The war is still coming. This is a strange war. The purpose of wars since ancient times is nothing more than to expand territory and plunder wealth. However, this war is really for the freedom of unrelated people. When the Badawi authorities think of this, they
I feel aggrieved. Who are we offending? This business of trafficking slaves from Africa has been going on for hundreds of years and no one has come out to speak out. Why did it suddenly become illegal? This is what happened in the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
The control was too lenient, but I couldn't find a way to protest, because the other party was using the banner of the China Merchants Bureau, and did not represent the imperial courts of the Song and Ming Dynasties. To put it bluntly, it was a war between two large economic entities.
The first battle started outside Badawi Port. Badawi is located at the southernmost tip of Sumatra Island, across the sea from Java Island. It is the most prosperous place in the Kingdom of Java and the largest base of the Dutch East India Company in the Far East. The size of the city
It is huge, has a large population, and is rich in wealth. The Song and Ming coalition forces had an absolute advantage in military and firepower, so they directly chose to land in Badawi.
Due to the rampage of submarines in the Song Dynasty, the Dutch warships have not dared to leave the port for a long time. This morning, when the sentry on the Badawi Port lighthouse opened his sleepy eyes, he suddenly saw columns of smoke appearing where the sea and the sky connected.
Then countless silhouettes of warships appeared between the sea and the sky. He was so stunned by this spectacular sight that he even forgot to sound the alarm. After a while, he let out an exclamation, rushed to the big warning bell and started beating it vigorously.
The piercing bells woke up the citizens of Badawi who were still sleeping soundly, and also woke up the mercenaries of the East India Company who had been restless for a long time. They quickly picked up their weapons and climbed up to the castle to prepare for battle. The warships in the harbor also lit fires and anchored.
Prepare to go out to sea to meet the enemy. The Dutch governor stationed in Badawi led a group of staff to climb up to the castle and look at the sea. Looking at the dark warships, everyone looked heavy and was speechless for a long time. What was supposed to come had come. Since the other party insisted on
If they want to fight, let them see the courage of the Dutch. The fearless East India Company soldiers will fight to the last moment for their dignity.
However, the other side also robbed the East India Company of its power to resist. At the front of the fleet was a steam gunboat. Its long-range steel cannon began to unleash its power even though it was several miles away from the harbor. The scorching iron balls roared and smashed.
Hundreds of cannonballs were fired at the castle and the ships in the harbor with each round. The strong castle was hit with stone fragments flying everywhere. There were too many ships in the harbor to move, so they could only stay where they were and were beaten. After a while, they were sunk.
There were more than a dozen ships, and there were no weapons in the castle to fight back.
The coalition's bombardment lasted for a quarter of an hour and then stopped. Probably because they were afraid that Badawi would be badly damaged and difficult to clean up. The gunboats continued to approach, with the black muzzles pointing at the castle. A group of sailboats sailed out from behind, carrying the
It was full of infantry, and black smoke was everywhere in the harbor. The Dutch sailors did not dare to wait for death, and ran to the pier to wait to block the opponent's landing troops. However, the allied sailing ships were not in a hurry to land, and first used firecrackers and
The rockets fired at the shore, scattering the sailors, and then they calmly disembarked.
The Dutch's fighting will is far inferior to that of other European powers. Seeing the black muzzle aimed at the castle, the crossbowmen in the castle did not dare to fire their steam repeating crossbows, for fear that the fire would attract the enemy's shells, and the mercenaries behind the barricades would be hit.
They were holding their swords and trembling, because they had just experienced the power of the opponent's firecrackers. Such a thick sheet metal breastplate could not block the firecrackers' fire. How could they fight with others?
The Governor urgently discussed with the main officials of the company, and after ten minutes of discussion, he unanimously made a decision. For the safety of the lives and property of the expatriates, he agreed to all the requests of the coalition forces, punished the local natives who massacred the Chinese workers, released black slaves, and extradited the Ming fugitive Cheng Liangjue.
Chen Ziang asked the other party to pay compensation and apologize, but asked the other party to immediately repair their troops and stop fighting.
The coalition forces immediately accepted the other side's surrender, but there was no reason for the troops that had gone ashore to withdraw, and the fleet that had been dispatched was even less likely to return home immediately. As the saying goes, the conditions originally proposed were raised when the troops were not dispatched. Now
We have already dispatched a large army and spent countless money and food, so how can we send it back with this little benefit?
While the coalition forces continued to land, they sent couriers to submit the latest armistice conditions: the Dutch East India Company must compensate China Merchants for its war expenses, compensate Chinese workers and black slaves for all spiritual and economic losses, arrest war criminals, hand over their weapons, and send Bada to
Maintain an undefended city.
The conditions are very excessive. Although the amount of military expenses that need to be compensated has not been mentioned, the company officials know that even if all the Dutch property is sold, they may not be able to compensate. But now they are no longer qualified to bargain, and the coalition infantry has landed.
, a full 5,000 troops marched into Badawi, but the company only had 2,000 white mercenaries, of which 800 were deployed on Java Island. There was no chance of winning a land battle.
Badawi fell, and there was no desperate resistance at all. They chose to surrender in front of the powerful eastern enemy. The coalition did not make it too difficult for them. They just gathered the white soldiers into the castle and imprisoned them. Ordinary white citizens did not take any coercive measures.
