Xiao Ruxun didn't know, at least he didn't know now. If he knew, he would probably immediately lead his troops back to Beijing and carry out a bloody massacre to clean up the Emperor's side and reshape the political ecology of the Great Ming Dynasty. But he didn't know, so after he settled everything, he left Beijing with his bodyguards and the Ma Family's boys.
Before that, he had sent 50 elite bodyguards to escort Yang Zhao, Yang Caiyun, and her son and daughter to Nanjing. His father's retirement report had also been approved, and he would set off for his hometown in Yan 'an after dealing with the family property in the capital.
The eldest and the second eldest were also going back to the northwest. The third eldest, Yang Zhao, and Yang Caiyun would go back to Nanjing together, so they could take care of each other on the way. The family was once again separated from each other, and no one knew when they would meet again.
On the ninth day of June, Xiao Ruxun led his troops to the port of Tianjin Wei. Looking at the huge fleet that stretched as far as the eye could see, a heroic spirit rose in his heart.
This was the second time he led an army to an expedition, the first time he led an army to an expedition as a Commander-in-Chief, and the first time since Emperor Xianzong Xiaozong to act as a Commander-in-Chief with the qualification of a military general. He was fully responsible for the expedition of a country, which attracted the attention of the world.
Xiao Ruxun still didn't take any of the descendants of the aristocratic martial families in the capital. They were rotten to the core, so they shouldn't follow them to harm his rising force.
"Ji Xin, this expedition is of great significance. You must win all the battles, spread the prestige of the Daming overseas, and intimidate all the thieves and rascals."
Shi Xing came to see Xiao Ruxun off in person. At the port, he had high hopes for Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun cupped his fists and saluted, saying, "I will remember the words of the Ministry of Military Affairs. I will suppress the rebels, kill their leaders, destroy their countries, and wipe out the disobedient subjects!"
Shi Xing nodded, cupped his fists, and shouted, "I wish Xiao Pinglu victory in advance!"
The officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites behind him cupped their fists together, and shouted, "I wish Xiao Pinglu victory in advance!"
Such a grand farewell was indeed a great honor to Xiao Ruxun, and it helped him maintain the situation. The generals behind Xiao Ruxun were envious.
Xiao Ruxun returned the salute, and then turned around to face the generals. He pulled out the sword from his waist, waved it forward, and shouted, "Go!"
The rumbling sound of the war drums resounded. Under such an awe-inspiring sound, Xiao Ruxun bade farewell to Shi Xing and boarded the huge warship with a group of generals. Accompanied by the deep and distant sound of the drums, the huge fleet of ships that stretched as far as the eye could see slowly advanced. The fleet under Xiao Ruxun, who represented the strongest military power of the Great Ming Dynasty, slowly headed south, heading towards an unknown path.
This time, the army would follow the coastline all the way south all the way to the Southern Seas. Therefore, two-thirds of the way would be able to see land. Everyone wouldn't feel too lonely, and there wouldn't be any incidents where they couldn't see the end of the horizon. Because of the possibility of a naval battle, Xiao Ruxun even ordered Chen Lin to arrange for the soldiers on the fleet to conduct a naval battle drill. In order to let the army familiarize themselves with the ships, she also ordered the soldiers to learn how to catch seafood.
Seafood was a good thing, especially now that there was no heavy metal pollution, seafood was very clean. The army would naturally have food on the ships, but if they could have some seafood as a supplement, it would also be very meaningful for the boring march. Xiao Ruxun also liked seafood very much. In Japan and North Korea, he had tried to find seafood to eat. Now that the army was moving forward on the sea, how could he not catch seafood?
Fortunately, Xiao Ruxun's flagship had a lot of small boats. Under the guidance of experienced sailors, the soldiers caught seafood from all over the place. Xiao Ruxun also caught a lot of seafood, some sea fish, and some shellfish and crabs that Xiao Ruxun liked very much. In the era without MSG, the freshness of these things was very rare.
The most common way to eat seafood was to boil or steam it. The original taste of seafood could best reflect the original taste of seafood. Of course, it could also be stir-fried or stewed. However, there were no good chefs accompanying the army. Therefore, Xiao Ruxun did not make it special. He just ate the boiled seafood with the soldiers. There were also some good sea fish. Xiao Ruxun directly asked the Old Cooks of the Army to cut the cooked seafood into thin slices. After dipping the slices in vinegar and soy sauce, they could also taste very delicious.
Several boys from the Ma family were a little surprised to see Xiao Ruxun eating the raw fish. Living in the northwest inland, they had never thought of this. However, when Xiao Ruxun prepared some sashimi for them, they actually tasted a different kind of delicious taste and fell in love with eating raw seafood from then on.
After the fleet arrived at Zhejiang, they stayed there for three days. They dropped off Deng Zilong and Liu Da's Southwest Field Army and picked up the 6,700 southern gunners that had gathered in Zhejiang. When they arrived in Guangdong, they picked up another batch of more than 4,000 wolf soldiers. Therefore, the main force of the entire fleet in the hands of Xiao Ruxun had already reached the scale of 30,000 people.
When the Daming fleet was heading south at full speed, King Narexuan of Siam also received a letter of credence from Daming's envoy. The letter informed the Siam Kingdom that the Ming Dynasty Army was going to land in the Siam Kingdom, pass through the Siam Kingdom's border, enter the Dongwu Kingdom, attack the Dongwu Kingdom, and destroy it. In addition, the Siam Kingdom was required to provide guidance, the correct road, and the necessary information. The Daming Kingdom would buy food for their own use, and so on.
This news caused a stir in the Siam Kingdom's imperial court.
Was the Daming Dynasty going to attack the barbarians in Burma again?
Previously, the Daming Dynasty had just cleaned up the arrogant Nihon Kingdom that had invaded Korea and killed the leader of Nihon Kingdom, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Nihon Kingdom was torn apart and Korea was rebuilt. Later, the Daming Dynasty issued an edict to suppress Nihon Kingdom. This news was known by the vassal states around the Daming Dynasty. For a while, the Daming Dynasty's prestige rose. Some of the surrounding vassal states were happy, some were worried, and some were afraid.
As the Daming Kingdom that did not invade, the Siam Kingdom was not worried that the Daming Kingdom would attack them. Not to mention the promise of the Daming Kingdom, the Siam Kingdom had never been disrespectful to the Daming Kingdom. Therefore, the Daming Dynasty had no reason to attack them. Previously, the deeds of restoring Korea had also been spread around. The prestige of the Daming Dynasty had reached its peak since the Yongle Dynasty.
Therefore, in the Siam Kingdom, a few sporadic voices that were worried that the Daming Dynasty would destroy the country were quickly suppressed. They thought that this was an unfounded speculation. If the Daming Dynasty wanted to attack, Korea would no longer exist. However, Korea was still there, which was enough to prove the Daming Dynasty's noble character and unquestionable integrity.
Now, the only thing worth considering was how to entertain the Ming Dynasty Army and whether they needed to do anything for the Ming Dynasty Army.
Although the imperial edict of the Great Ming Dynasty stated that the Great Ming Dynasty would buy Siam's food with money, and Siam didn't need to offer it voluntarily, as a vassal state, it was a courtesy to provide some food to the suzerain state. Not to mention that the suzerain state's expedition to Myanmar this time was really a great thing for Siam. Everyone knew about the blood feud between Siam and Myanmar.
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