Thang Long City, Baoguang Palace.

Li Sicheng yesterday dispatched the last of his personal guards to block the southward movement of the army led by Wang Yue, and was walking back and forth waiting for the latest military information, when he learned that the Ming army on the eastern front had entered the city.

Kill!

Even though he was in the palace at the moment, he could hear the sound of shouting and killing coming from the north gate.

"How is this possible?"

"Right Xiangguo has opened the city gate to welcome the Ming army into the city!"

Li Sicheng's eyes were still on the northern front, but he found that the Ming army had entered the city, and the whole person was immediately stunned.

Not to mention where this Ming army came from, the defenders of Wangcheng not only did not fight bloodily for him, but opened the city gate to welcome the Ming army.

Things changed so quickly that he was not mentally prepared at all, and the empire that he had always thought could compete with the Ming Dynasty collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No, it can't be true?

Li Sicheng didn't expect the empire he was proud of to be so fragile, and he hoped that all this was a dream, but the shouts of killing that were getting closer and closer let him know that the Ming army had been killed in the palace.

The Li Dynasty, which only occupied the eastern front of the Indochina Peninsula, was not as strong as he imagined, and the Ming Dynasty, which had two capitals and thirteen provinces, was not as weak as he thought.

When Li Sicheng learned of the betrayal of Right Xiangguo, he immediately gritted his teeth with hatred for Ding Rui: "Damn!" Ding Rui, I must break your body to pieces! ”

"Your Majesty, the palace can't be defended anymore, what should we do now?" The helmet of the leader of the report ran away, and he looked very anxious.

Li Sicheng never expected that his royal city would be so vulnerable, and the whole person suddenly fell to the ground: "It's over, it's really over!" ”

The most terrifying thing about the Ming this time was not a military attack, but accompanied by political division, but it was intended to fundamentally subvert the legal status of their Li clan in Annam.

Bang!

After a round of impacts, the gates of the palace were finally knocked open.

Kill!

The army of the Ming Dynasty suddenly descended like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, and immediately entered the palace with a sword.

"Capture the king of Annam, a heavy reward!"

Wang Shouren, who was just seventeen years old, served as the commander of the emergency vanguard, and the immaturity on his face had slowly disappeared, and he shouted like a young general.

The Ming army was not satisfied with the salary, and the full salary was invincible.

From the beginning of its establishment, there was great criticism of the Gannan Army, and it was even harassed by the governor of Jiangxi because of the high salaries of the soldiers, but it proved their strength and value in the encirclement and suppression of the Gannan Liukou.

This time, he was transferred to Lianzhou, Guangdong Province to join forces with the Guangdong soldiers to conquer Annan, and Wang Hua, the governor of southern Gansu, served as the commander of the Eastern Front Army.

Especially in this campaign, the Gannan Army acted as the absolute main force, and most of the heads were taken by them, on the other hand, the Guangdong soldiers were only auxiliary.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the Gannan Army had already tasted the sweetness of their military exploits, and they poured into the palace and immediately started killing.

Now the most important military exploits of the imperial court, whether it is for personal career or to earn more bounties, they have enough reasons to fight bravely to kill the enemy.

There weren't much defense here, and now that the palace was weak, they naturally cherished this last chance to win military merit.

Burst!

Wang Shouren saw that a servant wanted to set fire, and immediately drove forward to kill him directly, and his immature face was splashed with blood.

After more than half a year of military life, he has already become a qualified soldier. If you want to create a peaceful and prosperous era for China, you can't do without soldiers defending the territory, and even more so, soldiers need to fight for the country.

Now Annan is ignoring the authority of the Ming Dynasty, since it has brutalized the people on the southwest border of the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to promote the strength of the Ming Dynasty through the military.

Wang Shouren didn't care about erasing the blood on his face, but he didn't see any trace of Li Sicheng, the king of Annam, so he led his people to occupy the treasure house of the palace.

In the face of the last stubborn resistance, the Ming army did not need to pay attention to the rule that they could not ride their horses in the palace, but another killing arose here.

"We surrender!"

The only remaining guards in the palace threw down their weapons and surrendered to the invincible Ming army.

Wang Shouren quickly took control of the palace, but many times things will not go smoothly, but it is inevitable that some things will not go well.

"Major General, King Annan has run away!" A thousand households have searched the entire palace, but they have no choice but to run back to report.

Wang Shouren's brows couldn't help frowning, but he knew that this was not a good result.

