1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 218 Panic of the Portuguese

Just when the Spanish attack fleet designed a trap and was about to annihilate part of the Dutch fleet.Anthony van Daiman, governor of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia, and Colonel Arjan van Dijk, commander of the Batavia fleet, led five armed merchant ships to Timor Island.

The Dutch declared with great fanfare that the Portuguese sunk the Hanzhou immigrant boat very inhumanely, causing the tragedy of more than 50 deaths. As a partner of Hanzhou, it is obliged to claim justice for this.

The squadron was loaded with more than 100 musketeers and [-] native servants, accompanied by five Hanzhou immigrant ships, departed from Batavia, stopped at Kupang on Timor Island for repairs, and then separated from the Hanzhou immigrant ships. Do two roads and head towards the north and south of Timor Island.

A day later, the Dutch squadron arrived at Oecussi, the center of Portuguese rule on Timor Island (now the port of Pante Makassar, an enclave of East Timor).

"I heard that there are only a few hundred Portuguese here." Governor Anthony Van Daiman said softly.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk looked at the distant shore and said, "It is reported that there are less than 400 real Portuguese, including their colonial officials and family members."

"However, they have many mixed-race natives in Ocussi, and there seem to be three to 400 people. Governor, you know, the Portuguese are used to interbreed with natives in the local area, and then give birth to many mixed-race natives. These people can also count as their basic ruling power."

"Oh, what a barbaric act. What a disgrace to the Lord's people!" Governor Daiman said contemptuously. "Then, the Portuguese have almost all the power in Timor Island."

"In addition to here, there is Dili in the east. Governor, there are many forts in Oecussi Port, we should not easily test their force." Colonel Ayan Van Dijk said: "Compared to us, the Hanzhou people are more powerful. I want to get in."

"Of course!" Governor Daiman said with a smile: "However, with the sea power of Hanzhou, they may not dare to come here."

"So here we are." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk shrugged.

"Hehe... let's get started!" Governor Daiman said, "I hope we can scare the Portuguese."

"Order, all ships are out of range of the dock fort, and start bombarding the port freely." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk ordered to the attendant beside him.

The effect of bombarding the port outside the range of the dock turret is naturally not very good.However, the purpose of the Dutch warships coming to Oecus is not to attack the port, but to make a high-profile gesture to the Portuguese. Han Zhou is my younger brother in the Netherlands. I want to stand up for him, and now I am here to fight you!

Five Dutch warships lined up and started shelling in the direction of the port of Oecussi.

The Governor of Portugal in Oecussi, Giorgos Diawara, stood in front of the window, looking gloomy at the direction of the pier, where there was still the sound of rumbling shelling from time to time.

"Why didn't you hear the sound of our fort counterattack?" Governor Giorgos Diawara turned to the guards around him and asked.

"Your Excellency,... I don't know." The guard replied weakly.

"Go, take a look at the pier!" Governor Giorgos Diawara was a little annoyed. Could it be that the soldiers on the pier fort were frightened by the Dutch naval guns?Didn't even know how to fight back.

A month ago, the colonial government of Oecussi received a report from the captain of the "Newar", Rani Leiteninger, saying that they had sunk a Hanzhou immigration ship on the south side of Timor Island, and found Hanzhou set up a secret colony on the south side of Timor Island.It is a pity that the "Newar" did not carry enough landing troops to clear that colony, but they had already marked the location of the Hanzhou colony on the nautical chart.

It's ridiculous to think about it. As a new maritime power, Hanzhou barely repelled the Spanish attack relying on the support of the Dutch.Could it be that they themselves have become strong enough to "steal and eat" in the colonies of the Kingdom of Portugal?
Governor Giorgos Diawara felt that the dignity of the Kingdom of Portugal had been challenged and his rule over the island of Timor was challenged.Relying on their powerful maritime armed forces, the Dutch forcibly drove the Portuguese away from the east side of Ambon and Timor Island successively. That is because we Portuguese are in the entire Far East and in the East Indies.There is some contraction and decline in strength.

But this is definitely not a reason for a new sea power to dare to challenge us!We, the Kingdom of Portugal, have our own pride. Although we are currently unable to shake the strong position of the Dutch, we are still very confident in dealing with you, a new maritime force that has only been established for more than two years.

Of course, your Hanzhou native defense may be stronger, this point has been proved by the Spaniards.But the construction of colonies on outlying islands is not something that you, a new force, are good at. Could it be as solid and reliable as the mainland?

For this reason, Governor Giorgos Diawara planned to assemble several armed merchant ships, carrying two to three hundred armed soldiers, and destroy the colonial point established by Hanzhou on the south side of Timor Island in one fell swoop.Teach them a good lesson, the entire Timor Island, oh no, the eastern half of Timor Island belongs to our Kingdom of Portugal.You Hanzhou are not qualified to meddle in everything here.

However, a few days ago, news came from Batavia suddenly that the Dutch had sunk an immigrant ship in Hanzhou because of a Portuguese armed merchant ship, causing more than 50 deaths. As partners of Hanzhou, they want to speak up for them justice.

