1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 302 Hard days
Holding up the binoculars, Xu Chuanxing looked at several Dutch armed merchant ships floating on the sea, and couldn't help but wryly smiled.These Dutch people really persevere, are they planning to block us here for a year or two?
The Marine Corps stationed in Dili City in Hanzhou organized immigrants to build a watchtower by the sea to observe the movement of the sea outside Dili Port on weekdays.As the supreme commander of Dili City, Xu Chuanxing would come here every day to take a look, hoping that the Dutch warships would leave, and even more hope that the Hanzhou fleet would come to lift their blockade.

However, after watching it every day, I am always disappointed.But there is always a thought in my heart, Hanzhou will not give up on them, everyone here is Hanzhou's most precious manpower.Our fleet will definitely come to pick us up and reunite with our wives and children.

"Captain Qi went to the farmland outside Nancheng again?" Xu Chuanxing asked a soldier when he returned to Dili City and found that Qi Dalu and other officers were not in the city.

"Captain Qi and several platoon leaders went there, saying they were helping farmers plant more rice."

"Let's go, let's go and have a look too." Saying that, Xu Chuanxing left the house and walked towards the south of the city.

Although a large amount of food was exchanged from the natives, it was enough to last for more than two or three months.But the soldiers and civilians in Dili City are still a little uneasy. Who knows if the Dutch will continue to block Dili Port.Simply mobilize everyone to start planting some corn in the arable land left by the Portuguese outside the city.Later, through Qiao Bensheng, he asked for some rice seedlings from the natives and planted them in the ground.

Before the war was over, planting crops outside the city was actually a very uncertain thing.Once the Dutch came to attack aggressively again, the previous planting work was basically in vain.Even if some natives attack, their crops may not be saved.In this way, some rations were wasted.

However, the Dili defenders and people who used to be peasants of the Ming Dynasty still had the idea of ​​giving it a try and planted more than 400 mu of crops on the original arable land outside the south city far from the sea, which can only be regarded as better than nothing.As for vegetables, they are all planted in open spaces in the city.

Looking at the green rice seedlings behind him, Qi Dalu felt a bit of peace of mind. If there were no accidents, the soldiers and civilians in Dili City would be able to eat the rice they grew in about four months.Unfortunately, for the sake of safety, only the cultivated land near Dili City was used.Otherwise, if we plant thousands of acres of land and plant crops, we can stick to it on our own.

He turned his head and looked at the watchtower on the hillside in the distance, and then felt a burst of depression. He had never started farming and planting seedlings under the vigilance of the army.This day, as my fourth brother said, it was too hard!

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Compared with the hard-pressed Dili City, Xinsheng Island, which was also blocked by the Dutch armed merchant ships, lived a somewhat comfortable life.Not only is there no need to worry about food reserves, but it can also protect itself more than enough.

More than half a month ago, in front of Xinsheng Fort, the Annan Ruan army defeated the invading army in World War I, killing and wounding more than 300 people, and captured nearly a thousand people including their commander.This battle greatly inspired the hearts of more than 800 Hanzhou soldiers and civilians on Xinsheng Island.It turns out that our own armed force is so powerful that we can easily defeat the nearby foreign armies.

All the rural soldiers and immigrants who went to battle were strong and strong, and they all showed complacent expressions when they walked and talked.When I turned around and looked at the Cambodians, Champas, and Siamese on the island, I seemed a little contemptuous.

In a temporary immigrant residence in Xinshengbao, Ruan Shaolong, the deputy commander of the navy of the Annan Ruan family, lay on the window with some trepidation, watching a group of soldiers with muskets suddenly appear outside the house.Then, a Ming who looked like a leader strode over from outside the yard.

Ruan Shaolong immediately pretended to be calm and sat on the straw mat laid on the ground, looking at the door anxiously.He was very worried that the Ming people on this island would drag him out and kill him.

Originally thought it was an easy battle, as the deputy commander of the navy of Guangnan Kingdom, he rushed to lead the troops to attack this small island.Unexpectedly, he was easily defeated by the opponent, and when he fled to the beach, he was squeezed down on the beach by a group of blind soldiers, and was finally captured.

He did not have the courage to commit suicide by martyrdom.But what if the other party humiliated himself and asked him to ask for forgiveness and surrender?

With a bang, the wooden door was violently pushed open. First, two soldiers with knives came in. After that, Hu Pingjiang stepped into the room, and then looked coldly at Ruan Shaolong, the commander of Annan's army, who was sitting on the ground.

"Ask him, how did the Dutch collude with Annan and what conditions did they agree to? How many weapons do they have in their army?"

A Champa interpreter behind him came over, squatted in front of Ruan Shaolong, and loudly translated Hu Pingjiang's questioning to him.

Ruan Shaolong twisted his neck, turned his head to one side, and stubbornly ignored the Champa interpreter.

Hey, he is still an Annan man with integrity!Hu Pingjiang couldn't help but look at this chunky Commander Annan with admiration.However, the necessary means are still indispensable. Now that he has fought, he is eager to learn about the Annan Ruan family's political and military information.

A village soldier walked up to Ruan Shaolong, raised his hand, and slapped him hard on the left side of his cheek.

With a "pop", a trace of blood came out from the corner of Ruan Shaolong's mouth, and instantly, the left cheek became red and swollen.

