Daming heir

Chapter 268
"Qinghua City is the retreat route of Annan Daluo City."

"If our Chinese army comes from Zhennan Pass, Chen Chao of Daluo City will flee in a hurry and fight to the death..."

"You can retreat to the sea and let Chen run southward."

Chang Sheng, the general of the Southern Expedition, had a serious face, with an earnest and tangled complex expression. Before he led an army of [-] Jingwei and [-] Southern soldiers to the South Pass of Daozhen, Guangxi, he spoke to the Empress Dowager who was the supervisor of the Southern Expedition Army. Sun Zhuyunxi exhorted so.

And this passage happened half a month ago.

At this moment, on the Zhuchi (Beibu Gulf) with little wind and waves, huge ships are facing due west with full sails.

On the surface of the sea, fish leap and birds fly, warships loaded with [-] officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty, and thousands of sailors, each representing the dragon flag and the sun and moon flag of Ming Dynasty fluttering in the wind.

The star flags and auspicious animal flags representing the various military camps are like a forest on the sea, decorating the entire sea with colorful colors.

Taisun Army Sima Zhu Gaochi walked from the lower deck to the top of the deck with a worried expression on his face.

I saw Zhu Yunxie and Zhu Shangbing who had put on fine scale armor, no different from other lieutenant generals on the deck.

"On the day the general set off, Yunnan Province had sent [-] troops, led by Xiping Hou Muying, to attack and intimidate the Lao people."

Zhu Yunxi put down the distribution map of Annan Zhucheng in his hand, looked at Zhu Gaochi, and frowned: "The things in the Liao People's Department are not as we expected?"

According to their military strategy deduction, the Lao people were coerced by the Annan Chen Dynasty since they looted Guangxi Road last year.

Like Annan, which has a wide plain, the Lao people are wild monkeys hidden in the mountains, in an advanced but primitive tribal state.

The most important military strategy task of the Yunnan Dao Bingliao Ministry was to make the Lao people feel a sense of crisis, so that they dared not be asked by Annan to send troops to jointly resist the Ming army coming south from Zhennan Pass.

As long as the Lao people dare to send troops to cooperate with Annan, then Muying will dare to lead people to kill and burn all the territory of the Lao people.

Following Zhu Yunxi's inquiry, the chief generals on the deck also looked over.

Obviously, from their point of view, the Lao people are mediocre, and the only places where the southern expedition army will go this time will only be Annan...and after defeating Annan, Champa in the south and the Dahe Plain in the west.

Zhu Gaochi smiled wryly and said: "The Marquis of Xiping is in trouble, and the food road is blocked. Although the soldiers are all officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Guards, they can't prevent the continuous ambushes of the Lao people."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes were full of doubts: "So, not only did the Lao people not send troops to support Annan, nor did they hide in the mountains farther away, but gathered together to fight Xipinghou?"

"Do they dare!" Zhu Shangbing, who has now led 1000 people, mocked immediately.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes: "The Lao People's Department has already done this."

Huining Hou Zhang Wen immediately asked: "Right now, how should Xiping Hou respond? Can you retreat?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head, nodded again and said: "The news was sent out a month ago, and the general dispatched troops and sent it. No one knows what's going on in Yunnan at the moment. But according to Xipinghou's past experience in commanding troops, I think he They will choose to retreat temporarily and maintain a coercive posture to entangle the Lao people."

Zhang Wen frowned and became thoughtful.

Zhu Yunxi said, "Is there any news from the general today?"

In the entire Zhuchi today, there are countless fast boats traveling between Changhua County, Guangxi Dao and the Taisun fleet every day, delivering the latest news from various places.

Fortunately, with the Ming Dynasty sending troops to conquer Annan, there are hardly any other ships on the entire Zhuchi except for the warships of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "Just now there was a fast boat coming together, the general's side has already left Zhennan Pass, King Ning is the vanguard battalion, advancing to ten miles in front of Langshan Pass, and then stagnated, it seems to be the general's The Chinese army has a military order to go there, what are you waiting for over there?"

