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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 69: Falling into the trap

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    The two brothers kept their own concerns and did not mention it. How to solve the siege of Chunmei City in front of them still needs to be carefully discussed. They all know that just solving the siege is not a problem. After all, they have 40,000 troops here. If they combine 20,000 troops together,  Even the Pingfu soldiers can't handle it, so it's prudent to go home early and take care of the children.

    The biggest issue that needs to be discussed is the ownership of Chunmei City. Zheng Zai promised to reward Chunmei City to the Ruan Phuc family. However, Chunmei City was not occupied by the Ruan Phuc family. He had to give it to the three palace masters who had conquered the city.  Of course it is impossible to leave the city without exchanging benefits.  Nguyen Phuc Khong Hui privately suggested to her brother that if the soldiers of Heping Mansion did not retreat, they would not relieve the siege for the time being and use the pressure from foreign enemies to force the three palace lords to bow their heads.

    This idea is good in principle, the only trouble is that there is no control over the situation.  It is true that there are only 20,000 Heping Mansion troops attacking the city, but these are only Zheng Yiguan's troops. If Zheng Zhuang brings troops to help, the situation will become out of control. At that time, it will not be a question of whether to relieve the siege, but to consider  The question of how to retreat.

    "Relieve the siege first, and then announce the Crown Prince's order after entering the city. If the three palace masters are dissatisfied, let them go to the Crown Prince to file a lawsuit." After Ruan Fugong thought about it, this method was more secure, directing hatred to the Crown Prince against Ruan  The Phuoc family is most advantageous. The Nguyen Phuoc family has not yet reached the point where it is the dominant family.

    The Nguyen Phuc brothers worked hard to plan this rescue battle, and even thought of countermeasures for matters that needed to be dealt with after the war. Unfortunately, their hard work had no chance to be put to use.  The 20,000 Heping soldiers did not withdraw as they expected. Instead, they lined up outside the city in a decisive battle posture.

    "Brother, something is wrong!" Ruan Phuc Gongzheng also felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.  "Gong Hui, you personally take people to protect grandpa. If you find anything wrong, immediately retreat to Hexi Mansion. I will be watching here."

    "Brother, it's not that big of a deal. How can Zheng Yiguan's few troops withstand our 40,000-strong army? He probably wants to delay for a while, waiting for Zheng Zhuang's reinforcements." Ruan Phuc Gonghui didn't want to run away before the battle started. It would be too embarrassing.

    "Gong Hui, you said that Zheng Guang could not withstand our army, so why didn't he withdraw? We did not surround his troops, but we lined up to meet the enemy even though we had a way out. There must be something wrong with it." Ruan Phuc Gong Zhengyue  The more I think my opinion is correct, the more ugly my face becomes.  Ruan Phuc Gong Hui knew what her eldest brother's change of face meant, so she didn't dare to use her words anymore and called her guards to turn around and leave.

    Not long after Nguyen Phuc Gong Hui left, a burst of cheers suddenly erupted from Chun Mui City. Then, three war flags representing Lang Son, Taiyuan, and Henan Prefectures fell down one after another. Then, a big flag with the word Heping written on it,  And a big flag with the word Zheng on it was raised, flying high in the autumn wind.

    "Fell into the trap!" Ruan Phuc Gongzheng was shocked. He never thought that Chunmei City turned out to be a trap. The most frightening thing was that the morale of Ruan Phuc's coalition forces was greatly reduced by just changing the flag.  Everyone knows that they are here to rescue Chunmei City. Now that Chunmei City has fallen, the blow to the reinforcements is unimaginable. On the other hand, there is no need to explain why the enemy dared to line up to wait for the enemy just now.

    "General, withdraw." The Ruan Phuc family's coalition forces were beaten to a pulp by Zheng Zhuang in Hedong City. They naturally attributed the changes in front of them to Zheng Zhuang, who could defeat them with only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses.  Hero.

    "Calm down, the enemy has only 20,000 troops. How can we, Nguyen Phuc's 40,000-strong army, be afraid that they will fail and camp on the spot." Nguyen Phuc Gongzheng knew that he could not retreat. Once the retreat would soon turn into a rout, he could not afford to lose, and his grandfather also  Can't afford to lose.

