Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 304: Kill Annan first, then ask for a place in Laos, pointing the sword at Zhenla!

Xia Xun, who was standing on the city wall and commanding, was not satisfied with the results of the battle.

The 27 troops in his hands are the most elite troops in Guangxi. To support this army, the central government allocated [-] silver coins last year!

When Fang Ying had an army of 70, he only spent 50 silver coins a year.

This army is mainly composed of Han troops. The Han troops are miners recruited from the mines. They are required to be taller than 165cm, strong and flexible.

Recruited 1.3 miners from the mainland, gave them the highest military pay, and provided them with the best food and clothing among the Guangxi army.

They also selected 1.5 elites from the Guangxi wolf soldiers. Fang Ying felt heartbroken when she saw the elites among the elites.

There are also 1300 Tatar cavalry and 700 Caoding serving as navy.

There are also ten students who graduated from the Jiangwu Hall and serve as Qianhu.

His Majesty personally gave the military name, Purple Lightning Army.

It can be said that this army, looking at the Ming Dynasty, is also the best among the best.

Facing Annan's 17-strong army, only [-] corpses were left behind, and Annan's army was not defeated in one battle, so Xia Xun was unhappy.

The Zidian Army returned victoriously, as if they were mourning for their heirs.

Generals from more than a thousand households went to Xia Xun's tent to plead guilty.

"With the military expenditure of 30 troops, to raise [-] troops, will we produce trash like you?"

Xia Xun roared angrily: "How do you ask me to explain to His Majesty?"

"All armies in the world are paid monthly, but the Zidian Army is paid in advance!"

"The military pay for each army. Ordinary soldiers earn three taels of silver a month. How much does the Zidian Army get? A full tael!"

"The silver coins given by His Majesty! There are far more than one or two on the market!"

"Where is the Purple Lightning Army's equipment?"

"Look at the wild goose feather knives, waist knives, crossbows, hand hammers, purple gold hammers, spears and fire guns you are equipped with!"

"Which army has all the equipment? Look at the Guangxi soldiers, they have at most three types of equipment!"

"Look at your armors again. One set for winter, one set for summer. Which one is missing the face armor, shoulder armor, arm frame, and leg armor? There are two sets of armor, worth 70 taels of silver! Only the Ming army is equipped with such equipment. How many armies are there?”

"Also, how many of the latest matchlock guns produced by the Ordnance Bureau are equipped with the Purple Lightning Army? How many heavy artillery and fire bombs are equipped with the Purple Lightning Army?"

"Your Majesty is extremely kind to you!"

"But what about your record? Is it worthy of His Majesty?"

Xia Xun slapped his cheek hard: "I don't even have room to put my face! I want to jump off the city wall, so as not to cause trouble for Your Majesty!"

All the generals knelt on the ground, and Xia Xun was right to scold him.

The emperor specially approved the military pay of 27 silver coins for the Zidian Army, which caused an uproar in the court, and even all the armies were staring at the Zidian Army.

Why do you get so much military pay?Get so much good equipment?
Fang Ying was even unhappy when the Zidian Army formed its own army and separated from the Guangxi Army.

Let’s look at the composition of the Zidian Army: miners, elite wolf soldiers, elite Tatars, Caoding, and water-borne cavalry.

Don't underestimate the miners. Qi Jiguang's Qi Jiajun recruited Yiwu miners.

The Purple Lightning Army is the pick of the entire south, and they are all powerful men.

Caoding and trackers are all natural talents for the navy. When Yu Qian recruits the navy, he is first selected among them, and then he selects boatmen, fishermen, etc.

"The lower official is guilty!" Liao Zhuang kowtowed.

He never thought that the emperor would agree to him controlling the cavalry in the Purple Lightning Army, which showed the emperor's broadmindedness.

But this battle was indeed a failure and a shameful one.

Annan's army was indeed not weak. The cavalry and the Ming cavalry were evenly matched, but they still left 600 lives alive. They were still fighting more with less, so the result was pretty good.

However, you have to look at how much money this army burned. The emperor built the Purple Lightning Army to attack difficulties.

The result was a small victory, which was really shameful.

"I'll wait until I'm convicted!"

"There's no point in confessing your guilt! What should we do?" Xia Xun shouted coldly.

"One more fight!"

Liao Zhuang kowtowed: "I am willing to personally lead the cavalry to harass the Annan Army and force the Annan Army to turn around and fight our army again."

"Okay! I'll leave the task to you. I want a great victory! A great victory that will bring glory to His Majesty and silence all the armies in the world!"

The Ming army was scolded here.

Ding Lie's heart feels so bad because all the dead are elites.

The Annan Kingdom was fully prepared, and they only had more than 1 cavalry, a total of 7000 people. They were suppressed by [-] Ming cavalry.

The Ming army was not satisfied, and Ding Lie thought that the Ming army was invincible.

Headed south overnight.

Ding Lie continued to harm the city in the south, using quagmire to hinder the Ming army's march south.

