Thang Long City, Baoguang Palace.

The news of the loss of Hengshan Pass has been transmitted back for several days, and this time the Ming army suddenly made a detour from the sea and attacked secretly, so it can be said that they were caught off guard.

In the experience of previous battles, the Ming army has always launched attacks from the border line, and this detour by sea is the first time in the world, which inevitably makes people feel uneasy.

Now that Hengshan Pass has fallen, it directly prevents the connection between the north and the south of the Li Dynasty, and neither the military rations nor the soldiers can be successfully delivered to the royal capital.

Li Sicheng, the king of Annam, quickly found several confidants and ministers to discuss countermeasures, and after some careful analysis, he quickly came to the conclusion: the real strategic intention of the Ming Dynasty to send strange soldiers to take a detour to seize Hengshan Pass is to cut off their forces in the south, and the Ming Dynasty army in Zhennan Pass must take the opportunity to pour out, and then go straight to Hualong City.

The long drive to break through the royal capital has always been a simple and rough way of playing in Huaxia.

Since they had already guessed the strategic intentions of the Ming Dynasty, they did not rush to send troops to recover the Hengshan Pass, but strengthened the deployment in the north, so that the Ming army would not return.

As for the Hengshan Pass, they also sent personnel to make a detour to the sea, and the counterinsurgency army led by Lai Renxiao recaptured this insignificant pass.

Li Shouyu troops are on the right, Zheng Highway leads the troops on the left, and Li Lane is in the rear at any time to respond, and the three forces have already been deployed, just waiting for the Ming army to "throw themselves into the net".

One day!

Two days!

Three days!

……

Time passed day by day, and there was no movement on the southwestern border of the Ming Dynasty, but the news of the gathering of troops in Laos came, and it turned out to be an opportunity to invade the important town in the west of the Li Dynasty.

Laos was originally not connected to the Central Plains, until the reign of Zhu Di, the second king of the Nanzhang Dynasty, Sansentai, sent envoys to pay tribute, so Zhu Di set up the Lao military and civilian consolation envoys.

When the news came, everyone knew that this must be the handiwork of the Ming court, and this was to join forces with the Nanzhang Dynasty of Laos to invade their Li Dynasty.

"Ming Ting must be afraid of our Li Dynasty!"

"What about Laos? It's just a rabble! ”

"The more the Ming army is like this, the more it shows that they lack confidence, and when the counterattack comes, they will take Guangxi lightly!"

……

In the face of Laos' sudden entry into the war, the Li Dynasty did not appear too panicked, but felt more and more that the Ming army, which had been boasted all the time, was not terrible at all.

The monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty still maintained an optimistic attitude, and even made wishful calculations to seize Zhennan Pass.

The Nanzhang Dynasty took the initiative to ignite a fire on the Western Front, forcing the Response Army led by Li Rong to temporarily move to the west, but to prevent the Nanzhang Dynasty from taking the opportunity to seize their territory.

As the king of Annam, Li Sicheng naturally has an ace army under his command.

When things developed to this point, he could only dig out his own family funds and immediately sent Wang Jun to fill the position of Li Lane. It's just that their focus is not on reinforcements, but on preventing the Ming army from attacking the hinterland of the royal capital.

Faintly, everyone seemed to smell a smell of gunpowder, knowing that the Ming court had now completed the layout, and the Ming Dynasty army was about to attack in a big way.

I have to admit that the Ming court's military attainments are indeed not at the same level as them, and it is no wonder that the British Gong Zhang Fu was able to take Annan lightly.

Now the Ming army has not officially invaded, and as a result, the troops in the south have been cut off, and the troops in the west have been divided, causing the entire royal capital to fall into a state of emptiness.

"What? Nguyen Kim has reversed! ”

"The Ruan clan is reversed? How is this possible? ”

"Ruan Jin personally beheaded Le Renxiao, and I heard that the counterinsurgency was slaughtered!"

"The Ji clan now calls itself the country of Nanyue, and has also been canonized by the Ming Dynasty!"

……

It was at this time that the latest news came from the south, which caused a huge earthquake in the country.

The Nguyen family is actually the Li family, and the Li dynasty of Annam ruled Annam for more than 200 years, but after the Taizu of the Chen Dynasty usurped the throne, the surname Li was changed to the surname Ruan.

Now the Nguyen clan is openly self-reliant, although it is a betrayal of the Lê Dynasty, but it actually has a certain legal foundation.

In the main hall of Baoguang Palace, the sound of broken porcelain sounded.

"I don't agree! I don't agree! ”

Le Si Cheng thought that it was just the north-south passage being cut off, but when he learned that the Nguyen clan not only murdered Le Renxiao, but also took the opportunity to declare independence in the south, he couldn't help but vent his anger by throwing things.

When a few of the attendants saw the porcelain that was constantly shattering, they seemed to be angry and knelt on the ground, but they had never seen their own king lose his temper like this.

