Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 809 The Ming Army Has Changed

After preliminary communication, Yan Yingyuan naturally would not take these aborigines as prisoners, and some necessary conditions should be improved.For example, food, clothing and other necessary things.

While giving them these things, Yan Yingyuan also let his soldiers begin to understand the situation of Ceylon that these natives knew, including the topography of Ceylon and its surrounding areas, as well as the distribution of various forces, including the Dutch, and The various tribes in the Kingdom of Kandy and their strength and so on.

Although these natives do not actually understand the true internal power structure, military deployment, etc. of the Kingdom of Kandy.I don't know how strong the Dutch are, how many troops they have, etc., but at least it can give the Ming army a clearer understanding of the surrounding situation.

Later, Yan Yingyuan made a deployment in response to this situation. As for the natives, most of them were released back to their tribes, and some of them, including Rabulaka, boarded the warships of the Ming army and sailed away .

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The Kingdom of Kandy was independent from the Kingdom of Koti and became stronger and stronger. After the Kingdom of Kody was finally defeated by the Portuguese, it became the largest indigenous kingdom in Ceylon.

The contemporary King Rajsinghe II, when he was still a prince, wiped out an army of 508 Portuguese soldiers and 5000 Sinhala soldiers led by Gusdandino Desa in one fell swoop, thus allowing him to fame.

However, in the coastal area, because Portugal's firearms and artillery are too powerful, and with the cooperation of warships, Rajsingh II has nothing to do and can only retreat inland.

But he was not reconciled to this, so he recruited foreign aid and signed a treaty of cooperation to expel the Portuguese.You know, this was done on the basis of the peace treaty he signed with the Portuguese, which shows his ambition.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Dutch were also unfamiliar wolves. For this reason, he came up with another method to control the Dutch. One of the methods was after the Portuguese knew that the Dutch were going to attack. He will send people to occupy the place where he evacuated immediately.To do this, he must send enough scouts along the coast.

On this day, he was dealing with government affairs, and his brows never relaxed as he listened to the news reported by his subordinates.

"...Your Highness, this year's tax is only so much." Just listen to the subordinate complaining with a bitter face.

Hearing this, Rajsingh II couldn't help but slapped the table, and shouted sharply: "Isn't there a tax increase, why is it still less every time? What do you do for food? How can you fight with this little food?"

"Your Highness, it's not that the humble ministers don't try their best, it's that they really have no food!" The subordinate quickly distinguished after hearing this.

"Huh!" Rajsingh II groaned heavily, and said with a grim expression, "They are all a bunch of unscrupulous people, they must have hidden the food. Take more people there, kill a few, and don't worry about it." If they don’t pay, they will arrest their women and children, and if they want people, they will exchange them for food!”

Ceylon is roughly pear-shaped, with plateaus in the south and plains in the north and coastal areas. The northern coastal plain is wide and the southern and western coastal plains are relatively narrow.But no matter what, the plain is close to the sea.There are frequent wars in this plain area, and the economy of the Kingdom of Kandy will naturally not be good.

Since Rajsingh II came to power, he was unwilling to sign the peace agreement and has been fighting.As a result, food is naturally in short supply every year.It wasn't just this time that he lost his temper for food.

His subordinates also understood this, and after getting his new order, they had no choice but to step back and follow suit.

This subordinate retreated, and Rajsinghe II had just rubbed his aching head a few times, when he heard hurried footsteps outside the hall, and an internal servant said: "Your Highness, Lakawa has an emergency. Military situation, please see me!”

When Rajsinghe II heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.This Lakawa is the leader of the scouts he sent out to monitor the movement of the Dutch and the Portuguese so that he can get news in time and thus draw chestnuts from the fire.

When he comes, it must be about the Netherlands and the Portuguese. Maybe the Dutch are going to attack the Portuguese again!
Thinking of this, Rajsingh II couldn't help but feel a little excited. As long as he sends troops over, finds the right time, takes the first step to occupy the place abandoned by Portugal, and then threatens the Dutch with food supply, then another territory can be occupied. up.

Thinking of this, he put down his hands, maintained the demeanor of a king, nodded and ordered his scout leader to lead into the palace.

However, what he never expected was that Lakawa appeared in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the palace gate, he hurriedly knelt down and said in a panic: "Your Highness is not well, the Portuguese are gone..."

"..." The Portuguese are gone, so why not tell yourself?Rajsingh II was a little speechless, so he interrupted and shouted, "Wouldn't it be a good thing to leave, just follow the usual practice!"