Ruan Shaolong was immediately stunned by this slap. As the cousin of King Guangnan, he had never been treated like this before, and he was slapped by an ordinary Ming man.

"If you still don't say it, drag it out and whip it!" Hu Pingjiang said softly when he saw Ruan Shaolong who was a little startled.

When Ruan Shaolong heard the interpreter's words, he first stared blankly at Hu Pingjiang, then looked left and right at the two Hanzhou soldiers beside him, opened his mouth and did not speak.

"Okay, tough enough!" Hu Pingjiang nodded, "Drag it out, tie it to a post and whip it!"

Two soldiers from the village picked up Ruan Shaolong and walked out of the house.

When he was tied to a pillar, Ruan Shaolong realized that he was struggling desperately in panic.Are these Ming people going to kill him?I am the cousin of King Guangnan, and the deputy commander of the Guangnan Navy!My surname is Ruan!
"Crack!", the soldier swung a leather whip and lashed Ruan Shaolong's body vigorously, causing him to let out a shrill scream.

"Stop beating! Stop beating!..." Ruan Shaolong cried, "I will tell you whatever you ask. Stop beating!..."

The Zhancheng interpreter took a peek at Hu Pingjiang, and didn't immediately translate Ruan Shaolong's words, but only took him crying after being tortured.

"Crack!" Another whip hit Ruan Shaolong's body, leaving a long bloodstain.

"Stop beating! I'll say anything,... as long as you ask, I'll tell you!" Ruan Shaolong screamed, begging for mercy in pain.

"My lord, he is willing to speak." The Zhancheng interpreter whispered to Hu Pingjiang.

"Damn it, I thought I could take at least ten or twenty lashes!" Hu Pingjiang said with a smile.Immediately, he began to ask Annan Nguyen about some political and military information, and asked a civil affairs official next to him to record it.

"The Dutch are willing to sell you firearms?"

"Yes, the Dutch promised to sell us one hundred to two hundred firearms every year."

"Is there any artillery? What are the regulations?"

"Yes. They are all under 8 pounds."

"..."

The inquiry lasted for a long time, and Hu Pingjiang asked all the questions he could think of, some of which Ruan Shaolong didn't know, but he also gave some guesses and presumptions.In order not to be tortured and beaten, and even to save his life, he also told Hu Pingjiang the structure and officials of the Annan Ruan family's military and civilian affairs, and even told Hu Pingjiang that they had been fighting and killing each other with the Zheng family in the north for many years. he.

"Do you have any military offensive against Champa?" The Champa interpreter asked a question he was concerned about.

"We are attacking your small island this time. After the capture, we plan to turn around and attack the coastal town of Champa and occupy it. At the same time, we will use Priango (near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) to tentatively seize some land in Cambodia. .”

"Bastards, you have a lot of appetite!" Hu Pingjiang cursed, and then asked: "After this defeat, will your Guangnan Kingdom send troops to attack us again?"

"My lord..." Ruan Shaolong said cautiously, "We have lost to you this time. I guess my king will not let it go, and will send troops to attack you."

If the Ruan family in Annan loses to the Zheng family in the north, King Ruan Fulan of Guangnan may think that he is not strong enough.However, it was defeated in the hands of an unknown Hanzhou in the south, and the soldiers and civilians on the island used to be starving people who fled from Daming.How could this make the ambitious Guangnan King Ruan Fulan swallow this breath.He wanted to fight against the Zheng family in the north, and went south to manage Champa and Cambodia, trying to be a promising king who dominated the south.

Now two thousand troops were defeated on the small island in the first battle, how can this be tolerated by Guangnan King Ruan Fulan?If Xinsheng Island cannot be completely wiped out, wouldn't the prestige of Guangnan Kingdom fall because of this, and it would only make the small countries in the south laugh at them generously.

As the cousin of King Guangnan, Ruan Shaolong still has some understanding of their king.The defeat in this battle, Ruan Fulan, king of Guangnan, would definitely think that it was because of the mistakes of the generals in the army (Ruan Shaolong and others), that Xinsheng Island was able to win by chance.

"Then how many troops will you have when the Ruan family comes next time?"

"There may be three thousand to four thousand." Ruan Shaolong said: "Also, some resistant soldiers may be drawn from the northern border defense line."

"Compared with the army that came to attack us, how much more powerful are your soldiers in the north? What weapons do you have?"

"Because the soldiers in the north have been fighting with the Zheng family all the year round, they are skilled in battle formation and progress in an orderly manner, and their combat power is [-]% higher than that of the soldiers in the south. They use guns provided by the Portuguese, but there are not many of them. Most of them are still armed with swords. The spear dominates."

"What if you lose again?" Hu Pingjiang asked.

"Fall again?" Ruan Shaolong thought for a while, and said hesitantly: "If you lose again, the king may think carefully and temporarily truce with you. But he will still look for opportunities to attack your island."

"Fucking shit, it's over!" Hu Pingjiang couldn't help being anxious, cooperating with you Ruan family is not "soft" at all, and will always want to get back on the field!After that, Xinsheng Island will not be able to survive, and it must be guarded against Annan Ruan's coveting and sneak attacks every day!

"Since that's the case, do you have any weaknesses in Guangnan that you can take advantage of?"

Ruan Shaolong was taken aback when he heard the words, I didn't intend to vote for you, why would you ask me such a question?But out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the ferocious country soldier next to him, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)