Chapter 73 Li Sicheng seeks Chameng

The Wu Shilian people have not returned to Annan yet. However, in Shenglong City, the highest meeting on how to deal with the Ming Dynasty's tough attitude has begun.

There is silence in Annan's Ganqing Palace.

Everyone was silent.

Ruan Chi, Ding Lie, and a series of civil and military ministers remained silent.

Li Sicheng said: "The situation is now very obvious. The Northern Invaders' desire to destroy me is not dead. Now, what should I do? Please teach me?"

Ding Lie glanced at Ruan Chi and said, "Your Highness, although the northern enemy is strong, our country is not weak. Emperor Taizong can raise the righteous flag and drive the Northern Guards out of Dayue, which is also possible now."

"It's already like this, there's nothing else to do, it's just a typing."

Ruan Chi said: "I will discuss it."

In the Battle of Lang Son, Annan suffered a lot of casualties, but the casualties were more of Ruan Chi's power. Ruan Chi is now much more low-key than the court.

But when he was fighting against the Ming Dynasty, he still had his own persistence.

"I'm going to discuss it."

"I'm going to discuss it."

The ministers came out and said loudly.

This is also the military spirit of the Annan people.

Although they are all worried about the consequences of a large-scale war with the Ming Dynasty, if it really comes to a critical moment, they are not afraid of anything.

The Annan people are really a bit of a barbarian spirit when they act ruthlessly.

"Okay." Li Sicheng said: "I dare not lose the face of Emperor Taizu. It's just a battle. The Northern Envoy is insatiable. From today on, unless the Northern Envoy sends envoys, those who dare to negotiate peace will be killed."

"Yes." The minister below echoed loudly.

Li Sicheng said: "So how to fight?"

Ding Lie glanced at Ruan Chi and said, "The best soldiers attacked the plan, and the second is to attack the diplomatic relations. Now, we cannot win by planning. If we do not fight, we can only attack the diplomatic relations first."

In Ding Lie's words, we can see that the truth about the Annan people's surrender to Xiang Daming was nothing more than a face-saving project to stop the army.

Li Sicheng said: "How to attack the diplomatic relations?"

Ding Lie said: "The neighboring countries in our country are just northern invaders, Ailao, Laos, and Chammen. Ailao, Laos, and Chammen are all ministering to the northern invaders. These three must be left first."

"Ailao's small country only needs to send envoys, but they dare not refuse. As for Laos's soldiers, they should use their troops to show their strength. Laos dare not move lightly if the victory or defeat is not even determined."

"The only thing to worry about is Chameng."

Ailao is not the Ailao chieftain in the Ming Dynasty.

It is the chieftain of Dien Bien Province, Vietnam in later generations, who was also incorporated into the territory of Annan during the reign of Emperor Li Shengzong in history. This is the contribution of this Li Sicheng.

As for Laos, it goes without saying.

Although there are some errors between the Lao border in later generations and the Lao border in this era, there is no change in the junction with Annan in general.

Because this is more of a natural dividing line.

As for Chameng’s previous article, it also said.

Chameng and Annan are enemies, and the two sides have fought for many years.

In history, it was also during Li Sicheng's reign that he removed the capital of Cham City, moved the south to move the south, and started the process of expanding the south of Annan.

That is, from the so-called South Vietnam region on the map.

It is precisely because of the historical origins between Chameng and Annan. If Annan and the Ming Dynasty went to war, who would be happiest, it would naturally be Chameng.

You should know that when Chameng sent troops to attack Annan during the Yongle period, he spent a lot of money.

So once the two sides start a war, Chameng stabs Annan from the back, which is a high probability of an incident.

Li Sicheng looked serious and said, "What can I do if I do?"

Ding Lie said: "Take the initiative and conquer the city first. If you cannot conquer the city, you must make the city unable to go north."

After Ding Lie said this, someone immediately had objections.

But it was Li Ling, the Marquis of Yashang. He was the leader of many important officials of the Li family in the court. Most of them did not participate in the coup, but their identity as a royal family was also one of the forces Li Sicheng relied on.

Li Ling said: "Dong Ding, now the northern invaders are at the border, but they send troops to the south. Wouldn't it be a completely different direction? Once the northern invaders fight south, how can we resist at that time?"

