624. Breaking the siege
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The appearance of the Xia army cruiser on the surface of the Azhen Ocean greatly alarmed the Portuguese, but when they heard that the Xia army had escorted the envoys to negotiate trade with the Portuguese, the Portuguese breathed a sigh of relief and began to be suspicious. Why did the Chinese side take the initiative to agree to resume trade with Portugal? Is it a ploy to divide Portugal and the Netherlands, or is there another plan? The Azhen officials, who had no way to understand the intentions of the Chinese court for a while, could only resort to delaying the army, and on the grounds that they were not qualified to negotiate with the Chinese envoys, they asked the Chinese to go to Goa, the capital of the Asian vice-kingdom to which Portugal belonged, to meet with the vice-royal court (viceroyacourt).
Huang Boming, who commanded the detachment, had no patience to continue the aimless sea journey, and was anxious to return to Tianzhu Town to join the Tusi of southern Burma, so he instructed Lan Baozhen, who was temporarily in charge of the Governor Yamen Lingyamen Metropolitan Protector Branch, to request the Portuguese to send ships to guide the Huaxia fleet to Goa as the ambassador of the Chinese negotiations.
The Portuguese were fooled, and the governor of Azhen (the governor) did not dare to let the Chinese fleet, including two battleline gunboats, go to Goa, so it was proposed that the Chinese side could only send one letter ship to Goa with an envoy. However, under the pretext of being in line with the status of the Chinese envoy and the fact that the sea was full of unfriendly forces against China, Lan Baozhen asked to send four patrol ships to escort the escort.
After some "intense" negotiations, and with Lan Baozhen's deliberate concession, the two sides reached an agreement that the Azhen side would send a military Galen ship to escort the two second-class Xia Army letter ships to Goa, and finally safely escort the two ships and the delegation back to Puji (Phuket) Town. At the same time, the two sides further agreed that, pending the safe return of the mission, the Lingyamen Metropolitan Protectorate agreed to temporarily open the shipping route to ensure the safe passage of Portuguese ships through the Strait of Malacca to the Mui trade.
After Lan Baozhen and his entourage left, Huang Boming immediately turned back to Tianzhu Town to guard the mansion, and at this time, the southern Burma feudal domains that had just been confirmed by the Chinese court had arrived. However, due to the hurry, the fleets that came to obey the orders this time were not as neat as the previous ones, and there was only one large ship with more than eight materials, and most of them were junk-type miscellaneous ships.
Among the chaotic ships, the 18,000-material third-class cruiser was so tall and majestic, and the dense cannon ports on both sides of the ship made the Tusi people who had just ascended to heaven show envious expressions in fear. Huang Boming didn't discuss anything with these local chickens and dogs, and as soon as the others arrived, he immediately raised his tent and ordered his troops, and immediately after replenishing the water, he hurried to Matala Port with these rabble.
Almost as Huang Boming thought, the Dutch ships that had escaped from outside the Tianzhu Town Guard Mansion had already informed their companions of the arrival of the Xia Army cruiser. Although the Portuguese-Dutch alliance had an absolute advantage in the number of ships, neither the Portuguese nor the Dutch were willing to face such a terrible killer at sea, so the alliance soon collapsed. By the time Huang Boming's detachment arrived, there was no blockade ship in sight outside the port of Matala.
"Send someone to inform the feudal lords of southern Burma, and tell them to enter the port immediately." Although the siege of Matala Harbor had been lifted, Huang Boming still cautiously sent the ships of the 36 Western Oceans to sail into Matala Harbor first, while the main ships led by himself continued to cruise in the open sea in the strong southwest monsoon. "Make sure there are no Hongyi ambushes in the harbor."
Following Huang Boming's order, a four-masted ship rushed into the harbor first. There was no cannon sound, and one after another, and soon, the ships of the thirty-six Western families sailed into the port one after another. At this time, the main fleet slowly approached the port, and the broken appearance of the batteries originally located on the shore also clearly fell into the eyes of the officers and soldiers of Xia.
"It doesn't look good, and I don't know if there are any living people." The officers and soldiers were talking one after another. "Don't run in vain, just take some bones back, that's bad?????? It's all the guys in Tianzhu Town who did evil, and they sent hundreds of people to Xilan, and now they are arrested, and they should be like this??????"
As he spoke, a rushing ship sailed out of the harbor, stopped a hundred paces away from the main fleet, put down a small boat, and slowly approached the flagship [Xijiang] under the paddling of the oarsmen. After lowering the rope ladder on the flagship and rowing the boat up, a young military attache wearing a Chinese official uniform quickly climbed up.
"Xiaguan, the third-class lieutenant, Yuan Shuwei, the deputy instructor of the Tianzhu Town Guard Mansion of the Fubo Army, see Lord Dujian."
