1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 203 Attack on Luzon: Siege ([-])

The first wave of landing troops was completely wiped out, Cao Xiong did not take any action, and ordered the Sulu land soldiers to continue landing.This time, the six warships turned their hulls sideways one after another, preparing to provide artillery cover when the landing troops were attacked.As for whether the landing personnel would be injured during the cover, Cao Xiong didn't mention it, and the captains of the other Hanzhou and Holland ships didn't ask either.

The landing operation was carried out three times before and after. The Spaniards left more than 20 corpses and quickly retreated after seeing that the opponent's warships ignored the casualties of the landing personnel and completely covered the anti-landing battlefield.

Seeing that there are already more than 300 Sulu native soldiers who have landed, they have basically gained a firm foothold.Subsequently, the Hanzhou Marine Corps began to land on the beachhead opened by the Sulu Land Soldiers.

When Niu Hu stepped onto the shore, he inadvertently turned his head to look at the soldiers of Sulu Land.Before attacking the enemy's city, more than 70 people had been killed or injured, and it was not known whether the coalition forces would consume enough in the future.

Niu Hu led 600 marines and more than [-] Sulu soldiers rushed towards the pier fort.When they rushed to the fort, they did not encounter any counterattack.The Spaniards in Holy Name Jesus City were obviously much wiser than the Spaniards in Zamboanga Castle. They knew that they could not resist the large number of landing troops, and had already destroyed the artillery of the fort in advance, and all of them withdrew to the city.

Niu Hu sent a messenger to inform the coalition fleet in a small boat that the coastal defense batteries had been disarmed and they could dock and land.Afterwards, he commanded the troops to attack the holy city of Jesus.

Captain Makuka Hernandez looked at the more than 1000 troops outside the city, both surprised and under heavy pressure.Surprisingly, the army under the city was obviously not the European mercenaries of the Dutch, most of them were natives, and a small half were dressed in black military uniforms, and they had faces of Ming people.Perhaps the Dutch hired many Eastern soldiers.

The heavy pressure came from the large number of opponents, almost four times the size of the Spanish defending army.

However, as the military commander of Holy Name Jesus City, Captain Makuka Hernandez showed a calm expression as much as possible.At the same time, he is more confident in the defense of the city.In addition to the twelve artillery pieces originally arranged at the head of the city, there are also several 4-fort and 8-pound artillery pieces removed from the coastal defense fort.

The city wall of Holy Name Jesus is tall and thick, and it is defended by more than 200 soldiers and hundreds of conscripted citizens. Presumably, it should be able to withstand the enemy's attack.

At this time, Niu Hu was also carefully observing the city in front of him. The height of the city wall was no less than that of Jianye City, and there were many artillery pieces on the top of the city.The defending soldiers appeared to be very organized, equipped with various weapons such as muskets and spears, and were on alert.

If you want ants to attack the city, I am afraid that more than 1000 people in your hand will have to fill in. Just like that, it may not be possible to attack.It seems that it is definitely not possible to attack by force.

On the second day, more than [-] people from the Dutch Army landed from the pier and also came to the city.

"Niu, how do you think we should attack this city?" Major Frost Fritz, commander of the Dutch Army, looked at Niu Hu expectantly.In the two joint military operations with Hanzhou, they gave him great surprises and surprises.He hoped that the Hanzhou Marine Corps would bring him more surprises in front of this most important Spanish colonial city.

"I haven't thought of a good way to attack this city." Niu Hu shook his head and said, "Do you have any ideas?"

Major Frost Fritz shook his head in disappointment.For Western colonists, any strong fortress is a nightmare for the army.In addition to artillery bombardment tactics, there is only the stupid way of comprehensive siege.

Since there is no way to quickly capture the city, it can only be besieged.Anyway, the original plan of the coalition fleet was to attract the arrival of the Spanish fleet here and fight it decisively.

The Hanzhou Marine Corps and Sulu Land Soldiers were stationed in the southeast corner outside the city of Holy Name Jesus, and built a temporary camp; the Dutch Army was stationed in the northeast corner outside the city, backed by the pier, and used a nearby warehouse as a camp.

The Spaniards established a strict colonial system on this island with the holy name Jesus City as the core.The vicinity of the city of Holy Name Jesus belongs to the scope of municipal management and is directly under the jurisdiction of the colonial agency.The native tribes farther away from the town implemented entrusted management. After the tribal leader swore allegiance to the Spanish colonial institution, he was granted to manage all the affairs of the tribe in the area, and accepted the colonial institution’s indirect control of political, military and economic affairs.