Ding Lie said: "What Guo Deng, the Duke of Beikouying, did in Guangxi, cannot fight this year. If you really want to fight at least next year, last year, not only did this dynasty lose a lot, but the local chieftains of the Northern Knight also lost a lot. The one who lost the most was the local chieftains of Guangxi. Now, the Duke of Beikouying seems to have to cross the river and demolish the bridges and remove these chieftains."

"This thing will not be done for a while."

“This gives us time.”

"The northern enemy is a great country, and our dynasty is a small country. To resist the northern enemy, we can only rely on the geographical advantage. Where the geographical advantage is the most suitable, it is nothing more than the mountains, rivers and rivers on the border. It is a natural danger."

"If the Northern Invaders fought with our court in Lang Son, Gaoping, and even in the Old Street area, I would like to guarantee that the Northern Invaders would not die in battle, they would not be able to step into our country, but if a brigade went north from Chameng, it would go straight into my heart."

"This is a big problem, and I have to be careful."

"Only by taking the initiative to attack the disabled and attacking the city of Champa can we continue to fight the Northern Detachment for a long time."

"Only if you can continue to stalemate with the Northern gangs for a long time can the Northern gangs have the possibility of retreating."

When Li Sicheng heard these words, he fell into deep thoughts for a moment.

The Annan people were also very pragmatic. All their strategies were to ask the court to withdraw their troops. Even Li Sicheng's words just like the general mobilization of war just now remained regressive.

If the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to send envoys to discuss peace, this peace could still be negotiated.

By dragging and changing, when the Ming Dynasty could not fight and didn't want to fight, this disaster would be over.

It made Li Sicheng feel uncomfortable, but he also knew that this was the fact.

Li Sicheng's eyes turned to the generals in front of him and said, "Can Champa be broken?"

Ding Lie said: "I guaranteed it with my life that the city can be broken."

"Okay." Li Sicheng said: "Since that's the case, I will send the order and I will personally lead the army to Chameng."

As soon as this statement is expressed, there are naturally some people below who want to object.

But Li Sicheng has already gained the benefit of the imperial commander-in-chief.

The Battle of Lang Shan was actually commanded by Ruan Chi, but the reputation of retreating to the north fell on Li Sicheng, which quickly gave Li Sicheng a halo.

He also firmly controlled the king's authority.

Although it seems that the people in the Annan court have not changed, after all, the war is imminent, and Li Sicheng dares not make major adjustments, for fear that something will happen and affect the war.

But Li Sicheng's authority is no longer comparable.

However, Li Sicheng was not entirely concerned about this matter. He waved his hand and said, "This battle must be completed before the Beikou could react. The key point is to say "quick."

"So quickly and quickly."

"If you want to fight quickly, you must mobilize all the power that can be mobilized. Except for my commander-in-chief, who can do this?"

Today, Annan is also a Confucian system. When generals send troops outside, there are naturally some restrictions. This is for long-term stability.

Only when Li Sicheng personally led the army to apply national strength to the end, break various restrictions, and achieve quick battles and decisions.

Li Sicheng knew very well that every minute of Annan's national strength is very precious and there should be no waste. After all, just waiting for change is actually a war of attrition with the Ming Dynasty.

This is a heavy burden for Annan.

There is also this reason why we need to fight quickly.

It is true that Annan is the time when the late Li Dynasty was the strongest in history, but it is also pale in comparison with the Ming Dynasty created by Zhu Qizhen.

Li Sicheng can only cherish every national strength.

After all, I don’t know when this battle will be fought.

Li Sicheng made a decision and ordered Ruan Chi to stay in the north and Li Ling to stay in Shenglong. He led a large army to go south and Ding Lie as the vanguard. In the 26th year of Zhengtong of the Ming Dynasty and the second year of Guangshun, Annan, Chun marched south to attack Chameng.

Such information was immediately reported to the capital by the Jinyiwei and spread to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen sighed softly in his heart and said to himself: "The ruler and minister of the Li Dynasty are not fools, but now that Guo Deng's wishful thinking is no longer possible, but what will Guo Deng do?"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't think of it for a while, so there was no need to think about it too much. Anyway, this information would definitely give Guo Deng a point.

As for what decision Guo Deng made, Zhu Qizhen has given all the power to Guo Deng anyway, and he just needs to see how Guo Deng does it.

Now he still has a lot of trouble.
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