Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 538 Going South to Luzon
The day to go to sea finally arrived. In the afternoon, Fan Ning specially rested at home for half a day, spending time with his family. He will set off early tomorrow morning, and it will take at least two months before he can return.

After lunch, Fan Ning hugged his one-and-a-half-year-old son, Fan Jing, and his daughter, Fan Zhen, and walked up the hill along the mountain path.

The hill lay flat on the ground like a shell, with a gentle slope. The nurse often took Fan Zhener up to play, and she was already very familiar with it.

They walked slowly up the mountain along a five-foot-wide tree-lined road. There was a pavilion on the top of the mountain, and there were dense forests on both sides. Immortal!"

I saw two little deer appearing at the edge of the woods, looking at them expectantly. These two little sika deer were also brought from the capital, one male and one female. They already knew Zhen'er, and they walked up slowly. He ran up, took out two wheat cakes from the cloth bag, and fed them while stroking their heads. Fan Jing in his arms was anxious, struggling to touch the deer.

Fan Ning was a little surprised when he saw that Xiaolu and his daughter looked very familiar, and asked with a smile, "Really, do they know you?"

"Of course I do!"

Zhen'er said solemnly: "I come to feed them with my uncle every day. As soon as I call A Fei and Xiao Xian, they come out."

"Your eldest uncle is coming too?" Fan Ning was even more surprised, he thought Zhu Zhe stayed in the house every day.

"The eldest uncle likes them very much, and he also knows the little squirrels, here! Look."

Zhen Er pointed to the top of the mountain, and Fan Ning noticed that Zhu Zhe was sitting in the pavilion, and a few little squirrels were jumping around him, and even jumped on his head. , while the wet nurse sat by and sewed clothes.

This harmonious scene made Fan Ning sigh in his heart. Whoever said that autism lives in their own world, they are also communicating, but they are not communicating with people, they are communicating with animals, and they can get along with each other like friends.

Fan Ning didn't want to disturb Zhu Zhe, so he smiled and said, "After feeding the deer, shall we go ride a horse?"

Fan Jing jumped up happily, "Daddy, let's go ride a horse!"

Zhen'er looked at a group of little squirrels, and reluctantly said: "Okay! Then go ride a horse."

Playing with his son and daughter all afternoon, Fan Ning didn't come back until dinner time. The two children went to wash their hands, but Fan Ning didn't see Ouyang Qian. He was a little surprised, "Where is Sister Qian?"

"Sister Qian is a little uncomfortable, disgusting!"

Zhu Pei smiled and said, "Don't you want to ask why?"

Fan Ning was taken aback for a moment, and then said happily, "Could it be happiness?"

"It's possible. I invited a doctor yesterday. The doctor said that I can't diagnose it yet, and I have to wait another month."

Fan Ning quickly counted the time. He should have conceived in the few days when he returned to Beijing. After calculation, he should be about one and a half months pregnant. He just started to react, and nine out of ten he was really pregnant.

Fan Ning was overjoyed that he was going to have a child again.

Before dawn the next day, Fan Ning went out, and his family sent him to the pier at the back door. Fan Ning said to Aya apologetically, "Sister Qian, I thank you for taking care of me."

Originally, Aya was going to accompany Fan Ning to the sea this time, but Ouyang Qian's pregnancy changed the plan, so she had to stay again.

Aya bowed obediently, "Don't worry, the official! I will take good care of Sister Qian, and the official has to take care of himself."

Fan Ning nodded, and asked Zhu Pei and Ouyang Qian a few words, then waved to everyone, took a few entourages onto the boat, and the boat sailed to the sea. A huge fleet of fifty ships sailed to Nanyang.

At this time, Nanyang was in the middle of the Three Buddha Qi Kingdom. The Three Buddha Qi Kingdom occupied Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and the eastern part of Java Island. In addition, the Boni Kingdom occupied the northern part of Kalimantan Island. The Li Dynasty, the Champa Dynasty and the Angkor Dynasty had a small country of Luzon on Luzon Island, while on other islands such as Medan, there were a small number of indigenous people.

These kingdoms ruled the entire Nanyang region, but their economies were still quite backward. They mainly exchanged items such as spices, gold, tortoise shell, coral, amber, and precious wood with the Song Dynasty for daily necessities such as ceramics, ironware, cloth, brocade, sugar, and wine. thing.

The goal of the Song army fleet is Luzon Island. Fifty thousand stone ships carrying [-] Song troops sailed southeast at a speed of [-] miles per day and night. After ten days of sailing, the fleet gradually arrived at Luzon Island. .

On the bow, Akihito who accompanied him seemed worried. Although he despised the King of Luzon, he was still very disturbed when the [-] troops were heading to Luzon. Isn't this going to destroy the country?
Fan Ning walked behind him, looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, and asked calmly, "Are you still worried about Lu Song?"

"Is it too cruel to destroy the country?"

Fan Ning smiled, "I told you, I don't want to kill them, I need them to mine for me, of course, they can choose to move, I will give them some compensation, but the Luzon Plain must let me out !"

"Where can they move?"

"There are so many places to go! You can go to thousands of islands. I think the Sulu Islands are not bad. They went south and changed the country's name to Sulu Kingdom. This is their best ending."

