Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 803 Attacking Annan
After receiving the secret decree from the Ming emperor, Champa immediately provoked Annan at the border between Champa and Annan.

They divided their troops into multiple groups and launched an attack on Annan's people living on the border.

This kind of attack is exactly the guerrilla warfare of later generations, where one shot changes the place.

Let Annan's defense army track them non-stop, but every time they can't even see them.

So many times that Annan's Ruan army was exhausted, they finally couldn't bear it, and after discussion, they decided to quickly send troops to teach Champa a lesson.

Of course, there are voices of opposition among them. Opponents think that if they attack Zhancheng, Ming Dynasty may have to intervene.

However, the reasons for those who are in favor are more sufficient. They also think that the small country of Zhancheng dared to do this because it was Ming's instruction.

If you want to prevent Daming from sending troops to rescue Champa, you should quickly send troops to teach Champa a lesson and let the Ming army know that Annan is not easy to bully.

When they thought they would attack the border cities of Zhancheng without anyone noticing, they found that they had already prepared for it.

There are not only artillery pieces in the city, but also advanced flintlock guns. The Champa flintlock guns not only have a longer range than them, but also have a faster reload speed than Annan's army.

Annan attacked Zhancheng several times but returned without success, and left hundreds of corpses.

Ruan was furious. Instead of caring about Daming, he directly sent troops to occupy the city.

When he received information about Annan's dispatch of troops, Zhu Youjian was overjoyed, and immediately sent an order to the three-way army to send troops to Annan.

In the palace, in Gaochang City, in the palace, the slightly tired Qing King Zheng Zhu was discussing matters with his ministers.

After Lord Zheng drove Mo Chao out of Yuebei from his ancestors, he welcomed Emperor Li into Shenglong, and the Li Dynasty was rejuvenated.

However, Lord Zheng regarded himself as the hero who rebuilt the Li dynasty, and was even more arrogant and domineering than before, deposing several generations of emperors many times.

The current Lord Zheng sat side by side with Emperor Li directly on the left side of the throne in the palace, and the etiquette of ministers such as worshiping at court and signing names at court has long since ceased to exist.

After receiving the report that the Ming soldiers attacked Annan in three ways, Lord Zheng scolded the Ruan family for taking the risk of attacking Champa.

"This idiot, he clearly knew that it was Daming who instigated Zhancheng's provocation, and ignored it. Why did he want to attack Zhancheng? It was a trick of Ming Dynasty."

It stands to reason that Daming Ruan's attack on Zhancheng has nothing to do with Zheng, so why did he lose his temper!
In fact, Lord Zheng knew very well that when the three armies of the Ming Dynasty attacked Annan, the army must attack Lord Zheng first, otherwise the army would not be able to reach the south.

Looking at his father's expressionless old face, Young Master Zheng said cautiously:

"Father, according to our reports, the Ming army has arrived in Yunnan from Burma, and it is estimated that they have reached the Annan border by now."

Master Zheng hadn't spoken yet, but the young master continued with a worried look on his face:

"Although there are not many troops from Daming this time, the Ming army has outstanding combat power. I'm afraid we are not their opponents. How we should deal with it is up to my father to decide."

Master Zheng thought for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said:
"I have a hundred thousand soldiers, what can the Ming army do to me?"

In addition, there are two passes in Aiyi and Jiling in the north and south of Annan, and the four rivers of Xuan, Tao, Yu and Fuliang are dangerous.

Our army erected fences along the north and south banks of the great river, and the boats were concentrated in the middle of the river. The city fences, bridges, and ships were connected for up to nine hundred miles.

If our army sticks to the danger, even if the Ming army has millions of people, they will not be able to conquer it, and they will return exhausted! "

Master Zheng raised his hand four times while speaking, quite the spirit of pointing the country when he was young.

Then Lord Zheng said:
"Emperor Zhu Di of Yongle defeated Annan three times, and later proved that he was just as futile. Now Annan is not the same and has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. Why should he be afraid of the Ming Dynasty.

In Japan, their combat effectiveness was not good enough. The Western colonists failed because they could not supply logistics. Annan was different. We destroyed as many Ming troops as they came. "

Seeing his father like this, the young master was speechless for a moment, he knew that his father only remembered Annan's victory but forgot Annan's fiasco.

In fact, at that time, the Ming army mainly did not beat Annan thoroughly enough, just like beating Japan, and gave him a genocide operation.

Under the three consecutive military suppression by the Ming army, Annan's troubled forces seemed to have been wiped out.

