Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 188 The Sixteen-Character Mantra
Zhu Zhanchang suddenly asked about the two places bordering Jiaozhi, which was beyond Ma Qi's expectations. He didn't prepare any materials, and he didn't understand why Zhu Zhanchang asked this question.

"Why did your Highness ask this question?"

"It's enough to answer, you don't need to ask more." Zhu Zhanchang said without raising his head while flipping through the documents.

Ma Qi hurriedly said: "It's the minister who talks too much, and the minister doesn't know much about these two places..."

"Pick what you know, and say what's important." Zhu Zhanchang didn't want him to say useless nonsense.

"Siam and our dynasty are on good terms. When King Wutong established a kingdom, he was rewarded by Emperor Taizu and named King of Siam. His Majesty also gave the King of Siam a great seal of gold and silver, and the King of Siam also sent an envoy to thank him."

Because the Ming Dynasty had a Laos Xuanwei Division, Siam actually bordered the Ming Dynasty. The King of Siam was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty and paid tribute many times. Moreover, Zheng He also stayed in Siam many times when he went to the West. The relationship has always been good. .

"Siam, from the king to the commoners, believed in Buddhism and governed the country by religion. As for Ganwu, they called themselves the Angkor Dynasty and bordered Siam Cochin. Between the two places, Ganwu and Siam did not fight for a long time. friction."

"It is said that the Angkor Dynasty was at its peak a hundred years ago and laid down a large territory. These territories include part of Siam and Cochin, so the relationship between the three has not been very good since the dynasties."

But for any country that borders, although it sounds like a neighbor, friction is inevitable.

"You know the news about the opening of the sea ban." Zhu Zhanchang continued to flip through the book.

"The minister has been notified."

"Since the sea ban has been lifted, maritime trade can be carried out with these places. I plan to try to recruit An Lili first."

"His Royal Highness, Li Li will not accept the court's recruitment." Ma Qi was unusually firm.

"It seems that you know Li Li quite well."

Ma Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Your Highness, we have fought so many battles, and we still know something. Li Li's rebellion is the banner of rebellion against the Ming Dynasty. Will you follow him?"

Ma Qi firmly opposes recruiting.

But Zhu Zhanchang's first choice was to recruit security. The longer he fought, the harder it would be for him to use this place as a granary.

There are parts of the lower Mekong plain, Jiaozhi and Ganwu, which are good places to grow food, and are still in the hands of the rebels of the Lebanese Dynasty.

When I came to Hanoi, it was already night. The city that had just been baptized by the war was in a mess. General Zhang Fu was restrained and did not let the soldiers loot. This was set on fire by the Jiaozhi rebels before they retreated. If they were not kept for the Ming army, the food and grass were burnt, and the property was taken away, leaving only the poor commoners.

They are not regular troops, they are all gangsters or temporarily summoned, and they are also very cruel to their own people.

Therefore, in fact, the local people in Jiaozhi also complained a lot about them. Under the governance of the Ming army, they can at least live and work normally, but the rebels of the Li Dynasty obviously do not have the wisdom to govern the country.

The British public servant Zhang Fu was waiting outside the military tent, and was quite astonished to see Zhu Zhanchang getting on and off the car that sent Ma Qi.

"My minister Zhang Fu, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."

"You don't need to be more polite, Lord of England, let's advance to the military tent."

The candles in the military tent were bright, and Zhang Fu, Zhang Zhong and his son, Ma Qi, Zheng He, Zhu Zhanchang, and Mu Bin, the son of the Duke of Qian, stood around Zhang Fu's military sand table.

The British prince had seen Mu Bin before, but he was very curious about how Zhu Zhanchang brought Mu Bin under his command and took him to the expedition.

"General Zhang, let's talk about the current situation first."

The British public signaled Zhang Zhong with his eyes, and letting him speak was also an opportunity to show himself.

"Two months ago, we captured Hanoi. When we were chasing south, we were ambushed in Kam Shui, Thanh Hoa. In order to avoid losses, we returned to Hanoi. Thanh Hoa is also the birthplace of the rebel leader Le Li. Currently, there are heavy troops on the front line of Thanh Hoa. , Qinghua City is difficult to invade."

