Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 794 Preparations before the war
(Most of this chapter is about the history of Annan, please skip it if you don’t like it) Zhu Di’s decision to send troops to Annan is closely related to the realization of Zheng He’s strategic intention of going to the West.

Some scholars believe that Zhu Di's decision to "county Annan" is too hasty, and accuse him of forgetting the admonition of his ancestors that "getting the land is not enough to supply, and getting the people is not enough to make orders".

It would be reckless and irresponsible to mobilize so many troops just to teach Annan a lesson.

But the facts tell us that Zhu Di's decision of "County Annan" was deliberate.

This move has a deeper strategic consideration, which is to realize the military presence of the Ming Dynasty in the Indochina Peninsula.

Echoing with Zheng He's fleet, they jointly consolidated the Western tributary system by land and sea.

Annan is located at the junction of mainland China and the Indochina Peninsula, which can serve as a springboard for the Ming Dynasty to explore the Western Ocean, and its geographical location is extremely important.

After "County Annan", the Ming Dynasty could more easily control the Indochina Peninsula, and it was close to controlling the countries of Champa, Siam, and Chenla.

From a distance, Manchuria and Sumatra, Old Port, Java, Niedi and other countries near the peninsula can be controlled.

The existence of Zheng He's fleet was temporary, while the existence of Jiaozhi Province in the Ming Dynasty was long-term.

Chengzu said to the people: "The Annanli thief will be captured as soon as he knows himself, and the land of the South China Sea will be pure and clean."

Tell the most direct impact of "County Annan".

Vietnamese scholars believe that Annan, the prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, "turned it into a base for trade with ships from Southeast Asia and Western Europe."

"County Annan" greatly enhanced the Ming Dynasty's control and influence over the South China Sea, and provided a guarantee for Zheng He's voyages to the West.

In addition, Annan was questioned by Xingshi as a typical example of unscrupulously challenging the status of the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty.

And it was brought under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, which served as a warning to Western countries.

In fact, after Chengzu was in Annan in the prefecture, he used the Annan incident to warn and deter the restless Fan Kingdom many times.

The "Master of Questioning" and "Annan's Lesson" have a remarkable effect on deterring the countries.

Annan in the county and Zheng He's voyages to the West are both major events in Yongle's foreign relations.

However, later generations have completely different evaluations of the two.

The former is considered a major mistake in Zhu Di's diplomatic activities, and the latter is considered a feat that shocked the world.

Seen in isolation, they do seem to make sense.

"County Annan" ended in failure, and "Zheng He's Voyages to the West" promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between China and the Western regions.

However, if we look at the two major events of "Annan in counties and counties" and "Zheng He's voyages to the West", the strategic significance of Zhu Di's "Annan in counties and counties" cannot be underestimated.

Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty made An Nanguo the chief envoy of Jiaozhi and Jiaozhi.

In 1407, in order to restore the Chen Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Vietnam to overthrow the Hu Dynasty, and established the Jiaozhi Chief Political Commissioner (established in the fifth year of Yongle) in Vietnam's Jiaozhi Chief Political Commissioner Map to directly rule Vietnam.

In the fifth year of Yongle (1407), Jiaozhi was appointed as the Minister of Government and Envoys, governing Jiaozhou, and governing Jiaozhou, Beijiang, Langjiang, Sanjiang, Jianping, Xin'an, Jianchang, Fenghua, and Tsinghua. , Zhenman Prefecture, Lang Son Prefecture, Xinping Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, Yi'an Prefecture, Huhua Prefecture, Taiyuan Zhili Prefecture, Xuanhua Zhili Prefecture, Jiaxing Zhili Prefecture, Naturalized Zhili Prefecture, Guangwei Zhili Prefecture .

On June 1408st of the sixth year of Yongle ([-]), the Ming court formally issued an edict to change the name of "Annan" to "Jiaozhi Chief Commissioner" (province). The commander of the division is the commander (responsible for military affairs), and Huang Zhong is the deputy.

Taiyuan Zhili Prefecture and Xuanhua Zhili Prefecture were promoted to Taiyuan Prefecture and Xuanhua Prefecture respectively.

At the end of the ninth year of Yongle (1412), Ninghua Zhili Prefecture was established.

In the 13th year of Yongle (1415), the Shenghua Mansion was set up; the state capital of Yanzhou was reduced to Zhili Prefecture of Yanzhou.

In the second year of Xuande (1427), the chief secretary of the post was abolished.However, Shi Duo later proved that the negative impact of Xuande's "abandoning Jiaozhi" was long-term and fatal.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty's international prestige in the Western region and shook the Ming Dynasty's suzerain status.