This time, the Ming Dynasty wanted to overthrow the regime in Annam and thus support the new pro-Ming royal family. It's just that if Li Sicheng escapes, he may not make a comeback one day, which will affect the layout of Daming against Annan at that time.

To the west of the city, a disguised team was hurrying out of the city.

Li Sicheng sat in a carriage, and when he learned that the city was broken, he had already forgotten his oath to live and die with Thang Long City, and he was bent on leading his troops to escape to save his life.

Now that Tokyo had been occupied by the Ming army, he decided to flee to the city of Hue in Xijing.

As long as he can escape to Xijing, then he will be able to gather all his subordinates in the name of the emperor of the Li Dynasty and use the remaining strength to deal with the Ming army.

Although the Ming army is very strong, but now that it has reached the hinterland of Annam, the supply must be more or less affected, but it is not conducive to long-term war.

On the other hand, he is the orthodox dynasty of Annam, as long as he makes good use of the offensive of public opinion, then he can force the Ming army away step by step like his ancestors.

At that time, it was a big deal to pretend to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and this land must still be ruled by their Li clan.

Sigh!

The groom saw someone in the way, and when he tightened his rope, he brought the carriage to a steady stop.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Ding Rui, the right minister, had already appeared here, but he intercepted Li Sicheng's way and asked with a smile.

Li Sicheng knew that Right Xiangguo had betrayed him, and now he still wanted to block his way, so he immediately angrily pulled the curtain out and asked: "Ding Rui, do you really want to rebel?" ”

Although he had known that these big families had different intentions, he never expected to be rebelled by Da Ming so easily, and his mood at the moment was very resentful.

If this had been the case, these years should not have sought to expand eastward, but to get rid of the Ruan, Zheng and Ding clans.

"Your Majesty, the minister just wants you to stay, so that I can explain the truth of the matter to Emperor Ming!" Although Ding Rui is over fifty years old, his body is still very strong, and he maintains an amiable smile on his face.

Li Sicheng knew that the matter could not be explained clearly, or that the Ming Emperor would not be able to listen to his quibbles at all, and staying would only be a dead end, so he immediately ordered angrily: "Rebel minister!" Someone, punish this thief! ”

Because the escape was too hasty, this time he only brought more than 20 palace guards, but he didn't even bring concubines and princesses. It's just that these twenty or so palace guards seem to be very loyal, even if they have to deal with the dozens of thieves who are blocking the way in front of them.

"Huh...... Since this is the case, then the blame is not emotional! Ding Rui saw that Li Sicheng couldn't see the situation clearly, so he waved his hand lightly.

As a famous family in Annam, although Li Li was born in a hurry, his own heritage should not be underestimated, and he naturally has a large number of followers.

Shout! Shout! Shout!

Countless archers had already appeared on the rooftops on both sides, and they had already bent their arrows, and with Ding Rui's gesture, they were easily opened.

A large number of arrows fell from the rooftops, indiscriminately shooting the more than 20 palace guards.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

The palace guards on the street did not have a cover, and there was nowhere to hide in the face of the arrows that were shot, but they fell to the ground one after another, and many of the guards were directly shot into hedgehogs.

Li Sicheng found that there were a large number of ambushes on the rooftops on both sides, and he shrank back into the car very cleverly, but he knew that this time he was afraid that it would be more than lucky.

Drive!

Aware of the danger, the groom tried to drive and try to force his way out of the encirclement.

Burst!

It was just two meters out of the carriage when an arrow pierced his neck impartially, and the whole person immediately fell to the other side, and the carriage lost control.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

A group of guards rushed out from behind Ding Rui, facing the palace guards who were already in chaos, and immediately harvested the lives of these guards.

Li Sicheng's carriage was intercepted directly, and Li Sicheng, who was hiding in the car, had nowhere to escape, and was soon carried out directly by Ding Rui's son.

"Let go of me! Let go of me! ”

Li Sicheng is no longer the high-ranking king of Annam, but has become a prisoner in the blink of an eye, and immediately struggled, and then begged Ding Rui for mercy: "Ding Xiangguo, as long as you release me, I can be sealed...... How about making you king and making the southern region your fiefdom? ”

"Your condition is really exciting!" Ding Rui stepped forward and said with a slight smile.

Li Sicheng suddenly saw the hope of turning the tables, so he hurriedly said: "You have no jokes, then ......"

Burst!

Ding Rui stepped forward, but he stabbed Li Sicheng's body fiercely with a knife.

Li Sicheng took two steps back while covering his wound, and said with a face full of disbelief: "You...... Why are you? I...... I can make you king! ”

"Compared with your deceptive little tricks, I believe more that the Ming court promised me the title of King of Beiyue, you better go to hell obediently!" The corners of Ding Rui's mouth rose slightly, looking a little proud.

