Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 55 Carrying a Knife on a Rainy Night
It was thought that the battle in Xiahongsha was over and the Ming army was preparing to return north.

As a result, a Ma Du Ba suddenly appeared and the game was not finished yet.

Zhu Cixuan asked Mu Tianbo and Deng Shilian to take 30,000 troops and continue returning north.

He led the Imperial Guards and the Shenji Camp to the Eight Cities of Madu to assist Bai Wen in removing the last nail.

Upon seeing the eight cities of Madu, Zhu Cixuan and Ma Bao instantly understood why Bai Wenxuan could not conquer this port city.

This is a huge city built by the sea, and the city walls are made entirely of bricks and stones.

The Dutch galleons and the Hongsha Army's navy blocked the coast and the surface of the Nujiang River, so Bai Wenxuan's army could only attack from the west.

And the cannons on the battlements were terrifying just to count.

Bai Wenxuan quickly led several riders to Zhu Cixuan's front:
"Please forgive me, Your Highness, for failing to capture the eight cities of Madu."

Behind him, a Siamese man with black teeth and clinking crotch also quickly dismounted and kowtowed.

"Pabiraja, the commander of the Siamese elephant team, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming."

Papilajahan stumbled over his words, "Your Highness, our king has ordered me to lead 10,000 troops to attack Xiahongsha."

"I'm stuck at the foot of the eight cities of Madu. It's not that I can't get around it, but if the Hongsha people's navy blocks the Nujiang River, it will cut off our retreat."

"The lives of us Siamese are not important. We are just afraid of delaying the great cause of the Ming Dynasty."

"Since General Bai arrived, we have been attacking the city every day, not even in heavy rain, but the Dutch firearms are too powerful."

Zhu Cixuan looked at the drizzle falling in the sky and said, "Get up."

Bai Wenxuan pointed to the west of Maduba, where hundreds of Siamese and Hongsha troops were attacking the city in scattered formations.

"Your Highness, we were in a hurry to march and we don't have any red cannons to attack the city. The light field artillery we have is completely useless against the eight walls of Madu."

"On the contrary, the Dutch on the city wall relied on their cannons and could fire up to a mile away. We couldn't even launch a dense attack formation to consume the city's defense equipment."

Zhu Cixuan looked over when he heard the voice.

as predicted.

Before reaching the city, Maduba's artillery roared.

The scattered Hongsha army became more dispersed.

Advancing to the foot of the city under artillery fire, the Maduba defenders began shooting again. Arrows and guns were fired at the same time, and together with the drizzle in the air, they fell on the Hongsha soldiers.

Some Hongsha soldiers hurriedly raised their shields and set up their artillery.

A few bullets landed on the city wall, only breaking a few bricks and stones and making some dents.

The Siamese soldiers drove their elephants towards the city gate, but were shot dead one by one by the Dutch on the city wall with muskets.

Perhaps Papilaja wanted to show off in front of Zhu Cixuan, so one of the Siamese soldiers was obviously different from the other soldiers.

They were fully armored and held wooden shields as they charged towards the walls of Maduba City.

Half of the people provided cover with bows and muskets, while the other half stepped on the protruding parts of the city wall and climbed up with shields in hand.

Five or six Siamese soldiers rushed up the city wall with agility, and after a fierce battle, there was no sound.

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand.

Bai Wenxuan understood and signaled to retreat.

After three drum beats, the Hongsha people and Siamese soldiers, who had lost more than half of their troops, quickly retreated to a safe area.

Only more than twenty or thirty guards were killed or wounded.

Bai Wenxuan said, "Your Highness, Maduba is a huge city. It was the first royal city where the Meng people rose to power. It has a history of over a hundred years. To prevent war, it was heavily fortified."

"In the past, the Toungoo Hongsa people attacked from the water. The east side of the city of Madu faces the water, so the city walls are much shorter."

"But we had no navy, so we hastily gathered some small boats and bamboo rafts from the Nu River, but we were also blocked by the Dutch and the navy from Xiahongsha."

"The Dutch are also using bow guns to cover the eight cities of Madu at sea."

Bai Wenxuan suggested: "Your Highness can pacify Pegu Daguang and use their naval warships to retake the river."

Zhu Cixuan shook his head: "How could the Hongsha warships possibly take back control of the sea from the Dutch?"

