Chapter 112: Soldiers Descend on the City

What Fang Guan encountered in Java, He Xi didn't know much.

But the changes in Fang Guan can be seen by He Xi.

Before that incident, although Fang Guan was already old, his temperament was that of a noble son. Fang Guan was cultivated by Fang Guozhen as an heir. Although Fang Guozhen started by shipping and private salt. A reckless look. But to cultivate his son, he invited the great Confucian of the world to cultivate a noble son.

Maybe this is Fang Guozhen's own recklessness, and he doesn't want his son to be like this.

But after that incident, Fang Guan behaved very decently on weekdays. It doesn't seem to be any different from before. But in fact, Fang Guan acted a little more coldly on weekdays.

made He Xi have a feeling that Fang Guan could burst out and kill people at any time.

From a suave nobleman, to a thug disguised as Sven. It can be seen that this incident is stimulating to the other party.

What occasion did He Xi have to let Fang Guan forgive the Javanese people.

And it was explained beforehand. Fang Guan is the commander-in-chief of this battle, and He Xi is just here to watch the battle. If he really gave the order, Fang Guan had the right to refuse. And He Xi felt that Fang Guan would definitely refuse. Because Fang Guan seems to be the same as before in other things, but only in Java, Fang Guan is a madman.

Once such a situation occurs, there will be a rift between He Xi and Fang Guan.

Although Fang Guan is He Xi's subordinate, he is also a person on He Xi's line. But it doesn't mean that He Xi can command Fang Guan at will. Especially after this battle, Fang Guan became a famous naval general on a par with the navigation marquis Zhang He.

Of course, naval warfare in the current Ming Dynasty is a small classification within a small classification. But even so, Fang Guan's status has been greatly improved.

He Xi also has to take care of his subordinate.

Therefore, all He Xi can do is sigh lightly.

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The Battle of the Old Port Overseas. The biggest impact was to open the passage for the Ming Dynasty to attack the old port. In fact, He Xi did not directly attack the old port before. But now, God does not give it, but suffers from it.

Fang Guan looked for a large island off the coast of the Old Port. That is, the later Bangka Island. But in this era, the island was almost uninhabited, and there may have been some primitive tribes on it. But when I saw yesterday's sea battle from afar, I didn't dare to come out.

Rested on this island for a few days.

The Ming army arrived here from Xinzhou, and in addition to the Ming army, there were also the Zhongxian County Army, the Bo Ni Army, and several other small countries. Of course, the combined armies of these countries are only more than 20,000 people. However, it is possible to be in charge of the logistics of the army.

Lu Zhongheng put the tens of thousands of troops in order, and then the army crossed the strait and approached the old port.

Along the way, there was no resistance, and the army made it to the Old Port.

It's just that the difficulties encountered under the old port city.

The Old Port is a river port, not a seaport. He may have been a harbour, but over the years, the sediment from the river has filled the downstream. From the Old Port to the sea, this large area is crisscrossed by rivers. There was hardly a solid piece of land, so the port was placed in the old port.

In other words, many places around the Old Port are swamps. It is relatively easy to get to the Old Port by boat from the waterway.

But the problem is also very simple.

The ships went directly to the city, but they could not go ashore. And under the nose of the enemy, disembarking and attacking in a whole team, that is looking for death.

However, at this time, Liang Sizu's role was reflected.

Without being reminded by others, Liang Sizu took the initiative to say: "I know that there is a waterway that can go straight upstream. Attacking the old port from the upstream is also on the ground. ”

Lu Zhongheng immediately obeyed.

Let Fangguan block the downstream, find another waterway, bypass the old port, and land south of the old port, that is, where the upper reaches of the old port are located. However, after the landing, they set up camp and transferred supplies. And unloaded the most important materiel, that is, thirteen cannons, from the ship.

With these thirteen cannons, although the old port is the old capital of Srivijaya, it has been reinforced by Chen Zuyi and Liang Daoming. But it is absolutely irresistible.

