It is not surprising that Alisandra attended the military meeting. Because he was in the Admiralty, he still recognized Alisandra's ability in naval warfare, and subconsciously, they had already regarded Alisandra as a soldier in the Admiralty.

However, this military meeting did not find Li Huamei attending, because at this time Li Huamei's fleet and the Second Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet were stationed in the Zamboanga area west of Mindanao to defend against the Dutch army, not in Manila.

Although the relationship between Li Huamei and Shang Yi is a semi-public secret, of course, the two did not deliberately conceal this. Before Shang Yi became emperor, she and Shang Yi were lovers. After Shang Yi became emperor, she was promoted to quasi-imperial concubine. Maybe that day Shang Yi issued an imperial edict to select Li Huamei into the palace and officially became the imperial concubine. It is estimated that the youngest is also a concubine. However, Li Huamei has been stationed in Luzon for many years and is very familiar with the geographical and sea areas of this area. Therefore, she can only lead the team in the Zamboanga area.

Moreover, now the Chinese and Dutch armies are in conflict, and Zamboanga has become the front line of the Chinese army, and its position is very important. Therefore, although Cheng Gang received news that Shang Yi was about to arrive in Manila, he did not dare to recruit Li Huamei back to Manila and let her meet Shang Yi.

Of course, Shang Yi did not think that this changed. On the contrary, he was very happy, because everything should be based on state affairs, rather than the emperor's happiness and anger. Cheng Gang's approach also made Shang Yi very satisfied.

After everyone arrived, Cheng Gang first introduced to Shang Yi various information he received after arriving in Manila and the corresponding arrangements. In previous operations, the Chinese army has always paid great attention to the collection of intelligence. Cheng Gang has been in Manila for almost a month and has been working hard to collect information from all aspects.

However, since this time it was fighting overseas, and Shanghai was not as good as land, it was very inconvenient to transmit information, which brought great difficulties to the work of the reconnaissance personnel. As a result, the Chinese army still did not grasp the enemy's relatively accurate situation. It only knew that this time the Netherlands did send a huge fleet from the country, with the total number of various ships ranging from 100 to 150. The army and crew sailors were between 20,000 and 30,000 people. However, the details were not clear. After all, China's power in the Batavia area was limited, and the intelligence it could obtain was also difficult.

But there is another point that I have found out clearly. This time, the enemy of the Chinese army was not only the Dutch, but also the indigenous forces on Sumadara, Java, Kariman Zhou Island, Sulawesi Island and other islands, including the Malay Peninsula. Ju said that they had formed an alliance and had gathered nearly 500,000 troops, forming forces with the Netherlands as the leader and other Southeast Asian countries joining, preparing to confront China, and are dispatching troops to Kariman Zhou Island.

Although the combat effectiveness of the indigenous armies of the South Ocean countries is very poor, after all, there are many people, many ants kill elephants, and they are local snakes. In addition, some indigenous tribes are also ready to move on the Luzon Islands. Therefore, in this case, Cheng Gang did not dare to be careless and temporarily held his troops and adopted the tactic of defending Luzon and fighting against the enemy. At the same time, he further inquire about the enemy's collective information. On the other hand, he also hopes that the enemy will take the initiative to attack Luzon and can fight at his doorstep. This will also be more beneficial to himself.

After listening to it, Shang Yi pondered for a while and thought that Chenggang's tactics were still very correct. In the unknown situation of the enemy, do not advance rashly, but fight steadily, defend yourself first, and wait for the enemy to reveal flaws. Of course, it is a good choice. From the current situation, the Netherlands is indeed dispatched to a large scale, but the army is far away from the local area and has difficulty in logistics supply. It is difficult to maintain the food required by an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people by relying solely on the income of the Batavia region, let alone other supplies. The groups of indigenous people formed a huge military force, and the logistics supply was a huge expense, and no country could withstand it. The Chinese army was in Luzon and fought at home, and there was a strong national support behind it, which could even consume them.

Therefore, Shang Yi nodded and said, "There are some of the Southeast Asian countries that are allied with the Netherlands now."

Cheng Gangdao: "Report to the emperor, there are Johor, Zhanbei, and Aceh in Jinzhou; Bandan and Madalan in Jawa; Banchar, Brunei in Poyizhou, and Sulu and other countries."

Jinzhou is the ancient name of Sumadala in China, and Poyizhou is the ancient name of Kariman Zhou Island. Johor, Zhanbei, Aceh, Bandan, Madalan, and Banchar are all predecessors of later generations of Nidonesia and Malaysia. Brunei was called Boni during the Song and Yuan dynasties. Sulu was a small tribal country established on the Sulu Islands. In later generations, the Sulu Islands were also part of the Philippines.

