Chapter 3019
Chapter 3019
Chapter 3019
The governor of Malacca, Costa, has been in a state of panic in recent months. This is not because the old enemy Aceh is preparing to send troops to attack the city of Malacca, nor is it because the trouble-loving Dutch came to make trouble again, but Haihan The recent military moves are really worrying.
A few months ago, Costa received a message from his nephew Gabriel from Cam Ranh Port, saying that the Haihan Army stationed in Annan and other places is undergoing large-scale mobilization, and may carry out large-scale military operations in the South China Sea , but its target cannot be confirmed yet.
The subsequent battle in the direction of the Philippine Islands, which lasted for more than two months, also confirmed the authenticity of the information Gabriel received. The Haihan Army defeated the Spanish colonial forces that had been operating there for a century, and completely occupied the central part of the Philippine Islands. area.
This leaves only the island of Mindanao remaining in Spain's actual control area north of the Sulawesi Sea.In the subsequent armistice agreement signed between Haihan and Spain in Cebu, even Mindanao became the exchange condition for the Spaniards to escape from the local area.
Spain's defeat is logically good news for Portugal, but losing to Haihan so thoroughly may not be entirely good news.Because the scope of activities of the Spaniards is further compressed to the south of the equator, the struggle with Portugal and the Netherlands in this area will become more intense.
Portugal may have to mobilize more forces from Malacca and other places to deal with the prodigal dog of Spain, in case the Spaniards start a pirate and looting mode in the area in order to recover their losses, and hit Portugal with their ideas.
At the same time, the special warfare division known as the ace unit of the Haihan Army set off from Cam Ranh Port, first circled the Gulf of Siam, and then went all the way south along the Malay Peninsula, visiting countries along the way, and finally stationed in Xingdao.
In the non-war state of Xingdao, it is obvious that there is no need to station so many armed forces.Costa thinks the most ideal possibility is that Haihan wants Qian Tiandun to replace Roger to take over Xingdao, and replace the local garrison by the way.
But things obviously did not go as he wished. Qian Tiandun's special operations division and troops from Annan had been stationed in Xingdao for some time, but the original local garrison troops showed no sign of withdrawing and returning home.On the contrary, Xing Tao is holding various large and small military exercises frequently, making a gesture of fighting hard.
Although Xing Tao has not made any major diplomatic moves for the time being, these actions certainly cannot deceive the discerning.Costa has also dealt with Roger for a long time, he knows that Roger is not a person who likes to bluff, these transfers and exercises must mean that Haihan is preparing for battle to some extent.
But before Costa figured out who was the real target of Xingdao, the armed pirates who suddenly appeared from the other side of the Malacca Strait stole the limelight.
This group of pirates was not picky about their food, they boarded the ship whenever they saw it, and attacked frequently.The Portuguese merchant ships passing through the sea area were also attacked, but they were lucky enough to escape the pursuit of the pirates.
Costa had to focus on maintaining the safety of trade routes, and sent warships from Malacca to escort his own merchant ships.
Not long ago, a British galleon was seen surrounded by four pirate ships in the area, and a fierce artillery battle took place.The British ship never reached its destination and disappeared at sea, probably captured or sunk by pirates.
This made Costa give up the idea of sending troops to exterminate the pirates. If he failed, the pirates would bear their grudges, and Portuguese merchant ships entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca would be even more dangerous in the future.
But at this time Xing Tao suddenly stood up, claiming that many Haihan merchant ships were attacked in the area, and that they would send troops to wipe out this group of ignorant pirates.
The time between Xingdao’s declaration of dispatching troops and the completion of the assembly was so short that Costa only received the announcement of the dispatch of troops from Xingdao the day before, and received the news from Xingdao the next day that Haihan was already at the military port. More than a hundred sailboats and thousands of horses have assembled, ready to go at any time.
Even if Haihan's military strength is superior, it is obviously not a task that can be completed in three or two days to prepare for such a large-scale assembly and expedition.Costa suddenly realized that this move by the Haihan people was not a temporary idea, but had been prepared for a long time.
But when did the Haihan people start preparing to do it? Costa didn't dare to think about it, because he already had a faint feeling of a very dangerous possibility.
"My lord, General Lopez is here."
The attendant's report awakened Costa from his contemplation, and he quickly ordered the attendant to invite the visitor in.
General Lopez is the current military commander of Malacca City and the next Governor of Malacca scheduled in advance in Portugal.After the aging Costa's term is completed, Lopez will become his successor.
