King Narexuan carefully watched the Ming Dynasty Army disembark. He had to admit that the military discipline of this army was very good. Looking at the weapons in their hands and the armor on their bodies, he found that they were also very sophisticated. It was no wonder that such an army could fight so well. They could completely annihilate an enemy several times their own number. If it was someone else, he would find it hard to believe, but if it was Daming's army, then it was easy to believe.
The Siamese army and Siamese civilians on the shore were also looking at the Ming Dynasty Army. Those Spanish, Portuguese, and even Dutch and French mercenaries were also observing the army of the mysterious eastern power that they had never seen before. They had only heard that this country was the ruler of this area more than a hundred years ago and was unbelievably powerful. When they came here, they did not see the presence of China's forces.
Now they saw it.
Excellent flintlocks, a large number of European cannons, shiny swords, spears, crossbows, neatly lined up elite soldiers, and a huge fleet. All of these proved that China was an extremely powerful country. Now, they would be fighting side by side with the soldiers of this country. Their hearts were also filled with excitement.
In the beginning, Marco Polo's Travels set off a craze for China in Europe. Marco Polo described China as a paradise full of gold, milk, and honey flowing everywhere. This made Europeans, who had just come out of the dark ages of the Middle Ages, almost crazy. They desperately searched for a way to China and wanted to go to China to make a fortune. Therefore, the Age of Great Navigation and the Age of Great Geographical Discovery came.
Not to mention the deep incentives, Marco Polo and his "Marco Polo's Travels" were indeed an important factor. This man and this book created a new era. The fundamental reason for these Europeans to come here was not the land under their feet, but the mysterious, huge, and rich country — China.
Silk, porcelain, and tea were the three representative products of this country. Each of them could set off a frenzy in any part of Europe. European monarchs were proud of the silk that was passed down to China, proud of drinking China's tea, and proud of collecting and playing with China's porcelain. These exclusive products of China could make any European monarch crazy. Of course, they could also make any European crazy.
They came here from thousands of miles away, and their goal was the country that flowed milk and honey. However, that country was not friendly to them and did not trust them. They could use force to enter other places, but when it came to China, their several attempts ended in failure. Only the Portuguese had a foothold here, but the price they paid was to pay taxes and accept control, thus obtaining the land of Macau as a foothold.
However, they were still unable to enter the interior of the country that flowed with milk and honey. They used ships and armies to guard the country's gate tightly. Any country with ill intentions could not even think about entering China.
They used to worry about it, but now they don't have to worry about it anymore, because the Chinese have come.
Shiny swords and spears, excellent guns and cannons, excellent armor, elite soldiers, and a huge fleet, they have come.
"This country is definitely not just flowing milk and honey. This country has a military power that no European country can underestimate. If they want to deal with China by conquering the Inca Empire, the result will be unimaginable. The Chinese definitely have the strength and ability to launch a devastating attack on any of our strongholds in this sea. As far as I have seen, their sub-fleet has more than 1,000 warships and 50,000 troops. I don't know how many warships their navy has, and how many tens of thousands of soldiers they have on the ground.
With such a number of fleets and troops, even our country can't face them head-on, let alone in the east, far away from our homeland. We can't treat the Chinese the way we treat others. The Chinese are civilized, arrogant, and powerful. They used to be the masters of this area. Their civilization and military power are as prosperous as theirs. They have everything we have, but we can't have what they have. Now, they are back.
If we start a war with China, then their invincible fleet will destroy our stronghold in the Philippines in a very short period of time. They will cover every single one of our strongholds with overwhelming artillery fire, and we will have nowhere to hide. In the end, we will be completely annihilated in the Philippines, and by the time we are annihilated, our letters for help will not even reach the Cape of Good Hope. I hope that we can establish a peaceful and friendly relationship with them, and not a hostile one. "
A military spy planted in Siam by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines wrote this in a secret letter to the Governor-General of the Philippines.
There was no doubt that the appearance of the Chinese army this time shocked the Europeans. It took more than half a day for more than 30,000 troops to disembark. Then, under their shocked gazes, this huge army went to their stronghold with their commander-in-chief in an extremely orderly formation. The uniform footsteps echoed in their eardrums, and the ground even trembled. Every Chinese soldier held their heads high, showing their unparalleled confidence and pride.
Before, the impression that China gave to Europe was that it was civilized and rich. After this day, the impression that China gave to Europe was that it was powerful and terrifying.
They realized that it was impossible to get anything from China with just the few of them. Even if the Spanish invincible fleet came with all the Spanish navy and fought a life-and-death battle with China, it was estimated that they would not be able to completely defeat China. The land forces of these tens of thousands of soldiers could compete with the same number of European troops.
Of course, the landing ceremony that Xiao Ruxun carefully arranged was not only to show off in front of the Siamese, but also to shock the Europeans here. Xiao Ruxun did not believe that the Europeans here had no contact with their government. They would definitely tell their government what they saw, and the news of Daming's powerful military force would also reach their government along with their letters, so that the European countries would weigh their own weight and think about how powerful they were.
Nowadays, when the transmission of information was extremely inconvenient, this kind of news was enough to shock the Europeans for decades. If they could win the war in front of them and completely destroy the Dongwu Kingdom, this kind of impression would affect the Europeans for hundreds of years.
The Europeans had never known how powerful the Chinese were, which made Xiao Ruxun feel very regretful. Therefore, he not only wanted to beat the Burmese people hard, but also the Europeans hired by the Burmese people to the ground and beat them up, so that they would know how powerful the Chinese were.
If this kind of image was passed to Europe, the European policy towards China would change dramatically, and their strategy of colonizing Asia would also change, which would also bring unexpected benefits to his future strategy of managing Southeast Asia.
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