Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

The secret of the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going navy's divine soldiers descending from the sky is not complicated.

The reason why Indrapura, as the capital of Champa State, sounds so awkward to pronounce is because it is a transliteration of Chinese characters. In fact, it means "City of Indra" in Sanskrit, and this city was also called in the Ming Dynasty. "Jiuzhou", next to it is the famous port in Southeast Asia - Tuohuang (Da Nang).

Therefore, Zheng He only needed to hide the fleet behind the sea level, and then communicate with the seaside speedboat through elite land scouts, so that the sea would act as a fog of war.

The navy's chief and deputy chiefs, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, as well as the second son of King Zhou, Zhu Youhui, were overlooking the battle situation from a higher position outside the city.

"The army of the Champa State is really vulnerable."

Looking at the Annan army pouring into the city, Zhu Youyi said disdainfully.

Zheng He stared at the map in his hand and sighed: "The Annan Army has now occupied Hengshan Pass. With such a natural danger falling into the hands of the enemy, it may be impossible to help the Champa Kingdom retake Hengshan Pass with our own strength. Wang Neng helped them defend once or twice, how can he help them defend again and again? As long as the Annan army holds Hengshan Pass in their hands, they can advance and retreat freely, and reinforcements and supplies from the north can also be continuously replenished."

In the country of Champa, there are only three places that need to be remembered. The first is the capital Indrapura, the second is the important port Tuo Nang (Da Nang), and the third is Hengshan Pass.

How to explain the importance of Hengshan Pass?

Let's put it this way, Hengshan Pass was to the Champa Kingdom at this time, just like Shanhaiguan was to the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty.

Hengshan Mountain is the mountain range that separated northern and central Vietnam in later generations. It is also the boundary mountain between Annan Kingdom and Champa Kingdom. Its trend is basically distributed along the 18° north latitude line. It is connected to the mountains to the west and the sea to the east. It stretches for hundreds of miles. The highest altitude can be Reaching 1,000 meters, there is only one road to the main peak. Guarding this road is Hengshan Pass. It is an out-and-out natural Great Wall, much more dangerous than the Furiang River Defense Line.

However, just such a grand pass was thrown to the Annan Army by the occupying army without missing a single arrow.

The consequences of doing this are of course quite bad. Just compare it directly to the consequences of the Jin occupying Shanhaiguan in the early years of Chongzhen. The enemy can advance, attack, retreat or defend. They can enter your home whenever they want to plunder, and your capital is Exposed to the enemy's front at any time.

The Ming army landing from Tuohuan (Da Nang) to rescue Indra Pura is roughly equivalent to landing from Tianjin to rescue Beijing, but the distance is much closer. But it doesn't matter whether it is close or not, the fundamental problem still lies in Hengshan Pass fell into the hands of the enemy. If Hengshan Pass was not solved, no matter how many times he was rescued, he would still be passive.

"Last time I contacted the imperial court, the envoy who came back reported that the army to conquer Annan has already set off. Can the imperial court send some troops and horses as reinforcements to intercept Hengshan Pass? Although the Guangdong navy has old ships, it still has some In terms of transport capacity, naval battles may be inferior, but troop transport is always possible," said deputy Wang Jinghong.

Zheng He's voyages to the West. Although later generations generally only know Zheng He's name, there were actually many powerful people in the team. After all, a long-distance operation involving tens of thousands of people, such as the voyage to the West, is no different from launching a military expedition. It requires more than 100,000 people. High degree of organization, and the key to organization lies not only in the grassroots soldiers, sailors and middle-level officers, but also in the upper-level decision-makers.

Wang Jinghong was from Zhangping, Fujian. He could sail and swim since he was a child. He entered the palace as a eunuch when he was a child. Then when Zhu Di came to Peiping, he was assigned to the Yan Palace and was trained by Zhu Di as an armed eunuch. During the Jingnan Campaign Together with Zheng He, he made great contributions on the battlefield. The two were ace partners. If the historical line was not derailed, he would organize and command the Western Ocean with Zheng He, and in the eighth year of Xuande (1433) After Zheng He died of illness in Guri, India, he took over the command and led the team back to Nanjing.

