Running away is not only a test of physical strength, but also a test of psychological endurance. In particular, the repeated frightening again and again is simply a difficult torture. Under the continuous pursuit of the Ming cavalry, most of the Annan soldiers did not hold out to the last of the day, and surrendered on their knees after exhaustion, resigned to fate. And the county prince Zheng Hua also ended his escape journey and became one of the many captives.

It's just that Zheng Hua was given preferential treatment, and after Ming Jun knew his identity, he was escorted back home. Of course, it was just a small courtyard in the county mansion near the back garden, but there was no shortage of food, and there was no mistreatment.

I'm the county prince, why didn't the Ming army pay attention to it? Could it be that I'm not qualified enough and they don't look down on me at all? Where are the reinforcements from Thang Long, and when will they be able to recover the city and save me from the city? Maybe as soon as the reinforcements arrive, that is, my death date, and the Ming army is defeated, they will cut off my head...... Zheng Hua's hearing is slowly recovering, but his heart is constantly cranky. With nothing to do, Zheng Hua could only watch the sky under the courtyard wall, speculating nervously about various possibilities.

Soon, the sycophants and other captured Annan officials were also imprisoned, and Zheng Hua had more company when observing the celestial phenomena, but most of the time he stared at him with wide eyes and did not dare to talk about anything casually. Because the Ming army was walking around outside the wall, the sound of chatting was also heard clearly.

Several Annam officials, who knew Chinese, listened intently when they were bored, hoping to get some information from the conversation of the Ming army, preferably about what to do with them. One Annan official even found a small hole in the wall that allowed one eye to peek out.

Well, the envoy of Siam came, brought treasures and beautiful women, and was accompanied by people to the back garden to play and relieve boredom, I don't know what the intention of the road is; Oh, the Ming clan's left-behind and his inner treasure also came to the back garden to relax. Listening to the vigilant Ming Jun, that Neidian treasure will be the princess next year; Ah, Gao Ping Mo seems to have come to contact, needless to say, he must be borrowing the power of the Ming army to engage in some conspiracy to restore the country; What the. The Ruan clan in the south also has envoys, that is, they want to attack the north and south and join forces to destroy the Zheng clan......

The news is true or false, just a few words; The peeping figure is also faint, and it is difficult to distinguish the face. But it disturbed the hearts of these captured officials, because their future was at stake, and their lives were at stake.

That morning, several Annan officials gathered in the house after breakfast. Wide-eyed and small-eyed, constantly sighing.

The sycophant broke his arm when he ran away, and after only a simple treatment, he looked embarrassed and sluggish, and he didn't have the heart to brag about his beard. After hesitating for a moment, he first said worriedly: "My lord, the Ming army is not only capable of fighting, but also plotting to win over the scum of Annam. It's not easy to deal with! ”

Zheng Hua frowned and glanced at the sycophant, and reprimanded: "A little rumor will mess up your mind? Don't say whether these messages are true or not. As long as the main force of Annan is still there, and the victory or defeat is not divided, we must not be discouraged and destroy our own prestige. ”

"My lord, Gao Ping's Mo clan has always been a thief and waiting for an opportunity, and the southern Ruan clan is my mortal enemy." The sycophant said with a sad face: "Looking at the Ming army, it is not to slaughter the city and destroy the country. But the Mo clan and the Ruan clan wanted to seize power and usurp rebellion, and kill them all. ”

As the sycophants say, the political struggles of the feudal dynasty are so cruel and bloody, and the inside is often more ruthless than the outside. Even if the Ming army breaks Thang Long, most of them will not be bloody; Mohs and Nguyen are different. Once you gain power, you have to kill no one of the Zheng family to be at ease.

Zheng Hua closed his eyes slightly, and it took a long time before he sighed and said, "Pay for peace?" It's too early. Now that there is no point in winning or losing, let's wait and see what happens! If you can defeat the Ming army, how dare you run rampant? There is also a southern army to suppress the Nguyen clan, and the Nguyen clan wants to take advantage of the chaos, but it will not succeed. ”

"Your Excellency—Wise." The sycophant flattered weakly, lowered his head and said: "The southern army can't move, the Taiyuan town army can't move, and you must first settle down inside." With the deterrence of these two armies, Mo and Ruan will have no chance to take advantage of it. The Ming army, if it can fight, it will fight, and if it can't, it will seek peace, which is also a solution. It was a mistake in judgment and too much manipulation. thought that the defeat of the Ming army was decided, and there was no power to return to the sky. How do you know that the Ming army still has the power to raise teachers and ask for guilt-"

"Yes, yes, attacking the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty is really a trick, so that the Ming army division will be famous." Some Annan officials echoed the voice.

Zheng Hua rolled his eyes, what's the use of saying this now, an afterthought, hindsight, but taking the blame on himself. He snorted heavily in displeasure, and then—even he looked left and right in amazement, that his nose was so powerful, like thunder?

"The Ming army, the artillery of the Ming army-" The sycophant's eyes widened, and his hands trembled and pointed outside, "The war is over, our army has arrived-"

Huhulala, the people in the house rushed out, standing in the courtyard looking left and right, listening to the rumbling cannon, their hearts were happy and worried, and they were uneasy.

