There is another chapter tonight, but it will be later...

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Just as Ruan Xin was bleeding from attacking Shenglong, Yu Dayou had 20,000 heavy troops, entered the country from Qinzhou and Siming Prefecture in two groups, and easily entered Annan to meet in a meeting. At this time, it was thirty-five days before Li Yanzhi captured Taohekou.

His arrival was a devastating blow to Ruan Xin! Several armies merged, and there was no way out in the east, south, west and north. At this time, Ruan Jing was left with only more than 10,000 people, with no danger to defend. Even if he fought to the death, he had no future. His morale was sluggish and people were rebellious. Due to the previous plunder, he lost his heart locally. No local force was willing to provide him with any assistance, and even lost the last little local advantage.

The army surrounded the siege, and Yu Dayou had the highest status and the greatest power, so he naturally became the general leader of this siege.

Yin Zhengmao and Lu Fuli all came to meet Yu Dayou and asked him about his offensive and defensive plans. Yu Dayou said, "A little Ruan Xin is nothing at all. In my opinion, for the governor, the most important thing should be what you need to do after pacifying Annan."

Yin Zhengmao nodded secretly, and Lu Fuli said, "Continue going south?"

Yu Dayou nodded and said, "It's almost the same. Although the governor has been doing things for more than a month, it is because he has a good cultivation and knows that hasteness will not be achieved, but this thing is actually fast."

As we were discussing, people reported: "The governor is here!"

The generals were so panicked that they hurried out to greet him. Li Yanzhi entered the camp under the escort of the two guards. When he saw Yu Dayou grab his hand, he said happily: "Brother Yu! I feel relieved as soon as you come!"

Lu Fuli came forward to report the latest battle situation, and Li Yanzhi said: "I know everything. Ruan Xin, the turtle in the clay pot, will only be a matter of time to catch him out and serve wine. Judging from his actions over the past few days, this man is not an indomitable person. I don't expect that he will not be able to stand it and ask for surrender soon."

As soon as the words were finished, an officer came to report to Ruan Xin for surrender. The generals laughed and said, "The governor is really a magical plan!"

Lu Fuli said, "Governor, do you think he is allowed to surrender?"

Li Yanzhi turned around and asked Yu Dayou, "Brother Yu, what do you think?"

Yu Dayou said: "The affairs of Annan are now settled. If we want to take over the government affairs ourselves, we are afraid that we will not be able to achieve success in a year or two. In the end, we will think that it is better to use Annan people to publicize Annan first and maintain the 'status'. This will make the situation easier to calm down. If the governor has the will to take back the Annan regime, it will be not too late to make changes after we have solved the matter of Folangji."

Li Yanzhi was overjoyed and said, "Brother Yu knows my heart best!" He said to the generals: "We set out from Shanghai, and went to Annan without Luzon. We have been struggling for so long. Can you tell me what the real purpose of this battle is?"

Jiang Yifan knew in his heart that Yin Zhengmao had guessed it, and Lu Fuli had some clues, but they all said, "Please give me advice."

Li Yan smiled and said, "We don't go to Luzon first but Annan first. In fact, we are aiming to be straightforward, and the purpose is still Folangji - to put it bluntly, we are going to attack Malacca by land!"

Except for Yu Dayou, all the generals shouted and said as if they had made an appointment: "Maraga!"

"Yes, Manraga!" Li Yan said straightforwardly: "Originally, if we ignored Annan and only crossed the Gulf of Siam along the coastline, and then captured Singapore and Manraga, it would be fine, and it would be faster. But if the foundation was not solid, it would not be in line with my other plan. Fortunately, the information was not convenient on the east and west sides of the South China Sea. Even if the army came to see it, it would have to rely on the wind and ocean currents. Although the battle was overturned, as soon as I reached the mouth of Taohe River, I asked Lin Daoqian to patrol the coast and block the news. Luzon probably didn't know yet."

There are two ways for the news from Annan to reach Luzon: the first is to go along the South China Sea from Guangxi and Guangdong to Luzon along the South China Sea - this route is all under the strict control of the Ming army, and the second is to go south through Tsinghua, Chameng, Feilong and then to Singapore. This road is divided by several forces, among which Feilong is controlled by the Ming Dynasty, so it is difficult for the news to be transmitted from here.

As for crossing the Shisong Dynasty and coming to the mountains, passing through Laos, Siam and then spreading to Malacca - this information channel is even more roundabout. I am afraid that it will take a few years for the news to reach Luzon.

Of course, it was a big event for the Ming army to enter Annan on the Southeast Peninsula because of its great influence. The people may gradually leak out through word of mouth. However, this form of information transmission is not authoritative enough, similar to "rumors", and it is relatively indirect and detourful. With the means of information transmission in this era, it will take several months to spread to Luzon. For this reason, Li Yanzhi was sure to say that Luzon did not know the situation in Annan.

