At the beginning of Tumu Fortress, the Ming God of War was a little panicked Chapter 268 Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed
Chapter 268 Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed
Boom!
Mahapancha waited patiently for Champa to return to the city, but what he was waiting for was the deafening sound of cannons.
His face suddenly turned pale. This kind of gunfire could only be heard by... the Ming Army!
Rumble...
Amidst the roar of the artillery, the ground was shaking and the entire palace was shaking.
Lin Jia hurriedly walked in with a pig-headed face, and shouted from a distance: "Your Majesty, the Ming army has begun to attack the city!"
Maha Pancha slowly collapsed to the ground and murmured: "It's over, it's all over..."
"Your Majesty!"
Linga knelt down, took Mahapancha's arm, and said, "The Ming army is attacking the city. Please think of a way!"
At this time, the royal guards from the royal city also rushed in, waiting for the next instruction.
Mahapancha suddenly looked at Linga and said, "Is there any strategy to retreat?"
"This, this..."
Lin Jia looked embarrassed. He had no plan to retreat. He went to the Ming army camp and was beaten badly.
"Tell me, how can we make the Ming army retreat!"
"The Ming Army... The Ming Army is coming for you. I'm afraid only, only..."
Lin Ga did not dare to say anything else.
Mahapancha stared at Linga closely, his eyes suddenly turned cold!
I saw him slowly pulling out the knife from the waist of the guard behind him...
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The Shenji Battalion landed from the sea and bombed the city gate, throwing out all the shells saved from attacking Annan.
The defensive power of Champa City is far worse than that of Thanh Hoa. After only one attack, the city gate and the city wall collapsed.
Facing the three coalition forces of the Ming Dynasty, Annan, and Champa, the defenders gave up resistance and surrendered on the spot.
How much life do you have to fight for just that meager salary every month!
The Ming army quickly took control of the whole city and went directly to the palace, only to find that a fire broke out here.
The styles of Champa and Annan are similar. The buildings are mainly wooden structures. Such a fire would not be able to attack the streets.
It wasn't until it burned for a day and a night that the entire palace was reduced to ashes and there was nothing left to burn, then it was extinguished.
After a search, the ground was full of dead bodies, burned beyond recognition. There was no one alive in the huge palace.
Soon, someone found a large amount of gold and silver on a corpse. According to General Shili and others, they were identified as Mahapancha's accessories.
This fire was strange, because the Ming army entered the city without fighting at all. It is possible that Mahapancha did not want to be a prisoner, so he ordered the fire to be set on fire.
However, Princess Xuanzhen was also missing and was probably burned to death in the palace.
Now we are in trouble. No one from the Champa royal family survived.
Zhang Fu temporarily took over Champa City, but he did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he searched for Princess Xuanzhen and sent a fast horse to send the battle report to Thanh Hoa.
Zhu Qiyu was also in trouble. He originally wanted to teach Maha Pancha a lesson, but he didn't expect that he would teach the entire Champa a lesson.
Until now, he did not dare to make the decision. He wrote a letter overnight and ordered someone to send it back to the capital. At the same time, he wrote a reply to Zhang Fu, asking him to temporarily take charge of the military, political and civil affairs of the occupied city.
In a deep courtyard, General Shi Li, Fan Lai and other generals were gathering.
The atmosphere was a bit strange, because everyone discovered that the royal court of Champa seemed to be disappearing.
Whether it was Mahapancha who usurped the throne, Princess Xuanzhen, the orthodox heir, or someone of other royal bloodline, they all died cleanly.
Where will Champa go next?
Fan Lai was the first to break the silence: "I heard that King Jingan of the Ming Dynasty has sent people to find other royal bloodlines. There is also a descendant of the Maha family in the south."
As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately said: "There is indeed a royal bloodline in the south. The current head of the family is Mahasana. It is said that this person has a cruel nature. The local people have been oppressed all year round and suffer unspeakably."
"In that case, why are you looking for him? If this person sits on the throne, will the people of Champa still have a good life?"
"Don't talk about the people, we still don't know what will happen to us."
"Yes, Mahapancha was forced to death by us. If Mahasana succeeds to the throne, there may be a liquidation!"
The generals said something to each other, and the discussion was very intense.
Seeing this, Fan Lai revealed an imperceptible smile.
This move was extremely covert, but it was seen by the veteran general Sri Sadovarman.
But he remained calm, waved his hands and said, "Everyone, can you listen to me?"
Everyone stopped discussing and looked at General Shi Li.
