Chapter 132 The Battle of Pagoda
Only when both parties understand the weight of the other party can the negotiation continue. Otherwise, there will be no agreement at all.
Moreover, King Xi made rapid progress. But the power is somewhat weak. If he loses this battle, he will probably vomit out everything he has eaten before. However, Xiwang's territory with Coconut City as its core is where Xiwang has been operating for many years, so there should be no problems.
Therefore, the division of Java can still be maintained.
As for the great defeat of Majapayi, it was impossible for the Western King to take advantage of the victory and directly enter the capital of Majapayi. After all, the Majapahit Dynasty had been tyrannical for so many years. It is the most prosperous place in Java. It won't be taken down so easily. Even if this place is taken, that will be the limit of King Xi.
Please don't forget that the reason why Dongwang is called Dongwang is because King Wu Lu used means to let his son inherit the territory of a big noble in eastern Java. Dongwang managed well in his own territory. He came to win over many local nobles.
The area around the capital of Majapahit was the core area of Majapahit's empire, but the Dongwang's own home base was still in the east.
Therefore, this battle does not matter whether we win or lose. The division of Java continues, and it will not be easy to reunify.
In Yao Guangxiao's opinion, there is no need to be so anxious.
He Xi knew Yao Guangxiao's method, which seemed to be the easiest method. But He Xi still felt a little unbearable in his heart.
With Yao Guangxiao's thoughts, Java doesn't know how many people died in vain. But He Xi also knew that it would be difficult for the two sides to sit down and talk without a few rounds of fighting to use up all the momentum for war.
He Xi said: "I know what to do? However, I still want to observe this battle."
Yao Guangxiao said: "I am also very interested. Java is a powerful country in Nanyang. This internal war in Java also allows us to carefully weigh the quality of the countries in Nanyang."
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A pagoda is also a pagoda.
Now the Western King's army is stationed in the pagoda ruins.
This area is a high platform in the mountains.
The high platform is dotted with pagodas. It is a pagoda built by the previous dynasty hundreds of years ago. The scale is breathtaking. It is also a famous tourist attraction in later generations. It is even called the eighth wonder of the world. Well, the eighth wonder of the world. There seem to be many in the world.
In fact, from the perspective of the marching road, this marching route is not very good. But the influence of the Ming Navy on them can be completely ruled out.
He Xi was currently on a hill with his bodyguards.
Next to it is a tall volcano that looks like a giant. The tallest mountains on the island of Java are all volcanoes. There are several volcanoes here, and it is these volcanoes that make up this small mountainous area. King Xi was planning to pass through the canyon between the two volcanoes.
Now it's staying here.
He Xi, Yao Guangxiao, and several others are here.
At this moment, He Xi had completely forgotten Lu Zhongheng's instructions. And who is Yao Guangxiao? Yao Guangxiao has always been a bold person. He doesn't care about the dangers on the battlefield.
However, there were one or two hundred guards around He Xi. They were all brought from Nanjing. The best elites in the world are not much worse than the guards around Zhu Yuanzhang. This is also the reason why He Xi dares to appear here.
He Xi asked Ye Chen beside him, "You said, this battle is about to begin?"
Ye Chen said, "I just went to see it personally. The Javanese Eastern Army has already touched down. It's over there." Ye Chen pointed to the southeast. However, due to the terrain, no one could be seen at all. Ye Chen said, "Either today or tomorrow, the Eastern Army will definitely launch an attack."
He Xi said: "They didn't find you, right?"
Ye Chen said: "Please don't worry, sir. The Javanese are too rough. It's impossible to find our traces. It's just that we are not familiar with the snakes and insects here and have killed a few brothers."
With war experience, you can only know what to do if you fight a lot.
For example, in today's war, the combined strength of both sides should exceed 100,000. In the history of Java, it cannot be said that there will be no successors, because Java will usher in a population explosion in the future. At that time, hundreds of thousands of people may not be anything. But it's almost unprecedented.
