Chapter 463: A Clever Pawn

The giant city is across the abyss, and the army of 20,000 stretches for several miles in front of the Bolimbang.

Chen Kan stood in front of the Ten Thousand Armies, and the clairvoyant mirror in his hand swept back and forth above the city.

Looking at the soldiers patrolling the city wall, Chen Kan finally saw a little bit of elite.

Tan Cong, who was in the rear army when he was hurrying, Dou Xing, the commander of the former army, and the two generals were on Chen Kan's side, one on the left and one on the right, and his face was full of amazement.

"I never thought that Nanyang, a remote island country, could build such a huge city."

Tan Cong sighed with emotion, and then shook his head with a look of pity and said, "It's a pity, such a big city will be reduced to ruins today." ”

Hearing this, Dou Xing glanced at Tan Cong disdainfully, looking at Tan Cong's eyes as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.

A sense of intellectual superiority swept through the body.

Dou Xing finally understood how Da Shuai felt when he looked at them.

Tan Cong retracted his gaze, and suddenly saw Dou Xing's uncomfortable eyes, and his expression suddenly became unkind.

"What, what is General Dou's opinion on this general?"

Dou Xing smiled contemptuously, then smiled without saying a word.

He thinks that he is a smart person, and there is no need to talk to a puppet like Tan Cong.

Tan Cong was furious.

Chen Kan casually threw the clairvoyant mirror into his hand, and Tan Cong broke it in a second.

flattered: "Master Hou, please be a pioneer at the end!" ”

Chen Kan shook his head and said indifferently: "You have a share of the credit for the destruction of Malacca City, let Dou Xing come this time, they are all brothers who stir spoons in a pot, and everyone must have something to eat." ”

Rejected by Chen Kan, Tan Cong couldn't help but glared at Dou Xing with hatred.

Dou Xing returned a disdainful look, and then arched his hand towards Chen Kan: "Dashuai, give the last general five hundred warriors, if you can't break through the city gate, the last general is willing to raise your head to see you." ”

"Five hundred? You just blow it! ”

Tan Cong's face twitched, looking at Dou Xing like he was looking at an idiot.

Dou Xing still didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for Chen Kan to give an order.

Chen Kan was just about to nod, Tan Cong immediately hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, Dou commanded five hundred people, that is not to attack the city, that is to send to death, and also ask the Dashuai to give the last general 5,000 people, within one day, if the last general can't break through this city, he is willing to kill himself on the spot." ”

Tan Cong is in the rear army, and he doesn't know Chen Kan's speculation.

So it was reasonable for him to ask for 5,000 men.

As for Dou Xing only bringing 500 people over, in Tan Cong's opinion, he was indeed looking for death.

Didn't you look at the elite army of Boelimbang on the city wall, all wearing armor and carrying wooden bows?

Five hundred people, still attacking from the back, even if Daming has firearms, it is to find death.

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Chen Kan couldn't help but glare.

The two of them shut their mouths stupidly.

Chen Kan lightly ordered: "Dou Xing, give you five hundred soldiers, three hundred shield soldiers, carry grenades and grenades to approach the city, first throw a few grenades to listen to the sound, if the other party resists fiercely, this commander will immediately lead the army to suppress the border." ”

"The last general, get the order!"

Dou Xing led the order to leave with high interest, but hearing such a ridiculous military order, Tan Cong couldn't help but be anxious.

"Shuai, this... How can such a small number of people attack the city? ”

Chen Kan didn't bother to explain to Tan Cong again, attacking the city, and taking such a few people to the siege is indeed going to die.

But Chen Kan didn't say that he would let Dou Xing attack the city, he just asked Dou Xing to throw a few grenades into the city and listen to the sound.

Seeing that Chen Kan was silent, Tan Cong suddenly became anxious, and was thinking about saying that this was a mess, so he was dragged aside by Zhang Dong who covered his mouth.

Dou Xing quickly ordered 800 people from his command and quickly drove towards Bolimbang City, which was three miles away.

