Even from the boat, you can see a series of fortresses built by the Ruan family on the coastline, especially at sea and land strategic points and places suitable for ship berthing. You can see the fortresses built by the Ruan family everywhere, many of which are European-style.
Although there are obvious "monkey version" characteristics from scale to materials, it is undeniable that the "Westernization" of Ruan's military thinking and technology is much more radical than that of the Ming Dynasty. *Very literary*
In this battle between Vietnam and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, not only European colonialists in Southeast Asia were involved, but Chinese pirates were also involved, providing naval power for the fighting between Ruan and Zheng. The fight was very enjoyable. Both sides showed no mercy.
They throw all kinds of "official positions", "titles" and "commissions" to the pirates. Anyway, all it takes is a piece of paper, a big wooden seal, and a nondescript official uniform. It can attract countless people and ships to work for one's side.
Why not.
As for the reward, it is to freely plunder the wealth from the enemy's land.
Ping Qiusheng suddenly remembered something: "Commander! Order Wang You to report to the poop immediately!"
Wang You, who served in the Battle of the Pearl River Estuary, originally participated in logistics work in the joint logistics class at Ma Niao Base. He used to be the old battalion manager of the pirate group. He was originally responsible for logistics, but now he is a professional counterpart. This time he went to Southeast Asia.
Naturalized civilians who were familiar with the Southeast Asian environment were selected from within the military system, and Wang You was temporarily seconded.
"Have you been here with Zheng Bao?" Ping Qiucheng asked Wang You nervously.
"Yes!" Wang You's posture of standing at attention in reply was not very standard. Although he was among the pirates, he was essentially a pen-wielding master. He was also older, so the effectiveness of "formalized" training was far less than that of other colleagues.
The navy uniform on him looks a bit like a patriot who just wore Western clothes during the Meiji Restoration.
Wang You looked at the familiar coastline: Wang You briefly described his "fighting" with Zheng Bao's fleet in this area - the so-called fighting meant burning, killing and looting in this area. At first, this was a very good deal.
, the Ruan family had no defense on this coastline, and the fleet easily captured many ships and took away a large amount of property. Except for part of it given to the Zheng family, the rest belonged to the fleet itself.
But gradually the coastline became less easy to chew. There were more and more forts and beacon towers. Not only did you often have to brave artillery fire to land on the shore, but sometimes you would encounter the Ruan family's fleet to intercept them, and the two sides would fight.
The human and ship losses were heavy....
It was precisely because the business became increasingly dangerous that Zheng Bao thought of returning to Guangdong.
"How many Ming pirates are still fighting for Zheng and Ruan?"
"Report! I don't know the specific figures. When Zheng Bao was recruiting sailors and ships in Jiangping last year, there were still more than 30 people who fought for the Zheng family. They were all given official titles."
The number of these pirates and the number of men and ships changes frequently. Whether it is the Zheng family or the Ruan family, the Chinese pirates under their command are all "rebels". They are neither inspected nor paid. They are only given the name to harass the other party. Except
In the few large-scale battles, they rarely gather together to command the operations. As for coming and going, they are free to come and go as they wish. Therefore, when the summer typhoon season arrives, these pirates basically all return to the coast of China.
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As for the number of Chinese pirates fighting for the Ruan family, there are far fewer. Relatively speaking, the Ruan family is far away. It is not easy to replenish personnel and ships. However, he has heard about more than a dozen pirates who have dealt with them at sea. But he also
It is said that many pirates have been canonized by both sides at the same time. They often switch sides to benefit from gold mining in this chaotic situation.
Of course, there are not a few people who died unexpectedly during the gold rush. Wang You knew that several shopkeepers who used to work for Zhucai had their fortunes broken down here. So when the ship arrived here, he couldn't help but feel the same sadness.
Quark often travels through this area and has heard a lot about the war. He pointed to several buildings deep on the coastline: "That is the granary of the Annan people. I heard that there are many more inland, the largest
At the east gate of Hue City. God bless, these barbarians have been killing each other for several years and the Portuguese have participated. They have hoarded a lot of food, but I guess if they continue to kill like this, no one will be able to eat it soon."
"Are the firearms they used provided by the Portuguese?" Ping Qiusheng asked. He saw that a large number of forts and forts should be equipped with artillery, and the total number was astonishing.
"The Portuguese have set up a foundry in Hue very early, casting artillery and cannonballs. They can also produce matchlocks. They have made a lot of money!" Quark said enviously. He is a businessman and is relatively well-informed about this kind of information. He turned out to be
I have always been envious, jealous, and resentful about this. What is more valuable than arms in the world? When Li Luoyu wanted to cooperate with him to set up a gun foundry, he was very enthusiastic.
Quark explained earnestly that he still hoped that Ping Qiu Sheng would agree to his "Australian chart". Although the chart that Liu San once showed to Quark was a pipe product, the Senate had already printed the small-precision latitude and longitude chart.
