The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 91 Two Ignorant Guys

Haji is a dark-skinned Bangladeshi. His grandfather's generation drifted to Pattani. Because he had no relationship with the indigenous people of Pattani - Malays and Chinese, he was valued by successive sultans.

Seeing Bahadur Sultan leading more than 200 of the most elite soldiers and rushing towards Pattani City, Haji felt a sense of unease in his heart.

They have captured five or six earthen buildings. Why haven't the Qinni people with the surname Wei come out to resist?
At first, you could still see the Qinni people of the Wei family firing guns in the earth building, but now there is no one to be seen.

There is definitely something wrong, Haji thought worriedly, so he didn't have much energy to command the battle.

In fact, he couldn't command the battle.

In fact, Bahadur Sultan did not trust his ministers. These chiefs and small leaders who controlled the young men all pledged allegiance directly to the Sultan.

It's the same whether he is a big boss who manages 5,000 people or a small boss who only has 70 or 80 people.

So Haji was sure that even if he intervened, these people would not listen to him.

"Go and ask the artillerymen to bring the gun back. Tell them the barrel is overheating and needs maintenance. After we bring it back, we'll find a mud building ourselves."

Since we can't organize a battle for the time being, we might as well take advantage of it.

Before Haji finished speaking, several relatives around him became happy. It was not easy to break into the earthen building. It would be much easier with a cannon.

However, as soon as these excited guys looked up, they saw a scene that made them terrified.

On the distant sea, at some point, several huge sailing ships with sails spread appeared.

They could even see countless small boats speeding towards the port in front of these large sailing ships.

Haji jumped up in shock. "Quick, tell the chiefs to stop attacking the earthen buildings and stop the large ships from landing. They might be the Qinni people who have invited their fellow countrymen from Siam to come and provide support."

Although Haji had his own little thoughts, he still understood one thing.

If the Sultanate was destroyed by the Qinni people, all the troubles he had caused to the Qinni people under the instructions of Bahadur Sultan would definitely be retaliated against him a hundredfold or a thousandfold.

Those Qinni people are not very broad-minded and have a strong desire for revenge.

Ten minutes later, not only Haji discovered the fleet on the sea, but other leaders and chiefs also discovered it.

They all knew how powerful they were, so they quickly ordered their men to stop attacking the Wei family's "turtle shell" and gather outside, then prepare to defend the port area.

However, they are overestimating the courage and awareness of their subordinates.

A few hundred dollars a month. No, not even a few hundred dollars a month. Instead, you have to pick a bunch of bananas and give two to the chief. What are you risking your life for?
When many natives saw that what was coming were huge ships and cannons, they immediately ran away. Especially those who had already grabbed some things ran even faster. They would not stay here to die.

In fact, these leaders cannot firmly control the people under them. They can only bring their confidants and use their daily prestige to capture everyone they can identify.

Thirty minutes passed before the natives had basically completed their gathering.

Looking from a high place, Haji felt disheartened. When they set out, there were more than 7,000 people, but now he didn't know if there were still 5,000 people left.

There shouldn't be any left, it looks like around 4,500 or 4,600 at most.

Forty-five minutes later, the natives finally began to move towards the port.

But at this time, even the sailboats on the sea were about to reach the port, the gun covers of the ships were lifted up, and the cannons were pushed out of the gun ports.

At the port, Li Xianwen personally commanded 300 people to form a battle line.

Although there were only 300 people, each of them was equipped with a flintlock rifle with a bayonet, and as many as four field guns were pulled out.

The port of Pattani is low-lying, so when the natives rushed over, they had the advantage of being high above, and it looked like they were crowded all over the mountains and plains.

Captain Jacques smiled contemptuously. He had seen this kind of scene many times, and most of them were vulnerable.

There are also some natives who are capable of fighting. The Karamanians, vassals of the Ottoman Empire who controlled Libya, were very capable. The Burmese soldiers of the White Elephant King were also very powerful. Even the soldiers of Mysore in India had decent combat effectiveness.

But judging from the chaotic formation and the lack of flags, these natives must be the worst kind of farmers who can only fight with weapons.

"General, I request that the artillery be moved forward a little, to that slope to bombard their rear rank, and the front rank can be left to the infantry.

That would double the chaos and throw them into disarray much quicker."

Li Xianwen thought it made sense, so he accepted the advice and ordered Chen Xu to cover the artillery and move forward, while Wang Wubing led the infantry forward and formed a horizontal formation.

Sure enough, when Captain Jacques fired, the four eight-pound cannons quickly caused great chaos in the rear row of the natives.

Although Mo Zibu did not have a howitzer or explosive bombs that could be fired from a short-barreled howitzer, this did not prevent the natives on the opposite side from being a pure mob.

The eight-pound field gun was actually not small. The huge shells created a blood pit in the indigenous troops, and a few bounces would create a blood groove.

Screams of terror rang out. Although not many people were killed, the visual impact was extremely terrifying.

Moreover, these screams did not come from the indigenous soldiers, but from the indigenous women and children who were watching the battle.

