Zhu Gaoxu immediately dispelled the rest of his thoughts, and honestly waited for the rear army to bring him, so that Zhang Fu arrived.

The Ming Dynasty had the hearts of the people in Annam, and after the Ming army entered Annam, they did not commit any offense against the local autumn and protected the interests of the local Chinese people.

More and more information was sent to the Ming army.

"No one can underestimate the power of the people's will."

Zhang Fu sighed and couldn't help but look at Zhu Gaoxu: "Fortunately, the king of Gaoyang County was not reckless and fell into the ambush of the thieves. ”

If he was really succeeded by the Li thief, Zhang Fu felt panicked when he thought about it.

"yes."

"It stands to reason that we should be like blind people, and the thieves know themselves and their opponents, but now that they have been replaced, they are kept in the dark, but we know the situation."

Zhang Fu stared at the map.

Liang Jiu said: "The opportunity must not be lost, and if we lose it, swallow these 100,000 troops, and our situation in Annan will be determined." ”

Will be counted.

Zhang Fu immediately ordered the army to be dispatched, and in the area of Qinzhan, he ordered Yingyang generals Lu Yi and Huang Zhong to lead the army to guard the mountain road and build fortifications, so as to block the Annan army ambushed in the mountain.

He led the army to the mouth of the Changjiang River, went straight to the main force of the Annan army, first besieged Jialin County, and captured the supply point of the Annan army.

In this battle, Zhang Fu used the new army.

The new army, reorganized from the rear, brought new artillery and bombarded it for three days, so that the defenders on the city wall did not dare to stay on the city wall.

On the second day of the siege, Annam troops from all over the country rushed to support.

Zhang Fu immediately took advantage of the situation to surround the point and send reinforcements.

Jialin County has become a city that the Annan army must save, and the Ming army has set up a formation, waiting for the Annan army to come up and smash its head.

For two whole days, in the Jialin area, the Annan army suffered thousands of casualties and was routed by tens of thousands, and no army dared to come to support.

Looked at.

Zhang Fu strengthened the siege of the city, and finally blew up the city wall with the help of explosives packs, and in half a day, he took Jialin City and seized countless grains and grass materials.

Mu Sheng in the northwest region did not go south, but chose to go east, a large area of cities lacking troops, and fell from the wind, just to meet Zhang Fu in Jialin.

At this time.

Zhang Fu already had as many as 130,000 troops in his hands, and immediately pounced on Shiqiao, where Annan's main force was located.

At this point, Li Yuancheng already knew that his plan had been revealed.

"Damn traitor."

Li Yuancheng lost his original composure, scolded loudly, and wanted to personally lead the army to slaughter those squires.

The Ming army stepped on his node with every step, leaving him tired of dealing with it step by step.

The other party is not an immortal, how can he calculate it so accurately, once or twice it is reasonable, three or four times there is definitely a problem.

"The Ming army on the Yunnan side, although it is not the southward movement we expected, but our plan is no problem."

Morale in the tent was low.

Li Yuancheng regained his mood and said encouragingly: "The defeat in this battle is not because our strength is not as good as others, but because we were betrayed. ”

The generals did not object.

They were so aggrieved, they were led by the enemy every step of the way, they had no power to fight back, and they had never fought such a battle.

"I don't care about one city or one place, it doesn't matter if we lose the entire north, as long as we are still there and the troops are still there, there is still a chance to take it back."

"On the other hand, the Ming army, the deeper they go south, the more difficult it will be to supply them in the rear, and we still have many opportunities."

Li Yuancheng stabilized the morale of the army, and did not choose to continue to fight with the Ming army because of the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, but chose to retreat.

He really gave up a large part of the northern region directly, but brought back an army of 80,000.

At the mouth of the river.

Li Yuancheng burned all the ships.

"This man's courage is very human." Zhang Fu arrived at the army, looked at the empty river, and there was not a single boat, and sighed across the river.

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless for a long time.

He was wondering if he would have such a great determination if he were himself, and whether he would be able to overpower the dissatisfaction in his heart.

I remembered my father's teachings again.

As the chief general in the army, he must not be defeated by his mood, always remain calm, take into account the overall situation, and make arrangements that have the most advantages for his own side.

"When I was in Yunnan, I often heard about the reputation of the father and son of the Li thief next door." Mu Sheng was in a very happy mood and said happily.

They were embarrassed by the Mu family.

Especially after King Yan became the crown prince, the relationship between their Mu family in the court not only could not become a help, but became a burden.

However, with the fact that he followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the expedition today, the Mu family in the future can be regarded as taking the prince's boat.

"Although Chen Shuming reuses his son-in-law to stabilize his power, he is not defenseless."

"But the Li thief father and son have made outstanding contributions, and have repeatedly made great contributions to Annan, and the army led by them cannot be underestimated, which can be said to be step by step, suppressing the powerful royal family and controlling the country of Annan."

After Zhang Fu heard this, he sighed with emotion: "There have always been such characters who are mostly heroes, but it's a pity that I met our Daming." ”

"Even if it is Qianyuan, it is impossible to defeat the father and son of the Li thief, and in the whole world, only we can do it."

"Hahaha."

Mu Sheng did not refute.

The native soldiers of Yunnan entered Annan and were directly beaten stupid by a stick, if it wasn't for Li Yuancheng taking the initiative to give up the northwest, Mu Sheng would not have the confidence to fight here.