Although Wang Jinghong is not well-known, like Zheng He, he is a great navigator, diplomat, and military commander in Chinese history. Therefore, his military judgment ability is not weaker than Zheng He.

"The Guangdong Navy probably still has to transport food. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people to eat. And the most important thing is that even if there is spare transportation capacity, Cheng Guogong may not be able to care about the affairs of the southern front. After all, the Champa Kingdom In fact, it’s not the key. As long as the northern line is penetrated, it can be solved by pushing all the way. It doesn’t even need to be penetrated by the northern line. As long as the pressure is high enough, Annan’s army on the southern front will retreat.”

Zheng He sighed and pointed out the crux of the problem.

This is indeed the case. From the perspective of Zheng He and others, or the perspective of the original version of the Ming Dynasty Navy, of course they hope to save the Champa Kingdom through landing operations, thereby reflecting the value of the ocean-going navy.

But in the military circles of the Ming Dynasty, the ocean-going navy represented by Zheng He and others was only a part of the navy. For the Ming army with the land division as the absolute main force, the navy was just a part used to transport troops and food. It's just an auxiliary unit.

Therefore, although this cannot be called a land-sea dispute, the interests and positions of the two sides are obviously different.

For the Ming army on the northern front, what kind of north-south pincer attack could they do? Just push it all the way from north to south.

As for whether the Champa country will be destroyed or not, it's none of my business. At worst, we can just support a king when we withdraw our troops. There are not many people who want to be kings.

But Zheng He and others not only had to engage in military operations, but also engaged in ocean-going trade. From the perspective of ocean-going trade, a friendly and stable regime of the occupying state was very important, because starting from the Southern Song Dynasty, the first wave of ocean voyages The first stop is usually not Annam but Champa.

"History of the Yuan Dynasty" records that "those who set sail from Quanzhou to the south first arrive at Champa and then go to other countries." "Zhenla Fengtu Ji" records that "starting from Wenzhou, passing through the ports of Fujian and Guangzhou, crossing the Qizhou Ocean and passing through the Jiaozhi Ocean "To reach Champa", the yet-to-be-born "Yingya Shenglan" written by Zheng He and translated by Ma Huan records that "Champa Kingdom is located in the south of the sea, separated from Chenla in the south, Jiaozhi in the west, and the sea in the northeast, starting from Changle in Fujian The boat sails southwest from Wuhumen in the county. It takes about ten days with a favorable wind to reach the country. It is a hundred miles northeast of the country. There is a seaport called Xinzhou Port. A stone tower is set up on the port shore as a mark. The ship stops here. It is a hundred miles southwest to the royal city."

It can be seen that starting from places such as Guangzhou, Fujian, you can directly reach the Champa State by following the wind. Moreover, the Champa State is not only an important shipping route, but also rich in some expensive specialties, such as ebony, ivory, rhinoceros horn, galan incense, etc. The best-selling Guanyin Bamboo is Galan Incense, which is the finest agarwood. Only one or two out of 10,000 agarwood trees can form agarwood. It is very rare. There is a saying that "a piece of agarwood is worth ten thousand gold". The selling price is sky-high.

But in any case, the decision-making power at this moment is not in the hands of Zheng He and others. They still don't know the news that the Ming army on the northern front has changed its commander. They only know that they must first help the Champa people repel the invading troops. The Annan Army secured the capital of the Champa Kingdom.

"Prince of Runan County, I have to trouble you to lead the cavalry to charge. Now our army only has a few thousand people, and we don't have enough new firearms and equipment. If we want to quickly open up the situation, we can't do it without cavalry."

Zhu Youyi said simply: "Three Treasures Eunuchs, just watch me rush into battle."

Zheng He nodded. Because it was difficult to raise horses for ocean voyages, although there were many ships, they did not carry many horses. There were only a few hundred cavalry. This elite team must be handed over to a commander who is good at cavalry combat. Zhu Youyi is a good candidate.

Speaking of which, Zhu Youhui reported his father, King Zhou, to Emperor Jianwen, and cooperated with Li Jinglong in arresting his entire family. He was indeed a ruthless person. The survival of such a person depended entirely on the intercession of the second prince, Zhu Gaoxu.

