Borneo is seven times the area of ​​Luzon. Not to mention one hundred thousand indigenous people, even one million can easily accommodate it.

The Spanish had long been salivating about this fat piece. Even without the pressure of 100,000 indigenous people, they would try every means to eat Borneo as a substitute for Luzon.

So after two years of preparation, the new Philippine Governor Francis formed an expeditionary force of 2,200 Spanish soldiers, 200 New Spanish soldiers, 1,500 indigenous soldiers, and 300 renegades recruited from Borneo, a total of 2,200 expeditionary troops.

In addition, the reorganized Philippine fleet was also dispatched to support the landing operations of the expeditionary force.

Before landing in Borneo, the Spaniards attacked the Kingdom of Sulu first. Because the Sulu Islands are located between Mindanao and Borneo. If this obstacle is not cleared first, the supply line of the expeditionary force will be threatened.

The Sulu Kingdom is an archipelago country, so it naturally relies on the navy to defend the country. But where is their small sailboat in the South China Sea rival of the Spanish Navy? It was destroyed and swept the border, and the capital Hele Island also fell into the hands of the Spanish, becoming a springboard for the opponent to attack Borneo.

Before the fall of Hele Island, King Ye Qide of Sulu fled to Borneo under the protection of his loyal guards and defected to Saif, the King of Boni.

In April last year, the Spanish fleet arrived at the city of Brunei, the capital of King Boni, and issued an ultimatum to King Boni.

But Saif was unmoved and directly tore the letter from the Spanish to pieces.

Saif's confidence comes from the Brunei City, which he and his father and son have carefully built for decades!

Since the red-haired ghosts ravaged Nanyang, his father and son have been very worried that one day their capital would fall like Malacca. So they devoted all their money to transform the city of Brunei into a rare stone wall among the countries in Nanyang.

Moreover, over the years, they have been attracting artillery casting craftsmen from Türkiye, Egypt and India, casting hundreds of artillery big and small guns, deploying them on the city walls.

This made King Saif very confident, believing that Brunei City is the strongest military fortress in Nanyang and will never repeat the mistakes of Malacca.

At the same time, the fleet of kings from various Borneo tribes had gathered towards Brunei, and he firmly believed that he could repel the invaders!

However, the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is skinny...

First, nearly 100 Bolivier warships were wiped out in the Brunei Bay.

The Boni soldiers were brave, but they didn't even have artillery on their paddling warships. When they faced the Spanish sailboat, they hit the stone with eggs.

The large snake cannon on the Spanish ship could blow up an indigenous ship in one shot. As a result, the opportunity to get close to fight back was not even obtained. The maritime power that had helped the Boni Kingdom spread across Borneo in the past was gone.

Immediately afterwards, the same fate fell on the defenders of Brunei City. The artillery they asked to cast were too close in range. There was no problem with the infantry siege, but it was purely a dream to challenge the long snake cannon on the sailing ship.

As a result, after a bombardment, the Spaniards destroyed the artillery position that King Saif had high hopes for at a small price. The defenders at the city were also scared by the huge losses and terrifying shells, and abandoned their positions one after another.

After the large section of the city wall near the sea collapsed, the Spanish Expeditionary Force took advantage of the opportunity to land on the Calais warship equipped with small artillery and successfully occupied the city of Brunei.

King Saif had no choice but to take advantage of the glorious traditions of the indigenous people of the South Ocean, and led the remnants and subjects to withdraw from Brunei City, hid in the nearby forest, and prepared to wait for the enemy to withdraw before breaking out.

However, this time they miscalculated. Because the Spanish captured Borneo in order to resettle the indigenous people...

After they demolished the magnificent mosque, converted it into a Catholic church, and looted all the valuables in the city, they used a fleet to transport a large number of indigenous believers and placed them inside and outside the city of Brunei, the core area of ​​Boni.

The expeditionary army was not in a hurry to withdraw, so they used the city of Brunei as a base to launch a storm on North Borneo. A large number of indigenous believers joined the army, and the Bosses in Borneo led the way. The Spaniards continued to carry out devastating blows to the tribes loyal to Saif.

Although Saif led his royal guards and the local warriors who were unwilling to surrender to the invaders, they broke into pieces and raided the Spanish army and the city of Brunei, they still could not change the situation of the increasing number of pagans coming to settle.

As a result, after most of the expeditionary forces retreated to Cebu, Saif and his men were still unable to recover Brunei...

As time went by, the authority of the Boni Kingdom in Borneo was almost collapsed, and more and more vassal tribes, either forced by tyranny or tempted, began to convert to Catholicism.

This scared Saif very much. He seemed to have seen his country follow in Manila's footsteps.

So as soon as he and Ye Qide decided to settle their subordinates, quietly left Borneo, and headed straight for Luzon.

"For the sake of this plan, the only one who can save our two countries is the Celestial Empire!" The two kings knelt in front of Mr. Zhao and begged bitterly: "Please save us for our two countries' central vassals!"