However, the rulers of the Ming Dynasty seem to have never thought about how to manage this barbaric land.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty sent to Annan successively were either not good at appeasing and reconciling, or they were discordant and intriguing with each other.

There were even dominance in the local area, bullying and blackmailing the people, which made Annan unable to win the hearts of the people for many years, and the contradictions continued to smolder.

The hostile forces from all sides have been simmering undercurrents under the calm, sowing the seeds of disaster for the resurgence of military chaos in the future.

Finally, in January 1418, the native officials of Erle County, Tsinghua Prefecture, Annan visited Lili, and called all anti-Ming forces to form an alliance in Lanshan to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

After Li Li raised up his army, all parts of Annan quickly responded, and it became a prairie fire. The Ming army stationed there was caught off guard and retreated steadily.

For a time, the entire territory of Annan fell into a turbulent situation of war and chaos.

Faced with the chaos in Annan again, Zhu Di, who had already moved his capital to Beijing, was unwilling and unable to go to war again. He only sent some additional troops to help suppress the bandits, and did not send a general to fight the rebellion for the fourth time.

In this way, the rebel army headed by Li Li gradually grew stronger, and the Ming army stationed and suppressed bandits gradually became unable to control the situation.

As the situation in Annan became increasingly severe, until October 1426 AD.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Zhanji ordered Chengshan Hou Wangtong to be the general who conquered the barbarians, and Ma Ying to be the general to lead [-] troops to cooperate with the original garrison with a total of [-] troops to encircle and suppress the rebels.

However, Wang Tong thought that the Annan rebels were nothing more than mobs, considering that Zhang Fu's three previous southern expeditions had won great victories.

So arrogant and fearless, eager for success, he underestimated the enemy and escaped into Li Li's ambush circle, and was defeated in the end.

As a result, 3 people were buried in Ningqiao.Wang Tong led the remnants to bravely break through and retreat to Jiaozhou.

After that, Li Li took advantage of the situation to plunder land, and Changjiang, Liangjiang, Jiaozhou and other places in Annan were all lost.

Wang Tong panicked. On the one hand, he promised Li Li that he would ask for feudal titles for him, and on the other hand, he reported to the court to ask for more troops.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty decided again and again to increase the number of troops after deliberation, and ordered General Liu to be promoted to lieutenant-general of the conquest of captives, serving as the commander-in-chief, and led [-] infantry and [-] cavalry out of Guangxi to attack Zhennan.

Dukes Mu Sheng and Xu Heng of the State of Guizhou went out to Yunnan to attack Lihua Pass, Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Xingzu sent [-] infantry and cavalry each to Aid Polei Pass in Guangxi, and Li Qing, Minister of the Ministry of War, accompanied him to support the logistics in case of illness.

Among them, Liu Sheng can be regarded as a famous general in the dynasty. He once participated in Zhang Fu's Southern Expedition and made great contributions with Zhu Di's Northern Expedition.

In September 1427 AD, Liu Sheng's army entered Ailiu Pass and broke through successive passes.

As a result, Liu Sheng gradually underestimated Li Li, and ended up ignoring Shangshu Li Qing's advice, and went deep into Daomao alone, and fell into Li Li's ambush again.

Coincidentally, on the second day after the defeat of the Ming army, Lieutenant General Liang Ming died of illness?

On the third day, Li Qing, Minister of the Ministry of War, also died of illness. For a while, the Ming army was leaderless and scattered without a leader.

Afterwards, Li Li divided his troops and besieged Changjiang, which was once again occupied by Ming general Cui Ju, and finally defeated the Ming army with an elephant formation. The entire [-] Ming army was wiped out, which was very tragic.

After Liu Sheng and Cui Ju were defeated one after another, Mu Sheng's army was unable to support himself and retreated to Yunnan. At this point, the entire territory of Annan basically fell into Li Li's hands.

In order to ease the war, Wang Tong released [-] captives and horses in private, and arranged for Li Li's envoys to enter the court. Chen Gao, the so-called descendant of the Chen family controlled by Li Li, became the king of Annan.

Deeply shocked, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty called a group of ministers to discuss with the court, although Zhang Fu, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other veteran ministers still strongly advocated sending out heavy troops to fight against the thieves.

However, the civil officials represented by Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi saw Zhu Zhanji's war-weariness, and said that Annan was far away, and that many years of hard work had failed.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty went down the donkey along the slope, and ordered Wang Tong to lead nearly 8 people from his troops back to the north.

Master Zheng is well aware of this period of history, so he judges that Daming will not actually send troops to Annan.

(End of this chapter)