Chapter Eighty-One: The Envoy's Threat Prepare for battle

The Ming Dynasty, which re-emerged in the east, could not avoid a country that was originally very distant Wolmore Empire. At this time, the Wolmore Empire was at its peak, and the current emperor, Shah Jahan, received a good religious and cultural education in the court in his early years, and was well versed in martial arts. Believe in Sunni doctrine and believe in piety. He assisted his father in commanding the army. After his father's death, he became emperor in Agra. During his reign, he strengthened centralization, expanded the army, put down rebellions in the Deccan principalities, and appointed his son Aurangzeb as governor of the Deccan. He had ordered the Governor of Bengal to suppress the Portuguese in the area. The annexation of Ahmed Nagar forced the rulers of Gorkunda and Bijeypur to claim tribute. Long war with the Safavid dynasty of Iran, fighting for Afghanistan. Heavy troops were later sent to force the Iranian governor of Kandahar, Ali Mardan Khan, to surrender. In 1646 it occupied Badakhshan and Balkh. During his reign, the Wolmore Empire developed economically, the treasury was full, and the *** culture was developed. The Mughal Empire turned into a large military machine, and the number of military nobility and armies expanded almost fourfold. It is impossible for such an empire to turn a blind eye to the Ming army that is forced in front of its door. In particular, the powerful British fleet was defeated again and again in the hands of the Ming army, and its close neighbor Burma had been annexed by the Ming Dynasty, and the arrogant Emperor Shah Jahan could not sit still.

In the royal palace in Delhi, Emperor Shah Jahan convened a council to discuss how to deal with the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Wolmore Empire and the Ming Dynasty were both great powers in the East, the two countries basically understood each other through trade through merchant ships, and the mutual understanding of each other was very limited.

One of the ministers arrogantly said, "Your Majesty! We can no longer allow the Ming Dynasty army to be so arrogant in front of us, we should let them know that our Womor Empire is invincible in the world. If we don't drive them out of Burma, we won't be at peace in the Wolmore Empire. Especially their navy, if they live in Burma forever, the threat to us is too great, I don't know when they will come over! ”

Another retorted, "No! Your Majesty, until now, the Ming Dynasty army has not taken direct action against us. Even Burma is close to our borders, they didn't send troops over, and we can't take the initiative to provoke a war with the Ming Dynasty. We don't know much about the Ming Dynasty, but they are a large country with a vast territory and a large population, and we know that we must be cautious about going to war with such a big country! ”

However, the words of this dissenting person caused public outrage, and many ministers pointed the finger at him one by one.

"You coward, you are simply humiliating our great Mughal Empire!"

"That's right! You coward, do we watch the Ming Dynasty occupy our neighbors? It should be our sphere of influence there! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, we can't be patient any longer! ”

"The British have brought us countless riches, and they have been beaten so badly, and they have had a great impact on us, we can't ignore it!"

"The people of the Ming Dynasty are humiliating our Wo'er Empire, we can't bear it anymore!"

“”

After a moment of commotion, Shah Jahan felt that the fire was coming, and waved his hand and shouted, "Stop arguing, everyone! ”

The ministers stopped talking, Shah Jahan glanced around them, and said, "The Ming Dynasty is a big country, and we should have a minimum of respect." However, the dignity of our Womor Empire should be respected, and the interests of our Wommore Empire should be guaranteed. We don't want to start a war lightly, but we will overcome all enemies who challenge our Womor Empire. ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

“”

Here's another crowd of excitement!

Shah Jahan stopped everyone with a wave of his hand, and said, "We should send an envoy to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty and inform them that this is our sphere of influence, and if you want to operate here, you must obey our management." In particular, it is necessary to withdraw from Burma and restore the rights of the Burmese king. ”

"Yes, yes!"

"No, we have to make them compensate for the damage caused to Myanmar!"

"If you sink the ship of the British, you will also be compensated!"

