1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 414 Annan Layout ([-])

On December 1641, 8, Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam).

Just when Qi Dajiang and his fleet arrived on the coast of Jinzhou in Liaodong and had a small-scale and low-intensity battle with Jiannu shortly after landing, Luo Rucheng led five large ships through Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and finally arrived at Newborn Island.

The last time Luo Rucheng came to Xinsheng Island was before the outbreak of the Han-Dutch War. He transported a large amount of swords and firearms to the island, as well as dozens of gunners, to strengthen the island's long-term defense capabilities.In the past three years, relying on several strong fortresses built in advance, dense artillery, and the concerted efforts of thousands of strong immigrants on the island, it has resisted several blockades by the Dutch East India Company and two landing attacks by the Guangnan Kingdom. .

Two years ago, Hanzhou took this as a starting point, joined forces with the Champas, attacked the coastal towns of Guangnan, and plundered a large amount of material wealth and young women. Not only did they teach Annan Ruan a hard lesson, Moreover, it also made Hanzhou's reputation for being good at fighting spread to countries and regions such as the Zheng family in Annan, Siam, Cambodia, and the Malay Peninsula.

Guangnan Kingdom, which was once mighty in this area, was attacked by the Hanzhou and Champa. In the year before last, they brazenly dispatched [-] troops. Support the Puppet Kingdom of the Edi Tribe) to capture the city.

I thought that because of the long sea route, there was nothing we could do about the Xinsheng Island occupied by the Hanzhou people, but it was no problem for the Guangnan Kingdom to clean up the small city of Champa.

But what is surprising is that when the [-] troops of Guangnan State attacked near Bintong Long (now Pan Lang-Ta Cham City, Vietnam), they were severely attacked by the Champa people.The Champa placed seven or eight cannons at the head of the city, inflicting massive damage on the attacking Annan people, and even their leading lieutenant general was injured during the shelling, causing the army's morale to be shaken. After shooting, the whole army finally charged, causing the Guangnan army to be defeated and return.

Two defeats to Xinsheng Island occupied by Hanzhou, and this time, another defeat to Champa, the former prestige of Guangnan Kingdom immediately fell to the altar.Surrounding countries such as Cambodia, Huaying, and Nanpan (formerly part of Champa, built by the Jialai tribe), which were once bullied by the Guangnan Kingdom, immediately developed different ideas and established close ties with the Hanzhou people on Xinsheng Island. cooperation relationship.

Until last year, Hanzhou joined forces with Zhancheng to attack the coastal towns of Guangnan Kingdom, destroyed three large and small towns, and plundered them for five days. More than a dozen ships of various sizes transported them back and forth twice before Shi Shiran was watched by the Guangnan Army. Yang Fan went away.

Luo Rucheng and other fleets entered the port one after another, and when they docked at Xinshengbao Wharf, they attracted the attention of countless people.Not to mention the cheering of the town soldiers and many people on Xinsheng Island, even the merchants from neighboring countries who came to the island to sell various daily necessities were also beaming with joy.Seeing the posture of the Hanzhou people, they are preparing to assemble a large ship and go hunting in Guangnan.At that time, all kinds of gold and silver artifacts brought back from looting will inevitably be bought and sold by merchants like them, so that they can make a lot of money.

In the official hall of Xinshengbao, Hu Pingjiang's expression followed Luo Rucheng's account of the events that happened in Hanzhou in March, from the happy face after seeing everyone, to the unbelievable surprise, and finally showing a gray defeat .

His clan uncle Hu Wenjin has been planning to plot against Qi Tian, ​​and on the day of his wedding, he used poisonous methods, but failed, but caused the death of the great commander Cao Xiong, and will press him for the truth afterwards Guan Zongxiang, the guard in black, was killed.After the incident was revealed, he committed suicide at home.The deputy commander, Yu Fukun, was implicated in this, and in grief and indignation, he also drew his sword and killed himself.

Now, Qi Tian succeeded to the position of Grand Commander, and Luo Rucheng read out the order for him and Zhang Wenqi to hand over his duties, first return to Hanxing Island, and when the northwest trade wind arrives in December, he will return to the mainland of Hanzhou and take the post of Grand Master of the eastern Yunyang area. steward.

"If I go back to the mainland of Hanzhou, will Qi Tian kill me?" Hu Pingjiang asked calmly when only Luo Rucheng was left in the hall.

"...No." Luo Rucheng shook his head and said, "Hu Wenjin's children are still alive and well, not to mention you don't know about it. However, when you return to Hanzhou, you should explain to the commander-in-chief Haosheng .”

"Explain what?" Hu Pingjiang frowned and said, "You say I have nothing to do with my clan uncle? Or do you want me to kowtow to Qi Tian to confess my guilt, and finally bow my head and profess my vassal to do his best for him?"

"How are you doing?" Luo Rucheng stared at Hu Pingjiang.

"Zhang Wenqi is only a 20-year-old kid, why should he take over the affairs of Xinsheng Island instead of me?" Hu Pingjiang said disdainfully: "Has he ever seen blood in battle? Let Xinsheng Island be handed over to him. I lost it!"

"Zhang Wenqi's performance in Hanxing Island is no worse than yours!" Luo Rucheng looked at Hu Pingjiang coldly, "Don't think that what you did on Xinsheng Island is due to your own ability. Hanzhou natives are sent here There are quite a few civil affairs officials, and the hundreds of township soldiers you are proud of are not the ones we sent veterans of the Marine Corps to help you train."

