Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 237: United Nations
The time came to last night.

In the Riau Islands, Luoen's men told him everything that happened in Pangkal Pinang Port today.

"What! Chen Zuyi actually invited all the tribes and small countries in Southeast Asia to form an alliance. Don't these guys know how Chen Zuyi oppressed them in the past?"

He was extremely surprised when he learned that Chen Zuyi had united all the kingdoms and tribes of Srivijaya by himself.

It was impossible to imagine that Chen Zuyi had such a skill.

The Marines who returned from Pangkal Pinang after inquiring about the news explained the whole story.

"I see." Luo En frowned slightly, and he understood how Chen Zuyi convinced these people who were originally disunited.

The Riau Islands themselves have a number of warships, and have had frequent contacts with the surrounding kingdoms over the past year. Because the Ming Dynasty has already opened up the entire South China Sea, it is completely impossible not to deal with these people. Therefore, some personnel and fishermen from some kingdoms often go to the South China Sea to trade with the Han merchant ships passing by.

For example, they would use the fresh fruits and vegetables they picked on the islands to exchange for them around the Ming merchant ships. Often five taels of silver could be exchanged for an entire ship's worth of fresh fruits. In addition, there were also the legendary flower boats.

That is, some hostile women captured by local tribes would be tied up on ships and given away around merchant ships. By spending a small amount of money, they could solve the physiological problems they had experienced at sea for a long time.

Over time, these have become the rules at sea, and many people support them.

Originally this business was doing well, but now that Chen Zuyi has called for it, all their original arrangements may need to be changed.

"You go back and continue to gather information. If they have any other movements, come back and tell me." Luo Ao En was about to report the matter to Deng Tong and Tang Yu, but his men hurriedly added.

"Captain, I just wanted to tell you that they will be ready to take action tomorrow. All ships will go to the Strait of Malacca to form a long snake formation to intercept all passing merchant ships. All those red-haired people from the West will be stopped.

A few days ago, Chen Zuyi and the King of Srivijaya, Manaja Wuli, robbed a large ship. It seemed to be a caravan from a kingdom in the European area on the map. I don’t know what it was specifically, but they divided up all the things. "

The team members told everyone about the good things Chen Zuyi had done in recent days. Luo En understood everything that had happened and nodded, asking them to go back and wait.

He hurried to find the highest commanders of the Riau Islands Navy, Deng Tong and Tang Yu.

"What? You said Chen Zuyi will take action tomorrow? Is this true or false?" Tang Yu looked at Luo En seriously.

"My Lord, I dare not hide anything!"

After staring at the other person for a few seconds, Tang Yu looked at the person next to him.

"Old Deng, what do you think?"

Deng Tong stared at all the islands on the map, carefully counting all the countries that could be named in Srivijaya.

There are about fifty or sixty teams in total. Even if each team can provide at least two warships, they can still gather about two or three hundred warships.

Not to mention the weapon in Chen Zuyi's hand.

Unfortunately, there was no fear on his face, instead he gave orders excitedly.

"Send someone to tell the prince and Director Yang that the big fish, Chen Zuyi, has been unable to resist and has moved. Tell all the soldiers in the Riau Islands to be ready. We will wipe out all the pirates in one fell swoop in the Strait of Malacca tomorrow!"

After Zhu Biao, Yang Chen and others learned about the situation, they began to prepare for tomorrow.

In terms of military affairs, they will definitely not make any remarks. Deng Tong and others know Nanyang better than they do. Therefore, if Yang Chen makes any remarks at random, it will backfire.

Wars are fought for both wealth and information channels.

The news that Luoen had heard made the warriors of the entire Riau Islands unable to sleep all night as they tried to suppress their excitement.

In addition to the one hundred warships that Wu Zhen had added, all the soldiers slept directly in the warships. From the moment the charge horn sounded early tomorrow morning, they knew very well that if they were slow, they would have no military merit.

At the same time, in a room, Zhu Chong, Zhu Biao and Yang Chen were staring at a map of the distribution of pirates around Malacca on the table.

"A Biao, tomorrow we will try our best to capture Chen Zuyi alive, take his head and transport it back to Ming Dynasty to present to your father. This guy has been on the wanted list since the early years of Hongwu, and it can be said that he has caused a great impact on your father."

