Seventy miles north of Hue City, Wan Jun encountered the first blockade by the Nguyen soldiers.

From the dense forest on one side of the road, many arrows were suddenly shot, and then hundreds of Annan people rushed out of the dense forest, wielding broadswords and spears and charging at the Chinese army.

Suddenly attacked by the enemy, the Chinese army at the front remained calm in the face of danger. The musketeers hurriedly formed a formation and fired a row of guns at the enemy, but the distance was too close and there was no time to reload ammunition.

The grenades of the grenadiers were thrown into the mud beside the road. The explosive mud was scattered, and the lethality was greatly reduced. In the blink of an eye, the Annan people had rushed in front of the Chinese army.

At the beginning, Li Laiheng once suggested that if the Chinese army could add a three-foot-long white blade in front of their muskets, they could engage in hand-to-hand combat with the opponent after firing the gun.

It's a pity that making this kind of bayonet requires not only fine iron but also craftsmen's time. If the size is slightly inaccurate, the bayonet cannot be stuck on the barrel of the gun. Either it is too small to fit, or it is too big and easy to fall off. Among the team, only

Three elite regiments were equipped with bayonets.

The width of the road was limited, so the pikemen could not form a formation. In order to buy time for the musketeers, the Chinese soldiers with spears jumped into the mud one after another and fought with the Annan people. Because it was difficult to move in the mud, they were like monkeys.

The Annamites cut down many of them.

However, the pikemen gained time to reload their ammunition, and soon the muskets rang out again. Facing the volley of muskets at this distance, the Annamites fell in pieces, and large areas of dark red flowed in the muddy ground.

Once the advantage of a sudden attack was lost, the Annan people would only die in vain if they attacked further. Soon, a whistle sounded in the dense forest, and the Annan people retreated into the dense forest one after another.

The musketeers angrily reloaded their ammunition and continued shooting into the dense forest. Although the vegetation was scattered, the Annan people had begun to escape from the dangerous situation by relying on the protection of the dense forest.

After regrouping, the Chinese army continued to advance forward, but they became more vigilant and began to pay attention to the dense forests on both sides.

Facing the harassment of the Annamites, the Chinese army's advance was much slower.

The Nguyen family was originally a vassal of the Li Dynasty. When the powerful minister Zheng controlled the Li Dynasty, the Nguyen family used Hue City as its capital and also ruled the south. Now that they learned that the Chinese army continued to move south, they had to face the Chinese army's offensive.

Abandon Hue and retreat south.

For the Ruan family, the rise and fall of the Central Plains has alternated for thousands of years, and the strength is always temporary. The worst is like the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Wait thirty to fifty years, and when the Central Plains declines, the north will naturally be spit out and the green mountains will be left.

Don't worry about running out of firewood.

Hundreds of miles south of Hue City, the continuous Hai Van Mountain Range continues to approach the narrow coastal plain, and finally connects with the ocean on the east side, separating the north from the south like a knife.

Ruan Chengfu has been ordered to lead his troops to cover Hue City and retreat to the south of Hai Van Ridge, relying on Hai Van Pass to defend the south.

However, Haiyun Pass seems to be a little different today. Ruan Chengfu received a military report from his soldiers that a fleet was heading towards Haiyung Pass. Judging from the flags, they were probably soldiers and horses of the Chinese army.

While organizing the soldiers to continue retreating south with their baggage, Ruan Cheng Phuc personally led the troops and horses to block the enemy's landing.

Seeing the fleet approaching the ship, Ruan Chengfu ordered the Annan soldiers to form an array near the coast, with the archers in front and the pikemen in the back. He also distributed all the cavalry on both wings, waiting for the soldiers and horses on the ship to land so that they could make a half-crossing.

And strike.

Zheng Chenggong saw all this on the ship and was not in a hurry to land on the shore. He ordered the flag to

With a wave of his hand, all the big ships came closer and simultaneously pointed their cannons toward the shore.