In order to destroy the local ruling order in Spain, the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces sent several teams of armed soldiers every day to destroy all the Spanish manors and farms near the town.Houses will be burned, and livestock such as cattle and horses will be confiscated.At the same time, every Spaniard civilian, regardless of gender, age or age, will be levied a head fee of fifty pesos.As for those who could not pay, they were conscripted by coalition soldiers to the barracks for hard labor.

As for the process of expropriating the property of the Spaniards, the soldiers of the Han-Dutch coalition forces would inevitably commit some extreme acts, killing, looting, and even forcing women.In this regard, although the chiefs of the army verbally stopped and reprimanded them, in essence, they would not punish the soldiers for these actions at all.

If it is said that the Hanzhou Marine Corps and the Dutch Army were only carrying out small-scale violence when they were dealing with Spanish civilians and vassal indigenous tribes, then the Sulu Nationalist soldiers following the Han-Dutch Allied Forces carried out a tragic attack massacre.

In retaliation for the massacre of the Sulu people by the Spaniards, these Sulu soldiers killed all of them, regardless of men, women, or children, when they broke through Spanish farms and vassal indigenous tribes.

In just one week, the Sulu soldiers massacred more than 2000 Spanish civilians and vassal natives.If it weren't for the strong intervention of the Han and Dutch coalition forces, they might kill everyone on the island.

"These natives are all red-eyed!" Li Fade said to Niu Hu: "It's a bitch, even a baby who was born not long ago! If they are to attack the city, maybe it will be another one!" massacre."

"Look at this, we won't be able to attack for a while." Niu Hu looked up at the city, where a group of Sulu national soldiers, under the watchful eyes of the Spanish soldiers at the head of the city, were beheading some civilians and vassal natives who dared to resist .

Under the city, five or six headless corpses were already lying. Several Sulu soldiers grabbed their heads and laughed and cursed at the top of the city, trying to provoke the Spanish defenders to come out through constant provocation.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Several cannons rang, and the angry Spaniards fired artillery at the top of the city. After a few projectiles landed, they bounced and attacked the Sulu soldiers.

A Sulu soldier who couldn't dodge was instantly grazed by the flying projectile, taking away an arm, and fell to the ground screaming in pain.

Taking advantage of the confusion, several captives who were pinned to the ground to be beheaded tried their best to break free from the shackles of the Sulu soldiers, and ran towards the city gate.

How could the soldiers from the Sulu country in the back let them escape, grabbed their short knives, and chased after them.

"Guess, will the Spaniards open the city gate to welcome those prisoners into the city?" Niu Hu stared at the direction of the city gate.

"They don't dare?" Li Fade also looked over.

"..." Niu Hu turned his head and glanced at Li Fade.

"Oh, I'll call my brothers to prepare to charge!" Li Fade understood, turned around and left.

"Bump! Bump! Bump!..." When several Sulu Kingdoms were about to rush to the city gate, a row of guns were fired at the top of the city, shooting them down below the city.

Those Spanish civilians and vassal natives who ran to the bottom of the city cried and asked for help from the top of the city, hoping that the city would open the door and let them in.

The Spanish commander, Captain Macuca Hernandez, had noticed that the troops in black uniforms on the opposite side had begun to gather and prepare to charge.

"Don't open the city gate!" Captain Makuka Hernandez ordered loudly.

"There are our compatriots among them!" shouted a Spanish officer.

Captain Makuka Hernandez gave the officer a cold look, "Do you want us to be like those corpses outside the city? Let those ignorant heretics rush in and behead us all?"

Many Spanish soldiers involuntarily looked at the corpses not far below the city, and shivered all over their bodies.Damn natives!Damned heretics!
Li Fade waited for a while, and he sighed in disappointment when he saw that there was no intention to open the gate to take prisoners.Afterwards, he signaled to the military officer of the Sulu Kingdom next to him to send someone forward to kill the Spanish civilians and vassal natives who were crying for help under the city.

More than a dozen Sulu soldiers rushed out of the camp. Holding wooden spears, they scattered to a distance of more than 40 meters below the city. crucified before the city.

"Let's go." Li Fade ordered boringly: "The Spaniards will not come out no matter what."

In addition to sweeping the Spanish vassal natives nearby on a daily basis, the Han-Dutch allied forces could only continue to carry out a long-term siege under the city of Holy Name Jesus.

"They won't stay for long." Captain Makuka Hernandez looked at the two barracks outside the city, "After all, most of the food on the island is in the city. According to me, we will be fine in the end .God bless us!"

(End of this chapter)