Losing Annan means losing Xiyang, which Zhu Zhanji probably didn't expect.

Later, on the fifth day of the first lunar month in 1431, Li Li accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and Annan has been disturbing the border ever since.

During the Chenghua period, Wang Zhi, the Duke of Xichang, lost Annan Lihao to Laos, and wanted to take advantage of it.

Speaking to the emperor, Suo Yongle asked for Annan's old documents.

Daxia Nifuyu secretly informed the Shangshu Yu Zijun, saying: "Once the war broke out, the southwest will be corrupted." "Zi Junwu, you have to go to bed."

In 1527 A.D., Mo Dengyong, the power minister of the Later Li Dynasty, coerced Emperor Li Gong to abdicate, changed Yuan Mingde, and established the Mo Dynasty with Thang Long as the capital.

Ruan Gan, who was the former general of the Right Guard Hall of the Le Dynasty at that time, led his people to flee to Ailao after Mo Dengyong usurped the throne, recruiting troops and buying horses in an attempt to revive the Le Dynasty.

In 1532, Ruan Gan found Li Weining, the youngest son of Li Zhaozong, in Ailao and made him emperor. He was Li Zhuangzong.

At the end of 1529, Mo Dengyong abdicated to Prince Mo Dengying.

In the first month of the following year, Dengying officially ascended the throne as Mo Taizong, who changed the Yuan Dynasty to Taizheng, and Dengyong called himself the Supreme Emperor.

In 1537, Li Zhuangzong sent an envoy to Beijing to state that the Mo family had usurped the throne and seized power, and asked the Ming Dynasty to crusade against the Mo family.

In the following year, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty (Emperor Jiajing) appointed Qiu Luan as the governor, Mao Bowen as the military affairs counselor, stationed troops at Nanguan, and prepared to enter Vietnam to attack Mo.

Under the pressure of soldiers, in March 1539, Mo Dengyong sent an envoy to Zhennan Pass to surrender, and dedicated Annan's land book and household registration to Daming.

On the third day of November 1540, Mo Dengyong and dozens of ministers bound themselves and knelt down, and entered Zhennanguan to ask for land from Ming Dynasty officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, Annan was demoted to Annan Metropolitan Commissioner, the subordinate country was reduced to a territory, and its thirteen departments were changed to Thirteen Xuanfu Divisions, each with Xuanfu, Tongzhi, Deputy Envoy, and Qianshi, and listened to the generals.

Order Mo Shi to be the commander of the Annan capital, Zhicong the second grade, hereditary, and a tribute every three years, and Annan re-entered the territory of China.

In fact, the views of the Ruan dynasty and the dynasty controlled by the Zheng family are very accurate, and the Indochina Peninsula will definitely be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

As a traveler, Zhu Youjian is very aware of the importance of the Indochina Peninsula to China, and it is absolutely impossible for Ming Dynasty to allow Annan to exist independently of China's territory.

At the same time that the secret decree was sent to let Zhancheng frequently provoke Annan, Zhu Youjian also sent a decree to let Li Dingguo's Dragon Banner Army secretly enter the dense forest in Annan.

They want to pretend to be Ruan's and Zheng's men and horses to sneak back and forth secretly, hoping to provoke a war between them.

Even if this tactic has no effect, it doesn't matter, there are frequent surprise attacks on Champa in the south.

Once the Ruan family could not bear the harassment of Zhancheng and sent troops to occupy the city, the Daming Dragon Banner Army immediately attacked the Ruan family.

Seeing Daming attacking the Ruan family, the Zheng family in the north must have thought that they would be the next target after Daming annexed the Ruan family.

The Zheng family will definitely send troops to help the Ruan family attack the Ming army. The brothers can make trouble, but they will not allow the Ming army to invade.

While the Dragon Banner Army was getting ready, the Daming Navy soldiers rushed to Annan in three ways.

Zheng Chenggong personally led the way, Huang Fei led the way, and finally Shi Lang set off from Luzon.

The three navies launched fierce attacks on the coastal areas of Annan respectively.

Annan borders on the Gulf of Siam, the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea. The shape of the country is S-shaped, with a distance of 1 kilometers from north to south.

But the narrowest point from east to west is only 50 kilometers wide, and Vietnam's coastline is 3 kilometers long.

Because most areas are coastal, the Ming Navy can bombard the Annan coast unscrupulously, and the Marine Corps can also quickly land.

No matter how fierce Annan is, it will never be able to stop the attack from both sides of the Daming Navy and Army.

(End of this chapter)