The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

23 Southeast Asia on Champa Island

We are not afraid of difficulties in this world, but we are very afraid of having no comrades and persisting alone without seeing the future.

Looking back into history, He Xiwen could not find any allies after three trips to Southeast Asia, and could only live in Kunlun Island, which is isolated overseas.

Kunlun Island is also nicknamed Snake Island, which shows how harsh the conditions are.

So in this endless dark night where there was no glimmer of hope, He Xiwen finally chose to help Nguyen Phuc Anh, who was left with only an empty title, and found a place to stay for his subordinates and followers at the cost of becoming a Vietnamese.

For Chinese people, this is truly a black humor with infinite sadness.

The descendants of famous national heroes such as Li Laiheng, Chen Shangchuan and Ngo Jiu all participated in the movement to support Nguyen Phuc Anh in restoring the country, and incorporated the entire Mekong Delta that they had worked so hard to open up into the territory of Vietnam.

Without them, there would be no Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam.

Without them, Vietnam's territory would probably be one-third less than it was in later generations.

The original intention of these people in fighting against the Qing Dynasty was to allow their descendants to keep their status, but they did not expect that their descendants would eventually become Vietnamese.

This kind of outcome could be said to be even worse than staying in the mainland and waiting for the future.

Perhaps, this is what Ou Zibu wanted to change when he came to this era.

Now that we have found a comrade, the conversation can get to the deepest core.

Ou Zibu understood He Xiwen's demands. He was different from ordinary South China Sea pirates.

Although ordinary pirates look extremely fierce when wandering on the sea, they are actually very sensible. Even if they can win, they will not fight a bloody battle with the official army like the Guangdong Navy unless it is absolutely necessary.

Most of them would stop pirates after middle age, and they had relatives along the coast, and their families had been pirates for generations, which also ensured that they could retire relatively safely.

Historically, the loss of restraint among South China Sea pirates was actually a reflection of the rapid decline in the combat effectiveness of the Qing Dynasty's regular army and the beginning of the people's miserable lives.

But now it is the 30th year of Qianlong's reign, not the 50th year. Life on the mainland is still bearable, and the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong Navy is still good, so the pirates are still relatively well-behaved.

But in this case, He Xiwen, who dared to kill a captain of the Guangdong Navy, would become the top pirate among the pirates.

He had already registered with the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and even Emperor Qianlong. If he didn't find a place to stay in Southeast Asia quickly, he would soon be unable to survive.

But this was exactly what Ou Zibu wanted. With the addition of more than 1,400 elite pirates like He Xiwen and more than 60 Chinese junks of various sizes, he should be able to deal a severe blow to the Konbaung Dynasty.

For this purpose, Ou Zibu called Manuel Bonn to the island.

"Brother He, look, this is Annan, this is Konbaung, and this is Siam."

As for opening up new territory on the map, if a time traveler doesn't have this skill, how can he survive?

"Now, Annam has been in conflict between the north and the south for over a hundred years. Whether it's the Zheng Dynasty in the north or the Nguyen Dynasty in the south, both are ruled by powerful officials. The people are living in poverty and a civil uprising is imminent.

The situation in Siam was even worse. Its king, Agada, suffered from leprosy, and all power was divided up by the treacherous ministers and powerful families around him. The separatist regimes in various places were even more serious than at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the country was so weak that it was vulnerable to any attack.

As for the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty, it was the most powerful country in Southeast Asia at the time. France, Egypt, and other countries were all afraid of it, but in fact, their problems were more serious.

He Xiwen seemed to have opened the door to a new world. He observed carefully along the map that Ou Zibu had spent more than a month slowly recalling.

When he heard Ou Zi Bu say that the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty had strong military forces but more serious problems, he looked up in surprise.

"Why did Zibu say that? Please tell me."

This is exactly the effect that Ou Zibu wanted, because there was still an unresolved issue between him and He Xiwen, which was who would be the primary leader.

What Ou Zibu needs to do now is to make He Xiwen completely dependent on him strategically, so that he gets used to listening to Ou Zibu's commands.

"Because the Konbaung Dynasty had only more than 4 million people, but it had at least 60,000 semi-professional soldiers, of which at least 8,000 were elite musketeers trained with the help of the Westerners, and there were also a large number of Western artillerymen, naval officers and soldiers, etc." "So that's it!" As a descendant of Li Zicheng, He Xiwen immediately understood.

