1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 755 Breaking Wandan ([-])

Banten, May 1659, 5.

The founder of Wandan Sudan Kingdom was Sunan Gunung Chatti, formerly known as Fareta Khan, who was born in Suventatri-Basai True God Kingdom (that is, the ancient name of Sumatra in the Yuan Dynasty, located in today's Sumatra Island Baxi River Estuary) The lower class of the true God family. In 1521, Basai was captured by the Portuguese colonists, and Fareta Khan immediately led the True God believers to revolt, defeated the Portuguese, and killed the Hindu king.Later, the Portuguese reinforcements rushed to suppress him, so he fled to Mecca and stayed for many years, learning the classics and teachings of the True God.Later, he returned to Basai as a missionary, and soon, via Chapala, he went to Java's Danmu country to spread the true god religion.

Because of his profound knowledge of the teachings of the true god, his pious belief, and the increasing number of believers, he was deeply respected by Sultan Trilingana of the Danmu Kingdom, and betrothed his sister to him.He was sent by Sultan to preach in Banten, and soon became the patriarch of Banten. In 1527, the Portuguese landed in Kalapa. He led the national reinforcements to resist the Portuguese colonization, defeated the Portuguese invasion twice, killed the Hindu king of West Java who made a peace treaty with the Portuguese, seized power, and occupied Banten and the nearby areas, and then attacked Sunda Kalapa (now Jakarta), expelled the Portuguese, and then conquered Cirebon, occupying a vast area on the north coast of West Java.

In 1552, the eldest son Hassan Nurdin was established as the successor, in charge of the Banten regime, and Cirebon was named the territory of the second son, Paransha.In 1554, he retired to Cirebon, West Java, wrote books, and engaged in missionary work.

In 1556, Hassan Nurdin announced that the Banten Kingdom was separated from the Danmu Kingdom and officially established the independent Banten Sultan Kingdom. Teaching is the state religion.Under the rule of him and his successor, Sultan Panambahan Yusuf, Banten developed into a commodity trade distribution center in Southeast Asia and even in the world, with frequent trade exchanges with China, Indochina, India, Persia, Arabia and Ottoman, making The Kingdom of Banten was in its heyday.

However, the good times didn't last long. After the Portuguese, the Dutch came again. In 1619, they first bought a piece of land in Sunda Kalapa (now Jakarta) with 2700 guilders by way of coaxing, and built houses, warehouses, forts and ports.They sow discord between the Kingdom of Mataland and the Kingdom of Banten, and adopt a "divide and rule" policy, "constantly instigating the two kingdoms to fight each other in order to weaken their strength." Batavia used troops to try to expel the Dutch, but they were defeated and suffered heavy losses.

Later, a group of Ming people occupied the huge Hanzhou continent in the south, and began to immigrate and build their homes continuously.As the Dutch became domineering, Hanzhou also began to turn against it. Two wars broke out between the two sides more than ten years ago.I still remember that when they fought against the Dutch hegemony for the first time, in order to deal with the common enemy, those Han people once allyed with the Kingdom of Banten and the Kingdom of Mataland to attack the hegemony of the Dutch on the island of Java.

At that time, the Kingdom of Banten and Hanzhou were like a "couple in distress" with the same hatred. You have money and weapons, and I have a life. Everyone hated the Dutch together, and even once joined forces with the Kingdom of Mataland to launch a massive war. The Siege of Batavia.

Back then, the Hanzhou people were kind and righteous, and they continued to support the Banten Kingdom with ironware, swords, and a small amount of muskets and artillery.For a certain period of time, they also sent many military instructors to instruct the Kingdom of Banten on how to continue to attack and weaken the Dutch.At this time, the two sides are very close to each other, and the relationship is extremely close. At one time, the Kingdom of Wandan thought that Hanzhou could be regarded as a strong support that could be relied on as a permanent arm.

However, after the Second Han-Dutch War ended, these two powerful forces, considered life-and-death enemies, quickly turned their enemies into friends, conspired with each other, and abandoned the former "lovely" Kingdom of Banten and the Malay Kingdom. The Dalan Kingdom, together with the Dutch, began to "oppress" many kingdoms in the Nanyang region.They seem to have reached a de facto tacit agreement to implement a complete blockade and embargo on the import of firearms in this region so that they can maintain a strong military advantage.

What's more, Han Zhou once used the excuse of dealing with the Dutch to lease a piece of land on the northwest coast for the establishment of ports and transit supply points.After they ended the second war with the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Banten tried to ask for this leased land several times, but they were all rejected by the Hanzhou people for various reasons, and they have been staying there.

Afraid of the strength of Hanzhou, the Kingdom of Wandan did not dare to forcefully send troops to expel it. The matter of the leased land has been dragged on like this, pending, thinking about finding a suitable time in the future, and then taking it back.

In addition, all kinds of industrial products produced in Hanzhou, as well as many daily necessities, are also indispensable commodities in the Banten Kingdom.From the princes and nobles in the country to the common people, they rely heavily on the products provided by Hanzhou.

