1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 774

January 1661, 1, New Year's Eve, Nanping (now Cam Ranh, Vietnam).

Just when the people of Qi boast that their country is more advanced, more civilized, and more powerful, they look down on East Asia and even the entire Nanyang region with arrogance, and guide how to overcome barbarism and backwardness with confidence. The face-slap incident suddenly broke out in the Annan area.

Guangnan Kingdom brazenly launched an attack on the Annan territory of Qi State!
"General Manager, Guangnan Kingdom launched an attack on our Nanping outpost and Yongshun (now Suihe City, Vietnam) in the north at around [-]:[-] in the evening." Cao Ning, the general manager of Qi State in Annan, who celebrated the New Year with his family, reported the attack that just happened.

After Cao Ning heard the news, he was stunned for a while, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Annan people dare to attack us?"

"General Manager, two hours ago, Guangnan dispatched more than [-] troops, and suddenly launched a surprise attack on our Nanping outpost." The captain of the village soldier said with a bitter face: "Because it is the New Year, the two fortresses in the north quickly It was captured by the Annan people, and all the garrison soldiers and colonists also fell into the enemy's hands. In addition, a flying fish fast boat just arrived from the pier to report that Yongshun was also attacked by the Guangnan Kingdom, and the situation is currently unknown."

"The people of Annan who are so ugly!... They are looking for death!" Cao Ning kicked over the chair next to him angrily, and roared with a hideous face: "Ring the bell! The whole city is under martial law! Send flying fish and fast boats to the various territories Issue the war mobilization order, and from now on, the Annan District will enter a wartime state!"

"Call the Chief of Defense Commander of the Annan District, Yue Zhongwu, to discuss matters at the General Administration's Mansion!"

"Call the Deputy Commander of the Annan Fleet, Yao Wu, to come to the General Manager's Office to discuss matters!"

"Called Pu Weizhong, Chief of the Reserve Department of the Annan General Administration District, to the General Administration Office to discuss matters!"

"Call Peng Miao, the chief of the [-]rd Regiment of the Self-Salvation Army, to discuss matters at the General Manager's Mansion!"

"Call the District Civil Affairs Officer Zhu Yuanhua to come to the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters!"

"Call the captain of the local township army in Nanping City, Shen Changyou, to come to the governor's office to discuss matters!"

"..."

"...General Manager, Captain Shen led a team of local soldiers to the northern outpost."

"..." Cao Ning was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, signaling the guards to convey his order to the outside immediately.

"Where is Tang Zongmin, the commander of the black guards stationed in Nanping?" Cao Ning was about to turn around and go to the office, waiting for the summoned military and political personnel to come, when he suddenly thought of something and asked in a deep voice.

"Commander Tang should be in Bin Thong Long (now Phan Rang Thap Cham City, Vietnam) at this time to handle the affairs of Champa and Nam Pan Kingdom."

"Hmph..." Cao Ning sneered twice, "The Annan people made such a big commotion, and their black guards didn't hear any news!... Are they all fucking dead?"

No wonder Cao Ning was so angry. Firstly, with Qi State's current status and prestige, it was hard for him to accept that a small Guangnan State dared to brazenly launch a surprise attack and provoke a war; His term of office as the Chief Annan Chief has expired, and he will be transferred back to the mainland of Hanzhou to accept a new appointment.According to the news from Jianye Mansion, if there is no accident, he will be the prefect of Nandu Mansion (now Melbourne, Australia), an important town in the south of Hanzhou.

He thought that for the next six months of his tenure, after properly completing this year's immigration work, he would spend it peacefully, and only waited for the new chief executive to take office before leaving this overseas territory that he had devoted ten years of hard work to.

But he never expected that this Annan man would send him off with a sudden war, as if it was an invisible humiliation to him.

Could it be that the Guangnan Kingdom was not beaten hard enough by our Qi Kingdom 20 years ago?Under the threat of the Annan Zheng family in the north, you dare to send out a large army to challenge the power of our country of Qi!Who gave them the courage?

