It takes only about ten days to travel from Champa to Nanjing.

Many times, it comes faster than in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.

The story of Long Dongqiang from the Cao Gang attracted Zhu Ying's attention.

"If I remember correctly, this Long Dongqiang was the leader of the Cao Gang controlled by Zhenhaiwei?"

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying asked Song Zhong.

Song Zhong had spent quite a while in Champa before, so he knew a lot of things.

Song Zhong replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness. Long Dongqiang is the adopted son of Chai Bai, the commander of Zhenhai Guard. Later, Your Highness ordered the Cao Gang to disband, and Long Dongqiang naturally fell into poverty."

"Later, with the help of Chai Bai, he took some of the old men to Champa and re-established the Cao Gang there."

"Now that Li Youwei is his godfather, it seems that the Cao Gang will have good development in the future as far as the Champa gang is concerned."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

He still found the development of the Champa gang interesting.

Especially this Long Dongqiang, who was a fishmonger.

I always feel an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

However, for the Ming Dynasty, a stable gang is in its interest. There are still more than a dozen undercover agents lurking in the Cao Gang, and they are now in high positions.

After all, there were fewer Ming people in the past, and they were even less noticeable than the tens of thousands of gang members.

These undercover agents, although they don't have any special skills, have a great advantage over ordinary people. Just based on their physique, it's a complete dimensionality reduction attack on the skinny Zhan people, as both sides are not in the same weight class.

"Please pay more attention to the Cao Gang and provide some help. Although what he did was to attack other gangs, it was also for the good of the Ming Dynasty."

"Send a message to Li Youwei. He did a good job in adopting a son. Tell him to wait for notification. We can recruit the Cao Gang at a suitable time."

Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Not to mention the gangs, even the entire Champa was like an ant in front of the Ming Dynasty.

After steam-clad ships are officially able to go to sea, Champa and Ming will no longer be restricted by distance. Even if it is not captured by force, Champa will be under the control of Ming.

By that time, all Champa gangs would naturally have no way to survive.

"It is a blessing for Long Dongqiang of the Cao Gang to surrender to the Ming Dynasty." Song Zhong replied respectfully.

Zhu Ying was stunned.

Why do I feel that this sentence has a sense of déjà vu of the villain?

"By the way, how is Lan Yu doing? I don't seem to have received any information about Lan Yu recently."

Zhu Ying suddenly remembered that more than a month had passed and there had been no news from Lan Yu since the last time.

Song Zhong replied: "The Duke of Liang must have led his troops into the jungle, so there is no way to send a message from the seaside."

Zhu Ying nodded.

Lan Yu represented the Ming Dynasty this time.

No matter what the reason is, it cannot cover up the established fact that the Ayutthaya Dynasty attacked the Ming envoys.

The reason why no troops were sent directly before was that Lan Yu already had 10,000 to 20,000 troops under his command.

Moreover, as the most famous general in the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu is no pushover.

Therefore, Zhu Ying ignored it and let Lan Yu take revenge on his own.

Now there has been no movement for such a long time, obviously something is wrong.

"Hasn't Fujian just trained 30,000 new naval soldiers? How can a soldier who doesn't bleed be considered a qualified soldier?"

"Send the order, Fujian's newly trained navy will go out to sea immediately, seize the Ayutthaya Kingdom's port first, cut off its sea route, and restrict all ships from going out to sea."

After saying that, Zhu Ying added: "If you meet the Duke of Liang, you will be controlled by him."

Currently, the Ming Dynasty has four naval armies with a total strength of over 200,000.

They are the East China Sea Navy, Zhejiang Navy, Fujian Navy, and Guangdong Navy.

The East China Sea Navy is stationed in Haizhou and is currently mainly responsible for shipping routes and trade with Japan.

The most powerful navy among them is naturally the Guangdong Navy.

Most of the Guangdong Navy were reformed from the Chaohu Navy, such as Jin Kaishan.

Even if 30,000 naval troops are sent to Champa and Malacca, the Guangdong navy still has 20,000 troops left.

The Guangdong Navy and the Fujian Navy are mainly responsible for affairs in Southeast Asia.

The East China Sea Navy and the Zhejiang Navy are responsible for exchanges with Japan.

When Zhu Ying went to Japan in person, he was escorted by the Zhejiang Navy and the East China Sea Navy.

In order to ensure the safety of the crown prince, a number of ships were transferred from the Fujian Navy.

The reason for this difference lies mainly in the waterway.

Unfamiliar waterways are more prone to unexpected dangers. The vast ocean has turbulent undercurrents and if things go wrong, the ship may be destroyed and people may die.

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Ayutthaya Kingdom.