"Hmmm! Let's think about it, write down all our requirements clearly, and then we will send someone to the Ming Dynasty! After saying that, Shah Jahan sneered and said, "If they don't agree, then our army will march into Burma and wipe them out completely!" ”

At this time, many ministers understood that Shah Jahan was interested in Burma and wanted to use this excuse to enter Burma. They were even more excited, as if all the jewels and gold of Burma were theirs.

"That's right! Our army should be ready now! ”

"That hateful Burmese king, we should have sent a large army to help him!"

“”

Shah Jahan sent a team of more than 30 envoys, who arrived on a galleon to the pier built by the Yaogang people. However, the envoy was very polite, and when he entered the port, according to the rules, he emptied the ship's cannons with a "bang"!

The kiln officers and soldiers on the dock guided the sailing ship of the Wommore Empire to dock on the wharf, they didn't know that it was a ship of the Wommore Empire's envoy, thinking it was a merchant ship.

It was good to wait for the boat, and the officers and soldiers on the dock helped to board the gangway. An official of the Wommore Empire came to the dock from the gangway and said to the soldiers: "We are the Wommore Empire's envoy ship, and the envoy wants to meet your highest commander. ”

The soldiers on the dock didn't understand what the envoy of the Wolmore Empire was, but they knew that they should inform the commander immediately. As soon as his commander heard that there was no ambiguity about the visitor, he immediately called Qin Peng directly, saying that the ship of the Wommore Empire's envoy was parked on our dock, and they wanted to see our supreme commander here.

When Qin Peng heard this, he knew that the matter was not small, so he immediately called Fan Chengkun and told him about it.

It is said that Fan Chengkun is the highest level on the Myanmar side, but Myanmar is now under the control of Qin Peng. Fan Chengkun heard this and said, "Seeing the matter of the envoy of the Wo'er Empire, General Qin should go and see him!" However, we could not meet them on the ship. ”

Qin Peng said: "I think the same way, we will arrange for an official on the dock to pick them up and arrange for them to stay at the post house." Let the envoy quench his anger and I'll see him again!" ”

"Huh! That's the best! Fan Chengkun said, "We will have a meeting tomorrow to study the situation together." It seems that the decisive battle between us and the Wolmore Empire is about to begin! ”

"I also think something should be going on in the next two days!" Qin Peng said, "King Li Chuang from Annan's side has sent several telegrams to ask me when I will fight Siam together, but I don't finish the matter with the Womor Empire, and I don't think it's easy to do anything in Siam." We can't fight it both ways. Here, we get support at home than at home. We have a lot to do on ourselves. ”

"Hmmm! That's my opinion too! Let's meet tomorrow! Fan Chengkun agreed.

The envoy of the Womor Empire let people inform the people on the dock, and also wanted to see the reaction of the Ming Dynasty, if the highest governor of the Ming Dynasty could come to the ship to see him, it would be the best, but he also knew that it was impossible, first, the highest governor of the people was not necessarily here at the dock, and in addition, people might not lower their status to see themselves. However, it stands to reason that the courtiers will not ignore themselves, and they are the envoys of the Mughal Empire after all, representing the emperor.

The official in charge on the dock received Qin Peng's call and came to the dock with two steel spring carriages and stopped at the gangway next to the envoy's boat.

The officer shouted to the ship: "Meet the Mughal Empire envoy!" ”

After a while, the ship's general shouted below, "Who is down there?" ”

"I'm the steward official of this dock, please rest at the Special Envoy's Inn!"

Although the envoy on the ship did not wait for the high-ranking officials to pick him up, he really did not want to stop on the ship, and said to his subordinates: "Go ashore!" Let's go ashore and take a good shower, and if we don't go ashore, I'm going to get hairy on my body! ”

The envoy came to the wharf with a shelf, and the official who greeted him politely said, "I am the official in charge of the wharf, please let the envoy get into the car." Your Excellency will go to the inn to rest first, and we will inform my Shangguan tomorrow and inform them of the news of the envoy's arrival!" ”

The envoy was right when he heard it, and the officials here could do just that, but the carriage that the envoy saw was very beautiful, and he knew that this was a steel spring carriage of the Ming Dynasty, and their emperor had such a carriage, which was transported by the British from the Ming Dynasty by boat, and it was worth a lot of silver.

