Chapter 283: On the Order of the Ming Emperor, a Mission to the Southeast Asian Countries(2/2)
Zhang Dingbian next to him is much simpler, wearing a golden scale helmet, mountain armor, and tiger-head boots.
boom!
West Chagatai's crudely made artillery exploded again.
At this point, Zhou Buxin suddenly changed the subject and got down to business: "General Zhang, do you want to take all these 500 soldiers ashore?"
Forced by military orders, the gunners of West Chagatai had to take the risk and prepare to reload and fire again.
"Oh! By Allah, is this a merchant ship from the Kingdom of the East?"
"These abominable infidels!"
Zhou Buxin said without hesitation: "Simple! We can't take all the five hundred soldiers with us. We will only take one hundred. The other four hundred people will stay in this cabin. From now on, they will not be allowed to show their faces, and they will not be able to live on the ship. From now on,
, you can only eat dry food every day!”
"When we enter Maradi State this time, we have only three tasks. One is to reveal our wealth, the other is to show weakness, and the third is to alert the enemy!"
In Xu Da's army, the three thousand soldiers and horses are basically infantry using new muskets and spears. There are only three hundred elite sword and shield soldiers, led by Qi Xiang, the commander of Yili Guard, who can be regarded as an army that can fight in close combat.
Elite.
Behind the two men stood five hundred soldiers, all wearing armor and carrying crossbows. More importantly, each of these soldiers carried firearms!
Xu Da saw fires lighting up in the West Chagatai camp outside the city.
"No, keep the gunpowder and don't waste it." Xu Da said.
"Don't worry, sir. As long as we can leave the city at night, the enemy will not be able to detect us, and we can retreat safely after creating chaos!" Qi Xiang said loudly.
"Why panic!"
After a lot of tossing, the sky gradually darkened.
Soon after.
"Haha, these Tartar artillery are indeed useless. At such a short distance, their chambers will explode." Xu Da laughed.
Then, of the remaining one hundred people, fifty more people put on merchant attire and took out some rare treasures from the ship as the best products for this trade.
Qi Xiang also looked happy.
Western Chagatai began to send cavalry to search the surrounding areas for Uyghur people and their grain and livestock.
Zhang Dingbian sighed with emotion: "That is to say, the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding technology is extremely developed now. Otherwise, in the past, who would have thought that there would be a cabin that could hold five hundred people in this world!"
Zhang Dingbian nodded slowly: "Mr. Zhou is right. Since Mr. Zhou has said this, he must have an idea, so don't sell it!"
"As you command, my lord!"
"Sir, should we continue to bombard them and let them see how powerful we are?" Ma Zilu asked from the side.
Everyone was dumbfounded. This didn't look like someone on an ordinary merchant ship.
The officials in charge of managing Maradi Port were also watching the excitement outside, but when they saw this majestic support and the two people wearing the official uniforms of the Celestial Empire, they were dumbfounded.
The scarlet embroidered gold cannon on the outer cover is simple, but Zhang Dingbian is a military commander, but it really sets off his majestic aura.
Many soldiers in West Chagatai have always been very superstitious. If they bomb their guns one after another, many people will think that they have been warned by God.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Buxin shook his head after hearing this: "If this is really the case, we will not be able to catch big fish. Although the countries in Nanyang are very different in national power, our soldiers are very precious. How can we not lose them here?
Then try not to fold here!"
Zhang Dingbian thought about it for a while before nodding: "One hundred... is almost enough."
"Sir, the three hundred people under my command are all elites, which is enough to ensure that we can come back safely after the night attack." Qi Xiang said.
Timur rushed out wearing armor and shouted loudly.
Timur's army suffered repeated blows, and the Ming army's victory rate in defending the city was even higher.
Zhou Buxin stroked his goatee with a proud face: "Yes!"
"Let the gunners rest for the time being. You guys go and set up sentries around the area. Don't allow any Ming army to escape!"
Just now, when the West Chagatai artillery exploded, Xu Da could see it clearly at the top of Yili City.
Many Turkic gunners simply threw away their tools and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
In the cabin of the leading ship, Zhou Buxin was wearing a bullfighting suit specially given by the emperor, with a short-winged black gauze hood.
This Maradi Port official remembered clearly that at that time, his predecessor, the previous official in charge of Maradi Port, had to spend five years of the port's income to bribe the Mongolian envoy to his satisfaction.
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When Timur saw the elite Ming troops running back to Yili City, he cursed angrily.
But in the West Chagatai Formation, it is different.
Although the robes and styles of these two people who came this time were different from those of the Mongols, their ceremonial staffs were unmistakable. They were probably the angelic officers photographed by the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of this, the port official was very worried. The Ming Dynasty's caravan was robbed three times in a row in the waters of Maradi. Now they are looking for trouble!
Just as the port officials were in a state of confusion, Zhou Buxin also saw him.
There is no way, among so many local natives, this one is considered to be the most luxurious, and he is followed by a large number of servants. This person thinks that he is either rich or noble, and he is the one!
Thinking of this, Zhou Buxin no longer hesitated. Anyway, you can't go wrong with him!
Zhou Buxin looked at the port official and shouted loudly: "The Ming Dynasty is a fourth-rank Nanyang ambassador and a fourth-rank general who conquers the South. They are envoys to the Southeast Asian countries under the imperial decree of the Ming Dynasty. Where are the officials in Maradi State!"
Zhou Buxin spoke in Ming Dynasty Mandarin, which the port officials couldn't listen to.
Chapter completed!