1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 853 Divide
The Matalan Sultan Kingdom once had a glorious history, and this history is only 40 years ago.

When the third Sultan of the Matalan Sultan Kingdom, Mas Gatemika, succeeded to the throne in 1613, he was only 20 years old. Highlight moments.

His unified pace went from east to west, because the countries in the east of Java and Matalan had been at war all year round. When Sultan Mas Zorang was in power, the small countries in the east formed an alliance to jointly resist Mataland.Therefore, after Ghatmika succeeded to the throne, he changed from the previous methods of military conquest, and adopted military coercion and political inducement to gradually disintegrate the Eastern Alliance.

He promised that as long as the eastern countries were attached to Mataland, they could retain their titles and all their privileges.Under this policy of differentiation, the relationship between countries has gradually become alienated, and the alliance has also disintegrated.In addition, the countries often quarreled over the ownership of the command power, and they could not achieve true unity. In the end, they were defeated one by one and included in the territory of the Kingdom of Mataland one by one.

Although he is a conqueror, Gatmika's governance measures are very gentle. The king of the conquered small country only needs to recognize his supremacy and pay a part of the local tax, and then he is allowed to continue to exist and get Mataland Asylum, Gatmika's reputation is growing.

With the acceleration of Matalan's expedition, Pasuruan, Pachang, Duban, Sulumayi, Madura and other areas around Matalan have been conquered one after another.With the support of strong military strength, Matalan quickly established hegemony in the Java region and became the co-lord of the Javanese sultans with the help of God. Agung".

However, when the great Sultan Agong besieged Batavia three times in 1628, 1629, and 1639 (this time at the instigation of Hanzhou at the time), he was defeated in all of them. ·Agong had several failed battles in his life.The Sultan, who was famous for his martial arts, never again tried to take the Dutch city by force.But he was elsewhere on the island of Java, and the conquest of the Mataran army continued until the end of his life.

At the time of Agung's death, the Matarans finally took control of almost all of Java.Except for Batavia, which is guarded by the Dutch, and Banten, which is also very powerful, other places have become the territories or vassals of Mataland.

In 1645, after Agung died of illness and Amangurat I succeeded to the throne, his ruling style was very different from that of his father.During his reign, in addition to improving the sharp confrontation between the Kingdom of Mataland and the Dutch East India Company, he also introduced the power of Hanzhou Qi into the country to resist the Dutch military invasion and economic control.

For the pillar of the Sultanate Kingdom in Matalan - the true god clergy group, he went against the norm of the previous three Sultan Kings and implemented a relatively strict policy of suppression against them.As a result, many people in the market rumored that Amangurat I probably accepted the "influence of oriental culture" - because the sultan, according to the word of mouth of the public, ate oriental cooking food and drinking in the court. Honey wine and red wine produced in Hanzhou, and can speak some simple Chinese.

Stop fighting, we surrender!

Hearing Zhan Ziyan's question, Xie Weining, the deputy commander of the Black Guards, couldn't help laughing to himself. These people-friendly officials from overseas territories actually want to talk about benevolence and righteousness to the natives, and think of them.You must know that our country of Qi will eventually occupy and control all the elite areas of Nanyang in the future. Now we are allocating some land to the natives, just to use their rich human resources to develop these lands first, so that the people of our country will have a better future. receive it.

On April 4, the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Bali and the Kingdom of Brambang broke into the eastern border and besieged the important city of Malang.

A powerful Qi State has already made Ma Dalan feel difficult to deal with.Today, the Dutch are also taking advantage of the fire, not only attacking the western territory of Mataran, but also sending troops to control Cirebon. Moreover, no surrounding forces have come to rescue the Mataran Kingdom.

Although, Mataran continued to send envoys to Hanzhou to explain and explain the violence in detail, and made various apologies in a very low profile, expressing that he would pay heavy compensation to the victims.

