The battlefield on the southern front was hot, but the north remained calm.

The territory of Annan is distributed in a long and narrow way from north to south, and the border with the Ming Dynasty is a lofty mountain.

Immediately after that, there is an open plain that leads directly to Thang Long City.

In other words, as long as the Ming army crossed the mountains, Thang Long City would no longer be in danger to defend.

Therefore, Annam moved its capital to Thanh Hoa.

Thanh Hoa City is located in the land of fish and rice in Annam, where rice can be harvested twice a year, and the grain yield is extremely high.

However, the Champa rice next door can be harvested three times a year, which is simply a natural granary!

For thousands of years, the Kingdom of Annam has coveted the territory of the occupied city and wants to take it for itself.

Since the sudden attack of the Ming army, Annan has received a warning in the country, if you say that you are not worried at all, it is a lie, fortunately, in the north, there are continuous mountains as a barrier, as long as you hold the passes everywhere, you can be consumed with the Ming army.

During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty conquered Annam, and the pre-war preparations alone lasted for a year, and hundreds of thousands of troops were divided into two roads and marched together, which broke through Shenglong in one fell swoop.

Therefore, although Annam was preparing for war intensively and dispatched troops and horses from all walks of life to the north, it was not urgent.

They were very confident, because they had ancestral experience in dealing with the Ming army, and they occupied the right time and place, so Annan poured the strength of the whole country, collected countless military horses and money and grain, and the mighty army continued to go north to block the Ming army.

The Ming army also set up a position, and the big war was already on the verge of breaking out.

Zhang Fu has rich experience in fighting, and when he figured out the details of the other party and prepared to attack, a situation occurred.

According to the scout's report, the Annan army suddenly divided its troops, and the advance suddenly lost half of its soldiers and horses.

After receiving the information, Zhang Fu's first reaction was that after the Annan people divided their troops, they were ready to wrap dumplings for themselves, so they did not move and waited to see what happened.

For several days, the people of Annam remained silent.

It seems that he thinks that there is no need for so many men and horses to deal with this Ming army, and even the treasure elephant soldiers of the town country have been withdrawn......

Zhang Fu suddenly became angry and directly ordered an attack, and after the two armies fought, the Annamite began to retreat.

The Ming army pursued the victory, and in this way, they came all the way to the foot of Thang Long City.

Before Annam moved the capital to Thanh Hoa, Thang Long has a history of hundreds of years as the capital, until now, it is still one of the most important main cities of Annam, the city is strong, the city reserves are sufficient, and the Ming army is fighting in different places, grain and grass need to be transported from Yunnan, Guangxi and other places, although the grain road is safe, but it needs to go over the mountains and mountains, which is extremely inconvenient.

The soldiers led by Zhang Fu were recruited from Yunnan and were not equipped with new firearms, so there was really no good way to face the impregnable Thang Long City.

The battlefield on the northern front entered a stalemate, but bad news came from Thanh Hoa City.

The main force of the southern front was routed head-on by the Ming army, and the proud elephant array was nothing in the eyes of others......

It was only now that King Annam realized the horror of this Ming army.

According to the soldiers who fled back, the new artillery carried by the Ming army was a hundred times more powerful than the Annan artillery!

When launched, it can produce a huge explosion, like a thunderbolt.

Even the hills were razed to the ground!

In the face of such artillery, the elephant with rough skin and thick flesh had no ability to resist at all, and before it could rush closer, it was already crushed, even if it was not killed on the spot, it was frightened, launched a frenzy, trampled to death and injured countless people.

King Annam thought it would be a war of attrition, but in just one face, the people crushed their main forces.

In desperation, he had to give the order to shrink the defense.

Except for Thang Long City, almost all of Annam's troops were mobilized to Thanh Hoa City.

The two cities echo each other from afar, ready to be defended to the death.

A month earlier, the Annan army had besieged the city and was preparing to take it in one fell swoop.

Little could they have imagined that just a month later, the situation would be reversed.

It was late at night, and Qinghua City at this time seemed extremely calm, but under this calm, there were dark waves.

In order to prevent the Ming army from attacking at any time, on the towering city wall, there were soldiers and horses patrolling back and forth, they were holding weapons, not daring to slack off, and patrolling back and forth.

In the palace, the lights were even brighter, and Li Sicheng, the king of Annam, summoned the military generals of Wenchen and discussed the plan to deal with the Ming army overnight.

For the monarchs and ministers of Annan, the most bizarre thing about this matter is why the Ming army's southern expedition was so hasty, and they didn't even come to write a message.

The so-called inscription is an open declaration of war.

Because in Confucianism, the so-called improper name is not good, especially in war, it is even more necessary to be famous!

