Mu Chun was very excited because the surprise Zhu Yunwen brought him was too great.
Take the current situation for example. Zhu Yunwen actually managed to completely rout the opposing army of more than 200,000 with only 5,000 musketeers and 1,000 artillerymen.
The crucial point is that Zhu Yunwen has not suffered any major losses.
This made Mu Chun realize the true power of muskets and light artillery.
They also realized just how terrifying the true military strength of the Ming Dynasty was.
Yes, if a few thousand people can fight against two hundred thousand, then wouldn't tens of thousands of people be able to deal with an army of millions?
Earlier in late spring, there were concerns that there weren't enough people here to hold off the Annamite army.
But now, it seems that this problem no longer needs to be worried about.
Because not only had they blocked the attack, they had even inflicted heavy losses on the Annamite soldiers.
Zhu Yunwen even wanted to teach them a lesson, ordering Mu Chun to lead his soldiers directly into Annam and give them a counterattack.
This shows just how capable Zhu Yunwen was.
The battle ended quickly, as the Annamite soldiers were powerless against firearms and cannons.
Therefore, many of them began to flee, and those who did not flee were wiped out while wandering around like headless flies.
Anyway, the army that originally numbered around 200,000 on the other side has now fallen apart and is no longer a threat.
They were completely in disarray, and defeat was inevitable. Now it was just a matter of how many of their soldiers the Ming army could kill.
Once the situation is completely settled, then the remaining soldiers can be captured completely.
Zhu Yunwen showed no mercy in this battle.
The reason is quite simple: the soldiers of Annam frequently harassed the people in the border areas, and often engaged in burning, killing, and looting against them.
They had never shown mercy to the common people, so Zhu Yunwen would naturally not show mercy to them either. He understood the principle of raising a tiger to cause trouble.
Therefore, he also ordered that all efforts be made to eliminate the enemy.
None of those soldiers were innocent. If they hadn't harmed the border people, if they had only wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty, and if they only had conflicts with the Ming army, then Zhu Yunwen would have shown them mercy.
After all, it is a soldier's nature and duty to kill the enemy, but slaughtering civilians is absolutely unforgivable.
As for Mu Chun, he led his 100,000-strong army, along with the 3,000 musketeers given to him by Zhu Yunwen, and with ample ammunition, directly across the border into Annam.
Zhu Yunwen ordered his remaining two thousand musketeers and one thousand artillerymen to clean up the battlefield and capture as many hidden prisoners as possible.
By nightfall, the battlefield had been cleaned up, and tens of thousands of Annamite soldiers had been captured and imprisoned.
Zhu Yunwen then returned to Yuanyang City. When he arrived back, news of the war in the north immediately reached him.
Zhu Yunwen held the war documents from the north in his hand, and after reading them, he didn't find anything surprising.
This battle was destined to be won, and Zhu Yunwen knew beforehand that he was involved.
Furthermore, such a victory was also quite reasonable.
In the document, Zhu Yuanzhang also told Zhu Yunwen that he would decide how to deal with the alliance between Goryeo and Dongdao after he returned.
Including the matter of Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen was completely relieved about the situation in the north and no longer needed to worry about it.
Zhu Yuanzhang also inquired about the situation in Yunnan, Annam, and the border soldiers in the documents.
Zhu Yunwen then gave a brief report.
He also told Zhu Yuanzhang that he did not need to worry about the situation in Yunnan.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not too worried, after all, Zhu Yunwen was quite reliable.
And so it went, the next morning, in the court of Annam.
The King of Annam was unaware of the situation of the border soldiers at the moment. He had not received any news in a short period of time, which made him somewhat worried.
He then questioned the officials below.
One of the generals said with great concern:
"Your Majesty, so far there has been no news from you regarding the attack on the Ming Dynasty, which is unusual."
The king's face darkened.
"Nonsense, of course I know this is abnormal, so what exactly is going on? Why hasn't any news come back from our Annam's attack on the Ming Dynasty?"
Another general spoke up:
"Your Majesty, could it be that they have already reached Yunnan, or even entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and therefore it is inconvenient for them to send messages back in the short term?"
The king wasn't stupid; he wondered if that was possible.
If they successfully entered Ming territory, the general in charge of attacking Ming would probably be eager to write back and claim credit immediately.
How could things have turned out like this, with absolutely no news?
His face was grim and he remained silent. The prince below cautiously spoke:
"In that case, we might as well send soldiers to investigate."
Upon hearing this, the King of Annam nodded and said:
"Send someone to check immediately. We must find out the situation as soon as possible. If anything is amiss, we can make plans accordingly."
The prince nodded, and the officials also felt that it made sense.
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