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The Manchu Qing Dynasty had a false alarm, but the situation in Annam had reached a point of immediate distress - after several months of gathering troops, the Zheng lord of Beihe had already gathered 80,000 soldiers and more than 500 elephants in Thang Long, and at the same time also gathered 21,000 troops in Thanh Hoa, so that including the main force of the southern expedition, the total number of troops dispatched by Beihe this time had exceeded 100,000. (.)

However, the battle was not the first to start on the Bac Ha side, and the Quang Nam Nguyen lords, who had already gathered more than 30,000 troops in the main camp [Note 1] Phu Xuan and the old camp Aiko, except for one garrison coastal fortress, the rest of the troops were all stationed on the front line of the Hengshan Great Wall. Since the distance between the Quang Nam side and the front line was much closer than that of the Bac Ha in the southern expedition, the Quang Nam people, who were the first to mobilize and reach the front line, naturally did not wait for the opponent to attack behind the Great Wall, so taking the initiative to attack became the only option for the Quang Nam people.

On the first day of September in the first year of Taishun, Beihe's new pilgrimage envoy Hu Zhaoan reported to the Ming and Zheng sides that Guangnan had invaded the borderlands. On the same day, in view of the fact that the Beihe army had not yet moved south, Zong Youfang, the messenger of the Ming State stationed in Thang Long, sent a letter to Ma Ying, the commander of the Western Fleet of the Ming Zheng Naval Division, asking him to dispatch warships to protect the treaty port of Rong City.

In view of the fact that neither Zheng Kezhang nor the Privy Council had instructions to intervene in the civil war in Annam, and Beihe had no intention of imploring Ming Zheng to participate in the war, Ma Ying only dispatched a fleet of warships to patrol the sea south of Rongshi to intercept the sailors that might be dispatched by the Guangnan side.

"I really don't understand, what the Admiral thinks." Looking at the green line not far away, Du Hu, the commander of the first-class cruise ship [Minjiang] and the captain of the fleet, complained. "Only thieves can prevent thieves, cruise, cruise, isn't this tossing us, it's really better to simply kill the sailors of Guangnan."

"Speaking of Quang Nam, the small ships are indeed not our opponents, and we don't want the whole fleet to attack, I guess that our four ships alone are enough." On the side is the first-class praise painting Chang Tianyuan sent by the Admiral's Office, and in terms of official rank, Chang Tianyuan, who is from the fourth rank of the cloud cavalry captain or the official of Du Hu, who is the fifth rank of the martial arts cavalry captain, is the upper official of Du Hu, so Du Hu's command is subject to his restrictions. "But firstly, without the instructions of the king and the Privy Council, Brother Jiuying is not easy to act arrogantly, and secondly, let's directly destroy the sailors of Guangnan but let Beihe benefit, there is no benefit, a fool can do it."

"Okay, you old cat, you say I'm a fool." In fact, Ma Ying, Chang Tianyuan and Du Hu are all Jia Yin students, but unlike Ma Ying, who was instructed by Zheng Kezhang and became the commander and admiral early on, the official positions of Chang and Du belong to the general trend among the Jia Yin students of the Water 6 Division, so they are less restrained by each other and speak more casually. "I said you were a drunken cat."

"You're a fool." Chang Tianyuan scolded with a smile unceremoniously. "I know all day long that I fight and kill, and I have to use my brain to do things, the king obviously wants Beihe and Guangnan to contain each other, you injured Guangnan in one go, how will this play continue in the future."

"Just bluff me, think I don't know," Du Hu pouted. "The main forces of Quang Nam and Bac Ha are on the shore, and it should be better to defeat the Quang Nam Naval Division, forcing both of them to die on 6."

"Call you stupid, you still don't admit it, have you seen the sailors of the Quang Nam people these days?" Chang Tianyuan asked and replied to himself. "No, people are smart, they don't dare to touch us on the water, they all shrink in the port, if you want to destroy people once and for all, then you have to gnaw off the Tuo Ying Port (Da Nang) fort first, and use a wooden boat to knock against the stone fort, I think you really burned your head."

