1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 307 An Nan Ruan's Enemy

On Tuesday, Gui came to the mouth of the Pearl River in a small boat, and then boarded the deck of the "Pioneer", bowing to Qi Dajiang with an excited expression.

"Commander Qi, you are finally here!"

"Shopkeeper Zhou, you don't need to be too polite. Tell me about Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam)?" Qi Dajiang asked eagerly, holding Tuesday Gui's arm.

"According to the maritime merchants who travel between Annan and Cambodia, our Xinsheng Island has defeated more than 2000 troops from the Guangnan Kingdom (Annan Ruan Clan), and even their commander-in-chief has also fallen on the island." Tuesday Gui said with a smile: "Qi Commander, our Hanzhou Army is mighty!"

"Hu Pingjiang and the others defeated Annan?!" Qi Dajiang seemed surprised and delighted at the defeat of Annan's [-] troops in the Battle of Xinsheng Island.

"I heard that if the Dutch warships hadn't shelled the Annan people, maybe the Guangnan army of more than 2000 soldiers would have wiped out all of us on the island!"

"The Dutch warship is still on Xinsheng Island?"

"A month ago, five or six warships were still on Xinsheng Island." Tuesday Gui said, "As for now, I really don't know if the Dutch have left."

"Since this is the case, we really dare not rush to Xinsheng Island." Qi Dajiang originally planned to go to Xinsheng Island first to check the situation, then go to the Kingdom of Cambodia to buy food, and finally return to Hanxing Island (today's Japan) quickly via Guangzhou. Miyako Island).

"Commander Qi, Guangnan Kingdom attacked our Xinsheng Island and suffered a crushing defeat. They will definitely not let it go." Tuesday Gui reminded softly: "Maybe, Guangnan Kingdom will organize a larger-scale attack."

"Oh?" Qi Dajiang couldn't help but took a deep look at Tuesday Gui, and nodded slightly approvingly, "The shopkeeper Zhou's words are very reasonable. I brought four large ships from the Hanzhou Navy over here, so, should I go to that place?" Go to the coast of Guangnan Kingdom to patrol the coast, and use threats to prevent them from attacking my Xinsheng Island?"

"Guangnan is a big country in the south, with millions of people and tens of thousands of armored soldiers. Threatening the coast with four big ships won't hurt its fundamentals." Tuesday Gui shook his head and said.

"Then what should we do?"

"Guangnan Kingdom was originally part of Annan, and in the north there was the Annan Zhengshuoli Dynasty (Later Li Dynasty), which was in power for the Zheng family." Zhou Zhougui said: "The Zheng family and the Guangnan Kingdom (Ruan family) have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. Unify Annan. I, Hanzhou, might as well communicate with Annan’s Zheng family, attack from north to south, and attack Guangnan together.”

"Treasurer Zhou, you are so talented to do this business!" Qi Dajiang looked at Tuesday Gui steadfastly, and said with a smile: "You should go to any of our Hanzhou military government to join the army and serve for our Hanzhou military administration. Make a plan!"

"Commander Qi is absurd!" Tuesday Gui waved his hands again and again, "I am a first-class merchant, how dare I discuss military affairs indiscriminately. These remarks are what a scholar who lives in a warehouse said to me. I just relayed them to you. "

"Scholar?... Is he willing to come to our Hanzhou?" Qi Dajiang became interested when he heard it.Ordinary scholars are rare in Hanzhou.What's more, he also understands the basic situation of the surrounding countries' forces, and gives corresponding solutions to this, so he is not an ordinary scholar.

"I once mentioned the relocation of Hanzhou. However, he did not respond, and he seemed to belittle my Hanzhou."

"Then where does he want to go?"

"He might want to go to Zheng Zhilong's place."

"No!" Qi Dajiang immediately made a decision when he heard the words, "Tie him to the boat! I want to take him back to Hanzhou."

