King Alex of Ceylon was awakened by the roar of cannon in the middle of the night yesterday, and he is still in panic until now.
When he learned that the port was under attack, the Ming Dynasty fleet arrived at Colombo harbor to launch an attack, and in less than half an hour, all the Franco warships in the port and eight domestic warships were sunk, Alex
He was always in a state of panic.
As early as a few months ago, he knew that the Ming fleet would come to attack, but both Alfonso and Munilla swore that they would give the Ming troops a head-on attack and sink the Ming fleet in the sea of Ceylon.
superior.
Alex was actually muttering in his heart, how powerful Almeida, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Fleet, is. His Eastern Fleet has dozens of powerful warships. Such a fleet can even have the ability to destroy all countries.
But it was actually defeated by the Ming fleet in Manchuria. This is simply unbelievable.
Of course, the explanation given by Alfonso and others is that Almeida collaborated with the enemy and was defeated on purpose. She colluded with the Ming fleet to seize the overseas interests of the Franco Kingdom in order to establish her own kingdom. Alex was dubious about this statement.
.
He has dealt with Almeida. According to his understanding, Almeida may be a tough, violent and unreasonable person, but he is definitely a person loyal to the Franco Kingdom. How could he collude with the people of the Ming Empire?
What kind of kingdom should be established? He, Almeida, is the supreme emperor of the Southeast Asian countries. Why should he do such a thing?
The truth can only be that the Ming fleet is extremely powerful in combat, and even the Folangji can't stop it.
Alex has always been worried, worried that the Ming warships would attack the Colombo Port and destroy his country. Alex could not let this happen. Back then, his ancestors and the Ming Dynasty's fleet sailed to the Southeast Asia.
After a battle, the result was
The family was kidnapped by the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, the ancestors had great blessings and were exiled. Later, they regained the throne. However, this incident became a laughing stock in the surrounding countries and was laughed at for hundreds of years. It became the pride of the Ceylon royal family.
Shameful thing.
Now that the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are here again, the same humiliation cannot happen again. Therefore, what I can do is to fully cooperate with the Fo Langji people to defeat the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty. This way, I can not only save the country, but also avenge the previous humiliation.
In view of this, he actively cooperated with the actions of the Francois and responded to the opponent's requests. Lord Munilla also seemed to be quite determined and had formulated a detailed and clever battle plan. For Alex, although
The practice of using one's own citizens as a suicide squad to burn enemy ships was a bit disrespectful of one's own citizens. But he still thought this plan was very clever.
More than a month ago, after learning the news of the departure of the Ming Dynasty fleet, Alex has actively begun to recruit troops in accordance with Munilia's requirements. Ceylon is a small country and a poor country, and it cannot afford to raise too many soldiers.
Horses. But as an island country, and with the Flemish people in charge, there is no need to raise too many soldiers and horses. The entire kingdom has less than 3,000 soldiers, and its strength and combat skills are hard to describe.
But this time, Alex knew he had to do his best. Within a month, the Kingdom of Ceylon recruited tens of thousands of soldiers, and suddenly had a huge number of soldiers and horses. Five hundred of them were selected as death squads to carry out suicide bombings.
attack.
It is said that the state religion of Ceylon is Buddhism, but it is not Mahayana Buddhism that the Ming Dynasty believed in, but Hinayana Buddhism. In fact, Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism are not good or bad, but they are the same regardless of the Buddha they believe in and the way they practice.
There are differences. To put it simply, Theravada Buddhism only believes in the Buddha Sakyamuni, which is somewhat similar to a monotheistic religion. The people who practice it are also more pious, and some branches are even very radical and do not tolerate the entry of any foreign religions.
Over the years, the entire country of Ceylon has been completely dominated by this doctrine, and other religions have simply been unable to get involved.
It is said that the Jialuo Empire, which is separated by a sea, believes in Buddhism, but it is mainly Mahayana Buddhism. Because of this difference, the two sides have had many Mahayana and Hinayana disputes, both accusing the other of being unorthodox. There have even been many fights.
It's just that the two sides are separated by a strait, and their maritime power is mediocre. They are just like novices pecking each other, so they don't have much success.