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Thousands of Annan soldiers rushed frantically towards Ansu City to the sound of rapid drums, and the fire of the counterattack became more and more fierce.

The Sky Blaster roared, and the cannonballs split through the air, mercilessly smashing into the ranks of the enemy. With each explosion, you can see a large ball of blood blooming in the crowd, gorgeous but deadly.

The trenches outside the city had been dug three times by the captives in a few days, two of which were deep and wide, and it took great effort for the Annam army to fill one of them, but at great cost. Now, they're using their flesh and blood to charge at the second trench.

The third trench is somewhat peculiar, with earth piled on the ground to form a breastwork; The trench was wide and stepped in shape, with gunsmiths at the top in front and several loaders at the lower level behind. Facing the Annan soldiers, who were blocked by the second trench fifty meters away, the constant shooting of muskets became their lingering nightmare of death.

The seemingly turbulent waves met the impregnable stone cliffs and were smashed to pieces. From the air, the dense layers of Annan soldiers were blocked in front of the long trench. And in the trench behind, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the fire guns roared, mercilessly harvesting life.

"It's amazing." Ranma Bodhi and Chao Phraya looked at each other in horror, such a shocking artillery bombardment, such a rapid fire shot, the soldiers of Annam besieging the city were killed and wounded, and blood flowed like a river.

More and more Annan soldiers were knocked to the ground by projectiles, or fell heavily into the trench in front of them, or fell backwards to the muddy ground. Most of these people are not dead for a while, but they are just struggling desperately, letting out different screams and wails, adding to the cruel atmosphere of the battlefield.

Near the trench, not counting the dead or undead Annan soldiers who fell into the trench, in a short period of time, they were already lying all over the dense corpses, and those who died all had different expressions, or their eyes were wide open, or their faces were full of unwillingness, or their eyes showed deep fear.

The crimson blood was shocking, and the blood gushing out of the human body changed the color of the earth, and slowly gathered into a stream and a pool. Many of the wounded who did not die, howling and crawling everywhere, were seriously injured by projectiles, and there was no one to treat them, which added to their suffering.

Finally, the Annan soldiers were defeated by the misery and fear, and they ran back in horror. Even the Warlords couldn't stop their defeat, and many of them ran and ran, and were hit by bullets, splattering blood on their backs and falling to the ground.

So many died before they even touched the city walls. Ranma Bodhi and Chao Phraya couldn't help but shake their heads as they looked at the Annam army outside the city with heavy casualties. Originally, I was very timid and afraid of staying in the city, but now I can basically put my mind at ease. Although the Ming army in the city was only five or six thousand, it was obviously more than enough to resist the tens of thousands of Annan troops outside the city, and it was relatively easy.

Annam's army initially planned to besiege the city from all sides, but there were still thousands of Ming cavalry troops outside the city to hold back and attack, and they attacked from front to back, crushing their troops around the eastern city. This forced him not to dare to divide his troops at will, so he could only gather his whole army in the south of the city, hoping to break through the city from now on.

But the offensive clearly hit an iron wall, the head was broken and bleeding, and the morale was low. The hastily assembled army is claimed to be 100,000, but the real number is actually around 70,000. Of these 70,000 people, more than 30,000 were real soldiers, including Zheng's "proud soldiers", "Taiyuan town soldiers", and other local troops, and the rest were forcibly recruited and captured by force.

When there are more soldiers, the momentum is strong, but the combat effectiveness is not flattering. It seems that the people of Annam have not thoroughly pondered the phrase "there are not many soldiers, but they are fine", and they did not expect that the mixing of so many temporary soldiers would give the Annam army a rabble characteristic.

Originally, Zheng believed that China had changed hands and that the Qing army would soon achieve a complete victory. The Ming army was only struggling to support itself under the huge military pressure of the Qing army, and had lost the power to counterattack, let alone threaten Annam. Therefore, the Zheng family did not worry about the retaliation of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, but fully surrendered to the Qing army, and attacked the remnants of the Ming Dynasty who had taken refuge in Annam, hoping to obtain the title of king of Annam, which was pardoned by the Qing Dynasty.

Although the Ming army's crusade was beyond Zheng's expectations, Zheng still judged that what had entered the territory was just a remnant of the Ming division, and the initial defeat was only unprepared and unprepared. Moreover, the Ming army stopped after capturing Anpei, which increased the illusion of the Zheng clan of Annan.

"The army is powerful, and the army is mighty, or it can win without a fight. The remnants of the Ming are biased, attacking from afar, but taking advantage of our country's unpreparedness, and being rampant for a while, how can we have the power to fight for a long time? After the Chen Dynasty, the Ming army of hundreds of thousands could not occupy our country, not to mention that there are no more than 10,000 soldiers now, so what is there to fear......"

Zheng Hui, the commander of the Annan army, had a solemn face, but he secretly complained in his heart. At the time of the expedition, Zheng Zheng, the king of Xiding, that is, the real ruler of North Annan, once said that to himself with confidence. But at the moment, it seems that it will not be easy to defeat this remnant division. (To be continued......)