When everyone heard Wang Hong's words, they didn't understand the mystery for a while.
As soon as Chen Shi asked, Zhang Yanling smiled and slowly told what he had learned during this period about the grievances and grievances between the Jialuo Empire and other countries on the South Asian continent.
Everyone actually knows a little bit about the grievances between the Garo Empire and the surrounding countries. In fact, the Garo Empire not only has many grievances with several countries on the South Asian continent, but also has grievances with the country of Ceylon across the strait.
The protracted hostility. If it were not for the mediation by the Francois, the two countries would probably never end.
But what Zhang Yanling is talking about is the origin and reason of these grievances, which is not something that everyone can understand.
The rise of the Gara Empire was actually regarded as an immoral rise by other countries on the South Asian continent. One hundred and eighty years ago, Halahari I, the founder of the Gara Empire, acquired Hoysala, a small country in the middle of the South Asian continent.
With the help of King Balala III, he was given a place to establish a foothold and established the small kingdom of Garo.
However, when Balala III was invaded by other countries, Halahari asked his brother Buka to take the opportunity to stab Hoysala in the back and occupy a large area of Hoysala. In the end, the Hoysala Kingdom was destroyed, while the Kala Kingdom
Take advantage of the opportunity to expand.
After that, due to differences in religious beliefs and other countries' contempt for the immoral behavior of the two brothers Halahari and Buka, the Bahmani Sultanate and the Ledi State in the north had long-term hostility. The two sides had been at war for hundreds of years and had endless disputes.
At first, the Garo Empire was defeated one after another and its territory was lost. At one time, even the port of Goa was occupied by the Bahmanis. However, as the great man Krishna descended from the sky, the Garo Empire adopted a policy of religious reconciliation, united the people in the country, and
After colluding with the Folangji people, the Jialuo Empire took on a new look and its strength increased rapidly.
With the secret support of the Folangji people, the troops of the Garo Empire once invaded the hinterland of the Bahmani Sultanate a few years ago and attacked the city of Raichur. This resulted in the massacre of Raichur that shocked all countries.
Tragedy. More than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in Raichur were massacred in one day, and the city was looted.
Since then, the Jialuo Empire has reversed its decline, while several northern countries have had to go on the defensive. Because the Jialuo Kingdom has received the support of firearms from the Folangji Kingdom, and the war with the Folangji Kingdom has been fierce, several northern countries have
Gradually losing ground.
It can be said that the Garo Empire and several countries on the South Asian continent are out-and-out mortal enemies. The Bahmani Sultanate is an Islamic country, and the Garo Empire is a pagan country in their view, let alone a century-old country.
The war continues, and the blood feud between the two sides continues to deepen. They are mortal enemies both in religious belief and in reality.
Under this situation, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty defeated the Francoji people and wanted to unite the northern countries to act. This was a huge threat to the Jialuo Empire. The hatred between the two sides was as deep as the sea. Once the country was destroyed,
, I am afraid that everyone in the Garo Empire will be killed.
Zhang Yanling saw this clearly, so he proposed this plan, which was a great threat to the Jialuo Empire.
If the current strength of the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet is not enough to awe the Jialuo Empire and make them feel intimidated, then they will use the conflicts between countries on the South Asian continent to make an issue.
With such a real threat, as long as the kings and ministers of the Jialuo Empire are not stupid, they will know how to deal with the Ming Dynasty.
After listening to Zhang Yanling's introduction, everyone really understood the key point. However, listening to Zhang Yanling's tone, it seemed that this was just a way to threaten the Jialuo Empire to change its attitude. The Duke of Guo didn't seem to really want to do this.
.This is a bit puzzling.
"Sir, since the people of the Jialuo Kingdom are disliked by others, so many countries want to destroy them. Why don't we really join forces with those countries to destroy the Jialuo Kingdom. Wouldn't this be better? If the Jialuo Kingdom is finished
, wouldn’t it be beneficial to us?” Chen Shiyi said what everyone was thinking.
Zhang Yanling laughed.
"Brother Chen, losing the Jialuo Kingdom will be harmful to us. A divided South Asian continent that is hostile to each other is in our interests. Once the entire South Asian continent is unified into one country, then this country will become very powerful. Yes.
Having a large population and military strength. This is important to us
, is no good. Only if they are hostile to each other and split into several countries is the result we want to see. In that case, they will spend a lot of energy and resources on each other, and they will not dare to offend us, and will rush to follow us.
Build a good relationship. Why don’t you understand this?”
All the generals suddenly understood and nodded. They admired the wisdom of the Duke of Guo. Sure enough, he was much more knowledgeable than people like himself. The longer you spend time with a person like the Duke of Guo, the more you will understand.
You will understand how profound his wisdom is, making it difficult for people to fathom.
"In other words, we are just acting, but the other party doesn't dare to think that we are acting. It's wonderful, it's really wonderful." Chen Shiyi laughed.
Zhang Yanling said: "No, I have to do all the tricks, and besides, I really want to discuss trade with people from those countries. So, Brother Chen, I'm afraid you have to make a hard trip. You lead the Star out of port and go north, and deal with these people along the way.
The country invited them to visit and asked them to send people to Guri Port to discuss matters. On the one hand, it made the plan more realistic, and on the other hand, it also negotiated some trade treaties and obtained the right to dock merchant ships at their country's coast ports and conduct
The power of trade.”
