July 10, 1636, Yin.

Thirteen professional warships and armed merchant ships, and five small merchant ships, totaling eighteen ships, gathered at the Batavia port and left the dock one after another. They first had to sail northwest, stop at Palembang, and then continue sailing northwest.

After crossing the Strait of Malacca, we headed straight towards the important southeastern town of Aceh Kingdom - Rapid Water Bay.

Luisto Suarez stood at the dock in Batavia, watching this large fleet leave the port to conquer the kingdom on the big island in the west. The Dutch are still very powerful in the Far East! They can easily

Form a fleet of more than a dozen ships and launch an attack on a feudal country.

The Spanish Kingdom in the Philippines conquered Sulu and commandeered almost all the ships in Manila. Even so, there were still many hostile Sulu natives scattered on the many small islands in Sulu, who from time to time launched colonization of the Philippines in small boats.

point attack.

"Do you know who the big Spanish-shaped ship just now belongs to?" Luisto Suarez asked a dock manager from the German region.

"Oh, of course I know...it belongs to the Dutch." The German dock clerk said, then closed his mouth and looked at him.

Luisto Suarez shook his head and took out a few Spanish silver pesos from his pocket.

The German dock clerk took it unceremoniously, looked at the quality of the silver peso carefully, and then put it in his pocket.

"That ship belongs to the Dutch East India Company, but the ownership is not in the company. It should belong to the peripheral members of the company."

Luisto Suarez nodded and waited for him to continue the introduction. But the German dock clerk did not say anything.

Luisto Suarez was a little angry and stared at him fiercely.

Toby Stevenson shrugged and looked innocently at the Spaniard in front of him. He came to Batavia on a Portuguese merchant ship more than a month ago. It was obvious that he was not a serious person.

Merchant. Because he neither goes to the city's trading market to look for goods, nor does he go to the guild for business exchanges.

Obviously, he is a spy, a Spanish spy. However, as a spy from a country that has hostile relations with the Netherlands, shouldn't you focus more on the distribution of the Dutch garrison and fleet in Batavia?

?Why are you so attentive to a peripheral member of the East India Company?

But what the heck! I came to this faraway Far East for the lovely gold and silver coins.

Luisto Suarez is one of several groups of spies sent by Manila. Yes, they are all here to find out the whereabouts of the Santa Cruz and the hiding place of the pirates who hijacked the ship.

He took out a few more silver pesos from his pocket and threw them to the German dock clerk.

"I hope I can get the news I want, all of it!"

Toby Stevenson put the silver pesos into his pocket and said with a smile: "Of course, I will tell you everything I know!"

In the afternoon, Luisto Suarez, with the help of a Japanese man, came to the dock warehouse area and rented a small warehouse. Then he climbed up to the roof and looked far to the east. There was an extremely large area there.

's warehouse.

"Perhaps, we need to take a closer look." Luisto Suarez observed for a while and then said to himself.

After more than ten days of sailing, Cao Xiong and his two warships and more than ten Dutch East India Company ships arrived at a bay near the land.

"The destination of the attack - Rapid Water Bay - should be nearby." Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent stood behind Cao Xiong and reminded him in a low voice.

At this time, Cao Xiong felt a little uneasy. He might not encounter any difficulties in the place chosen by the Dutch.

In fact, the Dutch attacked the Kingdom of Aceh this time just for testing purposes. But they did not tell Cao Xiong that Aceh was indeed a tough opponent.

The Sultanate Kingdom of Aceh, an ancient kingdom in northwestern Sumatra, was originally a vassal state of Manobach.

At the end of the 13th century, ships of Indian, Persian and Arab merchants came to the port of Lanwuli, and the True God religion was introduced. Later, the power of the Basak Kingdom of Suwenda assassinated the people of Aceh and launched a struggle with the Hindu forces, which promoted the spread of the True God religion.

Widely spread among Acehnese people.

Around 1500, Ali Muhaya Shah proclaimed himself Sultan, formally established the Kingdom of Aceh Sultan, and believed in Sunni teachings. He conquered Pidi and Sumatra-Basai, which made the trade on the northeastern coast of Sumatra great.

It was exclusively owned by Aceh and became the spreading center and commercial distribution center of the True God Religion in the Malay Archipelago.

In 1521, Aceh got rid of the rule of the Bitir Kingdom. After that, it launched a series of "holy wars" in an attempt to drive away the Portuguese colonists and control the pepper producing areas.

During the reign of Alauddin Riayet Shah (reigned from 1537 to 1568), he continued to expand his territory, develop maritime trade, build a huge fleet, establish a military organization of the Alliance of True God Princes, and defeated the invasion of Portuguese colonists many times.

, and successively suppressed Aru and Johor.

In 1547, Aceh launched a powerful attack on the Portuguese and almost captured Malacca. Aceh's struggle with the Portuguese colonists continued until 1575.

In 1564, Aceh attacked the Kingdom of Johor, kidnapped the Sultan and destroyed the city of Johor.

In 1568, the Acehnese attacked Malacca, but the Governor of Malacca, with the support of the Sultan of Johor, repelled the attack (i.e., the Siege of Malacca).

