Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 1119 1114 [Those who forge banknotes will be punished no matter how far away they are! ]

The Ming Dynasty Navy is divided into three major systems: the Yellow Sea Navy, the East China Sea Navy, and the South China Sea Navy.

Just look at this crappy name, you can tell it was given by Zhu Ming himself.

For example, the Yellow Sea did not have such a name before. In the Song Dynasty, the Yellow Sea was called the Yellow Water Ocean, the Black Water Ocean and the Green Water Ocean according to the different colors of the sea surface.

Both the Ministry of War and the Privy Council have naval-related departments and offices, and the current chief of the navy is Ying Xuan.

There are also several major factions in the water army system.

The first is Zhang Guangdao's early Hanjiang navy, the second is Li Bao's early Shujiang navy, and the third is the Jingjiang navy established by Zhu Ming after Ying Xuan surrendered. These three navies also incorporated Zhong Xiang's Dongting Lake navy and the Poyang Lake navy of the former Song Dynasty, forming a huge Jianghan navy system.

In the north, there were the Yellow River, Huai River, and Grand Canal naval systems. The first came from the Jingwei navy recruited by Yang Zhi and Li Yanxian, the second came from the Shandong and Huainan navies recruited by Zhang Shuye, Zhang Tong, and Fang Mengqing, and the third came from the Central Plains navy recruited by Zhu Ming himself.

As the situation stabilized, these inland naval forces underwent large-scale disarmament and reorganization.

Many naval officers and men were transferred to the transport army system, and those who were too weak were directly laid off. Only a small number of naval forces were retained to suppress smuggling and banditry, but they were already under the management of the provincial commandery.

The truly elite inland naval backbones were sent to incorporate the former Song Dynasty's coastal naval forces, thus forming the prototype of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

The Yellow Sea Navy is headquartered in Dengzhou, Shandong, and has branches in Haeju, Iwami Port, and Tsushima Island in North Korea.

The East China Sea Navy is headquartered in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and has branches in Fuzhou and Taiwan.

The South China Sea Navy is headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and has branches in Jiaozhi and Jambi.

The navy dispatched this time was the South China Sea Navy. The ships of the Guangzhou headquarters went straight to Coconut City (the new capital of Sunda Kingdom), and the ships of the Jambi branch attacked the outer port of Padjadjaran (the old capital of Sunda Kingdom).

Maharaja wanted to retreat to the mountains and then call on local troops to come to his aid?

He thinks too much.

Not only was he suddenly attacked by the Ming Dynasty, but his son who was left in the old capital was also beaten!

Emperor Zhu's adopted son Zhu Xiaozhong was already the general of Guangdong and Marquis of Hanzhong at that time.

He first accompanied Ma Kuo on a diplomatic mission to Yelu Dashi, then led his army to seize Iwami Silver Mine, and then went to Seljuk for a visit, and incidentally made Ceylon a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. He had made many contributions and was proficient in overseas landing operations.

Zhu Xiaozhong gave the order: "The enemy troops at the port have already fled. All cavalry should land first and go directly to the south of the castle. If the defenders in the castle want to escape, immediately find an opportunity to attack. Even if there is no opportunity, we must delay the enemy and wait for our main force to reinforce."

There were only 500 Guangdong cavalrymen this time, but they brought 800 main war horses to prevent too many horses from getting sick during the voyage and affecting the battle.

A middle-aged cavalry commander named Ding Wenbing waited for all 500 cavalrymen to disembark, then drew his sword and shouted, "Follow me!"

Ding Wenbing was born in Longxi. His father was a horse thief before he joined Li Yanxian in the army. Ding Wenbing, who was less than 20 years old at the time, also joined Li Yanxian's army. Although he never made a stunning performance, he played full games in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, and Liaodong.

He is now the deputy general of Guangdong.

Led by Ding Wenbing, five hundred cavalrymen quickly crossed the dock area, then passed through the blocks outside the castle and circled to the southwest of the castle.

There was also a guide in the team, who was a spy from the Military Intelligence Department who was sent to Coconut City last year to investigate a case. He was responsible for guiding the direction of the cavalry.

