On the beach, Bengkulu soldiers, most of whom had been shot in the legs, howled and screamed as they were wounded by muskets.

Only the short-handed daggers of the Ming soldiers awaited them, and there were no exceptions.

When a buckshot hits a human body, it is deformed by impact, and this kind of contaminated wound is difficult to treat. Just bandaging the wound will only lead to lead poisoning.

Obviously, it is impossible for the doctors of Daming to anesthetize them, and then dig out the flesh around the wound, and then spend a lot of medicine.

Hundreds of corpses were left on the beach, which were carried by the Navy soldiers to hard ground not far from the beach and piled up in a large pile.

It's getting dark soon, and I can't take care of them yet.

The soldiers who went ashore first hastily assembled and counted, formed a shield army in front and a camp of musketeers in the back, and began to attack the city.

The capital of Bengkulu did not have city walls, and it was not even a city, but only a base with a relatively high concentration of personnel.

There was no commerce, only agriculture, and almost all of it was spent by merchant ships that came once a month to trade with the locals.

The city also has no walls, only a natural barrier formed by several river channels.

When the forward battalion of 4,000 young troops marched in the direction of the city, the sky was beautiful, and the heavy rain stopped at this time.

The soldiers of Bengkulu were also timid at this time, although they were driven by the leaders to gather at the front, but they had no fighting spirit at all.

They can't beat each other, so they can only be beaten passively. The violent sound of the muskets, the white smoke rising, and the power that can kill people from a long distance all made the superstitious people think that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were casting spells.

When fighting with people, they still have the courage, but when they fight with God, they don't dare.

The leaders were also frightened at this time, because they couldn't understand why their own people were killed before they could even get to the other side.

Although some of the envoys told them that it was not magic, just the musket of the Great Ming, this incomprehensible weapon still terrified them.

Seeing this, the envoys from other tribes and countries abandoned them and walked over to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty with white flags.

The generals of the rear army immediately met them and led them to the flank, otherwise, if they dared to rush head-on to the military formation, even if they surrendered, they would be killed.

Zheng He had also moved to a large flat-bottomed sand boat at this time, and when he saw the situation on the shore with a telescope, he knew that the purpose of building a bridgehead on the shore today would be easily achieved.

But at this time, the forward battalion was still under the command of the commander Yu Chengdong, and was attacking the city.

Although the enemy has retreated, they have not yet been emboldened. Only a more fierce battle can make them lose hope, and they will not come to harass Daming at night to set up a bridgehead on the shore.

Tonight will be a crucial night, as long as the Bengkuru people can't take advantage, and when the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty set up their barracks, they will have no chance.

In the city, there weren't many people left. At this time, most of the carefully selected warriors could only think about how to escape in a hurry at this time, and their morale was very low.

This can't be blamed for their lack of bravery, it's just that the Ming army is too frightening.

The musket was a weapon that they could not understand at all, and compared to the Dongying people, they dared to charge into battle and retreat in an orderly manner. They all thought that they had collided with the immortals, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were the heavenly soldiers.

This kind of asymmetrical battle will only make the ignorant people feel sincere fear, and it will not form an effective attack camp at all.

The envoys from Majapahit and other tribes were equally frightened, as they only knew that the Ming had muskets, which needed to be fired with ignition.

But now, the muskets of these soldiers do not need an arquebus to shoot at all.

It's a simple change, but it's even more frightening, because rain doesn't stop the attack.

They didn't even notice that a single soldier had been injured by the explosion, which was not at all what they had ever known.

It can hurt people from a distance of 100 meters, and these people can't think of any way to stop the attack formation of these Ming soldiers.

Even with good archers, they have shield armies in front of them, and sporadic bows and arrows cannot stop each other at all.

How can we resist the Ming soldiers has become a question that everyone is thinking about.

As the chief officer of the army, Liu An landed ashore as soon as possible and planted a big flag on the beach. His Great Horde became the connecting point between the land and the fleet, and orders were passed out of the Great Horde.

"Lord Commander, how should the envoys of those countries deal with it?"

"Ignore them, restrain them, don't let them harass our army's position, and if they don't comply, they will be killed."

"But ......"

"No, but! We are military men. Liu An said to the heralds: "These envoys, Honglu Temple, Tongzheng Division, or people from the Ministry of Rites will deal with it. ”

"Report ...... The right side encountered the enemy's trap, and more than a dozen soldiers were wounded by poison thistles and poisoned arrows. ”

"With the engineering department filling in the potholes and leveling the road, the offensive on the right flank cannot be stopped, otherwise our flanks will be exposed. Transfer the wounded to the rear and let the doctors treat them. ”

"The Ministry of Engineers is building a pontoon bridge, and there are no personnel available."

