After the battle meeting, Hai Shuzu and Cao Junfu found Chen Shouxu.

"Brother Cao wants to watch our army fight?"

Cao Junfu clenched his fists with both hands, "I don't dare to disturb the commander of the country, but I am fortunate to be able to watch the battle on the ship." ”

This is not a big deal, Chen Shouxu's gossip mentality of only watching lively people has exploded again. During the Opium War, the Chinese people brought their own reclining chairs, benches and parasols, and watched the Yingyi fight against the Qing army while drinking tea and melon seeds. From time to time, he also applauded Yingyi loudly, just like modern people watching sports games.

Chen Shouxu glanced at Hai Shuzu, it was good to be able to show his strength in front of this Qiongzhou maritime merchant.

"Okay, Mr. Hai and Brother Cao can join me in the stern to watch the soldiers."

The fleet hung out battle sails, and the mainsails of each battleship depicted the constellation Southern Cross in black.

The battleship rushed all the way to the port of Karimata. If the local boats encountered on the way did not have time to escape, they would either be overturned by the cruiser or buried under the guns, and only some people who saw the opportunity quickly abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea in time to escape with their lives.

According to Wang, Sukkadana placed its trade center on Karimata Island instead of Sukhotana City in Borneo because the water depth of Sukkadana's harbour was just over two meters, which could not accommodate large ships. Karimata, on the other hand, has a deep channel and the harbour is sheltered from prevailing winds.

After entering the harbor, the Tempest, Excellence, and Adventure dispersed in front of the fleet to reconnoiter and confirm the route. The cruiser lowered most of its sails and drove slowly behind the pilot ship.

Chen Shouxu was a little strange that there was no solid stone fort in Karimata Port. Mataran is not so much that he can't even afford to repair the fort.

He asked Wang Huizhi beside him, "Lord Daao, why don't the people of Mataran build fortresses and castles?" ”

Wang Huizhi smiled, "Lord Archon, I asked a Mataran this question before. He told me that the Mataran warriors were brave and the war elephants were like clouds, and they did not need fortifications. I think they may have been afraid that once the castle they built was lost, they would never be able to get it back. ”

Chen Shouxu: "The words of the owner of Daao are reasonable. Karimata Island is isolated off the coast, and the Dutch have a strong navy, so it is easy to take the island. The Matarans repaired the fortress, probably just to save money for the Dutch. ”

Wang Huizhi: "Not really. The Matarans don't build castles, and if they lose, they just need to drill into the mountains and forests of the island, and the Dutch can't do anything, they won't stay on the island for long. If the fortress had been built, the Dutch might have been able to stay after the occupation. ”

Chen Shouxu asked, "Where did their navy go?" How can there be a few counterattacking warships in the port, which is not enough for us to shell once. "There are actually quite a few ships in the harbor, but most of them seem to be unarmed or lightly armed.

Wang Hui Zhidao: "I have heard that the Matarans originally had more than 100 warships, and it was with this strongest indigenous sailor in the East Indies that Agung conquered Suqadana. ”

"Where has this fleet gone now?"

"At that time, the Sultan of Palembang declared himself to Agung and wanted to personally go to the capital of Mataran to meet him. Agung sent 80 ships to escort the Sultan of Palembang, and they encountered the Khromui fleet on the way. ”

"Annihilated by the Dutch?"

"Yes, even the Sultan of Palembang himself was captured by the Khmauri. Later, however, the Franco-Rang men feared that Matalan's rice would not be able to reach Malacca, so they sent 100 ships to Agung. ”

Franc machine is a transliteration of the Franks. When the Portuguese first arrived in Asia, they thought they had arrived in a whole new world. But they were very disappointed in India to find that the people they dealt with were old acquaintances. The Moors of Africa, the Mamluks of Egypt, the Saracens of the Fertile Crescent. Zamorin, the celestial sect in India, asked Vacos da Gama directly why the Franks who came were not subordinate to the King of France or the German monarch. In the beginning, Portugal was a silk country in their eyes, and they followed the old habit of calling Portugal in the Franks. Although the later British, French, and Dutch were actually Franks in the eyes of the Celestial Church, in China, Francois still became the exclusive name of Portugal.

With the support of the Portuguese, Chen Shouxu said, "In that case, they still have some warships. ”

Regardless of where the naval division of Mathalan was, the Nanhai hoisted the signal flag for the landing, and the infantry on the battleship and transport began to change operations. The tactical discipline of the battalion of the first Pochezhidan was good, and there was no chaos in the whole transfer operation.

The details of the original Panamanian landings were fully documented and studied. Prior to this expedition, Jincheng had also conducted a number of training and exercises for joint naval and land operations. The current conditions are even more different from those for landing in Panama, and some simple but practical special equipment for landing has been developed one after another. Transports also carried more than enough longboats.

