Ming dynasty grand dude

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Even the reason they gathered here was because of this boy.

"Chihuer has been preparing..."

Jade Chihu smiled slightly, put his hands together in front of his chest: "It's just..."

"My lords are ready to take over and take care of them, are Annan and Toungoo already in place?!"

Chapter 671 A single tree is hard to support and will collapse, but the covenant watch may survive

"What to do...what to do! Tell me!!"

Li Wei was trembling on the throne, Zheng Gonglu's rapid defeat said that he was not afraid at all, it was a lie.

The civil and military ministers of the Annan Kingdom who were under his jade steps did not dare to speak, and all bowed down trembling.

Hundreds of thousands of troops!

Counting the troops in Toungoo and Southern Yunnan, the total is nearly 50 troops!

However, the defeat was so sudden that only a thousand or so people escaped back.

Many of those who had escaped through all kinds of hardships did not dare to show up, and they only got news sporadically at first.

It's not that Li Wei didn't send people out to investigate, but how could the intelligence department, which had been prepared for a long time, make him get what he wanted? !

Those who went out almost never turned back, and Li Wei seemed helpless against this almost strict ban.

The unknown is the scariest thing, and the entire Annan Kingdom frantically started the war preparation mode.

Almost all the men were summoned overnight, and an army of 40 was quickly formed.

Then 10 people marched to the border with Daming, stationed in the walled city and kept vigilant.

"Talk! Are you dumb?! Usually, one or two compare themselves to Zhuge Wuhou and the God of War Wu Shengjun, why don't they say a word today!"

Li Yan jumped up from the throne violently, and the heads of the civil and military ministers below hit the ground with bang bangs.

"The minister waits for capital punishment!"

"I don't want you to say that capital crimes are not capital crimes, what I want is how to solve this matter!"

The envoys sent did not come back with any news, and all the unknowns made Li Wei restless.

How did Zheng Gonglu lose the battle? !Is he still alive? !

What happened to the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops? !

"Report! Your Majesty! Dongyu's envoy is out to see you!"

Li Yan's expression changed, he nodded and waved his hands to let Dongyu's envoys come in.

At the same time, let these civil and military ministers get up, and he calmed down a bit.

Then he returned to the throne and sat down slowly.

After a while, the ministers led in a thin man about forty years old who was dressed in Toungoo Burmese costume.

From a distance, he bowed down to Li Wei on one knee: "Dongyu's envoy Man Ruilong, he has met King Annan!"

"Excuse me, just get up!"

Li Yan calmed down his expression and looked at Mangrui Longdao below.

"What did King Dongyu send you here for?!"

Hearing this, Mang Ruilong bowed and stroked his chest in salute: "Presumably, the king has already known about the defeat of our coalition army?!"

"Hmph! I thought that you Dongyu didn't know anything about it!"

Now that Dong Yu was aware of it, Li Yan was too lazy to hide his face.

But seeing him holding the armrest of his throne, he stared at the Mang Ruilong and said in a deep voice.

"What?! Do you have any news from Toungoo?!"

Mang Ruilong smiled wryly and lowered his hands, and said softly: "My two princes, Dongyu, have never come back..."

"The soldiers who fled back didn't say anything in detail, it just means that the army has artifacts that can kill war elephants from afar..."

After all, Li Wei is King Annan, and it is not a day or two since he has been in contact with Daming.

And he also learned of this situation from the soldiers who fled from Annan.

"That's not a magic weapon, it's the artillery of the Ming army!"

Li Yan looked at Mang Ruilong with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "But it is much stronger than their previous artillery!"

After a pause, Li Wei stood up slowly and said coldly.

"Okay, I believe that King Ming Jiyu didn't send you here to catch up with me! If there is anything, just tell me!"

Now everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, unable to escape Toungoo and unable to escape Annan.

Of course, if Taungoo can be sold or attacked in exchange for Daming's forgiveness...

Li Yan would definitely do this without hesitation.

However, this seems unlikely. The envoys he sent to Spring City in southern Yunnan have not returned yet.

This has explained the problem very much.

Even if the envoy sent a letter back, Li Wei would feel much more at ease.

At least he knew what happened and how Daming planned to deal with him.

No news at all, and that's the scariest thing.

"I, Annan, and Toungyu are far apart, I'm afraid it will be difficult to become horns of each other?!"

Li Jia didn't say this sentence, but Mang Ruilong definitely knew it in his heart.

"Even if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were strong and strong enough to defend southern Yunnan, they would have suffered heavy casualties."

Mang Ruilong finally spoke. After all, Ming Jiyu of Dongyu was a dynasty that started out of chaos to survive.

Compared with Li Wei, he knows more clearly how the weak should survive.

In other words, how to deal with such things when they encounter such things.

