Ramadhi Bodhi never imagined that the city of Ayutthaya he had built so carefully could not last even three days.
The Ming army's siege capabilities far exceeded his expectations.
With the help of powerful siege equipment, the advantage of the city wall was infinitely reduced, and dozens of ladders built in a month were able to reach the top of the city.
When the Ming army pushed the siege ladder, Ramadhi Bodhi decisively opened the city gate to attack, hoping to destroy the siege ladder.
However, he still underestimated the matchlock guns of the Ming army.
His cavalry had already been beaten to pieces by the matchlock guns of the Ming army before they even got close. After expending a large amount of troops to rush into the Ming army's position, the leading cavalry suddenly found themselves surrounded by nothing.
Even the Mongolian cavalry did not dare to directly attack the Ming army's position.
Ramadhi Bodhi did not dare to climb to the top of the city to observe the situation.
Because the Ming army's gun ladders were really terrifying, the artillery placed on the gun ladders hundreds of meters away from the city wall aimed directly at the top of the city wall and fired. Even if the accuracy was slightly lower, it was enough to suppress it.
With the advancement of the ladder, no effective defensive measures could be formed on the city wall.
It’s a joke. During the Thousand Years War in the Central Plains, the experience points in sieges have already been filled up. Lan Yu has been fighting since he was a child, and he has also won many cities. When he followed Chang Yuchun, he fought all
A large city in the Central Plains.
Ayutthaya City is just a city with all the bells and whistles in appearance. It doesn’t even have the city of Ong. If it can’t be won easily, it can go and kill itself.
When the ladder approached the city wall, the siege was already destined to end.
However, Ramadhi Bodhi's troops were still very strong, so it took two days to break the city.
"King Wutong, we meet again."
In the palace of Ayutthaya City, Lan Yu was sitting on the throne, looking at Ramadhi Bodhi who was kneeling on the ground and said with a smile.
Ramati Bodhi asked in unskilled Chinese: "Why did you attack my country? Haven't I already compensated the Ming Dynasty? And the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has forgiven me. It's you, Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty, privately
He brought soldiers here to retaliate."
"I will definitely report impeachment to the Emperor."
Regarding this point, Ramati Bodhi really couldn't understand why the Ming army suddenly behaved like this.
Ramati Bodhi also knew what happened next to Zhenla, but the Ming army was doing it in the name of revenge for the king, which makes sense. However, although he had offended Duke Liang before, it was all over.
Ramadhi Bodhi thought that this blue jade official weapon was for personal use, so he took advantage of the fact that he had soldiers in hand and came to attack the city privately without reporting it to the Ming Emperor.
This is the only explanation that Ramadi Bodhi could understand.
"Do you think you still have a chance to go to the capital to impeach me?" Lan Yu did not explain, because the Ming Dynasty actually had no reason to send troops to Siam this time, so Lan Yu had to take care of this matter.
Of course, it's just a name, and Sapphire itself doesn't care so much.
"As expected, it's you. I have compensated you with so much gold and jewelry. I didn't expect that you are still holding it against me. What do you want from me? If you are willing to withdraw from the army, I will never tell His Majesty the Great Emperor."
"And my treasury can be opened for you. I can give you whatever you want."
Ramadhi Bodhi's tone already sounded like he was begging for mercy. People have to bow their heads under the roof. He just wanted to save his life.
"hehe."
Lan Yu smiled coldly and said: "Now that the entire city is in my hands, I still need you to donate some treasures. Aren't these all my lord's? As for you, do you have any last words? If there are none,
, then you can die."
Ramati Bodhi said bitterly: "Lanyu, aren't you afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will punish you?"
Lan Yu smiled and said: "The city of Ayutthaya has been destroyed, and Siam has no resistance anymore. From now on, Siam will be like the city of Chenla, and will come under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will not be able to reward me for such things, so what?"
I will be punished."
"Even if it's punishment, you can't see it anymore."
"Okay, since I have no last words and I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you, I'll drag you down and chop him off."
The guards on the left and right dragged Ramadhi Bodhi, who was shouting curses, out and beheaded him in public.
Ramadhi Bodhi's eyes widened after he was beheaded, showing that he truly refused to die in peace.
He still has many things to accomplish. He wants to conquer the Sukhothai dynasty and unify Siam, then gather his forces to conquer Chenla, and then create the most powerful Siamese dynasty.
However, seeing everything going smoothly, Daming's intervention brought everything to naught.
