Chapter 210 Annan Monkey! Dare you call yourself the Emperor of Dai Viet!?
In the past few years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the speed of conquests in various places has been too fast, and the opportunities for making military achievements have become less and less.
Especially in the Japanese country, they were dealing with Japanese pirates who were like monkeys. It would be a shame to lose, and there wouldn't be much credit for winning. Lan Yu had already had enough of staying here.
Therefore, after Guo Zixing, Mao Gui and others led the Korean and Jurchen soldiers to the Japanese country, Lan Yu immediately ran away.
"Your Highness, I have heard that the Sultan of Tianzhu is very arrogant! This time I must give him some good looks and let him know what Ming Dynasty's martial ethics is..."
Lan Yu said confidently.
However, Zhu Han interrupted him mid-sentence.
"We don't need to think about the Delhi Sultanate in Tianzhu for the moment. There is a blind guy in front of us. We need to let him experience the martial virtues of our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"What are you talking about, Your Highness?" Lan Yu immediately became energetic after hearing this.
The Ming Dynasty is now at its peak, and even the Mongols have been driven to eat the sand in Mobei. According to the news Lan Yu heard, in a year or two, the Mongols will not even be able to eat the sand in Mobei.
Lan Yu really didn't expect it, which blind guy came to die?
"It's not far, the Annan Kingdom is the closest to us!" Zhu Han said.
"Annan? Isn't that a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty?"
Lan Yu has lived a good life in the Japanese country in recent years. In her spare time, she has read a lot of books on current affairs. She has a rough understanding of the geography and humanities surrounding the Ming Dynasty.
"When Annan wanted to be a dog to the Ming Dynasty, he called himself a vassal state. When he became more aggressive, he called himself the Emperor of Dai Viet!" Zhu Han said with a sneer.
Lan Yu quickly asked what the specific situation was, and Zhu Han explained it to him in detail.
It turned out that it was precisely because of the strong rise of the Ming Dynasty that the Chen Dynasty in Vietnam felt great pressure.
Historically, starting from the Qin Dynasty, almost all unified dynasties were interested in Vietnam, a land with a strong Chinese cultural atmosphere, and even included the northern region under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty several times.
Now that the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it swept the Mongols back to Mobei in one fell swoop, everyone in the Chen Dynasty of Vietnam was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would turn around and come south to destroy Vietnam.
Therefore, under this mentality, Chen Wang, the emperor of the Chen Dynasty of Vietnam, sent people to secretly contact Chen Youliang in the southwest, hoping that the Annan people would operate in the Ming Dynasty in the name of doing business and paying tribute, and provide information to Chen Youliang, so that the southern border of the Ming army would not be peaceful.
, so that we will not attack Vietnam.
Chen Youliang, who was entrenched in the southwest, was also worried about his situation, so he naturally accepted this ally who came to his door with joy.
Chen Youliang and Chen Wang secretly became allies.
He wanted to deal a heavy blow to the southwestern border of Ming Dynasty at the right time.
There is no airtight wall in the world.
What's more, Ming Dynasty's spies have already used Qihai Trading Company to deploy many intelligence networks all over the world.
The actions of the Vietnamese Emperor Chen Wang were quickly detected by the Ming Dynasty's spies.
After learning that his situation was exposed, the Dai Viet Emperor Tran Wang not only did not fear the Ming's revenge, but directly broke the pretense, openly claimed to be the Dai Viet Emperor, ordered the expulsion of Ming merchants and envoys from Thang Long City and other places, and even slightly
Those who resisted were killed by the Vietnamese.
After hearing this, Lan Yu became furious.
"Damn it, I thought it was some kind of tyranny. Annan, a small country with a big nose, dares to disobey the Ming Dynasty. His Highness said how to destroy him. I, Lan Yu, will never hesitate!"
"Annan has a large population and dense rivers and rainforests. It is really not easy to completely eradicate him. If you delay too much, it is easy to miss the direction of the wind and go to Tianzhu. Therefore, this battle is to hit the snake seven inches away and give the arrogant Vietnam a stick."
Defeat him, and then the imperial court will send officials and troops to slowly educate him!" Zhu Han said calmly.
In terms of land area, Annan is not a very large place.
However, the distance between the north and the south is very narrow, so it will take a lot of time to conquer it bit by bit.
Moreover, Annan has another advantage, that is, the local population is large.
Even equivalent to the entire Guangnan Province, even if the Ming army wanted to behead everyone, it would take a long time.
Zhu Han planned to make a quick decision and command the Ming Dynasty's army to directly attack Thang Long City, the capital of Annan. It would be best to capture the Vietnamese Emperor Chen Wang alive and turn the Vietnamese Chen Dynasty into a puppet of the Ming Dynasty, and then slowly use force and economy to
of assimilation.
"Annan is a place that has received a lot of enlightenment from the Central Plains. They still have a lot of identity with the brand of Annan. There are also many people who are loyal and patriotic and respect Li Xing. Therefore, in this battle, the attack on Thang Long City, the capital of Annan, must be lightning fast.
