1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 212 Attacking Luzon: Attacking Cavite ([-])

"We must rescue them now!" Major Dakman Barek, the commander of the Dutch Provisional Fleet, said loudly: "We are going to stop the Spanish conspiracy and rescue our companions."

After Major Dachman Barek was invited by Cao Xiong, he immediately understood after hearing his intelligence interpretation and analysis.Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona's attack fleet must have been conspired by the Spaniards, and it is estimated that they have fallen into the enemy's encirclement.

He suggested that all ships in the port of Holy Name Jesus City go to the rescue immediately.

"Lieutenant Colonel Jamini Bacona and the others have been away for three days." Cao Xiong said in a deep voice.

The Holy Name Jesus City is two days away from Zamboanga Castle. It is estimated that it will take a day to wait for the boats here to prepare for departure, and then go there.At that time, maybe the body could only be collected by Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona.

Of course, it is also possible that the Han-Dutch coalition fleet entered the Spanish ambush again and was completely wiped out by them.

"Then what should we do? Withdraw to Batavia?" Major Dakman Barek also came to his senses, and it was obviously too late to go to the rescue at this time.The coalition fleet currently docked in the Holy Name Jesus City has only six armed merchant ships, and two more are in Hele Island.With the current strength, it seems that it is not enough to fight against the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.Perhaps, this expedition ended anticlimactically.

Cao Xiong nodded, agreeing to Major Dachman Barek's suggestion, he was not fully sure of defeating the Spanish fleet, so he would accept it as soon as it was good, save his own capital, and withdraw to Batavia.

"The route from Zamboanga to Borneo via Hele Island cannot be taken. The Spaniards will definitely intercept us on the way, or come directly to block us." Major Dakman Barek said: "So we have to go to Heading northwest, through several islands, via Palawan, north of Borneo, and back to Batavia."

"Then will we pass through Manila on Luzon Island?" Cao Xiong suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.

"Not passing through Manila!" Major Dachman Barek glanced at Cao Xiong. You Hanzhou have never traveled frequently to and from the Philippines. Of course, you don't know what waterways are there.

"No, I mean, if we walk from the northwest, will we be very close to Manila?" Cao Xiong asked.

"Yes, our return route is very close to Manila....Wait, Cao, don't you want to..." Major Dachman Barek looked at Cao Xiong in surprise.

"Yes, why don't we go to Manila to see. All the Spanish warships are in Zamboanga, which is two days away from us. If Lieutenant Colonel Bacona and the others fight hard, there may be more time. "

Cao Xiong stared at Major Dakman Barek and said, "At this time, there should be no ships in Manila. If we go there, if we have a chance to break through Manila, wouldn't it be a huge blow to the Spaniards?"

"Cao, this is very bold and very risky!" Major Duckman Barek said.

"Even you think it's unbelievable, so the Spaniards won't think of us going to Manila." Cao Xiong said with a smile: "So, let's do something big, and don't run back so cowardly!"

Major Duckman Barek knew that the governor of Batavia had high hopes for this expedition. Although he was not the commander of this military operation, if he lost seven or eight warships and fled back, it would definitely cause the governor's attention. If you get angry, maybe you will vent your anger on him.

However, if he can lead the remnant fleet to break through Manila, or severely injure the Spaniards, causing them huge losses, wouldn't he be able to create the most dazzling results in this expedition? The possible fiasco is in stark contrast.Perhaps, my position can be promoted again.

"Cao, let's go right away!" Major Dachman Barek immediately made a decision, "We're going to attack Manila and hit the heart of the Spaniards!"

"The commander-in-chief is going to fight Manila?" Niu Hu asked after Major Dachman Barek waited for several Dutch officers to leave.

"I want to hit that shipyard near Manila?" Cao Xiong said, "What do you think?"

Niu Hu immediately understood that Han Zhou wanted to get a shipbuilder and had been thinking about it for a long time.Whenever there is an opportunity to search or rob some craftsmen who can build big ships, Han Zhou will not let it go, and he must do everything possible to try.

"I think you can try it." Niu Hu thought for a while, then looked up at Cao Xiong.

"I heard that the Spaniard's shipyard has a fortress and a fort, and the defense is still very tight. Do you have a solution?"

"Didn't we capture nearly two hundred Ming servants?"

"Are you trying to pretend to be them and sneak in?"

"Well, they also have some leading Spanish officers."

"It just so happens that the Dutch brought back the two captured Spanish merchant ships this morning."

"Then our plan will be more secure." Niu Hu's eyes flashed a strange light.

"This time, no matter the price!" Cao Xiong said in a deep voice, "No matter what, we must get some shipwrights back!"

"I'll save it!" Niu Hu knew Cao Xiong's determination, if he couldn't get in by tricks, the Marine Corps had to do his best to get in.

