Smuggling Daming

The court of the Ming Dynasty is paying attention to Nanyang. Although they say that Portugal is just a small overseas country, they all know through Zhou Zhong that Portugal's maritime strength is also very amazing. possibility of defeat.

It was precisely because of Zhou Zhong's words that the entire court was a little worried about the war situation in Nanyang. After all, with the development of maritime trade in recent years, Nanyang's important position has been highlighted, especially the rich products in Nanyang. It is a huge attraction to Daming, so now no one wants to see Nanyang lose.

However, compared to those uneasy ministers, Zhou Zhong lived a more leisurely life, because he knew that there would be nothing wrong with Nanyang. After all, his painstaking efforts in the past few years were not in vain. The two Nanyang squadrons stationed in the old port and the old port are not vegetarians. Unless the Portuguese can send more than [-] warships at one time, they don't want to take down Malacca. According to Zhou Zhong's understanding, the Portuguese are in the Indian Ocean. His naval strength has never exceeded thirty warships, so he is not worried at all.

But it is one thing not to worry, and another thing to say in the court. The reason why he made alarmist remarks about the situation in Nanyang is that he has two plans. The first is to let the court think about losing Nanyang The serious consequences brought about, after all, the Ming court did not make much effort to incorporate Nanyang into its territory. It was all done by Zhou Zhong and a group of people, so for the court, it was too easy to get Nanyang , and things that are too easy to get will not be cherished.Just take this opportunity to let them understand the importance of Nanyang.

In addition, the situation in Nanyang is more serious. After Wang Shouren and the others beat the Portuguese in the future, it will appear that the credit they have made is not easy, so that the rewards from the court will be heavier in the future. This is what Zhou Zhong learned from Shenying.

Sure enough, Wang Shouren and the others lived up to Zhou Zhong's trust. Two months after they first received news of the Portuguese invasion, Nanyang sent another battle report, and the first time they sent was a document of victory.Wang Shouren personally sat in Malacca, and almost wiped out the invading Portuguese fleet in the Strait of Malacca. Sixteen of them were sunk, six surrendered, and only three Portuguese warships fled back to Goa in India with injuries.

Regarding the results reported by Wang Shouren, Zhou Zhong couldn't believe it at first.After all, the Portuguese are not weak. Although Zhou Zhong believes that Wang Shouren and the others can repel the opponent's attack, it is difficult to wipe out the Portuguese warships like last time, but he did not expect Wang Shouren to surprise himself. The 25 warships only escaped. This is a very brilliant result.It's just that the detailed battle report hasn't been sent yet, so Zhou Zhong still doesn't know how Wang Shouren and the others fought?

A few days later.The results of the battle written by Wang Shouren were finally delivered. This time, the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas dispatched two fleets, namely the Nanyang Squadron led by Qu Lie and Shen Zhou. An ambush was laid in the narrowest section of the strait. As a result, the Portuguese fleet was unable to advance or retreat, and was finally flanked by front and back.The entire fleet finally collapsed.

However, the Portuguese are still very tenacious, even if the fleet is broken up.Most of the warships still chose to fight to the end. It is estimated that Zhou Zhong captured so many Portuguese before, but in the end he refused to let Portugal redeem them. Instead, he used them as slaves. Under such circumstances, they still chose to fight to the end. After all, for them, even dying in battle is better than being a lifetime slave.

It is precisely because of this that the number of Portuguese warships sunk in the end reached sixteen, and the remaining six warships were also beaten and lost their ability to resist. They were finally captured by Ming Dynasty. As for the remaining three warships, It was under the desperate cover of other warships that they broke out of the encirclement and fled back to India.

This naval battle that took place in the Strait of Malacca was historically known as the "Malacca Naval Battle". The real decisive battle is on land, so it is not a sea battle at all.

The Malacca naval battle ended with the victory of the Ming Dynasty, but with this brilliant result, the two Ming Nanyang Squadrons that participated in the battle also paid a big price. Naval battle, so Qu Lie and Shen Zhou took this naval battle as a test for themselves. After the naval battle started, both sides showed their greatest strength to fight head-on. As a result, among the last fifty battleships participating, ten warships Being sunk, twelve warships were severely damaged and had to be taken back to the shipyard for overhaul, and the remaining dozens of warships were also traumatized to varying degrees.