The envoy couldn't stop applauding when he got into the carriage, which was really comfortable to sit in.

The envoy was very comfortable at the inn on the dock, and the food was well arranged, but after two days of waiting, the official who picked him up never showed up again. The envoy asked people to ask the people in the post house, and the people in the post house didn't know anything.

It wasn't until the fourth day that Qin Peng came to see him.

When the people in the post house informed the envoy of the Womor Empire that an official of the Ming Dynasty had come to see him, the envoy almost jumped up with joy, but he thought for a moment and said, "Today, I am not feeling well and do not want to meet guests!" ”

Qin Peng listened to it, smiled and left!

At this time, a telegram from the kiln gang asking for their opinion arrived.

Fan Chengkun, Qin Peng, Mu Yi, Zheng Zhilong, and Jiang Wei studied this matter together.

Fan Chengkun said: "I'm afraid the family doesn't know the situation on our side yet. My opinion is still settled, and the British and the Wolmore Empire will go back and clean up Siam. ”

Qin Peng also said: "I think, there is nothing good about this Womor Empire's envoy coming, we have been here for so long, they have not moved, and now that they have sent someone, it is estimated that the preparations they want to make are ready!" In my opinion, let's first report the news from the envoy of the Wolmore Empire to the room, and then we will give our opinion to the family after a while! ”

Mu Yi said: "I agree with this opinion! However, I think we have to face the matter of our Womore Empire seriously! ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "No matter what, we are not afraid of them in a war. The question is how to defeat them! The Wolmore Empire was a large country, larger than the entire Burmese of Siam Annam combined. Their military power should not be underestimated. If we don't defeat them, we will always face their military pressure here. ”

"We have all our naval warships here," Pham Thanh Kun said, "and we now have two jungle armies suitable for fighting in the mountains and jungles, and more than 20,000 troops who have submitted to our Burmese army." It's easy to defeat them, but the question is how can you hit them in the right place and completely beat them so that they don't dare to come again? ”

Qin Peng said: "During this time, I am studying the affairs of the Wommore Empire, as long as we attack them, we can split them into several countries. Although there are many troops and they seem to be strong, the national strength is already very empty, and there are dissatisfaction with Shah Jahan forces everywhere. As long as we crush Shah Jahan's army, the ostensibly powerful Wommore Empire will easily collapse. At that time, we can support some forces to become independent. This is divide and conquer! ”

Yaogang received the news that Qin Peng's envoy from the Womor Empire had arrived in Burma, so he naturally had to wait for them to have a result. However, they also informed Li Zicheng of the news and asked Li Zicheng to wait for the news of the kiln.

The envoy of the Womor Empire pretended to be sick, and after not seeing Qin Peng, Qin Peng didn't go to see him for two days, and this time the envoy was furious, and he also regretted that he should have seen someone last time. I came to meet people, and people were naturally not in a hurry, and they should be in a hurry.

There was no way, so the envoy had no choice but to beg the people from the post house to bring their own messengers to ask to see Qin Peng.

Qin Peng's staff promised Qin Peng to see the envoy the next day.

The envoy had no choice but to come to Qin Peng the next day, and they met Qin Peng in the office on the horse's head.

When Qin Peng saw that the envoy was coming, he was still very thoughtful in etiquette, and after being polite, everyone sat down.

The envoy said, "I have come to see you on the orders of the great Emperor of the Wolmore Empire, Shah Jahan. Our emperor asked me to convey to the Ming Dynasty court that Burma is our friendly neighbor, and your annexation of Burma is a very barbaric act, and we absolutely cannot allow it. You must withdraw from Myanmar and compensate for the damage caused to Myanmar. Also, Britain is our friendly country, and they have contributed a lot to the prosperity of our Wolmore Empire. You sank their ships for no reason, and this is also a provocation to our Wolmore Empire. We, Emperor Shah Jahan, demand that you pay reparations for the ships sunk by the British. Punish the murderer at the same time! ”

Before meeting the envoy of the Wommore Empire, Qin Peng and Fan Chengkun had studied what the envoy of the Wormore Empire would bring. They thought of all kinds of possibilities, but they didn't expect the envoy of the Wolmore Empire to make such a request.