In fact, three years ago, during the outbreak of the war between the Qi State and the Japanese Satsuma Domain, spies reported that Guangnan State might take advantage of the Qi State’s military power transfer to launch a surprise attack on Qi State’s Annan territory, and even directly attack the Nanping Naval Base. , capture or destroy the Annan fleet in Hong Kong.

It may be that the Hanseatic War went too smoothly and lasted for a short time. Although the Annan District also carried out partial mobilization, it was ready to support the Ryukyu District.However, because the Qi State only targeted the Satsuma clan, it did not cause the intervention of the Japanese shogunate, and then quickly defeated the Shimadzu clan with absolute land and sea advantages.Therefore, the strength of the Annan Command Area and the Annan Fleet did not mobilize the theater, so that Guangnan Kingdom did not dare to launch a surprise attack.

In recent years, with the increasing scale and intensity of immigration from Qi State, coupled with the poor sea conditions on the routes of Ryukyu and Luzon, and frequent typhoons, the status of the Annan District, which is the base camp for immigration transfers, and role is becoming more and more important.Relying on abundant human resources and favorable policies, among all the overseas territories of the Qi State, the stronghold towns under Annan's administration are far superior to other regions in terms of infrastructure, population size, and even trade prosperity.

More than ten years ago, in order to better control and influence the surrounding areas, maritime trade and immigration routes, the Qi State built Nanping into a naval base comparable to Jianye Port, with dense coastal defense forts and numerous bastions. , well-equipped dock berths, a large number of warehouses and warehouses, and a shipyard that can provide maintenance for all ships and can also build ships under [-] tons.

In addition, the rice provided by Annan, Champa, Huaying, Cambodia, Siam and other countries and regions is still the most critical source of food imports for Qi, providing the necessary rations for immigrants and natives who flock here every year.Of course, the food in this area is also one of the necessary supplies for Qi State to support Daming, Fujian, and Yunzhou, and it plays an extremely important role in influencing.

Qi State was not only angry about the surprise attack launched by Guangnan State, but also puzzled.You must know that all the elite areas of Guangnan Kingdom are located along the coast. For a country like Qi that has absolute control over the sea, the backlash and blow it will suffer will be extremely severe, and such actions should not be made. irrational behavior.

But, who told the Qi people to push Guangnan into a hurry!
In September last year, as part of the former Champa Kingdom, a major change occurred in the Nanpan Kingdom-the king died.In fact, it is not so unusual for the king of a small country to die after his death. It is nothing more than a new heir re-establishing the throne.

However, the king of Gia Lai (Nanpan Kingdom was established by the Gia Lai family, also known as the Gia Lai Kingdom) died very suddenly and unexpectedly, without a designated heir.Therefore, its country will inevitably fall into the traditional drama of kings seizing the throne.

The nearby kingdoms of Quang Nam and Champa both had significant influence on Nampan.If so, decades ago, the weak and weak Champa Kingdom would not have dared to jump out and find trouble (death) in matters related to the Guangnan Kingdom, allowing the more influential Guangnan Kingdom to make some kind of succession to the Nanpan throne. suitable arrangement.

However, since more than 20 years ago, the Kingdom of Champa has accidentally become the most reliable strategic partner (slave) of the original Hanzhou and now the Qi State. After a hundred years of encroachment and harassment, the southwest side repelled the Khmer aggression, and actively exerted its influence as the suzerain country in the past, continuously deepening its relationship with Huaying and Nanpan, and it seems to have begun to become an influential regional force in the south-central region. .

Now that the throne of Nanpan is vacant, the Kingdom of Champa will naturally have some thoughts about it.At the beginning, they only verbally supported a prince who was close to Champa to succeed to the throne, but because the prince was too weak, and the eldest prince in the country who was not close to Champa and not very close to Guangnan got a lot of money. With the support of the forces, if there is no accident, he will successfully succeed King Nanpan.

I don't know where the Champa Kingdom got the news. The eldest prince of Xuancheng was secretly supported by the Guangnan Kingdom, and the former old king was probably murdered by him in collusion with the Annan people.Therefore, in the first ten days of October, the Champa Kingdom dispatched 10 troops, including [-] musketeers, brazenly entered the Nanpan Kingdom, captured the eldest prince, and established the third prince they supported as the new king.

