1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 217 Vibration
"Captain Russell, I think the great Spanish army is no longer suitable for you." Sebastian Coquera, the Spanish governor in the Philippines, said coldly: "The hard labor camp will be the most suitable place for you in the future. "

Last night, some Spanish routs who had fled to Manila reported to everyone a shocking incident. The Ming attacked the Cavite shipyards, they took the port, they took the forts, they took the castle.

There were thousands of Ming people attacking Cavite. They colluded with the servants of the Ming people, captured the castle, and killed all the Spaniards frantically.

Governor Sebastian Coquera was shocked when he heard the news. He quickly organized a hundred Spanish musketeers and more than 300 native servants, and rushed to the Cavite shipyard in the early morning. Hope to extinguish Mingren's riot as soon as possible.

Yes, Governor Sebastián Coquera believed that it was Ming craftsmen at the Cavite shipyard, Ming minion soldiers staged a riot, and even Ming people from Manila were involved.

In addition to sending troops to suppress the Ming people at the Cavite shipyard, he also ordered to close the inner city of Manila and closely monitor the movements of the eighth company in the outer city. If the Ming people there want to riot, the forts on the city wall can not hesitate firing bombardment.

However, half a day passed, and there was no movement in the Balian Ming settlement outside the city.However, the troops sent to suppress the Cavite shipyard returned to Manila, no, it shouldn't be a return, it was a complete rout and fled to Manila.

The Spanish officers who had escaped told the governor another shocking news. Their reinforcements were attacked by the Dutch on the way to the Cavite shipyard.

How did the Dutch appear near the Cavite shipyard?Aren't they besieging Holy Name Jesus City (now Cebu City, Philippines)?
Could it be that their fleet suddenly attacked Cavite? It is reported that the Hanzhou bandit gang also followed them. The Hanzhou troops seem to be...Ming people.

Angrily, Governor Sebastián Coquera summoned the Spanish officers and soldiers who had fled back that night, and interrogated them meticulously.Maybe it was to escape responsibility for the defeat, or maybe it was frightened by the enemy's fierce attack. These officers and soldiers agreed that it was indeed the Ming people who attacked them, and there were more than 1000 people.As for the Dutch, it seems that they did not see it.

However, the Spanish officers and soldiers who retreated back in the afternoon unanimously pointed out that the attackers were Dutch, and everyone's faces were also European.

Oh, God, it should be that the Dutch army, together with the Hanzhou bandit gang, raided the Cavite shipyard, and the number of enemies was nearly 2000.

Damn Major Carlos Bartres, didn't he lead the attack fleet to set traps, trying to annihilate some of the Dutch warships?How could the Dutch warship attack the Cavite shipyard again?
Captain Torbert Russell, as the reinforcement commander sent by Manila to the Cavite Shipyard, was ambushed by the Dutch Army on the way, killing and injuring more than 60 people, and retreated all the way back to Manila.As a result, he immediately became the scapegoat for the governor's rage.

What Governor Sebastian Coquera now needs to consider is how to strengthen Manila's defenses, and the difficulties he faces in the future.It has to be said that the Dutchman chose a very good goal.

The Cavite shipyard has been established for decades. Starting from the construction of offshore small boats, it can gradually build some cross-sea merchant ships. Finally, more than ten years ago, it was able to independently build transoceanic sailing ships. It is the entire Philippine region and even South America. One of the largest shipyards.

Nine years ago, the Kingdom of Spain suffered a major defeat in the Gulf of Matanzas, Cuba, and more than half of the shipyards in it were destroyed by the Dutch.If it weren't for the full production of the Cavite shipyard in the Philippines, more than 20 warships have been built one after another, and all of them will be supported by several governors in South America.Otherwise, those bandits from England, Holland, Portugal, and even France would unscrupulously attack and plunder the towns and merchant ships of the Spanish South American colonies.

Today, the Cavite shipyard is also facing the fate of the Cuban Matanzas shipyard.These damned Dutch commodity dealers, and the Hanzhou bandit who is cooperating with them, you will receive a fatal blow from the Kingdom of Spain sooner or later.You will all be hanged at the Plaza Mayor in Manila!
At this moment, Governor Sebastian Coquera was very angry and even more anxious.He was eagerly thinking about how the Philippine colonial government should deal with this situation.

The shipyard will definitely be destroyed by the Dutch, so for a long time after that, the only supplements that the Philippines can get can only come from Mexico and South America.Therefore, the colonial government must immediately seek help from Mexico.But while waiting for assistance, the Spanish fleet must preserve its current strength and there must be no more losses.

