1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 256 The Eve
On November 1638, 11, at the wharf of Jianye City in Hanzhou, eleven large and small ships gathered, including the newly built professional warship "Qi Ming" and the armed merchant ship "Kai Kai" (the Santa Cruz, which was the first to capture Spain) ), "Yangwei" (captured ships of the Spanish invasion fleet), "Yangwu" (captured ships of the Spanish invasion fleet), transport ships "Xingye", "Tuoye", "Zuo Kai No. 15" and "Zuo Zhan No. 1" , "Polang 2", "Polang 1", and a fast contact ship "Flying Fish 2".

The fleet transported more than 200 immigrants, more than 500 people from two companies of the Marine Corps, more than [-] township soldiers, and more than [-] tons of various military supplies and living supplies. Led by Deputy Commander Qi Dajiang, they are ready to go to Beikou Fort, Cape Fort.After unloading part of the supplies and personnel, the fleet will be divided into two parts and head to Fort Weiyuan (now Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) and Fort Weihai (now Cairns, Australia).

After the "Qiming" and three other armed merchant ships have completed the task of transporting personnel and materials, they will return to Weiyuan Fort to maintain and maintain the ships, and then wait for an opportunity to attack the Dutch colonial stronghold in Kupang on the northwest side of Timor Island, or in the Colonial stronghold of Ambon in the Spice Islands.

"Dajiang, I have entrusted all of Hanzhou's family property to you, you must beat the Dutch for me, don't let them always be so domineering." Cao Xiong stood by the pier and ordered Qi Dajiang , "However, be careful in everything at sea. Don't go head-to-head with them. Our strength is weak, but we can't afford to lose it."

"Uncle, don't worry, I can save it!" Qi Dajiang said solemnly: "Without absolute certainty, I won't go to the Dutch to fight lightly. Besides, the sea is vast, and the Dutch may not be able to block us. However, Jianye City It will definitely be blocked by Dutch ships, I still think you should go to Weihaibao to sit in charge."

"Don't mention this. The Dutch haven't called yet, but I, as the commander of Hanzhou, ran to the back and hid. Wouldn't it make people laugh!" Cao Xiong said decisively: "In addition, Jianye City is well-defended and tightly guarded. However, the Dutch may not dare to land and attack us. Now I am a little worried about Dili City, time is running out, and there are not many troops and supplies. If the Dutch are determined to attack, it will be dangerous!"

"Don't worry, Xu Chuanxing and Dalu will definitely be able to defend Dili City!" Qi Dajiang said, looking north.
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"Lieutenant Colonel Barek, please launch an attack on Dili City immediately!" Senior Commercial Counselor Senad Karamet said angrily: "Hanzhou has clearly rejected our East India Company's ultimatum, we must Let them realize that they have made a very serious mistake!"

"Mr. Karamet, you just said that there are about [-] Hanzhou soldiers in Dili City?" asked Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek, commander of the Dutch advance fleet.

"Yes, they do have about 400 soldiers in the city, and about [-] civilians."

"Mr. Karamet, I think that the landing force we are carrying is not enough to capture Dili City."

"Why?" Senard Karamet asked in surprise: "Didn't your advance fleet carry two hundred mercenaries and more than 400 native servants? Your numbers far exceed them!"

Lieutenant Colonel Dachman Barek rolled his eyes covertly, please, we brought more than 600 landing troops.But the problem is that Hanzhou's army is very effective, and they are still in the position of defending the city.

Last year, they jointly attacked the Spanish colony in the Philippines with Hanzhou. When the Dutch expeditionary fleet suffered a big defeat, Lieutenant Colonel Dachman Barek fought against the trend with Hanzhou, captured the Cavite shipyard, and severely damaged the Spaniards.At that time, he witnessed the powerful combat effectiveness of the Hanzhou Army.

Now, if he wants to rely on a landing force of more than 600 people in this area to fight against the Hanzhou army occupying a solid city defense, to be honest, Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek has no confidence in defeating the opponent.What's more, there are more than 400 native servants with suspicious combat effectiveness in his landing force.

Moreover, they were only ordered to take over Dili City. As for capturing Dili, they needed additional support.

"The Hanzhou Army is good at fighting. It's not a secret in Batavia, and Mr. Karamet must know it." Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said, "Obviously, they gave up the defense of the pier just to concentrate All the troops want to inflict heavy damage on our landing forces under the city of Dili. I think that unless we get a lot of support. Otherwise, what we can do now is to blockade the port of Dili."

"Since the Hanzhou army is all huddled in the city of Dili, why don't we occupy the pier and transport the landing troops ashore, so that we can launch an attack quickly when the reinforcements arrive?" Senad Kalamet asked.

"Mr. Karamet, do you know how the Hanzhou army captured Dili City?"

"How...how did they capture Dili City?"

"Night attack!" Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said softly: "At night, they launched a fierce night attack and captured Dili City in one fell swoop!"

