The City of Victory is located in the center of Ceylon Island, a straight-line distance of 280 miles from Mantai Port, which the Ming Dynasty favored.

Even the nearest port of Puttalam is two hundred miles away in a straight line.

Zhu Xiaozhong led his troops from Puttalem Port, where the route was not only closer, but also there were not so many mountainous areas along the way.

But there are still many rivers, lakes, forests and hills.

The new king Parakarama knew how to fight, and the Ming army was often attacked along the way.

Between the forest and the hills, Ceylon soldiers suddenly appeared. They shouted and charged with arrows, but they were defeated every time and fled into the dense forest.

Zhu Xiaozhong could only let his soldiers march in armor, and did not pursue them in depth to avoid falling into the enemy's trap.

The Ming army went straight to the victory city.

In a dense forest, Parakarama looked sternly as he watched the Ming army push away the artillery.

His tactics are actually very simple. Use elite soldiers to lay out an ambush circle, and use garbage soldiers to defeat and lure the enemy. If there are more Ming troops chasing, then continue to escape and lure. If there are fewer Ming troops chasing, then ambush them all in one go.

Encirclement and annihilation.

As a result, the Ming army did not pursue him at all!

Parakarama had pretended to be defeated four times to lure the enemy, and each time he was defeated more realistically. However, the Ming army refused to pursue him into the forest.

"We have enough troops to defend the Victory King's City. Let's go attack the port." Parakarama changed his approach.

The Ming Dynasty only had 500 troops stationed at Puttalem Port.

Paracarama, however, had four thousand elite soldiers and more than two thousand rubbish soldiers. He had already sent people to the port to observe secretly, and believed that he would definitely win.

What's more, the local nobles in several cities to the north and south of the port had already been subdued by Parakarama. He had sent people to contact them in advance and was able to gather one or two thousand troops.

As long as the port is captured, a lot of goods can be grabbed and the Ming army's retreat can be cut off.

And he can set up an ambush halfway and attack the enemy troops who rush back for rescue!

Two days later, the Ceylon army moved closer from the east, north and south, and its total strength was close to 8,000.

…

Xia Yuqing was lying in the shade and taking a nap.

The climate in Ceylon is not bad, it is like summer all year round, but it is not hot, and the temperature difference between day and night is not large.

"Commander, there are enemies a few miles away to the east!" A soldier ran over.

Xia Yuqing slowly opened his eyes: "Where are the north and south sides?"

"We haven't found it yet," the soldier said.

Xia Yuqing said: "Strengthen the vigilance, everyone wears armor."

Xia Yuqing went to inform Yingxuan and asked him to send sailors to land and prepare for defensive counterattack at any time.

After everything was arranged, Xia Yuqing continued to take a nap.

He is from Salmon Island. He once accompanied the army to plunder southern Liaoning and was stationed in Lushun for a long time. He also fought several battles with Jurchen soldiers and Bohai soldiers. Then he was transferred to Shijian City and was stationed there for several years. His military rank was promoted to regimental level.

Long level.

Although he has been promoted in military rank and position, he is still like a stepmother, and this time he will be left on the island of Ceylon!

Xia Yuqing felt resentful and very angry.

Aren't they just former Song Dynasty prisoners who killed many people and ate many people? They didn't eat people in the Ming Dynasty either.

The only good thing is that the climate here is pretty good, the products are quite rich, and it's not a wild place.

The highest peaks on the east, south and north sides were guarded by Ming soldiers.

They climbed to the treetops to observe with telescopes, and waved flags when they saw the enemy. The flags were too far away to see clearly, but the Ming army near the port always stared at the signal flags with telescopes.

Another day later, the northern signal flag waved in the morning and the southern signal flag waved in the afternoon.

Ceylon soldiers were in position on three sides and were about to launch a general attack.

…

That night, Parakarama received news one after another.

He said to the soldiers who came to report the news: "Tomorrow morning, I will send out troops when the sun rises, and you will go to the port at that time."

