This would make them even more brazen in attacking the fleet. Once they got close, the Ming fleet would surround them and trap them like turtles in a jar, leaving them with no chance to regret their actions.
It must be said that Zhu Yunwen was indeed insidious.
They are often able to create traps that can kill the enemy in one hit.
About half an hour later, one of his generals came to report the situation:
"Your Highness, over seven hundred pirates have been annihilated, and three hundred have been captured. They are all currently being held on the deck. Please give your instructions, Your Highness."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said:
"Let's go take a look."
Next, they arrived at the deck, which was very spacious and large. At that moment, there were three hundred pirates, all lined up and kneeling on the ground, their bodies bound with ropes. They were surrounded by soldiers, pointing their guns at them.
After Zhu Yunwen arrived, he sat down in a chair and looked at the pirates. One of the pirates, who was burly and knelt at the front, was obviously the leader.
And the general spoke up:
“Your Highness, this is their pirate leader. I found this on him.”
As he spoke, he took out an iron token. Zhu Yunwen looked at the token, which had a symbol resembling a mountain or an island drawn on it, and some characters that Zhu Yunwen did not recognize written on it.
The general spoke:
“Your Highness, this is the script of the Kingdom of Ceylon. It roughly means that this pirate leader is an official of their Kingdom of Ceylon.”
Zhu Yunwen asked in confusion:
"Isn't he a pirate? How did he become an official in the Kingdom of Ceylon?"
The general shook his head, indicating he didn't know either, while Ma Sanbao spoke up:
"Some of the rumors I heard before might be true."
Zhu Yunwen asked:
"What rumor?"
Ma Sanbao said:
"When I sailed before, I heard about the Kingdom of Ceylon in other small countries. It often had pirates officially established by the government to rob passing ships at sea, and even directly plunder other small countries in the surrounding area, which caused many small countries to complain."
Zhu Yunwen said with some surprise:
"Isn't it a bit too shameful for a country to engage in such robbery?"
Ma Sanbao said mockingly:
"In Ceylon, the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked; the king and princes are not good people, so the morals of the whole country are not very good."
Therefore, some neighboring countries keep their distance from them and are extremely wary of them.
They often send out soldiers to play the role of pirates, plundering at sea, and they also frequently act as bandits, burning, killing, and looting in other countries, committing all sorts of atrocities.
In short, the nature of this is extremely egregious. It's no secret in this area, but people are simply too angry to speak out.
After all, among the many small kingdoms in the surrounding area, the Kingdom of Ceylon was considered relatively powerful.
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and said:
"No wonder he's so arrogant, always talking about destroying my Ming fleet and even killing hundreds of my people. It seems he's really been spoiled by this small place."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen stepped forward and glanced at the pirate leader kneeling on the ground, who was also an official from the Kingdom of Ceylon, and then said:
"You were sent by your king to be a pirate, weren't you?"
The pirate captain glanced at Zhu Yunwen, then sneered and said:
"I never expected to run into your Ming Dynasty's fleet today. But so what? If you dare to do anything to harm me, our King of Ceylon will not let you off the hook and will make sure your entire fleet is wiped out."
Zhu Yunwen laughed upon hearing this, and then said to Ma Sanbao:
"Kill them."
Ma Sanbao nodded and waved his hand, and a group of soldiers stepped forward and beheaded all the pirates. The pirate leader was dumbfounded. How could the prince of the great name not only show no fear in the face of his threat, but instead become even more aggressive?
This left him somewhat puzzled.
Of course, it was too late to beg for mercy at this point. With a swift stroke of the blade, their heads fell to the ground.
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and sneered, saying:
"A bandit leader from a tiny, insignificant country dares to threaten me. It's laughable."
Ma Sanbao also said:
"This little country is incredibly arrogant. We're here to teach them a lesson this time."
"It's just a small country, what's the harm in destroying it? All the countries along the way know that my Great Ming is powerful, but they don't know that my Great Ming is by no means a merciful and soft-hearted country. Since they are so arrogant towards my Great Ming, it's a good opportunity to kill one to warn a hundred."
After speaking, Zhu Yunwen gave another order, commanding the fleet to proceed at full speed, approaching Ceylon Mountain with lightning speed.
The ships were equipped with coal-fired steam systems, and now with their engines at maximum speed, the entire fleet instantly gained speed, heading rapidly towards Ceylon at a speed several times faster than modern ships.
About half an hour later, the fleet arrived at a port on the coast of Ceylon.
Because this country has no ports, ships can only dock at any port.
However, there are quite a few boats moored at this port, so it seems that boats mainly travel through this port on weekdays.
However, the ships at this port were all small in size, so when Zhu Yunwen's fleet arrived, it immediately shocked the people on the shore.
They had never seen such a magnificent and massive fleet before. The key was that the soldiers on board were all dressed in armor and carried various weapons, exuding an incomparably imposing and majestic aura.
In addition, the various advanced equipment and powerful tools greatly shocked the people of Ceylon, who lived along the coast.
Just as everyone was watching the Ming fleet, Zhu Yunwen gave the order:
"Ma Sanbao, listen to my command. You will be the commander-in-chief, leading several generals and five thousand soldiers to Ceylon. Seek justice for the hundreds of people who paid the ultimate price for their lives in Ceylon during the Ming Dynasty's invasion. Capture the King and his son of Ceylon and bring them to justice."
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