"Headquarters, our fleet is here," outside Batu Sawat Port, Myanmar Navy Admiral Chen Tao, Malacca's senior military adviser, reported to Chen Ze in surprise. The last time he caught sharks in the Andaman Sea, he lost.
He was given the position of deputy general of the Myanmar Navy to Wang Jue, and he was a little unhappy. Seeing him like this, Zhou Lingao, the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Navy, recommended him to the Malacca Military Advisory Group, saying that the Holy Spirit attached great importance to this matter.
After returning home after performing meritorious service, it will not be a problem to be promoted to lieutenant general.
"Well", Chen Ze stared at the harbor. One after another, huge ships came riding the wind and waves. There were more than a hundred ships, all equipped with cannons, and they were majestic. This was just a partial division of the Ming Dynasty navy, but it shocked the countries of Malacca.
On the other hand, I feel more and more that it is a wise choice to seek refuge in Ming Dynasty.
When a country is strong, it will have many younger brothers. This is international politics, whether it is ancient times or later generations.
The warship docked, and the Prime Minister of Johor, Rajya Sabha, had already ordered carts to transport supplies. All kinds of military supplies were unloaded from the ship one by one.
The old emperor was very generous. With a stroke of his pen, he had everything he wanted, including cannons, muskets, bows and arrows, armor, swords, guns, swords and halberds, horses, iron caltrops, etc., and even explosives (mines). Moreover, he was very considerate and knew the south.
Humidity, the armors provided are all semi-light armor.
The old emperor was also very stingy. Most of the ordnance provided by the Ming Dynasty army were second-hand goods that had been eliminated after the Ming Dynasty's army changed its equipment. Chen Ze looked at a cannon, and the body of the cannon was clearly engraved with "Wanli Forty-Six Years"; he looked at another cannon.
, better, "Apocalypse Five-Year System"; look at another one, "Chongzhen Twelve-Year System", don't give up, search again and again.
"Mr. Chen, the latest artillery this time is made in the 12th year of Chongzhen," Zhou Lingao, the commander of the Myanmar Navy in charge of transportation, said with a smile.
"Oh, Your Majesty is too stingy, no, too frugal. How can you deal with the red-haired ghost with these old antiques?" Chen Ze muttered dissatisfied.
Zhou Lingao said sternly: "President Chen, please don't underestimate these cannons. Before they were sent to you, the Lord specially ordered the Arms Department of the Ministry of War to renovate and oil them. They were all equipped with cannon trunnions that could move up and down, and the shells were also improved. Among them,
There are still a lot of explosive shells. On the battlefield, the insurance can make the red-haired ghost drink a pot."
After hearing this, Chen Ze's expression relaxed and he laughed and said: "President Zhou has come a long way to work hard. Come on, come and follow me into the camp. The food and wine are already prepared."
"Thank you for your kindness." Zhou Lingao chuckled, "Mr. Chen, in order to complete the Malacca strategy of His Majesty this time, I have sent you the Burmese Navy generals Chen Tao, Chen Xingxing, and Bao Tooth Shan. They
If there is anything I didn’t do well, please bear with me for my sake!
The Ming Dynasty has been a human society since ancient times. Even if you go to the end of the world, you can't escape the manipulation of human relationships.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Chen Ze laughed heartily, "Brothers, you have followed us to the ends of the earth for the sake of fame and wealth, so as to find a wife and a wife. Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, I will definitely take care of your old subordinates!
Hahaha!"
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These old antiques that the Ming Dynasty's army looked down on were all treasures in the eyes of the Malacca countries. In order to compete for these supplies, the dignitaries from various countries gathered around Chen Ze to show their hospitality. Their hands were shaking when receiving the gifts. Chen Dadao was so happy that he secretly said this
The trip to Malacca is at the right time.
Although Chen Ze wants to satisfy everyone, no matter how he divides the pie, there will always be people who are dissatisfied. This is the world!
Prince Murdin of Brunei, Sultan Iskandar of Pahang, Selangor General Mahmud, and Terengganu General Abdul Zaha came to the tent of Johor Crown Prince Ibrahim, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
"Commander, the Ming Dynasty is partial, and all the good things have been given to the Bugis barbarians," Iskandar said angrily.