Seeing that Dou Xing only brought such a few people over, of course Tan Cong was not only anxious, but all the senior generals in the army with more than 1,000 households were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Many people couldn't help but curse, and then they all went out of the ranks towards the Chinese army where Chen Kan was.

How can anyone fight like this?

Dare to attack a city with such a few people, or attack such a fortified city, isn't this looking for death?

Eight hundred people is just a drop in the ocean for 20,000 people.

But they can accept that these 800 people are dying in battle, but they can't accept these 800 people to be sent to death like this.

They couldn't accept that the always wise commander would make such an idiotic decision, let alone that Dou Xing's dignified commander would accept such a chaotic fate.

Where the Chinese army was, when Chen Kan found that all the generals had come over, his face suddenly turned black as the bottom of a pot.

"What are you going to do, rebel?"

Chen Kan's mouth replaced Tan Cong, a fan brother.

He had already known the truth from Zhang Dong's mouth, and watching the eight hundred people led by Dou Xing go farther and farther, not only did his face lose his anxiety, but he also became Chen Kan's most loyal supporter.

As a result, before a group of senior generals who came together could say their opinions to Chen Kan, they were all driven back by Tan Cong.

The generals came and left scolding, and the scene was very colazy for a while.

Chen Kan held the clairvoyant mirror and watched Dou Xing lead eight hundred men and horses to gradually approach the city.

Whether his guess is accurate or not depends on the outcome of the 800 people's temptation.

If he is accurate, then he can take this city without blood. If it is not accurate, Chen Kan will immediately destroy the city with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai.

Soon, Dou Xing's men and horses had approached the distance of three hundred paces from Bolimbang City.

In Chen Kan's clairvoyant mirror, Bolimbang's defenders seemed to be frightened and stupid, just quietly watching the Ming army's advance camp approaching the city.

What Chen Kan could find, Dou Xing, who was standing nearby, could only see more clearly.

To be honest, when he only brought 800 people here at the beginning, he was a little apprehensive.

After all, no matter how reasonable and well-founded Chen Kan's speculation is, it is just speculation.

approached a large city guarded by tens of thousands of people with 800 people, but Fan Dou Xing's psychological bearing was a little worse, and he was already frightened when he walked halfway.

But until now, Bo Linbang's defenders still didn't want to go out of the city to face the battle, and they didn't even have the intention of opening their bows and arrows, and Dou Xing's heart suddenly relaxed.

Because this means that Dashuai's guess is likely to be correct.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is a suspicious tactic of the Bolingbang defenders, who want to put them in and fight again.

However, this is not very likely.

Dou Xing didn't think that the acting skills of these Nanyang soldiers could deceive him, a veteran on the battlefield.

At such a close distance, he could clearly see the numb cheeks of the Borynbonne defenders through the clairvoyant mirror.

They really didn't want to rebel.

Two hundred steps away, although Dou Xing's heart relaxed, he still had a solemn expression on his face.

"The shield men come forward, the grenadiers prepare!"

With Dou Xing's order, the 800 Ming army immediately changed formation, 300 shield soldiers with freshly baked wooden shields to the head, 200 grenades with grenades, and 300 musketeers also raised their guns to prepare for three shots.

The shieldmen's job is to protect these grenadiers, as they have no power to fight back when throwing grenades.

The task of the musketeers was to suppress the enemy above the city walls and create space for the grenadiers to throw grenades.

The fire bolt has been greatly developed in the Ming Dynasty, and the grenade with the ring flint as the guide is naturally easy to make.

However, the grenade, a new weapon improved from the old Ming Dynasty's sky-shaking thunder, has not yet been tried by any country.

The distance approached one hundred and fifty paces, and all the Ming soldiers had solemn expressions on their faces.

Because of this distance, it has entered the range of the bed crossbow.

The bed crossbow, a great killing weapon in the era of cold weapons, is not something that they can block with the wooden shield they made in a hurry.

But, as they approached a hundred paces, the defenders of Boennembon let them down.

Not to mention the bed crossbow, not even a few bows and arrows were fired.

At this time, Dou Xing was completely convinced.

"Dashuai's judgment is really right, Boehnbang didn't think about resisting at all."