This series of preparations takes several days. He Xi suggested that attacking the heart is the first, and in Nanyang, every Han person is precious. And the tens of thousands of Han people in the old port city are even more precious. There are tens of thousands of Han Chinese. The Ming Dynasty has a basic territory in the South Seas. It can radiate to neighboring countries.

Moreover, the old port is also regarded as the core area of the South Seas. Otherwise, it would not be the old capital of Sriwijaya.

The benefits of taking this place peacefully are simply too great.

So, He Xi shot countless persuasion letters and entered the city.

It is clearly written that as long as you abandon your weapons and surrender, you will not be asked about anything before. If you don't kill a single person, you will be exiled to a remote place in the Central Plains at most.

This is already the greatest leniency that He Xi can give.

After all, He Xi also had to consider Lu Zhongheng's interests.

Fang Guan shined, the water battle broke tens of thousands of sailors in Java, although Lu Zhongheng was old, but if he didn't make any contributions, wouldn't he be compared by his subordinates. Although this does not affect Lu Zhongheng's status, after all, if the status of the founding hero is so easy to be affected, it is not the founding hero.

However, doesn't Lu Joong-hyung want to lose face? Don't the soldiers under Lu Zhongheng want to be meritorious? Watching the water masters eat meat, they can't even drink soup, so it's not easy to take this team.

The mahout guards, no, the armies under the command of the governor of Nanyang, have long regarded the old port as a bag, and if they do not surrender without a fight, they will be the most disappointed. It's like Han Xin's psychology of still attacking when he heard that Qi had surrendered.

What should you do with your credit?

After all, so many people have come all the way to Nanyang, but they are not here to fight for the country. Under the leadership of Lu Zhongheng, their morale is high even if they are sick, because they can make money.

Guangxi is a poor place, even if it is a poor place for a long time in later generations.

As long as you can make money, a life is nothing.

Therefore, under the compromise, even if there is no blood, the best outcome is to open the city. But He Xi couldn't offer Chen Zuyi any too good conditions.

Even so, this letter of persuasion and surrender shook the city very much.

Because, among the population of more than 100,000 people in the old port, Han people account for a considerable number. Even if the rest of the people are not Han Chinese. They also speak Chinese, and in the concept of the Ming people, they belong to the familiar barbarian. That is, you can communicate and speak Chinese. This is also the manpower and material resources that can be used by the Ming court.

The scale of the old port, placed in Daming, is only a county.

Even counties that are larger than the Old Port, I don't know how many.

However, it is already a pearl in the South Seas. After all, some scholars have calculated that the entire Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia, around 1700, was only 20 million people. In the more than 300 years before 1700, the number of people will only be smaller, and the population of the old port is more than 100,000, plus the surrounding population, there are probably hundreds of thousands. It is already the foundation of a strong country in the South Seas.

Many Han people were brought by Chen Zuyi from the Central Plains, and they were the first generation of Han people, and because of this, they knew more about the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. I understand that Da Ming is powerful. At the same time, there is not much resistance.

I even think it's not bad to work hard for the Ming court.

After all, for the people in the lower classes, who to give their lives to is not to sell their lives.

In this way, it is inevitable that the morale of the military will fluctuate.

Chen Zuxiao has been in charge of trade for a long time, and he has made a generous move, and he is also the most popular. Therefore, the following situation has come to Chen Zuxiao. Chen Zuxiao suddenly felt worried. So, I made up my mind to come to Chen Zuyi.

Chen Zuxiao said: "Big brother, this battle can't be fought, and it can't be fought. None of the people below want to fight. If you insist on fighting, there will be problems. Also, I found out a few things. Chen Zuxiao lowered his voice and said, "Several young ladies of the Liang family are gone. ”

When Chen Zuyi heard this, he naturally knew what was going on. He snorted coldly and said; "How daring."

Although it is said that Chen Zuyi killed all the men of the Liang family. However, there were few people in Nanyang, and even fewer women, and the women of the Liang family were assigned to meritorious soldiers as slaves. But I never thought that something was wrong with these women.

Come to think of it, some people know that Liang Sizu is outside and want to hook up with Liang Sizu through these women. After all, the Liang family has been in the old port for so many years, and it is not so easy to eliminate influence.