Chapter 243 The two countries are at war, Bu Zhan comes to envoy
The veteran general of Champa, Sri Sadovarman, with his face glowing red, brought Brahma and other generals to report his merits.
After everyone saluted, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, Brahma is here, what is the result of the battle?"
Fan Lai bowed and said: "Your Majesty, King Yin, Duke Jing, our army won a complete victory in this battle. We completely wiped out the enemy's 500 elephant soldiers, 5,000 cavalry, and more than 10,000 infantry. We also captured thousands of prisoners and captured the war horses.
There are countless weapons and equipment, and the results have not yet been fully calculated."
Zhu Qizhen said: "Thank you for your hard work. Next, we will counterattack Annan!"
Fan Lai conveyed these words, and the generals in Champa began to whisper.
Before the Ming army arrived, they were almost in despair.
Now that all the land occupied by the Annamites has been recaptured, it stands to reason that the goal has been achieved.
However, we are all military generals and have been bullied by the Annan people for so long. Who can resist the temptation to attack the city and plunder the territory...
After everyone discussed it, Fan Lai stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, we are willing to follow the heavenly soldiers and continue to the north, but... we need to report to His Majesty Mahapancha..."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and expressed his understanding. After all, they are an army occupying the city. Such a big thing requires the permission of the king of Champa.
"That's fine, you send a fast horse to deliver the message, the whole army rests for five days, and after five days, continue northward!"
Brahma saluted and said: "I obey!"
The army was resting on the front line, but the order from the King of Champa was not received, but the envoy from Annan Kingdom arrived.
I saw Chen Ying leading two people and escorting a man wearing Annan official uniform.
"Your Highness, the scouts captured a female agent who claimed to be Annan's envoy and said she was here to negotiate."
Zhu Qiyu looked at this man, who was about forty years old and had his hands tied. However, there was no expression of fear on his face, but he was very calm, and he had the arrogance of a civil servant.
"Ruan Qing, envoy from Annan, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Xi of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Are you here to negotiate?"
Ruan Qing looked at the guards around him and said: "In the words of you Han people, when the two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed. Is it possible that the heavenly dynasty treats envoys from other countries in this way?"
Zhu Qi smiled calmly and said: "You speak Chinese quite well. Come on, let go!"
Chen Ying waved his hand and ordered someone to untie the rope, but he was worried about Zhu Qiyu's safety, so he stayed aside.
Ruan Qing rubbed his purple wrists from being strangled and said: "Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty once designated the Annan Kingdom as a country without conquests, but now he is vigorously developing swords and weapons. May I ask, Your Highness, why you do not follow the ancestral system?"<
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This person indeed has a profound knowledge of Han culture. As soon as he came up, he brought out Zhu Yuanzhang and used ancestral systems to talk about things.
Chen Ying hated such people the most. He raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "What are you talking about? Believe it or not, I will beat you up!"
"Believe it, of course I believe it!"
Ruan Qing instead smiled contemptuously and continued: "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty actually sent people to raid the residence of Saint Confucius. It seems that Ming Dynasty has already completely discarded the word etiquette and treated the next envoy.
What else are you afraid of?"
"You..."
Chen Ying stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and raised his fist to hit him.
"Wait!"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient, let him talk."
Chen Ying had no choice but to let go of the man and step aside.
Ruan Qing saluted Zhu Qiyu and said, "Thank you, His Highness, King Xi!"
"You don't need to thank me hypocritically, and you don't need to say whether it's ancestral or not. Since the war has started and you want to negotiate, it's better to get straight to the point and state your demands directly. Don't waste each other's time."
"Your Highness is a cheerful person. In this case, I won't beat around the bush!"
Ruan Qing took out a letter from his body and said: "This is the letter from Annan. Our Lord requests Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops immediately, because this is a dispute between Annan State and Champa State. If Champa State wants peace talks, Ming Dynasty can
As a witness."
Zhu Qiyu opened the credentials, took a look at it, and threw it aside.
"Now that the war has started, all the occupied land in the Champa Kingdom has been retaken. You still want to go back. Where do you get the confidence?"
Ruan Qing snorted with his nose and said: "If Ming Dynasty had not intervened, these lands would have belonged to Annan."
Zhu Qiyu has learned the lesson. It turns out that when these civil servants made excuses, they were completely shameless.
No wonder the emperor's brother treated the civil servant Qingliu with no kindness at all.
