Chapter 170 The Second Dutch-Portuguese Battle in Malacca
The Blue and the Sayre, together with the cooperating fleet, now account for two-thirds of Batavia's strength. In order to be able to deal with pirates and ensure the smooth flow of Japan's routes, Madbill has indeed spent a lot of money.
Paul also knew that it was impossible to drain all Batavia's power for this pirate ship. He saluted: "Sir Governor, your servant will definitely complete the task and save this despicable Spanish pirate warship or the British one."
Find him on the pirate warship and destroy him completely."
Although Paul was allowed to mobilize three-quarters of the Dutch force in Batavia, he was still worried. Although this force was enough, he did not know how to scare away the pirate ship that did not know whether it was Spanish or British.
Yes, the British can say that their navy here is relatively weak, but if it is a Spanish warship, will it go to Luzon Island? Not to mention that there is no evidence that the Spaniards did it. Even if there is evidence, he will
Nothing can be done about the Spaniards.
After Paul discussed with his generals, in order to prevent the other party from escaping, he had to adopt a trick to lure the enemy. He disguised all the Dutch warships as merchant ships, then divided them into three groups, sandwiched them among the merchant ships, and headed towards Japan. And those merchant ships
They were all armed merchant ships. A group of Dutch people spent several days calculating the combat effectiveness of the pirate ship. The disguised merchant fleet was just enough for the pirate ship to eat, but it would not be easily eaten. Once the pirate ship was tempted, they would attack.
If so, Paul would risk losing an entire fleet to entangle the pirate ship and wait for the other two fleets to come back for reinforcements. It would be best if he could capture this latest warship disguised as a pirate ship.
A few days later, Paul, who had prepared everything, was depressed to find that the pirate ship did not appear at all this time. Not only did they successfully arrive in Japan, but they also returned to Batavia. As a result, everything was fine along the way. At first, Paul thought it was this time.
The pretense was seen through, but the Dutch merchant ships were never attacked again, but it left Madbier, Paul and others completely confused.
This pirate ship that caused heavy losses to the Dutch disappeared as suddenly as it appeared, as if it had never appeared on the sea. If it were not for the previous losses, Madbil would have even thought that it had never been there.
Having sailed such a strange ship, he could only place the account on the Spaniards who were most likely to be the owners of the pirate ship.
Little did he know that after the Xiaobao attacked more than ten merchant ships in the Netherlands, he was about to continue pretending to be this oily pirate, but he received an order from Zhang Huahan to immediately stop all activities on the sea.
The decision to have the Xiaobao disguised as a pirate ship to attack the Dutch was made by Zhang Huahan in order to test his ability and allow him to accumulate experience in actual combat. But now the Chinese Empire is in its construction period and needs a lot of money from foreign trade.
Yinzi speeds up its own construction and relies more on the sea for foreign trade. If the Dutch discover that the pirate ships come from the Chinese Empire, and if the other side imitates the example, they will also use warships to act as pirates and attack the merchant ships of the Chinese Empire. At that time, although the fleet and merchants of the Chinese Empire will
The fleet was not afraid, but the losses would certainly not be small, and there would be a lot of trouble. When Zhang Huahan knew that Wei Xiaobao's men were indeed capable, and had captured eighteen merchant ships, earning as much as one million taels of silver, he immediately asked him to come back.
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The dispatch of the fleet of Paul and others completely exposed the strength of the Dutch in Batavia. All fleets in the Chinese Empire were immediately overjoyed and began to consider whether to launch an attack on Batavia and expel the Dutch there.
Let the Chinese Empire occupy it, just such a military operation, even the commander-in-chief of the fleet and the commander-in-chief of the navy Shi Lang did not dare to make an independent decision in any case. He had no choice but to send a request for war to the president of the country Zhang Huahan.
Due to Zhang Huahan's strict orders, the three warships with only chimneys and steam engines carried Sampusmu and others very slowly. It took half a month to arrive from Batavia to Guangdong. As soon as Sampusmu and others arrived in Guangdong,
, Zhai Dong's escort mission was completed. In order to rush for time, Sampusmu abandoned the boat and took horses, heading for Hangzhou. However, his intention was revealed by a navy warship traveling at an accelerated speed of 1,800 miles.
