Not to mention, Phillips and Johnson had to admit that they couldn't learn it.
First, the Far East did not have the Ming Dynasty's strong military strength to have an overwhelming advantage. This kind of advantage, even if there is no war, can give one's side a lot of confidence and put a lot of pressure on the enemy.
As far as Portugal itself is concerned, even if they do what the Ming army did, can the natives believe that they will overthrow the Kingdom of Kandy? Even if there is a win or loss, others will hesitate to fight you, and the enemy will not be afraid of you, so they will fight against you.
Second, in the first few years, there will be no benefit from Ceylon at all. For the powerful Ming Dynasty, they don't mind these first few years, but the Portuguese will starve to death!
Phillips and Johnson looked at each other and sighed in unison. To sum it up in one sentence, this is the gap in national power!
After being hit by such a blow, Phillips no longer had any thoughts of dissatisfaction. Together with Johnson, he welcomed Li Dingguo over and started negotiating without making any further mistakes. When the order came out, the small teams that were sent to land to plunder the natives also returned one after another.
On Li Dingguo's side, he began to deploy Bombay's defenses, inspect the terrain, and prepare further construction plans to make this a naval base for the Ming Navy with its back to Ceylon.
On this day, the Portuguese team that had traveled the farthest returned to Bombay, which meant that the Portuguese had to withdraw.
But before leaving, Johnson and Phillips both came to Li Dingguo.
It seemed that Phillips was a little embarrassed to speak, so Johnson had no choice but to say: "Marshal Li, there is a situation that I need to talk to you about so that the marshal can understand."
Li Dingguo could feel the change in attitude of these Folangji people. As the saying goes, people respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot. Therefore, he smiled slightly and said: "Whatever happens, just say it!"
Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, Phillips felt even more embarrassed, so he said to himself: "Originally, I thought that if I went deeper into the interior before leaving, I would be able to find more things. The people under my command also knew that this was the last time they went out, so they They attack more ruthlessly and run farther. According to their report back, the natives have asked their emperor for help. Maybe a large army will come later."
At this point, he felt that it was a bit too scary, so he quickly added: "Of course, this is just our guess, and it does not necessarily mean that there will really be an army coming."
Before this incident, to be honest, the Portuguese were relatively well-behaved here in Mumbai. Because the indigenous country here is a unified country, the Mughal Empire is fighting in the north and south, and has opened up many territories. It is considered a powerful indigenous country, and the indigenous people of Portugal cannot afford to offend it.
Only before leaving, they will act unscrupulously. And they were angry, so they didn't care whether the Ming army that came to take over would be under greater pressure. But at this time, they were already convinced, so they thought about it, don't let the Mughal Empire's army invade the border and destroy the Ming army, which would cause big trouble.
After hearing this, Li Dingguo smiled lightly and said, "Is that just this?"
"Huh?" After hearing this, Phillips was a little surprised by his attitude, and responded doubtfully.
"If it's just this matter, no problem!" Li Dingguo said with a smile, "The Governor has been in Dongwu for many years and has basically understood the strength of the Mughal Empire. Just don't mess with me, Ming Dynasty. If you really dare to come, of course we are not afraid of!"
Phillips and Johnson heard it, and he said it modestly. But the implication is actually very obvious, that is, if the Mughal Empire dares to offend the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely teach them a lesson!
After understanding this, the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a little envious: This is the strength of a great country!
So, they said nothing more, and finally said goodbye to Li Dingguo, leaving Bombay and going to Goa.
When they turn around, they will have to join forces with the Ming army to compete with the Dutch and British for the Strait of Hormuz.
There, the Portuguese suffered great losses, and the fortress they occupied was captured. All the people in the island country of Hormuz who assisted the Portuguese were massacred, and its king, Mohammed Shah V, was put in a cage and sent to He was exhibited and ridiculed on the mainland and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
It can be said that that place is now a shame for the Portuguese!
This time, Phillips and Johnson believed that with the strength of the Ming army, they should be able to take it back!
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About ten days later, a cavalry team from the Mughal Empire arrived in Mumbai, with about a hundred riders. They came in a hurry, but found that the people in Mumbai were not Portuguese, but some other people they had never seen before.
Although they were shocked, they also sent people to communicate fiercely. Although the words on both sides could not be understood, the expressions and gestures were understandable. The general meaning is that if the Ming army doesn't get out quickly, the Ming army will be destroyed as soon as the army arrives.
Obviously, they estimated that the order they had received before was conveyed to the Portuguese in this way, but the fact that they did not see the Portuguese did not prevent them from regarding the Ming army as the servants of the Portuguese, so they still conveyed the order.
