Li Dingguo's 10,000-strong army did not go to the mouth of the Red River, and then went straight to Thang Long, the capital of Annam.

Because at this time, the estuary of the Red River was still in a semi-developed state, and there were mangrove forests everywhere along the river. There was no large harbor for warships to dock, and it was troublesome to change boats into the Red River.

An army of 10,000 soldiers, divided into two routes.

The first way to take a sea boat to the mouth of the Ma River, there is no need to change ships, the navy can go directly to the outside of Thanh Hoa City.

The second way is to take a sea boat to the mouth of the Lan River, and after sailing into the Lan River, you can change to a small boat for more than ten miles to reach the outside of Nghe An City.

Why fight these two cities?

More than 80% of the senior members of the Zheng regime are in these two places!

The Ma River Basin and the Lan River Basin were the earliest developed areas in Vietnam, and were also the capitals of the Dinh and Former Lê dynasties of Vietnam.

As long as they occupied these two cities, and then quickly took control of the surrounding villages and towns, Zheng's officials in the court and China would be dumbfounded, and a small and half of Zheng's grain-producing area would be gone.

This is thanks to the meticulous work and businessmen, otherwise, where would the monarchs and ministers of Nanjing know? Most of them will be stupid enough to attack Thang Long Mansion.

After returning from Japan, Yuan Shizhong was finally promoted to deputy division commander and led 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack Nghe An.

Taking a boat to the mouth of the Lanjiang River, missionary Xu Xuechang walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck towards the river.

"Lao Xu, who are you worshipping here?" Yuan Shizhong quipped, "Isn't it your ancestor who used to live here in Annan?" “

Xu Xuechang said: "It's not about ancestors, it's about ancestors." “

"Which sage can there be here?" Yuan Shizhong asked.

Xu Xuechang said: "Prince An of the early Tang Dynasty encountered wind and waves here, and the ship capsized and unfortunately died at the bottom of the sea. ”

Yuan Shizhong was even more confused: "Who is Wang Zi'an?" “

Xu Xuechang said: "Luoxia and the lonely bird fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky. You don't understand, when this battle is over, I will teach you to recite the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng". “

Yuan Shizhong asked: "It seems that he is a talented man from the previous dynasty, how did he come here by boat?" “

Xu Xuechang said: "During the Tang Dynasty, this was the land of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Then we can be regarded as recovering the lost land, and there must be a name in the history books," Yuan Shizhong suddenly became happy, learning from Xu Xuechang to give his hand, "My old Yuan also came to worship the sages, Wang ...... What is the king? ”

Xu Xuechang said: "The prince is secretive, and the word is safe." "

Yuan Shizhong said while worshipping: "Mr. Wang is in the spirit of heaven, bless this battle flag to victory." Come, bring wine! "

Alcohol was not allowed in the army, but there was a highly distilled liquor to clean wounds.

Yuan Shizhong poured three cups into the river, sacrificed Wang Bo from afar, and suddenly felt much better, although he didn't know what Wang Bo was doing.

Soon after the navy warship sailed into the Lanjiang River, it encountered a sandbar. The sandbar divided the Lan River in two, and the large sea ships could not cross it at all, so they had to put down small boats to transport supplies, while soldiers landed and advanced along the river bank.

It is worthy of being the earliest developed area in Vietnam, and the banks of the Lan River are lush and green, full of seedlings planted not long ago.

Xu Xuechang once again reiterated the military order: "Pass it to the soldiers, don't step on the crops, the cavalry is good and lead the horses slowly!" “

When the gentry and peasants along the river saw the army coming from the sea, they were all so frightened that they hid in their houses, and only sent a few people to investigate from afar.

Pan Chunfu is a local clan, and there is a Zhiziguan to the Eastern Pavilion Bachelor, who is responsible for transcribing the proclamation of the Hanlin Academy for Zheng Yu.

He also has a clan brother who serves as the deputy chief soldier of Taiyuan Province. Another son was sent to Liangshan Road to supervise the imperial history.

As for other types of petty officials, there are more than 20 of them in the Pan family.