And Fang Ying, at this moment, entered the capital of Annan, Hanoi.

Hanoi was officially renamed Jiaozhou and was temporarily the administrative seat of Jiaozhi Province.

As for the palace, Fang Ying didn't dare to enter. After all, King Annan lived there. He was not Zhong Hui, and he didn't want to be Deng Ai.

He occupied a government office and established it as the governor's office of Jiaozhi.

The originally prosperous royal capital was in ruins. The first thing he did when he entered the city was to put out fires and stabilize public order.

The people of Annan cried and begged for food from the Ming army.

"It's so cruel!"

Fang Ying was speechless: "Use the people of the royal capital to slow down our army."

"Sir Governor, someone wants to dig up the embankment of the Red River and flood Jiaozhou!" Gao Rui came in in a hurry. Fortunately, the Ming army led the navy and captured this group of people.

Fang Ying finally realized that people engaged in politics are more ruthless than those engaged in military affairs.

"Gao Rui, how much food does our army have?" Fang Ying asked.

"Sir, let's pack lightly and travel south without bringing much food." Gao Rui was puzzled.

But Fang Ying was thinking about it: "What if we dig the mouth of the river and fill Jiaozhou?"

"My lord, you must not do this! This Jiaozhou is the administrative seat of Jiaozhi Province. It will cost a lot of money to rebuild it!"

Gao Rui didn't understand that these Annan people were the disaster.

If you can't feed them enough, they won't hate King Annan, they will only hate Ming Dynasty.

Besides, these people betrayed Ming once!
Who dares to say that there is no second time?
Fang Ying waved her hand: "Go and invite Mr. Xu."

Mr. Xu is Xu Zheng.

He was kept by Fang Ying to participate in political affairs.

In fact, it was to facilitate the household registration statistics in Hanoi, but precious documents such as rosters and land registers were all taken away by Dinh Lie.

Xu Zheng is taking over this mess, and the staff at hand are obviously not enough.

He hurried over and said, "Governor, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Xu, Annan has abandoned hundreds of cities, and the people are crying for food. However, our army does not have much rations and needs to be transported from the country. The governor wants to dig out the mouth of the river and flood Jiaozhou."

Xu Zheng was not surprised, but pondered: "Xiaguan roughly estimates that there are 70 people in Hanoi."

"Moreover, the former King Annam (Le Jun) built a large palace and had more than 30 strong men in various cities in Hanoi,"

"There are still large numbers of refugees. Ming Dynasty has to feed 200 million mouths."

Xu Zheng also had a headache. If he was raised by these people, he would become enemies.

"Yes, if these people rebel, we will fall into the quagmire of war!" Fang Ying wanted to avoid future troubles.

Just like capturing the city in the north of Annan, drive out all the people of Annan and let them fend for themselves.

Xu Zhengdao: "Flooding the whole city of Hanoi will not solve this problem."

"What does Mr. Xu mean?" Fang Ying was a little frightened. Two million people were slaughtered?

"Slaughter!"

Xu Zhengdao: "Ding Lie retreated in a hurry, leaving a lot of goods in Hanoi."

"As long as we collect it, it will be enough for us to rebuild central Annan."

"Besides, how can it be clean without slaughter?"

"If I were Ding Lie, before leaving, I would definitely plant a large number of spies to cause damage to the Ming Dynasty."

"It's easy to capture a city, but it's difficult to manage it."

"Slaughter!"

Xu Zheng’s eyes were firm: “If we want long-term peace and stability, we must slaughter them!”

On the contrary, as a general, Fang Ying was a little hesitant: "It is better to capture a group of slaves and bring them back to the Ming Dynasty..."

"Don't let the news leak out. Kill them first! The rest will be captured and used as slaves!"

Xu Zheng said seriously: "Nan Hehou is not willing to bear the infamy, I, Xu Zheng, will bear it!"

As expected of someone who dares to go against the emperor, he is really awesome at what he does.

Fang Ying ordered!

Massacre the city!

The people of Annan were also unlucky. They were abandoned by their king. They thought they could survive even if the soldiers from heaven came.

As a result, suddenly, the city gate closed.

The Ming army showed its butcher knife and began to massacre the city!
In Xia Xun, Henan, when he received the order to massacre the city, he shook his head slightly. It was not the Zidian Army's turn to do such small things, just let the Guangxi soldiers do it.

He was responsible for chasing Ding Lie's ass and beating him.

Pursuing all the way to the banks of the Majiang River, Dinh Lie got into the city of Thanh Hoa. The Annan Army from the west and south all rushed to Thanh Hoa to join together. The Annan Army surged to 51 people.

Li Sicheng announced that the capital would be moved to Thanh Hoa.

Thanh Hoa also served as the capital of Annam, which was equivalent to Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty.

Xia Xun was stationed in Bianshan on the north bank of the river, far away from Qinghua.

The reason why we stopped crossing the river.

