1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 240 Killing Each Other ([-])

"It's almost there, we must stop them from continuing to destroy the city. Here, we will occupy it!"

It has been two days since the city of Dili was breached. Soldiers from the Kingdom of Hanzhou and Weihali completely ransacked the city.Gold and silver coins, porcelain antiques, official warehouses and granaries are all packaged and sealed.

Hanzhou first selected useful craftsmen, craftsmen, scholars and other types of people to avoid being slaughtered by the natives in the chaotic city.

As for some other Portuguese colonial officials and officers and soldiers, most of them surrendered to the Hanzhou Marine Corps.Afterwards, in order to retaliate against the Portuguese armed merchant ship for sinking the Hanzhou immigrant ship, Qi Dajiang issued a three-in-one killing order (every three are drawn to kill one).Although it was cruel and inhumane, most people's lives were basically preserved after all.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Weihali, on the first day the city was broken, all the residents in the city, regardless of gender, age or age, were massacred frantically.For the Portuguese, they hate them from the bottom of their hearts.The Portuguese invaded and occupied the land of Weihali by force, enslaved and tortured their people, and forced them to change their beliefs and blaspheme their gods.

After more than 100 years, the Kingdom of Weihali finally broke the Portuguese colonial stronghold and captured these colonists who once claimed to be a civilized world.So now, we can return all the injuries these Portuguese have inflicted on us countless times!
The entire city of Dili has turned into a hell on earth.In the hot weather, dead bodies were everywhere in the city, and many houses were damaged and burned.The dense smoke permeating everywhere and the stench of corpses scattered everywhere make it impossible for people to live in it.

After Qi Dajiang, Luo Rucheng, and Xu Chuanxing checked the city of Dili and the port, they agreed that this Portuguese colonial stronghold must be occupied.The entire city of Dili is surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea, and the city is well-defended and well-equipped. It is only five or six days away from Xinxiang Castle.If it weren't for the small number of troops in the city and the siege of the Weihali Kingdom regardless of casualties, the Hanzhou Marine Corps might not have been able to make a sneak attack.

After interrogation, the Portuguese deployed a large number of soldiers and volunteers in the city of Dili to attack the city of Wahali, so that when they came to attack, there were only more than 50 Portuguese soldiers in the city, and there were also 160 native servants. For the rest of the people, this made the officers and soldiers of Hanzhou call it a fluke.

After learning that the Portuguese had assembled a large army to attack the city of Weihali, General Natatuka of the Kingdom of Weihali strongly urged the Hanzhou army to return to the city with them to rescue their King Sultan.

Qi Dajiang was also secretly surprised that the Portuguese and the Kingdom of Weihali chose to attack each other on the same day.However, this situation seems to be a very good result for Hanzhou.

In view of this, and based on the information they possessed, several Hanzhou military officers overturned the previous combat goal after a short discussion, and changed the attack to weaken the Portuguese colonial stronghold, and changed it to the marines occupying Dili City.Three armed merchant ships and dozens of small boats from the Kingdom of Weihali returned to their royal city, looking for opportunities to retreat from the enemy.

"If you haven't arrived yet, the native's royal city has already been broken by the Portuguese, what should you do?" Qi Dalu asked suddenly.

"Do your best and obey the destiny!" Luo Rucheng said, "The natives help us fight the Portuguese, so we can't just watch their royal city being attacked and remain indifferent, right?"

"Dalu, what do you think?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"I think the Portuguese dispatched more than 200 musketeers and more than 1000 native servants to attack the native royal city. Their determination is inevitable, and it will only take a day or two to break the city." Qi Continent looked at the The few people sitting there said, "Instead of working hard to rescue them, why don't we wait here for the Portuguese to come to rescue their city of Dili?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words. That's right, the targets of the Weihali Kingdom and the Portuguese attack are both highly valued by the other party. One is the royal city, and the other is a colonial stronghold that has been in existence for more than a hundred years.After the two parties heard the news, they would definitely come to the rescue in a hurry.In this way, Hanzhou can completely set a trap for the Portuguese who came to help in Dili City.

"Go, invite the general of the Kingdom of Weihali!" Qi Dajiang suddenly got up, "We have to make a total calculation and see how to count the Portuguese!"
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"Major, we got bad news from the natives." Captain Hewitt Stern hurried to the residence of Major Conrad Costa, commander of the Portuguese attack fleet.

"What bad news? Could it be that the sultan of the natives is going to bring someone to call?" Major Conrad Costa asked indifferently.

"The natives assembled more than 1000 people three days ago, joined forces with more than 200 musketeers from Hanzhou, took three armed merchant ships and dozens of small boats, and went straight to Dili City!" Captain Hewitt Stern looked serious said.

"What? The enemy is going to attack our city of Dili?" Major Conrad Costa was taken aback, "Why didn't we meet them on the road?"

"It is believed that the enemy gathered near the Rakono River not far from Dili City (near the small town of Manatuto in East Timor today), and perhaps at a certain moment, they happened to pass by our attack fleet." Hewitt Captain Stern said.

"Is the news confirmed to be true?"

"I have tortured several native leaders who did not escape in time, and they all confirmed this."

