Since you have decided to submit to the Ming prince and want to obtain a piece of land, you should try your best to show your loyalty and value.
At Lin Deyuan's suggestion, Jayaharavarman changed his Chinese name.
"阘" is usually pronounced as dū.
But if it has something to do with Buddhism or Brahmanism, then it must be shé.
Therefore, he changed his surname to She and his given name was She Yehe.
Zhu Kang greatly appreciated this and praised She Yehe's loyalty many times in front of the prince of Champa.
As a result, the princes of Champa changed their names one after another.
Anyway, it doesn't cost anything to change your name. You can just ask Zhu Kang for a name. Han Chinese names are only used to deal with Han people. They do whatever they want in private, just to make the Ming prince happy.
After resting for two days in Bintonglong, Zhu Kang announced his decision to conquer Chenla.
She Yehe took out a simple map and said: "If Your Highness wants to conquer Chenla, don't get entangled with them in the forest. From here, capture the towns along the way and kill them all the way to their royal city of Angkor, forcing the Chenla army to come and fight on their own."
.Otherwise, they will tangle in the forests and mountains until the hot rainy season comes."
Zhu Kang pointed to the Mekong River Delta: "Aren't you going to attack here?"
She Yehe shook his head and said: "There are forests and swamps everywhere, there are only many indigenous villages, and there are no decent towns. When we send troops, we should go around the mountains further north."
The Mekong Delta was developed step by step from the upstream.
It was probably around the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty that cities and towns gradually began to appear, and trading ports developed after Zheng He's voyages to the West.
The Mekong Delta's agricultural development was the result of the efforts of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants.
First, the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam resettled immigrants and turned the land that was relatively easy to cultivate into farmland. Then the Qing army moved south, and the Ming Dynasty survivors fled overseas and turned the swamps and mangroves that were difficult to cultivate into fertile farmland.
"How long will it take for the rainy season in Chenla to come?" Zhu Kang asked.
She Yehe said: "Three to four months. It's hot and humid, and soldiers can easily get sick."
Zhu Kang nodded: "Then we must fight quickly."
She Yehe said: "I am willing to lead the army as a vanguard and open the way!"
Zhu Kang was afraid of wasting time and said: "I will give you another thousand elites."
Of course it's not "give", but a thousand Ming troops working together as a vanguard.
She Yehe led the army and set out the next day, followed by Zhu Kang and his army.
Two days after entering the border of Chenla, Sheyehe occupied a small town and asked Zhu Kang to send troops to station there and transfer some subsequent grain and grass there.
A merchant named Song Shunming often went to Zhenla to trade, and he was always with Zhu Kang.
When they came to the small town to camp, Song Shunming accompanied him and said:
"The powerful and wealthy people in Chenla like to capture or buy savages as slaves. The savages actually own land, know how to farm, and pay taxes. But they are not allowed to enter the city, or even go near the edge of the city."
"A young and powerful savage can be sold for dozens of bolts of cloth. But outsiders cannot catch them casually and must obtain the permission of the local nobles. They call their master Batuo and their mistress Miba, which actually means parents. Savage
You can marry yourself, but you are not allowed to have sex with rich people."
"If a Han Chinese who is a guest in a wealthy family in Chenla cannot help but sleep with the maid of the family, the master will not sit with the Han Chinese. If a slave escapes, he will be tied up like a dog when he is caught..."
This maritime merchant named Song Shunming actually knew little about Zhenla.
The "savages" he calls are actually the "untouchables" of Chenla. After all, the state religion here is Brahmanism.
Moreover, there are two types of untouchables in Chenla. One type is civilized and can understand the official language, and only these can be slaves. The other type is the savages from the mountain tribes, who cannot even understand the official language. Such tribesmen
A lower status than ordinary pariahs.
Song Shunming continued:
"Many merchants from different dynasties claimed that the people of Zhenla were too dark-skinned. In fact, this statement was spread from rumor to false."
"The upper-class people in Zhenla have very white skin, while the lower-class people are tanned because of hard work. There are also scholars here. I don't know what books they read. They will tie a white rope around their necks, just like the clothes of the Confucian scholars in the Ming Dynasty.