This shows the heritage of the Nghe An and Thanh Hoa clans, whether it was the lord of the Li Dynasty or the powerful minister Zheng family, they all relied on the nobles of the two places to raise troops back then.

"Master, the Han soldiers didn't kill, they just walked west along the Lanjiang River." The house slave Pan Gui ran back to the house to report.

Pan Chunfu muttered: "All the way west, this is going to fight Nghe An City." They didn't loot along the way? “

Pan Gui shook his head: "There was no looting, the crops were not trampled, and the military discipline of the officers and soldiers (Zheng Jun) was much better." ”

Pan Chunfu suddenly understood and said: "If the Han soldiers don't loot the people and don't trample on the crops, they want to keep the south for a long time." Lord Zheng returned in defeat, and the defeated army only passed Nghe An a few days ago, and the disaster of Nghe An was not light. The domestic army is empty, and this time Annan is afraid that he will destroy the country. “

Pan Gui asked, "Master, what should we do?" “

Pan Chunfu said: "The Zheng family is unpopular and will perish sooner or later. Emperor Li is weak, and he is not a Ming monarch who can turn the tide..."Suddenly, Pan Chunfu generously stated, "Yi'an is the homeland of the Han family, and my Pan family has always been a poetry heirloom. And today, the soldiers have arrived, and since the pot pulp has been welcomed by the king. Quickly kill pigs and sheep, and take a boat to catch up with the heavenly soldiers! “

This is the correct route of the march!

If troops were sent from Guangxi and Yunnan, not to mention going over the mountains and mountains along the way, even if they were beaten to pieces, the Vietnamese gentry and nobles would not feel distressed.

And from the sea straight to Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, you will directly arrive at the base camp of the Vietnamese aristocracy, including the nest of the Zheng family. Not to mention conquering the city, even trampling on the crops on horses is as uncomfortable as cutting the hearts and minds of Vietnamese nobles.

When the Datong army was about to arrive at Ngee An City, Pan Chunfu had already caught up with him by boat and was soon brought to Yuan Shizhong.

"Nghe An Pan Clan Pan Chunfu, meet the general of the Celestial Empire!" Pan Chunfu knelt down and kowtowed.

Yuan Shizhong was very surprised, he brought troops to kill, how could the Vietnamese gentry actually welcome the king?

Yuan Shizhong asked, "Your ancestors are Han Chinese?" “

Pan Chunfu said: "Nghe An has been the land of China since ancient times, and the people are also the people of China. Although the Pan family lived in Yi'an, the ancestors were admitted to the Ming Dynasty and became a member of the Fujian Political Division. For hundreds of years, I have been a family heirloom of Pan's poetry, and I have specialized in the Book of Songs for generations. “

Yuan Shizhong understood that this product was a wall grass, and it was also a very discerning wall grass.

Pan Chunfu said: "General, the grass people have prepared some wine and food..."

"No need, the march matters." Yuan Shizhong immediately interrupted.

Pan Chunfu was about to say something, but he saw that Yuan Shizhong had continued to hurry, and the officers and men of the whole army did not covet what he brought.

Pan Chunfu's heart was shocked, and he muttered to himself: "Don't loot, don't destroy farmers, don't love money, wine and food." With such a strong army, where can the remnants of the Zheng family be stopped? He turned around and shouted, "Quickly send someone to deliver a letter to tell the children of the Pan clan everywhere that they should not resist when they encounter Han soldiers, and it is best to be able to sacrifice the city and make meritorious contributions!" “

Pan Chunfu's most worried brother is now the deputy chief soldier of Taiyuan Province.

What if the clan brother resisted stubbornly and angered the Chinese generals, and the Han soldiers destroyed the Pan family?

Ninety percent of the Pan family's shops and land are here, and it is impossible to move them away, and they have long been fish and meat on the chopping board.

To tell the truth, if the officials of the Zheng court, heard that Nghe An and Thanh Hoa were occupied. In order to keep the family,

It is estimated that one surrenders faster than the other, and the gates of the national capital are opened in minutes to welcome the king.