When he was talking here, he heard Lakawa's last words before he was interrupted: "...I don't even want Colombo..."

"What?" Rajsinghe II was very shocked when he heard it. He stood up with a "whoosh" and shouted, "Colombo is about to be captured by the Dutch? Hurry up, gather the army immediately, and we must grab the Dutch before they enter Colombo." Occupy it before!"

The strength of Colombo kept him at a loss. He didn't expect that one day, there would be a chance to enter Colombo. Of course, he was extremely excited.

"No...no!" Lakawa hurriedly said upon hearing this, "There are already people in Colombo. It seems that the Portuguese handed over Colombo to those people, no, those troops!"

"Army? What army?" Rajsingh II frowned when he heard this, and asked immediately, staring at him.

"They are wearing red clothes. There are many, many, and there are probably more than 200 warships." Lakawa replied immediately, "But there is one thing that is strange. These newcomers don't have red hair and white skin. They don't seem to be from Xiyi. !"

The leader of the scouts had never left Ceylon in his life.The only people he had ever seen, other than the natives of Ceylon, were the Dutch and Portuguese, and the servants hired by Portugal from the Indian peninsula.Therefore, under the watchful eye, he couldn't tell what was coming.But one thing is certain, the uniform uniforms are all well-armed, and they are definitely from the army.

Rajsingh II was taken aback when he heard it, and immediately asked about the specific situation.Compared with the leader of his scouts, he had more knowledge, so in the end he came to the conclusion in surprise: "Could it be the Ming army?"

No one could answer him, but he quickly made a judgment, it must be the Ming army!

Earlier, Rajsingh II already knew that Ming and Portugal were allies.Now the Portuguese actually gave up Colombo to the Ming Dynasty. He didn't believe that the Ming army would return the place to him.This point can be confirmed from the deployment of the Ming army in Colombo as described by Lakawa.

Knowing this, the worry on his face was obvious.So many Ming troops came at once, it can be said that those who came were not good and those who came did not come!
So what should we do?

After thinking for a while, he suddenly recalled that he had read in that book that more than 200 years ago, the army of the Ming Dynasty had also visited Ceylon.However, as long as you express your surrender to the Ming emperor and send something casually as a tribute, it seems that nothing will happen, and you can even get more gifts in return. It is a very profitable business.

Thinking of this incident, Rajsingh II couldn't help turning his worries into joy.But after all these years have passed, he doesn't know whether the rumors are true or not.

So, he told Lavaca: "You send people to contact immediately, and say that you are envious of the prestige of Daming, and you are willing to regard Daming as the kingdom of heaven, and pay tribute every year. I hope the Ming army can return Colombo to us!"

Lakawa's eyes widened when he heard that, there is such a good thing in the world?To be honest, he didn't believe it at all!But since Rajsingh II had already explained it, he quickly ordered to try it.

As for Rajsingh II, he quickly got into his collection hall, and wanted to find the records about the Ming army based on his impression.But it was too long ago, and I couldn't find it in the end.

So he prayed to the gods: "I hope the rumors are true!"

If the Ming Kingdom still likes that kind of imaginary things as before, he doesn't mind saying more flattering words to make the Ming Emperor happy.

In a hurry, Rajsingh II even began to conceive of how to flatter, how to make the Ming emperor Longyan happy and so on.

But before he could relax for a few days, LaCava came back in a panic.This time, he was even more frightened than the last time, and Rajsinhe II immediately felt something bad when he saw it.

I heard Lakawa report: "Your Highness, it's not good, those Ming troops want to occupy the whole of Ceylon, and they also said that they want to give those lowly slaves a good life, snatch the fields from us and give them to them." ..."

He didn't even see the Ming army, but captured the natives who were sent back by the Ming army, and after inquiring about some things, he came back frightened.

After Rajsingh II listened to his report, his face turned livid. He really didn't expect that the Ming army's approach was so different. It was completely impossible to kill them and give the land to those untouchables. There is no need to discuss it!

"Since Gu can defeat the Portuguese, he can also defeat you outsiders!" Rajsingh II made an oath viciously, but he did not forget that there were many people from the Ming army this time.

Therefore, he immediately told Lakawa: "You immediately take a batch of food and rush to the Dutch, reaffirm the friendship between the two countries, and deal with the Ming army together. Solve the army alone, and then arrive!"

Rajsingh II still has the ability, so he decided at the first time, taking advantage of the fact that the Ming army had just arrived and was not familiar with the situation, he would unite with the Dutch and use the strongest strength to defeat the Ming army immediately, or drive them away. OK!
(End of this chapter)