After hearing the news, Nguyen Phuc, the ruler of Guangnan Kingdom, was furious, and immediately mobilized the country, trying to enter the Nanpan Kingdom and expel the army of the Champa Kingdom.

Facing Guangnan State, which was far stronger than themselves, the Champa people immediately turned to Qi State for help, asking for Qi State's military support to deal with Guangnan State's attack.

Although the Zhancheng people were a little reckless in this matter, but as Qi's staunch friends, naturally they should not be bullied.The State of Qi sent several warships to the waters near Hue, the capital of Guangnan, and threatened it not to invade Champa, let alone attack the army of Champa, and demanded that all troops that were about to enter the Kingdom of Nanpan be withdrawn.Otherwise, Qi will take the necessary resolute measures to stop the armed conflict between the two sides and restore regional peace.

Damn it, the people of Qi are trying to get sidetracked!

Looking at the several warships of the State of Qi swimming outside the mouth of the Xianghe River, the anger of the Annan people is beyond words.

Since 1471, during the time of Emperor Li Shengzong, he conquered Champa and dismembered it into three small countries. The land west of the stone stele mountain was used as the national boundary, and the Nanpan Kingdom was established. This small country has always been a subsidiary country of Annan, and established 100 Many years of tributary relations.And when Lord Ruan established himself in the south and established the Guangnan Kingdom, the Nanpan Kingdom became a vassal state of the Ruan family, paying tribute every year.

Now, this Zhancheng jumping beam clown actually dispatched a large army to attack Nanpan and help establish a puppet king.This seems to have destroyed the tribute system of Guangnan Kingdom as the overlord of the south, and it is also a provocation to my Ruan family Chiguoguo.

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

However, at this time, most of Guangnan's military power is deployed on the northern border to prevent the Zheng family from going south, and Qi's ships are strong and powerful, and they can threaten the coastal territories at any time. A little carelessness may even attract them. They invaded the mouth of the Fragrant River and bombarded Hue King City, causing unbearable losses.Under the advice of many civil and military ministers, Guangnan King Ruan Fubin took a breath of hatred and withdrew the Guangnan army that was about to invade Nanpan.

The people of Zhancheng were greatly encouraged to see that the Annan people were under the threat of the state of Qi, and their flags and drums died down, and they allowed themselves to control the Nanpan Kingdom.In late October, King Javarman sent envoys to the Huaying Kingdom to discuss the establishment of a closer relationship between the two parties, and suggested that the Huaying Kingdom should abandon the tribute to Guangnan and turn to Champa and Nanpan. Formed an alliance, and with the support of Qi State, fought against Guangnan in the north and Cambodia in the south, restoring its former glory.

Faced with this kind of blatant poaching and snatching of friends, Annan people are outraged.

Nguyen Phuc Bin, King of Guangnan (born in 1620, succeeded in 1648), who was in his prime, aspired to do something big when he was young. In addition to the ambition of unifying Annan, he also wanted to cover the country to the river (Mekong River) in his lifetime. , Becoming the veritable overlord of Central and South China.

Since succeeding to the throne, the Northern Expedition failed several times, which made him a little frustrated.Now, Champa, a country that was almost wiped out in the past, openly provokes me in Guangnan, and repeatedly jumps up and down again and again, which seems too hateful.How to demonstrate the prestige of our great country in Guangnan without giving a lesson.

beat!
Fighting Zhancheng will inevitably lead to the intervention of the Hanzhou Qi State.That being the case, why not fight the two together!
With a feeling of uneasiness, Ruan Fubin overcame the objections of the ministers, first sent envoys to Thang Long City, and proposed to strike peace with the Zheng family. Based on the existing borders, each guards its own land and does not invade each other.

The Zheng family in the north is worrying about the long-delayed destruction of the Mo family in Gaoping and the Hao Shangjiu in Liangshan.Therefore, when the Ruan family proposed to stop the army and make peace, they immediately responded, and prepared to take this opportunity to dispatch elite troops from the southern border to go north, attack Gaoping and Liangshan first, and consolidate their rear.

