When attacking Myanmar, the Ming army did not carry large artillery due to poor roads.

Annan is different. There are too many towns along the coast in Annan and there are many rivers in the country, so it is more convenient to transport heavy artillery.

The artillerymen of the Ming army were already setting up artillery below the city. Above the city, Lord Zheng was still looking blankly at the city, muttering to himself:

"The Ming Dynasty is really so powerful. Today, troops are approaching Shenglong City. It's ridiculous that we still want to rely on our own strength to fight against the powerful Ming Dynasty. Now it seems that we are just trying to block the car...

All this was instigated by Zheng Qiao, a traitor, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant. It's too late to say anything now, alas..."

Seeing his father like this, the young master felt very sad. Everything was the result of disobeying the advice.

After a while, Lord Zheng looked at the Crown Prince and said:

"Son, my father regrets very much. He regrets that he didn't listen to your advice. Your second brother just sat down and watched the sky and talked.

Now it seems that you are the hope of Annan. My father has learned from the pain and decided to pass the throne to you. From now on, you will be the emperor of Annan.

My father has not carried the sword for many years. Some people will forget the glory of my father. Today you are sitting in Shenglong City, and your father leads the troops to fight Ming Gou..."

Before Master Zheng finished speaking, the young master hurriedly knelt down, hugged his father's thigh and cried bitterly:

"Father, no, the Ming army's weapons are fierce, Annan's army can't stop it at all. We just open the city and surrender. Father, there is no need to fight..."

Lord Zheng’s old face sank:

"Said sharply:

"This is an order. After my father leaves the city, you can do whatever you want. But as long as my father is here, you must not surrender. Let go quickly. How can a man cry and cry..."

"Father..."

With no other choice, the young master had no choice but to let go and watch his father leave. He began to think about surrendering to the Ming army to ensure his father's life.

…

"Zheng Song, are all the four gates of Shenglong City already besieged by the Ming army?"

Zheng Song is Lord Zheng's confidant and has been with him for more than ten years.

Upon hearing the master's question, Zheng Song hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the Ximen Ming army is very small. Five miles away is the sea. There are our two warships there, which are the only warships in Annan. The other warships are gone."

Zheng Song was a cunning man. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty's navy was powerful, he quietly sailed two warships to a hidden cliff.

It is impossible to land here. The Ming army did not send warships. Otherwise, not even a single warship would be left in Annan...

Lord Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this:

"Okay, break out from the west gate, board the ship at the seaside, go to the Mughals, and come back in a few years to launch an uprising..."

This old guy was so ruthless. He was worried about being captured and killed by the Ming army. He passed the throne to his son and said he would fight the Ming army, but his real intention was to run away.

Lord Zheng led two thousand imperial guards and quietly left the west gate. Sure enough, he found that there were not many Ming troops in the west gate, with only about one handful in total.

Lord Zheng was overjoyed and immediately issued an order:

"When you encounter the Ming army, don't be reluctant to fight, rush out quickly!"

"yes!"

"My lord has ordered us to quickly pass through the Ming army's interception and board the ship at the seaside."

…

Outside the city, the Ming army saw a group of troops marching out of the west gate, and they immediately opened fire.

"Bang bang bang..."

A burst of gunfire rang out, and more than a dozen people were killed...

"Quick, rush over!"

Lord Zheng gave an order, and the Imperial Guards quickly rode up to kill him.

Seeing the Annan army coming, the Ming army shot and killed several hundred Annan people, then pretended to be defeated and quickly turned around and ran away...

Seeing the Ming army fleeing, Lord Zheng couldn't help laughing:

"Haha, even a few hundred smart dogs dare to block my two thousand army. You are looking for death..."

After what time, Master Zheng still wanted to laugh at the Ming army, Zheng Song hurriedly reminded his master.

"Your Majesty, leave quickly!"

After Zheng Song's reminder, Master Zheng came to his senses and hurriedly said:

"That's right, let's go quickly..."

