Today is a rare good day here in Beibu Gulf, east of Annan, south of Guangxi, and west of Hainan, with beautiful wind and sunny sky and cloudless sky.
On the sea surface of Beibu Gulf, the weather was calm, and more than 500 huge ships formed a huge fleet that set off from Beihai Port and headed straight for the Red River Delta.
"Hundreds of boats compete in the current, eagles strike in the sky, fish fly in the shallows, all kinds of frost compete for freedom in the sky, and I feel lonely and wonder about the vast world..."
Standing on the deck, looking at the mighty fleet in front of him, Liu Jin couldn't help but hear the poems of later great men, and he immediately read them unconsciously.
However, when he thought about asking about the boundless earth, Liu Jin suddenly turned off the flames. He must not be able to read out who is in charge of the ups and downs, otherwise he would be dead.
"Liu Jin, this poem is good, what about the following text?"
Zhang Mao, who heard the wonderful part, saw that Liu Jin never said anything about it, and felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt like a cat's claws scratching his heart. He always felt uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but ask.
"I can't think of anything."
Liu Jin touched his head awkwardly and said.
"Good words~"
Wang Shouren tasted it carefully and couldn't help but admire it.
Combined with the mighty fleet in front of us and the seagulls soaring in the sky, it is very consistent.
"It's just a pity that there is no part at the end."
"Ahem, just talk nonsense, just talk nonsense."
Liu Jin smiled awkwardly.
"Report~"
"Annang Kingdom fleet found ahead!"
At this time, someone hurriedly came over and asked Zhang Mao for instructions.
"Sink them all!"
Zhang Mao issued the order very decisively.
"Boom~"
Not long after his order was issued, the rumble of shelling could be heard faintly from the sea ahead.
There are five hundred large ships, dozens of which are exclusive warships of the Ming Royal Navy, and the other ships are all merchant ships. Each ship is fully loaded with personnel and supplies, and the Ming Royal Navy fleet is leading the way.
On the sea only a few dozen miles away from the ship Liu Jin, Zhang Mao and others were on, the Ming Royal Navy fleet was constantly communicating with and bombarding them.
Annan's fleet was said to be a fleet, but there were only a dozen small ships. At this time, they were like small flames in the storm, desperately escaping on the sea.
"Boom~"
As the cannonballs landed one after another, huge columns of water rose up around the dozens of small boats.
There were too many artillery pieces attacking them and they were too dense. It was like rain, and the rising water columns on the sea surface caused rolling waves in the originally calm sea surface.
"Quick~quick~"
"Go back quickly and report to the king that the Ming people have indeed launched an attack from the sea."
On a dozen small boats, the Annan people rowed desperately and tried to escape.
This time the Ming people actually launched an attack on Annan from the sea. It is conceivable that once this huge fleet appears in the Red River Delta, the entire Annan will be quickly defeated.
Most of Annan's troops have been deployed to the Shiwanda Mountains in the north. The core Red River Delta area can be said to be undefended and empty.
"Boom~"
However, before they could get far, they were covered by dense shells. Soon, more than a dozen small boats were all sent into the sea under the violent storm of artillery fire.
"What a terrible cannon!"
On a large ship, Sanada Nobumori couldn't help but widen his eyes and witnessed the scene in front of him. He was deeply shocked.
The attack by the Ming Royal Navy was truly terrifying.
On each battleship, rows of cannon muzzles on the sides opened fire at the same time, billowing white gunpowder smoke shrouded the sea, and everything seemed so fragile under the attack of raindrops of artillery shells.
"No wonder the Ming Dynasty is not afraid that our Japanese and North Koreans will be disadvantageous to them. Facing such terrifying artillery, what can we do no matter how superb our swordsmanship is?"
"No matter how sophisticated the armor is, it will probably be crushed into pulp under such an artillery attack."
Sanada Nobumori finally understood why Japan was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, and was defeated so completely. Who could resist such a terrifying artillery?
"We are very lucky. Our Japanese country is now a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Our allegiance is to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. We are fighting for the prince of the Ming Dynasty!"
Then, Sanada Nobumori couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, glad that he was fighting for the Emperor of Heaven.
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The mighty fleet encountered almost no trouble along the way and arrived at the Red River Delta very smoothly.
In the northwest of the Red River Delta, on the right bank of the Red River, Thang Long City was in complete chaos. They were horrified to find that an extremely large fleet suddenly appeared on the vast sea, with hundreds of large ships.
The child appeared on the sea and occupied the entire sea surface. It frightened some people who got off the boat to go fishing and ran back as fast as they could.
