1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 611 Preemptive strike ([-])

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Fifteen armed merchant ships under the Dutch East India Company surrounded the two Portuguese merchant ships and bombarded them continuously.While the Portuguese merchant ships fought back tenaciously, they kept dodging and retreating to the coast of Makassar, trying to avoid the protection of the shore defense fortress.

After some hard work, the Portuguese paid the price of sinking a merchant ship, and the remaining merchant ship was covered with scars, got rid of the entanglement of the Dutch armed merchant ship, and fled towards the Makassar Fortress in embarrassment.

Seeing that the fat in their mouths was about to slip away, how could the Dutch armed merchant ships give up, leaving one ship to salvage the Portuguese who fell into the water, and the rest of the ships followed suit.

The Dutch were also unlucky this time. Originally, the Dutch East India Company planned to send [-] armed merchant ships, more than [-] mercenaries and native servants to attack the Portuguese-controlled Makka in one fell swoop. tin stronghold.

After several years of exploration, the Dutch have initially grasped the basic situation of the Portuguese stronghold in Makassar.According to the intelligence from the search, the Dutch East India Company could no longer sit still.In just seven or eight years, the Portuguese community, which originally escaped from Malacca, has grown from a small wooden village with more than 200 people to nearly a thousand people, and two fortresses with strong defensive capabilities have also been built.

What is particularly worrying is that the Portuguese in Makassar have very close contacts with Hanzhou. Not only did they obtain a large amount of cheap industrial products from Hanzhou, but they happily became second-hand dealers in the local area. They lived a very comfortable life. Moreover, he also bought a lot of artillery and muskets from Hanzhou, and is slowly rearming himself.Recently, I heard that the Portuguese still intend to purchase merchant ships from Hanzhou in order to enrich and expand their maritime power.

Considering the recent tense relationship with Hanzhou, it is likely to trigger the second Sino-Dutch war. At that time, the Portuguese will definitely unite with the Hanzhou people, and maybe they will use the stronghold of Makassar to attack spices. Dutch merchant ships traveling between the archipelago and Batavia.Therefore, the East India Company decided to preemptively eliminate the Portuguese before their strength had grown to a certain level, and at the same time occupy the Portuguese stronghold to deter the local Gova Sudan Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, when the Dutch attack fleet passed the southern tip of Sulawesi on August 8, it happened to bump into three Portuguese merchant ships that were preparing to go to Zhenhai (now Dili, East Timor). A battle of encirclement and annihilation began.However, as it was already evening, the three Portuguese merchant ships quickly followed the cover of night and escaped the encirclement of the Dutch fleet.

Seeing this, the Dutch simply went to Makassar at night, hoping to catch the opponent by surprise before the Portuguese merchant ships fled back.

At dawn the next day, when the Dutch attack fleet rushed to the waters near Makassar, it unexpectedly blocked two Portuguese merchant ships that were about to flee back to the port, so they swarmed up and surrounded them again.

However, after a desperate struggle, a Portuguese merchant ship was allowed to escape into the anchorage of Makassar port.

The Dutch attack fleet only attacked tentatively, but was immediately counterattacked by fierce fire from the Portuguese dock fort, and then retreated quickly.

After several years of development, the Portuguese stronghold in Makassar has built two forts by the Tarot River, both of which are the most typical European bastion models. If there is not enough heavy artillery bombardment, only a thousand mercenaries and soil It is very difficult to break through human servants.

In addition, facing the direction of the sea and the Tarot River, the Portuguese also set up several forts, which were enough to block the entire dock and the river estuary, making it impossible for the Dutch attack fleet to land.

For this reason, the Dutch attack fleet had to go around to the south near the Jennibelang River, trying to land from there to attack the Portuguese stronghold.However, there is a Zomba-Op Fortress built by the Kingdom of Govasultan here to protect the safety of the palace and the capital. deal with.If they want to attack forcefully, the Dutch will probably pay a considerable price.

Colonel Carsten Kuritz, the commander of the Dutch fleet, sent a messenger to land ashore to negotiate with the Kingdom of Govasudan.Ask the other side to allow the Dutch to land near the Jenniberão River, and to maintain the necessary neutrality while they are engaged with the Portuguese.For this reason, the Kingdom of Gova Sultan will reap the friendship of the Dutch.