"Send five hundred reserve troops to support the engineering department to build the bridge, and let the engineering department draw two hundred people to clear the trap."

"Report, the forward battalion has occupied the entrance to the southern city, but the other side has burned the bridge, and there are crocodiles in the river, making it difficult to wade through the water."

"Poison the river and clean up the crocodiles."

This expeditionary force was formed temporarily, so many tasks were not assigned to individuals and departments in detail, which also added a lot of responsibilities to the commander, and even some small things were reported to Liu An.

However, Liu An was confident, saw the move, and used his own ability to coordinate the cooperation of various armies, so that the army could give full play to its due combat effectiveness.

The battle here in the capital city of Mingkulu was dominated by the Ming soldiers, but in the northern mountains, Zhuang Jing was now praying for night to fall as soon as possible.

Juruba is a small town between the Kaba and Daun volcanoes, and it also serves the main road between Maluku and other tribes in Sumatra.

The eruptions of two volcanoes have brought fertile farmland to the area. There are no big rivers here, but there is no shortage of small rivers that run down the mountain.

It is not only a transportation artery, but also the largest granary and military location of the Bengkulu tribe in the mountainous area.

In the past, there were more than 5,000 peasant soldiers here. Because the Ming army is approaching their capital, these days, a large number of people from the Bengkulu tribe have been moved here.

The so-called peasant soldiers are similar to the nature of the military households in the Ming Dynasty, they are all peasants in peacetime, but when they are fighting, they become soldiers.

In total, the Bengkulu tribe has only a little over 100,000 people, and less than 1,000 soldiers are out of work, most of whom are still the guards of the tribal leaders.

However, in addition to farming, these tribes also live by hunting and fishing, and the people are fierce, and the force of these peasant soldiers is not weak.

The Japanese did not have muskets, so they had to rely on swords and spears to fight each other.

Although the opponent's weapons are worse, the opponent's number is too large, and they do not have an absolute advantage.

But now that the main forces of the Ming Dynasty have arrived in Bengkulu, the task of these people is to harass the other party and prevent the other party from easily forming an effective resistance.

Therefore, even though the other side has gathered tens of thousands of people, they still launch guerrilla tactics regardless of life and death.

In the first attack, the Bengkulu people were defenseless and dared to attack tens of thousands of people without even thinking about 2,000 people.

So this time the Bengkulu tribe suffered heavy losses, with numerous casualties.

But in the evening, the second attack encountered the natives who had been prepared, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

The Japanese people have been trained for a long time, and they are all physically strong, and their personal strength has an absolute advantage.

Although the natives were weak and their weapons were far behind, they were outnumbered. In order to protect their own homes, even women and old people have gone into battle.

In the second attack, the Japanese themselves lost more than 300 people, and although not all of them died, it was difficult to save their lives after being separated in this dangerous tropical rainforest area.

These people are not soldiers of Yulin Weixue, they have a clear understanding of this tropical rainforest, have a strong ability to survive in the wild, and can distinguish directions.

As long as they are not particularly lucky, it will be difficult for them to survive.

At this time, the soldiers of Yulin Weixue, who were still scattered among the mountains and forests, became the only saviors of these widows.

Zhuang Jing was very distressed, these more than 300 soldiers were just an insignificant number for the entire Ming Dynasty. For him, it was the loss of one-sixth of his own strength.

When night came, the natives did not dare to pursue them any longer, and they themselves were frightened to be killed.

Because these Japanese people are simply not afraid of death, every time they kill someone, they need to exchange a few lives for them.

The natives fought so bravely to kill the enemy, not because they were brave by nature, but more because of the Japanese people's own reasons.

All the people in the camp carried the booty with them. A few days ago, everyone was full of harvest.

And killing a Japanese can find countless gold, silver and jewels from their bodies, which also makes these natives crazy.

Therefore, it is their greed that has harmed these widows themselves.

Hiding in a stronghold arranged for them by Yulin Weixue, a group of Japanese people were busy finding out the medicine and food in stock, and began to clean their wounds and fill their stomachs.

Zhuang Jing had no appetite, thinking about Pang Ying, who was heading to the capital of Minggulu, hoping that he could join the main army as soon as possible and rush back as soon as possible.

He couldn't bear a few casualties like this, and the smaller the number of them, the more casualties would be each time.

He knew very well that the people of Yulin Weixue might help them when conditions permitted, but they would definitely not help them when the war was tense.

Because the people learned by Yu Linwei are the seeds of the Ming army, the lives of each of them are extremely important to the grandson and the emperor.

Those soldiers who were the first to go out of the division, in just a few years, have now achieved the level of garrison, or even command.

And the promotion is so fast, no generals have an opinion. Because each of them is the most important general of the Ming Dynasty today.

The first batch of orphans, the grandson taught them literacy, the art of war, the new training of soldiers, the identification of celestial phenomena, and the survey of terrain.

