Sure enough, Ruan Jun really had to retreat when he had a huge advantage.
Zheng Zha is also a character. After careful observation, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed and immediately asserted: "This is a real retreat, not a fraud. It seems that there has been a major change on the side of Ruan's rebellion, otherwise it would never be like this. God help me." Yes, God help me!"
He didn't know that Ruan Phuc Bin had also happily shouted "God help me", but the result was "God will destroy him".
At this time, Zheng Zha was inexplicably excited. He immediately held a military meeting and began to deploy a counterattack.
Ruan Jun is now in the Zheng family's territory. Of course, Zheng Jun knows better about the topography and terrain.
Therefore, Zheng Zha issued an order to reward the Ruan army, and the Ruan army took advantage of their geographical advantage to start a counterattack against the Ruan army.
The most difficult thing in a war is to withdraw safely before the enemy's main force is destroyed.
On the Ruan Army's side, Ruan Phuc Lin was eager to go back and retake his lair, and was urging him in a hurry. As a result, it was naturally impossible for the Ruan Army to withdraw without a loophole.
Therefore, the Zheng army seized the opportunity and defeated the Ruan army in the Nanding and Jianping areas.
Ruan Jun's retreat finally turned into a rout, falling thousands of miles away.
When Zheng Zha heard about it, he was overjoyed. He personally gathered all his troops and pursued him while he was victorious. He wanted to take advantage of this great opportunity to destroy the Ruan family.
In fact, whether it is the Ruan family in the south or the Zheng family in the north, they have equal strength, which is why there has been a decades-long dispute between the north and the south.
If the Zheng family in the north has a problem, the Ruan family in the south can take advantage; similarly, if the Ruan family in the south has a problem, the Zheng family in the north can take advantage.
In the past, Ruan's army was able to fight all the way to the north, occupy the Western Capital, and even march to the gates of the Eastern Capital. It was naturally even more difficult to escape back now. Zheng Zha had gathered all his troops to pursue him, and it could be said that there were countless casualties.
It didn't take long for Zheng Zha to retake the Western Capital and stand on the top of Qinghua City. With high spirits, he chased after Ruan Phuc Bin from before.
He looked at the corpses strewn outside the city, waved his hand proudly and said: "If you kill a snake, you must kill it. Take advantage of this great victory to put down the rebellion of many years in one fell swoop, capture the Ruan family, and sacrifice it to the Ancestral Temple!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" After hearing this, his ministers began to flatter him one after another.
Zheng Zha was titled King of Xiding, and there was a puppet emperor above him, so the officials still called him Prince, but he was actually the emperor of northern Annan.
"Your Majesty is an unparalleled genius in our Dali Dynasty. The Ruan family's rebellion will only be put down in the hands of Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty was ordered to put down the Ruan family's rebellion despite being ordered to do so at a critical moment. He is indeed the True Dragon Emperor and deserves the throne!"
"The people of our Li Dynasty all obey the prince. The position of emperor should be surrendered to the prince!"
"That's right, the prince who unified the world is actually the real dragon emperor!"
"..."
Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it. Zheng Zha himself felt that he had accomplished something that none of his ancestors had been able to do, and would soon put down the Ruan clan's rebellion in the south. Should he really consider becoming emperor and take a step further?
While laughing, he immediately issued a decree, ordering his troops not to stop, and kept chasing the retreating Ruan army, beating the snakes to death!
As a result, his troops made great strides to chase down the retreating Nguyen army. When he retook the Western Capital, he held a banquet for the ministers in the same hall where Nguyen Phuc Binh once held a banquet to celebrate his capture of the Western Capital. He recovered the Western Capital.
Singing, laughing and dancing, cups and chips were exchanged, and there was a festive atmosphere in the hall. Everyone flattered Zheng Zha as if he had destroyed Ruan's army.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall. The sound was so loud that the ministers sitting at the door could hear it clearly.
At this time, there is no urgent report but the military situation on the front line.
But now Ruan Jun's defeat has been determined, and there is no way to recover.
Therefore, the minister quickly shouted to Zheng Zha: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there will be another good news. Maybe the rebellious Ruan Phucin has been killed!"
When he said this, everyone else naturally heard the rapid footsteps coming from outside the hall.
Therefore, they were naturally unwilling to lag behind and began to flatter Zheng Zhuo. Anyway, it was just a waste of words. They could also win the favor of the prince and maybe get even greater benefits when they ascended the throne.
"It must be a great victory, otherwise, why would you be so anxious if you win an ordinary battle!"
"Could it be that Ruan Fulin was captured alive? Wei Chen suggested that this animal be cut into pieces with a thousand knives to serve as a warning to others!"
"No, no, no, Wei Chen thinks that he should be cut off and let him serve the prince in the palace!"
"..."
Zheng Zha laughed loudly and stroked his short beard, feeling very proud.
At this moment, a figure appeared at the door. As soon as he appeared at the door of the hall, he rolled in with a "pop".
"Your Majesty, it's not good. Your Majesty, it's not good..."
Upon hearing this, the hall immediately became very quiet. No one expected that it was not a good news!
Suddenly, Zheng Zha's face turned livid. He was so angry that he slapped the table and yelled: "Who actually lost the battle in such a good situation? I want to kill him!"