"I know there is a saying among the Han people that princes, generals and ministers would rather have blood? Please answer me a question first, is it true that the Maha family is born with royal blood?"
Everyone didn't know the intention of General Shili's words, so they remained silent.
Fan Lai suddenly replied: "Of course not!"
The previous ruler of the Champa Kingdom was the Indra family.
More than two hundred years ago, due to the war between the Champa Kingdom and the Zhenla Kingdom, the Champa King Indra III continued to impose additional taxes on the people, which led to widespread complaints. The Maha family took advantage of the situation to overthrow the Indra dynasty and replace it. General Shili added: "In that case, why does the Maha family have to be in charge?"
Fan Lai immediately followed and said: "The general is right. We originally followed His Majesty Mahabhaya's will and made Princess Xuanzhen the queen. Now that the princess has died, the power of occupying the city should be changed. Mahasana
Why come here to pick up a ready-made bargain?"
Everyone agreed, because everyone participated in the capture of Champa City. It stands to reason that everyone present is a meritorious minister, but in the end, a notorious Mahasana will ride on his head?
Just because his surname is Maha?
Why!
Fan Lai looked around and said: "As far as I know, Mahasana is already on the way. It will take up to ten days to reach the royal capital!"
Everyone immediately frowned and looked at General Shi Li again.
General Shi Li also looked at the crowd and said, "Fan Lai, the people here today are all brothers who have been through life and death. If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it!"
"The general is right. Attack the royal city and force Mahapancha to death. I have a share. It's up to you!"
"I have a share. No matter what, Mahasana cannot be allowed to enter the city!"
"Fan Lai, you have made good friends with the Ming army. This time we will listen to you. We will do what you say!"
Fan Lai looked at everyone and said calmly: "Since no one wants to see this person enter the city, what are you waiting for?"
"You mean..."
General Shi Li looked solemn and stretched out his hand to make a gesture on his neck.
Fan Lai nodded and said: "Don't worry, general, leave this matter to me!"
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Mahasana is the cousin of Mahapaya. He lives in the southernmost city of Vija, so he is protected from the ravages of war.
When Annan's troops came to the border, he was already ready to go to sea and escape, but suddenly he received news that the Ming army came to support and drove Annan's army away.
Later, I got news that the Ming army was coming again.
When he was preparing to go to sea again, the third news came.
Mahapancha burned himself to death in the palace, and Princess Xuanzhen was nowhere to be found, presumably they were burned to death together.
As a result, he suddenly became the first heir to the Champa Kingdom.
This is simply a blessing from heaven!
Mahasana was so excited that he hurried to the royal capital with only about twenty guards, lightly armed and simple.
When the Ming army launched a massive attack, all the defenders surrendered without a fight. Apart from smashing a city gate, there was almost no sabotage.
Therefore, Mahasana's journey was very smooth, and he was close to the royal capital, and he felt so beautiful in his heart...
Whoosh!
In the jungle, a dark shadow suddenly passed by.
Before Mahasana could react, he saw the guard beside him falling straight to the ground, with an arrow stuck in his chest.
Immediately afterwards, another feather arrow flew towards him. Mahasana was so frightened that he fell off his horse and barely escaped.
Then more arrows flew in, and the twenty guards, as well as their horses, were all stabbed into the ground, looking like a group of spermed hedgehogs.
Mahasana was lying on the ground and heard footsteps coming from the jungle on both sides.
He quickly begged: "I...I'll give you money, don't kill me, don't kill me!"
"How much do you think your life is worth?"
Mahasana raised his head tremblingly, and saw a man dressed as a military general. Looking behind him, there was a group of soldiers in military uniforms.
It turned out to be an army occupying the city!
Suddenly, Mahasana stood up from the ground, as if he was a different person, and said, "Do you know who I am?"
Fan Lai smiled and said: "Of course I know, you are Mahasana, the only heir of the Champa Kingdom!"
Mahasana's face turned cold and he said angrily: "Now that you know my identity, how dare you..."
Brush!
A knife was pressed against his neck. The blade was shining brightly. It was noon, but there was a chill in it.
Mahasana wisely closed his mouth and said carefully: "You...what do you want?"
"I want your life!"
After Fan Lai finished speaking, he waved his sword and the head fell to the ground!
Mahasana didn't even react. When his head fell to the ground, his eyes widened and his mouth opened, as if asking why.
Fan Lai looked at the heads on the ground and said expressionlessly: "Because Champa no longer needs a king!"
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In Qinghua City, Zhu Qiyu received another letter from Zhang Fu.