Lan Yu left a few thousand people to guard outside the ship, and took nearly 15,000 soldiers to launch a crazy revenge against the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

A large number of military camps within their territory were destroyed.

Ramati Bodhi naturally could not tolerate this, and immediately decided to send a large army to encircle and suppress Lan Yu.

Because of Lan Yu's actions, the interests of the Ayutthaya Dynasty had been seriously affected.

The original plan was to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to apologize, but now it has been put on hold.

Although Lan Yu had only 15,000 soldiers, their armaments were extremely sophisticated, with a large number of cannons and muskets.

The Siamese army of the same number was like paper in front of Lan Yu.

The most important thing is that those who followed Lan Yu this time were all professional soldiers, and they were veterans of many battles.

Lan Yu had no scruples in Siam. To him, the people here could not be called people, they were foreigners.

There is no need to be polite to people of different races.

Fifteen thousand soldiers require a large amount of supplies every day. It is obvious that Lan Yu's army is not prepared for so much logistics.

The original plan was to go directly to Angkor, the capital of the Chenla Kingdom.

After arriving in Angkor, the food problem naturally fell to Zhenla.

This act of retaliation was very sudden, and it was impossible to wait for Ming Dynasty's assistance.

But this is not a big deal for Lan Yu.

In the late Yuan Dynasty, what would the army do if it had no food?

Of course, they robbed it.

Wherever Lan Yu's army passed, they took almost no prisoners and looted all the edible things.

Wherever you fight, there is the granary.

This is what it means when soldiers pass by like a comb.

The local army of the Ayutthaya Dynasty had almost no muskets or cannons.

For such an army, facing the well-equipped Lan Yu army, it would be no different from a massacre.

Lan Yu would naturally not touch the fortified city on the plain. Even if he took it down, he would not be able to defend it. Instead, he would be trapped and the losses would surely be huge.

Lan Yu simply stared at the wildness.

This was not just the Ayutthaya Dynasty. Any merchants who went to Ayutthaya to trade were basically robbed by Lan Yu.

The news spread quickly, causing merchants from neighboring countries to know that the Ming army was attacking the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and Ayutthaya was visibly declining.

Ayutthaya's prosperity originally relied on a large number of foreign merchants and trade. Now most of the merchants dare not come. Even if they come, the prices of goods are rising rapidly, which Ramati Bodhi certainly cannot tolerate.

He immediately summoned 50,000 elite troops from the royal capital to deal with Lan Yu.

These 50,000 elite soldiers are not comparable to the local troops, and they are also truly battle-hardened soldiers.

Because of Zhu Ying, matchlock guns became widespread and neighboring countries began to pay more attention to firearms.

This elite force of the royal capital was also equipped with a large number of artillery and muskets.

In terms of individual quality and firearms, Wangdu Army was naturally slightly inferior to Lanyu Army, but there was no absolute gap.

Wang Dujun was obviously more familiar with jungle warfare. After all, most of them had lived in such tropical jungles since childhood.

In addition to the 50,000 elite troops, there are more than 100,000 local troops to assist.

Of course, most of these so-called local troops are temporarily formed by civilians, and their combat effectiveness is worrying. They are mainly responsible for providing logistics and other assistance to the main army.

"These guys are really tricky."

Lan Yu has been very depressed recently.

It is obvious that more than 10,000 troops are unable to confront the enemy's elite head-on.

Moreover, the jungle caused great trouble to Lan Yu's army.

First of all, the artillery.

It is very difficult to move artillery in jungle areas and it moves very slowly.

Torrential rains are common in tropical climates, and at these times the artillery cannot be moved and can only be covered with tarpaulins.

The mud after the heavy rain also made it difficult to move artillery.

In this jungle, most people can only walk, and it is very difficult for horses to walk.

So when the Siamese army came, Lan Yu could only temporarily avoid the attack.

"General, it's not a good idea for us to keep hiding like this. There are too many of them, and they will always find a way to track us down."

"If we continue like this, I'm afraid they will catch up with us in a few days. Then we will be in trouble."

Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen said helplessly.

Now it seems that they have only one choice, which is to retreat into the Ayutthaya Kingdom and board the ship at the seaside.

But this also means that this revenge has come to an end.

Lan Yu was naturally unwilling to accept this.

"This way, it's too cheap for them."

"I remember passing a half-slope a few days ago. The terrain there was higher and easier to defend."

"Inform the brothers to hurry up and set up an ambush there. Use leaves to camouflage the artillery."

"Then we will lure the enemy in and give them a good beating, so that they will know the might of the Ming Dynasty."

Lan Yu is very sensitive to terrain, after all, he has spent most of his life on the battlefield.

He just thought about it for a while and soon came up with a plan.

