Chapter 47: The Battle of Annam

The matter in Guangdong has become the center of the storm, but with the power of Tie Xuan, it can also be handled.

It's just that on the one hand, we must support the front-line operations, and on the other hand, we must eradicate the local clan forces in Guangdong. Even with Tie Xuan's power, it's not too easy to do.

However, Tie Hyun is also very experienced in this. Especially to support the front line. Even the battle of Annam became a sharp weapon in his hands.

Fighting Annan, there will not be too many difficulties. Everybody knows that. But a war is a war, and it requires too much manpower and material support, and the people are transported. As long as an order is given, who to choose to go to the front line, and who to choose who not to go to the front. It's up to him to have the final say. Not to mention, Tie Xuan has been in the military for many years, and most of the generals on the front line have heard orders under him.

Say hello and keep whoever you want.

The biggest advantage of this is the rational use of the rules. Without specific charges, you can toss people's ***.

To tell the truth, this is the routine operation of the magistrate to toss the people. It's just that after He Xi changed the law, he was much stricter in all aspects. As a result, a lot of manpower will be added, and it will naturally be redundant.

But it should also be strictly managed, and many things must have regulations.

The discretionary power of the Ming officials was much less. For example, conscription, unless there are special circumstances, is generally hired, and the government pays for recruiting people to work. And emergencies, such as impending floods, wars, etc., can be called up.

It is also necessary to give some compensation.

Fundamentally, it has encroached on the inherent interests of many local tycoons, but in fact, it has also restricted the rights of officials.

Without the Battle of Annam, things would have been really difficult.

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Under Thang Long City.

Zhang Ming commanded two armies and one regiment, totaling 70,000 people. It took only three months to get all the way here. As judged before, it was a mess of success.

The strength of Annan Hu's father and son is not at all the opponent of the Great Tomorrow soldiers.

Zhang Ming attacked all the way from Guangxi, and it was like a bamboo. There was no resistance at all. There are also two other people. All the way from Yunnan. The leader is Mu Chun. It's just that because of geographical reasons, Yunnan's logistical baggage was transferred from the rear to Yunnan, and it was transported along the Red River to Annam, which cost too much along the way.

In addition, the new army in Yunnan is maintained at about 10,000 people, and it is impossible to have too many men.

However, it is the largest number of guards.

There are probably tens of thousands.

Mu Chun attacked all the way from the west, and joined Zhang Ming under the city of Shenglong.

On the other hand, the Nanyang Army under Fangguan is even more small in number of firearms and equipment, but it can also defeat the Annan Army. Not to mention, the most important thing is that Fangguan's naval army can directly transfer the troops and materials from Guangdong.

In this way, the logistics of the army will be greatly facilitated.

Even, it was Fang Guan who came. In order to allow the army to cross the river smoothly and besiege Thang Long Province, that is, Hanoi.

And Zhang Ming also entered from Guangxi and fought twice with Annan's army, and broke Annan's 700,000 army before and after.

Whether there is such a number or not, Zhang Ming himself does not know. But one thing is clear. That is, the Annan people claim so much by themselves. Zhang Ming naturally used it. Of course, it is true that nearly 100,000 were beheaded and more than 100,000 were captured.

Many of these Annam captives were used as transshipment men.

Regardless of whether there are 700,000 people or not, one thing is indeed certain, that is, the strength of Annam's country is so much. At this point, it is almost exhausted. It is impossible to have many more troops.

Not to mention whether the Hu family's father and son usurped the throne or not, just to say that Annan is only a few million people. Pumping out hundreds of thousands of men is already the limit. Whether there are 700,000 or not, there can be no second time.

Victory is at hand.

Of course, the war of hundreds of thousands of people, arranging some people, is not simple. Zhang Ming doesn't need to do anything else. It is enough for Tie Xuan to arrange the people he needs, press Annan and not let them go back, and it is enough for Tie Xuan to arrange it.

However, it went so well.

There is one thing that naturally wells up in the hearts of these people.

That is, what next?

Mu Chun's idea is very simple, that is, to continue fighting.

Mu Chun actually has some thoughts about Zhang Ming.

Who is Mu Chun? Mu Ying's son, speaking of which, is no less than the emperor's grandson. And who is Zhang Ming? It's just a mud leg from the north. Before, this kind of person, Mu Chun didn't even look at him directly. Now he has become Zhang Ming's subordinate.

For Mu Chun, it is very difficult to accept.

But so what?

For the Ming court, Zhang Ming is He Xi's person. It's also a person from the north. And Mu Chun's attitude in the battle between the north and the south also made Mu Chun enter a separate book. Although he returned to Yunnan to preside over the southern expedition, it was impossible to entrust him with heavy troops.

