The number of casualties in the battle of Duobang was roughly counted by Annan officials based on the corpses landfilled, including those who died of serious injuries, the number of up to 100,000 was very staggering, and the number of people who were captured was as many as 200,000, and Xu Hao had received the prepared number of casualties of the Ming army, 8,600 killed, of which 3,000 were killed by Huang Zhong's 4,000 death squads.

The corpses of the Ming army have been properly sent to Yunnan for burial on the spot, and it is impossible to send them to their hometowns one by one due to the weather, and the wounded soldiers have also returned to Fujian by sea for treatment.

Brother-in-law Zhang Fu's command is well-organized, the lives of the three armies are certainly the decisive factor in victory, and at the same time, it cannot be denied that the people's support is also the key, and the Ming army played the banner of restoring the country for the Chen family, and has received all kinds of support from the Annan people, both openly and secretly.

Xu Hao placed a bunch of firearms in front of him, surprisingly more advanced than the traditional firearms of the Ming army, from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, Annan has begun to from imitation to innovation, similar to the harsh environment of the Warring States, so that the cultural tradition is almost the same as that of China, the Annan people attach great importance to the improvement of firearms.

It can be said that after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the importance of operating cavalry is much greater than the importance of firearms, and the people of Annam are undoubtedly one step ahead of the Ming Dynasty in this regard, but it is only one step, but the Ming Dynasty Muying Zhang Fu surpassed the times in the use of firearms.

"Only a fierce war in the face of a strong enemy can make a country have to move forward militarily, and if it does not advance against the current, it will retreat."

Xu Hao said with some emotion that in history, the Annan people forced the Ming Dynasty to withdraw troops and won confidence. Immediately after the conquest of the Champa state, the military force caused Chenla Cambodia and other countries to bow their heads, ushered in a long period of peace, and after being satisfied, there was no interest in continuing to improve firearms, until they were conquered by the British colonists, and firearms were greatly regressed compared to today.

However, the Ming Dynasty Shenji Battalion borrowed from Annan's firearms, and then was stirred up by the Japanese to make the Qi family army come out, the application of firearms took a big step forward, and then imitated European cannons and arquebuses, but unfortunately the internal and external troubles of the whole country did not save the fate of extinction.

Correspondingly, the Manchus underwent the baptism of firearms. Before entering the customs, the craftsmen were actively plundered to cast artillery muskets. After entering the customs, a total ban was ordered for fear of firearms. Due to the protection of the suzerain, Joseon lived in a corner of peace for nearly 500 years, except for the destruction of the country during the Wanli period to the defeat of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and there was little interest in firearms from beginning to end.

The Wa Kingdom was in turmoil due to the Warring States. Oda Nobunaga brought the artillery to the fullest. But he was defeated in the contest with the Ming army. The Tokugawa shogunate ordered the Wakoku to begin to move towards peace, and firearms declined with it, until the Meiji Restoration.

Xu Hao shook his head and retracted his thoughts. The battle of many states almost established a victory, the court rejoiced, Zhu Gaochi was excited and urged Zhang Fu to make persistent efforts to arrest the Hu father and son in the shortest possible time, and pacify the entire Annan to achieve immortal achievements.

Even without Xu Hao, Zhang Fu had won a great victory in history, and now the imperial court, overwhelmed by the victory, saw this as a good opportunity to change Annam to Jiaozhi and return the land to China.

It was the civil and military officials headed by the scholar Hu Guang who proposed this proposal, while the cabinet Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and Yao Guangxiao, etc., vigorously opposed it, and the reasons for the opposition were different.

