Reaching South
By Nguyen Chich tactic, 1424 Le Loi decided to march his army to Nghe An plain. On the way, Lam Son army captured Da Cang fortress, beaten back Cam Banh forces, a commander who worked for the Ming. Lam Son forces attacked Tra Long garrison. Ming general Tran Tri led reinforcement from Nghe An to Tra Long to rescue Cam Banh but was beaten back by Lam Son forces. Besieged by Le Loi, with Tran Tri unable to rescue, Cam Banh eventually surrendered.
Le Loi sent Dinh Liet with a detachment to attack Nghe An, and the same time he took the main part of the army. Tran Tri was repeatedly defeated and had to retreat inside the Nghe An castle.
Ly An, Phuong Trinh from Dong Quan came to Nghe An to rescue Tran Tri, Tran Tri also moved out his forces from the castle to join force with them. However the Ming forces were defeated, Tran Tri had to retreat to Dong Quan, An and Chinh withdraw in Nghe An castle.
In May 1425, Le Loi commanded Dinh Le to attack Dien Chau. Ming army lost and retreated to Dong Do (Thanh Hoa). Then Le Loi also sent Le Sat, Le Nhan Chu. Le Trien supported Dinh Le for attack Tay Do, Ming army must retreat inside the castle.
Le Loi on one hand surrounded Nghe An and Tay Do, and on the other hand sent Tran Nguyen Han, Doan No, Le Da Bo to attack Tan Binh, Thuan Hoa. Ming general Nham Thang was defeated. Then Le Loi sent Le Ngan, Le Van An to support Tran Nguyen Han. Ming army had to retreat.
As a result of these victories, from the end of 1425, Le Loi was in control all land from Thanh Hoa to the south, and besieged all the Ming's forces in the region.
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