Measures, due to the inherent bad nature of the indigenous residents in Badawi City, they naturally wanted to go to the streets to rob when they saw the chaos. As a result, they were hacked by the African Legion who took over the security of Badawi Street. They were tall and muscular.
The black uncle dealt with the skinny and wretched indigenous monkeys, and the result of the battle was naturally clear at a glance.
The entire battle to capture Badawi ended in less than half a day. This made Liu Ziguang, who was sitting on the Black Swan watching the battle, a little disappointed. The white people were so sensible that he was too embarrassed to engage in any more genocide. He gave it a hard knock.
Forget it, it's not easy for these Dutch people to come all the way from Europe.
The Governor of the Netherlands took the municipal councilors to the coalition command ship to discuss compensation matters. Neither Liu Ziguang nor Zhao Wen participated because the other party's standards were too low. Negotiating with them would lose their status. It would be better to leave such small matters to the people below.
Former Shanghai Governor Cheng Liangjue and Shanghai Shipping Secretary Chen Ziang, who had been hiding in Badawi, have been escorted to the Ming army's warship. This is the first goodwill move made by the Badawi authorities. In fact, these two
The fugitive was arrested by the Dutch more than ten days ago and was ready to be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. Cheng Liangjue's property of several million taels of silver, the house purchased in Badawi, and the deeds of the house and land were all sent at the same time.
The governor also personally picked up a quill pen and wrote a letter of apology, explaining and apologizing for the company authorities' failure to check the identities of Cheng and Chen as fugitives. This was done beautifully, and Liu Ziguang was also very satisfied, thinking that the governor was very good.
Once on the road, without further delay, Zhao Wen and Zhao Wen weighed the anchor and rushed to Xinbianjing, because the end of the year was approaching and the Zen Ceremony was about to be held.
The surrender of the Dutch East India Company did not represent the surrender of the local Javanese royal family, because the coalition forces had once issued a message to severely punish the local nobles who massacred Chinese workers, so they gathered thousands of indigenous armed forces and were ready to move near Badawi. The indigenous royal families
I feel that the Han people are scarier than the white people, because the white people are just looking for money and will not live in Java forever and take root here. But the Han people are different. They are not like the white people who only stay around Badawi. As long as they are allowed in, everything will be done.
It will gradually erode the interests of the indigenous people and eventually turn this place into their homeland where they have lived for generations.
The military commander of the expedition to Badawi is Lord Anthony. His official identity is General of the Red Shirt Regiment, the Imperial Academy of Military Arts, and now he has the additional identity of the Grand Treasurer of the Java Semicolon of the China Merchants Bureau, the China Merchants Bureau and the East India Company.
Like the company, it is also an entity that integrates civil, military and economic affairs. It was only established at the beginning and its strength was still very weak, so it had to rely on the national power of the Song and Ming Dynasties. Anthony, the big boss, was only a temporary one. He would sort out the affairs in Java.
There are also high-level positions, and the position of big shopkeeper will be filled by talents who are familiar with shipping and economics.
Sumatra and Java Island both belong to a country called Java. This country is somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn Period of China. It is composed of countless small states. Everyone respects a Javanese emperor as the main one. However, the feudal structure is very loose and the productivity is very backward.
It didn't take many years for the slave society to evolve into feudal society. The indigenous people were ignorant, barbaric, cruel, short-sighted, and usually domineering. Once defeated, they were as servile as dogs. The Dutch established the base in Badawi because they recognized the characteristics of the indigenous people.
, they usually use both kindness and power, giving a slap in the face and giving sweet dates to coax the indigenous royal families to work for them willingly, sell their land and sovereignty at a cheap price, and also help the Dutch massacre the Han people.
Anthony had no intention of conquering these natives. He did not even conduct a symbolic attempt to persuade them to surrender. He sent a large army to clear out the natives. A land battle began near Badawi. The native troops and the coalition forces faced off. At a glance, the native troops
Very few of them are over 1.6 meters tall. They all have thin arms and thin legs, and they look like an army of monkeys. However, their cold eyes and the sharp blades in their hands show that these monkeys are not ordinary monkeys, but savages.
Sumatran bloodthirsty monkey.
The coalition forces only sent 300 gunners, and fifty bronze cannons were pulled by horse-drawn carriages. They were spread out in front of the formation. The natives bullied the opponent's small number and rushed forward with strange screams, but were beaten to death by fierce cannonballs.
Falling flowers and flowing water, black arms and legs flying all over the sky, they quickly shrank and retreated into the jungle. This was also a tactic planned by the indigenous military. The jungle was full of traps and traps, and they were good at climbing trees and hiding themselves. As long as they entered the forest, they were dominated by the indigenous people.
However, the coalition forces did not pursue them into the jungle as they expected. Instead, they raised their muzzles and fired the incendiary bombs they had prepared. Hundreds of shells covered with grease and sulfur fell into the jungle, causing a raging fire and burning the indigenous people.
The ghosts cried and howled, running around all over the place, triggering the mechanism and causing numerous casualties. The survivors fled back to their hometowns, only to find that their nests had been washed away with blood. The executioners who had killed all their relatives were waiting for their arrival with knives dripping with blood.
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These people were the local Chinese who had been massacred by the indigenous people.