On the 20th day of the eighth month of the Ming Dynasty, Gaoping City (Gaolnaudi).
At this time, there were crowds of people on the pier outside Gaoping City. Many people were standing in the open space under the sunshine that was no longer dazzling but still making people sweat, waiting for someone. At this time, another group of people hurried to
On the pier, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the ship had not yet arrived. The man in blue shirt took out a towel and wiped his sweat while scanning the people present. Most of the people already standing on the pier were as he expected.
But when he saw a young man wearing a light yellow gown, he was stunned. He put down his towel and pushed forward. The few people standing behind naturally moved out of the way.
"Your Highness, why are you here? Why did you come to greet Zhengyangzi in person?" The man approached the Huangshan man and said.
"Mr. Qin is an important official of my father, so of course I have to come to greet you personally. If your status is not appropriate, Fourth Uncle, you are also the royal consort, so it is not appropriate to welcome him personally," said the Huangshan man.
"I am the leader of the Ming Cult appointed by the government. Of course I have to come to greet the people who will help me take charge of the Ming Cult." The man in blue shirt replied.
"That's true. Fourth uncle, have you already contacted the local Mingjiao believers?"
"There are indeed a few people, but Mingjiao has been severely suppressed in India. Those who still believe in Mingzun are not living a good life, and none of them can be officials in countries such as Bangladesh. The most useful ones are just small businessmen.
Just with the group leader."
Hearing this, the Huangshan man was about to say something when suddenly a cry came from in front of him: "The ship is coming, the ship is coming!" He quickly turned his head to look at the river, and sure enough he saw dozens of large ships heading towards the dock.
Come.
The wind happened to be southerly today, the sails were spread bulging, and the ship was moving very fast. After being seen by everyone, it quickly arrived at the pier. The sailors lowered the sails and parked the ship on the pier.
When the boat stopped, a ladder was set up next to the boat. A man wearing the type of armor commonly worn by second- and third-grade generals came down, walked up to the Huangshan man and saluted: "Qin Song, son of the lower official Zhengyang, has seen Heng.
Your Highness, Your Highness is a thousand years old."
"Why is Mr. Qin so polite?" Wen immediately supported him and said.
"Your Highness personally came to greet me at the pier, and I was very frightened. Besides, if the etiquette is so good, how could I dare to violate it?" Qin Song immediately said again.
"Even my father is not polite to Mr. Qin, how can I dare to accept all the courtesy from him? Not to mention that he has worked hard and made great achievements, so I should respect him even more." Wen said again. He looked at what Qin Song wanted to say, and said quickly: "
Let’s not continue to argue about etiquette on the pier, not to mention that we are not alone here to greet Mr.”
"I've met Mr. Qin." Zhang Wuji stepped forward and said. Qin Song now has no official position, only casual rank and viscount title, so Zhang Wuji and Wen called him Mr. Qin.
"I have met Deputy Envoy Zhang." Qin Song returned the courtesy. Zhang Wuji's 'leader' is not a formal official position. His official official position is Deputy Envoy of Lifanyuan.
"The generals of the Indian Army are leading their troops in other cities. General Lan has also been inspecting Borisal City recently, not in Gaoping, otherwise they would have come to greet Mr. Qin." Wen added.
"Your Highness has come to greet me. I am already flattered. How dare I expect the generals to come to greet me?" Qin Song knew clearly that even if the generals came to the dock to greet me, they were not greeting him, but tens of thousands of soldiers who came with him, but he still made a profound impression.
The appearance of Wu Nei.
Wen exchanged a few words with him at the pier and saw that the soldiers on the following ships had already begun to disembark. After a few glances, he withdrew his gaze and said to Qin Song: "Mr. Qin, the wind is strong today, especially at the pier. Let's go into the city."
say."
"But I will listen to His Highness's arrangements." Of course Qin Song would not object. The group of people then walked into the city.
After a while, we arrived at the temporary palace. Wen had officially established the vassal state as early as May, and the planned royal capital was of course Dhaka. Dhaka is still under the control of Bangladesh. Not only that, since the Delhi Sultanate and Bach
After the reinforcements from the Mani Sultanate arrived, the land controlled by the Indian conquest army was greatly reduced. Of course, the land north of Dhaka city could not be defended, and much of the land on the east and west sides of Bangladesh was also lost. In order to make the temporary king
As for being forced to change places, after careful consideration, the city of Gordino, which is located on the southwest bank of the Ganges, has a strategic location and is close to the river, was finally selected as the temporary royal capital, and was renamed Gaoping City. A local Brahmin family was also requisitioned in the city.
His mansion served as a temporary palace.
Because it was only a temporary palace, not to mention that there was a war going on, and Wen did not renovate this decades-old mansion, Qin Song felt that the entire mansion was very old when he walked in. Not only that, because it was a requisitioned local Brahmin mansion,
The decorations in the courtyard are also in the style used by Brahmans, and even the chairs they sit on are different from those in the Central Plains, which makes Qin Song very uncomfortable.
