1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 200 Attacking Luzon: Sulu's Hidden Worries

"His Royal Highness Dongwang, you... have changed a lot!" Cao Xiong said with some emotion as he looked at the old Dongwang Abdul Razak.

"General Cao, I haven't seen you in two years, you still look good!" Abdul Razak sighed secretly as he looked at Cao Xiong, who was becoming more and more majestic.

The pirates who fled in a hurry in the past, now occupy a land, manage tens of thousands of people, and thousands of soldiers.Now, they are joining forces with the Westerners Hongmao to fight the Luzon Spaniards.The transformation of the world is nothing more than this.

"His Royal Highness Dongwang, two years ago, I was honored to take care of you. Now, if you have a request, I will try my best to do it for you!" Cao Xiong looked at the appearance of Dongwang, and he must have been persecuted by Spain too much, hiding everywhere roam.

"General Cao, are you serious?" Abdul Razak took Cao Xiong's words unceremoniously.

"I will do what I say! Dong Wang, please speak."

"I have four sons and nine grandchildren, but they are all stupid. After I die, they may not be able to live on. Therefore, this king would like to ask the general to take in my sons and grandchildren."

"Ah?" Cao Xiong never expected that Dongwang would entrust his family to him. This is an extreme trust in him, "Dongwang, our Hanzhou is still weak at the moment. If you entrust us like this, you won't be afraid to follow us in the future." die together?"

"General Cao, may I ask your young nephew?" Dong Wang Abdul Razak asked back.

"My Xiaotian is very good." Cao Xiong said: "Our Hanzhou is in today's situation, half of it is his management."

"After you die, you choose him to inherit Hanzhou?"

"That's right! I'm dead, and Xiaotian will sit in my seat."

"Qi Tian, ​​what a young man!" Dong Wang said: "I share the same feeling with the general, Hanzhou must be prosperous and strong because of him. My descendants will take shelter of Hanzhou, and this king will have no worries!"

"Since the Eastern King trusts us so much, I will also guarantee you that the descendants of the Eastern King will live in Hanzhou forever without worry!" Cao Xiong said solemnly.

"My king believes in you!" Abdullah Razak looked at Cao Xiong and said, "To tell you the truth, general, this king is afraid that his life will not be long. It will be difficult for future generations to gain a foothold in Sulu, so it will be difficult for Hanzhou."

"King of the East, although most of the Sulu Kingdom was conquered by the Spaniards, they will not be able to occupy it for a long time. When we and the Dutch fight to Luzon, the Westerners will be weakened. They will definitely not attack Sulu again. By then , the Eastern King can reorganize Sulu, and he can also maintain one or two. Furthermore, the Eastern King's power, Sulu Kingdom, can be decided with one word. Future generations can also enjoy a hundred years of blessings, so why worry about the future?"

"General Cao, do you know that apart from our three princes, Sulu also has a King Sultan?" The Eastern King Abdullah Razak said with a smile: "This king has the power to make a decision with one word. This is precisely the cause of disaster." fundamental!"

"Westerners attacked me in Sulu, seized my royal city, and killed my people. But we and others in power fled into the mountains in a hurry. The power established by breaking the capital of King Boni back then disappeared. Therefore, King Sultan must Take this opportunity to reduce the power of our three princes. If this king is not still alive, I am afraid that our princes will not be killed by the Naxi people, but will be murdered in the mountains by our King Sultan."

"..." Cao Xiong was stunned.Your Sulu country is about to be wiped out by the Spaniards, why are you fighting among yourself?

"Power is sometimes much more important in terms of the survival of the country, the well-being of the people, and even the peril of the nation!" Eastern King Abdul Razak shook his head and sighed.

Cao Xiong watched the weak Dongwang walk out of the house supported by several natives.

"Dajiang, we will definitely not have such an infighting situation in Hanzhou in the future?" Cao Xiong stared at Qi Dajiang with burning eyes.

"Uncle, I saved it!" Qi Dajiang also looked at Cao Xiong, "I will definitely protect Xiaotian in the future and manage our Hanzhou well. If anyone wants to fight, I will kill him!"

Three days later, the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces left two warships and some supplies and personnel in Helecheng, and the whole army set off for Zamboanga, Mindanao in the northeast.On the three warships in Hanzhou, there were also more than 700 Sulu soldiers on board, and they went out with them.

Hele Island is less than two days away from the Zamboanga Fort built by Spain. According to the preliminary investigation of the Dutch, the Spaniards stationed about [-] to [-] musketeers here, supplemented by more than [-] native servants. And built a fort on the shore.

The thirteen warships of the Han-Dutch Allied Forces were hovering near the sea off Zamboanga, carefully observing the movements of the Spaniards on the shore.There are only two medium-sized merchant ships docked in the depths of the port, and there are people on the shore from time to time.Obviously, the Spaniards who were expected by the coalition forces to flee without a fight again did not exist.Then, there is only a strong attack to seize this fortress.Then follow a series of islands and attack the heartland of the Spaniards - Holy Name Jesus City (now Cebu City, Philippines), in order to lure their main fleet out and start a decisive battle at sea.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." This time it was the Dutch navy's turn to attack the pier.

