1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 319 Coping
On May 1639, 5, Guangnan State, Fuchun City (now Hue, Vietnam), by the Xianghe River.

The captain of the Portuguese armed merchant ship "Mirandra", Lerez Scarlet, stood at the bow of the ship, watching the groups of Annan soldiers boarding their ship one after another, and couldn't help feeling a little shocked.How many soldiers are there? There are also large and small ships densely scattered along the entire river, among which there are two merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty and a Malay merchant ship from Johor hired like him, both of which are carrying a large number of soldiers. and combat supplies.

"May God bless their opponents!" Captain Lerris Scarlet whispered. It is said that such a huge force was just to capture a small island with thousands of people in the south.These eastern countries, when they fought, they were all so generous, and tens of thousands of troops were deployed at every turn.

What is even more frightening is that these eastern countries, unlike the native countries in the East Indies, have complete management institutions, a systematic governance model, and their own traditional culture and customs, and the size of the army is also very large .All of this is far from being easily crushed by a Western colonial army of several hundred people.

In other words, these eastern countries are more civilized and advanced than the native countries in the East Indies and the native states in southern India.Just like the huge Ming country, in front of him, he can only restrain the inferior colonial methods and weak force of Western countries.Of course, the current Ming country seems to have encountered some problems. The hungry peasants have launched riots, and the northern Tatars are constantly attacking his northern border.Only the south of the Ming Dynasty is still prosperous and prosperous, providing countless exquisite porcelain and silk to every Western businessman who comes.

While thinking about it, the first officer of the "Mirandra" reported to him that the commander of the Guangnan Kingdom's expedition needed to see him.

"Dear general, what can I do for you?" Captain Lereth Scarlet asked respectfully.

Ruan Yucheng looked at the Portuguese with a big beard in front of him. Although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, there was a hint of cunning in his eyes. He might not be an easy person to deal with.

"Our Guangnan Kingdom is willing to give you another 5000 taels of silver. I hope you can sail your boat to the shore and use the artillery on your boat to cover my army's landing. If you encounter an enemy ship, you must join our naval warship Sunk or capture them," Ruan Yucheng said.

After listening to the interpreter's translation, Captain Lerris Scarlet was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head vigorously, and refused: "No, no, no! General, this is not in line with the employment agreement we reached with your country at the beginning. .Our task is to send you to a small island in the south, and we will not participate in your war. Because we are businessmen who abide by the rules, we are not allowed to attack others by force."

Ruan Yucheng sneered at Captain Lerith Scarlet's remarks. These Westerners appeared to be sanctimonious, but in fact, none of them were pirates who killed people and robbed goods at sea.Now, he actually claimed to be a businessman who obeyed the rules in front of him!

"6000 taels!" Ruan Yucheng said lightly.

"No, no..." Captain Lerris Scarlet continued to shake his head.

"8000 taels!" Ruan Yucheng said in a deep voice, "You know, the armed forces on that small island may not dare to send people to stop our army from landing. Moreover, my Guangnan navy has more than a hundred warships. Who would dare to sail against me? !Borrowing the artillery of your ship as a cover is only a precautionary measure. If you don't want to, then let it go!"

"General, we are merchant ships, we are not allowed to go to war with people." Captain Leris Scarlet said seriously: "But we Portuguese have a long-term friendly relationship with you Guangnan, in order to maintain this friendship Cooperation relationship, and for the safety of your army, we can only reluctantly agree to you. When your enemy prevents you from landing, we can bombard the enemy. 1 taels of silver! General, you know that after the artillery is fired, the artillery Tubes are subject to wear and tear, and powder, projectile, and the potential risks we run!"

Ruan Yucheng stared fixedly at the hypocritical Portuguese in front of him, feeling the urge to slash him with a knife.After a while, he turned around and walked out of the cabin.

"I'll give you 1 taels! Before the battle, I will send someone to guide you when to fire."

Hearing the words from Ruan Yucheng behind him, Captain Lerith Scarlet smiled with satisfaction.After getting money, I happened to go to Siam and Cambodia to purchase some goods, and then returned to Haojing. This business was very easy to make.

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"The military uniforms of the Hanzhou soldiers look very energetic!" Liang San, a sailor who originally lived on Xinsheng Island with Zheng's family, looked enviously at the Marine Corps soldiers who were practicing on the school field.

"It looks much sharper than our Ming soldiers, but they all shaved their hair, I think it's a bit weird." Song Qi said.

"What's so weird?" Liang San said, "If you shave your hair, you should take better care of yourself at sea. If you don't take a bath for ten days and a half months, your hair will be rotten. Refreshing."

"Third Brother, we joined the Hanzhou Navy, and we also wear these clothes?" Another sailor asked.

"That's natural." Liang San said: "Didn't Mr. Hu on this island say that when he joined the Hanzhou Navy, all the treatment is naturally the same as their own army."

"Hush... a few Hanzhou soldiers are here, probably to greet us." A sailor watched as two Hanzhou naval officers were walking towards them.

