Chapter 3017
Chapter 3017
Chapter 3017
At the beginning of 1657 in the Haihan calendar, the Strait of Malacca, which had been relatively peaceful in recent years, suddenly became less peaceful.
A series of merchant ships from many countries encountered attacks by unknown forces while passing through the waters at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.The port of Banda Aceh, which is the closest to the sea where the accident occurred, also became the destination of the attacked ships for a while.
In the port of Banda Aceh, you can see foreign merchant ships specially running here for refuge every three days, and some ships even have damage left by the battle.
When some injured sailors received medical treatment in the city, they also spread the news of their attack.
It is said that this force has several armed sailing boats, and the range of activities is extremely large. The thousand-mile sea area from Banda Aceh to the Malay Peninsula seems to be their hunting ground.
And their attacks don't seem to have a specific target. No matter what country's merchant ship it is, as long as it is hit, it will become their target.Moreover, these armed sailboats were equipped with a lot of guns and artillery, and the self-defense weapons on ordinary merchant ships could not compete with them at all, so they could only try their best to flee to the nearest seaport.
The only consolation is that, for some unknown reason, these attackers seem to have no interest in land targets, never take the initiative to approach the coast, and even give up when the target they are chasing is close to the coast.
But even so, in just half a month, several merchant ships disappeared for no reason in this sea area, including Haihan's ships. It is obvious that the attackers did not care about Haihan, who is known for his powerful force. taboo.
As one of the busiest trade routes in Southeast Asia, the Strait of Malacca has not seen such fierce pirates for a long time.In order to ensure the safety of the waterway, Aceh, which is close to this sea area, began to dispatch naval forces to expand the scope of patrols.
At the initiative of Aceh, the Sing Tao mercenary regiment stationed in several coastal ports also began to dispatch ships to assist in the implementation of patrol and escort missions in the Strait of Malacca.
It's just that the Aceh people never imagined that these mercenary armed forces who came to help were actually taking the opportunity to collect information about the ships passing by, and then passed the information to their companions who were waiting for the prey hundreds of miles away by telegram.
"Battalion Commander, a telegram has been sent from Simawei Port. Two Aceh merchant ships have just sailed out of the sea area. Their route is to go north through the Burmese Sea to the port of Dhaka in the Mughal Kingdom. They are expected to arrive in our sea area in a day. .”
While listening to his subordinate's report, Shao Tianhu marked the target's route on the chart.With the information sent by the second battalion of the mercenary regiment from several major ports in Aceh, he no longer has to sit on the sidelines, and can formulate a more efficient action plan.
In the first few days of the operation, Shao Tianhu's men could only wander around the sea like headless chickens trying their luck.However, after only two or three days, they received a message from the Second Battalion, which changed their method of action.
Almost all merchant ships departing from or passing through the ports of Simawei, Meilun, and Shigeli to the waters north of the Strait of Malacca were under the surveillance of the Second Battalion.They only need to provide the course and speed of these ships, and Shao Tianhu can roughly calculate where to intercept these ships.
Of course, if the intended route and destination of the target can be indicated like the telegram just now, then it will be easier to start.
With such a source of intelligence as a guarantee, Shao Tianhu created one or two attacks almost every day.Coupled with the occasional interception of merchant ships sailing from the Indian Ocean into the Strait of Malacca, in just half a month, they have carried out attacks on at least more than [-] targets.
Considering the propaganda effect, they only chased most of the ships symbolically, and even fired a burst of guns towards the stern and side of the ship to exaggerate the tension.But when people actually kill people and steal money, it is very rare.
Shao Tianhu sent battle reports back to Xingdao every day, and the headquarters also gave clearer instructions. The current operation of the first battalion should be based on the premise that the identity and whereabouts of the first battalion will not be revealed. No need to deliberately stop or destroy ships.
So far, the battalion's real raid record is actually only one British galleon.The tonnage of that ship was even slightly larger than the warships of the first battalion, and it did not run away after encountering them. It was confident that it was equipped with more than a dozen artillery pieces, and wanted to compete with them.
