A few days later, on the west long street of Kulumbo City, Zhang Yanling led the generals to personally go out of the city to greet the triumphant Huo Shijian and others.
Not only the generals of the Ming Dynasty came to greet him, but also the king of Ceylon, Klie, led his ministers to welcome him after learning the news.
Kled and others looked at the long list of captured Folangji, and they were surprised and happy in their hearts. These soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were like heavenly soldiers. Not only did they have powerful firearms and vicious methods, they were also brave and good at fighting.
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After learning that Zhang Yanling only sent 300 cavalry to chase down Munilia and others, King Kled privately and all the princes and ministers of Ceylon believed that the Ming Dynasty Protector was probably trusting the people of Folangji.
He is not a vegetarian. If he despises his opponent so much, he will suffer a big loss. Moreover, it is said that he sent a small leader of hundreds of households to go instead of sending his capable generals. This is even more arrogant.
However, it was simply unbelievable to see Huo Shijian and others returning in triumph and capturing Munilla and all the other Flangji.
The Folangji people were once regarded as invincible by the Ceylon people, but they were so vulnerable to the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses. From this point of view, how powerful the Ming Dynasty army must be in combat.
What's ridiculous is that at the beginning, I thought I could defeat them with the advantage of having more people and launched a sneak attack. I really overestimated my capabilities. Fortunately, I took the initiative to beg for mercy and negotiated a peace treaty in time. Otherwise,
Now the Port of Kulumbo is probably turned into an empty city by them.
Kled and the others felt sweaty all over just thinking about it, and they were almost doomed.
Huo Shijian was flattered to see such a grand ceremony to greet him. He had never enjoyed such treatment. So he led everyone to get off their horses and stepped forward to salute.
"My subordinates are waiting to see the Duke. How dare you bother the Duke to greet him in person? It's a shame for me." Huo Shijian and others shouted in unison.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Victory with less, a perfect battle. Even I may not be able to do it. With such a great victory, how could I not come to greet our warriors. Huo Shijian, you are very good and you have not let us down."
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Huo Shijian said: "My shame is just due to good luck. My brothers fought bravely, and our weapons and firearms are stronger than our opponents, so we won by luck. This is definitely not my ability, Huo Shijian, but due to various reasons. My subordinates are not
Dare to be greedy for merit."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "It is very rare to win without being arrogant. However, strategy and patience are the most important factors. You have done a good job. You can assess the situation, do not rush into greed for merit, and will not ignore the overall situation just because you issued a military order.
Regardless of the lives of your brothers, it shows that you have a strong mind and know how to advance and retreat. Your strategies and calculations are also very sophisticated. You took advantage of the hot weather and the other party could not resist the temptation of the lake and seized the opportunity to take action. It is very rare to win in one fell swoop."
Huo Shijian said in shock: "How come the Duke of the State knows about it? My subordinates haven't reported the battle yet."
Chen Shiyi laughed and said: "Huo Shijian, I'm afraid you don't know. My father-in-law ordered me to lead two hundred cavalry to follow you all the time, and be ready to take care of your affairs at any time, right? I know all your actions along the way.
.I also admire your patience. If it were me, I would take action on the third night. Hahaha, it seems that your calculations are better than mine."
Huo Shijian and others were stunned and speechless. They never expected that Chen Shiyi followed them with two hundred cavalry. They didn't know anything about it. Wouldn't it be bad if this was the enemy? All their attention was focused on
There is a oriole behind the Buddha Langji, but he doesn't know it yet.
Huo Shijian and others had achieved this great victory. Although they were humble in words, they were actually very proud in their hearts. But at this moment, they realized that they were still far behind. They were being followed by other soldiers without realizing it.
This was a major mistake. At this moment, all my pride suddenly disappeared.
Chen Shiyi said that he was smarter than him, how dare he deserve it. Just the fact that Chen Shiyi was able to lead two hundred cavalrymen to hide their traces and follow them all the way without them noticing it is enough to show that Chen Shiyi is better than him.
