1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 47
Abdul Jariruaba was the tenth sultan of Boni. He was nearly forty years old and was in the most energetic period of a king.His father was Muhammad Hassan, the ninth Sultan, a talented and generous monarch.Rectified the military and government internally, firmly resisted the Spanish invasion externally, and even regained the occupied Sulu for a time.

Although through the efforts of Muhammad, Boni was not defeated by the Spaniards in the end, but the loss of trade control in Manila and Sulu made Boni's trade center status begin to decline, and its economic interests were seriously damaged.

However, life in Boni is becoming more and more difficult now. The Dutch continue to erode the country in the south and west, and the coastal areas are almost all encroached by the Dutch.The tribes under the management and control of Boni could only retreat inland continuously, and the loss of population and trade was huge.

On the east side of Boni, the Sulu Kingdom first rebelled and returned to the country shortly after Abdul Jariruaba succeeded to the throne, and then occupied Palawan Island, and then continued to invade the southeast coastal area, making Boni very troubled.

Therefore, Abdul Jariru Abba Sultan decided to deal heavy damage to the Sulu Kingdom in the near future to prevent it from continuing to invade the coast.He gathered [-] soldiers from various tribes in the country and hoarded them all in Sabah. After the grain and ships were requisitioned, he was ready to attack the Sulu Kingdom across the sea.

Think about a hundred years ago, Boni owned the entire Borneo, Palawan, Sulu, Manila and many other lands, and it seemed to be the overlord of the Nanyang region.However, the good times didn't last long. In 1565, the Spanish colonists attacked the Philippines. Relying on strong ships and sharp guns, they took Manila from Boni in 1571, and took away the Sulu Kingdom that was originally conquered by Boni in 1578 (later, the struggle of Sulu Kingdom, The Spaniards quickly withdrew).This is the first fiasco of the "Boni Empire".Facing the aggressive Spanish attack, the backward Boni army retreated steadily. Fortunately, a plague repelled the Spanish colonial army, so that Boni had a chance to breathe.

Abdul Jari Ruaba Sultan sat in the huge palace and sighed. The state affairs are difficult and he is trying his best to hold on. I hope that Ali (the eldest son of Ruaba) in Sabah can properly rectify the scattered tribal soldiers. In the future During the Sulu expedition, the Sulu Kingdom was defeated in one fell swoop, so that it would no longer invade.

Thinking of the eldest son Ali, Abdul Jali Sultan felt a little worry again, that is the problem of Bo Ni's heir.The eldest son, Ali, is not yet twenty years old. Although he is full of vigor and brave in force, his personality is a bit irritable and he does not understand his subjects.But his brother, Abdul Jali Rujaba, is just the opposite. He is humble, gentle, and deeply loved by his subjects. At the same time, he is also the leader of various tribes in Sarawak and has been assisting Sultan in handling state affairs.

Therefore, Abdul Jali Sultan, regardless of the threat of the Dutch, insisted on attacking Sulu, and let his eldest son Jabba lead the army, hoping that he could take advantage of the victory in the attack on the Sulu Kingdom to accumulate a reputation and succeed to the Sultan throne in the future. Lay the groundwork.

If Jabba can defeat the Sulu Kingdom, then he will gradually weaken the power of his brother Abdul Jalilu Jabba in the future.After a while, will Sarawak send another deputy commander to share Rujaba's power?
It was late at night, and Abdul Jali Sultan still hadn't fallen asleep, wandering, meditating, and making decisions in the brightly lit palace hall.

On the wharf of Brunei City, there are more than 20 small sailing boats parked, which are filled with bags of rice, which are the military rations sent to Sabah the next day.Each boat contained four or five soldiers and oarsmen, who were sleeping soundly in their cabins.

The place 700 meters away from the wharf is Boni King Capital.The gate of the royal city was closed tightly, and a few soldiers stood sparsely on the wall less than a foot high, occasionally turning their heads to look outside the city, and then began to wave their arms continuously to drive away the swarming mosquitoes.

On several turrets, several bronze cannons were impressively placed, with dark muzzles pointing directly at the pier.But the native soldiers in the turret were each wrapped in cloth towels and fell asleep.This is their royal capital of Boni. There are ships at anchor on the sea for vigilance, and the docks are guarded by navy troops. It is impossible for the enemy to suddenly rush out under the city wall.

However, less than 400 meters away from the city wall, a group of dark and short Sulu soldiers were lying in the grass, peeping at the capital of Boni King.

Ma Bujia led 120 Sulu soldiers, abandoned the boat and landed five miles away from the wharf of Brunei City, then crossed the mountains and forests, and came around from behind the capital of Boni King.