"What are you waiting for?" Zhu Yunxi murmured as if talking to himself.

No one knew what Chang Sheng was waiting for, at least Zhu Gaochi didn't know.

He could only wait where he was, waiting for Zhu Yunxi to make subsequent arrangements.

It took Zhu Yunxi a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "There is news from Jin Yiwei."

It's too late to say.

On the stairs below the deck, there was a sound of footsteps.

Then I saw a man wearing a bamboo hat and the short-sleeved sackcloth with Annan's distinctive features, but with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, walking up.

After this Jinyi Weiti, who went to the coastal area of ​​Annan to spy on information, rode on the deck, he knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Yunxi.

"Report to Grandson, Jin Yiwei to report."

Zhu Yunxi waved his sleeves, his expression concentrated: "Say."

"Jin Yiwei has now found out that Annan Jianchang City is empty, and the next three cities are all empty. The gates of Qinghua City are closed. I don't know the details."

Empty city plan?
Annan's reaction made everyone puzzled for a while.

Zhu Shangbing also hesitated and asked in a low voice: "So, do we want to occupy Jianchang City and the next three cities? Or just Qinghua City?"

clang clang clang.

At this time, there was a drumbeat from the front of the fleet.

On the towering mast of the leading battleship, a nimble and vigorous old sailor was holding the mast in one hand and a small flag in the other. His feet were symmetrically fastened to the mast.

Small flags were waved continuously, forming groups of flags.

"It's on the coast of the Annan Sea."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at the banner and was pleasantly surprised.

On the deck, everyone looked back to the front of the fleet.

In front of the battle flags, a winding coastline, and the undulating border between the earth and the sky, all tell the speaker that they have arrived at their destination.

"After landing on the shore, send a battalion of officers and soldiers, and order Jingchuan Hou to lead them, go out of Jianchang City, pass the city, and go south to the north side of Qinghua City to station."

Zhu Yunxi belonged to the land of Jiaozhi Road in the future of Ming Dynasty, his expression was shocked, and he ordered in a deep voice.

Army Sima Zhu Gaochi took the order immediately, and all the generals said yes.

In a short while on the flagship, sailors climbed onto the mast and issued a military order to dispatch a battalion of officers and soldiers, pass around Jianchang City, and go south to Qinghua City to be stationed in the north.

Immediately, several warships on the left side of the fleet sped forward and landed on the unmanned dock on the seaside outside Jianchang City.

A whole battalion of officers and soldiers disembarked, Jing Chuan Hou Cao Zhen stood in front of the pier to establish a line of defense, and several teams of scouts roared into the depths of the horizon.

Then several large transfer ships docked, and war horses were sent to the pier one by one.

After a full thousand war horses came ashore, all the warships returned to the deep water area on the sea surface.

On the pier, officers and soldiers also packed their luggage one after another, and fed beans mixed with fine salt to the war horses.After finishing all the preliminary preparations, the entire battalion of officers and soldiers disappeared into the depths of Jianchang City's territory in a rolling march.

When the 1000 people who landed completely disappeared from the fleet's sight, the generals on the flagship silently looked at the emperor's grandson standing on the railing.

Zhu Yunxi patted the barrier and said softly: "The whole army is heading south, directly taking Tsinghua City!"

……

Among the high mountains in the south of Guangxi Road, the mountains and gullies have always been obstacles to local traffic.

With the bravery of one pass, Zhennan Pass firmly blocked the southern enemies in the south of Pingxiang Prefecture. After the pass, it was the land of Daming.

At this moment, the Nanguan army gathered in the entire town, blocking a small valley so tightly that the rear troops of the Southern Expedition Army stopped outside the small city of Pingxiang Prefecture.

The opposite of Zhennan Pass is Annan Lang Son Pass, which is only a few dozen miles away to the southeast.