From oil, salt, sugar, spices, pots and pans for daily consumption, to soap, glass, pearls, and various wines for luxury enjoyment, Hanzhou products penetrated into almost every aspect of the Banten Kingdom.Although a lot of gold and silver were spent to obtain these commodities, and a large amount of rice, sugar cane, kapok, phosphorus, sulfur and other minerals were used in exchange, but to a certain extent, it did improve the civilization and living standards of the domestic people. (Compared to the production and living tools that were once backward).

However, in the last month, a serious armed conflict occurred near the concession land of the Hanzhou people.A group of Hanzhou armed men, under the pretext that the border residents of the Banten Kingdom stole their livestock, brazenly broke into a nearby tribe, killed dozens of people, and looted that tribe.Later, they also sent people to issue a very strong ultimatum, demanding that the Banten Kingdom punish the officials and people who caused the incident, and compensate the Hanzhou people for their losses.

If the request of the Hanzhou people is only to punish the person involved and pay compensation, the Kingdom of Wandan will probably calm the matter down in order to prevent the situation from expanding, and may eventually admit it with a pinched nose.We can't afford to offend you now, so let's be soft first, and it's okay to lose some money.

However, the Hanzhou people also put forward a very excessive request that the Kingdom of Banten disarm along the border. From their Guangning Fort to within [-] kilometers of Banten, no troops should be deployed to protect the security of Guangning Fort. Safety.In addition, no obstacles should be set up for Hanzhou people to enter Banten for trade and travel, and the property and personnel safety of Hanzhou people must be effectively protected.

Nima, since you Hanzhou people leased a piece of land along the northwest coast, coupled with your extremely powerful sea power, it is obvious that you have posed a serious military threat to our Kingdom of Banten.It's better now, instead we ask our Banten Kingdom to disarm the border, so as not to be threatened by us against you.

The question is, do we dare to threaten you?

In addition, the [-]-kilometer distance from Guangning Fort to the territory of Wandan is even closer to the Wangcheng of Wandan.If there is no corresponding army deployment, if you Hanzhou people want to take action against our Wandan Kingdom one day, you only need to send hundreds of soldiers to quickly attack the royal city and wipe out our King Sultan and other leaders.

Therefore, the Banten Kingdom categorically rejected the Hanzhou people's ultimatum, saying that they could compensate the Hanzhou people for the losses caused by the conflict between the two sides, and punish the offending officials and people, but they could not agree to withdraw the deployment of troops near the Wandan King City. .

The Hanzhou people in Guangning Fort expressed dissatisfaction with the Banten Kingdom's reply, believing that the Banten Kingdom did not sincerely resolve the conflict between the two sides, and made an extremely unwise move to improve and ease regional peace and stability.To this end, they will be justified in taking decisive steps to resolve the conflicts and estrangements that have arisen between them.

The meaning is very clear. You did not listen to the persuasion and insisted on deploying troops near Guangning Fort. This constituted a serious threat to me. We are going to use force against you and force you to give up your due weapons.

After the British in Banten City heard the news, they suggested that King Ageng Sultan should send troops to capture Guangning Fort before the Han people were ready for war, so as to take the lead and prevent the Han people from fighting in the follow-up war. Gain a firm foothold.

The Wandan people felt that it made sense. Since the Hanzhou people had already issued a threat of war, they simply acted first and dispatched troops to capture their Guangning Fort, seize the firearms in the city, and capture their garrison soldiers and civilians.In the future, the fight is really going to start, and it is good to have a group of Hanzhou hostages in hand, so that they can bargain with each other.

King Ageng Sultan immediately ignored the dissuasion of the ministers, ordered the army to assemble, and launched an attack on Guangning Fort.However, the troops of more than 3000 people, equipped with several artillery pieces and guided by several British military personnel, suffered a head-on blow under the city of Guangning Fort.

The Hanzhou people deployed more than [-] cannons at the head of Guangning Fort, and they also had powerful long-barreled heavy cannons, and fired shells that would explode from time to time, causing many deaths and injuries to the besieging Wandan army.

At night, when the soldiers of the Wandan Kingdom dragged their tired bodies and fell asleep one after another, the Hanzhou people fired hundreds of rockets continuously from the city of Guangning Fort. The sound of huge explosions and the light of fire soaring into the sky came faintly. The shouts of killing made the Wandan barracks into chaos.

At dawn the next day, less than half of the more than 3000 Wandan troops finally returned to Wandan City, which made Sultan Ah Geng change color.The general who led the team reported that Guangning Fort was well-defended and had strong firepower. With only two to [-] people, it was estimated that it would be difficult to conquer.In addition, this fortress is located by the sea, and there are people from Hanzhou coming and going to provide supplies, so there is no danger of the army besieging and blocking it.

