Chapter 18: The Pirate Invasion
Considering the difficulties of occupying a newly acquired country, in this regard, as always, according to Liu Xu's previous strategic arrangement, he decided to support a small state and suppress another powerful force, so that he could gain a foothold in Vietnam. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Monarchies throughout history have been ruled in two different ways: one is ruled by a single monarch and a group of servants – the latter is governed by the monarch's favor and admiration, as ministers to assist the monarch in ruling the kingdom;
The other is ruled by monarchs and vassals – the latter having that status not by the favor of the monarch, but by ancient lineage. Such princes have their own state and their own subjects. These subjects revered their lords and had a natural affection for them.
As for those countries ruled by a monarch and his servants, their monarch was treated with greater respect, because he was considered the only one in the country. If they obey anyone else, they simply see that person as an agent and an official, and they don't particularly love him.
In Vietnam, examples of these two different forms of government are the Viet Viet and the Cham state. The monarchy of the Emperor of the Great Viet Kingdom was ruled by one master, and the rest were his servants.
The Emperor of Da Viet divided his kingdom into "states", to which he sent various administrative officials and could move or remove them as he pleased.
But the king of Champa was in the midst of a large group of nobles who were recognized and loved by their subjects, and who in turn had their own privileges. The king could not deprive himself of these privileges unless he took the risk himself.
Therefore, if one examines these two countries, one will realize that it is difficult to occupy the country of the Emperor of the Great Viet Kingdom, but if it is conquered, it is easy to keep the country. On the contrary, it turned out that in some respects it was easier to occupy the country of Champa and it was difficult to keep it.
The difficulty of capturing the kingdom of the Emperor of Da Viet was that the invaders could not be summoned by the princes of the kingdom, nor could they be expected to rely on the rebellion of the people around the emperor to facilitate their schemes. This is for the above reasons, for they are all slaves and servants of the monarch, and it is very difficult to buy them; And even if they were to be bought, they could not expect much benefit from them, because they could not lead the people to follow them.
Therefore, the person who attacks the country of Dai Viet must think that he will encounter a united country, and he must rely on his own strength and not on the rebellion of others. But if the Emperor of Da Viet had been conquered, and had been defeated so badly that he could not regain his strength, there would be no one to be feared except the monarch's family.
And after the extermination of the monarch's family, since the rest of the people did not have the trust of the people, there were no more terrible people; And because the conquerors did not rely on them until they were victorious, there was no need to fear them afterwards.
In kingdoms that ruled like Champong, the opposite was true: for there were often disgruntled and change-minded people, and it would be easy for you to invade there if you won over some of the nobles of the kingdom.
For these reasons, these people will open the way for your invasion and make your victory easy. But if you want to keep the country in the future, you will encounter infinite difficulties, and it comes from those who have helped you and those who you have defeated.
You just wiped out the monarch's family, and that was not enough, because the remaining nobles would become the leaders of the new changes. And, since you can neither satisfy them nor exterminate them, you will lose the country when their time comes.
But those countries that are organized like Champa cannot be possessed so smoothly. The reason why there were repeated counter-rebellions during the Three Kingdoms period was because there were countless small kingdoms in it.
When their memories have not yet disappeared, Wei Shuwu will never be able to securely occupy their land. But once their memories were evaporated by the power and longevity of the empire's rule, Wei became a firm occupant of these areas.
Later, when there was a civil war between the Wei people, each of them, since they had established authority in a certain part of the country, he was able to make the people there follow him. And since the family of the previous master has become extinct, no one else has been recognized except for the Wei people.
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As always, with his own identity, it is very easy to see the king of Champang.
From Zhi Min's words, as always, several people confirmed their thoughts, Zhancheng is indeed as Liu Xu expected, it is a country where kings and nobles coexist, and if you want to attack them, the first thing is to have a good relationship with the nobles of Zhancheng.
QQ candy is very good at this, after all, in reality he is a rich second generation, and he is very handy for all kinds of interpersonal relationships and going out to play.
