On December 27, King Zhu Youlang of Gui came to Pingxiang Prefecture escorted by 5,000 soldiers.
Further south is the famous Zhennanguan Pass, and across it is Annan, ruled by the Mo family.
It is more than 500 miles from Zhennanguan to Thanglong.
Even if King Gui crosses the border today, it is impossible for the Mo family in Thanglong to get the news.
What's more, Zhu Youlang didn't want to cross the border today.
He was still a little worried.
Although Mo promised to protect his safety, Zhu Youlang, who is suspicious by nature, wants to be foolproof.
As Zhu Youlang's only remaining supporter, Qu Shiqi was heartbroken.
These last 5,000 people were the elites he carefully selected.
Although they could not all fight one against ten, their combat effectiveness was still considerable.
Even facing the most elite troops of the imperial court, they are still capable of fighting.
This is the last capital of Qu Shichun and Zhu Youlang, so naturally they hold it tightly in their hands as a treasure.
After making some adjustments at Zhennanguan, Zhu Youlang finally made up his mind to cross the border.
When the army crossed the border and entered Annan, Zhu Youlang's mood was mixed.
First of all, he was the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
With such a noble status, he ran away like a lost dog to a territory that was not even a vassal state.
This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
But besides feeling humiliated, he was also somewhat grateful.
After all, he was temporarily safe after escaping to Annan.
No matter how ferocious the imperial army was, it would be impossible for them to catch up to Sheng Long in one go.
As long as he is given a chance to breathe, it is still unclear who will win or lose after recruiting troops and buying horses to make a comeback.
Until now, Zhu Youlang believed that he still had a chance to compete for the throne, and his previous failure was just a matter of luck.
Of course, Qu Shichun saw the problem more thoroughly than Zhu Youlang.
But now he has nothing to say except supporting all Zhu Youlang's decisions.
He could only hope that the court's decision-making mistakes would buy King Gui some time.
The procrastination technique was his only option.
After half an hour, all five thousand troops finally crossed Zhennanguan and entered Annan.
Although Annan is still nominally a territory of the Ming Dynasty, in fact the Ming Dynasty has lost control of Annan since the late Wanli period.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Mo was the native emperor of Annan.
Now that we are on someone else's territory, we naturally have to act kindly.
Otherwise, if the Annan people drove Zhu Youlang back to Guangxi in anger, they would be really dumbfounded.
Under Zhu Youlang's order, all the soldiers dismounted and walked, firstly to save the physical strength of the war horses, and secondly to show their attitude to the Annan people.
They didn't have any hostility, they just wanted a place to stay.
Soon they met the first small town in Annan.
To be precise, this is a military fort.
A rough estimate is that it can accommodate about two thousand people.
However, the actual number of garrison troops is obviously much smaller than this number.
Qu Shishu estimates that it is only about a thousand people at most.
No matter what, it is necessary to come forward to negotiate.
Qu Shishu sent a confidant to call the door.
What surprised him was that there were soldiers in this fort who could speak Chinese.
This makes communication much easier.
Qu Shichu told the Annan generals in the fort that they were the people of King Gui Zhu Youlang.
They had communicated with the Annan Mo family before and asked them to let them go.
However, these Annan soldiers did not seem to have received Mo's order and were skeptical of everything Qu Shichu said.
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There were several miscommunications, and there was a faint smell of gunpowder between the two parties.
Zhu Youlang was timid by nature.
He was afraid that a conflict would break out between the two parties, so he stood up and said that he could stay here until Mo's order was delivered to the garrison.
Although Qu Shichun was a little dissatisfied with this, he couldn't say much.
He could only order the soldiers to camp and rest outside the fort.
They rested like this all night, and the Annan people sent someone to contact Zhu Youlang proactively the next morning, saying that the order from above had been conveyed and they could let Zhu Youlang cross the border.
Zhu Youlang was naturally overjoyed when he heard this.
Just when he was about to order the entire army to set off, the other party made a request, that is, Zhu Youlang's people must put down all their weapons.
Zhu Youlang was stunned now.
He would never have thought that the other party would make such an exorbitant request.
If the soldiers under his command were asked to disarm, it would be no different from the fish on the chopping board.
They would not be slaughtered by others.
Qu Shishu also saw Zhu Youlang's anger, so he angrily scolded General Annan to share his worries.
Qu Shishu came from a literary background, and he still had a way of talking nonsense.
I saw that he quoted from other sources and described the behavior of the Annan people as standard villain behavior.
But the Annan people didn't seem angry at all.
They just smiled and said that if Zhu Youlang's army did not lay down their weapons, they would not be allowed to go.
The situation was momentarily frozen.
Zhu Youlang's face was very ugly.
Originally, he led his troops into Annan only after receiving the guarantee from the Mo family.
But now it seems that the Annan people are not as friendly as he imagined, and Mo is not as easy to talk to as he imagined.
Everything seems to be an arranged game.
And he ran into it like a fool.
What should I do now to withdraw to Guangxi?
At present, Guangxi has not been captured by the imperial army, but Zhu Youlang knows that it is only a matter of time.
Returning to Guangxi now means waiting to die, which Zhu Youlang never wants to do.
Then there are only two ways left.
One is to fight, capture this fort and then continue to march towards Thang Long.
But when I thought about it carefully, I found that this method was unreliable.
Even if they can take down this fortress, they can't take down Thang Long all the way.
After all, the Annamites were fighting on their own territory and had the advantage of the right time, place and people.
It would be unwise to start a war rashly.
It seems that there is only one option left.
Although Zhu Youlang felt very humiliated, he still ordered all soldiers to put down their weapons.
Qu Shichun's heart dropped half as soon as he adopted this attitude.
If King Gui had five thousand soldiers by his side, he would still have the strength to protect himself.
But if these five thousand soldiers are unarmed, what's the difference between them and none?
Of course, it was impossible for him to question King Gui.
Otherwise, what little prestige Zhu Youlang has left will be wiped out.
He could only comfort himself that Mo was doing it just in case.
After all, Ming Dynasty and Annan had a deep feud, so they should be careful.
As long as the Mo family didn't have any intention of murdering His Highness Prince Gui, then everything they did would be worthwhile.
King Gui's subordinates placed the weapons in designated locations in accordance with the Annan people's requirements.
After some inspection, the Annan people opened the city gate to let them go.
King Gui's men no longer had any fighting spirit and poured into the city one after another.
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Qu Shishu couldn't help but lamented that the people were scattered and it was difficult to lead the team.
This army now exists in name only
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