Chapter 880 876 [Sun Chuanting takes action]

Vietnam's Nguyen clan brazenly sent troops, which was the result of various factors and was not decided by Nguyen Phuc Binh with a slap on the head.

First, China sent troops to annihilate the Zheng family, and then paid to buy the city of Champa, forming a double-team between the north and the south for the Ruan family. Sooner or later, China was going to attack, and if the Ruan family wanted to survive for a long time, they had to find opportunities to rebel.

Second, during China's land reform in Guangnan Province, the Yue gentry incited peasants to rebel. Afterwards, a large number of Yue gentry defected to the Nguyen family, many of whom took their money and people with them.

These guys were assigned to open up land, and some were even appointed to official positions by the Ruan family. They preached China's cruelty everywhere, saying that as long as the Chinese army came over, all the gentry's land would be confiscated. The gentry under the rule of the Ruan family, everyone

Frightened and uneasy, he constantly encouraged Chief Ruan to train troops to fight against China.

Third, money!

The Ruan family's territory is very small and the population is insufficient. Mountainous areas, swamps, and mangroves are unable to be developed. The real economic pillar comes from foreign trade.

To be honest, the Ruan family treated Chinese businessmen very favorably, and it could even be called intentional support.

When a Chinese merchant ship arrives in Hue, the entry tax is 3,000 yuan and the departure tax is 300 yuan. The Fujian ship is taken care of, the entry tax is 2,000 yuan, and the departure tax is 200 yuan. The ship from Hainan Island has an entry tax of 500 yuan and a departure tax of 50 yuan. (Hainan ship

The drainage volume is relatively small)

For European merchant ships, the entry tax is 8,000 yuan and the departure tax is 800 yuan.

For Japanese merchant ships, the entry tax is 4,000 yuan and the departure tax is 400 yuan.

This is only tax on entry and exit. Certain types of goods are subject to additional tariffs. Han merchants also have preferential treatment.

This resulted in Chinese businessmen almost forming a semi-monopoly on Ruan's trade.

China conquered the Zheng regime in the north, drove away the Dutch who monopolized the Zheng trade, and then paid to buy the Champa area. In order to attract maritime merchants and prosper the port, various tariffs were reduced. This kind of tariffs

The discount is valid for ten years.

The Chinese businessmen doing business in Ruan's territory rushed to expand business, and the trade volume in Ruan's territory declined rapidly. The merchants who continued to do business here also kept asking Lord Ruan to lower tariffs because of higher business costs.

On the one hand, they are heavily preparing to defend against China, and on the other hand, customs revenue is declining like crazy. The finances of the Nguyen regime are about to collapse.

Either disarmament and wait for death, or rise up and fight!

I happened to hear that the troops from Quang Nam Province were being transferred, and it seemed that they were going to attack Burma. Under the instigation of ministers and gentry, Nguyen Phuc Bin finally decided to take the risk and send troops.

He did not dare to fight to the north because it was blocked by Hengshan Mountain and the river, and he was not sure how many troops were left in Guangnan Province. So he went south to attack Bintong Long, which occupied the city. There were only 500 Datong troops stationed there. As long as he captured this place, he would be able to

By annexing Champa, you can not only plunder goods, but also expand your territory, and you can also take over Bintonglong, a major trading port.

At the same time, we are not afraid of the Chinese court sending troops to retaliate, because as long as it is delayed until March and April, it will be the rainy and hot seasons in southern Vietnam.

Nguyen Phuc Bin personally led an army of 40,000 men, marching by sea and land to attack Bin Tong Long.

Counting the civilians, there are said to be two hundred thousand.

What's even more ridiculous is that he risked going to war with China, but he didn't dare to offend Chinese merchants. Because Chinese maritime merchants are the God of Wealth of the Nguyen regime, if Nguyen Phuc Bin dares to attack merchants, the vested interests will rebel.

When Yang Zhan fought the decisive battle in Bagan City, the Ruan army had already surrounded Bintong Long.

The original city wall of Bintonglong was short and small. After the arrival of 500 Datong troops, another castle was built directly outside the city.

Although the castle is small, it has five walls and five corners are bastions. Outside the bastion, a deep trench is dug to divert water to make a moat. Between the moat and the castle, there is a sloping earth slope filled with iron spikes.

of wooden piles.

Ruan Phuc Bin had already found out that there were only 500 defenders here, and he believed that a 40,000-strong army could easily break through.

It took about fourteen days and more than 3,000 civilians were killed or injured. The Ruan army successfully filled in the moat because the moat here was not wide to begin with.

Immediately, Ruan Phuc Bin sent someone to persuade him to surrender.

Bintong Longshou General was called Fu Yigong. He was originally a sentry commander commanding a hundred troops. Because he took the initiative to apply for transfer overseas, he was promoted several levels to command five hundred troops, and he also brought his wife, children and children to settle down.

The officers under his command are all patrolmen or police officers who were promoted because they were stationed overseas. Ordinary soldiers have never been on the battlefield and are recruited from peasant soldiers.

Domestically, such an army would not even be able to defeat the patrolmen.

Facing the persuasion to surrender, Fu Yigong picked up a blunderbuss, aimed at the people shouting from the city and fired.

"boom!"

The shot went sideways, and the caller shrank in fear and ran away.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The nearby soldiers laughed loudly, happy to see their commander defeated.

Fu Yigong cursed: "Why are you laughing? I'll keep a close watch on you. If anyone makes a mistake, I'll make him eat shit!"

