The sky in Funan is finally falling!

In fact, since the collapse of the Funan Water Division, Funan has lost the possibility of turning the tables! More than 10,000 marines are like bamboos, like an arrow off the string, rapidly advancing in various parts of Funan. A few days later, the troops approached the capital of Funan, Gu Tuoluo, marking the end of the Liaodong Army's military operations in Funan.

Liaodong's military success in Funan greatly deterred the countries of Nanyang and realized the majesty of a great power. Even the seemingly powerful Funan was wiped out in the blink of an eye under the fierce offensive of Liaodong, which brought a great shock to the countries of Nanyang.

The Funan vassal state, which had been preparing to move, immediately became honest. In order to avoid becoming the next target of Liaodong, many vassal countries have sent envoys to Liaodong to pay tribute!

Fortunately, Liaodong has self-knowledge, knowing that the Nanyang countries are different from Xianbei and Xiongnu, and the people here do not have a sense of belonging to the Great Jin, if Liaodong forcibly invades its territory, they can completely rely on the dense jungle to drag down the Great Jin. This is no joke, the countries that have conquered this area for generations have all been plagued by the jungle climate.

After shocking the Nanyang countries, Mr. Liu immediately sent an invitation to the lords of the Nanyang countries, inviting them to go to Keelung Port in Yizhou in mid-June to meet General Zhenbei, and the two sides sat down to discuss the future and development of Nanyang.

After receiving the invitation from Liaodong, Nanyang countries expressed their willingness to go to Keelung, and even the king of Funan said that he would participate. Although some ministers of Funan were worried that the king of Funan would be detained by Liaodong, for the sake of Funan, the king of Funan still insisted on his own opinion knowing that there were many difficulties ahead.

Fan Yao, the king of Funan, comforted his subjects: "This banquet is not like before, it is an official invitation issued by General Zhenbei, and a large number of lords of Nanyang vassal countries will participate. Besides, since Liaodong has sent an invitation to Funan, as the Heavenly * Dynasty, he will not be untrustworthy! ”

"Yes...... But the people of Liaodong are occupying the coastal area of our country? ”

"It is precisely because Liaodong occupies the territory of Funan that the widow must go to Yizhou to meet General Zhenbei! Now that the Great Jin Dynasty is full of smoke, there is no one who can restrain Liaodong at all. If Funan wants Liaodong to withdraw from the army, is there any other way out than to negotiate with General Zhenbei in person? ”

"In addition, the real reason for the conflict between Funan and Liaodong is simply to compete for the right to trade between the east and the west. Now that Funan has been defeated, the widow thinks that as long as Funan withdraws from the trade between the East and the West, Liaodong may not really want to annex Funan. ”

In fact, King Funan's guess was good, Wei Shuo's invitation to the countries of Nanyang was indeed not a Hongmen banquet, but it was not a pure banquet, but Liaodong was unable to continue to expand, trying to strengthen its influence in Nanyang with another method.

With Liaodong's defeat of the Funan Naval Division, Wei Shuo's focus in Nanyang was on political co-optation, but due to the complex terrain and hot and rainy climate in various parts of Nanyang, it was all subdued by force. Not to mention the final result, it will definitely hurt Liaodong's vitality and cause huge losses.

It is impossible for Liaodong to focus all its energy on the South Seas, and its center of gravity is still in the Central Plains. Therefore, taking advantage of the defeat of Funan's might, coupled with appropriate political and economic means, Wei Shuo was confident that he would subdue the Nanyang countries in one fell swoop.

The Mekong River, known as the "Mother of All Waters", originates from the Lancang River on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and connects Zhenla, Funan, Dunxun, Biqian, and the southwest of the Great Jin Dynasty like a long ribbon. All the way through the ups and downs, running through the entire Indochina Peninsula.

However, in June of the fifth year of Jianxing, a group of uninvited guests from Liaodong disturbed the tranquility of this mother river in Southeast Asia. At this time, there was a detachment of the Liaodong Naval Division downstream of her, which was marching upstream.

This was an armed parade specially conducted by the Liaodong Navy Division under the order of General Zhenbei before the Yizhou gathering, and for this armed parade, Liaodong paid a lot of silk, salt, iron and other commodities to dozens of large and small countries and tribes along the way, so that the other side allowed the fleet to pass through the Mekong River Valley.

Because the Liaodong Naval Division showed strong combat effectiveness in the just-concluded Nanyang Naval Battle, the countries on the Central and Southern Roads could not help but be full of fear of this cruising fleet. In order to avoid being attacked by Liaodong, envoys from various countries along the way went to Yizhou.

