The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

From Champa to Nanjing, the distance is about ten days.

In many cases, it came faster than the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.

The matter of Long Dongqiang of the Cao Gang aroused Zhu Ying's attention.

"If I remember correctly, this guy named Long Dongqiang was previously the leader of the Cao Gang controlled by Zhenhaiwei?"

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying asked Song Zhong.

Song Zhong had spent a lot of time in Champa before, and many things became clearer.

Song Zhong replied respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness, Long Dongqiang is the adopted son of Chai Bai, the Commander of Zhenhaiwei. Later, His Highness ordered the Cao Gang to disband, and Long Dongqiang naturally fell down."

"Later, with the help of Chai Bai, some old people from before were brought to Champa, where the Cao Gang was established again."

"Now we worship Li Youwei as a foster father. It seems that the Champa gang and the Cao Gang will develop well in the future."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

He still finds something interesting about the development of the Champa gang.

Especially this Long Dongqiang, who was born as a fish seller.

There is always an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

But for Daming, a stable gang is in the interests of the gang. In the Cao Gang, there are still more than a dozen undercover agents lurking, and they are all in high positions now.

After all, there were few Daming people in the past, and they were even more inconspicuous compared to the tens of thousands of gang members.

Those who go undercover, not to mention possessing special skills, have a great advantage over ordinary people. For those with thin ribs, it is a blow to reduce dimensionality. Both sides are not in the same weight class.

"Pay more attention to the Cao Gang, and we can provide some help appropriately. Although the things he does are aimed at attacking other gangs, they are also for the sake of me, Da Ming."

"Send a letter to Li Youwei that he has done a good job in taking in his adopted son, tell him to wait for the notice, and he can recruit the Cao Gang at a suitable time."

Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Not to mention the gangs, even the entire Champa Town is like ants in front of Daming.

After the steam ironclad ship is officially able to go to sea, the distance between Champa and Daming will not be limited. Even if it is not seized by force, Champa will still be under the control of Deming.

And by that time, all Champa gangs will naturally have no way to survive.

"It's his blessing that Long Dongqiang of the Cao Gang can submit to Daming." Song Zhong replied respectfully.

Zhu Ying was stunned.

How do you feel about this sentence, there is a sense of déjà vu of a villain.

"By the way, what's going on with Sapphire? I don't seem to have received any information about Sapphire recently."

Zhu Ying suddenly remembered that it had been more than a month, and since the last time, there was no news from Lanyu.

Song Zhong replied: "Duke Liang probably led his army into the jungle, so there is no way to send a message by the sea."

Zhu Ying nodded.

Sapphire's passing this time represents Daming.

No matter what the reason is, it cannot conceal the established fact that the Ayutthaya dynasty attacked the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why they didn't send troops directly before is because in Lan Yu's hands, she has a strength of [-] to [-] troops.

Besides, as the most famous general in Ming Dynasty at present, Sapphire is not a soft persimmon.

So Zhu Ying didn't bother, and let Lan Yu avenge herself.

Now that there is no movement for so long, something is obviously wrong.

"Didn't Fujian recruit [-] naval recruits? How can soldiers who don't see blood be qualified soldiers?"

"In the past, the newly trained navy in Fujian will go to sea immediately, seize the port of the Ayutthaya Dynasty first, cut off its sea route, and restrict all ships from going out to sea."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ying added: "If you see Duke Liang, you will be restrained by him."

At present, the Ming Dynasty has four naval armies, with a total strength of over 20.

They are Donghai Navy, Zhejiang Navy, Fujian Navy, and Guangdong Navy.

The Donghai Division is stationed in Haizhou, and currently it is mainly responsible for the route contact and business exchanges with the Wa Kingdom.

The most powerful navy among them is naturally the Guangdong Navy.

Most of the Guangdong Navy was restructured from the Chaohu Navy, such as Jinkaishan.

Even if it is sent to Champa, Malacca each has [-] naval troops, and now the Guangdong Navy still has [-] troops left.

The Guangdong Navy and the Fujian Navy are mainly responsible for matters in the direction of Southeast Asia.

The Donghai Navy and the Zhejiang Navy are responsible for the exchanges between the Japanese side.

When Zhu Ying went to the Wa country in person, it was escorted by the Zhejiang Navy and the Donghai Navy.

In order to protect the safety of the grandson, many ships were transferred from the Fujian Navy.

The reason why there is such a difference is mainly in the waterway.

Unfamiliar waterways are more prone to unexpected dangers, and the vast sea is turbulent. If it is not good, the ship will be destroyed and people will die.

