Hundreds of cannons were roaring, and countless soldiers issued rage, and a rare large-scale battle broke out on the Southeast Peninsula. At the beginning, the Jiuzhou Army sent an infantry battalion to tentatively attack the positions of Zheng Jian's army. As a result, the overly nervous Zheng's Imperial Guards fought back, triggering a full-scale war!

All the Zheng family's family's family's assets were taken out in the autumn of life and death, including artillery purchased from the Jiuzhou Army, artillery purchased from the Dutch people, and even local artillery captured from the Ming army two hundred years ago. With the help of the slump, the Zheng family also gathered a hundred artillery pieces, and both sides were bombing each other's positions. Every minute, soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

Changyi and his generals paid attention to every moment of changes on the battlefield, feeling quite distressed about the casualties of the soldiers, but some costs must be paid. It would be unrealistic to conquer a country with a population of millions without any damage.

"This may be the most difficult battle we have fought since we headed south. The other party and the strong men arrested from all over the country, at least 100,000 people." Chang Yi put down his telescope.

"The situation of the Zheng family and the Ruan family is very different. First of all, they have a population of two million, and their national strength is at least three times that of the Ruan family. Secondly, unlike the Ruan family, which has dealt with us in depth, our intelligence agency has limited infiltration into the Zheng family and cannot cooperate with the inside and outside." Deputy Commander Tian Meng said from the side.

"This time you went to the front line of the Honghe River, what are you getting?" When the two sides were in a stalemate, Chang Yi asked about the harvest of the Western Route Army led by Tian Meng these days.

"We went down the Honghe River and encountered considerable resistance. There was a terrain of difficulty. There were dense rainforests in the middle and upper reaches of the Honghe River, with water networks and many mountains and narrow roads, which was much more difficult than Zhennanguan Road." Tian Meng said.

"Yes, because of the abundant rainfall in the Red River Basin, there are countless rain forests, and there are countless snakes, insects, and beasts." Chang Yi nodded. It can be said that the primary trouble encountered when attacking Annan Kingdom was the terrain and soil here.

Many places in Annan Kingdom have not yet been developed and are in the form of primitive rainforests, similar to those in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places hundreds of years ago.

"Because of the rainforests, mountains and other reasons, the tribes and ethnic groups living here are very messy, including the local Tu, Yue, and even some Miao and Han people living here. They are scattered between the rainforests and mountains, and are independent of each other, so that the kings of Annan Kingdom in all dynasties could not effectively manage them. These people are also easily the source of rebellion and disputes." Tian Meng expressed his views.

"You are right. This is the most troublesome problem for us. In comparison, the 100,000 army of the Zheng family may not be as difficult as theirs. Although the 100,000 army of the Zheng family is very large, if we consume it, we will collapse within three months. But living in villages everywhere in Annan Country is something we need to deal with carefully." Chang Yi said.

"Fortunately, we are not officials of the Jiaozhi Governor's Office. If we don't have to think about these things, we will do it!" Huang Degong, who was listening to the big head, said.

"Yes, it's all done!" The generals of the Independent Corps said one after another.

The military headquarters represented by Chu Yun took Annan Kingdom for half a year to win the Independent Corps and the Nanyang Fleet, which means that the military headquarters can tighten their belts and provide half a year of supplies to the Independent Corps and the Nanyang Fleet. If they cannot take Annan Kingdom in half a year, they may face the fate of withdrawing troops or changing generals.

However, Chu Yun gave him plenty of time because the Zheng family army suddenly became weak after half a month of battle. Their production stagnated due to the war, and the ammunition for firearms was about to come to an end. The food consumption of 100,000 people was also quite amazing. In addition, the residents of Shenglong City, which was a large population, were hungry, which made the Zheng family's situation even more precarious. The first thing Zheng Jian did when he woke up every day was to let the quarantine officer report to him how much gunpowder was left.

Soon the power of the Ruan family in the south was sank, and news of Ruan Phuc Xi being captured came. Zheng Jian was silent for a long time after he found out, as if he had become even more depressed.

Just half a month ago, Ruan Phucxi agreed with him to deal with the Jiuzhou Army, but the Ruan family failed too quickly, making Zheng Jian feel like he was a different life. Now only the Zheng family is left in Annan Kingdom, and the Jiuzhou Army is likely to attack from the direction of Changdelei in the south.

"Father, the people of the Ruan family are really incompetent. How long has it been since they were completely wiped out by the Jiuzhou Army." Zheng Za also learned about the failure of the Ruan family and couldn't help but feel that the Ruan family was too cowardly.

"The Ruan family can always remain invincible in decades of war with us, so how could it be as incompetent as you imagined? According to the news that our spies were inquiring, a group of generals of the Ruan family were secretly bribed by the Jiuzhou army, so a lot of intelligence was leaked to the Jiuzhou army. At a critical moment, they led their troops to surrender to the Jiuzhou army. Even Ruan Phuc Xi and Ruan Youjin were both captured by the rebel generals, and other generals who had not rebelled were eliminated by the Jiuzhou army in the chaos. Now Fuchun City and Ng'an Prefecture are all rebel generals who fell to the Jiuzhou army. It is entirely possible for the Jiuzhou army to form a rebel army of more than 10,000 people, attack Changyulei, and then enter our southern border. At that time, we will be attacked by the north and south, and even the rivers will be blocked by the Jiuzhou army. Without territory, we have no food, no ammunition, no reinforcements, and without the Jiuzhou army to rebel, our generals will rise up." Zheng Ye said earnestly.

With rich experience, he knew that after he became an isolated army, the most difficult thing to stabilize was the hearts of the people, which would be the fatal weakness of the Zheng family's troops.

"Father, do we really have no chance to win?" Zheng Zao saw Zheng Jian's tone of caution, and suddenly realized that he had underestimated the Jiuzhou Army.

"According to the current amount of gunpowder, our gunpowder will be exhausted in half a month. Unless a miracle occurs, we will really be unable to make the world come back." Zheng Jian felt uncomfortable, "At that time, we will have to go out and fight the Jiuzhou Army to the final decisive battle before the morale of the army collapses."

"Our Annan Kingdom has actually fallen to this point..." Zheng Za was infected by the sad and desperate atmosphere and was also worried about his future. He is now the crown prince of the Zheng family and the future king of Annan Kingdom, but the arrival of the Jiuzhou Army made him lose his glorious future.
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