-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> Xiao Ge Lao Chapter 1707 Sai Yingzong
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- As for the Malay Peninsula, it originally belonged to the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Siam, and the lords of the city-states on the peninsula were vassals of the Siamese Ayutthaya Dynasty.
However, decades ago the Portuguese occupied Malacca at the southern tip of the peninsula. The Taungoo dynasty also rose in Myanmar and took advantage of the internal strife in the Ayutthaya dynasty to launch an invasion of Siam.
Under pressure, Siam had to adopt a shrinking posture on the peninsula, but it could not withstand the offensive of the Burmese army. In the 42nd year of Jiajing, the royal capital Ayutthaya was captured. The Thai king and most of the royal family members and residents were also taken captive. to Myanmar.
Although the Siamese were dissatisfied with the Burmese and had been actively restoring their country in recent years, they were killed again in the third year of Longqing. Its influence in the Malay Peninsula has hit rock bottom, but this is an indisputable fact.
In addition, for the sake of their own security, the Portuguese deliberately divided the power of the Malay Peninsula and had been secretly encouraging the lords of the peninsula to become independent. So now the Malay Peninsula is in a situation of grass-head kings, among which the three largest ones are Pattani, Johor and Perak.
Pattani is located on the coastal plain. It is at the center of the east-west voyage and has been the international trade distribution center of Southeast Asia since ancient times. During the Song Dynasty, many people from Guangfu came here to do business, so the Chinese here were extremely powerful.
But after the arrival of the Portuguese, they took control of the Gulf of Siam with their powerful force, and set up a business office in Pattani to protect it. After discovering that Pattani's maritime trade was firmly in the hands of Chinese businessmen, the Portuguese launched a series of anti-Chinese actions, making life very difficult for Chinese businessmen.
The situation changed six years after Longqing. The previous winter, the Coast Guard fleet defeated the Portuguese and drove them out of Macau. The news spread and shocked the overseas Chinese community in Pattani.
Immediately afterwards, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s circumnavigating fleet docked at Pattani Port, and the group set up a business office in Pattani. Especially after the coast guard fleet established a base on Natuna Island, the Jiangnan Group¡¯s influence in Pattani increased sharply.
Although Zhao Hao did not quarrel with the Portuguese in order to avoid a two-front war, the group has actually squeezed the influence of the Portuguese out of Pattani. The most obvious example is the Green Queen of Pattani, who came to power with the support of the Nanhai Group.
Last year, the King of Pattani passed away. Because he had no children, the throne was inherited by the nephew of the King of Pattani. However, he was soon assassinated by relatives supported by the Portuguese, and the country fell into turmoil. At this time, it was the Huashang Group who came forward to support the succession of King Dashani's eldest daughter and asked the merchants of the Nanhai Group to endorse the queen. Only then did Pattani regain peace.
This heroine of clay, known as the Green Queen, knows very well why she ascended to the throne and how to secure this position, so she has been actively moving closer to the group. It was precisely because of this that she was able, as the head of a mere city-state, to stand side by side with the local emperors of the great Southeast Asian countries in the military parade.
As for Johor and Perak, they are actually descendants of the Malacca Sultanate that originally controlled the Strait.
Since Malacca was occupied by the Portuguese in 1511 AD, the Sultan fled to Bintan Island in Johor. After repeated attempts to regain his homeland failed, he gave up the title of Sultan of Malacca. Then his eldest son founded the Kingdom of Johor, and his fourth son went to Perak to establish the Kingdom of Perak.
After being split into two, life became even more difficult. In addition to having to deal with Portugal, the Sultan of Johor also had to deal with Aceh, who was also sharpening his sword in an attempt to annex Johor and make himself stronger.
In the past few decades, Johor has suffered the humiliation of having its capital burned down by Aceh and its sultan being kidnapped several times. Fortunately, the people of Johor are very clear-minded. They not only know how to protect themselves between the two powerful enemies, but also know who of the two powerful enemies is seeking wealth and who is seeking death.
In order to prevent the Portuguese from being unable to protect themselves after being expelled from Aceh, they even sent troops to help the Portuguese, who had a deep hatred, when the Sultan of Aceh led an army to attack Malacca, and repelled the Aceh offensive.
Although this world is a stage for the strong, small countries with a clear mind can still live their own wonderful lives.
After the coast guard fleet deployed to Nanyang, Johor Sultan Muza Safa realized that a better backer than the Portuguese, who had deep hatred and hatred, appeared.
In fact, after the Portuguese doves occupied the magpie nest, Muzashafa¡¯s grandfather, Sultan Mahmudsa of Malacca, sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help and begged the Celestial Empire to regain the territory for his vassal.
However, at that time, the Ming Dynasty did not even have a decent warship, so it could only send envoys to Malacca to protest sternly, but nothing more happened As a result, the Portuguese and other countries in Southeast Asia saw the weak nature of the Chinese dynasty, and no one could count on the Ming Dynasty anymore. .
The results now prove that their judgment was wrong. Dad was still very strong. It was just that there was something going on at home at the time and he had no time to pay attention to it. Now free your hands and let the red-haired ghost know why the flowers are so red.
Therefore, despite the Portuguese ban, the Sultan of Johor also came to participate in this military parade.
But his cousin, Perak SuDan Mustafa is not so free. Because a large tin mine was discovered in Perak At first, people thought it was a silver mine. Perak means "silver" in Malay. Although it was later determined to be tin, the name Perak remained.
