Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, ordered Mo Ying, the commander-in-chief of Annan, to lead an army of 35,000 Gaoping Mo clan in the front, and he led 15,000 Ming troops to follow, heading from Beigan Prefecture to Xuanguang Town.
A prefecture in Annan State is about the same size as a county in the Ming Dynasty, and a county is equivalent to a township in the Ming Dynasty. Several counties to the east of Beigan Prefecture are in the hands of the Gaoping Mo family, and several counties to the west are in the hands of the Zheng family.<
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The Ming-Mo allied forces moved like a rabbit, and in two days, they captured all the counties controlled by the Zheng family to the west of Beiqian Prefecture, and approached Xuanguang Town.
Although Annan's county is not big, it is all mountains and the mountain roads are rugged. This speed is already quite fast.
"Fu Tie, the commander-in-chief of the former army, Nong Guihu, the commander-in-chief of the left army, you two lead an army of 13,000 as the vanguard; Zhao Chengde, the commander-in-chief of the middle army, Fu Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the right army, you two follow the commander-in-chief of the capital and lead an army of 17,000 people.
The central army; Shi Wei, the commander of the rear army, will lead five thousand troops as the rear army." Sixteen-year-old Mo Ying excitedly gave orders. This was his first time leading an army in combat.
"The last general takes command!"
The military orders are like a mountain, and all the generals respond in unison.
Looking at her son's heroic figure, Zhao Baolian was very proud. My son really has the style of Taizu! A year ago, Empress Zhao had returned power to her son and no longer listened to the government. If this battle had not been too important, she would not have done anything.
I will not lead the army in person.
After Mo Ying issued the general order, Empress Zhao left two generals Fu Tie and Nong Guihu behind. "When General Fu, General Nong, and you attack Xuanguang City, Xuanguang Town's young Fu Zongjun, Duke Wu, and his son Wu Gongjun will open the north gate.
As soon as you enter the city, you will send someone pretending to be Zheng Jun to get rid of these two people. Do you understand?"
"The last general will obey the orders of the Queen Dowager."
Mo Ying asked strangely: "Mother and concubine, aren't Wu Gongpin, Wu Gongjun and his son allies of my Mo family? And they have done a good job in dedicating the city, why should we get rid of them?"
Empress Zhao waved her hand, "My son, please remember that there are only interests between countries and there are no allies. In a war, the most important thing is to gain gains. Xuanguang Town is the first gain for my Mo family. If we do not get rid of Wu
The Gong family, father and son, and the Mo family cannot completely control Xuanguang Town. Therefore, we can only get rid of them."
"I understand." Mo Ying thought for a while and then said: "Mother, concubine, you just said that there are only interests and no allies between countries. So, does the Mo family and the Ming Dynasty also count as allies?" <
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"Mo's family and Ming Dynasty?"
Zhao Baolian was stunned, and suddenly remembered the figure that she often thought of. After a long time, she said: "Mo and Daming still have feelings."
Suddenly his face turned red and he explained: "My son relied on the power of the Ming Dynasty to become the master of the Mo family. As a man, you must not forget your roots!"
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The Baozhu (Principal) Mansion of Xuanguang Town has always been the political center of Xuanguang Town. Starting from Wu Wenyuan, the ancestor of Wu Gongpi, the Wu family has dominated Xuanguang for more than 130 years and is the king of this area.
At that time, Hou Le Taizu Li Li fought for independence from the Ming Dynasty. The Mo family, Zheng family, Ruan family, and Wu family were all generals under Li family. Later Mo family Taizu Mo Dengyong rebelled and Hou Li established the Mo Dynasty, Zheng family, and Nguyen family.
, the Wu family helped the Li family fight against the Mo family, so they were regarded as the most loyal ministers of the Li Dynasty and guarded Tuyuan Quang for generations.
"Are you all ready?"
Duke Wu was sitting on a big tiger-skin chair in the palace of the protector, asking his son Duke Jun and several of his confidants.
"Father, I have contacted several old generals of the Wu clan, and together with my Wu clan's soldiers, there are probably more than a thousand people. We have made an appointment to open the north gate at the beginning of the morning at 1:00 tomorrow to release the Ming army and the Mo clan.
Entering the city".
Duke Wu frowned, "Why are there so few people?"
No wonder he frowned. The Xuanguang Wu clan had nearly 20,000 troops at its peak. But after being defeated by the Zheng clan, the Zheng clan annexed the Wu clan's army and only gave the Wu clan and his son a false title to support them.
"Father, the Zheng family has been purging the old generals of the Wu family in Xuanguang Town in the past few years. If we don't take action, I, the Wu family, may not even be able to gather a thousand people."
