Siam, Ayutthaya.

King Parasai Dong was old and depressed, and his willingness to obey the Chinese emperor was due to his unwillingness to toss apart from traditional political inertia.

"Father, the Chinese envoy sent someone to say that the Dutch governor is very disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor," said the little prince Nalai, "and there is an idiom among the Han people that the lord humiliates his ministers to death, which means that the monarch is insulted, and the courtier should die for the monarch." Since China is our suzerain, China should take action. Please father immediately expel the Dutch people in Ayutthaya and Rokkun! ”

"You are too young to know how to govern. As for China, it is enough to follow it from afar, and there is no need to harm its own interests for their sake. ”

Narai retorted: "Our goods are not only sold to the Dutch. Even if the Dutch are expelled, some of them are Chinese who buy them, how can this be said to harm their own interests? ”

The eldest prince Zhao guessed, but he was a slippery person, and he smiled and played a round game: "The Chinese envoy just sent someone over and asked us to help as much as possible." It is completely possible to send 500 soldiers to Malacca slowly. As for the Dutch at home, they were to collect heavy taxes on the goods they bought, so that they could not only pay China a deal, but also take the opportunity to earn more gold and silver from the Dutch. ”

"That's a good idea!" Palasay was very pleased with his eldest son, who he considered very political.

"Father," said Nalai hurriedly, "we can't just look at the Taungoo (Burma) in the north. If we do our best to help China this time, we will inevitably win the goodwill of China's monarchs and ministers, which means that China owes us a favor. In the future, if we are invaded by Donghu, we will ask China for assistance, and the Chinese emperor will definitely be willing to send troops! ”

Paracei Dong waved his hand and said, "In the future, I'll talk about it later, I'm going to rest, you can step down." ”

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Nalai retreated and said, "Father, please appoint me as the general of the unified army and take 500 soldiers to help China attack Malacca!" ”

Palasai Dong didn't care about this, and said, "If you like to fight, then you can go." ”

"Thank you, father!" Narai bowed and withdrew.

In the history of Thailand, there have been several "emperors", and this little prince is one of the "King Nalai".

In another time and space, the news of the fall of Yunnan and the escape of Emperor Yongli reached Siam, and King Narai was ready to welcome Emperor Yongli for refuge. As a result, Emperor Yongli went to Siam's sworn enemy Taungoo, and King Nalai, fearing for his safety, personally led his troops to the Thai-Burmese border.

King Nalai originally wanted Donghu to release people to welcome Emperor Yongli to the south, but the news came that Emperor Yongli had been killed.

In desperation, King Nalai led his troops back to the capital to worship the Li Ding National Temple, and held Buddhist services every year on the death day of Chongzhen and Yongli.

Later, the Manchus forced Siam to submit and ordered it to hand over the golden seal edict given by the Ming Dynasty and replace it with the golden seal edict given by the Manchu Qing. King Nalai did not dare to resist, and at the same time he was unwilling to betray the Ming Dynasty, so he asked the craftsman to copy the gold seal and hand it over, and secretly hid the real thing.

At this moment, Nalai, who was still the little prince, returned to his mansion and immediately summoned his two advisors and friends.

A good friend is Han Chinese, named Yang Dongkui.

A good friend was a Greek named Constance Walcon.

Nalai smiled and said, "Mr. Yang is clever, my father really did not agree to expel the Dutch, but allowed me to lead troops to attack Malacca. ”

Yang Dongkui said: "As the saying goes, it is to ask for a price and pay back on the ground." ”

Constance Walcon said: "Damn the Dutch, who have always occupied Malacca, this time they annoy China, and they will definitely suffer a big loss!" ”

"Two gentlemen, come with me." Narai said.

Yang Dongkui arched his hand and said: "It is not only to help the mother country, but also to help the prince, of course, it is incumbent on me at this time." ”

Walcon, a Greek adventurer, drew his sword: "It's been a long time since I've been fighting, and I'll use the Dutchman's skull to bring back to Europe as my collection of adventures!" ”

A few days later, Prince Nalai took two advisers and commanded 500 soldiers to sail south.

