The Orphan Kingdom has always been ambitious, wanting to rule Sumatra as soon as possible. Although this is difficult, it does not prevent them from having this idea and taking action.

At this moment, they were completely unaware that Sumatra had now allied with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they thought that sending 50,000 troops would be enough to take down Sumatra.

Indeed, without the help of the Ming Dynasty, 50,000 troops could have put a lot of pressure on Sumatra.

If Zhu Yunwen hadn't intervened in history beforehand, perhaps things wouldn't have changed much.

There was still a high chance that the king would be killed. So Zhu Yunwen essentially saved the king and Sumatra.

But this decision was correct, just as Zhu Yunwen initially decided to help the Western King of the Claw Frog Kingdom for the same reason.

Giving them a little help won't cost the Ming Dynasty anything, nor will it cost Zhu Yunwen anything.

However, the benefits they brought were enormous, whether they became vassal states of the Ming Dynasty or trade partners cooperating with the Ming Dynasty.

For the Ming Dynasty, it was a sure-fire way to make money, so Zhu Yunwen's involvement in this matter, seemingly helping Sumatra, actually made the Ming Dynasty the ultimate beneficiary.

However, Sumatra clearly did not understand, nor would he understand, the crucial point.

After all, compared to Zhu Yunwen, the King of Sumatra's vision was ultimately limited.

In fact, according to normal thinking, during the Qing Dynasty in Chinese history, the country still did not realize the importance of trading with the outside world and continued to close its borders.

They believe that developing independently behind closed doors is the only way.

They were completely unaware of the benefits of engaging in trade with other countries and learning from their strengths.

Of course, such a thing cannot happen again. At least under Zhu Yunwen's rule, the Ming Dynasty is unlikely to see such a situation. He understands better than anyone how important trade is to a country.

Despite the Ming Dynasty's immense power and abundance, Zhu Yunwen still needed to engage in foreign trade, bringing back essential food items from other countries.

For example, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to obtain these seeds on its own.

There are also other things unique to other countries, which may be commonplace and unsurprising in their own countries.

They may not even be particularly valuable, but establishing trade relations with them and having the Ming Dynasty buy them at a price could be of vital importance to the Ming Dynasty.

Similar to the wheels used in bicycles, tricycles, and even cars in China today, the rubber coating on them can only be obtained from overseas, right?

Therefore, all of this is by no means in vain. At the lowest possible cost, we have built the strongest possible relationships with these people and developed together.

Ultimately, it will lead the Ming Dynasty to a higher level.

Zhu Yunwen's advanced ideas are beyond the comprehension of any emperor or king in today's society; their level is simply not high enough.

At this moment, the Sumatran border troops in the border region were filled with admiration for the Ming soldiers, regarding them as gods. After all, they had witnessed their strength firsthand, and their power was not just empty boasting.

If they had heard before that the Ming Dynasty's army was very strong, they might have been a little skeptical, or even thought it was just boasting from a great power.

At this moment, they had no choice but to believe it, and dared not underestimate it even a little bit.

Because they even had reason to believe that just a few hundred or a thousand Ming soldiers might be able to wipe out the seventy or eighty thousand soldiers of Sumatra.

Soon, the 50,000 soldiers of the Orphanage arrived at the border, preparing for a large-scale attack on Sumatra. This move was naturally learned of by Ma Sanbao immediately.

The reconnaissance capabilities of Ma Sanbao's soldiers are self-evident. Moreover, they possess the world's most advanced telescopes, which can detect any movement from thousands of meters away.

So these scouts quickly discovered that the orphanage had sent 50,000 soldiers, and promptly reported this to Ma Sanbao.

Originally, the border general was very flustered when he heard this, thinking that the matter was very serious.

After all, the other side sent an army of 50,000. The soldiers of that orphanage were extremely fierce. It would probably take Sumatra gathering all its soldiers to form an army of 70,000 to 80,000 to barely put up a fight, and they might not even be able to win.

He was naturally extremely flustered at this moment, but Ma Sanbao simply smiled calmly and then said:

"Did they only deploy 50,000 troops? Is that all the troops they can muster? It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince giving me 5,000 soldiers is still a bit too much."

Upon hearing this, General Guan wanted to say something more. After all, this was war, and he wanted to remind Ma Sanbao that it was best to be careful and not to be careless.

But then I thought that with 5,000 Ming soldiers against 50,000 soldiers from the orphanage, the odds of victory seemed pretty good.

Because if you calculate it this way, the average Ming soldier only needs to kill ten people.

With the weapons they carry, it seems like it would be effortless for each of them to kill ten people on average.

In fact, General Guan thought that as long as the distance was far enough, the Ming soldiers could just stand there and fire their guns, and each bullet could kill at least one person.

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