After listening to the translation, Qin Peng was already about to smoke in his heart, but he didn't show any expression on his face. The envoy of the Wommore Empire was also observing Qin Peng's reaction, but what disappointed him was that Qin Peng was like listening to an innocuous trivial matter, with a smile on his face all the time, and there was no change at all.

After the general was finished, Qin Peng said without any abnormality: "Myanmar has always been a subject state of our Ming Dynasty before, and later became independent, and has been provoking us for nearly a hundred years. This time, we have completely recovered Burma, and the people are living a good life in peace and contentment, and the days are getting better and better, and we will not retreat. And the British, who you are talking about, are some robbers of the sea. It was they who took the initiative to provoke us. We defeated them very popularly, so why is it to blame? Not only will we not compensate them, but we will destroy them completely while they are hiding in your harbor! ”

Qin Peng's words were slow and unhurried, and the envoy of the Wommore Empire listened to the translation of the general matter, but his hands trembled with anger, he thought that with the prestige of the Wommore Empire, how could the Ming Dynasty explain it, and even say something nice and mention some conditions, but he didn't expect them to be so tough.

"You, do you know the consequences of doing this?" The envoy said through gritted teeth.

"Huh!" Qin Peng smiled and said, "I really want to know what the consequences are?" ”

"Humph! Our Emperor will send a great army to pacify you! The envoy's lips were already trembling in anger, and he knew that he had no chance of winning through a war of words.

"Huh! Your Excellency the Special Envoy, many of us in the Ming Dynasty are full of good feelings towards Tianzhu Kingdom and do not want to fight with you. But if you have to fight us, we will be with you to the end! Qin Peng also knew that no matter how much nonsense he had, it was useless.

"That's good! Farewell! The envoy got up and left.

Fan Chengkun and the others were a little surprised when they heard this result, because they have always threatened others, and now they are threatened by others, and they really can't adapt to it.

Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly and said, "Fuck! It's been a long time since I've been bullied by others! ”

Jiang Jian said: "This is equivalent to declaring war on us. However, when their envoys return to the Wolmore Empire, our military arrangements will be in place. Our two Mountain and Jungle armies have just been expanded, and we are waiting to go to the Womor Empire to train them. ”

Fan Chengkun said: "Look, do we wait for them to fight back and then fight back, or do we take the initiative to attack? ”

Qin Peng said: "We have time, and we can make some arrangements on our preset battlefield. In addition to the weapon advantage, we also have an advantage, and that is the home advantage, and the advantage that the opponent does not know about us. In this way, we can maximize the advantages of our various weapons. We should wait for them to attack and consume a large number of their main forces, and then take advantage of the victory to cooperate with us in counterattacking with the naval army. ”

Jiang Wei said: "There are some people in the Burmese army who have participated in smuggling to the Wolmore Empire, and the Wolmore Empire often besieges smugglers, and they are familiar with the roads over there, otherwise it will be difficult to escape." This time, we can take advantage of this advantage and play the role of our mountain jungle army. ”

"Send a telegram to your home!" Fan Chengkun said, "Tell the family about this situation, Siam can't move for the time being." On our side, we are also preparing to fight against the Wolmore Empire! ”

The situation changed again, and Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Liu Yun in the command center studied the telegram sent back by Qin Peng.

Chen Yufeng said: "Send a telegram to Li Zicheng and tell them about the situation. It is recommended to wait until the battle of the Wolmore Empire is over before settling the matter of Siam. ”

However, Li Zicheng soon telegraphed back, insisting that they could solve Siam by themselves, and that this would contain Siam and cooperate with the Burmese side to fight against the Wolmore Empire.