"Dong~dong~"
Before the Annan people in Thang Long City could react, the large ships on the sea began to slowly turn around and aimed their sides at Thang Long City.
Then, accompanied by a rumbling roar, bursts of white smoke rose into the air, and cannonballs flew rapidly towards Shenglong City.
At the same time, large ships continued to dock on the sea. From these large ships, a large number of Ming troops began to land. Their speed was very fast and their actions were consistent. After just the first round of artillery fire, the outside of Thang Long City was already clear.
The army was surrounded.
By the time of the second round of artillery bombardment, the low walls of Thang Long City were knocked down by the terrifying artillery. Tens of thousands of Ming troops easily captured this important town in the Red River Delta with almost no effort.
After those at Thang Long City, the Ming army began to get busy quickly, carrying buckets of cement and quickly building simple wharves and ports to facilitate the berthing of ships and the loading and unloading of goods.
Attacking Annan is different from conquering the Japanese country. The Japanese country only needs them to surrender, so they can quickly gather troops and go straight to the core of the Japanese country.
Annan, this time is to completely destroy Annan and restore the Ming Dynasty's rule in Annan.
Therefore, it is not just a matter of simply making Annan surrender. According to the plan drawn up by Zhang Mao, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren, everything in the entire Houli Dynasty of Annan must be completely destroyed. The old power must be uprooted.
It can facilitate the subsequent rule of Ming Dynasty.
The reason why there was no rush to attack Annan's Tokyo (Hanoi) was mainly to give Annan some time to mobilize all the troops stationed in various places back, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop and decide the outcome in one battle.
Thang Long City is not far from Tokyo, only three hundred miles. This area is a flat Red River Delta area, there is no danger to defend, and it is very easy to kill it.
The mighty army began to be busy building ports. At the same time, with an army of 10,000 people, the armies quickly attacked various places around Thang Long City.
Wherever it passed, it was like the wind blowing away the remaining clouds, and the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves. In just a few days, the entire town at the mouth of the Red River Delta fell into the hands of the Ming army.
It was simpler and easier than imagined. The defense here was really too empty. First there was a round of artillery fire attack, and then the musketeers pressed forward, and they easily captured these areas near the Red River Delta.
In Annan's Tokyo Palace, Li Hui was sitting on pins and needles, walking around anxiously.
He has received the news that the Ming army has really launched an attack from the sea. In just a few days, Dongdu County, the core of Annan, has almost fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
The front is pointed directly at Tokyo.
"Everyone, tell me what to do now?"
Li Hui walked around anxiously and quickly stopped to look at the ministers below and asked.
"Your Majesty, I thought that Ming Dynasty just came here to teach us some lessons. They didn't really want to destroy us in Annan. Therefore, I took advantage of the moment and quickly sent a mission to apologize to Ming Dynasty."
Right Prime Minister Wu Shilian stood up and said that in his opinion, Ming Dynasty was angered by Annan, so it would send a large army to conquer Annan again.
As long as Annan apologizes to the Ming Dynasty and expresses that he will not provoke the Ming Dynasty in the future, he thinks that the Ming Dynasty will soon withdraw its troops. After all, Annan is a useless place for the Ming Dynasty, otherwise it would not have given up on Annan before.
If there is no such thing, the Hou Li Dynasty will no longer exist.
"But what if Ming Dynasty doesn't retreat?"
Li Hui thought for a while and asked again.
"We can also take this opportunity to delay. As long as we delay for a while, Annan's army can be mobilized back from the north. Now our defense in Tokyo is empty. If they come directly to kill us, we will definitely not be able to defend it."
"But as long as my army is mobilized back, even if we cannot defeat the Ming army, we can still hold on to the city and drag the Ming army down."
"The Ming army is tired of their troops on the expedition, and the food and grass will definitely not be sustainable. When the time comes, we will send people to sneak attack their rear and burn their food and grass, and the initiative will be returned to our hands."
"When that time comes, we might be able to annihilate these Ming troops in one fell swoop."
Wu Shilian said very confidently.
After listening to his words, everyone nodded. Wu Shilian was not wrong. He just made judgments and deployments based on past experience. This strategy can be said to be quite feasible.
Annan State needs time now to mobilize the army from the north. Tokyo's defense is empty. Once the Ming army directly attacks, it will be completely fell soon.
As long as they can delay for some time, the initiative will return to their hands.
"Okay~"
When Li Hui heard this, he frowned and relaxed. He thought for a while and said: "Wu Shilian, you can go negotiate and bring all the gold, silver and jewelry from the treasury. No matter what method you use, at least delay Ming Ming."
In just five days, the army can be mobilized back from the north, and then we can settle the accounts with these Ming troops."