"But there are also years of my hard work here!" Hu Pingjiang roared: "I don't want to stay here, I just don't accept it! It's not that I want to shirk responsibility. Although Hu Wenjin is my uncle, he is not close to me. I used to work under Qi Da and Qi Er, doesn't Qi Tian know?"

"Why don't you accept it? Go back to Hanzhou to appeal to the commander-in-chief. Don't say this in front of me." Luo Rucheng was a little impatient, "I will accompany you to hand over the affairs here to Zhang Wenqi in a while. After a few days of rest , we will take people to sweep the coast of Guangnan country."

"If I disobey, will you kill me?" Hu Pingjiang looked at Luo Rucheng with a cold face, "The marine soldiers and sailors you brought must have controlled Xinshengbao by this time."

"Don't do anything foolish!" Luo Rucheng warned, "After unloading the errands on Xinsheng Island, it doesn't mean that you will be abandoned. The area south of Yunyang (now Mackay, Australia) is the focus of our Hanzhou's future development. Region, you are the general manager, and your responsibilities are no less than that of the commander of Xinsheng Island."

Hu Pingjiang sat blankly on the top chair, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"I can't bear to leave this place!"
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On August 1641, 8, in the sea area of ​​Guangnan Kingdom.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Five warships were docked on the sea 400 meters away from the shore, and they were violently bombarding the Guangnan army waiting on the pier.In less than two rounds, the Guangnan National Army's formation had collapsed, and they were avoiding shelling from the sea.

"It's almost done, let the Champas prepare to land on the beach." Luo Rucheng ordered.

The messenger immediately rushed to the side of the ship, loudly instructed the signal soldier, and sent the landing attack order.

Seeing dozens of Champa galleons rushing towards the shore, Zhang Wenqi raised her eyes and looked at the Annan people on the pier.

The artillery is still doing the last round of bombardment, and the Annan army is no longer in formation. Presumably, the Champa can board the pier smoothly.As for whether the Annans had a chance to gather again after the Hanzhou warships stopped shelling and drive the Champas into the sea, it only depends on how much courage the Annans still have.

Listening to the officers on the ship laughing and talking, they said that the Annan people responded relatively quickly this time.The first two times when they attacked their coastal towns, they did not organize their troops to meet them until the Hanzhou and Champa coalition forces had already landed some troops.

Looking at the relaxed appearance of the officers and sailors on the warship, it is obvious that they are extremely confident that their side can land smoothly and finally break through the town of the Annan people.

"Commander Luo, this year our Hanzhou plundered the Guangnan Kingdom. It should be considered the most manpower ever?" Zhang Wenqi asked.

"It should be." Luo Rucheng nodded and said: "The first two times were led by Commander Qi Er, and each time it seemed that only more than 100 marines and more than 300 township soldiers were dispatched, plus more than a thousand Zhancheng soldiers. We here Once, more than 700 marines and local soldiers came together, and there were more than 2000 soldiers in Champa. If you add the sailors organized on our ship, it will be nearly 3000 troops. If you think about it, Annan If people hurt you, you know that Hanzhou is not easy to mess with!"

"Will it hurt them so much that they won't make peace with us?" Zhang Wenqi asked worriedly.

"If you don't want to make peace with us, then we will come here every year!" Luo Rucheng said harshly: "See how they respond? You know, Cambodia, Champa, Huaying, and Nanpanke all want to beat them together What! Not to mention the Annan Zheng family in the north, who have been eyeing them all the time, thinking of unifying Annan."

That's right, after three years of continuous harassment of Guangnan, Hanzhou is planning to try to ease relations with it and restore peace.Qitian's strategic plan for the region is to maintain the current split between several small countries and not allow one of them to dominate.If the Guangnan Kingdom is weakened too much, if the Annan Zheng family unifies Annan in one fell swoop, it will inevitably pose a potential threat to Xinsheng Island, and then attack Huaying, Zhancheng, and Nanpan as in the process of time. , It also eroded a large amount of Cambodia's land and became the overlord of Central South.

Moreover, the rice here is cropped three times a year, and the yield is abundant. When a large number of hungry people are transferred from Daming in the future, enough food needs to be raised here to meet the needs of the immigrants.If the situation here is broken, it will not be conducive to the future development of Xinsheng Island.

Therefore, after launching a large-scale landing and looting operation, Hanzhou would choose an appropriate time to send envoys to Fuchun (now Hue, Vietnam), the royal city of Guangnan, to appeal for peace and end the hostilities between the two sides.

After two consecutive years of attack, more than half of the naval warships of Guangnan Kingdom were either sunk or captured by the Hanzhou fleet, and almost lost the dominance of the sea along the coast. It is impossible to fully defend the Hanzhou plundering fleet. .You must know that during this period, the defense center of Guangnan Kingdom was always in the north.

As long as the Lord of Guangnan has a little brain, he will definitely agree to Han Zhou's request for peace talks.Otherwise, facing the maritime invasion of Hanzhou every year, it will not only greatly deplete the strength of the Ruan regime, but also provide opportunities for neighboring countries to take advantage of.

"There are a large number of ships approaching from the north!" The lookout post on the ship suddenly shouted loudly.

Both Luo Rucheng and Zhang Wenqi were shocked. Could it be that Guangnan Kingdom sent all their naval warships over?Their reaction speed can be so fast!

"There are no big ships!" The lookout post continued to shout: "They are all small galleys... there are about forty ships in number."

"Order the ship to turn!" Luo Rucheng ordered loudly: "We will go up!"

Some Champas and soldiers from Xinsheng Island have already landed. In order to ensure their safety, the Hanzhou warships will intercept the incoming fleet no matter what.

(End of this chapter)