    "Yes." Several mature and prudent generals immediately stood up to receive the order. They understood that Ruan Phuc Gong Zheng's approach was right. No matter how their own people fought for power and gain, maintaining the army was the top priority at the moment.

    Zhou Shixiong watched from the top of the city that the Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition forces stabilized after only commotion for a while, and couldn't help but praise, "The Ruan Phuc clan is indeed the second largest clan in the Northern Vietnam Dynasty, and the leader of the army is very good."

    "Lord Ji, logically speaking, you are also a branch of the Nguyen Phuc family. This proves that the Ruan Phuc family is very powerful." Zheng Dong also saw that the Nguyen Phuc family's coalition forces were shrinking and began to set up camp. He understood what Ji Hongchang meant.  .

    "That's right. Master Zheng must be scolding Hongchang for showing off and boasting in his heart." The two of them didn't care how the Ruan Phuc family's coalition responded. According to their previous inferences, the Ruan Phuc family's coalition could only make a few choices, hold their ground and wait.  The enemy also thought of it, but this approach was more in line with their expectations.  If Nguyen Phuc's coalition forces retreat immediately, Van Gandhi's hastily deployed defense line is likely to be breached, and it is inevitable that some people will escape.

    Now that Nguyen Phuc has chosen to stay put, the Nguyen Phuc coalition has avoided the tragedy of defeat, and Van Gandhi also has time to stabilize the defense line and solidify the encirclement.  It's hard to say which one is good or bad.  However, Zhou Shixiong would definitely not let Nguyen Phuc's coalition forces secure the camp so easily. He immediately issued an order, ordering Zhou Er to lead 5,000 Lang Son troops to approach and shoot.He used ultra-long-range crossbows to harass the Nguyen Phuc's coalition forces, and at the same time ordered Fan Xitong to lead the Taiyuan Prefecture troops to suppress the formation. Once the Nguyen Phuc's coalition forces sent troops to drive away the Lang Son Army, Fan Xitong was responsible for entangling the enemy.

    Zhou Shixiong¡¯s purpose is to entangle the Nguyen Phuc clan¡¯s coalition forces so that they cannot stop.  The Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition troops traveled for two days from Ha Tay Province to the foot of Xuan Mui City. After a short rest, they approached the battlefield. They used their numerical advantage to drive away the soldiers of Ha Binh Province, ignoring the problem that tired troops could not fight for a long time.  Zhou Shixiong seized this loophole and ordered his men to constantly create pressure on the Nguyen Phuoc coalition forces, with the purpose of consuming the enemy's physical strength and energy and creating more favorable attack conditions for Van Gandhi.

    It is very difficult for others to do this. To allow the enemy to move at his own pace requires using human life as a bargaining chip.  Zhou Shixiong did not need to do this. The ultra-long-range crossbows equipped by the Lang Son Army played a strategic role here.  The Nguyen Phuc Clan Allied Forces had no choice but to admit they were unlucky when they encountered the Lang Son Army. The crossbows in their hands were not qualified to shoot at the Lang Son Army. The Nguyen Phuoc Clan Allied Forces did not want to be a target, so they could only send troops for hand-to-hand combat.

    But hand-to-hand combat is not so easy. The 20,000 Taiyuan soldiers under the command of Fan Xitong were extremely brave and defeated the troops sent by the Nguyen Phuc clan to drive away the Lang Son Army.  There is no way, one knows that the other party is his feud, and the other is still in the dark. The result of the fight is self-evident.  The two sides fought back and forth for a long time. Suddenly a large army appeared behind the Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition forces, and Van Gandhi arrived.

    "Grandpa, what should we do now?!" Van Gandhi led tens of thousands of miscellaneous troops to cut off the retreat. The first ones to know were Nguyen Phuc Lok Min and Nguyen Phuc Khong Hui.  When Nguyen Phuc Gong Hui saw that the soldiers of Ha Binh Prefecture, who had few soldiers, took the initiative to attack, he knew that he had fallen into a trap and immediately escorted Nguyen Phuc Loc Min back to Ha Tay Prefecture.  It's a pity that the official road has been occupied by Van Gandhi. He only brought a few thousand soldiers and horses. Where he dared to try to break out, he could only retreat while asking Ruan Phuc Lok Min for advice.