But such a war had been fought between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia a few years ago, and 300,000 troops were used to pacify Yunnan. Not to mention the many wars since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. In Ye Chen's view, there were too many things that both warring parties did wrong.
Full of loopholes.
If he takes command, such problems may not arise.
It's just like rookies pecking each other.
In fact, in terms of land warfare level, Ming Dynasty is better than Java. More than the Navy. It's just that I can't express it.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Guangxiao, who was holding a telescope, suddenly said: "Here we come."
He Xi immediately looked to the southeast.
Suddenly, a flag jumped into He Xi's sight. This flag was embroidered with golden thread. Above is a god with countless arms. As for which god it is, He Xi really doesn't know. But it doesn't matter.
What's important is that the Eastern Army suddenly appeared within a few miles of the Western Army's camp.
The Western Army was caught off guard. It takes time for an army to transform from stationed state, marching state, to combat state. Of course, the more elite the army, the shorter this time will be. However, the Javanese army was not among the elite armies in He Xi's mind.
So the Eastern Army had the upper hand from the beginning.
He Xi couldn't even imagine how lazy the Western Army was to allow their opponents to explore the first few miles of the camp without discovering it.
However, He Xi then witnessed what it means to have a good deck of cards turned into a pulp.
It turned out that the Eastern Army was approaching the Western Army camp in an organic form. The most important thing should be maintained, which is to maintain the formation. Disperse with whole blow. Using the organized to defeat the unorganized, a great victory can be achieved even if the strength of the troops is very different. There were examples of such wars in ancient China. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chu army suddenly approached the Jin army's camp. The Jin army's response was to tear down tents, fill up wells, level the ground in the camp, and organize the army. Only then did he dare to leave the camp to fight.
Perhaps it was because the Western Army camp was not strong enough.
Anyway, the Eastern Army invaded the Western Army's camp from the very beginning. Then the two sides started fighting.
Yes, melee.
As mentioned before, this area is the remains of the pagoda. A pagoda is a pagoda. There is flat land between the pagodas, so it is easy to set up camp. At the same time, because of the existence of the pagoda, it is not easy to deploy the army, so the Eastern Army was divided into small groups. Soon, like the Western Army, it became completely disorganized.
However, He Xi could see that the soldiers on both sides were still fighting hard. In just an instant, the ground was covered with corpses. Both sides stepped on the corpses and continued fighting. The reliefs on the pagoda are all kinds of Buddhas. Each one of them had compassionate eyes.
Watching a great battle.
He Xi asked Ye Chen, "What do you think?"
Ye Chen said: "It was a bad battle. However, the command of the Western Army is much better than that of the Eastern Army. Sir, you see, it seems to be the banner of King Ye. King Ye has been reorganizing his deployment, and the commander of the Eastern Army , nothing seems to be done."
He Xi nodded and said, "What do you think of the outcome?"
Ye Chen said: "Winning or losing is no longer important. No matter who wins or loses, they will suffer heavy losses. Even the winner will have a miserable victory."
Ye Chen is still a simple soldier after all. He looked at the problem solely from the military's perspective. Little did they know that the armies of the Eastern Army that invaded the Western Army Camp were the armies of the very prestigious nobles among Majapahit, that is, King Wulu was there and he was the general who established the country. If King Wulu was not there, , that is, those people who are not young masters.
There is no winner in this battle, but the one who truly wins. It is King Wulu who is not on the battlefield.
As Ye Chen judged, this battle lasted for a long, long time. It's not over until the sun is about to set and the sky is dark. The Eastern Army retreated from the battlefield first. In terms of results, the Western Army was victorious. But the heavy losses were probably greater than those of the Eastern Army.
Especially the people from Coconut King’s headquarters. Before being raided by the Eastern Army into the camp, many nobles ran away first. It was King Ye who led his direct subordinates to block the first wave of attacks and stabilize their position. This was the persistence behind it.
Reunite people's hearts and join the battlefield again. Keep fighting.