"Besides Thanh Hoa, Da Nang and An Thuan are the main cities for the rebels."

Looking at several locations on the map of Zhang Zhongdian, Da Nang and Anshun are located in the south, and Thanh Hoa is in the north. According to the strength of the rebels, there is no way that every city along the road will be heavily guarded. You can go directly to Da Nang.

"At present, our army has more than [-] troops in Hanoi, with a lot of artillery and firearms. However, going south, the road of Cochin is not like that of Daming. Artillery is difficult to transport, there are many mountains, and it is easy to be ambushed by the grain team." Zhang Added two sentences.

What the Cochin rebels do best is to ambush in the mountains and be unbearable.

Zheng He pointed to the southernmost tip of Jiaozhi and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to take soldiers from the southern tip of Jiaozhi ashore to attack the rebels of the Le Dynasty from the north and south, taking advantage of the maritime affairs, and encircling them and annihilating them."

Zhu Zhanchang tapped the edge of the sand table with his fingers, thought for a while, and said, "Maybe we can skip it."

"His Royal Highness recruiting is not feasible, Li Li will not accept recruiting."

On this point, British public Zhang Fu is almost exactly the same as Ma Qi's statement.

"I don't want to recruit An Lili. Are all of his subordinates as determined to rebel as him? You can try to defeat them. Of course, first use the power of the warship to go around to the rear, and you can hit the southernmost one first."

"Then when will we act, Your Highness?"

Zhu Zhanchang looked at Zheng He: "What do you think of Zheng He?"

"Go back to His Highness, the troops will attack, the sooner the better."

Zhu Zhanchang also thought so, but in the ambush encountered in the port today, there must be someone in our army, and the rank is not low, and these information can be obtained, then now the Daming fleet is planning to deal with the southern end of Jiaozhi, will they? Also know it.

Although relying on the strength of the warships can quickly occupy the sea area or the coastal ports, but if you want to occupy the city, you have to let the soldiers disembark. Once your own plan is exposed, our soldiers have to face the enemy's ambush and siege. .

Zhu Zhanchang didn't want too many casualties.

"Let's do this, British Lord, let the army bring artillery to Thanh Hoa County from tomorrow, and only bombard it with artillery. If the opponent counterattacks, then fight and retreat."

"Your Highness is trying to drain them?" Zhang Fu immediately noticed Zhu Zhanchang's intention.

"Yes, the consumption is first, the northern line is exhausted, and there must be long-term supplies. The Jiaozhi area is long and narrow, the roads are not wide, and it is not so easy to get supplies. We will control the coast with steam warships, so that they can only be inside. Lu supplies, Jiaozhi can't keep up."

Zhang Fu looked embarrassed: "It's good, it's good, it will prolong the battle time for a long time."

"Do this first."

Zhu Zhanchang intends to use the sixteen-character mantra that the enemy will advance and we will retreat, the enemy will be harassed by the enemy, the enemy will be tired and we will fight, and the enemy will retreat and we will chase.

Although this tactic is actually more suitable for small-scale battles in the mountains and forests, it is actually more suitable for the rebels of the Lei Dynasty in Jiaozhi, but who told them not to, I will spend it with you in turn.

Since the rebellion last year, Coozhi has been in a state of war for a long time. As long as this state continues, the domestic productivity of Coozhi will be consumed on a large scale, and their area is small, and long-term wars will quickly deplete their national strength.

In this case, there will inevitably be problems within them, waiting for an opportunity to lay down the southernmost plain of Coozhi and cut off supplies. The rebels in Cozhi are birds in a cage.

Others besiege the city and I am besieging the country.

After the discussion, Zhu Zhanchang returned to the tent prepared for him, and said to Xiaosheng: "Let the people of the Nan family find a way to contact that Li Minyou, saying that the Ming Dynasty wants to do business with him and ask him what he thinks. ."

"His Royal Highness, now the two countries are at war. If they trade, they may be suspected of collaborating with the enemy." Xiaosheng reminded cautiously.

"Let's get in touch first and try it out."

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(End of this chapter)