Don't give Annan's supporters everywhere a chance to rescue!" Zhu Han said slowly.
I have to say that Vietnam has absorbed and utilized some of the essence of Central Plains culture very well.
For example, loyalty to the emperor was spared no effort to promote by the Vietnamese monarch.
In history, the Ming Dynasty once suppressed the Vietnamese regime during the Yongle period. However, due to problems with its own governance style and the national conditions of the local Vietnamese, the Ming army finally had to withdraw.
The Ming army's abandonment of Vietnam cannot be said to be a military defeat. After all, the Ming army's several campaigns in Vietnam were all about chopping up melons and vegetables.
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According to records in Vietnamese history books, the Ming army killed Vietnamese troops in rivers of blood. Ordinary Vietnamese people were also pressed to the ground by the Ming army and their heads were borrowed. In addition, a large number of women were snatched back to the Ming Dynasty, and tens of thousands of little boys were castrated and used as eunuchs.
of hard labor.
The killing methods of the Ming army were not without ruthlessness, but they still did not completely frighten the Vietnamese who had accepted the Central Plains culture. Only by cutting off the spiritual roots of the Vietnamese could they be allowed to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with peace of mind.
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"Kill all the officials and scholars there who are unwilling to cooperate!"
"Then bring the Ming Dynasty's warships and merchant ships to all ports in Annan, and conquer them completely with swords and money!"
Zhu Han's plan is a standard conquest, another civilization route.
Although Vietnam is a secondary civilization of the Central Plains culture, it also has a strong sense of autonomy. The longer it takes, the more troublesome it will be to solve it.
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Annan, Thang Long.
Dai Viet Emperor Tran Vong sits in his Dai Viet Palace.
There were several Vietnamese officials wearing imitation Central Plains official uniforms nearby, reading memorials in their hands.
Many of these memorials were submitted by officials of the Chen Dynasty and local powerful men.
What they said was to persuade Chen Wang to give up being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty and continue to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty peacefully.
After all, the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it dared even the Mongols to return to Mobei. How could our little Annan resist such a powerful Ming Dynasty?
Chen Wang immediately became impatient after hearing this and slammed the table in front of him.
Snapped!
With a crisp sound, a precious Ming Dynasty Jingdezhen ceramic teacup on the table fell to pieces on the ground.
"Stop reading it!"
"These people don't understand my good intentions at all!"
"Northerners have always been very ambitious. As long as their family is powerful, there will be no one who will not covet our fertile land in Vietnam!"
"The Ming Dynasty is so powerful, how could it not be on guard?"
"After all, these cowardly people are afraid of the Ming army!"
"But I am not afraid! Back then, the Mongols dominated the world, but they were even more arrogant than the Ming army. In the end, they surrendered to the resistance of Vietnam!"
The arrogance of Emperor Tran Vong of Dai Viet was definitely not just due to ignorance of the heights of the sky and the earth.
In fact, Vietnam really has its own unique military advantages.
Weapons such as crossbows and gunpowder commonly used in the north will basically lose their original power in Vietnam's humid and rainy season.
The large amount of fish glue used on the crossbow will relax in a humid environment, making the shot weak and weak.
Coupled with the rain forests all over the rivers, it is often difficult for large ships from the Central Plains Dynasty and above to pass.
As for gunpowder, which was so brilliant in the hands of the Yuan Dynasty, it was even more difficult to use in a humid environment.
Chen Wang felt that he should have so many geographical advantages. Even if the Ming army disliked him and did not prepare for three to five years, they would not be able to attack Vietnam.
In the course of these three to five years, all he had to do was join forces with Chen Youliang to mess up the Ming Dynasty's borders to ensure that his Dai Viet dynasty would last forever.
Even if the Ming army is tired of fighting, Chen Wang may be able to lead Dai Viet to capture Guangxi!
Chen Wang was immersed in his dream of carrying forward the Dai Viet Dynasty, and he did not realize that a crisis was approaching from the sea.
All the military defenses of Annan Kingdom are located in the north where it meets Guangnan West Road.
As for the long coastline, the Dai Viet Army has set up many obstacles to prevent ships from docking. There are also large numbers of Dai Viet troops stationed in a few ports. As long as the enemy dares to enter the port, they will be surrounded by the Dai Viet Army.
However, Chen Wang never thought that... the so-called encirclement set up by his Dai Viet army could only be used to trap cats and dogs.
If a tiger breaks into this encirclement, he has never thought about the consequences.
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Outside Thang Long City...on the sea to the east, the Ming Navy fleet led by Zhu Han approached the land ahead under the moonlight.
Zhu Han stood at the forefront of the battle line, and Zhang Dingbian, the forward officer next to him, said to him.
"The Annan monkeys in front have set up a lot of antler obstacles on the beach. If you want to get close to the shore, you have to enter the port."