When he thought about it, there was only one bad news, and that was that when a general was chasing the Ruan Army, he was defeated by the Ruan Army. He was determined to kill this pig-like general.
"No... no..." After hearing this, the person who reported the news finally returned to normal. Although he still stuttered a little, he was able to get to the point. He only heard him report in a panic, "It's the Ming Army... the Ming Army." We went up the river from the sea to attack Sheng Long Mansion!"
"What?" When Zheng Zha heard this, he stood up in fright and confirmed in disbelief, "Ming army? Why did the Ming army come to Annan?"
Only more than two hundred years ago did the Ming army come to Annan. But after being beaten back, no matter what trouble Annan made over the years, the Ming Kingdom never took care of Annan.
It was the traitor Mo Dengyong who dedicated Annan to the Ming Dynasty when he saw that he was defeated. At that time, the Ming Kingdom nominally intervened in Annan, but it did not go so far as to send troops.
Why did the Ming army suddenly send troops at this time? His first reaction was that he couldn't believe it was true!
"It is said... it is said..." Stuttering, the messenger replied, "The Ming army came to quell the rebellion, saying that the Annan rebels were dissatisfied... disobedient to the king, and the war... the war continued, and the people... the people were in dire straits, and they wanted to change the declaration The comfort department is Annan Province!”
The words were a little illogical and backwards and forwards, but everyone in the hall understood the meaning clearly, which was that the Ming Dynasty wanted to reoccupy Annan.
Suddenly, everyone felt cold in their hearts!
If Zheng's army suffered no losses during the confrontation between the north and the south, then Zheng Zha still had the confidence to resist the Ming army's invasion. But now, first, when his father led the troops to attack the Ruan family, he was defeated and returned; then, the Ruan army invaded the north and suffered a similar defeat, which even made his father angry to death.
The loss of troops was unprecedented. Suddenly, there was a turning point. When he led all the troops to chase the Ruan army, suddenly, at this time, the Ming army suddenly rushed from the sea to Sheng Long Mansion. This was a fatal blow to him, and he was unable to resist at all. That kind of thing.
Zheng Zha believed that in addition to the Ming army at sea, there must be Ming troops in the north who would also attack Annan. The Ming army had obviously planned this for a long time, and it was absolutely impossible to have only one force.
"Why, why, why would the Ming army come to kill you at this time?"
In the hall, Zheng Zhuo's roar caused the dust on the roof of the hall to fall, but none of the ministers spoke because they could not answer the question.
With a "swish" sound, Zheng Zha swept all the food and wine in front of him to the ground, making a chaotic noise.
At this time, Zheng Zha suddenly understood why the Ruan army suddenly retreated. It was probably because Ruan Fulin also encountered the same problem as him and was attacked by the Ming army!
In addition, he could not think of any situation that would cause the Ruan army to suddenly withdraw when it had exhausted its advantages.
If the Ming army also raided the rear of the Ruan army, everything would be explained. Moreover, this reason for the Ming army to send troops is also consistent. To the Ming Dynasty, the Ruan family was also rebellious!
After venting his anger, Zheng Zha calmed down and left to issue a military order, requiring all frontline troops to stop pursuing the Ruan Army and immediately contact the Ruan Army. He wanted to have face-to-face peace talks with Ruan Phuc Lin.
Zheng Zha thought very clearly that under the current situation, it was obviously impossible to resist the Ming army by relying on his own strength.
Therefore, facing a formidable enemy, he decided to temporarily put aside his grudges with Ruan Phuc Bin and join forces to have any hope of fighting against the Ming army.
Zheng Zha believed that with Ruan Phuc Bin's intelligence, he should also be able to understand this truth. The only way out is to unite to fight against the big country from the north.
Then, sometimes, imagination is beautiful and reality is skinny.
Zheng Jun and Ruan Jun fought repeatedly, and the dogs' brains were knocked out. Now both Zheng Zha and Ruan Phuc Bin want to negotiate peace, but the people below may not be able to turn this corner at once.
In the battle between the two sides, how many people died, including comrades, relatives, friends, etc., who died in the hands of the other party. Those who fight for promotion to the common people only accept revenge, and who cares about the overall situation.
Who would be happy if he stopped fighting just when he was about to turn defeat into victory and when he was about to take revenge?
Therefore, although Zheng Zha's military order was passed down, it was impossible to implement it properly. If he really had the ability to impose orders and prohibitions, he would not have been able to retreat all the way to Shenglong Mansion, where he was almost destroyed.
Later, the news couldn't be controlled. After all, the Ming army went up the river to attack Shenglong Mansion. It was so vast that no one knew how many people saw it.
Therefore, although Zheng Jun stopped pursuing Ruan Jun, a new situation emerged.
The power of the Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of every Annan people. Now that the Ming army is aggressively attacking Annan, who wouldn't be afraid? Not to mention, many people's homes are in Shenglong Mansion, and people are even more panicked when they are worried about their families.
Therefore, in this case, it was not easy for Zheng Zha to quickly shake hands with Ruan Phuc Bin and unite to resist the Ming army.
As for the Ming army, they came prepared, so how could they let it go?