Because an epidemic broke out in the Zidian Army, the Tatar cavalry were not adapted to the climate and had diarrhea. The podiatrists in the army were treating the disease on the side of the mountain, and no plague occurred.

Pursuing all the way, Ding Lie's army plummeted from 17 to 14.

7000 people died in the battle, 3000 people were lost, and 1 people surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

The Guangxi army is massacring without sealing the sword.

The entire central Annan is like Shura hell.

Fang Ying also led his elite troops southward and stationed himself in the upper reaches of Majiang River to rejuvenate.

When trying to cross the river, Annan's army attacked him halfway across the river and repelled Fang Ying's advance troops.

Fang Ying didn't care and kept sending troops across the river.

Cross the river with strength.

However, Annan's army set a trap on the south bank of Majiang River. More than [-] troops formed a large formation and killed Fang Ying.

Fang Ying was forced to return to rejuvenate.

"This battle is invincible."

Xu Zhengjian offered advice: "There are not many troops. If Annan's army only has 10,000+, it can be evenly matched with our army."

"Now there are more than 50 of them, and they must be divided into various factions."

"When people's hearts are in chaos, it's useless no matter how many troops we have."

"We have to wait, wait for the opportunity, and we will be able to defeat them one by one."

Even though Fang Ying was defeated, he only left behind two or three thousand corpses.

His 30-strong army went south, and now the losses are only more than 5000, but the results are gratifying.

On the contrary, the Zidian Army is a bit useless and has no reputation. I am afraid that when the military pay is issued next month, the center will cause trouble.

"Moreover, it is Ding Lie who calls the shots in Annan, not King Annan. There must be people who disobey Ding Lie's orders."

Xu Zhengdao: "As long as we wait for the opportunity, we will definitely find the flaws."

Fang Ying invited Xia Xun to discuss how to go south.

Xia Xun came on a fast horse.

"My Lord Governor, I'm afraid this battle is about to enter a stalemate."

Xia Xun believed that going south at this time was a waste of troops, so it was better to stop when the situation was good.

"His Majesty strictly decrees that Cochin must be recovered this year."

Fang Ying also knew that the Annan Army did not suffer much losses when it went south. 3 people were a drop in the bucket to the Annan Army.

"We can only tell His Majesty that we are temporarily invincible. Your Majesty will not blame us."

Xia Xun said bluntly: "Nan Hehou, our army should quickly digest the northern part of Jiaozhi, massively move in Han people, and restore order as soon as possible."

The massacre order will last for one month.

Guangxi wolf soldiers dispersed 20, and all the captured wolves were returned to the wolf soldiers, but it was strictly forbidden to kill each other, and those who killed each other would be punished.

If you don't capture them and let them be massacred by wolf soldiers, then you would be a fool to kill them.

Wolf soldiers also cherish their lives. Who is willing to take the risk of being killed? Isn't this killing just for money?

On this point, the Ming Dynasty was very trustworthy and would never embezzle money earned by its soldiers with their lives.

Even if a wolf soldier dies in battle, the money will be distributed to his family, and there will be no difference.

Therefore, the massacre can proceed smoothly.

"Alas." Fang Ying still wanted to fight for the title of Duke.

"Marquis Nanhe, our army is in a stalemate with the Annan Army, but we can move westward, borrow land from Laos, and lead directly to Siam."

Both Xia Xun and Fang Ying received strict orders from the cabinet. No matter what the cost, land transportation with Siam must be opened.

As long as we drive further south, we will reach a narrow section of Laos. We can borrow a piece of land and border Siam.

Today's Laos is the Lancang dynasty, which is Nanzhang.

Its territory is all the Lancang River (Mekong River) basin, starting from the Truong Son Mountains (today's boundary mountain between Laos and Vietnam) in the east, connecting Mengrun (today's northern Thailand) and Mengsu (today's central and northern Thailand) to the west, and Chenla (today's Cambodia) to the south. ), arriving in Menglu (Xishuangbanna) in the north.

The one who reigns now is Chagapa, the 12th king of Lancang.

Lan Xang is now in its heyday, and it is also a famous unified dynasty in the history of Laos.

Countries bordering China, when China was at its peak, they also entered a period of stability. When China was in civil strife, these countries also followed suit.

"Borrowing land or marching westward?" Fang Ying couldn't help laughing.

Xia Xun shook his head: "Now is not the time for the Western Expedition. It is best to borrow land. Of course, our army is on the border of Laos. Let's see how Laos reacts."

"Okay, I will send an envoy to Laos right now."

Xu Zheng volunteered to go as an envoy, but was rejected by Fang Ying.

The war entered a stalemate stage.

Both sides divided the river and ruled.

Thanh Hoa, but entered into a fierce political struggle. Everyone in Annan believed that Dinh Lie was incompetent, which caused Annan to lose its northern territory.

Li Sicheng, who had been pretending to be dead, suddenly contacted all the armies to kill Ding Lie.

