Chapter 740, all vying to be the vanguard
The Lion City of Ceylon, no, has now been changed to Guandi City by Hu Xian!
It's also strange to say that they are obviously a group of literati, doing business as merchants, and they have become bandits and robbers, but they are very trusting of Emperor Guan.
This ship is called Guan Yu, and even this lion city was renamed Guan Di City by them.
Strange, you say, isn't it strange?
The city walls of Guandi City have been rebuilt, a large amount of cement has been transported, and the city walls have been repaired in just a few days, and even heightened and reinforced.
Originally, in Adar's palace, Hu Xian, Zhu Benduan, and Feng Xiang were studying the next actions on the map.
"The Tamils have replied that they are willing to join us against the Sinhalese on the condition that they take possession of half of the island of Ceylon."
Feng Xiang looked at the Tamil-controlled area in the north of the map.
The Tamils are not very numerous in Ceylon, but there is a Tamil kingdom on the South Asian subcontinent, from which the first Tamils migrated from Ceylon.
"Promise them to clean up the Sinhalese first, and then slowly clean up these Tamils, the strength is not good, but the appetite is not small."
Hu Xian agreed without thinking about it, anyway, it was all a blank check, and when he cleaned up the Sinhalese, he would clean them up.
"Several other Sinhalese kingdoms have also agreed to join us."
"Vero's usurpation of power is unpopular, and the three sons of the old king of the Koti Kingdom were extremely excited when they heard that we were going to send troops to the Koti Kingdom, and they were willing to send troops."
"But their strength is also very weak, and they may not even add up to 10,000 people, so it can only be said that something is better than nothing."
Feng Xiang pointed to the three locations on the map and said, in fact, sometimes it is difficult to understand why there are so many countries and forces on this small island of Ceylon.
Obviously they are all Sinhalese, why are they divided into several countries, this Koti Kingdom is the most powerful, but there is no way to unify the Sinhalese, and there is no way to drive the Tamils out.
"In seven days, we will directly attack the capital of the Koti Kingdom, Galle."
Hu Xian nodded slightly, he seemed to have overestimated the strength of the barbarians on the island of Ceylon.
If their strength is really okay, maybe Ceylon Island has already been unified, and it will not be their turn, where will the Middle Easterners and Persians be allowed to intervene.
With Hu Xian's order issued, the Western United Commercial Bank began to act again.
For the sake of safety, in addition to the 5,000 armed forces that have been trained for two months, the Western United Trading House has also drawn out all other people who can be used.
The crew on the ship, the personnel in charge of logistics and transportation, and even Hu Xian, Zhu Benduan, and Feng Xiang also went to the battlefield in person.
Although he had not undergone much training beforehand, the armor and sword on the ship could also be used to make up the number of people, and in any case, at least the number of people on the side of the Western United Trading House was also 10,000.
At the same time, the Tamils in the north of Ceylon also began to attack the Koti Kingdom, and several other Sinhalese kingdoms also attacked the Galle city.
The island of Ceylon is not big, it is not small, the cities on the island are very few and very small, basically many of them are small towns, and there are no decent city walls.
The army of the Western United Trading Company was all the way to the city, sweeping thousands of troops, invincible almost without any difficulty, and in just three days to kill under the city of Galle.
The entire city of Galle was surrounded by regiments, and at the same time, it was also joined by the Tamil army and several small kingdom armies that had been killed from the north.
Chen Lin rode his horse and kept patrolling, he carefully observed the Tamils and several other Sinhalese kingdom troops, and he couldn't help but shake his head as he watched.
These people are not actually talking about the army at all, they are all a rabble of people who temporarily gather adults together to be considered an army.
There was no discipline at all, and the barracks were defenseless to eat, drink, and be merry, and if anyone attacked them, they would definitely be defeated.
There is no way to see people with weapons and equipment, and the armor is not extravagant, and even the sword they don't have a sword, many people are holding wooden sticks and wooden guns, relying on such weapons and equipment, they have been able to hold on to the present, and they have not been wiped out by the people of the Koti Kingdom, which is really a miracle.
"In less than a month, I will be able to sweep the island of Ceylon!"
Chen Lin said very confidently, originally he thought that it seemed a little impossible for his 5,000 people to conquer Ceylon Island, but now it seems that he has overestimated their combat strength.
In Daming, even if an army is pulled out temporarily, it is more effective than them, not to mention that he has 5,000 well-equipped troops under his command who have been patrolling for two months.
