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Chapter 316: The impact of Xuandes shrinking of borders

Li Dingguo nodded and said.

"Can!"

"Habai Dutong can try to recruit them. You can report to me the necessary food, grass, ordnance, etc.!"

"I will try my best to provide you!"

Li Dingguo is still relieved about Habai.

As a Manchu, Habai betrayed the Qing Dynasty and wanted to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

It was like he had completely cut off his own escape route. He had no other choice but to follow the Ming Dynasty all the way to the dark side.

Perhaps other parts of the Ming army were desperate and chose to surrender to the Manchus.

The Manchus and Qing dynasties wanted to save face and show that they were firmly established and the world's orthodoxy.

It is very likely that an order will be issued to forgive these Ming troops!

The most people can do is to be exiled to the frontier!

Definitely not killing them all!

But Habai's troops are an exception!

If they surrendered to the Manchus, there is no doubt that the Manchus would definitely kill all the Manchus who dared to betray the Qing, leaving no one behind.

Han people hate traitors, and Manchus also hate traitors!

In order to protect their base of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would never show any mercy to Habai and others.

Habai clasped his fists and left, while Li Dingguo lay down and wrote a report on the battle.

After writing the eloquent report, Li Dingguo ordered people to hurry up and send it to Luzon.

Prepare to take credit for the soldiers under your command!



The sea is wide and endless as far as the eye can see!

The blue sea is sparkling, and the clouds in the sky cast large shadows on the sea.

Zhu Hongyu stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the flat and wide sea.

I just feel relaxed!

Extremely happy!

The sea breeze, which smelled slightly of the sea, was like a lover's caress, gently brushing against his cheek, which felt very comfortable.

Zhu Hongyu said with emotion or nostalgia.

"The last time my navy from the Ming Dynasty arrived in the Banten Sultanate, it was probably during Zheng He's voyages to the West, right?"

"Two hundred years ago, our Ming Dynasty's fleet was ahead of the world, sailing across the sea. The furthest it crossed Malacca, crossed the entire Indian Ocean, and reached Mugudusu."

"Unexpectedly, now we are bullied by a group of foreign barbarians to the doorstep of our house!"

"Although I don't want to admit it, the foreign barbarians have indeed surpassed our Ming Dynasty in navigation and shipbuilding, and there are things that our Ming Dynasty can learn from."

"Two hundred years of maritime ban have made the Ming Dynasty lag behind the foreign barbarians. This complacency is really unacceptable!"

Zheng Chenggong echoed from the side.

"What your Highness said is true!"

After nearly a month of sailing, the Ming fleet was not far from the Dutch Batavia.

Calculating according to the voyage, if nothing unexpected happens, the Ming army will arrive at the sea off Batavia in three days!

Zhu Hongyu then complained.

"They all say how good the rule of Renxuan was back then. The people lived in peace and prosperity."

"But the decline of our Ming Dynasty also started when Xuande retreated from the border and gave up the strategy of exploring the grasslands and Annan, and stopped his voyages to the West."

Xuande's shrinking of borders directly wiped out the territory that Emperor Yongle had conquered for most of his life.

Like a dagger pressed against the heart of the grassland, those guard posts that penetrated deeply into the grassland were surrendered by Xuande!

As a result, the Wala people gradually grew bigger on the grassland, and then there was a change in the earthen fortress that overturned the Ming God of War!

The 500,000 elite soldiers in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were all lost, their nobles lost their power, and the civil service group grew bigger...

The Ming Dynasty completely began to indulge in civil and military affairs, and lost the motivation to expand and enterprising.

Abandoning Annan, Old Port and other places also caused the Ming Dynasty to lose the bridgehead for its expansion in Southeast Asia, and directly closed the door to the ocean for the Ming Dynasty.

During the next sea ban, all the windows were closed!

Although in the short term, Xuande's reduction in borders did alleviate the financial pressure on the court and allowed the people to recuperate.

But in the long run, how short-sighted was Emperor Xuande's actions?

If Emperor Yongle had known what his great grandson had done, he would have been so angry that he would have crawled out of his grave and whipped him!

Zhu Hongyu dared to complain about Emperor Xuande's shrinkage, but Zheng Chenggong did not dare and could only respond in silence.

Seeing this, Zhu Hongyu laughed and changed the subject.

"Old Taishan must also know something about the history of Western countries!"

Zheng Chenggong nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Especially the history of colonial expansion of Western countries, it makes people shudder when hearing about it!"

"The barbarity and ferocity of his actions are just like those of an animal!"

"Everywhere its colonial fleet arrived, they burned, killed, looted, and killed local people at every turn."

"Human trafficking, genocide..."

"Then spread its Western cult and destroy the local civilization!"

"Every time I think about this, I feel a chill in my back!"

Being able to say this shows how deep the faith of Zheng Chenggong, a so-called Catholic, is!

Zhu Hongyu said with a solemn expression.

"Now these foreigners' colonial footsteps have reached Nanyang. If Ming Dynasty cannot cheer up and actively respond."

"The consequences could be disastrous!"

"Today's world is a world of great contention, and the original gentleness, courtesy, thrift and concessions of Confucianism are no longer enough!"

"The world now is a cruel purgatory and Shura field, and there is no room for any warmth or kindness!"

"We must fight, we must expand, we must pick up swords and guns, and be ready to face powerful enemies at any time!"

"If we don't fight now, we will stand still and wait for someone else's butcher knife to hit our head. If we want to fight again, it will be too late!"

"The Ming Dynasty must never give up the ocean!"

"Dangers come from the ocean, opportunities come from the ocean, wealth comes from the ocean, and the future of the country and nation also lies in the ocean!"

"Now, driving the Dutch out of Nanyang and regaining Manchuria will be the first step for our Ming Dynasty to move towards the ocean!"

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he knelt down on one knee and spoke.

"I am willing to serve as the king's pioneer!"

"Open up and expand Nanyang for my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Hongyu hurriedly lifted up his old Taishan and said.

"Lao Taishan is the humerus of the country, no need to be polite!"

At this moment, the lookout on Zhu Hongyu's ship sounded the alarm.

Dang Dang! Dang Dang Dang!

The alarm sounded when the target was discovered, the sea wind became stronger, and the sails flapped, giving the warship a faster movement speed.

Zhu Hongyu picked up the telescope and looked in the direction where the enemy was coming.

The quality of the telescopes of this era was not very good. The lenses were not clear enough. Due to technical flaws in polishing, the telescopes would be deformed when viewing distant scenery.

But in this era, there are only such technical conditions!

Zhu Hongyu has no choice!

A huge fleet appeared at the end of Zhu Hongyu's sight.

The tricolor flag hangs high, and the snow-white sails seem to be connected to the sea.

The black hull is also quite conspicuous, and the sound of horns can be heard faintly on the sea.

That's the Dutch fleet in Batavia!

The Ming army launched troops from Luzon, and the huge fleet attacked Batavia with great momentum. The momentum along the way was so loud that it could not be concealed at all.

The Dutch had numerous merchant ships in Southeast Asia, and could easily grasp the whereabouts of the Ming fleet.

Before the Ming fleet was about to reach Batavia, it was a normal operation to send its own fleet to intercept it.

As the distance between the two parties continued to close, the atmosphere on the calm sea began to become more and more depressing.

The clouds of war are getting thicker and thicker!



Zhu Hongyu stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the Dutch fleet in the distance.

He ordered the kitchens of the Ming army to prepare fires for cooking, and the army began to prepare for battle.


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