These people have played the signboard of the young army, and now they are Yulin Weixue.

The newly established Young Army, because he did not grab these people who were originally named Young Army, Xue Lu also fought in the ring for a long time with the current Yulin Wei General Zhao Yongliang.

Later, under the intervention of the grandson, Xue Lu had to watch the original young army be assigned to Yulin Weixue.

Although Yulin Weixue is counted according to personnel, it is only a brigade-level military guard. Chen Li and Zhang Fengshan, who held the highest positions, were only at the first level of garrison.

But today's Ming army is recognized that the people who have learned from Yulin Wei are the third level of the official rank. Because basically, as long as there are outflow talents here, after each one comes out, the minimum is one thousand positions.

With such a quality of talent, they will not be wasted on the battlefield for these widows at all.

Not to mention, there are three new additions here, and more than 1,000 noble children. The lives of these noble sons are more valuable, if it is really because Zhuang Jing and these people died in Nanyang, he Zhuang Jing will not want to return to Daming for the rest of his life.

"My lord, Yulin Weixue will pay a visit to Yuan Zhen, the chief of Yulin."

"Hurry up, please ......." Zhuang Jing was shocked, and he couldn't wait to cut this Gorou with a knife. "No, I'll meet it myself."

Pang Ying is not here, and now he is surrounded by some Dongying people. Although these people are loyal enough, they don't know anything about the power class of the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that in the future, it is better to find a few smarter people by your side, so as not to snub your guests.

Zhuang Jingying walked out of the door, and hugged his fists at a young man wearing a flower military uniform outside the door that he couldn't see the level: "I don't know if General Yuan is here, slack, slack." ”

Although this Yuan Zhen is only a small head of Yulin Weixue, he has jurisdiction over no more than 100 people, and if it is according to the level, it is not worth mentioning in the entire Ming army.

However, his grandfather was Yuan Hong, the founding general, his father was Yuan Rong, Marquis of Guangping, and his mother was Zhu Yuying, the eldest daughter of His Majesty.

According to his family background, he is a well-known general, and according to his seniority, he and His Royal Highness the Grand Sun are close cousins.

Moreover, Yuan Zhen, as the son of the Marquis of Guangping, is highly valued by his father, loved by his mother, and has no brothers, so he is the best candidate to succeed the Marquis of Guangping.

Even when Zhuang Jing Jigang was the most domineering, he didn't dare to provoke such a wealthy kid at all.

Yuan Zhen smiled, replied with a salute and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty, not to mention today's fierce battle, these widows also impress me." ”

Zhuang Jing knew that everything on the battlefield was under the surveillance of Yulin Weixue, and he was not surprised that Yuan Zhen knew about today's battle situation. He leaned over and invited Yuan Zhen into the house and asked, "I don't know why the general manager came in person?" ”

Since yesterday when they received the news of the arrival of the main fleet, Zhang Fengshan and his entourage have not known where to go. Zhuang Jing didn't want to ask about Yulin Weixue's arrangement, he only knew that there were people from Yulin Weixue around them, but they didn't mean to reveal their identities.

Yuan Zhen entered the house and sat on the main seat before saying, "I just happened to be sent to this area, and even the house you live in now was cleared out by me." When I came here today, I had a few questions and wanted to ask the conductor in person. ”

Zhuang Jing clenched his fists and said: "You should know everything when you make up your mind." ”

"Okay, refreshed!" Yuan Zhen invited Zhuang Jing to sit down, and then said: "Since last year's Eastern Expedition to Dongying, I can't understand some of the behaviors of Ji Gang and you. When Ji Gang was crowned, I knew that you actually played a big game of chess with His Royal Highness.

Now Ji Gang is his overlord in Dongying, but you don't enjoy the glory and wealth with him, but you take a group of Japanese robbers to fight for the future, why is this? Do you want to be an uncle? ”

Zhuang Jing only hesitated slightly, and then chose to say openly and honestly: "Back to the world, I was fortunate to see the globe at ease, and I knew how big the world is and how many borderless places there are. Master Ji is now enjoying happiness in Dongying, although he is not talented in the next, it is still very easy to mix glory and wealth there. That Ishimi Silver Mountain is countless times larger than the largest silver mountain in my Ming Dynasty, even if most of the harvest has to be handed over to the imperial court, there can still be a lot left, enough for us to spend all day and wine. ”

Yuan Zhen nodded and said: "Last time I saw the information from Dongying in Malajia, in March this year, Ishimi Yinshan produced 400,000 taels of silver in a month, what a silver mountain!" So I'm even more curious, why did you choose to gamble with your life......"

"That's because, Your Highness said that there is a bigger mountain of gold......"

Yuan Zhen was not surprised and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Nanzhou."

