1635 Han style rises again

November 1667, 11, Singkawang.

Li Laiheng took the document from the messenger and immediately opened it to read.

"Hehe..." Li Laiheng laughed while watching.

"My lord, is there good news from Luochuan Castle?" Gao Wenzhi asked curiously when he saw this.

"Our army defeated the native army, and took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, captured Sanfa City, and captured King Sanfa Sultan and many of his officials." Li Laiheng handed the document to Gao Wenzhi, and said with a smile: "In this way, we will The three-shot Sultan Kingdom was destroyed and completely occupied this vast northwestern part of Borneo."

"It's really a tiger with no sons! The young master is so young, and he is so skilled in using soldiers. He killed a thousand and two natives and captured more than [-] people. He took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and broke through the Three Kings City." Gao Wenzhi took over. The clerk looked at it, and responded with a smile: "Now, this bird Sudan and many of their officials have been captured, so this country will be destroyed by us. My lord, why don't we take this opportunity to build a foundation? , form a country. How?"

"Let's establish a country now?" Li Laiheng was a little moved when he heard the words.

"With the support of the Qi people, those people in the Hexian area can separate themselves and become an independent country. Why can't we establish a country? At that time, the father-in-law will be the emperor, and we will be the generals. The flag of Shun will be raised again!"

"The people under our jurisdiction are only [-] (excluding local natives), which is less than the population of a prefecture or county in Daming. If we rashly establish a country, we may be ridiculed by the world!" Li Laiheng thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Just wait a little longer. Besides Well, our attack on the Sultan Kingdom of Brunei has caused dissatisfaction with the Sultan Kingdom of Brunei. Several envoys have come to warn us. Now that we have destroyed the Sultan Kingdom, we are afraid that it will attract Brunei's interference. They had a fight."

Li Laiheng and other soldiers and civilians from the original Chaozhou town began to migrate to the northwestern region of Borneo five years ago. In the past few years, relying on the help of the state of Qi, they quickly established a foothold in the Singkawang area, and then began to emigrate in large numbers.Over the past few years, 2 people have immigrated successively through Qi State and Gu's boats in Qiongzhou Town.

Today, with Singkawang as the core, more than ten settlements have been expanded in the surrounding area, and more than [-] mu of cultivated land have been reclaimed, and food self-sufficiency has been basically achieved.

Last December, Li Laiheng ordered his second son, Li Wenzheng, to lead [-] troops to occupy a stronghold at Sanfahekou (now Pemanka Town, northwest of Kalimantan Island, Indonesia), and named it Luochuan Fort, and then built a fortress and felled trees. , reclaiming wasteland, just like a long-term residence here.

This behavior immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the Sanfa Sultan Kingdom.

A group of outsiders actually extended their influence to the Sanfa River within a few years. If they went up more than 30 kilometers along the river, wouldn't they have reached the Sanfa King City, posing a serious threat to our Sanfa Sultan Kingdom.

Therefore, King Sanfa Sultan immediately organized an army of more than [-] to go to Luochuanbao to expel these outsiders who crossed the border.

Unexpectedly, this 500-man army was defeated in the first battle in Luochuan Fort, with more than [-] casualties, and the rest fled back to Sanfa City in embarrassment.

Seeing this situation, King Sudan was cautious and did not dare to send troops to attack again.However, he immediately sent envoys to Brunei to ask for assistance.

For so many years, because the country is small and weak, it is still sandwiched between the Brunei Sultan Kingdom and the Banjar Sultan Kingdom. In order to protect itself, the Sanfa Kingdom has been paying tribute to these two countries, worshiping them as the eldest brother and the second brother respectively. elder brother.Now, the younger brother is being bullied by a group of outsiders from Ming Dynasty, so the elder brother is obliged to support my Sanfa Kingdom.

After receiving the request from the Three Fat Kingdom, the Sultan of Brunei sent envoys to Singkawang to sternly warn Li Laiheng's troops not to continue encroaching on the territory of the Three Fat Kingdom, and to demolish Luo Chuanbao within a time limit.

Li Laiheng sneered at the question from a native kingdom, and kicked out the Brunei envoy.Grandma, we have crossed thousands of miles of sea waves to come to this Borneo, isn't it just to seek a place where we can live.If we don't encroach on the territory of the natives, how can we Han people have a living space.

Although your Kingdom of Brunei Sultan is a powerful country in Borneo, we are not soft persimmons that you natives can flatten and round.Moreover, we are not alone and helpless. At the beginning, Qi State promised to provide necessary military support when we were attacked by the local natives.

