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Chapter 440 Monkeys pinch each other, Han soldiers are behind

(let it go!)
The territories of the Ruan and Zheng families are bounded by the river. Since the end of the Seventh Zheng-Nguyen War, Zheng-Nguyen has been divided into the north and the south. It is known in history as "the north and the south are the soldiers."

In layman's terms, Lord Zheng's territory was the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi established by Emperor Taizong Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, and the governor's offices of Jiaozhou and Huanzhou during the Tang Dynasty.

No matter when the dynasty's legal system was traced back to, the Annan Zheng family was an inalienable territory of Ming China.

The farmers in the area under the Zheng family had just finished planting rice seedlings when they were recruited by the government to join the army.

Zhu Chengxun's intelligence was still biased. After the annihilation of troops from the north and the south, the Zheng family began to deploy soldiers based on the superior soldiers and the one-army system to enhance their armed strength.

Zheng Fan, the leader of Zheng in this generation, even established martial arts competitions to select talents.

At the border between Ruan and Zheng, the 42-year-old Zheng Fan not only personally led his army southward, but also brought the puppet king with him.

This is also an old tradition of the Zheng family. Taking the king on an expedition can not only prevent the king from "usurping power" to cause trouble when he is not in the center, but also declare his righteousness to the Ruan family.

Even if the battle is defeated, the blame can still be placed on the king, saying that it was the king's lack of virtue that led to the defeat of the army.

Zheng Fan was relatively good. He only deposed Li Yuzong before his death. His son Zheng Gang was more powerful. He killed and deposed four kings in succession during his ten years in power. He was like a consumable.

"Boom boom boom!"

Zheng Jun's artillery continued to bombard the city wall of Nguyen's border town.

An Wang Zheng Fan was dressed in royal robes, looked at the city wall in the distance and said to Le Yu Zong beside him: "Your Majesty, with this personal expedition, the rebel king Nguyen will be able to defeat the rebel king Nguyen and unify Vietnam."

"Here comes King Lao'an." Li Yuzong nodded numbly.

Le Yu Zong and Le Xizhong, father and son, were among the few kings of the later Le dynasty who lived longer, although they were forced to die before they reached the age of 60.

Even if this battle is not fought, Zheng Fan will die in two years, and Li Yuzong will be forced to die of illness after a symbolic two years of life.

Zheng Fan was not unprepared for this expedition. Just a year ago, Ruan Fuwei died of illness, and he did not go south to march troops immediately.Instead, they waited for a year and waited specifically for the winter rice harvest. After the summer rice was sown, they brazenly launched their troops in the gap before the rainy season.

Ruan Phuc Thu mistakenly believed that there would be no war this year, and was actively digesting and controlling Quang Nam Kingdom. Therefore, there were not many border defenders, and he was caught off guard.

"Boom boom boom!"

Seeing that the artillery bombardment was almost done, Zheng Fan's son Zheng Gang immediately pulled out his sword and issued an order: "Charge the whole army and kill the Great Wall!"

In order to defend against the Zheng family, the Nguyen family built a 127-kilometer-long earth and stone city in the Hengshan area, called the "Great Wall". Later Vietnamese historians called it the greatest border defense project of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Thousands of Zheng troops armed with weapons launched a charge.Within half an hour, Ruan's "Great Wall" was completely destroyed.

Counting the civilians, a total of [-] Zheng troops crossed the "Great Wall" and went south, plundering Ruan's towns south of Hengshan.

The entire south of Hengshan and north of Jiang fell quickly.

Only then did Ruan Phuc Thu react and hurriedly gathered troops to resist.

Zheng Fan wanted to quickly cross the Yangtze River and go south, but the army gathered too many troops and he did not have much experience in leading troops. As soon as he crossed Hengshan, the army almost lost control.

Fortunately, the soldiers were looting the Ruan family's territory. When the Zheng army had made a fortune and was preparing to cross the river, Ruan Fushu had already arrived with his army.

Zheng Gang flinched: "Father, the Ruan family's army has arrived, should we withdraw?"

Zheng Fan shook his head: "No, send the order and the army will cross the river!"

