This time, the Dangkou Sailor went out on a large scale, and Xu Dong used almost all his strength. In addition to the 5,000 officers and men of the Naval Division who guarded Malacca, less than 2,000 men remained in the Zhoushan Military Port. More than 400 warships were dispatched, and more than 300 armed merchant ships loaded with soldiers were dispatched.

In this huge fleet, there were six huge warships. This is the "Longmen Giant Ship" newly developed and built by Zhoushan Dockyard. This kind of giant ship integrates the technology of the East and the West, and the ship type is obviously some of the streamlined characteristics of Western ships with a wide bottom and a narrow top, but it is also equipped with an Eastern auxiliary sail and a watertight compartment.

The Gantry giant ship is 55 meters long and 10 meters wide. Four decks, with 16 watertight warehouses on the ground floor, which can usually be used to place cargo ballast. Once it hits the reef or leaks, the damaged compartment can be temporarily sealed, which has little impact on navigation. The third floor is equipped with 20 elongated cannons, and the first and second floors are each equipped with 22 divine cannons. The firepower reached a terrifying 64 cannons. The keel underneath the bow has a copper-clad ramming angle, which will cut the enemy ship like a piece of cream if it hits it directly.

A fleet of nearly 800 ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait with great momentum, and Taiwan was still a barren land at this time. Mosquitoes are infested on the island, making it difficult to survive. Except for the existence of some primitive tribes in the mountains of Taichung, there are almost no signs of civilization. In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, China has sent fleets to colonize Taiwan several times. However, all of them failed because the people who had migrated in the past contracted fever and died in large numbers.

When the fleet bypassed Taiwan and entered the Luzon Strait, the fleet was divided into two, and Xu Dong ordered Su Xi to lead a hundred warships and sixty troop transports to attack Luzon Island with 10,000 sailors and 10,000 marines. At this time, most of the Luzon Islands were uncivilized savages, and there were several primitive and backward small kingdoms. With 20,000 troops, it was absolutely easy to capture Luzon. Su Ximei led an army of 20,000 towards Luzon.

The fleet continued its voyage past the Paracel Islands into Cam Ranh Bay (the southern coast of Vietnam), an area that was also marked by war, with the Khmer, Champa and Annam kingdoms fighting each other. However, Xu Dong didn't want to join in the fun for the time being.

When Xudong's fleet arrived in Malacca, the garrison general Cao Gu led officials out of the city to meet him and report on the situation in the place during this time. Speaking of the Ming Dynasty has completely taken over the districts including Johor, Pahang, Kelantan and Perak. In other words, the Ming Dynasty owned the entire Malayan Peninsula except for the northern Malayan mountains. Xu Dong greatly appreciated this and praised Cao Gu greatly.

After a day's rest in Malacca, the fleet directly captured the port of Siak in Sumatra on the other side of Malacca, and 40,000 troops landed in Sumatra. News of the arrival of the Ming army in Siak soon spread throughout Sumatra.

Sumatra is not small, probably more than the area of the two provinces of China. There are many forces on the island, but there are only three that can be called big forces, the Sultanate of Aceh in the north of Sumatra, the Aru Kingdom in the center and the Kingdom of Palin in the south. Of course, these three countries are not good neighbors in normal times, and they are constantly fighting each other. But now that the Ming Dynasty has approached the city, life and death are at stake, the three kingdoms have no choice but to put aside their prejudices and form an alliance to deal with the invasion of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, there is really nothing to say, the three countries of Sumatra gathered 60,000 troops and came straight to Siyak, trying to drive the Ming army back to the sea. Xu Dong was also very cautious about this battle, and the two sides lined up in the Siak Basin, with 40,000 Ming troops against 60,000 Sumatran coalition troops. As a result, even Xu Dong was dumbfounded. The Triple Alliance was simply vulnerable, suffering heavy casualties under the artillery and platoon guns of the Ming army. Finally, the two sides met each other in short arms, and the scene was even more miserable, the Three Kingdoms Coalition Army was defeated by the Ming army, and almost all the troops were wiped out!