Although Lord Zheng was old, he was once a famous military general in Annan. At Zheng Song's reminder, he hurriedly urged his horse to run away.

When he heard gunshots and shouts of death coming from the west gate, the young master thought that his father was really fighting the Ming army. He was very grateful and secretly said:

"Even though my father looks sick, he is still willing to take the risk when the critical moment comes. He is worthy of being a hero of his generation..."

The image of his father in his heart suddenly became tall and majestic, like a big mountain...

But how did he know that his father had already fled the city with his guards, leaving behind his whole family and the people in the city...

The young master wiped away his tears and decided to surrender to the Ming Dynasty for the sake of the safety of the people in Shenglong City.

"Come here, wave the white flag and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. No one can resist."

"yes!"

When the soldiers heard about the surrender, they hurriedly agreed, immediately raised the white flag happily, and shouted loudly to the Ming army below the city:

"Listen to the Ming army below the city, we surrender, don't fire artillery..."

Hearing the shouts on the city, the Ming army immediately reported to the three young generals:

"General, the Annamites surrendered..."

The three young generals looked at each other and smiled, giving orders to suspend the attack and accept Annan's surrender.

At this time, Lord Zheng had already escaped from Thang Long City for more than three miles. After rushing through a small forest in front, they reached the cliff by the sea.

The cliff is not high and cannot be reached with bare hands from below.

However, Zheng Song knew what to do and jumped from the cliff into the sea. The navy on the battleship would rescue them aboard.

Swimming is not a problem at all for the Annamites, all of them can swim.

"Rumble..."

…

Just when Lord Zheng and the others were cheering for their escape, several cannons suddenly rang out and a group of men and horses blocked their way.

This Ming army was small in number, about five hundred people. Each of them held a rifle in his hand, and the black muzzle of the gun was pointed at Lord Zheng and the others...

"Lord, something bad is going to happen. The Ming army is blocking the way..."

I thought I could reach the seaside smoothly, but my retreat was blocked by the Ming army.

Zheng Song's expression changed at that time and he hurriedly reported to Lord Zheng.

Lao Zheng hurriedly urged his horse forward, and sure enough he saw Ming troops blocking the way. At that time, he felt cramps in his calves and his whole body was shaking, and he almost fell off his horse.

However, seeing that the opponent only had a few hundred Ming troops, he suddenly gained confidence again.

More than a thousand people under his command are equipped with flintlock rifles, so why should the opponent's five hundred people be afraid?

"Warriors, fight through, and you will be rewarded if you escape safely..."

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The more than a thousand Imperial Guards have never fought against the Ming army. They just heard that the Ming army was very good, but they didn't believe it too much.

At the master's command, they took up their flintlock guns and charged forward.

After preparing to enter the range of the flintlock, first shoot to kill the Ming army, and then use the sword to hack and break through.

The Ming army on the opposite side seemed to be all infantry. A decent square formation had been laid out and ready to fire.

But the Annan Guards didn't care. With equal weapons, couldn't they, nearly 2,000 of them, still be unable to defeat a few hundred Ming troops?

Lao Zheng also drew his gun, and was surrounded by his subordinates and charged in the crowd...

"Da da da..."

More than a thousand cavalry rushed towards the Ming army...

When the Ming army attacked Thang Long City, would they leave a city gate undefended?

Of course not. It is an escape route reserved for those who are greedy for life and afraid of death. It is mainly used to disintegrate the morale of the troops in the city.

Once someone escapes, the troops in the city will be distracted and unwilling to fight, so it will be much easier to attack Thang Long City.

Although the Ming army was brave, Li Dingguo and the others did not want to engage in street fighting with the Annan army. The losses could be minimized, so of course the young generals would not rush in and fight fiercely.

This left an open door for Annan's army, and ambush a full force about four miles ahead.

As expected, Li Dingguo did not expect that a group of troops really escaped, but he did not expect that the one who escaped quietly was Lord Annan Zheng.
To be continued...