    "Alas, it's too late for regrets." Van Gandhi came here for revenge this time. Of course, he had to tell the Nguyen Phuc coalition forces who was dealing with them under the right banner.  Ruan Phuoc Luo Min heard that it was Fan Gandhi, the head of Taiyuan Prefecture, who blocked the retreat, and quickly figured out the cause and effect of the whole incident.  "Gong Hui, you can protect Gong Zheng and escape later. Van Gandhi will definitely not let go of the Ruan Phuc clan, and there is no point in surrendering." Ruan Phuc Lomin thought about it, and he stayed to attract Van Gandhi's attention.  If a few juniors take advantage of the chaos to escape, the chance of success is still very high.

    As soon as Van Gandhi's troops appeared, the exhausted Nguyen Phuc army immediately fell into panic.  This half-day confrontation allowed them to understand that although their opponents were small in number, they were powerful in combat, and they would not be inferior in the slightest against 20,000 against 40,000.  Now the enemy has arrived with another group of reinforcements, and it seems that the number far exceeds our own. The only reason for them to continue fighting has disappeared. If they want to survive, they can only escape or surrender.

    Zhou Shixiong knew that now was an opportunity. It would take some time for Van Gandhi to organize his troops to launch an attack. Once he did, Nguyen Phuc would definitely lose everything, but he would not get much benefit. He wanted to try to persuade him to surrender.  Therefore, Zhou Shixiong sent an order to Zhou Er, ordering Zhou Er to shoot the surrender document to Nguyen Phuc's central army.

    Zhou Er also thought that the chaos in the scene would prevent the surrender document from reaching the enemy commander, so he ordered someone to bring out the crossbow and shoot the surrender document written on silk near the Chinese army's flag.  Soon, this huge document of persuading surrender was sent to Ruan Phuc Loc Min.

    "Repent!!!" Zhou Shixiong's surrender document was very special. He did not say what kind of treatment the Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition forces would receive if they surrendered. Instead, he wrote down the strategy and purpose of the battle. Ruan Phuc Luo Min could understand what he wanted to say at a glance.  This is a demonstration against Nguyen Phuc Lok Min.  The coalition forces of the three prefectures have captured Heping Prefecture, Zheng Zhuang has also fled back to Qinghua, and the Civil War is over.  This battle was entirely designed to deal with the Nguyen Phuc clan. Defeating the Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition forces was only the first step in this battle. The ultimate goal was to annex the three houses of the Nguyen Phuc clan.

    In order to emphasize the tone, Zhou Shixiong wrote a sentence at the end of the surrender document, "If you don't surrender, the clan will be exterminated." This sentence expressed the determination of the three government coalition forces and also dispelled Nguyen Phuc Lok Min's luck.  If the three-province coalition only wanted to weaken the Nguyen Phuc clan's strength, defeating the Nguyen Phuc clan's coalition would be enough.  But once the Allied Forces of the Three Prefectures set their goal to exterminate the clan, the Ruan Phuc clan's army in front of them would certainly have no way to survive. No one would be stupid enough to let these soldiers go and add obstacles and resistance to their annexation of the three prefectures.

    "Grandpa, let's fight with them!" Ruan Phuc Gongzheng completely lost his usual calm demeanor, and his red eyes seemed to be able to spit out fire.

    "If there are only 30,000 Ruan Phuc clan soldiers, what you say is still possible. Look at those people who have just been recruited. Will they fight with us?" Ruan Phuc Luo Min has a clear mind in the face of the life and death decision. Taiyuan Mansion and  The hatred between the Nguyen Phuoc clan can only be resolved by annihilating the whole family. Lang Son Mansion also has a lot of hatred for itself. After all, the former head of Lang Son Mansion, Ruan Phuoc Pao, died in his own hands.

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