1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 236 Killing Each Other ([-])

"Gentlemen, after landing, we will see a city piled with gold and jewels. Although it is said that there are more than 5000 natives in the city, their defensive force is very weak. They have no artillery or muskets, only a few Iron weapons. And we..." Major Conrad Costa, Commander of the Portuguese Attack Fleet, smiled as he looked at the Portuguese officers and the officers of the Kingdom of Larantuka in front of him.

"And we have the most powerful force on this island. Our artillery will blast their mud walls, our muskets will break their formations, and our swords will harvest their lives. And their wealth, and Everything they have will be ours."

"Now, let's conquer them!"

A group of Portuguese officers and the officers of the Kingdom of Larantuka immediately turned red with eyes, let out beast-like roars, rushed out of the cabin, led their subordinates, and began to prepare for landing.

Sultan Aletta Camilleri of the Kingdom of Wahari watched with a pale face the densely packed boats on the sea approaching the shore, while behind him a conspicuous large Western ship slowly turned its body sideways.

It's the damned Portuguese, they even assembled a large army on this day, came to attack the Kingdom of Weihali, and pointed directly at their royal city.

This is so surprising. More than 1000 and two hundred selected soldiers must be attacking the Portuguese colonial stronghold of Dili at this moment.Although there are more than [-] soldiers in the royal city, most of the weapons they hold are wooden spears.Facing the Portuguese who landed, it may not be possible to defeat the opponent head-on.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Six or seven shells fired over and landed far away in the woodland on the bank.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Weihali, who were preparing to meet the landing force on the shore, were taken aback, and the team was obviously scattered.The officers of several kingdoms shouted at the soldiers and maintained a tight formation. When the enemy landed, they quickly launched an attack and drove them into the sea.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." After a round of shooting adjustments, the Portuguese armed merchant ship fired a second round of salvo.This time, two shells landed on the soldiers of the Weihali Kingdom gathered on the beach, bounced twice, and hit seven or eight soldiers.

The team of Weihali Kingdom became even more chaotic. Some soldiers screamed and scattered to both sides, and some soldiers dropped their wooden spears, turned around and ran back.

The vassals of the Portuguese, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Larantuka, were already very close to the shore at this time. When the boat touched the sand on the shore and had not stopped, the natives held their swords and spears and jumped off one after another. The boat rushed to the shore while wading through the water.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!...", the Portuguese armed merchant ship fired a third salvo and came back again.This time, more shells landed on the soldiers of the Weihali Kingdom, completely breaking up the last gathered troops.The officers could no longer restrain the team, and fled towards the royal city not far behind with the dispersed soldiers.

"Okay, Captain Stern, let your boys land too!" Major Conrad Costa, commander of the Portuguese attack fleet, ordered an army officer with a smile.

"Yes, Major!" Captain Stern replied excitedly.Seeing that the Weihali Kingdom soldiers who prevented them from landing were so vulnerable, they might be able to attack their royal city with one blow.

Surrounded by many military officers, the Sultan Aletta Kamilai of the Kingdom of Vihari returned to the royal city in some embarrassment.

The so-called Wangcheng is a relatively large earthen enclosure, not even comparable to a medium-sized town in Daming.There are only more than 4000 residents in the royal city.As a defensive soldier, there are only more than 700 soldiers.

What is even more worrying is that most of the city walls around the royal city are only built of a thin layer of rammed earth, and even some parts of the city walls are surrounded by wooden fences formed by driving wooden rafts into the ground.

"Prepare to break the city!" Captain Hewitt Stern commanded more than 200 Portuguese Musketeers, and slowly approached the royal city of the Wahali Kingdom.They will get close to the city wall and cover the servants of the Rarantuka kingdom who will follow from climbing or destroying the city wall.

This kind of native city does not even need to use artillery sometimes. It only needs servant soldiers to climb over under the cover of musket shooting to break through their simple defense.

"Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, there were two roars of artillery on the walls of the royal city.In an instant, two projectiles passed through the dense Portuguese team, and after landing, they bounced and rolled backwards.Two blood trails appeared suddenly, followed by terrified cries and screams.

"Huh? These natives actually have...cannons!?" Captain Hewitt Stern was stunned for a moment.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Just as the sound of the artillery stopped, the sound of a row of muskets sounded again.Six or seven of the Portuguese servants who rushed under the city wall fell down.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." The second round of gunfire rang out, and another eight or nine natives fell under the city wall.

Immediately, the Portuguese servants retreated like a tide.