Among Zhu Yuanzhang's grandsons, Zhu Gaoxu was close to the two sons of the Zhou family, Zhu Youjuan and Zhu Youxi. It happened that his master Jiang Xinghuo suggested that the clan's descendants participate in the Western voyages, but not many of the vassal king's legitimate sons responded, so Zhu Gaoxu simply advised Zhu You If you take the lead, you will not only get rid of your merits, but you may also be able to make some achievements overseas.

Zhu Youhuo refused at first, but when he went to sea with Zheng Hefu, he immediately felt the charm of the sea, which he had never felt on land. From then on, he fell in love with it uncontrollably. This kind of feeling makes everything more positive.

Seeing that Zhu Youyi had led the cavalry to join the battle, Wang Jinghong still suggested to Zheng He: "Whether the commander agrees or not, we still have to send a document to Guangxi by sea. It is recommended that troops be deployed to rescue the Champa Kingdom. At the very least, we must retake Hengshan Pass, which is equivalent to beating the dog behind closed doors. After the collapse of the northern front, Annan's army will not pour into the Champa Kingdom."

"That's what I mean. After all, your Majesty wants to achieve full success in a short period of time. If Annan's defeated army is allowed to enter the Champa Kingdom on a large scale, it will be troublesome to clear the Champa State. Moreover, the degree of Chineseization in the Champa State is very low. Tianzhu Buddhism has a profound influence, and another royal family may not be so understanding and obedient to the Ming Dynasty."

Zheng He pondered for a moment and said: "It is not a big concern to expel these Annan troops at the moment. Let's do this. I will write a document in my name and send a ship to Guangxi when the time comes."

"That's very good."

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Well, how should I put it? Although the armies of the two countries were fighting lively in the capital of Indrapura, the so-called strengths and weaknesses were all compared. In the eyes of the defenders of the Champa Kingdom, the Annan Army was very strong, but in reality This is not the case from the perspective of the Ming army.

From the perspective of the Ming army:

Champa defenders = armed villagers

Champa Royal Palace Guards = second-line guards with certain training

The Annan Army on the opposite side is basically at the level of this second-line guard. After all, Annan's northern line is facing huge pressure from the east and west armies of the Ming Army. The sense of oppression is full, and all the elite main forces are placed on the Furian River. The defense line and its outpost positions further north. As for the southern expedition to capture the city, it was just a partial division of the Annan Army led by Pan Maxiu.

Although the number of cavalry led by Zhu Youxuan is small, they are elite cavalry that participated in the entire battle of Jingnan. They are indispensable elites who have experienced hundreds of battles. Using such elites who have experienced hundreds of battles to attack the infantry of the second line of defense will gain The results are obvious.

Pan Mahiu, who was in front of the palace, saw that the Champa palace could not be conquered for a long time, so he gave up the idea of ​​occupying the palace and relying on numerical superiority to counterattack. After letting a part of the army surround the palace, he simply gathered all the troops entering the city and tried to capture the Ming army at the gate. Push back, then occupy the royal capital Indrapura and wait for reinforcements.

Although it seems embarrassing that tens of thousands of Annan troops were suppressed by thousands of Ming troops, Pan Maxiu was used to it. This was the case when he attacked Indrapura for the first time. He was beaten by the Ming troops and lost his armor. Now In the second attack, I didn't expect that the Ming army, which had already left long ago, would suddenly come back and kill them.

Pan Mahiu's alternative plan is good, but he obviously doesn't understand what it means to defeat ten societies with one force.

Zhu Youyi was riding on the horse, and the horse snorted restlessly. Zhu Youyi pinched the horse's belly, and the horse calmed down. He drew out his long sword and looked at the Annan army in front of him who was trying to assemble in the chaos with cold eyes. .

"kill!"

Along with his shouts, behind him, hundreds of great knights rushed forward with the same shouts.

Facing the elite troops of the Ming army, even if they were just light cavalry that were not suitable for brute force charging, in such a street with nowhere to hide, Annan's army was still powerless to parry.