Lang Son Pass is said to be a pass, but it is just a wooden stockade built on the mountain road behind the Qiqiong River.

But the Qiqiong River was the real obstacle that prevented Daming from going south to Annan.

The north bank of the Qiqiong River at this moment.

The house that originally belonged to the Annan people had already been emptied and occupied by the Ming army.

On the south bank of the Qiqiong River, there are many Annan soldiers guarding the two northward protruding parts, which serve as horns for each other, guarding against possible attacks by the Ming army at any time.

On the south side of Lang Son, where the lower reaches of the Qiqiong River can enter the mountain pass inside Annan, there are Annan soldiers who have gathered no less than [-] people.

As long as the Ming army crossed the Qiqiong River, they could enter the hinterland of Annan unimpeded.With the power of [-] Ming troops, Annan was unstoppable.

"Your Highness, the General really wants us to cross the river and take Lang Son Pass?"

On the north bank of the lower reaches of the Qiqiong River, the battalion colonel looked worriedly at the Annan people gathered on the opposite bank, and worriedly asked Ning Wang Zhu Quan, who was watching the situation on the other bank with a telescope.

Zhu Quan put down the binoculars and looked back at the [-] Pioneer Battalion behind him.

Zhu Quan said in a deep voice: "Have you found a place for the general to cross the river?"

The captain shook his head: "The subordinates have sent several teams of scouts to search along the upper and lower reaches of the Qiqiong River. Although there are a few places where the general can lead his army across the river within [-] miles, there are Annan people stationed there. "

Zhu Quan asked again: "Is there a way to cover the army from crossing the river?"

In Zhu Quan's mind, Annan had no place or person who could stop the Ming army from conquests. The only thing he had to consider as a forward officer was how much Ming would have to pay in exchange for the unimpeded and unstoppable momentum of the conquest.

The captain waved his hand in front of his eyes and slammed into the air a few times, his face was a little embarrassed.

If it wasn't for the hundreds of people from Yingtian who came from the Imperial Hospital this time, and brought countless medicinal herbs to the officers and soldiers in the army, these mosquitoes and flies would make the army miserable.

Putting a close-fitting medicine bag from his bosom on his chest, so that the effect of the medicine can be more directly exerted, the captain said: "This subordinate believes that there is a wide river area twenty miles downstream, and the river water It’s not deep, as long as it can attract the attention of the Annan people on the other side, send surprise soldiers to cross the river downstream and destroy the Annan people guarding the river bank, and then the general can lead his army across the river and attack Huanglong.”

Zhu Quan said in a deep voice, "How much movement is needed."

The captain pondered for a while, and gave an answer that was as adequate as possible.

"At least half of the Annan people on the opposite side must not dare to move."

Zhu Quan nodded, and once again picked up the binoculars to look at the Annan military camp on the other side.

Disorganized and disorganized, there is no military formation to speak of.

This is Zhu Quan's evaluation of Wan'an Nanbing on the other side of the Qiqiong River.

Immediately, Zhu Quan blurted out: "Send someone to the camp of the Chinese army, please transfer [-] catties of gunpowder, this king will open the way for the general, and make peace in the South without ministers!"

……

"This is Tsinghua City?"

Zhu Shangbing looked at Tsinghua City, where the sign of exemption from war was hung high in front of him, and he was stunned for a while on the horseback, not knowing how to express the complicated emotions in his heart.

Zhu Gaochi was also a little uncertain: "The people of Jinyiwei led the way, and Kanyu confirmed that it must be Qinghua City."

Zhu Yunxi also couldn't believe the Qinghua City with its gates wide open in front of him.

I saw that the gates of Tsinghua City, which were originally closed by Jin Yiwei, had been completely opened at this moment. The officials of Annan Qinghua City, who were supposed to be defending the soil and fighting to the death, turned out to be leading the gentry in the city neatly. Standing in groups at the city gate.