A batch of gifts for future business partners with a large number of trade contacts.
Ping Qiusheng looked at the buildings in the distance and thought, this food should have passed through the group. If it were not for the melee between the North and the South, Vietnam's food would not be so tight. Although the local coastal defense is very organized, the level of fortification is at best lower than
The Ming Dynasty's fort in Humen is just stronger. Although Zheng Bao and his like find it difficult to attack, it is not a problem for them. If the fleet has a naval company plus a small number of special reconnaissance teams, and a few U800 Harmony ships, one person can snatch it.
It is not a problem to bring back 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of food. However, there is no need to think about it this time. The engine plan has stretched various resources in Lingao, and many large-scale operations have been put on hold until next year. The proposal to grab monkey food
It is estimated that the Senate will not be able to pass it in the short term.
Ping Qiusheng noticed that there was a natural reef in the outer sea that separated the harbor. The berthing conditions inside were still good. At this time, people on the shore seemed to have noticed the arrival of the fleet and set off warning smoke, but no ships left the harbor.
After investigation, it is obvious that the other party does not actually have a standing navy that can go out to the port for combat at any time. It only relies on the coastal defense system to prevent the other party from landing and harassing.
Further south is Da Nang, where you can already see the outlet of the Han River. This is the dividing line between the influence of Han culture on the Indochina Peninsula. Vietnam in this time and space has not yet pushed its territory southward to the sea. Looking at the Vietnamese court
Coming south from the Han River is the birthplace, and it belongs to the territory they want to "civilize" and "conquer".
After two days of sailing, the fleet arrived in the waters of Nha Trang. Binh Thu Thinh ordered the fleet to anchor here and sent a small team to land to obtain clean water, burn firewood and collect food. The landing team caused some slight panic to the residents here.
The local villagers sent two old men to bring some food and water to inquire about the intentions of the landing people. Ping Qiu Sheng had learned a little Vietnamese, but when he started communicating, Ping Qiu Sheng discovered that his 300 Vietnamese sentences were completely useless.
At that time, Chinese characters were not commonly used in southern Vietnam, and modern Vietnamese based on French letters could not be communicated. Those weird pronunciations were obviously the dialects of the South Island.
The envoy who came to the village actually spoke a little bit of Chinese. Of course, the pronunciation was very strange. Only a former pirate like Wang You who had been to this area before could understand it. After trying it, Elder Ping gave up his plan to go into battle and instead became familiar with this area.
A former pirate who was a naturalized translator. After some exchanges using both hands and feet, using native language and Chinese, both parties roughly understood what the other party meant.
Ping Qiu Sheng gave the villagers some gifts commonly used in trade: glass beads and a few machetes. He asked the village to provide clean drinking water and food supplies. The fleet could pay with the daily necessities they brought, and Ping Qiu Sheng also gave the representative a small glass.
Mirror, the villagers went back with great gratitude. They sent rice, chickens, ducks and many fruits and vegetables that day.
Worried about being attacked by the Nguyen clan, everyone just camped on a higher ground on the shore, and some people were left on the boat to guard the ship. However, the elders obviously overestimated the Nguyen clan's control.
They did not show much control over the area they occupied. Their limited troops were obviously mobilized to the northern front. As local indigenous villagers, they had some experience. They had experienced wars, pirates, and European fleets.
They know that they cannot afford to offend these outsiders.
Since they understand the disparity in their own strength, they can only cooperate with the various maritime forces that appear here in this time and space in addition to taking precautions. Now it seems that the Australians are still very polite, so the villagers are willing to cooperate with them as much as possible.
During the few days they were stationed in Nha Trang, Lin Dan and his former "colleagues" enjoyed the beach here. The scenery in Nha Trang is so beautiful that Americans are very discerning in choosing this place as their base.
In Binh Thu Sheng’s mind, Nha Trang will be the base for travelers in Southeast Asia in the future, and it will also be a choice resort for veterans.
The veterans of the remote exploration team who came with the ship took people on a small boat to conduct hydrological surveys in Cam Ranh Bay south of Nha Trang. This natural harbor with extremely superior hydrological conditions is an excellent naval base and commercial port. In the future, Cam Ranh Bay, Nha
The commercial and military strongholds built by Zhuang should develop very well.
The area south of Cam Ranh Bay is no longer the territory of Vietnam but the territory of the Champa State. While resisting the attack from the north, the Nguyen Dynasty continued to go south to "open up territory" and constantly compressed the Champa State that was originally in this area.
The remaining forces were compressed to the south of Cam Ranh Bay. Historically, the territory occupied by the city extended from Phan Ri to Hue. However, now the forces occupying the city are only in the area of Phan Li. They can only survive for a few days by relying on the mutual attacks and containment of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Vietnam.