Xia Xunsa stayed out all night, watching every move of Qinghua. Suddenly Qinghua was guarding the city gate, and the army was placed on the south bank to guard against a sneak attack by the Ming army.

"Ding Lie is going to die!"

Xia Xun saw the opportunity, and Ding Lie gave up Hanoi, so he revitalized the game and used the people of Annan to delay the Ming army from going south.

He quickly passed the signal to Fang Ying.

Fang Ying crossed the river overnight.

However, due to desperate resistance from the Annan Army, Fang Ying was beaten back three times.

Xia Xun also began to cross the river.

Annan's army was forced to disperse and help defend, which gave both sides a chance to defeat them.

It took six hours to cross the river, and the entire Majiang River was filled with corpses, mostly Ming soldiers.

After crossing the river, Fang Ying immediately attacked Langzheng.

Xia Xun held the city to the west of Qinghua and remained neutral.

"It's broken, it's a trick!"

Xia Xun suddenly realized something was wrong, because the unrest in Qinghua seemed to have stopped. This was a strategy to attract the Ming army to cross the river.

But Xia Xun immediately drove all Annan people out of the city, while he remained neutral.

However, Xia Xun missed the opportunity because of his caution.

It's not that the city is deceitful, it's that Ding Lie was defeated too quickly.

Ding Lie ran.

Of the 14 troops he brought out, there were only more than 1 remnants left. He originally wanted to flee north to join the Ming army, but the Ming army moved south, which made him furious and ran west to Laos.

Li Sicheng, who pretended to be dead, took power again.

However, the situation is very different from before. Now is a troubled time, and those with soldiers have the final say. He is King Annan, but he has no military power.

Ding Lie's army of more than [-] people was divided among the various armies.

Li Sicheng changed from the mascot of Ding Lie to the mascot of Juntou.

Fang Ying continued to go south, conquered Yule and Changchun, and cut off Qinghua's westward path.

Li Sicheng was frightened and led his army southward. The army of more than 50 was reduced sharply to 41. Emperor Annan once again visited the south.

Went directly to Hue.

Hue is located in the southern part of Annan and is also one of the ancient capitals of Annan. This place is no longer the ancient Cochin Province, but the territory of Annan.

Fang Ying and Xia Xun took over the city together.

Laos actually came to take advantage and marched eastward to Qishan. However, they encountered Fang Ying's army and were beaten back by Gao Rui.

On his way to the west, Ding Lie was caught by Gao Rui and sent to the Xia Xun military camp.

Xia Xun wanted to recruit him to surrender, but Ding Lie had a certain skill in fighting.

It is a pity that Annan lost Dinh Lie and the area between Thanh Hoa and Hue for the political struggle. Annan as a whole was almost shrinking into the territory of the Champa State.

The situation in Annan has been decided, and annexing Annan is only a matter of time.

Fang Ying sent a scholar, Hao Xuan, as envoy to Laos.

Laos is really embarrassing.

I wanted to go eastward to gain some advantages, but I was beaten back by the Ming army in embarrassment. Fang Ying wrote a letter in his own hand: The Ming commander Gao Rui captured nearly [-] Laotian troops.

Chagappa, the king of Laos, was a very accomplished king.

During his reign, he ended the chaotic government of Laos and began to revitalize Laos.

As a result, Lao's life was not good and he met the ambitious Zhu Qiyu.

"Your Majesty, this matter is a misunderstanding. I, Lancang, thought it was the Annan Army invading, so we fought. I didn't know it was the heavenly soldiers."

The soldiers of tomorrow are too fierce.

It had only been a long time since they had occupied the northern part of Annam. Then Annam was taken to Hue, and 80% of the country was lost.

Laos was originally weak, and Annan bullied it at will. Now it has a bad neighbor, and this bad neighbor has wrapped up the northern and eastern parts of Laos.

"The Heavenly Dynasty will naturally not blame the King."

Hao Xuan is 40 years old this year, but he couldn't even pass the imperial examination. In the tenth year of Jingtai, he was recruited by the court and volunteered to be an official in Jiaozhi.

Therefore, when Fang Ying selected someone to go as an envoy, he volunteered because he wanted to get a good official position.

"This envoy is sent to your country at the order of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."

"I want to discuss borrowing land with the king."

As soon as he heard about the land loan, Chagapa immediately became alert. The Ming Dynasty's greed for territory was obvious. They wouldn't attack Annan and Laos at the same time, right?
Does Ming Dynasty have this strength?

Hao Xuan said coldly: "My country trades with Siam, but it does not border Siam, so I want to borrow Laos and border Siam."

When Chagapa heard this, didn't that cut Laos in half?

"Your Majesty, please listen to the foreign minister first."

"It's not that the foreign minister is laughing at the king. The king's Laos and the wars with Siam, Annan, Ava, and Cambodia all ended in failure. The foreign minister doesn't need to say more about the combat effectiveness of the army, right?"

