After the Allied Navy defeated the main force of the Nam Nguyen Navy off the coast of Da Nang, it chased the fleeing enemy ships and headed towards Da Nang non-stop. After a fierce battle, the Allied Navy captured Han Island, the northern barrier of Da Nang, and the fleet entered the harbor waterway.
Bombard the Wuxing Mountain and Fuxiang Mountain forts along the coast.
Da Nang Bay is horseshoe-shaped, with its mouth facing the northeast. It is nearly 15 kilometers long from north to south, and about 11 kilometers wide from east to west. The water depth is more than ten meters. There is Han Island as a barrier to the north of the bay mouth, and there are Marble Mountains and Fuxiang Mountains along the coast. The situation is
It is very dangerous. Da Nang is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is also close to Hue and its geographical location is also extremely important.
In fact, annihilating the main force of the Nan Nguyen Navy has basically achieved its goal. The ships parked in Da Nang can no longer pose a threat to the South China Sea Fleet or the Zheng Family Navy. However, in order to achieve political and economic goals, the coalition forces still made a aggressive attack posture.
Two days later, before the Nan Nguyen regime in Hue could make a decision, the United Navy had already sent hundreds of warships to the north to Sun Lai Hai Gate. After a not too fierce naval battle, a Nan Nguyen navy stationed at Sun Lai Hai Gate almost
completely annihilated.
During the long war between Trinh and Nguyen, Nam Nguyen built two main fortress lines based on the terrain, stretching across several miles of flat land between mountains and seas. The first line of defense was Truong Ngu Fort (in present-day Phong Loc District, Quang Binh Province,
The city wall is located in the south of Zhengjiang River, stretching for 11 kilometers from the sea to Congshan. The second line of defense is the Changde Fort, of which the city wall in Rili is more than 3,000 feet long and built along the sea.
During the second Zheng-Nguyen War, the Zheng family broke through the first line of defense of the Nguyen family, stationed troops at the seaport of Rili, and launched an amphibious assault in an attempt to bypass the Ruan family's city defenses. However, during the Battle of Rili Sea, the Zheng family failed
The enemy Ruan family was defeated and returned.
First, attack Da Nang to intimidate Hue, the political capital of Nan Nguyen; then attack Ri Li Hai Gate, making a move to join forces with the Zheng family to break through and move south. The intention of Zhu Yongxing and the staff is to take advantage of the current situation of Zheng.
Ruan's hostility is to obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost.
Of course, Zhu Yongxing hoped that the confrontation between Zheng and Ruan could last longer, which would be more conducive to fishing in troubled waters and benefiting both sides. Therefore, Zheng was not notified in advance of this attack on the Nan Ruan Navy.
But Nan Ruan would not think so. The most powerful naval force had been severely damaged, the Haimen Gate of Rili was being bombarded, and the Ming Navy navy was still planning to enter Da Nang and clear out holes. If the Zheng Army launched another offensive,
Attacked by land and water with the Ming army, the situation was critical.
The entire territory of Annan is close to the sea. The terrain of Nan Ruan is a long and narrow strip. Without the navy, it can be said that there are loopholes everywhere and it is impossible to prevent it.
The South China Sea Fleet, together with the Zheng Navy, was the strongest navy in Asia at that time. After the Nan Ruan Navy was hit repeatedly, the remaining ships were now unable to withstand even the South China Sea Fleet. When Nan Ruan sent a peace envoy, in Zhu Yongxing's view
, the war has come to an end.
The goal of dominating the Beibu Gulf has been achieved. No matter how much money can be extorted from Nan Ruan, it can be regarded as an unexpected gain. So far, the combined navy has captured nearly a hundred large and small ships and hundreds of large and small artillery pieces. Although it has also suffered losses.
But compared with the victory achieved, this price is completely worth it.
"Oh, the Zheng family has also sent an envoy, hoping that we can honor our agreement and the two families will join forces to attack Nanruan?" Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and asked: "In addition to demanding that we honor our agreement, do they have any other conditions?"
"The Zheng family is willing to bear the military pay and food required for our army's operations." Yicheng shook his head with some contempt. He knew Zhu Yongxing's thoughts quite well. If the Zheng family offered very generous conditions, Zhu Yongxing would not have changed his plan.
possible, but now Zheng's conditions obviously cannot satisfy Zhu Yongxing.
"It's just military pay and food -" As expected, Zhu Yongxing shook his head slightly, showing a dissatisfied look, paused, waved his hands and said: "Change Zheng's conditions and then reveal them to Nan Ruan. Which side gives more?"
, whichever side we prefer.”
If Nan Ruan does not understand current affairs, even if the time is not yet ripe, Zhu Yongxing will join forces with the Zheng family to break the balance of the confrontation between Zheng Ruan and Zheng Ruan and let the Zheng and Ruan families fight to the death. In this case, the Zheng family's strategic focus will be focused on
The south would provide an opportunity for the Ming army to attack Annan again in the future.
"Nan Ruan should agree to our conditions." Yicheng guessed and said, "They can definitely get two million taels of silver."
"It's not that simple." Zhu Yongxing touched his chin and sneered: "I'm afraid it will make everyone in Guangnan Kingdom complain. Well, this is also good for us."
The long-term war between Nan Nguyen and Bei Zheng has caused the taxes of Quang Nan Kingdom to increase repeatedly, reaching 50% to 60%, which makes the people miserable. The salary system of Nan Nguyen has quickly caused officials to fall into the abyss of corruption.
Unlike the Le Dynasty court, the salaries of Nam Nguyen officials came directly from the people. The Nguyen Lord assigned a number of households to a certain official, and these households specifically provided income to the official. In other words, a considerable number of Nam Nguyen residents did not directly
Instead of paying taxes to Lord Ruan, he accepted what officials asked for as needed. Lord Ruan also asked officials to pay taxes to him. In this way, the burden on households supporting two masters at the same time became even heavier.
Not only that, the custom of selling officials and titles in Nan Ruan is astonishing. Before officials take office, they need to spend a large amount of money to purchase letters of appointment, official seals, and pay tribute to their superiors, the Ruan Lord. And for lower-level officials who use money to buy their official positions, the income of the households they receive will be increased
It may not be as much as the taxes you have to pay. Therefore, it is almost impossible to be an official in the Nan Nguyen system and have a smooth life.
If it was said that Lord Ruan paid for it out of his own pocket, Zhu Yongxing would definitely not believe it. It was not that he did not believe that Lord Ruan did not have the financial resources, but he concluded that Lord Ruan was reluctant and would definitely pass the burden on to the officials below. And the officials would make
The people who enfeoff to themselves bear the cost.
From Lord Nguyen to officials at all levels, they openly regard the people as objects of arbitrary exploitation. There is no doubt that when the people's tolerance limit approaches the critical point, it means that the end of the Nguyen family's regime is approaching.
Zhu Yongxing has already regarded Annan as a piece of his pocket. The more corrupt and the more signs of chaos, the more beneficial it is to him. On the surface, this operation is to dominate the Beibu Gulf, eliminate threatening enemies, and extort property
.And from a deeper perspective, it is part of the grand strategy of annexing the entire Annan.
From the perspective of the development of Mekong Province and other overseas places, this battle has the meaning of "hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches". Nan Nguyen was severely damaged, Chen La will not dare to act rashly, and even Bei Zheng will not dare to act rashly.
We will continue to serve as our vassal and dare not have any different intentions. Whether it is winning a stable development environment or continuing to seize overseas territories, this victory is very meaningful.