"Champa is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the vassal country is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Besides, my emperor has already issued a letter of credence to the Annan Kingdom. Your king does not know what is good for him. No wonder I, the Ming Dynasty, sent troops!
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Ruan Qing sneered and said: "It sounds nice, but who doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty has been coveting my Annan territory for many years, so what does the British Lord mean by conferring the title of King of Jing'an County? Now, he actually attributes the crime to His Majesty the King, haha
, If you want to impose a crime, why bother?"
Even though Zhu Qiyu has a good temper, at this moment, he can't help but want to beat someone up.
I'm talking to you properly, but you're talking here and there in a weird way. Do you really think that I, Zhu Qiyu, am easy to bully?
However, he is not good at doing things himself.
So, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Fan Lai.
Fan Lai was astute and understood immediately, so he stepped forward to hold Ruan Qing and said, "Come out and I'll talk to you!"
Ruan Qing was anxious and said quickly: "His Royal Highness, King Xi, are you really going to lose your etiquette?"
Zhu Qiyu said nothing, and Chen Ying on the side sneered: "You are the envoy of Annan, and Ming Dynasty will naturally not embarrass you, but this is the Champa Kingdom, and it is difficult for us to interfere with what others do to you. Isn't this the truth?
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Ruan Qing's expression changed drastically and he shouted hurriedly: "Don't, don't...let me go, I am an envoy, you can't do this..."
Fan Lai couldn't help but drag the person out, and after about a meal, he came back to resume his life.
"Your Highness, that annoying guy has been thrown out of the camp!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and asked, "The King of Champa hasn't replied yet?"
Fanlai said: "Based on the distance, we will arrive tomorrow."
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"Okay, send the order, everyone is on standby, ready to go at any time!"
"Yes!"
The next day, the letter from King Champa arrived.
However, Zhu Qiyu frowned after reading the letter.
The Champa king expressed his deep gratitude to the Ming army in the letter, and then changed the topic and said that after many days of expedition, the soldiers were already exhausted, and the supply of food and grass in the rear was also tight... In short, the meaning of the letter was that he did not plan to continue the war.
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Seeing this, Chen Ying couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, what is written in the letter?"
Zhu Qiyu remained silent and handed the letter to Chen Ying. After reading it, Chen Ying slapped the table angrily.
"What's wrong with you, the king, that you have to withdraw from such a good opportunity?"
Fanlai didn't expect such a result. Not only him, but General Shili and others also couldn't understand it.
Champa has been bullied by Annan for a long time. Now his eldest brother comes to support him and avenge himself. He can stand up at a glance and beat Annan to the ground. As a result, he said...withdraw the troops?
Are you kidding?
Zhu Qiyu thought quickly in his mind, what did the letter from King Champa mean...
Doesn't he know that if the Ming army leaves, Annan Kingdom will definitely come back one day?
You can send me away today, okay.
When Annan soldiers and horses enter Champa again, if you ask me to send troops again, it will depend on my mood!
Although everyone expressed their incomprehension, for Shili, Fanlai and others, since it is the king's order, they must abide by it without any doubt.
General Shili had no choice but to say: "We are acting under orders, and please understand, Your Highness."
Fan Lai translated this sentence, and Chen Ying said dissatisfied: "If you continue to go north, you can go straight to Qinghua and capture the Annan royal family alive in one month at most. You should think about it carefully. Such an opportunity is rare. Is it really true?"
Do you want to give up?"
Shi Li's face was full of regret and he said: "The king's order cannot be violated!"
Chen Ying said with a dark face: "Your king is also in trouble. The situation is great, but he wants to withdraw his troops. Could it be that like Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a female traitor in the court?"
Fan Lai's face was also very ugly, so he had to translate this sentence.
However, General Shili did not get angry and just said: "We don't know what happened. The top priority is to return to the capital and ask His Majesty the King personally."
Chen Ying said: "Shenji Camp can still fight without you. Leave the food and grass behind and withdraw!"
Fan Lai said cautiously: "His Majesty the King said that due to years of war, the domestic food shortage is severe, so... food transportation has been stopped. The current food is only enough for five days. Even if we withdraw and leave all the food, the most
It can last for more than ten days. Your Highness, Duke Jingguo, please make plans early..."
Chen Ying said angrily: "It's okay if we don't give it to the army. It's better now. The food and grass are also gone. What is your king thinking?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "Calm down, everyone. The most urgent task is to find out why the king of Champa suddenly withdrew his troops and cut off food. General Shili, please go and ask for it in person."
General Shili replied: "That's right."