He transferred to Tianjin by airship and reported to Zhang Huahan first. Zhang Huahan got the news that night.
Zhang Huahan received the report of Shi Lang's request for war and the news of Sampsmu's march north at almost the same time. Combining the two, he naturally understood why the Dutch power in Batavia was weakened.
Under Zhang Huahan's strategic plan, Batavia must be taken back, but the time is set to be after the army reaches the Indian border and then free up its hands to deal with Batavia. What Zhang Huahan is worried about is not whether Batavia can be taken.
, but to win it with as little loss as possible. If there is a war with the Dutch, maritime trade will definitely be affected. The Chinese Empire will definitely suffer losses in maritime trade. If it drags on for a long time, the wealthy Jiangnan will lose
I don’t know how many people will go bankrupt in maritime trade. Naval warfare is no better than land warfare. Zhang Huahan is a layman in naval warfare, so he must be careful in naval warfare.
If the South Asian land is completely occupied, on the one hand, hundreds of thousands of land troops will be freed up to participate in naval landing operations, and on the other hand, the north-south railway will have been built by then.
If Batavia is captured, railway transportation can make up for the loss of poor shipping in the south of the Yangtze River. The various products in the south of the Yangtze River can be completely filled by huge domestic demand and shipping from the north, and the national economy will not be greatly affected.
The chess piece that Zhang Huahan arranged a few years ago finally worked. Now they have a very good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. The Dutch are sending their main forces in Asia to fight against the Portuguese who want to come back and take back their Malacca. As long as both armies are defeated, both sides will lose.
At that time, the Chinese Empire would be able to gain greater benefits and achieve better results. For a moment, Zhang Huahan wanted to become a fat man in one bite and capture Malacca and Batavia together.
The chess pieces cost me one hundred thousand taels of silver. That was all my own dividends from the sanitary napkins, toilet paper and toilet paper manufacturers that I co-founded with the Ling family, and the underwear manufacturers that I co-founded with the widow Zhao Xinyue.
The finances suddenly ran into deficit, and it was all spent on my own personal pockets. No matter what, I had to get some interest back, right?
When Samps rushed to Beijing in a hurry, half a month had passed. Zhang Huahan had already made preparations in the military department. The entire Chinese Navy Fleet and the Fifth and Seventh Fleets were ready to go.
The supernumerary ship Xiaobao has also been temporarily transferred to the jurisdiction of the Navy Fleet. The army is preparing to attack the Dutch in Malacca. Zhang Huahan has made a decision to take Malacca into his hands first. As for Batavia, which is further away, wait for the Chinese Empire.
Let's talk with your hands free.
Malacca is the gateway to the entire Southeast Asia, the junction area connecting the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Controlling Malacca is equivalent to controlling half of the entire Southeast Asia door. If the other door can be closed, the Jakarta Strait, the entire Southeast Asia will truly become the Chinese Empire.
The bathtub is empty, and Malacca is far more important than Jakarta. As for Batavia, it will not run away. For the time being, the distance to the current Chinese Empire is relatively far. After all, there are so many countries and colonies of Western countries.
It's not easy to reach out yet, but Zhang Huahan will capture him sooner or later, so there is no need to rush to attack now.
As soon as Sampson came to the capital, Zhang Huahan met with him secretly for more than two hours, and even had meals with him. Sampson felt that Zhang Huahan valued him, and he felt happy and felt that he had not gone to the wrong person.
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There is no need to sign a treaty. Malacca will only be the land of the Chinese Empire, and Rafael and Sample are basically Zhang Huahan's people. Although Zhang Huahan is also anxious about the war in Malacca, haste makes waste. In a few years
Before, Raphael would rather Malacca fall into the hands of the Zheng family of the Ming Dynasty or the Chinese revolutionary soldiers than fall into the hands of the Dutch. Otherwise, when trading with China and Asia, Portuguese merchant ships would probably have to take a detour and go farther.
