The old general of Champa Salisada Varman was full of red light, and brought a cadre of generals such as Fanlai to report his merits.

After everyone saluted, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, Fanlai, what are the results?"

Fan Lai bowed and said: "His Royal Highness King Qi and the Duke of Yasukuni, our army won a complete victory in this battle, completely annihilating 500 enemy elephant soldiers, 5,000 cavalry, more than 10,000 foot soldiers, and thousands of prisoners, and countless horses, weapons, and equipment captured, and the results have not yet been fully counted."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Thank you for your hard work, next, we will counterattack Annan!"

Brahma relayed these words, and the generals of Champa began to whisper.

Before the arrival of the Ming army, they were almost desperate.

Now that all the lands occupied by the Annamites have been recaptured, it stands to reason that the goal has been achieved.

However, everyone is a military general, and they have been bullied by the Annan people for so long, who can resist the temptation of attacking the city and plundering the land......

After everyone discussed, it was still Fan Lai who stepped forward and replied: "Your Highness, we are willing to follow the heavenly soldiers and continue to go north, but we are just ...... I need to report to His Majesty Mahapancha after ......."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, expressing his understanding, after all, they are the army of Zhancheng, and such a big matter must be approved by the king of Zhancheng.

"In this case, you send fast horses to deliver the letter, and the whole army will rest for five days, and after five days, continue north!"

Brahman came and said, "Yes!"

The army rested at the front line, and the order of the king of Champa did not wait, but waited for the envoys of the kingdom of Annam.

I saw Chen Ying with two people and escorted a person wearing an official uniform of Annan in.

"Your Highness, the scout has caught a female cadre who claims to be an envoy of Annan, saying that she is here to negotiate."

Zhu Qiyu looked at this person, about forty years old, his hands were tied, but there was no frightened expression on his face, but he was very determined, quite a kind of arrogance of a civil servant.

"Annam envoy Ruan Qing, meet His Royal Highness the King of Daming!"

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Are you here to negotiate?"

Ruan Qing looked at the guards beside him and said, "In the words of your Han people, the two countries are at war, and if they don't kill the envoys, could it be that the Heavenly Empire treats the envoys of other countries in this way?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Your Chinese language is good, come on, loosen the tie!"

Chen Ying waved his hand and ordered someone to untie the rope, but he was worried about Zhu Qiyu's safety, so he stayed aside.

Ruan Qing rubbed his purple wrist and said, "Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, once designated Annan as a country that was not conquered, but now he is raising swords and soldiers, may I ask Your Highness, what do you mean by not following the ancestral system like this?"

This person does have a deep knowledge of Han culture, and as soon as he came up, he moved out of Zhu Yuanzhang and used the ancestral system to talk about things.

Chen Ying hated such a person the most, and raised his eyebrows at the moment, and said angrily: "What are you talking about, believe it or not, I will beat you!"

"Believe, of course!"

Ruan Qing smiled contemptuously and continued: "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually sent someone to copy the mansion of the Confucian Sage, it seems that the Ming Dynasty has already thrown away the word etiquette cleanly, and what is there to dare to treat the next envoy?"

"You ......"

Chen Ying stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and raised his fist to hit.

"Wait!"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let him speak."

Chen Ying had no choice but to let go and retreat aside.

Ruan Qing saluted Zhu Qiyu and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

"You don't have to thank me pretendedly, and you don't have to say anything about the ancestral system or not, since the war has started and you want to negotiate, it's better to get straight to the point, just say your request, don't waste each other's time."

"Your Highness is a cheerful person, since this is the case, I won't go around the bend below!"

Ruan Thanh took out a letter from his body and said, "This is the letter of Annan, and my lord asks the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops immediately, because this is a dispute between Annan and Zhancheng. If the Champa wants peace talks, the Ming can be a witness."

Zhu Qiyu opened the national letter, glanced at it, and threw it aside.

"So far, the occupied land of the Champa country has been recaptured, and you still want to go back, I don't know where the confidence comes from?"

Ruan Qing snorted lightly with his nose and said, "If the Ming Dynasty doesn't interfere, these lands already belong to Annan."

Zhu Qiyu can be regarded as having learned the lesson, it turns out that when these civil officials quibble, they don't have a face at all.

No wonder the imperial brother treats Wenchen Qingliu without any affection at all.

"Champa is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and now that the vassal country is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty naturally can't sit idly by, besides, my emperor has already sent a letter of state to the Annan Kingdom, and your king himself doesn't know what to do, so it's no wonder that my Ming sent troops!"

