Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty Chapter 1119 1114 [Those who forge treasure banknotes will be punished no matter how far away they are!]
Chapter 1119 1114 [Those who forge treasure banknotes will be punished no matter how far away they are!]
The navy of the Ming Dynasty is divided into three major systems, namely the Yellow Sea Navy, the East China Sea Navy, and the South China Sea Navy.
Looking at this bad name, you can tell that it was given by Ju Ming himself.
For example, the Yellow Sea did not have such a name before. In the Song Dynasty, based on the different colors of the sea surface, the large areas of the Yellow Sea in later generations were called Yellow Water Ocean, Black Water Ocean and Qingshui Ocean respectively.
The Ministry of War and the Privy Council both have navy-related departments and offices. Today, the general person in charge of the navy is Ying Xuan.
There are also several major factions in the navy system.
The first is Zhang Guangdao's early Han River Navy, the second is Li Bao's early Shu River Navy, and the third is the Jingjiang Navy established by Zhu Ming when he recruited Yingxuan to surrender. These three major naval forces also incorporated Zhong Xiang's Dongting Lake Navy, and the Poyang Lake Navy in the former Song Dynasty.
The army constituted a huge Jianghan navy system.
In the north, there are the Yellow River, Huaihe, and Canal naval systems. One comes from the Jingwei Navy recruited by Yang Zhi and Li Yanxian, the second comes from the Shandong and Huainan Navy recruited by Zhang Shuye, Zhang Boring, and Fang Mengqing, and the third comes from the Zhongyuan Navy recruited by Zhu Ming himself.
military.
As the situation stabilized, these river armies carried out large-scale disarmament and reorganization.
Many naval officers and soldiers were transferred to the Cao Army system, and those who were too unbearable were directly laid off. Only a small number of naval officers were retained for anti-smuggling and suppressing bandits, but they were placed under the management of the provincial commanders.
The truly elite backbone of the inland navy was sent to recruit the coastal navy of the former Song Dynasty, and the prototype of the Ming Navy emerged.
The Yellow Sea Navy is headquartered in Dengzhou, Shandong, and has branches in Haizhou, Iwami Port, and Tsushima Island, Korea.
The East China Sea Navy is headquartered in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and has branches in Fuzhou and Taiwan.
The South China Sea Navy is headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and has branches in Jiaozhi and Jambi.
The South China Sea Navy was dispatched this time. The ships of the Guangzhou headquarters went directly to Coconut City (the new capital of the Sunda Kingdom), and the ships of the Jambi Division attacked the outer port of Bacha Charan (the old capital of the Sunda Kingdom).
Maharaja wanted to retreat to the mountains and then summon local troops to serve the king?
He thinks too much.
Not only was he suddenly attacked by the Ming Dynasty, but his son who was left in the old capital was also beaten!
Emperor Zhu's adopted son Zhu Xiaozhong was already the commander-in-chief of Guangdong and the Marquis of Hanzhong at this time.
He first followed his horse to envoy Yelu Dashi, and then led his army to seize Shijian Yinshan. Then he ran to Seljuk and made a circle, and conveniently defeated the country of Ceylon into a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. It can be considered that he has made many meritorious deeds and is very skilled.
Landing operations overseas.
Zhu Xiaozhong ordered: "The enemy troops at the port have fled. All the cavalry will land first and go directly to the south of the castle. If the defenders in the castle want to escape, immediately find an opportunity to attack. If there is no chance, we must hold off the enemy and wait for the main force of our army.
Go over for reinforcements."
The Guangdong cavalry only came with 500 men this time, but the main force brought 800 horses to prevent the horses from getting sick during the voyage and affecting the battle.
A middle-aged cavalry general named Ding Wenbing, when all five hundred cavalrymen disembarked, immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Follow me!"
Ding Wenbing was originally from Longxi. His father used to be a horse thief and later joined the army with Li Yanxian. Ding Wenbing, who was less than 20 years old at the time, also joined Li Yanxian's army. Although he never performed amazingly, he fought in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei.
Liaodong played the whole game.
He is now the deputy commander-in-chief of Guangdong.
Five hundred cavalrymen, led by Ding Wenbing, quickly passed through the dock area, then through the blocks outside the castle, and circled to the southwest of the castle.