In other words, our army has assembled more than [-] officers and soldiers, plus local servants and local soldiers, a total of more than [-] troops. This has not yet begun to show its talents, and the Kingdom of Mataran asked to surrender. This credit cannot be reaped. Yes!

Because, in the eyes of King Amangurat I, neither the Dutch from the European continent nor the Qi people from the Hanzhou mainland could compete with the Kingdom of Mataland alone.He had to take a dangerous middle line between the two strong men. It was best for the two sides to restrain each other and confront each other in order to maintain the independence and integrity of the Kingdom of Mataland.

On May 5, the Dutch East India Company assembled more than ten armed merchant ships and more than 18 armed mercenaries landed in Cirebon, and soon took control of the Mataran kingdom.If nothing else happens, the Dutch will inevitably invade the territory of Mataran with the army of the Kingdom of Cirebon, plundering people and supplies.

"General Wan, do you have the latest news?"

On May 5, several naval warships of the State of Qi attacked Semarang Port again, shelling the port wharf for several hours. After destroying and injuring a large number of more than 10 Mataran naval warships and merchant ships hiding here, they left behind. go.

Commander-in-Chief of the Qi Army, General Guangwei (Major General) Wan Changshu was stunned for a long time after receiving the letter of surrender from the Kingdom of Mataran, feeling a little inconceivable.Our plan to conquer the Qi Kingdom has only reached the first step, raiding your coastal towns, and attacking the cities and lands in eastern Java with great fanfare, and the large-scale landing operation has not yet officially started!
What's the matter, it's down?
"Shouldn't it be a false surrender, and then use some tactics to slow down the troops?" Yue Zhongwu, the commander-in-chief of the army and Lieutenant (Colonel) Zhaoxin, said rather unwillingly.

Having been the King of Taiping for more than 20 years, Amangurat I did not have the wisdom and bravery of his father, Sultan Agong. In addition, the generals of the army were generally afraid of the enemy and fought timidly. How to deal with the attack of the powerful Qihe coalition forces . The elite troops of more than 5000 people could not even conquer the small fortress stationed by hundreds of people in Qi State.

"If you don't occupy the capital of the Kingdom of Mataran, how can you be sure that they really surrendered?" Wan Changshu said: "Let's turn around and return to Semarang, where the whole army lands and marches towards the city of Surakarta."
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On June 6, Hai'an.

On May 5, more than ten warships of the Qi State Navy killed the port town of Chumin (now Tuban City, Indonesia) on the northeast coast of Java. More than a thousand Qi State officers and soldiers landed and destroyed the city, causing countless losses in population and materials.

In fact, Amangurat I certainly would not joke about his religious beliefs. For more than 20 years after he succeeded to the throne, he ruled Mataran with the titles of "Sultan" and "Guardian of the True God". After all, he understands that the seemingly "unity" in Java and other places is still based on the True God religion.Moreover, he has always strictly prohibited the activities of Western missionaries and Eastern Taoism and Buddhism in Mataland, but he will allow the East India Company to enjoy greater commercial interests than the previous generation, and at the same time give the people of Hanzhou Qi more political and economic privilege.

"The king once said that to Ma Dalan, he would destroy his country, seize his ruler, and punish his people." Ji Changrong said: "Now, although Ma Dalan voluntarily asks to surrender, he cannot continue to retain the state because of this. The king of Dalan Sudan can save his life, but he needs to go to Hanzhou in person to show his apology. Matalan mobs who participated in the riots and massacres of our Han compatriots and our Qi subjects will be punished. In order to establish a separate kingdom on the land, the Sultan may choose a "wise man" from the Mataran royal family."

Under the persuasion of many civil servants and generals, Amangurat I completely lost the confidence to resist.Immediately, he sent his eldest son, Prince Rahman, to lead people to Hai'an to surrender to the people of Qi.

But I didn't expect that the country of Qi had just opened up its posture and only performed some warm-up exercises, and the Kingdom of Mataran knelt down directly, which made all the army officers and soldiers who were interested in making contributions feel extremely depressed.