Yang Chen's proposal was quickly approved by him.

"That's right. Whether it's for public or private reasons, Chen Zuyi must die in our hands. Second brother, tomorrow you will lead fifty warships to go around the coast to Shah Alam and try to intercept their retreat. Remember not to let Chen Zuyi's beloved escape."

The content of the discussion among the three persons did not involve the combat plan for the Riau Islands.

Because according to Deng Tong and Tang Yu, although this war is a crushing one, these crazy pirates cannot be underestimated.

If these guys want to drive the boat into each other and die together, it will not be good news if anyone gets hurt.

Therefore, the troops that Zhu Biao and Yang Chen could command were basically the ones they brought from Hainan Island.

This time, Zhu Biao directly asked Zhu Chong to take away half of the troops, fifty warships and five thousand people, which was enough to show how deep his hatred for Chen Zuyi was.

"Don't worry, bro. I won't let Chen Zuyi escape. Everyone must die in Malacca!"

Zhu Gang is also Zhu Chong's younger brother. It is only natural for him to avenge his brother!
“We only need to spare some of these pirates’ lives and kill the rest. Otherwise, there is no way to deter the entire Southeast Asia.

This battle will be the battle for the founding of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia! We must let these ignorant people know that the Ming Dynasty has never been a soft persimmon, but a country of true dragons that can reach the sky and into the earth!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The Srivijaya Empire had two hundred warships and nearly a thousand cannons.

All of these equipment were looted from passing Western merchant ships.

They did not target everyone. They mainly targeted Westerners who were unwilling to give up some chips to cooperate with them.

Most of the cannons were obtained through exchanges with Westerners.

Unfortunately, even though Srivijaya had so many artillery pieces, Manajewuri did not have absolute say. In the eyes of other powerful generals, Manajewuri was actually just a puppet.

The reason why they did not delay becoming king was because they did not want to have to deal with so many interpersonal relationships after becoming king. Although these barbarians from primitive tribes had not systematically learned how to handle political relationships, they understood one thing.

Being a general only brings one worry, but being a king brings countless worries.

After mastering these knowledge points, most generals are willing to do everything well on the surface and serve Manazhe Wuli.

"Ahem." Manazhe Wuli looked a little strange, and he looked at the soldiers around him with a pale face.

Hundreds of warships were sailing on the Strait of Malacca. The strait, which was usually sparsely populated, was now dotted with countless ships of all sizes, like seeds on a strawberry.

"Military, I heard that after returning home last night, this guy Chen Zuyi became seriously ill. What happened?"

The person standing behind Manazhe Wuli is an old man dressed like a wizard. He is almost naked except for three feathers on his forehead. He looks very primitive and should be a noble in the tribe.

When he heard what Manazhe Wuli said, he began to pinch his fists and mumble something without knowing what to say. Then he suddenly opened his eyes and said to him with a joyful expression:
"Your Majesty! This is great news!"

"The God Puang Matua told me that the gods will punish Chen Zuyi, the Han Chinese who invaded our Malay regime. The gods have sent a devil from hell to him, and a great war is about to take place. The gods will take his life after the war!

Your Majesty! From now on, the Srivijaya Kingdom will unify the entire Nanyang under your leadership! "

The god Purangmatua mentioned by the wizard is a native god of the Sumatra region. Just like Master Batala and Lord Shiva in Indian Buddhism, he possesses the power to create the world.

Although the word "Buddha" is included in the name of Srivijaya, there are no strict regulations on religious beliefs.

After learning these things from the wizard, Manazhe Wuli's confidence suddenly increased.

He stood up, enduring the discomfort in his lungs, pulled out a snake-shaped sword from his waist, pointed it at the sky and shouted loudly!
"My fellow soldiers! I will lead you to charge! Warriors of Srivijaya! Take over the Strait of Malacca and attack all those who disobey my discipline!"

Following his orders, the flag bearers began to stand at the highest position on the ship to spread his orders.

In this way, hundreds of warships began to form a long snake formation and charged towards the Strait of Malacca where foreign merchant ships used to trade.

At this moment, the faces of the king's merchants were all filled with horror.