At this moment, Mabujia had brought his soldiers to the city of Boni King's capital.He needed to raid and occupy a city gate without alarming Bo Ni's soldiers, and raise fire to send a signal.A large fleet of ships waiting off the coast of Brunei City will attack the pier after receiving the signal.At this moment, the linen armor needs to firmly guard the city gate. If there is a chance, they can send a small team to enter the city to disrupt the order in the city, disrupt or delay the time for the Boni soldiers to counterattack.

Mabujia quietly observed the city wall of Boni King's Capital, thinking about where to climb it.He was a little apprehensive, sneaking over the city wall and occupying the city gate was related to the success or failure of Sulu Kingdom's attack on Boni.Once the city gate cannot be seized, or if the city gate is seized and cannot be defended, then the Sulu army staying at sea will be in a dilemma.

The linen armor gritted his teeth, put the short knife in his mouth, and waved his hand to signal to his subordinates.Then, he fell on the ground first and crawled towards the city wall.Behind him, at intervals, a group of Sulu soldiers crawled silently behind him, like a fierce spirit emerging from hell.

With a distance of more than 400 meters, it took more than half an hour for Mabujia and many other Sulu soldiers.He looked at the bright moon in the sky with some resentment. If the soldiers on the Boni city wall just looked carefully, maybe each of them would be exposed.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and all the Boni soldiers on the city wall had fallen asleep, and the soldiers of the Sulu Kingdom led by the linen armor were already lying under the city wall.

After resting for a while, Ma Bujia nodded at the Sulu soldiers next to him, and then began to build a human wall.After the construction was completed, the linen armor looked at the top of the city, and climbed towards the city wall by climbing on a soldier's shoulder.

Stepping on the shoulder of a Sulu soldier, the linen armor looked into the city wall.In the corner of a crenel, curled up a Boni soldier, snoring softly.He put his hands on the city wall and jumped onto the top of the city wall.Stepping slowly, he came to the sleeping Boni soldier, took the short knife from his mouth, and lunged at him.Covering the Boni soldier's mouth with one hand, holding a short knife in the other, he stabbed hard towards his abdomen.

The Boni soldier struggled a few times, then tilted his head and stopped moving.

The linen armor squatted at the crenel, watching around vigilantly.The Sulu soldiers climbed up one by one, and then squatted quietly beside the linen armor.

Seeing that there were more than [-] people coming up, Ma Bujia waved his hand and led them to clean up the Boni soldiers on the city wall one by one.

In the silence of the night, from time to time, the city wall made the sound of swords piercing into flesh, as well as the occasional muffled sound of dying.

In less than half an hour, many Boni defenders on the city wall were beheaded by the soldiers of the Sulu Kingdom who attacked.During the period, the occasional sounds of fighting and screams did not disturb the patrolling soldiers and residents inside the city wall, which made Mabujia and others feel lucky.

"Send the signal!" The linen armor covered in blood ordered in a low voice.The subordinates immediately gathered the bonfire at the head of the city into three piles, and kept adding firewood to make it burn more vigorously, and the flames shot straight into the sky.

The Eastern King Alasar paced anxiously at the bow of the ship, looking in the direction of Boni King's capital from time to time.It was late at night, but the decks of all ships, big and small, were full of soldiers from the Sulu Kingdom, holding short knives or bamboo spears, quietly waiting for the order to attack.

"Uncle, tell me, what will the soldiers of Sulu Kingdom do if they can't sneak attack and seize the city gate of Boni King's capital?" Qi Tian asked Cao Xiong in a low voice.

"What should we do?" Cao Xiong glanced at the anxious Dong Wang at the bow, "Let's attack by force! Could it be possible to turn back?... On the way, it is estimated that half of the people will starve to death!"

"If you attack by force, are you sure?"

"Do you think you're sure about a sneak attack?" Cao Xiong said, "Wars, who can say for sure!"

"If Sulu loses, how will they pay us back the money they owe?"

"Haha..." Cao Xiong was about to laugh, but felt something was wrong, covered his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I guess if Su Lu loses, the Eastern King will definitely die in battle. Our business is going to lose money! "He has always been worried about the fact that the Eastern King wanted to kill them and seize the ship.

"Then why don't we go to their port and rob them while the Sulu Kingdom is fleeing?" Qi Tian thought, sooner or later he would be robbed by the Spaniards, why don't we go there first.

"..." Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian, ​​"Xiao Tian, ​​you are becoming more and more like a pirate!"

"When you get close to vermilion, you get red; when you get close to ink, you get black!"

"You say I'm black?"

"No way!" Qi Tian giggled, "Your old man is red!"

"There is fire!" Suddenly, someone on board shouted.

Everyone looked and saw three flames faintly appearing in the direction of Boni King's Capital, which was extraordinarily dazzling in the night.

"Attack!" Eastern King Alasa drew his sword and pointed forward, "Break Boni King's capital, and the sword will not be sealed for three days!"

(End of this chapter)