Li Sicheng's body fell heavily to the ground, but he knew that his Li Dynasty had ended, and he really shouldn't provoke the terrifying dynasty next door for the sake of a Li Guangdu.

It's just that it's too late, and the country that his grandfather has laid down will be ruined in his hands.

After all, luck still came to the side of the Ming Dynasty, not only Li Sicheng was killed, but also the prince of the Li Dynasty, Li Hong, was captured, but he controlled the orthodox inheritance of the Li Dynasty in one fell swoop.

The army of the Eastern Route led by Wang Hua successfully took over Thang Long City, and it was also Wang Yue who was coming towards this side to pass the news here.

Wang Yue's army on the northern route had just defeated the main force led by Le Nhon Hyo, and when they learned that the army on the eastern route had captured Thang Long City and beheaded the king of Annam, Le Si Cheng, their morale was greatly boosted.

As the main force of the Lê Dynasty was routed, and the army of the Three Routes gathered in Thang Long City, the small forces in the entire territory of Annam chose to surrender.

The news of the capture of Thang Long Fortress and the beheading of the king of Annam, Le Cheng, reached China, and this great victory in the first year of Hongji caused a burst of joy throughout the country.

When the military intelligence arrived at the palace, Zhu Youzhu was also very excited and surprised.

He thought that it was the Aegis Battalion that made the first contribution, and he thought that it was Wang Yue who led his troops to capture Thang Long City, but he didn't expect that it was the Eastern Route army led by Wang Hua who took the lead in capturing the city and killing Li Sicheng, the king of Annam.

Now getting rid of the Li Dynasty has undoubtedly completely opened the window for the Ming Dynasty to enter the Indochina Peninsula, and the Ming Dynasty has become the world's textile center is another step forward.

Over the next half month, the regime of the Li Dynasty was changed.

The Li Dynasty was an agrarian society after all, and although years of conquest allowed the Li Dynasty to expand its territory, this was based on the fact that the common people were burdened with heavier taxes.

Now that the Ming army has captured the Li Dynasty, it has not caused much resistance in the country, but many people hope that the new regime will follow the Ming Dynasty's policy of light taxation.

Although there were inevitably remnants of the Lê dynasty in various localities, many local governments chose to dissociate themselves from the Lê dynasty, including Hue City's choice to join the new regime.

In the new regime, Ding Rui will be the king of Beiyue, but Zheng Highway will be the general of Beiyue, and Da Ming will build a dock and a new city at the mouth of the sea.

The territory in the northern part of Annam has been redefined, and the lost territory previously occupied by the Lê dynasty has been transferred to the southern state of Laos, and a new border between the two countries has been redefined.

A month later, the capital surrendered prisoners.

The long procession of prisoner wagons escorted the royal family and generals of the Li Dynasty into Beijing, followed by boxes of seized gold, silver and jewelry, and this time the treasury of the king of Annam belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

"This time it's really the prestige of my Ming Dynasty!"

"Isn't it? It's long overdue to clean up the thieves in Annan! ”

"If it weren't for Liu Daxia's gang of traitors to stop them, would they be arrogant to this time?"

"Speaking of which, Annan's archives haven't been found yet, Liu Daxia really deserves to be executed by Ling Chi!"

……

When the people of the capital saw the procession entering the city, and saw the Li royal family reduced to prisoners and a cart of gold, silver and jewelry, they immediately raised their eyebrows and danced their fists.

As for Liu Daxia's group of Wenchen, who once intended to protect Annan, thinking about the humiliation suffered by the people on the southwest border in recent years, they were eager to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Zhu Youzhu handed over the matter to the Ministry of Rites, and was not enthusiastic about this kind of formality of prisoner sacrifice, and seemed to be more pragmatic in dealing with the prince of the Li Dynasty and rewarding meritorious deeds.

Li Hong, the crown prince of the Li Dynasty, avoided death and will be locked in the prison of the Criminal Department, and the reason why he chose to keep the life of the prince of the Li Dynasty is more out of a political need.

This move can not only make Annan Li no undisputed heir to the legal system, but also can be a hole card that threatens Ding Rui and Zheng Highway, so as to help protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty in Annan.

It is worth mentioning that at the invitation of hundreds of civil and military officials, Wang Hua, who was the first to make meritorious contributions, was named Xinjian Bo and became the third civil servant of the Ming Dynasty to be knighted for military merits.

(End of chapter)