Chapter 439 The First Battle of Nanyang a Long Time ago
Of course, Yunxi in the capital now doesn't know that a group of people he has been thinking about for a long time who can be regarded as his saviors have finally been found, and he is now doing more important things.
"Your Majesty, Xu Jingchang (Li Xunhai), has met with you." Two young generals knelt down and said to Yunxi.
"No courtesy, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two of them were naturally the envoys sent by He Rong to report to Yunxi about the battle between Majapahit and Srivijaya. The two of them had been preparing for a long time before meeting Yunxi, no matter what Yunxi wanted to hear
Whether it was a detailed or concise version of the report, they could open their mouths and remember all the details of the war, so they would never be confused by Yun He.
However, Yunxi did not immediately start asking about the war. He said: "Xu Jingchang,"
Xu Jingchang immediately bowed and replied: "I am here."
"Did we actually go to the battlefield this time in the Nanyang war?"
"Your Majesty, I did lead troops to fight Majapahit's troops in Srivijaya and killed several people."
Yunxi was actually a little skeptical, but he still smiled and said: "Not bad."
Then Yunxi turned to Li Xunhai and said: "I look at your resume. You are from Jinjiang, Yongjian. Your father joined the navy of the Ming Dynasty. Then you inherited your father's career and joined the navy. After that, you made many military exploits and was promoted to the hundred."
Household, this time you have made great achievements and been promoted to a thousand households?"
"Yes, yes, it would be great if everyone in Ming Dynasty could have talents like you."
Li Xunhai said: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. This is all a ministerial matter and does not deserve your Majesty's praise."
Yunxi said: "Why shouldn't you deserve it? Meritorious service must be rewarded, and misdeeds must be punished. These are all things that are natural and justified. What can't be deserved?"
"You are all young generals, and I am different from the emperors you have seen in history books. I will definitely praise those who have made meritorious deeds, and I will never bury your merits."
"Don't imitate those military generals who are no longer young and are extremely humble when speaking to me. I like you young generals who speak outright. You should be praised and rewarded for your merits. Don't say anything undeserved in the future.
That’s it.”
Li Xunhai and Xu Jingchang didn't know how much they heard in their hearts, but they just bowed and said: "I understand."
Yunxi couldn't instill his views into the minds of these ministers immediately. He could only say it once. 'I hope these people will take my words into their hearts.' Yunxi thought.
Then Yunxi began to ask about the war.
Xu Jingchang immediately said: "Your Majesty, after setting off from Songjiang Prefecture on March 20 this year, the navy went south to Yongjian Quanzhou. After repairing in Quanzhou for a few days, the troops were divided into two groups. One group was commanded by Zhang Xiaodong and Zhang
Leading the way south to Luzon, the other fleet led by Uncle He himself continued westward along the coastline until it reached Qiongzhou Island before heading south to Siam."
"The ships going to Siam and the ships going to Luzon both arrived in June, conveying His Majesty's decree and ordering these two vassal states to send troops to accompany the Ming Dynasty soldiers to attack Buchen."
"But the responses from the two countries were completely different. It didn't take long for Siam to accept His Majesty's order and send three thousand troops to follow him in the war."
"I was in the fleet going to Siam at that time. It is said that the King of Siam stood at the highest point of the palace and saw the Ming Dynasty moored in the harbor in the distance. The total number of stones (tonnage) exceeded the total number of warships in Siam.
The order was received immediately after the ship."
"But Luzon refused to accept His Majesty's orders and did not respect Ming's order to send troops."
"Commander Zhang originally wanted to punish Luzon, but it was already July at that time, and the fact that Majapahit refused his Majesty's order to withdraw troops from Srivijaya had already spread to Luzon. Commander Zhang wanted to not delay the time of advancing troops.
, set off from Luzon and rushed to Srivijaya without any punishment."
Speaking of this, Xu Jingchang secretly raised his head and glanced at Yunxi. Now many people in the Ming Dynasty regarded Yunxi as a person who was very happy with his achievements. Xu Jingchang was one of them, so he was afraid that Yunxi would blame Zhang Xiaodong for not punishing Lu Song.
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However, he felt slightly relieved when he saw that Yun Xi's expression didn't change.
"In September, the two naval forces gathered at Srivijaya. After repairing the pier outside the old port city for ten days, they set off to fight Majapahit's navy."
The battle with Majapayi's navy was lackluster. Although Xu Jingchang's words were garbled, it can be summed up in one sentence: After several hours of fighting, Majapahit's navy was completely wiped out, and the Ming Dynasty navy bombarded it again.
It destroyed the port of Majapahit and destroyed all the docks and other port facilities. However, only two ships of less than 500 stone were sunk by the Ming Dynasty Navy. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured.
Then He Rong led the navy back to the old port.
At this time, the Lu division led by Huaying had also arrived at Srivijaya. After that, "Uncle He led the soldiers of the Guangdong guards and the soldiers of the three vassal states of Siam, Brunei, and Swenda, as well as Srivijaya."