In the few months after the establishment of Luochuanbao, the two sultanate kingdoms of Brunei and Sanfa remained silent, and they seemed to acquiesce in the existence of Li Laiheng's troops at the mouth of the Sanfa River.

In June of this year, Li Wenzheng led another [-] troops, took more than ten small boats, and went several kilometers along the river. At a bend in the river, he smashed the local tribe's camp and captured more than [-] Dingkou.

This provocative behavior greatly angered the Sultan of the Three Kingdoms.While he sent envoys to Brunei to seek support again, he mobilized and assembled the army, preparing to carry out a thunderous blow to these outsiders. He did not expect to completely expel them from the territory of Sanfa, but also let them know that the Kingdom of Sanfa Dan's dignity is inviolable.

Hearing that the natives had assembled an army, Li Wenzheng immediately sent people to Singkouyang, requesting to mobilize a large army to give the natives a head-on blow.

After Li Laiheng heard the news, he urgently mobilized a force of 800 troops, led by veteran general He Kunsheng, to quickly arrive at Luochuan Fort, and uniformly accepted the control of Li Wenzheng.

At the same time, in order to prevent the Brunei Sultan Kingdom from intervening in the third war, Li Laiheng also sent people to Abuna Island (now Natuna Island) and Temasek Island (now Singapore) by fast boat, and asked Qi to provide necessary assistance. support.

On October 10, more than 16 troops from the Sanfa Sultan Kingdom arrived at Luochuanbao and besieged it.Li Wenzheng's troops repelled the attacks of the natives several times in a row with a few artillery pieces and more than [-] muskets at the top of the city.

It has been less than a year since Luochuan Fort was established, and the entire defense is not very strong. The wall of the village is mainly constructed of giant logs, supplemented by some rammed earth.However, relying on a few artillery pieces and a small number of muskets, the defenders managed to resist the siege of twice as many natives, and inflicted a large number of casualties on the natives.

On the night of October 10th, Li Wenzheng suddenly launched a night attack when the locals were unable to conquer and their morale was low. .

On October 10th, Li Wenzheng's whole army dispatched, took more than a hundred small boats, and went up to Shuo along the river. On the evening of the third day, he went to Sanfa City and smashed it with one blow. Dozens of them, and then the army plundered for three days.

He Kunsheng suggested that after looting all three shots, he would withdraw his troops and return to Luochuan Fort with his wife and belongings.But Li Wenzheng took a fancy to this three-shot city and wanted to occupy it.This is the core area of ​​the Sanfa Sultan Kingdom. The development is relatively mature, and there are countless fertile fields around it. If thousands of immigrants can be moved here, supplemented by tens of thousands of natives, their strength will definitely be further strengthened.

"To destroy the Kingdom of Three Fats, the Sultan Kingdom of Brunei will definitely take action. Brunei is a powerful country in the Borneo region, with hundreds of thousands of people under its jurisdiction and tens of thousands of troops. If we do not have the support of the people of Qi, I am afraid that all Time is hard to deal with." Gao Wenzhi frowned when Li Laiheng mentioned Brunei.

"The people of Qi should not ignore us." Li Laiheng said: "After all, they pointed it out to us to settle down here. Moreover, they also promised us at the beginning, and when necessary, they will carry out corresponding measures for us." Armed support."
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Brunei, December 12.

Brunei Sultan Abdul Hegul Mubin is now caught in a dilemma.

A month ago, the capital of Brunei's vassal state Sanfa Kingdom was breached by a group of armed forces from Ming Dynasty. King Sultan and many princes and ministers were captured. It can be said that the Sanfa Kingdom has actually been destroyed.As its protectorate, Brunei is obliged to send troops to expel those Ming armed forces, and to support the Sanfa royal family to restore their former rule.

The Sultan Kingdom of Brunei has assembled and mobilized the army, and at the same time ordered the Sarawak area close to the Three Fat Kingdom to start raising necessary military supplies and food so that the army can provide strong logistical support when it invades the Three Fat Kingdom .

However, when it came time to dispatch troops, Abdul Hegul Mubin Sultan hesitated.The group of armed forces from the Ming Dynasty could defeat the Sanfa Kingdom in such a short period of time, invade the royal city, and capture the Sanfa Sultan King. They should have considerable military strength.I heard that behind them there is the support of the southern New World Qi State. If they rashly fight against it, will it bring unpredictable risks to Brunei?

You know, ten years ago, it was the Qi State that brazenly occupied Palawan Island in the northeast of the kingdom, and then emigrated on a large scale, built a fortress, and made a posture to permanently occupy this long and narrow island connected to the Luzon region.

