638. Chapter 638 Using barbarians to control barbarians
Wang Shouren wants to trick these Zhenla people into becoming cannon fodder. This is already unkind. However, Wang Shouren is not a pedantic person. Everything in this world has a price. Since you want to get something from me,
Then you have to give something first, it is a matter of course.
This kind of thinking is very different from that of scholars in the traditional sense. When scholars read the books of sages, they want to cultivate their moral integrity, harmonize their families, govern their country, and bring peace to the world. As the saying goes, those who want to be enlightened and virtuous in the world must first rule their country; those who want to rule their country,
If you want to straighten your family, you must first straighten your body. If you want to straighten your body, you must first straighten your mind. If you want to straighten your heart, you must first be sincere in your intentions. If you wish to be honest in your intentions, you must first know and understand.
Observe things. After observing things, you will know them. After knowing them, your intentions will be sincere. After your intentions are sincere, your heart will be upright. If your mind is upright, you will cultivate your body. If you cultivate your body, you will have a harmonious family. If your family is harmonious, the country will be governed. If the country is governed, then the world will be peaceful!
Well, it's a bit hard to pronounce, but which scholar dares to say that he has not read "The Book of Rites"? To put it bluntly, if a scholar wants to do great things, at least he must first start with the basic things of his own virtue and character.
, However, the "Book of Rites" does not say what methods should be used to educate foreigners. Wang Shouren does not think there is anything wrong with his methods. The future of Zhenla Kingdom will really be decided by this Wali.
, he relied on Da Ming, not to be taught by Da Ming, but from this point of view, he felt that he should be relatively flexible.
I originally thought that even if the other party agreed to such a request, he would have to carefully consider the pros and cons before making such a difficult choice. Who would have expected that Liu Hua would bring this news to Wali, and then Wali would
The prince actually agreed without hesitation, and he was so crisp and clear that the people on the boat were a little doubtful whether Wali knew what was going on in Champa all along.
Wali doesn't think so. What he fears is that the other party has no requirements for him and knows his own affairs. There really aren't many things he can bring out to impress these Ming people. A prince who is alienated and indifferent by the king, you
How much can he be expected to come up with that would appeal to the people of Ming Dynasty?
Even the remaining troops in Liao Port are not actually his own. These soldiers were well commanded by him. However, before coming to Liao Port, these soldiers were the defenders of the royal city. Although he had tried his best to
He deployed his own men to control these troops, but it was still difficult to command them like an arm. Thanks to the unreasonable shelling of the Spanish, more than two people of this company of troops were killed and trampled by the artillery.
Success, and then, they immediately collapsed. Among the defeated people, naturally included those officers who had various connections in the royal city. By the time his people gathered up the fleeing soldiers, the number of soldiers was even greater than before.
Half of it is gone.
However, the remaining half of the soldiers can be regarded as the best. They are truly the power he has mastered. Although this power is not enough in the battle for the throne of Zhenla Kingdom, it can serve as pawns for the Ming Dynasty.
It's more than enough.
Two days later, three warships, carrying Wali and his carefully selected 1,000 troops, headed for Champa.
Still on that secret coast, the spies sent out three days ago returned to the ship on time, and they brought back the news that Wang Yu longed for.
"There are no ships in the port!" This was the first sentence of the spy: "There is not a single ship. It must have been sunk, or the people who occupied the city have hidden it!"
"How is the city? Has it been occupied by Xiyi?" Wang Shouren asked anxiously.
"There are Western barbarians coming in and out, and the city does not look like it is facing a formidable enemy. It seems that the Western barbarians and the people in the city are getting along well!" The spy replied: "It's just that the flag flying at the top of the city is not ours.
The dragon flag of Ming Dynasty is not the flag of Xiyi, so my subordinates couldn’t quite understand it, but they traced it back!"
A piece of paper with a strange pattern crookedly drawn on it was handed over. Wang Shouren recognized it immediately when he saw it: "This is the flag of the Panluo family. I saw it many times when I was occupying the city."
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"So, Panluo, with his own strength, was safe and sound after the Xiyi fleet passed through?" Wang Yu felt a little strange, "How are these Xiyi so easy to talk to?"
"Perhaps, he has his own plan, but even if he and Xiyi are trying to make ends meet, this is not allowed. The city is our Ming Dynasty's place. When will our Ming Dynasty's city be able to relax its defense?
Let the enemy come and go, there are no such boneless people in our Ming Dynasty!" Wang Shouren shook his head, he just kept changing, and Panluo had ten thousand reasons. In Guangdong and Fujian, the fighting was in full swing, but here in the city occupation
, he couldn't accept that the people of the Ming Dynasty lived in harmony with the Xiyi people.
"Let's talk about the key points!" Wang Yu waved his hand, "Whether he has any difficulties, we will talk about it later. Now that the Xiyi warships are not in the port, isn't it easy to seize the city? How many people are there in the Xiyi people?"
"My subordinates have been squatting in the woods for two days. The Xiyi people don't seem to trust the people in the city. They built a stronghold by the sea outside the city by the woods. During these two days, what my subordinates saw
There should be around a hundred Xiyi people coming in and out, well, if you include those who didn’t show up, there won’t be more than 300 people!”
"Okay, let's teach them a lesson!" Wang Yu clapped his hands, "It's just a small number of people. If we hit them with a few volleys of artillery, we'll be done!"
"Sir!" The spy glanced at Wang Yu, who was full of confidence, and said with some hesitation: "I'm afraid that our ship cannons won't be able to hit these Xiyi villages!"
Wang Yu hummed and looked over suspiciously.
The spy hurriedly explained: "When these Westerners built this stronghold, they must have considered the problem of us coming from the sea. This stronghold is built on the mountain and faces the sea. This position is extremely tricky!"
"You mean, we have to send people ashore to kill them?" Wang Yu smacked his lips with regret. Even the spies said that the location was tricky. It is estimated that the artillery on this ship is really not of much use.
, also, when the Xiyi people come here and are not familiar with the place, it is impossible not to be wary of this.
Wang Shouren nodded slightly. He could hear this conversation clearly: "It's nothing to send people ashore to exterminate those Western barbarians. Wang Yu, don't forget, we are here with helpers. If this is the case,
If they can't do it, then this person won't be of much use. Even if the Ming Dynasty supports some barbarians to use barbarians to control barbarians, they still have to be outstanding barbarians. If they don't live up to their expectations, then they can't blame others!"