1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 643

December 1649, 12, Batam.

Led by a flying fish clipper, a battleship and four professional warships, the Qi State Navy Squadron slowly sailed into the harbor on the north side of the island, and then docked at dozens of deep waters on the shore.

"Having hunted for more than four months, how's the harvest?" Weihai Fleet Admiral Niu Jinming asked with a smile when he saw the captain of the "Yangming" Yao Wu and others coming to the shore in small boats.

"Sinked one Dutch merchant ship and captured two." Yao Wu grinned and said, "However, we beat the captured merchant ship a little hard and almost sank due to a leak. Now, throw it into Daxi, which is controlled by the Indian trading company." Island (now Great Nicobar Island on the west side of the Malacca Strait in India). After staying for a few months, we need to bring some shipwrights from the mainland to make repairs."

"Not bad, Lao Yao!" Niu Jinming praised: "We blocked seven or eight ships in the east, and captured three Dutch merchant ships. However, it is a pity that when a merchant ship caught it, the ship's It's a pity that all the goods were thrown into the sea!... Hey, why did you catch so many natives on your ship?"

"On the way here, I met a group of Malay pirates. You are so brave. They sneaked to the berth of our fleet in the middle of the night, planning to snatch our ship!" Yao Wu glanced back. A few small boats were full of natives, and they said disdainfully: "Fortunately, the officers and soldiers on duty on the boat were vigilant and found out in time, and a large number of marine soldiers were loaded on the boat. Why don't these bastards be brought to the same pot? !"

"Are there many pirates over there?"

"After interrogating these natives, there are about a dozen bands of pirates operating on the west side of the strait, the number ranging from thirty to fifty to one or two hundred. The main targets of plunder are those Indian, Persian, and Arab small and medium-sized merchant ships .However, if there is a chance, they will also take advantage of the night to sneak attack those Western ships...Why, you plan to capture these pirates as sailor slave labor?"

"We have fewer people in Qi, so we have fewer sailors. If we can catch some native pirates and let them serve as sailor slaves on domestic coastal transport ships, will we be able to free up more sailors to join our sailors?" Division, to expand our Qi country's maritime force."

"These natives are unruly and unruly, and they are different from us in terms of race and language. It's easy to deal with a small number of people. If they are introduced in large numbers, I'm afraid it will be a troublesome thing in the future." Yao Wu shook his head and said: "We are still serious. Vigorously emigrate, as long as our population increases, we will naturally not worry about not having enough sailors in the future."

"I'm so afraid! Isn't this an expedient measure? If you are worried about any recurrence in the future, we will eunuch them first, and nothing will happen!"

"Haha..." Yao Wu and a group of naval officers and soldiers burst out laughing when they heard the words, "A group of eggless creatures, can they still sail a boat?"

"You guys rest here for two days first, and then prepare to intercept the Dutch fleet that is about to return to Europe with us." After teasing for a while, Niu Jinming said seriously: "In a few days, there must be someone who will escort the immigrant fleet The warships come here to meet up, and at that time, we must teach the Dutch a profound lesson!"

However, a few days later, a flying fish boat from the mainland of Hanzhou entered the strait along with several armed merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, and conveyed a new mission to the attacking fleet of the Qi State that was about to intercept it. The war was over and the attack on the Netherlands was stopped. Merchant ships, the fleet immediately headed to Ambuna Island to transfer the influx of immigrants.
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On January 1650, 1, Guangning Fort in the northwest of Java Island.

Wang Zhongyi, Commander of Guangning Fort, and Yue Zhongwu, Deputy Company Commander of the Ninth Marine Corps watched a [-]-ton transport ship slowly leave the coast, then raised several sails one after another, and headed south.The deck of the ship was full of local soldiers, and they kept whistling, saying goodbye to their companions on the shore in a cheerful way.

The war was over, and the risk of Guangning Fort was also lifted. The Dutch acquiesced to the existence of the Qi stronghold closest to Batavia.Therefore, some township soldiers stationed in the city will withdraw from this place in batches and return to Timor Island.I heard that many Dutch strongholds have been received there, and a large number of armed local soldiers need to be stationed to stabilize the unstable situation in various places.

However, considering the strategic position of Guangning Fort, the more than 50 marines stationed here did not withdraw, but continued to be stationed to maintain the military presence in the place and maintain the safety of Qi's air routes to and from here.In the future, a marine company will be added to this place one after another, and a well-equipped wharf will be built for ships to dock for supplies.

It is believed that after vigorous construction, Guangning Fort will soon completely replace Batavia and become a new transit point for the Java section of the immigration route.

"It is estimated that some immigrants should come here this year." Wang Zhongyi turned his head and said to Yue Zhongwu: "Otherwise, I, the commander of Guangning Fort, wouldn't be able to drive you marines to help me open up wasteland and farm."

"That's natural." Yue Zhongwu said with a smile: "Although this Guangning Fort is leased, I think that based on the strategic position here, it is estimated that this land will be leased for 80 to [-] years. We can indeed live here. Make long-term plans."

"From my point of view, it's either to occupy this place by force. Or spend some money and buy all of this place and the surrounding area." Wang Zhongyi said leisurely: "Leasing, renting, I always feel that it is not so safe. In case, this ten thousand One day when Dan Kingdom becomes stronger, if we ask for this piece of land back, we Qi Kingdom will be passive."

"Do you think that the Wandan Kingdom has a chance to become stronger under the attack of our Qi State and the Dutch East India Company?" The territory on both sides is occupied!"

"This war lasted less than a year and ended. Are you soldiers not reconciled?"