They followed happily, hoping to see their fathers and brothers fighting bravely, and even more hoping to grab a lot of spoils to enjoy at home.

As a result, as soon as I came up, I saw the big one coming.

Amidst the fierce explosions and the flying of limbs and severed arms, the indigenous women and children let out shrill screams. Not only were their screams enough to pierce the eardrums, but they also ran while screaming, and not only did they run, they also shouted the names of the fathers and brothers in the team, reminding them to run quickly as well.

This... this is even a fart!
Just when I was about to fight to the death, I suddenly heard the shrill screams of my relatives. For a moment, I didn't know whether they were attacked or something was broken through.

In addition, they were a complete mob. They were already very scared when they saw the huge ships and cannons on the opposite side, so how could they withstand it now?

Li Xianwen seized the opportunity and immediately ordered the infantry to take the initiative to attack.

Well, the natives in front were looking back, not knowing what was happening, and then they were hit by three volleys of gunfire.

Before the smoke from the volley of gunfire had cleared, forty Prussian grenadiers, led by Captain Frederick, approached with crazy smiles, and then even more violent explosions rang out.

The natives finally collapsed and fled in all directions.

At this moment, the Wei family, who had been on standby for half a day, rushed out of the manor.

Not only did the men hold weapons, but the women, children and the elderly also rushed out with kitchen knives and hatchets, cutting the natives into two or three sections, and cooperating with the soldiers of Kunlun Mountain Hall to pursue them relentlessly.

"Is the fight over already?" Mo Zibu was stunned watching from the Lucky.

There was no fighting at all, but thousands of natives collapsed like a landslide, and his navy's cannons were of no use.

Lieutenant Colonel Bruno beside him also put down his telescope and answered loudly: "My lord, the enemy has indeed collapsed.

However, this is mainly due to their low combat effectiveness and fighting will.

According to my current assessment, the chances of encountering this kind of enemy on the battlefield in the future are very small. They are not even as good as the White Elephant King's worst remaining troops."

Okay, Mo Zibu understood. No wonder this place was taken over in turn throughout history.

It seems that the Malays have never had much fighting power in history, and they had to rely on the Malayan Communist Party organized by the Chinese to fight for World War II and independence.

Captain Kader on the Lucky also looked speechlessly at the Pattani natives fleeing in the distance, and really wanted to spit at them in his heart.

"Your Excellency, congratulations on successfully protecting your compatriots.

But I need to remind you that His Excellency Petrus Albertus van der Pala, the VOC's Plenipotentiary Governor in Batavia, said this when he took office three years ago.

Peace and development in the Nanyang region should be maintained, and the ruling rights of every indigenous prince should be guaranteed. This is a civilized principle that we should all follow."

Don't be surprised when the colonists say this, because when they can't defeat you, they will definitely offer you sweet words and righteous words for free.

If he can get hold of you, you will know what cruelty is.

So Mo Zibu just treated these words as fart. He smiled lightly and stretched out two fingers and shook them at Captain Kader.

"Young Captain, I think as a civilized gentleman, you shouldn't say such words in front of a nobleman. It's very rude.

You are a soldier, and what you should do is to report the situation here truthfully and obey orders from your superiors.

If Governor Pala has any comments, I welcome him to come to Pattani in person and I will entertain him well."

After saying that, Mo Zibu ignored the ugly expression of the stupid Dutch captain and ordered the fleet to prepare to dock at Pattani Port.

These Dutch people have been the emperors in Southeast Asia for more than a hundred years. They have become so obsessed with their own affairs that they are still immersed in their past glory.

A small captain dared to speak so arrogantly in front of Mo Zibu.

He thought that the Dutch East India Company was the VOC in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, which had 150 armed merchant ships, 43 warships, and could mobilize 10,000 elite soldiers.

I thought the Netherlands Republic was the sea coachman from a hundred years ago.

. . . .

At the gate of Pattani City, a near-massacre-like battle had just ended.

Bahadur Sultan hurried back to the city with more than 200 people. Just as he was about to go into the city to gather people, Wu Wenyong and others who were ambushing at the city gate showed up.

Sultan Bahadur was caught off guard. Before his soldiers had time to reload their flintlock rifles, the Annan rebels under Wu Wenyong had already reloaded and opened fire.

After one round of fighting, Wu Wenyong and others drew their weapons and rushed forward. Bahadur's guards were unable to resist at all and were killed in a panic.

As a result, he didn't run far before he bumped into Chen Guangyao and Wu Rang who were following him.

There was another burst of gunfire, and Bahadur and the remaining dozen people hid in the bushes outside the city, but were quickly searched out.

Chen Guangyao slapped Bahadur Sultan twice, causing him to see stars and bleed from his mouth and nose. Then he threw him in front of Wu Wenyong.

"Cut off his dog's head, or it will be difficult to kill him when the Dutch come."

Wu Wenyong looked at Chen Guangyao and knew that the other party was giving him credit. After all, the pocket watch with enamel print and emerald inlay was really not cheap, and it was impossible to get it without great merit.

"I, Wu Wenyong, owe you a favor, Commander. From now on, come rain or shine, just give me a heads-up."

(End of this chapter)