Muttering to himself, Dou Xing waved his hand: "Kill!" ”

"Kill!"

The eight hundred soldiers behind him erupted into a shouting and killing sound that shook the sky.

The faces of the Bolingbang defenders on the city walls finally changed a little, and they dropped their swords and fled in all directions with fear on their faces.

Dou Xing: "? ”

Eight hundred Ming Army: "? ”

Dou Xing was very confused, the wall was full of numb Bolingbang defenders standing on the wall in the last second, and the next second it was empty.

He suddenly had some doubts about life.

A pro-soldier asked with a hesitant face: "General, this... The enemy defenders have given us the head of the city, is it necessary to waste grenades? ”

Dou Xing was also very hesitant.

Theoretically, at this point, they should climb to the top of the city walls, fight their way through the blood, and then take the gate and lead the army into the city.

He has never fought this kind of war in which the enemy took the initiative to give up the head of the city.

Scratching his head, Dou Xing hesitated for a moment and replied, "Otherwise, throw a few and listen to it?" ”

Pro-Army: "? ”

What kind of bastard talk is this?

Dou Xing couldn't help but glance back at the army behind him.

Then he took a deep breath and ordered: "Pass my command, throw the grenade in one round, whether it has any effect or not, and immediately retreat fifty steps after the throw!" ”

The pro-army shrank his head to give orders, but Dou Xing raised his head, looked at the empty city, and couldn't help but show a wry smile.

This kind of battle is really incredible.

In the Ming Dynasty, he often heard Mr. Storyteller say that when the Jin people went south in the pre-Song Dynasty, the Song people never resisted, and even abandoned the city and fled to surrender the city.

I thought this was a bridge in the story.

I didn't expect such a thing to really happen to him.

The Ming army approached a distance of twenty paces below the city wall, and there was still no figure of the Bolimbang defenders on the city wall, but a sparse rain of arrows fell.

It's just that it's weak.

Even without a shield to block, the armor on the Ming army's body could easily bounce off these arrows.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

The soldiers waved their flags, and a hundred bombardiers untied the rings of the grenades, and threw the smoke-emitting grenades onto the city walls with all their might.

Then immediately retreat.

The musketeers raised their guns, and when the enemy counterattack arrived, they immediately formed a fire suppression.

"Boom~"

A deafening explosion rang out, but the expected counterattack did not come.

Most of the Ming troops were a little confused, only Dou Xing sighed clearly.

It seems that this first achievement is destined to be lost to him.

"Boom~"

“......”

The power of a grenade explosion made the ground tremble, and a mushroom cloud rose upward, cracking a large crack in the battlement.

Retreating to a safe distance, Dou Xing gave an order with a helpless face: "Come on, go and tell the marshal that you can lead a large army to the city." ”

The pro-army looked at the huge crack on the city wall with some curiosity, and asked: "General, if there are a few more rounds of explosions, this wall will definitely collapse, since the other party does not resist, why don't we continue to attack the city?" ”

Dou Xing shook his head and waved his hand: "Go, everything will wait for the big handsome to come over." ”

In fact, there was no need for Dou Xing to send someone to deliver the news, Chen Kan had already seen the situation under the city wall clearly through the clairvoyant mirror.

"Tell the whole army to camp under the city of Bolimbang!"

With a wave of his hand, Chen Kan walked slowly towards Bolin Bang City.

Tan Cong showed a constipated expression, although Zhang Dong had already told him about the current situation of Bolimbang City, but the tens of thousands of defenders of Bolimbang did not resist at all, which still made him feel unreal.

It's magical.

He has been a soldier all his life, and he has fought countless battles in large and small battles, but it is the first time he has encountered such a magical scene.

He still thought that the soldiers were fighting a vicious battle.

As a result, that's it?

Not only Tan Cong, but most of the Ming army soldiers were also a little confused.

That's it?

Is it really to throw two grenades in and listen to the sound?

The army quickly converged with Dou Xing's eight hundred people, and looking at Bolimbang City, which was all within easy reach, Chen Kan couldn't help but feel a little painful.

