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The naval strength of the Sultanate of Sulu is undoubtedly second to none in the vicinity of the Sulu Sea, and even in the entire South Seas region, it is considered a powerful navy. This is the reason why the Western powers did not send the main naval forces to the South Seas. Otherwise, those small battleships of the Navy of the Sultanate of Sulu will not even be enough to plug their teeth in front of the powerful battleships of the Western Navy!

As soon as Sultan Suleiman gave the order, the navy of the Sultanate of Sulu got busy. However, the army is not just leaving. Soldiers need to be assembled, and all kinds of supplies need to be prepared. In particular, the merchant ships needed to carry 5,000 infantry also need to be requisitioned, and these will take time! From the afternoon of March 22, after Sultan Suleiman's order, it was not until two days later, that is, on the afternoon of March 24, that the army of the Sultanate of Sulu set out from Jolo Island and went to Mindanao to attack the Xinhua army!

This time, the Sultanate of Sulu sent a total of tens of thousands of people, and the main forces of the army and navy were all dispatched! In terms of navy, the Sulu Sultanate dispatched a total of more than 70 warships, large and small, but most of these warships were small ships of tens or more than 100 tons, and they were also equipped with old artillery, which were small in number, short in range, and small in power. As a result, the navy of the Sultanate of Sulu, although it had a large number of warships, was not really strong. The 5,000 army of the Sultanate of Sulu was also crammed into more than a dozen merchant ships, guarded by naval warships.

HMS Holo is the flagship of the Sultanate of Sulu and one of the most powerful ships! This is a decommissioned battleship of the Dutch East India Company purchased by the Sultanate of Sulu from Batavia a few years ago, a sixth-class battleship with a displacement of more than 500 tons and 24 guns! Most of the remaining warships of the Sultanate of Sulu had only a few guns. Their naval combat tactics also almost stop at the broadside battle, waiting until their own warship is admitted to the opponent's warship, and then destroy the enemy in hand-to-hand combat!

Ahmed was the admiral of the Sultanate of Sulu and the commander of the battle. This time, the tens of thousands of land and navy dispatched by the Sulu Sultanate were all under his command! For this battle, General Ahmed is full of confidence. The Sultanate of Sulu has dominated the Sulu Sea for hundreds of years, and it is not comparable to a Chinese state that has just been established. Although it was known from the people of the Maguindanao Sultanate that the Xinhua army was very strong. But General Ahmed turned his nose up at this, believing that it was nothing more than a rumor! The army of the Maguindanao Sultanate is its own garbage, and it can't defeat the Chinese, so it exaggerates the combat power of the Chinese! Ahmad's impression of the Chinese was entirely cowardly, hard-working, and the exquisite goods made by the Chinese and the beautiful Chinese women.

In the Sultanate of Sulu, there are also some Chinese, but there are not many of them, only more than 10,000 people! The situation of these Chinese is not good. Although they relied on their own labor and accumulated a lot of wealth. However, the leaders of the Sultanate of Sulu have always coveted the wealth of the Chinese, and often accused them of various crimes, and then plotted to rob their family property and humiliate their wives and daughters. When the Qing Dynasty closed itself off from the country, regarded these Chinese as outcasts of the Celestial Empire, and ignored them, the Chinese in the Nanyang region undoubtedly lived in water and fire!

"General Ahmed, I'm counting on you this time! Only if you defeat the Chinese navy will we be able to land safely! A bearded general said to General Ahmet, who was the commander of the Sulu Sultanate's army in this battle, General Alef. However, this time the battle was dominated by General Ahmed.

"General Alef, rest assured, Allah will bless us! Under the guidance of Allah, the mighty and invincible navy of the Sultanate of Sulu will tear those Chinese warships to shreds! General Ahmed said with great certainty. According to the information he obtained, the Chinese navy only had more than a dozen warships! And this time the Sulu Sultanate dispatched more than 70 warships, no matter how big the Chinese warships are, and the ants bite the elephants to death, the final victory will definitely belong to them!

"Ha Lu Ha! Then I will first congratulate the general on his victory! After we have eliminated the main force of those Chinese, we will go straight to their lair! When the time comes, their wealth and women will be ours! "The thought of the wealth and women of the Chinese makes Alepf drool!

Ahmed also has bright eyes, and in the eyes of these natives, there is no difference between the kind and hard-working Chinese and the weak sheep. They kept the Chinese in captivity and slaughtered them when they were fat, thus enjoying themselves by plundering the wealth of the Chinese.

