Chen Kan left without leaving any trace.
Going with him were seven thousand soldiers under Zheng He who were howling with excitement from a great victory.
Seven thousand people, plus the 12,000 people under Chen Kan, nearly 20,000 soldiers, combined with the Suifa fire blunderbuss developed by the Daming Firearms Bureau, can basically walk sideways in any corner of the world in this era. .
Of course, Chen Kan was not a crab and had no habit of walking sideways, so he walked by boat.
As for the treasure house in Malacca City, Zheng He will definitely empty it out.
Chen Kan had no doubts about Zheng He's ability to plunder wealth.
Historically, Zhu Di was able to conquer Mongolia five times, build Beijing and a palace on Mount Wutai, compose the Yongle Grand Ceremony, and build Liaodong. His rule was also called the Yongle Prosperity, which is inseparable from Zheng He's six voyages to the West during the Yongle Dynasty.
Therefore, Chen Kan trusted Zheng He.
Today's Ming Dynasty is richer than in history, and its desire for wealth is also more passionate.
Chen Kan needs to defeat Bolingbang, and then sit on top of Bolingbang's treasure house and wait for Zheng He's fleet to catch up and carry the treasure.
As the saying goes, the passing geese leave behind their voices, and the animals’ departure leaves behind their skins.
Chen Kan came to Nanyang not to do charity, but to plunder.
The mighty fleet set off for Sumatra Island, and the strait, which had been under martial law for so many days, finally returned to normal.
Countless ships began to pass through the strait normally.
In terms of changes, the only change is that they no longer have to pay additional taxes to Manla.
At the same time, the city of Malacca, which was reduced to ruins, also reminded passing ships all the time that the Ming Dynasty was a powerful country.
Never, never, never try to challenge the majesty of this powerful country.
Chen Kan stood on the bow of the ship with a deep and far-reaching gaze, as if he could see the Sumatra Island on the opposite side through hundreds of kilometers of straits.
Behind him, the ruins of Malacca City are slowly disappearing.
Two generals, Tan Cong and Dou Xing, stood beside Chen Kan, one on the left and one on the right, their eyes full of desire for military success.
This time, Tan Cong, who was in the vanguard, made a lot of money, but Dou Xing, who was behind, was in a worse situation.
So not long after the fleet left the Malay Peninsula, Dou Xing couldn't wait to raise his hand to Chen Kan and asked: "Commander, is it the turn of the last general to be the vanguard this time?"
Before Chen Kan could speak, Tan Cong took the lead and sneered: "With your little strength, you still want to be a pioneer. Do you think Bolingbang is Malacca, and you can just bring the fleet to your door and bombard it with cannons?"
Dou Xing turned his head and said dissatisfied: "What are you talking about? Why can't I be a vanguard? If I remember correctly, you are the one who opposes the commander-in-chief's strategy of dividing the troops the most, so you can have a full mouthful of it." It's so oily, why don't I, general, take a sip of soup?"
Seeing that his two generals were about to quarrel, Chen Kan spoke.
"Okay, stop arguing. This time the army is approaching the border. There are no vanguards of the three armies. Go and tell your soldiers, grenades, and grenades to be carried by this general. Give them to me outside the city of Bolinbang. But throw it hard."
When Tan Cong and Dou Xing heard this, they glared at each other angrily.
Chen Kan continued: "Times have changed. Who is still playing with you like vanguard generals attacking the city? This time our strategic goal is to attack the capitals of both countries and achieve zero battle losses. Are you confident? "
"have!"
Hearing Chen Kan's shouting question, the two of them stood up straight and shouted back.
Chen Kan sighed secretly and said lightly: "Since you are confident, then go and pass the order."
"Got the order!"
The two glared at each other dissatisfiedly again, and each got on the boat and sailed towards their treasure ship.
Seeing the two people disappear, Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh again.
What he just said is true, times have changed.
The destruction of the city of Malacca destined that the era of bloody battles between thousands of troops would be gone forever, and artillery would be the king on the battlefield in the future.
But Tan Cong and Dou Xing obviously haven't realized this change yet.
In a few years, after the cadets of the Army Academy and Naval Academy leave the army, it will be time for these generals who cannot keep up with the changes of the times to be eliminated.
For people of the old era, the fate of being abandoned by the new era is undoubtedly tragic.
It is a pity that the current history of Ming Dynasty has been changed beyond recognition by him, and where the giant ship of Ming Dynasty will sail in the future is no longer under his control.
With a sigh, the lunch box was probably his last mercy for these old people who were about to be eliminated by the times.
After all, they had also made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
Withdrawing his gaze, Chen Kan turned around and returned to the room.
The next battle to destroy Bolingbang will be a tough battle. It will take a few days for the fleet to sail to Sumatra, so he needs to take a good rest.
Of course, what I am talking about here is not the city wall of Bolingbang, but the environment on Sumatra.
Chen Kan knows very well what a tropical rain forest looks like.
Poisonous insects, locusts, poisonous snakes, mosquitoes and flies, these poisons that can kill a living man at any time are just the basics.
