The soldiers of Nan'an were a little flustered at this moment. They didn't know if they hadn't expressed themselves clearly, or if there was some other problem.
This led to such a huge misunderstanding for the King of Annam.
Hearing the bad news he reported, how could he still laugh?
This left the scout soldier responsible for gathering intelligence somewhat bewildered.
Seeing how happy the King of Annam was, the soldier hesitated, unsure whether he should tell the truth.
Because if the misunderstanding isn't cleared up, it seems like it could become a very troublesome matter.
So, taking advantage of the moment when the King of Annam was in high spirits, the soldier cautiously probed:
"Your Majesty, you really don't need to be so happy, because the situation is far from good..."
The King of Annam smiled and looked at the soldier, saying:
"How could this be bad? Just as you said, the soldiers of Annam have not only breached the borders of the Ming Dynasty, but have even swept through and occupied several cities. How could I not be happy about such a good thing? How could I not be overjoyed?"
Upon hearing this, the Annamite soldiers swallowed hard.
That's when I realized there really was a misunderstanding.
Moreover, this misunderstanding seems to be quite significant!
So he cautiously continued speaking:
"Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood. What I just said was not that our Annamite soldiers breached the Ming Dynasty's border. Rather, it was that..."
His Majesty the King's face immediately darkened, and he stared intently at the soldier.
At the same time, he began to panic, because if what the soldier said was true, it seemed that only one other possibility remained.
His voice trembled slightly as he looked at the soldier and slowly asked:
"What do you mean? You mean... that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty breached the borders of my Annam Kingdom?"
The soldier nodded seriously, and the King of Annam was startled.
He then asked with a somewhat dazed look:
"Those five cities...were they also occupied by Ming soldiers?"
The soldier nodded seriously again.
In that instant, the King of Annam felt his vision go black and almost fainted.
The ministers below all looked flustered.
Even the prince of Annam was shocked at this moment, looking at the Ming soldiers and saying:
"How could this be? How could this be? What you just said clearly stated that soldiers from my Annam Kingdom broke through the border defenses of the Ming Dynasty and occupied five cities of the Ming Dynasty. How can you now be spouting such nonsense?"
The soldier was also completely bewildered. He thought to himself, "Did I not express myself clearly enough?"
Does Annam have no idea how powerful it is?
They actually thought they could not only break through the Ming Dynasty's border defenses, but also hold five of the Ming Dynasty's cities?
Do they really think the Ming Dynasty is made of paper?
Of course, he was just a soldier. He wouldn't dare to say such a thing out loud.
So all I could do was say it with a very aggrieved expression:
"Our soldiers from Annam... before they even entered the border of the Ming Dynasty, were already being defeated and torn apart by the Ming Dynasty at the border... most of the soldiers have already scattered and fled."
Only a small number of soldiers remained, dying on the battlefield. Furthermore, the vast majority of those soldiers were captured by the Ming Dynasty and became its prisoners.
In Yunnan, Mu Chun, leading an army of 100,000 men and 3,000 soldiers armed with unknown weapons, directly breached the border of our Annam Kingdom.
Furthermore, they advanced with unstoppable momentum, directly invading my Annam Kingdom and conquering five cities. If this speed continues, they should have conquered about six cities by now.
If we don't take swift action, they are very likely to quickly capture even more cities.
Watching the soldier chatter on and on with his analysis and reports, the King of Annam felt like strangling him.
I was thinking, why didn't you explain this clearly before? Now you're getting all worked up about it, but is it even meaningful?
They don't speak when they should, and then they keep analyzing when they shouldn't.
The situation was already difficult enough, but after he said that, the King of Annam's heart clenched, and he became increasingly panicked, not knowing what to do.
It took him a while to finally come to his senses, and then he looked at the soldier and said:
"You're quite the spy! Men, drag him out and kill him!"
The soldier looked up in bewilderment, not knowing for a moment what he had done wrong.
After the soldier was dragged away, the King of Annam, his face pale, looked at his ministers below and said earnestly:
"Everyone, you've all heard the situation. What should we do? Let's come up with a decision."
The ministers below were probably cursing under their breath. With the situation so dire, who the hell could come up with any solutions?
Is this a joke?
With the Ming Dynasty being so powerful, what countermeasures could they possibly take?
Seeing the officials remain silent infuriated the King of Annam.
He could only look at the prince of Annam and say:
Do you have any good ideas?
The prince of Annam stammered for a long time before finally saying to the king of Annam:
"Father, the current situation is not optimistic. My army of more than 200,000 has suffered such a crushing defeat. This shows that the Ming army is indeed very strong and is not something we can deal with."
Besides, we've already suffered such heavy losses and are completely incapable of coping. Perhaps we should try to make peace with the Ming Dynasty? Even if it comes at a price, it's still much better than being completely annihilated.”
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