Thang Long City, the main hall of Baoguang Palace.

In the thirtieth year of Hongwu, the Chen Dynasty moved the capital from Thang Long City to Thanh Hoa, but Hou Li Taizu Li Li Ding was the capital of Thang Long, resulting in Thang Long also known as Tokyo, and Thanh Hoa called Xijing.

The current emperor of Hou Li, Li Sicheng, is the grandson of Li Li, who has reigned for nearly three decades and has been pushing for various reforms.

Following the Chen Dynasty's left and right Xiangguo, the central bureaucracy retained six departments and six departments, and the localities changed from five to thirteen, and set up the post of envoy to guard the imperial scriptures.

Different from the Ming Dynasty, which emphasized martial arts and light literature, the status of military generals in Houli has always been very high, like the local envoy who guards the imperial scriptures is a military general.

During the reign of Li Sicheng, he conquered the city in the south and swallowed the barbarians in the west, although he suffered losses in the war with Laos, but the large and small forces of the Indochina Peninsula have bowed down and become the overlord of the Indochina Peninsula.

Even in the face of the powerful Ming Dynasty, he dared to set troops to constantly harass the southwestern border, and even planned to plot against the Ming Dynasty in Guangxi a long time ago.

On the first day of this month, the Ming Dynasty suddenly declared war, and the original ancient imperial life caused a ripple, causing Li Sicheng to worry for several days.

Although he has not witnessed the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it has always been recognized as the number one power.

After worrying for a few days, Li Sicheng slowly settled down, and the Ming Dynasty was just a paper tiger after all. Da Mingguang shouted for war, but he did not send a single soldier for a long time.

Judging from the latest feedback, the Ming Emperor was worried about "southwest erosion", so he had chosen to stop the war.

Since today is an important festival, almost all the important officials were present this time, and all the personnel sat on the east and west sides, imitating Zhou Lipan and sitting in front of the low desk.

"This time, the Ming Dynasty has not raised troops for a long time, and the Ming Emperor must be afraid of our Li Dynasty army!"

"Back then, Daming was beaten to his knees by Taizu to beg for peace, and now our Li Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, but their Daming is not as good as a year!"

"Not to mention that earlier their Ming Emperor was taken captive by a small tribe in the north, and this year their emperor was worried that the tribal chief would attack, so he was forced to agree to marry the daughter of a tribal leader!"

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The two Xiangguo and the five generals were all present, and in the face of the Ming army that had not moved for a long time, perhaps all of them had been nervous earlier, but at this time they couldn't help but be arrogant.

The important ministers of the Li Dynasty studied Chinese characters and kept in touch with the Ming side, so they were "very clear" about some of the actions of the Ming court.

Things are so weird, it is clear that Zhu Na Yikexi is the northern concubine to balance the Mandu Sea, but when they came here, they became "the Ming Emperor was forced to marry a tribal wife", and they regarded it as a joke.

Maybe they don't know it themselves, but it is precisely because of this prejudice in their hearts that they can't see the whole picture of things at all. Just like the argument that a certain expert tea and eggs are treasured in later generations, it can be widely recognized in the local area.

It is precisely like this, the civil officials and generals present are full of a strong sense of superiority, but they look down on the Ming Dynasty that suddenly declared war on them.

Zuo Xiangguo Ruan Lie clearly realized that the Ming Dynasty was a behemoth even if it was corrupted, and he did not completely lose his vigilance and arranged: "We must protect the guard on the border between the two Guangzhous and Guangzhou, and use the terrain advantage to prevent them from going south!" ”

"As long as Da Ming comes from Guangdong, General Ben will definitely want them to come and go!" Li Shouyu was in charge of the defense of the Guangdong border, and he looked confident.

Zheng Highway found that Li Shouyu glanced at him defiantly, but he said very calmly: "Guangxi and Yunnan have been heavily deployed, and they will definitely be able to beat the Ming army back!" ”

After so many years of getting along, he also saw the corruption of the Ming border army in his eyes.

Although the number of troops on his side is at a disadvantage, he believes that with the elite soldiers of the Li Dynasty, even if he cannot annihilate all the Ming army, he can still make the Ming army retreat to the Ming border.

The corners of Zuo Xiangguo Ruan Lie's mouth twitched slightly, and his face showed a bitter look.

Originally, he wanted their generals to be more vigilant, but he didn't want these two generals in front of him to listen to their warnings at all, and they were still so arrogant.

"You two can rest assured, as long as you send a letter, I will lead my troops to help you! It's just that we agreed that I will share half of the credit! Li Lane pinched his earwax with his thumb and made a big grin.

