After Li Hongwu finished this, he quickly ordered his generals to count the remaining troops. Soon after, the generals reported back, saying that there were still about 120,000 troops. Li Hongwu couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he heard that there were so many soldiers and horses. In fact, thanks to the fact that the Yanyun Army cavalry is not here, otherwise, the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Yue and Li Dynasties would have suffered even more heavy losses! Li Hongwu still had 120,000 soldiers and horses, while Shi Liancheng only had 30,000 soldiers and horses to pursue. His strength could be said to be four times that of Shi Liancheng's. However, Li Hongwu had no intention of counterattack and only wanted to escape. ! In fact, he was not the only one who had such thoughts now. Everyone in the Vietnamese army was frightened. No one wanted to turn around and fight against Yan Yun's army. They just wanted to escape back to the country as soon as possible. This may also be a characteristic of the Vietnamese army. They are particularly aggressive when fighting against the wind. However, once they are defeated, their morale will disappear in an instant. They only want to escape for their lives and cannot hold back at all!
Li Hongwu sighed and murmured: "I didn't expect that our invincible war elephant army would collapse like this!"
One of the generals said with lingering fear: "The cows they released can actually burst into flames. Is this a Han people's magic!" Everyone showed fear.
An officer suddenly bumped in and shouted: "No, no! Yan Yunjun is coming again!" Everyone was shocked, and Li Hongwu shouted: "So fast!?" as if he agreed with his words. , there were bursts of thrilling killing sounds outside, and then chaotic shouts came one after another from the city. A general was shocked and shouted: "What's going on? Could it be that the city has been lost!" Before he could finish his words, an officer who was covered in blood rushed in. He didn't bother to salute and said urgently: "No, it's bad! The city has been breached!"
Everyone was shocked and angry. Li Hongwu grabbed the officer and shouted hysterically: "You are talking nonsense! Yan Yun's army is not a god, how could it possibly capture the city!"
The officer said anxiously: "They, some of them were among our defeated army. They suddenly attacked the city gate not long ago and let the Yanyun army outside the city come in!" Li Hongwu was so horrified that he was speechless for a long time. The sounds of fighting and chaotic shouting outside became louder and louder. A general said to Li Hongwu hastily: "Prince, leave quickly, or it will be too late!" Other generals also agreed. Li Hongwu frowned and shouted hysterically: "I won't leave! Our Dai Viet Army is invincible! It is invincible!" The generals looked at each other, secretly annoyed: Why is the prince still saying these useless things at this time!
Li Hongwu shouted: "We still have 120,000 troops. It is impossible to defeat the opponent's 30,000 troops! If our 100,000 troops are chased by their 30,000 troops and run away, wouldn't it be a joke to everyone in the world! What about our Dai Viet Army? Never have we been so useless!" When the generals heard this, they were silent, and some impulses could not help but arise in their hearts.
Li Hongwu suddenly pulled out his sword, raised it high, and shouted: "The Vietnamese army is invincible in the world!" The generals were shocked, and they couldn't help but also pulled out their swords, raised it high, and shouted: "The Vietnamese army is invincible in the world! "Li Hongwu pointed his sword toward the door and shouted sternly: "Everyone follow me and destroy Yanyun's army!" All the generals shouted in unison.
Li Hongwu and others rushed to the camp and gathered troops to fight back. Encouraged by Li Hongwu and others, the Vietnamese soldiers slowly came out of their panic and began to fight back. 120,000 Vietnamese troops attacked the Yanyun Army from all directions, and the situation gradually began to become unfavorable to the Yanyun Army.
Yan Yun's army was fierce and fierce, killing one step at a time, stepping on the corpses and blood of the Vietnamese soldiers and advancing continuously. The Vietnamese soldiers fell one after another, like wheat stalks harvested by a harvester! The courage the Vietnamese army mustered up was gradually destroyed by the ruthless, fierce and brave Yan Yun army, and they began to retreat! When Li Hongwu and others saw this, they were shocked and shouted at the top of their lungs to encourage the soldiers to fight hard! However, the soldiers of the Vietnamese army were afraid of the ruthlessness of Yan Yun's army and did not listen to Li Hongwu and others. They continued to retreat. Even though Li Hongwu killed several officers who escaped, it was of no avail!
