1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 268 Anti-Dutch Front ([-])

After receiving the disastrous defeat of the Dutch army under the city of Dili, Antony van Dijk, the governor of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia, immediately relieved the commander of the Batavia fleet, Colonel Arjan van Dijk, and will After returning, he will be detained, and then he will be questioned and tried on whether he has committed negligence or misconduct during the war.

In addition to receiving news of the failure of Dili City, Governor Dayman also received a disturbing message from the Army Command.The Kingdom of Matalan Sultan to the east of Batavia and the Kingdom of Banten Sultan to the south seem to be preparing for an attack on Batavia.

"Are the two Sudanese kingdoms planning to unite?" Governor Daiman asked with some concern.In view of the fact that Batavia was going to attack Dili City, many mercenaries and native servants had been mobilized, and there seemed to be a certain weakness in the overall defense.

"Your Excellency, according to the information from the two Sudanese kingdoms, they are not united." Colonel Pete Kurucs, commander of the Batavian army, said: "It is said that the Sudanese king of the Banten kingdom seems to be fighting against the horses. The Lansudan Kingdom is extremely distrustful."

"I remember that ten years ago, the Kingdom of Mataland attacked Batavia twice, but we were defeated and suffered heavy losses. Since then, I have never heard of them attacking Batavia again. Why, they suddenly dared to come Attack us?" Governor Dayman asked.

"They seem to be supported by weapons." Colonel Pete Kurutz said: "It is believed that they already have a large number of iron swords and spears, as well as muskets, and there are a lot of them. Presumably, this is why they dare to challenge us again s reason."

"Where did they get the muskets?" Governor Daiman was taken aback.

"According to my guess, it should be provided by Hanzhou." Colonel Peter Kurutz said: "And, the time was just a few months ago."

"That's when we issued an ultimatum to Hanzhou?"

"I think, yes."

"Damn Hanzhou!" Governor Daiman cursed, and then thought of something, "Can Hanzhou make his own swords and muskets?"

"I think so, my lord governor."

Governor Daiman suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Our navy must blockade the coasts of the Kingdom of Mataland and the Kingdom of Banten, and they cannot get a single weapon." Governor Daiman said loudly: "Also, the blockade of Hanzhou must be further strengthened and must continue .For the blockade fleet's proposal to set up a temporary camp on an island near Hanzhou, we must provide material and personnel support. We will trap Hanzhou to death on that deserted island!"

"Of order, my lord governor!" A lieutenant commander promised loudly.

"Master Governor, do we need to launch a surprise attack on the two Sudanese kingdoms to disrupt their military deployment?" Colonel Pete Kuruc asked.

"Can the current mercenaries and native servants in the city support you in launching a limited attack on the native kingdom?"

"We can launch a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Banten first, and their strength is far weaker than that of the Kingdom of Mataland." Colonel Pete Kurucs said: "After a limited attack on the Kingdom of Banten, we can avoid the later stage. During the battle against the Kingdom of Lan, it was attacked by the Kingdom of Banten. However, in view of the weakness of the armed forces in the city, I suggest that some mercenaries be transferred from other commercial stations to enrich the defense of Batavia."

"Order part of the army attacking Dili to return to Batavia." Governor Daiman thought for a while, and decided to resolve the threat of force around Batavia first, and stabilize the security situation in the Dutch East India Company's ruling center.

"Attack Dili's fleet, leaving five ships to continue to blockade Dili, and the rest return to Batavia, ready to cooperate with the army to attack the Kingdom of Banten!"

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A slender and dexterous flying fishing boat sailed into a remote bay, not far from the shore, slowly lowered its sails, and relying on the oarsmen, it slowly approached the shore.

More than 100 natives on the bank cheered excitedly, and then rushed out more than [-] people, rowed seven or eight canoes, and approached the slender flying fish boat.

"150 knives, [-] spearheads, [-] muskets, and [-] barrels of gunpowder." Li Gengsheng reported to the natives who received the goods.

A clerk sent by Ma Huaiyu whispered to the native leader what the Hanzhou people said.

After the native leader heard the number of weapons, he nodded and smiled with satisfaction.He walked to the side of the ship, greeted the natives on the small boat next to him, hoisted up the cash box he had brought, and opened it for the Hanzhou people to count.

Li Gengsheng asked some sailors to count the number, while he took the man sent by Ma Huaiyu.

"Ask them when they are going to attack the Netherlands in Batavia. We can send some ships from Hanzhou to support them."

"Matalan still needs time to prepare. It is estimated that it will take a month before the troops can be assembled. As for when to launch an attack, it needs to be decided by their Sultan King."

"Actually, now is the best time to attack the Dutch." Li Gengsheng said: "Batavia dispatched more than 1000 troops to attack our city of Dili. This is the time when the Dutch are most empty."

"I'll go and talk to them." The interpreter also thought that what the Hanzhou people said was extremely correct. If the Dutch captured the city of Dili in Hanzhou, those soldiers might be transferred back to Batavia soon.Then, the Kingdom of Mataland lost a valuable offensive opportunity.

The native leader looked at Li Gengsheng with some embarrassment after hearing what the interpreter said.In fact, when the Dutch dispatched a large number of soldiers to Dili City, the army of the Kingdom of Mataland had already begun to assemble and prepare to attack Batavia.But their Sultan King did not launch an attack for a long time, because he wanted to jointly attack the Dutch with the Banten Kingdom in the southwest, but he never received a response.

Perhaps their Sultan King had some fear of the fiasco at Batavia ten years ago, and hoped to unite with the Kingdom of Banten to build momentum.