"Are you a military attache? The defenders of Sebourg in the commercial port of Matara? "The captain of the [Xijiang] on the side, Tu Qing, the second lieutenant from Wupin, got a response one by one, so he asked further." What is the situation in the fort today? ”
"Back to this adult's words, the naval blockade of Hongyi and Fulang Jiyi has ended half a month ago, but Hongyi on the 6th is still besieging the city." Yuan Shuwei introduced. "We have few soldiers and can't go out of the fort to invite an attack, and there are many natives in the Hongyi army, so we can't conquer the fort for a while, so the two sides are deadlocked. It's just that on that day, the Hongyi fleet destroyed two forts outside the port, and there were also casualties in the siege, and now there are less than 100 people in the fort, and more than 40 wounded, and there is a shortage of food and medicine. ”
Seeing that Yuan Shuwei's robe had been dyed by gunsmoke, Huang Boming nodded: "Don't worry about these, this time the official has brought a lot, Lord Yuan, you have worked hard." ”
Yuan Shuwei hugged his fists in the direction of Wuchang and said: "It is the responsibility of the subordinates to guard the frontier for the saint, and the subordinates are not afraid of hard work." ”
"Very good, only this time, the court will not give you a second count." Huang Boming's face was solemn. "You are bold and reckless, but if you want to coerce the imperial court to start a war with Hongyi, you can be found guilty."
Yuan Shuwei subconsciously knelt down on one leg: "The lower officials don't know, and the lower officials also obey orders." ”
Huang Boming asked: "Of course, the eight products are acting according to orders, and this official asks you, what about the person in charge of this fort?" ”
Yuan Shuwei's reply shocked the people present: "Xiaguan, Xiaguan is already the highest official in the fort, and Lord Jiang and several other adults are either martyred or seriously injured." ”
Huang Boming couldn't help sighing: "Look at the foolish things you have done, there is no good result for you to be loyal to the country." ”
Everyone also sighed for a long time, and then Sun Wenyun, the pipe band of the cruiser fleet, whispered a few words to Huang Boming, Huang Boming squinted his eyes and thought about it for a long time, and then looked at Yuan Shuwei again: "Deputy training officer Yuan, this official and others are all from the sailor, and they are not good at 6 battles, since you can lead the remnants of the army to persist until now, I think you are also a good general, this official will give you a chance, if you do it well, this official will definitely not hesitate to promote." ”
In the past, Tian entered Ma Ying's eyes, and was promoted from the team leader to the deputy commander of the regiment in one fell swoop, which can be said to be promoted three levels in a row, Tian also lived up to Ma Ying's hopes, and made a lot of contributions in the army by cutting the generals and capturing the flag all the way, and thus accumulated merit and was promoted to the commander of the Sixth Division of the Longxiang Army, which became a well-known story in the water division. Now although Huang Boming does not have Ma Ying's ability, he can still do it as an eight-rank petty official, so a great opportunity has been placed in front of Yuan Shuwei.
Yuan Shuwei thought for a while and responded: "I don't know what the adults want the lower officials to do, the lower officials will definitely try their best to do it, but the lower officials don't ask the adults to be simple, and ask the adults to ask for the end of the deceased Lord Jiang Binbin and several other deceased adults." ”
Sun Wenyun praised: "Sacrificing personal gains and losses and doing your best for the robe is really affectionate and righteous." ”
Huang Boming said: "The fate of Jiang and others is for the court to decide, and the official is powerless. Anyway, the deceased is great, and the official will try his best to exonerate them, but the premise is that you must repel the Hongyi in front of you, don't worry, it's not for you to let the remnants of more than 100 people attack, so if you see the taxes on 6, they are all good men who fought for their lives in the waves, and you take them to attack, how about it? Are you sure you'll win??????"
The night was deep, and the strong sea breeze swept away the heat of the day, and it seemed so peaceful.
However, in this silent night, hundreds of shirtless "officers and soldiers" in southern Burma, under the leadership of Yuan Shuwei, slowly but firmly touched the Dutch camp opposite, with daggers in their mouths and big knives in their hands.
By the end of the day, the party had reached the edge of the Dutch camp.
Both the Dutch commanders and the German mercenaries slept soundly, snoring louder than donkeys, and the local Tamil soldiers were also in a sweet sleep. Speaking of which, it's not that the Dutch don't accept the lesson. Instead, the Xia army had been besieged in the fort in the port area of Matala for many days, and was unable to send troops to attack at night. Over time, the Dutch naturally forgot about the painful experiences of the past. Moreover, although the Dutch army also saw the arrival of Chinese reinforcements, the arrogant Dutch colonists believed that they had more than 1,000 men, and that there was no shortage of muskets, artillery, spears, and short knives, and that they might not be without the strength to fight. In addition, the Dutch believed that the summer foothold was not stable, and it was impossible to launch an offensive as soon as it came up, so they gave the Xia army a fleeting opportunity.
Yuan Shuwei made a gesture and did not speak, but took the lead into the undefended camp of the Dutch, and by the bright moonlight, he chopped off the heads of the German mercenaries who had untied their helmets. The pirates who wore the vests of the "officers and soldiers" of southern Burma also followed suit, raising their swords and killing the Dutch and Germans one by one on the spot.
The strong smell of blood finally woke up the Dutch soldiers, but before these Dutch officers and soldiers could fully wake up, the hellish scene made them convuls. With their hands and feet paralyzed, they were powerless to pick up arms to meet the Xia army who was about to kill, and only the most clever ones knew how to flee into the distance immediately??????
"No need to chase." After throwing the dagger in his mouth into the chest of a Dutch officer who had just picked up a firearm, Yuan Shuwei ordered loudly. "Let them flee back, so that they can spread the power of our army." Yuan Shuwei was a smart man, and after knowing that the Huaxia court had no intention of immediately attacking the Netherlands, he naturally knew how to choose. "It's enough to kill everything in front of you??????"