Justice?

For Hanzhou?

Governor Giorgos Diawara and a group of colonial officials looked at each other.When did the Dutch become so full of morality that they went to war for the death of more than 50 smart people, and it was not their own "property"!
Will the "friendship" between the Dutch and that Hanzhou be so sacred and firm?

Why, when the Spaniards came to attack Hanzhou, they chose to stand by?

Why, when it was our Portuguese turn to sink the immigrant ship in Hanzhou, they wanted to denounce us and attack us?
The Portuguese was angry, and apart from being angry, he was also a little worried.Because their strength in the entire Timor Island is very weak.If the Dutch really want to attack them, they will be driven out of Timor Island as before.

The Portuguese immediately sent a fast liaison ship to urgently seek help from colonial strongholds such as Malacca, Ceylon, and India.They had to defend Dili, the remaining half of Timor.Otherwise, the huge Spice Islands would not have a foothold for the Portuguese.

"Your Excellency!" The guard who went out to check came back panting, "Your Excellency, the Dutch have not approached the pier, and have been wandering around outside the firing range of the fort. Lieutenant Julien thought that the Dutch seemed to be here to demonstrate. It doesn't look like they are coming to attack us."

"Huh?" Governor Giorgos Diawara was stunned, demonstration?is it necessary?We know the strength of the Dutch, and we need to come to us for further demonstrations?
He looked up at several colonial officials sitting there, and asked softly, "What do you think of the Dutch doing this?"

Several colonial officials looked at each other, all a little confused about the intentions of the Dutch.Do you think you can intimidate us Portuguese to surrender by firing a few shots from a distance?That's too ridiculous.

"Governor, I think the five Dutch warships outside the port may be their advance team." Giorgio Grace, the sheriff of Oecussi City, said: "On Ambon Island occupied by the Netherlands, those natives are on the island. Launch a riot. The Dutch are estimated to be dispatching armed forces to quell the riots of the natives, and they will increase ships and armed personnel in the future."

"You mean, while the Dutch quelled the native riots on Ambon Island, it is possible to capture our Timor Island?" Governor Giorgos Diawara asked.

"Yes, Governor. Things may develop according to this situation. We must increase our vigilance and fully mobilize all forces in Ocussi and Dili." Magistrate Giorgio Grace said.

Governor Giorgos Diawara nodded, Ambon Island is not far from Timor Island.Indeed, it cannot be ruled out that the Dutch took the island of Timor while quelling the riots of the natives of Ambon.Those Dutch businessmen are the most calculating. Since they have dispatched a lot of resources to Ambon Island, they will definitely want to use this opportunity to deal with us Portuguese.

“Mobilize all the Lord’s people!”

"Mobilize all natives who attach to us!"

"We will go deep into the inland strongholds and withdraw them all to Oecussi and Dili!"

"..."

Governor Giorgos Diawara issued several orders one after another, beginning a full-scale mobilization in preparation for a possible Dutch invasion.

Five armed merchant ships from the Netherlands swaggered for more than two hours in the Portuguese port of Oecussi, firing more than 50 shells, and finally, under the angry eyes of the Portuguese, hung up all their sails and sailed to the north of Ambon Island .
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"The Dutch are not so kind to help us teach the Portuguese!" Qi Tian learned of the actions of the Dutch East India Company after five immigrant ships arrived in Jianye City.

"Then what is their purpose?" Yu Fukun asked.He also didn't believe that the Dutch would force themselves out for Hanzhou's affairs for no reason.

"It is estimated that they want to grab a certain colony of the Portuguese." Qi Tian said: "The Dutch use the excuse of helping us in Hanzhou to teach the Portuguese of Timor Island, which will definitely cause the Portuguese to panic. Therefore, they will ask other Portuguese colonies Help. Malacca, or Ceylon, or possibly India."

"The Dutch's hands are really long!" Yu Fukun said: "There are still a lot of things in my stomach that have not been digested, and I am thinking about the food in other people's mouths!"

Qi Tian nodded, the Western colonists relied on this greed and insatiable spirit to turn many lands in the world into their colonies.

"Are you going to send some of these immigrants to the east?" Yu Fukun asked.

"Yes, we plan to send 500 people to Weihai in the east. Prepare for the expansion of another settlement in the east next month."

With the continuous immigration for several months, the population of Hanzhou has increased by more than 4000 people. Coupled with the family members of pirates recruited, the population of Hanzhou has reached 460 people (natives of Hanzhou have not been counted yet). , a distance of 3 people, just around the corner.

"Moreover, a large river more than 40 kilometers south of Kaiyuan Fort (now Humpty Doo, Australia) is suitable for building a settlement." Qi Tian said: "After building a stable base there, we will be farther away from that The Horde is not far away."

"They won't run away?"

"The migration of so many aborigines did not just go away." Qi Tian thought for a while, "However, it is difficult to guarantee that there are smart ones, and they may take a few people with them to escape!"

(End of this chapter)