Suddenly, Shi Liancheng rushed through the Vietnamese soldiers and arrived in front of Li Hongwu. Li Hongwu was shocked and subconsciously swung his sword to fight! I saw the long sword in Shi Liancheng's hand slashing down from top to bottom like a thunderbolt. Li Hongwu hurriedly raised the sword! There was a loud snap, and the two weapons collided heavily, sparks flying everywhere! Li Hongwu's arms immediately became numb and he could no longer hold the sword. The sword suddenly flew back! Li Hongwu was so frightened that he lost his mind. Then he saw his opponent slashing at him with his sword. The screams of the Vietnamese soldiers were heard all around. Li Hongwu tried his best to dodge, but in the end he was still a step slower. He only heard a thud and felt a cold glow. Sweeping across his chest, a biting coldness hit his heart and lungs. Li Hongwu felt like he was going to die! The whole person turned backwards involuntarily and fell off the horse.
The surrounding Vietnamese generals were so frightened that they rushed to the rescue. Several other generals of the Vietnamese army waved sick people and screamed strangely to besiege Shi Liancheng. While wielding his sword and fighting fiercely with the Vietnamese generals, Shi Liancheng shouted in the Vietnamese language he had just learned: "Li Hongwu is dead! Li Hongwu is dead!" When he shouted, all the Yanyun soldiers also shouted, and for a moment In the meantime, shouts of "Li Hongwu is dead" resounded through the sky. The soldiers of the Vietnamese army looked towards where Li Hongwu was standing, only to see the fierce general Yan Yun cutting off one of his generals from his horse, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was nowhere to be seen. Everyone believed it to be true and thought that Li Hongwu was really dead. The Vietnamese army had already felt that it could not withstand the fierce Yanyun Army. Now they were frightened and became even more unable to resist it. However, the Yanyun Army attacked even more fiercely. ! The soldiers of the Vietnamese army could no longer resist and collapsed completely. They were defeated like a mountain!
Yan Yun's army pursued and killed them bravely and moved forward indomitably! Li Hongwu, who was seriously injured, was carried away by his own troops and fled towards the west. He felt dizzy and felt like he was having a nightmare again!
The Yanyun army once again defeated the Vietnamese army, and the Vietnamese army escaped from Fusui and fled in a hurry to the southwest. Yan Yunjun continued to pursue.
Yelu Hanyu led the army quickly and slowly and finally arrived in Nanning. However, none of the bad situations that were imagined appeared. Nanning City was safe and sound, and I heard that Shi Liancheng led the defenders to successfully counterattack the Vietnamese army under the city not long ago. The Vietnamese army was defeated and fled to the southwest! Yelu Hanyu has been a famous general in the world since she was the eldest princess of Daliao. However, she couldn't help but be shocked when she heard that Shi Liancheng defeated his opponent's army of 200,000 with only 30,000 soldiers and horses!
Yelu Hanyu immediately crossed the Yongjiang River without stopping to support Shi Liancheng. Soon after, good news came again, saying that Shi Liancheng had once again defeated the Vietnamese army in Fusui, and the remaining Vietnamese soldiers were defeated and continued to flee. Yelu Hanyu couldn't help but laugh, feeling that Yue Li Chao's problem didn't need to be solved by himself! A few days later, the army led by Yelu Hanyu and the army led by Shi Liancheng met in Gong'an County south of the Mingjiang River. When Yelu Hanyu saw Shi Liancheng, he smiled and praised: "Uncle is really extraordinary. He defeated many with less. This battle was so beautiful!" Shi Liancheng laughed loudly, "Finally we didn't lose Nanning! Otherwise I But there is no way to see big brother! By the way, sister-in-law, how is the situation in other places? "
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "Guangnan East Road, Fujian Road, Liangzhe Road, and Jiangnan East Road have all been recovered. Now that Guangnan West Road is recovered, only Qiongzhou is left!" Shi Liancheng said excitedly: " The Han Dynasty will finally be unified!" Yelu Hanyu nodded and said: "This is the end of division, but it is the starting point of a powerful empire!"