For Ming Dynasty, courtesy has always been reciprocal. If you are good to me, then I will not be bad to you. But if you treat me badly, don't blame me for treating you badly.
Why do you want to ride on Daming's head with such a vicious spirit?
At this time, the Ming army had already become arrogant after years of opening up territories. How could they be bullied by these natives? So they pushed back fiercely one by one: If you want to fight, then fight, there will be so much nonsense. !
The two sides did not fight, because the Mughal Empire's cavalry army retreated after discovering that the Ming army was getting larger and larger. But before leaving, my intention was very clear, just wait and see!
When Li Dingguo heard the news and came over, the cavalry had already left. Li Dingguo also knew this well. While issuing orders to be careful, he continued to survey the nearby terrain and prepare for possible war.
About a month later, the Mughal Empire's army really came to kill them. There were nearly 10,000 troops in total, both on foot and on cavalry. These ten thousand people were probably the ones the Mughal Empire originally planned to expel and attack the Portuguese.
With a large number of people, they directly attacked the Ming army without saying a word.
But the Ming army was well prepared and immediately retreated to the island, leaving the Mughal Empire dumbfounded.
However, they obviously had a plan. Although they could not hit the Ming army on the island, they camped along the coast, trying to force the Ming army on the island to retreat because they had no supplies.
Every day, groups of soldiers from the Mughal Empire would laugh at the Ming army on the beach and try to provoke the Ming army.
However, Li Dingguo sat here and was naturally unmoved. No matter how the soldiers of the Mughal Empire laughed and ridiculed him, he just huddled on the island and did not even respond.
However, just five days later, Li Dingguo suddenly led his men to leave the island at the darkest hour before dawn, and went to the left and right sides of the enemy camp on the shore. They made a simultaneous raid and drove the defeated soldiers to where the Mughal Empire's army was the strongest. It only took one morning for the Chinese army to win a great victory.
In this army of the Mughal Empire, except for about half of the cavalry that escaped, the rest of the infantry were either killed or captured.
The Ming army attacked the Mughal Empire's 10,000 troops with 4,000 troops, kicking off the war between the Ming Empire and the Mughal Empire.
After this battle was known to Phillips and others, they couldn't help but be shocked, and it was beyond their expectations.
In their view, the Mughal Empire was also a large empire. Now its national power was at its peak. It had negotiated peace with neighboring countries and expanded its territory a lot. Although it did not expand as much territory as the Ming Dynasty, it was at least a powerful country.
With this understanding, the Ming Dynasty's army only had 4,000 people, while the Mughal Empire's army had tens of thousands of people. Why didn't they have the power to fight back?
In fact, there are four main reasons why this happened.
First, the army of the Mughal Empire was not actually their elite army to expand their territory, but a local army. As for Li Dingguo's unit, the key officers were all trained in battles over the years, and the soldiers sent to the front had also fought in battles.
Second, the Mughal Empire's army believed that the Ming army was the servant army of the Portuguese, and their attitude was contemptuous. They thought that when the imperial army arrived, it would be good if the servant army did not run away in fear.
The third point is also Li Dingguo's response performance, which seems to be in line with the impression of the Mughal Empire army on the Portuguese servant army: cowardly, cowering on the island and not daring to respond to provocations.
The fourth point is that Li Dingguo has the mobile power of the navy and can choose the weak points of the Mughal Empire to launch a surprise attack. Relatively speaking, the Ming army's ordnance and equipment were far more elite than the local army of the Mughal Empire.
If Li Dingguo can't even win this, he might as well throw himself into the sea!
As soon as the battle was over, after Li Dingguo learned about the situation through interrogating the prisoners, he immediately flew to Yan Yingyuan in Ceylon to report the battle and the situation in the Mughal Empire.
The previous plunder by the Portuguese was reported to the local governor of the Mughal Empire, which immediately stimulated the people of the Mughal Empire. After all, the Mughal Empire is now expanding its territory, winning battles one after another, and its morale is high. It feels that it is invincible, but in the end it is a blow to the head. Of course, it cannot be tolerated.
Therefore, according to the prisoners' account, the local governor immediately reported to Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire. Hearing that Shah Jahan was also very angry, he immediately ordered the local governor to send troops.
Li Dingguo did not ask for help. He believed that the Governor would make a judgment. Even if there are no reinforcements, he is not afraid of subsequent retaliation. After all, the Ming army has a navy and has no worries about its future.
On the other side, the defeated soldiers of the Mughal Empire also fled back.
