The six brigades sent by King Chu Ci Huan of Myanmar did not launch an attack on the heartland of Nguyen Phu Hui, but only swept the coastal areas in the southeast.
Even so, this move also attracted Ruan Phuc Wei's great attention, because the other party had ironclad support, which had never happened before.
Through reports from people who fled from the coastal areas, Nguyen Phuc Wei learned that Zhu Cihuan, the king of Myanmar in the Ming Dynasty, had already sent troops, and the scale was not much smaller than that of another vassal king.
This means that our side will be attacked from two sides, and we have to guard against this matter, even though Emperor Manming has not yet officially ordered an attack on his own territory.
Emperor Man Ming's attitude was like a knife hanging over Ruan Phuc Wei's head from beginning to end. If it fell, he might lose his head...
He had already tried every means to get in touch with Ming Guo, hoping to learn about the other party's requirements.
As long as they do not annex their own territory and still ensure their rights, some excessive demands are not impossible to comply with.
Zheng Hoang brought the blame on himself. Nguyen Phuc Wei asked himself, it seems that he has not offended the other party in these years of being in power.
On the contrary, when the other party was in difficulty, Senior Ruan once helped him and sold a lot of grain.
Due to emotions and reasons, no Ming country should invade its own country.
Through Holland as an intermediary, Nguyen Phuc Wei also learned about the other party's requirements.
That is, Ruan Phuc Wei can leave the local area with his followers and even the people, and Emperor Hao Jing will place them in the grassland area.
Local people can work in the mines, and the minimum salary can be up to five silver coins per month. On this basis, the more work they do, the more they will get.
Nguyen Phuc Hoi Ke received a one-time reward of 10 million silver coins and a piece of private land covering an area of 1,000 hectares in the grassland area with a property right of 150 years.
After expiration, you can go to the pass and exchange it for land ten times this area for free.
During the period of settlement in the grassland, the Ming Empire will provide food supplies for up to a thousand people of the Ruan family.
If the limit is exceeded, you can purchase grain on your own at market prices and there is no limit to the quantity.
The labor income of the Nguyen family members within 1,000 persons is fully tax-free for 150 years.
The conditions are not unfavorable, but compared to the current situation, the Ruan family is less willing to move.
In the eyes of some of those in charge of the battle, this was clearly a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
After Ruan Phuc Wei leaves the place, Emperor Man Ming will kill him!
However, what everyone is worried about is that at the end of the condition, the other party also stated it in advance.
At the latest on April 1st, the 80th year of Haojing's reign (1723), the Ming army will carry out strategic bombing of the area controlled by the Ruan family!
People who fled from Zheng Fan's territory in the north were still frightened by this attack mode.
The scene was so horrific that there were few people left intact within the bombing area.
Once the south is bombed by Ming army aircraft, the outcome will probably be little better than the north.
The other party did not force himself to respond quickly, but gave him relatively ample time to think about it.
Ruan Phuc Wei immediately summoned his confidants to brainstorm the matter, and the result of everyone's discussion was that Man Ming was going to mobilize a large army to invade his own side, but he still needed to prepare food, grass, ordnance, which was probably the case.
The monkeys' guess was absolutely correct. Zhu Cixiang planned to send ground troops to attack Ruan's territory half a year later, that is, in early October.
What are you doing these six months?
On the one hand, it is to let the troops that previously attacked northern Annan renovate, and on the other hand, it is to dispatch bomber units first to blow up the opponent's territory to pieces!
The task of wiping out the remaining indigenous people in the northern mountainous areas of Annan was left to the troops under Mu Tianbo.
As long as the unit fights in Annan for one day, all expenses will be borne by the court.
Mu Tianbo's six brigades, plus the troops from three brigades transferred from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi, combined with a special operations brigade, can basically complete the task of encircling and suppressing the remaining indigenous people.
The three Marine Corps brigades under Jiexuan's command have already been renovated, and three more Marine brigades have been expanded before, bringing the available force size to six brigades.
The army planned to dispatch nine brigades, and Emperor Haojing also planned to hire 200,000 Japanese troops, plus ten brigades of feudal princes fighting in the south.
Try to kill most of the main force of the Nguyen Army in one go and prevent them from engaging in guerrilla warfare in the southern region of Annam.
After learning the good news that the emperor's brother was about to send troops, Lan Wang Zhu Cizhao and Burmese King Zhu Cihuan were very happy.
The former was finally looking forward to a nectar that would quench his thirst, while the latter was able to leave this muddy pond after scraping the land.
