1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 609 Preemptive strike ([-])

On September 1648, 8, Nanping (now Cam Ranh, Vietnam).

Song Xianchao had just gotten off the boat when he staggered to the ground, and several soldiers from the Self-Rescue Army behind him quickly helped him up.

"Damn, people are so soft on the boat!" Song Xianchao said mockingly, looking up to see a black and skinny hard worker on the pier grinning at him, and glaring at him viciously.

"Master Song, have we arrived in Annan?" The soldiers beside him looked around curiously at the situation on the pier.

"It's probably here." Song Xianchao pushed away the soldiers who were supporting him, and tried to stand up, "Let the brothers rest on the spot and don't run around! What's the matter, where are our Qi generals? "

Commander of the Gendarmerie Qi Dalu, General Manager of Annan University Zhang Wenqi, Commander of Nanpingbao Yuan Zuquan and others greeted Niu Hu and his party at the pier.

"How many people did you bring?" Qi Dalu asked.

"Seven companies of the Marine Corps, two companies of the Artillery Corps, and three battalions of the Self-Rescue Army with more than 7 soldiers. There are more than 2000 soldiers in total." Niu Hu said: "Considering the narrow terrain and many jungles here in Annan, The cavalry battalion remains at Dunley."

"There is also a company of marines and a company of military police here in Nanping. If Xinsheng Island and Lin'an are combined, we should be able to gather more than 800 township soldiers." They can gather more than 4000 soldiers, enough to teach the Annan people a profound lesson!"

"This battle is about annihilating the Annan people's sea power. Seizing the city is secondary." Zhang Wenqi said, "Besides, we can't beat them too hard, otherwise, the Guangnan country will be the cheapest in the end."

"That's a bit difficult." Niu Hu said with a smile: "Since I want to teach that Annan Zheng family a hard lesson, I can't weaken it too much. Wouldn't this make us fight with our hands tied?"

"I think, since we want to fight, we should naturally let go and have no scruples." Qi Dalu echoed: "If you still think about balancing the situation in the region in the future so that we can develop here with peace of mind, that's too unreasonable." Realistically. Peace is achieved with fists, and status is consolidated with blood and fire."

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help looking at Qi Dalu in surprise, they didn't expect him to say such philosophical words.

"I... just relayed what the king said." Seeing everyone looking at him like this, Qi Dalu quickly explained: "I heard it at the time and thought it was very reasonable. The king also said that only when the strength is weak , will display all kinds of schemes, and when you are strong, you only need to use the momentum to overwhelm it."

"What the king said is very reasonable!" Zhang Wenqi paused for a moment, then nodded and said: "Then, we will let go and fight to Shenglong City, forcing Annan Zheng to sign an alliance under the city, and sever relations with the Dutch people."

According to the information Black Yiwei obtained from Batavia, Annan Zheng’s relationship with the Dutch East India Company has gradually warmed up in recent years. He not only bought three armed merchant ships from the Dutch, but also relied on them as the main force of the reconstructed navy. , and also obtained a lot of artillery and muskets, and formed a firearms battalion.

That's all. The Zheng family of Annan strengthened its military equipment, and the first target was the "rebellion" in the south - the Ruan family of Annan (Guangnan country). Qi's nearby territories did not pose a threat yet.

However, the Dutch East India Company actually wanted to lease a piece of land in the north of Annan to build a commercial station. It was heard that the Annan Zheng family seemed to intend to move.The establishment of the Dutch business station can not only obtain some land rent, but also expand the trade volume between the two parties and increase Zheng's financial resources.Although this move was obstructed and opposed by many conservative ministers in the country, Zheng Bing, the speaker of the Zheng family, was in favor of this matter and was ready to agree to the Dutch request.

Once the Dutch seek a stronghold in the north of Annan, it will be a huge threat to the Qi State. If a war breaks out between the two sides in the future, the Dutch can rely on this base to continuously block and attack several territories of the Qi State in this area , and even cut off the immigration route from Daming territory to Annan area.

In addition, the black guard also learned that the Dutch seem to have plans to intervene in the affairs of the Annan region in order to gain greater rights and interests in Annan.