However, at this time, these countries have a characteristic, which is a scattered country that integrates tribes, religions and feuds. The religions they believe in are all Islam. This is mainly because in the 134th century, overseas trade in the South China Sea was controlled by the Arabs. The Arabs basically monopolized China's trade. During the Yuan Dynasty, the Hui people in China gradually formed, and a group of Hui people who believed in Islam also did business overseas. In the early Ming Dynasty, when Zheng He went to the West, there were a large number of Hui people in the fleet, and even Zheng He himself was a Hui people. Therefore, with the result of the joint efforts of China and Arab countries, Islam was widely spreading, leaving behind a large number of Islamic countries. Therefore, the kings of these countries were also called Sudan.

This situation was not until the end of the fifteenth century and the early sixteenth century when Europeans arrived here, and Catholicism squeezed into this area, breaking the monopoly of Islam, and gradually expelled Islam with the guns and cannons of the colonists, and the Catholic Church unified the world. Of course, at this time, Catholicism had a very weak influence in this area.

Shang Yi asked again: "Who else is against us in Luzon now?"

Zhang Gengqiu said: "Reporting to the emperor, it is mainly on Mindanao Island. A tribal country called Majingdanu in the southwest has obeyed us before. Because some indigenous tribes in Luzon, Mindulo Island, Banai Island, Sama Island, Cebu Island and other places who are unwilling to obey us all ran to Mindanao. Therefore, their strength has expanded very quickly in recent years. In addition, with Sulu and Brunei countries supporting them, and in recent years, we have been mainly operating in Luzon Island and some nearby islands. We do not manage Mindanao much. Seeing that Majingdanu has surrendered, we did not pay much attention. As a result, they have begun to disobey discipline."

Shang Yi nodded. He also knew that conflicts between local indigenous people and new forces were inevitable in the process of overseas expansion. After all, overseas colonists were either treating guests to dinner. To be honest, they were plundering the resources of these places in the most labor-saving way. Of course, it was impossible to live in peace with local indigenous people. Every time the European colonists went, they would trigger strong resistance from local residents. If the indigenous people were strong, they could force European colonists to sit down and negotiate. If they were weak, they would suffer a tragic disaster.

Shang Yi thought about it again and said, "I don't understand why these indigenous tribal countries in Southeast Asia united with the Dutch to fight against our China. During the Ming Dynasty, these countries were all vassal states of China and had always had good relations with China. In every country, there were a large number of Chinese. And speaking of this, the Dutch are invading their country now? Even if they do not join forces with China and expel the Dutch, there is no reason to form an alliance with the Netherlands and work together to deal with our China."

Zhang Gengqiu said: "The emperor does not know that although these Southeast Asian countries were vassals of China in the past, their national strength has weakened since the Ming Dynasty's civil engineering changes. Many countries have long stopped celebrating China. Now they are even longer. No one has forgotten the history of that year. During this period, European countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal took advantage of the opportunity to enter. Although the Dutch came the latest, they had been operating in Southeast Asian countries for fifty years. Although they did invade these countries and occupy territories when they first arrived, the Dutch were very cunning. They took advantage of the conflicts and disputes between Southeast Asian countries to fight one by one, and get along with each other, so that they can gain a foothold in Batavia. After gaining a foothold, they were very good at establishing good relations with the royal family of the Southeast Asian countries, so they also gained a foothold in Southeast Asian countries, and the other increased. The Southeast Asian countries naturally became close to the lotus and became distant."

After a pause, Zhang Gengqiu said again: "But in fact, the friendship with the Netherlands is only the imperial governments of various countries in Southeast Asia. Most of the people in various countries still have a good impression of us Chinese, at least not worse than that of the Netherlands."

At this time, Yalisandra smiled and said: Another point is that China has occupied Luzon. The kings and sultans of other Southeast Asian countries are afraid of ending like Luzon, so they united with the Netherlands to fight us. After all, the Netherlands is too far away and there are only limited people to get here, so they can only occupy one area. They can still be their own king and sultan. If the Chinese army occupied these places, their throne would not be preserved. Is it right?"

Zhang Gengqiu couldn't help but smile and said, "The Empress's opinion is indeed extraordinary."

Shang Yi also nodded. The education he received in later generations was all about China's friendship and Southeast Asia, which had a long history. Of course, this was also good, because in another time and space, he had never thought of invading or colonizing these countries. Although Zheng He went to the West with a huge fleet and military force, he did not station troops in these countries, nor did he interfere in the internal affairs of these countries. Of course, he was in response to the requests of some countries and helped them fight pirates and resolve difficulties, but he was indeed maintaining local stability, which was completely conquering people with virtue.

Moreover, although China has been expanding immigration overseas, it is spontaneous behavior of the people and carried out in an individual way. Therefore, after a foreign country, it will choose to dissolve into the local society and will not pose a threat to the rule of the countries in Southeast Asia. Therefore, when Nanyang sees that China does not have ambitions for it, but can help it solve some troubles. Naturally, they all conscientiously submit to China, pay tribute, and maintain good relations with China. This is the so-called tribute system in ancient China.

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