The territory of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

Sapphire left thousands of people guarding outside the ship, and led nearly [-] soldiers to retaliate wildly against the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

A large number of military strongholds in its territory were destroyed.

Naturally, Ramati Bodhi couldn't bear it, and immediately decided to send a large army to encircle and suppress Sapphire.

Because of Sapphire's actions, it has seriously affected the interests of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

It was originally planned to send envoys to Daming to plead guilty, but it has been shelved for the time being.

Although Sapphire only has [-] soldiers, their armaments are extremely sophisticated, with a large number of artillery and firecrackers.

The same number of Siamese troops is like paper in front of Sapphire.

The most important thing is that the people who followed Sapphire this time are all professional soldiers, and they are veterans of many battles.

In Siam, Sapphire has no scruples. For him, the people here cannot be called people, they are aliens.

For foreigners, there is nothing polite to say.

The [-] soldiers needed a lot of supplies every day. It was obvious that Sapphire's army did not prepare so much logistics at all.

The original plan to come here was to go directly to Angkor, the capital of Chenla.

After arriving at Angkor, the food problem was naturally taken care of by Chenla.

This retaliatory action was very sudden, and it was impossible to wait for Da Ming's assistance.

But this is not a big deal for Sapphire.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, what should the army do if there was no food?
Of course it's a grab.

Wherever Sapphire's army passed, almost no prisoners were left, and all edible things were scraped off.

Wherever it hits, the granary will be there.

This is the case with soldiers passing like grates.

The local army of the Ayutthaya Dynasty had almost no firecrackers and cannons.

Such an army is no different from a massacre in front of the well-equipped sapphire army.

Naturally, Sapphire, the Fortified City on the plain, would not be touched. Even if it was beaten down, there would be no way to defend it. Instead, it would be trapped, and the loss would certainly not be small.

Sapphire simply stared at the field.

This is not only the Ayutthaya dynasty, those merchants who went to Ayutthaya city to trade, as long as they encountered it, they were basically robbed by Sapphire.

The news spread quickly, which caused merchants in neighboring countries to know that the Ming army was attacking the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and Ayutthaya's decline was visible to the naked eye.

The prosperity of Ayutthaya originally relied on a large number of foreign merchants and trade, but now most of the merchants are afraid to come, even if they come, the prices of things are rising rapidly, which of course makes Ramati Bodhi unbearable.

Immediately summoned an elite army of [-] kings to deal with Sapphire.

These [-] elites are not comparable to the local army, and they are also real soldiers who can fight a hundred battles.

Because of Zhu Ying's relationship, matchlock guns were flooded, and neighboring countries paid more attention to firearms.

And this elite army of the king's capital is also equipped with a large number of artillery and firecrackers.

In terms of individual quality and firearms, Wangdu's army is naturally inferior to Lanyu's army, but there is no absolute gap.

The Wangdu army is obviously more familiar with jungle warfare. After all, most people have lived in such tropical jungles since childhood.

In addition to the [-] elite, there are more than [-] local military assistance.

Of course, most of these so-called local armies are temporarily formed by ordinary people, and their combat effectiveness is worrying. They are mainly used to provide logistics and other help for the main force.

"These guys are really tricky."

Sapphire has been depressed recently.

More than 1 troops obviously can't compete head-on with the opponent's elite.

And the jungle is a big problem for Sapphire's army.

The first is the artillery.

The movement of the artillery in the jungle area is very troublesome, and it moves very slowly.

Tropical climates often have torrential rains. At this time, the artillery cannot be moved and can only be covered with tarpaulins.

The mud after the heavy rain also made it very troublesome for the artillery to move.

In this jungle, most of them can only walk, and the horses are very strenuous to walk.

So when the Siamese army came, Sapphire could only temporarily avoid the edge.

"General, it's not a good idea for us to hide like this. There are too many of these guys, and they can always find traces to follow us."

"If it goes on like this, it won't take a few days. I'm afraid they will catch up, and it will be troublesome."

Jingchuanhou Cao Zhen said helplessly.

For them now, it seems that there is only one choice, and that is to retreat to the territory of the Ayutthaya Dynasty and go to the sea to board a boat.

But this also means that the revenge is over.

Sapphire is naturally not reconciled.

"It's too cheap for them like this."

"I remember passing a half-slope a few days ago, where the terrain is higher, which is good for defense."

"Tell the brothers to work harder and rush to that place to set up an ambush. The artillery is covered with leaves to camouflage me."

"When the time comes, bring in the enemy army and beat him up, let them know my majesty."

Sapphire is very sensitive to terrain, after all, he has spent most of his life on the battlefield.

I just thought about it in my heart, and quickly settled on a plan.