When Tuesday Gui heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.It is not a problem to tie a scholar living on the streets of Guangzhou.Maybe, going to Hanzhou, and his great fortune!

Qi Dajiang led four warships and a flying fish boat. After two days of docking outside the Pearl River Estuary in Guangzhou, they turned southwest and headed for the north of Annan.According to what you said on Tuesday, we will join forces with the Zheng family of the Annan Li Dynasty to deal with the Guangnan Kingdom, buy a large amount of grain along the way, and bring it back to Hanxing Island.

Passing through the Qiongzhou Strait, a few days later, the fleet sailed to the vicinity of Halong at the mouth of the Red River in Annan.Qi Dajiang then sent people ashore to find the local officials of the Annan Li Dynasty, and said that Hanzhou would form an alliance with them to jointly attack Guangnan.

The local officials of the Annan Li Dynasty first saw the four large ships of Hanzhou, and they were horrified, thinking that they were barbarians from the West.Unexpectedly, these visitors who all looked like people from the Ming Dynasty claimed to be from Hanzhou.

I don't know what to say, but where did the pirate forces established by the exiled Ming people dare to claim an alliance with me, Annan?The local officials sneered at the people sent by Hanzhou and ignored them at all.

The local Annan Zheng official showed such an attitude, so he naturally has the capital of his pride.In the entire south-central region, Annan’s Zheng family has millions of people and [-] soldiers. Except for the Ming Dynasty in the north, they dare not provoke them, like Nanzhang (now Laos) in the west, and the Ruan family, Champa, and Cambodia in the south. Cheng maintains the necessary respectful attitude.As an old opponent, the Ruan family can only do their best to support the border between the two sides.

Qi Dajiang's four warships waited at the mouth of the Red River for three days, but did not receive any response from the Annan Zheng family. In desperation, Qi Dajiang had to lead the "Kai Kai", "Qiming" and "Flying Fish 5" to Xinsheng City carefully. island.

The other two ships, "Yangwei" and "Yangwu", were filled with food supplies such as rice and soybean oil, and returned to Guangzhou all the way.

After loading the more than [-] family members of the Lusong Ming people who were stranded in Guangzhou, as well as the collected craftsmen, artists and scholars on board, they hurriedly sailed towards Hanxing Island.
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Compared with Annan Zheng’s disdain for the joint attack on Guangnan, the Kingdom of Cambodia, Huaying (now Vietnam’s Phu’an, Khanh Hoa area), and Champa in the south enthusiastically sent envoys to Xinsheng Island to cooperate with them. Let's get in touch with this new force that destroyed the two thousand troops of Guangnan Kingdom (Annan Ruan Clan) in World War I.

As an old acquaintance of Xinsheng Island, He Liba, the envoy of Champa, first met with Hu Pingjiang, the commander of Xinsheng Island, and discussed the alliance between the two parties to fight against Guangnan.

He Li, the envoy of Champa, learned that the Dutch warships that blocked Xinsheng Island had left for some reason, and the complete blockade of Xinsheng Island was temporarily lifted.But Hu Pingjiang didn't dare to be careless, and arranged for the few small boats on the island to continue to Cambodia to the north to haul food.At the same time, the more than [-] Annan people captured were used to step up the construction of defense facilities in several castles, which was bound to turn the entire island into a hard tortoise shell.

"More than 700 Annan people's swords and spears, all of which can be given to you." Hu Pingjiang looked at He Liba and said with a smile: "In addition, we can also give you two hundred muskets and four cannons. However, You have to exchange food, cloth, or other things for us."

"No problem!" He Liba was overjoyed. More than 200 weapons and more than [-] muskets can strengthen the armed forces of Champa to a certain extent.The most important thing is that the Hanzhou people can still give them artillery.This is a sharp weapon for city defense, and it will definitely make the Guangnan soldiers who attack and occupy the city fearful.

"By the way, Mr. Hu, Guangnan Kingdom seems to be mobilizing troops and raising all kinds of combat supplies recently." He Liba said: "We suspect that they will launch another attack on you."

