Chapter 12 The Dead National Army, intending to vote for the Great Song Dynasty
In the northern archipelago, a fleet flying the broken Sriwijaya flag is quietly anchored in a hidden place. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.infoqΠ5, c0m
On a small island not far from where the Sriwijaya naval fleet is moored, a group of Sriwijaya naval officers in armor are burying pots and preparing a delicious dinner.
In the woods not far from the campfire, several of the generals of the Srivijaya defeated navy were discussing their future.
In his forties, the strong Mahati was a commander of the Srivijaya Navy, commanding more than 30 warships and nearly 5,000 men, after the Battle of Srivijaya and the Sriwijaya Empire Malacca, the Sriwijaya Navy was defeated and retreated, only the navy led by Mahathi defeated the invading enemy, sank seven warships of the Sriwijaya Empire, captured four, and killed a royal general of the Sriwijaya Empire, and it was because Mahati killed a royal general of the Sriwijaya Empire that the fleet led by Mahati did not dare to surrender to the Sriwijaya Empire, And Sumatra was surrounded by the navy of the Zhuran Empire, and Mahathi had no choice but to hide in the northern islands of Boni, waiting for news of the war between the Zhuran Empire and Srivijaya.
"General! We've been hiding here for a month, so are we going to hide like this for the rest of our lives! Mahathir's youngest naval officer, the thin, but ruthless outlaw General Haji in his early twenties, complained to his immediate superior.
"Shut up! If you don't want to die, take it with you here, and now the whole of Malacca is a warship of the Zhuyuan Empire. As long as we go out, we will definitely be hunted down and killed by them, with our current strength, we are not the opponent of those guys at all, the most important thing now is to inquire about Sumatra, I don't know if Sumatra has been captured by the Zhu Yuan Empire? Mahati was also angry and yelled at Haji.
"General! If Sumatra is really broken by the Empire. What should we do after the destruction of the Srivijaya Kingdom? Dona, a steady general in his thirties beside Mahathi, asked in a cautious whisper to Mahathi.
"What else can I do! If Sumatra is really captured by the Zhuran Empire, we will never want to return to Sumatra for the rest of our lives, and then stay in the South China Sea as pirates, but this general will definitely not let go of those bald bastards of the Zhuran Empire! Mahati said through gritted teeth and murderous.
"General! Things went wrong, the soldiers who went out to inquire about the news returned, Sumatra was captured by the Zhulin Empire, and all the members of the Srivijaya royal family were captured. King Rajaya I reduced the royal family to commoners and propped up a new royal family, and now Srivijaya has surrendered to the Empire and issued an official letter to arrest us fleeing navies! A thin and short general hurried into the woods, and said to Mahati and the others with a dejected expression.
"I expected it. It's just that I didn't expect those nobles with long noses and long heads in Sumatra to be so incompetent that they didn't hold it for even a month, and it seems that we are destined to become pirates. When the irascible Haji heard the news of the destruction of the Sriwijaya Kingdom, he snorted coldly and said angrily.
"Being able to hold on for half a month under the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops in the Zhu Yuan Empire, they have already done a good job. The most powerful navy of Sriwijaya was defeated by the Zhulin Empire in less than half a month, and those nobles of Sumatra. I only know that I have exploited the people's fat and anointing, I have forgotten the glory of my ancestors, I have forgotten the talent for fighting, and the disaster of destroying the country is purely self-inflicted! Mahati said expressionlessly, in fact, these people are the descendants of slaves from various countries, and they have a low status in Srivijaya and have no loyalty to Srivijaya, so they will sit back and watch Sumatra be surrounded without thinking of rescue, and now they have no sadness when they hear that Sriwijaya is destroyed.
"What are we going to do in the future. Although this is the sphere of influence of Bo Ni, but Bo Ni is a lackey of the Zhu Yuan Empire, otherwise he would not sit idly by and watch the Three Buddhas be destroyed, and Bo Ni may cooperate with the Zhu Yuan Empire to arrest us, and it is very unsafe for us to stay here. Dona, the thirty-year-old general with a steady demeanor, immediately looked at Mahati and said in a deep voice.
"We are in a bad situation now, although we have captured some warships of the Zhulin Empire, and there is enough food on the battleships for us to consume, but there are not many combat materials such as bows, crossbows, weapons, armor and other combat materials in our fleet, which is not enough to support a battle, if the people of the Zhulin Empire appear, we have no strength to fight back at all, I think we should flee quickly!" The irascible Haji also agreed with Dona and immediately spoke out about the fleet's predicament.
Mahati heard the words of the two subordinates Haji and Dona, pondered for a while, frowned and said: "We definitely can't go back to Malacca, Java and Sriwijaya are close neighbors, and they must be the next target of the Zhulin Empire, and they can't go, Bo Ni is the lackey of the Zhulin Empire, and it is not safe, now our choice is only to Champong, Mayi and other northern countries, you say we should go there for a while?" β
"Why don't we go to the Great Song further north! I heard many businessmen say that the Great Song Dynasty is the most prosperous country in the world, with a large land and abundant resources, and it is even more distant from the Zhuyuan Empire, and the Great Song Dynasty may be the best country to avoid disasters. Dona, who played the role of the staff officer of the fleet, pondered for a while, and suddenly thought that there was a more powerful country in the north than Zhu Yuan, and the fleet also had descendants of the Great Song people, maybe it would be a good choice to go there, thinking of this, Dona said solemnly to Mahathi.
