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"The sails of the big man-eating warships are better than ours. During sailing, they don't need our compass, and they can sail in the ocean. Their knowledge of astrology recognition is very high. As for naval battles, their warships are flexible and have different methods. Very strong."

"How did you find out?"

"In the name of trade, I got acquainted with some big cannibals. I also heard that the big cannibals defeated the navy of the Fushi Kingdom (Eastern Roman Empire) hundreds of years ago. Their warships galloped on the vast ocean."

People in the Song Dynasty had no idea about the Fushi Kingdom. After all, the road to the Western Regions was cut off, and this record only existed in the historical materials of the Tang Dynasty.

"As you said, let's fight the big cannibals first!" After thinking for a long time, Li Bao made up his mind, "Once we attack Linga's big cannibals, if our army is in the upper hand, Sanfoji will definitely I will not stand idly by, so we must ensure that Srivijaya sends another navy to the ancient Siam, and try our best to temporarily weaken Srivijaya's navy."

"Director Li, don't worry, the officials have already explained that once the Sanfo Qi Navy has any movement towards the ancient Siam, they will send the information as soon as possible."

In the evening of the same day, the news that the Song army had captured the ancient Siam Kingdom was sent to Jhambei, the capital of Sanfoqi.

The angry voice of King Sanfoqi came from the palace: "Are the Song people planning to start a full-scale war with us?"

"Your Majesty, Gusiam is very close to Lingya Gate. I am very worried that the Song people will occupy it, and a large number of Song merchants will gather there to develop it into a stronghold. We cannot give them time."

"What do you propose?"

"Send thirty warships to attack the Song people."

"Send another [-] ships, [-] ships will be stationed at Ling Yamen, and [-] ships will be sent by Wu Ni, and there will only be [-] ships in Wangcheng. This may be a bit inappropriate."

"It's not wrong. We have no gap with the big cannibals. We make money from each other. If the big cannibals want to take the opportunity to attack us, they will only lose. In the end, they may get nothing. Istaheli will not be so stupid .”

"What if our battleship arrives in ancient Siam, and the Song army suddenly goes south to attack Ling Yamen?"

The prime minister said: "There are still [-] warships in Lingyamen, and it is very close to Linga. Let Istaheli send troops to jointly encircle and suppress the Song army. Our warships in ancient Siam can go south and cut off the Song army. Back off, let the Song army come and go."

"Istaheli is willing to send troops?"

"If you don't send troops, suppress him from the source of goods!" The prime minister laughed, "He will definitely send troops."

"In this way, the Song army will be defeated, unless..."

The prime minister took the words and said: "Unless the Song army defeats Istaheli's warships before the warships we send to the ancient Siam state outflank his retreat, that is absolutely impossible."

Chapter 955 The first sea confrontation between East and West (third update)

"Not only Istaheli's warships, but also our [-] warships at Ling Yamen." King Srivijaya said, "I just don't know how many warships the Song army can bring in at once?"

"Even if the Song army can dispatch a hundred ships, so what? They have traveled a long distance, and they can only win every battle. As long as there is a slight draw in the battle, they have no time to procrastinate." The prime minister laughed, "In the words of the Song people themselves Said, their wishful thinking was wrong."

King Sanfoqi said: "After defeating the Song army, I will send envoys to the Song State to question their emperor. They must pay the price for this, otherwise the Song people will never want to walk in this sea area in the future."

On February 28th, Li Bao, who had been waiting for half a month in ancient Siam, finally received the latest information: Sanfoqi sent a large army to ancient Siam.

At this time, the Srivijaya Navy sent to the Luoni country was already approaching Luoni.

They will come up short.

The core battle of the South China Sea in the 11th year of Jingkang was launched along the line from ancient Siam to Lingyamen and then to Linga.

At the end of February, Srivijaya's second navy quickly advanced towards ancient Siam.

By the fifth day of March, many businessmen from Lingyamen had brought the news of the Srivijaya Navy dispatch to the ancient Siam.

In the early morning of the sixth day of March, Li Bao sent troops from ancient Siam, and 28 warships of the Song Army marched south.

