1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 244 "Three Kingdoms Kill"

The Portuguese governor in Timor-Leste, Giorgos Diawara, waited in Ocussi for more than half a month, but did not receive any good news from the attacking fleet. Instead, he got a very shocking news.The army led by Major Conrad Costa to attack the Wahali Kingdom was wiped out in Dili City, including ships and more than 200 Portuguese musketeers, and more than [-] soldiers from the Kingdom of Larantuka, all of which were buried in the Dili City.

Governor Giorgos Diawara's first reaction when he received this news was that it was a very absurd news, and it must be false news intentionally spread by the enemy in order to hit the confidence of the Portuguese.

The attack fleet led by Major Conrad Costa was going to raid Wahali King City, how could it be completely wiped out by the enemy in Dili City.In addition, the city of Dili, occupied and built by the Portuguese, has existed for more than 100 years, how could it be easily breached by the natives on the island.

However, after Ocussi sent a liaison ship to Dili City again, the news that was considered to be very absurd was finally confirmed to be true.The city of Dili was breached, and the troops led by Major Conrad Costa were indeed wiped out.

All the Portuguese colonial officials in Timor were shocked, and everyone felt an unprecedented crisis and fear.The Portuguese ruling power on Timor Island is already very weak. In addition, since February this year, the Kingdom of Wahali has frequently launched attacks and harassment on the Portuguese colonial strongholds, and lost a lot of materials and personnel.

Now, the Portuguese lost nearly [-] musketeers in the city of Dili at once, making the Portuguese defense force on the entire island of Timor extremely scarce, especially their ruling center, Ocussi only had less than [-] musketeers soldiers and three hundred native servants.

"Mobilize all the men in the city!... Send fast liaison ships to Malacca, to Ceylon, and ask for their support!" Giorgos Diawara ordered loudly.

"My lord, there are five Dutch warships outside the port!" A Portuguese officer suddenly rushed in from the door.

Before the words fell, there was a roar of artillery from the direction of the pier.

"The Dutch are here..." Giorgos Diawara was stunned for a moment.

The Dutch in Kupang must have learned of the disastrous defeat suffered by the Portuguese, and now they rushed over to take advantage of the fire.

"I never expected that the Portuguese would be beaten so badly by Han Zhou!" Major Manfred Eigen, Commander of the Dutch East India Company Naval Squadron, shook his head and said, "Moreover, the entire army was wiped out."

"The Portuguese seem to be unlucky this year!" A Dutch naval officer responded with a smile: "At the beginning of the year, they were almost wiped out by the local native kingdom on Ceylon Island. Even their governor died at the hands of the natives."

"After a hundred years of comfort, the Portuguese seem to have become less able to fight." Major Manfred Eigen said: "In this case, let our brave mercenaries seize Ocussi and wipe them out completely. Expelled from Timor Island."

"Send a signal to the merchant ships behind, so that the mercenaries on board are ready to land. I believe that there will not be many Portuguese soldiers in Ocussi."

"Yes, Major!" A Dutch officer promised loudly with joy.

Oecussi was the first colonial stronghold established by the Portuguese on Timor Island, and it was also the center of their rule on the island. Coupled with the accumulation of more than a hundred years, the wealth in the city must be huge.

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"Do you think the Dutch will also come to wade into this muddy water?" Xu Chuanxing looked at the city wall of Dili, where many natives, under the supervision of marine soldiers, were working hard to repair and strengthen the defense facilities.

It has been more than half a month since Dili City was captured by Hanzhou, and more than 100 township soldiers who came from Xinxiangbao to provide emergency support have also settled in the city. At the moment, they are cleaning up the stored materials in the warehouse and identifying the natives in the city.

Although the soldiers of the Kingdom of Weihali carried out a large-scale massacre in the city, and most of the Portuguese captives were transported to Xinxiangbao, there are still seven or eight hundred original Portuguese vassal natives remaining in the city.These are unstable factors in Dili City. In order to deal with the possible counterattack of the Portuguese, they must be cleaned up and controlled.

"The Dutch will probably take some action." Qi Dalu said: "We wiped out most of Portugal's armed forces in World War I, and the Dutch can't be indifferent to this. It is estimated that they will attack Ocussi, another stronghold of the Portuguese. Do it, after all, it is very close to their Kupang colonial stronghold."

"If the Portuguese stronghold of Ocussi is captured by the Dutch, then the Portuguese will have no foothold on Timor Island!"

"The coast is gone, but the Portuguese still have a few strongholds in the interior of the island."

"Hey, just those strongholds that are left alone and helpless, without us doing anything, those natives can be wiped out!"

"Captain, in addition to guarding against the Dutch and the Portuguese, we also need to be more vigilant against the Weihali Kingdom, just in case." Qi Dalu reminded: "They wanted to ask for the city of Dili a few days ago. It was rejected by us straight away. There is no guarantee that the natives will have the idea of ​​raiding us."