In fact, at this point, even if the Ayutthaya Dynasty did not send troops, it would be almost time for Lan Yu and his men to retreat.

The tropical jungle climate had a great impact on the Ming army, and they have been able to survive until now only because of their strong physical fitness.

If there had not been enough military doctors, a plague would have almost broken out.

Fortunately, since the crown prince came to power, he has been working hard to promote the doctors of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, in Annan, there is a medical institute specializing in the study of malaria.

When entering the jungle, the doctors carried a large amount of medicinal herbs.

For example, there are incense to repel mosquitoes, ointments to treat mosquito bites, and herbal remedies for various poisons.

Without these things, Lan Yu's army would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, the sultry climate was a great torture for the Ming army.

The longer you stay, the more likely it is to damage morale.

The medicines that doctors bring are basically running out.

Many of the medicines we use now are still supplemented by those looted from the military camp.

Only by actually entering the jungle can you understand why the invincible Mongolian army was defeated by these small countries.

This jungle is really not a place for people to stay.

Compared with those weak local armies, snakes, insects, rats and ants are the biggest danger.

Following the herald's announcement, the army's morale began to rise.

The general meant that after this battle, regardless of whether they won or lost, they would retreat to the jungle.

This finally gave hope to the mostly miserable soldiers, and gave them more strength.

At the same time, more than ten miles away.

The Ayutthaya army was approaching.

Basong is the commander of the elite army of the royal capital and also the general most trusted by Ramati Bodhi.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, his position was that of a general.

When the Luohu Kingdom was destroyed and re-established, it was Basong who led the army and killed all the nobles.

Originally, Prasong was not in the royal capital, but was constantly encroaching on the territory of the Sukhothai Dynasty in the north.

Compared with attacking Cambodia, Ramati Bodhi actually cared more about unifying Siam.

The title of the Duke of Liang in the Ming Dynasty is very famous. You only need to ask the people of the Ming Dynasty to know how powerful the Duke of Liang is.

Ramati Bodhi also realized that if the eldest prince was allowed to lead the army again and failed again, it would cause great trouble to the rule of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

When a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its strength.

Although Ramati Bodhi knew that Lan Yu had only more than 10,000 troops, he was very cautious and summoned Basong back from the north to serve as the commander of this army.

He believed in Ibasong's ability and would not let him down when he had an absolute advantage.

"General, why are we marching so slowly? The Ming army is very close. We have already found their tracks. As long as we catch up with them, they will definitely not be our opponents in the jungle."

In the camp, other commanders questioned Basong.

The other dozen or so generals also agreed.

Because they clearly had a good chance to catch up with the Ming army, but General Basong ordered not to attack, causing the Ming army to escape.

Basong glanced at the majority of generals who were dissatisfied and knew that an explanation had to be given now.

In fact, he received the order when he arrived in the capital and was summoned by the king.

Try to drive away the Ming army as much as possible instead of surrounding and killing them.

War is the continuation of politics.

Given the current relationship between the Ayutthaya Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty’s army were to besiege and kill, it would have a great impact.

The army of the Duke of Liang of the Ming Dynasty did not come for war, but only went to Zhenla as an envoy.

This is a confusing account.

If all the people like the Duke of Liang of the Ming Dynasty were really killed and the Ming Dynasty was angered, the consequences for the Ayutthaya Dynasty would be very serious.

If the Ming Dynasty really disregarded all consequences and sent a large army to attack Ayutthaya.

This would inevitably lead to the downfall of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

"According to the news, these Ming troops are an envoy to Zhenla. In addition to the Duke of Liang, there are also many marquises."

"If they are dead, the Ming Dynasty will definitely find the murderer. Facing the powerful Ming Dynasty, we have no chance of winning. Just one diplomatic mission is already so difficult."

"Our country earns a lot of gold and silver every year because of the goods of the Ming Dynasty. After this war, we will send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to apologize."

As he said this, Basong looked at the general who had questioned him earlier.

"If you want to go, then go ahead. If you are lucky enough to kill a certain marquis of the Ming Dynasty, then you probably won't get any credit or reward, but will be sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a prisoner, asking His Majesty the Emperor to forgive our country."

"Perhaps His Majesty the Great Emperor will forgive your family, but you can only die to atone for your sins."

In name, all Southeast Asian countries were subject to the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was called the Great Emperor.

Even their king called himself a subject in his correspondence with the Ming Dynasty.

After saying that.

Basong looked at the generals present and asked, "Now that I have told you the reason, does anyone still want to pursue?"

Hearing this, all the generals present lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Basong.

In fact, Basong also felt very depressed at this time.

He had never experienced a war like this, one that he could neither win nor lose.

It's like tying your hands when fighting the enemy.