A few years ago, the Annan Zheng clan invaded the south on a large scale, breaking through the northern defense line established by the Annan Ruan clan for decades, and when they were about to attack Hue, but because of the interference of the Qi people, they sent many ships to help the Guangnan Kingdom transport troops and make a surprise attack. The logistics supply area in the rear abruptly destroyed their good situation.For this reason, Zheng Bing, the actual leader of Annan Beibei, was very upset, and deeply hated Qi State for ruining his great cause of dominating the country.

Therefore, Zheng Bing deliberately brought in the Dutch. In addition to buying their armed merchant ships, he also repeatedly tested whether the Dutch were willing to hire Dutch ships to help the Zheng family transport troops during "a certain special period".In the past, the Dutch East India Company adhered to the principle of not excessively interfering with local forces, and did not respond positively to Zheng's suggestion.

But now, in order to deal with Qi, the Dutch seem to be ready to agree to the Annans' request to help them transport armed personnel and military supplies during "certain special periods".

In this regard, the military of the Qi State took a deep warning. There are many precedents for the Dutch to use local forces to attack and defeat other competing forces.Attack Malacca, unite the local Johor Sultan Kingdom, attack Ceylon, unite the Kandy Kingdom on the island, quell the native riots on Ambon Island, and unite the Ternate Sultan Kingdom on nearby islands.Now, in order to deal with the Qi State, they are likely to join forces with the Annan Zheng family to send troops to attack Nanping, Lin'an (now Vung Tau, a city in southeastern Vietnam), and even Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam).

For this reason, when Qi State was preparing to deal with the war with the Dutch East India Company, it was necessary to strike first, unite with Guangnan State, attack Annan Zheng's first, and annihilate its sea power, so as to avoid any side effects in this area during the war.

The military staff of the State of Qi formulated two sets of combat plans. One is to imitate the previous attack on Guangnan as an example, destroy several coastal towns in the north, plunder the population and supplies, and destroy the opponent's coastal economy and trade window; the other is to directly gather the army Attack the Red River Estuary, and then go up the Shuo along the river, approaching Thang Long City (now Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam), forcing the other party to sign an alliance under the city.

"Since you let your hands and feet go, it's better to attack Shenglong City." Qi Dalu licked his lips, and then looked at Niuhu.

"Attacking Ascension Dragon City?... Isn't it a little risky?" Niu Hu's blood spurted and his eyes widened when he heard this.It would be such an honor to break through a king's city, and it would be enough to show off the might of my army.

"Annan doesn't have cavalry, but there must be war elephants." Zhang Wenqi said: "However, that thing moves slowly and makes a lot of noise. With artillery and muskets, it poses less threat to us. In addition, we can first let Guang Nanguo made the noise bigger and attracted the main force of Zheng’s army to the south, and then we suddenly rushed to the mouth of the Red River. If we act quickly, we can reach Shenglong City in two or three days.”

"Even if Shenglong City can't be defeated, the vicinity of the Red River Estuary is the essence of Annan, North and South. Attacking this place can seriously damage the vitality of the Zheng family, making it difficult to recover in a short period of time." Yuan Zuquan said.

"Breaking a king's city will definitely shock the whole country and deter all surrounding forces." Qi Dalu said: "In this way, when we fight against the Dutch, we will have less worries about the future."

"Then fight Shenglong City!" Niu Hu's eyes showed a stern look, "Before, our Qi Kingdom defeated Guangnan Kingdom twice on Xinsheng Island, so they dare not start war again now. This time, we vow to break through That Shenglong City, the Zheng family in Annan dare not think about it again! Order the whole army to rest in the city for ten days, and when the governor arrives in Annan, he will go north."

The more than [-] marines and self-rescue soldiers gathered at the pier were stationed in temporary camps inside and outside the city under the organization and arrangement of the logistics staff.

When Guangnan heard that Qi's army had assembled in Nanping City on a large scale, it couldn't help being surprised and delighted.In the past, the Qi State only had more than a thousand people and a dozen boats, and the coastal towns of our Guangnan State were riddled with holes, wars were everywhere, and countless people and materials were lost.Now, in order to punish the Zheng family in the north, the other party has assembled an army of this size. It is obvious that they are going to make a big move!

The Guangnan Kingdom in this period is worse than the situation in the original time and space.In the past, Guangnan was beaten by the Annan Zheng family and suffered losses. When they turned around, they would look for compensation from small countries such as Champa, Huaying, Nanpan, or Cambodia. Materials, population, and land were constantly carried out. Cannibalization has greatly supplemented and enhanced Guangnan's own strength, enabling him to sustain for more than 100 years in the face of the huge population and force advantages in the north.