When Chen Shiyi heard this, he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I humbly obey my orders. I will definitely bring officials from these countries here. However, what should I do if they refuse?"
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Could it be that I asked you to lead the Star just to make you look bad? If they refuse, you can conduct a fish bombing exercise outside their port. Then they will agree. But you
Don't follow Huo Shijian's example and kill and injure people from these countries. Be more polite.
, be reasonable. Our Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and a state of etiquette. Don’t lose the face of Ming Dynasty. Of course, for those who are jealous of others, or who are humiliating and hostile to our Ming Dynasty, we might as well give them a try.
The taste of blooming bombs. Huo Shijian didn’t do it completely wrong, hahaha.”
Everyone burst into laughter. The Duke's words were contradictory. He wanted to be reasonable but also to demonstrate. In the final analysis, he still had to properly demonstrate powerful force so that the other party could clearly see the power of the Ming Dynasty's armored ship firearms so that he could do what he wanted. He really didn't want to show his face.
Yes, there must be no good fruit to eat.
The next morning, Zhang Yanling went to the dock to see off the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet. According to yesterday's discussion, Wang Hong led the fleet to attack Goa Port this time. Zhang Yanling was stationed in Guli City.
One of the six armored warships sank, and now there are only five left. Among them, the Yansui is still a damaged ship that has been urgently repaired. And the flagship Xingchen has to be sent to the coastal countries of the Bay of Bengal to show off its power, so in fact only the remaining
Four ironclad ships.
However, the fleet is still huge. Together with two supply ships, four captured Franco warships and four wooden sailing ships, the number of the Armada's fleet reaches sixteen. Although the strength is only more than 1,600 people,
Including the manpower on the supply ship, there are only 1,800 people. But this is already almost the entire main force of the Armada.
This kind of force is really stretched, but there is nothing we can do about it.
Nowadays, the Armada has only more than 2,300 troops, and the 7,788 manpower can only add up to about 3,500 people. At present, the more than 2,300 soldiers are divided into three groups. In addition to those who are going to attack Goa Port
The main force, Chen Shiyi's Xingchen, had 150 soldiers on the big ship heading north. That was already a compressed number. However, the actual number of soldiers and horses left in Zhang Yanling's hands in Guli City was less than 600.
These six hundred people have to shoulder the responsibility of defending the city, and they also have to worry about the desperation of the Garo people. Therefore, compared to the problem of Wang Hong's fleet's insufficient strength, everyone is more worried about the situation in Guli City.
However, under the current circumstances, we can only overcome difficulties and face difficulties.
For example, in order to reduce the fatigue of the soldiers, one of the solutions was to assign the 600 Franco prisoners as rowing coolies to the warships on the expedition.
For Zhang Yanling, he was also very anxious. But he knew that this was the last moment and he had to grit his teeth and hold on no matter what.
Although he really wanted to return to Daming as soon as possible to reunite with his wife and children who had been separated for more than a year. But it was a journey of half a hundred miles. The more it was like this, the more he had to stabilize his mentality and arrange everything properly.
The influence of the Francois must be removed, and an understanding must be reached to end the disputes. All ports along the way must be completely controlled, and some military and trade treaties between Southeast Asian countries and the Ming Dynasty must be signed. These are all things that have happened this year.
The purpose of leading the soldiers in bloody battles is to achieve the goal. The previous efforts must not be wasted due to carelessness at the last moment.
The Armada led by Wang Hong was sent away in the morning, and the Star mission led by Chen Shiyi was sent away in the afternoon. Watching the Star sail out of the harbor, Zhang Yanling was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, after resting for a while in the castle, he couldn't sit still anymore. So he ordered Huo Shijian and others to prepare their horses, and accompanied by dozens of cavalry, they went to the west city gate to check the defense of the city.
Although Zhang Yanling knew that his subordinates would make arrangements properly, and he did not have to check such things personally. However, Zhang Yanling was really worried about something going wrong. After all, there were only a few hundred troops left in the city, so why?
It won't make people worry.
In the following days, Zhang Yanling seemed very calm on the surface, but in fact only those around him knew that the Duke had trouble sleeping and eating, and seemed to be falling into some kind of anxiety.
Every time Catherine woke up in the middle of the night, she would see Zhang Yanling leaning on the bedside, squinting and not sleeping. The Duke was suffering from insomnia. Even if Catherine took the initiative to comfort the anxious Duke with her body, she hoped to make him
He relaxed and fell asleep. But it was completely ineffective. After the passion, the obviously exhausted Duke still couldn't sleep.
Catherine could only sigh, hugging him and kissing him.
In Catherine's biography of Zhang Yanling, Catherine recorded Zhang Yanling's condition and wrote a paragraph.
"He seemed to be in a certain state. I think it was not anxiety or anxiety, but a kind of excitement. It was an excitement of looking forward to the results after thinking too much and planning too many things. My dear Daming
The pressure and responsibility that the Duke bears is too great. The greater the person, the more capable and intelligent the person, the pain they experience is unimaginable to others. This makes me feel a little pity for him. At the same time, I feel sorry for myself.
Be happy with the ordinary and mediocre.”
[Author's digression]: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The flowers will always bloom, the moon will always be round, and people will always be around.