When the Qing Dynasty King Zheng Zheng was dispatching soldiers and civilians of Thang Long Prefecture to resist the Celestial Army.
The careful work sent by the Ruan family got the news that the Zheng family was defeated, a hundred thousand troops were wiped out, and Thang Long Mansion was about to be besieged.
He paid a high price to board Dahua's merchant ship and rushed to Guangnan City by sea.
Chinese businessmen in Thang Long took advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
There are Chinese armies in the north and south. You can go anywhere by sea on Chinese merchant ships. This is the only safe way to leave Thang Long Palace.
Many members of the Zheng family had to leave on Chinese merchant ships.
They turned a blind eye to the Chinese businessmen active in Thang Long Province.
Guangnan City, inside the palace.
Ruan Fulan, the Duke of Renjun, received news from the north.
He immediately summoned his confidants to discuss how the Ruan family should deal with this emergency.
Ruan Fulan, the Duke of Renjun, called Xizuo to tell everyone in detail what happened in the north.
After listening to Xizuo's explanation, the civil and military officials learned what major events had happened in the north.
After they listened, they could clearly understand the strength of the Celestial Kingdom.
The Ruan family has been fighting against the Zheng family for many years, and they know how powerful the Zheng family's army is.
The army of the Celestial Kingdom suppressed Zheng's army and fought, leaving Zheng unable to fight back.
The Ruan army was by no means an opponent. All civil and military officials lowered their heads and remained silent.
Ruan Fulan, Duke of Renjun, picked up a cup of tea. He wanted to drink the tea but his hands were shaking and he didn't pick up the cup for a long time.
He said with some horror: "The Heavenly Kingdom has sent a large army to attack us.
The old guy Zheng Jie sent out all his sons. It can be seen that he has dispatched his elite troops, but he did not delay the march of the Celestial Army.
One hundred thousand elite soldiers were killed in a short period of time.
From this detail, we can understand the strength of the Chinese army.
We must prepare in advance. What should we do if the Zheng family is defeated?
Even if we have a blood feud with the Zheng family, we can never sit idly by. "
After General Ruan Weizhong heard the words of Renjun Duke Ruan Fulan, the Lord had plans to support the Zheng family.
He immediately stood up and objected: "If the Lord wants to send troops to support the Zheng family.
The general thinks that this incident will drag our Ruan family into a point of no return.
If Zheng wins, he will definitely take the opportunity to annex our army.
When Lord Zheng goes south with the power of great victory, how can we resist?
The war was in turmoil.
When our army goes to the north, it will definitely become cannon fodder.
Use the flesh and blood of our soldiers to build Zheng’s flesh and blood city wall.
If this happens, it will cause a huge blow to the prestige of the Lord.
The probability of Zheng's victory is low, and the general believes that Zheng will eventually fail.
Once we send troops, we will completely offend the Great China Dynasty and there will be no room for maneuver. "
When Duke Renjun Ruan Fulan heard what General Ruan Weizhong said, his thoughts were a little shaken.
What Ruan Weizhong said does make some sense.
Civil and military officials spoke one after another and gave various reasons. The mainstream ideas were very consistent. Most people did not want the Ruan family to participate in the war between the Celestial Kingdom and the Zheng family.
The civil servant Ruan Fulan saw that Duke Renjun Ruan Fulan's thoughts were wavering, and he said: "Lord, we Ruan family can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
If the Zheng family can hold Thang Long Palace, Dai Viet still has hope of victory, so I suggested sending troops to support.
At that time, the Zheng family's heritage had been exhausted, and we could just annex the Zheng family.
The Zheng family was destroyed overnight, and the Chinese army was too strong.
Your Majesty suggests that we surrender directly and not use our arms as a chariot and end up being shattered to pieces.
Given the current situation, I suggest sending an envoy to seek peace.
The reason for the attack promoted by the Dahua Dynasty was that Vietnam invaded and occupied the territory of the Dahua Dynasty and did not respect the king.
This is all done by Li Shenzong Li Weiqi and the Zheng family. What does it have to do with our Ruan family?
Lord Chen Jianyi sent an envoy to communicate with the Heavenly Kingdom, explain everything clearly, and try to eliminate this war. "
When Duke Renjun Ruan Fulan heard Ruan Fulan's suggestion, his eyes lit up. Seeking peace was not surrender.
The military power of the Celestial Kingdom is too strong, and it is difficult for them to deal with it.
Try not to have conflicts if possible.
Duke Renjun Ruan Fulan issued an order, and Ruan Fulan personally led the team and took a boat to the north to proactively contact the people of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Ruan Fulan, the Duke of Renjun, made a special statement when negotiating for peace between the two forces.
If the Zheng family was defeated too quickly, Ruan Fuli immediately surrendered on behalf of the Ruan family.
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4338 (AD 1641), February 19th.
Wei Yunshang led two divisions of the Tenth Army and surrounded Shenglong City.
The Third Army is clearing out reinforcements from other places rushing to Thang Long Palace.
Wei Yunshang looked at the city walls that were higher than those of the domestic capitals.
He already has enough experience in taking down this kind of city wall.