Ruan Qing sneered: "That's a good thing, who doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty has coveted my Annan land for many years, so what does the British Duke mean by being crowned the king of Jing'an? Now, the blame is even attributed to His Majesty the King, hehe, if you want to add to the crime, why bother?"

Rao is Zhu Qiyu has a good temper, but at this time, he can't help but want to beat people.

Lao Tzu is talking to you well, but you are here and there, yin and yang are weird, really I Zhu Qiyu is easy to bully?

It's just that he's not good at doing it himself.

So, squinting his eyes, he glanced at Fanlai.

Fan Lai was shrewd and immediately understood, so he stepped forward and grabbed Ruan Qing and said, "You come out, I'll talk to you!"

Ruan Qing was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Your Royal Highness, is it really about to lose etiquette?"

Zhu Qiyu didn't say a word, and Chen Ying on the side sneered: "You are an envoy of Annan, and I will naturally not embarrass you, but this is the city of Zhancheng, and we can't interfere with what people do to you, isn't that the truth?"

Ruan Qing's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "Don't, don't...... Let me go, I am an envoy, you cannot do this......

Brahma couldn't help but say, dragged the person out, and after about a meal, he came back to his life.

"Your Highness, that nasty guy has been thrown out of the camp!"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and asked, "The King of Zhancheng hasn't replied yet?"

Brahma said, "According to the distance, it is estimated that tomorrow will come."

"Alright, give the order, all on standby, ready to go at any time!"

"Yes!"

The next day, the letter from the king of Champa arrived.

However, after Zhu Qiyu saw the letter, he frowned.

In his letter, the king of Champa expressed his deep gratitude to the Ming army, and then changed his words, saying that after many days of expedition, the soldiers were already exhausted, and the supply of grain and grass in the rear was also tight...... All in all, the meaning of the letter is that it is not intended to continue fighting.

Seeing this, Chen Ying couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what is written in the letter?"

Zhu Qiyu was silent and handed the letter to Chen Ying, who slapped the table angrily after reading it.

"What's the matter with you, the king, that such a good opportunity is being withdrawn?"

Fanlai didn't expect this to be the result, not only him, but General Shili and others also didn't understand it very much.

Zhancheng has been bullied by Annan for a long time, and now the eldest brother has come to support him and avenge himself, and he can turn over and press Annan to the ground and beat him violently, and the result is a ...... Withdraw troops?

Are you kidding?

Zhu Qiyu quickly thought in his heart, what did the letter of the King of Zhancheng mean......

Didn't he know that if the Ming army left, one day, Annan would definitely make a comeback.

You can send me away today.

When the soldiers and horses of Annam step into the city again, if you beg me to send troops again, it will depend on my mood!

Although everyone expressed their incomprehension, for Shari, Brahman, and others, since it was a royal order, it must be obeyed, and there is no doubt about it.

General Shi Li had no choice but to say, "We are acting on orders, and I ask Your Highness to understand."

Sanskrit translated this sentence, and Chen Ying was dissatisfied: "If you continue to go north, at most one month, you can directly take Qinghua and capture the royal family of Annam alive.

With a look of regret on his face, he said, "The king's order must not be violated!"

Chen Ying darkened his face and said, "Your king is also a lake, and the situation is very good, but he wants to withdraw his troops, could it be that like Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a female cadre in the middle of the court?"

Fanlai's face was also very ugly, and he translated this sentence hard.

General Shili was not angry, but said, "We don't know what happened, and the first thing is to go back to the capital and ask His Majesty the King for clarification."

Chen Ying said: "The Shenji Battalion can still fight without you, leave the grain and grass, you can withdraw!"

Fanlai cautiously said, "His Majesty the King said that due to the continuous war, there is a severe shortage of food in the country, so ...... The transportation of grain has been stopped, and the current grain is only enough for five days, even if we wait for the withdrawal of the army and leave all the grain behind, it will be able to support it for more than ten days at most, and I ask His Highness and the Duke of Yasukuni to ......make plans as soon as possible."

Chen Ying said angrily: "It's okay not to give it to the army, but now it's good, the grain and grass are also cut off, what is your king thinking?"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "Calm down, the top priority is to find out why the king of Champa suddenly withdrew his troops and cut off food, General Shili, please go and ask in person."

General Shili replied, "That's right."