In Cotabatar, the capital of the Maguindanao Sultanate, the Xinhua army led by Long Yufei was also preparing for war. The main force of the 1st Brigade of the Xinhua Army and the two infantry battalions sent by the 3rd Brigade are continuing to wipe out the remnants of the Maguindanao Sultanate, and at the same time capturing a large number of Moros and making them slaves of the Xinhua Kingdom! In addition, the wealth of these Moro people was all collected by the Xinhua army. The average Moro were poor, barely clothed, and barely fed, so they didn't expect much oil and water to be taken out of them. But the high-ranking officials of the Maguindanao Sultanate are also wealthy. Many people have gold or other precious stones in their homes, and although they are not as good as the treasures they have caught from Sultan Yusuf of the Sultanate of Maguindanau, they add up to millions of dollars! These riches made Long Yufei almost dance excitedly! This time to destroy the two sultanates in Mindanao, the Xinhua army has plundered more than 4 million Chinese dollars of wealth! With this money, the navy of the Xinhua Army can form a third fleet, and the army can continue to expand. In addition, a series of factories planned by Long Yufei, such as chemical plants and machinery manufacturing plants, can also start construction! In order to increase the development of Mindanao, Long Yufei planned to build several roads in Mindanao, which run through the entire island, so that the resources buried in the hinterland of central Mindanao can be exploited. Now with this wealth, these projects can also be started! Long Yufei believes that with the promotion of strong funds, the entire Xinhua Kingdom will embark on the fast track!

After the destruction of the Sultanate of Maguindanao, the whole of Mindanao was already under the rule of the Xinhua Kingdom! However, now it is necessary to deal with the retaliation of the Sultanate of Sulu! Long Yufei ordered the head of the envoy of the Sulu Sultanate to be cut off, and the Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate will definitely not give up! Similarly, Long Yufei also hoped to take the opportunity of this great victory to destroy the last sultanate of the Moro people! In this way, the indigenous forces around Mindanao will be almost wiped out. Long Yufei can concentrate on development to deal with Western powers! It is now 1837, and the invasion of the East by the Western powers is becoming more and more active, and there is not much time left for Long Yufei to develop steadily!

After supporting the army's battle, the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy retreated to the sea and sailed to Morro Bay, ready to meet the navy of the Sulu Sultanate! The Bay of Iliana is too narrow for the play of the Navy! Morro Bay is relatively open, and the firepower and speed of the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy can be brought into play!

The Xinhua side knows very well that the Navy of the Sultanate of Sulu has a large number of warships, but the performance of the warships is very rubbish! As long as you give full play to your own advantages, do not give the navy of the Sultanate of Sulu a chance to fight in close combat, and sink the opposing warship at a long distance! Then, the Xinhua Navy will be able to achieve victory at a small cost!

Long Yufei wants to take this opportunity to kill the Sultanate of Sulu as well, in addition to the navy that will be responsible for destroying the Sultanate of Sulu, the army will also land on the island of Holo and completely destroy the Sultanate of Sulu! For this reason, Long Yufei ordered the Second Brigade of the Army to stay in Xinhua City to send 3 infantry battalions and 1 artillery battalion to come by merchant ship to prepare to participate in this battle! The Sultanate of Sulu has a vast territory and also has a large territory in the northeastern part of Borneo. After the destruction of the Sulu Sultanate, of course, Long Yufei will not lose these territories!

In order to solve the communication problem with Xinhua City, the Xinhua government and military have tried many ways in recent years. In the end, the message could only be transmitted through carrier pigeons. In order to ensure that the order is delivered, several carrier pigeons are released each time to ensure that the order cannot be given due to unexpected reasons. Of course, this is in the case of a short distance that can be passed by carrier pigeons. If it's too far away, there's no way out! Especially when at sea, and only by clipper! At a time when radio was not yet invented, communication had a great restriction on the command and operation of the army!

Fortunately, this time the order issued by Long Yufei was safely transmitted to Xinhua City. After receiving Long Yufei's order, the 2nd Army Brigade, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately boarded the ship and set off for Zamboanga. Once there, they will wait for the next order!

On March 26, the main fleet of the Navy of the Sultanate of Sulu had reached the eastern waters of Morro Bay! A 'Shark-class' cruiser of the Xinhua Navy, which was patrolling nearby, spotted the other side. This 'Shark-class' cruiser did not meet the battle, but immediately retreated to pass back the news of the enemy's arrival!

At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy were assembled to meet the navy of the Sulu Sultanate in the eastern waters of Morro Bay!

And the commander of the navy of the Sultanate of Sulu, General Ahmed, also left more than ten merchant ships carrying infantry and led the main force of the navy to launch an attack on the navy of the new country! The battle between the navy of the Sultanate of Sulu and the navy of the Xinhua State broke out in an instant!