There was a complete mess outside the Zhiling Pass.

Hundreds of shells struck, and explosions and earthworks were scattered everywhere.

The dust and smoke were filled, and countless Vietnamese soldiers scattered and fled.

What a coincidence.

It just so happened that the musket team here covered the artillery to go up to the mountain, set up the battery and fired, and the Vietnamese army on that side attacked with all their troops.

As a result, tens of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers flocked out of Zhiling Pass and rushed to the battlefield outside the pass.

Then the cannonballs in the sky fell into their formation, and suddenly the people turned on their backs.

The most important thing is that a cannonball happened to land next to the Great Yue Emperor Li Fuma, killing him and several ministers around him.

In an instant, the command system of the Vietnamese army was directly paralyzed.

After losing the command at the highest level, the rest of the middle and lower-level generals were unable to organize an effective formation at all, and all the soldiers were scattered.

Those who were pushed down by their own people, trampled to death, and killed by shells, are countless.

In the entire flat area of several kilometers outside Zhiling Pass, tens of thousands of Vietnamese troops were scurrying like headless flies, especially the people in the direction of the pass gate, which was so crowded that it was impossible to get through.

Occasionally, a shell landed at the gate of the pass, and dozens of people were killed in an instant. The entire battlefield was in a state of collapse and chaos, with heavy casualties among the Vietnamese army.

Di Qing couldn't see the specific situation of the Vietnamese army clearly in the distance, but after dozens of rounds of shelling, there was no need to see what was going on.

When the shelling was over, he gave the order for a general attack.

The firearms army did not move, and Nong Zhigao's ethnic minority team was like a flood towards the Vietnamese army.

In this battle, the Emperor of Da Viet and several important ministers were killed, thousands of Vietnamese soldiers were killed, and many more Vietnamese soldiers died in various accidents.

The Song army won a complete victory, killing more than 20,000 enemies, capturing more than 30,000 people, and most of the troops of the entire Yue country were lost.

By mid-August, on the Thang Long side of the situation, Li Foma's son Li Rizun hastily succeeded to the throne, surrounded by the remaining ministers, and called on the whole country to defend against the Song army's attack.

But how did King Qin's army assemble so quickly?

They could only immediately draw all the troops and horses from the nearby state capital, and they could gather 30,000 men to defend the Fuliang River.

In history, the Song army of the Song Yue Xining War fought here, and in the case of the spread of the epidemic in the army, the Vietnamese army was defeated in the first battle, and even the crown prince and prince of the Vietnamese army were killed.

It's just that after this battle, it was difficult for the Song army to continue to besiege Shenglong Mansion, and the Song army was rampant, with more than half of the casualties and military rations, resulting in the fact that although only across a big river, the Yue country could be destroyed, but it was already difficult to move an inch, and had to agree to peace talks with the Vietnamese army.

However, at this time, there were not many soldiers and horses dispatched by the Great Song Dynasty, although the army was indeed infected with the epidemic, but the main targets were the local box army and the border minority soldiers.

The firearms army strictly abides by military orders such as boiling water and repelling mosquitoes, and the injuries and illnesses are not serious.

Therefore, although the weather was unbearably hot, the roads were rugged, and there were leeches and mosquitoes everywhere, they could barely march.

In late August, the Song army arrived on the banks of the Fuliang River.

This river is the Red River of later generations.

The Vietnamese army and the Song army faced each other across the river, and in addition to the dozens of warships of the Vietnamese army, there were hundreds of elephants on the other side of the river.

This is already Annan's last hole card.

The reason why it was not used before was because whether it was Langzhou or Zhilingguan, the terrain was not open, and it was inconvenient for elephant soldiers to be dispatched.

But the Song army had already entered the Red River Plain, a vast plain rich and tranquil, suitable for elephants to gallop.

However, in front of the firearms of the Song army, the elephant soldiers obviously became extremely ridiculous.

Cannons roared, elephants fled in all directions, and countless Vietnamese soldiers were trampled to death. The warships on the river were also destroyed, and the Vietnamese army once again retreated to Thang Long City.

At the beginning of September, the Song army surrounded Thang Long, and I don't know how many dignitaries in Thang Long surrendered to the Song army.