"With only four million people to support 60,000 elite soldiers, and the Western Ban musket and artillery teams spending money like water, the White Elephant King will soon be unable to afford them.

Therefore, he can only use force to provoke other countries and use war to support war."

"That's right!" Ou Zibu clapped his hands in praise. "According to reliable intelligence, the White Elephant King began forcibly collecting tribute from the Gengma and Mengding chieftains in Yunnan last year. It's said he's already forced the Cheli chieftain to submit twice this year."

The Cheli Tusi is not a small Tusi, but the Xishuangbanna of later generations.

If the Konbaung Dynasty extorted the chieftains of Gengma and Mengding, the Qing Dynasty's frontier officials could still cover it up, but demanding the chieftain of Cheli to surrender would definitely not be covered up and would definitely lead to a Qing Dynasty expedition.

"Is this White Elephant King crazy? He only has 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers. How dare he provoke Emperor Qianlong?"

Yuan Kaidao couldn't help but interrupt. He really couldn't understand why the Konbaung Dynasty would provoke the giant Qing Dynasty.

"Brother He, Brother Yuan, you see, northern Siam has many plateaus and mountain ranges, with dangerous terrain and dense forests. They are the best walls to block the Burmese attack.

But at the same time, danger also comes from here. Now Siam’s political situation is corrupt, and most of the castles originally in the dense forests of the plateau have been abandoned. This gives the Burmese an opportunity because the main rivers leading to the Siamese capital Ayutthaya originate here.

The Burmese no longer need to attack the Siamese fortress from above. They only need to transport their supplies to Mount Kundan and then rush down the Chao Phraya River. They can directly attack the Siamese capital and destroy them in one fell swoop."

"I understand!" He Xiwen clapped his hands excitedly. "Since ancient times, crossing high mountains and dense forests has always been the most difficult task. If we want to transport it from Ava, the capital of Myanmar, I'm afraid eight out of ten of them will be lost along the way.

Therefore, if I were the White Elephant King, I would definitely capture the Cheli Tusi, because the Cheli Tusi is quite wealthy and can at least provide food for 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers for half a year.

If we suddenly lead our elite troops to seize Cheli and then use the food in the car to attack Siam, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

Ou Zibu felt a little emotional, not because of He Xiwen's sharpness, but because at this moment, China's conditions were so unique!

With such a large scale and such a good colonial era, it also holds two powerful weapons, Yunnan and Guangxi.

Looking at the map, Yunnan is like a Mount Tai pressing down on the countries in Southeast Asia.

Not to mention anything else, it is to raise 30,000 elite soldiers in Xishuangbanna, then conquer the nearby Shan people, and integrate them back into the Dai atmosphere. By sending troops from Xishuangbanna, you can conquer Laos to the east, rush directly to Bangkok to the south, and torture Myanmar to the west.

Coupled with Guangxi's stranglehold on the Red River Delta where Hanoi, Vietnam is located, the entire Southeast Asia is at its mercy.

It’s a pity that the Qing Dynasty would not do so, because doing so would only further expand the power of the Han people and weaken the control of the Beijing court over Lingnan.

The result is that Xishuangbanna's excellent geographical location and advantages ultimately benefited the Burmese.

As He Xiwen said, in history, the Konbaung Dynasty captured the Cheli Tusi (Xishuangbanna), and then used the money, food and people of the Cheli Tusi to rush south and destroy Siam.

Ou Zibu was stunned for a while, but He Xiwen became excited. It seemed that the South Sea countries were about to have a big fight.

A big fight is good! A big fight gives them a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Moreover, He Xiwen looked at Manuel Bonn, the Frenchman next to Ou Zibu.

Since this Mr. Wu Zhai has even obtained a 32-gun Western warship, and has the support of the Hoi An Mingxiang people and the Hexian Zhai family, it seems that he is ready to do something serious. Let's see what he says.

(Due to the loss of historical materials, it is impossible to verify how He Xiwen escaped from Sichuan to Guangdong and then became a legendary hero of the founding of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam.

He should really be called Xianwen instead of Xiwen. His activity space and trajectory are very consistent with the area of the Thirteen Families of Kuidong.
But there are different opinions on the specific situation. Zheng Huaide and other descendants of Mingxiang people believe it, but Chen Zhongjin said that it was the descendants of He who boasted.

So the real situation depends on one's own opinion.

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