Historically, his father would die of illness in a few years, and his brother was killed by his uncle as soon as he succeeded to the throne. Within a year, Thailand had four kings.

During the reign of King Nalai, Siam even sent a diplomatic mission to Europe, where he was warmly received by King Louis XIV of France.

The two kings of the East and the West, and even became pen pals because of this, and the relationship between Thailand and France quickly warmed.

The Dutch were terrified and felt that their trading position in Siam was in jeopardy. The French fleet inexplicably bombarded the port of Siam, trying to do business with Siam as a conqueror, so that the diplomatic achievements of the two kings were in vain.

And King Nalai's active and open trade policy also made many local merchants and nobles dissatisfied. Taking advantage of the serious illness of King Nalai, his generals launched a rebellion and killed all the Siamese royal family.

The great emperor in Thai history is inexplicably excited at this moment.

His father and brother told the army to slow down, but Prince Nalai urged the ships to speed up. When they arrived in Johor, the Sultan of Johor was still struggling, saying that he was waiting for more coalition forces to come and join them.

"The soldiers are fast, how can they wait?" Prince Nalai was very upset.

After repeated urgings, the Sultan of Johor finally gave the order to set off.

Among the coalition forces, there were 3,000 soldiers in Johor, 500 soldiers in Siam, 800 soldiers in Pahang, 400 soldiers in Da Ni, 450 soldiers in Ting Jia Lu, and 280 soldiers in Sulo.

Johor has a lot of soldiers, the Prince of Johor Iprasimin is the main commander, and the generals of other countries are all deputy commanders.

Moreover, all the Johor soldiers have arquebuses, a full 3,000 arquebusiers!

On the other hand, on the side of Prince Nalai, there were only 150 arquebusiers, and the remaining 350 were armed with cold weapons.

……

The northwestern tip of Sumatra, the city of Kotaracha (Banda Aceh).

It was the capital of the Sultanate of Aceh, and the navies of China and Banten cruised the Strait of Malacca, intercepting all Dutch merchant ships that they encountered. Their supply points are also close by, and if the fresh water runs out, they will dock directly at the port in Johor, which is like patrolling at the doorstep.

The coalition fleet broke into the port of the capital of Aceh, and the Aceh fleet fled in fright.

Twenty-one years ago, Aceh attacked Malacca and was completely annihilated by the combined forces of Portugal and Johor. After so many years of recovery, I finally saved more than 30 offshore rowing boats, where do I dare to go head-to-head with the giant ships and cannons of the Datong Navy?

"Your Royal Highness, please." Kwong Hong said with a smile.

Iskandar, the son of the Sultan of Pahang, landed at the pier as an envoy and was invited all the way to the royal palace of Aceh.

After meeting the Sultan of Aceh, Iskandar actually said, "Uncle, I am here on behalf of China this time. ”

Uncle and nephew!

The Sultan of Aceh was the prince of Pahang. When the Aceh army attacked Johor, they also attacked Pahang and captured a prince of Pahang.

Coincidentally, this prince of Pahang was the nephew of the Sultan of Aceh. After the old sultan died childless, the prince of Pahang went from a captive to an inexplicable successor to the king of Aceh.

What do you say about the country of Aceh?

Rich, warlike, making enemies everywhere, constantly expanding, and enemies of all the surrounding countries, so he was forced to form an alliance with the Dutch.

