Shenglong was originally named Zicheng, also known as Song Ping, and later Hanoi. It is located in the delta area at the intersection of Honghe and Dunhe Rivers. It is a must-pass place whether from the south to the north, or from the mainland to the coast.

Even though Annan Kingdom has migrated to Qinghua, Shenglong City's strategic position is still very important.

Now, the Ming army has made a comeback, with 100,000 troops coming to the city, and it is impossible to see at first sight.

The two armies had the first wave of confrontation, and the Annan army was completely defeated, so they simply gave up their front-line positions and retreated to Shenglong City.

Since the early years of Xuande and the Ming Dynasty withdrew its troops, the Annan people learned from the previous lessons and re-strengthening the city walls, making Shenglong City more impoverished.

The Ming army was fighting in a foreign land, and the supply line was very long. It was very inconvenient to transport grain from Yunnan to Annan, and cross mountains and ridges. The loss was quite considerable. It would be good if one hundred kilograms of grain was transported to the front line.

Perhaps the Ming army also considered the supply issue and did not rush to attack the city, but chose to camp twenty miles north of the city.

In Shenglong City, there was sufficient grain reserves and it was no problem to hold on for a year or two. Therefore, the Annan people were not panicked at all when facing the Ming army.

I won’t beat you, I will just hunch it up. If you have the ability, come and beat me!

However, what they didn't know was that the Qinghua defenders had the same idea.

The Ming army divided into two groups, surrounding Shenglong and attacking Qinghua. Both cities were ready to defend themselves. As a result, a small army of hundreds of troops ran to the West City Gate in silence.

The defenders thought it was the Ming army coming to harass him, but were about to shoot arrows, but found that something was wrong.

The people below shouted, saying that they were the emperor!

The guards on the top of the city were stunned. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty went to fight in person. What was going on?

But it doesn't look like it no matter how much...

Finally, someone who understands clearly saw that this was not the Ming army, it was clearly the Annan Emperor Li Sicheng, with the crown prince Li Yan, a large group of civil servants and military generals and hundreds of guards.

The Shenglong Guardian was immediately flattered. His Majesty the Emperor personally brought people to support him?

They hurriedly opened the city gate and let the emperor and his group enter the city, and then they realized that it was Qinghua City... broken!

Seeing that it was okay here for the time being, Li Sicheng and his son felt relieved.

Shenglong City was once the capital of Annan Kingdom for a long time. Although it has been moved to Qinghua, the imperial palace here is still preserved.

Its status is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty's accompanying capital Nanjing, in Annan, and Shenglong is also called the Dongdu.

After entering the city, Li Sicheng hurriedly counted the civil servants and military generals who followed him and temporarily formed a team.

Although the number of people is a little smaller, at least it is like that.

Next, a combat meeting was held to discuss how to deal with the Ming army's attack.

After experiencing the battle in Qinghua City, Li Sicheng had already developed deep fear of the Ming army's firearms.

Only two thousand people captured the most solid capital overnight.

There are 100,000 people here, but there has been no attack for a long time. What does it mean?

It means that their firearms, especially ammunition, are not unlimited!

Otherwise, I would have attacked long ago, so what are you waiting for?

If so, there are still some fighting in this battle!

After the monarch and his ministers discussed, Li Sicheng ordered Prince Li Yan to lead the entire army and prepare for a defensive battle.

Three days later, the Ming army outside the city still did not attack, but an army came from the West.

Li Yan stood at the top of the city and found that the team was from the direction of Qinghua City, and was immediately shocked.

Could it be the Ming army that attacked Qinghua...

The news reached the palace. Li Sicheng was having a meal and was so scared that he threw away all the bowls.

It's over, it's over, where to run this time?

The huge Annan Kingdom no longer has its own place...

Zheng Fu, Minister of War, said: "Your Majesty, now you can only fight to the death!"

Li Sicheng's face turned blue and white. After a while, he said, "Can you... be able to hold on?"

"If you can't defend it, you must guard it. If the city is there, the city is destroyed and the people will die!"

"But, but..."

"Your Majesty, the Ming army has come here, why are you hesitating?"

"or……"

Li Sicheng was struggling for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said weakly: "Or... let's surrender..."

"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful! If the city is broken, you still have the possibility of survival, but you will not have any chance of survival!"

At this time, Zheng Fu was already feeling a little embarrassed!

If the city is broken, as long as we ministers surrender a better attitude, we can basically keep our jobs and may even be promoted.

After all, people are new to us, so we need someone to manage it, right?

However, you, the emperor, are different. In any case, the Li family will surely die.

The iron country is the emperor.

Li Sicheng was so anxious that he finally woke up after hearing Zheng Fu's reminder.

"What the Qing family said is very true. Now we should defend ourselves to the death and fight the Northern Dynasties to the death!"

Zheng Fu bowed and said, "Now the 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Shenglong City are all dependent on His Majesty!"

Li Sicheng stopped eating now, dressed in golden armor and took his ministers to the city gate.

"Father, you are here!"

Li Yan showed joy on his face. What the soldiers lack most now is morale. What else can boost morale more than His Majesty the Emperor!

"Don't panic, where is the enemy now?"

"Please see, Father!"

Li Yan pointed to the city and said, "The main force of the 100,000 Ming army in the north still remained unmoved. Instead, the Ming army from the direction of Qinghua City has a population of about two thousand people, but they did not carry artillery!"

When Li Sicheng heard this, his eyes lit up.

Sure enough, when the Ming army attacked Qinghua City, they had exhausted their ammunition!

Without artillery, I'm still afraid of being a fucked!

The solidity of the Shenglong City Wall is not as strong as that of Qinghua City. Without the kind of artillery that destroys the world, relying solely on the flesh and blood, it is simply a dream to break the city!

"Don't panic, my son. The Ming army may be trying to lure our army out of the city, just ignore them!"

"Father is wise!"

At this time, Zheng Fu, the Minister of War, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister feels...it seems that the situation is not right..."

Li Sicheng asked, "What are your opinions in your family?"

"Your Majesty, please see. If it is an enemy, you should camp outside the cover of our artillery and find an opportunity to attack, but they are still moving forward..."

The Annan people also had artillery, so they were erected on the city gate tower.

Moreover, Annan's firearm manufacturing level has always been strong, and sometimes even has been in the leading position.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizong conquered Annan, he specially brought Li Shulin and his son, who were good at making firearms, back to the capital, and were specifically responsible for the improvement of firearms.
Chapter completed!