At least, that's been the case for a few years.

After a few years, this person is stable and accustomed to Zhu Xiongying's reign, maybe it will be different.

Faced with such a situation, what Mu Chun wanted was to make meritorious service and let the world see his Mu family's ability. so as to redeem his impression in the minds of many people.

The battle for Burma went like this. And that's true today.

So Mu Chun said directly to Zhang Ming: "In this situation, the Hu family's time is short, but the backhand can be destroyed. And the Laos area has already surrendered. The soldiers can go down the territory for thousands of miles, which is the work of the vassals. General Zhang, don't you have any intentions?"

Fang Guan also said: "I came from Nanyang, I am most familiar with the customs of Nanyang, Champong, Chenla, and Siam, all of them respect Brahmins, divide the noble and lowly races, divide the country up and down, and the people have no fighting spirit, and are often humiliated by Annam. Don't miss the opportunity."

Fang Guan also knew that he was getting old. This is his last chance, and once he loses it, it will not be good to find such an opportunity in the future.

After he finished this battle, he was going back to Nanjing to retire, but was Fang Guan willing to do so?

Naturally, it is unwilling.

But he was right.

His evaluation of Champa, Chenla, Siam.

These three countries are all Hindu countries, with a caste system within them, and they are not very strong in combat. On the Indochina Peninsula, it was beaten by Annam, and in Indonesia, it was beaten back and forth, so that many years later, except for Thailand, which was still a Buddhist country and had some connection with Hinduism, everything else was wiped out. Here's why.

Annan was destroyed with one hand. None of these countries in the south are opponents.

Overseas fiefdoms, this one thing, attracted a lot of people. For some people, it's chicken ribs. But it's not the same for Fang Guan. Fang Guan has been in Nanyang for a long time.

Naturally, we know that overseas is not a barren place.

If you don't have this policy, that's it. Now that he knew, Fang Guan naturally wanted to give it a go.

Zhang Ming also fell into deep thought about this matter.

It's a matter of time before the pumpkin is ripe.

Zhang Ming no longer considers the issue of Annan.

He also has to think about himself.

First of all, as a general, he never thinks about his own big results. I was never afraid of fighting, and I was fighting more and more. Not to mention, the military supplies prepared this time were not much used at all, and almost all the Shangming army had not yet used all their strength.

With the supplies from the front alone, it was enough to continue the march south.

Secondly, Zhang Ming knows very well that the reason why he is where he is today is because he is He Xi's descendant. But Zhang Ming also understands that it is already a consensus that He Xi will retire.

Although Zhang Ming was a little unwilling. But most people in the world still want this ending.

After all, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying's falling out is likely to be the beginning of a larger battle than the North-South War. In the next few decades, Daming will not do anything else. The He family and the Zhu family are fighting.

Many people below don't know, but many people at the top have already determined this one thing.

Zhang Ming also has to think about his future.

In his opinion, he will be in the Ming Dynasty in the future

Ting, maybe just a rich idler. He may not be willing, so overseas is his vast world.

But now all the territories overseas are either barren or have lords. There are both the people and the Lord, which are naturally Annam, Siam, Chenla, Burma, and even Tianzhu.

Speaking of which, this land is much more prosperous than anywhere else in Java.

In the long run, it will be difficult to start from scratch, and it will be difficult to develop step by step, but in the future, when the Han population is large, there will not be so many troubles.

But for many generals, where to think so far ahead. They felt that it was best to have a piece of familiar land as their territory, as for the resistance of the aborigines. I'm sorry, but these nobles are all murderous.

Where are you afraid of this.

Of course, they don't care about the long-term hidden dangers, people think too much, they are redundant, and the cultural self-confidence of the ancient people is far more than that of modern people, in their opinion, these barbarians, tossing for hundreds of years, will eventually become Han people. For example, the Shanyue people in the south, from the Qin and Han dynasties, have been tossed for many years. But in the end, they all became Han Chinese.

It's just that Zhang Ming knows one thing very well, that is, he is He Xi's person. Some of his actions must be based on He Xi's interests. Otherwise, something will go wrong.

Even if he was moved at the moment, he had to consider He Xi's thoughts.

Zhang Ming said, "I understand the thoughts of the two of you. But the two of you must also understand that the decision on this matter is not with us, but at the center. Everything has to be listened to in Nanjing. It is useless for you to say this to me."

Fang Guan was visibly disappointed. He didn't know much about the center, and he didn't hear what Zhang Ming meant.

But Mu Chun understood. Mu Chun said, "Above the ninefold, although it is high and far, we always have to do something to stir the ninefold. General Zhang, I'm right."

As soon as Fang Guan heard this, he immediately understood and said, "General Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it. This is something that can only be done if we work together."