The Sultan of Aceh asked: "I didn't provoke China, why did the Chinese fleet come to the port of Aceh?" ”

The Prince of Pahang said, "Uncle, the Netherlands have insulted the Chinese Emperor, and you have chosen to ally with the Netherlands. The Chinese envoy told me that Aceh must not interfere in this war. Once the country of Aceh sends troops, it is equivalent to declaring war with China! ”

The Sultan of Aceh thought carefully and said, "I will not send troops, and the Aceh country remains neutral." ”

The Prince of Pahang also said, "It is not allowed to take the opportunity to invade the territory of Johor on the island of Sumatra, and it is not allowed to take the opportunity to invade the country of Sumatra!" Otherwise, Aceh will not only be attacked by China, but also by the joint attack of the seven countries of Johor, Pahang, Da Ni, Siam, Ding Jialu, Suluo and Sumatra! ”

Sultan of Aceh couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "Everything will wait until China finishes fighting." ”

The coalition fleet went to the state of Sumatra and picked up 300 soldiers from this country. So, Kuang Hong, the envoy of Honglu Temple, took the Seven-Nation Alliance to Malacca - counting the Chinese army, it should be the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Historically, John Newhoff, the author of "The First Visit to China of the Dutch Envoy", lived in the city of Malacca at this moment.

He is a travel writer who loves to travel the world on adventures and write books about what he sees and hears. He was first employed by the Dutch West India Company to explore the rainforests of Brazil, and later to the Dutch East India Company, where he was transferred to India, most recently to Malacca.

John Newhoff's greatest influence on Europe was to bring a burst of "Chinese style" in the European aristocratic circle.

In the past, European writers, even if they wrote in a fanciful way, had no picture and no truth. Nyukhov, on the other hand, was still a painter, and he painted Chinese architecture, clothing, and furniture, including the Da Bao En Temple in Nanjing, and Europeans also learned its true face through his sketches.

Newhoff's books and paintings spread, and the aristocrats of Europe liked to imitate Chinese clothes with silk, and the gentlemen and ladies wore Chinese costumes to party and have fun.

At this moment, Newhoff is recording everything in front of him:

"The city (Malacca) is big and populous. Although the streets are wide and lined with trees, the houses are densely built ......"

"In the center of the city is a hill with St. Paul's Church built at the top of the hill where the Dutch could worship, and the churches and monasteries built by the Portuguese have fallen into decay. Most of the houses are made of bamboo, which is well preserved during the dry season. Of course, there are also many stone houses. They are generally low, not very big, only a few rooms ......"

"The castle was built by the Portuguese and is located at the foot of the mountain, facing the sea, in order to prepare for war during the war. The castle consists of a fortress and walls facing the sea on all sides, choking the mouth of the Malacca River in the south. During the nearly 130 years of Portuguese rule, the fort was continuously expanded, and the surrounding walls extended to the foot of São Paulo Hill...... It was being expanded by the Dutch until it eventually formed an irregular pentagonal group of bastions......"

"People of different ethnicities live here, and the rulers are, of course, Dutch citizens. There are also Malays, Peranakans (mixed-race Chinese), Klin (Hindus) and Eurasians. And, of course, Javanese, Gujarati, Tamils, and even people from places like Luzon and Brunei......"

"Each ethnic group has its own settlement, for example, the Dutch live in Helen Street and Jonker Street, Chinese and Nyonya live in Goldmead Street and Earlsburgh Street, the Kling merchants live in Kirrigi Street, and the Javanese can only live in the suburbs outside the city......"

"The division of residential areas is not based on race, but according to wealth and occupation. It was the most loosely governed of all the colonial cities in the Netherlands, and there was no one...... Wealthy Chinese and Nyonya, as well as those Kling merchants, have a high degree of neighborhood autonomy......"

"O God! What do I see? A fleet of ships from several countries was coming, and they were shelling the castle of Malacca with the cannons of the castle continuously......"

"There was a lot of noise and chaos in the city, and from time to time shells fell into the neighborhoods, smashing down the houses in the city......"

"The enemy landed in small boats, they entered the city and ordered all the inhabitants to evacuate to the port. Luckily, I'm an employee of the East India Company, and I usually work and live in the castle......"

"The inhabitants of all ethnic groups in the city have been emptied by the enemy......"

"It's a new day, and I heard that the Chinese use grain and hire all the Malays in the suburbs as servants. These Malays are cheap, a small bag of grain can send them to death, and they are helping the enemy dig trenches...... And in our castle, there are only 180 Dutch soldiers defending ......"