The rain kept falling and the atmosphere was very stern.

"Puff! Puff!" Sounds were heard. These were two unlucky patrol soldiers. They bumped into the East Coast army that rushed in with bright bayonets, and were stabbed to the ground before they could even make a sound. The silent East Coast officers and soldiers continued to advance. They carried bayonets and put on raincoats, buried their faces deeply under the brim of the caps, so as not to be blocked by the rain. Since Diu City did not expect this fatal attack, coupled with the help of the leading party, they were extremely efficient in killing. In just a short while, they went deep into many streets of Diu City. At least hundreds of people died under their bayonets, and their own casualties were: zero.

The dog barked wildly, and many residents were awakened by the screams made by people before they died. Some Portuguese patrol soldiers carrying combs gathered at the gate of the military camp and looked at the sounds gradually becoming noisy in the other half of the city with uneasy and suspicious eyes. Could it be that something riot happened in Diu City? This is another good opportunity to make a fortune!

"Bang!" The first gunshot of tonight finally rang out under the night, but the gunman probably wouldn't have the chance to fire a second shot, because he nailed the East Coast soldiers who were soon pushed by mechanically. Some Indian residents walked around the street in panic, trying to stay away from the East Coast soldiers who were murderous and demonic. But by chance, they were soon blocked by the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Mixed Battalion who came from another street. They were gone and slapped the door panels of the houses on both sides of the street in despair, hoping to find a place to hide from the killing, but who would risk opening the door at this time? Soon, the continuous sound of bayonets entering the flesh ended their screams, and the street returned to silence again.

The wriggling bayonet soon approached the patrol barracks, and a lot of sleepy soldiers gathered at the door. Some of them were fully armed, some were empty-handed, and some were running around. It was not until the arrival of several noble officers that ended all of this, and then everyone was ordered to take muskets, halberds, put on leather armor, helmets, and prepare for battle.

The sudden order made the Portuguese a little uneasy. They had been living in a pampering life for too long. On weekdays, they either showed off their power in the city, ate and asked for food or seduced married women everywhere, or were busy smuggling bigwigs. They had not been in contact with the battle of essential work. When was the last time to suppress the riot in the city? It was too long, so long that my memory was a little blurred. Besides, the battle was done by the standing army and the mercenaries (Indians). What does it have to do with their patrol team?

But at this time, the East Coast soldiers who came from the wall would not distinguish whether they were soldiers or policemen. They would only regard all those who tried to resist as obstacles. Therefore, ten minutes later, the two sides naturally fought, and the result of the battle was self-evident. Except for the initial musket shooting that caused more than ten people to be killed or injured on the east coast, they almost did not cause any decent trouble in the remaining battles. The officers and soldiers of the 7th Mixed Battalion, who were advancing quickly, defeated their ridiculous resistance with only one bayonet charge, and then drove the hundred defeated soldiers forward like sheep until they occupied one block after another.

The battle ended soon after dawn. With the cooperation of the party leading the way, thousands of officers and soldiers of the Seventh Mixed Battalion launched a night attack on the city of Diwu, which had been safe for a long time and was lax in defense. The result of the night attack was naturally very gratifying. They only paid 70 to 80 minor casualties, and killed and wounded more than 200 soldiers of the Diwu patrol team. In addition, there were many customs officers, noble guards and other resisters who were shot dead. In general, this was a brilliant victory. Thanks to Jiang Yaohui's bold decision and Yang Liang's calm command, the first and second merits were the two.

At nine o'clock in the morning, many facilities including the Governor's Office (actually an official appointed by the Governor of Goa), customs, military camps, material warehouses, docks, and large markets were controlled. The number of captured Portuguese and Indian soldiers was as high as 1,000 (the number of unconscious patrol boat sailors and soldiers was captured during the raid). Han Dezhi, who had just stopped resting on Diwu Island, was also stunned. If it weren't for the chance, it would be quite difficult to capture this place with more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the Seventh Mixed Battalion. In addition, it would have to pay a heavy casualty price. The Portuguese standing army was transferred to the Cochin Fortress, and the mercenaries had just been disbanded. In addition, the sudden night attack, this victory should be enough to receive the commendation of the Joint Staff Headquarters, especially when so many were seized.