Xu Hao has not expressed his position on this, he is estimating the consequences of openly disagreeing with the emperor, so he turned his head and asked Zhang Fu: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean?" ”

Zhang Fu has been continuously influenced by his brother-in-law in recent years, and has more or less changed, and he no longer becomes like gold, at least not in front of Xu Hao. Said slowly: "Yang Shiqi admonished and said, 'Although the Chen family is incompetent, it is quite popular among the people, and its people cherish it, if it is abolished suddenly, I am afraid that the Annan soldiers will have grievances, and the gangsters will rise, and the future will be endless', which can be described as hitting the nail on the head. ”

Xu Hao secretly praised his brother-in-law as worthy of being one of the few generals with both wisdom and bravery, and his talent for leading troops to fight is far above himself, from the moment he took over the boss, he took the heart as the top and the city as the bottom, and made a decision based on the actual situation of the opponent, not only only only leading the troops without considering factors such as politics and culture, which is a must-have for an excellent commander. It can be seen that it is no accident that those who have achieved meritorious deeds, not to mention that Zhang Fu has pacified Annan four times in history, and each time he has won a complete victory without exception, if it is not for the final death of the nest in Tumubao, all the Northern Expeditions are dominated by Zhu Di, and Zhang Fu's reputation should never be under Qi Jiguang.

Zhang Fu never underestimated the combat power of the Nan'an people, which was one of the reasons why he was able to win, but it was Mu Sheng and other generals who regarded the Annan people as uncivilized natives, and as a result, they suffered humiliation.

Xu Hao said: "The Annan people have been a country of their own for nearly a thousand years, and the forcible annexation is indeed an endless trouble, without the support of our own people, we will not be able to gain a firm foothold at all, even if we use gentle means and assimilation strategies, I am afraid that we will have to be regarded as invaders." ”

Zhang Fu was silent, Xu Hao knew that his brother-in-law was reluctant to give up the place that made him famous, in fact, why did he want to give up such a big land? And the reality is that once the wrong person is chosen, how many innocent soldiers' lives will be sacrificed in vain in years of war? asked: "If my brother-in-law can stay here for a long time, then the imperial court can sit back and relax for at least thirty years, can I?" ”

Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly, how could he stay in Annan for a long time? Can the imperial court rest assured? The bizarre death of Mu Ying's father and son is a lesson from the past, the two sons of the Northern Song Dynasty in the West Dynasty married two princesses of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they would have been recalled to the capital a long time ago, in this regard, Zhang Fu knows more than Xu Hao how to protect himself, and he will be a low-key person than Xu Hao.

And this place is really too far away from Jingshi, how can Zhang Fu let his wife and children live here?

Xu Hao also sighed: "At present, the security of the country is in the north, not in the south. ”

Xu Hao is telling the truth, the Ming Dynasty's object of prevention is always the north rather than the south, when he asked the ghost power to kill the descendant of the golden family, Ben Ya Li, and also sent thirty brocade guards to assassinate, but it was unsuccessful, Ben Ya Shi Li fled to the Timurid Empire in Central Asia, converted to Islam, and hated the Ming Dynasty for the reason of feud.

Last year, Timur poured troops across the country and mobilized 1.3 million troops to march eastward. On 18 February, he died of illness on the march, and Benjamin took the opportunity to return to Mongolia with 3,000 Central Asian horsemen, openly confronting the wounded Ghost Li Chi for the position of Great Khan.

After Timur's death, the vast empire spanning Asia, Africa and Europe was in danger of collapse, and the designated eldest grandson, Maheima, was far away in Afghanistan, and another grandson, Khalil, took the opportunity to establish himself as Khan in Samarkand.

If history avoids any surprises, the Ottoman Empire will rise, and the soon-to-be-born Black and White Aries dynasties will occupy most of the Timurid Empire, just fifty years later. The empire founded by Timur would have died in name only. In another fifty years, it would be completely ended, but the fifth grandson Babur went south to conquer India, establishing the greatest Wolmol dynasty in Indian history.

That is, if Benjamin loses control zhì Tatar. There will be a serious threat to the Ming Dynasty. Xu Hao expected him to win eventually. First, Ghost Lichi is indeed destined for a short time, and now he doesn't even have the strength to get on the horse, and secondly, there is a careerist national teacher Arutai among the Tatars.

Compared with the small fights on the border, Annan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty on the surface. The threat of the Mongols in the north is self-evident, and even Xu Hao does not dare to guarantee that there will be any unforeseen consequences if he continues to do so, and at this time, another powerful enemy in the north, Warat Taishi Mahamu, has also been recuperating for too many years.

Zhang Fu, who weighed the pros and cons, quickly concluded that he should not be stationed in Annam, and it was his responsibility to face a strong enemy in the north. The problem is that he can't find a general who can completely replace him, and the most suitable candidate, Mu Sheng, is the most unsuitable candidate.

