After the Taiping army was fully prepared, they chose the date of their expedition, and then the army marched towards Nanyang.

And if you want to attack Nanyang, you must first talk about the situation in Nanyang.

Nanyang is located in the southeast of the Chinese Empire, mainly covering the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Islands, as well as the Indo-Western Islands.

The states on the Indochina Peninsula basically have more or less borders with the Chinese Empire, and it is precisely for this reason that the Chinese Empire has always been worried about the unification of the South Seas.

As the saying goes, the side of the couch allows others to sleep peacefully, which shows that today's Nanyang problem is no longer just a disease of ringworm, but has really become a problem of the heart.

Before the Indochina Peninsula was unified by Aquino I, there were many large and small states scattered on its territory, such as Yue Bang, Tai Bang, etc., each of them had their own territory, and no one obeyed anyone, and they wanted to make peace and war, so the relationship between these states was divided and combined, and it was quite complicated, and this situation continued until it was unified by Aquino I, and it changed.

As for why these powerful nations are willing to submit to Aquino's feet, there is a reason, and the reason is very simple, it is not that they want to surrender, but that they are indeed inferior to others, they have to surrender if they do not surrender, this is a kind of surrender in the face of a huge difference in strength, but it is definitely not convincing.

Therefore, this also created favorable conditions for Huang Xu and them to take relevant political measures.

And if you want to stress politics, you must achieve a certain military advantage, so that you can have the confidence to stress politics.

Therefore, the Chinese Empire must make certain military progress as quickly as possible in order to open up the situation.

After a detailed comparison, the Taiping army set the first target of this attack on the Yue State, one of the most powerful states in the Nanyang State.

Actually, it really counts. These Yue states have been subject states of China since ancient times, and they submitted to the Chinese Empire and paid tribute to China, but later due to the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, the Yue States gradually severed their ties with China and sought independence instead. However, just when they were full of ambition and ready to spread their wings and soar, they suffered a fatal blow.

Aquino I defeated the Viet Bang people with his great military prowess and brutally incorporated the Viet Bang into the territory of the Nanyang Kingdom.

And the Yue people also want to resist, but their strength is not as good as others, so they can only choose to surrender.

But Aquino I was no slouch either. He knew that the people of the Yue State could not be willingly attached to him, so he actually colonized all the Nanyang states, including the Yue State, and he also stationed troops in the states to stabilize his colonial rule.

And Aquino I sent to Viet Bang as a town guard was one of his generals, Nguyen Tien Gie.

This Ruan Tianyi is twenty years old, but he is brave. Known as the first warrior under Aquino.

And the origin of this Ruan Tianyi is unknown. He seems to have appeared out of thin air, but according to the people around Aquino, this Ruan Tianyi is the wild child that Aquino met in the mountains, because he and Aquino have similar interests, and he admires Aquino's wisdom and vision very much, so. He had just joined Aquino, willing to serve under his command and fight for him.

And Aquino's relationship with this Ruan Tianyi is very special, it is said that he does not treat Ruan Tianyi as a subordinate, and the two are even more called brothers in private. Whether this is true or not is unknown.

However, from the analysis of the above signs, the relationship between Aquino and Ruan Tianyi is definitely extraordinary.

And now Aquino has sent this relationship with his Nguyen Tien Nhi to the place of Vietnam, which shows that he attaches great importance to Vietnam, but it is also understandable.

Because this place is not only a strategic place in Nanyang, but also the granary of Nanyang, and its economy can also rank among the top few in the entire Nanyang, so in terms of comprehensive strength, Yuebang can be called the first in Nanyang.

And it is precisely because of its importance that Huang Xu decided to be the first to take Yue Bang.

Thus, the great war inevitably came.

Since the Taiping army set out, they marched all the way until they crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border, and their advance slowed down, while the Fifth Army led by Zeng Guoquan and Zeng San as the vanguard army was at the forefront of the army.

According to the prior arrangement, the 200,000 light cavalry of the Fifth Army Corps will rush to attack the grain, grass and baggage of the Nanyang State in Yue State, Lao Cai Fu, so as to deter the Nanyang Army.

Soon after entering the territory of Yue Bang, the sky slowly darkened, and under the cover of night, the 200,000 light cavalry of the Taiping army had rushed towards Lao Cai Mansion under the leadership of Zeng Guoquan and Zeng San.