Well, how much is the amount of the harvest? Let's put it this way, the cash alone is no less than 150,000 kruzas! Each of a thousand horses has to pay an import tax of about 40 kruzas, and the Mughal merchants who came to buy horses also paid export tariffs of about 20-30 kruzas, which is a total of 60,000 or 70,000. In addition, the capture of the Governor's Office, material warehouses and other places, as well as the import tariffs of other goods, totaling over 150,000, which is really a fortune.

As for the ownership of the 1,000 Arab horses, although the Indian merchants had paid the money to the ******* merchants, the Diu officials had not yet had time to hand over the batch of horses to the Indians to take away, so they naturally fell into the control of the East Coast people. The East Coast people wanted to take the horse away, but considering the unfavorable conditions of long-distance transportation, the officers and soldiers of the cavalry company each picked two horses, and then blackmailed the Indian merchants 100,000 kruzados, which was the only way to return the remaining horses to them, which almost made the Indians vomit blood. This was equivalent to the increase in the cost of buying horses by more than 100 kruzados, which was a huge loss.

The cash of 150,000 Kruzado was originally used to pay military salaries and officials (the annual salary of the Governor of Goa is 20,400 Kruzado, and there is also about 6,000 Kruzado to the Governor's followers. This is true for Goa. Although Diu's officials are lower, they are not much lower), purchasing food, clothing and other supplies, and also municipal construction, but the huge sums of money that will be used in the second half of the year will be taken away by the East Coast people. The only thing the Portuguese can expect is the merchant ships returning from Southeast Asian trade to bring them back next year, otherwise Diu will go bankrupt immediately unless they can find a loan.

Of course, a mere 250,000 Kruzado naturally cannot satisfy the appetite of the East Coast people! Now, Han Dezhi, who has taken over all power, has ordered that taxes will be imposed in the occupied area according to the old rules of the East Coast people, and the targets are all residents of Diwu Island. This move is expected to be levied about 50,000 Kruzado. After all, some merchants in the city are quite rich.

In addition, merchants from all countries who are blocked in the docks must also be taxed, but there are differences. Among them, merchants from the so-called "friendly countries" of the East Coast, such as Muscat, Ottomans and Persians, paid only 30,000 Kruzado in total and let them go, which is equivalent to levied early on the export tariffs they should pay when they leave the port in the second half of the year. As for whether the Portuguese asks them whether they will re-export tariffs, the East Coast people will not be able to control them; those Indian merchants from the Mughal Empire and some local states in South India were given heavy taxes, and they were ordered to pay 45,000 Kruzado in total before they were spared, which made the merchants cry but couldn't help but have no choice. Who made themselves blocked? If they were as alert as those patrol ships or merchant ships that successfully escaped at night, they should be able to escape this disaster.

In addition to cash, there are also a large number of dates, camels, cattle and sheep, bay pearls, exquisite blankets, Persian silk, rose perfume, opium, saltpeter, leather, indigo, cotton and other commodities. The value is no less than 200,000 Kruzado. If people in the East Coast are planning to use various excuses to buy the homes of wealthy Portuguese merchants, it is really hard to say how much money can they get in the end, but Han Dezhi estimates that more than 700,000 Kruzado is not a problem. After all, he has heard of the wealthy merchants of these merchants. The Governor of Goa often borrows temporary loans from these wealthy merchants in financial difficulties. Therefore, it should not be a big problem to scrape more than 100,000 Kruzado from them. Anyway, the East Coast people do not intend to occupy this place for a long time, so there is no need to pay too much attention to reputation. If you eat ugly food, you will be more ugly and afraid of hair?

