1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 210 Attacking Luzon: Trap ([-])

Qu Shaorong and his team of more than 200 Chinese servants were pulled to a small island by two newly built warships, where they stayed for three days before rendezvous with a huge fleet.Then, turned around and headed south, driving for four days.

The fleet stopped on a coast, and with the shelling of seven or eight warships, many Chinese servants and native servants were driven off the ship and landed by several Spanish officers.

Holding a wooden spear, Qu Shaorong rushed from the shallows to the shore panting.It seemed that there were no enemies in front. Looking back, more than a dozen small boats had rowed over to the warship to pick up and send more landing troops ashore.

Following the team, Qu Shaorong rushed to a fortress.

The fort had apparently been attacked and suffered relatively serious damage.Several sections of the city wall were blown up, and rubble and debris were everywhere.The native servants of Luzon had rushed in and fought fiercely with the soldiers of the Majindanao Sultanate who were stationed there.

Before he had time to think about it, Qu Shaorong rushed into the castle with the Chinese servants under the urging of the Spanish officer.

An hour later, more than 300 soldiers of the Maguindanao Sultanate in the city were all killed, and the Spanish officers did not keep any prisoners.

Qu Shaorong and several companions dragged the corpses of the natives outside the city to burn them and bury them.Many Luzon natives picked up the dead bodies one by one, and stripped off all the clothes and accessories on their bodies.

"It's not bad luck for them to collect the clothes of the dead!" Qu Shaorong looked at the Luzon native servants with contempt.

"These natives don't care about this!" Wang Li'an said, "They are all savages! Sometimes they even pick up the tombs newly built by our Ming people, and steal the clothes and funeral objects of the dead inside."

"A bunch of beasts!" Qu Shaorong cursed.

"It's these beasts who are actually more popular with those Spaniards than us Ming people!"

"Huh?" Qu Shaorong was taken aback for a moment, then cursed bitterly: "They're all a bunch of beasts!"

"Hush, keep your voice down." Wang Li'an looked around, "Some Spaniards can understand some Chinese."

"Where is this?" Qu Shaorong asked in a low voice.

"It should be Zamboanga Castle." Wang Li'an said, "Just now I heard some Spanish officers chatting, saying that this castle was breached by the Dutch a while ago."

"We came here to fight the Dutch?"

"Most likely." Wang Li'an said, "I heard that the Dutch have surrounded the city of Holy Name Jesus. Maybe they will pull us over to rescue the siege."

"Can we beat the Dutch in the past?" Qu Shaorong asked.

"I don't know." Wang Li'an shook his head and said, "I heard that the Dutch have brought fifteen warships, and we have six or seven warships here, huh... there are two more that have just been built, and the others All of them are merchant ships."

"Then..., that is, maybe you can't win?"

"Who knows?" Wang Li'an said blankly.

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Five days have passed since the City of the Holy Name Jesus was breached.During these five days, it was the five days of carnival for the occupants, and it was also the five darkest days for the residents of the city of Holy Name Jesus.

The soldiers of Sulu Kingdom and Macindanao Kingdom suffered huge losses during the siege.At the same time, it was also because of the countless times of looting and brutal killings by Spanish soldiers.On the first day after the city was broken, a frantic revenge massacre was launched.The residents of the city, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or age, were all slaughtered by them.

After the soldiers of the Han-Dutch coalition took control of the main treasury offices in the city, they began to stop the massacres of the natives.However, after night fell, the excited natives started a new round of massacres.

In order to avoid accidental injury, the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces wisely guarded the various warehouses and government offices in the city of Holy Name Jesus, watching all kinds of tragedies happening in the city with cold eyes.

By the dawn of the second day, the bloody massacre of the natives finally came to an end.The soldiers of the Han-Dutch allied forces were fully armed and drove the natives to clean up the corpses in the city.According to a rough estimate, more than 2000 Spanish residents and vassal Luzon natives were killed, and hundreds of houses were burned and damaged.

Hundreds of colonial officials and military officers in the city survived because they were controlled by the coalition forces in the official office.When they were escorted through the street, everyone's face was pale, and they kept praying to God in their hearts.

"What a bunch of savage natives!" Major Frost Fritz, the commander of the Dutch Army, said with a frown, "Cruel and ignorant!"

Niu Hu sighed slightly in his heart, what the Spaniards did to Luzon and the Sulu natives back then, is now nothing but a retribution for the world.

In the next few days, the Han-Dutch coalition forces began to systematically loot the wealth of the Holy Name Jesus City.They packed all kinds of materials into boxes in an orderly manner and carried them to the dock continuously.

All the defensive facilities in the city were dismantled and damaged. For the huge number of stones and bricks on the city wall, the coalition soldiers forced the Spanish captives and natives to dismantle them all and discard them in the sea.The purpose is very clear, to completely destroy the earliest colonial stronghold established by the Spaniards.Of course, the Spaniards can rebuild it after the Dutch retreat, which will inevitably cost a huge price.