"Unwilling, there is a point." Yue Zhongwu smiled wryly, "Back then, I was promoted from a small soldier to deputy company commander of the Marine Corps in just four years. If I hadn't experienced war in Daming, how could I have been promoted so quickly? Originally, I thought that this rematch with the Dutch would be a great achievement and a bright future. But we have been preparing here for so long, but without a single battle, the Dutch stopped fighting, which makes people happy Depressed!"

"In my opinion, it would be best to subdue others without fighting." Wang Zhongyi couldn't help recalling the bloody hell scene in Yangzhou again, and still felt cold all over his body.
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On January 1, Ambuna Island (now Natuna Island, Indonesia), Xuande Fort (named after Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, now Panarick at the northern end of Great Natuna Island).

When Qi Dajiang led the immigrant fleet into the Xuandebao Wharf, he was surprised to find more than ten warships headed by the "Han He" and "Han Ping" neatly parked in the harbor.Shouldn't they be ambushing in the Strait of Malacca at this time, attacking and intercepting the Dutch East India Company's trade fleet returning to Europe?Why did they all suddenly appear on Annbuna Island?
"Is the war over? Our Qi State signed a peace treaty with them?" Qi Dajiang was surprised when he heard Niu Jinming's narration.I thought that this war would last at least a year, but who knew that the Dutch quickly sued for peace after suffering huge losses in the early stage of the war, and after the Qi State achieved the predetermined goal, It is also very refreshing to end the war with it.

"I heard from the officer sent by the staff to convey the order that from then on, our economic and trade relations with the Dutch will be closer than before, and the cooperation between the two sides will be more extensive. We will also work with the Dutch to maintain peace and stability in the Nanyang region. In addition, we will not even rule out joint operations in the Straits of Malacca and India in the future to safeguard the common interests of both parties.”

Niu Jinming shook his head while talking.Apparently, his mind hadn't turned the corner yet. A few months ago, he fought the Dutch to death, wishing to put them to death.In a blink of an eye, it became a strategic partner with the Dutch again.The world is changing so quickly that people are a little caught off guard.

Although I don't understand it in my heart, I think of the various decisions made by the king, all of which prove his wise and decisive, and actually protect the long-term interests of Qi State, and promote the rapid and stable development of Qi State.Therefore, he did not criticize this, but lamented that his lack of knowledge and ability could not keep up with the king's decision-making thinking.

"It's good not to fight!" Qi Dajiang said with a long breath: "From now on, we can focus on immigration. Moreover, we can also devote more energy to Daming."

"What is Daming's situation now?" Niu Jinming asked.

"It's still in chaos. Now the whole of Ming Dynasty has become a mess." Qi Dajiang shook his head and said: "The original Daxi Army and Dashun Army merged, and they pushed Sun Kewang as the main force, occupying Yunnan, Guizhou, and most of Guangxi. The momentum was huge. Because there was no one to rescue, the Qing army broke through Nanchang, Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren died, and Nanchang City was almost slaughtered. Then, the Qing army took advantage of the situation and invaded Guangdong. Li Chengdong was defeated and the rest fled to Guangxi. Zheng Zhilong heard about the Qing army When the attack came, we withdrew from Chaozhou and returned to defend Fujian."

"Originally, the Qing army planned to attack Fujian from three directions: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, but unexpectedly, Jiang Yu, who was in Datong, suddenly returned to the Ming Dynasty, and even fell into nearby prefectures and counties. The momentum shook the north. The Qing army immediately dispatched Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Soldiers and horses from Henan, Hebei and other places jointly encircled and suppressed. In this way, Zheng Zhilong escaped. He took advantage of the situation and recaptured Chaozhou, Taizhou, Ningbo and other southeastern coastal cities."

"In order to support Jiang Yu of Datong, the Yongchu imperial court sent troops out of Qingzhou and Yizhou (now Linyi, Shandong) to attack Jinan and Jining, intending to cut off the canal. But the Qing army's surrendered troops were attached to the rebels, and field battles were not enough, and defending the city would be desperate. , causing the Yongchu imperial court to lose a lot of troops. In the end, we sent artillery to help them conquer the two cities of Jinan and Jining,"

"Seeing that the situation is good, we are going to attack Dezhou and Hengzhou (now Hengshui City) to threaten Zhengding and Baoding. Who knows, that Liu Zeqing, who was deprived of military power by Emperor Yongchu, suddenly encouraged his subordinate Li Huajing to make trouble in Ninghai Prefecture and attack The Qishan Institute and Fushanwei threatened the rear of Dengzhou. As a last resort, we had to return to the army to quell the chaos, which missed a great opportunity."

"and then?"

"Yongchu's soldiers and horses defeated the rebellious army and killed Li Huajing. It's a pity that Liu Zeqing escaped by boat. He probably fled northward to Tianjin. We sent a boat to intercept him, but we didn't catch him. We just delayed here. In November, Datong Jiang Yu was beheaded by his subordinate Yang Zhenwei and others in November, and the Qing army broke Datong. I heard that the whole Datong was also slaughtered, except for Yang Zhenwei and other families of soldiers who surrendered, Datong There is not a single living person in the surrounding states and counties.”

"Alas! These Tartars are simply not human, treating us Han people like pigs and dogs." Niu Jinming said bitterly: "When we have the opportunity, we will also lead our troops to slaughter them and avenge our tens of thousands of Han people. "

"Leading troops to slaughter Jiannu, I'm afraid I will have to ask the king to decide." Qi Dajiang showed a strange expression on his face, "We have important people here, and they were captured."

"Who?...Who was captured by Jian Nu?"

"Luo Shouzhang."

"Luo Shouzhang?...Uncle Luo Shouzhang? How could..."

"Yes, how could he be captured by Jiannu?"

(End of this chapter)