Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 190: The country was destroyed before it was ready

Zhu Zhanjun closed the book and handed it to Jinxiu behind him. He frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "I will write a memorial to the court. Several shipyards in Fujian and Zhejiang will work hard in the next few years to produce these ships for you."

"When the time comes, you need to provide the Navy Department with the blueprints for the model and design you need."

The Navy Department is a newly established department. Unlike Zheng He and Guo Gang, the Navy Department led by Zheng Zilong is a force specifically for combat and maritime protection.

The main task of Zheng He and Guo Gang was to lead the fleet to open up new shipping routes and go out to sea for trade.

One is business and the other is military, they are different departments.

"Yes, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

When he heard that the ship had been found, Zheng Zilong's face was full of joy.

Wang Jun's fleet was not under his control. Apart from two main warships, he only had a few broken fishing boats.

Two ships with a group of small fishing boats, this naval force is too weak.

So as soon as Zhu Zhanjun arrived, he immediately raised his difficulties, but he did not expect that Zhu Zhanjun agreed directly.

"Zilong, are you done with your questions? If you are, then I will tell you mine."

Xu Da, who was standing next to him, saw Zheng Zilong's happy face and joked with a smile.

“Come here, come here…”

Zheng Zilong quickly stepped aside and extended his hand respectfully.

He was so anxious just now that he actually ignored this big guy.

Xu Da smiled and shook his head, and said to Zhu Zhanjun: "I have sent people to investigate almost everything, and I have also got a rough idea of ​​their military strength."

Zhu Zhanjun asked curiously, "How many troops are there?"

Xu Da took out a small notebook, handed it to Zhu Zhanjun, and began to explain: "Zheng He left me a letter from Champa. Guo Gang has conveyed your idea to them. They are currently considering it."

"The entire southern region is mostly vassal states of our Ming Dynasty, and they are all fence-sitters."

"We only need to take down Siam and Chenla, and the rest will not be a problem."

"Their military strength..."

In many people's impressions, land area refers to the actual occupied territory.

However, it was only after arriving in ancient times that Zhu Zhanjun figured out some of the differences.

According to the official records of the Ming Dynasty, all territories that belonged to the Ming Dynasty and were willing to pay tribute were considered part of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason is the same as the feudal system in the ancient Zhou Dynasty. The lands of these vassal states that paid tribute were nominally granted to them by the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, according to the real official map records, these countries are actually the territories of the Ming Dynasty.

However, what exactly happens depends on who has the harder fist.

The Ming Dynasty has a strong fist, and these small countries will happily call them daddy. But if the Ming Dynasty becomes weak, it will be hard to say.

"Are they willing to let us pass through?" Zhu Zhanjun asked.

If you want to attack these two countries, you must go through these vassal states, or directly transport by ship and launch an attack from their coastline.

"I have communicated with Champa. In principle, they agree to let us pass through, but they must ensure that the soldiers do not disturb the local people."

Zhu Zhanjun frowned slightly and pointed his finger heavily at Champa.

"Then hit him first."

Xu Da was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why? They are very respectful to the Ming Dynasty and have been very helpful to Zheng He's fleet."

"They just want to wait and see. If we attack them directly, it will probably leave a bad impression on the surrounding foreign countries."

After that, he explained: "I'm not afraid that they will say something bad, but I'm worried that these things will spread to the court and affect you."

"After all, there are still many people in the court who are dissatisfied with you becoming the crown prince."

"If they use this as an excuse, even if they don't pose a threat to you, their reputation among the people will be greatly affected."

Zhu Zhanjun smiled indifferently and said calmly: "The land of Champa has been our Yanhuang territory since ancient times. The Song Dynasty was incompetent and lost it. Later, it was taken over by barbarians, who killed our Yanhuang people and occupied our Yanhuang land."

"The name Champa is a provocation to our Yanhuang people."

"My great grandfather and you carried on the wishes of our ancestors, expelling the barbarians and restoring the Han people's clothing and customs."

"But at the time, the north was in chaos and was the court's top priority, so the south was neglected."

"My grandfather followed your will and took back Jiaozhi. As your descendant, I should take back the remaining territory of my Yanhuang nation and never let the barbarians continue to destroy it."

"As for those officials, they can say whatever they want. I believe the people know who can feed them and give them a good life."

Xu Da was touched by this and sighed, "Alas, the older you get, the less courageous you become. I don't know when I started to be hesitant. Maybe I was scared by your great grandfather."

"Hey, hey, hey, Xu Tiande, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. When did I ever scare you?"

Old Zhu seemed to have clairaudience. As soon as Xu Da finished expressing his feelings, he shouted angrily.

Unfortunately, Xu Da did not enter the space, and he could not have telepathy like Zhu Zhanjun, so he did not hear anything of Zhu's shouting.

"But then again, even though this is the case, we still have to find a reason. It would be good if we can reduce some trouble."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, chuckled and said, "How difficult is that?"

A few days later.

The border between Champa and Jiaozhi.

Since the Ming army was stationed here, Champa also sent an army.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were famous for their wealth, and many people from Champa secretly traded with the Ming army.

With instructions from above, the Ming army often took out some daily necessities and traded with the other side.

Most of the items are medicinal herbs or gemstones, or jadeite exchanged from other places.

There is another big bazaar today, and the people from Champa are rushing here happily with things.

They heard a few days ago that a transport fleet had arrived from the Ming army, bringing a lot of good things.

