Guo Qian, who was completely unfamiliar with potatoes, was able to figure out this kind of french fries by himself, which immediately gave Zhu Han a great inspiration.

"Since these new crops are not accepted by people, it seems that I have to find a way to increase my popularity and influence, such as this little french fries, which are hundreds of times better than those steamed in white water!"

"If you can open a restaurant, and the dishes in it are all these novelty dishes, wouldn't you be able to promote these crops immediately?"

When Zhu Han thought of this, he couldn't help but applaud his idea.

Now sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other crops are only grown in the north and south of Yingtianfu, if the people of the Ming Dynasty can spontaneously sow these new crops, then the Ming Dynasty will no longer be in danger of famine.

After all, although potatoes and sweet potatoes are highly productive, they also require months of sowing and harvesting, and in the event of a disaster, it is useless to cultivate these crops temporarily.

Only by allowing the people of the Ming Dynasty to spontaneously cultivate a part of the land, specially used to sow potatoes and sweet potatoes and other high-yield crops, can every household have more surplus grain, once in the event of a disaster, even without the need for disaster relief from the imperial court, they can spontaneously survive the famine and hunger.

Although the Ming Dynasty was established in history, within a few years, disasters were everywhere in the north and south, and even many disaster victims gathered to make trouble.

Therefore, the promotion of these high-yield crops is urgent in Zhu Han's view.

"Guo Qian, you are doing a good job of french fries, do you want to open a bigger store?" Zhu Han said to Guo Qian, the owner of the vendor.

"Villains are small business, and they never dare to have this kind of thought." Guo Qian said with a humble face.

"Isn't it money to buy and sell with a small capital? I'll pay how much money you need, you treat the craft of this french fries as a dry stock, count you as thirty percent! Zhu Han said.

Guo Qian's face was shocked, he didn't know which rich and noble brother this handsome young man in front of him was.

"Childe, what Childe said is true?" Guo Qian stammered.

Zhu Han smiled mysteriously and patted the short and fat Guo Qian'er on the shoulder and said.

"Of course it's true, and I've already thought of the name of this new store, you are from Kaifeng, and this french fries is also a dish you created, and we will call it Kaifeng cuisine after we open the restaurant!"

Beside a wide river, a mixed army of tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry marched forward on the land like a black tide.

The soldiers in this legion were all dark-skinned, with only a small number of cavalry, fair-skinned and a high nose.

"Soldiers, fight!"

"Make atonement for your sins!"

"The next reincarnation can improve your reincarnation!"

Several high priests in ornate robes walked back and forth among the army, shouting loudly from time to time.

It was an army of Indian Brahmans.

And on the opposite side of this Brahmin army is also an army of about 10,000 men.

It's just that this one has a much stricter military discipline formation.

They carried bright red flags with large clear characters written in them, and a few paragraphs.

That's right, this army is the remnants of Duan Gong who fled to the Greater Bengal region not long ago.

Although Duan Gong occupied some of the rich areas in Bengal, he ruled over many local Bengalis.

But the surrounding Indian Brahmin nobles were very hostile to Duan Gong.

Especially behind these Brahmin nobles, they were also strictly ordered by the Delhi Sultanate, if these Brahmin nobles could not defeat Duan Gong and other invaders from the east, then the Celestial Sect legions of the Delhi Sultanate would come in person.

All the Brahmin nobles knew that the Celestial Legions of the Delhi Sultanate were a group of nomadic bandits in the Northwest.

If these Celestial Cult legions are allowed to enter Bengal, then the local Brahmins will be in bad luck.

Although the Delhi Sultanate ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, it occupied almost all of North India.

But the successive monarchs and generals of the Delhi Sultanate never really saw themselves as Indians, but each one as the conquerors of the Indians.

The rulers of the Delhi Sultanate pursued a policy of hostility and persecution against the Brahmans, often finding excuses for looting and massacres.

If the Celestial Cult of the Delhi Sultanate were allowed to enter the Bengal region, it would definitely be a catastrophe for the Brahmin aristocracy, after all, the Celestial Sect declared that all those who joined the Church were equal, and there were a large number of low-level poor people in the Bengal region, and once the forces of the Celestial Sect entered the Bengal region, there would inevitably be a large number of untouchables and low-level Hindus who would join the Celestial Sect.

