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In September of the 14th year of Hongzhi, the monsoon and ocean currents in the East Indian Ocean began to reverse, from the original clockwise flow to counterclockwise flow.
When traveling from Nanyang to Tianzhu, we can just take advantage of this ocean current and monsoon. With favorable winds and rivers, it used to take more than ten days to reach Tianzhu from Nanyang, but now it only takes eight days to reach Tianzhu.
The monsoon is howling and the sea is rough. A huge fleet is sailing on the boundless sea, cutting through the wind and waves, heading westward.
The scale of this fleet is very large. At the front are more than 30 armed merchant ships. On both sides of the merchant ships, rows of gun holes are lined up side by side, like the ferocious teeth of beasts.
Behind the armed merchant ships were hundreds of ships, large and small. The dragon flags of the Ming Dynasty and the flags of major trading houses were hoisted on the ships. The flags swayed in the wind and made a hunting sound, just like thousands of troops and horses, with a majestic momentum.
On the deck of the ¡®Guan Yu¡¯, Feng Xiang, Zhu Benduan, Hu Xian, and Chen Lin stood together. The sea breeze was slightly cool, but their hearts were hot and fiery.
It¡¯s finally time to take action.
At this moment, several people can finally feel a hint of the autumn atmosphere of the ancient battlefield.
Five thousand people and horses, plus the subsequent huge team to serve these five thousand people, a huge team of tens of thousands of people headed straight for the island of Ceylon.
¡°We can reach Ceylon in two days!¡±
Zhu Benduan looked forward and said slightly excitedly.
"Don't worry, we can definitely win."
Feng Xiang smiled and said very confidently.
The more he understood the situation on Ceylon Island, the more confident he became.
Although Tianzhu is very big, it is not a unified and powerful empire like the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the entire Tianzhu has been composed of countless large and small city-states since ancient times. Even the most prosperous Mauryan Dynasty still has Just ruled the northern region.
The vast land of the Southern Plateau is still not unified.
Although the Island of Ceylon is no longer on the South Asian subcontinent, it is still deeply impressed by the South Asian subcontinent. It is a small island and is also divided internally. The most powerful Sinhalese people are also divided into several countries.
Every country is very weak, otherwise it would not have been possible for Zheng He to easily capture even their king with just two thousand people.
Historically, over the past few decades, the Portuguese gradually conquered the entire Gem Island with only a few hundred people. This shows that the national strength here is very weak.
"We can definitely win if we win. There is no problem in capturing Ceylon."
"The key is how we manage and rule the island of Ceylon after we capture it."
Hu Xian thought for a while and said.
He is now thinking about how to manage Ceylon Island in the future.
"We can learn from the teachings of Tian Erniu. Don't the Sinhalese people on the island believe in Buddhism? We can use this to make them willing to be enslaved and mine gemstones for us honestly."
Feng Xiang thought for a while and said.
"This is a good idea, but what I want to think about is how to occupy this island for a long time."
"The geographical location of Ceylon Island is very important. It occupies Ceylon Island. In the future, we can use it as a springboard to gradually plot the entire Tianzhu."
¡°In addition, Ceylon Island is an important hub for east-west maritime transportation. By occupying Ceylon Island, we have mastered this important route.¡±
"So we should find a way to rule forever."
¡°There are all Sinhalese and Tamils ??here, and there are very few Ming people like us.¡±
"So in the future we have to find a way to slowly move all the people here out."
"It is a good choice to sell slaves to plantations in Southeast Asia, and then move our own people to Ceylon Island, so that it can slowly become our place and we can rule here permanently. "
Hu Xian thought for a while and said.
???????????????????????????????????????????OUT Out Out of Ceylon??
By taking Ceylon, you can use it as a springboard. Going north, you can gradually encroach on the entire Tianzhu. Going east, you can capture Myanmar. Going west, you can lead to the Middle East, Persia and Africa.
Such a strategic locationSailing on the ocean, two days passed by in a flash.
¡°Dang~dang~¡±
"We have discovered land, we have discovered land~"
On the "Guan Yu", the lookout hand on the mast rang the bell and shouted excitedly downwards. Suddenly everyone on the ship became energetic. One by one, they hurried to the deck and took out their binoculars to look out. ahead.
????????????? Faintly, the outline of the land can be seen where the water and the sky meet.
Soon, the outline became clearer and clearer, gradually expanding in the field of vision, and then gradually occupying the entire field of view, and a huge land appeared in the field of vision.
¡°Finally arrived in Ceylon!¡±
Hu Xian put down the telescope and looked at the Island of Ceylon ahead. This is the east side of the Island of Ceylon. The terrain is very high and very steep, which is not suitable for berthing of ships. They must also go around to the southwest of the Island of Ceylon. go.
The southwest of Ceylon Island has a plain terrain and a natural high-quality harbor. It is an ideal place to anchor.
"The place for our first battle has finally arrived!"
"Try to take two months to capture Ceylon Island. When the Chinese New Year comes, we will bring back the largest and most beautiful gemstones in Ceylon Island to present to the emperor!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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