"Now Annan has been driven to the Champa Kingdom by our Ming Dynasty, and will disappear soon."

"My Lord Governor has made a plan for you to sell the area bordering Laos and Cambodia to Daming."

"In this way, your country will only have three neighboring countries: Ming Dynasty, Siam and Ava."

"Siam and Ava are both vassal states of the Ming Dynasty."

"If these two countries invade Laos' territory, or attack Laos with a reputation of injustice, Ming Dynasty can mediate."

"Of course, if you don't want to, Ming Dynasty can also take it yourself. Where to take it when the time comes, it is my Lord Governor who has the final say!"

The entire Lao court was in an uproar.Isn’t Daming’s tone too loud?

Just cut the land. Why are you burying us?
Chagapa's anger was stuck in his throat, you have gone too far to deceive others!

"Is China going to declare war on me, Lancang?" Laotian courtiers shouted angrily.

After hearing the translation, Hao Xuan sneered twice: "Your Lao attack on our Ming territory for no reason has been regarded as a declaration of war!"

"If you don't obey the destiny of heaven, then my governor can use his army to wipe out your Laos and let you know what the destiny of heaven is!"

"Don't forget, your Laos is not a dynasty, there is no Lancang dynasty, only I, the Ming Dynasty Laos Xuanwei Division!"

"You, Laos, belong to my Ming Dynasty territory!"

"The Governor has already given you face by sending a foreign minister here so that we can talk and discuss things!"

"If you don't want to discuss, fine, Ming Dynasty wants your capital, Luang Prabang!"

Hao Xuan walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

The Laotian court was confused. Is this a negotiation or a provocation?

I received a reward from the Ming Emperor last year. Why did my attitude change today?
"Your Majesty, please stay!"

Some of the Laotian courtiers were trying to impress Hao Xuan, so they quickly grabbed Hao Xuan and said, "We have something to discuss."

“Your country’s tone doesn’t sound like you’re discussing with your superior country, it’s more like you’re giving an order to your superior country!”

Hao Xuan sneered: "You must recognize yourselves clearly. This is the Xuanwei Division of Laos, and it is my territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"For you to be called a lonely person, it is already a sign of His Majesty's grace."

"If you don't want to, then go ahead and become a slave!"

Is this human speaking?

Chagapa's whole face turned red. Why did he use bean bags as dry food?Am I no longer the king?
"The noble one calms down one's anger. The noble one calms one's anger."

Hao Xuan was proud and self-reliant. He was actually taller than all the ministers in Laos. He was 1.6 and a half meters tall. He felt like he stood out from the crowd. He was shocked.

Laos seem to be shorter than the Annamites!
Really, Laos is a famous dwarf in the world, with the average height of modern people being less than 160cm.

Hao Xuan's tone softened: "The foreign minister only needs one piece of land, and he doesn't want any more. And this land is not for nothing. Being favored by His Majesty is more important than how much territory you have."

A place at the fingertips.

The Laotian courtiers thought that the areas bordering Laos and Cambodia were all remote areas, so there was no harm in giving them to him.

"Your Majesty, is this your mission the intention of His Majesty or the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?" Chagapa found a loophole.

"The reason for the expedition against Annan was that Jiaozhi was the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, and King Annan was disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, His Majesty was angry and ordered an expedition against Annan to recover Jiaozhi."

"This place is the land of our Ming Dynasty. It has been so since ancient times. It is undisputed."

"So, the Ming Dynasty's attack on Annan is a domestic dispute and no one is allowed to criticize it!"

"And because of trade with Siam, it is also His Majesty's order to open up land transportation with Siam."

"The Governor is your Majesty's loyal dog. Naturally, he must serve you wholeheartedly without any delay."

Hao Xuan said seriously: "Foreign minister, I am only a mere scholar in the Ming Dynasty. Because of your majesty's favor, we have the opportunity to go on missions. Therefore, we all work hard for your majesty and contribute to the Ming Dynasty!"

Chagapa was envious, why don't I have such loyal ministers?

"The foreign minister only wants a piece of land, please give me permission from the king."

Hao Xuan was arrogant at first and respectful at the end. He first fired a barrage of cannons to calm the Laotian courtiers, and then talked slowly.

"Does this place refer to the border area between Lancang and Chenla?" Chagapa asked.

"nature!"

Hao Xuan said seriously: "The fertile land of the Ming Dynasty is tens of thousands of miles away. The distance from Jiaozhi to Beijing is the same as the distance from Beijing to Mobei. This is only the north-south direction of the Ming Dynasty. East-west is longer than north-south. May I ask, Your Majesty, what is the territory of the Ming Dynasty like?"

Chagapa swallowed his saliva, it would be great if I were the emperor of the heaven.

"Okay, I'll sell my wish to the Ming Dynasty." Chagapa said emphatically.

Hao Xuan's face was full of disdain. The little royal family was really short-sighted.

