When Hu Jiyou heard that Zhao Ran was defeated, he couldn't believe his ears.
But when he saw the defeated soldiers appearing in front of him, he couldn't help but not believe in accepting this fact.
In order to escape for his life, Hu Jiyou immediately decided to flee to Siam.
Even though Siam was once Annan's mortal enemy, Hu Ji-sao knew that if he did not escape, he would definitely be killed by the Ming army.
Not only Ming Jun, but even the king next to him might not let him go.
But just when Hu Jisao was about to run away, the Ming army, which had been silent in the north, began to forcefully cross the Shiqiu River.
Hu Jiyou was furious, thinking that these Ming troops were simply seeking death. After all, the entire Qiujiang River in the city had been blocked by his navy. If the Ming troops forced their way across the river, they would have no chance except to die.
But the report from his subordinates made him feel horrified.
"Lord Xiangguo, a large number of Ming army warships suddenly appeared on the river. Our navy was caught off guard and was attacked by the Ming army, resulting in heavy losses."
"Now that the Ming Navy is about to attack, we'd better run away."
These two words made Hu Ji Yao break his guard immediately. He didn't even have the strength to curse, so he turned around and left.
"Lord Xiangguo, where are you going?"
"Run for your life!!!"
Hu Jiyou ran away without looking back. Originally, he wanted to take his navy and run westward.
After all, apart from his three thousand personal guards, these navy masters are the only thing he can take action against.
With the navy at hand, at least we won't be so passive in Siam.
But now, the navy was directly defeated by the Ming army. It seemed that the Ming army had planned this war for a long time, otherwise it would not have dispatched so many navy so quickly.
Hu Jisao admitted defeat. In this situation, he had no choice but to escape. As for revenge against the Ming Dynasty, he could only talk about it in the future.
Seeing Hu Jiyou start to flee, the civil and military ministers on the ship and Chen Zheping felt anxious in their hearts.
Chen Zheping definitely didn't want to run away with Hu Jiyou. After all, as the monarch of Annan, he was originally a vassal state of the Ming army. He could even be called the brother of the monarch of the Ming Dynasty.
In the vassal system, the vassal states were originally brother states to the Central Plains Dynasty. They regarded Ming Dynasty as their elder brother and paid tribute to Ming Dynasty, while Ming Dynasty was responsible for protecting its own security. This was the family, state and world of the Ming Dynasty.
Now that Ming Dynasty was coming, he had no reason to escape. He could even take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of Hu Ji Yao's control.
Not only Chen Zheping had this idea, but even many civil and military ministers had this idea.
He is just a minister. Even the king can surrender, and of course the ministers can surrender. After all, even if the Ming army occupied such a large Annan territory in the future, they would still need people to manage it.
He and others are local snakes, who is more suitable than them to manage Annan for the Ming Dynasty?
As for going to Siam, not to mention the long journey and unpredictable life and death. Even if you are lucky enough to arrive in Siam, you will be in a foreign country, unfamiliar with the place, and give up all your rights and wealth. This is simply not worth it.
After Hu Jima left, very few people left with him. Many people seemed to be moving, but their footsteps remained in place.
It was not until Hu Jisao disappeared that many ministers began to move closer to Chen Zheping and continued to express their loyalty.
At this time, the king they have always looked down on is the life-saving straw that can save their lives, and even save their own glory and wealth in the future.
Seeing more and more ministers seeking refuge with him, Chen Zheping also became a little carried away. He stretched out his hands and slowly pressed them down, and then said loudly:
"My dear friends, don't worry, I have my own plans in mind."
"As long as you can rely on me, I will never treat you badly. I am willing to advance and retreat together with you."
Chen Zheping's promise was supported by most officials, who surrounded Chen Zheping, which made Chen Zheping feel as if he had regained power.
Just as everyone was flattering Chen Zheping, they suddenly smelled a pungent smell rising in the room.
"It's gone!!"
Suddenly, there was a shout from outside, and everyone in the cabin was frightened to death. They did not expect that Hu Jima would be so cruel and wanted to burn them alive on the boat.
Everyone began to flee, and many princes and ministers were pushed and trampled to death.
Chen Zheping was surrounded by several strong military generals and squeezed hard towards the door of the room. After finally getting out of the room, he heard bursts of sound breaking through the air.
"Ah! Ahhh!!"
A large number of the ministers who escaped in front were immediately shot down. These people were all killed by random arrows.
Chen Zheping was also hit by an arrow in his arm and hurriedly fled back into the cabin.
At this moment, everyone understood that Hu Ji Yao had murderous intentions towards them, and this time he had to kill them all.
All the ministers in the cabin were filled with regret, and some even began to kneel and walk out of the cabin, wanting to plead with Hu Jima and express their willingness to escape with him.
He thought he could escape this way, but Hu Ji-sao showed no mercy. The minister was shot to death by random arrows not far after kneeling out.
