Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 1074 Start building a military port

After the encounter outside Yangon, Dongdongyu's war suddenly entered a very quiet state.

On land, Zhao Ming stationed his troops in Yu Bogu and remained unmoved. The Ming army fleet did not appear again on the sea.

However, the defeat in the last naval battle made Wu Sangui feel a sense of crisis, and he was worried that the Western-Air Combined Fleet was not a match for the Ming Fleet, so he took advantage of the Ming Navy's failure to appear and tried his best to transport troops and supplies to Dongshou.

At this time, more than a dozen more military ships docked by the dock, and a group of high caste nobles from various Indian states led civilian soldiers off the ship.

At this time, there were nearly 100,000 Zhou troops gathered in Yangon, of which 80,000 were troops from Indian states.

Wu Sangui looked at another 10,000 Indian troops landing in Yangon, and couldn't help but frown and said to Sun Kewang beside him: "Sun Sun, I want to fight against Zhao Zamao. Why are you sending so many local troops here? What I need are elite soldiers, at least you have to send me some Sikhs!"

During the Zhou Dynasty ruled India, it was found that the foreign Turks had the strongest combat power in the army in India, followed by the Sikhs, and the worst was the army of various national states, with the poor combat power that was outrageously poor.

Out of understanding of the combat power of the Indian army, Wu Sangui even doubted whether Sun Kewang was trying to harm him.

Sun Kewang smiled and said, "I learned that the war between Dongxu has entered a stalemate, so I hurriedly mobilized these Kshatriyas to come."

As he said that, Sun Kewang lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, these people can be used as cannon fodder. It doesn't matter if the losses are greater, but it will be beneficial to our Great Zhou."

Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou both looked at Sun Kewang with shock, but then they understood Sun Kewang's intention.

Although the Zhou Kingdom ruled India and had a vast territory, it was like a paralyzed giant, and the power of the imperial court was difficult to control the local states.

This made Zhou State, who was used to the centralization of the empire and forced control over the local government, feel very uncomfortable.

Sun Kewang felt that these high castes in Indian states were like the aristocratic families and military aristocratic groups of the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, hindering his reform and centralization.

Sun Kewang has been seeking to change this status quo, but it is very difficult, because as long as the caste system is touched, it will be subject to fierce opposition from local Indian forces.

Sun Kewang has always been very distressed, but the battlefield of Dongyu showed him a possibility, so he promoted great Indianism in the Zhou Dynasty and deceived a large number of high castes to go to Dongyu, expanding territory for the Great Zhou Empire and spreading Hinduism.

But his real goal was to use the war with the Ming Dynasty to eliminate these Indian nobles, so that they could go without returning, and after their death, they would confiscate their land and power more smoothly, implement new land policies, and enhance the strength of the Zhou State.

Wu Sangui hesitated and asked Hong Chengchou, "Hong Xiang, what do you think?"

Hong Chengchou felt that Sun Kewang was really a fucking talent, but he just liked playing with fire too much.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to be cautious. When the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, it was indeed a big blow to the northern military aristocrats, but it also shook the foundation of the Sui Dynasty. I think this battle should be aimed at defeating Zhao Zamao, and we should not mess up the main and secondary!" Hong Chengchou expressed his attitude tactfully.

Wu Sangui nodded slightly and said to Sun Kewang with a stern face: "Sun Sun, I also want to strengthen the authority of the court and attack those princes and princes in the country, but Sun Xiang should know how powerful Zhao Zamao is. The battle of Dongshu is related to my future in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so I should just transfer some elite soldiers."

"I think the war has entered a stalemate period, and stalemate is more than consumption. We have fewer Chinese people, so we are recruiting these nobles from the country." Sun Kewang explained, feeling a little disappointed, but he still respects Wu Sangui's decision, "I will send elite troops here later."

Wu Sangui nodded with satisfaction, "Well, I defeated Zhao Zamao, my Great Zhou has a stable external environment, so it wouldn't be too late to reform again!"

Sun Kewang nodded and asked, "Then defeat Zhao Zamao first. However, has Zhao Zamao been making any noise recently?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Zhao Zamao, now the troops are in a dilemma."

Wu Sangui said: "Yes, Zhao Zamao continues to march now and will be attacked from both sides, and it is difficult to win. If the troops are not moved, our military funds and reinforcements from Great Zhou will board the ship from Bangladesh and arrive in Yangon in less than ten days. It will be very convenient to supply. Zhao Zamao transports supplies from Jiangnan and needs to bypass Malacca for at least two or three months. If you continue to hold on, the Ming army consumes much more than us, and Myanmar is humid and hot, and the Ming army is not adapted to the climate, so Zhao Zamao can't hold on for long. I have sent people to monitor Zhao Zamao. As long as he can't hold on and lead the army to retreat, I will take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing."

At this time, the three of them were talking, and the general Xia Guoguo came hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, two prime ministers!" said the Prime Minister of Xia.

Wu Sangui asked, "But what military information is there?"

Xia Guoping nodded and said in a deep voice: "Report to Your Majesty, the scout has heard from him that Zhao Zamao is repairing the camp in Bogu, and seems to be ready to stick to Bogu for a long time."

Wu Sangui frowned slightly when he heard the word, "Don't Zhao Zamao care about the Ming Dynasty, do he have to fight with me to the death in Dongxu?"

Hong Chengchou guessed: "Can it be Zhao Zamao's plan to keep some of his troops and hold on, and he will withdraw back to the Ming Dynasty first, and then attack when the weather turns colder next year?"

Wu Sangui ordered: "Send scouts, continue to investigate, and closely monitor Zhao Zamao's every move."

In the dense forests along the coast of Dongyu, a Dongyu man led several Zhou army scouts to shuttle through the woods.

At this time, they pushed aside the trees and weeds, led the leader, took out the Qianli Mile Mile Mile, and observed the Ming army camp. They saw that the entire Ming army camp had become a huge construction site.

The soldiers built earth walls, nailed them into wooden stakes, dug moats, and built the Bogu into solid soil.

The leader scout looked at it and pulled the camera to the beach, but did not see the Ming army's gunboat.

He urged people on the side, saying, "I heard that the Ming army was in Bogu, and Maudani captured tens of thousands of civilians and built ports and docks in Maudani."

When the scout leader heard the words, he put in the Qianli Milestone and said in a deep voice: "Go to Maolanmian to take a look!"

A few days later, the group arrived at Maudan and saw tens of thousands of civilians busy in the same bay.

The scout squatted on the top of a mountain, observing with astonishment, that the entire bay had been cut down by the civilians, and rows of wooden houses and huge boat platforms were built in the bay area.

A Ming army warship was parked on the ship platform, waiting for craftsmen to repair it, and the wood needed to repair the ships was transported from the Nanyang side.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next