1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 171 The First War in Hanzhou ([-])

"It's already April [-]th, Colonel Scheit, when will your expedition plan start?" Luis Dasmarina, the Spanish Governor in the Philippines, looked at Colonel Rolscheit dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency Governor, I am very sorry. I think our expedition plan has to be postponed, and the natives have caused some problems." Colonel Rohrscheider said dejectedly: "Colonel Ornato knows these things best."

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor. Those tribal leaders are unwilling to hand over the natives in their hands. Because they think that Hanzhou is too far away, and the natives conscripted may die there." Colonel Polzionato, commander of the army, nodded.

"So, our expedition plan will not only be postponed, but may also be cancelled. Is that so?" Governor Luis Dasmarina stared coldly at a group of colonial officials.

"Your Excellency, the expedition plan will not be cancelled. We will work hard to solve the problem of the natives, but it may take a little longer." Colonel Polzionato said in a panic.

The Governor of Spain in the Philippines was appointed by the king, and his powers were fully entrusted by the Kingdom Affairs Council. Therefore, throughout the Far East, he had the power to appoint and dispose of all officials in the colony, and he was like the invisible "king" of the colony.

"How long will it take?" Governor Luis Das Marina asked indifferently.

"One month..., no, no, half a month! In half a month, I can definitely load a thousand natives on board the expedition fleet!" Colonel Polzionato said through gritted teeth.

"No, not fortnight. You only have a week." Governor Luis das Marina said. "If, in a week's time, there are not a thousand natives in the port of Manila. Colonel Ornato, you go back to Madrid by boat." !"

Colonel Polzionato nodded feebly, "Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" ——————————————

"My lord, we are wrong, just let us go!" In the central square of Jianye City, three bound people sat on the ground weeping bitterly, begging for mercy.Around the square, thousands of people gathered, looking at them solemnly.

Qi Tian walked over with a blank expression, and looked down at the three people with tears and snot in their noses.

"Have you ever heard the wartime order issued by Hanzhou not to gather rumors and make trouble?"

"My lord, we have heard..." A man in his thirties replied with a sad face.

"Then why are you talking about Hanzhou's policy in the classroom? Why are you bewitching everyone in the cafeteria, trying to force us, Hanzhou and the barbarians, to accept softness and pay compensation?"

"My lord, we are also thinking about Hanzhou and worrying about the lives of the people! In Daming, scholars can discuss politics..."

"Wartime orders, can you wait to discuss politics and confuse people?"

"...No. But my lord, we are scholars!"

"Student?" Qi Tian sneered, "Do you have a reputation as a scholar? Famous for raising people?"

"..."

"You were all hungry in Daming!" Qi Tian sighed, "At that time, do you have the intention to discuss politics?"

"..."

"You are scholars, but you are also a member of the ordinary people in Hanzhou. Your rights and obligations are the same as all ordinary people in Hanzhou. You are scholars, but don't think that you should enjoy the unique rights of Ming Dynasty Hanzhou treats you preferentially, hoping that you will teach all children to read and write, and open up the wisdom of our Hanzhou people."

"Do you think that scholars are a head above others? From now on, all the children in our Hanzhou will go to school, learn to read, and if possible, they will all become scholars. But they will not be like Daming. Stepping high on the heads of ordinary people in Hanzhou."

Qi Tian looked at the people around the square and said loudly.

At the beginning, Pan Qifeng planned to unite with several civil government officials to intercede for the teachers of the three schools.But after hearing Qi Tian's words, he sighed inwardly.After all, Hanzhou is not Ming Dynasty. Although scholars are given preferential treatment, they will no longer have such privileges.

The teachers of these three schools, self-identified as scholars, lashed out at Hanzhou's wartime policy in the school. At the same time, they also preached that Hanzhou looted Xiyi first, so they should be soft and pay compensation to admit their mistakes.Instead, they would take the lives of nearly ten thousand people in Hanzhou and compete with Naxi Yi for a day.Some ignorant people were skeptical, and somewhat suspicious of Hanzhou's actions.

While eating in the cafeteria, the teachers of these schools were discussing the Hanzhou policy again. They didn't want to be heard by the patrolmen who were eating here, so they immediately took them down.But in view of their identities as school teachers, the chief of the patrol department did not dare to lock them into the dark room at will, and found Pan Qifeng to report the matter.

Pan Qifeng didn't take it seriously at the time, and wanted to order the police to release him, but considering Hanzhou's rule of law mechanism and the wartime situation, he informed Qi Tian.Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Qi Tian immediately took a few soldiers from the village to bring out the school teachers, and asked the people from the patrol office to report the matter in detail.

Knowing that these three men were arguing about the Hanzhou policy and bewitching the people, Qi Tian immediately used the excuse of violating the wartime laws and wanted to execute them all, and the execution was public.

All the affairs officials under the civil government changed their colors when they heard the words.The general manager is such a kind boy on weekdays, no matter what questions or suggestions he raises, he always discusses them carefully with you, and calls relevant people to refine and implement them.Even if there are some mistakes in the process of handling affairs, some insignificant welfare items will be fined lightly, and it is said that everyone must learn from mistakes or failures in a timely manner, and make them regulated and streamlined.