King Zhu Cihuan of Burma ordered Zhou You to speed up the scraping of the land to avoid getting involved with the imperial troops in the future.
He didn't want his troops to stay fighting in the south of Annan for a long time. After scraping the land, the income would plummet.
Even if the eldest brother promised to "provide food and accommodation", the Burmese king Zhu Cihuan was not very interested in playing with his two brothers.
What Zhu Cihuan focused on was westward expansion, that is, conquering some of the princely states in eastern India.
Since Siam could not be attacked eastward, westward expansion became the only option.
Annan's territory has nothing to do with him, so he doesn't need to let his troops fight hard, he can just stop at it...
Many people under Nguyen Phuc Hoi still have illusions and believe that Man Ming dare not easily launch an invasion of their own country.
The destruction and fear caused by large-scale bombings are mostly fabricated by some people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
As long as the military and ministries are united and the top and bottom are united, they will surely be able to repel the invading forces.
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Then he would turn around and deal with the bandits of the Man Ming vassal army that were raging in the south, and let them die miserably!
Therefore, Ruan Fuwei, encouraged by everyone, also adopted delaying tactics.
Although the actual time to take action was set on April 1, before that, Jiexuan had ordered the Marine Brigade to capture Cham Island, not far from Da Nang.
After acquiring the island, bombers taking off from the island can save about 90% of the bombing distance to Hue.
The "Hercules" bombers taking off from Cat Ba Island completed the transition mission in batches.
The target of the next attack is very obvious, that is Hue City!
Unlike Thang Long City in the north, Hue City is a coastal city.
The advantage of the latter is that the city wall is very thick, and it is difficult for the army to use heavy artillery to be effective.
The shortcoming of the city is also very fatal, that is, as long as the opponent's naval guns have a far enough range, they can directly bombard the city wall.
Originally, there was no need for the city wall to be all close to the seaside, but the trade with the Ming Dynasty was very profitable.
Most of the merchants will gather at the port terminals and are unwilling to go inland to do transactions.
In the area near the port, various service-oriented buildings, such as restaurants, inns, shops, and pawn shops, have also sprung up.
The prosperity of trade also prompted the Nguyen family to decide to build the new city of Hue close to the sea, less than ten miles away from the coastline.
When the relationship with the Ming Dynasty was good, this kind of plan would naturally have no security problems, but now it has become very difficult.
The island is not very large, and it is not a military location. However, the location of the island is very good, very close to Hue and Da Nang.
For the Southern Dynasty, the loss of the island probably meant that the Ming army would really use it as a springboard to invade the mainland.
After Ruan Fuwei learned of the incident, he hurriedly discussed countermeasures with the civil servants and military generals.
However, according to reports, the waters near Zhan Island are controlled by Ming Ming's armored ships.
The wooden warships of our own navy are no match for the ironclads. It is nothing more than wishful thinking to hope that the sampans can defeat the ironclads...
As for whether to abandon Hue City and retreat inland, the ministers were quite divided.
The main war faction naturally requires the city to be defended and to use the fortified city to kill and injure the invading enemy.
The peace-seeking faction hopes to withdraw to the interior and use guerrilla tactics to kill the barbarians in order to bring down the barbarians.
Both sides have appropriate reasons to support their demands, so Nguyen Phuc Hoi is still hesitant and has not made a ruling yet.
News came from the north that the Ming army north of the military demarcation line had been stationed in place and had not moved south.
Some people in the Southern Dynasties believed that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were acclimatized and could not invade the mainland.
The first day of April in the Western calendar is getting closer and closer, and everyone wants to know where Man Ming plans to go.
During this period, no war broke out in the north, except that the south was still fighting with the Ming vassal army.
If both parties give up, then Nguyen Phuc Wei can allow the Mekong Delta to be given to the Ming Dynasty.
This is the maximum concession that I can make. Otherwise, it is an unreasonable request.
"That is……"
On the morning of April 1, Annamese people in and around Hue saw an incredible scene.
A large, dark, unknown object appeared in the distant sky. It was not until the other party got closer that everyone discovered it.
This is the fleet of Mingming aircraft, the number of which is enough to cover the sky and the sun. The formation is extremely spectacular and terrifying.
The Ming Air Force was ordered to dispatch 595 "Hercules" bombers and 388 "Blackfoot Albatross" fighter jets.
A total of 983 combat aircraft carried out carpet bombing on Hue City and the port area. This was also the first thousand-plane bombing of southern Annam!