Later, a soldier with a beard walked into the house quickly, bowed slightly to Costa, and said, "Master Governor, the ship we sent to Xingdao has returned."
Costa said in amazement: "Why so fast? According to the time calculation, it should not have arrived at Xingdao by this time, right?"
Lopez's face was very gloomy: "Master Governor, I suggest that you go to the port in person. I will explain the specific situation to you later on the way."
Costa knew that this subordinate generally wouldn't bluff, and if he made such a suggestion, I'm afraid things would not be simple, so he even ordered to prepare a carriage to go to the port outside the city.
Costa had assigned a special envoy, Sanchez, to Singdao by boat the day before.He hoped that Sanchez could meet with Roger face to face and communicate about sending troops to eliminate pirates.
If possible, at least try to send troops with Haihan, so as to monitor Haihan's actions during the operation, so as not to be aware of the situation near the Strait of Malacca.
But the situation was obviously not as smooth as Costa expected. The special envoy's ship had apparently turned back before arriving at Xingdao.The weather conditions in the strait were good for the past two days, and it was obviously unlikely that there would be severe sea conditions that would prevent him from going to Xingdao.
On the carriage, Lopez explained to Costa the real reason that forced the envoy to turn back: "Mr. Sanchez's ship encountered Haihan's fleet near the Karimon Islands, so he turned back quickly and came back to report to you."
The Karimon Islands are tens of miles west of Xingdao, and when entering this sea area, you can see Xingdao Port in the distance.
Costa said: "Since this is the case, why didn't Sanchez come to see me in person when he came back? He hasn't even set foot on Xingdao, so how do he know that the Haihan people are going on an expedition instead of going out for daily exercises?"
"Mr. Sanchez is not in good health. His staff say it was a sudden onset of illness."
Lopez paused, and then said: "It is said that the scale of the Haihan fleet's expedition is very large. Mr. Sanchez was too emotional after seeing it, which led to his illness."
"Then why are we rushing to the port now? Are we going to visit Sanchez lying on a stretcher?" Costa was obviously very dissatisfied with this situation.
Lopez shook his head and said, "No, Governor, there are more important things that need to be confirmed by you personally."
(End of this chapter)
The governor of Malacca, Costa, has been in a state of panic in recent months. This is not because the old enemy Aceh is preparing to send troops to attack the city of Malacca, nor is it because the trouble-loving Dutch came to make trouble again, but Haihan The recent military moves are really worrying.
A few months ago, Costa received a message from his nephew Gabriel from Cam Ranh Port, saying that the Haihan Army stationed in Annan and other places is undergoing large-scale mobilization, and may carry out large-scale military operations in the South China Sea , but its target cannot be confirmed yet.
The subsequent battle in the direction of the Philippine Islands, which lasted for more than two months, also confirmed the authenticity of the information Gabriel received. The Haihan Army defeated the Spanish colonial forces that had been operating there for a century, and completely occupied the central part of the Philippine Islands. area.
This leaves only the island of Mindanao remaining in Spain's actual control area north of the Sulawesi Sea.In the subsequent armistice agreement signed between Haihan and Spain in Cebu, even Mindanao became the exchange condition for the Spaniards to escape from the local area.
Spain's defeat is logically good news for Portugal, but losing to Haihan so thoroughly may not be entirely good news.Because the scope of activities of the Spaniards is further compressed to the south of the equator, the struggle with Portugal and the Netherlands in this area will become more intense.
Portugal may have to mobilize more forces from Malacca and other places to deal with the prodigal dog of Spain, in case the Spaniards start a pirate and looting mode in the area in order to recover their losses, and hit Portugal with their ideas.
At the same time, the special warfare division known as the ace unit of the Haihan Army set off from Cam Ranh Port, first circled the Gulf of Siam, and then went all the way south along the Malay Peninsula, visiting countries along the way, and finally stationed in Xingdao.
In the non-war state of Xingdao, it is obvious that there is no need to station so many armed forces.Costa thinks the most ideal possibility is that Haihan wants Qian Tiandun to replace Roger to take over Xingdao, and replace the local garrison by the way.
But things obviously did not go as he wished. Qian Tiandun's special operations division and troops from Annan had been stationed in Xingdao for some time, but the original local garrison troops showed no sign of withdrawing and returning home.On the contrary, Xing Tao is holding various large and small military exercises frequently, making a gesture of fighting hard.
