But when Chen Tianping received the news that Daming actually revealed that he had contacted Daming, fear instantly filled his eyes. At this time, he was no longer the grandson of King Annan. He was no different from an ordinary person.
The identity he was so proud of seemed worthless in the eyes of Ming.
"Impossible, how could Ming give up on me? I am the grandson of King Annan. How could Ming legitimately enter Annan without me?" Chen Tianping lost his mind and smashed all kinds of things in the house all over the floor as if to vent his anger. Until now, he still refuses to face reality.
Fortunately, the people around him were more sober than him and knew what would happen if the news was known to Li and his son. He quickly pulled him away and persuaded him as he ran away: "Your Majesty, please leave quickly. It's too late. If Li and his son react, we won't be able to leave anymore."
Hearing the names of Li and his son, Chen Tianping suddenly shivered with fright. He said tremblingly: "Yes, yes, yes, go quickly, go quickly..."
The Li family and his son soon arrived at Chen Tianping. Seeing that he had escaped, they ordered the massacre of the whole place without hesitation and continued to pursue him.
After Chen Tianping escaped, he was unwilling to hide here and there. Simply recruit troops and buy horses, hoping to make a comeback. But he had this intention, but he did not have the ability. He was destroyed by Li and his son with one blow, and they were killed and fled. And he himself had to flee into the mountains, forests and valleys before he could barely escape the pursuit of Li and his son.
At this time, Chen Tianping had time to regret. If he had not been greedy and directly agreed to Ming's conditions, he would have cooperated internally and externally to kill the rebellious Li clan. Although it was impossible for him to stay in Annan and become the king, it would be better if he could move to the Ming Dynasty than if his clan members had to flee and those who were killed would be killed.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world. No matter how unwilling Chen Tianping was, everything was irreversible.
This time, neither Chen nor Li were ready. Both of them were news released by Han Du, forcing them to take action in a hurry. Chen Tianping fled all the way, causing a huge sensation. In addition, he recruited troops along the way to counterattack the Li family. This series of turmoil made Annan panic.
When Li was chasing Chen Tianping, he found that the Ming army made no movement at all, as if they didn't care about Chen Tianping's life or death at all. In this way, Bian made Li and his son think that the Ming army was not here for Chen Tianping at all.
Therefore, except for placing some troops in front to block the Ming army, the Li family and his son did not do anything extra. Now that the Li family and his son are busy suppressing the civil strife in Annan and wiping out the remnants of the Chen family, how can they still have the energy to control the Ming army? As long as the Ming army remained motionless, they would be thankful.
A bloody massacre began to spread in Annan. In addition to the Chen family, those who had quarreled with the Chen family in the past were also found by the Li family and their sons and liquidated one by one.
A bloody storm loomed over the Annan people.
At this moment, the Ming army moved!
These days, Zhu Ming is not idle. He first wrote a letter to his father and explained Annan's situation. Without Lao Zhu's consent, Emperor Rang directly sent an order to Mu Ying, who was guarding Yunnan, to send troops from Yunnan to attack Annan in order to form a pincer attack with him.
Mu Ying received Zhu Ping's order and without hesitation personally led an army of 50,000 people to raid Annan directly from Yunnan. Mu Yingdu left Mengzi and entered Annan. Since the Li family and his son had to mobilize troops to pursue the Chen family and guard against the Ming army in Anping Port, they focused all their attention on Anping Port and did not have the slightest defense against Yunnan.
Mu Ying was worthy of being a famous general of his generation. He had a thorough understanding of the principle of attacking the heart first. After entering Annan, he ordered his people to write down the 20 crimes of Li and his son, carve them on wooden plaques, and put them down the river. Annan soldiers and civilians saw this. After arriving at the list, people's hearts were separated. Mu Ying's army was unstoppable all the way and did not even encounter any decent resistance.
When Li and his son received the news that Ming Dynasty sent troops from Yunnan to attack Annan, they immediately panicked. Only then did he realize that the Ming army wanted to attack from both sides.
Just as Li and his son expected, the Ming army in Anping Port moved.
Han Du led 30,000 naval troops, and the King of Qin led the six guards of the palace to attack Annan.