Duke Wu was a little worried, "There are 15,000 Zheng troops in Xuanguang Town. Is it possible to capture the North Gate with more than a thousand people?"
When Zheng Zha went south to attack Ruan, he left 30,000 troops garrisoned on the northern border, led by his son Zheng Zha. Zheng Zha deployed 15,000 troops and horses in Xuanguang Town, and deployed 15,000 troops and horses on the borders of Thang Long and Taiyuan provinces.
Fifteen thousand soldiers and horses.
Wu Gongjun looked happy, "My father didn't know something. He just got the news that Zheng Zhao is seriously ill, and Zheng Zha has rushed to Qinghua. Now, Zheng's army in the city has no leader, and it will be easy to seize the door!"
"Is the old thief Zheng Zhen seriously ill?"
After hearing this, Duke Wu laughed loudly: "Old thief, old thief, I never thought you would be here today! Hahaha!"
He hated Zheng Jie so much. Originally, the Mo family, the Zheng family, the Wu family, and the Ruan family each had their own territory. It would be great for everyone to live happily together! But Zheng Jie, an old man, insisted on doing something to unify Annan.
The beautiful dream. Our Annan Kingdom has been divided for more than a hundred years. How can you be strong enough to unify it?
It's better now, the old man is seriously ill, and the fate of Xuanguang Town will be my Wu family's fate again!
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Thanh Hoa Province was the capital of the Hu Dynasty in Annan, and Annan people called it the Western Capital; Thang Long Province is the capital of the Le Dynasty today, and Annan people called it the Eastern Capital or Tokyo.
It is said to be Tokyo, but in fact, Shenglongfu is located in the north of Annan. The capital of the Song Dynasty of China was Bianliang, Tokyo. The Li Dynasty of Annan believed that we Annan people were "little China". Since the capital of the Song Dynasty was called Tokyo, the capital of Annan was naturally
It also has to be called Tokyo. In this way, Thang Long in the north became "Tokyo". Later, the Hu Dynasty moved its capital to Thanh Hoa. The previous capital was called "Tokyo". It must be symmetrical, so let's call it "Xijing". Like this
, Hue in central China became "Xijing" or "Western Capital".
Zheng Zha, the prince of the Qing Dynasty, rushed to Hue, the western capital. He ran away and killed his horse, but he still did not have time to see his father for the last time.
"Father!"
Seeing his gray-haired old father lying cold on the dragon bed, Zheng Zha felt sad and burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to be sad. You must go to Thang Long immediately, obtain the canonization of the Li family, succeed to the throne as king, and control the government to avoid unrest in people's hearts." Nguyen Ren Zheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, advised him.
Although the Le Dynasty made Thang Long its capital, Hue was the hometown of the Zheng family and the real political center of Annan Kingdom. Most of the officials with real power stayed in Hue.
Zheng Zhu nodded and was about to speak.
"Military report!"
A military report came from the front. When I opened it and took a look, my face suddenly turned pale.
Ruan Renzheng asked urgently: "Your Majesty, what did the military newspaper say?"
Zheng Zha calmed down and said, "The Ming army rescued the Ruan family. Our southern army was defeated. Uncle Zheng Kai was killed in the battle. My son Zheng Gen led a defeated army of 20,000 and retreated to Lanjiang."
Ruan Renzheng thought for a while and said: "Wang Changsun is brave and good at fighting, so he should be able to defend the natural danger of Lanjiang. The top priority now is to do two things: first, rush to Thang Long as soon as possible and control the Li family; second, go up to the Ming Dynasty to report
Please excuse me and test the Ming Dynasty’s attitude towards my Zheng family."
"Well, let's follow Duke Ruan's advice."
It rained all night and there was a military report. King Suriya Wangsa of Nanzhang sent 20,000 troops to invade Annan and captured the five provinces east of Luang Prabang. In fact, it cannot be regarded as an invasion. These five provinces
The land was originally snatched by the Zheng family from Nanzhang Kingdom.
Zheng Zha gritted his teeth and said, "The Nanzhang Kingdom actually dares to invade Annan. Now that the Nanzhang Army is threatening Qinghua, how can I go to Shenglong?"
Nguyen Ren Zheng said: "The country in charge of the south is suffering from ringworm. The four provinces of Guihua (Lao Cai), Laizhou, Jiaxing (Shannan) and Dien Bien are defending the country to fight against it. The crown prince should personally lead the army and rush to Thang Long.
, I fear it will change later."
Zheng Zha thought for a while and said: "What Mr. Ruan said is true. I will immediately lead the army to Shenglong."
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