Yuan Zhen slapped his face and said with a smile: "I knew it must be so!" So, do you know why His Highness didn't tell me and others first, but let you go first? ”

Zhuang Jing's heart sank, from the joint of his question, he knew that these nobles were not impulsive about this matter, but had been planning for a long time.

Zhuang Jing could only follow his meaning and said: "Those barbarian lands, it is not easy to open up the wasteland, it should be that His Royal Highness wants us to open up the situation first, and then let Xungui come forward." This time, His Royal Highness took the clan to the West together, which should be to explore the way. ”

Yuan Zhen looked at him and replied cautiously, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry too much, I made it clear today that I want to discuss with you and form an alliance." ”

Zhuang Jing looked at his expression and believed his words a little. Although these noble children are a little arrogant, they have lived in a complicated environment since they were children, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps.

He is now separated from Ji Gang, and there is no other backup except for Taisun.

But he was reused by His Royal Highness, and he controlled the Japanese people in his hands, and these people used them to kill those natives in the early days of the invasion, which was better than the Ming people.

They are rich and powerful, but they do not dare to develop their power unscrupulously, and it is not surprising that they are now looking at themselves.

Zhuang Jing thought about it carefully, this Yuan family is a family of Jiangmen, although Yuan Rong is the Marquis of Guangping, but the relationship with the Yuan family has always been relatively good, and there is no brother to read the wall.

And because of the relationship between the eldest princess and the Xu family, she is also a first-class family in the noble class.

Nanzhou has a huge area, so naturally it will not be given to one family, and he and the Yuan family have formed an alliance, so they naturally have help.

But at this time, Zhuang Jing naturally wouldn't give him all the bottom. "It's a surprise to be valued by the son of the world. This trip is willing to help each other with the prince and work together in Nanzhou. ”

Yuan Zhen laughed happily, "Since that's the case, then I'll sell you a favor too." Tonight, everyone will be transferred to another village in the north, and only the people in this village will be left behind, so let's make a show! ”

Zhuang Jing was shocked: "Why is this? ”

Yuan Zhen leaned over and said in a low voice: "This village bears the brunt, and the natives will naturally not be ignorant. We've planted a lot of gunpowder in the village, and when the natives attack, they'll be crushed! ”

Zhuang Jing felt a chill in his heart. Fang Cai fortunately agreed to him, if it weren't for his own more than 1,000 people, wouldn't they have slept on explosives?

He didn't dare to guess that if he hadn't promised the other party just now, the other party would have blown up his own people into the sky together.

At this time, Zhang Fengshan led his troops to plant gunpowder in various key roads.

In this era, gunpowder is not just about killing people. Don't say that in this barbarian land, even in Daming, it is now common to open mountains and blow up rocks, but people are still afraid when they hear the explosion.

Today, explosives play more of a role as an intimidation. When these natives saw the explosion and heard the explosion, they lost their courage.

They are too small to snipe at a large number of men, so they need explosives to stop the natives from escaping.

In the capital city of Minggulu, the battle on the afternoon of the first day can only be regarded as the first battle, and the depth of the two sides cannot be seen.

But the battle on the second day made all the envoys know what it means to be defeated.

It was a beautiful day, because the sun was not particularly hot because of the clouds.

And without the rain, for the Ming soldiers, there will be no biggest obstacle to the performance of combat effectiveness.

With the shield array in the lead, and the musketeers followed, the military formation was simply unobstructed and invincible. Rush forward one by one.

The sparsely populated houses of the capital could not be an obstacle at all, and two men of ten men formed a small detachment of attacking groups, two of whom raised shields, one who carried knives, one who raised spears, and six of whom were shooting.

Even the people hiding in the house could hardly resist such cooperation, and the guns were pointed at them, and everyone fled.

In the entire attacking camp, the most tired are the knife hands and spearmen. Because the natives who have not lost their breath need them to make up for a knife or a stab.

By noon, all the natives had fled the capital, and even the leaders had completely lost the will to resist.

At this time, the baggage transferred by the Ming fleet had not yet been removed from the ship.

Many envoys all sighed that the only thing that could stop the Ming soldiers was their logistics.

The world of Majapahit contacted the envoys of many tribes and wanted to meet the lord in the name of congratulations. But not only did Liu An ignore them, but even Zheng He stayed on the ship, and no one was seen.

Liu An didn't see these people because he was nervously arranging the pursuing soldiers to divide the work, and the 11,000 soldiers would be divided into ten teams to pursue the enemy.

The personnel arrangement and logistics arrangement of each team require a lot of his energy.

As for Zheng He, he felt that he needed to avoid suspicion, and it was best not to see these local snakes until the war was over.

He was worried that if he didn't distinguish between himself and the enemy like this, his status would be lower and lower in Taisun's heart.