The first year of natural selection (the 22nd year of Qianlong), November
The Yi Dynasty responded to the request of Li Weizui, the queen of Annan, and marched into Annan.
In the middle of the same month, Yi's army defeated tens of thousands of Annan troops stationed and defended by Nguyen Hue at Lang Son, Ha Long and Cao Bang in Annan respectively.
For a time, the Xishan Dynasty was completely defeated. Before the Xishan Dynasty could fully react, the Yi army had already crossed Beijiang and reached Thang Long (Hanoi), the capital.
In addition to the victory of the Yi army on the main battlefield, under the stimulation of the Yi Dynasty's promulgation of a reward for killing the Xishan Dynasty army, not only did some villagers in Guangxi follow the battlefield to kill the enemy, but even some green camp soldiers in Yunnan area wanted to The reward money of the Yi Dynasty also quietly crossed the Annan border and hunted and killed the troops of the Xishan Dynasty.
At the same time, Siam, which is adjacent to Annan, saw this and crossed the border of Annan with an excuse. It burned, killed, and plundered the Annan Kingdom, and attacked and occupied the city.
Annan is in danger
Just against Siam, Nguyen Hue didn't take them to heart. But now that the main force he faced was Yijun, Ruan Hui clearly felt powerless.
He even laughed at his previous ideas for being too whimsical, and imagined that he could form a three-legged alliance with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Yi Dynasty. Now facing the attack of Yi Chao's army, he truly understands what Yelang is arrogant and what is insignificance.
It is really sad that an ant fantasizes about competing with an elephant.
The war was raging, and bad news from the Xishan court came one after another. Compared with the land occupied by the Yi army, the people under the Siamese invasion were now in a hell on earth, and their suffering was far worse than that of the old Ruan period.
Xishan is facing the sunset, even if Ruan Hui doesn't want to admit it, he has to face the reality. Under the strong military power displayed by the Yi Army and Li Weixi's call, many troops who had originally made a forced landing in the Xishan Dynasty defected and surrendered to the Yi Army, and they suddenly became the main vanguard of the anti-Taishan Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the Li army led by the Yi army will arrive in Kyoto in the near future. Please ask the Holy Master to move to Thanh Hoa City so that we can further retreat and defend!" During the military discussion, General Ruan Yizhong suggested to Ruan Hui. .
Ruan Hui looked at this fellow countryman who had been following him in the uprising since Taishan Province, feeling a little melancholy in his heart. If anyone else suggested this, it would inevitably disturb the morale of the army, but there is no doubt about Ruan Yizhong's loyalty to him.
However, what will happen after retreating to Qinghua City?
Without Li Weisu's call, he could still order the people to resist the invasion of the Yi army. In this case, as long as Yijun gets caught in it, he might still have a chance.
But now the Yi Dynasty army came in at the request of Li Weixu. With Li Weixu's call, no matter how he ordered it, it seemed powerless.
Moreover, after the Yi army entered Annan, they only purged soldiers and did not harm the people of Annan. They were even more like the soldiers of the imperial court than the Annan army. But Siam is constantly encroaching on the territory of Annan and harming the people of Annan.
"Yi Zhong, you have been following me for quite a long time, right?" Looking at Ruan Yizhong, Ruan Hui turned to look at the constantly compressed position in the sand table and asked in a daze.
"All things considered, it's been almost ten years." Ruan Yizhong was a little surprised as to why Ruan Hui asked this, but he still answered Ruan Hui honestly.
"It's been ten years. How many ten years can a person's life last? You have followed me for ten years, but I failed to bring you wealth. Instead, I ended up in such a mess because of the greed in my heart. I'm really sorry for you. ." As he spoke, Ruan Hui bowed deeply and apologized to Ruan Yizhong.
"Your Majesty, your words are serious." Seeing this, Ruan Yizhong knelt down and shouted: "It has been said since ancient times: The emperor humiliates his ministers to death. It is the incompetence of his ministers that makes the emperor suffer the humiliation. Although the affairs of the court are in chaos now, everything is still in order. It can be exchanged, but the emperor must not lose heart!"
"Your Majesty, as long as we retreat to Qinghua City, we still have a chance. Please ask Your Majesty to move to Qinghua City. Let me leave this place to you! Although I am not talented, if the Yi army wants to pass here, unless it is on foot The minister’s body passed over.”
At the end of the dynasty, everything seemed so tragic.
"Forget it, General Ruan, everything is just in vain. Surrender now, maybe I can leave a way for you to survive." Ruan Hui said with a look of helplessness.
"Manager Li, go and invite Angel over and tell him that I am willing to surrender."
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Upon hearing this, eunuch Li Sande immediately bowed and responded.
"Your Majesty, no! We haven't completely lost this battle yet, and there is still something we can do. I have been putting life and death aside since I started fighting with the Emperor, so I ask Your Majesty not to think about me and others. I am willing to do it for the Emperor. Die on the battlefield with no regrets." Ruan Yizhong was so excited that he kowtowed his head repeatedly.
"Yi Zhong! How could Gu not understand your loyalty? That's why I have to think about your future. Gu overthrew Guangnan and defeated Lord Zheng. Although my Xishan Dynasty unified Annan for a short time. But It can be regarded as a realization of the ideal. Now facing the Yi Dynasty, even though it is defeated, it is still glorious." Ruan Hui sighed and said with a strong face.
"If we were just facing the Yi Dynasty, I would indeed be willing to continue to resist. However, the Siamese villains, taking advantage of the chaos in our country, are invading our land and killing the people wantonly. We really cannot afford to fight on two fronts. "
Ruan Hui gritted his teeth when talking about Siam, and seemed to have completely forgotten that when they invaded Guangxi, they also took advantage of the uprising of the bandit suppressing army at that time and were at war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Of course, this did not affect the tone of his words at all, which made the people kneeling below feel extremely angry at Siam's shameless and despicable behavior.
Yes, if all the troops of the Xishan Dynasty were not used to deal with the Yi army, would Annan be afraid of Siam?
Regardless of whether Ruan Yizhong was sincere or fake, following Ruan Hui's order, Li Sande quickly went to the embassy to welcome Yi Chao's envoy Yi Ping.
"I've seen an angel." Seeing Zhou Ping arriving, Ruan Hui changed his previous arrogance and quickly stood up from the dragon chair to greet him.
"Well... I heard from your eunuch, have you figured it out?" Zhou Ping said with a slightly arrogant response.
"Yes, Lord Angel. The Celestial Empire is majestic, and we, a small country, know it and will never dare to ignore it. I am here to ask Angel to make a request to Emperor Yi. If I surrender now, can I let go of those who are following me? The people around you?" Ruan Hui seemed not to be affected by Zhou Ping's arrogance at all, and still spoke in a lowered posture.
Zhou Yiping looked at Ruan Hui, and then briefly glanced at the civil and military officials of the Xishan Dynasty around him. He couldn't help but sigh, Emperor Yi's guess was really accurate.
"King Ruan, I understand what you are thinking, and I advise you not to try to be clever. How can a mantis' arm be used as a chariot, and how can a cricket fly shake a tree? Any strategy is insignificant in the face of real strength."
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