Ah Mo went back dejectedly.

After listening to Ahmad's report, Abdullah was so angry that he flew into a rage.

How does Srivijaya collect the high road tax at Lingga Gate?

It depends on the powerful navy!

If they are humiliated by these outsiders today, who of these businessmen will pay obediently in the future?

"Calling all the warships together, let these Song people see how powerful we are!"

"We only have twenty warships now. Istakhli's fifty warships were defeated on Linga Island. We..." Ah Mo said with a fearful tone.

"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly!"

"yes!"

The Srivijaya warships began to gather.

Abdullah was hiding in the city, taking a peek from a higher place.

The city wall of Lingya Gate is just a small block of earth, and it is not really a city wall.

"General Manager Li, Srivijaya's warship is approaching us." Prosin reminded.

"I saw."

"What should we do now?"

"Let them get closer before taking action."

At this time, the merchants at the seaport obviously realized that something was wrong.

Srivijaya's navy slowly surrounded him.

Of course, Li Bao did not bring all the twenty-eight warships, but only brought thirteen, and the other fifteen stayed on Linga Island.

From a purely quantitative perspective, Srivijaya occupies an advantageous position.

But, when you compare the size of Srivijaya's warships with those of Song Dynasty, you will immediately lose your sight.

The Srivijaya navy quickly advanced towards the Song army, and as the distance got closer, they began to attack with bows and arrows.

Abdullah, who was hiding in the city and standing on a high place, saw this and immediately shouted excitedly: "All attack, let these Song people taste our power!"

He saw his warships launching a large-scale attack on the Song army, but the Song army did not fight back.

He immediately shouted excitedly and ran down, all the way outside.

When we ran to the harbor, the surrounding businessmen were looking at what was happening ahead with horrified eyes.

I saw those Srivijaya warships busy firing arrows, and the soldiers on board also shouted loudly.

The picture seems to be like this.

Srivijaya Navy: Wait! Don’t run! Wait until I go over and kill you!

Song Jun, on the other hand, stood there motionless, as if to say: Brother, stop fighting. Brother, I was wrong.

Abdullah became more and more excited as he watched, and he seemed to feel the businessmen around him looking at him with awe.

"Have you seen that these Song people dare to come to our place and act recklessly?" Abdullah shouted proudly at a businessman from Zhongnan.

Pu Luoxin reminded again: "Manager Li, we are already less than ten feet away."

"Let's fire."

Just when the morale of the Srivijaya navy reached its peak, the Song army's artillery launched.

Moreover, the artillery of several ships was aimed at one of them.

For a moment, the sound of artillery was deafening, and hundreds of iron cannons swept towards Srivijaya's warship.

Bang bang bang...

In an instant, the ship's hull was torn into pieces, leaving pieces of wood flying everywhere.

Onlookers by the harbor were frightened by the sound and fell to the ground.

Abdullah was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, trembling, turned around, used his hands and feet, and then rolled and crawled towards the city.

As the cannons fell, two of Srivijaya's warships were crippled, and the remaining warships immediately turned around.

If the warship could roll and crawl, I'm afraid everyone would see the warship rolling and crawling on the sea.

"Manager Li, do you want to continue the bombardment?"

"No need, save the artillery."

"yes."

Srivijaya's warship fled.

The Song army's warships slowly docked.

When we docked, no one on the surrounding merchant ships dared to show their anger.

Until the Song army disembarked and landed immediately, no one dared to stop them.

"According to the Holy Order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and in accordance with the "Regulations on the Administration of the South China Sea of ​​the Song Dynasty", I came to question Srivijaya."

Although the surrounding businessmen could not understand what Li Bao said, no one dared to respond.

Groups of Song troops moved forward and quickly set up guard around the harbor.

The Sanfoqi people outside the small city of Lingya Gate resisted a few times, but were repelled in two or three, and the Song army entered the city unimpeded.

The Song army entered the city, and the city fell into panic.

Although there is no tall city wall, Lingya Gate is still very prosperous.

Various goods shipped from the East and the West are displayed and sold here.

Most people in the Song Dynasty could not cross this strategic area, so they bought commodities such as opals, sapphires, and moonlight cups here and sold them at high prices.

There are also many Western merchants who have no experience sailing from here to the Song Dynasty, so they buy silk and ceramics here and ship them back.

Li Bao felt very novel. It turned out that there were so many interesting items in a place nearly ten thousand miles away from the Song Dynasty.

There are some well-renovated houses ahead.

There are Tianzhu-style houses, Arabian-style houses, and Chinese-style houses, as well as houses that incorporate local style.

On the busiest street, there were many young girls standing at the door, saying hello enthusiastically.

There were also some strange sounds coming from inside.

In late March, the Central Plains area is still relatively cool, but here it feels like a scorching heat.

There is a Buddhist temple in front. Srivijaya is the largest Mahayana Buddhist kingdom.

At noon, both Abdullah and Ahmad were brought to Li Bao.

Ah Mo said harshly: "You are declaring war by attacking us. We have countless warships. Aren't you afraid of triggering a bigger war?"

Li Bao slapped him, causing Ah Mo to spin twice.

"What are you saying? Say it again, I don't understand."

Pu Luoxin translated on the side: "Manager Li, he said he wants to fight a bigger war with us."

"Fart! I clearly said that if you do this, it may trigger a bigger war!" Ah Mo said in Hangzhou dialect.

But his Hangzhou dialect has a thick accent.

"You actually know Hangzhou dialect?" Li Bao also said in Hangzhou dialect that he couldn't hold back.

Abdullah next to him was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he knelt down and begged for mercy: "If you have any other ideas, you can write to the Royal City and the Royal City will send people to negotiate. After all, we can't decide anything."

Pu Luoxin said: "Manager Li, what he said makes sense. People from Srivijaya City should be allowed to talk."

In this case, Li Bao did not forcefully interfere in this matter, but asked Abdullah to arrange for someone to go to the royal city to deliver the message.

Li Bao advanced so smoothly in the South China Sea, and it was impossible to send the results back so quickly.

However, the effect is immediately apparent.

For example, merchants like Su Jing sailed their merchant ships directly to Lingya Gate in two days.

Pu Luoxin also re-announced the right to take over the place at Lingyamen.

It is worth noting that there were some Song people living in Lingyamen itself. When they learned that soldiers and horses from the imperial court were coming, they were shocked and happy at the same time.

Su Jing even hurriedly went to visit Li Bao.

After he introduced himself, Li Bao said in surprise: "Is your father Su Ji?"

Su Ji is the grandson of Su Shi.

"My father is Su Ji."

Su Jing looked very excited.
Chapter completed!