As expected, as soon as we arrived at the place, we saw many small vendors from the Ming Dynasty setting up stalls there.

There are even shops with signs hanging on them. In the wooden shops, various daily necessities such as needlework, pots, pans, and bowls are displayed.

"Everyone line up, don't forget to pay your taxes."

A Shandong officer, speaking fluent Shandong dialect, told the Cham people not to forget to pay taxes. After nearly a year of communication, many Cham people could understand some simple words.

With the sound of the gong, the soldier guarding the checkpoint raised the antlers and took out a silver coin from the people of Champa who were about to come over and stuffed it into the box on the table next to the passage.

The money they were taking looked familiar to the soldiers on guard.

These are the work points they earned from working every day in their hometown of Fengyang.

As these soldiers arrived here, the beautiful and light work points they carried with them were used as currency for transactions by the people of Champa.

Even in Champa, these work points could be spent as money.

There are three types of work points, namely, cents and angles.

Ten cents for a dime, ten dimes for a dollar.

The purchasing power of one work point is equivalent to one tael of silver.

The pass fee was one work point per person, which was a bit expensive, but when the Champa people thought about the good things they could exchange from the Ming Dynasty, they gritted their teeth and paid the money, saying that they were here to buy things but were actually there to act as middlemen.

Just when everyone thought that today's market transaction would be the same as usual, something strange suddenly happened.

"These damned Ming people are devils. They are here to corrupt your hearts. Don't be deceived by their hypocrisy."

Dozens of people appeared out of nowhere, took out short knives, and slashed at the Ming army guarding the city while shouting.

“Dangdangdang…enemy attack, enemy attack!”

The people of Champa had not yet reacted to the sudden situation.

The Ming army soldiers guarding the checkpoint suddenly rang the bronze bell.

"Crash..."

In an instant, countless fully-equipped Ming army soldiers appeared from nowhere, surrounded the entire street, and pointed their guns at them.

The people of Champa who came to trade were all confused.

Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?
Soon the news spread that the Ming army outpost had been attacked by surprise, and the perpetrators were Champa people. More than a dozen Ming civilian soldiers were injured, a small number of the perpetrators were captured, and many others took advantage of the chaos to escape back to Champa.

The crown prince, who was in charge of the situation in Jiaozhi, was furious when he heard the news.

He gave a direct order to Xu Da, the Grand Commander of Annan, to bring all the perpetrators to justice and give an explanation to the injured civilians and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Da accepted the order and without saying a word, he ordered his troops to cross the border and enter Champa to capture the murderer.

By the time the King of Champa received the news, the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty was less than ten miles away from his capital.

The speed of the Ming army was too sudden.

Champa did not react at all. Many cities were controlled by the Ming army and local officials were directly detained without any chance to explain.

"Damn it, what does the Ming Dynasty want to do? Are they trying to bully the weak? Aren't they afraid of the accusations from the foreign countries?"

The Champa King was so angry that he started cursing.

The ministers below all had bitter expressions on their faces. One of them said helplessly, "They have good reasons. Our people attacked their border checkpoints first, and many of them fled back to the country. Many people watched at the time."

The Champa king glared at him angrily: "Do you believe this?"

The minister spread his hands helplessly: "We know this may be a conspiracy, but the people don't know. They believe it is true. The Ming Dynasty believes it is true, so it is all true."

"asshole!"

The King of Champa was so angry that he kicked over the desk that Zheng He had given him.

"Guard the capital and don't let any Ming soldiers in."

"Rumble, rumble..."

A violent explosion sounded from the direction of the city gate, and the luxuriously decorated palace began to shake. All kinds of exquisite porcelain and ornaments fell to the ground with a crash.

"what happened?"

The king staggered and asked loudly outside.

"kill!"

However, before there could be a response from outside, deafening shouts of killing rang out from the city gate.

After listening to the standard Ming language, the Champa King’s eyes went dark and he fainted.

His Champa Empire was finished.

He just couldn't understand how the Ming Dynasty had conquered his country so quickly.

Is the Ming army really so powerful that his country and army can't even resist?

"Your Highness, the vanguard battalion reports."

In the evening, the Governor's Office of Jiaozhi.

Xu Da walked in with a smile on his face and placed a battle report on the table in front of Zhu Zhanjun.

Zhu Zhanjun took it, took a look at it, and smiled with satisfaction.

The Champa Kingdom had been captured without a single casualty in the entire legion, and some troops even managed to resolve the weak resistance with just a few shots.

The Champa Kingdom was even more unfortunate.

The leading officer wanted to take credit for this achievement in order to prevent other arriving troops from taking the lead.

They directly used the few super explosives in each battalion to blow a hole in a weak area of ​​the Champa city wall.

Although fighting took place on the city walls, it was quickly over.

The equipment gap between the two armies was too great, and the Shenwei Battalion was almost fully armored.

Because of the hot weather in Champa, most of the soldiers wore ordinary clothes, and even if they had armor, they left it at home.

After all, if there is no war, who would walk around wearing such heavy armor?

As a result, because of this carelessness, in a brief confrontation, they were fired at by a volley of gunfire and a string of palm mines from the Shenwei Battalion, and their morale collapsed instantly.

The vanguard camp that launched the attack easily captured a capital.

The battalion commander who led the team laughed happily and boasted that he was a famous general who destroyed an entire country.

(End of this chapter)