Ah Geng Sultan found the British trading house again, and asked the British to send out armed merchant ships to help transfer Banten soldiers to the port of Quangning Fort, trying to attack by sea and land, and provided artillery for the landing of Banten troops. cover.

The British hesitated for less than five seconds, and then simply rejected the request of the Banten people, saying that they would not participate in the war between them and the Hanzhou people, and maintained their strict neutrality.

Neutral your sister!

Faced with the British's refusal, the Banten people seemed a little furious.Didn't you British keep agitating us against the Dutch and the Han Chinese?

A few years ago, you Brits said that to support the Kingdom of Banten against the colonial powers of the region, a large number of firearms and military technology could be provided for this purpose, and the necessary sea support was not even ruled out.In return, the Kingdom of Banten only needs to generously give the British the shiny metal items in the treasury.Of course, there is also a preferential foreign trade licensing policy, which grants preferential treatment to incoming British businessmen exempting various import and export taxes and fees.

However, a few years have passed, and the British who expressed their infinite concern about Banten's resistance to colonial forces have always made verbal promises that are not in substance. The firearms they provide are also intermittent, and the artillery and guns sent It is also extremely old and backward, which is far worse than the firearms sold to them by the Hanzhou people back then.

In addition, when the Kingdom of Banten received successive ultimatums from Hanzhou and threatened war, King Ageng Sultan entrusted the Prime Minister to visit the British business hall several times, asking the other party to stop the war with Hanzhou. , can give certain sea support and provide necessary weapons.At that time, you British did not refuse!

What, what does this mean?Didn't you British promise to support us against the aggression of "colonial forces"?Now, we have begun to fight against the Hanzhou people's aggression heroically, why do you British people give up your promises and ignore our Banten Kingdom!
The words and deeds of these British people before and after reveal a sense of insincerity, which shows that they do not intend to take the risk of being involved in the war to support our Banten Kingdom.In the past, it was only for the purpose of gaining commercial benefits, and only through the so-called moral support to hang our Banten Kingdom!

Bah, scumbag!

Just when the Banten Kingdom felt sorry for themselves, resented the Han people's pressing every step of the way, and was even annoyed by the inconsistent words and deeds of the British, the general stationed at the port of Banten reported a piece of news that made him extremely desperate. .

The fleet of Hanzhou people is coming!As many as a dozen large and medium-sized ships broke into Banten Harbor, and then lined up in a shelling array.

On the "Hanhe" battleship, the trainee officer Qi Ziye was extremely excited at the moment. Every round of artillery bombardment made his eardrums buzz.He clung to a mast tightly to resist the violent shaking of the hull caused by the shelling, and stretched his neck to look at the shore.

He originally thought that the voyage to India with this powerful fleet was just an armed naval parade, showing Qi's maritime strategic deterrence to the kingdoms and local forces along the way.Even in India, he didn't think there would be a war with the mighty Mughal Empire.After all, in this sea area with a radius of thousands of miles, Qi's navy has absolute sea control and influence.Even the Dutch East India Company, which is powerful at sea, did not dare to easily challenge the Qi State Navy, which has dozens of professional warships.

But never expected that when the fleet arrived at Guangning Fort to rest and rest, they heard that the Kingdom of Banten had dispatched troops to attack Guangning.Although it was successfully repelled by the defenders of Guangning Fort, this move was nothing less than an open provocation to Qi.

Therefore, the fleet commander, General Guangwei (Major Admiral) Mill (Italian) immediately ordered that the five warships of the fleet under his jurisdiction and the six accompanying armed merchant ships sail to Banten Port and bombard it.At the same time, all the armed guards recruited by more than [-] Indian trading companies were requisitioned and handed over to the garrison of Guangning Fort to launch a counterattack against the Banten Kingdom by land.

Although the fleet has not yet received an attack order from the local military and the cabinet, in the face of such a large-scale invasion of overseas strongholds by the Tubang Kingdom, as a task force of the Qi State Navy, it is obligatory and responsible to initiate Moderate counterattack and revenge.

As a trainee naval officer, Qi Ziye actually experienced this kind of actual combat during his first ocean training, how could this not make him extremely excited.Thousands of guns were fired, and the docks, warehouses, official houses, and forts on the shore were quickly shrouded in gunpowder smoke, making Banten Port a mess.

The fortress of Banten Port also launched a strong counterattack. Although it hit several ships, none of them hurt the root cause.

"Sir, do we need to land?" Qi Ziye asked the navigator excitedly.

"What are you thinking? We are the navy, so we won't be able to sail the ship to the shore." Shi Songxiang, the navigator of the Hanhe and the captain of Yuwu (captain), glanced at the captain and the fleet commander who were very caring. The trainee officer said, "We can only blow up Banten Port to pieces and completely block the coast of Banten. As for the landing, we have to wait for marine troops to be sent from Xuanhua (now Timor Island) or from the mainland." Launch a large-scale attack on this country! Hehe..., maybe, we will destroy this kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)