The boundary of Annan Guangnan, Hue City.

At present, after the Mo Chao power was completely expelled from the territory by Later Li, it mainly consisted of Zheng Jun, the lord of Zheng, who undermined the royal family of the Li Dynasty in the north, and Nguyen Phuyuan, the powerful minister of the Li Dynasty who occupied Guangnan.

When the Second Liaodong War broke out in the seventh year of the Tianqi period and the Ming army headed north on a large scale, a large-scale battle broke out between the Zheng Lord in the northern territory of Annan and the Ruan Lord in the southern territory.

Zheng Jian led a large number of Annan troops to fight south, repelled by Nguyen Phuc Yuan's personal expedition. The two sides drew rivers as boundaries, and no large-scale conflict broke out until now.

However, Nguyen Phucyuan did not admit that Zheng Jian, who coerced Emperor Li, gained power, was still in a state of incompatibility between water and fire.

Until the news of the Ming army attacking Annan again came that Ruan Phoenix could no longer sit still.

No matter how Zheng Lord and Ruan’s family made trouble, the strength of the two sides was almost the same, but the Ming Dynasty was different. Its army of hundreds of thousands was definitely not something that any force could resist alone.

The purpose of the Ming army was very clear from the beginning. Although it came under the banner of restoring the Mo family, what it really wanted was the thirteen prefectures in Annan.

After Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty won several major battles in the southwest and Liaodong, regaining its dominance in the Far East.

And long before the pseudo-jin eradication, Zhu Youxiao had already begun to re-establish the Ming Dynasty's status as the suzerain state in the Western region.

The Mara dynasty in Nepal had sent envoys to Beijing again in the early eighth year of the Apocalypse and accepted the enthronement of the Ming Dynasty.

This is even more unfavorable for Annan.

"The Ming court's intention to send troops to Annan this time is very obvious. They want to have the entire Annan, not just to destroy the Li Dynasty."

In the city of Hue, in the palace.

Ruan Bingqian, the most renowned minister of the Ruan administration, had deep eyes. Since he heard the news, he had not slept well for several nights and said:

"We should put the grudges with Master Zheng aside for the time being and use all our strength to resist the attack of the Ming army. Once Master Zheng in the north is defeated by the Ming army, it is impossible for us to resist the army of the Ming court alone."

Ruan Phoenix actually understood these situations. He hesitated for a long time and said, "Go to have good wine and food and entertain the envoys of Zheng, and said that we both stopped our troops and made peace together before repelling the Ming army!"

After the news of the temporary alliance between Lord Ruan and Lord Zheng was spread, the lords of all sizes and lords in the rest of Annan were deeply shocked and quickly began to take sides.

In fact, the Ruan administration had already begun to try to expand externally for a long time.

Seventeen years ago, Nguyen Huang, the father of the current Lord Nguyen Phuyuan, led Nguyen's troops to conquer and destroy China's Britain and established the Fu'an Prefecture in the occupied territory.

Eight years ago, Ruan Huang died suddenly and Nguyen Phuc Yuan succeeded to the throne. The first thing he did was to marry his daughter Ruan Shiyu to King Ji Zheta II of Zhenla, and both parties were married.

As a betrothal gift, King Ji Tsita II of Zhenla began to allow the people of the Ruan Lord's regime to establish towns in the Puliango area in the northern part of Zhenla in the third year of the Apocalypse.

Until now, the alliance between both sides is very stable.

In addition, Nguyen Phucyuan also attaches great importance to the development of firearms, which is why he can resist the attack of Zheng Jian, whose troops are better than himself.

Nguyen Phuc Yuan had a very good relationship with the Portuguese. He had been buying advanced European cannons from the Portuguese, actively learned the design methods of European ships, and built a large number of warships.

With the assistance of Portuguese engineers, the Nguyen regime began their own production of Western Franco cannons three years ago.

Until now, the Port of Fefu Port in eastern Annan controlled by the Ruan Lord regime has become an important trading port in the Southwest Pacific. Many people from East and West and Southeast Asians will come to Fefu Port for trade.

In order to trade with foreigners, Nguyen Phuc Yuan also actively develops the sugar planting industry.

Before Emperor Apocalypse ascended the throne, due to the influence of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy, foreign merchants in the West and Southeast Asia had to choose to come to Feifu Port in Annan for trade in order to obtain the silk and ceramic products they needed.

Overseas trade provided material support for the Nguyen's regime, which was short of material resources, allowing Nguyen Phuc Yuan to not only compete with the Le Dynasties in the north, but also freed up his energy to expand new territory to the south.

Although the Ming court had reopened the maritime ban policy during the Apocalypse period, the opening time was very short, and the Port of Feb. Nguyen Phuc Yuan's hands is still the most prosperous trading port in Southeast Asia.

Ruan Phuket understood that the Ming Dynasty attacked Annan this time, and it was definitely going to seize Feifu Port, which was also the reason why he agreed to Zheng Jian's request this time.

As soon as he decided, a soldier ran over outside the door and shouted: "No, Grand Tutor, the Grape Man from Feifu Port is about to withdraw!"

"They said they will not continue to cooperate with our Guangnan!"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Phuket was also surprised and stood up, very furious: "What's going on? I've worked very well before, why did I leave suddenly?"

The soldier at most knew a little about farming, and he could not see the mystery of it. Naturally, he shook his head repeatedly.

On the side, Ruan Bingqian sighed: "This must be the Emperor of the Ming court put pressure on the Portuguese..."

Ruan Phuket sat down and breathed a little relieved, but still didn't understand it, and said in confusion: "I understand the truth, but Portugal is so far away, we are afraid of the Ming Dynasty. What are he afraid of?"

Ruan Bingqian stroked his beard gently, "The Lord doesn't know yet? The Portuguese have no autonomy and are competing with us only after being allowed by Spain."

"Spain?" Nguyen Phucyuan frowned deeper and deeper, "What country is that?"

"It is a much stronger country than Portugal. Perhaps in the world, only the Ming Dynasty, the Netherlands and a small number of countries can compete with it." Ruan Bingqian sighed and said:

"Spain and the Ming Dynasty signed an alliance a few years ago. This time, the Ming Dynasty attacked Annan. Even if the Spanish did not jointly attack, they would definitely transfer back to the Portuguese artillery casting masters and warships in Guangnan."

"I have thought of this situation for a long time, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly."

Ruan Phoenix still didn't believe in evil, so he stood up and said, "I don't believe it if I go to Feifugang personally. The friendship of many years of cooperation is not as good as an edict from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

A few days later, Nguyen Phucyuan arrived at Feifu Port by overtime.

Above the Feifu Port, the national flag of the character Ruan written in Annan language, is fluttering. Although the current Ruan tribe is still attached to the Emperor of the Li Dynasty, it has long been like a country.

When Nguyen Phuc Yuan arrived here, Fefu Port seemed much deserted than before, and a large number of fleets were evacuating.

Many black-skinned workers were under the command of a small number of white-skinned Portuguese with yellow hair and blue eyes, transporting tons of equipment, artillery and gunpowder.

Seeing this situation, Ruan Phucyuan was very anxious and raised his hand and shouted:
Chapter completed!