The soldiers of the state launched an attack on Majapahit’s soldiers in Srivijaya.”
"How could those Majapahit soldiers be the opponent of our Ming Dynasty soldiers? They were defeated steadily in a few days. By the time I returned to Ming Dynasty from Srivijaya, only some places on the seaside were left.
.Those coastal areas, although Majapahit's navy has been completely wiped out, Java Island is very close to Majapahit, and they can still get some support. Moreover, there are stretches of forest blocking the seaside, making it difficult to completely defeat the Majapahit in a short time.
They are the remaining soldiers of Boyi."
"However, Uncle He is willing to issue a military order and must completely defeat Majapahit's remaining troops before February 2, the second year of Jianye."
After hearing this, Yunxi immediately said: "He Rong actually doesn't have to be like this. Although I want to pacify Srivijaya as soon as possible, the lives of Ming soldiers are more important."
"I will give him an order immediately so that he does not have to rush for the sake of speed."
Xu Jingchang answered: "Yes" and then said: "Your Majesty, after the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers rescued them from the fire and water, the people of Sri Lanka unanimously petitioned His Highness King Shen and Uncle He, hoping that His Highness Shen King would be the leader of Sri Lanka.
The current king of Srivijaya, Liang Daoming, also said that he was willing to abdicate in favor of a virtuous person on the throne, and he was also willing to return to the Ming Dynasty."
"His Royal Highness King Shen asked His Majesty whether he would accept the position of King Srivijaya."
In fact, the truth is not as simple as what Xu Jingchang said! Liang Daoming really does not want to be the king, and the Chinese who follow him are also willing to let the prince of Ming Dynasty be their king. However, the local people in Srivijaya have different wishes.
In fact, most people are not willing to let the prince of the Ming Dynasty become the king.
But now is a special situation. Majapahit's army is still raging on their land. Although Majapahit's navy has been completely wiped out, Majapahit's strength is still far above Srivijaya. If the Great Tomorrow Army
After withdrawing, Majapahit would come back soon, and they would still be tortured.
And the local leading figures all understood that the reason why Ming was willing to send troops to rescue them was probably because he wanted his prince to be the king. If they resolutely resisted this time, Ming might not say anything because he was worried about his face, but next time he wants to
It is probably impossible for the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers to come all the way again. They are not an important country like North Korea.
In addition, Zhu Mo and He Rong have been moving around, making countless promises. Zhu Mo also publicly admitted that he believed in Buddhism and was very courteous to the local eminent monks. After this series of efforts, the local leading figures finally agreed to let Zhu
Modeled after the king of Srivijaya.
Although Yunxi didn't know this complicated process, he could guess it. But he didn't care about the process, as long as the goal was achieved. So Yunxi said happily: "How can I not allow it? I will get off immediately.
It is intended that he accept the position of King of Sri Lanka."
However, Yunxi stood up and said: "Since it is a new country, of course it must have a new country name. I'd better discuss a new country name first and then issue an edict. There is no rush at this moment.
"
Then Yunxi pondered for a while and asked: "How many casualties did the Ming Dynasty's mainland division suffer in total?"
Li Xunhai said: "Guangdong mobilized four guards and more than 23,000 people to fight against Sriwijaya. Now about more than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 2,000 people have been disabled."
Yunxi thought to himself: 'You must also remember to ask them to work out how to formulate the pensions for these people in the decree given to He Rong and Huaying.'
'In addition, although I have provided pensions to the soldiers who were casualties in suppressing the rebellion this time in accordance with the highest standards, those who died are just that. The family members can continue to serve as soldiers. Those who are disabled are a huge burden to the family.
It's a burden, and we need to think about how to deal with it.'
Yunxi asked again: "How many soldiers did Majapayi have? How many have been destroyed now, how many have been captured, and how many are left?"
Xu Jingchang replied: "There are about 40,000 to 50,000 Majapayi people in Srivijaya, but among them there are only 10,000 to 20,000 fighting soldiers, and the rest are what they call auxiliary troops. Now more than 20,000 people have been killed.
They captured about 20,000 people, and they had less than 10,000 people left.”
"About a thousand people were salvaged during the water battle and were imprisoned with these prisoners."
Then Xu Jingchang paused again and then said: "Originally there would have been more prisoners, but the people of Srivijaya hated these Majapahit soldiers and killed many prisoners."
Yunxi didn't care about this: since it had been decided to focus on healing in Srivijaya, it was necessary to put them before Majapayi's people. It was also appropriate for them to kill a few Majapayi people to vent their grievances.
, which saved their grievances from finally being directed towards Daming.
'I'll tell you in the order sent to them later that all the severely injured and disabled Majapahit soldiers will be handed over to the Srivijaya people and they can do whatever they want.' Yunxi thought.
After that, Yunxi asked a few more questions, and Xu Jingchang answered them all in detail. Yunxi finally said calmly: "I have nothing to do, you can go down."