In just a moment, large areas were chopped down to the ground by Zhu Youxuan's cavalry.

Zhu Youyi silently waved the long knife in his hand and directly killed two officers of the Annan Army.

The members of the clan in the early Ming Dynasty still had the spirit of bravery, and they were not the fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered without any bloody resistance when they were made into a banquet in later generations.

The elite cavalry of the Ming army rode horses and chased the enemy crazily. The manes of the horses beneath them were dyed red with blood. Looking down from the sky, they looked like a sharp blade cutting through butter. They were invincible, killing An An along the way. Soldiers from the South.

The infantry and gunmen of the Ming Army behind them also continued to advance deeper into the royal city along the path opened by the elite cavalry of the Ming Army.

Soon, Zhu Youyi led the cavalry and rushed to a position a few hundred steps in front of the palace. In front of them was the densely packed Annan Army, which Pan Maxiu had just organized.

Pan Maxiu felt a little bitter when he looked at the Ming army approaching from a distance, and at his subordinates who had barely gathered together but whose morale had turned from high to low.

Why was it that the last moment when facing the Champa army, his own army was able to attack the city like chopping melons and vegetables, but when facing the Ming Dynasty's army, he was the one who was chopping melons and vegetables? Is the gap really that big?

This was actually Pan Maxiu's misconception. Although there was a gap in combat effectiveness between the Annan Kingdom's partial division and the elite marines of the Ming Army's ocean-going navy, the reason for this phenomenon was not just the combat effectiveness gap between the two sides.

In war, sometimes more people are not always better.

In fact, let alone ancient wars, even modern wars with higher levels of organization and communication can easily lead to complete collapse if they are bypassed by enemy forces.

And tens of thousands of Annan troops, with the mentality of conquering the city and looting the king, poured into the city. All the front and rear parts had lost effective contact, and thousands of Ming troops suddenly appeared outside the city. They blocked the city gate from behind and launched a fierce attack. At this time, it was no different from being beaten by a dog. It would be unscientific if there was no chaos and defeat.

Therefore, if the two sides faced each other with their horses and horses in the wilderness, even if the Ming army, which had an extremely obvious numerical disadvantage, could defeat the Annan army, it might not necessarily be able to win so beautifully.

And all this is what Zheng He and others have been waiting for.

A patient hunter will always wait until the prey is at its weakest before launching a fatal blow.

Zheng He and others did this very well. If it had been a little later and all Annan's troops had entered the city and closed the city gates, the Ming army would have become an extremely embarrassing siege party.

The Ming army blocked most of the Annan army from entering the city, but a small part did not enter the city. At the same time, the commanders and elite troops who entered the city rushed to the front. At this time, the troops behind were weak and lacked command, and launched a surprise attack at this time. This is how we achieved such remarkable results.

In the city, hearing the shouts of killing coming from the front, the Ming army's elite cavalry, whose horses had been damaged a lot in the charge, gathered their horses under the leadership of Zhu Youxu and dismounted to fight on foot.

"The light cavalry is still not suitable for charging hard."

Zhu Youyi sighed, raised his saber, and slashed hard.

Poof——

The sword flashed and a head flew high into the sky.

"Kill!" "The Ming army is mighty!"

Zhu Youhuang held a saber and cut down one after another.

The dismounted cavalry under him, after joining up with the infantry comrades behind him, were like an efficient war machine. Every step forward would definitely take away several lives.

The soldiers of Annan Kingdom were unable to withstand this ferocious torrent.

"Quick! Stop them!"

The soldiers of Annan State panicked, and groups of soldiers came in groups. They formed a shield formation and tried to stop the advance of the Ming army infantry.

However, these ordinary shields could not stop the Ming army at all.

The Ming army stopped for a moment to reorganize their formation, and then the Ming army's gunmen began to show off their power.

"Bang!" "Boom!"

After a row of musket fire, dozens of Annan soldiers were knocked to the ground, and some inferior wooden shields were blown to pieces. In fact, if the wooden shields were not wrapped in cowhide, the defensive effect against firearms would be very poor.

"Where are the archers? Fire arrows!" Several Annan generals saw this and shouted in unison.

