The assault boat rushed out of the waves and approached the beach of Holo Island. The Chinese soldiers jumped off the assault boat and landed on the beach. At this time, the Sulu defenders on the beach had already scattered birds and beasts, and they did not give it to the Chinese army at all. The landing caused any obstacles, which made the Chinese army easily take the beach position. Then the Chinese army's infantry regiment was still on the docking of other small transport ships, and the infantry also carried weapons and boarded Holo Island. A preliminary position was established on the shore.
The entire island landing process took more than an hour, but during this period, there was no movement in Hele City, and the Chinese army was allowed to make a fuss on the coast, because now there is a chaos in Hele City.
After the failure of the attack on Sanbaoyan, Sulu's army Duma retreated to Holo Island and reported the battle situation to Suzhou Baladuma. Baladuma was shocked and hurriedly sent people to guard Brunei. The Dutch garrison requested support, and then waited for the arrival of the Dutch army in Hele City. However, there was no prevention for the Chinese army, because in the subconscious of Baladuma, he had never thought that the Chinese army would be It will launch an attack on the Sulu Islands.
Because since Zheng He's voyage to the West ended, China's official maritime power has not been in the South Ocean. Since it appeared in the South Ocean region along the equator, the countries in the South Ocean have unknowingly forgotten the existence of China. Although the Chinese Empire began to expand into the ocean and occupied Luzon after the rise of the Chinese Empire, there was no formal country on Luzon Island and was not included in the Nanyang countries. Therefore, the Nanyang countries were subconsciously In the past, China did not threaten itself.
On the contrary, the Netherlands has been very active in this area over the years, its strength has expanded rapidly, and its muscles have been constantly exposed. It has also been a big stick and a carrot. On the one hand, it has carried out colonial rule in the Nanyang region, and on the other hand, it has also strengthened the Nanyang countries. Trade exchanges have also made all countries benefit. Therefore, the countries in Southeast Asia are also afraid and convinced by the Netherlands, and they still feel that they are indispensable. They unconsciously regard the Netherlands as the overlord of this region. This time, the Netherlands can call for a high level. The response of all countries in Southeast Asia is also an important reason.
But the Dutch reinforcements have not arrived yet, but the Chinese army has already arrived at Holo Island. Sululi, naturally, was in chaos. The location where the Chinese army landed is outside Hele City. The attack on the coast was heard very clearly in Hele City, and Sultan Baladuma could clearly see the huge warships and violent artillery roaring scenes of the Chinese army on the tower of the palace, compared to the Dutch fleet. , it was really even worse, and countless soldiers landed in the future.
Originally, Baladuma was still half-doubted about the situation of the Chinese army reported by the defeated army, but at this time, he fully believed that the giant dragon in the north had finally awakened and began to extend its sharp claws to the southern ocean. There are only more than one thousand defenders in Hele City, how can we fight this battle?
Sulu's ministers were also in chaos. Some began to accuse Sudan of not being aligned with the Netherlands and going to war with China. Some people shouted to recruit the people, form an army, and fight the Chinese army. Some people suggested giving up Huo Luo first The island fled to Brunei to borrow Dutch troops to avenge the country.
From Baladuma's heart, it is now too late to join forces with the Netherlands, and he went to war with the Chinese army. He really didn't have the courage to give up Holo Island and flee to Brunei first. He agreed. But now the ports that went to sea have been blocked by the Chinese army, and Sulu's ships are all small boats. Facing the huge ships of the Chinese army, Baladuma also felt that the possibility of being sunk by the Chinese army at sea , it is far greater than the possibility of escaping to Brunei.
Therefore, when all the roads were not accessible, some people suggested to Baladuma to surrender to the Chinese army.
Huang Chenglu, the person who made this suggestion, is a Chinese descendant of Sulu. However, their family has lived in Sulu for five generations and has always been intermarried with local indigenous people. By the time Huang Chenglu's generation, it is actually not much different from the local indigenous people, it is just The surname of China is retained, and after several generations of development and business development, the Huang family is also a local force on Holo Island and has some influence. Therefore, it is easy to speak in Sulu Kingdom, because the Sulu Kingdom is still It has a strong tribal nature. The king is the leader of a large tribe, and the leaders of other small tribes are officials, forming a country that is united by tribes.
However, Huang Chenglu is a descendant of Chinese people after all, and can speak Chinese, of course, Cantonese, so he still has some recognition of China and pays more attention to China's expansion overseas. From the beginning, he did not agree with Su Lu as an enemy of China and China. However, he was alone and alone, and could not change the decision of Baladuma. At this time, he was desperate and asked to Baladu to surrender to the Chinese army.
Of course, Huang Chenglu made this suggestion basically from the perspective of Sulu, because China has always been relatively lenient to the countries in the South China Sea in the past, and the three kings of Sulu came to China to celebrate Chengzu of Ming, which is also considered a traditional vassal state. Although China has changed its dynasty now, there will be no changes in its foreign policy. It has been like this for hundreds of years. Therefore, as long as Sulu shows a surrender attitude, he can overcome this crisis.
