1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 152 Levying Aceh ([-])

July 1636, 7, overcast.

Thirteen professional warships and armed merchant ships gathered in the port of Batavia, and five small merchant ships, a total of eighteen ships, left the dock one by one.They will first sail to the northwest, stop at Palembang for a while, and then continue to sail northwest. After crossing the Strait of Malacca, they will rush straight to the southeast important town of the Kingdom of Aceh - Rapid Water Bay.

Luisto Suárez stood by the docks in Batavia, watching the massive fleet depart to conquer the kingdoms of the large island to the west.The Dutch are still very strong in the Far East!A fleet of more than a dozen ships can easily be formed to launch an attack on a native country.

And the Kingdom of Spain in the Philippines conquered a Sulu and almost requisitioned all the ships in Manila.Even so, there are still many hostile Sulu natives scattered on the many small islands of Sulu. From time to time, they take small boats to launch attacks on the Philippine colonial points.

"Do you know who that Spanish-shaped ship just now belongs to?" Luisto Suarez asked a dock manager from the German region.

"Oh, of course. . . . It belongs to the Dutchman," said the German dock clerk, and then closed his mouth and looked at him.

Luisto Suarez shook his head, then pulled some Spanish silver pesos from his pocket.

The German wharf clerk took it unceremoniously, carefully checked the condition of the silver peso, and then put it into his pocket.

"That ship belongs to the Dutch East India Company, but the ownership is not in the company. It should belong to the peripheral members of the company."

Luisto Suarez nodded, waiting for him to continue the introduction.But the German dock clerk didn't say anything.

Luisto Suarez glared at him annoyed.

Toby Stevenson shrugged and looked innocently at the Spaniard in front of him.He came to Batavia on a Portuguese merchant ship more than a month ago.It can be seen that he is not a serious businessman.Because he neither went to the trading market in the city to find goods, nor went to the guild for business exchanges.

Obviously, he was a spy, a Spanish spy.However, as a spy of a country that has a hostile relationship with the Netherlands, shouldn't you focus more on the distribution of the Netherlands' garrison and fleet in Batavia?How can you be so attentive to a peripheral member of the East India Company.

But what the heck!I have come to this remote Far East for lovely gold and silver coins.

Luisto Suarez was one of several teams of spies sent from Manila.Yes, they are all here to find out the whereabouts of the "Santa Cruz" and the hideout of the pirates who hijacked the ship.

He took a few more silver pesos out of his pocket and threw them to the German dock clerk.

"I want to get the news I want, all of it!"

Toby Stevenson put the silver peso in his pocket and said with a smile, "Of course, I'll tell you everything I know!"

In the afternoon, Luisto Suarez, with the help of a dental man, came to the dock warehouse area and rented a small warehouse.Afterwards, he climbed up to the roof and looked far to the east, where there was an extremely large warehouse.

"Perhaps, we need to take a closer look." Luisto Suarez observed for a while, and then said to himself.

After more than ten days of sailing, Cao Xiong and his party arrived at a bay near the land with two warships and a fleet of more than ten Dutch East India Company ships.

"The target of the attack - Jishui Bay should be nearby." Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent stood behind Cao Xiong and reminded him in a low voice.

At this time, Cao Xiong felt a little uneasy. The place chosen by the Dutch would not encounter any hard problems.

In fact, the Dutch attack on the Kingdom of Aceh was only for the purpose of testing.But they did not tell Cao Xiong that Aceh was indeed a hard stubble.

The Sultan Kingdom of Aceh, an ancient country in the northwest of Sumatra, was originally a vassal state of Manopache.

At the end of the 13th century, the ships of Indian, Persian and Arab merchants were sent to Lanwuli, and then the true god religion was introduced.Afterwards, the forces of Xuwen Daci-Basai Kingdom extended into Aceh to fight against the Hindu forces, which promoted the widespread spread of True God among the Aceh people.

Around 1500, Ali Muhaya Shah called himself Sultan, formally established the Sultan Kingdom of Aceh, and believed in Sunni teachings.He conquered Pidi and Suwendaji-Basai, and made Aceh monopolize the trade on the northeast coast of Sumatra, and became the center of the spread of true God and the distribution center of business in the Malay Archipelago.

In 1521, Aceh got rid of the rule of Bitil Kingdom.Since then, a series of "jihads" have been launched in an attempt to drive away the Portuguese colonists and control the pepper producing areas.

During the reign of Alauddin Liayet Shah (reigned from 1537 to 1568), he continued to expand the territory, develop maritime trade, form a huge fleet, establish the military organization of the Alliance of True God and Princes, and repeatedly defeated the invasion of the Portuguese colonists. , And successively suppressed Aru and Johor.

In 1547, Aceh launched a powerful attack on the Portuguese and almost captured Malacca.Aceh's struggle with the Portuguese colonists continued until 1575.

In 1564, Aceh attacked the Kingdom of Johor, captured Sultan and destroyed the city of Johor.

In 1568, the people of Aceh attacked Malacca, but the governor of Malacca repelled the attack with the support of the Sultan of Johor (that is, the siege of Malacca).

