Chapter 474: They're Killing Themselves!
Manraka has also been rich in history, and the former sultan can even be called a hero.
At that time, Manchuria was surrounded by enemies, and not only faced the threat of the Siamese who were moving south, but also had to deal with the remnants of the Sriwijaya on the island of Sumatra.
At that time, the old port also belonged to the enemy of Manraka, and it was considered to be an enemy on all sides. Fortunately, the excellent matching mechanism in Southeast Asia made the former Sultan of Manraka quickly stand out.
On the one hand, he continued to strengthen the armament of the army and the defense of Manraka City, and on the other hand, he sent a diplomatic envoy to the Ming Dynasty and obtained the tributary qualification of the Ming Dynasty's canonization, which not only relieved the pressure on the old port, but also occupied the commanding heights of diplomacy, and at the same time used the Ming Dynasty to canonize the matter and stabilize his throne.
And in order to rule better, this guy directly converted to the X religion that was introduced from the west, and began to call himself the Sultan.
Efforts were made to absorb mercenaries and military technology from India against Buddhist opponents in both the north and the south.
Turned the war into a religious war, and enlisted support from certain X-state states in India.
Between 1445~1446, the sultanate defeated the invading Siamese army.
Decades later, in 1474, the Manraka army marched north to conquer Kedah and Pattani in southern Siam, forcing the local rulers to convert to the X religion and claim to be a vassal to Malacca.
By this time, the Manraka state had taken control of almost the entire Malay Peninsula and expanded its influence to important ports in northern Sumatra.
Then the sultan was cold, his son was obviously incapable of suppressing the situation, and the contradictions left by the previous sultan quickly intensified and fermented.
But the current sultan will only follow the script, take the methods that his father came up with, and continue to maintain his rule.
Moreover, this person is extremely lacking in ability and extremely arrogant and lascivious, in order to satisfy his own enjoyment, he makes the whole Manga Heaven angry and resentful.
When the news of the Chinese army's attack on the city reached the city of Manraka, King Muhammad Shah instantly fell into a panic.
It's not panicking the Huaxia Army, it's panicking those suppressed heretics in the city!
So he secretly ordered the army to spy on these infidels and those who had been forcibly converted.
He's just incompetent, not really stupid, how can he not know that these people are dissatisfied with him?
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On the other hand, Hu Jie also informed the royal family who had befriended him that he had received reliable information that the Hindus among the Indians were planning to gather to make trouble, and that the Malays and Jawas had also joined forces and were ready to sacrifice the city to the enemy.
After this news flowed into the royal palace, King Manraka was even more uneasy, and he decided to strike first!
All the instability in the city must be eliminated so that he can be more sure that he can hold the city.
After nightfall, 3,000 Sultan's guards, fully armoured, marched into the pagan settlement, looking at the bright moon in the night sky and asking Allah to bless them, who would destroy them and send their souls to hell.
As the army finished praying, they began to lean from house to house with their weapons.
Whoosh - an arrow suddenly flew from a tall building, and a soldier fell in response!
"The X Sect has sent troops to kill us!"
"The X-Cultists are here to kill us!"
"The Sultan is going to slaughter us!"
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There was a lot of shouting all around, and a large number of ambushed Hindu civilians rushed out of the streets and alleys, staring at the soldiers.
The tall buildings are also full of people with bows and crossbows, and they have long known that these damned X-Cultists will be slaughtered by the Han people.
At this moment, even the women ran out with kitchen knives.
"Hindu saints, kill all the heathen, the people oppressed by the Sultan, rise up and kill these people!"
With a shout, under the leadership of the eldest brother in the lead, the group headed towards the Sultan Guards.
Raging fires also broke out in many parts of the city, and when the people of the two sects heard the news, they went home to find weapons.
They were in groups of three or five, and when they saw the infidels, they killed them, and the people on both sides gathered more and more, and finally the great crowds collided again.
The entire royal city has lost its rationality and is fighting for its own beliefs, and even innocent people will be involved.
Even the Han people were not exempt from this disaster, Hu Jie was ruthless, and only told the Han businessmen who were good friends with him.
He deliberately provoked this conflict, not only to fulfill his promise to the monarch of Eastern Qin, but also to take the opportunity to eliminate the rich merchants in the city.
In his opinion, whether it is a Han or someone else, he must die as much as possible, so that he can annex more businesses with a complete net worth afterwards.
So when the fire broke out, he took his brothers with him to guard his house.
His mansion was designed as a castle, and he was prepared for a rainy day, because he was afraid that one day he would be killed by these religious fanatics.
