My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 232 The Battle of the Old Port

The treasure ships sailing to the West were huge, and not only could people be carried on board, but also live livestock, such as cattle, sheep and war horses.

Chang Wei was riding on a horse, waving a saber in his hand, those small natives were like grass in front of him, several natives were cut down to the ground with a wave of his hand.

The soldiers behind Chang Wei saw how brave he was, and their morale soared. They followed behind Chang Wei, like an arrow, killing the natives to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, Chang Wei and the others had entered the central army of Majapahit. In front of them was the elephant army, which was also the trump card army of Majapahit. This army was also directly under the command of King Wahana.

Although elephants are huge and destructive when used on the battlefield, the Ming army has long had experience in dealing with the elephant army. As early as when Mu Ying attacked Yunnan, he used muskets to destroy the elephant army.

In addition, Zhang Fu attacked Jiaozhi, also using firearms, because elephants are timid and easily frightened, so firearms are simply their nemesis.

Wahana was also shocked and angry at this time, he didn't expect that Da Ming's army would kill his own army without any explanation, and it was about to kill him in front of him, which made him immediately command the elephant army under him to take the initiative to attack the coming army The Ming army greeted them.

However, before the two sides could contact each other, the Ming cavalry in the front suddenly moved to the two sides, and the musketeers following behind stepped forward, firing row after row of muskets.

The loud sound and the damage of the bullets made the war elephants terrified. They ran and jumped like crazy, ignoring the command of the elephant slaves.

Wahana did not expect that the elephant soldiers he relied on the most turned into a mess in the blink of an eye, and even the elephant under him was hit by other elephants a few times, almost causing him to fall off the elephant's back. drop down.

The elephant soldiers are the most powerful army in Majapahit, and they are also the pillars of the natives. When they saw that even the strongest army was defeated by the Ming army, the natives who were already timid immediately collapsed and fled everywhere.

But two legs can't run better than four legs. Chang Wei's cavalry chased and killed them everywhere, leaving corpses all over the ground, and most of the rest chose to surrender. It is estimated that the [-] army can escape Only a few thousand people.

Shi Jinqing and other old port officials at the top of the city were stunned. In his eyes, the enemy who was almost invincible was defeated by thousands of Ming troops in the blink of an eye. Is this the strength of Ming Dynasty? No wonder they can create such a huge Sea ships and even defeated the mighty Mongols.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He also came to the old port city, and Shi Jinqing hurriedly led his men to greet them.

Just when the two sides met, before they could say a few words, they saw Chang Wei leading a team and personally carrying a bundled person galloping to report loudly: "To the lord, King Wa of Manjaboyi Hana was captured alive by the last general!"

Chang Wei said that he offered the prisoner in his hand, and it was Wahana.

It turned out that the elephant the other party was riding was frightened, and immediately lifted Wahana off the back of the elephant. It happened that Chang Wei killed him. Hana.

"You did a good job, Zhan He really saw the right person!"

Zhu Gaoxu saw the captured Wahana, then looked at the brave Chang Wei, and immediately laughed happily.

"Thank you, my lord, for the compliment!"

Chang Wei got off his horse and saluted, today is his first battle in the army, of course he has to show some performance, but the fighting power of these natives is too weak, so he didn't enjoy the killing.

Seeing the fighting power of the Ming army, Shi Jinqing and other officials in the old port also showed more enthusiasm, and immediately hosted a banquet in the city to entertain Zhu Gaoxu and the soldiers.

After the banquet, Yang Shiqi deliberately chatted with Shi Jinqing for a while, and then the other party showed more respect to Zhu Gaoxu.

In the next few days, Shi Jinqing personally accompanied Zhu Gaoxu and others to tour the Old Port City.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu didn’t just visit the Old Port these days, he also asked Chang Wei and Zhang Xing to lead troops to chase down the defeated remnants of Majapahit all the way, completely crippling the opponent’s forces around the Old Port.

That evening, Zhu Gaoxu stood on a high ground next to the port, looking at the sea in front of him and the islands in the distance.

"My lord, that Shi Jinqing is a smart man. I just mentioned it a little, and he immediately understood, and immediately said that he will follow the lord's lead in the future!"

Yang Shiqi said with a smile beside him.

Yang Shiqi has long been eyeing the Old Port. Although it belongs to Daming in name, in fact Daming doesn't attach much importance to overseas at all, otherwise Shi Jinqing would not have been attacked by Manjaboyi.

So after seeing Shi Jinqing, Yang Shiqi expressed that Zhu Gaoxu could give them military support in the future, and Shi Jinqing immediately understood Yang Shiqi's meaning, and immediately expressed his allegiance to Zhu Gaoxu. After all, a small force like him must have a backer to survive go down.

"The location of this old port is actually not very good. It is not as important as that in Manga, but there are tens of thousands of Han people here, and they are familiar with the situation in Nanyang. This is what I value most."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in satisfaction.

The reason why he spent a few days in the old port is actually mainly because of the population here. With these people, it will be more convenient for him to control Nanyang in the future.

"My lord is wise, although the location of the old port is not very good, it is still a good port, and if we conquer Manjika in the future, part of the population here can also be moved there."

Yang Shiqi said with a smile.

The geographical location of Nanyang is really important, especially the Manga Strait, which is the main traffic route between Daming and Tianzhu, so it has been reserved by Zhu Gaoxu. As long as they gain a firm foothold in Tianzhu, the next step is to control Manjaga .

"How about the king of Majapahit? Isn't their envoy here?"

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly thought of Wahana who was captured by Chang Wei, so he asked again.

"The envoy of Majapahit said that he was willing to use two large carts of gold to redeem their king. I didn't expect that these small vassal states are quite rich, and they can get so much gold casually. I heard that there is still gold on Java Island. mine."

Yang Shiqi replied with a smile.

"That's not bad. If I'm short of money again in the future, I can consider arresting a few more Fanbang Xiaowangs to exchange for money!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said that Wahana was captured by his people, so of course the ransom must be handed over to him, and now is the time when he needs money.

After resting in the old port for a few days, the fleet sailing to the west finally set sail again. After passing through the Managa Strait, they finally came to the waters of the west. The next stop was Zhu Gaoxu's destination - Lion Country.

(End of this chapter)