The miasma and poisonous gas in the rain forest is also a big challenge for the nearly 20,000 troops under Chen Kan's command.
But what really makes people feel desperate is the depression of the rainforest without sunlight all day long, and the swamps formed by the fallen leaves of the rainforest below.
As long as a living person falls into it, he can basically wait for death.
Even if you are lucky enough to be rescued, it will be difficult to continue living.
There are countless poisons and bacteria lurking in the swamp, and some bacteria have even been hiding in the swamp for millions of years. They can easily kill an adult.
Don't look at it. Sumatra is a big country in Southeast Asia with a population of millions and more than 200,000 troops.
But with these people, trying to develop Sumatra to the extreme is tantamount to wishful thinking.
What's more, they have no need to develop Sumatra Island. As long as they guard the strait, there will be a steady flow of wealth into their pockets.
Therefore, the environment on the island is still mostly primitive.
In other words, the capital Bolingbang and several surrounding satellite cities have been barely developed to the extreme, suitable for large-scale crowd gatherings.
Chen Kan fell asleep, and most of the officers and men in the fleet also began to fall into a deep sleep while there was still time to rest on the ship.
The ship undulated slightly along the waves, like the cradle of a huge ship.
So the soldiers fell asleep easily.
...
Three days passed by in a flash, and when Chen Kan stepped out of the deck again, the green Sumatra Island, which was like a fairyland on earth, was already in front of him.
The place where Chen Kan chose to park his fleet was a sheltered island bend. At the harbor, the dock built in Sumatra provided great convenience for Chen Kan to berth his ships.
Near the strait, the Sumatran people still built well.
There is not only a grain station on the dock to replenish fresh water, grain, grass and various fruits for the ships passing by, but there is even a salt station.
Song Qing led a surprise attack on Bolingbang with 5,000 men, and succeeded in getting the Sumatran army stationed on both sides of the strait to return for support. Therefore, the small army remaining on the dock surrendered to Chen Kan without even putting up any decent resistance.
However, Chen Kan's fleet does not accept prisoners, nor does it engage in human trafficking.
Therefore, whether they surrender or not, the final outcome will not make much difference.
Tan Cong and Dou Xing led their soldiers and threw them from the dock into the sea. Of course, they died.
Chen Kan took over the dock, sat in a sunny place and began to study the marching route.
Bolingbang is located deep in the rain forest, a little over two hundred miles away from the strait, and there are several satellite cities around it.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for the 20,000 troops under Chen Kan to rush into Bolinbang City without anyone noticing.
There are three roads from this dock to Bolingbang. The shortest and best one is of course the road from Sumatra to withdraw troops.
But there is a big problem with taking this road. It has to pass through three satellite cities along the way.
There are more than ten thousand troops stationed in these satellite cities.
If Chen Kan chose to bypass these satellite cities and go straight to Bolingbang, he would be at risk of being dumped.
And if we choose to remove these satellite cities one by one, we will be delayed a lot more time.
If only this little time allowed Abizhen to take Bolinbang's wealth and flee into the depths of the rainforest, Chen Kan would not have the courage to pursue him deep into the rainforest.
The other two roads are small roads with similar distances.
Although there are no satellite cities blocking the road, the road is very narrow and there are virgin rainforests on both sides of the road.
Once we take a small road, we will inevitably extend the front line. Who knows if the indigenous people of Nanyang who are accustomed to living in the rain forest will ambush on both sides of the road?
Moreover, the vegetation in the rainforest is dense, which means that the line of sight is blocked, and things such as muskets and bows and arrows cannot play a big role.
The battle line was stretched, and maybe even Chen Kan didn't know that the large troops were being eaten in small bites.
Therefore, Chen Kan was confused.
There are three paths, no matter which one you take, there are pros and cons.
And most of them do more harm than good.
Chen Kan struggled for a long time but could not come to a conclusion, so he had to call a meeting of officers from more than a thousand households in the army.
Then, as expected, the quarrel started again.
Some say to take the big road, some say to take the small road, each has his own reason.
At first, everyone was still trying to convince each other, but talking turned into a quarrel.
The quarrel was still not enough, and it turned into a personal attack.
Especially Dou Xing and Tan Cong, who were not easy to deal with.
Others were still concerned about Chen Kan's presence, so they didn't want to talk too much. The two of them let themselves go completely, and even the eighteenth generation of their ancestors suffered.
Looking at the messy scene in front of him, Chen Kan rubbed his eyebrows and couldn't help but have a headache.
He meant to let everyone express their opinions, but he didn't let everyone attack each other personally!
Grass!
After listening to everyone quarreling for a long time, Chen Kan finally couldn't stand it anymore, waved his big hand and shouted: "Quiet!"
The generals were stunned for a moment, then shut up obediently.
After being together for so long, they still know Chen Kan's character.
When Chen Kan asked them to talk, they could speak freely, but when Chen Kan asked them to be quiet, it was best to keep their mouths shut.
Looking at a group of generals who suddenly turned into good babies, Chen Kan rolled his eyes vaguely, then waved his hand and said: "Since we can't come up with the result through discussion, let's draw lots according to the old rules in the army!"