The two armies staggered across the sea and did not meet.

By March [-]th, Song Jun had already approached Ling Yamen.

Lingyamen is Singapore in the 21st century. In the Song Dynasty, there was no big city here, only some small earthen walls surrounded it, and it was used as the garrison of the Srivijaya Navy.

Of course, there are still some places for businessmen from various countries to pass by and live.

Whether it is a person from the Song Dynasty, a businessman from the countries in the South China Sea, or a passing cannibal, charioteer, Tianzhu, or Jew, they all choose to stay here.

In the 12th century, Quanzhou was the largest port in the East, and Lingyamen was the largest port in the South China Sea. It guarded the east and west, and countless money flowed into Sanfoji here every day.

This is exactly the reason why Zhao Guan's family covets this place.

The ships near Ling Yamen quickly discovered the fleet of unknown origin, and immediately reported to Ling Yamen.

After many observations and analysis, Ling Yamen's Sanfo Qi Navy determined the identity of this fleet: Song Army.

Ling Yamen Navy Admiral Adula is a seasoned general. He received news from Wangcheng a few days ago that the Song army might be going south.

When he confirmed the identity of the Song Army, he did not rush to send troops to show his identity as the master, but sent a large number of small fishing boats or merchant ships to spy on the situation of the Song Army.

Li Bao turned a blind eye to Sanfoqi's spying.

On the morning of March [-]th, Li Bao's fleet entered the vicinity of Linga Island, which is the sphere of influence of Istaheli.

Linga Island is about 200 miles away from Lingyamen, and it can be reached in two days by sea.

At this time, Li Bao was writing a diary in his room, recording his experience all the way south.

There was a knock at the door.

"Director Li, Master Tang is here."

Li Bao immediately put down his pen and opened the door. The boat shook slightly, but everyone had already gotten used to it.

"Where are the people?"

"Waiting for you on deck."

When Li Bao got on the deck, Tang Zijian walked over immediately.

"Director Li, the big cannibal has received the news a few days ago, and he may already know that we are here."

"What's the move of the big cannibal?"

"There is no action for the time being, and the big cannibal is unwilling to do anything with us."

"them……"

Tang Zijian said: "They want to give it to Sanfoqi, let us fight with Sanfoqi. After all, they also have business contacts with us. Many big cannibals live in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Mingzhou, and there are also Hangzhou."

"These big cannibals are smarter than I thought. Knowing that when we come here at this time, the first thing we will intensify is not the relationship with them, but the relationship with Srivijaya. They can avoid the war by choosing to stay still."

"And if we choose to fight with the Three Buddhas, we will fall into the quagmire." Tang Zijian added, "We must find a way and deal with the big cannibal as soon as possible."

"There is only one way right now."

"Director Li, please order me to cooperate with the subordinate officials."

Li Bao looked at Tang Zijian and said, "Hit directly."

"Hit directly?"

Li Bao pointed to Ling Jiadao in front of him and said, "That's right, fight directly, and the battle will be settled quickly. The island is not big, and once a war starts, there is no way to avoid the cannibalism."

"But there is no excuse to start a war. In the future, we will do business with the big cannibals, and there will be no way out."

"The big cannibal here maliciously lowers the price of our goods, and even collects part of the toll tax without authorization, which violates my "Da Song Nanhai Trade Regulations". It is only natural for Wang Shi to go south."

""Great Song South China Sea Trade Regulations"?" Tang Zijian was slightly taken aback.

He is the head of the Great Song Nanhai Trading Company, why has he never heard of the "Da Song Nanhai Trade Rules"?

"Yes."

"But there is no such rule?"

"It has been written and sent out. It hasn't arrived here yet, but it has been stamped with the seals of His Majesty the Emperor and the Zhengshitang."

At noon that day, he received the latest information that Ling Yamen's Srivijaya Navy was advancing here.

Li Bao didn't hesitate anymore, and that afternoon, he quickly advanced towards the harbor of Linga Island.