"Da Song! That distant, strange and prosperous country, I heard that the navy of that country is not strong, and their territory is more than that.6 If we go to the Great Song Dynasty, will we be reused! Haji also thought of the Northern Great Song Dynasty, the most prosperous country in the rumors, but doubted that the Great Song Dynasty, which did not attach great importance to sea power, would take in their defeated Sriwijaya navy.
"If you go, you will have a chance, if you don't go, I'm afraid you can only stay in the South China Sea as pirates, whether it is Ma Yi or Zhancheng, they are small countries, I'm afraid they will be affected by the Zhu Yuan Empire, don't dare to take us in, now we are street rats, don't want to be pirates, I'm afraid only to take refuge in the distant Great Song Dynasty, I heard that the Great Song Dynasty is building a naval port, vigorously showing the navy, if this is true, presumably the Great Song Dynasty is very short of naval generals with command and combat experience, if we go to the Great Song Dynasty at this time, maybe it will be reused! Think about settling in the prosperous Great Song Dynasty, or even becoming a general, it's much better than drifting on the sea now! Dona thought for a moment and said to Haji and Mahathi.
"Good! We will immediately compete for men and horses and go to the Great Song, if the Great Song does not take us in, it is not too late for us to come back and become pirates! Mahati made up his mind and said to his subordinates decisively.
Mahathi's depiction of the bright future was so impressive that one of the most combat-ready fleets in the Sriwijaya navy, under Mahathi's leadership, set sail for the unfamiliar Great Song in the north.
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The death of Sriwijaya affected the situation in Southeast Asia as a whole, Sriwijaya was originally the only powerful force in the South China Sea that could resist the Zhulin Empire, the disappearance of Sriwijaya made the Zhulin Empire control the sea power in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, especially after controlling Malacca, the merchant ships that came and went, brought huge benefits to the Zhulin Empire, and on the basis of these interests, the Zhulin Empire, which originally dominated the Southern Tianzhu, greatly increased its national strength, and agreed to the entire Tianzhu, it was not a difficult matter, it was just a matter of time.
Since Zhao Lei got the news of the defeat of the Srivijaya Navy in Malacca, Zhao Lei has been watching this huge battle, and has also written a fold to the Bianjing officials, describing the impact of the victory and defeat of this battle on the Great Song Dynasty, but it was not taken seriously by the imperial court, because in the eyes of the Bianjing Imperial Court, the war between the Zhulin Empire and the Three Buddhas, which was 108,000 miles away from the Great Song Dynasty, would not have an impact on the Great Song Dynasty regardless of victory or defeat.
"Sriwijaya has been destroyed, the Zhulin Empire has occupied Sumatra, and is sweeping away the remnants of other parts of Srivijaya, it is estimated that it will only take half a year to calm the situation in Malacca!" In a study room of the triple building ship, Su Xun took the latest news and said to Zhao Lei in a deep voice.
In the room, all the high-level officials of the Great Song Dynasty Navy Yamen gathered together, Zhao Lei, who was dressed in a purple official robe, sat on the main seat, and below the left hand was Zhao Lei's personal staff Su Xun and the two commanders of the Navy in leather armor, Xiao Ruoruo and Yang Jinhua, and under the right hand were the three commanders of the Navy, the black and strong general Pang Song, the bearded and bold general Zhu Sheng, and the young and promising white-faced general Shi Qiang.
"Half a year! It seems that the Great Song Haishang is going to be sad in the past six months, General Zhu! You go to Guangzhou, tell the Guangzhou officials, try to minimize the number of merchant ships going to the South China Sea in the next half year, and if you must go, be prepared to be robbed by pirates! Zhao Lei heard Su Xun's words, and after smiling slightly bitterly, he said loudly to Zhu Sheng, who was familiar with Guangzhou officialdom.
When Zhu Sheng left with his fists clenched, the naval commander Shi Qiang asked Zhao Lei with some hesitation: "Lord Zhao!" Could it be that countries like Ma Yi and Bo Ni really dared to collude with pirates to rob the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty? β
"Although we are now training the navy, but Ma Yi and Bo Ni both know that we are still naval rookies, and they will not take us in their eyes at all, the reason why they have not moved the Great Song merchant ships over the years is nothing more than the estimation of the huge navy of the Three Buddhas, and now the Three Buddhas have been destroyed, and the Zhu Yuan Empire can't take care of the Great Song merchant ships at all, if I am an official of these countries, I will also take the opportunity to rob the Great Song Dynasty merchant ships, which can not only increase the strength of the country, but also fill the private pockets, killing two birds with one stone, fools don't do it!" Su Xun looked at Shi Qiang, who was puzzled, and explained for Zhao Lei.
"Ma Yi and Bo Ni pay tribute every year, and they have a very close relationship with my Great Song Dynasty! They wouldn't do such a thing! Shi Qiang said in disbelief.
"There is no basis for words, let's wait and see!" Su Xun smiled and said indifferently to Shi Qiang.
That's it! Outside the door of the study, the voice of the herald rang out: "Lord Qiqi, news is coming from the south, dozens of warships flying the flag of the Three Buddhas are coming towards the north, it is estimated that the defeated navy of the Three Buddhas!" β
What the! The rout of the Sriwijaya Navy, why did those guys come here so quickly, are they preparing to go to the coast of the Great Song Dynasty to be pirates, or is there any special reason! When Zhao Lei heard the herald's words, he was shocked and thought of it in confusion.
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