"Can't you use a wooden boat to stumble with a stone fort?" Du Hu asked rhetorically. "According to what you say, if we encounter a fort in the future, we will stay away, so how can we climb 6."

Zheng Kezang in addition to worrying that the general will use military power misdeeds but also maintain a high degree of concern about the army's combat strength, he once said that three years without fighting, a force will degenerate, now it does seem a little interesting, don't look at the Zheng army is now larger and larger, in East Asia can also be said to be temporarily invincible, but with the disappearance of several possible opponents, the fighting will of some of the commanders of the water division seems to have become conservative, far less active and aggressive than before.

Of course, Du Hu, who is talking now, as a front-line commander and fighter, has not completely lost his blood: "Don't forget, the Tuoyinggang cannon is just some old cannons of the Franco, and the forts in Dagu and Tanggu are the newly cast 100,000 catties of cannons from Tartar, and even Tuoyinggang dare not touch it, how to touch the Tartar in the future." ”

Perhaps feeling that his words were a little heavy, Du Hu then lowered his voice: "I think that sooner or later, Lord Zheng will ask us to escort his fleet to board the 6, rather than being embarrassed and conspicuous in front of outsiders at that time, it is better to practice now, it's a big deal to go back and repair a few more holes in the ship, but if you don't fight, how do you know if it's okay." ”

Chang Tianyuan is also a ship commander, although he is now sitting in the public office and burying the public, but the blood of the man at sea has not completely cooled down, so when Du Hu said this, he also surged with blood: "Isn't it just a fort, let's do it, at most, cut it first and then play, and then go back and demote a few ranks, to be honest, I am really tired of sitting in the office, just come down to operate the boat again!" ”

Now that his mind has been decided, Chang Tianyuan immediately calculated: "There are still four ships of the Qiongjia team on the front line of Tuoying Port and Hoi An, although there are no cruisers, but there are eight first-class and second-class cruisers in total, and it is enough to clean up the Tuoying Port Fort." ”

Zheng Jun's first-class cruiser is now equipped as standard for 8,000 three-masted schooners, equipped with a total of 12 4-inch [Note 2] short guns, 14 3-inch long guns, and 8 deck light mortars used to fire shotguns to counterattack enemy boarding; The second-class cruiser is standard for the 6,000-material brig, equipped with eight four-inch guns, twelve three-inch guns, and six deck mortars. Therefore, the eight first-class and second-class cruisers combined also had one hundred and sixty cannons, which was already quite a terrifying force in this era.

"Team Qiongjia, Xiao Wei?" Du Hu burst out laughing. "I'm afraid this kid has been holding on for a long time, and he knows that if he can fight, he may be more diligent than us." Now that the decision has been made, the flag immediately went out, and then with the [Minjiang] as the guide, the four cruising boats lined up in a line and sailed towards the southern seas. "Look at the old cat, these guys are all pretending to be confused." Du Hu said this by the other three ship commanders. "If something happens, you and I will have to carry it."

"You don't have a reason for what you said, didn't Lao Tzu just say that he was ready to change into this official robe, why are you cowardly?"

"Am I cowardly?" Du Hu's eyes suddenly stood up. "You don't inquire, what kind of person is Du Laohu, and his teeth are golden envoys."

"Then how much more do you have?" Chang Tianyuan glared at Du Hu. "Ship Commander, your task is not to grind your teeth with this officer!"

"It's really the temper of the Shangguan," Du Hupi said with a smile. "Don't think that you are from the Admiral's Office, there are five people and six people, sue you, here, this official is the leader of the team."

"Don't worry, no one is stealing your command, but you can still play your prestige here."

