Chapter 67: Feeding War with War
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Small boats washed up on the beach, and the soldiers of the Xinhua Army got off the small boats and launched an attack on Davao City in squads. At this moment, Davao City is already shrouded in gunsmoke, and the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy are violently pouring shells on the city, blowing the entire city into ruins!
In front of the Xinhua army, the army of the Buayan Sultanate had no power to fight back at all. Before the Xinhua army could attack, the more than 7,000 troops of the Buayan Sultanate amassed on the beach collapsed in a burst of artillery shelling by the Xinhua army. Although there were not many real dead and wounded, the heavy shelling destroyed their will to resist, and the soldiers of the frightened Buayan Sultanate fled one after another, trying to make them resist the Xinhua army, which was completely impossible!
After the soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Xinhua Army stormed Davao City, the 1st Fleet of the Xinhua Navy stopped shelling. The brief shelling has already taken a heavy toll on Davao City, destroying a large number of buildings, leaving the palatial royal palace and mosque in ruins, and many houses made of grass and trees on fire. There were even more casualties, and although Davao City was not large, it also gathered tens of thousands of people. When the Xinhua Army appeared in Davao Bay, the Moros living in Davao City did not immediately evacuate, and they seemed to have put their hopes on their army. It's just that the performance of their army is so bad that it almost crushes with a single blow. Under such circumstances, the fall of Davao and the destruction of the Buayan Sultanate are inevitable!
"Bang! Bang! "Gunshots rang out inside Davao City. The fleeing troops of the Buayan Sultanate were shot dead by soldiers of the Xinhua Army. However, it is a pity that these soldiers did not die on the way to charge, but on the way to escape!
Sultan Gamal of the Buayan Sultanate fled the palace with a group of guards and fled north when the shells of the Xinhua army landed in the palace. However, Davao City was in chaos at the moment, and the narrow roads were so crowded that Sultan Gamar's carriage could not leave the city. In order to clear the roads, Gamal even ordered the guards to cut down the ordinary people. For a time, there were heavy casualties from the road leading to the outside of Davao City. Those unarmed ordinary people were no match for the palace guards at all. But even so, Sultan Gammel was not able to escape Davao in time. After the 1st Brigade of the Xinhua Army went ashore, it first outflanked Davao and directly blocked all the high-level leaders of Sultan Gamal and the Buayan Sultanate in the city!
As more and more Xinhua soldiers came ashore and launched an assault on Davao City, the battle was already coming to an end! For Long Yufei, who was watching the battle from the cruiser 'Xinhua', the war seemed a little boring. These Moro people are really too unbeatable, a country of 100,000 people, with tens of thousands of troops, was so easily solved by the Xinhua army, I really don't know if it is because the Xinhua army is too strong, or the Buayan Sultanate is too rubbish. However, this level of fighting is undoubtedly the best for the Xinhua Army. The strength of the Xinhua Army is too scarce, and it can solve the enemy at the minimum cost, which can undoubtedly effectively reduce losses.
By the afternoon, the gunfire in Davao City had gradually stopped. Sultan Gammel and his guards were barricaded inside a dwelling. At first, Sultan Gammel tried to resist under the protection of his guards. Gamer's bodyguards were armed with muskets, but they were no match for the Xinhua army. However, after the mortars of the Xinhua Army opened fire and successfully blew down the wall of the house, Gamal immediately chose to surrender! If the Xinhua Army had fired at the house, maybe he would have been blown up a long time ago!
After Sultan Gamar surrendered, the Xinhua Army ordered the troops of the Buayan Sultanate to surrender. Under the threat of the bayonets of the Xinhua army, Gamal was very cooperative. As a sultan, although incompetent, Gamal has a very high status in the minds of ordinary people, he is not only the king of the country, but also the supreme leader of Islam in this country. Therefore, on the orders of Gamal, all the troops of the Buayan Sultanate stopped resisting and surrendered to the new Chinese army!
At 4 p.m., the battle ended, and the Xinhua Army took control of the entire city of Davao. The officers of the Xinhua Army began to order the residents of Davao City and the soldiers of the surrendered Buayan Sultanate to extinguish the fires burning in the city. After all, from now on, this place belongs to Xinhuaguo! In the future, Xinhuaguo will organize immigrants. When the time comes, you will be able to use this small city.
Sultan Gamal of the Buayan Sultanate was brought to the cruiser 'Xinhua'. Originally, Long Yufei wanted to get off the boat. However, he was stopped by Luo Sangu. The Xinhua army has just captured Dawo, and its control over this place is not tight, so if something unexpected happens, it will be troublesome! In this regard, Long Yufei had to listen to Luo Sangu's opinion!
