Ten days later, Zhang Yanling personally led a thousand cavalry into the small country of Pahang. It only took two days to occupy its capital and seaport.
Originally, attacking such a small country should be a boring thing. Zhang Yanling estimated that they would surrender as soon as his troops arrived. Zhang Yanling did not want to embarrass them too much, thinking that if they surrendered, they would be pious in admitting their mistakes.
, I didn’t want to embarrass them too much. I at least ensured their personal safety. But unexpectedly, Zhang Yanling was a little surprised by what happened.
The young leader of the small country of Pahang is quite courageous and actually organized many soldiers and horses to defend the city. This makes this battle to destroy the country less boring.
The leader of Pahang is only 27 or 27 years old and has only been on the throne for five or six years. He is a young man with some ambitions. He also wants to work hard to make this small tribal country strong and become the overlord of the Malay Peninsula.
After the Franco soldiers arrived, he saw the powerful warships and firepower of the Franco soldiers, and was filled with envy. His admiration for strength turned into motivation, and he hoped that he could have such a future. So he recruited troops and trained in the country.
The military-first policy was formulated in an aggressive manner.
The small country of Pahang has only 200,000 to 300,000 citizens, but an army of nearly 30,000. Among them, there are 5,000 of his own guards. They are all carefully selected young and strong men.
By virtue of his good relationship with the Fo Langji people, he obtained some armors and weapons and equipment that he didn't know how to use. The young king was ambitious and believed that he would achieve something.
In fact, he was already preparing to attack Kelantan, his neighbor to the north. It was also a small country, about the same size as him, a small tribal kingdom established based on the port of Kelantan. But after the war in Manchuria, things were disrupted.
His plan. He decided to endure it for the time being and wait for the Folangji people to drive away the Ming Dynasty's troops before taking action. But what he didn't expect was that the Folangji people were defeated.
However, the young hero believed that the Folangji would come back sooner or later, and the broken ships of the Ming Empire would not be able to resist the Folangji's counterattack. It was in view of this idea that he pretended to be deaf and dumb.
He did not come to Manlajia to establish contact with the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses.
In fact, his thoughts also represent the thoughts of many surrounding small countries. The experience of the past few decades tells them that the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty may not stay long. The Folangji people will fight back. This time, they just need to pretend to be indifferent and look back.
The Langji people will not be liquidated after they come back, so they all maintain a wait-and-see mentality.
Little did they know that the Lord Protector of the Ming Dynasty who came back this time was a master who wanted to do great things. He was not the Zheng He of the past, who only came to show kindness and left without taking a single cloud with him.
After the battle began, Zhang Yanling was a little happy to face the port capital of Pahang with its simple wall defense. At least this battle to destroy the country would not be too boring. The more fierce the opponent's resistance, the less he would have to bear the guilt of killing.
Zhang Yanling's one thousand cavalry surrounded Pahang City. Yes, one thousand cavalry surrounded this seaport where tens of thousands of people live. The troops were divided into three groups. Except for the direction of the sea in the east, the other three city gates were surrounded by hundreds of people.
The cavalry was blocked, and then the target practice began.
Zhang Yanling came with only two hundred bird guns and five tiger roaring cannons this time. But this was enough. The bird gunmen rode on horses and approached the city gate a hundred and fifty steps away, holding bird guns and aiming.
At the top of the city, whenever someone shows up, they will open fire and snipe.
In just half a day, the Pahang garrison at the head of the city was sniped and killed more than 500 people. It scared the native soldiers on the other side crazy.
They didn't believe in evil at first, and they screamed and cursed at the top of the city, emboldened by the large number of people. However, as the people around them fell one by one, and were killed one by one by the opponent's firearms, they stopped making noises.
Can't get up.
Their simple bows and arrows could not even hit the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses on horseback a hundred and fifty paces away. The enemy was just sitting on the horse, and the gunman took aim with his long-barreled gun. As long as there was someone at the top of the city
Those with exposed heads fell to the ground with a loud bang, leaving holes in their heads or faces. It was simply terrifying.
After the young king learned about such a battle, he was naturally shocked and angry. However, he believed that even so, the opponent could only attack with firearms from a distance, and there was no way to attack them. If everyone did not show their heads, there was nothing they could do.
It wasn't until the next morning, when several belatedly arrived Tiger Howling Cannons were assembled and started roaring against the city wall, that he realized that things were not that simple.
The simple city wall could not withstand the bombardment of artillery. The craftsmanship of building city walls in Nanyang land is really not flattering. Stones, mud, banana leaves, straw and other things were piled together to form a city wall.
This is of course not only due to the rudimentary construction techniques, but also because in their view, these defensive methods are enough. After all, the local small country does not have any heavy siege weapons. Everyone attacks each other with simple bows, arrows and swords. In this way
The city wall is enough to block the opponent, and there is no need to be too strong. In addition, in such a small country, building a city wall is already a luxury idea, let alone spending a lot of manpower and material resources to build a real rammed earth or blue brick city wall. That would make
This small country is completely bankrupt.
The young ruler with great ambitions was able to build this wall surrounding the capital, which was already a glorious achievement in his great career. But under the bombardment of the solid iron bullets of the Tiger Roaring Cannon, these were nothing more than rubbish.
project.