Sitting on the tall building at home, looking at the firelight in the distance, Hu Jie's eyes were full of pride and greed.
The place where the fire has burned will surely become more and more prosperous! However, it is the descendants who are prosperous.
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Three days after the capture of the city, the Chinese fleet arrived at the royal city of Manraka.
A few days of stops in Masaek, this is a plan to be made, in order to reserve time for Neiying.
If they can provoke contradictions, then it is the best, and if they do not provoke, it will not prevent the people in the city from panicking.
The commander-in-chief of the army in this operation is Lei Lin, which is equivalent to the regiment commander.
At the beginning of the operation, the regimental headquarters was established first, which was equivalent to giving the regiment commander a staff team.
Standing on the warship, the officers of the regimental headquarters held binoculars in unison and looked at the situation in the royal city of Manraka.
Lei Lin looked at it for a while and said with emotion: "I heard that this city has a population of more than 100,000, but it only has wooden walls, which is far worse than the Ming Kingdom!" ”
Zhang Heng, a staff officer on the side, said with a smile: "The smallest country is not as big as Mingguo!" ”
Leylin nodded, and turned to open a map.
Referring to the map and looking at the correction with a telescope, the royal city faces the sea to the west and south, but does not extend its defenses to the sea.
The city was divided into two parts, the southern city for the commoners and the northern city for the nobles, which were separated by the Malacca River.
"Commander, there is smoke in many places in the city, it seems to be a little strange!"
When Lei Lin took a closer look, he could indeed find smoke in many places, and he only thought that these people were making fires and cooking.
He felt that it would be easy to conquer the outer city, but the palace inside was a solid stone bunker.
"Let the naval brothers shell and sweep away the enemy's anti-landing forces!" Lei Lin finally gave the order.
The impatient navy, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately shook the alarm bell and opened the gun windows one by one.
The guns of the ships were fired, and shells flew into the city and the harbor.
The sailors of Manraka couldn't avoid the battle even if they wanted to, so they began to rush out of the harbor.
It's just that their ships are small and weak, and if they dare to take the lead, they will face the rifled artillery bombardment of the Huaxia fleet.
After about an hour of shelling, there was no movement in the entire port, and the wooden walls of the royal city of Manraka were also blasted out several large openings.
After confirming that the threat was lifted, two Long March-class ships sailed into the harbor, and as the flares were lifted into the air, the transport ships carrying the army also approached.
The army was divided into two, one part seized the pier to expand its position, and the other landed from the beachhead, preparing to attack the city from the western flank.
Lei Lin looked at the orderly landing of the army, and thought about how to attack the city next, but the two city gates were directly opened.
The Indians are open! Not only that, but the Jawws and Malays also ran over to ask for help.
With Lei Lin's bewildered expression, the interpreter translated what happened in the city in detail.
The entire royal city of Manraka was ignited due to religious contradictions, and almost half of the population remained!
"Master Wang is here! Master Wang is here! Master Wang, you have to make decisions for us! ”
Just as Lei Lin was about to enter the city, a group of Ming people decorated with people ran out of the city, all of them wearing red belts around their necks and blood stains on their bodies.
As soon as the leader saw Lei Lin, he knelt down and cried bitterly: "Master Wang, you must be the master for us!" ”
"You...... Are you Akito? Leylin asked.
"In Xiahu Ding, he is a Ming man who lives in Manraka!"
"General, I'm Lai Changxing, the king I went to see in Mocheng that day!"
"Oh!" Lei Lin was surprised and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”
"It's the X-cultists, they suddenly became ruthless and wanted to kill all the infidels, and we Han people were also affected, and we suffered heavy casualties!" Lai Changxing cried bitterly.
Lei Lin's face changed, and he waved his hand: "Enter the city!" ”
Four battalions of soldiers of the Huaxia Army rushed into the city in an orderly manner.
As far as the eye could see, the streets were littered with corpses, not even women and children.
The riot seemed to continue, and they suppressed it as they advanced, until they reached the dividing line between the north and south of the city, when they were blocked by the river in the city.
"General, we have a way, we can conquer Beicheng!" Hu Jie came over again to offer advice.
"What's the solution?"
"Go around the east side of the river, there is a drainage ditch there, we use our brothers who know the situation, and they will lead the way, and we will be able to take it easily!"
Lei Lin smiled, waved his hand, and said, "It's too troublesome!" ”
He ordered the heavy artillery battalion to hurry over, when the 220mm mortar guns and two 30-pound guns were brought over.
Hu Jie and Lai Changxing, their eyes are straight! What the is this?
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