The modern Sulu Kingdom was established in the 15th century, but there are already records of this country in historical materials of the Yuan Dynasty in the 14th century. At that time, the Sulu Islands were not unified but ruled by many kings.

In the fifteenth year of Yongle, the eastern king of the country, the eastern king of Badu Gebahala, the western king of Mahalachi Gelamadine, and the wife of the Dong king, Badu Gebahala, led more than 340 leaders of his family to pay tribute to the sea, and introduced gold and engraved articles, presented pearls, gems, and tortoiseshell.

This time, Sulu's visit to the Ming Dynasty was entirely due to the great project of Zheng He's voyage to the West. At that time, Southeast Asian countries were amazed at the Ming Dynasty's strong national strength and sent envoys to pay tribute.

King Sulu was the most enthusiastic, so he simply came here in person.

Emperor Yongle saw that this guy was really good at speaking. It was too shameful to praise him so much, so he ordered a grand reception. King Sulu was very open-minded and saw what the glory of Shangguo was.

But no matter how rich you are, you can't stay for a long time. After all, this is not your home. When King Sulu returns to his country, he may be reluctant to leave the glory and wealth here, and he is really unwilling to go back to the tropical island country to eat bananas.

This guy died of illness in Shandong with a crunch!

I can't stay in the Ming Dynasty when I live, and I will die here even if I die... This method of striking the car is high enough, I really want to bear it!

Emperor Yongle lamented and ordered the burial on the spot. This is the famous tomb of King Sulu in Dezhou, Shandong, and has been preserved!

King Sulu's eldest son returned to China to inherit the throne, the second son and the third son were left to join the Ming Dynasty nationality, and the descendants have been reproduced to this day.

Among them, the descendants of the second son changed their surname to Wen in China, and the descendants of the third son changed their surname to An!

As the Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of closing the country in the later period, the connection between Sulu and the Ming Dynasty became increasingly rare. In this historical gap, Western forces began to penetrate.

By the Qing Dynasty, Sulu was increasingly struggling in the confrontation with the Spaniards, and at this time they had to start seeking foreign aid from the north.

During the reigns of Yongzheng and Qianlong, both of Sulu sent envoys to Beijing and sought protection, but they were rejected.

Even in the 18th year of Qianlong's reign, Sulu State submitted a "Principle for the Receiving of the Territory" which means that I was not even a vassal state and directly donated the land and incorporated it into China.

All the land and people are all made and dedicated to the Qing Dynasty. Can I just include it in your territory?

Unfortunately, Emperor Qianlong believed that overseas Chinese were all "traitors" and that death was not worthy of mercy. It was more beneficial for the Qing Dynasty to kill overseas Chinese.

From then on, Sulu was completely desperate. Until the Spanish captured the capital Hele in 1851, and Sulu completely surrendered to the Spanish.

It is worth mentioning that that year happened to be the Jintian Uprising of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!

The Sulu Kingdom has been separated from the vassal system from China for twenty years, and twenty years have passed, and even the Spanish have forgotten this.

You should know that King Sulu has not been abolished yet. They still steered their own rule on the ancient Sulu land, but the vassal relationship has been transferred to Spain.

At this time, King Sulu was legally appointed by the Spanish royal family and a small vassal state under the Spanish Kingdom.

Twenty years of belonging can really erase the infiltration of the Central Plains civilization for thousands of years? This question just emerged in the minds of Governor Pertila and Major General Enmu, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.

"God! As expected, the land donation of the Lanfang Republic is a sign of the pretext that these Chinese people will completely eat the Philippines and Kalimantan Island from south to north!"

"God! It's so terrifying, so terrifying. Xiao Letian's ambition is too great!"

The governor tried his best to wipe his sweat with his handkerchief, and Major General Enmu also felt his calves tremble a little.

The major general pushed open the map and said tremblingly, "Brunei is the central point. It is of their political significance to gather heavy troops here!"

"Why should we concentrate the Ryukyu fleet in Brunei? They want to accumulate strength to cover the army from Mani Land!"

"Even these Chinese people want to fight us on the sea. Our current naval power is too weak. Once the twelve main warships are destroyed, the remaining dozens of offshore gunboats cannot stand the Chinese navy at all..."

"Em...my general...how many warships do the Chinese have? Do you still have any information?"

Major General Enmu shook his head, "God knows how many warships the Chinese have. We have no clues about Ryukyu at all, and the British and French don't share with us..."

"But it must be more numerous than ours! Because they have been constantly purchasing in recent years, and in the war they have captured a group of warships from France and Tsarist Russia..."

"God knows if there is any repair, so I can only pray for God's blessing!"

Enm rubbed his numb cheeks, "Now it should be clear about the Chinese plan. First mobilize the navy to assemble in Brunei, and then the army will also start organizing the reorganization here to prepare for the battle!"

"I don't know how many troops the Chinese can organize. At present, we know that Brunei has more than 30,000 troops that can be mobilized. In the future, there will be at least 30,000 thugs in the north of Luzon!"

"How much can Ryukyu support? I heard from British merchants that the Chinese newspapers have reported that the distant Far East king sent 20,000 dragon cavalry!"

"At least 100,000 troops! This is the most conservative number... I guess the number of warships that the Chinese gather in the end will exceed ours, more than twelve!"

"I'm talking about large warships that can fight to the blue water, not those small gunboats!"

"Governor General, change your strategy. The biggest threat right now is not the north! But our south!"

Governor Botila was already silly. He had never fought such a large-scale war in his life, and had never experienced it!

With a hundred thousand army landing in Manila, the total number of troops in the Philippines is not enough!

Although the natives can also provide some of the troops, can those monkeys fight? How can they compare with the Chinese, which is a strong iron army that resists France and Tsarist Russia!

"Change...change...I will listen to you all, let's change the strategy immediately!"

"God, please save me. If I can safely survive this disaster, I am willing to build a thanksgiving church in Manila!"

Major General Enmu sighed in his heart, "It's really the empire that has declined. Can such an incompetent cord be the governor?"

"For the sake of the present, we can only concentrate our limited troops in northern Manila to establish a defense line, temporarily abandon the north of Luzon, and focus on protecting Manila's security..."

"Then...and let the navy go! While the Chinese fleet has not yet assembled, attack Brunei, as much as you can kill..."

"At present, Brunei has only four Chinese warships. As long as we act quickly, we can take action before the six warships from Hong Kong arrive, there is a possibility of a turnaround!"

"The fleet rushed south quickly, ate four Brunei warships, and then headed north to block the Chinese support fleet in the South China Sea... First, it was twelve to four, and then twelve to six..."

"No matter how we count it, we will win!"
Chapter completed!