To distinguish one’s identity.”
"When girls in Chenla are about ten years old, they have to invite monks to help them remove their virginity, which is called a 'blanket.' Every April, girls who do not have a 'blanket' must declare to the government, and monks will come to remove it.
They lost their virginity. This family has to prepare gifts, otherwise the monk will be very angry."
"I heard that a girl's virginity is not broken by sexual intercourse, but by monks who prick it with their fingers..."
The more Zhu Kang listened, the more outrageous he became, and asked: "Is this what you paid attention to in Zhenla?"
Song Shunming smiled awkwardly.
Zhu Kang asked again: "How are the people of Zhenla doing?"
Song Shunming said: "Zhenla, like Champa, believes in Brahmanism and divides people into three, six or nine grades. If the father is a craftsman, the son can only be a craftsman. If the father is a military household, the son can only be a craftsman.
Military households. They have become accustomed to it and don’t know how to resist. There are even some who have been beggars for generations. However, as more and more people believe in Buddhism, Buddhists don’t pay much attention to these things.”
Zhu Kang nodded: "It seems that Buddhism is better."
Song Shunming said: "The power of Buddhism has become more and more powerful in Chenla. More than half of the temples built in recent years are Buddhist temples. Not only the eminent monks of the two religions often fight, but the believers of each religion also kill each other. Dozens and hundreds of people are often killed or injured in the fights."
"Report!"
"Our vanguard encountered an ambush. We suffered hundreds of casualties and defeated thousands of enemy troops. We beheaded more than 400 people and captured more than 200 prisoners."
"How many casualties were there among the Ming soldiers?"
"One person was seriously injured, sixteen were slightly injured, and no one was killed."
"I understand. I will reward Sheyehe with a precious sword and thirty pieces of fine silk to commend him for his bravery and fearlessness!"
Zhu Kang became more and more satisfied with this She Yehe. Although he was an ambitious person, it was good as long as he could use it smoothly.
Of course, being ambushed could kill thousands of enemy troops, so those thousand Ming troops must have played a role.
At this moment, She Yehe turned back frequently while walking on the road, looking at the thousands of Ming troops who had joined forces to fight.
The fighting power is too terrifying!
Of course, ambush does not mean hiding on the roadside, which will definitely be discovered by the scouts exploring the road.
Thousands of Chenla troops were hiding in the mountains and forests more than ten miles away, and only a few soldiers were sent to observe secretly. After the Ming army passed by, they came out of the mountains and forests - it was said to be an ambush, but in fact it was more like a surprise attack.
Facing the surprise attack, Sheyehe's army hurriedly responded, and one unit even collapsed on the spot.
But the thousand Ming army was calm and composed, instantly changed from a marching state to a fighting formation, and even countercharged to defeat the Chenla army.
This battle happened yesterday, but the more She Yehe thought about it, the more terrifying she felt.
Such a Ming army is invincible. From now on, we must be honest and obedient, and we must not offend His Highness King Yu.
With the help of a thousand Ming troops, Sheyaha fought more and more fiercely, and did not stop until he advanced dozens of miles east of the city of Viyadapura.
This was once the capital of the Funan Kingdom, located on the banks of the Mekong River a hundred miles southeast of Phnom Penh.
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Suryavarman II was in the city, looking at the messenger with a gloomy expression.
The messenger knelt on the ground and said: "I met King Yu of the Ming Dynasty two hundred miles north of Bintonglong. He refused to talk to me and just arrested me and imprisoned me. Seven days ago, he finally summoned me. He said a lot...
A lot of bad words..."
Suryavarman II asked: "What will he do before he is willing to retreat?"
The envoy said: "First, your Majesty should send an envoy to Luoyang to plead guilty, and the envoy must be a member of the royal family; second, cede the Prenogo area to the Champa Kingdom, and the Ming Dynasty's prince Yu Wang will be the king of Champa in the future.
"
Prenogo, also translated as Priango, means "forest of the kingdom".
That is, later Ho Chi Minh City and its surrounding areas.
There are swamps and forests all over there, with only some uncivilized tribal villages.