These thousands of Ceylon soldiers were ambushed in the woods halfway up the mountain.

On the top of the mountain where they were, there were always a few soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, hiding in the canopy of the trees and not daring to move. They had been hiding for two days, eating, drinking, and sleeping in the trees, and they were also tied to the trees to sleep at night.

It was these people who waved flags and sent messages to the port.

Parakarama even made two trips in person, climbing high to observe the situation at the port. Ming soldiers hid above the king's head and peed directly into his crotch, leaving urine slowly along the trunk of the tree.

As the sun rose, the Ceylon soldiers moved out.

But dozens of garbage soldiers were left to guard the food on the mountainside. There was not much food and grass left, and it was not even enough for the entire army to return to the King's City of Victory.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Zhu Yu imitated a few bird calls, and soon his armor fell to the ground, and then several soldiers slid down the tree trunk.

They threw away the small sacks with great disgust. The bags were filled with feces. Everyone's crotch smelled like urine.

"Damn it, I'm sore all over, it's killing me!" a soldier complained.

Zhu Yu said: "Stretch your hands and feet and rest for a while."

Zhu Yu is also one of Ju Ming's adopted sons. They are very precious because Emperor Zhu stopped accepting adopted sons long ago.

After completing the mission and returning home this time, Zhu Xiaozhong, Zhu Yu and others will all be promoted. They can choose to stay in Luoyang and become generals, or they can choose to lead troops on the front line.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Yu reached out and swatted the mosquito to death.

They were smeared with medicine to repel snakes, insects, rats, and ants, but it probably took too long to become effective.

The soldiers began to stretch their limbs, and some even rolled on the ground.

Zhu Yu raised his telescope to observe and saw the Ceylon soldiers gradually retreating away.

After a while, Zhu Yu ordered: "Wear armor!"

Their armor had been tied to the tree crown and hidden.

There were six soldiers in total. After putting on their armor, they quietly walked towards the mountainside.

There were dozens of Ceylonese soldiers who stayed to guard the food. They were lying or sitting in an awkward position, chatting and resting without warning.

Six Ming soldiers raised their bows and arrows one after another.

The rainy season in Ceylon has passed for more than a month, and the air humidity is not high.

"Hush!"

Zhu Yu blew the bronze whistle, and six arrows were immediately shot out, accurately hitting the six sitting enemies.

"kill!"

The Ceylonese soldiers were so frightened that they subconsciously got up and ran away, thinking that they were being attacked by a large army.

Zhu Yu led his men in pursuit to the foot of the mountain, then blew the whistle and withdrew his troops and turned back.

They took out their flint knives and lit a fire, which not only ignited the grain and grass, but also ignited the dead branches and leaves.

"Chop some fresh branches and leaves and cover them to create more smoke!" Zhu Yu shouted.

Not only here, but also from the mountains and forests in the north and south directions, several smokes are rising one after another.

Parakarama was leading his army towards the port when he suddenly heard his entourage shouting: "Your Majesty, look!"

He turned around and took a look. The forest where he hid his troops seemed to be on fire?

The Ceylon soldiers became a little panicked.

Parakarama drew his sword and shouted: "There are not many enemies in the port. Kill them and steal all the goods. As long as you capture that place, there will be endless food!"

The king's prestige was so high that the soldiers no longer feared and followed him towards the port.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

The Ming warships in the harbor have already aimed their guns here, and even tested the guns a few days ago to determine the landing point.

The shot was extremely accurate, and the shells fell in this area.

A cannonball even flew over Parakarama's head, killing and injuring five of his soldiers.

"Magic, magic!"

"It's Tenmo Boshun who has led the troops!"

"..."

Seeing that some soldiers were already running away, Parakarama shouted: "I have great Kassapa to pray for. Even the demons are not afraid. Just rush towards me and win. Kill!"

His supervisory team also began to take action, using swords to restrain the defeated troops from fleeing.
To be continued...