Chen Shiyi led the cavalry ashore to verify whether what the Ceylonese said was true. Out of caution, Prince Kled and Prime Minister Mahame were not allowed to leave when Chen Shiyi landed. This was of course because of the
In Zhang Yanling's mind, the people of Ceylon have no credibility at all.
The sun went down. Before dark, Chen Shiyi led his team back and reported the situation to Zhang Yanling. They looked around the entire city of Kulumbo and found no Folangji people.
In the area where the Franco soldiers gathered in the military camp of the Franco soldiers in the northwest, Chen Shiyi also took the risk and took the cavalry to check it out. He also entered the big house where Munilla lived and searched. In addition to seeing panic,
Apart from the bewildered Ceylon maids, nothing was found.
On the contrary, the house was in a mess. They were rummaging through boxes and cabinets, as if they had been robbed. It seems that the Franji people were eager to escape, so they randomly packed up the loose clothes and made the mess.
After Zhang Yanling received the report, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Fo Langji people had really escaped. These guys were decisive and led their own troops to attack. Except for the early morning attack on the first day, they saw Fo Lang.
Apart from the small number of soldiers left on Langji's warship, no other Francois were seen head-on.
The Folangji people are cunning. From the beginning to the end, it was the Ceylonese people who were attacking and being beaten. It was better for them to hide behind and not even hit them. What happened last night should not only shock the Ceylonese people, but also scare the Buddha.
The Langji people were frightened. They probably realized that they were no match, so they ran away quickly.
What is shameless is that Prince Kled said that before they escaped, they deceived the Ceylonese people and said that they would fight side by side until the death. Let the Ceylonese people organize their troops to fight to the end when the Ming soldiers landed. This is obvious
They were treating the Ceylonese people as monkeys and letting the Ceylonese people cover their escape.
These Folangji people, even though they are tall, muscular, with thick beards and hair all over their bodies, they look like menacing men. In fact, they are strong on the outside but cowardly as a mouse. These people are very narrow-minded and very selfish.
However, for Zhang Yanling, this incident is also a good thing. The reason why Zhang Yanling refused to land, but used extreme means to attack his opponents and frightened them with merciless massacres, was actually hoping that this would defeat his opponents.
Fear arises internally and variables arise.
As a last resort, Zhang Yanling did not want to engage in all-out street fighting, resulting in heavy casualties for his own troops. In the plan for the landing operation formulated this morning, Zhang Yanling also rejected Zhang Yin's plan to use cavalry troops to sweep the streets.
It is a means of carrying out devastating strikes with the help of artillery, which is advanced layer by layer.
Just like what was done in the night battle in western Manchuria, use artillery to bombard all the enemies hiding in the houses in the fortifications and occupy them street by street. For this purpose, even if a large amount of ammunition is consumed,
There was no need to hesitate to burn the entire city to rubble.
Now that the Francois have been scared away, things are certainly much easier to handle. Now the country of Ceylon has no owner, and is in charge of Prince Kled and the Prime Minister. If an agreement can be reached, the occupation of Colombo Port will be completed.
This is the result Zhang Yanling wants to see most.
Early the next morning, according to the agreement between the two sides, the two sides held negotiations this morning to negotiate an armistice treaty.
Klie convened all the princes and ministers to discuss all night last night to discuss some conditions that the Ming Dynasty might put forward. Of course they have their own ideas, and they hope to lose as little as possible. They want to protect their last
dignity.
A clean and tidy area was cleared on the pier, and an oilcloth tent was set up. At midnight, under the leadership of Prince Kled, Mahame and other five leading figures from Ceylon arrived at the pier. Under their gaze, a ship
The armored warship of the Ming Dynasty came slowly, a long ladder was lowered from the ship, and several generals quickly walked down.
Prince Kled looked around, but did not see Zhang Yanling, and he couldn't help but feel doubtful.
"May I ask why Mr. Zhang hasn't arrived yet? Can some of the generals hurry him up?" Prince Kled stepped forward and asked with his hands in hand.
"What? Do you need my father-in-law to come forward to negotiate with you? My father-in-law said that we can just talk to you. He will not attend. Let me introduce you, I am Zhang Yin. This person is
Mr. Wang Hong, this is General Chen Shiyi Chen. We are all errands for my father-in-law. I will be the chief negotiator for this negotiation, and these two are my deputies. All matters are under our sole authority.
Take responsibility." Zhang Yin said loudly.
Prince Klie was stunned, and immediately understood that this was Zhang Yanling's deliberate contempt for them. As Zhang Yanling's status as the Duke of the country, and his status as a prince, Klie was considered equal. However, Zhang Yanling sent his generals to negotiate, which was obviously
Tell yourself that this negotiation is not worthy of his intervention.
All Ceylon officials were extremely angry. Prime Minister Mahame's face was ashen and he almost walked away. However, Prince Keled showed great patience.
"I see, that's fine. The generals who came here on behalf of Mr. Zhang represent the Ming Dynasty. It's the same. As long as the treaty can be negotiated, please take a seat." Prince Kled said with a smile and clasped his hands.
Only then did Mahame and the others hold back their anger. Of course, they all knew that they had to endure it at this time. Only by being able to endure the humiliation could they negotiate the outcome and resolve the dangerous situation in front of them, and achieve what they wanted.
Some of the conditions required may save some situations and save some face.
After the personnel from both sides finished their greetings and took their seats in the tent, the negotiation officially began.
"This... Before the negotiation begins, please allow me to make some explanations. This negotiation is about the conditions for a truce. We, the country of Ceylon, sincerely do not want to continue fighting with your country's troops. Because this will be harmful to both of us.