After some exchanges, the two reached an agreement, as always, on behalf of Shushui County to provide them with weapons and equipment, and coastal support, correspondingly, Zhimin will provide a large amount of seafood and some timber and iron ore, plus 30,000 taels of gold.
Although it seems that he has become the patron of Champa as always, and needs to keep you safe along the coast of Champ, it is actually a lucrative deal.
Because in this way, as always, it is possible to establish a base in Vietnam, recruit and trade troops locally, and rule the land with Vietnamese people, which is an eternal truth.
Of course, since they are here, as always, they still have to show their muscles to Zhimin to eliminate their worries about themselves.
On the day the agreement was signed, as always, he took two ships to the island outside Da Nang.
This is also the second time that Liu Xu's camp has landed on this island.
QQ Candy looked at the fishermen who were constantly working on the island, looked at the same as before, and said uneasily: "We brought these warships, and we may not be the opponents of pirates!" ”
"Hehe, you can rest assured! Everything is arranged. As always, he comforted him.
QQ Sugar thought for a while and proposed, "Should we report to Liu Xu, this matter has been beyond our authority from the very beginning." ”
As always, he glanced at him and said with a smile: "You think, we have been on Hainan Island for so long, and we have not assigned tasks, while others have continued to make contributions on the frontline battlefield, and now there is an opportunity in front of you, just say if you want it!" ”
"Forehead ......"
QQ Candy looked at him speechless for a while, this thing is good, but I don't know if the two of them have the ability to eat it.
"Brother, you can put your little heart in your stomach with peace of mind! I have mastered this time, and after this battle, you and I will definitely make a name for ourselves! As always, he looked at him and said.
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The next day, 11 a.m.
Fishermen on Duguo Island, escorted by two fishery administration vessels, No. 402 and No. 407, are carrying out intensive fishing operations in a sea area.
Suddenly, several sail shadows appeared on the sea in the distance, and the fishermen looked up to see a pirate ship approaching from the open sea.
The pirate ship belongs to the queue of building ships, although the specifications and models are not as large as the building ships in Shushui County, but they are also equipped with trebuchets and stone throwers.
The pirate ship arrogantly broke into the sea near Duguo Island, frantically threw stones at the fishermen on the island, and at the same time fired at the ships No. 402 and No. 407, in a vain attempt to force the people away as always.
However, the fishermen who have been fishing in the waters of the island for generations have not been deterred by the threat of force from the pirates, and they continue to fish as usual.
After a while, a storm boat was lowered on the pirate ship, carrying a group of pirates with various weapons, and swooped down on Fishery Ship No. 402 with a fierce look.
At this time, QQ Candy was already furious, this group of pirates was so blind that only a small boat still wanted to fight against them.
He walked up to the bow of the boat, looked at the boat below and roared, "Whoever dares to come up will be killed!" ”
The righteous roar frightened the pirates holding the cable on the side of the boat, and frightened them back to the pirate ship in a dinghy.
Looking at the pirate ship that escaped, QQ Candy was speechless and mocked: "This group of pirates is really bullying, they won't be afraid of you if you don't show your muscles." ”
As always, he looked at him and smiled: "You still don't know much!" Now the pirates of the world are all crazy, and this game has created their golden age. ”
"How?" QQ Candy looked at him suspiciously.
This is the Age of Discovery, and the golden age of pirates.
The Vikings earned the name of "Vikings".
Arabian pirates flourished, and Barbarossa the "Red Beard" established a pirate kingdom that is unique in the history of the world.
While the Vikings swept across the continent and the Arab pirates controlled the central Mediterranean, the Hungarian pirates also entered the Black and Baltic Seas, the Chinese islands raged in Southeast Asia, and the Japanese pirates began to take shape...... There are also the Philippines and the Malay Archipelago.
However, only the strong Vikings left a strong mark on the stage of history, and the Viking sword shook the whole of Europe.
As always, it is also because of his identity that he has learned so many stories about the increase of pirates.
He looked at QQ Candy and smiled mysteriously, and said, "In the future, you will understand!" ”
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The pirates did not rein in their activities because of QQ Sugar's reprimand, but became more unscrupulous.
