Bright Spring

And this is the worst possible outcome.

The general has been standing on the deck, watching the scene ahead.His face was black and bright, shining in the sun.

The morning's soft sun exposure did not make him feel unduly uncomfortable.The temperature at sea is not high, and the sea breeze is cool.The stable temperature cannot form a hurricane at sea, and the wind is very stable, which makes the sails bulge very full and look quite beautiful.

The slightly unsatisfactory thing is that they raided from the southwest of Saigon Port, and the direction of sailing was against the wind.

Originally, the oceanic monsoon here would not prevail until December in the Gregorian calendar every year; but this year's northeast monsoon seems to come earlier.It's only late November now, and there's a northeasterly wind blowing across the ocean.

However, in this battle, things like tailwind or headwind are the least important conditions.

Because the coalition fleet was going for a surprise attack, not a confrontation, as long as the wind could blow their fleet to Saigon, that would be enough.If both armies are prepared for a decisive battle, no matter whether it is headwind or tailwind, the coalition army will not be an opponent of the Ming people.So even if it is a tailwind, it will have no effect on the coalition forces.

There is not a single enemy ship on the sea today.The general was watching by himself, and ordered other ships to observe.Until now, the coalition forces have not seen any enemy ships; the people of the Ming Dynasty should have not noticed any movement of the coalition fleet.

Everything is perfect.

The general stared at the sea calmly, and took a deep breath against the wind.When he first went out to sea, he could smell the faint fishy smell in the sea breeze, but now he can't smell it at all.

The whole sea was covered with ships, mostly sampans, small in size, but many; only the Mantinga fleet, now and then there was a big ship with soft sails.The Manzakas are followers of Islam, and they communicated with countries such as the Sultanate of North India and Persia.

The shadow of the ship in the distance is very small, and there is a big ship from time to time among the many small boats.The general watched from a distance, and felt that the scene was like a large group of ants, and there was a larger soldier ant among the worker ants from time to time.

At this moment, from the west of the fleet, close to the land, a small boat gradually shuttled over.

The boat slowly approached the general's flagship, and used the grapple to throw it up to fix the position.Then on the side of the big ship, a rope ladder was thrown down.After a while, a soldier climbed onto the deck below.

The soldier's forearms, head, and shoulders were all covered with yellow bronze armor, his robe was draped over his body, his shoulders and chest|chest|muscles were bare|exposed to the sun, dark and strong.This person looks like a person of some status.

The military man came over, facing the general and the envoy Mancijia, he put his palms together and greeted him.

"There is a secret report." The soldier took out a bamboo tube.

The general waved his hand to tell the people around him to retreat, but he didn't let the envoy Mancijia leave.Now that the Chenla people and the Manchukas have formed a coalition army, there is no need for the Chenla people to hide their military information from the messenger.

"Very good." The general said briefly after reading the secret report.His expression was still calm and calm.

Subsequently, the envoys of Manchuka were allowed to read the letter.And he didn't hold back his emotions, and soon a smile appeared on his face, and then he raised his head excitedly and laughed.The general looked at him and smiled.

The secret report came from An En, a nobleman in Chenla, who is the queen's younger brother.For the overall deployment and strategy of this war, An En has made many ideas, and is the person who most supports this strategy.Therefore, the general commanding the army on land is An En.

Ann sent the latest news.

The main force of the Ming army has already landed, and the camp is near the confluence of the Dong Nai River and Qianjiang (south of Ho Chi Minh City).The Ming army was on the east bank of the Dong Nai River, and the Chenla army was on the west bank of the river. The two armies faced each other across the river, less than twenty miles apart.

On the east bank of the river, there were dozens of military camps in the Ming Dynasty.Those military camps were built line by side along the edge of the rice fields and among the woods, stretching for several miles.The Ming army built ditch wall fortifications around the barracks, and the army stationed in the barracks, waiting for the opportunity of a decisive battle.During the period, there were clouds of flags and countless swords and guns.

Regardless of the risk of his life, An En bravely approached and watched in person.He estimated that there were a lot of troops in the Ming army barracks, not 1, but more than [-]!Even in the cool season, the Ming army was quite unadapted to the local conditions. In order to repel mosquitoes, they lit a lot of herbal smoke in the barracks, and the barracks were smoky and smoky.The unpleasant smell of that grass smoke can be smelled two miles away.

"The vast majority of Ming people are at the place where the Qianjiang River and the Tongnai River meet." The envoy Mancijia gasped, his face was rotten from laughing just now, and his breathing was also affected.It was not easy for him to calm down from the extreme excitement.

The general was expressionless, but he still echoed the fact: "Yes, it went well."

He put away the secret report and continued to calmly watch the sea ahead.After a while, the general said again: "Everything is going well."

"It's really, really smooth." After the general said this sentence, even he himself realized that it was a bit long-winded.He put it another way, and said: "The army of the Ming Dynasty has just arrived, and they don't know where our fleet at sea is. But they didn't even send a boat? In the past two days, we haven't seen it at all. Enemy ships come out to search."

