My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 947: Concealing the truth
"Fire!"

Following Zhang Zhong's order, more than a dozen warships on the sea opened fire together, and the port in front immediately fell into a sea of ​​fire.

This is an important port in Majapahit on Java Island. As one of the most powerful empires in the history of Southeast Asia, Majapahit has always been the biggest obstacle to the expansion of the Han Dynasty into Southeast Asia.

Originally, Majapahit originated in Java Island, and later invaded Sumatra Island, and even threatened the old port. It was not until Shi Jinqing turned to the Han Dynasty that he finally repelled Majapahit's attack with the support of the Han Dynasty.

In the following decades, the Han Dynasty gradually expanded to the entire island with the old port as the center in Sumatra, and finally drove Majapahit's power out of Sumatra. Now Majapahit can only huddle in Java Island. superior.

But even so, Majapahit is still one of the most powerful forces in Southeast Asia, and the island of Java is rich in products. The trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in Southeast Asia has also allowed Majapahit to profit from it, and he has accumulated very rich wealth in the country.

The Han Dynasty had long wanted to destroy Majapahit and get rid of this stumbling block to the unification of Nanyang, but it had not been possible until two years ago, when Majapahit's Queen Sushida died of illness, and the country was in chaos because of the struggle for the throne.

So taking advantage of this opportunity, the Han sent troops to Majapahit and spent two years annexing Majapahit's territory bit by bit. Until now, Majapahit's territory has shrunk by more than half, leaving only a small piece of territory including the royal capital.

The port that Zhang Zhong is attacking now is also the most important port in Majapahit. If this port is lost, the island country will lose its last channel to communicate with the outside world and become an inland country on the island.

"General, the defense of the port has been destroyed. Do you want to send troops to land?"

After several rounds of shelling, a general asked Zhang Zhong solemnly for instructions.

"No, just shout to the port and tell them to surrender in ten days. Otherwise, by the time we land, there will be no one left in the city!"

Zhang Zhong ordered in a cold tone.

The general left in response, and then sent a warship to shout to the port. When the Majapahit people in the port heard the deadline given to them by the big man, they all showed fear. After all, they knew that since the big man said such words , I absolutely dare to do it, after all, many small countries in Southeast Asia have perished in the hands of the Han.

After the shouting, Zhang Zhong ordered the withdrawal. More than a dozen warships left Java Island in a mighty manner, and finally arrived at the old port. Zhu Zhanhe also personally greeted Zhang Zhong and others at the port.

"Your Majesty, you are too careful. You have to find an excuse to cover up when sending troops. If people find out about this, they might laugh at us behind our backs."

Zhang Zhong got off the boat and couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhu Zhanhe.

Although Zhu Zhanhe became emperor, his relationship with Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong did not change. He still joked as much as he wanted, of course, this was all when no outsiders were present.

"You can't be careful. This time we are sending troops to the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty is in a mess, we can't be careless, so we still have to use this trick to hide the truth!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed and replied.

The dispatch of a large army will definitely not be hidden from the eyes and ears of interested people, not to mention that there are not only the forces of the Han Dynasty but also the forces of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. Therefore, in order to cover up people's eyes and ears, Zhu Zhanhe sent troops this time in the name of attacking Majapahit, and even sent Zhang Zhong It was a fake show, they went to bloodletting a port in Majapahit, but their real purpose was the Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, we'll follow your lead this time. What should we do next? Should we head straight for Tianjin?"

Zhang Zhong lowered his voice at the end. There were very few people who knew the entire plan to use troops against the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Zhong was one of them.

"Not yet, there is no news from Beijing. If the troops are sent out too early, it will be terrible if Ming Dynasty notices it!" Zhu Zhanhe shook his head and said.

Coincidentally, just as Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, Liu Ke hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, there is news from Beijing!"

"what news?"

When Zhu Zhanhe heard this, his heart moved, and he immediately asked, counting the time, Zhu Qizhen should take action.

Sure enough, Liu Ke suppressed the excitement in his heart and reported: "We attacked Datong first, and the Ming army was defeated miserably. After the news reached the capital, the whole court was shocked. Emperor Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty suddenly wanted to lead the expedition in person. Wang Zhi and others The ministers tried to persuade him, but it was of no use. Instead, Wang Zhen encouraged Zhu Qizhen to conquer it himself. "

Liu Ke paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued to report: "So Zhu Qizhen ignored the objections of the civil and military officials and ordered to summon a large army to go out, but only gave him two days of preparation time, and asked the civil and military officials to accompany him, and... …”

Liu Ke got excited when he spoke, but when he mentioned that hundreds of civil and military officials were accompanying him, he suddenly woke up. He immediately stopped and looked up at Zhang Zhong next to him, as if he did not dare to say any more.

"What the hell, Commander Liu, how did you learn how to tell the truth?"

Zhang Zhong seemed to have guessed something, but asked without hesitation.

"This... then my subordinate will report it truthfully!"

Liu Ko smiled shamelessly, and then continued.

"The British Duke, who was over seventy years old, was also recruited and asked to go out with the army, and our people also took the opportunity to meet the British Duke!"

When Zhang Zhong heard the news that Zhang Fu was recruited, his expression did not change much. After all, so many years have passed, and although he has not forgiven the other party, he has let it go. After all, holding hatred in his heart will only hurt himself.

"What did the other party say?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Zhang Zhong and then asked Liu Ke.

"As you guessed, Your Majesty, the other party was unwilling to pretend to be sick and stay in the capital, but insisted on going with the army. So we can only tell him the last words you gave him, and he asked us to convey his gratitude to Your Majesty."

Liu Ke also saw that Zhang Zhong's expression was as usual, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to answer.

"The news was sent to us from Beijing. Counting the time, Ming's army must be on the way to the expedition. So, it's time for us to set off!"

Zhu Zhanhe took a deep breath, and then slowly said, after waiting for so long, this opportunity finally came.

The Tumu Fort Incident in history took exactly one month from the time Zhu Qizhen sent troops to when he was captured in Tumu Fort. It is estimated that even Zhu Qizhen himself did not expect that this month would determine the direction of his life. A month ago he was the high-spirited Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but a month later, he became a prisoner of the Mongols.

Zhu Zhanhe will now seize this month to completely change the situation in Ming Dynasty. Even this battle will determine the direction of the entire world.

(End of this chapter)