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Chapter 1297 The Shock of Charles I

For a long time, Colombo, the military fortress established by Portugal in the Lion Kingdom, has mostly been under siege by the natives.The main reason is that there are limited Portuguese in Colombo, so the King of the Lion Kingdom wanted to drive the Portuguese away.

Therefore, after Shivela served as the governor here, he also had to face this problem.After careful consideration, he wrote a long letter to Portugal, which was finally restored, which made him overjoyed. After counting the time, he began to tease the king of the lion country, and successfully attracted the siege of the lion country army.

It is said that it is an army, but in fact there are only a small number of regular troops, and more of them are farmers and fishermen temporarily recruited for war.No armor, simple weapons, and more, just relying on the strength of the number of people.

They drove elephants, moved wood, and built them up layer by layer, trying to advance layer by layer to deal with the sharp muskets of the Portuguese.However, these cannot stop the impact of the shells.When these wooden walls got closer to the city defense, they could no longer move forward.

But the aborigines also have their own methods. Those who have experienced many sieges have more or less experience. They often choose to approach after nightfall and fill the wooden walls with soil.

If it was the past, Shivela would probably panic.But this time, the battle itself was provoked by him, and he was prepared for it, and he didn't panic at all, and the soldiers came to cover it up.If it is farther away, it will be bombarded, and some aborigines will be killed; if it is closer, it will be shot with muskets, and some aborigines will be killed.Any closer, and he would prevent a counterattack out of the city during the day.It only takes one charge, and the natives will leave a piece of corpse and escape.By the time the regular army came up, the Portuguese had already blown up these walls and returned.

The battle situation was so deadlocked. After exhausting the vigor of the natives, Shivela estimated the time and changed his style of play.

He ordered the aborigines to be brought closer, so that the aborigines felt that it was possible to take down Colombo, attracting them to fight at any cost.Of course, this is also dangerous. If it is really self-defeating, if the natives attack, without the cover of the wall, even if the natives can be driven out, the number of Portuguese deaths will not be small.

After coming down a few times, the morale of the natives is even lower.Around Colombo, waiting for the arrival of the rainy season.

If it weren't for Shivela's teasing, the king of the Lion Kingdom originally wanted to wait for the rainy season to come again. At that time, the firearms of these Portuguese would be affected. The firepower was not so strong, so they were suitable for attacking.

However, the waiting rainy season has not yet arrived, but a huge fleet has come to the sea.

Hanging the Portuguese flag, at a glance, overwhelming, it is very shocking.

On the head of Colombo, all the Portuguese cheered.Shivela's subordinates complimented him one after another, saying that he had the ability to seek so many reinforcements from the country.

Some people also began to speculate about Shivela's background. After all, if the background is not strong, it is unlikely that so many reinforcements will arrive.

Shivela smiled and said nothing, just ordered to cooperate with the fleet at sea to counterattack.At the same time, he issued an order to kill all the natives. There will be no need for natives on this island in the future!
This order surprised his subordinates a little.

The natives are all killed, who will do the work?
But right now is not the time to discuss this. The army in Colombo, in conjunction with the fleet from the sea, flanked the besieged natives.

In fact, the king of the Lion Kingdom hastily ordered a retreat after seeing so many fleets coming from the sea.

This kind of thing has happened once before, and he is considered experienced, and he has left behind.

However, he did not expect that this time, Shivira dispatched almost all the troops that could be mobilized in the city, and attacked the aboriginal king's banner.

In the past, the purpose of the Portuguese was to keep Colombo; but this time, Shivela wanted to take down the entire Lion Country, so the countermeasures he adopted were naturally different.How could the broken troops left by the Lion King be able to withstand the impact of the Portuguese main force, and they were immediately defeated.

Most of the Portuguese troops that came down from the sea fleet just followed and pursued.

One thing, unlike previous reinforcements, the Portuguese can see at a glance that most of the reinforcements are not Portuguese.

