In the castle hall, Huo Shijian stood in front of the angry Zhang Yanling with his head lowered. He had not yet taken off his armor, his hair was messy, and his body was gray. He had just led more than a hundred cavalry back from Victory City.
"What kind of thing do you think you are doing? You were asked to deliver a message to King Jialuo, but you got into a fight with him. Don't you understand this? If we want to gain a foothold here, it must be with the Jialuo Kingdom.
An understanding was reached. But you went and started a fight. You even shot King Jialuo's son. Are you going to provoke Gong Huo, or are you going to send a letter to repair it?" Zhang Yanling asked angrily.
"Sir, I didn't shoot the prince. I saw him getting up from the ground. The distance was so far, and the shot missed his vital point. If it did, the injury was minor." Huo Shijian defended in a low voice.
Zhang Yanling glared at him and said: "You still feel regretful, don't you? It's a shame that you didn't die. If you were really beaten to death, you would have caused a big disaster. Let's prepare for the anger of the entire Jialuo Kingdom and their entire nation's attack."
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Huo Shijian smacked his lips and lowered his head in silence. He did feel a little regretful in his heart. After the shot outside Victory City hit the prince on horseback, although the prince fell off the horse, he quickly got up and continued with the rest of the battle.
With the help of others, he fled into the city.
Huo Shijian estimated that the range was too far, and the power of the blunderbuss bullets was insufficient. The bullet fell, and it was originally aimed at the back of the heart, but it may have hit the waist. It may not even have penetrated the prince's armor, but only frightened him.
He fell down.
After rushing back and reporting the truth to Zhang Yanling, he was scolded by Zhang Yanling. Huo Shijian didn't feel aggrieved at all. He understood the truth. But in that case, he had no choice.
"My lord, please calm down and call me humble. Huo Shijian did not do anything wrong. Although my lord wants to make peace with them, but the other party is not willing, then you can't shave your head and choose someone else, right? That prince tore up your letter and returned it."
If we send troops out of the city to attack, do we expect Huo Shijian and the others to be captured without any help?" Chen Shiyi said from the side.
"Yes, sir. I think that the Jialuo and Folangji people are colluding together. They have been submissive to the Folangji people for many years and have been willing to do whatever they want. Didn't their troops also participate in this Guli battle? In my humble opinion,
Come, these barbarians from Nanyang countries are afraid of
He is powerful but not immoral. If you want them to be obedient, you have to use force to make them understand who they are. Huo Shijian and others killed hundreds of them without hurting anyone. This can be regarded as teaching them a lesson. Let them know who they are.
." Wang Hong nodded in agreement.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Do you want to be trapped in a war forever? If we start a full-scale war with the Jialuo Kingdom, we may not suffer losses, but we will face long-term hostility. We can only stick to Guli City, and in the Jialuo Empire
It is difficult to travel freely through the country. But what is the meaning of our coming here? How to develop trade? Are we bound here forever? Unless our intention is to completely destroy the Garo Kingdom and fully occupy this country.
But this is something that our Ming Dynasty is currently unable to do. Moreover, the negative impact of doing so is quite large. Everyone in the Southeast Asian countries will be in danger, and they will be repulsive and defensive towards us. Our policy is to use barbarians to control barbarians, and let the locals rule the locals.
, that is the most practical and effective way. Do we want to be enemies with everyone in the world? Even the Folangji people do not do this, and they understand this truth. But don’t you understand?"
Chen Shiyi and Wang Hong looked at each other and stopped talking.
Huo Shijian said in a low voice: "Please, Lord, punish me. I was reckless and ruined a big thing. I didn't think carefully about what I did. Please punish me severely."
Zhang Yanling shouted: "What's the use of punishing you? Use your brain more in the future. In that case, there is no need to increase hostility. There must be different opinions within the Jialuo Kingdom. The reason why I took the initiative to ask you to deliver the message is to dispel the problem."
their doubts."
Huo Shijian repeatedly said yes.
Zhang Yanling said: "That's all, let's go down. It's been a hard journey, so go and have a rest."
Huo Shijian hurriedly bowed to express his thanks, performed a military salute and exited the hall.
Wang Hong looked at Zhang Yanling who was looking down in thought and asked: "Master, what should we do now? This conflict is likely to have hostile consequences. Have we responded to it?"
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "Now we have to capture the Goa Port and drive out the Francoji people completely. Although Bishop Arthur went to persuade them to surrender, it may not be effective. If our warships are not available, the Francoji people may not be willing to give up.
Goa Port. Therefore, the recent military operations should be mainly to prepare for the attack on Goa Port."
Wang Hong said: "But if the current incident causes the Jialuo Kingdom to attack Guli, what should we do?"