Not only does the voyage increase, it also becomes more unsafe.
As for now, under the influence of the high-ranking officials and generous salaries promised by Zhang Huahan, Rafael and Sampus have already turned their backs on Portugal. Anyway, Westerners' interests come first, and if they have money and power, they will naturally want to give themselves better.
The Chinese Empire and Zhang Huahan worked hard and arranged for Sampson and his team to work in China as language translators, naval education and other departments as officials, and they received a special salary increase, and they brought their families with them when they came, so Zhang Huahan
He also spent his own money to buy properties for them to live in.
Zhang Huahan had already sent someone to notify Shi Lang, and the three fleets began to set off in the direction of Malacca. Even Priango's Sixth Fleet was preparing to mobilize half of its strength to form a huge fleet group with the three fleets to rush to the direction of Malacca.
In this battle, the Imperial Chinese Navy must capture Malacca.
Now the Chinese Empire has fought several wars with the Dutch. Although the two sides continue to trade in order to make money, the Battle of the Yangtze River caused heavy losses to the Chinese Revolutionary Army Navy, the predecessor of the Imperial Chinese Navy. This time, Malacca must be taken back from the Dutch.
It is safest to have the trade route to the West in your own hands.
Today, Malacca is still rumbling with artillery. The Portuguese have been attacking here for two months. The outer strongholds of the Dutch mountain city have been completely cleared by Portuguese warships. Thousands of Portuguese have already begun to land.
They fought to the death with the Dutch. The entire mountain city occupied by the Dutch was covered in bloodstains under the city walls. Looking down from the city, there were smoke and broken arms and limbs everywhere.
The Portuguese commander Rafael ordered the army to charge to the death. For him, the less the loss of ships, the better, and the more losses of people, the better.
However, with the arrival of a fleet composed of more than one hundred Dutch reinforcement warships, the Portuguese began to move from strategic attack to strategic defense. The fleet of more than one hundred Dutch reinforcement warships, in conjunction with the original dozens of Dutch warships, will eight
Most of the more than ten Portuguese warships were destroyed. A large number of Dutch reinforcements arrived and landed to fight. Thousands of Portuguese troops were besieged by tens of thousands of Dutch troops. Rafael shouted loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, we still have a large number of Chinese troops."
Reinforcements, as long as we hold on for a few days, we can take Malacca. Malacca belongs to us Portuguese, long live Portugal! Kill." Looking at the Dutch who rushed up, he loudly raised the morale of the soldiers and waited for the Dutch to enter.
At the range, he waved his hand vigorously: "Order, from the front, start shelling."
The sound of "rumbling" sounded from the position ten miles outside the city, and thick smoke suddenly rose in front. Dozens of artillery shells fell into the middle of the advancing Dutch, splashing up a cloud of fire and gunpowder smoke.
Mushrooms, body parts and other debris were flying everywhere. If you were standing not far away, a piece of human intestine might fall. A Dutch soldier was hit on the head by a piece of fallen intestine.
His head was covered with yellow, white and blood red things.
Thick smoke continued to rise from the nearest warship of the Dutch, and the shells roared and hit the Portuguese position. With constant consumption over the past few days, the Dutch had insufficient large-caliber shells in the city and were unable to attack the Portuguese position.
The Portuguese positions were on fire, so the Dutch warships, which also suffered heavy losses, could only act as pioneers and shoot artillery fire at the Portuguese positions in the distance. Fortunately, he was very familiar with the Malacca area. Rafael led the Portuguese
The positions arranged on favorable terrain were also very strong and finally withstood the gunfire of the Dutch warships.
"Shoot! Shoot!" Rafael saw the Dutch soldiers beginning to charge towards the Portuguese position. He tried his best to amplify his voice and shouted. The soldiers who had just retreated into the trenches to avoid the Dutch artillery saw the commander giving the order and had no choice but to repeat the order.