Although Li Sicheng has been corrupted by the extravagant life of the palace, his ambition has not changed: "Regardless of whether the Ming army wants to be a shrunken turtle or not, you all have to cheer up now!" ”

paused, but suddenly clapped his palms.

A palace maid came out of it, and it turned out to be a sandalwood box.

The moment the sandalwood box was opened, the Wenchen and the generals present all stared at each other, only to see that there was a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg, which looked so beautiful.

Mutter......

Zuo Xiangguo, Ruan Lie and others swallowed and foamed, but they didn't expect that King Nanzhu, who had always been regarded as a treasure by Li Sicheng, would actually display it here.

Li Sicheng saw everyone's greedy reaction in his eyes, and even made a promise: "Li Guangdu was executed by Emperor Ling Chi of the Ming Dynasty, and this matter was not a slap in my face, but also a slap in the face of tens of millions of people in our Li Dynasty." If any of you can take advantage of the defeat of the Ming army to take Zhennan Pass, this Nanzhu King will give it to him and seal the general of Zhennan! ”

Although more than half a year has passed, Li Guangdu is his confidant and an important member of the Li clan, and as a result, he was ordered to send Daming to be executed by Emperor Ling Chi of Daming.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty was already weakened, but now they took the initiative to attack, if they could take the opportunity to take Zhennan Pass, they could annex the entire Guangxi in one fell swoop.

It is precisely so, whether it is for his own face, or for the sake of an explanation for his own people, or for the sake of interests, he has a reason to take this opportunity to fight back against the attacking Da Ming.

This......

Zheng Highway and other generals looked at each other, faintly feeling the emperor's wishful thinking.

This time to repel the army of the Ming Dynasty was not the ultimate goal, their Majesty revealed a greater ambition, but wanted to take the opportunity to capture Zhennan Pass, so as to open the door to invade the Ming Dynasty.

Although it was unrealistic to annex the huge Ming Dynasty, taking the opportunity to seize Guangxi and Yunnan-Guizhou and other places could be regarded as expanding the territory of the Li Dynasty again.

Because Guangxi and Yunnan-Guizhou are easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as they successfully seize the territory, they will be able to compete with the Ming Dynasty with the advantage of terrain, so as to truly sit on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty.

"Huh...... My cousin can't die in vain, General Nanzhu Wang Ben is bound to win! Li Shouyu was attracted by the king of Nanzhu and his official position, and immediately made a statement.

Xu Lane is also coveting this jewel and official position, but this time he is sitting in the rear, but he knows that if there is no change in the previous convenience, I am afraid that this kind of good thing will not be his turn.

"As long as you win Zhennan Pass, everyone will be rewarded!" Li Sicheng already knew what the psychology of the soldiers under him was, and immediately made a promise.

As soon as these words came out, Li Lane and others applauded.

Li Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, yearns for the culture and system of the Ming Dynasty, so he has a deeper understanding of the Ming Dynasty, and at this moment, seeing that their Majesty actually wants to start a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty, he can't help but remind him of the matter of Zhancheng: "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened to the war over there in Zhancheng?" It is not appropriate for our Li Dynasty to fight on two fronts! ”

In fact, the Li Dynasty also discovered a major event recently, they were originally driven to the southernmost Champa City, and when they gathered troops to the north, the king of Champa Gulai suddenly led his troops to "rebel".

"Huh...... Li Shangshu didn't mention it, I almost forgot! I have just received the good news from Li Renxiao, the king of Champa Gu Lai led his troops to suffer heavy casualties, and he has retreated, and he is simply a bunch of clowns who jump off the beam! The corners of Li Sicheng's mouth rose slightly, and he proudly announced the good news.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Zheng Highway and other generals were not surprised by this result, but they still congratulated them.

For them, even if they destroy the city now, it is not worth celebrating, and now only the Ming Dynasty is worthy of being their opponent.

Located on the right bank of the Red River and at the confluence of the Red River and the Dun River, not far from Tokyo Bay, Thang Long Fortress is located on the right bank of the Red River and the confluence of the Dun River.

Now the delicacies and wine are on the table, and everyone is looking forward to taking the opportunity to enter Zhennanguan to expand the territory of the Li Dynasty, which makes the atmosphere of this drinking party very harmonious.

Just when the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty were looking forward to counterattacking the Ming Dynasty, small sea boats were quietly sailing from the lake and landing from a white shoal.

In the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, there is a north-south Changshan mountain range, which is very close to the coastline, resulting in a relatively narrow terrain here, and the middle section is blocked by an east-west horizontal mountain.