Zheng Fan knew very well that there was no turning back. If the Ruan family was not destroyed this time, and the Ruan family turned around and complained to the Chinese emperor, the Zheng family would be in a difficult situation.

Moreover, there is another point. With the annihilation of troops from the north and the south, the military strength of the Zheng family and the Ruan family are increasingly weakened. This is why Zheng Fan established martial arts examinations to select talents.

Zheng Jun had to fight over mountains and ridges, so he did not bring a naval force. He had to cut down trees everywhere to make rafts, and also collected boats along the river to cross the river.

Ruan Fushu was in a hurry and did not go out in full force like Zheng Fan. He only gathered less than [-] troops, and the remaining troops had to garrison the newly occupied land in Chenla to prevent rebellion.

Eighty thousand versus ten thousand, the advantage is mine!

Tens of thousands of Zheng troops crossed the river in batches. Ruan Phuc Thu, who was watching from the camp on the other side of the river, put down the telescope given by the Ming Emperor and calmly issued an order: "Let the gunners fire! Shoot down all the puppet Lebanese rebels on the opposite side."

The Ruan family also knew that their population and military strength were small, so they were very keen on forging cannons and guns.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The entire river was filled with artillery fire.

Less than a quarter of an hour after Ruan Jun's artillery fired, Zheng Jun across the river also ordered to fire.

The two sides fought back and forth for a full hour, but the Ruan army, which lacked enough artillery, could no longer withstand it.

"withdraw."

After Nguyen Phuc Thu gave an order, tens of thousands of Nguyen troops quickly gathered their troops and retreated until they were out of the range of Zheng Jun's artillery.

Zheng Jun only suffered no more than a thousand casualties, and the casualties were mainly among the first batch of civilians to cross the river.

"No, father, the Ruan army has retreated. Cross the river quickly, don't let them escape." Zheng Gang saw the Ruan army retreating and shouted in a hurry.

They completely forgot that not long ago, they were so frightened by the [-] Ruan troops on the other side of the river that they wanted to retreat.Zheng Fan was a little helpless, but didn't say anything.

After all, he is his only son. He is only 17 years old this year. It is normal for him to be immature. Fortunately, he already dares to fight on the battlefield.

Zheng Fan waved his hand: "Pass my order to the whole army to cross the river and stop testing."

The [-] Zheng troops no longer took their time, but quickly gathered to cross the river by boat.Even Zheng Fan and his son took Li Yuzong on a rare ship.

In just one hour, more than 6 Zheng troops successfully crossed the river. Zheng Fan and his son had just escorted Li Yuzong's imperial driver off the boat and were preparing to assemble an army to pursue the Ruan army.

"Dududududu da da da..."

As the sound of trumpets sounded, the Ruan Army, which was still retreating, not only stopped retreating, but launched a countercharge towards Zheng Army.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Tens of thousands of Ruan troops charged, and the whole earth shook violently.

No, this was not stepped on by human feet, but by war elephants.A total of 600 war elephants suddenly rushed out from nowhere, and another 500 untamed wild elephants were driven towards the tens of thousands of Zheng's troops on the river bank.

Although the Zheng family also has war elephants, they only have less than 200 elephants in total, and they haven't brought them over yet. The Ruan family in front of them has at least more than a thousand.

Zheng Fan was shocked: "No, hurry up, let the musketeers shoot, and there are artillery..."

No, it was too late. Thousands of elephants rushed into Zheng's army from two different directions.

Zheng Jun had no time to dodge and flee. The gunmen inside subconsciously fired, but because the sound was not dense enough and the distance was too close, it actually aroused the elephant's ferocity.

Good guy, even the war elephant is going crazy now, and the rider on the elephant's back can only bend down to prevent himself from being thrown off.

Thousands of elephants just ran rampant among tens of thousands of people, and a few of them ran away after hitting people.Most of them were blocked by crowds of people and could only be trampled in all directions.

Tens of thousands of Zheng troops were overwhelmed by these aimless elephant herds in the blink of an eye. Even the Ruan troops who had originally charged changed their route halfway through the charge and turned to pursue the scattered Zheng troops.

"Father, we are defeated, retreat quickly!"

Zheng Gang rode quickly away from the crazy elephant group, ran to Zheng Fan and shouted in a panic.