When he came, he thought it was going to be a tough battle.

But this world is so magical, a naval battle in Malacca, scared the courage of most countries in the South Seas.

No sooner had the army arrived than a deafening explosion was heard at the city gate.

The gate, which was made of tens of centimeters of logs, was turned into a pile of debris by the tearing of gunpowder, and Su Dongdong's personal soldiers quickly took control of the doorway.

And Su Li Dongdong limped towards Chen Kan, and arched his hand towards Chen Kan: "I am fortunate not to be dishonored, and I hope that the marshal can keep his promise!" ”

The corners of Chen Kan's mouth twitched slightly.

When Suridon cooperated with him, he still felt that this man was a capable person.

Now it seems that Suridon has long thought that the people in Bolimbang will not resist, right?

No wonder he was so confident that he could trick the city gates.

There is no need to deceive, and the city gate will be blown open.

After being silent for a moment, Chen Kan beckoned to Dou Xing, who was not far away, and commanded lightly: "Take your men and the lord of Su into the city to take over the palace, don't disturb the civilians, those who dare to resist will be killed!" ”

Hearing these three words, the look of surprise on Su Dongdong's face flashed.

Then he arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "Dashuai, I am not the lord of Sumatra, the lord of the country is still waiting for the marshal to ask for guilt in the palace, and in addition, my surname is Suri, not Su." ”

"I know, I know, when Ben Shuai leaves, you can send a team of envoys to follow Ben Hou to Daming to ask for the canonization of His Majesty the Great Emperor."

Chen Kan didn't care to stop, Su Li Dongdong was overjoyed, and couldn't help kneeling in front of Chen Kan, and made a five-body bow: "Minister Su Li Dongdong, thank you for the canonization of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Chen Kan avoided his salute, couldn't help but snort, but didn't say anything.

With the experience of Malacca, there must be no longer a few people who hope to be canonized by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so Chen Kan is not surprised that Su Li Dongdong will be so excited.

It's not bad to give my father-in-law a hundred kingdoms to come to court and satisfy his vanity.

After the ceremony, Su Li Dongdong immediately respectfully invited Dou Xing and said, "Envoy, please come with me." ”

Dou Xing pushed a few steps away with some disgust, and walked towards the door under the escort of his own soldiers.

was so nakedly disgusted, Su Li Dongdong was still smiling, and trotted behind Dou Xing.

Chen Kan stretched his waist and watched Dou Xing enter the city with his five thousand people, and ordered to start camping.

The 5,000 men under Dou Xing's command were enough to deal with any unexpected situation in the city.

Therefore, there is no need for the army under Chen Kan to enter the city, but only needs to stand in front of the city to deter the nobles and people in the city.

As for the matter of emptying the Bolimbang treasury, he still has to wait for Zheng He to come, and the sappers under his command are good at doing this.

In the evening, the soldiers patrolling the castle tower became Dou Xing's men.

This means that from now on, the defense of this city will be completely taken over by the Ming Dynasty.

And Dou Xing, after arranging the takeover of the city, led a large group of nobles in the city with Su Li Dongdong to escort a man with a sackcloth gagged out of the city.

At the same time, there was a long convoy of escorts.

Half of the convoy was grain and grass, and the other half was local products given to Chen Kan by the nobles of the city.

Chen Kan met with this group of Sumatran nobles in a makeshift tent.

"Honorable Ming Shangguo Angel Marquis, the culprit who angered the Great Ming Dynasty has been presented with both hands, we know that our sins are unforgivable, and we have specially prepared some island country specialties, hoping to ease the anger of the crown a little......"

The one who opened his mouth was a rich and white middle-aged man, who was holding a long gift slip in his hand and kneeling at Chen Kan's feet.

Behind him, on his knees was a man with a cloak and a mouth covered with sackcloth, and that person was none other than Abhizhen, the former ruler of Sumatra.

