1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 167 War Preparation ([-])

"The Spaniards are coming to beat us? Why?" Cao Xiong was a little confused when he heard what Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said.

In other words, it wasn't Portugal that first clashed with us, so why did Spain come again.

Is it so good for us to chew, why did we summon two "teeth"?
"Cao, you may have forgotten." Aryan Van Dijk shook his head, a pirate is a pirate, military sensitivity is too bad.

"You have a Spanish galleon! Where did it come from?"

Oh, and we robbed the Spaniards of their ships and ransacked their towns.Co-authored, they are going to take revenge on us now!

Seeing the changing expression on Cao Xiong's face, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk smiled, "Cao, I heard that the ship you robbed was a Spanish treasure ship?"

"Hmm..." Cao Xiong subconsciously nodded.

"It is said that there are 200 million to 300 million guilders of silver on board?" Ayan Van Dijk showed a greedy look on his face.

"Huh?" Cao Xiong looked up at Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, what do you mean, he wants to share my money!

"Not so much money!... Besides, in the past two years, we have transported a lot of immigrants to Hanzhou for reclamation and purchasing supplies, and they are all spent in your Batavia." Cao Xiong said in a deep voice.

Han Zhou emigrated from Daming, the Dutch knew about it and supported it.You Hanzhou is poor and white, so naturally you have to buy all materials from Batavia, and the profits from the goods and commercial taxes will inevitably flow to the account of the East India Company.

However, the Dutch are not very clear about how many immigrants Hanzhou transported from Daming. They only vaguely calculated that it was about [-] to [-].

But even if there are 5000 people, the silver you intercepted will not be spent.

Colonel Ayan Van Dijk was a little unhappy, with a wealth of two or three million dong, you pirates are too "full"!
"Cao, the news, I have informed you, you better prepare early! The Spaniards may come to you soon. Although their strength is not as strong as our Dutch, they are not something you can easily deal with. ’” Arjan van Dijk said coldly.

"Will you Dutch people help us?" Cao Xiong asked suddenly.

"I'm not authorized by the company, so I'm afraid I can't help you."

Who of you has the right to decide to help us?Seeing the indifferent face of Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, Cao Xiong didn't say anything.He nodded at him, said "I'll go back and prepare now", and walked out of the fleet headquarters.

"You son of a bitch!" Cao Xiong slammed his fist hard on the carriage, with a ferocious expression on his face.

It is also said to be cooperation, and it is also said to be a partner.When looking for me to do something, call me back and forth.When I'm in danger, the fuck is not authorized to help me!These barbarians are all unreliable.

"Uncle?" Qi Dalu was a little surprised when he saw Cao Xiong's furious appearance.

"Your matter, delay it." Cao Xiong calmed down, "You will return to Hanzhou by boat today. Tell the fourth child that you are ready to fight!"

"War? With whom...to fight? Portuguese?...Or Dutch?" Qi Dalu was a little confused, why did his uncle look very angry just after he came out of the Batavia Fleet Command.Could it be that you turned against the Dutch?
"The Spaniards!" Cao Xiong said, "The Spaniards are coming to attack us. You go back and tell Lao Yu and Xiao Tian that you are going to mobilize all the soldiers in the village to prepare for the battle, and also, quickly repair the city wall!"

"What about you, uncle?"

"I'm going to organize a ship to transport the immigrants from Xinsheng Island to Batavia as soon as possible, and bring back more food." Cao Xiong looked up at the bustling street scene in Batavia, and his heart became a little heavy.

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"Muskets, cannons, gunpowder, cloth, food, medicine, copper, iron and zinc metals, as much as there are in the market, buy as much as you can. ... and buy more large animals such as mules, horses, cattle and sheep." Back to the warehouse, Cao Xiong immediately found Hu Wenjin and gave him instructions to hoard war supplies.

Because, Cao Xiong knew that although the Spaniards did not have as many armed merchant ships as the Dutch, their large sailing warships were much stronger than the Dutch armed merchant ships. continent.At that time, you will definitely not be able to buy even a grain of rice.

So, before the Spaniards call, hurry up and buy back everything you can.Facing the powerful Spain, no one knows how long the war will last.While strengthening the defense of the mainland of Hanzhou, it is necessary to hoard enough supplies.

"How long does it take for the Spaniard to call?" Hu Wenjin asked worriedly.A few days ago, I was thinking of selling weapons to others, but now I want to buy a lot in the market.Things change so fast!
"I asked Xiao An (Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent) in private, and he said that the Spaniards' offensive preparations will take at least two months, that is, at the end of April and early May, they will call. .”

"Then how can we transport so many people and supplies back to Hanzhou?" Hu Wenjin asked with a frown.

"Let's hire a boat. Let's hire a boat to transport people and supplies separately!"