In less than three hours, they were already running outside Lao Cai.

"San'er, you overseer the army is waiting here, I will find a way to seize the city gate, after the matter is completed, I will open the city gate, and then raise the fire as a signal, and you will lead the army to attack." Zeng Guoquan looked at the old street mansion shrouded in the night, and turned his head to Zeng Sandao.

They came here to attack by surprise, so he had to find a way to open the city gate first.

"Uncle, my nephew is going to open the gates, and you are here to oversee the army." Zeng San shook his head and rushed to say.

He felt it would be better to go on his own.

"San'er, listen to orders!" Zeng Guoquan's face was straight, and he shouted softly.

When is it, he has no leisure to argue with Zeng San about this, what he needs now is a quick battle.

"Yes, uncle." Zeng San saw Zeng Guoquan angry, and couldn't help but nod weakly, and said.

In terms of seniority, Zeng San is a junior, and in terms of military position, Zeng Guoquan is the main and he is the deputy, so he has to obey Zeng Guoquan.

Therefore, the opinions were finally unified, Zeng San led the army to wait here, and Zeng Guoquan led a capable team to open the city gate, and this team was directly subordinate to Huang Xu's special operations team.

And it was this special operations team that made Zeng Guoquan's heart more and more admired Huang Xu, he felt that the emperor was too prescient, before they left, Huang Xu specially equipped the Fifth Army with a special operations team of 100 people, saying that it might be used when needed.

But no, it's just right now, special operations, open the city gates, this special combat team will really come in handy.

It seems that Zeng Guoquan is lucky today.

So, after a little preparation, Zeng Guoquan led the 100-person special operations team towards Laojie City.

After they arrived at the city, they observed the situation on the city tower, Zeng Guoquan's brows couldn't help frowning, this old street is not a logistics town in Yuebang, the city tower is well defended, and there are almost no gaps to be found.

What to do?

Zeng Guoquan was very anxious in his heart, 200,000 troops have gathered here, if he doesn't solve the problem, then after a long time, it is very likely that the Yue Bang people will find their traces, once this happens, the enemy will be ready for battle, then the surprise attack plan they formulated will be difficult to complete.

In this way, the consequences will become very strict, so Zeng Guoquan must try his best to find a way to solve the current dilemma.

After thinking about it, Zeng Guoquan still had no choice, but time was passing inexorably, and there was indeed not much time left for them.

Zeng Guoquan gritted his teeth and was ready to gamble.

So, he gave the order to the special operations team to attack.

Zeng Guoquan's idea was that after they attacked the city tower, they would find a way to cover one person. Let this person open the city gate, as long as they can protect this person, then even if they all die in battle, they will be able to achieve their goal in the end.

Moreover, there is no way to do it.

Let's hope their luck is a little better.

After receiving the order, the special operations team quickly used the climbing tools they carried with them to climb towards the city tower.

Then, in a slightly weaker defensive position, they attacked the defenders of the South Seas.

Because the special combat team attacked too quickly, and their individual abilities were indeed outstanding, the Nanyang people defending the city were caught off guard, and there was a moment of confusion for a while.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, Zeng Guoquan led people to rush down and rushed straight towards the city gate.

They hoped to rush to the gates of the city with all their might, and they would be victorious.

Moreover, the process seemed to be much smoother than they expected.

After a short period of confusion in the Nanyang Army, they found that the Taiping Army did not attack much, so they let out a shout, and then rushed to Zeng Guoquan and others with a shout.

But Zeng Guoquan didn't care about this, and just rushed forward lightly.

Then, they miraculously rushed through the heavily defended city tower, and with the Nanyang defenders who were chasing all the way, Zeng Guoquan and others had gradually approached the city gate.

It seems that victory is already in sight.

But Zeng Guoquan and the others did not dare to relax, and still rushed regardless of the qiē, before the city gate was opened, nothing could be counted, only when the city gate was opened and the army entered the city, then they could be regarded as a victory.

And just as they approached the city gate, the pursuers behind them had already arrived, and the defenders defending the city gate also surrounded them, and they could be said to be under the enemy's back, and for a time they were in a predicament. (To be continued......)