When encountering such a tough target, Shao Tianhu was of course unambiguous, and ordered several ships to close the encirclement, and then used the advantage of the range of the artillery to besiege the Galen ship.
The firefight really started, and the British found that the disadvantage of weapons could not be compensated by the tonnage advantage, but it was too late to regret, and soon the Galen ship was shot and caught fire, losing the ability to continue fighting.
As the fire got bigger and bigger, the desperate sailors chose to abandon the ship and jump into the sea to escape. In the end, only more than [-] people were caught by Shao Tianhu's order, and the rest died with the ship.
At present, these captured sailors have not been executed, and they are all held in a temporary camp on Phuket Island.According to the instructions of the headquarters, a supply ship will arrive in Phuket Island in two days to transport all the supplies they need, and at the same time, these captured personnel will be secretly brought back to Xingdao for disposal.
At the current stage of the operation, although the Xingdao Command has not stated the real purpose, Shao Tianhu has become more and more sure that his previous guess is correct, that is, Haihan needs to create a large enough chaos in this area, In order to have sufficient reasons to send troops to intervene.
And the actual situation is just as he guessed, the Sing Tao authorities have begun to respond to the chaos in the waters at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
Roger sent letters to the Portuguese colonial governor of Malacca and the king of Aceh, expressing his anger at the recent "frequent attacks" on Haihan merchant ships in the northern waters of the Strait of Malacca.In view of the fact that the situation of rampant piracy is still deteriorating, Haihan cannot stand idly by, so he plans to send troops to the area in the near future to eliminate the pirate organizations that are frequently active in the area.
As soon as this news was announced, it naturally caused a lot of shock in the outside world.
No one will doubt Haihan's ability to suppress pirates, but the northern end of the Strait of Malacca has always been within the sphere of influence of Aceh, Portugal, and Siam. Haihan seldom participates in the security affairs of this region openly. The military aid is also carried out through the roundabout form of the mercenary group.
But now Roger suddenly claims to send troops to wipe out the pirate armed forces in this area, which means that the balance of the past few years will be broken.The rulers of all parties are not fools, and they will naturally think of the far-reaching impact it will cause.
(End of this chapter)
At the beginning of 1657 in the Haihan calendar, the Strait of Malacca, which had been relatively peaceful in recent years, suddenly became less peaceful.
A series of merchant ships from many countries encountered attacks by unknown forces while passing through the waters at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.The port of Banda Aceh, which is the closest to the sea where the accident occurred, also became the destination of the attacked ships for a while.
In the port of Banda Aceh, you can see foreign merchant ships specially running here for refuge every three days, and some ships even have damage left by the battle.
When some injured sailors received medical treatment in the city, they also spread the news of their attack.
It is said that this force has several armed sailing boats, and the range of activities is extremely large. The thousand-mile sea area from Banda Aceh to the Malay Peninsula seems to be their hunting ground.
And their attacks don't seem to have a specific target. No matter what country's merchant ship it is, as long as it is hit, it will become their target.Moreover, these armed sailboats were equipped with a lot of guns and artillery, and the self-defense weapons on ordinary merchant ships could not compete with them at all, so they could only try their best to flee to the nearest seaport.
The only consolation is that, for some unknown reason, these attackers seem to have no interest in land targets, never take the initiative to approach the coast, and even give up when the target they are chasing is close to the coast.
But even so, in just half a month, several merchant ships disappeared for no reason in this sea area, including Haihan's ships. It is obvious that the attackers did not care about Haihan, who is known for his powerful force. taboo.
As one of the busiest trade routes in Southeast Asia, the Strait of Malacca has not seen such fierce pirates for a long time.In order to ensure the safety of the waterway, Aceh, which is close to this sea area, began to dispatch naval forces to expand the scope of patrols.
At the initiative of Aceh, the Sing Tao mercenary regiment stationed in several coastal ports also began to dispatch ships to assist in the implementation of patrol and escort missions in the Strait of Malacca.
It's just that the Aceh people never imagined that these mercenary armed forces who came to help were actually taking the opportunity to collect information about the ships passing by, and then passed the information to their companions who were waiting for the prey hundreds of miles away by telegram.
