1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 275 The wrath of the Dutch

"What, the natives of Luzon in Tongzhou Fort rebelled?"

Qi Dajiang and his fleet arrived at Weiyuan Fort on January 1639, 1, passing through Beikou Fort and Haijiao Fort with many confiscated items.After arranging the material loading and unloading and the captives' detention, they heard the report from Xie Limin, commander of Weiyuan Fort, that the Luzon natives in Tongzhou Fort attacked and killed all the Hanzhou natives, then swept up the supplies in the camp and fled into the nearby forest .

This news was only discovered more than ten days ago when two transport ships went to Tongzhou Fort to transport supplies and personnel.Fortunately, those Luzon natives fled in a panic, before they set fire to the camp.Niu Jinming, the head of the fleet, immediately armed all the sailors and searched in the nearby forests.But after half a day, there was no trace of any escaped natives.So a transport ship was sent back to report, and requested to transport more materials and personnel from Weiyuan Fort to support here.

"In this case, send some of the native captives brought back by Ambon to Tongzhou Fort." Qi Dajiang shook his head. Although the Luzon natives attacked and killed all Hanzhou natives, the construction of the camp has stalled for a month for no reason. , It will more or less have a certain impact on the preparations for future immigration on the Eastern Front.

"Next, our fleet will repair and maintain the ship at Fort Weiyuan, and then ship the swords and firearms seized from Ambon this time to the Kingdom of Mataran on Java Island, and bring back several shipments of grain. " Qi Dajiang looked at the captains of several warships and said with a smile: "So, everyone can relax here for a while. If Dong Da (Dong Fengshan) can successfully find out the last section of the eastern immigration route, we will Go to Daming."
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When Antoni van Daiman, governor of the Dutch East India Company, was annoyed by the fact that the attack on Dili City failed, and instead lost troops, he received a piece of news that shocked him. Ambon was broken by the Hanzhou army.

Hanzhou looted the entire city of Ambon, and severely damaged the city of Ambon and the docks.According to the description of the captain of the armed merchant ship "Donares" returning from Ambon, the entire city has been repeatedly destroyed by Hanzhou people and local natives, and it is hardly enough to maintain normal commercial activities and human habitation.If it is necessary to restore the functions and appearance of Ambon City, it may cost hundreds of thousands of dong and a lot of manpower.

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek, the acting commander of the Batavia Fleet with an uneasy expression on his face, Governor Daiman took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and then asked in a deep voice: "You Do you think, when can we capture Dili City?"

Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek looked at the stern-looking Governor Daiman in embarrassment, and said solemnly: "I think the army under the city of Dili seems to have lost their will to fight. They need a long period of rest and rejuvenation." Recovery, and the Hanzhou army is very good at fighting, and the defense of Dili City is relatively tight. We may not be able to conquer it in a short time."

"Why can the Hanzhou Army capture Dili City in one day, and also capture our Ambon in a short period of time?" Governor Daiman said sadly: "Our mercenaries are not composed of those who are the most skilled in Europe. With German soldiers?"

"Although the mercenaries have rich and proficient combat skills, they are mercenaries." Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said: "Soldiers from Hanzhou can sacrifice their lives for Hanzhou."

When Governor Daiman heard this, he nodded lightly. The mercenaries are just a group of armed men who are paid to fight for you. They have no belief in fighting.

"Since this is the case, let some troops withdraw to Ambon and carry out a large-scale attack on the natives on the island. I hope this will restore their confidence and courage to fight!" Governor Daiman ordered: "However, The port of Dili continues to be blocked, we will trap them to death."

"Of order, my lord governor." Lieutenant Colonel Dachman Barek promised loudly.At the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief.This Hanzhou looks weak, but it's really... hard to deal with.

"Also, besides their mainland, Hanzhou must have other temporary strongholds, and their warships are hiding there." Governor Daiman said: "Try to find them and destroy them.... Otherwise, this time it is Ambon , where will it be next time?"

"Your Excellency, there are too many islands in the East Indies, and we may not be able to find out their temporary stronghold." Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said bravely: "Besides, we don't have that many ships to go to Look for those islands where there may be Hanzhou warships."

"Can we just let them attack our business station?"

"We can gradually strengthen the defense capabilities of each commercial station, so that when Hanzhou strikes again, it can cause them certain difficulties and heavy casualties." Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek looked at the army commander Pete for help. Colonel Kurutz.

But Colonel Pete Kurucs shook his head in embarrassment. There are so many trading posts in the Netherlands, but where can we organize so many mercenaries and native servants to enrich their defenses one by one?Don't forget that the company has to pay a certain salary for every additional mercenary soldier.