A scout rushed into the camp and reported: "General Manager of the Cavalry, the remnants of the Vietnamese army have crossed the Hundred Thousand Mountains and fled back to the country!"
Shi Liancheng said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, let's pursue it! Now that the Vietnamese army has suffered heavy losses and its morale is weakened, and my sister-in-law has brought a large army, it is a great opportunity to invade the Yue-Li Dynasty in one fell swoop!"
Yelu Hanyu frowned and said: "Our army's plan is only to recover the Guangdong and Guangxi areas. If we want to attack the Yue and Li Dynasties, we are not fully prepared. Moreover, our northern soldiers are really not adapted to the hot and humid climate in the south. Nowadays, patients in the army are ill There are quite a few, and they are increasing every day. Even those who are not sick are obviously not able to perform at their usual level, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced! Therefore, now is not the right time to attack the Yue Li Dynasty!" Shi Liancheng felt that his sister-in-law was right, He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Then, let's focus on appeasing Jiangnan now!"
Yelu Hanyu nodded and said: "Yes. Jiangnan has just experienced war, and everything is waiting to be revitalized. Our army has just taken control of Jiangnan. The people still have doubts about us, and some people are afraid that they still have delusions. We must not be careless. We must handle the Jiangnan issue carefully! If something goes wrong, you and I won’t be able to explain it to my eldest brother!" Shi Liancheng nodded with a smile, clasped his fists and said, "But it’s just my sister-in-law’s orders!"
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "In that case, I won't be polite. Uncle, please work hard again and lead your troops to Leizhou to cooperate with the navy troops to capture Qiongzhou." Shi Liancheng clasped his fists in agreement and said: " Without further ado, I will lead my troops there immediately!" He then left the camp, and soon after, Shi Liancheng led his 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses toward Leizhou.
As soon as Shi Liancheng left, Zhao Heng's envoy arrived. When he saw Yelu Hanyu, he immediately saluted and paid homage, and said with great humility: "To express my gratitude to the princess, I have come to pay homage to the princess on the order of Lord Shen Yuqiu Shen! The princess is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" Yelu Hanyu asked with a smile. He said: "Aren't you Zhao Heng's envoy? Why did you say that you were ordered by Shen Yuqiu? I must have some good news about Shen Yuqiu?" The envoy said with a flattering face: "Master Shen said that he has always wanted to serve Yan Yun. King Yan has made great achievements, but has never had a good opportunity. Now he finally seized the opportunity, so he made a decisive decision and did a great thing!"
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "Oh? It seems that Master Shen finally lived up to King Yan's expectations for him!" The envoy smiled and said: "A few days ago, Master Shen and the magistrate of Qiongzhou suddenly launched a mutiny. Zhao Heng, members of the royal family, and all the gentry and squires were all arrested. The villain came here specifically to report to the empress on behalf of Lord Shen and the magistrate! Lord Shen and the magistrate will soon lead their troops to escort Zhao Heng. Wait for someone to come and offer victory!" Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "Very good! Master Shen and the Qiongzhou magistrate have made such a great contribution, and I will report it to King Yan!" The envoy was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, empress! "
Yelu Hanyu said: "Go back and tell Lord Shen and the others to escort Zhao Heng and others to see me as soon as possible." The envoy bowed and agreed.
Yelu Hanyu said: "If there is nothing else, you can go." The envoy agreed, bowed and exited the camp.
His eyes turned to Yue Li Chao's palace.
The Emperor and the ministers of the Yue and Li Dynasties continued to receive good news from the front line. They were all very excited, thinking that the day when the Yue and Li Dynasty would take over the Central Plains had finally come! For many days, the ministers of the Yue and Li Dynasties frequently entered the palace to ask the emperor to honor him, while the emperor's concubines were imagining living in the legendary Central Plains Palace! Inside and outside the palace, there were scenes of excitement and joy everywhere! The people were equally jubilant. There was a lively scene among the people. Firecrackers imported from the Central Plains kept ringing all day long. Many people spontaneously went to the pubs to drink and celebrate. Some young women of marriageable age publicly announced that they would marry Conquer. Warriors of the Central Plains!
However, just when the entire Yue Li Dynasty was in jubilation, a bolt from the blue suddenly came. News suddenly came that the army was defeated under Nanning City!
