When the letter of war and the so-called letter from the Austrian Empire were sent to his bedroom, Emperor Mingming knew the disaster his son had caused. In a moment of anger, he passed away.

Of course, this is not within Franz's calculations, and the life and death of the former emperor is no longer important, because who the opponent is is not important to the Austrian Empire, and it is not even important to Vietnam.

At this time, Emperor Shaozhi didn't feel sad because of his father's passing away, but he felt a little sadness in his heart. It's a pity that the real son of heaven is afraid of yellow-haired ghosts!

Ruan Fuwei's self-confidence is not groundless. At this time, Vietnam has 150,000 elite soldiers, and those who participated in the invasion of Chenla were just some bandits and landless peasants temporarily recruited, not regular troops at all.

At the same time, the Vietnamese Navy has a total of 300 large and small warships. Although it cannot be compared with the huge bird ships of the Qing Dynasty, it has huge chasing boats.

This large blessing ship is more than 36 meters long, about 7 meters wide, has 24 cabins, and can carry 1,500 shi. Each ship is equipped with more than 30 sailors and boatmen, 80 sailors, and is equipped with two masts, two rudders, and two iron anchors.

Its naval warfare method is learned from the sky-walking formation of Shi Lang in the sea. The deployment of troops in this formation is like the oblique flight of wild geese, and the key point is to give full play to the power of the shooting arms. If the firepower is superior, it will naturally be invincible.

While Franz was building momentum in Europe, the war started in Asia. After all, he was not sure whether other powers would also get involved.

The expeditionary force of the Austrian Empire did receive a lot of donations and volunteers. Due to the huge momentum, Friedrich had to take command in person.

Of course, he himself really wants to fight this battle. After all, he has not fought against Asian countries, and he also wants to test the power of new weapons. The propellant of the rocket is denser and its shape is more in line with aerodynamics.

After the war began, the Vietnamese army of 100,000 had just arrived in Hue from Hanoi, and its leading general got the news that the Great South Navy had been defeated in Pound Xun, the South China Sea and the North Sea.

Whether it was the chasing boats that the Vietnamese had placed high hopes on before the war, or the rice boats, they were vulnerable to the steam warships of the Austrian fleet.

Only relying on a third-tier battleship and seven frigates, all these 14th-century antiques were sent to the bottom of the sea.

Immediately afterwards, the transport ship carrying the Skitarii composed of Chenla people landed in Haiphong, approaching the capital of Vietnam.

This move was beyond the expectations of Emperor Shaozhi. He originally thought that it would be no problem to rely on 50,000 elite soldiers and local troops to defend the capital.

But who ever thought that the first battle outside the Haiphong Port would destroy his troops of more than 20,000 to 20,000 troops.

Although the actual number of casualties was only a few hundred, due to the huge gap in firepower and the fact that the leading Vietnamese general was killed on the spot, the frightened remaining officers and soldiers fled in all directions as if infected by the plague.

When the news reached Hue, Emperor Shaozhi sent people flying pigeons to pass the letter overnight, calling the army back to help. Li Shan, who led the expedition, had to lead his troops towards Hanoi, but before he arrived at the battlefield, another battle broke out in the southern Jiulongjiang Plain, and the local defenders suffered heavy losses from the east-west attack.

Emperor Shaozhi sent Lishan again. The latter, who hastily received the order, wanted to resupply in Hue, but there was news that the periphery of Hue City had been captured by the enemy.

At this time, the general didn't care so much, he intended to fight to the death here with the yellow-haired ghost and the accomplices of the high barbarians.

It's just that this dream failed again. When the Vietnamese army arrived in Hue City, the enemy had already disappeared.

What's worse is that the ordnance and supplies in the storage warehouse in the city were either robbed or distributed to the local civilians. This trick can be described as murderous.

Just as the Vietnamese were trying to restore the unfavorable situation, the bad news that Hanoi and the Jiulongjiang Plain were in emergency at the same time came again.

At this time, Emperor Shaozhi, who was in the Hue Palace, finally understood his father's good intentions.

Because when the cataracts attacked the outer city, he had a certain understanding of the enemy's strength. Originally, the opponent could easily capture the palace and end the war quickly, but they didn't do so.

Obviously, the real purpose of Huangmao who controls the Chenla area is not just to show off his force, but also to keep his own army exhausted.

Soon after learning the report of the fall of the Jiulongjiang Plain, Emperor Shaozhi decided to surrender. Representatives of both sides negotiated on an Austrian warship in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The agreement was drawn up by Franz early in the morning, and the condition was that Vietnam cede the Jiulongjiang Plain area and pay three million taels of silver at the same time.

However, he was rejected by Emperor Shaozhi, and he decided to recapture the Jiulongjiang Plain by force. Austria soon once again sent a gift of sea and land attack to Hue City.

The imperial forest army guarding the imperial city is already one of the best elite troops in Vietnam. But the soldiers who carried the old-fashioned iron armor and bird guns with them were not opponents of the Austrian Marines at all.

What's more, this time Austria has doubled the number of warships equipped for this ocean-going operation, and Archduke Friedrich himself is in command~lightnovelpub.net~ This crazy genius boy doesn't care about cultural relics value, he directly ordered the rocket scrubbing of the Vietnamese capital.

Immediately afterwards, 20,000 rounds of new rodless spin rockets roared across the earth, directly burning the city of Hue, which is mainly made of wood, to the ground.

Even the imperial palace in the city was affected, and nearly half of the ancillary buildings were destroyed. Of course, as the foundation of the Nguyen Dynasty, the resistance here is quite fierce.

When the soldiers of the Austrian Marine Corps entered the almost ruined city of Hue, there were still Vietnamese people in torn armor and holding short knives shouting and rushing out, but this was of no avail.

But at this time, they are no longer the invincible army that swept Shanxi and intended to aspire to the Central Plains.

In the face of the three-stage salvo and fierce firepower superiority of the Austrian army, the charge of these people became meaningless. Even if there are occasional casualties on one's own side, it will be borne by the Skitarii in front.

Friedrich didn't know how the church and Franz tamed this group of servants, but since there was cannon fodder, he had no reason to let his elite troops take risks.

Soon, Friedrich and his men arrived at the Hue Palace surrounded by soldiers.

Half of this majestic palace has been turned into ruins at this time, but the former glory can still be seen vaguely.

There were several Vietnamese squinting at the gate of the palace. Their expressions seemed to accuse Friedrich of his treason, but it didn't take long for these proud heads to leave their owners' bodies.

Friedrich didn't want to waste time, since these people don't want to talk, let's change another batch.