The envoy glanced at him and said, "The general is too cautious."

The general understood the eyes of the messenger and realized that he was indeed a very cautious person.

At that time, when discussing affairs in the king's hall, the person who insisted on passively avoiding the battle and hiding around Angkor Thom and not fighting was the general.Now that the battle is about to begin, it is not his own idea that he was ordered to lead the fleet to attack; it is simply because, in the end, the king adopted An En's opinion.

The voice of the envoy Mancijia said: "The sea is so vast! Since the Ming people can't send the entire fleet to search in a wide formation, it is very likely that they sent sporadic sentry ships, but missed us."

The general turned his head to look at him, nodded slightly, thinking it made sense.

The messenger said again: "Before setting sail, we hid on the Mekong River for a long time. Both sides of the Mekong River are full of aquatic plants and jungles. If the enemy does not approach, they will not be able to find the warship. It has only been two days for the coalition forces to go to sea. It is possible that the Ming people When the sentry ship was dispatched, it happened that it was not in these two days, and the time was missed."

The general nodded yes.

The fleet continued to move forward, and in the afternoon, they finally arrived at Saigon Port (near Vung Tau).The ships of the Ming Dynasty gradually revealed their shadows from the calmer curved sea level.

Although they were still far away, after a while, the general saw clearly that the countless warships had not hoisted their sails.The enemy ships were all still, floating in the bay.It seems that the people of the Ming Dynasty had no prior knowledge of the arrival of the coalition fleet!

At this time, the large warships of the Manchurian and Allied Forces in Chenla were still advancing with drum sails.

The envoy of Mancijia pointed to the distance and said with a smile: "The enemy ships are still at anchor. They are surrounded by land on three sides, and our warship fleet is to the southwest; they can't escape! The enemy army only found us temporarily. The troops far away on the other side of the Qianjiang River are also far away from the water but not close to the fire."

The general's eyes were wide open without blinking, and the big eyes on his black face stared coldly at the swarms of "prey" in the distance.On the surface, he still didn't have any emotional fluctuations, and he asked himself in a very gentle and cautious tone: "Can we attack?"

Maybe he wasn't asking questions, but carefully inspecting the battlefield again at a tense moment.Jiangshan is easy to change, but his temperament is hard to change. His cautious temperament is hard to change.

The messenger said, "Of course, what are you waiting for?"

This envoy of Manthornjia always thought he was very funny, and he often liked to make some not-so-funny jokes. At this time, he joked again: "The fat is already on the lips, the general wants to give up, but are you willing?"

The general nodded slightly, his eyes never leaving the front for a moment.At this time, he withdrew his gaze, looked around for a while, and then said calmly: "The time has come."

The envoy of Mancijia was very emotional, and shouted loudly against the wind: "Now that Ibris has come to the world, he can't save the people of Ming!"

The Messenger was right.The general looked up at the westward sun, reckoning that it would be less than half a day before dark; most of the troops of the Ming army who were far away on land could not save the fleet in time, and the Ming fleet was still blocked in the bay. , can't even escape.

They are dead.General Chenla couldn't imagine that there was any way for the Ming people to survive.

The general's movements suddenly became powerful and swift. He suddenly turned his head and said: "Order, the whole army will attack. Capture their warships and burn everything they have!"

Chapter 887 The Northeast Wind

The Deming Fleet in the bay remained silent.There is no sail on the bare mast, and it is lifeless.Countless giant ships are arranged in a relatively neat matrix, all swaying gently in the water waves.This situation looks like a huge tomb, where the magnificent water ruins have been abandoned.

Chenla people feel very strange.The warships at the front were gradually approaching the Ming army, and people could even see the bronze cannon on the deck of the Ming army's bow.

Suddenly, in the northeast wind blowing head-on, there was a "ding dong" sound of guzheng strings.Things get even weirder.At this moment, shouldn't the Ming army panic?

More than one Chenla general has already felt that something is not right.

But the Ming army's giant ship was already in sight, so the Chenla people had no practical actions for a while.Even if they want to turn around immediately, sailing and sailing ships cannot do it immediately.Countless ships are still drifting forward with inertia.

The faint sound of guzheng in the wind turned into a simple tune.

The melody seems to be a bit sad for spring and autumn, but the rhythm is leisurely.The nobles of Chenla even felt a bit of arrogance from this soothing and elegant rhythm; because probably only those with sufficient status are qualified to pretend to be elegant?

After a while, a singing voice came from a huge oriental classical carved window on a huge treasure ship: "The tide of the spring river connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea grows together with the tide. Where is the spring river without moonlight.”

The singing voice vaguely carried the opera accent of the Ming Dynasty, with one chants and three sighs.He seemed to be in awe, but also in pity, pity for the sentient beings who were not saved by the Lord Buddha.

On the deck of a huge ship in the distance, a row of blue and yellow banners slowly rose between the masts.