"What? What...he, he wants an orphan grandson, is he crazy?"
After Zhu Cizhao listened to Wei Qingmu's report, he didn't react for a long time.
What's wrong with Li Jicheng? Why didn't he let Ming Dynasty enter the Indian Ocean? Besides, Ming Dynasty didn’t stop him from grabbing India! He has robbed others several times in the past two years. Did Daming interfere? Has the Ming Dynasty's Malacca fleet been dispatched? None! The Ming Dynasty did not even impose an embargo on Burma, nor did it launch an attack in Yunnan.
It's completely a "you take what's yours, I don't care about anything" attitude.
Even when Li Jicheng's army came to New Ryukyu Island to ask for money, Zhu Cizhao also gave it... Of course, he gave less but earned more. The general ledger was profitable, and he earned quite a lot. Therefore, he will not recruit the Malacca fleet to ruin everyone's financial resources.
Moreover, in Zhu Cizhao's view, Li Jicheng's navy was not very powerful at all. Most of the galleys were rags captured from the Kingdom of Arakan (built by Portuguese craftsmen), and the sailors who drove them were also foreign. The senior sailors are either Dutch, Persians, Portuguese, or other Westerners. The lower-level sailors are either Arakanese or Kyrgyzstan. Only the "fighting soldiers" (who are also responsible for suppressing the sailor rebellion) are Dashun's own people. .
As for those new "Hai Chuang King" type ships, they were just Dutch engineers who copied the Ottoman Empire's galley gunboats and then built them for Li Jicheng in the shipyard of Mrauk U City (the Portuguese helped Araghan) and built them on the coast of India, Just warships running rampant along the coast of Myanmar. The ship is good, but it is completely unsightly when placed next to the Ming Dynasty's "Malacca type" - the Malacca type is much larger in tonnage and has more artillery, and they are all 12-pound long guns (cannons) with a longer range. If the two meet at sea, the probability of the "Malacca type" winning is extremely high...
A navy of this caliber still dares to challenge the Great Tomorrow. Isn't he crazy?
Zhu Cizhao still didn't give up, "Shopkeeper Wei, have you told him, can I give you money?"
"I told you, no!" Wei Qingmu spread his hands, "I don't even want to quote the price... I want the prince to hand over his grandson!"
"Humph!" Zhu Cizhao's face turned pale - his grandson was his lifeblood!
He is not Zhu Cihong or Zhu Cijiong. He has many sons and grandsons sooner or later than he can remember their names. He is just such a grandson... an only seedling!
"Set up rockets, ask for help!" Zhu Cizhao said with a gloomy face, "If I don't show off my power, the man named Li really doesn't know how powerful he is!"
Of course Zhu Cizhao was powerful. The Western Army had 5,000 warriors! Moreover, he also has the power to mobilize the armies of the 12 principalities of Nanyang and Siam. If fully mobilized, 20,000 to 30,000 people can be pulled out - although the number is small, these are elites who have adapted to fighting in the Nanyang region.
Fighting in the Nanyang region does not mean that you have to be brave enough to fight hard, have strong martial arts skills, and be skilled in battle formations... Of course those are important, but it is not as important as epidemic prevention! Especially when you send troops during the rainy season in Nanyang (it is the rainy season now), the probability of disease among the troops is extremely high. Once the disease spreads, you can defeat tens of thousands of troops.
The Western Army of the Ming Dynasty, which had been fighting in Nanyang for a long time and had suffered enough from epidemics, had already summed up a set of methods to prevent diseases and epidemics, and sometimes they themselves would "put poison" on the enemy. Once the war lasts for a long time, the "Plague General" will be on their side...
In addition, Temasek Island also has a powerful Malacca fleet!
...
"Boom boom boom..."
As more than a dozen Tianzhu rockets (a large rocket introduced from India, which played a big role in the Nanyang operations and could scare the enemy's elephants) were shot into the air, then exploded into the sky. It turned into a ball of fire.
"One, two, three, four..."
Li Jicheng, who had already climbed to a high ground outside Shin-Shuri City, looked at the rockets exploding in the sky. He counted them at first, but later he saw the rockets exploding in the sky and stopped counting them. Instead, he turned to face the rockets beside him. Military advisor Song Yaowen said: "It seems that Zhu Cizhao has been angered this time... If we can't win this battle, it will be difficult to see each other in the future!"