Even if King Yan raised troops at the beginning, he could not say that he was a rebel, and he had to use the banner of Jingjing as a disguise.

All in all, before starting a war, send a letter and then write a few high-sounding reasons.

This time, however, there was nothing.

There was no preparation, and there was no time to even collect grain and grass, so it was too unreasonable to say that the fight would be fought directly.

Behind this, there are obviously too many strange things.

The defeat at the front made Li Sicheng, who was still full of ambition and claimed to be the emperor of Annam, worried.

He never expected that the Ming army would suddenly appear from the sea!

What is even more incredible is that there are only 2,000 people.

Suddenly, he thought that there was a master who had a deep knowledge of the Central Plains culture, and once told him a book called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which wrote that between talking and laughing, the tree was wiped out, probably this is the meaning......

While he was thinking wildly, the civil servants and generals were still arguing with red faces.

Some people think that the Ming army is not enough to be afraid, thinking that back then, the Ming army invaded Annam on a large scale, and in the end, they also suffered hardship, and finally had to withdraw obediently.

Although this Ming army is strong, the supply problem cannot be solved.

They had already learned that the city had cut off the grain and grass of the Ming army on the southern front, and as long as they persevered to the end, the Ming army would be defeated.

On the contrary, some people believe that it is not wise to start a war with the Ming army, so it is better to give in and take the initiative to remove the emperor's name, and at the same time express obedience to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the soft faction is in the minority after all.

In Annam, the trend of arrogance has long been born, the royal family calls themselves emperors, and they think that Annam is the Chinese Zhengshuo, they regard the Ming Dynasty as the Northern Dynasty, although externally, still to the Ming Dynasty, but all the specifications of the utensils of Li Sicheng, the king of Annam, and even the temple number for his ancestors, are the standard of the Ming Emperor.

At this time, there was a Hanlin who was violent, and said sternly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the military horses of the Northern Dynasty, the Northern Dynasty has always conquered my Southern Dynasty, none of them succeeded, they are just bluffing, and I am a tiger of the Southern Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of people, working together, what trouble is the barbarians of the Northern Dynasty, now Your Majesty only needs to hold on, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack, he will fall into the Northern Dynasty, and the Northern Dynasty will draw a river and rule, including the land of the north and the south of the Yangtze River, then the great cause of the ancestors will be successful." ”

Annam is deeply sinicized, not only the emperor's palace, but also almost a copy of the architecture of the Central Plains, that is, the official positions, official uniforms, and the language used by the nobles are mainly Han Chinese.

They also have the Hanlin Academy, and even the imperial examination system, and even Confucianism, are also the same.

They even chanted poems against each other, although it was at the level of limericks, but among the nobles, they also enjoyed it.

When this Hanlin spoke, he used Chinese.

This is not only to show off one's own literary talents, but also because only when these words are spoken in Chinese, they will be like a rainbow and make people's hearts surge.

In Annam...... It seems impossible to achieve such an effect.

Infected by this person, more and more people fought the main battle, and the soft faction was finally defeated.

Li Sicheng nodded and said: "All the Qing family are united, why should I be afraid of Annan?" Pass the order, close the gates, and defend with all your might! ”

A Thang Long city, a Thanh Hoa city.

The two most important and strongest cities of Annam were prepared for a long defensive battle in the face of the Ming army on the north and south lines respectively.

Na Hanlin received the emperor's affirmation, became more indignant and excited, and began to preach loudly.

This war may last for a month, three months, six months......

In short, the end must be the defeat of the Ming army!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

But at this moment, a little eunuch ran in in a panic.

"Your Majesty, enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Li Sicheng was stunned when he heard this.

That Han Lin Kang's passionate preaching also came to an abrupt end.

The kings and ministers of this full hall, you look at me, I look at you, they are all a little confused.

Zheng Fu, the secretary of the military department, stepped forward and asked, "Where are the enemy troops?" ”

"To, to...... It's already under the city! ”

Zheng Fu suddenly gasped, the Ming army was too fast!

According to the scout's report, three days ago, the main force of the Ming army on the southern front was one hundred and fifty miles away.

This is a war, you should deliver food, throw it away and run.

Now it's us defending, and you, as the attacker, should at least prepare!

Raise food and grass and discuss tactics...... Doesn't it take time?

Or is it that when you encounter a stunned green, you will only blindly attack, and there is no discipline at all?

One hundred and fifty miles, it took only three days.

It shows that this Ming army was completely unprepared, and followed the defenders of Annan, and arrived at the front and back.

Li Sicheng's face turned pale and he was silent for a long time.