"Fuck! Are these native savages crazy? What are they going to do? Don't they know that we are bringing civilization to them?!"

On a certain Western ship, there was a blond man with blue eyes, over seven feet tall, wearing a cloak unique to medieval Europe. From his chest, one could vaguely see that he was wearing a silk tights underneath.

This is a Gothic clothing style that originated in France and gradually developed throughout Europe.

Starting from the 12th century, with the rise of European cities, handicrafts and business models developed under the budding capitalism, Christian theocracy gradually emerged in various European kingdoms, and Gothic-style architecture gradually replaced traditional Romanesque architecture in northern France.

This young European nobleman standing on the deck of a ship is wearing Late Gothic-style clothing from the mid-fourteenth century.

The main color is black, giving people a sense of mystery, sexiness and nobility. The outer cloak is made of leather and the inside has velvet, which is both warm and windproof. The feet are matched with handmade pointed-toe shoes made of soft material.

The dividing lines on their clothing are as three-dimensional and slender as their facial features, showing the beautiful side of the strong and tall bodies of the Celts, Germans, Irish and other Europeans.

"Black, hurry back! Are these pirates completely crazy? They don't even want to cooperate with us in business. Oh my God, if we don't leave here quickly, I'm afraid we will be buried in the sea and become lunch for these marine creatures."

Not far behind the young man was a middle-aged man dressed as a European captain. Half of his face was covered with a messy beard, making him look very rugged.

Compared to the blond and blue-eyed young man in the black cloak, it was easy to tell at a glance what class the two men belonged to.

The young man called Black's full name is 'Rex Black' and he comes from a kingdom called 'Asloria' in the Mediterranean.

He originally wanted to follow this merchant ship to the outside world to broaden his horizons, but he didn't expect to encounter such a horrific scene on his first trip to sea.

"Captain Michel, what on earth do this group of people want to do? We are just here to do business. Don't they even want to make money?" Brian was born into a noble family and had never seen any bloody storms, so naturally he had innocent ideas.

François Michel sneered at his words, raised his hand to rub the scar as thick as a finger at the corner of his eye, looked at the fleet that Chen Zuyi, Srivijaya and other small countries in Southeast Asia united with with a little fear in his eyes and said:

"Mr. Blake, you don't know how crazy these people are. If we are in danger, they will not let us go even if your father is a parliament elder." Michelle simply explained this sentence.

He turned around and ordered the sailors to return to the ship and not to get close to Chen Zuyi and his gang.

In addition to their merchant ship, there are countless fleets in the Strait of Malacca, including those from the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Denmark and other Nordic coastal countries, as well as many states in the Mediterranean countries.

The reason they came here, in addition to wanting to obtain some rich resources in Southeast Asia, was to use the Southeast Ocean as a springboard to reach the legendary Eastern world.

When Blake saw that Michelle had made up her mind, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Standing on the deck, looking at the exit of the Strait of Malacca in the distance, he muttered to himself in a lost tone:

"What a pity! I wanted to go to the Oriental Lion Country mentioned by Marco Polo to see what kind of country this country is where all the houses are made of gold tiles. Now it seems that I will be disappointed."

Blake, who was born into a European aristocratic family, loved reading since he was a child. By chance, he learned that the expensive silk he was wearing actually came from China.

So he began to search for many Chinese books in Europe. These historical records were spread to West Asia through the Silk Road during the Tang and Han dynasties. After that, they were circulated in many ways and finally came into his hands. They had become completely ancient books.

After reading the contents, Blake learned that there was a very powerful and warlike nation in the Far East.

He even learned some simple Chinese through contact with many Han people living abroad.

This made him yearn for the legendary Eastern country even more.

So, while his family was not paying attention, he used his only money to bribe a merchant ship from the Republic of Venice.

However, they never expected that after finally crossing the Indian Ocean and arriving at the calm Strait of Malacca, which was only one step away from China, they were finally intercepted here by Chen Zuyi and others.

At this moment, on the sea, those Western fleets who did not believe in evil had begun to encounter Chen Zuyi.

The two sides fired artillery fire back and forth, and in an instant many people were hiding in the sea of ​​fire.

(End of this chapter)