"This is a mansion borrowed from a local wealthy family. Gu Gang wasn't used to it when he moved in, but he gradually got used to it." Seeing Qin Song looking at the house, Wen said.
"Although we should win over the local Brahmans, we cannot completely comply with their rules and customs. Gaoping City is just a temporary residence for His Highness. When he moves into Dhaka City in a few months, a Ming-style palace should be built." Qin Song said.
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"Gu Ye wants to move into Dhaka city as soon as possible." Wen said with a smile without any humility, and then said seriously: "Mr. Qin, have all the people sent by the imperial court arrived in Bangladesh?"
"Not yet. There are a total of five guards and nearly 30,000 troops coming with Xiaguan this time. There are three guards on the ship today, and the other two guards should have arrived at South Hadiya Island and will be able to arrive at Gaoping City tomorrow.
; But there are still five guards who have not yet set out from the Central Plains to reach Bengal. It will be around the end of September or the beginning of October that all five guards can be sent. Most of the troops from the Southeast Asian countries recruited by Your Majesty have not yet arrived."
"And even if these guards have arrived, their ordnance is incomplete. For some guards, only half of the cannons have been transported, and half of them have not yet been shipped; for some guards, all the cannons have been shipped, but there are very few shells. Not to mention other
Wu Shi. Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty has never had a precedent of transporting so many soldiers to other places by sea. When it was actually done, it was found that it was not that easy. It is understandable that the transportation of soldiers, horses and ordnance would be slower. Your Highness can still wait for them to arrive with peace of mind.
Bangladesh." Qin Song noticed that Wen seemed a little anxious and finally said.
"But Gu wants to repulse or even annihilate the enemy troops as soon as possible and seize the whole of Bengal." Wen said without any subtlety: "The food harvest has only been harvested for one season, and there is still enough food to supply the army. However, the army has been hoarded in Bengal for a long time. His Royal Highness King Su has already
When I returned to Su Fan, not only was I anxious, but several generals were also a little anxious. Everyone wanted to win this war as soon as possible."
"What's more, even if some troops have not arrived, there are nearly 300,000 soldiers in Bangladesh. Even if the weapons are insufficient, I think we can attack the enemy again. What do you think, Mr. Qin?"
"Your Highness, I came to India to assist Deputy Envoy Zhang in dealing with Mingjiao matters, and he has never fought a war in the past. Your Highness should discuss this matter with Liang Guogong and other generals," Qin Song said.
"It's Gu who lost his mind and started talking about using troops unconsciously. Don't blame Mr. Qin." Wen said with some embarrassment.
"Since Mr. Qin is here to assist Chang Pingnan in handling Mingjiao affairs, Canglangnan happens to be here, so I have some matters concerning Mingjiao that I need to discuss with Mr. Wen." Wen said again. As a consort, Zhang Wuji doesn't have a title, so it's not appropriate for him.
He was granted the title of non-hereditary baron. Zhang Wuji named the title Chang Ping Nan because there was a fortress for guarding against barbarians called Chang Ping Fort not far from Wudang Mountain.
"Your Highness, please speak."
"While Gu Shicai was waiting on the dock, he mentioned the search for local Mingjiao believers to Chang Pingnan. Chang Pingnan said that there were no local Mingjiao believers who could be officials, and the most useful ones were only small businessmen and group leaders. However,
Gu believes that even small businessmen and Tuantou have their uses."
"When merchants are doing business everywhere, they always know a lot of people who guard the passes, and they will be very familiar with them. Tuantou controls the people of a certain area and knows the people's sentiments very well. Gu's idea is to use their relationships to send a few soldiers and horses into the enemy's army.
Control the place and wait for the army to attack from behind," Wen said.
"Your Highness, I think this may be difficult to achieve. The land of Bangladesh is not small, and the current defense between the two armies is not very tight. It is very easy for our army to find places where the enemy has not arranged heavy guarding and send troops into the enemy's territory.
There is no need to borrow Mingjiao believers. However, the appearance of Ming soldiers is very different from the locals, and they are easily discovered. It is very difficult to lurk in the cities of Bangladesh for a long time. If you want them to lurk in the countryside, there is no complete one in the countryside.
Villages where Mingjiao believers gather will be discovered by local people. Therefore, the official thinks that this may be difficult to do." Qin Song did not understand the local situation and did not speak. Zhang Wuji spoke up.
"It is precisely because the appearance of the Ming soldiers is very different from that of the local people, so the orphans have to rely on the local Ming believers." Wen saw Zhang Wuji's expression of confusion and continued: "Chang Pingnan, have you carefully observed the appearance of the beggar?