Since the beginning of the war, such accidents have happened from time to time, and in the past, the Ming army fought against Annam, and always followed the routine, but this time, it was not clear at all.

At this time, Hanlin, who was giving a speech, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, it must be the harassment of a small group of Ming troops, not to mention, Your Majesty has collected the elite soldiers of this dynasty and stuck to the imperial capital, the city wall here is tall, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers guarding it, even if the main force of the Ming army is coming, there is no hindrance, why is Your Majesty afraid?" ”

Hearing him shout like this, everyone was relieved.

That's right, what are you afraid of, the right time, place and people, all here, just the Ming Army, what can you do when you come?

Li Sicheng's face also softened a lot, and he regained his spirits.

At this time, the crown prince Li Bin said: "Why doesn't my father personally go to the city gate to inspect the heart of the army?" ”

Li Sicheng frowned, subconsciously wanted to refuse, and suddenly thought, yes, I'm standing on the city tower, what's there to be afraid of?

No matter how powerful the Ming army's artillery is, it can still knock down my city wall!

"I have this intention, Zhu Qing went to the front line with me to visit the soldiers defending the city!"

At that moment, the monarch and his party walked out of the palace and climbed the city wall.

Li Sicheng stood on a high place, waved at the soldiers, and said, "You have worked hard! ”

When the defenders of Annam saw the emperor coming, they immediately became excited.

Seeing everyone's high spirits, Li Sicheng also dispelled the doubts in his heart.

As far as the eye can see, the Ming army is burning torches in the array, and there are many shadows, as if they are busy with something.

In terms of size, it is at most 2,000 people, which is consistent with the intelligence.

But I don't know how only 2,000 people defeated the 30,000 main force of Annan?

…………

Under the city of Thanh Hoa, the Ming army was nervously preparing.

Chen Ying personally went into battle to command, and the three artillery battalions nervously searched for positions, dug pits and pad stones, and set up flying tiger artillery.

This is due to the soft sand, and when the Flying Tiger Cannon is fired, if the cannon body is hit into the sand, it will cancel out some of the energy, so it is necessary to put a stone under the base.

In the blink of an eye, 30 heavy guns and 80 light guns, all of which had been erected, were being adjusted and gunpowder was being loaded.

Before leaving Beijing, the Shenji Battalion had already undergone a lot of training, coupled with the actual combat during this time, the use of the Flying Tiger Cannon had already been perfected, even to the extent that it could be operated with its eyes closed.

After all the preparations were made, Chen Ying came to Zhu Qiyu.

"Your Highness, the Divine Machine Battalion is ready!"

Zhu Qiyu looked at the towering city wall, squinted his eyes, and said, "Let's start!" ”

A trace of excitement flashed in Chen Ying's eyes, and he saluted: "Yes!" ”

Under the quiet night sky, a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly sounded.

Immediately afterward, one by one, the fire folds lit up, lit the fuse, and sneered white smoke.

Bang!

There was a muffled sound, and the earth shook.

Zhu Qiyu stood at the back of the position, and he felt this vibration, making his internal organs shake.

The first heavy cannon roared, sending the cannonball out of its chamber, cutting a perfect half-arc in the sky and landing on the opposite wall.

Bang!

Then, a continuous roar was heard.

A corner of the city wall was shattered, and the masonry debris took off.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The rest of the artillery spit out tongues of fire one after another, and at this moment, it was like a fire tree and silver flowers, and the dark night sky was extremely gorgeous!

On the city wall, Li Sicheng was already frozen.

He had always heard that the artillery of the army was powerful, but when he saw the fire of 10,000 cannons with his own eyes, he was still shocked.

In particular, the first cannon shot knocked down a corner of the city wall.

In his cognition, a cannonball is an iron lump, no matter how big the cannonball is, it will smash on the city wall, and it is said that breaking the sky is a pit.

However, other people's shells will explode!

Moreover, the city wall that was built with a lot of financial and material resources was almost impossible to defend in front of people's artillery, like a paper lake.

How can this be fought......

Rumble!

A cannonball landed nearby, and debris flew in an instant.

Prince Li Bin reacted quickly and threw his father to the ground.

"Father, the emperor, retreat!"

Li Bin ignored the dust on his face, pulled Li Sicheng up and ran.

By this time, Li Sicheng was already stupid.

Is this still a human weapon?

The gods are coming, and they can't stop it!

Bang!

Bang!

Cannonballs continued to crash into the walls, and immediately afterward, a large number of wails were heard from the walls.

Li Sicheng couldn't help but look back and found ...... The entire wall collapsed!

Seeing this, he could no longer take a step, his knees weakened, and he collapsed to the ground.

It's over, Thanh Hoa City is gone!

Annan ...... It's gone......