After neutralizing the military threat from the north, Nguyen began to secretly mobilize troops.Even in order to deceive people, many northern elite troops secretly sneaked into Huaying, Nanpan, and near Yongshun and Nanping, the territory of Qi State, by hiding at night and going out at night.

But at this time, when Qi State's annual immigration work is in full swing, almost all the attention is on the transfer and resettlement of immigrants, but Guangnan State's actions are also ignored.However, it is not that no one has reported the abnormal behavior of the Annan people. As many as [-] troops have gathered along the southern border.However, some military and political personnel in the Qi State believed that Guangnan State’s move was nothing more than a forceful demonstration against Champa and exerted military pressure to stop the provocative behavior of the Champa.

As for the attack on the territory of Qi State, some people have warned it.However, most officials think that it is possible for Guangnan and Champa to engage in border military friction, but it seems unrealistic to dare to attack the territory of Qi.Because the coastal area of ​​Guangnan State, including their capital Hue, is within the attack range of Qi State Navy ships.

Therefore, they should not be able to bear the consequences of rashly launching a war.

However, on this New Year's Eve, Guangnan Kingdom suddenly launched an attack on Qi Kingdom.

On February 2, five days had passed since the Guangnan State launched the raid, and news came back from all over the country. Yongshun, the territory in the north of the Annan District, and the three small outer strongholds were all captured by the Guangnan State. Thousands of immigrants and local people Captured, Yongshun Fort near the mouth of the river withstood the siege of as many as 3 Guangnan troops with its strong defenses and fierce firepower.

Two days after the fall of the three outlying strongholds of Nanping City, a company of the Sixth Battalion of the Marine Corps, a battalion of the Loyalty Army, and five squadrons of local soldiers recruited urgently, a total of more than 500 troops, under the cover of more than a dozen artillery pieces , counterattacked with all their strength, and recovered all of them. More than [-] Guangnan Army were killed, wounded and captured, and more than [-] were defeated.

The Huaying Kingdom was attacked by more than [-] troops of the Guangnan Army, and there was almost no resistance. The entire territory was occupied, and it was connected with several enclaves and counties of the Guangnan Kingdom in the south.

The Nanpan Kingdom was also attacked by more than [-] troops from the Guangnan Kingdom. It was like attacking Huaying, without any resistance, and quickly killed it near the capital city of Pleiku.But here, there are more than [-] Champa troops stationed here, including [-] Musketeers trained by the Qi State, which made the Annan people unable to attack Pleiku for several days.The Guangnan general who led the army then asked for the support of the army from the country, and tried to bypass Nanpan and directly enter Champa from the northwest.

According to the analysis of the Black Yiwei and many intelligence staff officers, the size of the troops dispatched by Guangnan Kingdom this time is about 3 to [-] people. In the future, the number of troops may continue to increase, and they are fierce.In addition to being strongly blocked by the Qi State in Yongshun and Nanping, the Huaying Kingdom, the Nanpan Kingdom, and the Champa Kingdom's attack direction are progressing very smoothly. Besiege the Annan territory of Qi State from multiple directions.

After a few days of mobilization, the Annan General District has once again recruited more than [-] armed township soldiers in Nanping and Yongshun, bringing the combat strength of the two places to more than [-].In addition, the civil affairs department conscripted more than [-] strong and strong civilian men from among the tens of thousands of stranded immigrants, and distributed leather armor, spears and swords as reserve troops.

As for Lin'an (now Vung Tau City, Vietnam), Shunde (now Badi City, Vietnam), and Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam) after receiving orders, mobilize and assemble armed forces to come to support, and at the latest should be 20 Arrived within days.

The deputy commander of the Annan Fleet of the Qi State Navy, General Mingwei (Brigadier General) Yao Wu led two warships, three armed merchant ships, and eight medium-sized galley armed ships. navy, and attack coastal towns.

In order to ensure sufficient counterattack forces, the Annan District of Qi State sent a conscript to Hexian Town, a Han separatist force located in the southeast of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and asked it to send a certain amount of armed forces to serve in Nanping. The Rongbu Ming Army issued a call, requiring it to send naval ships and corresponding ground troops to serve in Nanping.

(End of this chapter)