"Puff puff!"

Because different types of soldiers were mixed and crowded together, only sporadic feather arrows fell from the sky. The Ming army was not afraid at all. You must know that the Ming army's gunmen also had pockets and half-armor, and in order to maintain the density of firepower, Cao Dian already had " The prototype of the tactic of "queuing up to kill" is just one-way.

With the powerful output of the fire gunners, the Ming army quickly broke through the shield wall and fought with the soldiers of Annan Kingdom.

"Hold!" the soldiers of Annan State shouted. They struggled to maintain their formation, but they could not resist the Ming army that kept coming. On this small battlefield, the Ming army gathered more and more, and the soldiers of Annan State were celebrating. Defeat and retreat.

"Damn it!"

In front of the palace, Pan Mahiu was anxious when he saw that his men were vulnerable. This was an elite man that he had worked hard to train for a long time, but he was killed and defeated, and he also fell into a dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

At present, it seems that Pan Maxiu's efforts to organize his troops to resist the Ming army have completely failed.

"Can't sit still and wait for death!"

Pan Mahiu took a deep breath. He looked at the densely packed enemy troops around the palace, and his heart trembled. He was ready to personally lead the team to break through the enemy's defense line.

The biggest problem of Annan's army now is that it has been broken up, and due to poor organizational skills, it is difficult to coordinate once they are broken up. It is equivalent to a cat's four legs walking in different directions. It is strange to be able to walk well.

The top priority right now is to rush out quickly, leave the capital of Champa, and then whether it is a rout or an orderly retreat, in short, we must find a place to regroup and fight again.

Pan Maxiu rode on his famous BMW horse and broke out in the other direction.

But before he rode his horse very far, he felt a pain in his back just as he led people around a corner of the Champa Palace.

An arrow struck him in the shoulder blade.

Pan Mahiu was guarded by the soldiers around him and fled away in embarrassment.

There was a burst of cheers in the palace, celebrating this victory, but there were also many people who were grief-stricken, their eyes red as they looked at their bloody companions.

When he was far away, Pan Maxiu turned his head with difficulty. Although his vision was a little blurry, he could still vaguely see clearly. It turned out that the person who attacked him turned out to be the grandson of the Champa King!

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At this time, in the palace of the Champa King.

"Even if I die, I don't want to be a prisoner of the Annan people!"

The king of Champa [Lai of Champa] said with determination in his eyes, drawing his sword.

Champa and Annam were filled with hatred poured out by blood. The two sides had captured each other's capitals and killed more than one of each other's kings, but no king had ever been captured and surrendered.

The news he had just received was that the Annan people were attacking fiercely and were about to break through the defense line of the palace guards. Although the palace was huge, he had no way to retreat!

"My lords, follow me to meet the enemy!"

"Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive. There are still Wangsun and his troops outside to resist!"

The ministers around him were shocked, and the leader of the eunuchs in the palace also turned pale. He did not expect that things would develop to this point. The king actually wanted to meet the enemy in person?

He quickly persuaded: "How can the king take risks with his body of gold?"

Lai of Champa shook his head and said solemnly: "I have made up my mind!"

He was determined to lead the guards around him to the palace gate. He knew that if he continued to stay in the palace hall, he would really become a caged bird, unable to escape.

"Hurry up and follow!" "Protect the King!"

The guards yelled and rushed forward, trying to protect Lai of Champa. They knew very well that if something happened to the king under their protection, they would not survive.

But when Lai of Champa walked out of the palace and came to the palace wall, he was dumbfounded.

"Bang~"

The sword in his hand fell to the ground.

I saw that the Ming army wearing red armor had already come to kill them. Their weapons chopped off the arms, legs, and even heads of the Annan army. The blood of the Annan army flowed, and the corpses piled up in mountains, blocking the palace gate tightly. Strictly.

It turned out that the situation changed too quickly, and the palace guards were extremely short of manpower. In a moment of nervousness, they thought someone else would go to the palace to notify the king, but in fact, no one went!

"Kill!" Zhu Youyi roared and charged forward bravely.

"Bang!"