Therefore, for these Brahmin nobles, they had to personally eradicate Duan Gong, the eastern invader, and not give the Celestial Cultists of the Delhi Sultanate a reason to march into Bengal.

It's just that this coalition of Brahmin nobles is almost a joke in Duan Gong's eyes.

"Miscellaneous cards of miscellaneous cards!"

Duan Gong said with disdain.

After more than a year of conquest and rule in Bengal, Duan Gong already had a clear understanding of the local people's combat strength.

According to reason, the remnants of the Dali army led by Duan Power fled from Yunnan to Bangladesh almost like a lost dog.

But no one expected that these 10,000 remnants of the army would be defeated and occupy the Bengal region, which is equivalent to half of Yunnan, in just three months.

"Marshal, the last general asks for a battle!"

At this time, the Bengal Dali army was ready for battle.

Several generals in delicate armor asked for battle.

Since Duan Gong gained a firm foothold in the Bengal region, he immediately sent people to express his submission to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty immediately canonized Duan Gong as the Marquis of Dali, and the fief also changed from Yunnan to the Bengal region.

Not only that, a large number of merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty also sent armor swords and guns to Duan Gong, of course, this was not a free gift, but in exchange for gems, ivory and slaves here in Bengal.

Almost all of Duan Gong's troops wore shiny armor, while the Brahmin aristocratic army opposite them, except for a few noble warriors and lords, most of the ordinary soldiers were dressed in shabby linen clothes, with bare arms and thighs, like black lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Left flank attack!"

When the time was ripe, Duan Gong immediately made up his mind to attack.

The left flank of Dali's army consisted of three thousand infantrymen.

The 3,000 infantrymen, all composed of the local Bai Yi of Yunnan, wore armor made of elephant skin, and held broad swords and strong shields in their hands, rushing towards the Brahmin army on the opposite side like a flood.

Boom, boom, boom.

Three cannons rang out in succession, and several artillery pieces in Dali's army roared.

The loud noise and the ensuing bombardment caused chaos among the Brahmin coalition forces.

"Elephant!"

"Hurry up and take care of the elephants!"

"Oh no, no, the elephant is crazy!"

Two of the three cannons hit elephants from the Brahmanical coalition.

Elephants are powerful animals that look like they're very timid.

The elephant soldiers of India have hardly ever fought against an army with artillery.

Therefore, the three cannon shots of the Dali army frightened these timid behemoths into panic, and even after one of the elephants was hit by the cannon and fell to the ground and died, the rest of the elephants all went crazy and became uncontrollable.

The Hindus who originally wanted to use these elephants to attack the Dali army were all staggering under the indiscriminate impact of the elephants.

The left flank of Dali's army took advantage of this chaos and immediately quickened its pace to attack.

"Rush!"

"Up!"

"Buddha bless!"

Almost all of the Dali army were devout Buddhists, but the Buddhists in Dali had nothing to do with killing.

Dali's left-wing army quickly launched an offensive, plunging the Brahmin coalition into chaos.

Duan Gong, who was not far away, showed a relieved smile when he saw the chaos of the enemy.

"Da Ming's artillery is really powerful!"

"It's a pity that there are too few, only ten!"

"If he has dozens or hundreds of artillery, he doesn't need to charge into battle, and he can beat these natives to pieces!"

These artillery pieces in Duan Gong's army are all small-caliber artillery.

It was trafficked through some Ming merchant ships, although there were only ten, but it cost tens of thousands of taels of gold, and another box full of gems.

However, these light and sturdy artillery made by the Ming Dynasty are extremely powerful on the battlefield, and they have repeatedly made the Dali army twice as effective with half the effort.

The left flank of Dali's army quickly defeated the enemy, and Duan Gong immediately ordered the right flank of Dali's army to attack.

Duan Gong personally commanded the Middle Route Army to slowly press forward.

The situation of the battle progressed according to Duan Gong's vision.

The left and right flanks of the Dali army gradually surrounded these Brahmin forces in the center.

With three cannon shots.

Duan Gong commanded the Central Route Army to launch an all-out attack in coordination with the left and right flanks.

The soldiers of the Dali army used weapons produced by the Ming Dynasty, whether it was an arquebus with a spewing fire, or a sturdy knife and gun, for the Indian soldiers of the Brahmin coalition, all of them were crushed.

