I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 380: Annan Mo is still there?

Seeing the panic on Altan Khan's face, Bosihar felt pleased.

Ordos is already chaotic enough. If the Ming army gets involved, it will be a completely different matter, and the situation will be even more chaotic.

Altan Khan now has a splitting headache and doesn't know how to deal with this matter.

Boshaer deliberately waited for a while before "kindly" reminding him.

"Great Khan, we in the Tumed tribe actually have quite a few firearms."

During the Jiajing period, Altan Khan was full of military virtues, broke through the border many times, defeated the Ming army, and seized many firearms. However, Mongolian craftsmen were not skilled in repairing firearms, and there was no source of gunpowder.

These firearms became fire sticks after a few hits, and eventually they were melted down and made into weapons.

Altan Khan silently wondered whether the Ming army was involved.

Logically speaking, they had no interest and no courage. However, in recent years, with the opening of border trade, Ming merchants have traveled to grasslands such as Tumote, Ordos, Yongshebu and Qinghai, and have close contacts with leaders in various places.

There is no guarantee that there is no trick involved.

Before he could figure out the role of the Ming army in this matter, Bosihar's new reminder made Altan Khan wonder again. Could it be that someone from Tumed and Ordos deliberately used firearms in order to put the blame on the Ming people?
Boshaer's kind reminder followed closely.

"Great Khan, the Third Lady's personal guards and escort, the Firearms Cavalry Team."

Altan Khan’s head was about to explode.

Sanniang loved rare and precious things, so everyone tried every way to flatter her.

During Altan Khan's birthday celebration, many guests came from thousands of miles away, so they came two or three months in advance. In order to welcome these distinguished guests, some of the tribesmen took the captured firearms and fired them into the sky, making a loud noise for the guests to hear and to boost morale.

Sanniang heard the noise and thought it was very interesting, so she pestered Altan Khan for firearms.

Altan Khan doted on her, so he ordered all the firearms of the Tumed tribe to be presented to him. However, there was not much in stock, and the gunpowder was soon used up. Moreover, these firearms were in the hands of the Mongols and lacked maintenance, so they broke down after a few shots.

The third lady became more and more interested in it as she listened, and wanted more firearms to hear the noise.

Although Altan Khan was a powerful ruler in the south of the desert, he did not have this thing, and Ming merchants did not dare to sell it to the northern barbarians and risk having their property confiscated and their families exterminated.

He had no choice but to consult with Wang Daokun, the Ming Dynasty's birthday envoy, to see if he could provide some firearms to play with as toys for Sanniang.

Wang Daokun thought it was a good opportunity to make friends with Sanniangzi, so he reported it to Wang Chonggu in Datong. Wang Chonggu did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he reported it to Zhu Yijun in an urgent manner of 800 miles.

Finally, Zhu Yijun made the decision to support the frontier troops with 500 old-style firearms such as single-barreled guns that had been eliminated. At the same time, he secretly tampered with the gunpowder to reduce its power by half.

Wang Daokun took this batch of firearms and presented them to Sanniangzi.

Sanniang was overjoyed and gave back five thousand cattle and sheep. She then specially formed a firearms cavalry team. Equipped with these five hundred firearms, they showed off their military power and fired their guns whenever they had nothing to do.

Now at the scene where Jineng was ambushed, the sound of firearms could be heard. The Ming army had firearms, and Tumed Sanniang had the only firearms cavalry team in southern Mobei.

Bahannaji's wife, Bahanbiji, had a close relationship with Sanniangzi. It was possible that Bahanbiji had tricked Sanniangzi into lending her firearms cavalry.

Altan Khan recalled that when the incident happened, Sanniang seemed to have taken the firearms cavalry team to Daqing Mountain, saying that she was praying for her son not to be disrespectful to him.

The firing of firearms caused explosions in the sky, attracting everyone's attention and also attracting the attention of Changshengtian.

The Firearms Cavalry Team went out for a few days, nominally going to Daqing Mountain, but actually participated in the ambush on Jinen?
Jineng was killed by his grandson, and Altan Khan was already in a state of panic. Fortunately, everyone on the grassland knew that Jineng had robbed Hannaji's woman, and he was waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, so it was barely justifiable.

But Sanniangzi was also involved, and Altan Khan had no way of explaining the matter!
All these things mixed up in Altan Khan's mind, making him dizzy.

"Report!" A personal soldier rushed in breathlessly.

"What's the matter!" Altan Khan jumped up, stood up and asked sternly.

"Report to the Khan, we just received an urgent report from Ordos! Lang Taiji attacked Basu Tewei Xin's army and killed Hua Taiji. Yinding Taiji protected the remaining Basu Tewei Xin's army, crossed the Yellow River at Bomuchi, and retreated to the Xitao area."