Fortunately, in the end, Ming won the naval battle, and it was at home, so although the battleship sank a lot, most of the soldiers on these sunken warships were rescued. Therefore, although the loss of the battleship was large, the personnel The loss was not a lot, which is also a blessing among misfortunes, and after these soldiers have passed the test of actual combat, they will definitely be able to improve in the future and become the elite divisions of the Ming Navy.

When Zhou Zhong received the battle report from Nanyang, he was overjoyed for a while. After the Portuguese fleet was wiped out, there would be no more Portuguese troops in India, and Wang Shouren and the others would send troops into the Indian Ocean next. To fully occupy there, it is necessary to completely occupy several Portuguese port strongholds along the coast of India. In this way, the Portuguese will have to withdraw from India.

"Great, this battle has boosted my Ming's morale, and both Wang Shouren and Shenying need heavy rewards!" Inside the Leopard Room, Zhengde excitedly patted the battle report from Nanyang.

"Brother, the matter of rewards is still secondary. Now that most of the power of the Portuguese in India has been wiped out by us, the stronghold in India is in its weakest period. It happens to be a good opportunity for us to send troops to pick the fruits. If we can Controlling several ports in India will not only benefit our maritime trade, but also earn greater profits, such as ivory, gemstones and other commodities in India, which are very popular in our Daming!" Zhou Zhong He said with a smile, but he has long been greedy for the interests of India. Among other things, just a gem in Sri Lanka is enough reason for him to send troops.

Zhengde is not a bully master either. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he claims to be the master of the world, but he has been provoked by the Portuguese several times. Hearing that Zhou Zhongzhong had destroyed the Portuguese stronghold in India, he was also very happy and said: "Okay, that's how it should be, I will give Wang Shouren and the others an order to let them do it freely, forgive it a little Portugal can't make any big waves!"

After complimenting Wang Shouren and Shenying, Zhengde did not forget the contribution of the brother in front of him in Nanyang. After all, Wang Shouren and the others followed Zhou Zhong in the past, and Zhou Zhong contributed a lot to Nanyang's current situation. Therefore, after Zhengde praised Wang Shouren and the others, he also rewarded Zhou Zhong from the court, but Zhou Zhong was already a prince, so he could only reward some more property and land. Zhou Zhong did not refuse this, after all, if he did not accept If not, Wang Shouren and the others dare not accept it.

"Second brother, although Wang Shouren and the others fought well this time, you have always been in charge of the Nanyang side, especially now that they are going to send troops to India. I am worried that Wang Shouren and the others have no experience in this field, so the matter on the Nanyang side, the second If you have any ideas, just let Zhang Yong draw up an imperial decree and send it to them, lest they turn good things into bad things!" Zhengde finally said suddenly.

But Zhou Zhong smiled wryly when he heard this. Zhang Yong is the eunuch with the handprint of the Rites Supervisor. Zhengde's imperial edicts are all issued from him, but the only person who can make Zhang Yong issue the imperial edicts is Zhengde. But now Zhengde puts this The power was also given to himself, although it was only a matter of Guiyang, but it was too shocking.

"Brother Huang, I will naturally pay attention to Nanyang from time to time. If I have any ideas, I will discuss them with you in time. If Brother Huang thinks it is feasible, it will not be too late for someone to draw up an order. There is no need for my younger brother to find it." Zhang Yong will draw up the decree again." Zhou Zhong reluctantly refused, not to mention that he can't agree now, even if he agrees ignorantly, I'm afraid it will soon be impeached by the censor headed by his father-in-law Wang Lun. Those censors who are dedicated to leaving a name in Qing history fight in the ring.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's reluctance to directly intervene in government affairs, Zhengde said with a smile: "Second brother, what do we brothers do? What you say is mine. Anyway, the emperor only has us two sons. You see, I am busy with government affairs every day." You come and go, you don't even have time to rest, you, as a younger brother, should share a bit for your elder brother!"

Zhengde is becoming more and more shameless now. He is indeed busy at ordinary times, but he is busy playing when he is busy. For example, the billiards and badminton tables presented to him by Zhou Zhong, Zhengde plays almost every day, and there is another one that has developed. Football, which has become rugby, is also Zhengde's favorite. He formed a royal rugby team with Jiang Bin and others. It is said that he has played all over the military academy without rivals. If it weren't for his special status, it is estimated that Zhengde has taken the rugby team to participate in the Beijing city. football game.

But when Zhou Zhong saw Zhengde again asking him to share the government affairs, he couldn't help but shudder in his heart, as if he vaguely guessed something? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)