If the Kingdom of Gova Sultan refuses the Dutch request, they will face the most severe punishment and retaliation from the East India Company.

Facing the threat of the Dutch and the powerful fleet at sea, there was a sliver of disagreement within the Kingdom of Govasudan. Some ministers believed that the war between the Dutch and the Portuguese was a competition for the interests of a group of Westerners. Vasodan should stay out of the matter and not be involved in the conflict here, agreeing to the Dutch landing and attacking the Portuguese stronghold by way of attack.

However, Prince Hassan-Uddin, the heir of the kingdom, resolutely attacked the Dutch by attacking the Portuguese. Although he didn't know that there was a trick in Chinese history to destroy the country by false means, he knew the truth of the cold lips and teeth.With their powerful sea power, the Dutch wantonly suppressed various kingdoms and local forces in the region, almost monopolizing the trade channels of spices and other commodities in the region, and greatly damaged the business of all local forces including King Govasudan. Benefit.

If the Dutch were allowed to attack the Portuguese stronghold in Makassar, then in the future, Govasudan would lack one of the most important commodity trade channels and partners who would support each other.With the domineering behavior that the Dutch are accustomed to, after they wiped out the Portuguese stronghold, they will definitely target their suppression to Govasudan.

After weighing the pros and cons, King Sultan of the Gowa Kingdom rejected the Dutch's request for landing and warned the Dutch that if they landed rashly or entered the Jenibelang River, they would be attacked by the royal army.

Govasudan, which has long relied on trade to maintain external ties, is by no means an ordinary indigenous force with weak arms.As early as 1510, the local sultan relied on the immigrants of the true gods to build the masonry Zomba-op fortress. In the 1630s, some British people who converted to the true gods were hired as instructors to train the guns of the capital defenders. Artillery firing technique.

In 1641, with the arrival of the Portuguese, the Kingdom of Govasultan received their military guidance and help in various aspects, and also established a firearms force of more than 200 people. Bastionization was also performed.Therefore, in the face of the threat from the Dutch, the Gowa people showed a bit of determination and courage.

Colonel Carsten Kuritz, the commander of the Dutch attack fleet, was furious after receiving the rejection reply from King Govasultan. He commanded the fleet to bombard the port, and at the same time ordered four armed merchant ships to forcibly break into the Jennibelang River in order to fight with them. The seaside fleet cooperated and attacked the Zomba-Opu Fortress of the Gowa people from both sides.
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"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Under the city of Thang Long, the capital of Annan, Qi's artillery has already clashed with the artillery at the top of the city for several rounds. Only relying on the condescending advantage of the city wall, and in order to defend the capital, the two sides fought back and forth, with varying degrees of casualties.

"Damn it, it's been half an hour, and not a single gun emplacement has been taken away, what a damn bad luck!" Pei Shusong, the commander of the artillery battalion, looked dark, seeing another brother who couldn't dodge in time, was brushed off by shells and taken away. Bleeding half of his body, he couldn't help but want to burst into tears, "Exchange the bombs, let them try something new!"

It has been five or six years since Qi State developed the flower bomb, but it has not produced a suitable fuze. Therefore, the flower bomb used now is still somewhat primitive. The fuze is separated from the warhead. When launching, the explosives are ignited in advance to pre-ignite the submunitions. It is very difficult to grasp the timing of launching, and there is a certain danger.

Today, in the face of the threat of artillery fire from the Annan people at the top of the city, the artillery of the Qi State cannot bombard the city walls or gates with peace of mind, and it is still difficult to knock down the artillery at the top of the city from under the city.Therefore, Pei Shusong became a little anxious, and simply used the unsafe blooming ammunition.

"Battalion Commander, we are making such a big noise here, just to attract the attention of the Annan people, so there is no need to use those bombs, right?" An artillery company commander said loudly.

"If you want to make a big noise, there is nothing more effective than this flower bomb." Pei Shusong said with a serious face: "We may have to fight the Dutch in a few days, so let's shoot this flower bomb now, just to test it." Its performance and our future artillery tactics."

"..." When the artillery company commander heard this, he felt admiration in his heart. Co-authoring, the battalion commander wanted to use this Annan battle as a testing ground for new weapons and a training ground for artillery tactics.No more words at the moment, and ordered the ammunition hand to go to the rear to get the shells.