Di Qing also took advantage of the situation to issue a notice, saying that the Great Song Dynasty had no intention of annexing Annan, but the Li Dynasty was disrespectful and repeatedly violated the border of the Great Song Dynasty, and the authority of the Kingdom was inviolable, so he lowered the punishment and was bound to overthrow the Li Dynasty.

At the same time, he sent people to collect the descendants of the nobles of the previous dynasty, and prepared to support him as the new Emperor of Annam.

In fact, this is also Zhao Jun's special instruction.

At present, among the three dynasties in Vietnam, the Dinh Dynasty is the founder, and its prestige in the hearts of the people is not bad.

The Li Dynasty made the country very peaceful in terms of governance, so that the people of Annam at that time recognized the rule of the Li Dynasty very much, and they were quite sympathetic to the plight of the Ding Dynasty.

Only the Lê Dynasty not only usurped the throne, but also the Lê father and son acted perversely and were very brutal, and even the Vietnamese historian Wu Shilian compared them to the ancient Chinese Xia Wei and Shang Dynasty, thinking that "there is nothing to be ashamed of their demise."

It can be seen that the Li Dynasty was not popular among the three dynasties.

Supporting the Li Dynasty to ascend to the throne, the excuse of the Great Song Dynasty was to support the previous dynasty. And when the Li Dynasty itself was unpopular with the people, they had to rely on the Great Song Dynasty to maintain their rule.

In this way, the Great Song Dynasty indirectly controlled Vietnam, putting on a legal cloak for them to garrison Annam and safeguard their own interests.

It's just that Yue people naturally don't understand.

Many people think that it was the Emperor Li Dynasty who repeatedly attacked the Guangnan West Road of the Great Song Dynasty and angered the Heavenly Empire, so that there is now a disaster of swords.

Therefore, although the Li Dynasty governed well and won the hearts of the people, it was inevitably complained by those princes and nobles.

Isn't it good to run your own Yue country well? I have to die.

Now it's all right.

Everyone has hit the capital, and the destruction of the country is imminent.

On September 8, although it was already late autumn, the weather in Cochin was still very hot.

It's muggy, to be exact.

The air was so humid that it seemed like water could be wrung out of your clothes.

Thang Long Mansion, the capital of the Dayue Empire, has a large city, which is slightly larger than the Yongzhou City on Guangnan West Road in the Great Song Dynasty, and is regarded as the first city in the remote place in the southwest.

But compared with Kaifeng Mansion, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, it is like a difference between clouds and mud, and it is not the same.

At this moment, there are countless fields in the wilderness outside the city, the roads are covered with banana trees, the dense paddy fields are all over, and the lush rice is swaying in the wind.

Unlike most places in the Great Song Dynasty, where there are at most two crops a year, Vietnam's unique climate allows them to grow three times a year.

You must know that the Liao State at the same time had a land area of nearly 5 million square kilometers and a population of only 9 million. Western Xia has an area of 800,000 square kilometers and a population of just over 1.8 million.

However, the northern part of Vietnam occupied by the Li Dynasty was only more than 100,000 square kilometers, but the population was 2 to 3 million, and by the Southern Song Dynasty it had reached 5 million, and the number of troops mobilized to resist the Mongol invasion alone exceeded 500,000.

This shows how abundant the grain is here.

So the problem that plagued Vietnam was never food, but plague and disease.

If the cinchona cream is in place, then the malaria, the main plague, can be solved, and the grain, rubber, wood, and spices produced will become the main raw material production area of the Great Song Dynasty.

At present, on the fertile Red River Delta, on both sides of the wide river, there are many villages at a glance, and many people are looking at it from afar.

Outside the city, the Song army had already cut down trees and built a barracks, and on the wall, Di Qing was observing the city.

He did not give the order to shell Thang Long.

In the future, the Great Song Dynasty will still need to garrison troops here, and Di Qing does not want to destroy the city unless it is absolutely necessary.

He just waited quietly, and gave Li Chao a deadline in his heart.

If you continue to resist.

Dead.

And in the city, it's a different story.

As early as after the Song army broke through the Vietnamese army on the south bank and began to cross the river, the city was already in chaos.

