Annam's plan was doomed to fail because the Ming Dynasty was no longer the same. The current Ming Dynasty was far more powerful than Annam could have imagined.
Although the border region of Yunnan, under the Ming Dynasty, was guarded by only 100,000 troops, and although Zhu Yunwen was also in this border region, it did give Annam an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
However, Zhu Yunwen managed to transfer a 6,000-strong firearms army from elsewhere within a day or two. This 6,000-strong firearms army was enough to flatten the entire Annam Kingdom.
It should be noted that the original five hundred light artillerymen had already frightened the Eastern Island nation into submission, let alone the current six thousand-strong firearms army, whose power is probably beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Perhaps it is for these reasons, these unknown reasons, that the island nation of Goryeo and now Annam have such ignorant impulses and ideas.
This is destined to lead them down a path of destruction.
In retrospect, whether it was Goryeo, Dongdao, or Annam outside the Yunnan border, their plans were indeed quite perfect.
Their various ideas are all relatively normal.
Indeed, they were preparing to attack the Ming Dynasty at what they deemed the right time and in the right place.
Unfortunately, they were unaware of the many unpredictable factors at play, and they were even less aware of just how powerful the Ming Dynasty's army, equipped with those firearms, truly was.
They were also unaware of how advanced the roads were in the Ming Dynasty.
If a country's soldiers become powerful and troop deployment becomes convenient, then it can achieve the goal of striking wherever it is directed.
And without any concerns.
If it were really the border of the Ming Dynasty, the army of over 100,000 in Yunnan would not be able to defeat Annam.
With just one order from Zhu Yunwen, hundreds of thousands of troops could be mobilized from other places to Yunnan within a day or two. Taking advantage of the roads, they could completely thwart Annam's so-called plan.
Just as Annam was mobilizing a large number of soldiers and gathering them on the border of the Ming Dynasty, preparing to fight a battle with the Ming army of over 100,000 in Yunnan.
The soldiers of the Eastern Island Kingdom to the east have all gathered in Goryeo and arrived at the border of Goryeo.
It was separated from the Ming Dynasty only by the Yalu River.
The Eastern Island Kingdom deployed 200,000 troops, and the Goryeo Kingdom also deployed 200,000 troops, assembling a total of 400,000 troops. After gathering at the Yalu River in the northeast, they were ready to attack the Ming Dynasty at any time.
They had indeed been hesitant, because they knew about the Ming Dynasty and knew that the various parts of the Ming Dynasty had very well-developed road network.
Therefore, they were also worried that although Zhu Yunwen was in Yunnan, once they attacked the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen might quickly reach the northeast direction in just a few days.
And now they have also learned that Annam has been harassing the Yunnan border.
They also received news that Zhu Yunwen was preparing to personally lead troops to fight Annam, which made Zhu Yunwen, the Dongdao Princess, and the King of Goryeo laugh so hard that snot bubbles came out of their noses.
Doesn't that put their minds at ease?
They were initially worried that Zhu Yunwen might quickly arrive in the north to take command of the war after they launched the conflict.
But now an opportunity has fallen from the sky. The Annam Kingdom has launched a battle in Yunnan, which has tied Zhu Yunwen down in Yunnan.
Moreover, judging from the situation, Zhu Yunwen will not be able to leave Yunnan for a while. If they don't take some action to carry out their plans, it would be a waste of an opportunity.
Therefore, the large army assembled by the Goryeo Kingdom and the Eastern Island Kingdom crossed the Yalu River and launched an attack on the northern part of the Ming Dynasty.
The news spread quickly throughout the Ming Dynasty. No one expected that Goryeo and Dongdao would actually join forces to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Although they were all ambitious and ruthless, any one of them alone would be no match for the Ming Dynasty.
They had opposed the Ming Dynasty before, but eventually they all backed down.
Unexpectedly, they have now joined forces again to attack the Ming Dynasty.
After this news spread, the people of the Ming Dynasty were quite worried. After all, it meant that two countries had united to oppose the Ming Dynasty.
However, when the news reached the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang did not take it seriously, since he had already been informed of the matter.
Moreover, Zhu Yunwen had already received the news, and even knew that Zhu Yunwen was involved.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much about this matter. Regardless of whether Goryeo and Dongdao joined forces or whether they had assembled an army of 400,000, it was nothing to Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang.
After all, they understood how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, and Zhu Yuanzhang had an inexplicable confidence in Zhu Yunwen.
Since Zhu Yunwen wasn't afraid, Zhu Yuanzhang could be even more at ease.
In the imperial court, the officials were both excited and nervous, but Zhu Yuanzhang only said one sentence:
"The Crown Prince has his own plan and has already made preparations, so we don't need to worry about it too much."
With just that one casual and understated remark, all the ministers present were silenced.
This made many civil officials very nervous and unable to remain calm.
As for the military officers, Lan Yu, the Chang brothers, and Feng Sheng were relatively calm.
Because they knew that Fu Youde was in the north, and that Fu Youde had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen had previously provided Fu Youde with various advanced firearms and light artillery, and also trained the soldiers there as special forces.
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