It turned out that in the long letter from Shivela to his own country, he mentioned the importance of the geographical location of the Lion Country.Any trade in the Far East, as long as it does not cross the Pacific Ocean back to Europe, will definitely pass through here.Now that Portugal has lost all its colonies in the Far East, if the country still wants to gain benefits in the Far East, he suggests running the Lion Country well.

In his letter, he also gave a feasible plan for the operation of Lion Country.It is to recruit young and strong men from the Portuguese colony, and send them to the Lion Country after simple training. The Portuguese themselves will act as the main force, and then supplemented by these troops. As long as you go back and forth a few times, you can completely disintegrate the lion country.

Then, the natives from other places can be transported nearby, such as the obedient natives from Goa, so that they can take root here.If these new natives want to keep their own interests, they have to fight against the original natives and have to rely on the Portuguese.I believe that after a few years, this place will eventually belong to the Portuguese.

Although the focus of the Portuguese is now on Brazil in South America, if the interests of the Far East can be restored, the Portuguese naturally don't want to give up.There is no need for the country to send many troops, but if there are enough transport ships, there will be no problems.Because of this, Shivela's plan succeeded!

But as a result, the lion country suddenly fell into dire straits.Ordinary people were already living a hard life, and when they encountered such a thing, they could not resist, so they either fled into the mountains or escaped from the lion country by boat. No matter what, it was better than the Portuguese massacre.

Those who fled to Goa will naturally not be used.Others fled for their lives along the coastline, fled to Bangladesh, and encountered the Ming Navy.As a result, the situation in the Lion Kingdom was immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen through the chat group.

Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to occupy Goa and the Lion Kingdom. Hearing that Shivira was doing evil there, he immediately issued an order to start the whole army to conquer Shivira.However, there are also instructions in the decree. There is no rush for this matter, and the expedition can only be carried out after sufficient preparations.What he wants is to shoot down without any accident at once and with as few casualties as possible.

Liang Xiaozhen, commander of the Bangladesh Navy of the Ming Dynasty, was instructed to send out warships to collect the escaped citizens of the Lion Country along the coast, and to obtain information about the Lion Country, including the battle situation, terrain, etc., to prepare for the expedition to the Lion Country.

If you want to say whether Shivira knows that Bengal belongs to Daming, this is naturally impossible, after all, they are not far away.However, in his view, the main enemy of the Ming army in Bengal today is the Mughal Dynasty.In addition, in order to conspire against Goa and the Lion Kingdom, the Ming Navy exercised restraint and did not send a large number of naval forces here, keeping a low profile.

Therefore, Shivela has basically been thinking that the Lion Kingdom is too far away from Daming's own country, and it is impossible for them to send a large number of troops.Even if they want to come, at least the Mughal Dynasty must be defeated first, at least after a decisive battle between the two countries.

And if the two great powers want to decide the outcome, it is not a matter of a short while.Therefore, he still has enough time to realize his plan.

Compared to his misunderstanding of Daming, another person sees it completely differently.This man was Captain Weddell, who was sent to the east by Charles I before. He went through all kinds of hardships and storms, and finally returned to England.The six sailing warships that set out before entrusted Charles I's desire for wealth in the East. When they returned, there was only one left, which was still dilapidated. It is estimated that if they sail again, they will not last long.

The high-spirited Wedel was almost like a beggar when he came back.In fact, it wasn't just him, the rest of the crew were all about the same.

When Charles I heard that Wedell had returned, and he was still in such a mess, he couldn't help but feel cold, so he hurriedly summoned him to ask for details.

As soon as they met, Charles I frowned and asked hastily, "Don't tell me you didn't go to the East, didn't you reach the legendary very rich country in the East?"

Wedel was taken aback when he heard this, and after thinking about it for a while, it seems that this is the case. The legendary very wealthy country is going to pass through the Strait of Malacca, and then go north along the coastline.However, I was blocked back in the Strait of Malacca.If it wasn't for running fast, everything would have to be explained there.