Those who should have run ran away, and those who stayed were locked up in the city and couldn't get out.

Houses are closed, shops are closed, and there is hardly anyone to see on the streets except for the soldiers who come and go.

At this time, the new emperor Li Rizun was organizing the mobilization of troops and horses at the head of the city, guarding against the Song army day and night.

Vietnam's small country and widows cannot be compared with the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, once the war starts, the emperor often has to personally lead the army, especially in Vietnam, the tradition is that the powerful ministers usurp the throne, and the control of military power is also very deep.

And at the juncture of Song Yue's confrontation inside and outside Thang Long City, at this moment, Feng Zhizhi, the minister of the Right Jin Wuwei, had just come down from the east city wall and returned to the mansion to rest a little.

He guarded the city wall all night last night, and before he proposed to raid the Song army at night, he was reprimanded by Li Rizun, and now he is extremely tired physically and mentally.

After returning to the mansion, the two confidant generals asked to see him. Feng Zhizhi let them in and talked to them in the small hall in the backyard.

The three of them sat and complained to each other.

"Tao Chuzhong and Li Zhengxian will only ask His Majesty to send an envoy to sue for peace, but the Great Song Dynasty has made it clear that he is here to destroy my Dayue, how can he agree?"

"Now that people are surrounding the city, although the black ball has not yet been launched, what should I do if it goes on like this?"

"Well, I don't know what to do. The Song army was strong, and I told the first emperor not to harass the Song border repeatedly. Now that they have repelled the Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom, they are about to destroy my Dayue when they have their hands free. ”

Several people shouted for a long time, and were extremely pessimistic about the current predicament of the country.

In fact, they are not the only ones.

The same was true of the rest of the princes and nobles in the city.

The Song army was overwhelmed, and their army of more than 100,000 people in the Great Yue Kingdom was almost powerless to fight back.

There are already many princes and nobles who are full of worries about the future of the Yue Kingdom.

If this continues, I'm afraid there are only four words left for them.

The big one is over!

"General, I've heard something."

At this moment, Feng Zhizhi's confidant general Ruan Dan said.

"What's the matter?"

Feng Zhizhi asked.

Ruan Dan said: "I heard that the Song State did not want to annex my Dayue, but it was only because the first emperor and Taizu had repeatedly attacked the Great Song border that they were furious. ”

"Yes, I also heard about this matter, and now Song Jun is preaching this matter outside the city every day."

Another general also said.

"Hmm."

Feng Zhizhi narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly: "I have also heard about this, what do you mean?" ”

Ruan Dan said in a deep voice: "This matter was originally caused by Taizu and the first emperor, and His Majesty sent people not to agree, looking at this posture, the Song army will definitely not be able to destroy my Dayue, if it is a general."

Feng Zhizhi was noncommittal, still squinting his eyes and did not speak.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Ruan Dan continued to persuade: "General think about it, after the Song State destroyed the Li Dynasty, he withdrew his troops and went back, so who should be in charge of my Dayue?" If the general takes the opportunity to raise troops, maybe."

Another general also persuaded: "General, don't hesitate any longer, when Your Majesty inspects Dongcheng, we will rush up, capture him, and send him outside the city, and make such a great contribution, the Song army will definitely not treat us badly." ”

"Even if we don't catch Li Rizun, we can open the East City Gate and let the Song army in. The more remote I am, the Song Dynasty may not really want to encroach on us, won't this Dayue be the general's world in the future? ”

Nguyen Dan lobbied again.

"Hmm"

Feng Zhizhi pondered for a moment, he was actually hesitating.

It stands to reason that when it comes to this part, there is such an opportunity, and it may be possible to give it a try.

But after all, it's a matter of losing my head, and I'm sure I'll think about it a little bit.

I didn't think about it for long, though.

As a military general, Feng Zhizhi is not an indecisive person, and shouted at the moment: "Okay, just do it." ”

So they didn't have the heart to continue to discuss, and quickly arranged countermeasures.

Li Rizun would patrol the city tower every day to stabilize the morale of the army, and their countermeasure was very simple, that is, to defend the city to the death.

First, he hoped to negotiate peace with Song Jun.

