1635 Han style rises again

On February 1670, 2, Hanzhou, Jianye.

"...Destroy the country!?" All the officers of the General Staff were shocked when they heard the request from the Chief of Staff, General Zhen Guo (Lieutenant General) Cui Shaochuan.

"Why, do you think we can't do it with Qi's current strength?" Cui Shaochuan asked lightly.

"Chief, the destruction of the Kingdom of Matalan is naturally achievable with the current strength of our country." A Lieutenant Linghui (Lieutenant Colonel) swallowed a mouthful of saliva, showing a look of hesitation, "However, this The Kingdom of Mataland is a regional power with a population of several million. It is the most appropriate military strategy to carry out a limited punitive attack, capture part of the coastal area, and then force it to cede the territory. We have too much military and financial resources in Qi."

"Although the strategy of gradually encroaching on Java Island is the least expensive option among the various strategies of Qi State. But have you ever thought about how much a unified and powerful True God country will have an impact on the entire Nanyang region? Is it?" Cui Shaochuan glanced at the dozen or so staff officers present, and said in a deep voice: "If we remember correctly, more than 200 years ago, that is, during the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, the natives in the Nanyang region basically followed Brahmanism, Buddhism , and Hinduism as the main religion. Since the founding of Ming Dynasty, the true god religion began to spread widely in the Nanyang Islands, but the speed of its spread was astonishing. In less than 100 years, it occupied the area The mainstream status of religious belief."

"If it is allowed to continue to spread and develop, how can we know that it will not affect our Hanzhou mainland and many overseas territories? You must know that the devout believers of the True God believe in any contact and integration of civilization. Hostility, this will bring great trouble to our Qi State's future conquest and rule of the Nanyang region. We hope that in the future, no matter in the mainland of Hanzhou or the Nanyang territory, all areas actually controlled by Qi State must be bathed in our Under the Chinese civilization."

"Therefore, not only the Kingdom of Mataland, but also Johor, Aceh, Palembang, Brunei, Banjar and many other Kingdoms of the True God religion are the targets that we will focus on attacking and weakening. We must reduce the influence of the True God religion. To the smallest extent. In the future Nanyang region, no unified and powerful True God Kingdom is allowed to exist."

"Furthermore, don't you think that the number of Nanyang natives is too much compared to our country? According to a rough estimate, the population of the entire Java Island is about 400 million, and the population of Sumatra is about 200 million. Sulawesi There are 100 million in the West Island, nearly 70 in Borneo, more than 40 in Bali, more than 50 in the Lesser Sunda Islands, 900 in the Spice Islands (Maluku Islands), and [-] to [-] in the Malay Peninsula. These populations add up to [-] million people."

"Except for the Bali Kingdom on the island of Bali, which belongs to the Hindu country, the rest of the more than 800 million natives are all the people of the True God religion. Let me ask you, how hard is it to absorb and assimilate so many devout True God believers?"

"What does the chief mean, is that we want to smash all these kingdoms of the True God Sect into countless small forces, so that our country of Qi can gradually annex and assimilate them in the future?"

"You mean, the Hanzhou people might want to attack the Kingdom of Mataland?" Governor Matsek asked in surprise.

"For the possible war between Hanzhou and the Kingdom of Mataland, I think that our East India Company should adopt an active response strategy." Major General Kenneth Depay, commander of the East India Company Army, said.

"Not only do they have to be broken into countless small forces, but also they have to attack each other, fight each other, and consume their respective strengths." Cui Shaochuan said: "The natives are stupid and lazy, and they are afraid of power and not virtuous. Now, Ma The Kingdom of Dalan allowed the natives in the country to wantonly slaughter our Chinese people and plunder the wealth of our Han compatriots. The king issued a decree to destroy the country, hold the king, and punish the people! You need to plan and deduce according to this decree. Make several sets of detailed alternative strategies for the army to conquer Mataran."
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April 2, Batavia.

At this time, Amangkurat I suddenly realized that the Qi State was likely to launch a retaliatory military attack on the Kingdom of Mataland because of the violent attack against the Chinese and Qi people.

"General Depay, what do you think?" Governor Mattesek turned his head and asked.

Unexpectedly, some Javanese in the city, bewitched by a few escaped assailants, had physical conflicts with the Chinese, which then developed into large-scale armed fights and riots.They waved the wooden sticks and bamboo poles in their hands, frantically smashed and stabbed the Chinese they saw on the street, robbed their shops of property, and abused their wives and daughters.

