Emperor Chongzhen arrived at Lin'an Prefecture in Yunnan. When he was about to enter Hekou Town in Annan, he had been resting and recuperating, and did not continue to march one day later according to the previous marching rules.
Emperor Chongzhen himself either drank and ate meat in the Chinese military camp, tasted Yunnan's special fruits, and enjoyed local dances every day, or convened local officials to comment on some local government affairs, and even wrote books to teach some natural sciences. knowledge. It was as if after he brought his army to the border of Annan, he was not about to attack Annan, but to inspect the Annan mansion.
However, the army has no time to spare. Not only do the armies take turns training in the rainforest, but military supplies are also continuously delivered from Kunming and Guangxi.
This news was naturally spied on by Annan's agents, who immediately reported it to the Allied headquarters.
Needless to say, the leader of the alliance was naturally the most powerful Zheng Jie. After hearing Xizuo's report, he couldn't help but be very surprised. After confirmation, the Ming army had indeed stationed troops on the border and did not immediately invade Annan. This made him immediately frown. He immediately glanced at both sides and asked, "What do you think?"
"It must be that the Ming Emperor knew that we were all united and was afraid of us and other allies, so he did not dare to set foot in Annan!" Aibi, the leader of the Dutch, was the first to stand up and said.
Regarding his statement, Mo Jingyu didn't see it that way, and immediately stood up and retorted: "No, no, if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was really afraid that we would join forces, he wouldn't have issued an explicit edict to offend us all at once. !”
The leader of the Ruan family is naturally their eldest son Ruan Fulin. He nodded and agreed with Mo Jingyu's words: "Yes, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not afraid of our alliance, he must have another agenda!"
"What's the plot?" Portugal's Anders felt a little guilty and asked quickly.
After hearing this, Ruan Phucin frowned and said: "From the outside, it seems that the Ming army is still hoarding supplies. It seems that the Ming emperor did not expect that we would unite so quickly. The military supplies prepared before were not enough, so we had to Waiting for follow-up additions. But in my opinion, this is not the real reason of the Ming Emperor!"
"Then what's his real reason?" Mo Jingyu was obviously a little nervous after hearing this, and asked quickly.
Ruan Phuc Lin turned to look at him, shook his head and said, "At least it's hard to say for the time being. It depends on what the Emperor Ming will do next."
Zheng Jie, who was in the main seat, nodded repeatedly and looked at Ruan Fulin with admiration.
After he and Ruan Phucin came into contact, he felt that this son was extraordinary, very much like Cao Cao when he lamented that having a son would be like Sun Zhongmou.
His thoughts were similar to Ruan Phuc Bin's.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty conquered the north and south, fought many wars, and was definitely not the one to talk about things. If nothing else, just take the example of Mie Dongwu. How could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty be afraid of 300,000 against 300,000?
To be honest, Annan's side is still just an alliance of all forces, far from being just a king like Donggo. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can even deal with Dongwu, so it's strange that he is afraid of Annan!
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but be stunned, and he immediately thought of a possibility.
Suddenly, his face became a little ugly. He glanced at the representatives of all forces below, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the purpose of the Ming Emperor. What made him even more unsure was that he had to admit that the emperor of Ming's treacherous plan was definitely possible to come true!
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw that Ruan Fulin's expression was a little ugly, and at the same time, he turned to look at him.
Zheng Jie and Ruan Fulin just looked at each other like this, and they suddenly understood that the other person should be thinking about themselves.
However, you must understand that this treacherous plot of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is definitely a conspiracy. Even if you know it, it will be difficult to deal with it.
what to do? How can I do?
Zheng Jing was worrying in his heart, and suddenly, he heard Ruan Fulin say: "So, since the Emperor of Ming Dynasty won't come, then we will take the initiative to fight with the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Jingyu was the first to jump up and immediately shouted: "What do you mean? Didn't we all discuss it? First, lure the enemy deeper, resist step by step, and finally rely on the favorable location to fight the Ming army decisively. If we take the initiative to attack , wouldn’t it mean that we gave up the geographical advantage and instead allowed the Ming army to wait for work, how could we do that?”
Abid was rejected before and was a little depressed. After hearing this, she shook her head and objected: "Do you know how to fight? We have so many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, why do we want to join forces? Let the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom come. , no matter how heavy the siege is to cut off his reinforcements, with our cannons here, are we still afraid that they will be able to hold on and wait for reinforcements?"
Although Anders had a secret in his heart, from the perspective of fighting, he was a little strange. How could the always wise prince change his mind and take advantage of his own advantages to attack the Ming army?
So, he asked: "Why did you change your mind? There must be a reason, right?"
