The king of Adan was actually a little panicked. Despite his stubbornness, he was definitely worried about the powerful suppression from the Ming Dynasty.
Although he didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty was as powerful as rumored, nor did he believe that it was truly that formidable, he still had to acknowledge that the Ming Dynasty possessed considerable strength.
Otherwise, such a fleet could not have been built. At least ever since the King of Aden saw the Ming Dynasty's fleet, he ordered Aden to build such a fleet as well.
However, the fleet that was built was only slightly larger than some fishermen's boats.
Besides, it's not even comparable to the Ming Dynasty's fleet, let alone worthy of being called a fleet.
After a period of effort, the King of Adan abandoned his idea of building a fleet for ocean voyages.
Because in practice, this involves many professional fields that they simply don't understand.
Shipbuilding technology is only one aspect; the ability to navigate is also crucial.
They don't have much experience with this either.
They couldn't even distinguish directions at sea, and they didn't know which direction to go or where to go once they were at sea.
Therefore, forcing a country to comply with the law is not only a test of national strength, but also a test of many other aspects.
Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Adan seemed to lack certain qualities in all aspects, so the matter was left unresolved.
If someone else can do something that you can't do, and do it very well, then you have to admit that that person must be very capable.
Although the king of Adane did not want to admit it.
It must be understood that the Ming Dynasty is at least somewhat stronger than the Adan Kingdom.
However, the king of Adan also felt that even if the Ming Dynasty was stronger, it would be impossible for them to travel thousands of miles to bring so many soldiers to his territory and do anything to him.
He was even more relieved when he learned that only a few thousand soldiers were landing this time.
He thought to himself that in his own territory, these few thousand people probably couldn't cause any trouble.
Soon, the soldiers of Adan had assembled. More than 10,000 men gathered at the city gates of Adan.
This was not the entire force of the Kingdom of Adan; it was just that the king felt that mobilizing more than 10,000 men would be enough to deal with the few thousand soldiers sent by the Ming Dynasty.
There's even a bit too much.
Upon learning that the soldiers had arrived, the King of Adane regained his confidence.
He said to some of the generals below:
"Just give the order to attack the Ming army when the time comes. There's no need to make any changes to our strategy. I wasn't afraid of them before, and I'm still not afraid now."
Upon hearing this, a general below said with some concern:
"But, Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty is truly as powerful as the rumors suggest, wouldn't it be disastrous if we rashly attack them?"
The king immediately sneered upon hearing this:
"What's there to be afraid of? There's a saying that goes, 'The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.' No matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty is, our Adan Kingdom is still thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty."
It was overseas, to such a distant country, that the Ming Dynasty had suffered a tremendous loss.
"Trying to oppose us, Adan, isn't so easy. After all, sending a large number of soldiers over such a long distance isn't easy."
The king of Adane appeared calm, but in reality, his thoughts were quite simple.
That is, the main reason for his arrogance is distance. He believes that the Ming Dynasty is too far away from Adan. If the Ming Dynasty were near Adan, he would not dare to be so arrogant.
However, the Ming Dynasty is very far away, and this distance involves many issues. At least in this era, everyone believes that if the distance is too great, a large-scale war is impossible.
Even if the Ming Dynasty had a fleet that could easily sail tens of thousands of miles, it still couldn't possibly carry a large number of soldiers that far, could it?
Even if it were possible, the price to pay would be enormous. Therefore, the king of Adan was confident that the distance was too great for the Ming Dynasty to deal with him.
That's why they can be so rampant.
Anyway, the Ming Dynasty can only send a limited number of soldiers from such a far distance. If it only sends a few thousand soldiers, the Adan Kingdom can just kill them all. What good would the Ming Dynasty's anger do? It's too far away to deal with them.
Anyway, Adan isn't going to voluntarily go to Ming territory. It just shows his thinking aligns with that of some people who haven't seen much of the world.
They failed to understand that even a few hundred soldiers from the Ming Dynasty could potentially destroy Adan, let alone a few thousand.
At this moment, outside the capital of Adan, Ma Sanbao said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to come here with our troops, looking like we're about to go to war? Even if we want to teach Adan a lesson, shouldn't we at least find a reason to frame them?"
Zhu Yunwen: "There's no need for that. We didn't bring so many soldiers to bully them. We just wanted to reason with them."
Why does the Kingdom of Adan speak so ill of our Great Ming? Why does it threaten to build a treasure ship to attack the Great Ming?
Since they dared to say such things, isn't it reasonable for me to bring soldiers to their doorstep and demand an explanation?
Ma Sanbao was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Now that you mention it, it does seem quite reasonable. They said they wanted to go to the Ming Dynasty and make it a vassal state of Adan, so it's reasonable for us to just come here and demand an explanation from them."
Zhu Yunwen smiled:
"Isn't that enough? Although we are strong but not bullying, powerful but not domineering, bringing more people to reason with us doesn't break our rules."
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