"I am the captain of the Qiming ship of the Hanzhou Navy, and Commander Qi ordered me to come and greet you." Wan Changshu looked at more than 50 former sailors of the Zheng family, and said with a smile: "I can't speak, but I have great respect for you." I am very happy to be able to join the Hanzhou Navy. From now on, you will be our comrades-in-arms and brothers. The treatment our Hanzhou treats the army is naturally excellent, and Commander Hu of Xinsheng Island must have told you .”

"However, we are all men with handles. Since we have taken the money and food from Hanzhou, divided the fields and houses in Hanzhou, and even have a wife, then naturally we have to work hard for Hanzhou. Don't think about it." Desperate, everything is for the officials and lords of Hanzhou. In the future, you will settle down in Hanzhou, and you will have your own wives and children, as well as your own land. We are desperate, more to protect these. "

"Each of us can't be cowardly in fighting with others. But don't worry, our Hanzhou will not let people die easily. For our Hanzhou, everyone, every soldier, is precious Very, it won’t be wasted for nothing. Well, that’s all I’m going to say, I’ll go to the city with me later to tidy up, shave my hair, and change my clothes. Of course, if you don’t want to shave your hair and enter our navy , You can also follow us to Hanzhou to run the transport ship."

Wan Changshu took a group of former Zheng family sailors to the station of the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhou Navy, and before he could arrange how to allocate the ships, he was hurriedly called by a naval officer to the Commanding Office of Xinshengbao for discussion.

"Dong Da, tell me." Qi Dajiang asked Dong Fengshan to report the movements of the Guangnan Kingdom's navy after seeing that all the deliberative personnel had arrived.

"Three days ago, I led the Flying Fish 5 to monitor the sea near Fuchun, Guangnan, and found a large number of ships sailing into the river mouth. There were not only small boats from the Annan people, but also several lucky ships from the Ming Dynasty, and a large Western ship. , probably belonged to the Portuguese. Based on this, it is estimated that the Guangnan National Army may board a ship and cross the sea to attack Xinsheng Island in the near future." Dong Fengshan told everyone what he had observed.

"We have four big ships, and Guangnan has more than 100 small ships, as well as hired Ming and Portuguese merchant ships. Let's discuss how to fight?" Qi Dajiang said.

"We still follow the previous method of fighting, put them all on land, bombard them with artillery, break up their army formation, shoot with muskets, and finally the whole army assaults." Hu Pingjiang said: "Moreover, this time we also There are more than 200 brothers from the First Marine Corps. In addition, after the last actual battle, Xinxin Island soldiers are ready for a big battle. If they don’t leave all the enemy troops behind, Guangnan Kingdom will not know how powerful our Hanzhou is. !"

"Guangnan National Navy has more than 100 ships. If our big ship is entangled by them, I am afraid it will not be good." Wan Changshu said: "If their navy is equipped with an arsonist ship, if it is stuck, then Big loss!"

"Your navy doesn't need to fight with enemy ships, you just need to prevent them from withdrawing the enemy troops on the shore." Hu Pingjiang said: "Just keep a distance from the ships of the Guangnan Navy and bombard them close to the coast."

"If we want to prevent their boats from approaching the shore, how can we avoid getting close to them? At that time, forty or fifty small boats will swarm up, and then we will be forced to retreat." Wan Changshu said with a wry smile.

"Can we dismantle the cannons on the top of the city and drag them to the shore to bombard ships that dare to dock?" Niu Hu suddenly said.

"Hey, this is a good idea!" Hu Pingjiang clapped happily and said: "After the Guangnan army landed, we dragged the artillery out, first bombarded their army array, and then bombarded their ships. Four of your navy A big ship swimming around and attacking will definitely make it difficult for them to get out."

"In this case, it's settled." Qi Dajiang said: "Two days later, our four large ships will leave Xinshengbao and temporarily stop at Zhaomingbao (now Yangdong Town, Fuguo Island, Vietnam) in the west. If you fight here, I will bring the boat over again and cut off the retreat of the Annan people! Presumably, if he loses Guangnan in this battle again, the small countries in this area will not dare to provoke us again."

"It's a pity, because of the Dutch blockade, our Xinsheng Island can no longer be used as a transit point for immigrants." Hu Pingjiang sighed, and turned to Qi Dajiang, "Before negotiating peace with the Dutch, the Hanzhou Commander What is the government's plan for the future of our Xinsheng Island?"

"Continuously save food, medicinal materials, cloth, and useful craftsmen, and what's more, provide necessary support and supplies for Hanxing Island." Qi Dajiang said.

In fact, before Qi Tian came, he had told him that if he had the opportunity, he would intervene in the struggles among several small countries such as Annan, Champa, and Cambodia, so as to prevent one of them from becoming too powerful.

Qi Dajiang was shocked by Qi Tian's suggestion. With such a small body, Hanzhou has no ability to intervene in the disputes between several countries. Although they are all small countries, they still have a population of more than one million. Can continents be stirred beyond their means?
Therefore, he did not mention to Hu Pingjiang that he should deliberately manage the affairs of the small neighboring countries.

(End of this chapter)