammunition, which makes the ammunition replenishment also very fast.

All this made the Southern Expeditionary Army fully capable of expanding the results of the battle, and Zhu Youxiao also agreed to the plan of the Southern Expeditionary Army to seize the western capital of Annam.

After two days of repairs in the eastern capital of Annam, the Ming army continued to move south. If before the capture of the eastern capital, Annam still occasionally resisted, then after the capture of the eastern capital, the various towns of Annam really surrendered to the wind.

In the face of the momentum of the Ming army, Zheng Jie had basically given up resistance, and he was already preparing to flee to the sea at this moment.

"I have received accurate information that Zheng Jie is ready to flee to other countries by sea. I am going to send 3,000 dragoons with one man and two horses to attack the Western Capital and intercept Zheng Jie in the Western Capital. Sun Chuanting said.

"My lord, I am the vanguard of this southern expedition, and it is most suitable for me to fight in this battle." Hearing Sun Chuanting's suggestion, Lai Xiucai immediately asked Zhan Dao.

"The most important thing in this battle is to surprise and attack its unpreparedness, and must not leak half a cent of news, this place is still five days away from the western capital, the army will come out of the camp tonight, and the western capital must be captured within three days, and after a long time, I am afraid that Zheng Jie will know." Sun Chuanting said.

"No. Two horses in one day, at most two days can reach the Western Capital. Lai Xiucai said excitedly.

When it was ugly, the selected three thousand dragoons set off at night. Along the way, three thousand dragoons were ranked, horses were hoofed, and all the living people encountered on the road were shot by dragoons.

"How long is it until the Western Capital Kaesong?" Lai Xiucai asked.

"About an hour and a half. However, since our army captured the eastern capital, the western capital began to be under martial law, especially ten days ago, the western capital only opened the city every day, and the city gate would be closed as soon as the hour came. The scout reported back.

"You mean that the gates of the Western Capital are only open for one hour every day." Lai Xiucai said.

"Yes, and only the east and south gates will be opened." The scout said.

"An hour is enough, and if it goes well, it doesn't take an hour. The herald ordered the whole army to rest in place for an hour, and after an hour, the army set out, aiming at the western capital. Lai Xiucai said excitedly.

"No."

"Order the generals and above to come to discuss the matter." Lai Xiucai ordered.

"No."

……

Lai Xiucai once again emphasized the specific plan for a sneak attack on the Western Capital.

An hour later, the three thousand dragoons set out again, still unable to see their fingers, the speed of the army's movement was very slow, and when the army arrived at the east gate of the western capital, the east gate had just opened.

"Change horses and prepare to attack." Lai Xiucai ordered.

The three thousand dragoons immediately changed their horses, and Lai Xiucai also pulled out the saber in his waist at this moment, only to see him swing the saber, and the first batch of dragoons as the vanguard rushed out.

"Did you hear thunder? It won't rain on this thief's day. The gate guards of the Western Capital asked. It was not yet dawn at the moment, and this kind of sky was a good cover for the rushing dragoons.

"How can there be thunder in this weather? Didn't you wake up? The other defender said with disdain, but as soon as he finished speaking, he also felt as if he had heard thunder, "It really looks like there is thunder......

"It can't be a thief."

"Nonsense, I heard that the thief had been standing still since four days ago, as if to say that the supplies could not keep up, if only the thief could withdraw his troops, lest I be frightened all day long."

"Ming...... Thief ......," the defender said, swallowing his saliva and trembling.

"What?"

"Enemy attack...... Enemy attack ......" At this moment, a burst of screams sounded from the castle tower.

At this moment, the vanguard of the Ming army was only two or three hundred meters away from the city gate, and the city gate was already in chaos at the moment, and the Annan army was already trying to pull up the city gate. The Ming army immediately launched a charge, and the fastest dragoons rushed to the city gate in an instant.

The first dragoons had only one task, and that was to cut the lasso of the city gates. Although the first dragoons numbered only three hundred, they had already seized the gates of the city. At this moment, the soldier who was in charge of cutting Lasso was desperately chopping with a big axe.

Soon the second group of three hundred dragoons also arrived. The rope of the city gate was finally cut off, and more and more Ming troops gathered at the city gate, and the Ming army had already rushed into the city.

After the Ming army rushed into the city, the defenders of Annam gradually gave up resistance. The city was in chaos at the moment.

"According to the plan, intercept them separately, and we must not let Zheng Jie and the others escape." Lai Xiucai ordered.

"No."

……

Zheng Jie had already given up resistance, and after the Ming army invaded the Western Capital, Zheng Jie immediately disguised himself and mixed in with the fleeing people, and escaped from the Western Capital, but he did not dare to escape to the ship he was going to sea, he kept running south and fled to the territory of the Ruan clan.

In just half a day, the western capital was completely occupied by the Ming army. Three days later, Sun Chuanting led the main force of the Ming army to the Western Capital.

"My lord, except for Zheng Jie's son Zheng Zheng, whose whereabouts are unknown, the rest of the people have all been captured." Lai Xiucai said.

"Zheng Jie didn't escape from the sea?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"No, all the ships he was going to sea fell into the hands of our army, and a large amount of property hidden on board also fell into the hands of our army." Lai Xiucai said.

"Since I didn't go to sea, I should have fled to the south." Sun Chuanting thought for a while and said.

"Do you want to send troops to continue to the south to pursue Zheng Jie?" Lai Xiucai asked.

"Wait for Your Majesty's will. The army has been on the march for more than two months, and it is time to take the division. Sun Chuanting said.

"No."

……

After the news of the capture of the Western Capital by the Southern Expeditionary Army reached the Beijing Division, Zhu Youxiao immediately discussed the next matter with the cabinet and the Dadu Governor's Office.

"In the second year of Xuande, the empire was forced to abandon Jiaozhi, which made Jiaozhi break away from the empire, and now I have regained Jiaozhi, and I decided to uphold the will of Emperor Cheng Zuwen and re-establish the Chengxuan Political Envoy Department in Jiaozhi, and from this moment on, Jiaozhi will return to the embrace of the empire." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, the capriciousness of Jiaozhi has made the empire's operation in Jiaozhi unable to make ends meet, which has caused a huge burden to the empire. Sun Yuanhua said.

(End of chapter)