The second is to delay time and wait for the Song army to run out of food.

The third is to wait for the reinforcements of King Qin from all over the country to arrive.

Therefore, Li Rizun must stand on the city wall so that the army's heart can be stable.

At the same time, it is also to prevent someone from being unable to bear the ghost and secretly open the city gate to bring the enemy in.

In the afternoon.

Feng Zhizhi arrived at the East City Gate again.

Not far east of Thang Long Province is the Fuliang River, which is too close to the river for a large-scale attack, so there is only a small force of the Song army here.

And the main force of the Song army is outside the North City Gate, which is also the area that Li Rijing wants to defend.

However, since the Song army also has arrangements outside the East City Gate, Li Rizun naturally needs to pay attention to this side at all times, so he often comes to inspect.

By the end of the afternoon, the sky was still bright, the sun didn't seem to have the intention of setting, the sun was shining, and the whole earth turned into a dusk orange, reflecting Feng Zhizhi's slightly nervous face.

A column of Vietnamese troops patrolled at the east city gate all the time, Feng Zhizhi stood on the city tower and looked at the Song army in the distance, the Song army was not lined up outside the camp, but they had been paying attention to the things in the city, as if they were also waiting for a ghost in the city to open the door.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

At this moment, with the high-pitched shout of the eunuch of the Inner Servant Province, a large part of the city suddenly fell to its knees.

A young man wearing a Yue Chao dragon robe walked over slowly.

Feng Zhizhi hurriedly trotted over to greet him.

"See Your Majesty."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"How's going out of the city?"

That young man was none other than Li Rizun, who was also Li Shengzong of the Li Dynasty in Vietnam in history.

The Vietnamese Ly Dynasty is also one of the more glorious dynasties in their history.

After four generations of hard work by Li Taizu Li Gongyun, Li Taizong Li Foma, Li Shengzong Li Rizun, Li Renzong Li Qiande, the Li Dynasty at that time reached a very prosperous state.

So much so that the Li Dynasty often compared himself to the upper state of the Celestial Empire, wanting to compete with the Song State. And actively expand abroad, never forget to invade the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the end, he was woken up by a big blow in the Song Yue Xining War a few decades later, and he understood the gap with the real Heavenly Empire.

It's just that this time I think about it, there is no time for Li Rizun and his son Li Qiande to create the prosperous Li Dynasty.

Feng Zhizhi replied: "It's still the same as yesterday, there is no movement. ”

Li Rizun nodded and said, "Well, always be vigilant. ”

"Yes."

Feng Zhizhi responded, then suddenly pulled out the knife on his waist, slashed at the guards beside Li Rizun, and shouted angrily: "Do it!" ”

Several of Feng Zhizhi's generals and henchmen around him immediately began to attack, encircling and suppressing Li Rizun's attendants.

Li Rizun was shocked.

For a while, there was chaos on the east city gate.

And the chaos didn't last long at all.

Feng Zhizhi is the guard of the East City Gate, and there are mostly his henchmen and generals here.

Li Rizun did not expect that his subordinates would rebel, and soon the more than 100 guards he brought with him were killed, and he was captured alive.

At the same time, the movement and chaos on the head of the city also alarmed the Song army outside the city, and hundreds of people from the Song camp came out immediately.

"Open the gates!"

Feng Zhizhi controlled the chaotic situation, and after capturing Li Rizun, he gave the order.

Then he looked at Li Rizun, who was tied up by five flowers, with a cruel smile, and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, it's all because Taizu and the first emperor want to Kou Luo Song Kingdom, if you want to blame them, you can only blame them, and the minister doesn't want to die with your Li family!" ”

Li Rizun scolded arrogantly: "Feng Zhizhi, you despicable brute, even if the knife and axe add to my body, I will not let you go as a ghost." ”

"Leave the strength to talk to Song Jun."

Feng Zhizhi waved his hand.

Soon the east gate was opened, and Feng Zhizhi escorted Li Rizun out of the city to surrender to the Song army.

A large number of Song troops entered through the East City Gate, and the entire Thang Long Mansion fell in an instant.

This lasted for more than 30 years, and then the Li Dynasty collapsed.

(End of chapter)