Zhu Qiyu said again: "In this way, Fanlai will lead the left sentinel army to stay, General Shili will lead the remaining four battalions to withdraw first, and the Shenji battalion will not move for the time being, and wait for the exact news from the rear to fight or withdraw, and then make plans."

General Shi Li nodded and said, "I will meet His Majesty the King in person, ask him about this matter, and ask His Highness to wait for a few days!"

After everyone discussed, the main force of Champa began to retreat, leaving only the left sentinel army to guard near the Shenji camp.

The grain transport team no longer appeared, and the Shenji Battalion plus the Left Sentinel Army had about 3,000 people, and the remaining grain and grass could last for about ten days.

In other words, if there is no news within ten days, the Shenji Battalion can only retreat.

At night, Chen Ying came to Zhu Qiyu's tent.

"Your Highness, you call me?"

Zhu Qiyu beckoned to him and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"No, I'll just stand......

"Sit down and have a chat."

Chen Ying casually pulled a small bench and sat in front of Zhu Qiyu.

"Tell me, what does the king of Champa mean?"

Chen Ying thought for a moment and replied, "Could it be...... Worried that if you lose the battle, you will lose all the remaining forces of the city state?"

Zhu Qiyu said thoughtfully: "After landing from Saigon Port, the Shenji Battalion was crushed all the way, unstoppable, and the possibility of losing the battle was too small, not to mention, he didn't know that without the support of the Ming army, the Annam people could counterattack at any time?"

Chen Ying scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, don't blame, I, Chen Ying, am a rough person and don't like to use my brains, I think it's just that the country has a female cadre in the city, just like the prince of Yue, when he was about to go straight to the Yellow Dragon, he was recalled by Qin Hui and Emperor Gaozong with twelve gold medals in a row, I see, in this Zhancheng court, there must be a female cadre of the Annan people......

"Wait a minute!"

Zhu Qiyu seemed to think of something, and asked, "You just said...... Yue Fei, Qin Hui?"

"I'm guessing too......

"I think so!"

Zhu Qiyu's mind turned sharply and asked, "Why did Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty recall Yue Fei?"

"Naturally, it's because of that eldest female cadre, Qin Hui!"

"However, no matter how powerful Qin Hui is, even if he is in power, how can he manipulate the emperor?"

Chen Ying scratched his head again, yes, even if he is under one person and above ten thousand, after all, there is still one person on his head.

And this person is the emperor.

And how did he manipulate the emperor......

"Your Highness, please make it clear if you have anything to say......

Zhu Qiyu slapped the table: "You're right, the king of Zhancheng is Song Gaozong!"

"Ah......h

"Song Gaozong recalled Yue Fei, of course, there was Qin Hui's reason, but more importantly, it was his own will."

"Why?"

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Because the Second Emperor of Huiqin is still in the hands of the Jinren, if Yue Fei really smashes the Yellow Dragon and welcomes the Second Emperor of Huiqin back to the dynasty, then, is he still the emperor?"

Chen Ying reflected for a while, and finally understood.

"Are you saying that the old Champa King is now taken captive to Thanh Hoa, and if we capture Thanh Hoa and rescue the old Champa King, then he will not be able to keep the throne......

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I mean!"

Chen Ying smiled dumbly, and after a while, he said, "For the sake of the throne, you don't even want your own father?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "The desire for power will make people get carried away, and when that day comes, let alone the king of Zhancheng, even the king himself, I don't know if I can hold it."

Chen Ying asked again, "Then what should we do now, are we still fighting?"

"Fight, of course you have to fight!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "Even if we don't fight, there are still the men and horses of the king of Jing'an County in the north, and it is a matter of the Ming Dynasty to recover Jiaozhi, whether the city is occupied or not, we are imperative!"

After hearing this, Chen Ying showed a worried look and asked, "However, how to solve the problem of grain and grass?"

Zhu Qiyu asked rhetorically: "At the beginning, the imperial brother led 3,000 cavalry into the desert without carrying any grain and grass, how did the supply problem be solved?"

Chen Ying suddenly said, "Raise war with war!"

Zhu Qiyu's face slowly became resolute: "Yes, Zhancheng is unwilling to provide grain and grass, so we will go to Annan to get it ourselves!"

Chen Ying got up and said, "Thank you Your Highness for your advice, you understand!"

Zhu Qiyu said again: "You go and talk to Fan, tomorrow we will continue to go north, let him lead people to withdraw, after all, he is an official of the city, don't make him embarrassed."

Chen Ying saluted and said, "Yes!"

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