In 1569, the Acehnese once again planned to raid Malacca, but a fleet of as many as 200 ships besieged a Karak sailboat, making them realize that their strength was not enough and gave up the plan.

When Iskandar Muda (reigned from 1607 to 1636) was in power, the country was at its most powerful. He once again started fighting with the Portuguese and attacked Malacca, which was occupied by Portuguese colonists, several times. Later, he conquered Pahang, Kedah, Perak,

Nias Island and Indarapura, its power extends to the Minangkabau region. In addition to North Sumatra, its territory also includes some areas of the Malay Peninsula.

In 1613 and 1615, Iskandar Muda invaded Batu Sawal twice. In 1629, he attacked Malacca, but was defeated by the combined fleets of Portugal, Johor and Pattani.

Just when the great Iskandar Muda was ambitiously preparing to accumulate strength again and seize Malacca, he suddenly died. Some said that he died due to the recurrence of injuries suffered in previous years. Some said

It is said that it was because Johor sent people to assassinate him. Others said that he accidentally died on the belly of a group of Persian slave girls.

Of course, no matter how Iskandar Mudasultan died, the key point is that he did not designate an heir!

So the Dutch East India Company decided to tentatively attack a town in the Kingdom of Aceh before the Portuguese reacted. If possible, it would be best to establish a colonial point. Since then, the narrow Strait of Malacca, the Dutch East India Company

You can control half of it.

Originally, the Dutch East India Company had another plan, which was to unite with the Kingdom of Aceh to attack Malacca and expel the Portuguese. But it was afraid that the Kingdom of Aceh could completely control the Strait of Malacca because it was relatively close to Malacca. In the end, what would happen?

It’s not about making wedding clothes for others!

Therefore, the Dutch East India Company decided to take matters into its own hands and first seize a colonial point in the Kingdom of Aceh, and then wait and see how things develop.

The fleet gradually approached the port of Urgent Bay (today's Simawei City, Indonesia). Acehnese merchant ships and fishing boats gathered nearby. When they saw this menacing fleet, they immediately scattered and fled.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The sound of several artillery pieces suddenly came from the port of Jishui Bay, and for a moment, several huge water splashes bloomed far in front of the fleet.

"The enemy's 12-pounder gun!" the lookout on the ship reported loudly.

Lieutenant Colonel Jiminy Bacona, the captain of the "Scott", raised his monocular and issued an order: "Let the two pirate ships come forward! ... I guess they have other heavy artillery that they haven't fired yet."

"Captain, the flagship sent a signal for us to move forward and attack the dock battery." Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent reported to Cao Xiong.

"Yeah, I got it." He said, but he cursed in his heart, it's so stupid that you have so many ships, but you let me take the lead!

"Kaifeng" and "Xinghan" cautiously and slowly approached.

"Boom! Boom!..." Several more shells were fired from the pier, slamming into the sea ahead.

"The enemy's 12-pounder gun!" Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent shouted loudly: "We need to fight back!"

Cao Xiong nodded and attacked the enemy's dock with a fixed fort. This was their first time and it was a good time for his gunners to practice their skills.

The two ships "Kaifeng" and "Xinghan" separated one after another and began to fire back with several 12-pound guns on the bow.

Ten minutes later, the "Pioneer" took the lead in turning the ship sideways, and then, more than a dozen heavy guns on the side began to bombard the enemy fort. On the dock, in addition to the 12-pound guns, the remaining 10-pound guns, 8

The pounder guns also opened fire one after another. Countless shells fell around the "Pioneer", stirring up jets of water.

Compared with the fierce and accurate artillery fire of the "Pioneer", the gunners of Qi Dajiang's "Xinghan" seemed a bit amateurish. Many of the shells either landed far away deep in the dock, or their impact points were ridiculously off.

A group of gunners who usually trained impressively at Black Mountain Fort, but now on board the ship, all their standards have been lost.

Lieutenant Colonel Jiminy Bacona held up the monocular, shook his head in disappointment, turned to his adjutant and said: "Lieutenant Pat, send the signal for the Competition, Gray Deer, and Warrior to come forward.

Bombard the enemy dock fort! Counting on those two pirate ships, we probably won’t be able to land today!”

With the addition of three Dutch armed warships, several enemy forts were soon knocked out, and the incoming artillery fire was significantly weaker. The artillery battle lasted for half an hour, and it was seen that the enemy forts no longer exceeded 12 pounds.

The above heavy artillery was fired. Several Dutch warships boldly sailed closer to the port, preparing for low-range bombardment.

"Captain, let's rush forward too! Destroy all their forts!" Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent was eager to give it a try.

Looking at the Dutch warships that were already rushing ahead, Cao Xiong sighed, his own navy was still much worse than the Dutch, and he should learn more from them.

The "Pioneer" began to adjust its sails, preparing to follow the Dutch warships and approach some enemy docks.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Suddenly, the enemy fort launched another round of shelling, and several shells narrowly missed the approaching Dutch warship.
Chapter completed!