When Du Hu heard this, he looked at Chang Tianyuan suspiciously: "Old cat, you made it clear, what does this mean." ”

"What do you mean?" Chang Tianyuan smiled. "It's true that your name is Wei is Xiao Wei, but now he is also a management officer, why should he listen to your command, only this official." Chang Tianyuan straightened his chest. "Only if the rank of this official is above you, it is right to unify the command of the two teams, so the battle to enter Tuoying Port must be commanded by this official."

"What!" Du Hu was shocked. "You dare to steal my command." Du Hu quit. "What an old cat, just pushed back, and now I'm forgetting my righteousness, I'm not done with you"

Not to mention that the two were noisy on the [Minjiang], but the war between the two sides in Annam was in full swing. Just as Du Hu and his entourage were cruising outside Rongshi Port, the first batch of Zheng Zhu's army that went south had already fought against the Ruan Zhu's army that invaded the north.

In view of the fact that Lord Ruan's troops were equipped with more arquebuses provided by the Portuguese, the Beihe soldiers who were only equipped with simple knives and guns were not opponents at all, but fortunately, both sides were conscripted peasant soldiers with the same scum, so often after a big battle, the losing side also lost a hundred people at most.

Of course, Beihe's statistics are not reflected in this way, because there are too many defeated peasant soldiers who sneak back to their hometowns, and some even die in the mouths of tigers, wolves, snakes and ants on the way back because they mistook the mountains and forests.

The good days of the victorious Guangnan Army did not last long, and the day before the fleet commanded by Du Hu and Chang Tianyuan and the Qiongzhou A team commanded by Wei met off the coast of Hoi An, the belated army of Zheng Zhu finally arrived. In the face of Zheng Zhu's army, which was dozens of times his own, the Ruan army, which was used by thousands of Ruan Zhu to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, did not dare to respond to the enemy, so he gave up the occupied territory and slowly retreated to the line of the Great Wall, leaving only a mess to laugh at Zheng Gen's incompetence.

The reason why Zheng Zhu's army was late was because of the slow progress of the heavy artillery provided by the Ming and Zheng sides, and in addition, the rivers in Annam from west to east were criss-crossed, and Yan zhòng hindered the army from going south, although Zong Youfang also mentioned that Zheng Zhu transported the army south by sea, but first, Zheng Zhu did not have so many sea boats, and secondly, Zheng Zhu was not worried that so many troops would lose control, so the Beihe army could only go south with turtles, and wasted a lot of military rations in vain.

"What? The attendant military attache of the messenger of the Ming Kingdom asked to watch the battle with the army? It's already been caught up to Quang Binh! "Because it is a war of the country, because the prince is still young, Zheng Gen, who is not worried about the military power, personally controls the army to go south, but although he is revisiting his hometown, he is not sure that he will win the first battle, and he still has a headache for the requirements of the Ming Zheng envoy." Zhu Qing thought it would be good to reply like this. ”

How to reply, it seems that there is no precedent in the history of East Asia for the occurrence of a third-party observation of the battle on the battlefield, but Ming Zheng is strong, and the lord cannot refuse at all, so after repeated discussions, the result can only be agreed.

"Then let the envoy come with you." Zheng Gen reluctantly made the final decision. "It's better to stay by Lone's side and watch the battle, at least it won't be fine." Zheng Genqiang said. "Besides, Zheng Jun can defeat the Qing Dynasty, and his combat power is extremely strong, so it's better to ask for advice nearby."

[Note 1] Zhengying: The Zhongxing Li Dynasty set up thirteen provinces in Annam, of which the Zheng lord owned eleven provinces, and the Nguyen lord only had two of them, but with the annexation of most of the territory of the city, the Nguyen lord changed the route to the battalion and set up a three-level administrative system of battalion, prefecture (town) and county, in order to show that he was equal to the Zheng lord.

[Note 2] Four inches: one foot in the Ming Dynasty was a centimeter. Four inches is about, which translates to a shell weight of about 48 pounds. The three-inch gun was about 22 pounds.

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