The states on the island of Java had no cavalry units and had never fought against cavalry!

Maharaja thought that it would take a long time for the Ming army to land, and it would naturally take even longer for the Ming army to catch up. While he ordered the garrison to evacuate, he even had the leisure to run away with the royal family and some of the property.

Escape by boat!

The reason why Coconut City became a major port, in addition to its geographical advantages for maritime trade, is that it has many rivers that can transport goods from the inland of Java Island to the port.

Later generations drained the nearby swamps and formed many small rivers, and the number of rivers connecting the city even increased to 13. However, those rivers were polluted, and the residents in the city were seriously short of water. They could only draw groundwater for drinking, which caused the entire city to sink continuously, and then caused floods every year.

The city with 13 rivers is short of water. Indonesia's governance capabilities are really amazing!
However, royal family members of the Sunda Kingdom boarded the ships one after another, carrying large and small bags of treasures onto the ships. More than 20 inland vessels left from the water gate in the south of the castle.

However, the army of Sunda Kingdom marched along the river.

Because the Ming army arrived too suddenly, most of the inland ships were in the river section near the port, and there was no time to get them back.

"The Ming army is coming! The Ming army is coming!"

The Sunda soldiers who had already left the city suddenly let out bursts of exclamations.

Maharaja had just left the castle on a boat. His boat was full of treasures, and his only entourage was his beloved wife, his youngest son, some boatmen, and court attendants.

"How come it came so quickly?" Maharaja was totally confused.

He was over fifty years old and had never seen a cavalryman. He didn't even know what a war horse looked like!
The so-called Javanese horse in later generations is actually a breed of horse bred by Dutch colonists on the island of Java.

Ding Wenbing led his cavalry around the castle and saw two enemy troops had already left the city and were marching in a long line along the river. He immediately ordered the messenger to blow the attack horn: "Attack in the middle!"

The Javanese soldiers marched in a long line, and it was the first time they faced cavalry, and they were in the state of abandoning the city and moving. What could their reaction be?
Faced with the charge of five hundred cavalrymen, a large number of Javanese soldiers turned around and fled, and many even jumped directly into the river.

Maharaja, who was so arrogant that he didn't take the Ming army seriously, had just left the city with the royal fleet when he saw his own army being defeated.

"Charge, row the boats!" Maharaja shouted. The Javanese army on the shore had all fled. Ding Wenbing sent 100 cavalrymen to chase them outside the city, and sent another 200 cavalrymen to chase the fleeing soldiers into the castle. The remaining 200 cavalrymen stood by the river and shot.

The royal fleet of the Sunda Kingdom sailed upstream, and the boatmen rowed frantically, but were always chased and shot by the Ming cavalry on the shore.

At this time, 20 to 30 small boats unloaded from the Ming ships came from the port into the river at high speed. Their route was in another river, and when they caught up with them, they found something wrong and actually came to the shore to tow the small boats up.

Then, the "Marines" ran with the boats and moved to the river where the enemy was located, using the posture of land boats.

At this time, the royal fleet of the Sunda Kingdom had been chased away by the cavalry.

After the marines' boats were launched again, they kept approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye. Their boats were extremely fast, and the Sunda royal family's ship was carrying a lot of treasures, so it was impossible for it to run very fast.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Several powerful crossbows shot out grappling hooks, accurately grabbing three enemy ships at the rear. At the same time, the Ming army on the small boats also began firing muskets.

In the blink of an eye, enemy ships were captured one after another.

All enemies on the ship, regardless of gender, age or status, were killed because there was no time to slowly receive prisoners as they had to chase the enemy ships ahead.

Maharaja was soon in a desperate situation and no longer had any arrogance. He ordered in panic: "Stop the ships, stop the ships, we surrender!"

What combat effectiveness can an army on a small island have?

Historically, Kublai Khan's Yuan army was defeated on the island of Java purely because they were stabbed in the back by their own subordinates.

At that time, a powerful country emerged on Java Island, which not only expelled the Srivijaya forces, but also sent a fleet to expedition to Sumatra Island, trying to completely destroy Srivijaya. As a result, the army was on the expedition abroad, and the nobles at home rebelled.