Although Xing Tao has not made any major diplomatic moves for the time being, these actions certainly cannot deceive the discerning.Costa has also dealt with Roger for a long time, he knows that Roger is not a person who likes to bluff, these transfers and exercises must mean that Haihan is preparing for battle to some extent.
But before Costa figured out who was the real target of Xingdao, the armed pirates who suddenly appeared from the other side of the Malacca Strait stole the limelight.
This group of pirates was not picky about their food, they boarded the ship whenever they saw it, and attacked frequently.The Portuguese merchant ships passing through the sea area were also attacked, but they were lucky enough to escape the pursuit of the pirates.
Costa had to focus on maintaining the safety of trade routes, and sent warships from Malacca to escort his own merchant ships.
Not long ago, a British galleon was seen surrounded by four pirate ships in the area, and a fierce artillery battle took place.The British ship never reached its destination and disappeared at sea, probably captured or sunk by pirates.
This made Costa give up the idea of sending troops to exterminate the pirates. If he failed, the pirates would bear their grudges, and Portuguese merchant ships entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca would be even more dangerous in the future.
But at this time Xing Tao suddenly stood up, claiming that many Haihan merchant ships were attacked in the area, and that they would send troops to wipe out this group of ignorant pirates.
The time between Xingdao’s declaration of dispatching troops and the completion of the assembly was so short that Costa only received the announcement of the dispatch of troops from Xingdao the day before, and received the news from Xingdao the next day that Haihan was already at the military port. More than a hundred sailboats and thousands of horses have assembled, ready to go at any time.
Even if Haihan's military strength is superior, it is obviously not a task that can be completed in three or two days to prepare for such a large-scale assembly and expedition.Costa suddenly realized that this move by the Haihan people was not a temporary idea, but had been prepared for a long time.
But when did the Haihan people start preparing to do it? Costa didn't dare to think about it, because he already had a faint feeling of a very dangerous possibility.
"My lord, General Lopez is here."
The attendant's report awakened Costa from his contemplation, and he quickly ordered the attendant to invite the visitor in.
General Lopez is the current military commander of Malacca City and the next Governor of Malacca scheduled in advance in Portugal.After the aging Costa's term is completed, Lopez will become his successor.
Later, a soldier with a beard walked into the house quickly, bowed slightly to Costa, and said, "Master Governor, the ship we sent to Xingdao has returned."
Costa said in amazement: "Why so fast? According to the time calculation, it should not have arrived at Xingdao by this time, right?"
Lopez's face was very gloomy: "Master Governor, I suggest that you go to the port in person. I will explain the specific situation to you later on the way."
Costa knew that this subordinate generally wouldn't bluff, and if he made such a suggestion, I'm afraid things would not be simple, so he even ordered to prepare a carriage to go to the port outside the city.
Costa had assigned a special envoy, Sanchez, to Singdao by boat the day before.He hoped that Sanchez could meet with Roger face to face and communicate about sending troops to eliminate pirates.
If possible, at least try to send troops with Haihan, so as to monitor Haihan's actions during the operation, so as not to be aware of the situation near the Strait of Malacca.
But the situation was obviously not as smooth as Costa expected. The special envoy's ship had apparently turned back before arriving at Xingdao.The weather conditions in the strait were good for the past two days, and it was obviously unlikely that there would be severe sea conditions that would prevent him from going to Xingdao.
On the carriage, Lopez explained to Costa the real reason that forced the envoy to turn back: "Mr. Sanchez's ship encountered Haihan's fleet near the Karimon Islands, so he turned back quickly and came back to report to you."
The Karimon Islands are tens of miles west of Xingdao, and when entering this sea area, you can see Xingdao Port in the distance.
Costa said: "Since this is the case, why didn't Sanchez come to see me in person when he came back? He hasn't even set foot on Xingdao, so how do he know that the Haihan people are going on an expedition instead of going out for daily exercises?"
"Mr. Sanchez is not in good health. His staff say it was a sudden onset of illness."
Lopez paused, and then said: "It is said that the scale of the Haihan fleet's expedition is very large. Mr. Sanchez was too emotional after seeing it, which led to his illness."
"Then why are we rushing to the port now? Are we going to visit Sanchez lying on a stretcher?" Costa was obviously very dissatisfied with this situation.
Lopez shook his head and said, "No, Governor, there are more important things that need to be confirmed by you personally."
(End of this chapter)