Do you know how many corners there are in a city that are difficult for the government to control?"
"I haven't observed it, but I know that there are places in the city that the government cannot fully control." Zhang Wuji said. Since the Ming Dynasty approved the ban on beggars more than ten years ago, real beggars have disappeared in all cities in the Central Plains. Those who are superficial beggars have disappeared.
In fact, people from the underworld would not beg on the streets. Of course, he had never observed beggars. As for the city, there would be places that the government could not control. Isn't this certain?
"There are no beggars in the Central Plains, but after arriving in Bangladesh, I carefully observed the beggars. All the beggars were in tattered clothes, dirty, and emitted an unpleasant smell. But because of this, no one would take a serious look at what the beggars looked like.
, not to mention that even if you look carefully you can’t see clearly. I just thought, if the Ming soldiers were allowed to play beggars, they wouldn’t be discovered?”
"Gujiu found someone to play the role of a beggar. For more than ten days in a row, no one discovered that he was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty!" Wen continued with a slightly excited tone: "Gujiu thought that with the help of the local Mingjiao believers, some people would be killed.
The soldiers were sent into the cities of Bangladesh, pretending to be beggars, the poorest people, and allowed them to cause chaos in the city when the army attacked the city."
"Your Highness, if it is true that the people of the Ming Dynasty will not be discovered, this strategy can be implemented. However, the number of local Mingjiao believers should be very small, and there will not be many Ming army soldiers who can cover it up. Sending a few soldiers into a small town is of little use.
, the army can be defeated in one go; but if it is sent into a heavily defended city, it may not be of much use." Qin Song thought for a while and said after careful consideration.
"That's right. There are so many enemy soldiers in a well-defended city. It's useless to send dozens of them in. It's just better than nothing." Wen's plan was rejected by Qin Song, and he still had some reasons. He said in a low mood.
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Qin Song added hurriedly: "However, this strategy should still be implemented. Even if dozens of soldiers are discovered by the enemy, the loss will not be big. I and Chang Pingnan will definitely contact the local Mingjiao believers and send some soldiers into Dhaka City.
Waiting for the big city."
"Then let's do it." Wen said weakly. After that, they talked for a while and discussed several other things, but Wen was still weak.
It was almost getting dark at this time. Wen ordered his servants to prepare meals and entertain Qin Song at his house. Qin Song did not refuse. However, he noticed that Zhang Wuji became a little anxious and kept looking at the engravings, and was about to ask.
, I heard a servant preach: "Your Highness, the eldest princess of Huainan is back."
Qin Song suddenly realized. 'It turned out that I was wondering when Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess would come back. Speaking of which, I felt like there was a missing person in the palace, that is, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess was missing. But Her Royal Highness was out for half a day, and this is not the capital.
There is no place to visit, so what are you doing, Your Highness?'
While he was thinking, he followed Wen to greet Yunzhi. As soon as he walked out of the small courtyard, he saw a man who, although wearing armor, had a slender body that was different from ordinary generals, walked in, and heard Wen salute:
"I've met Fourth Aunt." Knowing that it was Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Huainan, she also hurriedly saluted.
"Mr. Qin has also arrived in Gaoping?" Yun Zhi's eyes lit up when she saw him, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just said to Wen: "They are all members of the same family, and Mr. Qin is also a minister who is highly valued and close to his father.
What are you doing with so many gifts?"
After a few more pleasantries, everyone walked into the house together. Yunzhi went to the back room to change into regular clothes and ate with Wen and others. Qin Song felt that it was not etiquette for a woman to eat at the same table as him, but when he thought about it, she led troops to fight.
, so I don’t care about this unethical thing.
After dinner and conversation, Wen sent Qin Song to the guest room to settle in. As soon as Qin Song left, Yunzhi immediately asked: "Have all the soldiers from the Central Plains arrived in Bangladesh?"
"Not yet." Zhang Wuji said what Qin Song said.
"Even so, there are already 300,000 troops stationed in Bengal. Although the Delhi Sultanate and the Bahmani Sultanate have increased their troops, and the Shah has also recruited a lot of troops, the total number of troops is still slightly less than our army.
It’s time to launch a counterattack!”
"But," Zhang Wuji was about to speak when he was interrupted by Yunzhi: "But, tomorrow I will send someone to inform several generals to come to Gaoping City to discuss how to counterattack."
"What my aunt said is that my nephew will send someone to notify several generals to come to Gaoping City tomorrow." Wen Wen wanted to counterattack as soon as he came, but he immediately said when he saw Yunzhi supporting him.
"Wuji, the Ming Cultists under your command also prepare them to attack." Yunzhi ordered again as if she had become the commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. But of course Zhang Wuji would not argue with her and agreed.
"This time, we will defeat the armies of the three Indian kingdoms in one fell swoop!" Yunzhi said again, with excitement in her eyes.