Li Tingyan came in from outside, and when he saw broken porcelain all over the ground, he was slightly stunned in his heart, and he dared to feel that he had come at the wrong time.

"What?" When Li Sicheng saw Li Tingyan coming, he knew that it was not a good thing, and he made a straight face.

Li Tingyan didn't dare to make contact with Li Sicheng's gaze, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not!" ”

"Say!" Li Sicheng only felt that he had become deaf now, and he once thought that the south was fine, so he ordered with a cold face.

When Li Tingyan heard this answer, he put his mind at ease and said, "Your Majesty, the Ming army in Zhennanguan shouted Zheng Highway today!" They claimed that the Nguyen clan had established itself as the state of Nanyue, and that if Zheng Highway could lead his troops to abandon the secret and surrender to the Ming, the Ming court would support the Zheng clan to establish the North Yue Kingdom, and Zheng Highway would be the king of the North Yue Kingdom. ”

This......

When several attendants heard that it was such a condition, they couldn't help but look at each other.

The Nguyen clan has already established itself in the south, and if the Zheng clan regains its independence in the north, then the Lê dynasty will no longer exist, and the Ming Dynasty will have solved everything without sending troops.

"Sow discord! Sow discord! How can I believe such a little trick? Li Sicheng clenched his fists tightly and immediately said angrily.

Li Tingyan's eyes flashed with a touch of disappointment, he has always been eager to get rid of his political opponent Zheng Highway, and the Zheng family is also a disaster in the Li Dynasty, but His Majesty does not eat this at all.

Syllable!

As soon as Li Tingyan's front foot left, another exquisite porcelain plate was broken.

Li Sicheng did not forget the power of the Li Dynasty family, and his eyes immediately flashed with a trace of murderous intent: "I am about to send someone to secretly watch Zheng Highway's family!" ”

Unlike the Nguyen clan, who had already moved to Quang Nam City, the Zheng family had always lived in the royal capital, while Zheng Highway's family was now all in the royal capital.

If Zheng Highway didn't have the heart of betrayal, it was fine, if Zheng Highway really wanted to join the Ming court to create the North Yue Kingdom, then he would first let Zheng Highway cut off his children and grandchildren.

In the north, the Lebanese army held on to the danger.

Zheng Highway stood on the hillside wearing military armor, staring at the Ming banner in front of him, and his eyes had an indescribable depression.

Their biggest victory in the Li Dynasty was that the Ming army would advance lightly, but the Ming army would recklessly break into their ambush circle, and they would not be able to send troops at Zhennan Pass.

According to the latest intelligence, the Ming court is continuously transporting supplies to Zhennan, and the current granary in Zhennan has already been consolidated, and people's lives are drinking wine, eating meat and training troops every day.

On the other hand, the army on their side now needs to defend against danger, and many soldiers have to eat and sleep in the open every day, but now the supply of military food in the rear has been affected to a certain extent.

If this continues, once their army gets tired, what will they do to deal with the attack of the elite soldiers of the Great Ming?

"Dad, I have just found out that the news of the Ruan clan's self-reliance in the south is true!" Zheng Chun strode from behind, reporting respectfully.

The corners of Zheng Highway's mouth were bitter, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Ming Ting played such a hand, he really wanted to push our Zheng family into the fire pit!" ”

"Dad, Ming Court deliberately sowed discord, we will explain to Your Majesty immediately!" Zheng Chun knew that this was a means for Da Ming to sow discord, so he even proposed it seriously.

Zheng Highway glanced at his son lightly, and then asked bitterly, "How do you explain?" Does it mean that our Zheng clan has no intention of rebelling and hand over military power, or is it for Your Majesty not to suspect that our Zheng clan continues to hold military power? ”

"Military power is the foundation of our Zheng clan, why hand over military power, and we really have no intention of rebelling!" Zheng Chun was well aware of the importance of military power in the Li Dynasty, so he shook his head and denied the plan.

Captain Zheng Highway sighed, his eyes full of worry, and said, "I understand Your Majesty's temperament!" Now that the Ruan clan is self-reliant, and our Zheng clan's power has always been too great, they will definitely be suspicious of us! If Your Majesty changes our guard with Lai, this will be the best result, if he doesn't make a move! ”

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but sigh again.

"How?" Zheng Chun immediately became vigilant.

Zheng Highway didn't continue, but asked an irrelevant topic: "You fought with the Ming army at Hengshan Pass, I don't know what you experienced?" ”

"Dad, to tell you the truth, I think we're ...... Yoro is arrogant! Zheng Chun hesitated for a moment, and even said what he thought in his heart.

Zheng Highway glanced at his son deeply, but he knew that what his son was afraid was true.

Over the years, he fought for the Li Dynasty in the south and the north, and all he read was the Chinese military books, but he knew that what he learned in the art of war was only the surface of China.

This time, the Ming court had not really sent troops, and only made a surprise attack on Heng Son Pass from the sea, and successfully instigated the Nguyen rebellion, and as a result, the southern region that the Li Dynasty had worked so hard to conquer was declared to secede.