The officers and soldiers of the Kingdom of Sulu and the Sultanate of Majindanao were surprised to find that after noon, all the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces suddenly boarded the ship. After distributing all the captured Spanish weapons to them, they only said one sentence, "The Spaniards are coming," and the six warships, together with the two captured Spanish merchant ships, turned around and headed northeast.

The natives looked at the Han-Dutch coalition fleet going away, with question marks in their minds.Didn't they come here specifically to attack the Spaniards? Why did they suddenly turn around and flee because the Spaniards were coming?
The answer seems to be self-evident, the Spaniards who came must be much stronger than the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces.The native soldiers of the Kingdom of Sulu and the Sultan Kingdom of Majindanao searched again the Holy Name Jesus City and its surrounding areas, and then took dozens of small boats and headed southwest, preparing to return to their respective kingdoms.

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Major Carlos Bartres' expression revealed a sense of satisfaction.Facing the boring sea water once, at this moment, it seems so beautiful and docile.

On the afternoon of five days ago, Major Carlos Bartres led the Philippine fleet to almost wipe out the Dutch attack fleet.That's right, the proud and conceited Dutch easily fell into our ambush and was blocked at Zamboanga Port by the great Spanish Royal Navy.

Although one Dutch armed merchant ship took advantage of the chaos and escaped, their remaining seven warships were all wounded and captured.Unfortunately, two warships were severely damaged and sank to the bottom of the sea.

This battle not only wiped out half of the ships of the Dutch expeditionary fleet in one fell swoop, but also captured more than [-] people under their fleet commander.For the Spaniards, the ambush was perfect.

Now, Major Carlos Bartres is leading the Philippine fleet from Zamboanga Castle to the Holy Name Jesus City to relieve the siege.Had the Dutch received word of the destruction of their attacking fleet, they would have turned and fled.Those Dutch merchants lacked enough courage to face the Spanish fleet.

"Major, dozens of small native boats are found ahead!" An officer's report interrupted Major Carlos Bartres' reverie.

"Natives' boat?" Major Carlos Bartres walked to the bow and looked forward with his binoculars.

"It should be the natives of the Sultan Kingdom of Majindanao." Major Carlos Bartres ordered: "Rush up and sink them!"

Compared with the confrontation between the two armies on land, what the Spaniards like most is to bully the small sampans of the natives at sea with their powerful ships.Even without the use of artillery, relying only on the tall and strong hull, the natives' boats can be rammed and sunk.

Seven or eight Spanish warships were like lions breaking into a herd of antelopes, ramming and biting their prey wantonly.In less than an hour, more than 20 native boats were sunk or overturned, and hundreds of natives were ups and downs in the sea, struggling desperately.

The sailors on the Spanish warship held muskets happily and shot and killed the natives near the hull one by one.

On the sea, the Spanish warships chased the fleeing native boats as if they were hunting in the jungle.It wasn't until night fell that the targets at sea could not be seen clearly, and the Spanish warships regrouped together and slowly sailed towards the city of the holy name Jesus.

However, the good mood of Major Carlos Bartres disappeared when he arrived in the city of Holy Name Jesus.

The escape of the remaining Dutch fleet was within his expectation, but the fall and serious damage of the city of Holy Name Jesus was beyond his expectation.

The ruins were ruined, the city walls collapsed, the city was dead silent, and there were traces of the fire everywhere.The once bustling city, the most important Spanish colonial stronghold in the central island of the Philippines, was completely destroyed.

"The Dutch actually captured the city of Jesus!" Major Carlos Bartres and a group of Spanish officers were both surprised and angry.

Were the more than 500 Spanish residents in the city and the more than 3000 Luzon natives who converted to God captured by the Dutch?
"No, that was a massacre! A massacre against the Lord's people!" Several Spaniards who hid in hidden corners of the city and narrowly escaped the retaliatory massacre by the natives cried with grief and indignation.

"Where did the Dutch go? Do you know?" Major Carlos Bartres comforted a few emotional Spanish survivors and began to inquire about the Dutch's movements.

"At noon five days ago, they all suddenly withdrew from the city of Holy Name Jesus. Then they heard the natives shouting that the Spaniards were coming. They started the most craziest slaughter and destruction again! Oh God, they They are all a group of demons, a group of savage demons!"

The surviving Spaniards were obviously mentally stimulated, or in order to avoid the brutal massacre, they had no idea where the Dutch had gone.

"The Dutch probably crossed a few islands to the northwest, went to Borneo, and then fled back to Batavia," said a Spanish officer.

"Then, we can try to get to Palawan Island in advance, maybe we can block them!" Another Spanish officer suggested.

Major Carlos Bartres calculated in his mind that if the fleet turned around and headed south, and then turned to the northwest, it might be possible to intercept the remaining Dutch fleet and completely crush the Dutch attack, preventing them from plotting against the Philippines. .

"Then, gentlemen, let's go after those Dutch rebels!" Major Carlos Bartres ordered.

(End of this chapter)