The strength of the Tenth Army could capture the city wall within three days.
However, Wei Guogong Su Hu prohibited the Tenth Army from attacking the city now and prepared to attack the city with heavy artillery to reduce the army's casualties.
No matter how strong the city wall is, it cannot withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.
Wei Yunshang looked at Chief of Staff Lu Guanghua and asked: "How long will it take for the heavy artillery of the artillery regiment to be transported to the front line.
Lord Wei Guogong does not allow us to attack the city now, and I will definitely not choose to use human lives to fill up this Shenglong City. "
Their marching speed was slower than expected.
The main task these days is to clean up the defeated Vietnamese army.
At the same time, we cooperated with civilian officials to disarm the northern areas of Vietnam.
Let these civil servants establish preliminary rule in the local area.
The reason why they are so careless is that the roads in the rear have not been repaired, and a large amount of supplies cannot be transported to the front line.
They can't let the supply lines stretch too long.
The roads in the mountainous areas are repaired and a large amount of materials can be transported to the front line.
The northern areas of Vietnam are also controlled by them, so that the logistics supply line will be safe and the frontline troops can fight with confidence.
Chief of Staff Lu Guanghua said: "Now the mountain road has been opened, but the heavy artillery is too heavy.
There was another light rain in Thang Long Province yesterday. This kind of dirt road cannot bear the weight of heavy artillery, and the wheels will sink into the mud.
The heavy artillery weighed several tons, and the soldiers could not carry it.
The logistics troops are building a gravel road. It is expected that it will take six days before the road can be built and the heavy artillery can be transported to the front line. "
Wei Yunshang nodded. They could still afford to wait for six days.
It took half a month to conquer Shenglong City, which was extremely fast.
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In Thang Long City, King Zheng Zhi of the Qing Dynasty stood on the city wall, looking at the military camp surrounded by the Celestial Army outside the city.
He kept sighing, just looking at the neatness of the military formation, they could not compete with the Celestial Army.
The King of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Zhi, was still worried that the city's defenders and levied civilians, a total of 230,000 people, took turns to defend the city and would not be able to withstand the attack of the Celestial Army.
However, he found that the Chinese army was surrounding but refused to attack.
The king of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Zhe, sent troops out of the city gate to test the situation.
These elite soldiers who left the city were all killed on the battlefield and were unable to return to the city.
The King of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Zhi, also saw the powerful strength of the Celestial Army.
He was very surprised. The Celestial Army had such strength, why did they surround it but not attack?
He asked Zheng Juan, the important minister beside him: "The army of the Celestial Dynasty surrounded but refused to attack, and their strength was so strong.
What do you think the Chinese army is waiting for?
What method does our military use? Can get rid of the current predicament. "
When Zheng Huang heard the question from King Zheng Zhi of Qingdu, he immediately knelt on the ground and said: "I am incompetent and cannot relieve the Lord's worries.
According to my observation, when the Chinese army did this, they should be trying to attract reinforcements from other places by besieging the city.
Among the military tactics of the Chinese dynasty, there was a tactic called encircling a point for reinforcements, which was very consistent with what they were doing now.
We now have no ability to break out and can only wait for help. "
Zheng Huang is now in despair. All the elites of the Zheng family are in Shenglong City.
There is also enough food and grass stored in the city so that they can defend it for two or three years.
But if you defend it for a long time, you will lose it. All the territory outside will be lost. What's the use of leaving only Thang Long City?
As long as the Zheng family's elites are consumed to a certain extent, someone in the city will inevitably lead the Chinese army into the city.
The Vietnamese army was weak and unable to defeat the enemy on the battlefield.
Even with all his clever tricks, he could not reverse the disadvantage caused by his lack of strength.
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4338 (AD 1641), February 27th.
The Tenth Army placed fifteen siege heavy artillery pieces with a diameter of 150 mm outside each city wall of Thang Long City.
A smile appeared on Wei Yunshang's face, he finally waited for the heavy artillery.
Wei Guogong Su Hu did not rush him during this period.
But Wei Yunshang was also very anxious and wanted to capture Shenglong City as soon as possible.
Only by occupying Thang Long City can they free up their hands to occupy other places.
They didn't know Min Guogong Zhang Yuliang's performance all the way because they were separated by the sea.
Qihou and Sushan all knew each other's progress because they could exchange telegrams.
The Second Army and the Sixth Army are overwhelmingly in Myanmar. They have already captured the capital of Myanmar, Ava, and captured King Thalon.
The Tenth Army not only has to compete with the Third Army, the Southeast Asian region is so big in total, but they also have to compete with other armies for military glory.
Wei Yunshang once again confirmed with Chief of Staff Lu Guanghua: "Are all armies ready for battle? How prepared is the artillery regiment?"
Chief of Staff Lu Guanghua replied: "All armies have entered combat formation. As long as the wall of Thang Long City collapses, they will rush out of the trench and occupy Thang Long City as quickly as possible.
The artillery regiment has completed the calibration of the heavy siege artillery and is ready to launch artillery to siege the city at any time. "
Wei Yunshang received accurate information, and he issued an order: "Notify the artillery regiment to fire artillery to attack the city.