In fact, at this level, even if the Ayutthaya Dynasty did not send troops, it was almost time for Sapphire and the others to retreat.

The tropical jungle climate has a great influence on the Ming army, and it has relied on strong physical fitness to persist until now.

During the period, if there were not enough physicians accompanying the army, the plague almost broke out.

Fortunately, since the grandson came to power, he has tried his best to promote doctors in Daming, and at the same time, there is a medical department specializing in the study of miasma in Annan.

When entering the jungle, the physicians carried a large amount of medicinal materials.

Examples include burning incense to repel mosquitoes, ointments to treat mosquito bites, and herbs for various poisons.

Without these things, Sapphire's army would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, the sultry climate was a great torture for the Ming army.

The longer you stay, the easier it is to damage morale.

The medicines brought by the doctors have basically begun to bottom out.

Many of the medicines used now are supplemented by looting from the military village.

Only when you really enter the jungle, you will know why the invincible Mongolian army was defeated by these small countries.

This jungle is really not a place for people to stay.

Compared with those weak local armies, snakes, insects, rats and ants are the biggest danger.

Under the notice of the herald, the morale of the army began to rise.

The general meant that after this battle, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will retreat to the jungle.

This made most of the soldiers who were suffering so much that they finally had hope, and their whole body gained three points of strength.

At the same time, ten miles away.

The army of the Ayutthaya Dynasty has gradually approached.

Ba Song is the commander of the elite army in the royal capital, and also the most trusted general of Ramati Bodhi.

Compared with his position, Ming Dynasty is the top general.

It was Basong who led the army to destroy the Luohu Kingdom that was re-established back then, and killed all the nobles.

Originally, Basong was not in the royal capital, but was constantly encroaching on the territory of the Sukhothai Dynasty in the north.

Compared with attacking Chenla, Ramati Bodhi actually cared more about unifying Siam.

Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty is very famous, one only needs to ask the people of Daming a little to know the prestige of Duke Liang.

Ramati Bodhi also realized that if the eldest prince is allowed to lead the army again, if it fails again, it will cause great turmoil to the rule of the Ayutthaya dynasty.

The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

Although Ramati Bodhi knew that Sapphire had only 1 troops, he was very cautious and called Ba Song back from the north to serve as the commander of the army.

He believes that Ebasong's ability will not let him down when he has an absolute advantage.

"Your Excellency, General, why do we have to march so slowly? The Ming army is already very close. We have already found their traces. As long as we catch up, they are definitely not our opponents in the jungle."

In the camp, other commanders questioned Basong.

The other dozen or so generals also agreed.

Because they clearly had a chance to catch up with the Ming army, but the general Basong ordered not to attack, causing the Ming army to escape.

Bassong glanced at the dissatisfied generals, and knew that he had to give an explanation now.

In fact, when he arrived at the capital and was summoned by the king, he got the order.

Try to drive away Daming's army as much as possible, instead of besieging and killing them.

War is a continuation of politics.

In terms of the current relationship between the Ayutthaya Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, if Daming's army is besieged, it will have a great impact.

The army of Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty did not come for war, but went to Chenla as a mission.

This was originally a muddled account.

If they really killed all the people like Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty and angered Daming, the consequences of the Ayutthaya dynasty would probably be very serious.

If Daming is really desperate, he will send a large army to attack Ayutthaya.

This will inevitably lead to the downfall of the Ayutthaya dynasty.

"According to the news, these Ming troops are missions to Chenla, and there are many marquises besides Duke Liang."

"If they die, Da Ming will definitely find the murderer. Facing the mighty Da Ming, we have no chance of victory at all. Just one mission is already so difficult."

"Our country earns a lot of gold and silver from Ming's goods every year. After this war, we will send envoys to Ming to plead guilty."

When he said this, Ba Song looked at the general who questioned him earlier.

"If you want to go, then go. If you are lucky enough to kill a Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, then what will bring you is probably not credit and rewards, but being sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a prisoner, and begged His Majesty the Great Emperor Forgive our country."

"Perhaps His Majesty the Great Emperor will forgive your family, but you can only apologize with death."

Nominally all countries in Southeast Asia surrendered to Daming, and in terms of addressing the Emperor of Ming, he was the Great Emperor.

Even their king called himself a courtier in his correspondence with Daming.

After speaking.

Ba Song looked at the generals present and asked, "Now that I've told you the reason, is there anyone else who wants to go after them?"

Hearing this, all the generals present lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Basong.

In fact, Bassong also felt very aggrieved at this time.

Such a war that cannot be won and cannot be lost is something he has never been exposed to.

It's like binding your hands when fighting the enemy.