Zhu Qiyu added: "Let's do this. Fan Lai will lead the left sentry troops to stay, General Shi Li will lead the remaining four battalions to withdraw first, and the Shenji Battalion will remain stationary for the time being. We will make plans after we have definite news from the rear about whether to fight or withdraw.
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General Shi Li nodded and said: "We will meet with His Majesty the King and ask him clearly about this matter. Please stay for a few days!"
After everyone discussed it, the main forces occupying the city began to retreat, leaving only the left sentry troops guarding the vicinity of Shenji Camp.
The food transport team no longer appears. There are approximately 3,000 people in the Shenji Battalion plus the Left Sentinel Army. The remaining food and grass can last for about ten days.
In other words, if there is no news within ten days, the Shenji Battalion will have no choice but to retreat.
At night, Chen Ying came to Zhu Qi's jade tent.
"Your Highness, did you call me?"
Zhu Qiyu waved to him and said, "Sit down and talk!"
"No, I can just stand..."
"Sit down and chat for a while."
Chen Ying casually pulled up a small bench and sat in front of Zhu Qiyu.
"Tell me, what does Champa King mean?"
Chen Ying thought for a while and replied: "Could it be that... he is worried that the battle will be defeated and the remaining troops of the Champa Kingdom will be completely destroyed?"
Zhu Qiyu said thoughtfully: "After landing at Saigon Port, the Shenji Battalion was crushing all the way. It was unstoppable. The possibility of defeat was too small. What's more, he didn't know that without the support of the Ming army, the Annan people could counterattack at any time.
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Chen Ying scratched his head and said: "Your Highness, don't blame me. I, Chen Ying, am a rough man and don't like to use my brain. I think it's just a woman from the Champa state who is a sycophant. Just like Prince Yue in the past, when he was about to go straight to Huanglong, he was killed.
Qin Hui and Emperor Gaozong issued twelve gold medals to recall them. I see, there must be Annan women in the imperial court..."
"Wait a minute!"
Zhu Qiyu seemed to have thought of something and asked: "You just said... Yue Fei, Qin Hui?"
"I'm just guessing..."
"I seem to have thought of it!"
Zhu Qiyu's mind raced and he asked: "Why did Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty recall Yue Fei?"
"Of course it's because of that great female minister Qin Hui!"
"However, no matter how powerful Qin Hui is, how can he control the emperor even if he has all the power?"
Chen Ying scratched his head again. Yes, even if he is inferior to one person or superior to ten thousand people, there is still someone above him after all.
And this person is the emperor.
How did he manipulate the emperor...
"Your Highness, if you have anything to say, please state it clearly..."
Zhu Qiyu slapped the table: "You are right, the king of Champa is Song Gaozong!"
"Ah..."
"Song Gaozong recalled Yue Fei. Of course, there was Qin Hui's reason for this, but more importantly, it was his own wish."
"Why?"
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Because Emperor Huiqin is still in the hands of the Jin people, if Yue Fei really goes straight to Huanglong to welcome Emperor Huiqin back to the dynasty, then should he still be regarded as the emperor?"
Chen Ying reflected for a while and finally understood.
"You are saying that the old Champa king is now being taken captive to Thanh Hoa. If we capture Thanh Hoa and rescue the old Champa king, then his throne will not be preserved..."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant!"
Chen Ying laughed dumbly, and after a while, he said: "For the sake of the throne, you will not even give up your own father?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "The desire for power can make people go crazy. When the day comes, let alone the king of Champa, even I don't know if I can control it."
Chen Ying asked again: "Then what should we do now, should we fight?"
"Fight, of course we have to fight!"
Zhu Qiyu said: "Even if we don't fight, there are still troops from King Jing'an in the north. Recovering Jiaozhi is a matter for the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether we participate in the occupation or not, we must do it!"
After hearing this, Chen Ying looked worried and asked, "But how to solve the food and grass problem?"
Zhu Qiyu asked back: "When the emperor's brother led 3,000 cavalry into the desert without carrying any food and grass, how did he solve the supply problem?"
Chen Ying suddenly said: "Furnish war with war!"
Zhu Qiyu's face slowly became resolute: "Yes, Champa is unwilling to provide food and grass, so we will go to Annan to get it ourselves!"
Chen Ying stood up and said: "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness, I understand!"
Zhu Qiyu added: "Go and tell Fan that tomorrow we will continue to go north and let him lead the people to evacuate. After all, he is an official occupying the city. Don't make it difficult for him."