It took five tiger roaring cannons less than half an hour to collapse the west city wall, and then the Ming cavalry rushed in without fear. A thousand cavalrymen were like a thousand tigers rushing into a herd of sheep. Those so-called
The soldiers and horses of Pahang are actually ordinary people. They have no power to resist at all.
Just imagine, such a small country has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. How is that possible? So these people are called the army. In fact, they are usually ordinary people who are fishing, farming, and doing business. They have a name in the army.
It is impossible for the state to issue military pay, weapons, and training. They are just a bunch of rabble.
The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty are all well-trained, with the best armor and weapons. They rush in on tall horses, which is like a dimensionality reduction attack. These so-called armies suddenly disperse.
Zhang Yanling led the cavalry straight to the palace. The young king also tried to lead his five thousand guards in a desperate fight. He actually rode out with his guards and wanted to have an epic battle with the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses.
, a battle that will be passed down to future generations. He also imagined that after this battle, it might be passed down through the ages, becoming a milestone in his Nanyang hegemony and a glorious victory that shocked all small countries.
Not to mention, his five thousand guards looked pretty decent. They had weapons, leather armor, and shields, and looked like an army. When they rushed out, there was a roar of mountains and tsunamis, and they had some momentum. But their momentum only lasted.
It took less than a meal. The Ming cavalry didn't even want to waste any more gunpowder. The cavalry charged directly towards them. With a loud bang and chops, they were killed with heads rolling and urine flowing.
The Nanyang natives are dark, thin and short in stature, with little strength, and their weaponry and combat capabilities are far behind. Not to mention facing Zhang Yanling's elite men, even facing the ordinary soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, they have no chance of winning. Don't say that they have no chance of winning.
To say that they only have 5,000 people, even if they are 50,000, is probably in vain.
By meal time, the five thousand elite "King's Guard" had collapsed. The ambitious young king fled in panic. But unfortunately, he had been too conceited before, and now he had no way to escape. Originally, he could have followed the advice of his ministers and abandoned the city.
He escaped by boat. However, he resolutely rejected this suggestion. Instead, he killed two ministers who made pertinent suggestions in the name of shaking the morale of the army and cowardly the enemy.
Only at this moment did he realize how stupid he was. Chen Shiyi and his men caught this 'hero' in a toilet. He actually wanted to meet Zhang Yanling and have a fight with the Duke of the Ming Dynasty.
After some debate and some great talk, Chen Shiyi chopped off his head neatly.
It's a pity that this ambitious ruler ended his dream of becoming a great ruler and unifying Nanyang. What's even more pity is that there is a lack of talents in his country, and no one even recorded his ambitions. No one gave him any information.
He wrote some verses about "Death before the ambition is fulfilled, which makes the hero burst into tears." Later, someone mentioned him, and they all agreed that this guy was a complete fool, and he lost his life and his own life.
own country.
More than ten days later, Zhang Yanling received the kings from surrounding countries in the palace of Pahang.
The statues of the kings of Siam and Kelantan in the north, the Xizhu Kingdom and the Gari Martin Kingdom in the east. The kings of Sumatra, Old Port, Jambi, Nangara and other small countries on Sumatra in the south.
The better, we all rush to Pahang City.
Zhang Yanling's cavalry and horses guided them through the avenue in front of the palace. What frightened them was not the soldiers' sharp armor and weapons, but the hundreds of corpses hanging on wooden poles on both sides of the avenue that were still on display.
"Everyone, this is the king of Pahang. He was beheaded by me with a knife. You see, his head is hanging on another pillar. Oh, it's so miserable. The body and head are separated. It's such a miserable death.
Originally, he could have been his king comfortably, but it was a pity that he was too ignorant. People, sometimes you have to understand the current affairs and consider yourself.
His ability. Otherwise, the end will be really miserable, and his parents, brothers, and ministers will all be unlucky. In the words of my Lord Protector, if you are small, you will not be humble, if you are small, you will not be afraid of the strong, and if you are rude, you will be insulted.
Neighbors who are greedy and ignorant will perish. Everyone, I don't quite understand what the Lord Protector said, but you must understand."
All the kings were silent. They were all very proficient in the culture of the Ming Dynasty, and there were many famous officials from the Ming Dynasty in the country. How could they not know what the protector of the country said.
It was precisely because they learned about the destruction of Pahang that they realized that they could no longer wait and see. Otherwise, they would be the next ones. They had no ability to fight against the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses. Several big countries might still be able to struggle.
But this struggle will bring extremely serious consequences. In this case, what else are you thinking about?
They came today to express their loyalty and cooperation to the Ming Dynasty. They could not bear the consequences of angering the Ming Dynasty Protector.
After three days of negotiations, Zhang Yanling signed a series of agreements with more than a dozen heads of state on cooperation in trade, maritime trade, military, and land. The circumstances of each country are different, and the terms and content are slightly different. But in fact, they are similar. It is nothing more than what Zhang Yanling hopes.
Those results include trade monopoly, port garrison, land sales, and the fulfillment of protective responsibilities. These small countries will also declare good relations with the Ming Dynasty and become vassal allies, with eternal friendship and so on.
The signing of this agreement was later recorded by Ming Dynasty historians as the ‘Pahang Alliance’. It is believed that the Protector Zhang Yanling, apart from being a bit too cruel in his methods, played a great role in the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the friendship between various countries.