When the kings, ministers and people of Yue Li Dynasty heard the news, they were inexplicably horrified. It felt like they were putting a precious delicacy in their mouths, only to have it snatched away by someone! Everyone felt unbelievable and felt that this kind of thing would never happen. Then everyone unanimously came to a consensus that the news must be false and must be a rumor deliberately spread by the Han people! Everyone thinks so, so they are even more anxious to wait for the good news from the front line!
Soon after, the exact news came from the front line, which made all the monarchs, ministers and people of the Yue and Li Dynasties disappointed, and at the same time frightened. Accurate news said that the Vietnamese army was indeed defeated by Yanyun's army at the gates of Nanning, and that the 200,000-strong army was defeated by only 30,000 troops and horses. The Vietnamese army retreated to Fusui shortly afterwards. Yan Yun's army immediately arrived. After a fierce battle, the Vietnamese army was once again defeated miserably. They fled in embarrassment and could no longer stabilize their position. They fled back to the country through Shiwan Mountain.
After the shock, the people of the Yue Li Dynasty became angry and shouted hysterically that all the generals who had humiliated the country would be executed. However, the attitudes of the girls who had previously expressed their intention to marry the Yue army warriors changed their attitudes one hundred and eighty times. Admiration turned to contempt; the family members of those military officers felt unable to hold their heads high, and many of them did not dare to go out all day long.
It was a different scene in the Yue Li Dynasty and in the DPRK. In addition to being disappointed and angry, the monarchs and ministers were even more frightened. Because in addition to the battle situation, the news also mentioned another situation. The army led by Princess Yelu of King Yan had passed through Nanning! Now that our side has suffered a new defeat and suffered heavy losses, the morale of the army and the people has dropped to the bottom. And with the Yanyun Army relying on the momentum of a great victory, new troops have arrived. There is no guarantee that they will not take advantage of the situation to attack Dai Viet. In this case, things may become serious!
A minister said in disbelief: "We have an army of war elephants, how come we can't defeat the opponent's 30,000 troops with 200,000 troops?!"
Another minister sighed with fear on his face: "There have been rumors for a long time that Yanyun Xiaorui is an elite brigade that is invincible in the world! I didn't believe it at first, I just thought it was Han people bragging, but now I don't I don't believe it! Thirty thousand people defeated two hundred thousand people. This, only the devil's army can do this!" All the ministers nodded in agreement, their hearts filled with fear of Yan Yun.
A minister fearfully said for a year: "The Yanyun army is so powerful that 30,000 soldiers and horses defeated our army! Now Princess Yanyun has led a large army to come again. If there is a large-scale invasion, how can we resist it?" "The ministers were talking a lot, and there was a buzzing sound in the hall. There was despair in everyone's eyes, and they obviously thought that it was impossible to resist Yan Yun's army. Not long ago, these people were talking shamelessly and wildly. Not only did they think it would be no problem for them to conquer Guangnan West Road from the Li Dynasty, but it would also be very simple to take over the Central Plains. Seeing that the ministers all looked like they were about to be in danger, the emperor couldn't help but become flustered. He turned to look at a middle-aged Han man wearing a Confucian shirt standing on the right, and asked nervously: "Prime Minister Tong, what's going on now?" What should we do about the situation? Should we send someone to sue for peace?"
The middle-aged Han man's name was Tong Yuanliu, and he was a guest of the Han Dynasty in Yue and Li Dynasty. When everyone sees this, they will definitely call him a traitor. Haha, this statement is correct, but in terms of Confucianism, it does not seem to be the case. Confucianism only talks about loyalty to the emperor, but does not say which emperor should be loyal. Therefore, loyalty to the emperor of the Yue Li Dynasty is also in line with Confucian ethics.
Tong Yuanliu smiled bitterly and said, "I told you not to fight rashly with Yan Yun's army before! It's a pity that no one listened to Wei Chen!"
