Zhu Cilang is just an empty concept for the northern offender of Jiaozhi, and he can't even tell whether it was the northern offender of the Song Dynasty, or the northern offender of the Cheng and Xuan periods.

However, these are not important. The Ming Dynasty had many scholars who were used to searching for clues and evidence from the old paper piles. Annan himself was not clean. After a brief investigation, he found that Annan plundered the prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty dozens of times from the 29th year of Hongwu to the 35th year of Wanli. These records were based on the memorials of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan to the court. As for those small plunders that did not report to the court, there were countless.

In addition to launching a special topic in the newspaper, Zhou Heng also invited several performing artists from Jiangnan to write "The Legend of Heroes of Pingnan", which specifically tells the story of Zhu Neng's death before he succeeded, and Zhang Fu was ordered to Pingannan in the face of danger. He also wrote "The Rebellion of Blue Mountains", which tells the story of Li Li, a former local official from the Ming Dynasty and Qinghua, rebel against the Ming Dynasty and betrayed the Ming Dynasty.

Only these two stories tell a rough idea about the relationship between Annan and the Ming Dynasty since its founding.

The Ming Dynasty was a country that was founded by fighting with the Mongols with one sword and one shot. Their bloodline might be sluggish, but it will never disappear.

If the people don’t know, then they are already there. If they know that a small country dares to solve the tiger’s beards of the Ming Dynasty, who is not indignant! Especially after reading the storybook and the zaju, they are even more hated by Annan, a country that has repeatedly barbaric. The people generally support the Ming Dynasty to pacify Annan again and completely solve the problems in the southwest border.

Even though it reached this level, the Ming army did not disclose the news that it had set out to attack Annan.

In August of the second year of Longjing, the first report on the Annan War appeared in the Guangdong Daily.

On August 13, the Zheng army of Annan plundered Pingxiangzhou, Guangxi, killed more than 200 soldiers, civilians, and plundered countless people.

On the fifteenth of August, Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, sent 500 ships of all sizes from Qinzhou to transport 20,000 Guangdong soldiers to land on Cat Po Island.

Cat Po Island is only three miles away from the narrowest part of the Annan Peninsula. When the tide is shallow, you can wade by. Ming army ships set off from Qinzhou Bay, passed through Halong Bay and arrived at Cat Po Island. They were detained when they were shipped along the way to avoid disturbing the Zheng navy.

When the Zheng family of Annan learned that the Ming army was coming, the Guangdong soldiers had built temporary fortifications on Cat Po Island. The vanguard had built two camps on the west coast, stocking up arms and supplies.

This garrison is the third largest city in Vietnam in later generations, the largest port in northern Vietnam, and the coastal defense.

At this time, the coastal defense was just a small stronghold with only six fishermen, and it was not even a village. Facing the Ming army, which was like a wolf and a tiger, there was no chance to escape and report the news.

Wang Xuan followed the first wave of the wolf soldiers in Guangxi to the territory of Annan. As the successor selected by Wu Ge Lao, he even served as an official in Qinzhou for three days and a letter to Wu Ge Lao every five days, and communicated with Wu Ge Lao for news and listened to the advice. From the beginning of Gu Junen's arrangement of Annan's strategy, Wu Yan vaguely mentioned the possibility of Yunnan's attack on Annan.

This really made Wang Xuan very concerned. The South China Sea Fleet had not yet been established. He often borrowed merchant ships or warships from Guangdong Navy to go out to sea to find the possibility of attacking Annan by sea, and completed the early survey mission without any slightest dew.

Compared with traditional land attack, sea attack has obvious benefits.

First, the terrain from Guangxi to Annan was mountainous, with a dangerous terrain. The mountain roads were rugged and the baggage pressure was extremely high. Secondly, Annan claimed that during the Yongle period, it was the "fall of the country" and the "shame of losing the country", so it has always been very strict in the land border, and it is difficult to surprise and attack it inadvertently.

It is only 300 miles from Qinzhou to northern Annan, and only 2 or 3 days of sea journey when the wind is blowing. There are many ships in the Ming Dynasty, and Annan cannot resist the entire South China Sea fleet at sea. Moreover, in this era, there is no concept of coastal defense, and the Zheng family is even more unlikely to set up heavy troops to defend in a place that does not count as a small fishing village.

In fact, there are no established defensive forces in the entire coastline of Annan. The main battlefield between the Zheng family and the Nguyen tribes was on land. With the power of the Nguyen tribes, it was impossible to transport tens of thousands of people to land on the battlefield even if they were on water.

However, the Ming Dynasty had already landed on the sea and tasted the sweetness, just like fighting in Liaodong.

The landing point of Guangxi wolf soldiers in Annan is temporarily called "Guang Jia". It is located in the southeast of Dongguan County, Jiaozhou Prefecture, and is in the southeast of the mountain army Luo Yukun's army and the Mutianbo's army. Moreover, this place is located at the southeast end of the Honghe Delta, with excellent soil environment and a good place for camping and long-term operation.

As the ships of cement, stone slabs and wood were transported to Port A for unloading, the Ming craftsmen and auxiliary soldiers built two small forts with mutual support in just three days, each of which was placed in three types of artillery to protect the vanguard camp from the attack of the Zheng army. During the whole process, the Zheng army still did not respond, and only a few whistle cavalry visited the inauguration ceremony of the fort from a distance.

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"On August 13th, Annan plundered Pingxiangzhou, and on August 15th, I set off for the heavenly soldiers." Qian Qianyi, wearing a thick cotton coat, took off his reading glasses and said to Liu Rushi: "Isn't this a hidden bell? How many days will it take for the army to gather? How many days will it take for the sea boat to gather? How many days will it take for the purchase of supplies to settle? Zheng's family didn't come early or late, but the autumn wind was with him. When the Dalibei ship was on the ship, he came to harass Pingxiang... Shen Huating was really fools in the world!"

