"A small naval force of the Dutch suddenly landed, sneaked near Gamba Village, and launched a surprise attack on our rear. Never underestimate these guys, they are businessmen, bandits, and brave and fearless warriors!" -
——Chen Ze's "Memoirs of Going South"
When Major Contini led 900 men to Gamba Village, Ibrahim was ordering an all-out attack. The commander even visited the front line in person, leaving only a handful of defenders in the rear.
The rumbling roar exposed the location of the artillery position, and thus became the first target of attack. Contini's troops killed the scattered defenders, captured the artillery position, and in turn bombarded the coalition center.
Countless artillery shells exploded in the rear of the coalition army that was attacking Gamba Village, causing huge casualties and panic. Commander Coproll took the opportunity to mobilize all available troops and launch a counterattack in combat formation. Major Contini also led the army
Attacking fiercely from behind. Attacked from both front and rear, the coalition's central army was defeated.
Commander Koprol ordered the entire front to be turned into a counterattack. At dusk, the coalition forces were completely defeated. Commander Ibrahim was wounded, General Abdulcha was killed in the battle, and the loss was 11,000 people (6,000 of whom were captured) and 70 artillery pieces.
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After the Dutch army won, they took a short rest and prepared to advance to Batu Saawa, the capital of Johor.
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"Good news, Your Majesty the Governor, a great victory in Gamba!"
Clerk Pierre ran quickly to the Governor's Palace. He was so excited that he almost tripped over the stone steps at the door. Even though the situation was serious, Governor Matsolco still insisted on finishing his official duties and going home calmly. This kind of calmness
It gave Batavia's civil and military officials great confidence.
"Oh, lovely young man, what good news have you brought? Let me guess, it is Spearman who landed in Gowa?" The governor's voice was as calm as ever, even a little relaxed and playful.<
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"No, Your Excellency, Governor Daman and Commander Koprol have received good news. Our army has achieved a decisive victory in Gamba Village in the west of Manlaga, annihilating 11,000 indigenous troops. Commander Koprol is
Heading towards Batu Saawa".
Matsolko was stunned and smiled nonchalantly, "I thought it was some great victory, but it was just the annihilation of more than 10,000 natives. Remember, young man, there is no need to rush for such small things in the future.
Come to my house and tell me, you can wait until I go to the office."
"Yes, Your Excellency." Pierre accepted the order and returned. He was filled with admiration. A big man has great courage! I think a big thing is just a small thing in his heart!
What he didn't know was that after he left, the big man was dancing with joy and his whole body was about to float.
"Sir, what's wrong with you? Why are you so happy?" Tina, the housekeeper, asked puzzledly.
Matt Solko suddenly hugged her tightly, "Tina, we have won! I will go down in history as the greatest governor of Batavia!"
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After hearing the news of the victory on the front, this realistic governor immediately changed his face, toughened his attitude toward Tan Sha, and refused to invite Guo Lin to dinner again.
He even regretted that he had made too many concessions before, admitting Ming's interests in Fubo Island and admitting that Ambon Island belonged to Ming, and suffered a big loss!
However, since the agreement has been signed, there is nothing you can do about it. After all, as a gentleman, you still have to adhere to the spirit of the contract.
He was determined to make up for it in other aspects, asking the Ming Dynasty to give up military support for Gowa and Timor, and at the same time demanding the right to garrison troops in Selangor and Terengganu, showing his ambition to control these areas. The equal tax rate required by the Ming Dynasty
question, and even refused.
Guo Lin, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, saw that he turned against him faster than turning the page in a book. He couldn't help but lamented that the barbarians were barbarians. They only knew about benefits and no etiquette! In vain, when he saw that he could write poems and was elegant, he thought he was a humble gentleman. Now he seems to be in harmony with him.
There is no difference between other Yi people, they just disguise themselves better!
No matter how angry you are, you still have to negotiate.
He firmly denied that the Ming Dynasty had military support for Gowa and Timor; he also rejected the East India Company's ambitions on the grounds that the garrison was an internal affair of Selangor and Terengganu, and the Ming Dynasty could not make decisions for the two countries.
Then, he returned to Guanyi worriedly.
"The envoy should not be too worried. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, and the situation has not yet become uncontrollable." He Bin comforted him.
"Mr. He, I am not worried about one or two military defeats, but I am worried that Batavia will not give equal tax rates to the Ming merchant ships without pressure. This is what your Majesty is thinking about. As an envoy, I
If you fail to fulfill the holy mandate, you will be disgraced by the emperor!" Guo Lin said quietly.
"If the imperial envoy wants to put pressure on Batavia, he can only ask Aceh to send troops or ask the imperial court to send troops to intervene." He Bin gave him an idea.
"Alas! The Aceh Sultan Ratu Safiya Tudin and Pandahara (Prime Minister) Mustafa are slippery people. It is extremely difficult for them to send troops. As for asking the court to send troops to intervene, the court must seriously
If you want to fight, why bother with the Hongyi?" Guo Lin shook her head and said, "Don't be anxious, Mr. He, and go back to your room to rest first. We will discuss this matter in the long run."
After He Bin left, Guo Lin felt gloomy. Suddenly, an attaché presented a note saying, "Envoy, there is a Matalan man named Truno Zoyo who wants to see you."
"Ma Dalan Country?" Guo Lin was stunned and asked: "Is he a prince or nobleman of that country?"
"No".
"Is that a senior official of the country?"
"That's not true either."
These days, Guo Lin meets with people such as princes, nobles, senators and ministers from various kingdoms. These people are powerful, so he can use their power to do things.
Seeing that it was not the case, he said displeasedly: "Then what is the background of this person?"
"Envoy, that person is just an ordinary businessman from the Matalan Kingdom, with no background," the attaché reported.
"Missing!"
Guo Lin got angry and said, "From now on, don't accept favors from such powerless people. It would make official duties more troublesome. Receiving princes and nobles, the senior ministers are too busy. How can they have free time to meet such unimportant people?"
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"Hahaha!" As soon as he said this, he heard someone laughing loudly, and a man dressed as a Confucian businessman with a dark red complexion, short and fat, wearing Hanfu and holding a folding fan came in.
Guo Lin was secretly shocked. There were soldiers standing guard outside the posthouse and many followers inside. How did this person sneak in?
"I thought that the envoys of the Heavenly Kingdom must be the proud ones of Heaven, but I didn't expect that my knowledge was so shallow! When I was a child, I read the Han Dynasty. The book said that a commoner named Chen Sheng in your country once said, 'Princes, generals, and ministers would rather have
What kind of thing? 'In this case, why should we distinguish between princes and nobles or common people? Commoners can also be proud of princes!"
When Guo Lin heard him mention Chen Sheng, she thought about it. After calling for someone to serve tea, she asked: "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
The man took a big sip of tea without ceremony and said slowly: "I want to repeat the old story of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebellion against Qin in the country of Matalan, so I came here to seek help from angels."
This chapter has been completed!