After the ammunition was loaded, at the command, the cannons roared together, and there was a "rumbling" sound. It was visible to the naked eye that the cannonballs flew out and turned into black dots, hitting the Annan formation.

Wherever the cannon hit, people and horses were shattered.

Unfortunately, the Annamites were arrayed on the beach, and the soil was relatively soft, so it was difficult for the shells to bounce off after falling a few times, so the damage to the Annamite soldiers was limited.

Zheng Chenggong looked at it from a distance and stood leisurely on the ship's roof. "The Annan soldiers' formation is quite good, but it's a pity that facing our artillery, they can only be beaten."

After two or three consecutive rounds of bombardment, Ruan Chengfu realized that the opponent was covered by cannons on the ship, and the idea of ​​​​attacking halfway was probably in vain. Putting the troops and horses on the beach was purely a living target, so he could only order the army to retreat.

withdraw.

The Annan soldiers withdrew from the beach one after another. When Ruan Chengfu's plan failed, he made another plan. He picked a narrow place in the mountains and deployed his troops and horses here.

After seeing the Annan people retreating, Zheng Chenggong commanded the vanguard troops to land on the beach. After the vanguard troops landed, they quickly formed an array on the beach to cover the landing of the army. No Annan people came to attack until the landing was completed.

Zheng Chenggong landed on the coast and looked up at the scene in front of him. Haiyunling had a strange terrain. The entire mountain range extended to the sea, stretching out several long peninsulas. The mountains were steep and steep, leading from the coast to several gaps in the south. The narrow areas

Only one person can pass through the place, and Haiyun Pass stands at the most dangerous point.

It would take some effort to capture Haiyun Pass, so Zheng Chenggong deployed his troops and began to attack Haiyung Pass.

The large group of soldiers and horses headed towards the mountains, but they soon discovered that they could not be distributed at all from the moment they entered the mountain, and could only move upward along the narrow road.

The Annan people did not attack where they entered the mountain, but this made Zheng Chenggong secretly worried. Sure enough, after the soldiers mounted the mountain, at the narrowest part of the mountain, suddenly many Annan people's bows and arrows were shot from the mountains on both sides. A large group of Annan soldiers took advantage of the situation.

Break out.

Zheng Chenggong's right-hand man, Ma Junshan, shouted, "Kill!"

He took the lead and killed an Annan soldier. With a sword strike, a golden sound, and a flip of his wrist, the blade of the knife cut open the chest and abdomen of an Annan soldier. Blood flowed out instantly, and the Annan soldier fell limp to the ground.

The soldiers of the Zheng Army were greatly encouraged and followed Ma Junshan forward one after another. Although they attacked from the rear, they actually forced the Annan people to retreat step by step.

Zheng Chenggong saw this from behind the army and was overjoyed. If he attacked from here, he would be able to reach Haiyun Pass in a short time. When the time came, he would use Haiyun Pass as his certificate of surrender, which would prove his strength to thousands of troops.

Ruan Chengfu did not panic behind the formation. He still had some tricks up his sleeve. He just kept sending soldiers to replace the fallen soldiers in front. The two sides fought continuously on the mountain road. The Zheng army originally attacked from the rear. Soon the soldiers were exhausted and had to retreat down the mountain.

go.

Zheng Jun retreated to the beach to rest for an hour, and unloaded many muskets and artillery from the ship. In the afternoon, he gathered his forces again and launched a second attack on the mountain.

The mountain road was difficult to travel, and he had to carry artillery. Zheng Jun was already exhausted before he reached the middle of the mountain. The Annan soldiers waited secretly. Seeing Zheng Jun resting on the mountain road, they took the opportunity to rush out. Zheng Jun tried his best to resist the enemy, but was killed.

was defeated, and all the artillery they carried were taken away by the Annamites.

After trying several times and failing to break through, Zheng Chenggong became anxious.

Soldiers were sent to explore everywhere, trying to find other ways to attack Haiyunguan, but they found nowhere.