After hearing this, Baladuma also felt that Huang Chenglu’s words were reasonable. China was indeed very famous for its magnanimity towards the countries of Southeast Asia. All countries in Southeast Asia were circulating messages. When their own countries went to China to congratulate, they received so many. Reward, there are still many treasures left in the Sulu Palace that year, and the treasures given by the three kings were still rewarded by China. Therefore, Baladuma immediately decided to send Huang Chenglu as an envoy to go out of the city to surrender to the Chinese army, and expressed his support to China. To become a vassal state, you must first pass over the crisis before talking about it. In the future, it depends on the success or failure of China and the Netherlands.
Within an hour, Huang Chenglu returned to Hele City and reported to Baladuma that the Chinese army was willing to accept Baladuma's surrender, but it must surrender unconditionally, resulting in the acceptance of Sulu's surrender, which required the emperor. It was decided, but Sulu must first open the city gate immediately to surrender and let the Chinese army enter the city, because he was only ordered to capture Holo Island, and the Chinese army could only ensure the safety of the life of the Baladuma and family after entering the city.
Before the conditions for surrender were agreed, Huang Chenglu certainly did not agree to Kaicheng to accept surrender, so he asked the Chinese army to ask the emperor for instructions, or sent himself to meet the Chinese emperor for surrender, and temporarily stopped the attack on Helecheng, and wait for the reception of the Chinese army. After the emperor's reply, the Chinese army replied that it is okay to send him to see the Chinese emperor, but the attack will not stop until the emperor's new orders. And once the Chinese army breaks through Helecheng, then Baladu The Mahe family is the captives of the Chinese army, and it is impossible for the Chinese army to admit that they surrender.
Huang Chenglu still understood the difference between captives and surrenders, so he repeatedly asked that the Chinese army must stop attacking. At the same time, he also gave examples of how the Ming Dynasty was friendly to the three kings when Su Lu was surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. However, China The army didn't listen to his tricks at all. After all the soldiers landed on the beach, they immediately set off and headed straight for Helecheng.
As a result, Huang Chenglu tried his best to follow the Chinese army to the edge of Hele City, so he had to ask the Chinese army to wait for a while and always give him time to enter the city. This time the Chinese army was reasonable and promised to give Huang Chenglu half. When he was in the hour, he gave him a clock and told him that when the hour hand reached there, the Chinese army would launch an attack with Lecheng. After Huang Chenglu brought the clock into the city and said that the whole thing had passed, the time was almost the same. Twenty minutes passed, and the remaining time is probably enough to reply to the Chinese army.
But after listening to Huang Chenglu's report, Baladuma was completely stunned. What should we do now? Should we surrender or persevere? What kind of outcome will we get after surrender? Can we defend Helecheng? The leaders of all tribes all had their own opinions, some said to fight and some said to surrender.
In fact, there was not a long discussion. I heard a few loud "boom boom" sounds, which made the palace shaking a little. Soon the guards came to the palace to report, saying that the Chinese army had blown up the city wall and rushed into the city. In Hele City, everyone noticed the clock that Huang Chenglu brought back. It turned out that almost ten minutes had passed.
The city walls of Helecheng were also made of earth and wooden fences. Therefore, although the Chinese army only dragged two heavy artillery pieces, they only bombed a few guns and then blasted the walls of Helecheng. Then the Chinese army rushed forward. Then he went up and entered Hele City.
Although there were still some defenders in Hele City resisting the city, how could they be the opponent of the Chinese army? After being fired by several rounds of volleys of guns in the Chinese army, countless casualties were killed and injured, and the remaining soldiers were They also immediately ran around in scattered areas. A few of them were caught up by the Chinese soldiers and stabbed to death with bayonets. The Wu Zhonghua Army did not take much effort and defeated Su Lu's last little resistance.
The one who was responsible for the attack on Helecheng was Cai Dezhi, the commander of the infantry regiment who fought with the First Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet. After defeating the last resistance of the Sulu Army, he immediately ordered the Chinese army to be dispersed into battalions and companies. , unfolded in Hele City and controlled the whole city. In fact, Hele City is not big, less than a county town. Standing at the gate of the city, you can see through the whole city at a glance. Cai Dezhi personally led the two battalions and rushed straight toward Sulu Palace.
In fact, the Sulu Palace is almost a big family in China, covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters and divided into three yards. The original main building is gray tiles and white walls, and the rest are covered with thatch, which looks quite a bit. It was shabby, and when Cai Dezhi led the Chinese army to the gate of the palace, Huang Chenglu hurriedly ran out and said, "General, General, our king has decided to surrender, and surrender immediately."
Cai Dezhi glared at his eyes and said, "What are you still surrendering now? All of them are my captives."
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