"I agree with General Depay's suggestion. During the outbreak of war, take the opportunity to obtain more controlled territories and corresponding commercial interests for our East India Company." Major General Wess Tveld said solemnly: "According to the The merchant ship reported that after the massacre of Chinese in the capital of the Kingdom of Mataran a month ago, their Sultan King sent several envoys to Xuanhua Island and the mainland of Hanzhou to express his apology and willingness to make compensation to the Hanzhou people. Said to have been met with cold reception by the Hanzhou people. The two Hanzhou strongholds in Guangning on the east side of Java Island and Haian on the west side have been fully mobilized and entered a state of war. With the strength of the Hanzhou people, they must There will be a large-scale retaliation for this, and maybe a large army will be gathered to attack the capital of Mataran and capture their king."

Two years ago, Makassar, the capital of the Gova Sultan Kingdom on the island of Sulawesi, also had an attack on businessmen from the Qi Kingdom. Although only three Qi people were killed and more than a dozen Qi people were injured.However, the angry Qi people still assembled dozens of warships, more than [-] armed forces, joined with the Portuguese, and brazenly invaded the Govasudan Kingdom.In less than five days, the city of Makassar was defeated and King Gova Sultan was captured.Although several members of the royal family escaped from Makassar and fled to the northern mountains, they re-established a sultan king and persisted in resisting the Hanzhou people.

"General Weld, what's your opinion?" Governor Matt Seke turned his head to look at Rear Admiral Wes Twild, the commander of the navy.

The representative of the Qi State did not say much after hearing the explanation of Amanggurat I, but only asked the Mataland Kingdom to effectively protect the lives and property of the Chinese and Qi people, and sent envoys to the mainland of Hanzhou, Yu Qi explained it face to face.

If it hadn't been for Amangurat I, who immediately sent troops to suppress the news, the riots would have been prevented from expanding.A little later, maybe the Chinese and Qi people in the city will be attacked more.

In the Kingdom of Mataland, almost 50% to 60% of economic activities are related to Chinese and Qi merchants.Most of the local Chinese make a living by doing business. The business is mainly the wholesale of various commodities and materials, and the handicraft industry is wood processing, ironware, cloth, grain and oil and other products.In the entire kingdom, it belongs to the wealthiest class.However, this situation has also aroused the jealousy and resentment of a large number of Javanese people in the country, who believe that they have deprived the Javanese of their wealth and made them so poor now.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Major General Tveld said: "As we all know, the Hanzhou people have strong territorial ambitions for the entire East Indies. And the Mataland Kingdom occupies more than half of Java Island, but the entire East Indies The most elite area, there is a vast fertile land here, and the degree of development is also the most mature. If the Hanzhou people occupy this island, their strength will jump to a new level."

After quietly listening to the report of Cooper Menas, the company's senior foreign affairs commissioner, the governor of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia, Gene Mattesek, leaned gently on the soft chair and pondered for a long time.

As a result, Amanggurat I immediately sent several groups of envoys for help to the Kingdom of Banten, the Kingdom of Cirebon, the Kingdom of Brambang, Batavia, and even the Kingdom of Banjar in Borneo. Looking for possible assistance.

Immediately after the incident, Amangurat I summoned the representatives of Qi State in the Kingdom of Mataland, and tried his best to explain that the occurrence of the riot was a very accidental event, not a provocation by the Kingdom of Mataland against Qi State.

"Gentlemen, if the Hanzhou people control Java Island, will they... expel our East India Company from this island?" Governor Matsek asked suddenly after pondering for a moment.

In the previous hundreds of years, the entire Nanyang region was imprinted with Chinese everywhere, and the Chinese played an important role in promoting the economic development of Nanyang.With the emergence of Hanzhou 30 years ago and its strong rise, the business power of the Chinese has expanded dramatically.

Governor Matsek nodded upon hearing this, and then said with a smile: "In this case, we might as well cooperate with the Hanzhou people this time, and jointly send troops to attack the Kingdom of Mataland, so as to earn more money for our East India Company." interests. However, we need to have a good talk with the Hanzhou people. Our special interests in the Sultanate of Cirebon need to be respected by them after the war. Then, for the envoys sent by the Kingdom of Mataran , let Mr. Menas send them away."
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March 3th, Mataland Kingdom, Surakarta (now Solo City, Java Island, Indonesia).

A few days later, the envoys sent by Amanggurat I to Hanzhou had just set off when they received news from Hai'an, the stronghold of Qi State on the east side of Java Island.The Qi people there carried out emergency mobilization and comprehensive alert, and expelled all the Javanese in the territory, as if showing a war pattern.