"Batavia is temporarily unable to deploy personnel." Colonel Pete Kuruc said: "The nearby Mataran Kingdom and Banten Kingdom have received support from Hanzhou weapons, and we face potential risks of being attacked. Moreover, our army We are preparing for a pre-emptive strike against the Kingdom of Banten, and this action requires the support of the army under the city of Dili."

"You said, did Hanzhou prepare to fight us when we proposed to buy Dili City?" Governor Daiman saw that the commanders of the army and the navy were discussing how to deploy armed forces to defend the commercial stations in various places. Looking anxious, he suddenly said: "The defense of Dili City is extremely tenacious. All the ships hid in temporary strongholds that no one knew, and attacked Ambon by surprise, as well as the increasing weapons of the two kingdoms near Batavia..., They seem to have already started preparing to fight us."

After hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Dachman Barek looked at Governor Daiman with some guilt.The lieutenant under him, Andrew Florent, has been emphasizing that Hanzhou will never surrender, and will definitely go to war with the Dutch East India Company.At that time, he was very disapproving, how dare the weak sea power of Hanzhou dare to fight us.

As a result, Hanzhou really went to war with the Dutch. They were not afraid of the large number of armed merchant ships of the Dutch, and they seemed to have been prepared for the blockade.No, they attacked the weak places of the Dutch everywhere, and encouraged the natives to besiege Batavia, hoard combat supplies, and strengthen the defense of Dili City.Now, instead, the Dutch felt a little flustered, but couldn't speak.

"Governor, our merchant ships traveling between Formosa and Japan have been intercepted and attacked." Senior Commercial Counselor Senad Karamet hurried to the Governor's Palace and reported another bad news to Governor Daiman.

"Is it a pirate?" Governor Daiman asked, "Where is it?"

"According to the report of the merchant ship that fled back, they were intercepted in the waters near the Kingdom of Cambodia." Senad Kalamet said with a frown, "It's not a pirate, it's the ship of the official Nicholas (Zheng Zhilong)."

"Huh?" Governor Daiman asked suspiciously: "How did they appear in the waters of the Kingdom of Cambodia?"

It stands to reason that it would not be surprising if the Dutch merchant ship was intercepted and attacked by Zheng Zhilong off the coast of Daming.Since six years ago (1633), the Dutch suffered a disastrous defeat in the naval battle of Liuluo Bay.In the next few years, they fought peacefully with Zheng Zhilong, and sometimes intercepted and killed each other's ships.However, due to its large size and strong firepower, the Dutch merchant ships still have the upper hand in sporadic conflicts.But now, it seems strange that Zheng Zhilong's ship actually intercepted a Dutch merchant ship near the waters of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

"As for why they appeared near the waters of the Kingdom of Cambodia, we don't know for the time being. However, in the past half a month, we have already lost two merchant ships. I suspect that they were also attacked by an official Nikolai. attack."

"Did the returning merchant ships say how many ships they had coming to attack our merchant ships?"

"There are more than 30 ships, both large and small."

"So many ships and people! How do they supply and repair?"

"Perhaps... it's the supplies from Guangzhou returned to the Ming Kingdom."

"No, they must be replenishing and repairing at Xinsheng Island in Hanzhou!" Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek said suddenly: "That small island is near the waters of the Kingdom of Cambodia."

"Damn Hanzhou again!" Governor Daiman cursed angrily, then suddenly realized, "Hanzhou colluded with Nicholas?!"

Several colonial officials and military officers in the Governor's Mansion looked at each other, then nodded solemnly.Han Chau took control of a small island off the coast of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Nikolai's ships also attacked Dutch merchant ships in that area.Obviously, the two have already had a joint action against the Dutch East India Company.

"We must seize this small island controlled by Hanzhou, and expel Nicholas' plundering fleet!" Governor Daiman frowned, "It is an important route for our trade between Japan, North Korea, and even Cambodia and Annam. Letting them occupy that small island and intercept our merchant ships will cause immeasurable losses to the company. We must pull out that nail!"

"Master Governor, our current army strength is too scattered, and may not be able to gather in a short time." Colonel Pete Kuruc said awkwardly: "We need to calm down the chaotic situation in Ambon, and we need to attack the imminent Banten and Ma The kingdom of Dalan needs to maintain the safety of each trading station, and needs to deal with the landing operation on Ceylon Island..."

After hearing this, Governor Daiman looked at Colonel Pete Kurucs sullenly, and said rather unhappily: "I know that we are facing many difficulties, and the solution to these difficulties is precisely to prove the greatest value of your existence! "

"Your Excellency Governor, we may be able to obtain additional assistance to solve that small island." Lieutenant Colonel Dakman Barek suddenly had a thought, and then said softly.

(End of this chapter)