On the deck of the cruiser 'Xinhua', Long Yufei met Gamal. Gamal, who is already in his forties, is very obese after years of pampering. After being brought to the cruiser 'Xinhua', Gammel was terrified, and he wondered what the Chinese would do with him. The strength of these Chinese is beyond his likeness. As the Sultan of the Buayan Sultanate, he also knew very well how these Chinese treated the natives. He was afraid that Long Yufei would kill him directly like the patriarchs of those indigenous tribes!
"You are the Sultan of the Buayan Sultanate?" Long Yufei asked with a frown. He really couldn't connect the fat man in front of him with a sultan!
Many of the Chinese people knew the indigenous language and the language of the Moro people, otherwise they would not have been able to communicate with each other.
"Yes, yes, I am the Sultan of the Buayan Sultanate!" Gammel replied.
"I'm willing to surrender, please don't kill me! I have a lot of gold and treasures, and if you let me go, I will give you all of them! Gammel said suddenly. After seeing Long Yufei's somewhat disdainful expression, he was afraid that Long Yufei would immediately order him to be killed. Therefore, immediately beg for mercy.
"Oh? How much gold do you have? Hearing about gold and other treasures, Long Yufei was interested. This time, the Xinhua Kingdom destroyed the Buayan Sultanate, in addition to achieving the strategic purpose of unifying Mindanao, in order to plunder the wealth! The development of Xinhua State, especially the development of military strength, needs a large amount of funds to support it. In addition to Xinhuaguo's own efforts to raise funds, more needs to be plundered by foreign countries. And these Nanyang effects have undoubtedly become the goal of Xinhuaguo!
Now the Western powers are infiltrating the South Seas. The many effects of the Nanyang region are in a very difficult situation. In a few years, these small countries will be wiped out by the Western powers. Long Yufei must destroy these small countries before the Western powers, and grab a lot of wealth from them, so that the Xinhua Kingdom can further develop and grow. When the time comes, Xinhua will have the strength to deal with Western powers!
"I have lots and lots of gold and other precious stones and pearls and so on! If you promise to let me live, it's all yours! Gammel said. Seeing that Long Yufei was interested in his wealth, Gammel was very happy. In this case, his life may be saved!
"Take us to your treasury, and if you have enough wealth, I'll let you go!" Long Yufei said.
"Do you promise?" Gamal was a little worried.
"Of course, I swear by Allah!" Long Yufei said solemnly. In fact, he was an atheist who didn't believe in God Allah or anything like that. To swear by their names is nothing more than to deceive Gamal this fool!
After hearing Long Yufei's oath, Gamal relieved himself.
"Huzi, you take people with this sultan. Make sure to find all his treasures and then deal with him! After Long Yufei swore an oath, he turned his head and said to Li Hu, the captain of the guard.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Hu nodded and didn't say anything more!
An hour later, Li Hu returned to the cruiser 'Xinhua', and from his smiling face, Long Yufei knew that he had found Sultan Gamer's treasure, and that the harvest should be great!
"Your Majesty, I've completed my mission!" Li Hu said.
"How many?" Long Yufei couldn't wait to ask.
"Your Majesty, we have found a total of two, and now the brothers are still counting! However, it is tentatively estimated that there will be at least a ton of gold and various gems and pearls! The total value is expected to be around 1 million Chinese dollars! Li Hu said.
"A million dollars? Ha Lu Ha, that's good! Long Yufei laughed. In order to strengthen the naval strength of Xinhua, the second batch of 12 'Shark-class' cruisers has already started. The main funding came from the ton of gold that robbed the Spaniards, and Xinhua itself invested some. Now that we have another million dollars in gold and jewelry, is it possible to consider the construction of the third batch of 'Shark-class' cruisers? Even if 12 more 'Shark-class' cruisers were built, it would only cost 720,000 Chinese dollars, and the wealth obtained from the Buayan Sultanate alone would be enough! Besides, the next step is to launch an attack on the Sultanate of Maguindanao and even the Sultanate of Sulu. As long as these two countries are destroyed, Xinhua will also get a lot of loot! When the time comes, Xinhua will not be afraid that it will not have funds for the development of armaments and industry!
Previously, Long Yufei planned to build only two batches of 'Shark-class' cruisers, in addition to the performance of the 'Shark-class' cruisers, it was mainly affected by funds. Now that you have money, it seems that you don't need to save so much anymore!