There is also a guide in the team, who is a special agent from the Military Intelligence Department who was sent to Coconut City to investigate the case last year. He is responsible for guiding the cavalry in the direction of advancement.
The states on the island of Java do not have cavalry troops, and they have never fought with cavalry!
Maharaja thought that it would take a long time for the Ming army to land, and it would naturally take even longer for the Ming army to catch up. While he ordered the defenders to evacuate, he even had the leisure to run away with the royal family and some of their belongings.
Take a boat trip!
The reason why Coconut City can become a great port is not only because of its geographical advantages in maritime trade, but also because it sits on many rivers, which can transport goods from the interior of Java Island to the port.
Later generations drained nearby swamps and formed many small rivers, and the number of rivers connecting the city even increased to 13. However, those rivers were polluted, and residents in the city were seriously short of water. They could only pump groundwater for drinking, causing the entire city to continue to sink, and then
It causes floods every year.
A city with 13 rivers is short of water. Indonesia’s governance capabilities are really awesome!
However, it was said that members of the Sunda royal family boarded the ship one after another and carried large and small bags of treasures onto the ship. More than 20 river boats left the water gate in the south of the castle.
But the Sunda army walked along the river.
Because the Ming army arrived so suddenly, most of the inland river ships were in the river section close to the port, and there was no time to get them back.
"The Ming army is coming, the Ming army is coming!"
There were sudden bursts of exclamations from the Sunda soldiers who had already left the city.
Maharaja had just left the castle by boat. His boat was filled with treasures, and the only people accompanying him were his beloved concubine, his youngest son, some boatmen and court attendants.
"Why did it come so fast?" Maharaja couldn't understand it at all.
He has lived for more than fifty years and has never seen a cavalryman, and he doesn’t even know what a war horse looks like!
The so-called Javanese horse in later generations was actually a horse breed bred by Dutch colonists on Java Island.
But it was said that Ding Wenbing led his cavalry around the castle and saw that two enemy troops had already left the city and formed a long snake along the river. He immediately asked the messenger to blow the attack horn: "Have a break and attack!"
The Javanese soldiers marched in a long snake, and it was the first time they faced cavalry, and they were still in a state of abandoning the city. What would be their reaction?
Facing the charge of five hundred cavalry, a large number of Javanese soldiers turned around and fled, and many soldiers even jumped directly into the river.
Maharaja, who was so awesome that he didn't take the Ming Dynasty's army seriously, had just left the city with his royal fleet when he saw his own army making dumplings.
"Charge over, row over quickly!" Maharaja shouted. All the Javanese troops on the shore had fled. Ding Wenping sent a hundred cavalry to chase them outside the city, and sent another two hundred cavalry to chase the defeated troops and charge forward.
Entering the castle, the remaining two hundred cavalry were standing by the river shooting.
The Sunda King's royal fleet sailed against the current, and the boatmen rowed wildly, but they were always chased and shot by Ming cavalry on the shore.
At this moment, twenty or thirty small boats unloaded from the Ming Dynasty ships came quickly from the port into the inland river. Their channel was in another river. When they caught up here, they realized something was wrong, so they all docked and pulled the small boats.
Drag it up.
Then, those "Marines" carried the small boats and galloped to the river where the enemy was located in a land boat manner.
By this time, the Sunda royal fleet had been chased away by cavalry.
After the Marine Corps' small boat was re-launched, it continued to catch up at a speed visible to the naked eye. Small boats like theirs are inherently very fast, and the Sunda royal family's boat carried a lot of treasures, so it was impossible for them to run that fast.
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"Whoosh whoosh!"
Several powerful crossbows fired hooks and accurately captured three enemy ships in the rear. At the same time, the Ming troops on the small boats started firing muskets.
In the blink of an eye, enemy ships were captured one after another.
All the enemies on the ship, regardless of age or sex, were killed. Because there was no time to take in the prisoners slowly, they had to chase the enemy ship further ahead.
Maharaja soon fell into a desperate situation. He no longer had any arrogance and ordered in panic: "Stop the ship, stop the ship, we surrender!"
What combat effectiveness can an army on a small island have?
Historically, Kublai Khan's Yuan army overturned in Java Island, simply because he was stabbed in the back by his own younger brother.