For this reason, Brunei once sent more than [-] troops and more than a hundred small boats to attack Palawan Island, hoping to expel the forces of Qi State.

But what I never expected was that after the troops landed and besieged the fort owned by the Qi people for more than ten days, Qi State used several powerful gunboats to raid the ships of the Brunei army and sank [-] ships. The rest of the boats fled and were chased all the way to Sabah, and finally arrived in the waters near the Brunei King City in a brazen manner, bombarding the port.

The landing troops, who had lost their retreat and supplies, simply raised their flags and surrendered after persisting for a few days.

After this war, Brunei gave up the idea of ​​recovering Palawan Island, and even gave up many islands near the northeast of Borneo.This kind of country with strong maritime power is not something Brunei can handle.

In addition, in the southeast of Sabah, the Sulu Kingdom, with the support of the Qi State, continued to encroach on Brunei’s territory, and from time to time triggered border military conflicts with Brunei, which also disturbed Brunei.

Six years ago, a great battle broke out between Brunei and Sulu in Beluran. As a result, the Brunei army was defeated by the opponent's sharp firearms, losing more than [-] troops and losing the territory along the Labuk River.

The Dayaks in the inland areas of the kingdom also gradually refused to accept the kingship, and began to frequently attack local fortresses, hunting the heads of officials and people under their jurisdiction, causing a certain degree of panic in various places.

The Brunei Empire, which was extremely powerful in the past, is now facing internal and external troubles, and there are many crises. A little carelessness will make the entire kingdom fall into a situation of irreparable doom.

However, if Brunei's own country has been attacked three times, if Brunei ignores it, it will not only discredit the entire kingdom to the outside world, but also make the neighboring countries feel weak and deceitful. Even within the kingdom, the authority of the Sultan King will also be questioned And ability, give some youngsters who covet the kingship an opportunity to take advantage of.

In less than ten years, until the time of Abdul Hegul Mubin Sultan, the Sultan of the kingdom has changed four times, which has caused the whole kingdom to become turbulent, and the localities are gradually becoming separated.

"Your Majesty, we have to take action on the third issue of the kingdom, otherwise, there will be a lot of dissatisfaction in the whole kingdom, which will affect the foundation of your majesty's rule." Sharif, the chief assistant minister.Ali said in a low voice.

"What happened to the Sulu people in Sabah?" Abdul Hegul Mubin Sultan did not respond to Sharif Ali's words, but turned to ask the commander of his Janissary.

"The people of Sulu have not made any movement for the time being." Abu Gaha replied with a bow.

"They haven't made any movement at this time, but I'm sure they must be secretly spying on our military mobilization. If our attack fails three times, they will definitely rush up fiercely, cross the Labuk River, and seize our Sabah territory."

"However, if Your Majesty does not send troops three times, how will we maintain the prestige of the Kingdom of Brunei?" Sharif Ali sighed, "Moreover, there are already more than 8000 troops gathered in the royal city, and they will not be allowed to sit idle in the city." , nuisance to the people."

"Although the Ming people who captured Sanfa were not weak in force, their numbers were limited. If we, Brunei, assembled an army of more than [-] to expel them from Sanfa, it should not be difficult." Abdul Hegul Mubin Sultan said: " But I am worried that the Qi Congress will intervene. Maybe it will send gunboats to attack our coastal towns in order to protect those Ming people. If Sulu sends out a large army to attack our Sabah, then we in Brunei will face several enemies. , out of control."

Sharif Ali was speechless when he heard the words.Because of this, I, Brunei, should take advantage of the fact that Qi State has not reacted, quickly assemble the army, defeat and expel those Ming people who invaded the Sanfa Kingdom, and then help the Sanfa royal family to re-establish the ruling order of the kingdom, and then lead troops Return to the country and wait for it.

In this way, whether it is facing the attack of the gunboats of the Qi State, or taking advantage of the fire behind Sulu's back, they can deal with it with ease.However, this young His Majesty Sultan is so indecisive and hesitant. Doesn't it mean that the Ming who scored three rounds had enough time to prepare for the battle, and at the same time gave the Qi State a certain amount of response time to intervene.

"Your Majesty!..." At this moment, a servant entered the hall with a trace of panic on his face, "Your Majesty, four gunboats from the Qi people suddenly broke into the bay."

"The Qi people are here?!" Abdul Hegul Mubin Sultan was startled.

"The people of Qi put down a small boat and arrived at the pier, claiming that their diplomatic envoys would come to visit His Majesty and request permission for their fleet to dock at the port."