Zhu Youyi smashed a shield with one knife, and then slashed the neck of an Annan soldier with his long knife, and the soldier's head rolled off.

But Zhu Youyi was not happy at all, but continued to kill.

Lai of Champa, who was guarded by the guards on the palace wall, just watched the Ming Dynasty general holding a knife and killing another Annan soldier. The Annan soldier seemed to have no reaction and stood there blankly. Let Ming's generals chop it down.

"Pfft!" The sharp knife slashed into his throat, spurting out a large amount of blood.

The frightened Annan soldier's eyes widened and he covered his cut trachea, as if he didn't believe that he died so easily.

"The Ming army is victorious!"

Zhu Youhuang roared again and led the mixed infantry of the Ming army to charge forward. All the Annan soldiers encountered along the way were hacked to death or wounded.

At this time, Po Liang Wei Jiao Lan, the king of Champa who had just left the palace with a part of the royal guards to fight back, was already bleeding through his iron armor.

"Wang Sun, please go back and rest!"

A captain of the guard saw the injuries on his body and shouted in the chaos of the war.

"No!" He refused, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain. Although he was injured now, he must not leave. He also needed to encourage the soldiers in the Royal Palace Guards and let them persist until the last moment.

"Kill!" He again hacked to death several Annan soldiers who tried to approach the palace.

At this moment, someone shouted his name on the wall of the palace. It was King Champa's Lai.

After a lot of fighting, Bupo Liangweijiaolan defeated Namo and finally cooperated with the Ming army to expel all the Annan troops who invaded the city.

It was finally better than Zhao Zilong and Liu Adou working together on Changbanpo seven in and seven out. They did not let the Ming army be responsible for the random killings, but were responsible for the killing themselves.

"grandfather!"

He fell to his knees.

The King of Champa, Lai of Champa, was exhausted at this time, but looked at his grandson, showed a kind smile, and said: "You have done a good job, and you are worthy of being a descendant of Zipeng'e!"

Although his words were calm, they revealed a sense of joy.

The old king knew very clearly that he would not live long. After all, he had been the crown prince for too long, and his successor was so good that he could pass on the responsibility of revitalizing the Champa Kingdom.

The period of Champa Rai's rule was the weakest and most helpless period of the Champa Kingdom in the past hundred years. Not everyone can bear this burden bravely, and it is the norm to abandon oneself and let it go.

In East Asia at the beginning of the 15th century, whether it was Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty, or Chen Tianping of Annan, or the current Bupo Liangweijiaolan Shengsheng Namo, in short, whether Sun Tzu obtained or claimed the right to inherit, or Quite common.

"Let's go meet the angels."

Lai of Champa looked at his grandson and whispered in his ear: "I have decided to agree to the conditions of the Celestial Empire."

Bupo Liangwei Jiaolan Desheng looked at his grandfather in surprise. Although the conditions offered by the Ming Dynasty to the Champa Kingdom were much more tolerant than those given to Chen Tianping, they were still completely different from the traditional vassal system. For For the Champa State, it undoubtedly restricted many independent rights.

It's more like going back to the period when it was directly ruled by the Qin and Han Dynasties more than a thousand years ago.

At that time, although local forces also practiced autonomy, there were floating officials in the Central Plains dynasty.

It's just that when the natives are dissatisfied, they will kill officials and rebel.

The conditions of the Ming Dynasty were actually very simple and simple. They included an angel embassy, ​​a trade contract, and the lease of Tuohuang (Da Nang). The exchange conditions were to help the Champa Kingdom defeat the Annan Kingdom, and at the same time cede the land of the Annan Kingdom more than a hundred miles north of Hengshan to the Champa Kingdom. as a buffer.

Although the port next to the royal capital was leased out, to be honest, judging from the comparison of the size of the Ming Dynasty and the Champa State, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to change the Champa State to a king, it would be the same whether or not the Ming Dynasty had this port in its hands. , the result is nothing more than a few extra days of work.

"North Korea has a concept called 'the principle of greatness'. Because of this concept, the Kingdom of Korea has always continued when it was ruled by the Han people in the Central Plains. I think our Champa Kingdom should be the same."