This movement was no longer the ferocious firearm that Li and his son were familiar with. Han Du directly used cannons to open the way. No matter whether it was military formations or passes along the way, under the bombardment of cannons, the city gates that Annan was proud of were as fragile as a layer of tissue paper and could be easily pierced.
Mu Ying advanced all the way through the pass and marched forward bravely, defeated Annan's ambush near Qin Station, captured Xinfu, and then arrived at Baihe River.
Li's father and his son did not expect that the Ming army would advance at such a rapid pace. They were so frightened that they poured out all Annan's troops, claiming to be more than two million strong. Along the four natural dangers of the Xuanjiang, Taojiang, Tuojiang, and Fuliangjiang rivers, we cut down trees and built strongholds, which stretched for more than 900 miles. We also set up wooden piles along the rivers. military attack.
Han Du and Zhu Ping's army entered the Fuliang River. They first ordered Zhu Rong to attack the mouth of the Jialin River, and then advanced to Duobang Pass. Mu Ying's army also marched along the north bank of the Tao River, forming a pincer attack with Zhu Ping from the north and south. Solidarity.
The Li family's father and son gathered a large number of troops in Duobang City in an attempt to resist stubbornly.
The multi-state city is high and the water is deep. The city wall alone is three feet high and was built in a steep place. There are many ditches under the city, and the ditches are densely covered with bamboo thorns. Don't underestimate it
These bamboo thorns, once a person falls, will most likely be stabbed to the core. Even if he is not dead, the bamboo thorns are embedded deeply in the flesh, which is enough to make people's hair stand on end just imagining it. Even if the bamboo thorns are removed, it is impossible to clean the burrs in the body. The only thing is to wait for death, and it will still be painful to death.
There are holes dug everywhere outside the trench, and beyond that is the moat. This moat is connected to the river. The water depth is unknown. It is very dangerous and tightly guarded.
Annan's city is very ordinary, and the city walls are not very high at all. In the past, when Handu encountered it, a round of artillery was fired directly, and the city wall could not hold on and was blown out of the gap. The Ming army took advantage of the situation and easily defeated the Annan army.
But this Duobang City is a fortified city. Even compared with the fortified city of the Ming Dynasty, it is probably not far behind. Han Du came to the city and opened fire on the city as usual, but unfortunately the effect was far less than before.
After two rounds of bombardment and seeing little effect, Han Du waved his hand to stop the attack. Standing together with Zhu Zhen, looking at the Duobang City in front of them, he said: "I'm afraid this city is what the Annan people rely on. If this city is defeated, Annan will no longer have any dangerous points to defend, and we will be able to enter the royal capital with overwhelming force. .”
Zhu Ming also nodded in agreement, drew out his sword without hesitation, pointed to the sky and shouted: "A man has made great achievements today. If he can reach this city first, I will not be afraid of a heavy reward. Kill!"
"kill......"
Duobang City is indeed a fortified city that the Li family and his son have high hopes for. Under the continuous attacks of tens of thousands of Ming troops, they fought fiercely for a day. Although the Ming army scaled the city wall several times, they were all blocked by the Annan people. Come back.
As night fell, the two armies had to take a break and prepare to fight again tomorrow.
Zhu Rong, the brave general under Zhu Fang, carefully selected thousands of people who dared to die, and took advantage of the darkness to cross the trenches and quietly climb up the city wall. The Annan people did not expect that the Ming army would be so desperate. They did not even give them a chance to breathe and attacked directly at night. Caught off guard, the Ming army scaled the city wall again. The Annan soldiers were taken by surprise and retreated to the city walls in defeat.
The Ming army took the opportunity to open the city gate, and the Ming army outside the city entered the city. But even so, Li and his son refused to give up. They drove the elephants out into battle and fought to the death with the Ming army in the city. During the fierce street fighting, due to the large size of the elephants, two or three elephants could block the streets. Their huge bodies rushed directly towards the Ming army, which was unstoppable. The elephant's head is covered with heavy armor, and even the sharpness of the revolver cannot withstand the elephant's charge.
The Ming army was unable to do anything about the elephant formation for a while, and was almost forced to the city gate step by step.
At this time, Han Du arrived just in time. When he saw this scene, he immediately ordered: "Come here, fire."
"Master Marquis, there are brothers in front of me, how can we fire?"
