1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 485
On August 1643, 8, Lin'an Fort (now Vung Tau, Vietnam).

On Changsheng Island, when a group of people were trying to plan against North Korea, at Lin'an Fort on the northeast coast of the Dahe (Mekong) Delta, a group of naval officers of the North Sea Fleet led by the commander-in-chief of the Qi State Navy, Qi Dajiang, and the third party of the Marine Corps Battalion Commander Xu Hongxiang, Commander of Lin'an Fort Qiu Guanglei, etc. sat upright in the lobby, all showing indignation on their faces, staring at a Qi State envoy returning from Thang Long City (now Hanoi City, Vietnam) and narrating something.

"Zheng made such a decision, isn't he afraid that we will bring warships to their Shenglong City?" Qi Dajiang said angrily: "Don't keep your promises, go back on your promises, are you bullying me Daqi and dare not use troops?"

"What new news do you black guards have about the Annan Zheng family recently?" Qi Dajiang turned his head and asked Bai Zhengqing, the commander of the black guards stationed in Lin'anbao.

"Back to the governor, in June, several armed merchant ships from the Dutch East India visited Thang Long City." Bai Zhengqing said: "The Dutch brought a lot of artillery, muskets, and a lot of gunpowder to Annan Zheng. Listen Said the Dutch would sell them two armed merchant ships."

"In addition, in March, the Zheng family attacked the Gaoping Mo family in the north, broke five cities, and attacked near Gaoping. In the first ten days of May, the Guangnan Kingdom thought it had an opportunity, and the army rushed across the river (now Vietnam Zhengjiang) to attack The Zheng family conquered the South Camp, but somehow leaked the news. They were ambushed by the Zheng family, and more than [-] soldiers were lost. Even their commander-in-chief was also lost, and the Zheng family's army was almost pushed across the river. Now, the Zheng family I got the firearms from the Dutch, and I may also get a large Western ship, and my strength has improved. In this way, I may feel that I don’t need to marry a princess to join me in Qi, so as not to lose the dignity of a big country.”

"And, I guess, there must be Dutch people among them." Qiming Captain Wan Changshu said: "If Annan Zheng really married a princess to our Qi Kingdom, their relationship with our Qi Kingdom will definitely be a little closer. In addition, our friendship with Champa and Guangnan has gradually expanded our influence here, which the Dutch cannot tolerate.”

"Ms. Zheng repented of her marriage and insulted our Qi country. We must punish him." Qi Dajiang said loudly: "Otherwise, if this matter gets out, it will only make other countries laugh."

"However, the king has orders. Do not use swords unless necessary." Yao Wu, the captain of the Yangming, reminded: "The military resources we have accumulated in Xinsheng Island and Lin'an Fort are prepared for the Daming Incident. "

"We don't need to directly attack the land under the jurisdiction of the Zheng family in Annan." Qi Dajiang said: "We dispatched naval ships to help Guangnan Kingdom launch several raids to land behind the Zheng family."

"We want to attack the Zheng family in Annan, Guangnan Kingdom may not cooperate." Bai Zhengqing said: "Guangnan Kingdom was defeated in May and is licking its wounds and accumulating strength. In the short term, it may not be able to launch a new offensive. In addition, Zhancheng and Our Qi State made a marriage alliance, and gave our Qi State Yangpu Najuluo City and a piece of land along the coast (now Cam Ranh Bay City, Vietnam) as a dowry. Guangnan State implicitly expressed dissatisfaction and opposition to this. Therefore, for our proposal to jointly attack Zheng’s , they may not respond positively. Conversely, the Guangnan Kingdom may be more willing to see us directly conflict with the Zhengs so that they can benefit from it.”

"Huh?" Qi Dajiang was taken aback, and smiled wryly, "Then, do you have any other good methods, which can not only punish the Zheng family, but also prevent the limited force of Qi State from being caught in it."

"If we don't land and attack the coastal towns of the Zheng family in Annan, we really can't find a good way to punish them for a while." Xu Hongxiang shook his head and said.

Everyone in the room had wry smiles on their faces. The Annan Zheng family is too careless. Last year, you guys came to the door and offered to marry a princess from the Li Dynasty and our king of Qi, but now you have openly regretted the marriage. He also lied to us about some military funds, it is abominable!

"Your Majesty told us not to use swords unless it was necessary. But I think that Mrs. Zheng should be punished for reneging on her marriage without authorization and humiliating her Majesty!" Xu Hongxiang said impatiently: "If Mrs. Zheng is not attacked, I am afraid that the reputation we have built here over the years will plummet! In the future, maybe no one will dare to bully us."

"Commander Xu is right!" Cao Wu, the captain of the Shunming, said, "Even if we don't need to go to war, we should organize five or six warships and bring three to five hundred soldiers to find a seaside town of the Zheng family and attack it in one fell swoop. Let them know that our country of Qi is not easy to be humiliated!"

"That is, randomly destroy any coastal town of the Zheng family in Annan, and let them know how powerful they are!"

"Hit Mrs. Zheng and teach him a profound lesson!"

Everyone clamored and organized a fleet to attack Zheng's coastal towns, in order to teach him to repent at will and bully Qi.

Seeing this scene, Qi Dajiang couldn't help pondering for a while.