The local Chinese did not accept the arrival of the native soldiers, that is, Mu Sheng pacified the place in the name of the Ming Dynasty, and relied on the Han soldiers to restrain the military discipline of the native soldiers, so that the Chinese did not resist.

If Li Yuancheng did not take the initiative to withdraw, with the people's will at that time, Mu Sheng knew very well that he would not be able to defeat Li Yuancheng.

The topography of Annam resembles a soup spoon.

The north is a wide spoon head, and the south is a narrow spoon handle.

The edge of the spoon head is alpine woodland, only a few places suitable for marching, the rest are plains.

The entire eastern line area of the spoon belongs to the continuous mountain range, like a "Great Wall", which is different from the east-west direction of the Great Wall in Chinese mainland, and the "Great Wall" of Annam is north-south.

It is this topography that contributes to the land area of Annam.

The separation of Annam from Laos and Chenla made it difficult for Annam to invade the two places, and there were times when Annam was weak, which became Annam's natural defense line.

No one can cross the mountains and solve the problem of army supply, which belongs to the limitations of the times.

Similarly, Hue Province, the southernmost part of Annam, is located on the border with the northern part of Champa and is also in a mountainous area, dividing the two countries.

The plains surrounded by mountains have contributed to one country and region after another.

In a nutshell.

Relying on the information provided by the squires of Annan, the Ming army easily took the northern mountain range of Annan.

Equally.

How to solve the supply has become a difficult problem for the Ming Dynasty.

It is also the future that Annan gave up the Ming Dynasty because of the issue of interests.

In the process of the Great Rebellion, the Ming Dynasty finally gave up Annan because of supply problems, although there was no defeat on the battlefield, but it failed economically.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty had another choice, at that time, the Ming army's strength had already occupied Annan, and the supply could be solved by slaughtering the local area.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty in the end, and it was right when the country was founded, and for Annan, the homeland of China, there was no such plan.

Therefore, even if Annam defeated the Ming army and regained independence, he still sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, recognizing the Ming Dynasty as the suzerainty and accepting the Ming Dynasty's suzerainty management system.

Zhu Gaochi has a clear understanding of this situation, and it is necessary to focus on shipping.

Supplies can be transported by sea, so safety at sea is paramount, and harassment in the endless sea is more difficult to deal with than on land.

Capital.

A fierce dispute arose over the shipping plan.

"Although land transportation is difficult, it is stable, and the danger of sea transportation is great, and there are more developed sailors in Annam, so I am afraid that it will be hit hard."

Qi Tai of the military department said.

Jin Zhong shook his head, "My Daming Sailor is invincible in the world, and although Annan's Sailor is strong, it is just a king and hegemony in the West." ”

"It's easy to defeat Annan's sailors, but I'm afraid that Annan's sailors won't resist the Daming sailors, and it can be seen from their way of fighting that the Li thief father and son can't be underestimated."

Zhu Gaochi listened to the controversy of the ministers and thought carefully.

The French colonized Vietnam, not just by force, but through two centuries of encroachment.

The Western colonizers had a very good way.

First, through the interests of the upper echelons of unfamiliar countries, obtain the qualification of trade, and establish a trading station.

The trading post had a small population and was mainly built by the sea.

So when you encounter an enemy, you can hide in the castle, but there are only a few hundred people, and the food in the castle is enough to eat.

Then wait for the arrival of the fleet, and reconcile with the other side through the attack on the sea, coercion and inducement.

In the face of the different strength of each country, there are also changes in the details, and in general, this is the number of roads.

They are mainly business models, corrupting localities through long-term interests, taking advantage of local contradictions, and expanding their sphere of influence.

It belongs to the way of cannibalization, which is suitable for them to swallow a large number of ways with less.

Da Ming is different.

The Ming Dynasty recovered Annam, and the troops plus the people had more than 600,000 young and strong people, and the daily consumption of materials was astronomical.

The way of cannibalization is not going to work.

Just as nomads can fight against farming civilizations, but farming civilizations cannot fight against nomadic civilizations.

Just like a rich man and a poor man fighting, even if the rich man wins, he will not get any benefit, but will pay more than he gains.

The advantage of agrarian civilization is production.

Relying on production to develop the region, feed more people, and develop a brilliant civilization.

Therefore, the reproduction of the Han nation is full of civilization, and it is not what the later generations of the network said, and the ancestors of the Han people did not record it.

"Either they can completely annihilate Annan's naval divisions and prevent Annan from having the power to attack and disrupt the sea transportation lines, or they will still rely on land transportation."

Qi Tai looked at Zhu Gaochi and insisted on his thoughts.

Essentially.

The productivity of the Ming Dynasty is not enough, and it cannot be like the World War II in later generations, no matter how many materials sink into the sea, the rear can be produced exponentially.

Production is far greater than consumption, and there is no fear of losing materials.

Da Ming can't.

The productivity of the Ming Dynasty was not yet rich enough not to care about the loss of materials, and the materials prepared for the Battle of Annam were limited.

"Gather the water divisions of Jinzhou, Tianjin, and Zhejiang, and gather the strength of the whole country to destroy the water divisions of Annan, and leave no one behind."

Zhu Gaochi understood the problem and immediately made a decision.

Hearing this, Jin Zhong immediately objected.

(End of chapter)