Zhang Dingbian was the general whom Zhu Han recruited into the Ming army.
He has always been very loyal to himself, and his water fighting talent is very high.
During Zhu Han's voyage to the West, Lan Yu was basically the land war general, Zhang Dingbian was the water war general, and Chen Baodao was the personal guard.
"There must be defenses in Monkey's port." Zhu Han said calmly.
"Let me tell you, Your Highness, the Annan monkeys do have some defenses here. According to the spies' reports, they seem to have deployed more than a dozen large iron cannons!" Zhang Dingbian said.
It has to be said that although the Vietnamese Chen Dynasty was a bit arrogant, they were always very positive in their learning attitude. Whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty, many technologies were learned from them.
For example, the tactic of using artillery to control the water surface only emerged in the Ming Dynasty, and the Chen Dynasty had already started to learn it.
It's just that Monkey's artillery casting technology is really backward.
Zhu Han felt that the range of their artillery might not be as good as the artillery on his own ship.
"It's just a chicken and a dog. Go in and attack the fort first! Then attack the city!" Zhu Han gave the order to start the war without hesitation.
Rumble!
Boom!
Bursts of artillery sounds rang out on the dark night sea.
The Ming army's warships had a large displacement, and the artillery on them had a maximum caliber of thirty-six pounds, which was enough to destroy ordinary fortifications.
What's more, Annan's coastal fortifications are all made of rammed earth, and they never thought of long-range attacks at sea.
The Ming army's artillery was so powerful that it hit the Annan Army fortress on the seaside in the first round.
The broken bricks and stones caused the defenders to wake up screaming from their sleep!
"ah!"
"what happened!"
"The pirates are coming?!"
The soldiers of Annan Kingdom were all confused.
but.
The Ming army would not give them much time to react.
The second round of artillery bombardment came soon.
Rumble!
Boom boom!
Different from the first round of artillery, all the artillery this time fell from high in the sky.
Strips of incendiary mortar bombs like the tails of comets first rose into the sky, and then fell headlong.
Annan's fortifications could not stop the mortar shells falling from the sky.
The fierce flames quickly destroyed the few forts in Annan Kingdom.
"Hahaha, so enjoyable!"
Zhang Dingbian laughed loudly, and seeing that the Ming army's attack was going extremely smoothly, he directly ordered the Ming army's warships to use full firepower.
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Annan's army was in chaos!
The huge sound immediately spread to Dongxing City.
Thang Long City, the capital of the Annan Kingdom, is hundreds of miles away from the seaside. After passing through Thang Long City, the Dongxing River enters the sea outside Dongxing City on the seaside.
Zhu Han's current location is still hundreds of miles away from Annan Shenglong City.
The first step is to occupy Dongxing City, and then send shallow-draft warships along the Dongxing River to seize Thang Long City.
The Ming army's artillery not only destroyed the Annan army's fortifications, but also completely destroyed their morale.
Without seeing the enemy, Annan's army had already suffered more than 30% casualties, and the morale of the entire army had completely collapsed.
Before the Annan officials and soldiers in Dongxing City could figure out what was going on, they were captured by the Ming army who landed and made a surprise attack.
"Kneel down!"
"Don't cry!"
Zhu Han entered Dongxing City under the escort of Ming army soldiers. Dozens of Annan officials were tied up and led over to kneel down.
With the help of the light of the torch, Zhu Han quickly saw clearly that all these Annan officials were in a state of confusion.
"Which of you has the highest official position?" Zhu Han asked, looking at the prisoners kneeling on the ground.
The officials of Annan Kingdom have all learned a lot about the Central Plains culture. Whoever learns well will be highly valued by the Annan royal family in Annan Kingdom.
Therefore, not only can each of them understand Chinese characters, but they also have a good level of Chinese language skills and do not need any translation at all.
"The villain is Li Zhixing, the pacifier of Dongxing..."
Under questioning from the Ming army, a frightened Annan official said.
The official system of the Annan Kingdom was learned from the Song Dynasty. The senior officials of the Anlan Kingdom all used the official titles of the Central Plains dynasty, such as Taishi and Taifu, while at the local level, they used the names of pacifiers, county magistrates, etc.
The Dongxing pacifier in front of him, Li Zhixing, is the highest official of Annan State here.
"The King of Annan, Chen Wang, is arrogant and rebellious, and has offended the might of heaven. Now that the soldiers have arrived, the rebels of Annan will surely die without a burial place!"
"I am not allowed to see the Annan Kingdom in ruins and the people suffering from war. You immediately issue a notice. As long as the loyal people in Dongxing City are willing to follow the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Chen Wang rebels, all sins will not only be forgotten, but also each person will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan.
, all the seizures on the battlefield belong to these people!"
Zhu Han said loudly in front of these Annan prisoners.
Dongxing City is very close to the sea. If it can be controlled by the Ming army, it will be a very good base.