Chapter 803: Obey the grandson’s order and destroy Siam!
If you want to take Timur, you must take Tianzhu.
If you want to take Tianzhu, the Siam Peninsula cannot be let go.
Under Zhu Ying's order, Lan Yu, who had just finished conquering Chenla, quickly gathered at the Chenla port, leaving only a small number of troops to rule Angkor.
The subsequent matters will naturally be managed by the imperial court sending troops.
Now the territory of Chenla is actually not small, with more than ten cities in Champa. In addition to Angkor Thom, there are actually many cities.
This is not important. Now that Chenla has lost Angkor Thom, it is no longer possible to gather enough troops. The cities in various places are completely scattered. They do not have the courage to face the powerful Ming army.
When the city of Angkor was destroyed and the Chenla nobles were massacred, the defenders of other cities immediately sent word that they were willing to submit to the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
So you only need to send a small number of soldiers to receive it.
In addition to Lan Yu's army, other Duke's armies also arrived at the port of Chenla.
The Zodiac Army has eight legion rounds, and the remaining four legions are heading to Majapahit.
"Follow the grandson's decree and destroy Siam!"
"Power! Power! Power!"
Above Chenla Port, 80,000 troops roared loudly. These are real soldiers.
Of course, the total strength is only 80,000, and there are about 50,000 auxiliary troops and 40,000 soldiers taken away from Chenla, for a total of 170,000 troops.
Longdong Qiang, Longdong Sheng, and the people from the Cao Gang stood behind Li Youwei, looking at the huge warships and the black-smoking ironclads in front of them. Only then did they realize that compared to the regular army, these gangs
It's totally not enough to watch.
At this moment, the most fortunate thing in Long Dongqiang's heart was that he did not choose to go against Daming, and his eyes also showed his gratitude to his adoptive father Li Youwei.
Long Dongqiang's eyes became complicated under this shock.
But compared to the princes like Lan Yu, they are not enough to watch. Even Jin Kaishan, who was the same as the Tu Emperor in Zhenla, Champa, is just like a minion at the moment.
There is no way, the lineup of three ministers and five candidates is too exaggerated.
Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong, any one of them can easily crush Jin Kaishan in terms of status.
And this combined legion was obviously controlled by Lan Yu.
Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong are equivalent to the left and right deputy commanders.
It can also be seen from the selection of candidates that the three of them are considered young factions. The older ones Fu Youde and Feng Sheng will find it difficult to withstand such tiring travels.
Although Chang Sheng is the founding father of the country, he is still in ruins.
Li Jinglong must participate. After all, he has sailed to the West and is familiar with the roads.
In fact, Li Jinglong is a bit embarrassed now. In the past few years, he led the Ming Dynasty fleet around and established good friendship and trade relations with some local countries.
I just came back here, and I will bring the army with me when I come back.
This made him feel somewhat awkward.
But he had no choice.
When the Ming army arrived at the coast of Siam, the news quickly spread to the city of Ayutthaya.
After hearing the news, Ramadhi Bodhi quickly sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty army to conduct peace talks.
Unfortunately, he was intercepted outside the military camp by Lan Yu's soldiers without even meeting him.
If he was not killed directly, it would be in accordance with the custom of not killing envoys from a country with great etiquette.
At this time, the Ayutthaya Dynasty was still fighting against the Sukhothai Dynasty in the north. The war there was going very smoothly. It might only take a few months to completely occupy the territory of the Sukhothai Dynasty.
Just to fight against the Ming army, Ramadhi Bodhi did not care too much and quickly sent an order to withdraw all the troops from the north and defend Ayutthaya City to the death.
The Ming army had strong firearms and armaments. Although it was somewhat uncomfortable due to the tropical climate, the impact was not significant in a short period of time.
The configuration this time was very rich, and there was also Ming Dynasty's fleet for transportation and logistical support at any time. Lan Yu didn't take Siam seriously at all.
After landing at the seaside, they marched all the way to the city of Ayutthaya without encountering any decent resistance.
This also has a lot to do with Ramati Bodhi Shrinkage Defense.
After all, except for Ayutthaya City, the defenses of other cities are weak, so it is the best choice to shrink the troops and defend Ayutthaya City.
As a king who has been fighting for half his life, Ramadhi Bodhi naturally understands how to do his best to fight against the Ming army now.
In terms of military strength, Ramadhi Bodhi seems to have some advantages. The Ming army does not even have 200,000 troops, but he can gather an army of more than 300,000 troops.
But in terms of victory or defeat, if they fight in the wild, Ramadhi Bodhi doesn't even have half a chance of winning.