At dawn the next day, Zheng Chenggong ordered another attack. General Ma Junshan once again took the lead and led his soldiers to attack. The two sides fought again for half a day at the place where they fought yesterday. The bodies of both sides were hit directly on the pillows, and blood flowed and pooled. There was actually a line of blood flowing from the mountain road.

stream.

Until the afternoon, Ma Junshan still could not break through the Annan soldiers' front line. The morale of Zheng's army was low, so Ma Junshan had to lead his troops to withdraw. Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to camp on the beach for a confrontation.

After two days of confrontation, Ruan Chengfu secretly sent troops down the mountain to attack Zheng's camp in the middle of the night. Zheng Chenggong was sleeping when suddenly screams and shouts of death rang out. Soldiers broke into the tent and announced, "Annanites are attacking at night!"

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly got up and put on his armor. The situation was critical. Annan people were already attacking the Chinese army's tent. At the critical moment, Ma Junshan was naked and came over with a knife to protect him. After a while of fighting, an Annan man suddenly recognized Ma Junshan and said, "This is that."

The leading general in Rishan!"

The Annan soldiers attacked Ma Junshan fiercely, and another man said, "This man is guarding here, there must be a high official in the tent!"

The Annan people shouted loudly, and more and more Annan people began to rush towards this side. Seeing that the coach was in danger, Zheng Jun also rushed over to support him. Ma Junshan was slashed by the Annan people and was covered in blood, but he still waved his long sword.

With his sword, he chopped down the Annan soldiers who rushed towards the Chinese army's tent to the ground.

With a "hoo" sound, Annan soldiers threw fire and set the Chinese army's tent on fire. At this time, Zheng Chenggong dressed neatly and came out of the tent brandishing a long sword.

Seeing the appearance of the commander, the morale of Zheng's army was greatly boosted. They gathered in front of the tent and fought with the Annan soldiers. The Annan soldiers were killed and retreated steadily. When they found that more and more soldiers were surrounding them, they had no choice but to retreat into the mountains.

Ma Junshan was seriously injured. When he saw the Annan soldiers retreating, a long knife fell from his hand to the ground. Zheng Chenggong quickly ordered people to treat him.

After waiting until daybreak, Zheng Chenggong counted his troops and found that during the night attack last night, among the soldiers, there were thousands of soldiers who were killed by the Annamites, killed each other in fear, and drowned in the sea water.

In addition, his capable officers were seriously injured, so Zheng Chenggong could only withdraw his troops to the ship, and was no longer able to attack Haiyunguan. The fleet patrolled for a day, and had to retreat north to join the troops of Wanjun.

Wanjun led a large army of soldiers and horses to advance to Hue City. The Nguyen family in Hue City had retreated, and the people of Annam had fled in all directions. The city was almost turned into an empty city, with only empty palaces and city walls remaining.

No matter whether the Annamites retreated, Wan Jun planned to use Hue City as the southernmost stronghold of the Chinese army to support the Chinese army stationed at Haiyun Pass. From now on, Haiyun Ridge would be the southernmost boundary line of the Chinese Empire.

After resting for a day in Hue City and receiving news of Zheng Chenggong's defeat, Wan Jun ordered the army to march south along the coastline, join Zheng's fleet, and then capture Hai Van Pass.

Fifty miles north of Haiyun Pass, on the vast sea, Zheng Chenggong's fleet saw the advancing Chinese army. The two sides quickly converged. Zheng Chenggong looked ashamed, and wanted to use Haiyun Pass to present a certificate of surrender to Wan Wan.

Unexpectedly, nearly half of the soldiers and horses were injured, so they could only withdraw their troops sadly, "Führer, Haiyunguan was not captured."

Wan Jun grabbed Zheng Chenggong and said, "It doesn't matter. Sailors are good at water warfare. Going ashore to attack Haiyun Pass in a dangerous terrain is really because I didn't think well."
Chapter completed!