The king's son-in-law failed to suppress the rebellion and was chased by the rebels all the way. He hid in a small place and established the city of Majapahit. He asked Kublai Khan for help, claiming that he was willing to pay tribute and offer the princess.

Kublai Khan had long wanted to take over Java, so he sent 1000 warships, more than 10000 crew members, and 5000 soldiers. After landing on Java, the Yuan army was invincible and defeated a total of more than enemy troops.

On the day when the Yuan army arrived at the city, the king who had rebelled against the emperor surrendered directly.

The Yuan army was all flattered because the Javanese army was too rubbish and more than 100,000 people were defeated many times by their 5,000 soldiers. The local forces on the island and the forces on the surrounding islands also paid tribute to the Yuan Dynasty.

What else is there to worry about?
At this time, the founder of Majapahit, the son-in-law of the former king who failed to suppress the rebellion, invited the Yuan army to Java to suppress the rebellion, but attacked the Yuan army without any warning!
When the Yuan army was returning from a victorious battle, this guy suddenly launched an attack.

The Yuan army didn't even wear armor, and due to negligence in defense, they were defeated. When they counted the number of people after breaking through, the casualty rate was over 70%!

Moreover, the Javanese fleet raided the Yuan fleet, seized many of its large ships, captured thousands of Yuan crew members and craftsmen, and acquired China's advanced shipbuilding and navigation technology.

The Majapahit Kingdom thus dominated the South Seas, and until Zheng He sailed to the West, the Kingdom did not dare to confront the Majapahit navy head-on.

Zheng He could only divide and win over the small countries in Southeast Asia. It took him several years to unite the small countries and establish several overseas bases. He used military, diplomatic and economic means to force Majapahit to submit.

Maharaja was escorted back to the castle, which Zhu Xiaozhong had already occupied with his troops.

"General, please spare my life. I will never dare to attack the Kingdom of Madarama again!" Maharaja burst into tears.

Zhu Xiaozhong threw out a stack of counterfeit bills with the corners cut off: "You are so bold!"

Maharaja was stunned. He thought that he had violated the will of the Ming Emperor many times and had continuously attacked the Kingdom of Mataram, which had attracted the Ming army. But he did not expect that his real crime was printing counterfeit money.

Zhu Xiaozhong said, "Your Majesty has ordered that Maharaja be beheaded immediately when he is captured. All male members of the royal family of Sunda, regardless of age, will be beheaded and their heads will be sent to the various states in Southeast Asia to show them the consequences of counterfeiting Ming Dynasty treasure notes! The women of the royal family of Sunda will be sold to overseas Han people as wives."

The translator said nothing more.

Maharaja did not understand what Zhu Xiaozhong said and was still begging for mercy. Suddenly, soldiers took him away and dragged him to the gate of the castle to be beheaded.

Several more soldiers came running over: "General, the Zeng family has escaped. According to the Zeng family's native servants, they fled to the forest in the south, and we are currently trying our best to hunt them down."

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Send another 500 people to search. Oh, and send the cavalry through as well."

The Han people who lived in Coconut City and did business all hid indoors during the fighting, but a few unlucky ones were accidentally killed by artillery shells.

At this moment, Han people took to the streets and even offered wine and food to entertain the troops.

One after another, Sunda royal men were dragged to the castle gate and beheaded. Those who were killed on the boat while escaping were also dragged and beheaded.

The general in charge of the execution said to the Han merchants who were watching the fun: "Sunda has repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's orders and attacked the Ming vassal state of Mataram without reason. I won't talk about all that. The king of Sunda actually forged Ming treasure notes. Those counterfeit notes have been found in several provinces across the country. Those who forge treasure notes will have their entire family executed. Even if they hide overseas, they will be sentenced to death! Behead!"

After hearing this, many Han people finally understood why the court sent troops, and they also became more aware of the court's determination to crack down on counterfeit currency.

very scary.

Such a great country was destroyed just because of counterfeiting banknotes!
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

I don't know who started shouting, but all the Han people present cheered.

(End of this chapter)