Everyone present was in despair. The remaining more than a hundred people were crowded into a room. The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the door was like a ghost gate. No one dared to step forward.
Until the fire reached the room, some people couldn't bear the high temperature and began to rush towards the door of the room crazily, but they were still greeted by a hail of arrows.
Everyone was in complete despair. They had no hope of survival. All they had was the choice of becoming a roast pig or a porcupine.
In the end, when the fire completely engulfed the entire warship, no one on board, including King Annan and the remaining civil and military ministers, was spared.
Hu Jima stood quietly on the shore, watching the ship catch fire and finally the whole ship was swallowed up by the fire until it sank to the bottom of the river. His eyes were always like a pool of stagnant water, without any ripples.
After confirming that there was no possibility of anyone on board surviving, Hu Ji-sao, with four close ministers behind him and more than 3,000 personal guards, turned and headed west.
His goal was Siam, and only there could he complete political asylum until he had the chance to make a comeback later.
He did not believe that the Ming Dynasty would completely occupy Annan. Although he was from Annan, Hu Jisao knew a lot about China. Even when he was young, he had been on a mission to the Yuan Dynasty and met the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty.
Hu Jishen understood that the Chinese people were centered on the Central Plains and regarded themselves as the supreme state of the heaven. They looked down on the surrounding countries at all, let alone the land here.
They call this place barbarians from all directions, and also believe that this place is full of miasma and is a remote place with no value in occupying it.
Therefore, Hu Jiya was sure that the Ming Dynasty would withdraw its troops sooner or later, and when that time came, he could borrow troops from the King of Siam and restore his country.
Leaving now is just for a greater victory tomorrow.
Before Hu Jima left, he glanced hatefully at the Jiangnan Ferry, which was surrounded by beacon smoke. He knew that the Ming army was rushing to land on the beach there. Although he wished he could smash these Ming troops to pieces, but knowing the disparity in strength, he could only grit his teeth. Said:
"I'll be back sooner or later!"
...
Jiangnan Ferry of Qiujiang River in the city.
A spy hurried to the Ming Dynasty's temporary tent. As soon as he entered, the spy hurriedly knelt down on one knee and reported the latest intelligence collected to Li Jin:
"Report! The Annan Navy has been completely wiped out. Not a single ship has escaped. All ships have been captured or sunk."
"Okay, great!"
Fu Youde shouted happily:
"The navy led by Lan Yu really has two skills. It can catch them by surprise and attack them unprepared."
"Not bad, really good!"
The corners of Li Jin's mouth also raised slightly, and then he suddenly thought of something and asked aloud:
"What about Annan Prime Minister Hu Jiyou and King Chen Zheping?"
"Lanyu didn't catch the two of them?"
The spy reported again:
"not at all."
"But some of the prisoners in Annan said that Hu Jima burned Chen Zheping to death on the warship and then escaped westward alone."
"It is said that Hu Jiyou plans to flee to Siam."
When Fu Youde heard that Chen Zheping had been killed, his heart skipped a beat and he frowned:
"Master Li, the King of Annan Kingdom is actually dead. We are in big trouble this time!"
"Trouble? What trouble?"
Li Jin didn't think this was a trouble. When he heard the news of Chen Zheping's death, he raised his eyebrows and almost laughed.
"Hu Jiyou killed well. If Chen Zheping hadn't died, he would have caused us a lot of trouble."
"Now that Hu Jishen has taken the initiative to shoulder the blame, we should really thank him."
"I have to say that this Hu Ji Ya is really a talented person. As a minister, he is an extremely human minister. He kills the king without mercy at all."
"He is cruel and shameless. With such a talented person, I am a bit reluctant to kill him."
Fu Youde was confused by Li Jin's words and asked in confusion:
"Master Li, what do you mean by this? Why is Chen Zheping's death a good thing for us?"
Li Jin waved his hand to send the spies out, and then explained in detail to Fu Youde:
"Mr. Ying Guo, do you still remember the plan we made before attacking Annan? One of them was to kill all the Annan royal family. Have you forgotten?"
When Fu Youde heard this, he suddenly realized:
"If Master Li hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten this matter."
"At the beginning, Mr. Li said that in order to take full control of Annan, the Annan royal family must be killed."
"But Annan is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty after all. If we kill its king rashly, I am afraid that the emperor will be punished. This is what we were worried about before."
"Now Hu Jiyou has done this for us. It is indeed a great achievement."
"But although Chen Zheping is dead, there are still many Annan royal families. What are we going to do about this? We can't really massacre the entire Annan royal family ourselves, right?"
Li Jin chuckled, "Of course not us."
"The Annan rebels are about to enter Hanoi City. What they want to do has nothing to do with our Ming Dynasty."
When Fu Youde heard this, he looked at Li Jin and smiled, showing a cunning expression, and said to Li Jin:
"Master Li, so tall and hard!"
