Chapter 1027 1118 Detection

Chapter 1027 1118 Detection

"The garrison in Luzon is only because the barbarians came here, there is no other reason."

Yu Dayou put the reason for the Ming Dynasty's garrison on the barbarians, and he did not have the slightest consciousness of telling lies, and his face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Wei Guangde has been staring at Nanyang for a long time. When he was paying attention to the trench-armed merchant ships and firearms manufacturing technology, he had already sent people to pay attention to the situation of the countries in Nanyang.

It's just that small countries like Sulu did not enter his sight.

And the large number of barbarians also became the reason for Wei Guangde to follow in Nanyang.

In fact, Yu Dayou knew better than anyone that what Wei Guangde wanted was for the Ming Dynasty to restore its influence on the entire Nanyang. The first step was to target Jiugang. Restoring Jiugang Xuanweisi would be equivalent to strangling the passage to Nanyang from the west.

Although the Portuguese have controlled Mancijia, the location of the Strait of Malacca, the control of the Strait by Jiugang is no less than Mancijia.

It's just that the location of Singapore City in the later generations just happens to control the narrowest and most easily blocked passage in the strait, so the geographical location is particularly important.

But correspondingly, the location of Singapore City is very important, but since it is a strait, the blocking ability of the old port and the area across the sea from here is the same, and both are very important.

Of course, there is also a good port on the seaside near Singapore, which adds a lot of points here.

Therefore, Singapore in the later generations developed with the help of its geographical advantages, while the development on the other side of the strait was much slower.

However, the Ming Dynasty was a great power in this sea. It was not like the European colonists who expanded their trade routes by seizing strongholds along the coast. What the Ming Dynasty wanted was to control the entire region, the entire sea of ​​East Asia and the South Seas.

In this case, the geographical location of Mancijia is not so important. Instead, the old port, relying on the huge island of Sumatra, can allow the Ming army to gain more advantages here.

"King Bakker, I believe you know that the barbarians not only extended their tentacles to the South Seas, but in fact, they had already adopted a similar model to Luzon in other places a long time ago, that is, occupation.

To the east, the barbarians in Manila are said to have occupied a vast land and killed their king."

Yu Dayou also learned about the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire through exchanges with sea merchants, but the details were not very detailed, and they were all boasted by the barbarians after drinking. After all, they have always been proud of such feats.

And this news also spread to many surrounding countries with the trade of Spanish merchants.

King Bakker nodded when he heard Yu Dayou say this.

He had heard this news from others, and coupled with the story of Luzon before, he would be very wary of the barbarians in Manila.

"My Great Ming heard about this, so I paid attention to Nanyang. I sent people to understand the situation in Nanyang before, and I knew that the Xuanwei Office of Jiugang in my Great Ming no longer existed.

I won't hide it from you. When I first learned the news, the court wanted to send me to lead the army south to restore the Xuanwei Office of Jiugang, and to go to war with the country that attacked and occupied there and destroy it.

However, knowing that the Majapahit Kingdom that invaded Jiugang had long been destroyed, the court did not send troops.

But through understanding, we also learned that the barbarians who came to my Great Ming for trade had actually occupied Mancijia and Luzon in Nanyang. The vassal states of the two countries were destroyed, and the court did not know anything about it."

Yu Dayou said this with an angry look on his face.

"Marshal, our Nanyang countries are small and weak, and we also have difficulties. I really don't know how to report to the country."

King Bakr said with fear at this time.

Everyone knows the real reason. The Ming Dynasty in Nanyang and even the whole Southeast Asia has shrunk since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and its influence has been drastically weakened. Not many people care about it anymore.

But this cannot be said directly.

"Just like this king, I have long wanted to go to the Ming Dynasty to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but I have never been able to do so. Alas."

At this point, King Bakr sighed.

"King Bakr is loyal to our Ming Dynasty. From this time's raising of troops to help, it can be seen that our Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the court will understand.

When this war is over, I will send a ship to escort His Majesty the King to the Ming Dynasty."

Yu Dayou immediately said.

King Bakr pretended to sigh, but he was also thinking in his heart that it seemed that the Ming Dynasty did not seem to have any ambitions for the Sulu Kingdom.

But no matter what, when things developed to this point, he had to go to the Ming Dynasty to see what this legendary powerful empire looked like, and also to see the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards the countries in Nanyang.

"My Sulu Kingdom has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty wants to restore the Old Port Xuanwei Office, my Sulu Kingdom is willing to do its best to provide assistance."

In this tent, Baker knew that he could not speak carelessly and had to follow the Ming general's meaning.