The south of Hengshan was originally occupied by the territory of the people, but after so many years of encroachment by the Li Dynasty, now a large area in the south, including Hengshan, has been reduced to the territory of the Li Dynasty, and the Li Dynasty has set up the Guangnan Office here.

Although the military strategic position of Yokoyama has declined, it is an important fortress connecting the north and the south, so the Yokoyama Pass has been preserved to this day.

At the end of September, the heat of the Indochina Peninsula was still left, and the Li Dynasty soldiers stationed in the pass appeared to have nothing to do.

Although the Ming Dynasty declared war in the north, and the remnants of the city tried to make a comeback in the south, the war on both sides could not burn them, and even many soldiers had a feeling that they had nothing to do with them at all.

"You all be vigilant, now our Li Dynasty is facing a two-front battle!"

"Our Hengshan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, who will come to us?"

"The world is unpredictable! Let's be cautious now, it won't hurt after all! ”

……

Although the soldiers in the pass were obviously relaxed, their leader, Zheng Chun, was not confused by the peaceful environment, but constantly urged everyone.

In fact, at this time, this pass has been targeted.

The commander of the Shendian Guard made Kang Chengen land by small boat, and with the guidance of the map, he quickly determined the location of the Hengshan Pass, and quietly led his troops to the pass.

Because the pass is condescending, and there are many mountains and rocks around, it is impossible to sneak close to the pass here, so you can only hide in the small forest below to observe secretly.

It is surrounded by mountains, and now there is only one trail leading to Hengshan Pass, which is simply a natural danger.

"Lord Commander, this pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we only have 800 people now, I'm afraid we have to think about it in the long run!"

"Lord Commander, the humble position has been tortured clearly, there are about two hundred and fifty people who can fight, and the leader is called Zheng Chun, it is said that he is very cautious this time!"

"Lord Commander, there is a grain team of dozens of people coming towards us less than a mile from us in the south, what should we do now?"

……

After all, the Ming Dynasty is an ancient civilization, and no matter how corrupt the army is, it also has a set of mature combat deployments. By the time they had sneaked here from the sea, scouts had already been sent to scout the surroundings.

The scouts captured two low-level soldiers who came out of the pass to chop firewood to obtain information, and when the scouts were conducting reconnaissance in the south, they found a team of dozens of people carrying military rations from the south.

In fact, not only did the Ming Dynasty need to allocate grain and grass, but because the Ming Dynasty might come to attack at any time, there were military rations that needed to be transported to Beijing in Guangnan.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

The Li Dynasty's grain transport team had no idea that danger was approaching, and just as they entered the grove, countless arrows suddenly flew from both sides.

Almost in the blink of an eye, most of the grain transport team had been annihilated, and the other grain guards immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Several of the grain guards tried to flee to Hengshan Pass, but they were directly cut off.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

This time, the Shendian Guards are all elite soldiers and strong generals, and between the swords in their hands, these grain soldiers are already on the ground.

Kang Chengen has been familiar with military books since he was a child, so he encouraged morale: "Last time, our pearl diving boat was burned repeatedly, and this matter is that we are disappointed by Your Majesty, and Your Majesty did not pursue it because Your Majesty is lenient!" Now that you all change into their clothes and infiltrate the Hengshan Pass with this commander, and the other personnel are ready to respond, it's time for us to be loyal to Your Majesty! ”

The soldiers present knew that His Majesty was indeed a rare Ming monarch, and immediately responded.

Kang Chengen decided to take the lead and took off the clothes of a Li Dynasty soldier to change into.

Although they have the advantage in numbers, Yokoyama Pass is more dangerous than expected. If you use a strong attack, even if you can win it in the end, you will have to pay a very heavy price.

Now he decided to follow the method of Wang Hua, the champion, and disguised himself as "his own person" to infiltrate the Hengshan Pass by wearing the clothes of the Li army's grain transport soldiers.

Hengshan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the road here is rugged, and the city wall above is strictly guarded by soldiers.

"Who are you?"

"Why don't you say it, let's deliver food, move quickly!"

"Yes!"

Kang Chengen and others pushed the grain cart smoothly to the front of the pass, and they didn't know how to explain it to the leaders on the pass, but they had already let them go.

As the gate of the pass slowly opened, the disguised Shendian Guard silently exchanged glances, and things seemed to be much smoother than they thought.

It was at this time that Zheng Chun suddenly walked from the street behind the gate of Guankou, but he noticed the faces of the grain soldiers, and immediately shouted: "Wait a minute." ”

"Are you deaf? Stop! The leader of the gate saw that the grain transporters did not stop, and immediately stepped forward angrily and kicked Yang Yong, who was walking in the front, to the ground.

(End of chapter)