No matter how much territory you have, it is still not as good as pleasing His Majesty.

No matter how large the territory is, it will belong to the Ming Dynasty sooner or later. If you gain His Majesty's favor, you might be able to go to the Ming Dynasty and become a marquis.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what is the price?"

"This..." Chagapa was embarrassed to speak, but of course the more the merrier.

"Your Majesty must have seen Ming Dynasty's silver coins."

When it comes to silver coins, Chagapa is very fond of them. This thing can be blown, so Laos also imitated it, but the imitation turned out to be lonely.

"Your Majesty can give you [-] silver coins as capital to buy the land."

"How many?"

Chagapa was shocked, ten thousand pieces, this is a big reward!

You said it earlier. If you had said you were willing to spend [-] silver coins to buy land, could I not agree?
The Laotian courtiers were confused. Is such a rotten land worth [-] silver coins?

Even if it's 1 taels of silver, they all agree.

Laos is really poor. It has been poor since ancient times and has no solution.

"Then the matter is settled?" Hao Xuan asked.

"It's settled." Chagapa asked someone to bring out the map.

Hao Xuan said: "No need to bother, the foreign minister came with the map!"

With that said, he took out a map of the Ming Dynasty from his arms. It was a map embroidered by the embroiderer stitch by stitch, with Jiaozhi, Laos and other places marked on it.

Hao Xuan flattened the map.

Chagapa was sitting on the throne and couldn't see the map clearly. Where is Laos?There was an ominous premonition in my heart.

Hao Xuan put a finger on the long map of Laos.

"Your Majesty, this is the place where foreign ministers can point their fingers!"

boom!
The Laotian courtiers exploded!

You can just put Laos in!

Do you play like this?

The area you point to covers half of Laos.

We sold half of the land and [-] silver coins to Ming Dynasty?We must be sick!

"Your Majesty, do you have any questions?" Hao Xuan asked very innocently.

Yes, there is a big problem!

"Your Majesty, are you joking?" Chagapa felt that his IQ was humiliated.

Hao Xuan said seriously: "The foreign minister represents the Ming Dynasty and is discussing the sale of land with the king. When did you start joking?"

"The foreign minister said, just point to the place."

"You already agreed."

"The price has also been negotiated."

"What? Going back on your word? Making fun of His Majesty's power? Or making fun of His Majesty's majesty?"

Hao Xuan just acted like a rogue.

Zhang Yi's six hundred miles will go down in history.

He, Hao Xuan, wanted to point out a place and make his name go down in history.

Who made you Laos? Laos is the best to bully. If you don’t bully, who will you bully?

"Hahaha!"

Chagapa was extremely angry and laughed back: "Does the Ming Dynasty really think that there is no one in my land?"

"The king went back on his word and blamed the foreign ministers instead?"

Hao Xuan sneered: "The foreign minister only asked the king, is this a place that refers to the land? Did the foreign minister lie?"

Chagapa stopped talking to him about this matter and said calmly: "Since Daming is not sincere, then let's not talk about it."

"Foreign ministers leave!"

Hao Xuan is also tough.

As a result, that night, Chagapa received news from Annan that the Ming Dynasty carried out massacres in Annan, and the number of Annan people in all occupied areas dropped sharply.

A few days later, Chagapa received news that the Ming army was attacking Huapan Province.

"Is Daming a mad dog?"

"I just finished biting Annan, come and bite me, Lancang!"

"Aren't they afraid of breaking their teeth?"

Chagapa was furious. Huapan Province was surrounded by high mountains and plateaus, and the Ming army was attacking from behind. It was still fighting Annan, and it was impossible to win against Lancang.

But ten days later, I received news that the barrier in Huapan Province had been lost.

Fourteen days later, news of the fall of Huapan Province was received.

Amazing speed.

At the same time, troops galloped westward and entered Luang Prabang!
Mengyu on the Nam Khan River has been captured. Luang Prabang is on the upper reaches of the Nam Khan River. The Ming army is [-] kilometers away from the capital of Laos!
It only took seventeen days since the Ming Dynasty attacked Huapan Province!

Chagappa was frightened.

"Seek peace, seek peace quickly!"

The Lao court was stunned, the Ming army was too fast.

Huapan Province, known as the western barrier, resisted Annan for decades, but was conquered by the Ming Dynasty in ten days and reached the capital of Lancang in seventeen days.

We can only invite Hao Xuan.

Hao Xuan knew that Fang Ying must have entered the west, otherwise Laos would not compromise so quickly.

Then the lion can open his mouth.

"Huapan Province must be included in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Absolutely not. Huapan Province is the eastern barrier of the capital of Lancang. It must not be given to the Ming Dynasty!" Chagapa was afraid.

If Huaphan Province is lost, there will be no tomorrow's soldiers. If you have nothing to do, you can come to the capital of Laos.

Moreover, the dividing line between Laos and Annan is Changshan.

