When the King of Annam learned of the situation, his face turned very pale and he was extremely anxious. For a moment, he did not know what to do.
After all, the current situation was far beyond their expectations. They had originally thought that although Annam was no match for the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was now besieged on both sides.
Moreover, they didn't pay much attention to Yunnan, thinking they could take advantage of this and see if they could occupy some territory in Yunnan.
But I never expected it would end up like this.
So the king looked at the soldiers below and asked:
"Are you sure they've already captured eight cities in Annam?"
The soldier nodded and said:
"good."
The King of Annam immediately inquired:
"How many troops did they send? How could they be so powerful?"
The soldier's expression was rather unpleasant, and he slowly spoke:
"Your Majesty, they only mobilized 100,000 troops. However, since most of our Annam's military forces have already been wiped out at the border, and the remaining forces are not concentrated enough, we are unable to effectively intercept them."
Upon hearing what the soldier said, the king's face darkened again.
He remained silent for a long time, at a loss for what to do.
Is there any point in seeking reconciliation now?
They've come all the way to my doorstep...
But what if we don't seek peace?
After all, the situation is already so dire.
So the King of Annam decided to send his ministers to try and sue for peace.
If it works, great; if not, we'll talk about it later.
So the ministers set off.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen was stationed in Yuanyang County when good news came back: Mu Chun, leading an army of 100,000 and 3,000 musketeers, had entered Annam and was constantly attacking and conquering cities. He had already captured eight cities and was about to reach the outskirts of Annam's capital.
Zhu Yunwen had no intention of stopping, but instead ordered Mu Chun to continue the attack and directly occupy Annam.
That's just how the world is: the strong prey on the weak, and the winner takes all.
Even if we don't fight them, they'll still be eyeing us covetously. Even if we subdue them today, they'll still have ambitions next time.
There is only one way to completely eliminate this problem: to completely occupy the country.
After all, the Ming Dynasty is not without such capabilities. Since it has such capabilities, why not simply do it?
Anyway, it doesn't take much effort.
After receiving instructions from Zhu Yunwen, Mu Chun continued his attack on Annam with renewed vigor.
He saw this as an opportunity, and if he could seize it, the things he could accomplish would be well worth it.
So Mu Chun continued his relentless attack on Annam, and this time, he quickly reached the gates of Annam's capital.
Inside the city gate, a group of Annamite ministers came out, bowing and scraping, to sue for peace.
Mu Chun sneered inwardly, finding these guys rather ridiculous.
Before, they were the ones who wanted to fight; now, they're the ones who want to back down.
Why bother with seeking a peace agreement?
It's really disrespectful.
So Mu Chun didn't waste any words, and he didn't listen to any of the other people's ideas about seeking peace.
He then immediately issued orders to attack the capital city of Annam.
This terrified the officials who came to sue for peace; they hadn't expected things to have progressed to such a positive point.
It seems that under such fear, they could only flee quickly.
However, the Annamite generals on the city wall still held a sliver of hope, believing that the city gates of their Annamite capital were very thick and that the Ming Dynasty's border troops might not be able to breach them.
As long as they cannot breach the city, they have a chance to defend the capital of Annam.
It's even possible to turn defeat into victory, but obviously, such thinking is really foolish.
Because for Mu Chun, leading those soldiers to conquer this city was not a problem at all.
Especially with over three thousand musketeers among them, they could easily use their muskets to aim at the soldiers guarding the city walls and let them kill them.
This created excellent conditions for the attacking soldiers, making it very easy for them to breach the city gates.
This is because the roads in Annam were bad, making it inconvenient to transport light cannons. Otherwise, if light cannons were brought in, breaking through these city gates would only be a matter of firing a few shots.
Of course, even without it, it didn't cause too much trouble; it would only take a little time to breach their city gates.
At this moment, the King of Annam was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.
The Ming army was unwilling to negotiate peace, and their fighting strength was so high that they had even reached the city gates.
This left the King of Annam at a loss for what to do.
Unexpectedly, this attempt to conquer Yunnan backfired spectacularly. Not only did they fail to occupy the Yunnan region, they also failed to capture Zhu Yunwen.
Instead, the Ming army occupied a significant portion of Annam and even reached its capital.
Seeing that the entire Annam Kingdom might fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the anxious king of Annam had no choice but to make a final compromise.
When Mu Chun led his soldiers into the royal palace of Annam, the king of Annam, along with his civil and military officials, were all kneeling obediently on the ground.
Faced with this scene, Mu Chun showed no surprise whatsoever. Instead, he revealed a cold smile and said mockingly:
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