The armies are waiting for my order and are ready to attack the city at any time. "
After the flag language soldiers received the order, they immediately conveyed the order to the various armies through the flag language.
The artillery regiment received the order to fire, and they immediately pulled the gun ropes of the heavy siege artillery.
The huge brass cannonball, with a whistling sound, rushed towards the city wall of Thang Long City.
Rumbling explosions kept coming.
The artillery camp three kilometers away from the city wall felt the ground shaking.
The first wave of heavy siege artillery attacks blasted cracks in the walls of Thang Long City.
Wei Yunshang put down his telescope and said happily: "It was just the first wave of attacks, and the rammed earth wall has already been blown apart.
Thang Long City would never be able to withstand the second wave of heavy artillery bombardment. "
Six minutes later, the siege artillery roared again.
After the dust and smoke from the explosion dispersed.
Wei Yunshang observed that part of the west and south city walls had collapsed, revealing a large gap several meters long, and the defenders above were buried in the ruins.
He ordered: "Beat the drum and order the soldiers to charge."
The general of the Tenth Army saw the Thang Long wall collapse and heard the drumbeat of the entire army charging.
They immediately commanded their men to attack Thang Long City.
Zheng Huang led the Zheng family's elite, holding sacks filled with sand and soil, and was stacking the sacks at the break of the city wall to build a simple fortification.
He wanted to rely on this to block the enemy's attack.
He shouted anxiously: "Everyone, please move quickly and block the gap as soon as possible."
Several mortar shells passed over the ruins of the city wall in front and fell directly into Zheng Huang's military formation.
One of the mortar shells landed not far from where Zheng Juan was.
Before he could react, the shell fragments penetrated his chest and he immediately lost his breath.
After Zheng Zhe, the king of the Qing capital, saw that the city had been destroyed, he was immediately supported by his trusted aides and returned to the palace.
He already knows that his side will lose completely.
He ordered all the female relatives in the palace to be called out, and at the same time poured fire oil everywhere in the palace.
Before the King of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Jie, died with the palace, the door of the palace was kicked open by soldiers of the Royal Army of China.
The royal soldiers tried their best to resist, but were quickly eliminated by the Royal Army of China.
The Qing capital king Zheng Zhi and his family members were all taken prisoner.
The war lasted for two days and one night. When the gunfire in the city subsided, Su Hu, Duke of Wei, approached Thang Long City.
Commander Wei Yunshang reported from the side: "Master Wei Guogong, we have controlled the entire territory of Shenglong Mansion.
Thirteen thousand of the Vietnamese troops in the city were wiped out by us, and the rest were all made prisoners.
The prisoners have been taken to a prison camp outside the city.
This time we captured two important figures, Li Shenzong Li Weiqi and Qingdu King Zheng Jie. "
Wei Guogong Su Hu praised: "Well, you fought very well.
After the army is renovated, we will occupy the surrounding territory, and the return of the army to the court will be just around the corner. "
The Royal Army of Great Hua has been recuperating in Thang Long City for several days and is preparing to set off again.
Duke Su Hu of Wei received news that the Ruan family had sent an envoy to see him.
Su Hu did not want to receive this envoy. If Ruan sent an envoy to surrender, he would lose a lot of merit.
He had to receive the envoy again, and if an agreement was reached, he would have to ask Emperor Su He for instructions.
After the invention of wired telegraphy, it was very difficult for military orders abroad to be ignored.
Duke Su Hu of Wei State met with the Ruan family envoy at the Dayue Court Hall.
Ruan Fuli came to the court after a long absence, and he felt very emotional.
He knew that the Zheng family was likely to be defeated, but he did not expect that the defeat would be so fast.
He got the news and came as quickly as possible by boat. When he got ashore, he learned the news of the destruction of the Zheng family.
Ruan Fuli originally asked both sides to stop their troops, but in this situation, there is no need for the Dahua Dynasty to stop their troops.
He could only adjust according to the current situation and send a letter of surrender.
When Wei Guogong Su Hu saw the letter of surrender handed over by Ruan Fuli, he thought that it was indeed the case.
Su Hu was depressed. Ruan surrendered unconditionally, and he couldn't even find a reason to refuse.
Next, we have to discuss matters related to Ruan's surrender with Ruan Fuli.
Chief of Staff Lu Guanghua knocked on the door and walked into the room to report: "Your Excellency Wei Guogong, I received the news from the navy.
Our army's second division, Bai Yuangui's troops, has already reached the gates of Guangnan City.
According to the navy's speculation, Bai Yuangui had already captured Guangnan City by this time, and our army had pacified the Ruan clan. "
Ruan Fuli, who could understand Chinese, fainted immediately when he heard the news.
Wei Guogong Su Hu was extremely surprised. Bai Yuangui was so capable, even with the assistance of the Navy's Third Fleet.
He was able to defeat the Nguyen clan with one division of troops.
Duke Su Hu of Wei ordered: "Send someone to contact Bai Yuangui as soon as possible. I want to know the situation on the front line."
(End of chapter)