And tin is also a rare and expensive metal, and it is a hot commodity in both the East and the West. Therefore, the Portuguese directly placed Perak under their protection through force and directly sent troops to control the entire tin mining industry in Perak. The Sultan of Perak also became a puppet of the Portuguese and was naturally unable to participate in the military parade.
??~~
The Portuguese dreamed of conquering the entire Malay Peninsula and wiping out the pagans on Sumatra and Java who competed with them for the Strait of Malacca. Of course, they want to destroy the young master Zhao who drove them out of Macau.
However, I can¡¯t do it. This small European country with a population of less than two million and powerful neighbors on its side needs to maintain colonies and settlements in Brazil, Africa, and India; it needs to protect its long maritime trade routes under the watchful eyes of the Ottoman and Indian princes. Safety has stretched their power to the limit.
In the Far East, it is already a miracle that they can maintain Malacca's fleet, frighten the Southeast Asian countries, and control the Spice Islands. Although it would be a pity to lose Macau, it would be a heavy burden for the Governor of Malacca and the Deputy King of Goa. This allowed them to finally free up their hands to occupy the Lesser Sunda Islands, which also produced spices, and plunder the islands.
With those weak but cunning and numerous heretics entangled, how can it be cost-effective to directly plunder resources?
The Portuguese act within their capabilities and only invest resources in the most valuable goals. Even to the cornucopia-like Spice Islands and the Little Sunda Islands, they only sent a small number of their own troops, leading Malay mercenaries to supervise the black slaves and indigenous tribes collecting spices on the islands, and regularly sent fleets to send supplies. , Just take away the harvest. We will not station fleets or develop industry and commerce on the islands, so as not to distract our poor strength.
Precisely because they knew that their military strength was weak, Malacca was besieged by the pagans several times and was on the verge of collapse several times. Therefore, successive Portuguese governors of Malacca made it a top priority to enhance the defense capabilities of the city of Malacca. Over the past few decades, they have built Malacca into a solid land and sea fortress.
Although the Malacca fleet 'only' has more than 20 large sailing ships, its captains are experienced, the crews cooperate well, and their tactics are much more advanced than those of Spain. And it will also be supported by the Indian Vice-King Fleet.
It¡¯s no wonder that in another time and space, the Dutch first besieged the city of Malacca in 1602. After that, they failed in many battles. It took a full 40 years until they formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Johor in 1641 to capture Malacca!
Now, the whole of Nanyang is looking at Zhao Hao, wanting to see how the Jiangnan Group will deal with the Portuguese, or in other words, how to capture Malacca.
This is the undisputed sign that the group has been crowned the King of Nanyang!
After all, no matter how powerful the Spaniards are, most of the Turkish emperors have never faced them directly, but they have been ravaged by the Portuguese since their fathers and even ancestors, and they have developed a fear of the red-haired ghost in their bones.
Although they have accepted the title of the imperial court, as long as Zhao Hao fails to capture Malacca, they will not be able to escape the control of the Portuguese.
Just like a lion must defeat the old lion king to ascend to the throne, taking Malacca is also the only way for Zhao Hao to completely conquer Nanyang.
The operational staff have long deduced that with the coast guard fleet¡¯s overflowing naval combat capabilities, it would be easy to defeat the Portuguese Malacca Fleet. Even if the Vice King of India sends the main fleet to come for reinforcements, it is no problem.
With the rapid growth of the coast guard fleet, the old master who seemed extremely powerful in the past is no longer their opponent.
But the problem is that in order to capture the impregnable city of Malacca, we must have strong land offensive capabilities. This goes back to the weaknesses of the coast guard fleet.
In fact, in this era, all the armies in the world have little ability to attack difficult situations. Before the advent of explosive bombs that could blow open city walls, facing a castle with copper walls and iron walls, if there was no internal strife in the city, the only choice was to use the human sea tactic to fill it. The so-called "ten sieges" actually means that in siege battles, the exchange ratio between the offensive and defensive sides often reaches ten to one!
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? with withholding time and cost until the city runs out of ammunition and food, and there is no way to survive, and the strength of the resistance will naturally drop sharply)."
Taking over Malacca is a political battle. Obviously, both methods are too ugly and are not conducive to establishing the glorious image of Dad as a wise and powerful man.
After repeated deliberation, Zhao Hao finally formulated the seemingly whimsical ¡®Savior Plan¡¯.
?? Okay, that¡¯s just whimsical.
¡°But with the execution ability of the task force members who surpassed the times and the cooperation of the entire group, the impossible became possible in the end. The King of Portugal who was supposed to be drowned in the Mahajan River was fished out and brought back all the way.
After nearly two years of ignoring Sebastian, Zhao Hao finally had the opportunity to turn him into a stepping stone.
Mr. Zhao not only wants to use him to knock on the door of Malacca, but also wants to seize Portugal¡¯s luck in the past hundred years!
ps.Write more. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The execution capabilities of the times and the joint efforts of the entire group finally made the impossible possible. The King of Portugal who was supposed to be drowned in the Mahajan River was fished out and brought back all the way.
After nearly two years of ignoring Sebastian, Zhao Hao finally had the opportunity to turn him into a stepping stone.
Mr. Zhao not only wants to use him to knock on the door of Malacca, but also wants to seize Portugal¡¯s luck in the past hundred years!
ps.Write more. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
- Previous pageCatalogNext page