In the early morning, the north gate of Thang Long City opens wide.
Led by Prince Gong Li Kechang, hundreds of Annan officials and soldiers who came to surrender lined up on both sides, kneeling to welcome the Ming army as they entered the city.
Under the banner of the Sun and Moon, the mighty Ming army marched into Thang Long City, first took over the city defense, and then quickly occupied various arteries.
Zhang Fu took the lead, looking at the open city gate, his eyes were moist.
In the second year of Yongle, Chen Tianping, who claimed to be the Annan royal family, came to Ming Dynasty to seek asylum via Laos. In the fourth year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di sent Governor Huang Zhong to lead 5,000 soldiers to send Chen Tianping back to his country. His deputy was Xue Yan, Qing of Dali Temple.<
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Unexpectedly, Li Jili, who controlled the Annan government, sent people to ambush halfway, intercepted and killed Chen Tianping, and Xue Yan was also killed.
Zhu Di was furious when he heard the news. In September of the same year, he appointed Zhu Neng as the general to conquer the barbarians and Zhang Fu as the right deputy general. He led 18 generals including Fengcheng Hou Li Bin, together with the left deputy general and Xiping Hou Mu Sheng, to attack Annan separately. p>
Unfortunately, Zhu Neng died of illness in the army, so Zhang Fu took over his position as commander-in-chief and led the army into Annan.
In the second year, the Ming army successively captured Thang Long and Thanh Hoa, and changed the name of Annan to Jiaozhi. From then on, they carried out regular campaigns to punish the people, and continued the rise and fall of generals.
Benevolence, the rule of peace in Yongle.
However, since then, Annan's old ministers have continued to rebel, and seeing that the situation was out of control, Mu Sheng led the conquest of Yi generals and conquered Annan again.
Unexpectedly, the situation of this battle turned out to be very unfavorable. Mu Sheng fought fiercely with the Annan rebels at Shengjue River. He was defeated miserably because he underestimated the enemy. Liu Jun, the Minister of War who was the military counselor, failed to break through and committed suicide. Lu Yi, the Secretary of the Jiaozhi capital, Liu Xian, who participated in politics, and others
All died in the battle, and the situation in Annan was in chaos.
Zhu Di had no choice but to appoint Zhang Fu as his commander again and send 200,000 troops to fight in coordination with Mu Sheng. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was busy conquering Mongolia in the north, so he asked Zhang Fu to calm down the situation in Annan as soon as possible.
However, just as Zhang Fu was advancing in triumph, the Ming army encountered major setbacks in its first northern expedition. Duke Qiu Fu of Qi, Marquis of Wucheng Wang Cong, Marquis of Tong'an Huozhen, Marquis of Jing'an Wang Zhong and Marquis of Anping Li Yuan led an army of 100,000 in the northern expedition.
In Yasuli, they were ambushed by the Mongolian army at the Luqu River, and Qiu Fu and others were all killed.
Zhu Di was shocked and saw Zhang Fu's victory. He thought that Annan was not a threat, so he ordered Mu Sheng to stay behind, summoned Zhang Fu back to Beijing, and prepared to personally lead the army to conquer Mongolia.
In the eighth year of Yongle, Zhu Di personally conquered Mobei and returned victoriously. Chen Jikuan took the opportunity to send his envoy Hu Yanchen to congratulate him and ask for a title. Zhu Di was happy for a moment and specially appointed Chen Jikuan as the chief envoy of Jiaozhi. His subordinate officials were assigned to command the capital and participate in politics.
However, Chen Jikuo's original intention was to seek the title of King of Annan, so he continued to wage war and cause chaos.
As the main force of the Ming army moved northward, Mu Sheng, who stayed behind, did not have enough troops to defeat Chen Jikao. In order to completely quell the Annan rebellion, Zhu Di, who had already freed up his hands, ordered Zhang Fu to attack Annan three times and forced Chen Jigao to confess his guilt. If he refused to plead guilty,
Then use force to bring peace.
In the 10th year of Yongle, Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng joined forces in Shunzhou and fought a decisive battle with the Annan Army at the Aizijiang River. The Annan Army was defeated and Chen Jikuo was defeated in Laos alone. Zhang Fu ordered his commander, Shi You, to lead his troops in pursuit and defeated the three Laos troops in a row.