"Battalion Commander, a telegram has been sent from Simawei Port. Two Aceh merchant ships have just sailed out of the sea area. Their route is to go north through the Burmese Sea to the port of Dhaka in the Mughal Kingdom. They are expected to arrive in our sea area in a day. .”
While listening to his subordinate's report, Shao Tianhu marked the target's route on the chart.With the information sent by the second battalion of the mercenary regiment from several major ports in Aceh, he no longer has to sit on the sidelines, and can formulate a more efficient action plan.
In the first few days of the operation, Shao Tianhu's men could only wander around the sea like headless chickens trying their luck.However, after only two or three days, they received a message from the Second Battalion, which changed their method of action.
Almost all merchant ships departing from or passing through the ports of Simawei, Meilun, and Shigeli to the waters north of the Strait of Malacca were under the surveillance of the Second Battalion.They only need to provide the course and speed of these ships, and Shao Tianhu can roughly calculate where to intercept these ships.
Of course, if the intended route and destination of the target can be indicated like the telegram just now, then it will be easier to start.
With such a source of intelligence as a guarantee, Shao Tianhu created one or two attacks almost every day.Coupled with the occasional interception of merchant ships sailing from the Indian Ocean into the Strait of Malacca, in just half a month, they have carried out attacks on at least more than [-] targets.
Considering the propaganda effect, they only chased most of the ships symbolically, and even fired a burst of guns towards the stern and side of the ship to exaggerate the tension.But when people actually kill people and steal money, it is very rare.
Shao Tianhu sent battle reports back to Xingdao every day, and the headquarters also gave clearer instructions. The current operation of the first battalion should be based on the premise that the identity and whereabouts of the first battalion will not be revealed. No need to deliberately stop or destroy ships.
So far, the battalion's real raid record is actually only one British galleon.The tonnage of that ship was even slightly larger than the warships of the first battalion, and it did not run away after encountering them. It was confident that it was equipped with more than a dozen artillery pieces, and wanted to compete with them.
When encountering such a tough target, Shao Tianhu was of course unambiguous, and ordered several ships to close the encirclement, and then used the advantage of the range of the artillery to besiege the Galen ship.
The firefight really started, and the British found that the disadvantage of weapons could not be compensated by the tonnage advantage, but it was too late to regret, and soon the Galen ship was shot and caught fire, losing the ability to continue fighting.
As the fire got bigger and bigger, the desperate sailors chose to abandon the ship and jump into the sea to escape. In the end, only more than [-] people were caught by Shao Tianhu's order, and the rest died with the ship.
At present, these captured sailors have not been executed, and they are all held in a temporary camp on Phuket Island.According to the instructions of the headquarters, a supply ship will arrive in Phuket Island in two days to transport all the supplies they need, and at the same time, these captured personnel will be secretly brought back to Xingdao for disposal.
At the current stage of the operation, although the Xingdao Command has not stated the real purpose, Shao Tianhu has become more and more sure that his previous guess is correct, that is, Haihan needs to create a large enough chaos in this area, In order to have sufficient reasons to send troops to intervene.
And the actual situation is just as he guessed, the Sing Tao authorities have begun to respond to the chaos in the waters at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
Roger sent letters to the Portuguese colonial governor of Malacca and the king of Aceh, expressing his anger at the recent "frequent attacks" on Haihan merchant ships in the northern waters of the Strait of Malacca.In view of the fact that the situation of rampant piracy is still deteriorating, Haihan cannot stand idly by, so he plans to send troops to the area in the near future to eliminate the pirate organizations that are frequently active in the area.
As soon as this news was announced, it naturally caused a lot of shock in the outside world.
No one will doubt Haihan's ability to suppress pirates, but the northern end of the Strait of Malacca has always been within the sphere of influence of Aceh, Portugal, and Siam. Haihan seldom participates in the security affairs of this region openly. The military aid is also carried out through the roundabout form of the mercenary group.
But now Roger suddenly claims to send troops to wipe out the pirate armed forces in this area, which means that the balance of the past few years will be broken.The rulers of all parties are not fools, and they will naturally think of the far-reaching impact it will cause.
(End of this chapter)