"The Ming Dynasty is really too powerful, just like the scorching sun in the sky. There are no two suns in the sky. There is only one sun in the world, and there is only one Ming Dynasty. But the Ming Dynasty is not tyrannical. Compared with Annan Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty will not be greedy. For our land, I think that surrendering respectfully to the Ming Dynasty may be the best choice for us Champa people."

Bupo Liangweijiaolan Deshengnamo nodded, agreeing with his grandfather's point of view.

From the beginning, he had no intention of confronting the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty was too huge. Even if he was given a Peng'e template to defeat the Annan Kingdom, he would not be able to defeat the giant Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the conditions offered by the Ming Dynasty are very suitable, at least for the Champa State. As long as the Champa State obeys the arrangements honestly, then the Ming Dynasty will not shake their foundation, and it can even be said that it has given Champa City huge interests for the country.

You know, for renting a port, Ming Dynasty promised to give you 20,000 taels of silver per year!

What kind of wealth is this? No matter where the port is located, it will not generate so much revenue in a year.

Well. Anyway, the price of silver should depreciate quite a bit in the next few hundred years.

But the problem is that people nowadays don’t know!

In any case, it is said that those who understand current affairs are heroes, and the conditions of the Ming Dynasty are currently the best way for the Champa Kingdom.

But Bupo Liangweijiaolan Desheng Namo also had his own scruples: "It's just, Grandpa, I'm worried that the attitude of our occupying city is too low-profile. I'm afraid that the angels of the Ming Dynasty will not give up and will put forward more and more excessive conditions." , Now although it is the army of the Celestial Empire that comes to rescue us, in reality we are fighting for our lives."

"Do we still have a choice?" King Champa Lai asked his grandson with a wry smile.

On August 28, the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, signed the "Ming-Zhan Friendly Trade Contract" with Lai of Champa, the king of Champa. The contents include:

1. The Champa State leased Tuohuang Port to the Ming Dynasty for a period of eighty-eight years. The annual rent was 20,000 taels of silver. The rental price did not change with time.

2. The Champa State fully opened its domestic cities, roads, and rivers to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

3. The original intention of trade was to establish friendship between the two countries, so they would not tax each other. After the two countries agreed on trade, they each ordered their merchants to trade quietly in order to make peace.

4. Although the merchants of the two countries trade with each other at self-determined values, they cannot but set up officials to take care of them. The Ming Dynasty sent personnel from the Ming Dynasty’s Embassy in Champa to take care of them. In the case of merchants from both sides, they would handle matters impartially.

5. If the merchants of the Ming Dynasty robbed Tuohuang Port, the Champa State would not take care of it. Once they entered the territory of the Champa State, all the goods they brought were stored in the merchant's house. If there was any loss, they would be reported to the Champa State immediately. The officials of the city state and the Embassy of the Great Tomorrow jointly checked the comings and goings. If there were any traces in the People's Village of the Champa State, or the thief was caught immediately, all the original stolen goods were found and returned, and the thief was severely punished. Punish.

6. The Ming Dynasty and the Champa Kingdom are both escaped bandits and criminals, and neither of them is allowed to accommodate them. They must strictly investigate, hand over to each other, and investigate separately.

7. All the terms have been agreed upon this time, the contract certificates will be given to each other, and the seals will be signed by each other, and each party will keep four copies.

The contract was signed, and at the same time Pan Maxiu, the commander of the Annan Kingdom's partial division, led the remaining defeated soldiers to flee in panic and retreated to Hengshan Pass. They were temporarily unable to continue the southward invasion. Although a large area of ​​the northern territory of the occupied city state was plundered by the Annan army and a large number of villages and towns were burned, but In any case, the war on the southern front has come to an end.

As for the Ming Dynasty helping the Champa Kingdom to acquire more territory, we have to wait until the Annan Kingdom is truly completely defeated and dismembered by the Ming Dynasty.

On the northern front, the five-star general Li Jinglong was imitating Lu Bu Yuanmen and shooting a halberd to resolve the feud between Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. He held a banquet in Longzhou Mansion to entertain the southern general Han Guan and the generals from Huguang, Fujian and other capitals.