He has this information, and he sweeps this place in a month.
In the camp of the commanders of the army, Hu Xian, Zhu Benduan, and Feng Xiang were smiling and entertaining the Tamil leader Zheluo and the three kings of the Sinhalese kingdom, Raigama, Sitavarka, and Vajaga Pahu.
The Tamils are considered the indigenous people of the South Asian subcontinent and have an extremely long history, with short stature, dark skin, small, flat noses, thick lips, and dark, thick, thick, curly hair.
The Tamils were the indigenous people of the South Asian subcontinent, but with the Aryan invasions, they gradually lost their dominion over the land and were constantly expelled by the Aryans to the south.
The Sinhalese are a mixed race of Europa and Negro, and the Europa blood is mainly from the Aryans, so the three Sinhalese kings in front of them are all typical Aryans.
Fair-skinned, with deep eyes, and a high nose bridge, they are extremely unpleasant to the Zheluo sitting opposite, and they seem to have a deep contradiction with each other.
The grievances between the Sinhalese and the Tamils are very deep, and although they are now dealing with the Koti Kingdom together, Hu Xian can clearly feel the smell of gunpowder between them.
Hu Xian smiled and said to everyone: "Vero is rebellious, usurping the throne and seizing power, and wantonly targeting my Ming businessman, today we will all crusade against him together." ”
"I wonder if any of you would like to be the vanguard of the assault on Galle?"
"We Tamil are willing to be pioneers!"
Jerro was the first to step forward, this time it was a good opportunity to take revenge, and there was an untold amount of wealth in the city of Galle, as long as they could attack it, they would be rich.
And after defeating the Koti Kingdom, the remaining small states will not be a cause for concern, and they Tamils will have hope of re-emerging on the island of Ceylon.
"No, this vanguard must let us come."
Raigama, Sitavarka, and Vajagaba looked at each other, and the elder Raigama immediately said anxiously.
In any case, this city of Galle is also the city of their Sinhalese Galle, and if these Tamil barbarians are allowed to kill it, this Sinhalese city will be completely destroyed.
They are only against Vero, not against the Sinhalese, they just want to take back everything that belongs to them, not to destroy this place.
And compared to the Tamil barbarians, the three of them suddenly realized that the Ming talent was the real and most terrible threat.
Despite the fact that this place is far from the Ming Dynasty, and even though they have claimed that they have no ambitions for the island of Ceylon, they are only here to do justice and stand out for the Ming merchants.
They only hoped that after winning, they would be able to obtain the right to trade in the gems and spices on the island of Ceylon, but the three of them felt as if things were not so simple.
It's just that the Ming people used to be very friendly, very talkative, and looked weak and bulliful, plus the three of them hated Vero very much, Vero killed their father, and this revenge must be avenged.
So when Hu Xian found them here, they agreed without any hesitation.
"Haha, since you all want to be pioneers, then that's it~"
"Jero, your side will attack the north, and the three of you, Raigama, Sitavarka, and Vajagaba, will attack the south, and whoever attacks first will belong to this city of Galle, anyway, we don't look down on this city of Galle."
"We are strong and rich in Daming, and we don't know how many of such a small city there are in Daming."
Hu Xian looked at both sides and immediately smiled.
Very well, since you all want to fight to die, then let's all go to death.
The more you die, the better, and the easier it will be to clean up your affairs later.
"No~"
"This pioneer must let us be~"
Raigama said very firmly, then thought for a while and said, "Mr. Hu, as long as we let us be the pioneer, we can promise to give you enough gems after the victory. ”
He was really anxious, if the barbarian Tamils were allowed to attack the city of Galle, then the city would be finished, and how would they Sinhalese gain a foothold on the island of Ceylon in the future.
The three of them are confident, as long as the fight is almost done, the three of them can make the defenders in the city surrender, and they have even rebelled against some of Vero's ministers and generals, as long as the time comes, kill Vero, they can instantly reclaim everything that belongs to them again.
At this time, the barbaric Tamils must not be allowed to intervene.
"This....I'm going to have a hard time doing it, but I've promised Jerro."
When Hu Xian heard this, he said with an embarrassed face.
"Yes, Mr. Hu promised me!"
Jerro nodded very seriously, the city of Galle has gathered the wealth of the Sinhalese, and they Tamils have been coveting it for a long time, they couldn't beat it before, but now that they finally have a chance, how could they give up?