It is equivalent to the Taihang Mountains of the Ming Dynasty, and even more steep than the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are all 2000 meters high and stretch endlessly.

The terrain of Laos is plateau and mountainous. Annan's attack on Laos is from the top, so Huaphan Province is crucial to Laos and especially important to the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty wanted to attack Laos, they could only go through Huaphan Province, and they had to cross the mountains to attack Laos.

Fang Ying was caught off guard and lost nearly 7000 people before entering Huapan Province.

When Laos lost Huaphan Province, its strategic location was gone. The defense system based on Changshan completely collapsed. The Ming Dynasty came and left whenever it wanted.

Therefore, this is the biggest bargaining chip.

"We are willing to exchange Champasak province."

The Laotian courtiers also wanted to use Ming Dynasty's territory in exchange for land.

"Is that remote and remote place worthy of Huapan Province?" Hao Xuan felt that the negotiation was so exciting.

“Add another province of Koh Ha!”

Hao Xuan looked at the map. With this land, the border area between Laos and Cambodia was cut, and Ming Dynasty bordered Siam.

This was the best result Fang Ying wanted before going on a mission.

However, the Ming Dynasty lost its troops and generals, and it would not be enough to gain this point again.

Fang Ying marched westward and lost 7000 men and horses.

These losses must be made up from Laos!
"In exchange for a fingertip!" Hao Xuan said.

"No!" Chagappa firmly disagreed.

"The Ming army will soon surround your capital in Laos. What room for bargaining do you have?" Hao Xuan sneered.

"Your Majesty, King Lancang can be surrounded. The worst we can do is move the capital."

"But if they are at odds with Lancang, Ming Dynasty will definitely not be at peace if it gets the territory of Laos."

"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has just annexed Annan, and it will definitely take time to digest it. Now it is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to rush to war with Lancang, right?"

Chagappa sees clearly.

Hao Xuan realized that he had underestimated the Laotians. Laotians were short but their IQs were not low.

"Ganmeng Province goes south!" Hao Xuan gave up the territory of a province.

Chagappa held on to his original bargaining chip.

"With the Sebangheng River as the boundary, the north belongs to Laos and the south belongs to the Ming Dynasty. This is the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty!" Hao Xuan also had a firm attitude.

This area includes four provinces of Laos.

It is on the same level as Quang Tri Province in Annan, but the Ming Dynasty only extended it to Quang Tri Province. Now that it has obtained the territory of Laos, Hue in Annan will definitely not be able to hold it.

Laos disagreed at first.

However, Fang Ying continued to move westward, camped forty kilometers away from Luang Prabang, and sent troops to raid all the estates and loot and loot.

Laos was forced to sign an agreement with Ming Dynasty.

To the south of Sebangheng River, it belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

It took three days to draw the new boundaries.

Chagapa also wanted to ask, will he give back the promised [-] silver coins?

Hao Xuan was very generous and waved his hand and said give it!
In the end, it was agreed that the Ming Dynasty would keep [-] troops in Laos and wait until the new border was taken over before withdrawing. During this period, Laos would support the Ming army.

There is nothing he can do if Chagappa disagrees, and he will be beaten if he falls behind.

Hao Xuan happily reported his merits to Fang Ying.

Fang Ying, while fighting and robbing, sent people to draw maps and thoroughly explored the entire Laos route.

When he retreated, he bought many natives in Huapan Province. These natives are mothers if they have milk. If the Ming Dynasty is willing to give money and things, they are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty.

When the next troops enter Laos, these people can dedicate Huapan Province to the Ming Dynasty.

Fang Ying withdraws from Laos.

At the same time, Gao Rui was sent to take over the new territory.

He also opened up connections with Siam, recruited local people, and built a large trading city.

There is also a secret order to find a way to kill the local indigenous people.

however.

The Ming Dynasty controlled the southern part of the Se Bang Heng River, which immediately aroused the fear of the Annan regime in Hue.

The Ming Dynasty carried out a massacre in northern Annan. Guangxi wolf soldiers mobilized 45 soldiers. They did not seal the swords for two months, and all the captured soldiers belonged to the soldiers themselves.

Forty-five days after the massacre, Fang Ying issued another announcement that battle merit would be calculated based on head count, and this battle merit could be used to divide the land.

This resulted in a crazy sharp decline in Annan people in the area north of Hue.

From 700 million people, the number plummeted to less than 100 million.

These 100 million people also went into the mountains. After a rainy season, not many of them were left alive.

In the whole Annan, nine out of ten rooms are empty.

Fang Ying only ordered the sealing of the sword when he withdrew his troops from Laos.

It has been 77 days since the order was issued.

The losses of the wolf soldiers were as high as 3.

Massacre, hurt others and yourself.

And all this will not be recorded in the official archives. The official will only record that the local people consider themselves Han Miao descendants, and they carry pots and syrup to welcome Master Wang.