In this way, Xu Hao spent a year in Annam, during which Xu Hao established a post office, converted three cargo ships belonging to the government into mail ships, helped the soldiers send the looted goods home, and formulated strict military laws, and the theft of military spoils was punishable by death.

On the first day of February, Hu Yuancheng, the prime minister of Annam, led an army of 200,000 to attack the Ojiang River, and the Ming army was defeated on both sides of the strait, and 60,000 people were beheaded, almost all of whom died at the hands of the Annamite people themselves, because the Annan army that returned to the Ming army was as many as 150,000.

Xu Hao sat in Thang Long to raise medicinal materials, transferred quicklime from all sides to make raincoats and other materials, confiscated copper and iron to make military kettles, seized the time to train thousands of military doctors, and publicized the necessity of drinking boiled water and maintaining personal hygiene throughout the army.

The most troublesome thing in the tropical climate is the capricious rainy season, whenever it rains, it is easy to cause epidemics, and malaria is the most terrible killer of this era.

The rain forced the Ming army's winning streak to be curbed and had to stop, but because of the concerted support of the army and people in Annam, the logistics supplies were delivered to the front line by the locals regardless of their hard work, and the casualties caused by the sneak attack were kept at an acceptable number, and often the dead were also killed in revenge because of the heinous evil deeds.

If one day the Ming army fell from a liberator to an invader, Xu Hao could imagine the bad situation of the whole people being enemies, so it was necessary to learn the art of conquest, and blind killing would not solve the problem.

Summer in Annam came very early, and the weather was already very hot and humid in March, with heavy rains falling for four or five days in a row, and the water level of rivers soared, and mudslides occurred in many places.

Zhang Fu had no choice but to lead the whole army to retreat to Xianziguan to build a camp, during this period the Ming army swept away the previous tyrannical behavior, changed to the division of benevolence and righteousness and the division of civilization, the people in the territory did not commit any crimes, and often saw the Ming army take the initiative to help the people carry water and farm good deeds.

Xu Hao invited famous Confucian scholars and squires to a banquet every day in Thang Long, and expressed his deep remorse for the mistakes made by the lax restraints, presided over the construction of a temple to worship the dead, and compensated Annam for silk, porcelain, books, and grain worth millions of dollars.

On this day, Xu Hao said worriedly: "The Chen Dynasty clan has been killed, only Princess Tianjia is alive, I want to ask you, who should Annan appoint?" ”

The Annam people present sighed one after another, and the leader of the uprising, Nguyen Ri Kien, pleaded: "I hope that the governor will be the master of our country." ”

Xu Hao said casually: "Why don't you choose a horse for the princess and give birth to an heir to become the lord of the country, but this is not right." Don't hide it from you, in view of the fact that the Chen family is the heir, the saint intends to set up a political envoy to announce the Jiaozhi Cheng, I don't know what you think? ”

Ruan Rijian smiled bitterly and said: "I am waiting to go to the country, this move is very good, but the people everywhere are afraid that it will be difficult to convince them, as long as they are slightly provoked by people with intentions, the kingdom will go back on its word, and it will not be far off." ”

Xu Hao nodded and said: "I heard that Jian Ding, the minister of the previous dynasty, has a very high prestige, and his nephew Chen Ji's mother is the daughter of the Chen clan. ”

The people present were immediately surprised and agreed, Jian Ding was a general in his early years, defeated foreign enemies several times, and had great prestige among the military and civilians in Nan'an, and the Hu father and son Ye had not dared to start because of his reputation.

Xu Hao's selection of candidates is very accurate, in history it was Jian Ding who took the lead in gathering people to rebel, villagers from all over the country responded, Mu Hui led the army to recruit, but the whole army was wiped out because of the light enemy, and a military department was killed in the battle.

At night, Chen Yu was silent with a resentful face, Xu Hao had to hug her with false affection and comfort, and after a cloud and rain, Chen Yu, whose whole body and mind were captured, choked and said: "You just gave me to someone else?" Since I was a child, my mother taught me from the beginning, and now that I have your child, I will not marry even if I die. (To be continued......)