It is not known whether the attack fleet of Major Carlos Bartres can annihilate part of the Dutch fleet, and whether his own losses are serious.If the Dutch can be hit hard, it may provide the Philippines with a rare buffer period.If, in case the Dutch did not jump into the Spaniard's trap, but ran away.Then, the Philippines may face the unscrupulous total blockade of the Dutch,

Oh God, how things could get so bad!Governor Sebastian Coquera couldn't help but sighed in his heart.However, the only good news at present is that the Ming people will not riot, which greatly delays Manila's dilemma.In the near future, it is necessary to be gentle with those wise people.With the enemy at hand, there can no longer be any problems within the Philippines.
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"Seven Dutch ships were annihilated in Zamboanga by the Spanish!"

Abdul Razak, the Eastern King of the Sulu Kingdom, was shocked. The news was brought by a Dutch warship that had just fled to Hele Island.Afterwards, the two Dutch warships swimming here and the scarred warship hurriedly supplied some fresh water, pulled the property and prisoners seized from Zamboanga in the early stage, and retreated directly to Borneo.

Sultan Pang Silang of the Sulu Kingdom looked at the Eastern King Abdul Razak coldly, thinking that relying on the barbarians and the Hanzhou people, could they defeat Spain?Ridiculous, the struggle of the Sulu Kingdom ultimately depends on ourselves and our great true God.All outsiders are unreliable. Macindanao Sultan Coralut once issued an alliance initiative to him, calling on all the people of the true God to fight against the Spanish invasion and oppression.

"Your Majesty Sultan, I think we need to go into the mountains again." Eastern King Abdul Razak sighed inwardly, and said to Sultan Pang Silang.

Sultan Pangsilang looked at the Eastern King Abdul Razak silently, and suddenly said: "We should leave this island and go to Borneo. It is much farther away from the Spaniards, and it is more conducive to our recuperation." Sulu Kingdom in Borneo It occupies a large area of ​​land in the southeast direction of the continent.

Eastern King Abdul Razak knew the hidden intentions of Sultan Pang Silang's words, and Sultan wanted to get rid of his control.

"Borneo is very close to Brunei," said Eastern King Abdul Razak.

Two years ago, Sulu broke through the city of Brunei and almost captured their sultan. Brunei not only hated the Spaniards and the Dutch, but also hated the Sulu Kingdom even more.

"Borneo has high mountains and dense forests, Boni may not be able to attack us." Sultan Pangsi Langmo said lightly.

"Since His Majesty Sultan intends to do so, you must be careful when you go to Borneo."

"..." Sultan Pang Silang looked at the Eastern King Abdul Razak in surprise. He didn't forcefully stop him from going to Borneo, so he couldn't help but look deeply at Abdul Razak.

Eastern King Abdul Razak looked very tired, with his eyes closed, leaning on the chair, as if he was thinking about something.
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The results of the Zamboanga naval battle were reported to Batavia half a month later.Everyone in the East India Company was shocked by this news.All seven armed merchant ships were sunk or captured by the Spanish fleet, and even the commander of the fleet, Lieutenant Colonel Gemini Bacona, was in doubt.This was a complete fiasco, comparable to the fiasco in Liaoluo Bay of Daming four years ago.

However, Antoni van Daiman, the governor of the Netherlands in Batavia, was not in Batavia, but led five armed merchant ships to Ambon with the fleet commander, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, in an attempt to quell and appease the local native riots. .

The Batavian colonial government immediately dispatched a fast liaison ship to inform Governor Daiman of the news and ask the East India Company how to deal with the situation.They have to worry about the safety of the coalition forces still besieging the city of Holy Name Jesus in the Philippines.Although I don't know how much the Spaniards suffered when they annihilated the seven Dutch warships.But their own remaining warships, after learning that part of the fleet has been wiped out, may not have any fighting spirit left.

In particular, the three armed merchant ships in Hanzhou are generally considered to be extremely low in combat effectiveness, and they are not worthy of a full blow from the Spaniards.

"We must organize a rescue fleet to take the remaining warships back to Batavia." A Dutch officer suggested.

"Do you know where they're coming back to Batavia?" another officer asked.

"No matter where they return to Batavia, we only need to send a fleet to the vicinity of the Philippine waters, which will definitely attract Spanish warships. In this way, the rest of our expeditionary fleet will naturally return safely."

"So how large a fleet do we need to go to the Philippines?" asked an officer.

Suddenly, everyone stopped talking.Since the Spaniards were able to wipe out the seven armed merchant ships of the Dutch, they must be very powerful.To organize a rescue fleet, the number of warships must not be less than ten.Otherwise, when facing Spanish warships, the firepower of the Dutch armed merchant ships would not be an opponent of Spanish warships at all.

"We are still quietly waiting for the results of the development of the tense." An officer said dejectedly: "Our armed merchant ships are too scattered. In a short time, it is not enough to assemble a large-scale rescue fleet again."

"Indeed." An officer said: "What we have to do now is to collect the armed merchant ships near Batavia as much as possible to deal with the Spanish attack. I think they will definitely attack us in Borneo and The colony of the Spice Islands. Gentlemen, we are now... somewhat passive!"

(End of this chapter)