Altan Khan's body swayed and he almost fell down. Bosihaer hurried forward to support him and helped him to sit down slowly on the chair.

After lying in silence on the tiger-skin chair for a long time, Aldan Khan shook his head and sighed.

"Ordos has been in turmoil since then! Peace in the south of the desert is rare. Someone come!"

"exist!"

"Gather the troops in the royal tent, and then send a message to the Tumed and Yongshebu tribes to gather troops and move westward." "Yes!"

The northwest of the Ming Dynasty was in chaos, but the southeast was calm.

The Portuguese envoy, Deputy Governor of Malacca, Conseda Aveiro y León, brought a delegation and arrived at the Port of Hong Kong on two sailboats, riding the southeast wind at the beginning of spring.

Hu Zongxian, the Ming Dynasty's envoy to the South China Sea, received them here, treated them warmly, and invited them to the Hong Kong Port to inspect the Suzaku Navy.

Hu Zongxian stood on the stern of a 1300-ton (-ton) Wusong ship, pointing at a huge fleet in the distance, and said to Leon in a high-spirited manner.

"Mr. Kong, this navy is the Suzaku Navy, which annihilated the Spanish fleet that violated the might of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is marching north to receive the reward from the imperial court."

After listening to the interpreter's words, Leon's smile was very forced.

The members of the diplomatic corps behind him, including nobles, missionaries, and businessmen, all turned pale and kept making the sign of the cross on their chests.

The fleet was beyond their imagination.

The tall hull, towering masts, huge sails, and densely packed gun muzzles were arranged in three columns and slowly approached from the right with the sea breeze.

One ship, two ships, my God, sixteen ships in total, and there were more than twenty ships on guard around.

These guard ships were much smaller, but even with these small boats, the Portuguese fleet’s main battleships might not be able to win.

When did the Ming Dynasty become so powerful?

More than a decade ago, they were harassed by a group of monkeys from the sea, but now they have transformed themselves into a fleet that has shocked the world.

Hu Zongxian glanced at Leon and felt that this trick of shocking the enemy was very effective. He secretly winked at Pan Yinglong, then stroked his beard and spoke to Leon in a reserved manner.

"Mr. Kong, you need to cover your ears. You are all honored guests of the Ming Dynasty. If you damage your ears, I will be disrespectful."

Leon smiled disdainfully.

The noble officers behind him also maintained their last stubbornness. What's so great about it? Our Portuguese navy warships also fire cannons, and they are very good at it. We are all used to the sound of cannons. How could it damage our ears?

Don't regard us civilized people as the natives of Africa and the New World.

The flag bearer on the mast raised a signal, and the Suzaku Navy changed its formation on the sea. Two columns turned around, and the remaining column headed for a target ship. When they got close, the naval guns fired in turn, one shot after another. The huge sound of artillery tore through the air and surged over here, rushing into everyone's ears like thousands of troops.

Leon and the others turned pale, then blue, holding onto the railing, paying the price for their arrogance. The Ming navy had many more artillery pieces, and the caliber was much larger, which was why they made such a shocking and heart-shattering sound.

The less experienced missionaries and businessmen were so frightened that they squatted on the ground, holding their heads and trembling.

Hu Zongxian's Adam's apple trembled back and forth several times, and his hands holding the railing turned white from the force he exerted. He glanced at Leon and the others and felt that the effect was very good.

This bombardment cost a lot, but it was worth it!

After leaving the ship and returning to the shore to settle the Portuguese envoys, Hu Zongxian went back to the detention room and sat down. When he saw the pile of memorials on the table, he patted them with his right hand and said with satisfaction.

"Half a year has passed. I have lived up to the burden borne by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and have finally stabilized the situation in the South China Sea."

"It's because of the commander-in-chief's strenuous efforts and the soldiers' desperate efforts that we can suppress the Mo family of Annan, destroy the Spanish fleet and conquer the South China Sea." Pan Yinglong flattered.

Hu Zongxian let out a long sigh, with a look of pride on his face, "By the way, did the Annan Mo clan's letter of surrender request be sent to Beijing at an extra 800 miles?"

"It was submitted the day before yesterday."

"Well, although I am unwilling and want to get rid of him as soon as possible, I dare not take the initiative in a matter concerning the destruction of a country. I must submit it to the Crown Prince for a decision."

"The commander-in-chief is good at planning for the country, and also for himself."

Hu Zongxian pointed at Pan Yinglong and laughed triumphantly.

In Xiyuan, Chen Ju walked into the Qinzheng Hall with several urgent reports.

"Your Highness, the Supervisory Office has sent us some urgent reports, one of which is a letter of surrender from the Annan Mo family."

Zhu Yijun, who was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials and documents, asked calmly without even looking up, "Is Annan Mo still here?"

Chen Ju was slightly stunned, then lowered his head and replied: "I understand, I will approve it immediately!"

(End of this chapter)