Chen Kan looked at the middle-aged man's face with interest, and suddenly asked, "Are you a descendant of the Han people?" ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The angel's eyes are like torches, the ancestors of the subordinates are indeed Han people who fled to Nanyang, according to the oral tradition of the ancestors, the ancestral home of the subordinates seems to be in Guangzhou, Daming." ”

Chen Kan nodded and said to himself: "No wonder, no wonder~"

Then he asked with interest, "Is it your idea to imprison Abi Town?" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said with a smile: "Back to the angel, I just don't want to see Sumatra's lives ruined, my ancestors are from the Central Plains, so I know a little about the strength of the Central Plains, Sumatra is a small country, dare to offend Tianwei, there is really a way to seek death, but the people are innocent after all, so ......"

The middle-aged man said a lot of nonsense, Chen Kan interrupted him impatiently, and asked, "Okay, I know, what's your name?" ”

The middle-aged man squinted and smiled: "Back to the angel is the word, the name of the Han man under the minister is Zhang Jingming." ”

Chen Kan smiled and asked, "Just changed your name?" ”

Zhang Jingming was stunned for a moment, and nodded a little embarrassedly: "This, Angel Rong Yu ......"

Just before he could say anything, the man behind him, the sackcloth in his mouth didn't know when it had fallen.

Then leaned forward, just pressed on Zhang Jingming's body, and bit off half of Zhang Jingming's ear with one mouthful.

"Ah~"

Zhang Jingming's screams resounded throughout the tent.

Chen Kan watched this scene with interest, and he didn't mean to let people pull away Abi Town at all.

And the other Sumatran nobles in the tent, seeing that Chen Kan did not speak, looked at each other, and no one dared to open the vampire-like Abi Town.

"Ah~Ah~Ah~"

Zhang Jingming's screams were endless, and it took him half a day to push Abizhen's head off his shoulder.

But half of his ear had been bitten off, and half of his cheek was stained red with blood.

He covered his ears and looked at the fallen Abizhen with a frightened look before chewing his ears and swallowing his ears after a few chews, and the whole person was so frightened that his eyes were split.

"You, you, you... You demon~"

Abizhen grinned, revealing a mouthful of blood-red teeth.

Chen Kan watched this scene quietly, turned his head with a smile and ordered: "Take him down to treat his injuries." ”

Zhang Dong responded expressionlessly, dragged Zhang Jingming by the collar and dragged him out of the tent.

Dou Xing carefully picked up the dropped gift list and handed it to Chen Kan's hand, and Chen Kan swept it up and down.

Turning his head to look at the Sumatran nobles who were trembling, he flicked his fingers on the gift list, and said with a smile: "Everyone, if you have a heart, I will accept this gift, everyone rest assured, I am a soldier with strict discipline, and if I say that I will only punish the first evil, I will only punish the first evil, and will not implicate innocent people." ”

Su Li Dongdong acted as a translator and translated Chen Kan's words to some nobles who could not understand the Ming dialect.

After understanding what Chen Kanbiao meant, a group of nobles suddenly breathed a sigh of relief on their faces.

The people who can come to this handsome tent today are all people who do not want to be enemies of Daming, and those who have had ill intentions against Daming have already been killed by them.

But no one can guarantee that the Ming will not anger their group of "obedient people." ”

Now with Chen Kan's assurance, their hearts are finally a little lighter, but only a little.

With a word of relief, Chen Kan's eyes looked at Abi Zhen, who was crawling on the ground and couldn't move, but could still bite off the fat man's ear just now, and asked with a smile: "How is it, is the meat of the rebel tasty?" ”

Abizhen showed a resentful look, and replied with compassion: "He has a part of the same blood as you, of course the taste is good, I don't know what it tastes like for pure Han people?" ”

Chen Kan said regretfully: "It's a pity, you don't have a chance to try again." ”

Abizhen was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked: "You Han people have already occupied a fertile and chosen land like the Central Plains, why are you still trying to plot against the barren land of Nanyang, can't you leave a little room for us foreigners to survive?" ”

Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and a funny smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Leaning forward slightly, he asked, "Tell me, what do you know?" ”

Abi Zhen suddenly struggled to sit up, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to use the method of raising Gu to create a powerful country in Nanyang?" Why, aren't you afraid of backlash? ”