He climbed up from the trench, picked up his musket, and fired "bang, bang" at the Dutch on the slope in front. The condescending geographical advantage of their position made the Portuguese's shooting fruitful. The Dutch soldiers who were attacking the Portuguese position fell.
A big piece.
The Portuguese army position that Rafael chose was built on a slope, with solid rocks underneath. Even if there was no one to stop him, climbing the slope of several hundred meters alone would make people breathless, not to mention the fact that they had to face the climb up the slope.
When facing the two-meter-high earthen wall, the Portuguese soldiers on the wall poked their heads out and started shooting. The Dutch soldiers charging below immediately began to retreat in a chaotic manner.
The artillery on the Dutch warships started firing fiercely again, and the shells roared and exploded on the position. The Portuguese soldiers quickly ducked down and hid in the trenches to avoid the flying shrapnel.
The Dutch commander made it clear that the Portuguese army had a limited number of troops, and as long as they exhausted all their physical strength, they would not be afraid of them not surrendering or retreating.
Colonel Marat was the military commander of the Dutch army. Unlike Governor Raphael who retreated to the rear of the position when the cannon sounded, he was always on the front line directing the battle. He shook his head, which was shaken by the cannonballs. There was a moment just now
The shell exploded not far away from him. A soldier tried his best to hold him down. The explosion stopped. He quickly pushed the guard behind him who was pressing on him: "Get up, get up."
The Portuguese guard didn't move. There was something sticky coming from his hand. Mara quickly retracted his hand and saw that his hand was covered with bright red blood. He quickly turned around and put down his guard gently. This was
The first guard died to protect him. Colonel Malla's eyes were a little moist. He had never been more eager than now to see reinforcements from the Chinese Empire from the east. The Governor was right, Malacca is
It would be far better to fall into the hands of the Chinese Empire than to be captured by the Dutch.
When the battle was at a disadvantage, Raphael told Marat that he had sent people to contact the Chinese Empire's army to support here, but the price was that the Chinese Empire might occupy Malacca. At first Marat was not willing to let the Chinese Empire occupy it.
This is Malacca.
Colonel Marra couldn't help but think of the scene when Rafael persuaded him. The Dutch reinforcements came before the Portuguese army captured the mountain city of Malacca. Their huge support warships completely destroyed almost all the Portuguese warships, and began to
After landing to fight the Portuguese army, Raphael looked at the countless Dutch troops disembarking from the battleships in front of him and said to Marat: "Colonel Marat, we have been surrounded by Dutch reinforcements, but our army is still
The mountain city of Malacca was not captured. Although our position is strong and our soldiers are brave, after all, the enemy's reinforcements are too many. Let's see if we can hold the position to resist the Dutch attack this time." Mara suddenly squeaked.
Although the terrain of the position was advantageous, although the rocky slope in front of the position was solid, and although the camp was well-defended, if the Dutch attacked Malacca for three months, the Portuguese army had only three months of war preparation supplies from the beginning of the attack on Malacca to the present.
"Don't worry, Governor, the terrain of our position has advantages and strong defensive capabilities, and my subordinates are fully confident that we can hold it for more than three months."
There was no joy on Raphael's face. There was a cunning light in his eyes and he said: "What about three months from now?" Colonel Mara said: "It's not that the subordinates are incompetent, it's just that there are many enemies. No matter how many we have,
All materials will be consumed. When there is no food or ammunition, no matter how strong the fortifications are, they can only become decorations." "Then, Colonel, we need reinforcements. We need a large number of powerful reinforcements." Raphael said this.
His face was a little red due to his guilty conscience, but Colonel Marat, who was now very haggard and tortured by the Dutch reinforcements, did not notice his special behavior when he said this.
Colonel Marra smiled bitterly. Of course he knew that the current Portuguese army was in dire need of reinforcements. However, the Strait of Malacca had been blocked by the Dutch reinforcement fleet, and the Portuguese no longer had a stronghold in Asia. If they wanted to wait for domestic reinforcements,
Afraid that even one year might not be enough, he could only remind him sadly: "Mr. Governor, we have no reinforcements."
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