For Suryavarman II, it did not provide much tax revenue or even much military resources, so ceding it would not make him feel bad.
But this will damage his prestige!
After much thought, Suryavarman II decided to fight.
He now has unprecedented military strength, with more than 200 war elephants alone and a mountain cavalry unit.
The armies of the affiliated kingdoms and tribes have also been assembled one after another, and the 80,000-strong army is ready for a battle.
Moreover, fighting on the eastern outskirts of the city, the enemy cannot be allowed to break through the city of Wyattupura - this is the deputy capital of Chenla and the second largest city in Chenla.
When Zhu Kang arrived with the main force, he was faced with enemy camps stretching for more than ten miles.
The Chenla army first stayed in the stronghold, trying to delay the attack until the rainy season.
Zhu Kang asked General Han Jing to drag out the artillery, use artillery fire to level the enemy camp's defenses, and then let Annan and Champa troops attack.
Just when a camp was about to be breached, more than 30,000 Chenla troops from nearby suddenly came to the rescue.
The three thousand Ming army soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately led the remaining Annan army to meet the enemy.
Destroy everything!
Chenla's army did not have many bows and arrows. Only officers were equipped with bows and arrows, and their long-range firepower was almost negligible.
Moreover, their armor coverage is not high. Even the elite troops only have leather armor. Not to mention the firearms of the army, the bows and crossbows are enough to kill the Zhenla army.
The cavalry of Zhenla were also interesting, equipped with leather armor, machetes and long curved knives. Such cavalry troops, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, were just a group of horse bandits fighting with simple knives.
Due to the rugged terrain, the Ming army formed an improved version of the Mandarin Duck Formation with firearms.
A large number of Chenla infantrymen armed with shields and javelins rushed over in a chaotic manner due to the rugged terrain and uneven formations.
Flintlock muskets and rifle bows took the lead in firing, and Chenla soldiers fell down from time to time.
Before Chenla's army could enter the javelin range, the Ming army's small artillery also started firing.
After fighting, one of Chenla's front troops collapsed, and they didn't even throw the javelin in their hands.
The Chenla cavalry that circled the flanks were directly shot down by the Ming army's light cavalry - these Chenla cavalry didn't even know how to ride and shoot, and they charged forward with long curved knives like plain knives.
"War elephant, war elephant!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Suryavarman II directly threw a hundred war elephants into the army.
These war elephant troops are similar to Annan, with archers, spearmen, etc., but the elephants are not equipped with any armor and have not been trained to deal with firearms.
As the war elephants gradually approached, they became increasingly restless and frightened by the sound of muskets and artillery.
Suddenly, a war elephant raised its trunk and howled, turned around and fled towards the rear.
The war elephants seemed to be able to communicate with each other, and other war elephants also ran after them. The soldiers who followed the war elephants had no time to dodge, and were trampled to death by the war elephants and injured countless people.
Moreover, some war elephants also rushed towards Suryavarman II's central army formation.
"The whole army rushes to kill!"
Seeing this, Han Jing gave an order and directed the Ming and Annan troops to rush out.
Even Zhu Kang himself got on his horse and led his cavalry troops straight into the enemy's infantry formation.
The Chenla armies collapsed one after another, especially the vassal forces that were called to fight. They had not even engaged the Ming army and began to flee hundreds of steps away.
Chenla's territory is ten to twenty times that of Champa and Annan, but it has been fighting back and forth with Champa for a long time, and was repeatedly beaten by Annan. What kind of combat effectiveness can such an army have? It will only bully and bully the weaker.
Just countries and tribes.
The combat effectiveness of the army is really comparable.
The Ming army can defeat Annan's army.
The Annan army can defeat the coalition forces of Chenla and Champa!
The vassal armies of Chenla can only fight with favorable conditions. They are all still in the tribal era. Even if there is a country, it is a tribal federation. Once the situation goes bad, the vassal leaders will flee quickly.
From the perspective of Suryavarman II, this defeat was completely unexpected.
His original plan was to use a camp to hold back the enemy troops, causing them to fall into a stalemate, and then lead the main force to carry out flanking rescue. But there was a problem with the script. The camp fortifications were pulled out by artillery, and there were signs of being breached not long after the battle.
