The country of Sulu referred to by Yang Feng is an emirate that practiced religion in later generations, with the Sulu Islands of the Philippines as the ruling center, and the area sometimes included the Sulu Islands, Palawan, etc., and the northeastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah.

Its political system is the **** sultanate, and the main rights of the state of Sulu are the three princes, namely the king of the east, the king of the west and the king of the east, of which the king of the east has the greatest power.

However, from 1578 onwards, with the invasion of the Spaniards, the state of Sulu became a Spanish colony, and although the former nobles of Sulu continued to incite the local people to revolt for decades, the poorly equipped people were no match for the Spanish soldiers, and each rebellion was brutally suppressed.

In Yang Feng's view, this period is the best time for the Ming forces to get involved in the Philippine Peninsula.

With Yang Feng's explanation of the situation in Sulu, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew also admired it more and more, but they didn't expect Hou Ye to have a lot of treasures about the situation in a small Nanyang country thousands of miles away, which was really a big surprise to them.

Half an hour later, Yang Feng came down and said to the two: "I've almost finished talking about the situation in Sulu, and now you still have something you don't understand to ask." ”

Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but say: "Master Hou, I heard rumors from outside, you grew up in Nanyang, is that so?" ”

Yang Feng nodded: "Yes, the ancestor of this Hou is the common people of the former Song Dynasty, because he was dissatisfied with the Mongolian Tatars occupying my Central Plains, so he moved his family to Nanyang to avoid trouble, and only returned to the Ming Dynasty a few years ago." ”

"It's no wonder."

Cao Bianjiao suddenly realized, but then said again.

"It's just that can you ask Master Hou to tell me what the power of the Spaniards is in Sulu, as well as the detailed distribution of their forces."

Yang Feng shook his head, "This Benhou doesn't know either, everything is only up to us." ”

"On our own?"

Cao Wenzhao on the side keenly grasped this sentence, and asked with some surprise: "Master Hou, do you want to go in person this time to conquer Sulu?" ”

"Of course, aren't you welcome?" Yang Feng smiled.

"Not ......"

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew were a little stunned, Yang Feng, as the governor of the southern capital, commanded tens of thousands of troops, and was a dignified marquis, how noble is his identity, and now he actually wants to go to Sulu with them?

"Master Hou, don't do it." Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew shouted out in unison.

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly said: "Master Hou, you are the commander of the first army, and your every move is related to the safety of Fujian, Jiangnan and other places. ”

Cao Bianjiao also persuaded: "Yes, Master Hou, if even a small piece of land needs to be recruited by Lord Hou himself, then what is the use of me waiting?" ”

Seeing the pair of uncles and nephews persuading each other, Yang Feng also groaned.

The total population of Sulu during this period was only two or three hundred thousand people, and the Spanish troops in Sulu were estimated to be not very many, so it would be almost the same to let Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew go.

And Yang Feng can also see that because of the relationship between the two uncles and nephews, they want to make meritorious service because of their newcomers, and if they are personally recruited, then even if they make a contribution, most of them will be their own, and these two people are naturally unhappy.

Thinking of this, Yang Feng nodded slowly: "Since the two of you have the heart to serve the country, it is not easy for Benhou to stop it, and the Sulu Kingdom will be handed over to you." ”

Seeing Yang Feng agree, the two of them were overjoyed, and bowed down together: "Thank you for the grace of your acquaintance!" ”

The preparation of the expedition is a very cumbersome matter, whether it is the preparation of food, grass, equipment, weapons, medicines, or even medicines and other materials of the army, it can force the officers of the baggage battalion to turn around.

It's just that as the saying goes, it's easy to do things with money. With a lot of silver in his hand, and a modern society with almost a large amount of materials behind him, it only took about ten days for Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew to prepare for the expedition.

No, moreover, the matter of Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew going to Sulu also caused some criticism within the Jiangning Army.

"Bang ......"

The door was pushed open from the outside, and a figure strode in.

Geng Bingyi, who was talking to several officers, turned his head to look at the people, and scolded angrily, "What are you kid doing, if you have any fire, you will run to Hou Ye and spread it, and what are you crazy about running to me?" ”

The person who came was none other than Chu Maoguang, the commander of the third battalion.

I saw Chu Maoguang striding up to Geng Bingyi, sitting on a wooden bench next to him, and said loudly: "I don't accept it...... I don't feel happy in my heart, why can the uncle and nephew of the Cao family be able to go on an expedition to Sulu just after they came, but we people can only stay here to watch the family? Or is the Fifth Battalion really better than all of us? ”

Looking at the angry Chu Maoguang, Geng Bingyi squinted at him and said slowly: "I don't know why they got this errand, I only know that our soldiers have always put military orders first."

If you haven't received an order, you can fight as much as you want, but if the Hou Ye gives an order, we will only have to obey, don't you understand this until now? ”

"Of course I do, but ...... But I'm just not convinced. Chu Maoguang looked unwilling, "Brother Geng, tell me, it's been almost two years since I came to Fujian, except for the battle in Fuzhou and the battle in Relan Shacheng, what have we done, except for training or training, I'm about to get out of the bird, and I ...... if I continue like this."

"What do you want to do if you continue like this?"

A voice sounded in the doorway, and a man strode in.

After seeing the comer, Chu Maoguang, who had a disgraced face, shook his spirit, almost jumped up, saluted the comer, and said loudly: "I have seen Master Hou in my humble position!" ”

Geng Bingyi and several officers around him were no exception, and quickly stood up and saluted Yang Feng.

After Yang Feng walked in, he glanced at Chu Maoguang with a smile: "Okay, Chu Maoguang, I have grown up these days, and I have actually learned to complain, and even Benhou's military orders dare to be arranged, which is really amazing!" ”

At this time, Chu Maoguang still had the kind of ruffian who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he said with a smile on his face: "Where does Master Hou say, how dare you question your military order, your humble position is just ...... It's just that I want to fight, so I came over to chat with Brother Chu Maoguang. ”

"Chat?"

Yang Feng said angrily: "Yes, you can start shouting disagreeing when you chat, you tell me, who are you Chu Maoguang dissatisfied?" ”

"I ...... I ......"

Chu Maoguang lowered his head and stopped talking.

Seeing Cui's frustrated Chu Maoguang, Yang Feng glared at him fiercely and scolded with hatred, "You...... When will it mature? Don't think that if you follow me to win a few battles, you really think that you are the eldest and you are the second, if you really want to talk about it, you are still far from commanding the battle independently. Not to mention anything else, even Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew may not be as good as them. ”

"Won't it?"

"What?"

As soon as Yang Feng said this, not to mention Chu Maoguang's eyes widened, even Geng Bingyi and the others showed dissatisfaction.