Han Du didn't have time to pay attention to him, and shouted directly: "I didn't ask you to aim forward, all of you pointed your guns in the air and fired!"
Everyone was very puzzled by Han Du's order. How to kill the enemy with the muzzle of the gun in the air? However, he still obeyed Han Du's order and immediately raised the cannon into the sky and fired directly.
"Boom~boom~boom..."
When the first roar of the cannon came out, the Ming army soldiers in front seemed to be swept by an invisible wave. Everyone was startled, and they all shrank their necks in shock.
Everyone was cursing in their hearts: "Damn it, I'm fighting to the death in the front, but who's the bastard behind is firing the cannon? Can the cannon be fired at this time? I wonder if the cannon will be fired first, will I be the one hit first?"
The Ming army was frightened, and the elephant in front was even more frightened. In the stunned eyes of the Ming army, these elephants neighed, then all turned around and charged back towards the Annan people.
The Annan soldiers, who had relied on the elephant to gain the upper hand just now, were suddenly frightened and turned pale and bloodless.
"Ah~"
Bursts of screams suddenly sounded, and countless Annan soldiers were trampled into pulp by the crazed elephants.
Seeing that the situation was over, Li and his son immediately fled from the opposite side. The Ming army pursued them all the way to Yuanshan, burned all the wooden fences along the river, and captured countless prisoners. After two days and one night of fierce fighting, the fortified Dobang City was finally captured.
Once Duobang City was defeated, the Annan people no longer had any danger to defend. Within half a month, Han Du and Zhu Ping led their troops to attack the East and West counties of Annan respectively.
Faced with such an aggressive and plundering offensive, the Annan officials and people suffered a nervous breakdown. Coupled with the rebellious behavior of the Li family and his son, people were completely devastated. Elderly soldiers and civilians in Annan prefectures and counties donated money and property to the Ming army. Zhu Ping immediately took this opportunity to meet with officials and people, appease those who surrendered and surrendered, and sent his generals to continue to attack the city and seize territory. Under the unstoppable power of the Ming Dynasty, many officials and people saw the situation clearly, and tens of thousands of people came to surrender to Zhu Xi every day.
Seeing how powerful the Ming army was, Li's father and his son wanted to summon a large army to fight again, but they themselves did not feel that they could defeat the Ming army. The battle in Duobang City really frightened their courage. He wanted to escape, but he was reluctant to part with the inheritance he had just acquired, and he was at a loss.
In the end, Li and his son were determined to burn down the palace, and then retreated with the remaining defeated soldiers.
The Ming army advanced by land and water, conquering the villages of Chijiang, Kunmei, Wanjie, and Pulai, and beheaded more than 37,000 people. Annan general Hu Du gathered the navy to guard the dangerous Pantan River, and Han Du ordered the navy to attack. Under the intensive artillery fire from the warships, Hu Duju's ship was destroyed in an instant, and Han Du captured all the ships under his command.
Dongchao and Liangjiang prefectures were pacified.
The two armies of the Ming army merged into one, and in Zhu Pang
Under the leadership of Xiping Hou Muying and Zhenhai Hou Handu, they lined up on the left and right.
This was the first time Han Du saw Mu Ying. His eyebrows were straight and sharp, which left a deep impression on Han Du. To Han Du's expectation, when Mu Ying saw him, she was not unfamiliar at all. After hearing Zhu Ping's introduction, she even nodded to Han Du.
This surprised Han Du. Logically speaking, Mu Ying's qualifications were much older than his own, so she should take the initiative to salute him.
"Han Du, I would like to pay my respects to the Marquis of Xiping." Han Du took the initiative to pay homage to Mu Ying with full of doubts.
"You're welcome, Marquis Zhenhai, we are just equals." Although Mu Ying is more than ten years older than Han Du, he is Lao Zhu's adopted son, and Han Du is Lao Zhu's consort, so the two There is nothing wrong with people being of the same generation.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often praises you in his letters for what a young hero you are. When I see you today, you are indeed extraordinary."
Han Du smiled and understood instantly. Sure enough, sadness in this world will not be without reason, and the same is true for preference. Mu Ying's casual words pointed out the close relationship between him and the prince, which naturally made Han Du understand that Mu Ying was the prince's person.