"Why do these natives have artillery and muskets?" Captain Hewitt Stern's face became very ugly.Perhaps, the royal city of the natives is not something that can be captured easily.

------------

"Dili may not be easy to capture." Qi Dajiang kept observing the port with a binoculars. Although the artillery of the fort was not very dense, they fired extremely fiercely, and their accuracy was not bad.The three armed merchant ships in Hanzhou were more than 800 meters away from the port of Dili, but they were still hit by more than a dozen shells, causing eight or nine casualties.

"Why haven't those natives launched an attack on the pier yet?" A naval officer frowned and said, "You shouldn't be afraid to retreat."

"It's probably a little bit of fear. But back down, maybe not!" Qi Dajiang said: "I have been preparing for more than a month, and I will try my best. At least I have to fight."

"We have been bombarding the port for more than half an hour. Do the natives want to wait for us to knock down the fort, and then they go to besiege the city by themselves, and then attack Dili City?" another naval officer said.

Qi Dajiang's heart moved, would this group of natives really leave Hanzhou, leave the wharf fort, and go to surround the city of Dili alone?

Natatuka, the army commander of the Kingdom of Weihali, really planned to besiege the city of Dili with the advantage of more than 1000 people.

When Hanzhou bombarded the wharf fort, more than 1000 and [-] soldiers from the Weihali Kingdom had already rushed out of the jungle and appeared to the south of Dili City.

However, from a distance, the tall and thick walls of Dili City, as well as the several artillery pieces arranged.Natatuka knew that without special and effective means of attack, they would not be able to attack.

Somewhat unwilling, he led the team around Dili City for half a circle, trying to find a flaw.But on the top of the city, the gradually increasing number of Portuguese and their native servants finally made Natatuka give up his plan to attack the city alone.

He led the people, quickly bypassed Dili City, and rushed towards the rear of the pier fort.

Perhaps most of the troops in Dili City were mobilized to attack the royal city of the Weihali Kingdom, and it seemed that the troops in the city were relatively weak.After the Portuguese at the port fortress did not receive effective support from Dili City, they fired a few rows of muskets in a hurry, and the gunners hurried back to the city.

After receiving the signal from the Weihali Kingdom, the three armed merchant ships from Hanzhou slowly sailed into the dock.

"Third brother, be careful under the city!" Qi Dajiang looked at Qi Dalu and instructed with concern.

Qi Dalu nodded, turned around and followed the Marine Corps to disembark and land, preparing to attack Dili City together with the soldiers of the Weihali Kingdom.

-----------

"How did the Portuguese appear here?" Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek, commander of the Dutch East India Company's expedition to Ceylon, asked in surprise.

Eight Dutch armed merchant ships, carrying more than 500 landing troops and more than [-] immigrants from Java, Ming, and India, stationed on the east coast of Ceylon Island in accordance with the agreement with the Kingdom of Kandy.

However, when the fleet marched to the waters near Portoville, which had been surveyed earlier, the Dutch encountered the interception of ten Portuguese armed merchant ships, which surprised the Dutch.

The Portuguese forces in Ceylon are basically distributed in the west and northwest of the island, and the rest is the area controlled by the Kingdom of Kandy.But now, ten Portuguese armed merchant ships have actually appeared on the east coast of Ceylon Island, just blocking the place where the Dutch are about to land.

"Lieutenant Colonel, Portugal is approaching!" A naval officer reminded Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek in a small voice.

The Portuguese came aggressively, and seemed to be prepared, while the Dutch seemed a little flustered.I thought it was a normal landing operation, unloading personnel and supplies, wandering here for half a month, and after the landing personnel initially established a camp, this operation can be successfully concluded.

Now, is it necessary to fight a naval battle with the Portuguese on the east coast of Ceylon?

Not to mention that the number of ships is not dominant, and several ships carry a large number of people and materials, and a slight accident will cause heavy losses.

Damn the Portuguese, they must have got the news of our landing in advance, and they are here to wait.

"Retreat!" Lieutenant Colonel Dachman Barek ordered.

"Lieutenant Colonel?" An officer was stunned, and was forced to retreat by the Portuguese like this. It seemed that it was difficult for the Dutch officer who had always looked down on the Portuguese.

"The enemy has been prepared for a long time! We have been calculated by the Portuguese!" Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said coldly.

"It must be a Portuguese spy who has learned about our landing in advance!"

"That's right! We chose such a remote place to land, and they all gathered warships to wait for us in advance. Some despicable and shameless employees must have leaked our landing information."

"Yes. We need to clean up the company in Batavia, and those strangers from Europe!"

(End of this chapter)