The Xia Xun tribe did not participate in the massacre, but their generals knew that the Guangxi soldiers were making money, so they couldn't help themselves and followed suit.

Finally, Xia Xun also let go. There was only one, and no soldiers were allowed to kill each other.

Xia Xun is in Guangzhi.

Monuments were erected for the soldiers who died in the battle and to commemorate the Ming soldiers who died in the battle.

Wherever they were killed in battle, they were all killed in counterattack, but in Xia Xun's eyes, these people were all heroes.

Fang Ying ordered the knife to be sealed.

It won't work if you don't seal the sword. If everyone is gone, who can you kill?

The army moved south, threatening Hue.

There is no danger to defend Hue. Fighting with the Ming army in the field is purely courting death.

Annan's army fought three times in the field, suffering nearly 6 casualties and [-] prisoners.

These captives were forced to be loaded onto ships and transported back to the country, where they would use up their last bit of energy to regulate the Yellow River.

Li Sicheng had no choice but to escape.

The Ming army gathered more and more in Hue, and kept driving the people to attack the city. Hue was on the verge of collapse, and they had to abandon Hue, and it continued to be difficult to escape.

Of the more than 40 troops, only 20 were taken away from Hue.

Most of the rest fled in all directions and were captured by the Ming army, with more than 4 people captured.

There is no longer any objection to the Battle of Annan.

The only thing that can stop the Ming army is climate and terrain.

The Chenla dynasty of Cambodia suddenly came east and came to take advantage of it. It annexed Dak Lak Province in Champa and cut off Li Sicheng's southward path.

Annan's military leaders surrendered on a large scale.

Li Sicheng wanted to flee to Cambodia, but was caught and sent to the Ming army camp.

After five generations of monarchs, the Annan Le Dynasty perished.

At this time, it was already February of 11 in Jingtai.

The south of the Sebangheng River was merged into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which frightened Siam to the extreme.

Some time ago, it was said that it was not bordering the Ming Dynasty.

It has only been a few months, but Ming Dynasty has already obtained the bordering territory from Laos, and Ming Dynasty and Siam have become neighboring countries!

All countries in the Indochina Peninsula have become neighboring countries to the Ming Dynasty!
La Meixuan slapped herself in the face: "It's just your mouth! What about food! It's better this time, Ming Dynasty is coming!"

He could only send envoys to seek peace from the Ming Dynasty.

Before his envoy was sent out, Gao Rui sent an envoy to ask Siam to send people to help build the city.

Of course La Meixuan wanted to object, but think about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Annan, a powerful country in central and southern China, destroyed the country as soon as it was said to be destroyed. It took the Ming army seventeen days to reach the capital of Laos.

So, how many days will it take for the Ming army to reach the capital of Siam after angering them?
What frightens La Meixuan even more is that Ming Dynasty is massacring!

Occupy one area and slaughter the other.

Tu was an aboveboard person and was not afraid of what others would say!

If the Ming Dynasty went west, not only to invade the royal city, but also to slaughter all the cities in eastern Siam, it would be enough for him to drink a pot of Meixuan.

Therefore, La Meixuan immediately agreed and was willing to send people and craftsmen to help Ming build the city.

Fortunately, Gao Rui made it clear that if the money came out of Ming Dynasty, it would be enough for the Siamese to serve in the army. The governor originally gave the King of Siam 1 taels of silver.

The silver still contains blood.

The Champasak area, which was originally quiet, began to build cities aggressively. This area was an important place for attacking Laos, Siam, and Cambodia.

"Zhenla is quite courageous!"

After learning that Cambodia had captured Dak Lak Province, Fang Ying sent an order to Gao Rui to go south to Chenla and capture Chenla Province.

Xia Xun continued to go south, attacking the Dak Lak province occupied by Chenla, and defeated Chenla.

Chenla was already at the end of its dynasty, with acute domestic conflicts and shaky rule. How dare you touch Ming's butt at this time.

Chenla lost its provinces, so it asked the Ming Dynasty to negotiate peace.

Xia Xun went all the way south and included all the territory belonging to Champa into the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Panluo Chayue, the younger brother of the Champa king who was hiding in the mountains, ran to Xia Xun camp and asked the Ming Dynasty to help him restore his country.

Xia Xun comforted him with words and asked him to bring the rebels out of the mountains.

Panluo Chayue still trusted Daming and brought [-] rebel troops out of the mountains.

Xia Xun ordered that he be buried alive.

Panluo Chayue was completely confused. Why did the Ming Dynasty treat the Champa people like this?
Fang Ying has handed over the task of recovering all the cities to Xia Xun, and a total of 40 troops marched southward.

They took over a large area of ​​the city, pretended it was a normal takeover, and then massacred the city as usual.

The royal city including the city was not only massacred, but also burned by Xia Xun.

The whole Annan ending may not come to an end until Jingtai's 12th year.

But the entire Annan, including a small part of Laos and two provinces of Cambodia, were included in Cochin.

(End of this chapter)