In 1569, the Aceh people planned to raid Malacca again, but it was claimed that a fleet of as many as 200 ships could not go under the siege of a Karak sailing ship, which made them realize that their strength was not enough, so they gave up this plan.

When Iskandar Muda (reigned from 1607 to 1636) was in power, the power of the country was at its peak, and it began to struggle with the Portuguese again, attacking Malacca occupied by Portuguese colonists several times.Later, they conquered Pahang, Kedah, Perak, Nias Island and Indalapur, and their power spread to the Minangkabau area.In addition to North Sumatra, its territory also includes some areas of the Malay Peninsula.

In 1613 and 1615, Iskandar Muda invaded Batu Shawar twice. In 1629, he attacked Malacca, but was defeated by the combined fleet of Portugal, Johor and Pattani.

Just when the great Iskandar Muda was ambitiously preparing to accumulate strength again and seize Malacca, suddenly, he died.Some said that he died because of the recurrence of injuries from previous years.Some said that it was because Johor sent people there to assassinate him.Some also said that he accidentally died on the belly of a group of Persian slave girls.

Of course, no matter how Iskandar Mudasultan died, the key point is that he did not designate an heir!
So the Dutch East India Company decided to tentatively attack a town in the Kingdom of Aceh before the Portuguese reacted.It is best to build a colony if possible.In this way, the Dutch East India Company can control half of the long and narrow Strait of Malacca.

Originally, the Dutch East India Company had another plan, which was to unite with the Kingdom of Aceh to attack Malacca and expel the Portuguese.But I am also afraid that the Kingdom of Aceh can completely control the Strait of Malacca because it is relatively close to Malacca.In the end, wouldn't it be to make wedding clothes for others!

Therefore, the Dutch East India Company decided to do it themselves, first to seize a colonial point in the Kingdom of Aceh, and then to see the development of the tense.

The fleet gradually approached the port of Jishuiwan (now Simawi City, Indonesia), and the Aceh merchant ships and fishing boats gathered nearby saw this menacing fleet, and immediately fled in all directions.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Suddenly, the sound of several cannons came from the port of Jishuiwan. In a moment, several huge water splashes bloomed far in front of the fleet.

"Enemy 12-pound gun!" The watchman on the ship reported loudly.

Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Bacona, the captain of the "Scott", held up the binoculars and issued an order: "Let those two pirate ships come forward! It is estimated that they still have other heavy artillery that have not been fired."

"Captain, the flagship has sent a signal to let us attack the pier fort." Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent reported to Cao Xiong.

"Well, I got it." He said in his mouth, but he cursed in his heart, damn, you have so many boats, but let me lead the battle!
The "Kai Kai" and "Xing Han" approached slowly and carefully.

"Boom! Boom!..." A few more shells were fired from the pier, smashing hard into the sea ahead.

"Enemy 12-pound guns!" Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent shouted loudly: "We need to fight back!"

Cao Xiong nodded, and it was the first time for them to attack the enemy's pier with fixed forts, just to let the gunners practice their skills.

The two ships "Kai Kai" and "Xing Han" separated one after another, and began to fight back with several 12-pounder guns on the bow.

Ten minutes later, the "Pioneer" took the lead in turning the ship sideways, and then, a dozen heavy cannons on the side began to bombard the enemy's fort.On the pier, in addition to firing the 12-pounder gun, the remaining 10-pounder and 8-pounder guns also fired one after another.Countless shells fell around the "Pioneer", stirring up jets of water.

Compared with the fierce and accurate artillery fire of the "Kai Kai", the gunners of Qi Dajiang's "Xinghan" seemed a bit amateur. Many shells either fell far into the depths of the pier, or hit the landing point too far.A group of gunners who were usually well-trained in Fort Montenegro had lost all standards when they were on board the ship.

Lieutenant Colonel Jamini Bacona held up the binoculars, shook his head in disappointment, turned to his adjutant and said, "Second Lieutenant Pat, send a signal to let the Athletic, Gray Stag, and Warrior come forward. Bombard the enemy's pier fortress! Counting on those two pirate ships, it is estimated that they will not be able to land today!"

With the addition of three Dutch armed warships, soon, several enemy forts were knocked out, and the incoming artillery fire was obviously weaker.The artillery battle lasted for half an hour. I saw that the enemy's fort did not fire any more heavy artillery weighing more than 12 pounds.A few Dutch warships boldly sailed closer to the port, preparing to bombard them at low range.

"Captain, let's rush forward too! Destroy all their turrets!" Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent was eager to try.

Seeing the Dutch warships rushing ahead, Cao Xiong sighed, his navy is still much worse than the Dutch, let's learn more from them.

The "Pioneer" began to adjust its sails, preparing to follow behind the Dutch battleship and approach some enemy docks forward.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Suddenly, the enemy fort launched another round of shelling, and several shells narrowly missed the nearby Dutch warship.

"Oh, damn it! It's an 18-pound cannon! They also hid an 18-pound cannon!" Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona saw clearly from behind, and his face became a little ugly.

(End of this chapter)