So, he expressed his willingness to provide help generously.

"In fact, the court only wants to restore the old port, but the current situation in Luzon also makes the court uneasy. They are worried that the barbarians will come in large numbers and expand everywhere with Luzon as their base, so they asked me to come and take a look.

If Luzon has really perished, my Ming Dynasty will directly station troops here to monitor the movements of the barbarians nearby.

If they still have ambitions for the vassal states in Nanyang, they can take military actions nearby.

I don't know if King Baker can understand the good intentions of the court."

Yu Dayou continued to explain the original intention of the Ming Dynasty to station troops in Luzon. In fact, this was also the argument that Wei Guangde used to persuade other ministers in the court.

With the Ming army nearby to monitor, if the barbarians still want to expand their power in Southeast Asia, the Ming Dynasty can take action as quickly as possible to strangle them.

At this time, King Bakker heard the Ming Dynasty's plan, and although his doubts were eliminated, his worries were still not completely eliminated.

However, the Ming Dynasty's reasons were indeed very strong.

If the Ming Dynasty did not station troops in Southeast Asia, especially in Luzon, if the barbarians attacked Sulu in the future, the Ming Dynasty would be out of reach. I am afraid that by the time they know the news, their country has been destroyed.

Now, if the Ming Dynasty stationed troops in northern Luzon, if the barbarians set out from Manila to attack other places, the Ming Dynasty can send troops to contain them.

With the Ming army by the side, the Sulu Kingdom seems to be much safer.

Thinking of this, King Bakker suddenly felt a lot more confident.

Luzon has already perished. If the Ming Dynasty does not come, his Sulu Kingdom will have no chance anyway, which is a bargain for the barbarians.

It seems that he did not suffer any loss by giving the land of Luzon to the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it was much safer with the army of the superior country stationed there. In the future, he could come here regularly and go to the Ming Dynasty to meet the emperor with the Ming Dynasty fleet.

Thinking of paying tribute, King Bakr's mind became active.

He knew that the vassal states could get a lot of benefits by paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, he could only think about it. There were no big ships crossing the sea. The route he could choose was to go down first, through Sumatra and Manciga, and then through Siam, Annan and other countries to the Ming Dynasty.

After the Ming Dynasty stationed troops in Luzon, he only needed to wait for the Ming Dynasty fleet to arrive here and take a boat to go there.

In the past, the Sulu Kingdom did not think about going to the Ming Dynasty through the roads or merchant ships of other countries, but they had to endure high exploitation.

You know, this road fee will not be given to you for free, and it will be for benefits.

If they are unwilling, naturally they can't go.

After that, the neighboring countries will have Ming troops stationed, and there will inevitably be regular exchanges of ships, and the connection will be close.

"Marshal, as far as I know, the Old Port is in chaos now."

Baker was not complacent in the South Seas, and he had some connections with the surrounding forces, so he also knew the current situation in the Old Port.

"I heard that there were rebels from the Ming Dynasty who went there to build a city."

Before, he heard that there were pirates from the Ming Dynasty who went to Luzon to build a city, and he was not surprised at all, because this was not the first time he heard such news, but he was used to it.

You know, someone had gone to the Old Port ten years ago.

When he heard Baker talk about this, Yu Dayou just nodded slightly.

"This is true. I led my troops to defeat the rebels at the beginning. I thought we could capture them in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect them to sail out to sea and run away.

There was no news for many years afterwards. I thought they all died at sea. It was only recently that I learned that they went to the Old Port."

There was no need for Yu Dayou to hide such things, so he said it directly.

"It turned out that the Marshal led his troops to defeat them. I heard that this group of people is very powerful. The Kingdom of Bachang and the neighboring Aceh fought with them, but they couldn't beat them, so they could only let them stay there."

Jiugang was originally defeated by Majapahit, and then became the land of the Kingdom of Bachang after a series of changes, and around them was the Aceh Kingdom in West Sumatra.

"I heard that the situation in Bachang is unstable now?"

Yu Dayou asked casually.

"Yes, the nobles of Matalan want to overthrow the Kingdom of Bachang, and the two sides have been on the verge of a war."

Baker is quite familiar with the situation in Nanyang. It is necessary to understand it. It is such a large area, and the war may spread to Sulu at any time.

"Aceh and Bachang, and the Matalan you mentioned, the Ming Dynasty has no interest, but we must take back the original territory of the Xuanweisi of Jiugang."

Yu Dayou just said.

After finally coming to Nanyang, Yu Dayou is already considering whether to go to Jiugang by the way to settle things.