Now, because of the groundless remarks of a few school teachers, they actually want to kill people!Moreover, the people who were killed were scholars who were extremely scarce in Hanzhou.

"Execution!" Qi Tian shouted.

Several recruits from the Marine Corps raised their muskets and aimed at the three people kneeling in the square.

The captain waved his arm, "Bump! Bump! Bump!..." A few shots were fired, and the kneeling people immediately fell to the ground.The soldier carried the musket on his shoulder, then drew a knife from his waist, stepped forward to check, and made up the knife for the surviving person.

After confirming that the three were dead, the Marine Corps squad leader gathered his soldiers and ran out of the square.Then several patrolmen stepped forward and dragged the three bodies out, preparing to take them outside the city for burial.

"Little Tian, ​​why don't you send them to mine?" Cao Xiong saw that Qi Tian was a little gloomy, and patted him on the shoulder.

"In order to unify people's hearts, but also to correct people's hearts. In my Hanzhou, everyone is equal.... In some countries, some things are often messed up by scholars!" , All kinds of weird coquettish operations by those scholars.In Hanzhou, it is absolutely not allowed!
"Well said!" Cao Xiongkun said with a smile: "Before the war, we wanted to unify the hearts of our Hanzhou. Don't let our sons work hard in the front, and some people run out behind to make trouble for us!"

"Uncle, Spain is probably on the way, right?" Qi Tian saw that the walls of Jianye City had risen high, and seven or eight craftsmen, with the cooperation of a group of town soldiers, were setting up artillery in the tower; In a carriage, barrels of gunpowder and projectiles were transported to the arsenal near the city wall.

"Yes, it's time to come." Cao Xiong also shifted his gaze to the city wall.

It is now April 25, and according to the preparation time of the Spaniards, it is time to come.

All the Marine Corps soldiers in Hanzhou have canceled their vacations, gathered in a residential area outside Jianye City, and distributed ordnance and live ammunition according to the state of war.The township soldiers of the two battalions were also temporarily stationed in the Heishan City barracks. After receiving the warning, they quickly moved to the vicinity of Jianye City to accept the unified command of the Marine Corps Niu Hu.

The township soldiers from another battalion also stationed in Jianye City, and began to continuously strengthen the practice of attacking and defending the city wall and counterattack training out of the city.

"Flying Fish 1" sails out of the bay to anchor more than ten miles away every morning, and keeps an eye on the surrounding waters.And at night, the "Flying Fish 2" was on alert.

Gunners have all settled in the three forts at the pier, ready to pay attention to the messages from outside the bay.

The immigrant fleet has all sailed back to Jianye City, hiding in a manually excavated mooring position deep in the dock.

As a result, all connections between Hanzhou and the outside world were cut off, silently waiting for the arrival of the Spaniards.

"Is there any danger in the points outside Hanzhou?" Qi Dajiang asked Qi Tian in a low voice on the way to inspect the temporary military camp outside Jianye City with Cao Xiong.

"At Xinxiang Fort, it is very difficult to launch an attack because large ships cannot sail into the nearby river bend. As for Beikou Fort and Haijiao Fort, if the Spaniards discover such remote places, it can only be said that they are lucky. It's going against the sky!" Qi Tian said.

"After killing the invading Spaniards, what should we do?" Qi Dajiang asked again.

"Then wait for them to come again!"

"What, they lost once and come again?"

"Second brother, you fight with someone, and after you lose once, you don't want to get back in?"

"Then..., can fighting be the same as fighting?"

"It's the same!" Qi Tian explained with a smile: "The Spaniards have big arms and round waists, and we Hanzhou have thin arms and legs, but in the end, we beat them with a black nose and a swollen face. Do you think it will be convinced?"

"We Hanzhou don't have thin arms and legs!" Yu Fukun said with a smile, "We, in Xiaotian's words, are armed to the teeth!"

"Xiao Tian, ​​you said that if the Spaniards lose this time, when will they come back next time?" Cao Xiong couldn't help asking after hearing the discussion of several people.

After returning to Hanzhou, as Yu Fukun and Qi Tian inspected the combat readiness of various parts of Hanzhou, he felt completely relaxed.With such rigorous and thorough preparations, and a military force that is not inferior to the Westerners at all, if the Spaniards are allowed to take advantage of it, it can only be said that the more than 1 Hanzhou soldiers and civilians in Hanzhou are extremely incompetent.

"We calculated it. If the Spaniards want to launch another large-scale military operation, they will have to prepare for at least a year. If we cause them heavy losses this time, perhaps they will take longer to prepare!"

"One year?" Cao Xiong laughed, "We now have more than 5000 people. If Spain gave us another year, wouldn't our Hanzhou be stronger than it is now!"

With more than three months of emergency transshipment, employing more than 20 ships, Hanzhou has transported more than 8000 hungry people gathered on Xinsheng Island back to Hanzhou one after another.However, due to the rush of transportation and the very short rest time at several transit points, nearly 900 hungry people died on the road, and the death rate exceeded 11%, which is very regrettable.

(End of this chapter)