However, those warships seem to belong to that big eastern country!So many warships appearing there, does it mean that it belongs to that big eastern country?

Thinking of this, he was a little hesitant for a while, not knowing how to answer, did he say it or did he say he didn't?

Charles I didn't hear his answer. Seeing his expression, he thought he knew it, and asked again: "Is it intercepted by other countries? Is it Portugal or Spain? Portugal seems impossible, and Spain is not as strong as before. It can't be Holland, can it?"

The United Kingdom and the Netherlands joined forces to deal with the Spanish Armada, which can be regarded as a cooperative relationship.Although it is more about the relationship of interests, at this time, the old Spain has not collapsed after all.

"No, it's not..." Wedell immediately denied it when he heard it, "I... I was blocked by a warship from the Ming Dynasty, and I met it on the Bay of Bengal, and then..."

Before he finished speaking, Charles I stood up in surprise, stared at him and asked, "Ming Kingdom? Is that the legendary oriental country? In the Bay of Bengal, how is this possible? Could it be that I remembered it wrong?"

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered and found a map to look at.

"Your Majesty, yes, we met in the Bay of Bengal." Wedell quickly replied, "Then, then I fled to the east, thinking that it would be enough to get rid of the fleet of the Ming Dynasty. Unexpectedly, in At the Straits of Malacca, we encountered many Ming fleets, and we had no choice but to cross the Indian Ocean and come back with great difficulty."

Just as he was speaking, the map had been found and hung up. Charles I frowned while looking at it and asked, "How is it possible here? Why have I never heard of the Ming Dynasty?" The sphere of influence can reach here. Also, didn’t it mean that the Ming country doesn’t like the sea, how many fleets can they have? Besides, their kind of warships are not very ordinary, and they can’t compete with our European ships at all. Compared with the warships?"

Colonists from other countries who came back from the East will naturally tell others what is going on in the East.For example, there are gold everywhere, junk warships, and garbage people. If it weren't for this kind of remarks, these small European countries would not want to go to the East to find gold and silver treasures with a few ships.

In addition, the Sendai daimyo was ordered by the Tokugawa shogunate to send people to Europe and to many countries.In their communication, Europeans also understand some.Basically that's the impression.For example, the countries in the east are very rich (the Japanese envoys used up the paper to wipe their snot and threw it away, and the Europeans picked it up as treasures, which was recorded by the Japanese envoys), but the military power of the eastern countries is very weak.They are very closed, don't like the sea, mostly only on land.On the sea, there are only some pirates.

After hearing what Charles I said, Wedell quickly shook his hands and replied: "No, Your Majesty, their battleships are all sailed warships like ours, and according to my estimation, they have at least a hundred ships. Those who chased after him persevered, from the Bay of Bengal to the Strait of Malacca, it was really crazy, a group of lunatics!"

"More than 100 sailing warships?" Charles I was very surprised when he heard that, and asked while looking at the map, "Where did they get so many sailing warships? Don't misunderstand, maybe there are ordinary ships mixed in there..."

Upon hearing this, Wedel denied it again: "Your Majesty, I am absolutely not mistaken. And just for this, I counted the few miles. I heard a lot in a port in Bangladesh, and only chased out a part. After all The warships I bring are only six in total. With this scale, if calculated according to normal conditions, it is reasonable for the Ming country to have at least five hundred sailing warships!"

"How much?" Charles I opened his mouth in surprise when he heard it, "Five... More than five hundred ships? Where did they get so many ships and so many crew members?"

If it were from your own country, there would be so many, all adult men would have to be sent on board, right?This is simply unimaginable!

Hearing this, Wedel replied with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't forget that Ming Kingdom is a big country in the East, and it is comparable to all the countries in Europe combined. Let me guess, the people of Ming Kingdom on board , estimated to be more than the total population of our country!"

Upon hearing this, Charles I opened his mouth wide, but never closed it again.

Even if you, Wedell, want to exonerate yourself, this is too exaggerated!
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