To say that the equipment and training of the Sumatran army are actually quite good, the 60,000-strong army has at least 20,000 armor soldiers. There were 6,000 soldiers in scale and sheet armor, and the rest wore leather armor. However, the weapons and equipment of the Ming army were too perverted, and the 40,000 troops all wore expensive chain mail lined with chain mail. There were more than 200 cannons and 12,000 muskets brought ashore. This is not the most critical, the most important thing is that all of the 40,000 sailors have taken the Water of War Spirit! In other words, these 40,000 people are all martial artists......

After this battle, the Ming army beheaded more than 30,000 people and captured more than 16,000. Among the captives was Sultan Raponno of Aceh, who was killed in battle with the marshal of Ba Linbian. After that, the Ming army divided its troops to attack, and within a few days, the entire territory of Sumatra was captured!

For several days, the good news received by the capital from Nanyang almost never stopped. Emperor Jiajing sat in the Taihe Hall with a smile every morning, waiting for the military report to come.

"Report! Enlighten the Holy One! Nanyang good news! General Su Xi led his army to break through the coalition of the seventeen tribes in Luzon. Occupy the land of Luzon! The seventeen tribes have all submitted to my Ming Dynasty, and they are willing to be the people of my Ming Dynasty! ”

"Report! Enlighten the Holy One! Nanyang good news! Lord Xu Dong, the commander of the Dangkou Naval Division, led an army to capture the port of Siak in Sumatra! ”

"Nanyang good news! Great victory! The 40,000 troops of the Dangkou Water Division annihilated the 60,000 allied troops of Aceh, Aru, and the three neighboring countries of Aceh! Capture Sultan Raponno of Aceh and kill King Aru and Marshal Pakiban! ”

"Nanyang good news! General Yu Dayou, the Dangkou Water Division, broke through the capital of Aru! The Kingdom of Aru is Falling! ”

"General Cao Gu, the Swinging Kou Water Division, besieges the capital of Balin! The whole country surrenders next to Pakistan! ”

"Lord Xu Dong, the commander of the Dangkou Water Division, personally led a large army to break through the city of Aceh! The Sultanate of Aceh is down! ”

"Admiral Xu Dong issued a statement to the countries of the South Seas, announcing that Luzon and Sumatra belonged to the Ming Dynasty! Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live the saints! ”

When Xu Dong announced that Luzon and Sumatra belonged to the Ming Dynasty, the Jiajing Emperor immediately issued an order to make Xu Dong the Marquis of the East China Sea and eat 3,000 households in Zhoushan County. Add the feudal general, the crown prince and the prince. He was appointed Governor of the South China Sea, Governor of all overseas territories of the Ming Dynasty. When the decree was issued, the Manchu civil and military were silent.

When Xu Dong returned to Zhoushan, he met the eunuch who had been waiting in the port for a long time. The eunuch was holding Xu Dong's marquis robe, a crimson crane robe, a seven-beam crown, a white jade belt, and the seal ribbon of the governor of the South China Sea. After conveying Emperor Jiajing's decree and Xu Dong received the decree, the eunuch knelt down directly.

"Congratulations to Donghai Hou! Congratulations Chitose! The eunuch flatteringly raised the tray in his hand and sent the robe seal to Xu Dong.

No matter how calm Xu Dong was, he couldn't help but laugh proudly at this time. Tearing the soil and sealing the marquis, it is inevitable that the spring breeze will be proud. Putting on a scarlet official robe, Xu Dong shook his head and shook the two long wings on the crown of Qiliang and said with a smile: "I've wanted to shake it like this for a long time." This father-in-law, do you think it is very appropriate for Ben Hou to wear this civil robe? ”

The eunuch hurriedly said: "The thousand-year-old master is handsome and talented!" It's perfect to wear this scarlet robe! ”

"Hahahaha! The mouth is so sweet, reward! Big Prize! Xu Dong laughed and stuffed the eunuch with a silver ticket. The eunuch looked down at the face value of the silver ticket, and was so happy that he couldn't see his eyebrows, knelt down and kowtowed: "Slave and maid thank you for the reward of the thousand-year-old master!"

