In the dense jungle, hundreds of people are walking on a very narrow path. This forest path is very narrow, only one person wide. From time to time, large and small stones appear in the soil under the feet. There are dense jungles on both sides. It is simply
It cannot be called a road.
Although the road was only one person wide, they still walked forward in parallel. From time to time, the outside bodies of the two people walking in parallel would scratch the trees next to them. And everyone had to be careful to pay attention to poisonous snakes and beasts: although here, since
There shouldn't be any ferocious beasts on the road that the villagers often take, but what if? Tigers can still appear on Jingyang Gang, let alone the jungle?
The group of people felt very tired after walking for a short time and wanted to rest. Just then, an open space appeared in front of them, which was enough to accommodate hundreds of people. The leader of these people ordered a rest, and the marching people immediately sat down on the ground.
, rested; some people even lay down, not caring about the ants on the ground crawling on their bodies.
Among them, the man who looked like a leader also sat on the ground. A soldier carrying luggage put the bamboo basket on his back on the ground, and the man rested against the bamboo basket.
After resting for a short while, the man turned his head and asked the person next to him: "How far is it from Qinghua City?"
"Your Majesty, there is about two miles to the Zhujiang River. Beyond the Zhujiang River to the east, there is another five to six miles to Thanh Hoa."
"The two miles from here to Zhujiang is very difficult to walk, but it is easy to walk after passing Zhujiang Road. We will definitely reach Qinghua City before dark today." A man wearing light leather armor next to him replied.
"That's good." The leader sighed: "We are finally arriving at Qinghua City. I have been too tired for this day and night."
"And there are 30,000 of my close followers near Thanh Hoa City. The favorable location should be enough to stop the pursuing Ming army. When I arrived at Thanh Hoa City, I regrouped and resisted the Ming army. Unfortunately, Wei Shi was killed in the pursuit of the Ming army.
.I, Dayu, have lost another general."
Although the person speaking was in a very embarrassed state at this time, he was the current Supreme Emperor of the Annan Kingdom, Hu Jiya.
The day before Zhu Chanyi led his troops to attack Nanding City, Hu Jiyao led thousands of troops to retreat from Nanding City. At that time, Hu Jiyao wanted to withdraw to the Western Capital City and regroup there. He still had 30,000 troops in the Western Capital City, even though
If the city cannot be defended, soldiers, horses, money and food must be brought to Thanh Hoa City in order to continue to confront the Ming army. If Nguyen Hi Chau can hold on to Nam Dinh City, he will organize the troops and horses everywhere in Thanh Hoa City.
Later, he led his troops northward and teamed up with Ruan Xi Zhouliyingwai to defeat the Ming army besieging Nanding.
But he never expected that Zhu Zanyi led his troops to attack Nanding City for only three days and then captured the city. After that, although Zhu Zanyi stayed in the city to prepare for the capital, he still sent cavalry to pursue Hu Jiya.
The cavalry he sent caught up with Hu Jiya on the north bank of the Majiang River. The Hu army was instantly defeated and fled in all directions. Under the protection of the few hundred remaining soldiers who were still loyal to him, Hu Jiya took advantage of the complex terrain to escape and climbed into the sky.
It was impossible to reach the Western Capital City on the north bank of the Majiang River through the jungle trail, so he ordered to escape to Thanh Hoa City.
They rested under a tree for a while, and Hu Jima ordered the soldiers to get up and move forward. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies for an unknown period of time, and heard the sound of gurgling water in front of them. They knew that they had arrived at Zhujiang River, and they became energetic:
The road is much easier after crossing the river.
Soon, all the soldiers came out of the forest. The person who led the way said to Hu Jiya: "Your Majesty, I know that there is a single-plank bridge built by local people not far from here that can be passed without having to take a boat. I immediately took it with me. The soldiers crossed the single-plank bridge to Thanh Hoa."
Hu Jisao was about to nod in agreement when something suddenly occurred to him and he ordered him: "General Bai, take a few people over the single-plank bridge first to see what the situation is like on the other side. Be careful not to be discovered by the local guards." Hua Hua. It is difficult to draw a tiger from a dragon's bones. You know people but don't know their hearts. Although the guard general of Thanh Hoa should be his confidant, the current situation is so bad that if he can't protect him, he will have different intentions. If he enters Thanh Hoa City, he will be trapped in a trap.
Although General Bai, who was leading the way, did not understand Hu Jiya's thoughts, he still bowed and took orders and led the guards towards the single-plank bridge. Hu Jiya turned his head and ordered everyone to sit down and rest.
'If the Qinghua garrison has other intentions and wants to join the Ming Dynasty, I will quietly bypass Qinghua City and go south to Yi'an. Han Cang personally led the troops to garrison Yi'an. Even if he intends to fight for power with me, at the moment He can't care anymore. The worst he can do is formally abdicate his talents and leave all the general affairs to him.' Hu Jishen thought.
Hu Jishen thought he had prepared for the worst, but he did not expect that the news brought to him by General Bai was even worse than his worst expectations.
"What, you said that Qinghua City has been captured by He Rong's troops; not only that, even Yi'an City has been lost, and Han Cang has been captured by him?" Hu Jisao shouted in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, according to the information, the Ming general He Rong led his troops to land in Pingzhang in the early morning of the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and then went south to attack Yi'an City, and arrived at the city at noon on the 25th. The soldiers guarding the city and the Ming Dynasty The army fought bloody battles, and in the evening the whole army was defeated, and the Ming army occupied Yi'an."
"Today's Shengsheng had already withdrawn from the city, but he was discovered by the rebel general Chen Yuanzhi who surrendered to the Ming army. His troops rushed to attack, and Today's Shengshang went north to hunt."
"After the Ming army rested in Yi'an for a few days, He Rong led 50,000 troops northward on the first day of the first lunar month. Two days ago, on the sixth day of the lunar month, he arrived at Qinghua City and immediately began to attack the city. The soldiers guarding the city had already learned that Yi'an City was lost. However, I did not expect that He Rong would attack Thanh Hoa City so quickly and spent his main energy on defending against the Ming army on the seaside and in the north. He Rong caught him off guard and lost Thanh Hoa City that afternoon."
"I got this information from the mouths of several rebels who surrendered to the Ming army. I had them all executed before returning," General Bai said.
"This, this, this." Hu Jisao thought for a long time, not knowing what to say. This was worse than the worst expectation he had made! Qinghua was lost, Nie'an was lost, Han Cang was captured, and Da All the best places in Yu have been occupied by the Ming army, and more than 100,000 elite soldiers have been lost. Now only Cong Qi is left in Guangnan and Guangzhi areas to resist the allied forces of Champa, Siam, Chenla and other countries. There are still thirty thousand capable warriors.
However, Hu Ji Ya was so old and had experienced many things. He calmed down his mood as quickly as possible and made a decision. He said to General Bai: "Since Qinghua and Nie'an have been occupied by the Ming army, we will We went upstream along the Chu River, crossed the river at Lam Mountain, walked through the deep mountains and forests, bypassed Thanh Hoa, and headed to Quang Binh Province from Ngai An.”