There is no benefit. Therefore, the purpose of this negotiation...well...is to find conditions acceptable to both of us, enter into a contract, and bind each other to end the current situation. I hope the generals understand that this is the common demand of both parties.
, it is not unilateral coercion and coercion..." Prince Kled smiled and said in a soft tone.
Zhang Yin laughed and said in a deep voice: "Prince Kled, Prime Minister Mahame, and all the lords of Ceylon. Let's get straight to the point and don't delay. We don't have time to argue with you here. In this way, we
Put forward conditions for you. After listening to these conditions, you think they are acceptable, so we will
Make a treaty and turn hostility into friendship. If you can't accept it, don't force it, and of course we won't force you to agree. As the saying goes, force is not sweet, and we are both reasonable people. If we can't agree, let's break up and prepare to go back.
Let's start a war. Whoever wins will listen to whoever wins. What do you think?"
Prince Kled and others were once again stunned, staring blankly at Zhang Yin and others.
"What? Don't you think it's appropriate? It's better to be straightforward than to push the blame and make a fuss. If you don't think it's appropriate, then let's not talk about it. Say goodbye." Zhang Yin stood up and raised his legs to leave.
Next to them, Chen Shiyi and Wang Hong also stood up to leave.
"Three of you, stay here. You just have to put forward your conditions." Prince Kled hurriedly stopped them. He felt helpless.
In order to achieve a good result in this negotiation, the people Kled brought were all eloquent people. He hoped that they could argue with reason and be able to achieve good results during the negotiation. However, he did not expect that the other party would have these three
People simply don't want to talk more. I'm afraid today's negotiation is like a scholar meeting a soldier, and I can't explain why.
"That's pretty much it." Zhang Yin turned around and sat down, smiling and saying: "Listen, the first condition is that from now on, your Ceylon country will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal country of the Ming Dynasty. You will pay tribute every year.
Say hello every year, and be absolutely loyal to me, the Ming Dynasty. In view of the fact that your country of Ceylon has had a disgraceful
Therefore, every future king of your country of Ceylon must be canonized by my Ming Emperor before taking office. Your country of Ceylon must read my Ming Dynasty's books, learn my Ming Dynasty's etiquette, and speak my Ming Dynasty's words. In short,
Everything must be done in accordance with the rules of Ming Dynasty. Can you agree to this?"
"What?" Prince Kled and others all turned pale and shouted.
"This is unreasonable! How can it be like this? Our country of Ceylon has its own tradition and has existed for more than 800 years. We have never surrendered to anyone. Even the powerful Gara Empire, we have not surrendered to the pressure that is close at hand.
.Are you trying to make us a slave country to your Ming Dynasty? You can’t even hope to succeed!” a Ceylon official said loudly.
"Don't agree? Let's not talk about it then, let's go, let's go." Wang Hong said loudly.
"Let's go, let's just say it's a waste of time. Cannons will blast them into scum, so why waste time and words. The Lord is also serious, everyone said to go to war directly, but he insists on negotiating, what are the Ceylonese people talking about?
You have dignity and the right to speak. It's really unnecessary." Chen Shiyi cursed and stood up.
The three people once again want to leave the negotiating table and terminate the negotiation.
Klie was so angry that he almost fainted, but he had to stand up and greet him: "You three stay here, let's discuss it in the long run. Your conditions are too harsh, you can't allow us to express different opinions. What kind of negotiation is that? Even if Zhang
If the father-in-law is here, he won’t stop us from talking, right?”
Zhang Yin waved his hand, sat down again and said, "Okay, then you tell me. We will leave after you finish speaking. I'll give you a chance to speak."
Prince Kled suppressed his anger and said with a smile: "Three generals, our country of Ceylon has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which is something we really want. We should be very happy to have the Kingdom of Ming Dynasty as our backer."
"Yes, this is a gift from our Ming Dynasty. You don't know what is good or what is bad. Ask around among the countries in Nanyang. Who is willing to be a vassal country of our Ming Dynasty? Some small countries as big as sesame seeds and mung beans don't even have the qualifications.
"Zhang Yin said with a smile.
Prince Kled said: "That is, that is, this is the honor of my country of Ceylon. However, we agree to become a vassal country of the Ming Dynasty, but we even need you to canonize the king, and we also need to learn your writing, language and customs
What, then what is the need for our country of Ceylon to exist? Just merge it directly into the Ming Dynasty. Wouldn’t that mean that we have lost all our rights? This condition
It's too harsh. I think we surrender to the Ming Dynasty and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. But we have to make our own decisions on the internal affairs of the country of Ceylon. But it will never be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty. As for other languages and writings,
It is better to do it voluntarily. There is no need to force it. This will also help the people of Ceylon to slowly integrate into it without creating any resistance. What do you think?"
Zhang Yin frowned and thought, turned around and asked, "Master Wang, does Brother Chen think what he said makes sense?"
Wang Hong said: "It seems to make sense. However, the Duke of Guo said that their king must be canonized by me, the Ming Dynasty Emperor, before it counts. I must agree with this. The rest can be forgotten."
Zhang Yin nodded and said: "That's right. Prince Klie, you heard it too. Since you are willing to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, then your king must be canonized by the Ming Emperor. How can there be a minister who has not been canonized by the emperor?
, Self-proclaimed king? We don’t care about the rest. Is this done? If this is not done, we don’t need to talk about it.”
Kled and others were actually mentally prepared before they came, knowing that the Ming Dynasty would bow their heads to Ceylon. In fact, they were mentally prepared in their hearts. It was just that the one who made the impassioned argument just now seemed a little embarrassed. He was originally
If you want to have a high-profile debate and have a full debate, it is best to get the other party to retract this idea. Now it seems that it is completely unnecessary.
"Okay. Then this is settled. Master Zhang, please continue." Prince Kled sighed.