Half a month later, several warships of the State of Qi sailed back and forth in the waters near Semarang and Yogyakarta, intercepting merchant ships and fishing boats belonging to the Kingdom of Mataran and blocking the ports.

A month has passed, and the news brought back by the messengers from all walks of life made the king and ministers of the Kingdom of Mataran feel inexplicably chilled.

"Oh? What kind of active coping strategy to adopt?"

But everyone knows that after Qi's severe damage, the Govasudan kingdom can be said to have been destroyed in fact.As for the remaining resistance forces, under the continuous suppression and attack of the Qi people, the final outcome will definitely be completely destroyed.

More than a month ago, during a civilian riot in the city of Surakarta, hundreds of Chinese were killed and injured, many shops were also looted and burned, and more than a dozen Qi businessmen were also affected.

As for the riot in the city of Surakarta, hundreds of Chinese and a dozen Qi people were killed or injured. This may make the Qi people even more angry.

"Governor, I don't think... Hanzhou people would do this." Victor Flores, the company's senior commercial counselor, thought for a while, and then said: "At present, the economic interests of our East India Company and Hanzhou can It can be regarded as a deep bond, with an annual trade volume of 800 million dong....Well, last year’s data has not yet been calculated, but I think the trade volume has exceeded 2000 million dong, which is a high probability event. This is very important for us and Hanzhou As far as they are concerned, it is a huge benefit that cannot be separated from each other... You know, the mission sent by the British last year tried in vain to persuade Hanzhou to abandon our East India Company and cooperate with them. Under this situation, Hanzhou Europeans are still firmly choosing us."

"When war breaks out, we should send armed personnel to cross the Tanjung Priok area, and extend our Batavia border to the Chitarong River line, so as to increase the actual control area of ​​our East India Company." Kenneth Major General Depay said with a smile: "In this way, in addition to expanding our strategic depth, we can also acquire a large number of natives to provide the necessary labor resources for our operation and development in the East Indies."

Although, Amangurat I sent troops to quell the riot as quickly as possible, protected many surviving Chinese and Qi people in time and properly healed the injured.However, the occurrence of such abominable incident against the Chinese made the Kingdom of Mataland feel a little panicked.

Standing on the steps, Sultan Amangkurat I of the Kingdom of Mataran sighed slightly as he looked at the many silent courtiers below.

Because the Qi State, which lives in the southern New World, has always claimed to be the protector and defender of the interests of all Chinese in the Nanyang region, and will retaliate strongly against any incidents that violate the interests of the Chinese and Qi people.

The cause of the riot was that several Javanese people in the city were starving and stole some food from a restaurant run by Chinese. After being discovered, they gave some food as alms.But they were still not satisfied, and they still wanted to ask for food again, saying that they would bring it to their starving relatives at home, but the shopkeeper refused.Annoyed, they started to rob. During the dispute, they hurt the Chinese store owner.This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Chinese in the market, and they worked together to subdue several murderers, and were about to send them to the government for punishment.

Since Wandan Kingdom was violently beaten by Qi State ten years ago, it has ceded land and paid compensation, and the national situation has long been in decline.Five years ago, the capital was moved from Banten City to Kota Bumi on Sumatra Island, in order to avoid encroachment and extrusion by the Qi people.In the situation of the Wandan Kingdom, how could they dare to send troops to support the Mataran Kingdom.

However, the Kingdom of Cirebon and the Kingdom of Brambang have ambiguous attitudes, claiming that they will be based on a common national camp of true gods, and they firmly support the Kingdom of Mataland's anti-aggression war against the infidels morally.As for sending troops to rescue or material support, they didn't mention it at all, obviously because they were afraid of the Qi State.

The Dutch in Batavia directly rejected Matalan's request for help.Moreover, I heard that they are also mobilizing ships and armed personnel, and it seems that they want to take advantage of the war between their Matalan Kingdom and Qi Kingdom.

Looking around, the Kingdom of Mataran could not find a country or force that could lend a helping hand to help them resist the possible attack of the Qi State.You know, more than ten years ago, they deeply thought that the powerful Dutch had been defeated by the Qi State twice.Today, the strength of the Qi State is even stronger than ten years ago. How could their Matalan Kingdom be their opponent?

"Although our Kingdom of Matalan is weak in strength, we will never submit to the power of the Qi Kingdom." Amangurat I said in a deep voice: "We are blessed by the omnipotent true God and protected by the wise prophet. , and tens of thousands of devout and brave fighters are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country. All in all, we will surely defeat any incoming enemy. God...bless us!"