, he had to bring the main force to kill in advance.
The ensuing battle was even more ridiculous. The front army was defeated by firearms in a confused way, and the cavalry that was sideways were shot by bows and arrows. The war elephants thrown out to save the field were scared away by the sound of artillery, and trampled several friendly troops.
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The leaders of the vassal states and vassal tribes were so damn far away from the enemy that they all ran away!
Suryavarman II fled back to the city surrounded by his own soldiers. He felt dizzy as if he were stepping on clouds. He was unprepared for the collapse of tens of thousands of troops.
After slapping himself hard, Suryavarman II finally calmed down and began to organize troops to defend the city.
Outside the city there were broken soldiers and corpses everywhere.
Many defeated soldiers were chased to the moat and panicked and jumped into the river to escape. Although all of them were good at swimming, there were too many soldiers who jumped into the river. A large number of soldiers who could swim drowned due to the pushing and grabbing.
Moreover, there is no Wengcheng here, so the troops who fled back to the city did not dare to open the door to admit friendly troops.
Countless defeated soldiers who escaped across the moat ran around the city wall but could not get in. They either risked their lives and fled away from the city, or they knelt down and begged for mercy and became prisoners.
"There are broken troops from the south rushing into the city gate!"
"The enemy has also rushed in, run away quickly!"
Suryavarman II was shocked and led the main force to open the north gate and break out of the encirclement.
Zhu Kang was equally worried.
Except for the 3,000 Ming troops who were still under control, the rest of the troops were all out of control.
This is the second largest city in Chenla. The Annan army and the Champa army were crazy. Instead of chasing down the defeated enemies outside the city, they swarmed into the city and looted everywhere. Even the generals couldn't stop it, and they couldn't stop it even if they wanted to.
The solution is that the army that has gone crazy has lost its organization, and the heralds don’t know where to go to deliver the orders.
What else can be done?
The army burned, killed and looted for seven or eight hours before Zhu Kang finally gathered them back.
Summoning the generals of Annan and the two captured cities, Zhu Kang said: "Every department must hand over half of what they have grabbed!"
The generals were overjoyed and only handed over half of it. His Highness Prince Yu was so generous.
Of course, Zhu Kang got more than half. After he found that he could not restrain the subordinate troops, he immediately sent Ming soldiers to occupy the military warehouses and treasury - where the money and food were the most abundant. The ministries only looted nobles, temples, wealthy businessmen and civilians.
The next day, Suryavarman II sent an envoy to sue for peace and put forward conditions that made Zhu Kang extremely satisfied.
After some bargaining, Zhu Kang agreed to withdraw his troops.
First, Chenla ceded Prenogo (Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas) to Champa.
Second, compensate Zhu Kang for a certain amount of gold, silver, spices, gems, and furs. This is difficult to estimate because of price fluctuations. It is probably worth more than 100,000 taels of silver.
Third, compensate Zhu Kang for 2,000 cattle.
Fourth, the condemnation envoy went to Luoyang with gifts to plead guilty.
Fifth, reduce the entry tax for merchants from the Ming Dynasty in Chenla ports.
When the first batch of compensation was delivered, Zhu Kang began to withdraw his troops one after another and returned to Vijaya, the capital of Champa, to establish his own country.
He changed the occupied city-state into Nanyu Kingdom.
Changed the capital Vijaya to Champa.
The military and political system was changed to the cabinet and ministry system according to the Ming Dynasty. However, the local administrative divisions were only at the state and county levels.
The civil and military officers of the Ming Dynasty who followed him, as well as the Annan generals who were left behind, were all awarded titles or official positions. The princes of the feudal states who occupied the city were also given titles and official positions.
But these are just fake goods.
Most of the Champa princes still controlled local power.
The system implemented by Han soldiers was directly copied from the Sui and Tang Dynasty's military system!
There is plenty of land here, which can be distributed to Han soldiers. If the land is not enough, they can expand the territory.
If the princes of the feudal states who occupied the city did not obey the order of Tui En in the future, Zhu Kang could lead his troops to destroy them, and then obtain the land and distribute it to the Han soldiers.