Song Yaowen smiled and said: "We can definitely win it. Dutch Navy Admiral Leut has already patted his chest, as long as we can lure out the Malacca fleet!"
Your Majesty, if we want to invade Tianzhu in a big way, we can't ignore our heads... We must nail the Ming Dynasty soldiers to Malacca. Otherwise, if we advance into Tianzhu, and they attack Burma from behind, wouldn't we become the pioneers of 'the king's forerunner'? "
It turns out that Li Jicheng's Eastern Expedition was just a trap to deceive people!
His real goal is to enter India - although he has entered it several times and obtained a small base, he has not achieved his long-cherished wish to become an Indian.
Due to his many invasions of India, Li Jicheng has gradually fallen in love with India's traditional culture - the caste system is so reasonable! Whoever breaks in can directly ride on the heads of the poor people in India and dominate. Moreover, the working people in India also recognize this, and they will not agree to anyone who wants to invade and not let them be treated like cattle and horses.
The Dashun Dynasty suffered this loss several times before entering. They wanted to win over the poor people in India... they preached about the coming of King Chuang and the abolition of castes. In the end, no one responded at all, and they were regarded as a big evil person - —Look, even the untouchables are not being fooled. This is really bad.
Later, because I became familiar with the Indian beauties (all high-caste) who were robbed from the harem, I really understood the traditional culture of India. Li Jicheng is already very confident about being an Indian...
"That's right..." Li Jicheng squinted his eyes, "Military advisor, do you think the Dutch are really reliable? There are also some Dutch in Batavia who followed the Ming Dynasty!"
"It's just hedging his bets," Song Yaowen smiled, "The Portuguese probably have this wishful thinking in mind too!"
Li Jicheng snorted: "One is more deceitful than the other... Military advisor, when can we get on the ship and leave?"
"In 10 days," Song Yaowen said, "In 10 days, we will be able to pile up the fort. Then the Dutch merchant ships will come to pick up the emperor and leave first, leaving us with the fleet to wait for the Malacca fleet of the Ming Dynasty to come. .....”
Li Jicheng nodded, "Okay...strategist, you must be careful, don't let the Ming Dynasty navy sink your ship."
"It's okay," Song Yaowen said with a smile, "Well, there are many ships... The King of Haichuang can run fast, and those Arakanese must die!"
...
Temasek Island, Temasek Island in Nanyang, Admiral of the Malacca Fleet of the Ming Dynasty Navy.
"What? Xianwu, what are you talking about? Li Jicheng personally conquered New Ryukyu? Do you want to use the west entrance of Malacca as the boundary to prevent us from entering the Xiaoxi Ocean? Do you want King Luo to hand over his grandson as a hostage... Is he sick? Are you confused? Why would you make such a ridiculous request?"
The one who was speaking was Admiral Shi Lang of the Malacca Fleet. Because the Little Western Fleet was only in preparation and had not yet been formally established, the person responsible for the maritime affairs of the Ming Dynasty's Little Western Fleet was still Admiral Shi Lang of the Malacca Fleet. He and Zhu Cizhao, the governor of the Western Army, were in charge of the sea and the land. They were one of the two officers of the Ming Dynasty in the direction of the Indian Ocean.
The Dashun Kingdom was one of Ming Dynasty's main opponents in the Indian Ocean direction - in the Indian Ocean direction, Ming Dynasty's ally was the Indian Timurid Empire, and its enemies were French India, the Dutch India Trading Company, and the Dashun Empire.
In addition, Britain and Portugal have remained neutral for a long time...until recently, Portugal was divided because the king left Goa. Goa is now controlled by the Portuguese Royal Party, while other Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean are controlled by the "Regent Party".
Because he has been in charge of Indian Ocean affairs for a long time, Shi Lang, who has served as the admiral of the Malacca Fleet for many years, has some understanding of the internal situation of Dashun. He knows about Li Jicheng's illness and the murder of Sun Kewang's father and daughter... and he also knows about Zhu Cizhao's new Liuqiu Island always spends money to avoid disasters.
So after he learned about Li Jicheng's troop invasion and the conditions he proposed from Wang Jinbao, the commander of the Western Army who came from Luokhun Mansion, the first thing he thought of was that Li Jicheng was crazy!