Several people who took off their official uniforms knelt on the side of the road leading to the city. The leader held a tray high with both hands, on which was a square object covered by a red cloth.

This is the rhythm of surrendering the city.

"Do you want to send someone over to check?"

It was Chen Huan, Marquis of Puding who spoke.

Zhu Yunxi hesitated, and said, "Send an order to let Zhang Wen, who is parked on the Majiang River, take the fleet upriver to check if there are any Annan soldiers hiding. Send someone to question under the city gate."

Chen Huan nodded his head to accept the order, and in a short while there were messengers rushing towards Majiang to the north, and another group of scouts cautiously approached the city of Qinghua.

at last.

Everyone was certain that Qinghua City was determined to surrender to Daming.

Facing tens of thousands of Ming troops, the officials of Tsinghua City, who were on tenterhooks, finally felt relieved when they saw a group of generals among the Ming troops marching out.

As long as the army is not overwhelming, this means that Daming will not kill people in Qinghua City.

"The humble minister Chen Qiong sees the Great General of the Ming Dynasty, and sees the General of the Shang Kingdom."

The Annan Qinghua City official who called himself Chen Qiong was the one who held up the seal of Qinghua City's Lord Cheng and knelt to greet the Ming army with his hands raised high.

Zhu Shangbing curled his lips, thinking that these An Nanye monkeys really had no backbone, and he hadn't even killed a single one since he went ashore.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi silently.

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "You are a human being, guarding the side of the land, hearing that the Ming Dynasty is coming, prospering and prospering, and bringing the city to surrender, why are you called cheap, please get up."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi silently looked at the people who surrendered and offered the city of Tsinghua City behind Chen Qiong.

Judging from his clothes and appearance, most of them are city officials and gentry, but ordinary people have never seen them.

Chen Qiong didn't get up, but raised the seal of the lord of Qinghua City higher in his hand: "The lowly minister is incompetent. He has never been able to leave the property of the Chen Dynasty for the general, so he has to dedicate a city, and ask the general to accept the seal for punishment."

Chen Dynasty wealth?

Zhu Yunxi frowned, more curious.

Standing beside him, Zhu Gaochi shook his robe, and stepped forward to take the seal of the city lord from Chen Qiong's hand.

"Da Ming received the seal of the city lord of Qinghua City, and the city lord Cheng should hurry up and ask for it."

Zhu Gaochi lifted the red cloth on the tray, and after confirming that it contained the seal of the Lord of Tsinghua City, he said to Chen Qiong in a neutral manner.

After that, Cheng Qiong stood up.

The Qinghua city officials and gentry who were kneeling behind him also stood up one after another, but all of them lowered their heads with their hands tied, not daring to overstep in the slightest.

Zhu Yunxi asked curiously, "What does the city lord mean when he said that the property of the Chen Dynasty would never be left behind?"

As soon as he heard the Ming army, who was obviously in charge of an army, but too young and too young, talked about Chen Chao, Chen Qiong suddenly became furious.

"I loved the royal family of the Chen Dynasty. I heard that the kingdom of Shang had recovered...Jiaozhi, and they planned to plot something wrong. They abandoned Da Luo City and secretly took the countless gold and silver of the royal family southward, fleeing to Shenghua City."

The Chen Dynasty royal family ran away?

Chen Qiong's words surprised the Daming people present for a while.

Who would have thought that before the Ming army came, the royal family of Annan Chen Dynasty would have been terrified, and the royal family sneaked away with their gold and silver treasures.

As soon as he ran, he ran to Shenghua City, which was handed over to Champa in the south.

Suppress your doubts.

With a smile on his face, Zhu Yunxi looked at Chen Qiong who stood in front of him with his hands bowed and his head bowed.

He only heard him whispering: "Then why did the city lord say that he never left the royal family of the Chen Dynasty?"

Chen Qiong immediately showed shame and embarrassment, and hesitated.

(End of this chapter)