Li Yanzhi said again: "Annan is a very troublesome place. You can see that he can control one side from the end of the Tang Dynasty and withstand the pressure of our Middle-earth army several times. But Annan is also the little overlord of the Southeast Peninsula. He is the little brother of our Ming Dynasty, but he has the attitude of becoming the boss in front of other countries. Siam and Champa have always been close to us, Myanmar and Laos have always been respecting us. Now Annan must, Champa and Siam can all send edicts to come! So we took Annan this time to play two big games at the same time: the first is to let Europeans know who is the overlord of the East, and the second is to clean up the backyard of our Ming Dynasty to lay the foundation for the gradual unification of Champa, Siam, Laos, and Myanmar in the future."

Li Yanzhi wanted to attack Manraga, and all the generals could guess, but when he heard that he wanted to take the opportunity to annex the countries, he gasped and did not dare to answer for a while. He only heard Li Yanzhi continue:

"After the matter of Ruan Xin is resolved, I will meet the kings of the Southeast Peninsula and invite them to join the Malacca together with us. From their cooperation attitude, we will decide the strategy to deal with them in the future. Once the Malacca is obtained, the way for Flangji will be cut off. Then we will regain Singapore and Brahma, like walking and picking up grass mustard, the South China Sea will become our Ming Dynasty inner sea, and then we will take the Indian Waya west, attack Palawan, Portugal, Spain and other jumping clowns will become like Ruan Xin today! The so-called closing door and fighting dogs is not in Luzon, but in Manraga, the courtyard where we want to beat dogs is not Manila Bay, but in the South China Sea!"

After hearing this strategy, all the generals were impressed. Jiang Yifan then said, "The governor, Pingnan, is really powerful! So after we destroy Ruan Xin, we will start preparing for the southward journey."

"It's time to prepare now." Li Yan said straight: "

He ordered Jiang Yifan to meet Ruan Xin's envoy first. After a while, Jiang Yifan came back and reported: "Ruan Xin hopes that we will promise him a few things. The first thing is not to attack him again. The second thing is to give him an official title and ensure that he will never touch him afterwards. The third thing is to release his wife, son and daughter who remained in Shenglong. As long as we agree to these three things, he will be loyal to him from then on and guard the southern border for our Ming Dynasty."

All the generals laughed and said, "This guy still can't figure out the situation. It would be great if he could save his life. He even needs military power, his children?"

Jiang Yifan said, "Governor, why not agree to him first. After he surrenders, he will earn him into the camp. Killing him then is like killing an ant."

Ruan Xin was bound to defeat, but if he was trapped by beasts, Li Yan would probably have to work hard to solve him. At this time, since he made the big strategy clear, all the generals knew what was happening in front of him, and the sooner he solved the better.

Yu Dayou cut off seriously and said, "No! Although Ruan Xin is not worth mentioning, if we do this, Mo is worried that we will have a different intention. It is really not worth the loss to break our trust in the entire Annan area at a quick moment."

Li Yanzhi nodded and said to Jiang Yifan: "Ruan Xin's deputy general is named Hu Sizhou? Is there any other authority?" The spy system of the Li family army is very developed, so Li Yanzhi also knows some things in Ruan Xin's army.

Jiang Yifan said: "Hu Sizhou is Ruan Xin's deputy general and has real power. In addition, there are two people who are most trusted by Ruan Xin. One is his cousin Ruan Zhong, who is the leader of Ruan Xin's guards and the third person in Ruan Xin's army. The other is Liu Zhiming, who is the vanguard of Ruan Xin's army. He is brave and good at fighting. Our army's siege is mostly due to the power of this person."

Li Yanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree to Ruan Xin's request, Yifan, you can take care of me." All the generals were a little surprised. After Li Yanzhi finished speaking, the generals admired them very much.

Jiang Yifan immediately followed and stamped Li Yanzhi's handsome seal, and then sent someone to call more than a dozen surrendered generals such as Zheng Yong and civil servants such as Lin Zhengzong.

This was the first time these people met Li Yanzhi, but they heard about his reputation for a long time and knew that he had not only become the actual ruler of Annan, but also had a high position and power in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone showed a pleasing look on their faces. They thought that if they were favored by him, they would be no problem to get promoted or make money. But if they accidentally angered him, their lives would be lost.

Li Yanzhi looked around these people and said lightly: "I have something to choose one from you. Who dares to answer your order?"

More than a dozen people shouted, "I will answer my order!" "I am willing to go through fire and water for the marquis, and I will never refuse!"

Li Yanzhi said again: "This matter is not easy to do. After receiving the order, one will die for the rest of his life. Most of the time, he will sacrifice his life for the country."

As soon as he said this, the dozen or so people took a step back, and none of them dared to say anything. They surrendered to save their lives, and pleased them to get promoted and make money. Now they are going to do something that is probably dead. Who is willing to take it?

Seeing them like this, Li Yanzhi shook his head slightly and sighed: "There is no one in Annan! Even a man with a little courage cannot be found!"

But one person couldn't bear it and took a step: "Mr. Marquis, don't underestimate me, Annan Shimin! Let me ask you what the Marquis wants us to do?"

Li Yan yelled straight and asked, "Who is this?"

Lu Fuli said beside him: "This is Lin Zhengzong, the magistrate who has made contributions to the city."

"Oh, the magistrate, so most of them are still scholars." Li Yanzhi's eyes showed some appreciation and surprise: "Do you dare to answer?"
Chapter completed!