"Just those natives, he dares to come and beat us?" Xu Chuanxing said disdainfully: "We currently have more than 200 marines in Dili City, and more than 100 rural soldiers. Don't say they come 1000 people, just come 2000 people, don't even think about attacking."

"Let's be more careful. Those natives took a lot of firearms in Dili City." Qi Dalu said cautiously: "If we attack Dili City like the night we attacked Dili City, we should also attack us at night, or Some trouble."

Xu Chuanxing nodded, "The trenches under the city need to be dug a little deeper. On the city walls, prepare more fire starters. ... Also, ask people to make more shields to prevent the natives from throwing wooden spears."

"Yes, captain!" Qi Dalu promised, and turned around to carry out these tasks.

"Dalu..." Xu Chuanxing suddenly stopped Qi Dalu.

"Huh? Captain, what else is there?" Qi Dalu stopped immediately, turned his head and asked.

"In future battles, don't put yourself in danger again. You have to remember that you are a commander, not a pawn who rushes into battle. All the brothers under your command need you to command and take care of them!" Xu Chuanxing said seriously.

"...Yes, Captain." Qi Dalu was stunned for a moment, then solemnly nodded in agreement.

"Damn it, you're going to die in battle. I don't think I'll have a good life in the future!" Xu Chuanxing said to himself as he watched Qi Dalu go away.

"General Natatuka, our Hanzhou's current request is very simple, that is, the land near Xinxiangbao and Dili City!" Qiao Bensheng looked at General Natatuka of the Weihali Kingdom with a bit of sincerity on his face.

"To be honest, I don't believe in you Hanzhou." General Natatuka said slowly: "You will slowly seize the land of our kingdom and enslave our people just like the Dutch and Portuguese.  … …Don’t rush to deny it, you won’t do it now, but in the future, you will definitely do those despicable and shameless acts.”

"However, I want to remind you that we have the care of the true God in the Weihali Kingdom, and our people will also be protected by the true God. Once you do the same evil deeds as the Portuguese, you will be punished by the true God. Believe me , being persecuted too much, the people of the true God are bound to return violence to the perpetrators!"

Looking at the bloodthirsty eyes of General Natatuka, Qiao Bensheng couldn't help but feel a little throbbing in his heart.But he calmed down and said solemnly: "No one of us can predict what will happen in the future. However, we must seize the time to deal with the current situation. Our Hanzhou promises that once the general becomes the sultan, the required troops The weapon will definitely be sent to your sphere of influence. Moreover, if we need the support of our Hanzhou army, then the conditions have to be discussed separately."

General Natatuka, as the commander-in-chief of the Weihali Kingdom's attack on the colonial stronghold of Dili in Portugal, was suspected by their Sultan King.

For one thing, the royal city was breached by the Portuguese. Compared with General Natatuka's exploits in breaching the city of Dili, as the king of Sultan, his prestige was greatly affected.

Second, the royal city was destroyed, and the soldiers and supplies suffered heavy losses. Although the troops led by General Natatuka suffered losses, they captured a lot, and a large number of Portuguese firearms fell into his hands.Therefore, the Weihali Kingdom is currently in a very delicate situation, with weak rulers and strong ministers, and the prestige of the Sultan King has been greatly damaged.

General Natatuka's loyalty to the kingdom may be beyond doubt.But the Sultan King Aletta Camilleri could not maintain the situation in the kingdom on this basis.He needed General Natatuka to hand over the command of the troops to the Sultan King, so as to maintain Sultan's authority in fact with strong strength.

General Natatuka seems to have an endless obsession with power, and he seems a little resistant to King Sultan's resumption of command of the troops.He believes that under his command, the troops will play a greater role, and they will definitely be able to expel the Portuguese and the Dutch, and even the Hanzhou people later, recreating the days when the Kingdom of Weihali dominated Timor Island. scene.

General Natatuka decided to take his loyal troops to Lakono (now the small town of Manatuto in East Timor), where he would establish his own forces, defeat Aletta Camilleri Sultan, and reunify Wisdom. Harry Kingdom.

To this end, he found the Hanzhou people and negotiated with them to provide corresponding supplies and military assistance.

Qiao Bensheng remembered that Qi Tian, ​​​​the Hanzhou People's Government, once said that the more chaotic the situation in a country or region, the best opportunity for foreign invaders.Either fight, pull, or reap the benefits of fishing, Hanzhou will have a lot of room to operate.

He didn't have time to ask the superiors of the black-clothed guards for instructions, and he directly agreed to General Natatuka's request and promised to provide assistance and support.

The situation on the small island of Timor became extremely chaotic due to the fighting between the Portuguese and the kingdom of Wahali.

(End of this chapter)