After Franji arrived, he acted as peacemaker, and the two parties peacefully coexisted under the same master and reconciled.
After the Francois occupied the Port of Colombo, they tried to spread their Catholicism and used their usual methods to paralyze and enslave the local people. They thought they could forcibly promote Catholicism with strong force. But what they never expected was that,
The people on the island of Ceylon showed fanatical stubbornness in this matter. They burned down the church and killed more than a dozen missionaries, causing huge riots.
Ten years ago, Almeida used troops and horses to massacre more than 300 local people in the Port of Colombo, the "Colombo Bloody Incident", because of this religious dispute. It was later settled with the compromise of the Francois. Because
Alex, the King of Ceylon, clearly told the Francois that the religion of the Ceylonese was sacred and that they could accept any conditions of the Francois, but if they destroyed their faith, they would never stop fighting.
fighting.
The Flemish people had no choice but to give up. This was the first time that the Flemish people suffered a setback in their missionary work. This also illustrates the fanaticism of this branch of Buddhism that the people of Ceylon believe in.
During the conscription this time, King Alex took advantage of this to instigate. He encouraged the people and told them: If the Ming Empire occupied this place, they would burn their temples and destroy them.
Lose their faith. Because a hundred years ago, the Ming army came here to rob their sacred object, the Buddha's Tooth. This time, they came here to steal the Buddha's Tooth again.
When the fanatical people heard such words, they were naturally filled with righteous indignation. So they spontaneously joined the army, vowing to protect the sacred relics of the Buddha's Tooth and never let the Ming bandits succeed. When the death squads were selected, some people did not hesitate to join. They
It is a great honor for them to take this dedication as a matter of course.
However, the sudden appearance of Ming soldiers and horses obviously left Alex unprepared. They arrived at Colombo Port on the night of the hurricane, and sank all the ships anchored in the port unscrupulously. Like ghosts, they devoted themselves to the port.
Here, this is really scary.
Fortunately, Munilia gave Alex confidence. Not long ago, he sent Munilla away. He promised himself that he would definitely prevent the Ming Dynasty's troops from landing. He analyzed the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty fleet and believed that the opponent
There will be no more than three thousand people. As long as they dare to go ashore, they will all be killed on the streets of Colombo.
Munilla said that as long as he put all the kingdom's troops and horses under his command, which totaled nearly ten thousand troops, several times the Ming Dynasty's troops, and they were familiar with street fighting in the streets of the city, there was no need to worry at all.
Alex had no choice. At this point, he could only place his hope on the Francois. He only left a thousand guards behind, and the rest were led by the generals and followed Munilla.
However, he was still worried. At his insistence, more than a dozen guards and ministers accompanied him to the Tooth Relic Pagoda on the south side of the palace in the rain.
There is the highest point of the palace, nine floors high, each floor is nearly ten feet. This is the place where the kingdom's sacred object, the Tooth Tower, is enshrined. In fact, the so-called Buddha's tooth is just a tooth. It's just that it was made after the death of Buddha Sakyamuni.
The tooth left after cremation. It is a sacred object as valuable as the relic. The tooth of Buddha is enshrined on the top of the nine-story pagoda.
Alex would never come to the Tooth Relic Pagoda because it is too high and too dangerous. The Pagoda has been built for hundreds of years, and the wood and columns have decayed. Although it is repaired every year, it is too old.
So it cannot be completely repaired.
However, the construction of a new Tooth Relic Pagoda has begun on the east side of the palace. After the construction is completed, the Tooth Relic Pagoda will be abandoned.
At this moment, in order to see the enemy situation in the harbor and the gathering of troops by the Francois in the city, Alex, accompanied by several personal guards, climbed to the top of the Tooth Relic Tower. This is the only place in Colombo Port where you can
A place overlooking the city and the bay.
In the wind and rain, standing on the ninth floor of the Tooth Relic Pagoda, I felt that the entire Pagoda seemed to be shaking slightly. The wooden boards under my feet creaked. It seemed that it might break at any time. Fortunately, the rest of the people stayed under the tower, otherwise
If everyone comes up, I'm afraid an accident will really happen.