When the emperor remembered what he said at the beginning, he couldn't help but regret it, and sighed: "Hey! I didn't expect that the difference between the Yanyun Army and the Song Army was so big! They are both Han people, why are they like sheep on one side and tigers on the other!? "
Tong Yuanliu frowned and said: "Then Yang Peng abolished Confucianism and practiced the ways of demons. What he did was similar to the strong Qin Dynasty back then!" He cupped his fists towards the emperor and asked: "Your Majesty is familiar with poetry and books, so he must be very clear about the Qin Dynasty. Strong?" The emperor nodded and praised: "The strength of the Qin army can only be described as the devil! The Han Dynasty is powerful, but it took decades to defeat the Xiongnu. If we count from Han Gaozu, it probably took more than a few years. Ten years. But it took only one year for the Qin Dynasty to completely defeat the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu fled to the desert north and did not dare to sneak southward until the Chu-Han conflict."
Tong Yuanliu nodded and frowned: "Today's Yan Yun is doing the same thing that Qiang Qin did back then. Naturally, it is difficult for everyone to resist the strength of Bingfeng!"
The emperor was startled, "According to what the right prime minister said, there is no possibility of victory for us at all?" When the ministers heard what Tong Yuanliu said, they felt their pride was greatly hurt, and they couldn't help showing displeasure, but when they thought about it, Not long ago, Yan Yun's army of 30,000 troops defeated their army of 200,000 troops, and there were no words to refute. An army of 200,000 people was defeated by 30,000 soldiers and horses of the other side. What else can be said now?
Tong Yuanliu shook his head and said: "That's not true! Qiang Qin is so powerful, but he will not be destroyed in the end!" Everyone was stunned and felt that this was really the case. Although Qiang Qin was as powerful as a demon, he was the shortest-lived. Qin Shihuang wanted For thousands of generations, he called himself the First Emperor, but after only two generations, the huge empire collapsed, leaving an eternal laughing stock. However, the emperors and ministers of Yue Li Dynasty could not figure out why this happened.
Tong Yuanliu said: "The so-called 'extremely strong and easy to break' means that although a country like this is very powerful, it will inevitably perish in the end due to its strength. Such a country is bound to be warlike. Just because it is warlike, it will The continuous consumption of limited national resources will eventually make the entire country exhausted and the people will complain! When this situation accumulates to a certain extent, it will turn into the flames of uprising and completely destroy this tyrannical country! Qiang Qin is It collapsed in such a fire!" The monarchs and ministers all nodded, feeling that what he said was very reasonable! A minister laughed and said: "That being said, we don't have to be too afraid of Yan Yun! Maybe it won't be long before this country collapses on its own!" Others laughed.
Tong Yuanliu smiled and said: "This is to the point. But now that Yanyun is strong, we must pretend to surrender to them so that they will not use troops against us and take us lightly. At the same time, , we will continue to use troops against Champa and other countries, annex them, and unify the entire south of the sky! If we can do this, we will have the capital to compete with Yanyun, and then we will wait for it, and then raise the army to go north. There is a great chance to defeat Yan Yun!" All the monarchs and ministers smiled and nodded.
Tong Yuanliu cupped his fists and said to the emperor: "Therefore, the top priority is to send someone to ask for peace from Yanyun immediately. We have to give generous gifts and the more humble we are, the better!" As soon as these words came out, some people were unhappy, and one person was angry. Authentic: "Wouldn't this greatly damage the face of our country, Vietnam!" Some people echoed.
Tong Yuanliu said with a smile: "This is called enduring humiliation and bearing the burden. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, the State of Yue was destroyed by the State of Wu, and the King of Yue became the slave of the King of Wu. However, the King of Yue, Gou Jian, suffered hardships while lying on his hands. But they secretly gathered their strength. Twenty years later, the King of Yue finally avenged the destruction of the country and destroyed the Kingdom of Wu instead! The Yanyun we face now is even more powerful, so we need the spirit of the King of Yue to realize our great victory. The lofty ideal of becoming an empire!”
After hearing Tong Yuanliu's words, the emperor was deeply convinced. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is so good. I will try my best to destroy Yan Yun in the end!" All the ministers worshiped together: "Your Majesty is wise! The emperor smiled slightly, then suddenly frowned and said, "I'm only worried about one thing..." All the ministers looked puzzled. The emperor looked at Tong Yuanliu and asked, "If Yanyun takes this opportunity to invade in a large scale, will our army be able to resist it?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