Bai Wenxuan also shook his head: "We can't just siege them and let them run out of ammunition and food. Dutch ships have been passing through the port to transport supplies to support them."

"I once thought of digging a tunnel, but with the arrival of spring, the floods and rains have continued, and the ground is too wet to support a tunnel."

While they were discussing, the drizzle turned into moderate rain, the eight city gates of Madu opened, and three cavalrymen came to Zhu Cixuan.

Seeing Bai Wenxuan and Papilaja standing respectfully beside a young Han Chinese, the leader asked, "Is this the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty?"

Seeing the young Han man's expressionless face.

Bie Daiyun's confidant knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "My master is Bie Daiyun, the treacherous minister of Toungoo."

"He really doesn't dare to go against the king's teacher."

"As long as His Royal Highness is willing to forgive his sins, he is willing to surrender, open the city gates, and let the royal army into the city."

Papilaja stepped forward and kicked him angrily: "If Bie Daiyun really wants to surrender, why don't you open the city gate immediately?"

Bie Daiyun's confidant knelt down at Zhu Cixuan's feet again:

"As long as His Royal Highness spares my master's life, I dare not ask for the position of Marquis of Madubalaya. I only need to allow him to go to Pa-Auk Zen Monastery to build a temple and observe the precepts to become a monk."

Zhu Cixuan remained silent, looking at the city wall of Maduba with a frown.

【Build a wall】Does it have this effect?

I understand that the king built the wall based on whether he could rebuild it from the inside out.

The border wall can stop the elderly President Trump, but it cannot stop young and strong immigrants.

It seems like I can easily climb over this wall.

Bie Daiyun's confidant rested his head against the moist loess and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Your Highness, your kindness has spread throughout the land of Fengshang. If you refuse to even grant this small request, my master will have no choice but to continue to hold out, consuming the energy of the Ming Dynasty, and finally sail to Malacca to become a wealthy man."

Zhu Cixuan came back to his senses and looked down at the messenger who was ready to die:

"Tell Bie Daiyun that his value of unity has been brought out by him."

Bie Daiyun's confidant looked up with joy, thinking that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty agreed to surrender with his wealth.

Then he heard words that frightened him.

"But Bei Daiyun made the mistake of hiring the Dutch."

"Doesn't he know that the Ming Dynasty has gone to war with the Dutch?"

Bie Daiyun's confidant hurriedly said, "We really don't know, Your Highness..."

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand to interrupt him: "Go back and tell Bie Daiyun first, wait until the Dutch withdraw from Hongsawadi, and then come back to negotiate terms."

After saying this, he ignored the messenger's pleading and turned to go to Bai Wenxuan's camp to take shelter from the rain.

About an hour later.

The Dutch envoy who had previously been sent to Daguang came to the tent where Zhu Cixuan was resting with several Dutch officers.

"Prince of the Ming Dynasty, Bei Daiyun will not let us withdraw our troops."

"He knows that if we retreat, he won't be able to hold on to Maduba."

The Dutch envoy looked at the sleepy Zhu Cixuan:

"Prince, our previous terms remain unchanged. You can also pay an additional tribute of 10,000 taels of silver and 10 barrels of gunpowder every year."

"We can also sell you artillery at a low price."

"As long as He Bin is handed over, and Koxinga agrees not to interfere in Formosa, and trade is permitted."

"We will withdraw our troops immediately and allow the Crown Prince to capture Maduba. Without further worries, we can return north and recover the lost territory in Middle-earth."

Zhu Cixuan rubbed his eyes and said nonchalantly:

"Tell Mangbai from Gucheng that I can survive tonight, and we can talk about the future later."

"I also give this to you."

"If Bie Daiyun and the Dutch in the city can survive this rainy night, I will agree to your request."

"Whether it's his property or your trade requirements."

The Dutch envoy showed a delighted look: "Is what you said true, Prince? Do you dare to swear to God?"

Maduba had been defending for almost two months since the alliance between Siam and Ming Dynasty began.

The Dutch envoy did not believe that the Ming Dynasty could capture the eight cities of Madu in one night.

Unless the Crown Prince of Ming is truly chosen by God and has the ability to split the sea like Moses.

(End of this chapter)