In the evening, the setting sun filled the sea, reflecting the cloud-like sails of the warships of the Song Dynasty.

A large man-eating ship sailed towards the battleships of the Song Army in the warm sea breeze.

Before dark, Li Bao met the emissary of the cannibal named Faisal.

Feisal landed on Li Bao's main battleship, and he could speak Chinese, but Hokkien.

This is also normal. In this era, most Arabs do business with Fujianese.

Most of the Song merchants in the South China Sea were Fujianese and Cantonese.

Faisal said: "On behalf of our lord Istahli, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to your country and His Majesty the Emperor."

"On behalf of Da Song, I also extend my sincere greetings to you." Li Bao said.

However, Li Bao was from the north, so he didn't understand Hokkien very well, and he only understood it after the soldiers translated it.

Feisal continued: "I don't know why your country is here?"

"Come here to protect our merchants." Li Bao said.

"Your country's merchants are not in danger in this area." Feisal said, "But your country's warships are approaching our area, which will cause us to misunderstand."

"What's the misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding that your country wants to go to war with us?" Faisal said.

"Is it possible..." Tang Zijian answered, "Is this not a misunderstanding?"

Feisal was stunned for a moment, looked at the young man and said, "You can't say such things indiscriminately. We all do business at sea. In your words, peace is the most important thing, which is good for everyone."

"Yes, peace is the most important thing, which is good for everyone, but the current rules are only good for you, not us at all." Tang Zijian continued.

"We have always respected you."

"So you are here to lower the prices of our merchants so low, and you are also respecting us?"

Chapter 956 We are here to fight! (first update)

"We have already taken care of your feelings. As far as we know, your country's silk is only sold for five hundred yuan in Hangzhou, and the most expensive is two silks for one piece. We charge three pieces for one piece. Sometimes the price can be as high as When it comes to Siguan, what more do you want?"

Faisal said "we have already taken care of you".

"We have no other requirements, we just want to kill you."

Feisal was stunned for a moment, before recovering, Li Bao said: "Arrest all these people!"

As soon as he gave an order, the Song army around him started to attack.

Feisal and his men still wanted to resist, but the knife was already on their necks.

"Are you going to fight?"

Tang Zijian immediately said, "Obviously."

"Do you know whose sea area this is?" Feisal was afraid, but he still tried to calm down. He didn't believe that these Song people really dared to make trouble here.

After all, Song Dynasty is seven or eight thousand miles away from here.

And just now before he traded ships, he had seen the number of warships of the Song army never exceed forty. How dare a fleet of this number go deep into this place to fight?

Song people are stupid, right?

Tang Zijian said, "Anyway, it's not from your Dashi Kingdom."

Faisal asked, "So you are going to war now?"

Li Bao said: "No, I just want to lend you something."

"what?"

Li Bao patted Feisal on the head and said, "I'll borrow your head."

Feisal's face turned extremely pale immediately, and his legs were so frightened that his legs were weak: "We have no grievances or enmities...and I am an envoy. Didn't you Song people say that the two armies will not be beheaded when they are fighting?"

"The rules can be changed." Li Bao said, "Come here, cut this person down."

Tang Zijian was also a little surprised. He reminded: "Director Li, if we cut him down, will it anger the big cannibal, boost the opponent's morale, and make it more difficult for us to fight?"

Li Bao said in suffocated Hangzhou dialect: "Instead of boosting the morale of the opponent, we should force the opponent to fight immediately."

Tang Zijian was startled.

Li Bao said: "Now the big cannibals are counting on the Sanfo Qi army to go south and fight us first. This is contrary to our original strategy. We need to destroy the big cannibals' warships in a short time."

"Understood!" Tang Zijian was enlightened immediately, "Boss Li is wise!"

Several Song soldiers immediately dragged Feisal aside.

Feisal was so frightened that he screamed again and again: "You can't kill me! If you kill me, you will pay the price..."

With a click, Feisal, who was talking arrogantly just now, was beheaded with a knife. His head rolled down on the deck, and blood flowed all over the floor.

The rest of the big cannibals looked terrified when they saw it.