"Hire a boat?" Hu Wenjin was stunned, "Wouldn't that let people know where our Hanzhou is!"

"The Dutch have long known where our Hanzhou is. Now, the Spaniards know it too. I guess they won't be able to keep it secret in the future. Now, it's important to bring as many people and supplies back to Hanzhou as possible!" Cao Xiong sighed. tone.The muffled development of Hanzhou will disappear in the future, and more and more Nanyang forces will stare at Hanzhou.

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"What happened to Batavia recently? Prices have fluctuated greatly." Anthony van Daiman, the governor of the Netherlands in Batavia, poured a cup of tea for Senard Karamet, the new senior commercial counselor opposite.

"Because of the war." Senard Karamet took the tea cup with a smile, "The servant Ludwild recruited, Cao, encountered the threat of war from the Spaniards. They are frantically purchasing all the war materials in the city, yes, crazy Procure locally!"

"Spain is going to make a big move against a pirate?" Anthony Van Daiman shook his head, feeling that the Spaniard was a little unreasonable.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said with a smile: "Because Cao robbed a Spanish treasure ship and also looted a Spanish town. Therefore, they have greatly hurt Spain. The fragile dignity of human beings, therefore, will face their revenge."

"Oh, is it?" Governor Anthony Van Daiman listened and asked thoughtfully: "I remember you once said that Cao occupied a large island in the south, and they called it Hanzhou. Is that right?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk replied, "The big island they call Hanzhou should be in the southeast of Java Island, and the voyage is about fifteen days. Of course, for our fast sailing ship , maybe the voyage will be shortened by a few days."

"Then the Spaniards will pass through our Batavia?"

"Well, it should be."

"Your navy estimates, how many armed forces will the Spaniards dispatch?"

"According to the report of the businessmen who came back from Manila, and the assessment of Manila's overall military strength. We believe that the Spaniards will dispatch three to four large sailing warships, several merchant ships, and will carry [-] to [-] landing troops. After all, our servants don't seem to be very powerful."

"What are we going to do?" Governor Anthony Van Dyman stared into Colonel Aryan Van Dijk's eyes and asked meaningfully.

"Our navy believes that when the Spanish expeditionary fleet passes through Batavia, we will send fast sailing ships to follow and investigate. Then we will gather and dispatch more than ten warships and wait for the Spanish expeditionary fleet to return in the Sunda Strait to rescue us. My friend, Cao." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said confidently.

"Well, very good!" Governor Anthony Van Daiman nodded with satisfaction, "Just now, I was worried that your navy would take the risk to go to that Hanzhou to rescue our little friend."

"Oh, now I hope that our little partner can be braver and can resolutely resist the Spanish invasion. It is best to let the Spaniards shed more blood." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said with a smile.

"Aren't they frantically purchasing war supplies?" Senard Karamet interjected, "Your navy, and army, you can sell them some ordnance. After all, you are a partner of the company, so you can't let the Spaniards easily bully you." .”

"Well, Mr. Karamet's suggestion is very good. We need to assist our little partner in some ways."

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Philippines, Manila, Governor's Palace.

"Colonel Scheit, what do you think about the islands and colonies controlled by the Dutch?" Governor Luis Das Marina asked.

"Your Excellency, in view of the fact that the Dutch have a large number of armed merchant ships near Java Island. For unnecessary trouble, we will cross the Sunda Strait at night, and then slightly away from the coastal area of ​​​​Java Island. After marching to Timor Island, we will go south Get to the hiding place of the pirates." Colonel Rohrscheidt said: "The commander of the expedition fleet this time will be Major Anthony Goldstein, because no one is more familiar with that route than him."

Major Anthony Goldstein nodded to Governor Luis das Marina.

"After capturing the group of pirates, what should we do?" Governor Luis Dasmarina continued to ask.

If you catch it, you will naturally return.Colonel Rohrscheidt and Major Anthony Goldstein looked at each other, not understanding what the governor meant by asking this question.

"You want to occupy the island called Hanzhou!" Governor Luis Dasmarina shook his head, these soldiers still lack strategic vision, "According to the chart, we know that the island is in the southeast of Batavia, The voyage is only ten days. Do you know what this means?..."

"Occupying that island means that our Kingdom of Spain will establish a colony on the southeast side of the Dutch that will threaten their Timor Island to Java Island, and even threaten their Moluccas (Malaysia) Rugu Islands)!"

"Occupy that... Hanzhou?" Colonel Rohrscheit was a little confused, "But we only brought a landing force of more than 700 people?"

"Conscript another thousand natives, take them with you, and build that Hanzhou into a fortress that can threaten the Dutch!" Governor Luis Dasmarina said resolutely, waving his arms.

"...As ordered, Your Excellency the Governor!"

(End of this chapter)