"Lieutenant Colonel, the Spaniard's support fleet has been discovered! To the southwest, five warships are making landfall!" An officer rushed into the captain's room and loudly reported to the coalition commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona.

"Oh, the Spaniards can't bear it anymore." Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona smiled with relief, "It's a pity they came late! Prepare to fight!"

Major Eusto Castelao commanded five Spanish ships, unloaded all Chinese and native servants of more than [-] people at a place five kilometers away from the city of the holy name Jesus, and then turned directly to the west and south run away.

Nine Dutch armed merchant ships chased after aggressively, biting the tail of the Spanish support fleet tightly.

"The Spaniards seem to have only two powerful warships, and the other three seem to be ordinary merchant ships." A Dutch naval officer said.

"This is the stupidity of the Spaniards!" said Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona. The two main warships brought three merchant ships to support, isn't this a refueling tactic? Catch up with them and destroy them!"

The nine Dutch armed merchant ships were divided into two columns, one left and one right, trying to outflank the Spanish support fleet with their flexible hull and slightly faster speed.

A chase at sea lasted from early morning to evening. Two Spanish merchant ships were damaged and captured by the Dutch fleet.The remaining three Spanish ships did not know whether they were nervous or careless. In the dark night, they did not extinguish the lights on board, and guided the Dutch fleet to continue to sail southwest.

"The enemy seems to be preparing to flee to Zamboanga Castle." A Dutch naval officer pointed to the fleeing Spanish ships ahead and said, "Don't they know that we have captured there before?"

"No, they must know." Another officer said, "Maybe, they want to set a trap for us there."

"A trap? Could it be that they came to attack us at night?" As we all know, if the lights of the ships are turned off at night, it is generally difficult for the opponent to find the target of the bombardment.

"Block them outside the port first, and we will decide whether to attack after dawn." Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona said.

Three Spanish ships fled into the port of Zamboanga, which aroused his high alert.This is very abnormal. The enemy clearly knew that the place was once captured by the Dutch, so they must have demolished the coastal defense fort.Such a dead end is really not in line with the command ability of a normal naval officer.

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona ordered the eight armed merchant ships chasing here to temporarily stop near a small island in the open sea, and wait for dawn before deciding whether to continue the attack.

The next day was bright, and the Spanish ships hiding in the port of Zamboanga did not make any movement, not even outcropping to investigate.

The Dutch fleet cautiously dispatched reconnaissance ships in three directions: east, west, and south. When they returned at noon, they found nothing.

"Could it be that the Spaniards really threw themselves into a dead end stupidly?" Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona carefully observed Zamboanga Port again with a monocular, and there must be something strange inside.

"Order Captain Aaron to lead the Gem and the Giant into the port to attack the Spaniards!" Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona decided not to wait any longer, and planned to send two warships into the port to find out.

Not long after the two Dutch armed merchant ships entered the port, they heard more than a dozen huge artillery roars.Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona was a little nervous. The firepower of the two Dutch armed merchant ships may not be the opponent of the Spanish warships. Under the bombardment of the two sides, they will definitely suffer.

Sure enough, not long after, the two Dutch armed merchant ships retreated, but the Spaniards did not take advantage of the situation to pursue them.

"Lieutenant Colonel, I think we may be in trouble." Captain Aaron quickly came to the Dutch fleet's flagship "Athletic", "The Spaniards may have placed part of the ship's artillery on the pier overnight as coastal defense artillery Responding to our attack, coupled with the Spanish warships hiding inside, formed a multi-angle fire coverage. So, we fell back."

"Huh?" Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona was taken aback, "The naval guns were transported to the shore to be used as coastal defense guns! Do they want to stay inside?" Several officers also showed puzzled expressions.When they withdrew, Zamboanga Castle was almost burnt to nothing, without any defensive value at all.Unless the three Spanish ships carry a large amount of supplies and troops, how can they prevent the Dutch from attacking the port.

However, the Spaniards transported some naval guns to the shore to form cross-fire coverage with several warships, which could make up for their numerical disadvantage to a certain extent.

attack?Or give up?Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona was a little hesitant. There were two main Spanish warships inside. Sunk or captured them could weaken their sea power to the greatest extent.However, the Dutch fleet may also have to pay some price.If you give up, you don't know if you will have a chance to catch the single Spanish warship in the future.

Holding up the binoculars, I looked again in three directions, east, west, and south. Except for the endless sea, there was not even a single seabird, as if they were deliberately avoiding the upcoming sea battle.

Since the Spaniards want to fight consumption, let's fight!Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Bacona put down the binoculars and ordered in a deep voice: "All fleets attack!"

(End of this chapter)