In the past, only the northern region controlled by Zheng Fan suffered "Operation Rolling Thunder". Now it is the turn of the southern region controlled by Nguyen Phuc Wei.
As long as the weather conditions allow the fleet to take off, the monkeys in the south can often taste "rolling thunder"!
In Hue, only those who had escaped from the north knew the horror of such bombings.
Many of the remaining people were still looking up at the sky, as if admiring the migration of migratory birds.
But the group of "migratory birds" that appeared overhead today will drop explosive "guano"!
When tens of thousands of aerial bombs fell from the sky and blossomed, the audience on the ground realized that the situation was not good, but it was too late.
After the bombing, craters were everywhere, coupled with machine gun fire, the number of casualties exceeded 10,000.
Ruan Phuc Wei's mansion was also bombarded from head to toe, and it was already devastated and in a mess.
He also didn't expect Man Ming's fleet to be so sharp, which was completely different from what he had imagined before.
Ruan Phuc Wei had only heard about the power of this giant aircraft, but he had no idea it would be so powerful.
His air force also has fighters, but only single-engine fighters called "Albatross."
As for other types of combat aircraft, it is clear that they will not be exported to our own side.
Even if you are willing to sell, it will be a sky-high price that you cannot afford.
This bombing made the ministers of the Southern Dynasty realize again how powerful Man Ming's military strength was.
However, no one dared to ask for surrender at this time. After all, they had to unite as one to fight against the enemy a few days ago!
If you only come once a month
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The problem was that the weather was not going as planned. The dog barbarian's fleet came back the next day, before the repairs of Hue City were completed.
The second bombing worsened the situation in the city and almost lost the value of saving it.
Because most of the houses inside and outside the city are wooden structures, there are no fire prevention measures.
Only the water in the water tank can be used to extinguish the fire, but when contiguous houses are burning, this is a drop in the bucket.
Ming bombers dropped tens of thousands of incendiary bombs, which not only burned houses, but also burned ships anchored in the port to wreckage.
"Ah? This..."
On the third day, Nguyen Phuc Wei received a report that the Man Ming army had landed on the beach near Da Nang, and tens of thousands of troops were besieging Da Nang.
The other party moved so fast that I really couldn't react in time!
Nguyen Phuc Wei doesn’t know how long the defenders in Da Nang can hold on, so he still needs to brainstorm ideas...
According to original estimates, the combat power of Manming's regular army and the feudal army should be about the same.
But after three bombings, many people changed their previous views.
Even if the opponent's army doesn't have high combat power, our own side can't withstand such an intense bombing, right?
As long as the weather is not particularly bad, the Mingming fleet can come over once a day for bombing.
Under such circumstances, I am afraid that the defenders at any place will not be able to hold on for a month.
Even if they desperately refuse to surrender, the end result will be that most of them will be killed and injured, and the rest will have to abandon the city and flee.
This possibility must be discussed now. If the coastal areas cannot hold on, they must retreat inland.
It seems that the previous judgment was wrong. We cannot compete with Man Ming in the coastal area, and we cannot even stand firm.
Only by introducing it into the interior first and taking advantage of the local hot and humid weather and the guerrilla tactics that we are good at can we turn the tide of the war!
Nguyen Phuc Hoi was reluctant to give up Hue, but now the terrible situation forced him to make this important decision.
If you linger on this place any longer, I'm afraid you will end up with the same fate as the people nearby who were bombed or burned to death.
After learning from the painful experience, Nguyen Phuc Wei quickly fled Hue with the surviving civil servants and generals.
The city had been bombed into ruins and burned by three more fires.
After taking away the gold, silver and jewelry, we can leave this ruins to the dog barbarian.
"Withdrawn? Hmm!"
After Wanli learned about the situation on the other side, he was a little surprised. He thought the monkeys would resist to the end!
It shows that the other party is really afraid of being cooked by the bomber, so he first plays a clever trick and hides in the woods to ambush him.
This is much smarter than Zheng Fan's previous troops, otherwise his troops would still have to encircle and suppress bandits in the northern mountainous area.
On April 6, under the cover of naval gunfire, the Marines under Jiexuan easily captured Da Nang.
The situation in Da Nang is not much better than that in Hue, because the Ming Navy is not a vegetarian.
If you can't find a target on the sea, you can only use the buildings on the shore to vent your anger.
Tens of thousands of artillery shells were fired, and the defenders' fortifications were blown to pieces.
Not to mention a shoddy project like Monkey, even a European-style bastion cannot withstand the bombardment of the entire fleet!
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