"My king's intention is that our two countries will take a boat from Annan to Jinling and then transfer to the capital."

Mang Ruilong quickly explained Ming Jiyue's thoughts, in simple terms: Admit cowardice and seek survival.

Toungoo is not yet qualified to be an envoy at the Honglu Temple in the capital, but Annan still has it.

Presumably Toungyu also tried to send people to southern Yunnan to find out what happened.

Judging from the current situation of Mang Ruilong, like Annan, they have not found anything.

"Currently there is no news in Chuncheng, so we can only transfer to Jinling and enter the capital to seek a way out..."

After a pause, Mang Ruilong bowed and saluted again.

"My king suggests that the two countries go together and give generous gifts to the courtiers..."

"I heard that Emperor Hongzhi loves the queen very much, so he can go to the descendants for a while..."

"Many censors can also exert their strength, even if they give away a little more property, they will not hesitate..."

As Mang Ruilong said little by little, Li Yan kept nodding.

The two countries have passed together, on the one hand, financial resources can provide more support.

On the other hand, it is also to increase the right to speak. If there is only one country, it will be a new defeat.

It's hard to say whether Daming will take them seriously.

"Although the two countries are far apart, they can watch each other!"

Mang Ruilong kowtowed on one knee again, and said in a deep voice: "What you have done this time is related to the life and death of our two countries!"

"So we must make a covenant. If Annan is attacked by the Ming country, then I, Dongyu, will send troops to attack the Ming country!"

"vice versa!"

Li Wei pondered for a while, and had to admit that this was the best way at present.

Entering the territory of Ming Dynasty to fight, and Ming Dynasty to go to Annan to fight are two different concepts.

In Annan's land, Li Wei dare not say that he can completely defeat Daming, but it is still possible to hold on for a while.

At that time, Dongyu will attack Daming again, and it may not be effective under the emptiness of southern Yunnan.

Separate the two countries, no one can fight against Ming alone.

But when the two countries form an alliance, they are fighting on their own land.

Li Wei still has some confidence that he can fight against Da Ming.

"You go to the post house to rest for a while, and I will reply to you after discussing with Zhu Aiqing!"

Mang Yinglong didn't say much, bowed and retreated under the guidance of the internal officials.

After Mang Yinglong left, Li Jia said to the civil and military ministers in the palace.

"Let's talk about it, how should this matter be done?!"

Chapter 672 Overcast over the frontier, a heartbroken song played in the southwest ([-])

Li Jia was very comfortable in switching roles in front of his ministers and Toungoo's envoys.

And following his words, Annan's civil and military ministers also started buzzing discussions.

There was almost no news before, and Annan handled it independently.

So these civil and military ministers were panicked, and now a Dongyu popped out.

The two sides are like grasshoppers on the same rope, and the method proposed by Ming Jiyu seems to be feasible.

So these courtiers began to think about how to get Annan out of this catastrophe.

"Your Majesty, although it is feasible to go to the Ming Kingdom with Dongyu this time, it may not be enough bargaining chips!"

But he saw a minister standing up, bowing and bowing.

"Nowadays, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are strong and powerful, so they may not be so willing to let it go! I think that the price is a high bargaining chip!"

Li Yan couldn't help but nodded, now that Daming's soldiers are strong and horses are strong, he just admits that he probably won't be able to pass the test.

Besides, if you really insist on Daming...

What if the Emperor Daming became ruthless and wanted to get rid of Annan and Dongyu desperately? !

Daming now has no border troubles in the north, that is to say, they can concentrate their forces to the southwest.

"Tell me, how to increase the bargaining chip?!"

The ministers below bowed down and said in a deep voice: "I suggest that if necessary, we can send troops to take the southwestern regions for Daming!"

Li Yan couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard the words, if it's real gold, silver and jewelry, it won't work.

Maybe Daming would be willing to use this desperate way.

After all, if you send troops to fight in person, you still need supplies and supplies.

An Nanguo's conquest this time is also the capital accumulated by the previous Shengzong.

In the later period of Shengzong, almost all of them were expanding their national power, and there was no further conquest.

But in Li Jia's generation, there was no war other than this one.

In addition, after Annan swallowed Champa, the three crops of rice a year made the treasury extremely abundant.

Otherwise, where would they have so much food to support them in waging war? !

"Your Majesty, there is a lot of land and grain in Champa! There are 80 stones a year, and the Ming country does not produce a lot of grain..."

Li Yan couldn't help nodding, it's not a day or two for Daming to be short of food.

Gold, silver and jewelry may not be able to impress the Ming emperor, but food will definitely impress him.

"I think it would be a good deal to give up even a little bit of food and fodder in exchange for me, Annan, to breathe!"

The civil and military ministers below have a word for you and a word for me, and they have sorted out a general idea of ​​things that have no clue.