How could he be willing to die?
However, all these thoughts became empty after one stab.
But Lan Yu's butcher knife did not stop because of this, and instead slaughtered the entire Ayutthaya royal family.
Including the great nobles in the city of Ayutthaya, basically all of them were killed without leaving any future trouble.
At this point, half of the Indochina Peninsula was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
When the news reached the capital, Zhu Ying was not surprised when he heard it.
All I can say is that it is indeed a blue jade, and it moves quickly.
"This guy Lan Yu is quite capable." Zhu Yuanzhang said with praise.
Although the capture of Siam would not be a problem in everyone's eyes, the fact that it was able to break through the city in such a short period of time without causing too much losses to the Ming army was all due to Lan Yu.
Of course, if Lan Yu spent too many troops and ended up with a tragic victory, that would be completely different.
Even in Zhu Ying's opinion, it would take at least four to five months, or even half a year, to capture the Ayutthaya Dynasty. He had already prepared the logistical support for a long-term war.
Ramadhi Bodhi himself is a very capable king. In the entire Southeast Asia region, it can be said that Siam is the most powerful at present.
This most powerful country in the Nanyang region could not survive even two months in Lan Yu's hands.
However, this disrupted Zhu Ying's arrangements to a certain extent.
Because he didn't expect Lan Yu to move so quickly, the officials on Zhu Ying's side who were planning to arrange the trip had not yet made plans.
Now we can only inform the cabinet to draw up a list as quickly as possible and set off immediately.
As the old saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it.
This guardianship also means to govern.
Fortunately, Yunnan Champa City has been penetrated for so many years. Due to the high welfare, there are not a few Han people who have migrated there, so it is relatively easy to govern.
But Chenla and Siam are completely different.
Although the city of Ayutthaya was destroyed and even the royal family was empty, in fact most of the area was not yet in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, but was controlled by local nobles from other cities.
But just like Zhenla, even their king has been defeated, so there is no point in struggling.
The biggest trouble in governing Chenla and Siam is the difference in cultural ideologies.
They do not belong to the Central Plains civilization circle, and the number of people who understand Chinese is very small. Except for some high-level nobles who need to communicate with the Ming Dynasty to learn Chinese, other small and medium-sized nobles and ordinary people at the bottom do not understand Chinese at all.
The combined area of Chenla and Siam is larger than that of Yunnan, and its population is in the millions.
It was impossible for Ming Dynasty to send a large number of personnel to garrison at once.
It is conceivable that the Chenla-Siam area will experience a certain degree of chaos for a long time to come.
This is also a situation that cannot be avoided.
"It's a pity that Zhu Gaochi is here."
Zhu Ying sighed a little. Now he had to arrange a chief envoy to govern Siam. In Zhu Ying's view, Zhu Gaochi was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.
Because of the distance and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the prince and grandson are undoubtedly the best choice.
However, Zhu Ying had promised Zhu Gaochi to return to Japan a few days ago, so it would not be appropriate to arrange to go to Siam now.
After thinking about it, Zhu Ying decided to let Qitai go.
Qi Tai is still very capable. He has held the position of minister of the Ministry of War in recent years. It is estimated that after Ruyu, the Minister of War, retires, he will succeed him.
In these years, Zhu Ying controlled the military power, and Qi Tai also made considerable contributions.
Although Qi Tai is not seen in major events, his importance cannot be ignored. Without his cooperation, it would obviously be difficult for many students who graduated from military academies to join local health stations.
Qitai's biggest advantage is his excellent memory. He is very familiar with the Ming Dynasty Guards, especially around the capital, and can arrange the students of the military academy very well.
On the same day, Zhu Ying called Qitai to the back hall of the East Palace and asked him about his thoughts on the governance of Siam.
"I recommend someone, it should be effective."
After listening to Taisun's question, Qi Tai said respectfully.
Zhu Ying did not expect that he would recommend someone else, and asked curiously: "Who will Qi Aiqing recommend?"
Qi Tai said in a deep voice: "The person recommended by me is now under the command of King Wu, Huang Zicheng."
Zhu Ying frowned and said, "Why recommend him?"
For Huang Zicheng, Zhu Ying didn't have much favorable impression, nor was there any dislike.
However, historically speaking, this person was indecisive. Although he was loyal, Zhu Di successfully pacified Nan, so there is no doubt that he can be regarded as a hero.
Therefore, he was also rewarded by Zhu Di and was honored to mention the Ten Tribes.