Although Shenglong City is a first-class city in Annan, in the eyes of Niu Hu and others, this city is just like Qingzhou and Laizhou in Shandong, and even worse than Shenyang City in Liaodong.The whole city looks solid and majestic, but many sections of the city wall are made of rammed earth and bricks outside, and some parts are even only one or two meters thick. If it takes some time to blow down a section of the city wall, it should not be difficult.

However, in order to make a quick decision and enter the city as soon as possible, the Qi army adopted the tactic of attacking the west from the east. A concentrated artillery bombarded the east section of the city wall in the direction of Guanchangmen with great fanfare, attracting the attention of the defenders in the city.On the other hand, all the soldiers with sniper rifles (mini guns) were transferred to the relatively remote Yeshimen (Shengguangmen) in Thanglong City, approached the city wall, suppressed the defenders' bows and muskets to counterattack, and then arranged several teams to rescue themselves The sergeants piled several barrels of gunpowder to the city gate, preparing to blow up the city gate.

Song Xianchao, the Commander of the Second Battalion of the Self-Rescue Army, saw that the soldiers of the third team had finally rushed to the city gate and began to dig a hole vigorously with a shovel in hand, so he knew that the gate was about to be broken.

"Brothers, all are ready!" Song Xianchao tightened the long knife in his hand and shouted, "As soon as the city gate is broken, we will rush in immediately, first control the city gate, and then sweep the city wall. Grandma, Getting promoted and getting rich is today!"

When more than six hundred self-rescue soldiers heard the words, their blood spurted immediately, and they stared at the city gate with blood-red eyes.The self-rescue army established four years ago now has six battalions of nearly 4000 people. After a little training, they have been following the Qi army to fight Denglai and attack North Korea, accumulating a lot of actual combat experience.

If they are brought to the Qing army alone, they may not be able to shake the mighty combat power of the Eight Banners, but against some of the original Ming troops, they can also win with good equipment. With the cooperation of muskets, it is also possible to keep the battle formation intact, and even fight back and forth with it.

And this time the three battalions of self-rescue troops transferred from Denglai will be shipped back to the mainland of Hanzhou after defeating Annan, eliminate cold weapons, refit and train the use of firearms, and finally transfer them all to Hanzhou In the western and southwestern regions, implement military settlements to enrich the defense of these regions.Because, after the Han-Dutch War broke out, those areas were most likely to be attacked by the Dutch.

"My lord, after we finish this battle, can we really live the lives of ordinary people?" Jianquan put the helmet on his head, then tightened the plate armor on his upper body, and asked in a low voice.

"Didn't the governor of the Qi State tell us that after this battle, he will take a boat to Hanzhou to enjoy the blessings." Song Xianchao put down his helmet and mask, and said in a low voice: "Everyone will be assigned a house. There are [-] acres of land. Hehe, and a daughter-in-law for each of us!"

"Then we won't be able to return to Daming in the future?"

"...Da Ming's current situation, how can people survive?" Song Xianchao paused, then shook his head and said, "It's not that we want to abandon Da Ming, but that Da Ming won't let us continue to live. From now on, we'll go there Take root in Hanzhou, and be a Qi people!"

"It's been more than three years. I can only kill people, and I don't know how to tend crops anymore." Jianquan saw that several self-rescue soldiers at the city gate seemed to have ignited explosives and were rushing back frantically. He took off the helmet mask and clenched the long knife in his hand.

"Before I joined the Self-Rescue Army, I was killing people in the army of the Ming Dynasty! When it comes to growing crops, I am even worse." Song Xianchao smiled, "However, I believe that the officials and gentlemen of Qi will not let me We are hungry..."

"Boom! Boom!..." Suddenly, several deafening explosions sounded from the Yeshi Gate of Shenglong City. Within a radius of 600 meters, the entire ground could feel violent vibrations. First, a huge fireball flashed near the city gate. , and then a puff of thick smoke rose, covering almost all the nearby city walls.

"Kill!" Song Xianchao raised the long knife in his hand high and swung it forward.

More than [-] self-rescue soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Yeshimen, which was filled with gunpowder smoke. The snipers of the Qi State scattered nearby, with ecstatic expressions on their faces, also rushed towards the city gate with muskets in their arms.

(End of this chapter)