Seeing that the troops had been transferred and assembled, Hara Masatin pulled out his command knife and rushed to the shore in the long boat.

In the telescope, these frenzied Chechitan landed and rushed into the town with their swords held high, and the smoke of iron cannons and light Francos filled the town.

The scattered defenders fled. A few warriors who dared to fight back, their heads soon became ornaments hanging from the waist of Kichidan.

Cao Junfu put down the binoculars, his face turned a little pale, and he whispered to Hai Shuzu, "What a strong widow! ”

The second wave landed in João Cunha's mixed guard battalion. The actions of this battalion made Chen Shouxu frown constantly, the soldiers of the guard battalion may not be bad at fighting each other and small teams, but after getting together, they seem to be undertrained, there have been several incidents of personnel falling into the water, and two unlucky guys fell on the longboat and broke their legs.

Chen Shouxu said to Maiden, "After the fight, you remember to give a report to Holrayne." At least one company from each guard battalion was to be drawn out to complete basic tactical training. ”

Maiden replied, "The guard battalion is a little bit worse. More than half of them are engaged in various production activities, and the remaining troops have to be dispersed to carry out public order and clean-up combat tasks in peacetime. ”

Chen Shouxu said: "They have six companies in each battalion, and I only ask for one mobile company to complete the training. Let Holren figure it out, it shouldn't be hard to do. ”

"Okay."

Hai Shuzu, who was behind Chen Shouxu, asked Cao Junfu in a low voice, "Junfu, what do you think of their performance in this wave of soldiers?" I don't feel as good as the officers and soldiers of Baisha and Baigezhai. ”

"Master Hai, I know how to it, it's for the adults above, they are landing in front of the enemy. Although it is a little messier than the Wako Nabo, you can see that those soldiers are all fierce barbarians, but some people are damaged, others don't care at all, and the morale is still very high. Officers and soldiers can't do that. ”

Hai Shuzu sighed, he didn't even ask Wei Suojun, that one was even more unreliable.

When the mixed field battalion went into battle, Cao Junfu's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"Kimisuke, Kimisuke, what's wrong with you?"

"What a strong soldier!" Cao Junfu couldn't help but say it out loud.

The people on the stern turned their heads to look at them.

Chen Shouxu smiled slightly, "Brother Cao also knows about this march and war?" ”

Hai Shuzu felt that he was being treated like a leopard, and he was a little embarrassed. However, he finally had a suave character, and he quickly adjusted his mentality, "Ladies and gentlemen, my brother Cao is a famous general of the Song Dynasty, after Cao Bin, and now he also has a hereditary military position in the imperial court. The father of the Cao brothers is the Zhengqian household of Weiwanzhou, Hainan, Guangdong. ”

Chen Shouxu didn't care that Cao Junfu's family was a five-grade household. After Cao Bin, it's kind of interesting. Cao Bin destroyed Shu and Southern Tang, and he was the most effective general of Song Taizu to unify the country. Cao Bin's son Cao Wei guarded the northwest for decades and was also a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Cao family was the most prominent military meritorious family in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wang Huizhi snorted heavily, "Dog officers and soldiers." ”

If in normal times, Cao Junfu heard Wang Huizhi's words, and he would definitely take out a dagger and fight him to the end. But this will only care about observing the actions of the field camp, and he has no time to deal with Wang Huizhi.

Maiden put on his military hat and saluted Chen Shouxu, "Your Excellency, I'm going too." ”

Chen Shouxu returned the salute, "Good luck." ”

Maiden hurried out of the stern and down the gangway to the longboat, where he landed with the field battalion.

Nothing went wrong, in the afternoon the field battalion and field artillery were all ashore.

Chen Shouxu said to Wang Huizhi, "Lord O, let's go ashore too." ”

Wang Huizhi: "I'm ashamed, Wang still wanted to do his best, but he didn't want to sit back and enjoy the success here." ”

Chen Shouxu patted him on the shoulder, "The owner of Daao doesn't have to blame himself. Mataran shouldn't be so many people on the island, and there may be a war later. At that time, I will need the help of the Tai Ao Lord. ”

"Wang is duty-bound."

The two were about to leave the stern when Cao Junfu suddenly said, "Your Excellency, I want to go with you too." ”

Hai Shuzu sighed, "Brother Cao was originally a martial idiot. ”

"As long as Brother Cao can abide by the rules of the army, it is okay." Chen Shouxu beckoned Harris, "Find some weapons for Brother Cao, he can't go to the battlefield with his bare hands." ”

Cao Junfu took a deep look, "Thank you, Lord of the Nation." ”

At that moment, Chen Shouxu handed over the command of the fleet to Alemand, led a guard of 60 people, and Wang Huizhi also went back to gather 300 people and boarded the island of Karimata in a longboat.