I am much smarter.
"This subordinate deserves to die. He didn't know there was someone behind him. If he were an enemy, he would suffer a big loss this time. I am extremely ashamed." Huo Shijian said with a red face.
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, it's just a slight flaw on the white jade. You know in your heart that there will be no enemies behind you, so you just relax your vigilance. Besides, how many people can detect General Chen's method of tracking others? Don't
Even if I say it's you, I don't know anything about it. General Chen is a member of the Jinyi Guards, do you think you're just fooling around? Hahaha."
Zhang Yin, Wang Hong and others also burst out laughing when they heard this. Indeed, Jin Yiwei had done too many sneaky things. Stalking and following was a common occurrence and he was familiar with the road. After all, Huo Shijian was still young and inexperienced, so naturally he didn't think so carefully.
It's not surprising that you are being watched all the way but don't realize it.
"Huo Shijian, you have made a great contribution this time, and you should be commended. I announce that from now on, Huo Shijian will be promoted to the rank of Qianhu, and will be appointed as the general of the guard camp. Tian Dongxin, Wang Zizhen, etc. will be promoted to Baihu, and the soldiers who participated in the war will each have rewards and commendations.
Cause of matter
Chen Shiyi will make arrangements later. Everyone, this battle has demonstrated the majesty of our invincible fleet. Now, I can announce that all the enemies of Ceylon have been eliminated, and we have achieved our goal." Zhang Yanling said loudly.
All the soldiers cheered in unison, and everyone was very happy. Everyone also understood that the Duke of Guo was actually very worried about the escape of the Folangji people. This time, they were all captured and annihilated, and the Duke of Guo was also very happy.
King Klie brought people forward to congratulate him, and he was very happy. When no one was paying attention, Klie pulled Zhang Yanling aside and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, what are you going to do with these Folangji people?
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Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "How does the king think we should deal with them?"
Kled said: "All of these people deserved to die. It is a disaster to keep them alive. They have harmed the people of our country of Ceylon and have done nothing wrong."
Zhang Yanling was stunned and said with a smile: "The king wants me to kill them?"
Klie smiled apologetically and said: "Mr. Zhang made his own decision, I just made a suggestion."
Zhang Yanling whispered: "Master, don't think that I don't know your thoughts. You have been very close to them before. Are you afraid that these people will reveal all the previous affairs between you? So you want to lend me
Kill them all with your own hands so as not to have a bad impact on you?"
Klie's face turned red, he stared at Zhang Yanling, and thought to himself: You son of a bitch will not live long, because you are too shrewd, and I can't hide anything from you.
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Don't worry, Lord. I will interrogate Munilia and others, and then hand them over to you. Whether you kill them or release them, let you decide for yourself? As for those ordinary soldiers,
They don't think they know any secrets. A tall and powerful person is good for hard labor. The Port of Coulombo is undergoing major construction, and there is a shortage of coolies. Tomorrow I will brand them all with the slave mark of "Asan" and let them
Just work."
Kled cupped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, this is a very appropriate way to deal with it. Then we will do it according to the father-in-law's words."
Klie scolded him again in his heart. He believed that Zhang Yanling wanted to interrogate Munilla and others because he wanted to seize his own handle and his dark history to control himself. He had a very vicious intention.
In fact, Kled was completely overthinking it. Zhang Yanling wanted to interrogate Munilla in order to further learn about the configuration of the Franco aircraft in Guri Port and Goa Port, as well as some key information to facilitate subsequent actions. As for King Kled before
Zhang Yanling was not interested at all in his dealings with Fo Langji.
To deal with Kled, do you still need to grab pigtails? Zhang Yanling can canonize him in the name of the Ming Dynasty, and then he can also destroy him in the name of the Ming Dynasty. With strong strength as the backing, no other means are needed, simple and crude is the most direct