Chapter 126: Eastward Expansion

Dongwang doesn't care about this, he only knows one fact, that is, if he doesn't leave, he can't leave. The East King said; "Father, don't think about it so much. If you don't leave at this time, you won't be able to go. ”

The king of the east immediately ordered the retreat of King Wulu's ship.

Just ran into a very embarrassing question.

That is King Wulu's ship, this sea palace, the power is very powerful, the domineering is very domineering, but it is very inflexible, and the combat effectiveness is almost equal to nothing. You can only look at the combat effectiveness of the fighters above.

After all, in general, King Wulu went on patrol. But it's not magnificent. As for the rest, there is no need to think about it at all.

But now I can't think about it.

In the face of such a crisis, this ship is simply not enough to ask for pursuit.

Whether King Wulu wanted it or not, he could only change ships and leave.

But this ship is the symbol of King Wulu, he sat on this ship, he traveled to many places, many people have seen it, many soldiers have never seen King Wulu, they all take this ship as a symbol of King Wulu. King Wulu abandoned the ship.

The king of the coconut immediately found out, and he sent men up to him, and then set the ship on fire.

The Coconut King was right, and when the fire broke out on this ship, the Javanese army, which was still fighting, collapsed.

Many people thought that King Wulu was dead.

So they ignored it and retreated.

The Coconut King immediately began to recruit rebels.

As mentioned earlier, this is a civil war. Some of the warring parties were good friends until today. Because of this, at the last moment, there were very few people who fought desperately, and very many surrendered.

The Coconut King did not pursue, but rested in place for three days, accommodating 120,000 surrendered troops and 1200 warships.

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"Eastward?" He Xi looked at the coconut king and said, "Is this too fast?" ”

The Coconut King didn't seem to care at all, Da Ming didn't move a few days ago, which made him lose a lot of money. As for whether I really don't care, I don't know. He didn't mention it anyway, as if it hadn't happened.

The coconut king said, "My lord, I don't know the state of Java. All the armies in Java were led by nobles from all over the country, and in this battle, I captured more than 30 nobles and nobles, most of whom were nobles from near West Java. These are also the easiest to surrender. They are willing to lead the way. We're going east, and it's absolutely foolproof. ”

He Xi understood what the Coconut King said very well.

In fact, this is also a matter of geography, and the aristocracy in the neighboring West Java is more politically vacillating. Therefore, it is very easy to surrender, and those descendants of East Java, at this time, either desperately flee, even if they can't escape, they will fight to the end.

After all, their territorial family. All were under the direct control of the Majapahit dynasty.

The Coconut King has these leading parties and is able to move eastward quickly. But it dragged on for a long time. It's not easy to do.

The Coconut King didn't dare to underestimate King Wulu, in terms of political means, King Wulu was also quite spicy. defeated King Wulu today, relying on deception, relying on no bottom line, and exchanging his wife's head for it.

Not next time.

In terms of absolute strength, look, the king of Wulu, who rules the whole of Java and has many overseas territories in Java, is still above the coconut king. As long as King Wulu eases up. In terms of strength, it is enough to crush the coconut king.

Therefore, the coconut king should take advantage of the victory in this battle to quickly advance eastward, and expand as much territory as he can. Thus obtaining more resources.

Fang Guan said: "What does the prince want us to do? ”

The coconut king said: "I don't have any ideas, just to inform Daming of this matter, please rest assured, I promised Daming that I will never break my word, and I have already selected the port for Daming." ”

The coconut king took out the map and drew a circle on it.

He Xi took a look at Sulu Ma Yicheng, which is the Surabaya of later generations.

Compared with the population of nearly 100 million in Java in later generations, Java today is sparsely populated. Many ports are yet to be developed. But this place is different, this is the maritime gateway of the Majapahit Dynasty, and the capital of the Majapahit Dynasty is just one or two hundred miles southwest of Surabaya. And Surabaya is connected to the capital of Majapahit by roads.

It can be said that it is the core interest of the Majapahit Dynasty.

If the Majapahit dynasty is attacked by sea, this place must be fought.

"It's such a good bait." He Xi said secretly in his heart.

Surabaya, which is now the city of Sulumayi. It is a not small port, which can be compared with the old port. The only difference is that although there are Han Chinese settled in Surumayi, there are not as many as in later generations, and now there are more Manjapahit people.

But anyway, it's good to have someone.

No matter where you are, it is very difficult to develop the land bit by bit. In particular, He Xi experienced the development of the Xinjingjiang River and the construction of the new state. This could not be clearer.

Of course, the Chinese are an agrarian people, and although this kind of thing is hard, it is not excluded from doing it. But if you start with a foundation, it's too good to have a little foundation. It's like the old port, which already has a foundation, and the development under it is much better.

And the so-called new state can only set up tents in the wilderness.

He was also worried that the Coconut King would perfunctory himself in the future. But this port is almost the largest port in Java in this era. There is absolutely no perfunctory at all.

But it would be wrong to say that the coconut king has no ideas.

He Xi said: "The coconut king is his own people. If you have anything to say, just say it. ”

The coconut king said, "Then I'll say it." I want to keep my promise, but even now, on the island of Java, I am still strong and weak. Therefore, if Da Ming wants, he can attack now, and if he is willing to wait, I can fight it in the future and hand it over. ”

Fang Guan sneered and said, "You think so, empty gloves white wolf. How can it be that easy? ”

The coconut king didn't say a word, and asked someone to carry a box in. said: "There are still some things to be done for the spice management right, and before that, it was run by the Majapahit royal family itself, and I haven't figured it out yet." However, this million silver coins are already there. You can count it at any time. ”

The coconut king asked people to open the box, and He Xi looked down to see that there were countless Javanese silver coins in the box, although the Javanese silver coins were shell-shaped. He Xi didn't look too comfortable, but no matter what, as long as it was silver.

The coconut king said: "This is just a box, and there is more to come." ”

The benefits of defeating King Wulu to the Coconut King are huge.

First, West Java, which originally had a discrete heart, reunited with him. The prestige he had previously fallen from rose again.

Second, it's money, a lot of money.

Part of it is the trophy of the King of Cocons. How could King Biwulu come to West Java to do something without money, and most of the money went to the coconut king. The other part is the ransom. Some East Javanese nobles, who did not want to surrender and did not want to die, had to pay a ransom.

Today's Javanese civilization level is probably in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. These nobles were caught and demanded ransom. It is a very common thing in both the East and the West, and it is also the case in Java.

The coconut king said: "My opinion just now is just an idea, if you don't want to, when we don't say." ”

"Okay." He Xi said: "Then so be it." I'm going to the city of Suluboyi. However, just go and see, pin down some troops from the sea, and the rest is up to you. Da Ming will not make an easy move. ”

That's what the Coconut King is for.

The Coconut King wants to take advantage of this victory to get more. The Majapahit Dynasty was defeated by the sea, he would naturally attach importance to the sea, if the Ming Naval Division haunted East Java, the direction of the Majapahit defense was naturally the sea. And the coconut king's crusade this time is more about recruiting rebellion and collecting territory and people's hearts. So, be sure to go overland. Because, after all, people do not live in the sea. At most, march along the coastline.

For one day when the Ming Dynasty restrained Majapahit, the Coconut King would have one day of free time and one day of advantage.

And the last time He Xi did it. The coconut king's original weak trust in Daming has a slight crack.

Sooner or later, though, such cracks will happen. A person like the coconut king is a hero, but he is not trustworthy at all. Killing his wife who has been with him for many years for the sake of profit, and betraying Da Ming for the sake of profit in the future, for him, he doesn't even blink an eye.