Chapter 65: Annihilation
On March 21, the twenty-third year of Zheng, Ha Xi Wulu became more and more irritable, because since yesterday, they have been still and supplied, and the few supplies they have now are provided by the king of the Luo Kun Kingdom, I don't know for what reason, the supply ships have not arrived, so he ordered the navy to strictly investigate, so all ports are strictly checked, and the ports of the native Majapahit and other places do have records of these grain being loaded to the sea, but there is no record of them anchoring in various places.
So Ha Xiang Wulu thought that they had defected with this batch of grain, and it should have been premeditated, otherwise not a single fleet would have arrived, so he was furious, and at the same time ordered people to quickly collect grain from Borneo and transfer it, and then take out all the grain from Malacca to supply the army, which should last for two days, and then the grain from Borneo can be used to supply the army on the battlefield.
In order to ensure safety, Ha Xiang Wulu broke the blockade and sent the fleet to escort the food of Borneo and other places, which was very important to them, and if they did not get supplies and the war-weariness was high, they would be defeated, and at the same time he sent emissaries to buy food from the Cham state, which was closer to the battlefield than Borneo, and could ensure the supply of the army.
When he heard the news that the envoy wanted to buy grain, he immediately agreed, and the provision of grain and grass to them could wear down the military strength of various countries to the greatest extent, and it could also consume the strength of Majapahit's ally, which was a very good thing, and by virtue of this war, they also made a lot of war money, and their economic strength also increased greatly.
He said to the envoy: "At present, there are occupants on the battlefield of the war with your country, and I hope that your country's subordinates will show mercy." ”
The messenger naturally readily agreed, after all, Ha Wu Lu said that as long as they can buy food, they can do anything, not to mention that it is just a promise, whether they do it or not is their business, anyway, their food will be obtained by then.
As long as there was no disaster that year, the annual grain produced by the Cham was enough for the country to eat for three years, so the Pengpong would allow the cultivation of cash crops to keep the food lifeline.
The spy networks of various countries also transmitted information back to the country, and the Khmer occupants were integrated into the forward troops of Mawlamyine, since the location was determined, it was naturally easy to do, so the Pong Pap was ready to find a way to rescue them, the Majapahit side had already colluded, and there must be no problem on the Ayutthaya side, the king of Lancang and the Phong Yu knew each other very well, and there must be no problem, Khmer? There is no need to care about him, just go and take them away, the other small states, far away from the Cham Po, should most likely remain neutral.
Having made up his mind, he asked the messenger to deliver the news to Ha Xiang Wulu, hoping that he would allow them to land in the occupied area so that they could carry out their rescue plan, and on the other side to deliver the third batch of orders, and at the same time deliver the news to Rama Tiebodhi.
The Combined Naval Fleet, which is responsible for cutting off supplies, is currently hiding in Sriwijaya, and there is a good saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place, which is not entirely true, but it worked at this time, and their fleet stayed in the old port without any suspicion.
They were furious when they heard from the people of the Old Port that Ha Xiang Wulu thought that he was a traitor and had absconded with the grain, and ordered that these people be wanted all over the world, but what he did not know was that these people and the grain had been lost in the sea and could no longer be found. The Combined Navy had already been collecting food from Borneo at the same time, and sending the Navy to protect it, preparing to set off in a few days.
When these people from the United Navy found out, they prepared to do a big job, and wanted to sink all the food, so they adjusted and drove in the direction of Borneo.
After the blockade was lifted, the main forces of the country were also ready to pour out, and now they were full of confidence, they had already harvested two batches of naval artillery, and now they had great confidence that they could defeat the Majapahit navy.
On March 23, the 23rd year of the Zheng Dynasty, the grain of the Cham was successfully transported to Phetchaburi, and the envoy was brought back to Phetchari Ha Xiang Wulu was surprised and satisfied with the efficiency of the Cham people.
After he heard the envoy's report, he was a little entangled, didn't the Cham send the army to find an excuse to intervene in the war, so could it be regarded as Manjapahit conquering these regions with his own strength?
The messenger then advised: "Raja, they want to take away the occupants of the enemy's army, and this is not our own conquest, and the occupants are not our enemies." ”
Ha Xiang Wulu nodded, there are tens of thousands of Cham people in the army, if they are taken away by Cham, it will also relieve some of the pressure, maybe they can also take advantage of the chaos to attack Ratchaburi or Mawlamyine.
So after the fleet had unloaded the food, it quickly returned to Vijaya to report the news.
On March 25, the 23rd year of the year, the United Navy attacked the Majapahit Navy on the coast of Sarawak, and the Majapahit Navy faced it head-on, but found that their artillery fire was much fiercer, and several of their ships had been sunk, of course, the United Navy was not without casualties, but there were not so many casualties on the side of the Majapahit, and several grain ships were hit and sunk, and the Majapahit Navy hurriedly retreated when they saw this, and retreated to the position of Brunei, that is, the Bojapahit State, which was one of the subjects of Majapahit. The country of Bo Ni is a kingdom established by the Malays, and the culture is similar to that of the Cham people, and the two races are very similar.
However, there were no coastal guns on the coast of Bo Ni Country, and hiding in the harbor basically could not stop the offensive of the United Navy, and the United Navy even rushed directly into the port to fight a decisive battle, and finally the sacrifice of a large part of the fleet in exchange for a small part of the fleet retreated back to Malacca.
When the news came back to Malacca, the whole country was shocked, their navy was almost wiped out by more than half, and Ha Xuan Wulu was also shocked and angry when he learned the news, how could this rabble suddenly have such a strong strength.
Ha Xiang Wulu put the admiral of the navy to death directly, he does have a big problem, it is a completely wrong decision to withdraw to the country of Boni, if the navy abandons the transport ship and retreats to Malacca at full speed, although there is no food, but at least the strength is retained, and now in order to keep the food and sacrifice the strength of the navy, this is completely worth the loss, he sighed, but he still has a bit of luck, if he continues to buy food through the Champa, plus the Cham intervention in, they still have a chance, so he is ready to gamble.