The city of Ayutthaya is where all his hopes lie.
Ayutthaya means the city of eternal victory.
When Ramadhi Bodhi moved his capital here, he paid great attention to the defense of the city. The city walls were built with solid boulders, and the city gates were also made of the strongest wood.
Different from the Ming Dynasty City, there are many pagodas and stone carvings of seated Buddhas on the city walls of Ayutthaya, which look very solemn from a distance.
"Fancy and foxy!"
Lan Yu snorted coldly and immediately ordered the firing.
There is nothing easy to discuss between the two parties.
In Lan Yu's heart, it is obvious that she has some intention of revenge.
The Ming army immediately pulled out 500 artillery pieces and began to bombard the city of Ayutthaya.
The artillery fire all over the sky fell towards Ayutthaya like raindrops.
Not only can the city walls be bombed, but regional artillery within the city can also be directly bombarded.
The range of Ming army artillery was much higher than that of the city wall.
Of course, it is obviously very difficult to directly blast open the city gate with artillery. Even though Lan Yu brought a large amount of artillery ammunition this time, although Ayutthaya City is not as thick as Nanjing City, it is still about the same thickness as other cities in the Ming Dynasty.
Even if the Ming army's artillery has been improved and reinforced, and even the gun body is made of steel, and its power is more than ten times that of the previous artillery, there is no way to directly break the city wall.
The thickness of the Ming Dynasty city wall is generally about fifteen meters. Ayutthaya City is a little thinner, but eight meters is still there.
It is impossible for artillery to blast a gap in the eight-meter-thick city wall, and it is even more difficult for the city gate.
Even if the wooden gate is blown open, the soldiers in the city can still pile up rocks and wood to block the Ming army's attack.
With Lamati Bodhi fully prepared, it was obviously impossible for Lan Yu to say that he could break the city in a short time.
Therefore, the Ming army's artillery fired directly towards the city.
At this time, the Ming army had already begun to besiege the city. Even though Ramadhi Bodhi had more troops than the Ming army, they could only defend the city.
After a burst of artillery fire, the morale of the defenders in Ayutthaya City dropped. Although the casualties were not very large, such a salvo of artillery fire was enough to cause a great impact.
Those who were unlucky were killed directly. No one knew where the artillery would land.
Most of the houses in the city are made of wood, but after several rounds of bombing, most of the houses near the city wall collapsed.
The artillery bombardment lasted for half an hour before stopping. Lan Yu just sneered: "This is just a meeting gift for you."
After that, the Ming army began to manufacture siege equipment.
Whether it is a ladder or other equipment, it is naturally impossible to carry it with you during the march. Generally speaking, it is made on the spot.
This is the matter of the auxiliaries.
Youdao is that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools, and siege equipment is the most critical link.
There were still a lot of trees near Ayutthaya City, which gave the Ming army a good environment to make siege equipment.
There are two main types of siege equipment produced by the Ming army.
One is a conventional ladder, and the other is a new type of gun ladder.
Of course, the ladder is not a simple long ladder like those in later movies and TV dramas. Such a ladder is not about attacking a city, but about sending someone to your death.
The real ladder is a triangular-like shelf, with the right-angled height in the front slightly higher than the height of the city wall, and steps like steps in the back.
The soldiers rushed up from the stairs at the back, then jumped into the city wall to fight with the defenders.
The artillery ladder is a new siege equipment of the Ming Dynasty. It is similar to the ladder, but the overall structure is much smaller.
What is mounted on the gun ladder is naturally the artillery.
One is to cover the approach of the ladder, and at the same time it can cause powerful damage to the defenders on the city wall.
This kind of artillery is relatively small, and the barrel is longer than ordinary artillery. It is a bit like an enlarged version of a matchlock gun.
Similar to the relationship between bows and arrows and giant crossbows.
This is also because the gun ladder is made of wood. The artillery will produce strong recoil during firing, and the gun ladder will break due to being unable to withstand it. Therefore, under the guidance of Zhu Ying, the Ming Dynasty Scientific Research Department created this kind of gun specially used for siege.
Small artillery.
Lan Yu is not in a hurry at all. With strong supplies, logistics will not affect the siege.
There may not be much food in the city of Ayutthaya, but it will definitely not be a big problem if we persist for a few months.
And Sapphire obviously cannot take several months and a half.
The role of the 90,000 auxiliary soldiers was clearly demonstrated. They cut down trees and worked day and night to make siege equipment.
A large number of ladders and gun ladders are constantly taking shape.
The Ming army was originally here to attack the city, so it was fully prepared in all aspects. Among them, it also forcibly recruited many carpenters from Zhenla and occupied the city.