The wind and rain blew against the wooden windows on the ninth floor of the pagoda. After lifting the tight protective board, the strong wind blew in, mixed with cold raindrops and hit Alex's face. He squinted and used
Holding his hands against the raindrops and strong wind, he looked towards the enemy in the bay in the distance.
The enemy ships have stopped shelling and are slowly docking at the port. They are not far apart, only four or five miles apart. Although it is raining and it is difficult to see clearly the enemy's figure, the dozen or so black ships are
The ships are still clearly distinguishable. But on top of this tower, the opponent's warships look like small fishing boats, and they don't seem to be scary at all.
Since they were approaching the shore, they were going to land. It looked like they were about to start a hand-to-hand street fight. Alex's eyes moved back from the enemy ship to the street market at his feet. The street was criss-crossed like a grid.
From this angle, it looks like a vast wilderness.
The streets are as small as sheep intestines. The people below are as weak as ants.
However, Alex was pleased to see that a large number of black ants were gathering on the cross streets and the east-west main streets. On the several avenues leading from the dock to the city, there were a large number of people carrying things, blocking the roads as a
fortifications.
Alex, with his sharp eyesight, even identified figures squirming on the rooftops on both sides of the street. Those must be the archers ambushing on the rooftops on both sides of the street.
It seems that Munilla is not bragging. He is preparing in an orderly manner to meet the enemy's attack. His musketeers must also be in place. Thousands of archers, plus thousands of hand-to-hand soldiers, should be able to stop the Ming Dynasty's troops.
Killed in the street. Unless they escape, they will probably die.
Thinking of this, Alex sighed, wiped the hair on his wet forehead, and looked at the enemy ships in the bay.
The enemy ships in the bay seemed to have stopped moving forward. They did not dock at the shore, but formed a long horizontal formation, anchored in the bay. There were many enemies on the deck, and they seemed to be busy doing something.
.
Alex frowned, not knowing what they meant. He asked his entourage to bring a telescope and began to observe carefully. Under the telescope, everything was clear. The enemy seemed to be aiming the artillery on their bow.
On the shore, several artillery pieces were dragged out from the decks of several ships and set up.
"What do these people want to do? Could it be that they refuse to go ashore and want to bombard the city with cannons?" Alex asked with a frown.
"Our city of Colombo is so big, they are just thinking out of the blue. I'm afraid it's just a threat." The attendant said.
"Their cannons can't hit here, right? Your Majesty, let's take shelter." A follower said.
Alex laughed and said: "Are you kidding? The palace is five miles away from the bay. Is there any artillery with such a long range in the world? The Franco robot artillery is so powerful, and the limit is only three miles away. They want to bombard it with artillery.
I'm afraid I'm just wishful thinking here."
All the followers laughed and said one after another: "These people from the Ming Dynasty stopped here. They don't seem to dare to go ashore. They just bombarded the houses on the shore to vent their anger, and then they should retreat. I guess they know each other. We, the country of Ceylon, can
It’s not something they can get involved in.”
Alex felt relaxed, put down the telescope and laughed.
In this relaxed and joyful atmosphere, there was a roar from the enemy ship in the bay. Alex looked over and saw fireworks rising from the streets in the city. Some people were running in panic, and some were making loud noises.
Noisily gesticulating.
"It's quite powerful. If we hit the south side of the cross street, we should have a range of more than three miles. But hitting here is still delusional." Alex thought in his heart, and then he heard the strange sound of breaking through the sky.
Voice.
"What's that sound?" Alex yelled.
Several followers also stared in shock and anger, frowning and listening carefully to identify.
"Boom, boom, boom." Several huge roars sounded at the feet. Smoke and dust erupted at the entrance of the palace and the steps of the main hall. And another puff of smoke sounded directly under the Tooth Relic Pagoda.
"Their artillery can actually hit here?" Alex shouted in surprise.
No one answered him, because several of the followers looked at their feet with horror on their faces. The entire Tooth Relic Tower was making creaking and breaking sounds, and seemed to be slowly tilting.
"Your Majesty, the tower...the tower was hit..."
The trembling voice of a follower reached Alex's ears, as creepy as a sigh coming from hell. Alex's whole body seemed to be frozen, frozen in place.