Seeing that persuading them to surrender did not work, Nguyen Phuc Bin immediately ordered an attack on the city.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Ruan Jun's siege troops pushed their siege equipment and moved forward hiding behind thick skinned wooden boards. As they pushed, siege vehicles and ladders were constantly damaged by artillery. The vast majority of the siege troops,

As soon as he got close to the moat, he collapsed and ran away.

On the first day of the siege, the Ruan army suffered nearly a thousand casualties.

It felt that charging too slowly would easily make it a target, and the slope between the castle and the moat was not conducive to the advancement of large siege equipment. So Nguyen Phuc Binh changed his tactics and asked soldiers to carry simple ladders to attack the city. Anyway, the walls of the castle

Not high either.

The Ruan Army's only 20 or so artillery pieces also continued to bombard the castle.

However, the castle was originally short and there were slopes outside, making it difficult for the Ruan army's artillery to hit the city wall.

Thousands of Ruan troops carried ladders and charged from all directions. This time they finally crossed the moat, but when they climbed the pentagonal slope, they were attacked by defenders from all over the castle.

The slope was not steep and relatively short, but it was filled with spiked wooden stakes everywhere. The Ruan army, which was slowed down, fell down one after another, and fled one after another. Finally, some people climbed to the top of the slope.

I found that the other side of the slope is straight, and I can only go down from a few steps. You can jump directly, it is only more than one meter high, but it will be difficult to come back.

"This bastion is really a sharp weapon!" Fu Yigong sighed with emotion.

Officers from the inspection and police forces, as well as ordinary soldiers trained by peasants and soldiers, had completely gained confidence at this time. They even had time to joke around while loading ammunition, treating the battle as target training.

Ruan Phuc was about to count the number of people, and his heart sank rapidly.

In today's attack alone, the Ruan army killed more than 200 people and injured more than 400 people. They didn't even really rush to the city!

what to do?

Fan Xing, a civil servant accompanying the army, advised: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to go. Why don't we just withdraw our troops?"

The Zheng family was destroyed, Emperor Le was deposed, and the Nguyen family has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Ruan Phuc Bin said angrily: "We came here to raise an army, and then left after a few casualties. How can we face the government and the public when we go back?"

"How about..." Fan Xing looked at Bintong Longcheng next to him.

This guy's intention is very obvious. Defeat Bintong Dragon, plunder the enemy for three days and then retreat. When he returns, he will say that Bintong Dragon has been defeated. At least he can save some face.

Nguyen Phuc Bin was hesitant. Many of the people in Bintong Long City were merchants and their families. And the Han merchants here were more or less related to the merchants in Hue, and were even members of the same family.

If Bin Tong Long was plundered for three days and his blood flowed like a river, he would definitely offend the Han merchants in Hue.

It is not terrible to offend the merchants, but it is terrible to scare the merchants away. Firstly, the Ruan family's finances will collapse quickly, and secondly, the Yue gentry doing business with Han merchants will cause trouble.

The foundation of the Nguyen family's regime came from the Hue gentry.

In fact, Nguyen herself is a Hue gentry!

The Hue gentry held important civil and military positions in the Nguyen regime. Not only did they control the most fertile land, they also monopolized domestic trade sources. They purchased goods from all over the country every year and sold them to Han merchants to make a lot of money. For those gentry families,

It is said that the profit from trading with Han merchants is much higher than the income from land.

Nguyen Phuc Bin's strategic goal in sending troops was to take advantage of the hot season and before the rainy season to quickly capture the castle garrisoned by 500 Datong troops. Then, annex the entire Champa area to appease and collude with the Han people here.

Merchant.

Bintong Longchengtou.

Lin Shixian, the magistrate of Champa County, looked outside and asked: "Will the Ruan thieves attack here?

Shi Yong, the missionary leader of the 500 Datong Army, is also in Bintong Longcheng at the moment and has full command of the defending troops here. There are only a small number of policemen in the city, and the rest are all civilians, even Portuguese civilians.

Feces, grease, wood and other materials were collected and controlled by the government when Ruan Jun arrived.

The county magistrate Lin Shixian also promised that civilians who participated in the defense of the city, including those who transported supplies, would be exempted from taxes after the war. Those who performed meritorious services would also be rewarded.

Even if the Ruan army can capture this city, it will take at least one or two months, including the time to fill in the moat. And one or two months is enough for reinforcements from various places to arrive. They have already sent ships to Guangzhou, Palembang, Malacca, and Coconut City

(Batavia) Asking for help.

There will definitely be no reinforcements in Palembang, Malacca, and Coconut City. There are 500 Datong troops in each of the three places. They must guard against local rebellions. At most, one or two hundred people can be sent to each city. However, the naval ships stationed in these three places have been mobilized.

On the battlefield in Myanmar, transporting troops and food will not be able to return for a while.

The first person to react was Sun Chuanting, the chief envoy of Guangnan!

Sun Chuanting did not even receive a letter asking for help. He only learned from merchants that the Ruan army had gone to fight Bin Tong Long. He immediately ordered various prefectures and counties to deploy Han peasants and soldiers, as well as Yue peasants who performed well, and some Guangnan patrols

soldiers.

Along the way, all the warehouses were opened to make military rations. Sun Chuanting personally led 5,000 peasant troops to attack the Ruan family border.

"Go fill in the moat!"
To be continued...