After Mu Ying pacified Yunnan with Lan Yu Fu Youde in the 14th year of Hongwu, she has been guarding Yunnan, with an army of 200,000 under her command.
Such a person turned out to be Zhu Biao's confidant. Lao Zhu's love for Zhu Biao is really unexpectedly deep. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Zhu Biao's position as prince is as stable as Mount Tai. No matter who wants to move Zhu Biao, he must first ask Mu Ying whether the 200,000 troops in his hands will agree.
Well, of course you have to ask yourself whether you agree or not.
Since everyone is on the same front, they naturally become closer. After a few words, Han Du and Mu Ying became much more friendly.
Zhu Ping must have had some guesses about the inside story. He did not interrupt the conversation between the two. He waited until the two had finished talking before continuing to discuss military matters.
The main force of the Ming army continued to pursue, and when they reached the Muwan River, Li Cheng, the son of Li Ji Ya, led 300 warships to station on the opposite bank, intending to fight the Ming army to the death. Han Du immediately moved his navy into the river and used 20 warships to fight against the opponent's 300 warships. Under the gunfire, Li Cheng's 300 warships could not even get out of the water village gate, and were destroyed. The Ming army took advantage of the situation and crossed the river to attack, beheading tens of thousands and capturing hundreds of Annan generals. Countless Annan people drowned and the river was dyed red with blood.
The Li family and his son led the remaining troops to flee along the river, hoping to escape overseas and continue fighting against the Ming Dynasty. Han Du personally pursued the battle on a warship and ordered the navy to go to the sea to block the Li family and his son.
In the end, the Li family and his son were intercepted by the Ming Dynasty navy, and they were captured on the river. The Li clan was also captured one by one in the following period.
At the celebration banquet, Zhu Ming happily drank with Mu Ying, Han Du and others.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Xi asked Han Du: "You can take the lead in pacifying Annan so easily this time."
Mu Ying on the side was surprised when he heard this, and even the wine glass that reached his mouth was put back by him, ready to listen carefully to what was going on. Others don't know Zhu Ming's nature, how could he, Mu Ying, not know it?
Mu Ying is a few years older than Zhu Xi, and she is the adopted son of Zhu Xi. She has played with Zhu Xi since she was a child. He knew that Zhu Feng was smart and heroic, but at the same time he was also a little over the top. Ordinary people can't catch Zhu Xi's eyes at all.
However, Han Du was able to make Zhu Ping regard him as the first contributor without hesitation, which shows that he must be superior.
Han Du glanced at Mu Ying, who was sitting silently on Zhu Ping's left hand side with her eyes lowered. She moved her eyes slightly and smiled at Zhu Ping: "Your Majesty, thank you. This is the credit of all the soldiers. I don't dare to be greedy for credit."
The main reason is that your father's achievements are of no use to me, let alone your King Qin's? Of course, Han Du could only think about this in his heart, while his face was still full of enthusiasm and smile.
"No, without you, I would not have come to this royal capital so quickly." Zhu Xi laughed.
Han Du also smiled and agreed, saying with a bit of regret: "But the palace was burned down by the Li family, otherwise the prince would be able to take over the palace now."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Ming waved his hand magnanimously and said disdainfully: "I don't like the palace as it was. It's good to burn it down, so I can build a bigger one."
When Han Du heard this, he paused for a few breaths and then remonstrated: "The prince wants to build the palace, and I should not object. However, this Annan has been decided for the first time, and we don't know what the people of Annan will think of us. Please postpone the construction of the palace." One thing, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
Zhu Ping twirled his beard and pondered for a while, and felt that what Han Du said made sense. Now that Annan has been initially settled, it has not even been completely settled. The Li clan has not been completely eliminated, and there is also the Chen clan. Although the Li family and his son pursued the Chen family relentlessly, after all, they had to take the Ming army into consideration, so they could not do their full work.
Although most of the Chen clan have been eliminated, there must still be members of the Chen clan in every corner. At least, we learned from Li and his son that Chen Tianping was still alive.
"What do you think we should do next?" Zhu Ping raised his eyes and asked Han Du.
Mu Ying listened on the sidelines, her eyes suddenly shrank, and she stared at Han Du closely. From Zhu Ping's tone, he could tell that Zhu Ping was completely asking for advice. How could this not make Mu Ying more curious about Han Du?