Didn't the remnants of the Feilong Kingdom ask for amnesty?

Go directly there and kill all those who dare to resist. If they surrender, they will wait for the court to decide.

However, when it comes to this, Yu Dayou also thought of the purpose of this visit, so he waved his hand and smiled: "There are still big things tonight, so this time we should consider the action of breaking the city tonight.

As for Jiugang, as long as my navy arrives, no matter what the remnants of the Feilong Kingdom choose, they will not escape the fate of failure."

"That's right, the commander is far-sighted, and the Ming army is mighty, so they are naturally invincible."

Baker praised hurriedly.

"Haha, King Baker is too flattering."

Yu Dayou smiled faintly and said modestly, then looked at Deng Zilong, then looked at Chen Lin next to him and said: "You must be cautious tonight, and strive to win in one blow and successfully occupy the Daimao City."

"Yes, I obey your order."

The two stood up and saluted with fists.

"Go down and see the soldiers under your command. Try to satisfy them as much as possible if there are any needs. Also see if there are any other things that need to be prepared."

Deng Zilong is a relative, and was inserted by Wei Guangde. Chen Lin has been a subordinate of Yu Dayou for a long time and is also very trusted.

This time, Yu Dayou appointed two people to attack Daimao City, which is to give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

As for the future arrangements in Luzon, Yu Dayou has already made a plan. Deng Zilong was appointed by Wei Guangde to go to Jiugang, and Chen Lin seems to be able to serve as the commander of the Luzon garrison, and it is also possible to hold the title of deputy general.

In fact, in Jiugang, it is also possible to command a town as a deputy general. As for the title, it should be promoted to the deputy commander or even the co-governor.

It was night, and it was extremely quiet outside Tortoiseshell City, no different from usual.

But everyone in and outside the city knew that tonight was going to be an unusual night.

Yu Dayou, Bakr and others did not rest, but sat in the camp, waiting for the appointed time to arrive.

In the woods outside the north gate of Tortoiseshell City, thousands of troops have secretly gathered here. When the signal to open the north gate is given, they will swarm into the city.

In the Ming army camp, there are still 200 Ming soldiers and 2,000 troops as backup, ready to participate in the war at any time.

Although he was absolutely sure that he could break the city this time, he still said that before successfully occupying Tortoiseshell City, Yu Dayou would not take it lightly.

If Lin Fengchun and others pretended to surrender, there would still be reserve troops to rescue the forward troops out of the city.

"Brother, Brother Yan just sent someone to deliver news that all the family members are staying in the courtyards of Chengdu, and no one is missing.

It was Qian Laoliu from the south of the city who sent people to look for several families, saying that they had not returned home so late.

The second brother Yan sent the people away temporarily, saying that they had a rest tonight, so he allowed the soldiers to stay with their families overnight. "

Xu Yingmei whispered in front of Lin Fengchun.

"Has anyone asked me a few times before?"

Lin Fengchun frowned slightly when he heard this and asked aloud.

"No."

Xu Yingmei thought about it before answering.

"Send two of your cronies to deliver a message to Youqian and Dacheng, telling them to be on guard."

Something happened suddenly, which made Lin Fengchun alert.

Although Lin Feng may not know about their conspiracy, otherwise he would not have seen any movement in the city until now.

If you know when this is, there must be no mistake.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Xu Yingmei went down to arrange for someone to deliver the letter, and Lin Fengchun whispered.

At this moment, several people were extremely nervous.

After all, it was not the time agreed with the Ming army. If Lin Feng and others discovered the clues at this time and took action against them first, then they would be in danger.

Even if the Ming army outside the city noticed the movement, they would never come to rescue him.

After all, before the city gates were opened to allow the Ming army to enter the city, the Ming army generals outside the city must still be wary of them at all times.

Because this is not his random imagination, but putting himself in his shoes, he will do the same.

For the first time, Lin Fengchun felt that time was so long and unbearable. Although there was only a short hour left, he felt as if he had been waiting for several years.

Just when he was worried that Lin Feng and others would find out, Qian Laoliu, whom they said was also patrolling the streets and counting the city's population.

The food reserves in the city were obviously insufficient after being consumed during this period, so Lin Feng wanted to start controlling food consumption in the city and ordered each city to count the population and distribute food according to population in the future.

"Those families haven't come back yet?"

When Qian Laoliu heard his subordinate's report, he just frowned and asked.

How long has it been since then, and family members and soldiers are still allowed to be together?

Although it happened in the past, I would always go back to the assigned residence at night, but I never stayed out overnight.

There's something weird about it.

Qian Laoliu thought in his heart.