"Oh, is this Guangnan country so ignorant of fighting?" Hu Pingjiang said contemptuously.

"Your Excellency, don't take it lightly!" He Liba reminded: "It is reported that Guangnan Kingdom is preparing to mobilize troops from the north to defend this time. Their troops in the north have been fighting against the army of the Li Dynasty all year round. The army that came last time was stronger."

"Oh, really?" Hu Pingjiang couldn't help paying attention, "Do you know how many troops Guangnan is going to mobilize to attack my Xinsheng Island?"

"This..., we can't detect it. But the number of people must be far more than last time!"

"Far more than last time? That's more than 3000 people. Do they have so many ships to transport people here?" Hu Pingjiang asked curiously.

"They may hire ships from other countries to transport troops."

"Hire ships?" Hu Pingjiang was extremely surprised. When a country went to war, it was possible to hire ships from other countries to transport troops. "Which ship dares to be hired to transport troops to the front line, so it is not afraid of being disaster?"

"My lord, businessmen value profits, and there are always people who accept employment for a little profit and don't care about the risk of swords."

"Damn it, as long as I have a few big ships here, I won't allow them to come and go to our Xinsheng Island!" Hu Pingjiang said angrily.

"Lord Hu, I heard that the Kingdom of Cambodia has also sent people to the island to contact you. I wonder if your lord intends to join forces with him to fight against Guangnan?" He Liba asked.

"Anything that intends to fight against the forces of Guangnan Kingdom, I can join forces with them." Hu Pingjiang said: "If not, you Zhancheng and our Hanzhou should make an alliance first, how about it?"

"My king has exactly this intention!" He Liba cupped his hands and said, "If you defeat the Guangnan army again, can you send some soldiers to the border between our city and Guangnan to fight against the Annan soldiers who frequently cross the border with our army? "

"Send troops to occupy the city?" Hu Pingjiang was a little hesitant. There were only six or seven hundred village soldiers in Xinsheng Island. How dare they send some troops to occupy the city!

"You Hanzhou soldiers are proficient in using firearms and sharp in tactics. Maybe you can give careful guidance to our Zhancheng army to improve its combat power." He Liba saw Hu Pingjiang's expression and knew that the other party was worried about his lack of troops. The reason, quickly explained: "You don't need to send too many soldiers, just three to fifty soldiers."

Hu Pingjiang immediately understood that this was to send a small number of sergeants from Xinsheng Island to guide the Champa army to learn how to use firearms, just like when they first came to Hanzhou and sent Niu Hu and others to guide the Hanzhou natives to fight with other tribes.

"Why does the Kingdom of Cambodia want to deal with Guangnan?" Hu Pingjiang asked.

"Your Excellency does not know that decades ago, Guangnan Kingdom married the Kingdom of Cambodia. As a show of sincerity, he gave up Priango in the southeast (near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) to Guangnan Kingdom. But I never thought that since then, Guangnan Kingdom The southern kingdom of Yipriango continued to erode the land of the Kingdom of Cambodia and expelled the people of the Kingdom of Cambodia, as if it wanted to annex its southeast land. For this reason, the Kingdom of Cambodia negotiated with the Kingdom of Guangnan several times, but the situation has not changed much.” Hehe Rebal said.

"In addition, the Kingdom of Cambodia has been attacked by Siam in the west for a long time, and the country has been in a weak state. It has always been tolerant of the erosion of Guangnan Kingdom. But the whole country must hate Guangnan Kingdom. Sending envoys to this small island may be to communicate with you. Continents form mutual aid to deal with Guangnan."

When Hu Pingjiang heard this, he couldn't help secretly delighting in his heart, the ugly Guangnan Kingdom is actually in this area, so people hate dogs and hate dogs, and they have made many enemies.Then we Hanzhou can take advantage of the contradictions, unite a group of small countries, and besiege this arrogant Guangnan country!
(End of this chapter)