On the third day, the morning of the 18th, the vast South China Sea was rolled with waves, and the sky was covered with clouds and mist.
Corsair No. 16 and No. 4 aggressively flanked Fishery Ship No. 407 from the east and west.
Rushing ahead was Corsair 16, and as it approached Fishery Administration Ship 407, a guy with a horn and a long neck shouted in half-baked Chinese to get out of Vietnamese waters.
Yang Gui, captain of the No. 407 fishery administration ship, stood on the bow of the ship with full enthusiasm, pointed at the enemy ship and rebuked the invaders: "This is the sea area we shelter, the fishermen are protected by us, and you have no right to interfere." You must get out of here! ”
The guy who shouted on the pirate ship No. 16 knew that he was at a loss, and he was speechless, so he ordered the pirates to shoot arrows and throw stones, aiming at the ship.
Then, a bald-headed pirate officer stood out, grinning and pointing at the trebuchet beside him, cocking his thumb, and then pointing to the building ship in Shushui County, stretching out his little finger, and with a few strange screams of "tom, tom", he made a sinking action with his hand.
Seeing this ugly state, the soldiers of the water were all angry.
Yang Gui said contemptuously to the pirate officer: "The lackey doesn't know where to pick up a few rotten bones, and he also barks angrily, it's really shameless!" ”
With that, he grabbed his shirt with both hands and divided it left and right. With a "whoosh", he tore open the button of his clothes, waved his hand and patted his copper-colored chest, and yelled: "If you have the courage, you will fight!" ”
Then another fisherman pointed to the shark that was not far away, and shouted, "If you dare to shoot the first arrow, you will be told to feed the shark!" ”
Seeing that they could not intimidate the fishermen, the pirates had to slip away.
However, they did not give up, and as soon as the Corsair No. 16 ship left, the nearby Corsair No. 4 ship suddenly rammed at high speed towards the fishery administration ship No. 407 in Shushui County.
The No. 407 fishery administration ship hurriedly evaded, but it was too late, only to hear a "bang", the port side of the fishery administration ship was damaged, and then a row of huge waves brought by the No. 4 ship also pounced on the fishery administration ship.
At the same time, Yang Gui found that the iron anchor of the No. 4 ship had been hooked to the bridge door and window of the No. 407 fishery administration ship, and he jumped onto the bridge with an arrow step, risking the risk of falling into the sea and being crushed to death by the iron anchor, and pushed the iron anchor with all his might, but the port net plate frame on the ship had been broken by the anchor hook of the enemy ship.
The fishermen were even more angry, some of them picked up bamboo poles, some clenched wooden sticks, some grabbed harpoons, and prepared to jump on the enemy ship and fight to the death.
Corsair No. 4 was a thief and slipped away under the banner of "operational failure".
However, he did not go far, and after going around the nearby waters, he joined forces with two other pirate ships and fiercely rushed towards the fishery administration ship No. 407.
At this very critical juncture, the four building boats of the Shuishui Army, which were responsible for patrolling and protecting fishery, arrived.
When the pirate ship that was about to commit murder saw it, it immediately put away its murderous appearance and pretended to send out an inquiry signal.
The boat immediately issued a flag: "I am the Champa Shelter Navy, and I am conducting normal patrols in our territorial waters." ”
Then a warning signal was issued: "Duguo Island is the inherent territory of the city, and no one will be allowed to infringe on it!" You shelled our islands, crashed into our fishing boats, and issued a grave warning to you! ”
Seeing that the situation was not good, the pirate ship hurriedly fled the sea near Duguo Island.
In the early morning of the 19th, the pirate ship took advantage of the darkness before dawn and secretly sailed to Duguo Island.
As they approached the island, they dropped their assault ships and carried well-equipped pirates in a vain attempt to sneak up on and occupy the island.
As always, the island was ready for battle, and as soon as the pirates landed on the shore, they were seized of their weapons and driven back.
Annoyed and angry, the pirates gathered four warships and decided to take a desperate gamble to directly compete with the naval ships on patrol duty in Shushui County, and the naval battle of Duguo Island was already imminent.