"Kill!"

"Don't stop, forward!"

The unshakable momentum of the Dali army besieged the Indian indigenous army equal to its own number in the center.

"Lord Shiva, save me!"

"God Almighty!"

"Run!"

…

The low combat effectiveness of the Indian indigenous army did not disappoint Duan Gong.

In less than an hour, the originally aggressive Indian indigenous army became prisoners of the Dali army one by one under the leadership of the Brahmin superiors.

After this battle, Duan Gong ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up and the results of the battle counted.

Both sides were armies of 10,000 people, and the Dali army had only a few hundred dead and wounded, while the Indian indigenous army had more than 2,000 dead and wounded, and more than 1,000 people ran into the raging river in a panic and disappeared.

The remaining 6,000 people all became prisoners of Duan Gong.

The Indian captives had no feeling of being captured, and their faces were full of numbness.

Only the Brahmin nobles and warriors could still see the pain, but they were bitter that if they wanted to be free, they had to pay a valuable ransom, not that they would be killed by Duan Gong.

Because according to the custom here in India, even if you are captured on the battlefield, as long as you are not an enemy with a deep blood feud, you will generally be watched with good food and drink, and then used in exchange for ransom.

Duan Gong has been in Bengal for such a long time, and he is naturally familiar with the Tao of it, so he also takes very good care of these Brahmin nobles and warriors.

However, Duan Gong did not ask for ransom for these ruined nobles and warriors, but their allegiance.

Duan Gong is now deeply aware that if he wants to gain a firm foothold here in India with just his more than 10,000 subordinates, he must not be stunned.

He had to adopt a policy of gentleness and gain the support of these indigenous princes.

It has to be said that the continent of India is surprisingly inclusive.

Duan Gong also originally planned to adopt a two-pronged strategy of coercion and temptation, first using his powerful force to scare these Brahmin nobles and warriors, and then luring them to maintain their original rights.

Who knows, Duan Gong just made the first move.

These Brahmin nobles and warriors immediately fell to their knees and showed their loyalty to Duan Gong.

"Apocalypse from the East!"

"Messenger of God!"

"The wise and mighty prophet of the East!"

"We are willing to follow your teachings and offer our loyalty!"

……

These Brahmin nobles and warriors, who had been reduced to prisoners, expressed their loyalty to Duan Gong in very sensual words.

Because for the vast majority of people, showing their loyalty to Duan Gong is nothing more than transferring their original loyalty to the Delhi Sultan.

It's not the same to whom you owe allegiance.

Now that you are loyal to Duan Gong and these Orientals, you can avoid a large ransom, so why not?

After such a simple battle, Duan Gong easily doubled his territory.

These Brahmin nobles were all freed after they sent their sons and brothers as men.

Duan Gong took these hostages and a large number of tributes, and returned to the new Dali City in Bangladesh with great power.

New Dali, that was the original Bengal city.

After conquering the local natives, Duan Gong changed the city to its current name.

As soon as the soldiers who returned triumphantly arrived at the city of New Dali, they were immediately greeted by the remaining subordinates.

"Marshal, the big fleet is coming!"

"The great fleet of the imperial court!"

As soon as Duan Gong heard the news, he was immediately pleasantly surprised.

He had already received a notification from the imperial court in advance that the Ming Dynasty would send a powerful fleet from Yingtianfu to inspect the Western Ocean.

This Ming fleet will bring more rewards and supplies to Duan Gong, and there must be more advanced weapons among them.

"Hurry up, take me!" Duan Gong immediately said impatiently.

This Ming fleet is naturally the Western Ocean Fleet led by Tang He.

After pacifying the city of Wuka, Tang He led the Ming fleet to continue through the Strait of Malacca, into the Indian Ocean, and then turned back to the north, along the coastline of Mandala, all the way to the waters of Bengal.

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According to Maluari's guidance, the Ming fleet soon arrived at Bengal, that is, on the dock outside the city of New Dali.

Because Duan Power led the army out of the city to fight, Tang He ordered to be stationed outside the city of Xindali for repairs.

In the past two or three days, Tang He gave a general idea of this Bengal region, which is full of new culture and customs.

In Tang He's eyes, the people here in Bangladesh are darker than those in Nanyang, and their appearance is very different.

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