Seeing that the countries in Central and South Africa behaved so deferentially, Mr. Liu and others were quite satisfied. You must know that in the past, the countries on the Indochina Peninsula have always looked to Funan as the first step, and Liaodong has not been able to establish a new order according to its own wishes.

However, since the overthrow of Funan, the attitude of the Nanyang countries towards Liaodong has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is the strength shown by the Liaodong Navy Division that makes the countries fearful. In this way, the central and southern states that have always violated the Yin and Yang of the Great Jin Dynasty had no choice but to submit to Liaodong.

"Your Excellency, the King of Funan accepted the invitation, but only asked the Navy Division to temporarily suspend the military operation against Funan."

"Humph! King Funan finally couldn't hold his breath anymore! Didn't he always keep his troops strong and strong, and didn't take me Liaodong in his eyes? Mr. Liu said disdainfully, although he had avenged an arrow, he still had no good impression of the Funan people.

"Funan has always been a fierce people, and if it weren't for the defeat in the naval battle, it would be impossible to easily surrender to my Liaodong! It's just that we can't relax our vigilance against it at the moment, do you want to remind the lord to draw the countries of Dunxun, Biqian, and Zhenla into the banner of Liaodong. ”

"My lord in the army is worried! The people of Funan are fierce, which is indeed true. But it is precisely because of this that there are many contradictions with the surrounding countries, and the countries of Dunxun, Linyi, Zhenla, and Bi do not really submit to Funan, and they also want to replace Funan. ”

"The previous battle in Haixi Dawan made the Nanyang countries realize that Funan was just a paper tiger. At the moment, even if we don't take the initiative to win them over, countries will take the initiative to come up! ”

"Your Excellency has a point!"

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At the beginning of July of the fifth year of Jianxing, under the convening of Liaodong, dozens of countries and tribes in Nanyang gathered in Keelung Port, Yizhou. At the banquet, Wei Shuo reached a series of cooperation agreements with the Nanyang countries on behalf of Liaodong, and for a time the large and small forces of the Nanyang gathered in Yizhou, such an unprecedented scene is unique in the history of the Nanyang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I can promise you that Liaodong has no intention of encroaching on the territory of various countries, but in the future, you must follow the rules of Liaodong."

At the banquet, King Funan couldn't help but feel sad when he looked at Wei Shuo, who was talking eloquently, he knew that after today, the days of Funan's rule over Nanyang were over, and all his ambitions would become a thing of the past. Although he was unwilling to give up, reality forced him to bow to Liaodong.

As far as he knew, the countries of Central and South China, such as Biguo, Dunxun, and Zhenla, had intended to unite to completely destroy Funan, but he didn't expect that in the end, it was the Liaodong people who stopped their actions, but Funan also paid a huge price for it

"Shuo knew that Funan had acted domineeringly before, bullying weak countries many times. In order to compensate for the losses of the countries, I intend that Funan will return to the countries the territories that were previously annexed. What do you think, King Funan? ”

Fan Yao resisted the urge to brush his sleeves away, squeezed out a smile and said, "Xiao Wang is willing to listen to General Zhenbei's orders!" ”

Looking at the appearance of the king of Funan, Wei Shuo was very happy, weakening Funan was the beginning of Liaodong's control of the South Seas. Only by maintaining the balance of power among the countries in the South Seas can Liaodong freely control the situation in the South Seas in the future.

"Everyone knows that Funan has a monopoly on the trade between the East and the West by virtue of its geographical advantages. I don't know how to eat alone in Liaodong, and I always like to make money for everyone. In the future, so that all countries can enjoy the profits of maritime trade, I intend to let all countries join the trade circle advocated by Liaodong. With Liaodong as the leader, we trade with Western countries together, and dividends will be distributed in proportion to the profits in the future. ”

"Since the Liaodong Naval Division has to undertake the important task of protecting the safety of maritime trade, my Liaodong will monopolize seventy percent of the entire trade, and the rest will be divided by various countries."

Wei Shuo unceremoniously took away the bulk of the trade profits, not caring at all about the feelings of the lords of the countries present. The others did not express any objections, and even if they had objections in the face of the strong Liaodong people, they were helpless.

Finally, Wen Qiao, on behalf of Liaodong, read out the "Nanyang and Liaodong Free Trade Agreement" treaty concluded by all parties, which stipulated that all the countries of Nanyang were subject states of the Great Jin, and the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty were above the laws of any subject country.

The ports and cities of each subject state must be unconditionally open to the sailors and merchants of Liaodong, and Liaodong must be allowed to establish a 'leased area' at a selected location, and have the right to rule over the Chinese inhabitants of the territory, and the inhabitants of the subject state shall exercise power as a prince, and Liaodong, as the representative of the suzerain, shall have exclusive rights over the property of the subject state, and so on. (To be continued.) )