During this period, Champa became an all-round "partner" of the Qi State, and even borrowed the power of the other party to try to regain Huaying and Nanpan and revive the national strength.Moreover, the Qi State obtained Nanping, a strategically important location, through its marriage with Champa, which directly blocked the channel for Guangnan State to continue to expand southward.The Zheng family in the north has been constantly trying to invade the south and unify Annan, which has made the situation around Guangnan Kingdom very worse.

Over the years, the Quang Nam Kingdom, Qiguo and Champa, have been bent on aggrieving and making concessions, in order to maintain peace in the south so that they can concentrate on dealing with threats from the north.

Although, the Dutch once approached Guangnan State, trying to win them over to deal with Qi State.But being beaten twice by the Qi State on Xinsheng Island, and being raided by the other party for several years in a row along the coast, how dare the Ruan family think about dealing with the Qi State.Moreover, through several wars, they also understood that without a strong navy, you can't defend against the opponent's all-round attack, so why bother to find abuse?

Now, the Zheng family in the north colluded with the Dutchman and maintained a deep hostility towards the Qi State. A few years ago, they even did something to destroy the marriage, which offended the Qi State severely.

Now, the state of Qi sent an invitation to the state of Guangnan, and the two sides cooperated to attack the Zheng family, and the king of Guangnan, Ruan Fulan, agreed.Since there is a strong support on the side, it is better to take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the north, lest the Zheng family will go to the south every day to unify Annan.Although our Ruan family can't expand to the south for a while, but occupying half of Annan's country, it is still a feudal lord, how can it be easily swallowed by you.

In mid-August, the Guangnan National Army gathered troops in Jiangnan (now Vietnam is fighting for the river), with the implicit intention of committing a crime from the north. The Zheng family's Southern Expedition camp was on full alert.

On August 8, more than 20 ships of the Qi State Fleet left Nanping Wharf one by one. After entering the open sea, they drummed up their sails and headed north at full speed.
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On August 8, Java Island, 21 kilometers south of Batavia, Bogor (now Bogor, Indonesia).

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Round after round of artillery bombardment, several huge cracks appeared in the earth city ahead.Under the organization of officers, a group of mercenaries under the Dutch East India Company were ready to charge.

"Now these natives are getting harder and harder to fight." Major Sibel Todd frowned and looked at the precarious soil city in front of him, "they have more and more iron swords in their hands, and even some There were fewer muskets, which caused many casualties to our troops."

"Yes, Major." Captain Pelacos Pineda nodded and said, "Fortunately, these natives are not well trained and have not mastered muskets enough. Otherwise, we will encounter more difficulties. ... It must be abominable The Hanzhou people provided them with so many weapons, they were indirect executioners!"

"Yes, in the past, the Hanzhou people sent weapons to these natives, and they would cover it up. Now, they are becoming more and more unscrupulous." Major Siebel Todd said: "They just want to use these natives to give us Create a lot of trouble."

"We should issue a stern warning to the Hanzhou people about this...or start a war against them to teach them how to abide by our rules." Captain Pelacos Pineda said.

"War?" Major Siebel Todd shook his head and said: "Hanzhou is not like these natives. They can make their own weapons and have a strong army. Yes, their army is very strong. Once Ten years ago, they defeated our army and broke through our commercial stronghold."

"But we have a powerful navy that can blockade Hanzhou and make them stay on the mainland forever." Captain Pelacos Pineda said: "No matter how powerful their army is, they won't be able to swim from the sea, right?"

"Hanzhou has a navy. Although its strength is not as strong as our East India Company, it can still carry an army, land from an unknown place, and then bite us hard."

"Oh, the East Indies are too big, we really can't look after all the places. . . . But I bet they wouldn't dare land on Java."

"However, in the event of war, they may use the natives of the island to attack us."

"So, the Governor ordered us to pre-emptively clean up the natives around Batavia?"

"Yes." Major Siebel Todd said: "Ten years ago, under the instigation of Hanzhou, the Kingdom of Banten and the Kingdom of Mataland jointly besieged Batavia. During the war with Hanzhou, Batavia was once again besieged by these natives."

(End of this chapter)