After he opened it, he took just one glance and his jaw dropped.
All the Champa royal family were killed, and Mahasana, the only one with the right to inherit, was killed by bandits on the way.
In other words, Champa Kingdom has no heir to the throne.
After discussions between General Shi Li and other civil servants and generals, they finally unanimously requested that Champa be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Qiyu read the letter back and forth five times and pinched his face again, and then he was sure that it was not a dream, there was nothing wrong in the letter, and the city was occupied and returned to the Ming Dynasty!
Unexpectedly, if we send troops to attack Annan, we will also give a Champa as a gift?
Buy one get one free!
However, historically speaking, Champa can indeed be classified as Ming Dynasty.
As early as the Qin Dynasty, this place was not called Champa, but Xianglin County, also known as Linyi.
Later, Qukui, the son of a meritorious Cao Cao in Xianglin County, killed the county magistrate, proclaimed himself king, and founded the Champa Kingdom.
From then on, Champa became independent from the Central Plains regime, including most of the former Rinan County. Brahmanism was used as the state religion, and the Champa State was established, with Hue as the boundary with the Central Plains area.
Now that it has been incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as acknowledging the ancestors and returning to the clan.
Zhu Qiyu first replied to Zhang Fu, ordering him to continue to take charge of the overall situation in Champa, and then wrote a letter to the court, stating the matter exactly as it was.
For General Shi Li, Fan Lai and other meritorious ministers, they even praised them and asked for credit.
After preparing all this, he suddenly felt that he might not be able to go back for a while.
Managing Annan is troublesome enough, but now there is an additional Champa, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's territory extending directly into Nanyang, with natural harbors everywhere, and there are still many things to plan for later.
Thinking of this, a person suddenly appeared in his mind.
No, there are many people.
Peng Qing, the imperial eunuch, Jin Ying, the ceremonial eunuch, and Tang Xiaozhong, the imperial eunuch of the Museum of Literature and History...
These people have been at sea for half a year, and I don’t know where they are now.
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On a small island in Nanyang, several people were lying around.
Jin Ying pursed her dry lips, but there was no drool at all, because all the moisture in her body had been evaporated.
They have been trapped on this island for almost a month. Except for the occasional rain, which can save a little fresh water, at other times they can only rely on fishing to absorb the moisture from the fish meat.
However, it has not rained for seven consecutive days, and the only depression on the island has long since dried up.
Without fresh water, there is no strength to fish.
I can't catch fish, let alone replenish water.
"Go, go...catch fish!"
Jin Ying kicked the person next to her and said weakly.
"Godfather, my son really has no strength and can't even lift his arms..."
"Waste!"
Jin Ying looked at the second person, pointed to the seaside, and said, "Go!"
"No...no way!"
The man shook his head hard and said: "I'm going to die..."
Seeing his appearance, Jin Yin suddenly became furious: "It's all your fault!"
It turns out that this person is Tang Xiaozhong from the Hanlin Academy of Literature and History.
It was because he insisted that the charts copied by the Museum of Literature and History were correct that he got himself into this situation.
When their ship ran out of fresh water, they followed the chart to the island to get fresh water.
As a result, it encountered a reef and the ship sank!
Jin Ying is so angry that such important information as a reef is not marked on the chart?
When everyone hugged the boat planks and drifted to the island, they discovered where the fresh water was?
Now, a group of people can only stay on the island and wait to die.
Jin Ying hated him so much that she even wanted to eat him to replenish herself with some water.
"Ship, ship!"
At this time, a eunuch sat on the ground, pointed at the sea level, and shouted.
Jin Ying hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, there was a sea ship approaching the island.
At this moment, he suddenly felt strong.
"Help, help!"
Everyone followed and staggered towards the shore.
The big ship had no intention of docking and passed by the island.
The hope that had just risen in Jin Ying's heart was shattered again, and she shouted hysterically: "Don't leave, don't leave us behind!"
At this time, the ship seemed to have heard their shouting, and turned around and came closer.
Seeing this, Jin Ying and others couldn't help but kneel on the ground, with tears in their eyes.
Finally saved!
This ship is a merchant ship from Luzon. It has just purchased a shipload of spices from Mankara and returned to Luzon.
Most of the merchants in Nanyang had smuggling business with the Ming Dynasty, so they knew some Chinese.
When they heard that these people trapped on the island were the Ming Dynasty's fleet sailing to the West, they immediately invited everyone on board to take them back to Luzon first, and then make plans.