Liu Rushi frowned, sighed, and said, "The King of Chu is so thin that most of the city starves to death. Now that he has made great achievements, the border ministers are naturally happy when they hear the drums. As for the war, how many white bones and families are wailing, it is not what they are concerned about."

Qian Qianyi shook his head: "At the time of Emperor Xuanzong, the famous generals were still there, and it was difficult to safe south. Now that the country has just begun to settle down and the wounds have not healed, how can we use troops to the outside world again and again? Alas, how can we not worry about it!"

Liu Rushi covered his heart and said in a deep voice: "Now it has reached the point where every family has sent troops. Even if the war starts again, the emperor is not worried about becoming a bad reputation of "military military force."

"After all, there are few loyal ministers in the court." Qian Qianyi said: "People say I am wandering in the forest, but who knows that I am worried? All I can do is to use the Shilin Newspaper to call on Shilin to persuade the emperor to stop the war."

Liu Rushi's brows did not relax because the Shilin Daily did not fail to make a call to stop the war, but it received too little response.

Compared with the unfamiliar Taiwan, Annan is a traditional and wealthy place. Everyone knows that it is rich in peacocks, rhinoceros horns, ivory, and pearls... In addition to these local products, Annan's fertile fields are also an excellent investment field. If you can intervene in the marine trading business along the coast of Annan, it will be a great profit.

The only thing that made the Jiangnan people dissatisfied was that, based on the practice of whoever contributed to make profits, the main force that attacked Annan this time was the Guangdong soldiers. I am afraid that the people who got the greatest benefits were those Guanggu.

"If the children of Jiangnan formed an army themselves, wouldn't they be able to divide the army into strength as they are now?" someone suggested.

Therefore, the direction of public opinion quickly shifted from whether to stop the war to whether the Jiangnan Children's Army should be established.

If it were ten years ago, the students would probably sneer at all those who had different opinions from them and criticize them for being white. However, now with newspapers, those who can read and read can make their own voices. The monopoly of knowledge has been shaky and entered a period of "the collapse of etiquette and music are bad and profit-oriented".

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"Chen Youlong's memorial said that Wang Xuan knew the little thing and had prepared for it, so that the army was fast and nothing was left out." Zhu Cixuan sat in the hall, drank tea and chatted with the ministers, and enjoyed a short rest time. He chuckled and said, "This Wang Xuan is a bit interesting."

Wu Qing smiled but said nothing.

"The Ming Dynasty was too big, and the border affairs were trivial and small. Not to mention the emperor's arrangements, it was impossible to be able to cover everything even if you add all the old gentlemen and officials from various departments in the capital. Therefore, the Ministry of Personnel still needs to use a capable official like Wang Xuan. He is far-sighted and can act in a solid manner. What is his name?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

Wu Yan replied: "Wang Xuan's name is Meishi."

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "I named Jiagang after his name, Shichenggang, and Meishi County was the same."

Wu Yan was calm on the surface, but the inner sect was happy for his disciples and said, "Your Majesty has really made him famous in history."

"He was the magistrate of Qinzhou. Now that he has been with the army, I think it's time to change his official position." Zhu Cixuan said: "Let him follow the army to sort out civil affairs, obtain one state as the magistrate, and obtain one state as the magistrate, and see where he can go."

Wu Yan said with a slight head, "Your Highness, the battle against Annan is inevitable now. Is it possible for the Grand Governor's Office to send troops to generals?" If the local governor took advantage of his civil service and specialized in military service, it is inevitable that the disaster of the vassal states in the late Tang Dynasty would be caused. Wu Yan never believed that civil servants would have the intention to rebel and be independent, but when they encountered Annan, a repetitive land, they had to be more careful.

"The Grand Governor's Office has already made suggestions," Zhu Ciyang said. "The General Staff hopes that Luo Yukun will be the general officer of the Battle of Pingnan, hold the seal of Pingbar General, and supervise all the Ming troops in Annan."

"Wolf generals must be selected with wolf soldiers, otherwise it will disturb the people too much." Wu Qing said worriedly.

Since the Zhengtong period, the wolf soldiers have participated in many battles such as suppressing thieves, suppressing rebellions, and resisting Japanese wars. In addition to their outstanding military achievements, there are also problems of disturbing the people too much. Especially during the Jiajing period, the wolf soldiers and army disciplines were dispersed, so that the people in the southeast were even more afraid of wolf soldiers than Japanese pirates.

After the Jiashen Kingdom's transformation, Chen Youlong had a proposal to use wolf soldiers to go north, and it was because he really hurt the enemy and himself that he did not make a move.

As for the origin of the wolf soldiers, it is very difficult to test. Even the Ming people are confused, thinking that the difference between them and the Yao and Tong clan is that the Yao is controlled by the officials, while the wolf soldiers are controlled by the local officials. Because the local officials have been in charge of a place for generations and have great kindness, the wolf soldiers can be used by them, and the officials are weak, so the Yao Tong often rebels.

In fact, the wolf soldiers are a false rumors of "南" and "南" is the name of the Han people in Guangxi. From this point, we can also see from the language that the werewolf language is not consistent with the Yaotong language, but is closer to the Middle Chinese. If you carefully check the werewolf Tu tribes, you can also find their connection with the Central Plains family.

Therefore, the wolf soldiers were the chieftains' self-defense armed forces, but these chieftains were Han people who turned into Yao Tong, which also destined that they would neither accept the Central Plains nor tolerate the local tragedy.

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