What an imposing and terrifying aura!
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers on the ships were filled with excitement and were all ready. Ma Sanbao immediately accepted the order and led five thousand soldiers off the ship, heading towards the royal palace in Ceylon.
The people of Ceylon at the port were all terrified and scattered. After running far away, they hid in a corner and watched the scene unfold.
This scene was so terrifying and shocking that they were unable to calm their astonishment for a long time.
Zhu Yunwen sat on the bed, drinking tea and calmly waiting for news.
The strength of the Ming fleet, the fighting power of the Ming soldiers, and the weapons of the Ming Dynasty gave him reason to believe that destroying the Kingdom of Ceylon with only five thousand soldiers would not be a problem at all.
There are even some cases of overutilization of military talent, after all, such a small country has a military strength that is definitely not very good, and the number of troops is at most tens of thousands.
Even tens of thousands would be considered a lot; perhaps it's only ten or twenty thousand.
The fact that Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Ming emperor, sent out 5,000 men was already considered an overwhelming force against the soldiers from Ceylon.
Therefore, this battle is almost certain to be a foregone conclusion. In fact, Zhu Yunwen is already prepared to go directly to the palace of the King of Ceylon in a few hours to convict him.
Meanwhile, in the Royal Palace of Ceylon, the king and prince were drinking and eating heartily, completely unaware that a powerful enemy they had offended was now seeking revenge.
So they continued to enjoy themselves immensely, watching the beautiful women dancing in the center of the dance floor, their figures partially revealed, their dance graceful and captivating.
But at that moment, a military officer stepped forward and hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
The king's face darkened, and he roared:
"What's the big fuss about? How is it such a big deal?"
The military officer spoke up:
“An army of five thousand men appeared outside the royal city. They threw out hundreds of corpses, all of whom were people from our Ceylon Kingdom. The leader was a pirate captain, who was one of our officials.”
He was once ordered to impersonate a pirate, robbing passing ships at sea and also raiding some surrounding coastal countries.
Upon hearing this, the king's eyes widened, he slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and roared:
"Damn it, who did this? Could you possibly recognize that army?"
The officer below immediately replied:
"Your Majesty, we cannot recognize them. Their armor is incredibly fine, their weapons are very advanced and well-equipped, and some of their weapons are even incomprehensible to our people."
They were outside the city gates, saying they wanted the king to personally apologize, or they would attack the city in a quarter of an hour.
"How daring!"
The king roared, then pointed at the general:
"Then what are you waiting for? Immediately organize the army and make sure to annihilate these hateful enemies. I don't care who they are or what country their army belongs to."
Regardless of what grudges they may have against us, provoking our Ceylon Kingdom is a capital offense and they must not be let off lightly.
"Then we'll investigate which country they are from, and then send troops to wipe that country out."
Upon hearing this, the general below immediately nodded and left, displaying great domineering presence.
However, neither the king nor the general realized just how powerful and terrifying this enemy truly was.
They might just think that this time their enemy is a small neighboring country that they've been bullying for a long time, and that they're the most likely to do something as foolish as seeking revenge.
Since they are the most likely candidates, there is nothing to fear. Since these small countries are frequently bullied by the Kingdom of Ceylon, they naturally have no strength to fight against the Kingdom of Ceylon.
This explains the King of Ceylon's confidence, but he never imagined that this time he would be facing not a small neighboring country, but a superpower like the Ming Dynasty.
In particular, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is even greater than its economic strength, which means that the Kingdom of Ceylon will definitely pay a heavy price this time.
The general from Ceylon was quite naive; he led 10,000 soldiers to the city gates, ready to fight 5,000 soldiers from the Ming Dynasty.
It has to be said that they were indeed too naive and too confident.
The general from Ceylon stared at Ma Sanbao below and sneered:
"What country are you from? How dare you be so arrogant towards my Ceylon Kingdom with a mere five thousand men? You won't even know how you died."
Ma Sanbao sneered and said:
"If you want to know who we are, then let's fight first. Since your king is unwilling to come out, then there's nothing more to say. Men, attack the city."
Upon hearing Ma Sanbao's words, the general from Ceylon Mountain burst into laughter, mocking Ma Sanbao for lacking any military common sense.
Because right now, these soldiers from Ceylon are also outside the city gates, and the two armies are facing each other, but Ma Sanbao is talking about attacking the city.
Isn't that ridiculous?
To conquer a city, shouldn't we first eliminate these soldiers?
But to deal with these soldiers is like trying to climb to the sky.
At least that's what the general in Ceylon thought, but soon he was proven wrong by his own actions.
As soon as Ma Sanbao gave the order, a series of light artillery pieces were quickly pushed up from behind.
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