"Yes, those Bugis barbarians often burned, killed, and looted. They were simply pirates, but the Ming Dynasty actually treated them as treasures and gave them all kinds of weapons first. It's so infuriating." Mamud also complained.
Everyone unanimously believed that Chen Ze was partial and was too kind to the Bugis people.
The Bugis people are an ethnic minority from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Because of their poverty, they often act as pirates and live by robbing homes and homes. Therefore, they have a bad reputation among various countries and are regarded as barbarians. But Marshal Chen prefers the Bugis army.
They had strong combat power and should use good equipment, so they gave them a lot of sophisticated ordnance, which aroused the dissatisfaction of some countries, especially Selangor and Terengganu, which were often robbed by Bugis.
Of course, this is just a superficial reason. The deeper reason is that during this distribution of supplies, all countries sent gifts to Chen Ze. Marshal Chen did not reject anyone who came and accepted them all. Ordinarily, they should be distributed according to the preciousness of the gifts received.
Materials, but this person was unruly and gave good things to the Bugis army. How could a poor country like Bugis have the money to honor the angels? They didn’t believe that the gifts they gave were not as generous as the Bugis people. They felt
Chen Ze broke the rules and was not angry, so he complained to Ibrahim.
Nominally Bugis is a vassal state of Johor. If Ibrahim opens his mouth, he should make those barbarians spit out some of what they have eaten.
After listening to their complaints, Ibrahim's eyes rolled around wildly, thinking about the pros and cons. If he, as the suzerain, forced the Bugis people to withdraw some of their weapons, it should be said that he would be very confident, but in this way,
It means not giving face to Marshal Chen. Marshal Chen is the head of the military advisory group sent to Malacca by His Majesty the Ming Emperor. If he offends him, he offends the Ming Dynasty. His father and his son can legitimately control Johor, and he can become the Crown Prince of Johor and then the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
, it relies on the support of Ming Dynasty. If it fails, you must not do anything to offend Ming Dynasty!
He suddenly remembered the scene when he met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The majestic and majestic palaces, one after another, seemed to have no end; the guards on both sides were brightly armored and came in an endless stream, all of which proved to him the power of this country.
, the true greatest empire in the world!
"My dear, although this is my first time meeting you, I am willing to believe in the loyalty of your father and son. When I return, I will work hard for the Ming Dynasty. I promise that your father and son will take charge of Johor and be the leaders of the Malacca countries." The words of the old emperor are still in front of me.
At that time, His Majesty was amiable, and he was smiling when he said this, but he clearly felt a pressure, so overwhelming that he did not dare to raise his head. This was the power of a great hero! He had no doubt that if
If you dare to be disloyal in the slightest, this true dragon will tear you into powder.
"Everyone, Marshal Chen must have his reasons for distributing ordnance like this. He is an angel sent by the Celestial Empire to Malacca, and it is not easy for me to disobey him. Let me tell you what supplies are lacking in the army. I am the commander.
Just discuss with Marshal Chen and then ask for it from the Celestial Empire.” Ibrahim made peace with him.
Seeing that everyone was still not angry, he suddenly laughed and said, "Everyone, these ordnances are not so easy to accept. Since the Bugis people get the most, I will send the Bugis people as the vanguard when I attack the Dutch in the future." When they heard that the Bugis people were the first to fight, everyone immediately felt a lot more balanced in their hearts and thanked them and left.
After sending away the dignitaries from various countries, Ibrahim fell into deep thought. Why did Marshal Chen help the Bugis people? He had been on a mission to the Ming Dynasty, so he did not believe that there were officials in the Ming Dynasty who did not love money. No, the Bugis people must have given them generous gifts.
Marshal Chen. But where does that poor country get the money to give gifts? Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have money to give gifts, you can give rare treasures. Sulawesi, the hometown of the Bugis people, is rich in coral. This thing is nothing here, but in
The Ming Dynasty was very rare. Could it be that they gave coral to Marshal Chen?