Zhang Yanling said coldly: "Now that we know that we have made enemies across the board, our troops are in trouble? We only have a total of two to three thousand soldiers and horses, and there are only five warships, and ammunition and other military supplies have been almost consumed. There is chaos in the country again.
During the game, there is no way to replenish or reinforce us. Don’t think we have won a great victory, but in fact we are in extreme danger now. You must understand this."
Wang Hong, Chen Shiyi, Liu Tan and other major generals were awestruck, and their expressions became serious.
"But don't worry too much. In terms of ammunition and supplies, do a good job of inventorying the ammunition and firearms seized by the Folangji. We have seized a lot of Folanji's muskets and cannons, as well as a lot of shells and gunpowder.
It can make up for our lack of ammunition. This matter is related to combat effectiveness, so we must not be careless. Don't underestimate their firearms. At this time, these are treasures." Zhang Yanling said.
"I understand, you are a humble person." Wang Hong and others said with cupped hands.
"Do a good job in defending Guli City. The terrain here is difficult. Set up five mountain cannons at the top of the city to block the pass. In addition, use some of the cannons left by the Folanji people to set up at the top of the city to prevent the possible arrival of the Garo people.
To retaliate, you can also save a lot of troops and seize the Port of Goa first. The significance of the Port of Goa is not the port itself, but a kind of beauty. Completely expelling the Francois from the Indian mainland will also increase the number of Francois.
Complete local impact
Clearly. From this point of view, the significance is even greater. The Jialuo people and the Folangji people are so closely aligned that there must be a large number of pro-Folangji princes and nobles in the country. If the Folangji people are not completely driven away,
These people may influence the decision of King Kala for their own interests. Therefore, taking Goa actually means to make the Kala people rethink the specific response to the arrival of the Ming Dynasty and how to get along with them, and eliminate the Francois.
impact on their country."
Wang Hong and others were enlightened after listening to Zhang Yanling's words. They immediately understood why the Duke of Guo insisted on conquering Goa according to the original plan under such circumstances. This was not only a military operation, but
This is a significant psychological and power-based final separation between the Francois and the Garo people, allowing them to face reality.
"These are naturally not enough. We also need auxiliary means to make the Jia Luo Empire feel the real urgency and danger, so that they must cooperate friendly with us and prepare for subsequent negotiations and signing a series of treaties. To achieve this
First of all, military threats are naturally the most direct and effective. Unfortunately, we don’t have many troops and horses at our disposal right now, so we can’t achieve our goal. That may require some means.”
Zhang Yanling stood up slowly and walked around in the hall, thinking. Everyone stared at him intently, not daring to speak. They knew that once the Duke was like this, he was planning and thinking about strategies. They could not disturb his train of thought at this moment.
"General Liu."
Zhang Yanling stopped and said.
"My humble duty is here. What are your orders, sir?" Liu Tan hurriedly stood up.
"You are methodical and steady in your work. I want you to go to Victory City for me again. On the one hand, you can express condolences to the injured prince of Jialuo Kingdom, and on the other hand, you can find an opportunity to meet with the king of Jialuo Kingdom and hand over my letter." Zhang Yanling.
road.
"What? Are you going now? Are you going to die?" Chen Shiyi shouted in surprise.
Liu Tan said with a smile: "When the two countries are at war, I will not kill the envoys. I will only take a few followers with me on this trip. I will not bring weapons into the city. The Garo people will not take action."
Chen Shi said: "Brother Liu, you can't say for sure. The people here seem to be barbarians, and they may not be reasonable."
Zhang Yanling frowned and shouted: "Chen Shiyi, if you go like this, you will definitely lose your life. But if General Liu goes, nothing will happen. Of course, the Jialuo people will not kill people indiscriminately. Fortunately, the prince was only injured.
If you are not shot and killed by Huo Shijian, otherwise you will not be able to go on this trip. In any case, you must go on this trip. At the same time, General Liu also wants to reveal a piece of news to the King of Jialuo Kingdom. This news is what you go to
The main purpose must be conveyed.”
Liu Tan cupped his hands and said, "Please let me know. What news should I reveal?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Just say, I have sent envoys to Bahmani Sultanate, Ledi Kingdom, Kalinga Kingdom, Bangladesh, Arakan Kingdom and other countries, inviting them to send people to Guli City to discuss peace and prosperity.
.A meeting with dignitaries from various countries will be held soon. That’s all.”
Liu Tan was stunned and didn't say anything. Wang Hong suddenly stood up and said with a big smile: "Young Master is so scheming. These are the enemy countries of the Jialuo Kingdom. I want to tell the Jialuo Kingdom that if they don't agree,
If we cooperate, our Ming Dynasty will unite with its enemy countries to form an alliance and completely carve up the Jialuo Kingdom. Okay, this is a wonderful strategy."