Li Gengsheng was a little speechless about the hesitation of the natives. Don't they know that the war opportunity is fleeting?I really don't know how effective it is to give them weapon support.With the appearance of a native, he deserves to be bullied by the Dutch!
After trading weapons with the natives, Li Gengsheng's "Flying Fish 1" drove straight south, and two days later arrived at the temporary camp on Gouji Island, more than 400 kilometers south of Java Island.

Last year (1637), after the conflict with Portugal in Xinxiangbao, Han Zhou was worried that the Portuguese would attack the immigrant ship again near Timor Island, so he began to explore the direct diagonal sailing route to Batavia.On the way, I found this small island inadvertently. After going around for a week, I thought it could be used as a temporary supply point for future travel.

Because it is shaped like a dog, it is named Dog Island, and this small island is the Christmas Island of later generations.

When the conflict in Hanhe was about to break out, a surprise construction was carried out on this small island. A small fortress was built on a platform one kilometer away from the shore, and a large number of swords, spears and muskets were stored, so as to communicate with the nearby Batavia. Several sultanate kingdoms traded arms.

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The Governor-General of Portugal in Haojing (Macau), Shi Luobao, welcomed a special guest in the Governor-General's Mansion, Chen Hui, a naval officer of Zheng Zhilong, the governor of Fujian Province in the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the group of eight Ming people, Shi Luobao and the few colonial officials around him were a little puzzled and nervous.

Zheng Zhilong's armed forces along the coast of Daming, any sea force will inevitably be more or less influenced by them.Especially the Portuguese in Haojing, who are located on the edge of Ming Dynasty and lead to Japan, and the trade routes of North Korea are within the control of Zheng Zhilong's maritime forces.

Therefore, the Portuguese governor maintained more respect and compromise with Zheng Zhilong.The trading ships traveling between Japan and North Korea paid full navigation fees and Zheng Zhilong according to regulations.On weekdays, Zheng Zhilong's boat from Haojing also provides enough convenience for coming to Guangzhou.

What is the reason for sending a representative to Haojing suddenly now?Is it a matter of Japanese trade?Although the Japanese shogunate issued a trade ban order, allowing only the Dutch and Ming to go to Japan for trade, there were still Portuguese ships secretly going to Japan.

"We came to Haojing this time to be a peacemaker for you Portuguese." Chen Hui said with a smile.

"Peacemaker?" Shi Luobao was a little confused when he heard the interpreter's translation, and looked at Chen Hui in confusion.

"Didn't you have a conflict with Hanzhou in Nanyang last year?" Chen Hui reminded.

"Oh..." Governor Shi Luobao suddenly realized.

Last year, a Portuguese armed merchant ship sank an immigrant ship in the southern Hanzhou, and a few months ago, that Hanzhou dispatched troops and united with the natives to capture the city of Dili on Timor Island, which attracted The Dutch, in turn taking their Oecussi, drove the Portuguese out of Timor for good.

"The Hanzhou people want to ask us for peace?" Governor Shi Luobao asked.

Chen Hui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at the shopkeeper Zhou of the Hanzhou warehouse in Guangzhou next to him with a wry smile.

On Tuesday, you bowed your hands to Governor Shi Luobao, and said solemnly: "My lord, I am here on behalf of Hanzhou, not to seek peace. Last year, your Portugal sank our Hanzhou immigration boat, killing more than [-] people. Death. You Portuguese didn't give us Hanzhou anything to say about this matter."

"So, you are going to attack our Dili?" Governor Shi Luobao said coldly.

"Hanzhou was beaten by you Portuguese, we must seek justice."

"Then what do you Hanzhou want to do when you come to us?"

"A truce!" Gui said on Tuesday, "We both should have a truce and deal with our enemies together, the Dutch!"

"A truce?" Governor Shi Luobao looked at Tuesday Gui and said, "Then are you willing to return Dili to us?"

"The ownership of Dili City, we will discuss it later." Tuesday Gui said, "Even if we return Dili City to you now, can you hold it?"

Governor Shi Luobao was at a loss for words. The Dutch military officers captured Ocussi, which was very close to Dili City. They heard that they were rushing to attack Dili City under the control of Hanzhou, obviously intending to occupy the entire northern area of ​​Timor Island.

"Your Hanzhou was attacked by the Netherlands, and the situation is in crisis, so you want to join us to deal with the Dutch?" Governor Schlobauer asked sarcastically.

"Without your Portuguese help, we can deal with the Dutch alone." Tuesday Gui said: "However, I heard that the Dutch have united with the natives of Ceylon and want to expel you Portuguese."

Because a lot of information about the Portuguese came from Hanzhou, Tuesday Gui can only target at this time.

"Why do you Hanzhou cooperate with us in Portugal?" Governor Schrobberg pondered for a moment and asked in a deep voice.

"You have several fixed strongholds in the Strait of Malacca. Our Hanzhou plans to rely on your strongholds to intercept and attack Dutch merchant ships."

"We Portugal ourselves can attack Dutch merchant ships in the Straits of Malacca."

"Our warships in Hanzhou can guard the Strait of Malacca around the clock and attack Dutch merchant ships."

Governor Shi Luobao was stunned when he heard this.That's right, the Portuguese could attack Dutch merchant ships, but they only incidentally attacked those Dutch merchant ships that were alone during trade and transportation.

Hanzhou was able to dispatch armed merchant ships to attack the Dutch.Don't they need trade to make money?

(End of this chapter)