Inside Nghe Ann City.

Wu Anguo had already received the news of the Datong army's killing, and he was on pins and needles, and he didn't know what to do.

Annam's local administrative system is divided into provinces, prefectures, roads, towns, prefectures, counties, and communities.

The province similar to the Ming Dynasty has set up the capital division, the undertaking division, and the constitutional division, which corresponds to the Ming Dynasty's capital command envoy division, the political envoy division, and the judicial division.

Wu Anguo's official position is Ngee An Dao Zuo Chengzheng, that is, Zuo Bu's political envoy.

"Brother Bangyan, don't hesitate, quickly recruit troops to defend the city!" Right Chengzheng Chen Fan urged.

Wu Anguo said anxiously: "The king of Qing went out this time and took the two general soldiers away. Listening to the remnants of the defeated soldiers who fled back, General Wu had died in battle, and General Fan did not know where to go. The remaining army that had not yet collapsed was all taken to Thang Long Mansion by the Qing king. The outskirts of the city have already been conscripted once, and if they recruit soldiers again, I am afraid that the peasants themselves will rebel! “

King Qing is Zheng Loquat's title.

This product also has an honorific name, referred to as Yiwang, and the full name has 134 words. That is: Dulwich Grace Faith Ruiwen Open-mindedness Heaven Quasi World Zhaoshan to filial piety... Chongxun Guangye is a martyr and a friendly king.

Zheng's father, Zheng Song, is even more powerful, with 192 characters. What is majestic and strategic, what is honest and loyal, what is hard to create, and what words dare to be thrown into the honorific number.

The Hanlin bachelor who gave the father and son honorific names estimated that their hair was gray. Because Zheng Yu's grandfather also has an honorific name, a full 234 words, which have been used by previous generations, and can not be repeated by future generations, and there was no electronic dictionary in ancient times.

Where do you think of so many good words?

Chen Fan said: "You can't recruit soldiers in the suburbs, so you can recruit soldiers in the city." Tell the people in the city, and say that once the Han soldiers break the city, they will kill all the people in the city! “

Wu Anguo did not respond positively, but said: "Now that the Han soldiers have arrived in Nghe An, will they go to Thanh Hoa?" “

More nobles in Thanh Hoa!

Wu Anguo and Chen Fan, all from the Thanh Hoa clan.

"This..."Chen Fan was speechless.

If a Han soldier really captures Thanh Hoa, if he resists in Nghe An and causes losses to the Han soldiers, will his hometown have to be wiped out?

Wu Anguo said: "The Han soldiers even came to Nghe An, how could they not go to Qinghua?

It is more convenient for the Datong army to send troops to Qinghua, not only is the road closer, but there is no need to change ships, and the naval warships can directly drive to the city.

Chen Fan was also restless at this time, defending his family and defending the country, a dilemma.

If you choose to defend the country and defend the city, you will definitely not be able to protect your home. If you want to defend your family, you have to surrender in Kaesong.

The two of them thought about it and felt that Ngee Ann City could not be defended.

But they did not dare to descend.

In case the Han soldiers looted and left, the Zheng family came back to their senses and would definitely liquidate the surrenderers.

Then ...... No fighting, no surrender, no leaving, just as if nothing happened.

The two Chengzheng officials sat in the Yamen of the Chengsi in this way. They refused all visitors, but sent their officials out to inquire.

I can get the news of the Datong Army at any time.

After waiting for a while, the officials ran in in a panic: "Deng Xiansi is recruiting troops to defend the city!" “

This Deng Xiansi can be understood as the procurator of Ngee An Dao, who is usually in charge of the province's judiciary and prisons.

Wu Anguo was shocked, stood up in a panic and said, "Deng Xiansi mistook me!" I am the chief officer of Ngee An, and he recruits troops to defend the city, which is equivalent to me recruiting troops to defend the city. Hurry up and go out and stop it, this city can't be defended, at least you have to make it clear to the Han soldiers,

It's not a soldier recruited by the two of us! “

"Yes, yes, go and stop it." Chen Fan was also frightened. **

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