As the equipment of the Ming army continued to be manufactured, Ramadhi Bodhi was obviously a little panicked.
Looking at the various siege equipment outside the city that was a section higher than the city wall, Ramadhi Bodhi didn't know how long he could hold on.
Although Ramadhi Bodhi's army also has some muskets and artillery, these are not mainstream equipment and will not play a big role in such a war.
So Ramadhi Bodhi held court meetings every day and began to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should send troops out of the city to fight in advance while the Ming army has not yet perfected their siege equipment."
"We have more troops than the Ming army, so they may not be able to defeat us."
A minister stood up and suggested.
However, his suggestion was quickly refuted.
"If we want to fight out of the city, we should do it when the Ming army is preparing to attack the city. While we are fighting, we can also destroy their siege equipment and buy us more time."
The second minister's suggestion was obviously recognized by many people, but Ramadhi Bodhi on the throne remained silent.
Because these words are no different from nonsense, and after discussing it for almost a month, these words are still the same, which do not make much sense.
"Did the envoy from Dagu La have any news?" Ramadhi Bodhi asked in a deep voice.
The minister in charge of foreign affairs stood up and shook his head: "There is no news yet."
This conversation has been going on for several days.
When he learned that the Ming army was launching a massive attack, Ramadhi Bodhi sent an envoy to Dagu La, also known as the Baigu Dynasty.
Surrounding the Ayutthaya Dynasty, it was obviously impossible for the Sukhothai Dynasty in the north to send troops to help him. After all, Ramadhi Bodhi almost destroyed the Sukhothai Dynasty before, and they were eager for the Ming army to break the city.
To the east is Chenla, which is now under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
The only one that can ask for foreign aid is the Baigu Dynasty in the west.
The Baigu Dynasty was a dynasty established by the Mon people after the collapse of the Bagan Dynasty.
Although Ramadhi Bodhi hopes to be rescued by the Baigu Dynasty, in fact, the possibility of knowing it is not high.
After the disintegration of the Bagan dynasty, the Ava dynasty was close to the Baigu dynasty. The rulers of both of them were high-level officials of the Bagan dynasty.
The two sides have been fighting for many years to unify, and they have been fighting for fifteen years now.
Historically, the two dynasties fought for a total of forty years, known as the Forty Years' War.
Of course, the Baigu Dynasty still had troops to support Ramati Bodhi. Back then, Ava also joined forces with Luchuan and Menggen to attack the southwest of the Ming Dynasty.
That was when Mu Ying passed away not long after Zhu Ying came to Beijing.
However, they were defeated by Muchun's attack, resulting in heavy losses, and finally begged for surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
However, just when Ramatibodhi was talking about the Baigu Dynasty, the messenger from the Baigu Dynasty had already arrived at the Ming Dynasty military camp.
"The envoys under the command of King Rasudhari have paid homage to the Duke of Liang, the Kingdom of Heaven."
Lan Yu looked at the envoy of the Baigu Dynasty kneeling on the ground in the big tent, and couldn't help but reveal a playful smile.
Ramadhi Bodhi's envoy for help had indeed arrived in the Baigu Dynasty. After all, the two countries were not far apart.
After the current king of the Baigu Dynasty, Rasudhari, learned that the city of Ayutthaya was surrounded by the Ming army, he ignored the envoy's explanation and locked up the envoy directly.
Then an envoy was sent to the Ming army to express the Baigu Dynasty's surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Rasudhari knew very well how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. How arrogant the Bagan dynasty was back then, but it still fell under the iron heel of the Mongols.
The Ming Dynasty, which defeated the Mongols, was obviously even more powerful.
Although Rasudari never fought against the Ming army, Ava, Luchuan, and Menggen all united and suffered heavy losses from the Ming Dynasty, which allowed the Baigu Dynasty to take the opportunity to occupy many cities of the Ava Dynasty.
Now he goes to help Ayutthaya, so what if he defeats the Ming army once? When the Ming army turns around and attacks the Baigu Dynasty, how can he resist?
In terms of military strength and overall national strength, Rasudhari considered itself not as powerful as the Ayutthaya dynasty.
Even a country more powerful than mine cannot resist the Ming Dynasty. Why do you think I dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty?
Just kidding.
Rasudhari decisively sold Ramadhi Bodhi and asked the envoy to express that if the Ming Dynasty needed help, he was willing to send all his troops to help the Ming Dynasty attack the city of Ayutthaya.
You must know that the shock of Li Jinglong's voyage to the Western Fleet is still deeply engraved in Rashadhari's mind.