"so……"

"So, unless we have enough troops, we can't take the risk of landing. Because we don't know how the Hanzhou army will defeat our landing troops."

"..." Senad Karamet couldn't help being stunned. When did our East India Company become so afraid of Hanzhou? ——
"Your Excellency, Hanzhou... has rejected our ultimatum." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, commander of the Batavia fleet, said heavily.

"..." Governor Anthony Van Daiman's heart was slightly shocked, and then he said angrily: "They dare to refuse us! Has the support fleet been assembled yet?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor. Three armed merchant ships have been assembled at the pier, and [-] mercenaries and [-] native servants have been transferred. They are ready to leave at any time."

"It's not enough!" Governor Daiman said: "We must gather more armed merchant ships to blockade their Hanzhou mainland and their new township. We will not allow a single ship of them to pass through Batavia. !"

"Lord Governor, we need time to gather more armed merchant ships." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said: "After all, they are all transporting our goods on various routes."

"Then go and recruit those armed merchant ships. All the ships that arrive in Batavia will be recruited by your fleet headquarters." Governor Daiman said fiercely: "We must teach Hanzhou a severe lesson, so that they can be more powerful. , dare to challenge our East India Company! They must be punished!"

"My lord governor, this may affect the transportation of goods and the collection of goods at various commercial stations in the Far East, and even give other forces an opportunity to take advantage of it!... We also need to organize materials and personnel to land on Ceylon Island again."

"No!" Governor Daiman looked like an arbitrary warrior at this time, "You don't understand the current situation we are in. Hanzhou is just a small force that has risen for less than three years, and they may also have the ability to build large ships. It must be contained. In addition, we have too many enemies in the entire Far East region, and they are all waiting for opportunities to attack us. Because we have the largest number of armed merchant ships in the entire Far East region, we can firmly grasp the situation here."

"However, if Hanzhou rises rapidly, it may have an impact on our Far East colonial system. Moreover, as a nascent power group, it is so rebellious. To challenge the authority of our East India Company, we must severely Suppress it. Let all the surrounding forces realize that the authority of our East India Company cannot be offended!"

"Therefore, we need to use thunderous means to quickly overwhelm Hanzhou and weaken Hanzhou as much as possible so that they no longer pose a threat to our East India Company."

"Then..., if they give in and ask for peace, what should we do?"

"That's the best result!" Governor Daiman said confidently: "We can incorporate Hanzhou into our colonial system, control their military affairs, and master their sea power."

"At that time, do we need to punish their leaders?" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"Of course." Governor Daiman said: "If you make a mistake, you must pay for it. We will subdue and control Hanzhou in the future, and we must replace it with a less impulsive person in charge of power."
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"After our Hanzhou and the Dutch have turned against each other, the Dutch will definitely expel all our Hanzhou personnel in Batavia. However, we must leave a few hidden stakes here." Kong Jiliang glanced at the seven or eight people sitting there. A black-clothed guard said, "Which one of you wants to stay?"

The guards in black looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.It would be extremely risky to stay in Batavia as a hidden stake in Hanzhou.Because the Han-Dutch War broke out, once the hidden black guards were caught by the Dutch, they would definitely be hanged by them.Moreover, the attitudes of the many Chinese businessmen in the city became ambiguous for a while, and they were not as enthusiastic as they used to be to the relevant personnel of Hanzhou, and they even felt a little alienated.This also creates a certain degree of danger and uncertainty for the lurking of the black guards.

"I'll stay here." He Qing said, "Because I just came from Hanzhou not long ago, and those Ming people in the city don't know me yet. This will help me mix in and make it easier to do things."

"I'll stay too." Li Dazhu said: "I've just come from Hanzhou not long ago, so I can take care of you here with Big Brother He."

Then there was another guard in black who was willing to stay. Finally, Kong Jiliang appointed He Qing as the person in charge of the left-behind personnel, who temporarily hid in Batavia to collect as much military, political and economic information as possible on the Dutch.As for other tasks, it is up to He Qing to decide on his own.

Most of the personnel and goods in Hanzhou's warehouse in Batavia have been transported back to Jianye City.At present, only a small number of personnel are left, and it is hoped that at the last moment, Hanzhou can reach a peaceful agreement with the Dutch, and they can continue to stay in Batavia.

However, on this day, a group of heavily armed Dutch mercenaries broke into the Hanzhou warehouse.

"In view of the fact that the Dutch East India Company and Hanzhou are in a de facto state of war, I am now under the order of the Governor of Batavia to notify all personnel in Hanzhou that they must leave the country by November [-]. Expired If people are stranded, the municipality will take strong measures against it."

"Can our things be taken away?" Hu Wenjin asked lightly.

"No, you can't take anything away." A Dutch officer looked up and said, "Those properties are temporarily seized by the city hall."

Hu Wenjin stopped talking, looked back at the team of Dutch mercenaries, turned and entered the warehouse.

(End of this chapter)