Pass, and finally captured Chen Jikou alive in Mengce Nanmo and escorted him to the capital. At this point, Annan was all pacified.
At this time, the Northern Yuan forces made a comeback, and Zhu Di recalled Zhang Fu again and launched his second expedition to Mobei.
The Ming army who stayed behind in Jiaozhi lacked experience in governance and would only use force to suppress problems when they encountered them. Coupled with the intrigues between officials, Annan's people were dissatisfied, and rebellions continued from then on. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had moved its capital to Beijing, and the focus of defense gradually moved northward.
Cochin has become a heavy burden.
In the 22nd year of Yongle, Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi succeeded to the throne. He died the next year, and Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne as Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty.
Due to the Ming Dynasty's military campaigns in the south and north in recent years, six voyages to the West, and an empty national treasury, Zhu Zhanji believed that the land of Annan was not peaceful, so he repeatedly visited the king's divisions, so he issued an order to withdraw his troops. The message was spread to Annan prefectures and the Ming army guards stationed there.
, I was relieved, but at the same time, I was full of unwillingness.
Everyone knows that wasting this way is not an option, and everyone also knows that the Ming Dynasty spent countless money and food, and countless troops and horses entered this place. It is obvious that they have won many battles, they have occupied Annan, and they have spilled the blood of countless people here. In exchange for this,
The Annan Kingdom was turned into a state and county and included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but in the end, everything came to nothing.
The imperial court at that time certainly had its examinations
He may have thought that it was meaningless to sail to the Western Ocean. It would not make much sense to occupy Annan and let the fleet set off from Annan and go deep into the Western Ocean to get twice the result with half the effort. Since the imperial court banned seas, Annan's long coastline had become a huge burden.<
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The Ming Dynasty can no longer afford it. The money and food can be used in other places.
No matter what the reason was, after more than ten years of hard work, everything came to nothing. The soldiers who entered Annan at the order of Emperor Taizong finally withdrew in despair.
Zhang Fu is the most unwilling one, because he defeated Annan himself. If the war in Mobei had not been tense, perhaps the British line would have controlled Annan forever for generations to come.
However, there are no ifs in reality, only regrets.
I thought that this regret would accompany me for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that just over twenty years later, I would set foot on this land again.
Li Kechang led hundreds of officials and soldiers to kneel on both sides, bowed their heads and said: "The hypocritical king Li Sicheng fought against the heavenly soldiers and will inevitably die. The guilty minister Li Kechang suddenly woke up and led the people with lofty ideals to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Now I have captured him and presented him to the king."
, Annan, everyone from top to bottom, sincerely surrenders, and hopes that His Majesty the Ming Emperor will not give up and treat him kindly. The guilty ministers will shed tears of gratitude and look to the north and kowtow!"
There are two people tied up like rice dumplings on the ground, namely the Annan Emperor Li Sicheng and the Prince Li Bin.
Li Sicheng looked ashen, his own brother had betrayed him!
Originally, he was on guard against Li Kechang, but what he never expected was that the one who finally captured him was his most trusted veteran from three dynasties, Zheng Fu, Minister of War!
Li Bin's eyes were full of anger. From Thanh Hoa to Annam, he was leading the entire army.
After all, Thanh Hoa City was captured by artillery. The weapons are not as good as others, so I can’t beat them. I admit it!
However, not even a single artillery shell was seen in Thang Long City. The Ming army did not waste a single soldier, and the war was over. Where can I reason?
"Traitor, you and I are at odds with each other!"
Li Kechang didn't even look back at him, but just asked: "What should I do with the hypocrite Li Sicheng and his son? Please tell me!"
Zhang Fu was riding on the horse, looking down at Li Bin who was gnashing his teeth, and Li Sicheng who was collapsed on the ground like mud, and he felt even more emotional.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty no longer has the worries of Mobei. It must not repeat the mistakes of the past and leave no hidden dangers.
I could see the coldness in his eyes, and all the emotions in his heart turned into four words: "Behead and show to the public!"
Li Kechang looked stern and saluted: "The guilty minister is willing to personally oversee the execution!"