Now there are rebels in the south, the Ming army in the north, and Laos in the west, which can be said to be attacked on three sides, which is the real art of war of the Ming army, and put the Li Dynasty in danger before the war.

After all, the Ming Dynasty did not occupy the city, and now the Ming Dynasty easily wanted to let Zhennan Pass garrison 100,000 soldiers, and the two countries were not a level of battle at all.

"Dad, how are you doing now?" Zheng Chun saw that his father suddenly remained silent, so he asked seriously.

Zheng Highway faced this discordant plan of the Ming Court, and had to prepare with both hands: "You should sneak back to the royal capital!" If necessary, move all your family members to a safe place, and put the safety of your family first! ”

Although he had no intention of rebelling, he had to be on guard, and now the most important thing was the safety of his family.

"Yes!" Zheng Chun faintly felt that his father had a choice, but now the most important thing is to stay in the royal capital's family, which is to solemnly express his position.

Everyone knows that the Ming court's recruitment of Zheng Highway is a discordant plan, but the monarch and the minister know that this is a ploy but have to be on guard, this is the Ming Dynasty's conspiracy.

In fact, they themselves probably didn't realize that what everyone is discussing now is not whether the Ming Dynasty will cash in, but betting on whether Zheng Highway will betray the Li Dynasty, and it can only be said that the reputation of the Ming Dynasty is too strong.

While the north was in fear, the south was still shining.

Wang Zhi came to Guangnan City and announced in public: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: The number of Nanyang, the more is beautiful." Today, the Nguyen family is taught by the saint and has the style of benevolence and filial piety...... The people under Nguyen Kim can live and work in peace and contentment, and now they can remove the name of Annam, obey the name of South Vietnam, and confer the Golden Book of King Nguyen Kim of South Vietnam. It is advisable to broadcast at home and abroad, and to start with it, it is the first service, and it is appropriate to show forgiveness. Yu play! Entrepreneurship is vertical, and it has to be known as a more country, and it is benevolent to the government, and it should be a diligent ......"

"Xiao Wang received the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Ruan Jin's chubby face exuded irrepressible excitement, and he looked respectful and authentic.

Wang Zhi handed over the holy decree to Ruan Jin's hand, and then patted him on the shoulder and said: "King of Nanyue, as long as you follow the rules and regulations and serve the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, whether it is civil strife or encountering a strong enemy in the future, the Ming will definitely not stand idly by, and will definitely help your Ruan clan to rule Nanyue forever and share the country with the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Xiao Wang, remember!" Ruan Jin knew that he could only hug the thick thighs of the Ming Dynasty now, and then made a gesture of please: "Lord Envoy, Xiao Wang has already prepared a little thin wine, please move!" ”

"The banquet is free! The king of Champa is now leading his troops to take over the northern part of Quang Nam, and the Hengshan Pass must also be handed over to the Zhan army for defense, so as not to drink and make mistakes, and the miscellaneous family has to rush over to take a look! Wang Zhi looked up to the north, but shook his head slightly.

Ruan Jin couldn't help but be stunned, but said in surprise: "Is the Hengshan Pass also going to be handed over to Zhancheng?" ”

"Our Ming Dynasty is only military aid, and Hengshan Pass is the territory of Zhancheng, so naturally they have to take over the defense! But don't worry, our Ming army will still assist in defense now, especially in the period of our exchange, and we will definitely not let the thieves break through and disrupt our territory! Wang Zhi knew that Ruan Jin was still worried about Li Jun, so he comforted lightly.

Ruan Jin immediately secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "There is Wang Shi sitting here, and Wang Shi is about to break the capital of the Li Thief King, this matter is Xiao Wang's worry!" ”

"It's easy for us to break through Shenglong City! It's just that the north also needs a royal family that can be as loyal to the Ming Dynasty as you Ruan, so the time to break through Thang Long City has not yet come, and now you just wait to watch the show! Wang Zhi shook his head lightly.

Ruan Jin knew that he had taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty, and now it was no longer a matter for him to dictate how the Ming Dynasty would use troops against the Li Dynasty, but he had no choice but to laugh with him.

Under the coordination of the Ming Dynasty, the Champong State was given the territory of the northern part of Quang Nam and was to be restored there. The South Vietnamese State withdrew from the northern part of Quang Nam and established itself in the southern part of Quang Nam.

As for the issue of the royal capital, since the king of Champa Gu Lai took the initiative to give up the old royal capital of Champang, he received a certain amount of compensation from the Nam Vietnamese state, and a new royal capital will be built in Hue, in the north of Quang Nam.

The Ming army retreated to Da Nang in the center, where a new city of Da Ming was built, and a garrison was also sent here to exchange markets with the Champa and South Vietnamese states.

The temperature in the Indochina Peninsula has dropped in October, and the Ming court settled firmly in Da Nang, which is also the first step for the Ming Dynasty to enter the Indochina Peninsula.

(End of chapter)