Xu Dong was crowned Marquis and promoted to the governor of the South China Sea. In Zhoushan, the government was opened and built, and the governor's palace became the governor's palace. The Xu Mansion in the capital also became the Hou Mansion of the East China Sea. Things are very busy, and there are few people available, so they have to summon the two of them around. Yasheng and Lesheng are heartless, and they can't help, not to mention, and they add to the chaos. Finally, after a few busy days, the matter came to an end.

I thought I could take a breath, but who thought that something would happen again. At this time, it was October of the sixteenth year of Jiajing, and it was the autumn harvest. Unexpectedly, there was a drought in Henan and Shandong in the summer. Another unfortunate locust plague that has not been encountered in decades! The entire Central Plains region was in a bleak state, with hungry people everywhere and wanderers everywhere. A large number of displaced people fled south in droves in order to survive.

Anhui bore the brunt of the bad luck, and a large number of displaced people poured in, making Anhui's already poor harvest even worse. The prefectures and counties in Anhui simply closed the city gates and did not allow displaced people to enter the city. As a result, there was a large-scale civil uprising among the displaced people who had no way to live, and they grabbed everything they went wherever they went. The place was like a hellish view. Even those who die on the side of the road will be eaten by the homeless! Appalling.

Hefei Mansion was surrounded by as many as 200,000 displaced people, and the Hefei prefect was so anxious that his hair turned white, and he sent several urgent documents to the capital. And the ministers of the court and the central government were helpless, arguing in the court all day long. There was no silver or grain in the treasury, and Emperor Jiajing was furious but helpless, so he had to use the silver from the private treasury to buy grain. The grain that can be raised from Beijing, Hebei and other places is a drop in the bucket, and it is difficult to solve the danger of millions of hungry people in the Central Plains.

Just when the wind and rain were bleak, 300 ships of grain came from the sea and docked at the Weihai wharf in Shandong. Xu Dongtie got off the ship with a blushing face and ordered the governor of Shandong to immediately organize emergency disaster relief with a rude attitude. He immediately teleported to the capital.

When Xu Dong walked into the Taihe Palace, the noisy court suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at Xu Dong, the young marquis, with complicated eyes.

"Donghai Hou, you came just in time! I'm sure you've heard of the once-in-a-century catastrophe! The court has no food to give! I don't know if the Hou of the East China Sea has a good strategy? Xia Yan, the first assistant of the cabinet, broke the silence first.

Xu Dong sneered and said angrily: "No food to give? How did Ben Hou hear that the grain taxes from Jiangsu, Hunan and other places had already been shipped to the capital this year? What about the grain? Where the are they! ”

Xia Yan said embarrassedly: "The Marquis of the East China Sea is angry, this year's autumn grain is originally less than in previous years. The annual food that had been distributed to the court officials a month ago, as well as the food offerings of the royal family. Where is there any left......"

Xu Dong said angrily: "The speed of your grain distribution is not slow, do the victims of the Central Plains deserve to starve to death?"

The Manchu officials were all embarrassed and silent. Emperor Jiajing, who had been closing his eyes tightly and silent, opened his eyes at this time and said, "It's useless to talk about this at this time. What now? Millions of displaced people are starving, and in a few days I am afraid that they will become millions of chaotic people! ”

Xu Dong bowed and said: "Don't worry, the emperor doesn't worry, the disciple has raised three hundred boats of grain from Luzon, Wa, Ryukyu and other places. At this time, it has been sent to Shandong. The political envoy of Shandong has also been ordered to provide disaster relief as soon as possible. It's just that this bit of food can't be eaten for a few days, and the disciples have already sent fleets to Siam, Brunei, and Wa to buy food. The immediate priority now is to stabilize the victims and wait for the fleet to return with food. ”

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he got down from the throne and grabbed Xu Dong's hand and said, "God bless the Marquis of the East China Sea!"