The three Galen gunships split into three groups and rushed towards the Zamboanga pier. As the distance continued to approach, they used several cannons on the bow to bombard the pier.

When the Dutch warship approached 700 meters, the Spanish battery began to return fire.The Dutch warships attacking forward kept walking the "S" line in a small harbor, avoiding the bombardment of coastal defense artillery.

Zamboanga is a fortress built by Spain only two years ago. Neither the city defense nor the fort is perfect.But the Spaniard played very tenaciously, and the frequency and accuracy of the artillery fire were good.In just 10 minutes, the three Dutch warships were shot more than ten times, and several large holes were opened in their berths, sides, and sterns, and more than ten sailors were killed and wounded by flying wood chips. .

However, as the bombardment continued, the Dutch warships gradually figured out the firepower arrangement and artillery scale of the Spanish fort.

"If the enemy didn't deliberately hide, they only have 8-pound guns and 4-pounder guns." The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona, murmured while holding a binoculars.

"Order the army to land on the beach from both sides, and turn around behind the enemy's fort." Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona turned his head and said to the orderer.

Continuing to bombard the enemy's fort is a waste of time, and the gain is not worth the loss. Simply use the numerous superior forces of the coalition forces to forcibly land and make a quick decision.

After the order was issued, the loaded army warships quickly sailed towards both sides of the pier, and when they were about 300 meters away from the shore, they began to lower the boats to prepare the army to land on the beach.

Tan Zhongfu lowered his head, paddled vigorously, and kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the shore from time to time, praying in his heart that the enemy must not lie in ambush there.

When the boat was only more than ten meters away from the shore, the water was already shallow, and it could no longer row forward.Following the squad leader's command, seven or eight marine soldiers jumped out of the boat holding their muskets, wading through the water and rushing towards the shore quickly.

"The whole team!" The team leader shouted loudly as soon as he landed, and gathered more than a dozen soldiers around him, simply forming a front line, holding muskets, and observing the surroundings vigilantly.

The few boats behind have returned quickly to pick up more brothers ashore.More than [-] marines who landed in the first wave gathered on the shore in a fan shape under the leadership of a platoon leader.

Not long after the marines landed, a group of more than [-] Luzon native soldiers rushed over from the pier.Armed with matchlocks and spears, they charged at the unsteady marines while shouting.

Holding a long knife in his hand, Tian Wu looked at the approaching distance of the enemy with his eyes, and shouted loudly: "My lords, the Westerners are vulnerable. It's time for me to make contributions! Everyone, listen to my orders!" "

Tian Wu, that is, Sanada Taketa, as a senior marine officer, the fifty or so Luzon native soldiers in front of him may cause him a little trouble, but repelling them should not be a problem.He is still very confident in the combat power of his subordinates.

"Get ready!" Tian Wu stood at the right front of the team, raising the long knife in his hand high.

More than [-] marine soldiers raised their muskets and aimed at the rushing enemy in unison.

"Fire!" Seeing that the enemy had rushed to a distance of about 60 meters, Tian Wu slammed down the long knife in his hand.

"Bump! Bump! Bump!..." More than 30 muskets fired together.

The Luzon native soldiers who rushed over heard the sound of muskets, but thought that the enemy on the opposite side opened fire before they entered the effective killing range, and they must have been frightened by their own charge.Just as he was about to shout, he mustered his last breath and rushed in front of the enemy.

Suddenly, more than a dozen native Luzon soldiers in the front row fell headlong to the ground, and eight or nine of the soldiers in the back who were unable to catch up were suddenly tripped up, and the team was in chaos.

"Draw the knife, charge!" Tian Wu shouted, and rushed forward first.

In order to make up for the melee ability of the Musketeers, every Marine soldier has a short knife of more than 50 centimeters hanging from his waist.Hearing the platoon leader's order, more than [-] marine soldiers threw down their muskets, drew their knives, and charged back at the Luzon native soldiers on the opposite side.

"Pfft!" Tan Zhongfu stabbed a short native in the arms of the opposite, stirred it a few times with his hands, then kicked the opponent away, and took a long breath.It turns out that killing people at close range is like this!

He twisted his body and prepared to continue to rush forward, but suddenly someone dragged him to the ground, "Be careful!"

Tian Dongyan saw a native on the left holding a spear and stabbed at Tan Zhongfu. He dragged him aside, swung his short knife, and slashed along the shaft of the spear.

"Ah!" Several fingers of the native were cut off by Tian Dongyan immediately, and he threw the spear in his hand to the ground under a cry of pain.Tan Zhongfu kicked his feet on the ground a few times, jumped up to the native, and slashed at his calf.

Looking at the retreating Luzon native soldiers, Tian Wu spat contemptuously, a mob.

The marines retreated to the shore again, waiting for the follow-up companions to disembark.A small anti-landing battle ended hastily in less than 5 minutes.The Luzon native soldiers left more than 30 corpses and fled back to the pier in embarrassment.

In this battle, the Marine Corps lost one person and injured six, and won a small victory for the first time.

(End of this chapter)