After hearing their questions, Ruan Phuc Lin turned to look at the alliance leader and said word by word: "Because the Ming Emperor can afford it, but we can't afford it!"
"Why can't you afford it?" Mo Jingyu felt a little confused after hearing this. He thought Ruan Phucin had forgotten it, so he reminded him, "Each of our armies provides their own food and supplies, and we don't just eat from King Qingdu. Can’t afford it?”
When they said this, they saw Zheng and Ruan looking at him, and there seemed to be a bit of insult in their eyes. Suddenly, his neck turned red, and he raised his voice and said: "Besides, Emperor Ming With so many things to do, he doesn’t want to go back to the capital anymore? He can’t afford it!”
After he finished speaking, he felt that Zheng and Ruan were still looking at him with contempt, so he snorted and didn't want to speak anymore.
It's so deceiving. If I didn't still want to do something, I really want to walk away!
Then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really came to Annan to quell the rebellion. He welcomed him the most, but why did he still say that he was incompetent and wanted to be punished?
If anything, Ruan Phuc Bin couldn't say. As the leader of the alliance, Zheng Jie, after seeing the confused expressions of others, had to explain: "If we continue to waste it, even if we put the overall situation first and unity first. However, the people below are bound to change over time."
In fact, the matter he mentioned can be ignored from Mo Jingyu's side, mainly from Zheng Jun and Ruan Jun's side. After all, it was all enemies in the past. You killed me, I killed you, it was all due to deadly enmity.
Zheng Jie and Ruan Phuc Bin can unite for their own interests, but the people below can't control that much. Over time, the relationship will never be reconciled. Instead, friction will arise due to various factors, and eventually a major conflict will break out. By that time, both Zheng Jie and Ruan Phucin will find it very difficult to deal with this kind of thing.
What's more, what if Zheng Zhi has a different intention and wants to kill the generals of the Ruan Army and annex the Ruan Army over time? Is this possible?
After a long time, if it keeps dragging on like this, no one can guarantee it.
Similarly, what if Ruan Phuc Bin had different intentions and suddenly launched a mutiny while the army was in the north, captured or killed Zheng Jie, and defeated his old enemy for many years in one fell swoop? Is it possible? No one can guarantee it either!
Believe it or not, if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty suddenly had something to do at this time, he would lead his army back to the north. As soon as the news came back to Annan, the Zheng and Ruan armies would immediately beat out their brains!
The previous covenant was not worth mentioning in the face of huge interests!
After Zheng Zhi said it, Mo Jingyu was not so stupid and understood immediately. No matter how much they promised before, no matter how much they pledged their blood to form an alliance, and no matter how much they took the prince as a hostage, it was impossible for the Zheng and Ruan families to reconcile and become one family. After all, they were still wary of each other.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of gloating, making you stronger, haha!
On the other hand, the Dutchman Abide and the Portuguese Anders couldn't understand, and even suggested that as long as they strictly control their respective armies and prevent the people below from coming into contact, wouldn't that be all right?
There is no way to describe this in detail. Of course, the best thing is actually to be stationed separately, keeping in contact with each other and fighting independently.
Just like the Battle of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun and Liu united, but the armies were not together, but supported each other, so that a lot of trouble could be avoided.
However, their terrain dictates that this approach is impossible. The Annan side is a long and narrow strip along the coastline. If the Ming army's attack, from north to south, reaches the territory of the Ruan family, it means that all the Zheng family's territory has been captured by the Ming army.
It was also because of this that the Ruan army went north to fight together with the Zheng army to deal with the Ming army.
At this time, neither Zheng Zhi nor Ruan Phucin could change their minds and lead the army northward immediately. This military discussion has no conclusion. He could only pray to the gods that the Ming emperor was not so treacherous and really needed to replenish military supplies, so he stayed there.
Or maybe something big happens in the Ming Dynasty quickly, so that the Ming Emperor can ignore Annan and go back to the north!
If it were an ordinary emperor, he would never stay out for too long. Otherwise, if the emperor leaves the capital for too long, things may change easily.
It will be almost a year since Emperor Chongzhen left the capital at the end of last year and went south, and he is still in the south. This situation is really rare.
Naturally, they didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen had a golden finger and knew the situation in the capital very well. In addition, his prestige is at its peak. He has sorted out all the ministers in the court, so there is nothing to worry about. His situation simply cannot be viewed from the same perspective as before.
Therefore, Zheng Zhi and Ruan Phuc Lin were lucky. After waiting for a few days, they still saw no sign of Emperor Chongzhen leading troops to attack. The army is gathering here, and the longer time passes, the more delicate the situation becomes. In the end, as the leader of the alliance, Zheng Jie knew that he could not go on like this.
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