"Hey, what are you doing? Help the two of your majesties quickly." Zhao Hao sat steadily on the chair and reached out to help him. He thought to himself that I, the king in trouble, could all gather a table of mahjong. Another day, I will hold a 'King Cup' and let them play for a few laps to get rid of bad luck!

Xu Zheng, Tang Paul and others who accompanied the meeting quickly helped Saif and Ye Qide up.

"You two have raised a big problem for me." Mr. Zhao said with a look of embarrassment: "You know the national policy of the Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Wanli, I was almost punished by the court because of sending troops to Luzon. I was locked down with a hat that destroyed the ancestral system. Now I still feel scared..."

Baolu Tang thought to himself that the good guy, the young master really came out of his mouth. How many of the men in the court know where Luzon is?

He peeled two candies with some sympathy and stuffed them into his mouth to the two kings who were about to cry.

Stop saying anything, accept your fate, who made you meet our young master?

"Fortunately, because there are 20,000 overseas Chinese in Luzon, the Governor General's Office was established during the Yongle period, and fortunately the descendants of Governor Xu are still there." Zhao Hao pointed to Xu Zheng and said, "I tried all my strength and finally got the order to re-establish the Governor General's Office. Only then did I pass the test."

As he said that, he waved his hand hard and said, "I dare not do this kind of head-losing thing again!"

Fearing that these two guys would not understand what they meant, Zhao Hao specially bit the word "One more" very seriously.

But he obviously underestimated the understanding of the two kings. Before coming, they went to Yongxia City for advice and had long understood how to seek military service in the Celestial Empire.

At this time, it was natural to be clear. The two of them rushed to get close to each other and said loyally:

"My family's ancestral tomb is still in Nanjing. I am half from Nanjing!" Saif patted his chest and said, "Boni Kingdom was the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and so is now!"

"My family's ancestral tomb is in Dezhou, and there are still many relatives in the Ming Dynasty!" Ye Qide said further: "I am mostly from Shandong. I want to recognize my ancestors and return to my hometown and include the land and household registration of Sulu Kingdom in the territory of the Celestial Empire!"

As he said that, he presented a copy of "A Chart for Sulu Kingdom's Please Admission to the Country" with both hands!

Zhao Hao looked through this memorial and felt a lot of emotion.

In another time and space, under the pressure of the red-haired ghost, Sulu had asked China for several requests. Unfortunately, at that time, it had already been replaced by Daiqing, who was more keen on seclusion than Dameng, so naturally he refused.

The old man Shiquan issued an order: "The Sulu Kingdom is devoted to transformation, and the people of the country's land will be under the throne of the throne, and there is no need to send a picture book again."

If people are perfect, don’t increase the burden.

But this time, Zhao Hao will not refuse again!

Because you have to shoulder the obligations you deserve! Otherwise, there will be a day to draw a list sooner or later!

He happily accepted the book "Article of Sulu Kingdom's Request for Admission", but showed a bright smile to Saif, the King of Boni.

Although Biyao was very cool, Saif wiped his sweat and cursed Ye Qide in his heart for not being virtuous and actually dared to attack him.

I clearly agreed to explore the verbal talk today, but I didn't expect that this guy asked someone to write the memorial first. I was careless, careless...

Of course, Saif's fundamental wish was that the territory of Sulu was just a sparse island, so how could it be compared with Borneo, which he thought was the largest in Southeast Asia?

Ye Qide didn't feel sorry for offering the soil, but he felt sorry for it.

But if this guy is running, can he choose any other choice? He couldn't help but sigh, pretend to touch his sleeves, and then slapped his head and said, "Oh, I forgot to bring it."

Then he sued the crime and soon brought back a mahogany box and presented it to Mr. Zhao.

Cai Ming took it and checked it before handing it to the young master.

When Zhao Hao saw that it was a box of black soil, with a strong smell of pine needles, and it was obviously just dug from outside... but it was enough.

This is a dedication of soil!

Mr. Zhao happily accepted the box of soil and smiled at Saif: "I still have to write a formal memorial. If you don't know how to write, please let Lao Ye teach you. He will write very well."

Ye Qide nodded quickly and said, "I am willing to serve you."

Zhao Hao shook his head, but the smile on his face became much more sincere and said, "But I can't be good at such a big thing. I will present it to the capital as quickly as possible. Please decide."

"Ah..." The two of them were panicked and couldn't help but look at Xu Zheng. The Governor of Luzon could say that the matter of Nanyang, Mr. Zhao would be fine if he said it.

"Don't worry, you two!" Zhao Hao smiled and held their hands, clenched heavily and said, "No matter what the result is from the court, I will definitely get this soldier! Even if I am punished by the court, I will never let the people of the Ming Dynasty be bullied by the red-haired ghost!"

"Thank you, my son."

"Young master is such a great savior!" The two of them were naturally grateful.
Chapter completed!