Although there were many firecracker troops in the Great Zheng Army. Especially for the navy, the two fleets in the East China Sea and the South China Sea have a strong marine corps that is used to control overseas vassal states.

The tributary system of the Zhou and Zheng dynasties was different from that of the previous dynasties.

During the reign of Zhou Xuanzong and Guo Zongxun, the Zhou Dynasty unified the homeland of the Central Plains and began to expand to the surrounding areas. The Northern Zhou Dynasty had already held the entire grassland in its hands, and communicated with the Western Regions after more than 20 years of war to the west.

By the time Emperor Chengzong, the son of Xuanzong, succeeded to the throne, there was no room for expansion on land. So Chengzong looked at the ocean.

The Xuancheng era laid the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty's vassal states, from land to sea, and there were more than 120 vassal states that paid tribute to the Zhou Dynasty in its heyday.

The old Guo family has been pragmatists since Taizu Guo Wei, so they don't care about the vain name of how many vassal tributes they have, and they care more about what they can get from the tributes.

To pay tribute to the Great Zhou, there are very few rewards that can be obtained. It's nothing more than symbolic. But the tribute had to be real treasure or food.

And Da Zhou is only responsible for protecting the security of your country. If a country that paid tribute to the Great Zhou on time was invaded by another country, the Great Zhou would come forward to protect it.

You said that you feel that your military strength is strong and you don't need the protection of the Great Zhou, so you don't want to pay tribute, then I'm sorry. The Great Zhou Army will make you want again.

Until the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the tributary system also operated as usual. Relying on the prestige of hundreds of years. In fact, until Taizu first broke through Luoyang, the basic combat effectiveness of the Zhou Dynasty army was still there. It's just that they don't want to fight for the Great Zhou.

After the establishment of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu went further, on the one hand, he ordered the vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty to continue to pay tribute to Dazheng, and on the other hand, he began to send troops and Jinyi Mansion to the overseas vassal states to strengthen his control over the overseas vassal states.

From the beginning, the four major towns and governors were all responsible for controlling overseas feudal states. It's just that later in Jingning, Emperor Shengzu canceled this power in order to limit the huge scale of the Jinyi Mansion. And this also laid a hidden danger for the vassal state.

Having said that, in order to interfere in the affairs of the vassal state in a timely manner, he supported the local garrison. Both fleets of the Dazheng Haishi Division established powerful firearms and artillery.

After all, on the vast sea, it is very unrealistic for you to expect victory in naval battles with broadswords and bows and arrows.

However, the Dazheng Army used relatively fewer firearms. In particular, the garrison units in various inland areas are basically all equipped with cold weapons.

The reason why Jia Lian used the Marine Corps was to eliminate the Ming Sect in the fastest time. After all, in this world, at least in Da Zheng, there may be no one who knows better than him how firearms troops should be used and commanded.

Jia Lian was obsessed with the Age of Discovery for a period of time, and studied the strategy and tactics of the army in the breech flintlock era and the evolution of firearms.

If Jia Lian, a liberal arts student, has anything else that he is good at doing. Maybe it's just firearms.

Reborn into this era, Jia Lian used his connections to study the firearms used by the Dazheng Army and the Haishi. Although this world was due to the attention of Guo Rong of Zhou Taizong at the beginning, firearms developed rapidly.

But on the whole, it is equivalent to the level of the 16th century in the West, and it is not too far behind. Moreover, due to the lack of basic science, the development of Dazheng firearms was slower than that of the West in Jia Lian's memory at the same time.

Jia Lian also learned about the West of this world, because of Dazheng's open and ocean-embracing attitude, there are still many Westerners who go to Dazheng to do business, preach and live in the vassal country.

However, these red-haired, yellow-haired white-faced ghosts and Jia Lian have a virtue in their memory. It's okay in Dazheng, but in overseas feudal countries, it is also burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil.

In the eighteenth and twenty-fourth years of Jingning, the East China Sea Fleet twice sent two divisions of sea and land to expel the Dutch red-haired ghosts who had entered the Kou according to the request of Qianxiang and Luzon.

In the seventh year of Yong'an, English missionaries sheltered illegal congregations in Guangzhou. It caused a strong backlash from the people of Guangzhou and the yamen of the prefect of Guangzhou, sealing off the church and arresting the missionaries, which eventually led to a confrontation between the South China Sea Fleet and the British Navy.

Thankfully. Both the Dazheng Navy Division and the Navy Division Marine Corps are strong enough to ensure the safety and interests of the people of Dazheng.

So this time, Jia Lian directly borrowed a thousand marines from Shi Lang, just for the sake of the first battle.

The Mingjiao sect members were stunned by the fierce fire of the marines for the first time. Except for a few masters such as Li Yuze and the left and right envoys, most of the sect members fell into the sea of fire.

"Damn, we've been tricked." Li Yuze looked at the sect brothers who fell in the sea of fire, and his eyes became blood-red.

These people were originally the foundation of Mingjiao's foothold in the rivers and lakes, and originally relied on these people, and he, the leader of Mingjiao, was majestic.

But now, these brothers have become ghosts under the guns of the imperial eagle dogs.

"I'm fighting with you, brothers, up." Li Yuze suddenly got a little upset, and he desperately ordered to charge forward with the muzzle of the firebolt.

"Master, no. Where there is life, there is hope. Now that the imperial eagle dog is strong, we immediately retreat and return to the main altar. A Li Yuze's henchman rushed up and stopped Li Yuze, who wanted to rush up.

"Zhang San, you bastard, let me go." Li Yuze struggled like a mad tiger.

But the funny thing is that Li Yuze, who has extremely high martial arts and can't beat Zhang San, can't break free from Zhang San's arms.

The corners of the mouths of the Mingjiao people around him twitched.

"The sect leader has an order, retreat." Zhang San shouted, and quickly retreated with Li Yuze.

However, Zhang San's voice alarmed Jia Lian, and his face changed suddenly.

Looking behind them, Gao Wantong and Xu Li's faces were a little unpleasant. They didn't expect that the Ming Sect Leader would actually come here in person.

"It's not good, the power behind is a little weak. Old man, old Xu, immediately mobilize manpower to strengthen the strength, and be sure to wipe out the thieves. ”

Looking at the two people who led the order, Jia Lian sighed. This miracle seems hopeless.

You must know that a few years ago, Luo Chengen killed the previous generation of sect leaders of the Keming Sect. Although because Luo Chengen is already a marquis, and the duke is not allowed to be enthroned unless he destroys the country and opens up the territory, he is not promoted to the knighthood.

But there are three more viscounts missing among the subordinates who follow Luo Chengen. Luo Chengen himself also obtained the right to be the founder of the country for the son of Yin Yizi for the thousands of households in Jinyi Mansion.

Jia Lian's credit for ambushing Mingjiao this time is enough to make himself a first-class founder. To be honest, if it weren't for Jia Lian being too young, the third-class founding uncle would be no problem.

However, if he could capture or kill the leader of the Ming Sect, Jia Lian would even be able to directly get a first-class uncle or even a third-class marquis.

After planning for a long time, the four thousand households of Jinling, Yangzhou, Ningbo, and Zhenhai and the East China Sea Fleet Marine Corps were mobilized.

What a miscalculation.