"General, do you really want to land for combat? If it is at sea, no one is our opponent," Colonel Schrader asked Admiral Spearman worriedly.
"If these indigenous people cannot be wiped out quickly, more rebellions are likely to occur, so we have no choice," Spearman said with a firm expression.
On the surface, this general seems to be a reckless man. He once dared to attack the Gowa country with tens of thousands of soldiers with only three small boats and more than a hundred soldiers. However, Schrader knew that he was a wise commander and never took advantage of his soldiers.
Life is a joke, any seemingly reckless decision will be followed by careful logical argumentation.
"What are you going to do?" he asked respectfully.
"You take our warships, cruise around major ports, build up momentum, and pretend to land at those places to disperse the enemy's forces. And I," Spearman tapped the map with his finger, "will be there
Log in here.
"Uluwatu Cliff!" Shredder exclaimed, "That area is full of cliffs. How dare you land from there?"
"There is an indigenous soldier in our army who is a local. He said that although it looks steep, there are paths in the mountains that can be climbed. And after climbing over, you can reach the palace of King Denpasar. There is news that the native chief Hasa
Nudin is near the palace. I will give these natives a surprise like Hannibal crossing the Alps!"
"Oh my God! General, this is such a great plan!"
Spearman smiled, "Schrader, you know that I have always regarded you as a close friend in my life. If, I mean if, I can't come back, please take care of my family."
"No, general, you will come back safely. God is with you!"
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There is a legend on Bali Island: In the mountains in the south, there is a small village called Uluwatu. The most handsome young man in the village fell in love with the village chief's daughter, but the snobbish village chief thought the young man's family was poor and firmly opposed it.
.In desperation, a pair of lovers threw themselves into the sea and died in love. Whenever the sea breeze blows, there is a sobbing sound on the cliff, and the ghosts of the lovers are singing love songs.
The sea breeze picked up, and the whimpering continued, effectively covering up the sound of the march.
In the early morning, Spearman led a selection of 700 soldiers, led by indigenous mercenaries, to this sea, took dozens of small boats, and quietly landed. He tied the boats to the rocks and began to climb.<
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"Your Excellency, please come with me," the guide's voice was respectful and enthusiastic, as if he were a golden gold coin.
The rope was hung down, and the soldiers passed one after another. There was really a mountain path.
Two hours later, we reached the top of the mountain. The royal palace at the foot of the mountain was clearly visible, with flowers everywhere, golden beaches, and elegant jungles. Such a fairyland on earth was about to turn into a battlefield.
Spearman breathed a sigh of relief and was about to send an order to go down the mountain to raid the palace. Suddenly, there was a constant "bang" sound, and there were actually many "people" standing on the trees throwing stones at his army.
"Oops! Found out!"
Spearman was shocked and drew his gun to shoot.
"Wait a minute, General, those are holy monkeys, not humans," the guide said with a flattering smile.
Spearman took a closer look and burst out laughing. It was really a monkey, with long tails wagging back and forth.
The locals believe that these monkeys are the subordinates of God Hanuman and respect them as holy monkeys. They never hurt them, so they are not afraid of people, and they are mischievous and throw stones at this army.
Spearman cursed and shouted: "Ignore these monkeys, go down the mountain immediately and attack!"
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In Ubud Palace, the King of Denpasar held a grand banquet in this palace to entertain the great Sultan Hasanuddin. He was a man who knew the current affairs, and he would treat anyone with power to dinner.
Hassanuddin was busy with military affairs and did not want to eat such a free meal, but he knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the local area, he must get the support of the local king, so he happily attended the banquet.
The enemy seemed to intend to land, so he had to disperse his troops at major ports and beaches. Near Ubud Palace, there were only 3,000 of his guards and more than 1,000 Denpasar troops.
The palace band began to play and sing, and the beautiful girl danced the Legong dance, with her hands and eyes expressive, singing the heroes in "Ramayana". This kind of dance is enjoyed by the nobles of the palace and danced by ordinary civilians.
It's another dance: Barong.
Good wine, delicious food, and beauties singing and dancing are the best things to kill one's fighting spirit.
Hasanuddin frowned. He wanted to return to the military camp and stay with his soldiers. Even a simple meal was better than these delicacies. But, no, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he must deal with various forces.
It is a political necessity to eat, drink and have good relations with the earth kings.
He smiled and swallowed a glass of wine, but in his heart he was worried about the defense of the port.
Suddenly, gunshots rang out all around the palace, and there was a faint sound of cannons. There was a roar of people and constant noise.
"Your Highness, it's bad, the Dutch are coming." Paratogu, the beloved general, hurried in.
"Where did they land from? Why was there no news before?"
"Listen to the sound, it's coming from the cliff."
"Cliff? How dare you land from such a dangerous place!"
Hassanuddin secretly admired the enemy's courage and calmly ordered: "They will come over from the cliff. There will never be too many of them. Hurry, gather your troops and fight with me. In addition, quickly notify the garrison from all over the place to come to Ubud Palace."
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In a hurry, only more than 2,000 soldiers were gathered to fight in formation with 700 Dutch troops. Although the number of native soldiers was several times that of the Dutch army, their training level and formation arrangement were obviously weaker than that of the Dutch army. It was even worse.
Unfortunately, the old-fashioned matchlocks provided by the Ming Dynasty were extremely slow to load and fire, and were crushed by the Dutch flintlocks.
After several rounds of shooting at each other, the Gowa army collapsed.
Palatogu galloped up to Hasanuddin and said, "Your Highness, hurry up, I will stop you."
Hasanuddin knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so he led a small number of guards to retreat north.
"Warriors, follow me to kill the barbarians," Palatogu shouted, leading more than a hundred warriors and rushing towards the Dutch army.
The sound of "bang bang" kept coming, and soon he and his men disappeared in the smoke of gunpowder.
Admiral Spearman walked into Ubud Palace, what a luxurious palace! It is magnificent, full of exquisite and delicate hand-carvings and noble gold foil decorations.
The King of Denpasar knelt on the ground to greet him, "General, you know that our country has always been loyal to the East India Company. This time, we are actually forced by the Gowa Kingdom and have no choice but to do so."
"I don't want to listen to meaningless nonsense, I want to see your performance", Spearman shouted with a half-smile: "Assemble the Denpasar army immediately and follow me to fight the Gowa people!"
"Yes, Your Excellency." King Denpasar happily helped the Dutch army fight the Gowa people, and actually worked harder than helping the Gowa people fight the Dutch army.
The landing of the Dutch army from the cliff was completely unexpected by Hassanuddin, which resulted in disastrous consequences. Three thousand prisoners of Ana and Kalang who had been absorbed by the Gowa army turned against Hasanuddin.
He gathered his army and fled back to Makassar in a hurry, losing half of his army.
Spielman showed his true qualities as a strongman, reoccupied Sumba Island, and established a pro-Dutch regime; he also rushed to Timor Island, solved the siege of Kupang, and recovered Semau Island.
Poor Gowa, the two Timor countries, were willing to be the pawns of the Ming Dynasty. They did not get any benefits except the loss of troops and generals. However, the Ming Dynasty used them to force the East India Company to recognize its interests in Fubo Island and at the same time recognize the return of Ambon Island.