Zheng Fan was shocked and angry, but he did not lose his mind. He shouted quickly: "Quick, take your Majesty with you."

Zheng Gang was very obedient and hurriedly turned back to the carriage, grabbed Li Yuzong who was still in a daze, threw him on the horse and left.

At this moment, on the battlefield, more than 6 Zheng troops had been collided by the crazy elephant herd, and the entire army collapsed.The Ruan army, which numbered just over [-], even dared to divide its forces and run to pursue the fleeing Zheng army.

As fierce as these Zheng's troops came, they ran away in such embarrassment.

Sergeant Zheng's soldiers frantically grabbed the boats on the river bank. Some even fought among themselves to fight for the escape boats. Some of them panicked and jumped into the river when they saw the Ruan army approaching, hoping to swim across.

Zheng Fan and his son led Li Yuzong, slashing and blocking the enemy's troops all the way, and quickly crossed the river by boat. After meeting up with the remaining ten thousand troops on the other side of the river, they fled north across Hengshan.

The Ruan army captured less than [-] people, and with so many troops in total, it was impossible to stop them. Most of them jumped into the river in the chaos, escaped by boat, and some got into the ravines.

Ruan Phuc Thu did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory. He only defeated the Zheng family and won by surprise. Moreover, the war in the south was easing, so he had to be on guard at all times. He had just succeeded to the throne and his foundation was not yet completely solid.

But it was said that Zheng Fan and his son were defeated and fled. Before they could escape back to Shenglong Mansion, they made plans in advance on the road.

Zheng Fan said: "With this defeat, the royal courtiers who support Your Majesty, both in the government and in the public, will definitely take the opportunity to jump out. But don't rush to support the new king now. Wait until all these traitors and rebels jump out, and then we can catch them all."

Zheng Gang responded quickly: "Kid, remember this."

Zheng Fan nodded: "When I go back this time, my son will also start to take over the government. My father will not live for a few more years. Sooner or later it will be your turn to rule the country of Li."

Zheng Gang was about to nod, but then he realized: "My father is in his prime, so he should continue to be in charge of state affairs."

"You don't have to worry too much. My father will meditate on you first and help you stabilize the situation of the court."

Zheng Fan's face showed relief: "You must also remember that after you succeed to the throne, you must immediately go to the Chinese Emperor to apologize. What China wants is nothing more than the surrender of Annan. Our country, Li, previously surrendered to the Manchu and Qing puppet dynasties, which was a big mistake. Now we cannot make the same mistake again and again. As long as our country, Li, can sincerely plead guilty and dethrone the Germanless rulers who surrendered to the puppet Manchu and Qing Dynasties and marched southward without permission, China will not blame us. And Li, after all, is useless to China. Land, if China wins Li’s surrender, it will no longer go to war over it.”

This was because he had even thought about his retreat in advance. Zheng Fan still had the same habitual thinking as before and felt that Annan was a bad land for China.

Not only is it difficult to fight, but it is also difficult to rule.

As long as they sincerely plead guilty, surrender, and depose the king as a stepping stone, China should not continue to pursue the case.

The father and son were discussing as they walked, completely ignoring the fact that Li Yuzong was tied next to him.

"No! The Han soldiers are coming to kill! The Han soldiers are coming to kill!"

Before returning to Shenglong Mansion, Zheng Fan and his son suddenly received urgent military information.

Han soldiers actually came?
　1. Vietnam is located in the Indochina Peninsula. It is covered with tropical forests and has a large number of monkeys.Many Vietnamese raise and play monkeys as a profession;

　　2. Vietnamese people are generally thin in stature, and most of them are good at climbing trees, and they look like monkeys;

　　3. During the Vietnam War, the invading US military and the Vietnamese supplies in the north both trained monkeys to participate in combat.For a time, monkey soldiers were all over the battlefields of Vietnam;
　　4. In "Journey to the West", one of China's four most famous novels, Sun Monkey makes a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and is said to have a "rebellious bone in the back of his head".China selflessly helped Vietnam, but Vietnam repaid kindness with hatred and kindness with hatred.This is also a manifestation of "a bone in the back of the head".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)