The general of Ceylon never understood why the battle ended so quickly until his death.
Why do I have no ability to resist at all?
Why did it end so soon after it had just begun?
Of course, he no longer needed to try to understand it.
Because very quickly, five thousand soldiers from the Ming Dynasty entered the capital city.
Inside the city, many people scattered and fled. They didn't know what was happening, but they knew it was a terrifying army.
They entered the city so easily that even killing all the people in the city would not be a problem.
Of course. The Ming army would disdain doing such a thing.
Zhu Yunwen did not give such an order.
Therefore, the soldiers did not harm ordinary civilians, but headed directly towards the royal palace of Ceylon.
Their target was the king of Ceylon.
Five thousand soldiers marched in a grand procession. This time, Ma Sanbao used all the soldiers that Zhu Yunwen had given him.
Since the goal is to destroy a country, a certain level of preparation is necessary; it cannot be done too casually.
Moreover, it is essential to showcase the capabilities of the Ming Dynasty's army in all aspects.
Therefore, using five thousand soldiers to create a grand spectacle is very cost-effective.
At this moment, in the royal palace of Ceylon, the king was still drinking and eating meat with the prince, not taking the matter too seriously at all.
They believed that it was some small neighboring countries that wanted to rebel against the Kingdom of Ceylon, and that sending 10,000 soldiers would be sufficient to deal with it.
They were already waiting for news of victory.
At this moment, the name of the king of Ceylon is Arekkunal.
He can be considered a tyrant. During his reign, he not only exploited the people at home to the extreme, but also oppressed neighboring countries in the same way. He can be described as committing all kinds of evil.
The more this is the case, the more the surrounding countries and people fear him, and the more they fear him, the more unscrupulous he becomes.
This once made him so arrogant that he didn't take anyone seriously, not even the legendary and powerful Ming Dynasty.
However, he was unaware that his supposedly powerful legion was utterly vulnerable in the face of the Ming soldiers.
Moreover, the small kingdom of Ceylon is only considered a powerful country in this small place.
Looking at the whole world, those are all rather small countries.
They had absolutely no confidence or qualifications to try and provoke the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he had no idea what kind of trouble a measure he had taken before would bring him in the future.
They are even acting arrogantly and smugly right now.
At this time, Ma Sanbao had already led his army straight in and arrived outside the palace.
Immediately, Ma Sanbao gave an order, and three thousand men dispersed to surround the entire palace, making it completely impenetrable.
The palace wasn't very large, so surrounding it completely wasn't difficult. After surrounding the entire palace, Ma Sanbao, with the remaining two thousand soldiers, waited quietly with a cold smile on his face.
He knew that the situation here must have been discovered by the people in the palace. The guards around the palace, although somewhat frightened when they first saw this scene, still drew their long swords to try to stop it.
As a result, they were all easily killed by the Ming soldiers, while the guards inside the palace, holding weapons, looked at the Ming soldiers outside in fear.
The palace guards numbered only a few hundred, and they were naturally terrified when faced with the thousands of Ming soldiers at that moment.
Especially since these soldiers didn't wear much armor, while the Ming soldiers were well-equipped, had advanced weapons, and exuded a murderous aura, the palace guards naturally became afraid.
So he quickly went to report the situation to King Aerys.
When Alexunel saw the guards rushing up, he smiled and asked:
"So, is the battle at Chengwai over? Did you kill all those enemies? Did you find out their identities?"
The guard spoke in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, it's terrible! They've stormed the city and surrounded the palace. There are about five thousand of them. They've completely surrounded the palace."
Upon hearing this, Alekunel's expression changed. He abruptly threw the meat he was holding aside, stood up, and said:
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could they possibly have entered the city, and how could they have surrounded my palace?"
The guard immediately added:
"Indeed, they have already surrounded the palace, but they haven't entered yet."
Arekkunel's face turned grim, so he picked up the sword behind him, quickly led his son and guards out, and then looked around.
The surrounding guards had already been quickly mobilized. At the several gates of the palace, they were poised to attack, creating a tense standoff with the Ming army outside.
The Ming army, however, remained calm and simply surrounded the entire palace.
After Alejandro came out and saw the situation, he had no choice but to believe the truth of the matter.
He gritted his teeth and berated the guards around him:
"What exactly is going on?"
The guards around were also terrified at this moment, and no one answered.
Arekkunair then stood on a high platform and looked out at the Ming army outside the palace. He was shocked when he saw the army.
He had always believed that his Ceylon was the most powerful country in the region, with the strongest army and the most advanced weapons and armor.
But when he saw the Ming army outside, he realized what a gap truly meant.
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