"It's really a good battle. Tsk tsk. The decision was so bold, the result was so perfect, and the capturing was so many. I really couldn't even find faults. Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yang, doing well. Our career has a successor!" Han Dezhi, who had not yet recovered from his illness, walked slowly on the streets of Diwu City. While looking at the architectural styles on both sides of the street that were very different from the east coast, he asked casually: "What do the prisoners plan to deal with? There must be a thousand or hundreds in total, right?"

"The statistics have been completed, with a total of 1,402 people, including 198 Portuguese and 845 Indians. To be honest, I can't tell whether the rest are Indians or Portuguese, or maybe Indian-Portuguese mixed races." Navy Major Jiang Yaohui followed behind the old senior Han Dezhi step by step, holding an umbrella for him, and replied in a low voice: "In addition, I estimate that after the taxation operation begins, there will be a large number of Diwu residents who cannot pay taxes and be arrested by us. The total number may exceed 2,000, or even 3,000. What should these people do? We have not made up our minds yet, why should the Commander give us an instruction?"

"What can I have any opinions, haha." Han Dezhi chuckled slightly when he heard this, but then he finally made a decision: "Please load all ships and take them away. The four sailboats squeezed, and they should be able to evenly save these two or three thousand people. Taking advantage of the time when the peace negotiations are not yet obvious, and the exchange of prisoners has not begun, all two or three thousand people are sent to the Black Water area of ​​the Far East. Well, sending Buddha to the west and let them go to the Amur River Basin in the snow and ice. Even if they are exiled and fend for themselves, it is their luck to survive. Be our obedient people in the future. Don't blame anyone for your bad luck and bad life. If you die early, you will die early and reborn. This world is so cruel."

"The Ministry of Justice understands!" Jiang Yaohui nodded softly and said, "It's a bit cold in the Amur River Basin, but if you go there, you may not have no way to live. I heard that there are quite a lot of resources there. Although these Indians and Portuguese may not be able to adapt to the climate, they are better than being in danger here. Oh, by the way, I forgot that these people are not those Indian mercenaries, they don't have to beg for food on the street, and their lives are still good. So, Commander, should we recruit some Indian mercenaries here? I heard that they were just disbanded by the Portuguese to save money for the rainy season. Some people went to the countryside, some went to Gujarat to make a living, and some were still begging in the city. They actually have a lot of combat experience, and their moral integrity is not that strong, and they will not be loyal to anyone for a long time. So can we try to hire?"

"Not much of a big deal." Han Dezhi waved his hand and said, "The combat effectiveness of these people should be very average, not worth fighting. They are not Sikhs, and they are not worthy of our different opinions. However, if you recruit one or two hundred people on a small scale, it would not be a big deal. You can use it in the Haizhu Island Merchant Station in the future. In those places, these Indian mercenaries are still reliable and more reliable than Ming people. After all, they can only obey our orders and leave them to their subordinates. Don't worry. At this moment, we should make a good idea of ​​what to do later. Anyway, Diwu Island cannot stay for a long time. It's not that we can't beat the Portuguese, but that we don't have this time."

Jiang Yaohui was a little silent when he heard this. The occupation of Diwu Port brought him great excitement. He wanted to continue to "make achievements" nearby because these Portuguese and Indians seemed to be "easy to bully" and wealthy. However, what the Commander-in-Chief of South Korea was right. Their purpose was to send the Seventh Mixed Battalion to the Far East to rotate, and announced the central government's re-adjustment of the administrative divisions of the Heishui region. Going to Portuguese India to fight the autumn wind only on the way, and it is impossible to stay here for a long time. Moreover, the central government has no instructions to occupy Indian land for a long time, so it is better to leave earlier. Otherwise, once the typhoon-prone season comes in July and August, they will go to the Strait of Malacca to arrive at Ningbo Dinghai Port, and the risk will not only rise to one level. Therefore, Jiang Yaohui, who thought of this, also agreed to Han Dezhi's opinion to leave as soon as possible.

On May 22, the East Coast people who had been resting in Diu Port for two or three days, after packing all kinds of supplies, cash and prisoners, the entire fleet replenished their food and water, slowly left Diu Island and headed towards Campa Bay.
Chapter completed!