At that time, a powerful country appeared in Java, which not only expelled the forces of Srivijaya, but also sent a fleet to expedition to Sumatra Island in an attempt to completely eliminate Srivijaya. As a result, the army went on an expedition abroad, and the domestic nobles rebelled.
The king's son-in-law failed to suppress the rebellion and was chased by the rebels. He hid in a small place and built Majapahit City. This man asked Kublai Khan for help, claiming that he was willing to become a vassal, pay tribute, and offer the princess.
Kublai Khan had long wanted to capture Java Island, so he sent 1,000 warships, more than 10,000 crew members, and 5,000 soldiers. After landing on Java Island, the Yuan army was invincible and defeated a total of more than 100,000 enemy troops.
On the day when the Yuan army came to the city, the rebel king surrendered directly.
The Yuan army was all lost because the army on Java Island was too rubbish. More than 100,000 people were defeated many times by their 5,000 soldiers. The local forces on the island and the surrounding island forces also paid tribute to the Yuan Dynasty.
What else is there to worry about?
At this moment, the founder of Majapahit, the son-in-law of the former king who failed to suppress the rebellion, invited the Yuan army to Java to suppress the rebellion, but he attacked the Yuan army without any warning!
On the way back from the Yuan army's victory, this guy suddenly launched an attack.
The Yuan army didn't even wear armor, and they were defeated due to neglect of precautions. When the number of people was counted after the breakout, the casualty rate exceeded 70%!
Moreover, the Java fleet also raided the Yuan army fleet, captured many large ships of the Yuan army, captured thousands of Yuan army crew members and craftsmen, and obtained China's advanced shipbuilding and navigation technology.
The Majapahit Kingdom thus dominated the Southeast Asia, and until Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas, it did not dare to confront the Majapahit navy head-on.
Zheng He could only divide and win over each other. It took several years to unite the small countries in Southeast Asia and establish several overseas bases. He used military, diplomatic, and economic means to force Majapahit to surrender.
Maharaja was escorted back to the castle, where Zhu Xiaozhong had already led his army to occupy it.
"General, spare your life, my little king will never dare to attack the country of Mataram again!" Maharaja cried bitterly.
Zhu Xiaozhong threw out a stack of counterfeit banknotes with the four corners cut off: "You are so brave!"
Maharaja was startled. He thought that he had repeatedly violated the Ming Emperor's will and continuously attacked the country of Mataram to attract the Ming army. However, he did not expect that the real crime was to print counterfeit banknotes.
Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Your Majesty has ordered that Maharaja beheaded immediately if caught. All men in the Sunda royal family, young and old, will be beheaded, and their heads will be circulated to all the countries in Southeast Asia, so that they can see the consequences of counterfeiting Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.
!Women from the Sundanese royal family were sold to overseas Chinese as wives.”
The translator said no more.
Maharaja could not understand what Zhu Xiaozhong was saying, and was still kowtowing to beg for mercy. In the blink of an eye, soldiers took him away and dragged him to the gate of the castle to behead him in public.
Several more soldiers came running: "Chief soldier, the Zeng family is absconding. According to the Zeng family's indigenous servants, they fled to the forest to the south, and we are currently pursuing them with all our strength."
Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Send another five hundred people to search. By the way, the cavalry will also pass through."
The Han people who usually lived in Yecheng and did business all hid in their houses during the fighting, and a few unlucky ones were accidentally killed by artillery shells.
At this moment, the Han people took to the streets one after another and even offered food, drink, and labor to the army.
One after another, men from the Sundanese royal family were dragged to the gate of the castle and beheaded. Those who were killed on the boat while escaping had their bodies also dragged over and beheaded.
The general in charge of the execution said to the Han merchants who were watching the excitement: "The Sunda Kingdom has repeatedly defied the emperor's orders and attacked the Ming Dynasty's Matalan Kingdom for no reason. Not to mention these, the Sunda King actually forged Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. Those counterfeit banknotes have been
Several provinces across the country have been discovered. Those who forge treasure banknotes will be executed. Even if they are hiding overseas, it is a capital crime! Behead them!”
After hearing this, many Han people understood why the imperial court sent troops and became more aware of the imperial court's determination to crack down on counterfeit banknotes.
So scary.
A great country was destroyed just because of counterfeiting treasure banknotes!
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and all the Han people present cheered.
