The general's words shocked Ruan Fulan's spirits.

That's right.

The advantage of the other side is strong firepower, and the advantage of your own side is the large number of people.

They all crowded together to attack the south gate, and the advantage of being more people naturally could not be reflected, but let the opponent's firepower be fully played.

Silly or not?

"Just do as you say! The south gate feints, and the other three gates each divide 10,000 troops and attack at the same time! Strive to win Thang Long in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that his suggestion had been adopted, the general ran away beaming.

Then it was a division of troops, a circle of rear, and then a simultaneous attack on the city gate was launched in four directions.

Ruan Fulan thought this plan was good, but he didn't think about whether these people in the city were as straw as he imagined.

Xu Zhi'an, Zheng Zhilong, Mu Tianbo and others had already assigned the defensive strategy and the city gate that no one was responsible for.

How could their movements be concealed from Xu Zhi'an under the telescope, and before they arrived at the predetermined location, the Ming army was already ready for defense.

Artillery, muskets, and grenades awaited them.

In particular, the mortar gunners on the city walls, at this time, were condescending, and knew the enemy barracks outside the city well, and specially aimed at the generals who commanded the battle.

If you miss it, you won't lose money, but if you hit it, you will make a big profit.

Many of Nguyen's generals died under their mortars in this way.

The battle lasted less than three quarters of an hour before Nguyen Phuc Lan ordered the entire line to retreat.

I can't fight.

The simultaneous attack of the four sides not only did not achieve the desired effect, but caused more casualties.

A slight estimate shows that nearly 20,000 people were lost in the two waves of fighting.

Ruan Fulan's surging heart completely calmed down.

Damn, these guys in Daming are not people, they fought for a long time, and nearly 20,000 people died, and they didn't even touch each other's hair.

Grass grandma, run!

Nguyen Phuc Lan is just a misconception of the firearms possessed by the Ming army, and he is not stupid.

If you can't beat it, you have to run quickly, and he still understands it.

"They ran away?" Mo Bixian looked at the Ruan army evacuated outside the city in a daze, and said in a daze.

What are they doing here?

What kind of operation is running away when this wave of death occurs?

"Chase!"

Xu Zhi'an commanded.

"General Xu, could it be a trick to lure the enemy?" Mo Bixian said cautiously.

"Possibly."

Xu Zhi'an nodded, but still had no intention of aborting the order.

Well, he's not afraid.

The 8,000 musketeers of the Beijing camp quickly chased after him, biting in the back of the Ruan army and firing continuously.

After chasing seven or eight miles away, Xu Zhi'an ordered to stop the pursuit, and until they returned to Thang Long, the Ruan army did not dare to turn back.

After this battle, the atmosphere of Thang Long has become more harmonious.

In the previous war, they were just beaten by the Ming army, but in fact they didn't know how their people died.

And this time, Xu Zhi'an pulled all the surrendered generals to the city, so that they could feel the firepower of the Ming army more intuitively. Let them understand what kind of gulf exists between the two parties.

Having repelled the Nguyen army, Thang Long became quiet again.

"Old Xu, you have to report this matter to Your Majesty, right?"

After lunch, Zheng Zhilong took a sip of a bowl of tea and said.

"Well, I've already reported to Your Majesty. But this surnamed Ruan is really bold, and he dares to provoke us at this time. I heard from the captured soldiers that the reason why they sent troops was because Ruan Phuc Yuan's son Nguyen Phuc Lan came up with the idea that after we finish fighting Zheng Jie, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and it is a good opportunity for them to catch cicadas and yellow finches."

"In that case, this Ruan Fulan really has some insight!"

"Yes. If it were an ordinary army, they would really be in control."

"That's fine, just take a pot in the south,

Sooner or later, we'll have to take it."

"Wait for Your Majesty's will."

When Zhu Youzhen got the news, he was discussing disaster relief with Bi Ziyan.

"Your Majesty, the drought still shows no signs of subsiding, potatoes and sweet potatoes alone are not enough to feed so many people, I am afraid that we will continue to provide disaster relief, we need to prepare in advance."

"I know. However, after taking Luzon last year, the grain produced can be transported to land, and the pressure will be much less."

"That's right, the production in that place is really high!" Bi Ziyan nodded, remembering the yield of the last rice crop in Luzon last year ago, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Xu Zhi'an has taken Jiaozhi quickly, and the rice there is also three crops a year, and when the time comes, only a beach in the Taojiang River valley can feed tens of millions of people, plus Luzon, and then the Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of grain."

The Tao River is the Red River, and the beach in the Tao River basin is the Red River Delta.

The plains washed by the river are 15,000 square kilometers in size, but the rice produced can feed more than 20 million people.

Even if it were discounted at this time, it would be impossible to feed 8 million people.

"I've always been passive when it comes to things that are cross-toe. There aren't many people in Xing'anbo, will there be any accidents?"

Speaking of Xu Zhi'an, Bi Ziyan asked with some concern.

He felt that His Majesty was too big, and it was a country anyway, so it would be too childish to send tens of thousands of people to fight him.

"You haven't been in a war, and you don't know how powerful the firearms I have equipped them are. Besides, I asked Zheng Zhilong to cooperate with him, as well as the First Fleet Qianguo Gong and Qin Liangyu. If this battle is lost again, will he Xu Zhi'an still have the face to come back to see me?

I'm worried about the governance in the future.,How to rule effectively for a long time and sinicization is a big deal.。 After you go back, discuss with Fan Qing and the others to see if there is a suitable candidate. It must be an official who can stiffen his wrist and kill people at a critical time. Unlike Luzon, those guys have too much sense of resistance, and they have to make sure that the people who go can hold it down."

"The minister thinks Sun Chuanting is good, and when he collected taxes last year, he didn't kill people in Nanzhili."

"He?"

Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it again, it was really suitable.

"I'll think again."

As he spoke, a small eunuch walked in.

Zhu Youzhen knew at a glance that there must be news coming back, and sure enough, Wang Chengen presented the note in front of him, he only glanced at it, and then stood up excitedly with a slap on the table.

"Good! Bi Qing, what am I talking about! Xu Zhi'an has successfully captured Shenglong, and Zheng Jie's family has also been arrested. I'm waiting for my decree to be issued! Haha!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to Daming!" Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was happy, everyone in the hall knelt down.

"Rise up, all of you. Wang Banban, you sent someone to invite a few other ministers over. I have something to discuss with them." Zhu Youzhen paced excitedly.

Being able to win it and really taking it are two different things, so he can't help but be unhappy.

"Yes, hooray."

"Bi Qing, your household has to dig out the money again, I plan to increase the army to Jiaozhi, and even the Ruan clan south of Jiaozhi will be wiped out in one go."

"Huh?"