No matter how much he thought about it, Zhu Ying felt that it was a little unreliable to let such people govern Siam.
Qitai said: "Your Highness does not know. Huang Zicheng has many disciples. If he goes to govern Siam, a large number of students will definitely go together under the call. The biggest problem in Siam at present is education. The natives do not understand the language of the Ming Dynasty and cannot communicate with each other."
difficulty."
"If you want to educate Siam, you will naturally need a large number of scholars to go bravely. Huang Zicheng will play an extremely key role in this."
"In addition, in the past few years, Huang Zicheng has been assisting King Wu in governing Wucheng. He has gained rich experience. Now he is already familiar with governing Siam. I heard that Huang Zicheng has been devoted to learning during these years in Wucheng. For
I have studied languages from various parts of Southeast Asia, and I think I am familiar with the language of Siam."
"Therefore, I believe that Huang Zicheng is the best candidate to govern Siam."
When Zhu Ying heard this, he thought about it several times.
Although he didn't agree directly, he was persuaded by Qi Tai.
Qi Tai was right, Huang Zicheng was still well-known in the literary circle, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would not have been designated as the previous East Palace companion.
A little research into Wucheng now shows that, not to mention how prosperous and rich it is, it can be considered well-organized.
Moreover, many scholars from the Ming Dynasty liked to go to Wucheng. Now Zhu Yunwen had only a few generals but many civil servants. This was indispensable to Qi Tai's contribution.
Why does the small city of Wucheng need so many civil servants?
After Qi Tai left, Zhu Ying decided to let Huang Zicheng go to Siam, just in time to take his group of disciples and grandchildren.
Anyway, no matter what, the final situation is not much different.
So Zhu Ying called Xu Miaojin to help him draft the edict.
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Wucheng.
This is the vassal state of Wu King Zhu Yunwen.
After the Northern Expedition ended last year, Zhu Yunwen was allowed to return to Wucheng.
After all, he went to the capital, unlike the four Japanese kings Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Shu, who just came to join in the fun.
He couldn't help much in the Northern Expedition. He was just having fun in the capital, so there was no need to stay in the capital.
I have to say that the current development of Wucheng is quite good.
Relying on the Ming Dynasty and the 50,000 elite soldiers given to him by Zhu Ying.
Oh, now there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers who have been transferred to Chenla.
However, this has no impact on Wucheng. Annan has already belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and 20,000 elite soldiers are enough.
The development of Wucheng is still good. Zhu Yunwen was influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, and he values peaceful governance. Now Wucheng is also prosperous and prosperous.
In Zhu Yunwen's small court, there were nearly seventy civil servants.
Many scholars who found it difficult to get along in the Ming Dynasty came to seek refuge with Huang Zicheng and find an official position with Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen's court meetings were held every three days like the Ming Dynasty. This does not mean that Zhu Yunwen was lazy, but that Huang Zicheng gave advice.
If the court meetings in the vassal state were held more intensively than in the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it mean that King Wu was more diligent than His Majesty?
Wu Cheng held court meetings so diligently, did he have any unnecessary thoughts?
Huang Zicheng's words made Zhu Yunwen give up the idea of holding court meetings every day.
He still enjoyed the court meeting very much, after all, he was once very close to the throne of the Ming Dynasty.
If it hadn't been for the sudden appearance of his eldest brother, he would have been the heir to the Ming Dynasty.
The order issued by Zhu Ying reached Wucheng in only seven days.
This speed is naturally due to the steam ironclads. The order was taken through a dedicated channel, and there were always ready ironclads waiting.
As for Champa, there was a station for replenishing coal for steam ironclads two years ago.
"According to the order of the Grand Sun, Huang Zicheng of Wucheng was transferred to Siam to be the official envoy of Si Zuobu. He was temporarily in charge of the government affairs of Siam and had the power of appointment."
"Envoy Huang Zuo, please accept the order."
Under the eunuch's urging, before he could react, Huang Zicheng knelt on the ground and shouted: "I obey the grandson's order."
Then he stood up and took the order with a happy face.
He really didn't expect that one day he would be able to belong to the imperial court. He originally thought that he would just hang out in Wucheng for the rest of his life.
This is a serious court official, and he is also a high-ranking member of the feudal state, a second-rank official who holds real power.
The other civil servants who heard this also looked happy. Perhaps the only one who was unhappy was Zhu Yunwen who was sitting on the throne.