"Captain Stern, assemble your team immediately and prepare to board the ship and return to Dili." Major Conrad Costa said: "Also, gather those nonsense soldiers of the Rarantuka Kingdom. Let's go to the rescue Dili! God bless, I hope Dili City can hold on!"

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Larantuka in the city were summoned by the Portuguese and reluctantly withdrew from the city of Wahali. All of them were covered with looted property.Even some poultry and livestock, they were not willing to leave them behind, and drove them slowly towards the shore.

Seeing that most of the day had been wasted, Captain Hewitt Stern ordered his Portuguese Musketeers to forcefully drive the native servants to board the ship in a hurry.Livestock and poultry that are inconvenient to carry shall be discarded.After shooting and killing several slow-moving native servants, the speed of boarding the ship was significantly faster.

Considering that Hanzhou had three armed merchant ships, while the Portuguese had only one, Major Conrad Costa drove dozens of small boats of the natives to the forefront.Once you encounter an enemy, you must first use many small boats to entangle the enemy's large ships, creating opportunities for Portuguese armed merchant ships to attack.

However, until dawn the next day, there were no enemy ships on the return route.This made Major Conrad Costa feel a little relieved.The enemy did not return in time, perhaps they were still attacking Dili City.If this is the case, the Portuguese can take advantage of the situation to land, cooperate with the defenders in Dili City, and wipe out the natives and Hanzhou people who landed.

The afternoon sun was particularly dazzling, and the sparkling bay of Dili City was covered with silver light, and the empty Dili Port wharf was devoid of any ships.However, the fort on the shore was obviously destroyed by man-made, and all the artillery disappeared.

"The natives must have attacked the fort on the pier first, and after attacking Dili City, they had no choice but to dismantle the artillery and take it away. They fled shamefully!" Seeing the pier from a distance, there was no trace of any enemy, let alone Hearing the sound of fighting, a Portuguese officer guessed.

"Order the natives to land on the dock." Major Conrad Costa was a little lucky, but also a little disappointed.Fortunately, Dili City may be safe and sound, but it is disappointing that the natives and Hanzhou people ran away, and they could not be wiped out here.

Forty or fifty small boats rushed into the pier in a mess, some directly docked at the berth, disembarked and boarded the pier, and some sailed to the shore, jumped off the boat, and waded to the shore.More than an hour later, more than 500 native servants boarded the Dili City Wharf one after another.

"It seems that the enemy has really left." Major Conrad Costa saw through the binoculars that the native servant army, led by several Portuguese officers, had already begun to march towards Dili City. He said with a sigh of relief. : "Let's log in."

Second Lieutenant Raul Blanco looked at the Portuguese compatriots and native servants under the city, shocked and frightened. Major Conrad Costa and the others really returned to rescue Dili City.But he couldn't do anything at the moment, and stood at the top of the wall with a stiff face.Behind him, there were at least three muskets aimed at him. If something went wrong, several big holes would inevitably be shot through his body.

Captain Hewitt Stern drove more than a thousand soldiers of the Kingdom of Rarantuka to the side of Dili City and asked them to camp on the spot and wait for the next order.

Looking around Dili City, it is obvious that there are traces of battle. It is presumed that the enemy tried to attack Dili City, but was repelled by the defenders in the city.Facing the strong city, with the defense of artillery and muskets, the enemy had no choice but to retreat.

"Second Lieutenant Blanco, looking at you looks a little bad! Are you frightened by the siege battle of the natives a few days ago?" Captain Hewitt Stern raised his head and joked.

"Captain Stern, you...you are finally back...the natives have all retreated." Second Lieutenant Raul Blanco said nervously.

"Yes, we have broken the king's city of the natives! But we returned as soon as we heard that they were also sending troops to attack Dili. Oh, by God, you seem to be all right. Catalino Where is Lieutenant Rivarola?"

"Lieutenant Rivarola is at the Municipal Office."

"Second Lieutenant Blanc, can you open the city gate and let us in? We have been on a boat all night and need to go to the city to repair." Captain Hewitt Stern knew that Dili City was attacked by the natives. He expressed his deep understanding of closing the city gates to strengthen security.

"Oh, yes. Captain Stern, please wait a moment." Second Lieutenant Raul Blanco turned and left the city.

Captain Hewitt Stern raised his head and glanced at the top of the city again. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it.He couldn't help laughing at himself, maybe he was too tired.

The city gate opened slowly, and a dozen natives held knives and stood on both sides of the city gate, looking blankly at the Portuguese musketeers who filed in.

The Portuguese soldiers who entered the city were particularly excited, looking around on both sides of the street, subconsciously touching the looted property in their backpacks with their hands.

However, in Dili City in the afternoon, there was a strange quietness. There was no pedestrian on the street, and the doors and windows of the houses on both sides were all closed. None of the colonial officials and guards in the city came to greet them.

"Huh?" Captain Hewitt Stern stopped in his tracks and looked around suspiciously.Even if the whole city is under martial law, it is unlikely that not even the Portuguese officers and soldiers will be seen.

Something doesn't seem right!

"Beep! Beep! Beep!..." Several shrill whistles sounded suddenly, and on the roofs on both sides of the street, soldiers in black military uniforms appeared one after another, holding muskets in their hands, aiming coldly. Looking at the Portuguese below.

(End of this chapter)