When the North Sea Fleet arrived at Xinsheng Island, Qi Qi approached the Cambodian waters to demonstrate pressure, trying to get them to give up their claim to Lin'an Fort and its affiliated areas, and reduce the nearby garrison to ease the tension in the Lin'an Fort area.

At the same time, several small armed sailing boats were also sent to sail into the big river (Mekong River) to the vicinity of Phnom Penh, the royal city of Cambodia, and delivered a threatening warning letter to the King of Cambodia.The letter stated that if the Kingdom of Cambodia continues to hold hostility towards the Daqi Kingdom, Xinsheng Island will establish a "special" close relationship with its neighbor Siam, and does not rule out providing a large number of firearms to the other side.

If King Ibrahim I of Cambodia had the knowledge and interest, he would definitely take some restraint measures against the radical forces in the domestic army, and not overly stimulate the brave and combative Hanzhou people nearby.You must know that the Hanzhou people not only have powerful gunboats at sea, but their land combat capabilities are also obvious to all.Once a war breaks out, the former Guangnan Kingdom is a good example.

But in this way, the friendly relationship that was once considered close was completely over.Although it will not cut off contact, but in his heart, he will definitely hate Qi.If there are any major changes in Xinsheng Island and Lin'an Fort, the Kingdom of Cambodia does not mind that it will follow.

Therefore, Qi Dajiang was a little hesitant. If he rashly attacked the coastal towns of the Annan Zheng family at the request of everyone, would it cause a chain reaction of various local forces and cause a certain imbalance in the regional situation.

-----------

"Of course we can't fight!" When Zhang Wenqi, who was in Najuluo City, Yangpu (now Jin Ranwan City, Vietnam), received the consultation letter from Qi Dajiang, she shook her head and said, "Just because the Annan Zheng family regretted the marriage, our country of Qi We are going to send naval forces to attack the coastal towns of the Zheng family. If outsiders see it, they will think that we Qi people are too domineering, and maybe the surrounding countries will be wary of us. If we let those who are interested seize the opportunity, we will make a joint venture , deal with us together, so what?"

In July, Zhang Wenqi brought more than 120 officers and soldiers of the Fifth Marine Corps stationed on Xinsheng Island to Yangpu Najuluo City. With the help of local Champa officials and defenders, they began to take over everything in the city.

For the Champa people and Annan people who moved with their families and belongings, Zhang Wenqi did not stop them at all and let them go.However, when some Champa officials and defenders left, they robbed the properties of the Annan people who had immigrated here for more than ten years after occupying the city. The people of Qi ignored it and provided ships to help them transport the looted wealth. .

Because, for the Qi State, the loss of population and wealth here is not a problem at all. Isn't what they are best at building a new home on a piece of white land?As for the population, it is closer to Daming, and it is relatively easier to obtain immigrants than Hanzhou.

The Guangnan Kingdom garrison, tens of miles away to the north, heard about the change here, and dispatched nearly 800 troops to the vicinity of Yangpu Najueluo City.Trying to deter the Champa people in this way, don't persecute the local Annan people.

However, when more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the Qi State Marine Corps, armed with muskets, drove out of Yangpu Najueluo City, followed by more than 500 Champa defenders.The leading army of Guangnan Kingdom did not hesitate at all, and immediately led the troops back to the north.

Having attacked coastal towns in Guangnan for several consecutive years, these Hanzhou troops dressed in black and gray uniforms left the deepest impression on all Guangnan soldiers.The ferocious artillery bombardment, the continuous musket salvo, and the indomitable bayonet assault caused all the Guangnan troops who were ordered to stop them to collapse and flee.If it didn't have several times its strength, the Guangnan army would never dare to confront it face to face.

By the first ten days of August, with the mobilization of more than 200 township soldiers from Xinsheng Island and Lin'an Fort, together with the migration of more than [-] Ming immigrants, it can be regarded as initially gaining a foothold in Yangpu Najieluo City.

Of course, the very awkward name of Yangpu Najuluo City has been changed to Nanpingbao by Zhang Wenqi, and its meaning is self-evident.

"Director Zhang, these kingdoms on the Indochina Peninsula have fought against each other for hundreds of years. How could they suddenly join forces to deal with us?" asked Su Zhongfu, the company commander of the Fifth Marine Corps.

"Sometimes in order to deal with a common threat enemy, the enemies who used to kill each other will also join hands." Zhang Wenqi said: "You know, our country Qi is a complete alien to all the kingdoms here. If they act aggressively and domineeringly again, it will cause public outrage. After all, the Annan Zheng family and the Ruan family used to be a family, who can guarantee that they won't join forces suddenly?"

"In addition, we got this Nanping Fort from the people of Champa. It is only a few dozen miles away from Nha Trang, the capital of Quang Nam. Do you think they will have no objection to this? I'm afraid they won't say it, but they will definitely think about it in their hearts. Our Nanping Fort was uprooted. Last year, we abruptly snatched Lin’an Fort from Cambodia. Although Guangnan Kingdom gave it to us, Cambodia will definitely hate us.”

"So, in the last few years, we need to calm down here and lay a solid foundation. Besides, isn't it just a princess of the Li Dynasty, our king may not care about it. If you really want it, wait a few years, After the Annan, Ruan and Zheng families lose both sides in the fight, we will take action again and take all their princesses back to the mainland of Hanzhou, and let the king choose whatever he wants!"

(End of this chapter)