This is also Fan Ning's promise to the Zhizheng Hall, not to slaughter the country. Although the Prime Ministers of the Zhizheng Hall acquiesced to Fan Ning's massacre in the Ryukyu Prefecture, it does not mean that they can continue to accept it. The killing in the Ryukyu Prefecture has some reasons , and destroying the country is totally immoral.

Fanning said: "You'd better persuade their king to accept."

"Ah Ning, they are still in awe of Da Song!"

"Awe?"

Fan Ning sneered and said, "I have never paid tribute to the Celestial Dynasty for a hundred years since the founding of the country. I can't see where their respect is? Don't say they don't have ships. I don't know how many cargo ships park here every year. Will they not be able to go to the Song Dynasty? Enjoy it." The items of the Song Dynasty, but there is no gratitude, no surrender, such a small country, who will die if they don't die?"

Fan Ning is right. At this time, Luzon has been established for a hundred years, but it was not until the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty that people were sent to visit the Celestial Dynasty. During this period, Luzon and Song Dynasty were busy with private trade, but they never paid tribute to the Song Dynasty. , On the contrary, the Srivijaya Kingdom, which is much stronger than them, has paid tribute many times.

Mingren could only sigh, he didn't know what to say anymore, building a mansion in Luzon was already the national policy of the Song Dynasty, and it wasn't something he could change.

At this time, a soldier shouted on the mast: "I see land ahead!"

Fan Ning stepped forward, and a black line appeared in front of him. Ming Ren stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "This is the northernmost point of Luzon Island, but Luzon State is still to the south. It takes a day to get to Luzon State."

In fact, Fan Ning knew that the Luzon Kingdom was in the position of Manila in the later generations. In fact, the country was very small, only the size of Manila, with a population of less than [-], and its productivity was very backward, mainly relying on spices and gold.

The fleet goes south along the land. The land is full of endless dense forests. The terrain is low and undulating. It is a low mountain area. The plains are mainly distributed on both sides of several large rivers. There are also many low-lying hilly areas, which are also excellent. agricultural area.

In the morning of the next day, the Dasong fleet sailed into the bay, which is later known as Manila Bay. The fleet stopped a few miles away from the shore, and a small boat sent a Boni country businessman to report.

Standing on the boat, Fan Ning could clearly see Luzon Kingdom, which is full of low wooden houses. Where is the city wall?

Fan Ning turned around and glared at Mingren, "Didn't you say that their capital city is like a small county town? Where is the city wall?"

Mingren scratched his head and said, "I just said that the size of their capital is like a small county town, but I didn't say that they have city walls!"

At this time, a group of short, dark-skinned soldiers came rushing forward. They stood on the dock and shouted, holding a long bamboo pole with a human head hanging on it. They were the ones who had just sent the letter. merchant.

Ming Ren gasped and touched his neck. He had offered to deliver the letter, but Fan Ning rejected it. He sent a Boni businessman who was very familiar with the King of Luzon, but he was killed.

Fan Ning's complexion immediately darkened, calling him shameless, and actually killed the envoy he sent.

He immediately ordered, "Send the army ashore!"

The first [-]-stone ship slowly approached the shore. There were a thousand troops on board, all of them wearing armor, holding large shields and spears, and then the second [-]-stone ship also approached the shore. There are a thousand crossbowmen on this ship, and they are responsible for covering.

The two large ships docked at the same time, and groups of soldiers rushed down and quickly gathered on the shore. The Luzon soldiers on the shore were already frightened and rushed back to the city.

At this time, the sound of rumbling drums was heard in the distance, and the army of Luzon was also rapidly gathering.

Fan Ning didn't know that there was a conflict between the aged Luzon king Luo Gang and the prince Lagan. Luo Gang hoped to negotiate with the Song army, but Lagan had a fiery personality and resolutely refused to agree to the negotiation. If the opportunity goes ashore, they will lose their precious fighter, and in the end Prince Ragan has the upper hand.

He ordered the beheading of the businessman who sent the letter to show his determination. He personally led [-] soldiers to the pier to kill the Song army by surprise and did not give the Song army a chance to go ashore.

The army of the Luzon Kingdom imitated the Boni Kingdom, wearing rattan armor, holding spears and simple bows and arrows. The soldiers were basically barefoot and wore shorts on their lower bodies. There were two pieces of rattan armor on the front and back. lack of reason.

The capital was only ten miles away from the bay. Not long after, horns shook the sky in the distance, and soldiers, led by Prince Lagan, rushed towards the shore.

A thousand soldiers with iron armor and spears have already lined up. They lined up in a long row to cover the soldiers of the fleet behind and continued to go ashore. In front of them, a thousand crossbowmen knelt on the ground on one knee and aimed at the running man Luzon soldiers.

They only have 2000 people, while the other side has 1 people. The difference in strength is five times, but the third and fourth troop carriers are docking, and reinforcements are about to arrive.

Three hundred steps. Two hundred steps. One hundred and fifty steps, and finally entered the killing distance.

The crossbowmen used the god arm crossbow, which could shoot through the iron armor of the Liao army within 150 steps, but they were inexperienced in the rattan armor and did not dare to fire it prematurely.

"emission!"

When the commander gave an order, the sound of clappers suddenly sounded, and a thousand crossbow arrows shot at the enemy in a dense manner.

(End of this chapter)