Because of the accidental death of Li Fade, the commander-in-chief of the army, during the expedition to Egypt four years ago, Yue Zhongwu, the deputy commander-in-chief, suffered a lot of failure, and his rank and rank have not been promoted.

"The Kingdom of Madura, which was previously conquered by the Kingdom of Mataran, can be restored on Madura Island. Prince Martapura, who occupies the Yogyakarta area, will establish an independent country there, and the border of the Kingdom of Brambang can be moved westward. To Basuruan (now Yanwang, a city in eastern Java, Indonesia), Malang, and Earbrook. The Kingdom of Bali can obtain a piece of territory between the Brantas River and the Kingdom of Brambang..."

"Then do we still need to carry out the landing plan and occupy the city of Surakarta?" Yue Zhongwu asked in a dispirited manner.

On April 4, Qi State soldiers and horses continued to march westward, threatening Zongban City.

For a moment, the fear of death and the destruction of the country shrouded the mind of the Sultan King Amangurat I.

But what is disappointing is that the army only besieged an outlying fortress of the Qi people. It took more than a month to attack without breaking it.

This time it was so easy to get the opportunity to attack the Kingdom of Mataran. I thought I could command the army to attack the city and seize the territory. I would go straight to the capital of Mataran in a destructive way, capture and kill the Sultan King, and make an indelible feat in a war of annihilating the country. , Maybe this will step into the ranks of generals.

On April 4, a group of troops from the State of Qi attacked Mojokerto (now Japan, a city in eastern Java, Indonesia).Three days later, the city was broken, and the Qi army looted all the wealth and materials in the city.

"The news came three days ago that our army has reached Sara Dega after completely controlling Semarang, and is less than [-] kilometers away from the capital of the Kingdom of Mataran... Well, at this time, the army must have entered Surakal tower." Zhang Shiping replied: "Da Honglu, what specific instructions does the king and the cabinet have on how to deal with the Kingdom of Mataran?"

"Although Matalan can be regarded as a regional power in Nanyang, it is not enough compared with our country Qi." Zhang Shiping said with a smile: "Even if it can gather tens of thousands of troops and dare to fight in every corner, but in our country Qi has a strong military attack. However, it will only increase casualties and attrition. You must know that 30 years ago (1639), Matalan gathered tens of thousands of troops and joined forces with the Kingdom of Banten to attack Batavia. People have been beaten to the point of losing soldiers and generals. If we, Qi State, attack with all our strength, how long will Ma Dalan be able to resist?"

"In addition to obtaining Madura Island, the Madura people also want to seize a piece of territory in the northeast of Java." Zhan Ziyan interjected, "Aren't we meeting their demands?"

On May 5, at the same time that the Qi Navy warships raided Semarang, a piece of news from western Java made the monarchs and ministers of the Kingdom of Mataran feel completely desperate.More than a thousand armed forces of the Dutch East India Company crossed the Citalong River and captured Karawang.Subsequently, the Dutch continued to march east, towards the city of Cicampe.

"If we want to meet the demands of the Madura people, then do we have to return Hai'an to them?" Ji Changrong said with a bit of sneer on his face, "A country that has been subjugated for more than 40 years, give them a small island to think Restoring the country would be great. If it weren't for the fact that our Qi country is currently underpopulated and unable to fill up this rich Java Island in a short period of time, our Qi country would be able to swallow it alone."

"I heard that the Dutch took advantage of the fire to loot and sent troops to invade the territory of Matalan." Wan Changshu shook his head with a smile, "Under such circumstances, the Kingdom of Mataland probably has no desire to fight, so it simply surrendered. "

And in late April, more bad news came one after another.

"I thought that this battle would last for a few months, and there was still time to arrange it calmly and plan carefully." After Ji Changrong sat down, he couldn't help showing a wry smile after Zhang Shiping briefly introduced the current war, "I'm waiting His Majesty ordered him to come to Java to preside over the finishing work. However, he did not expect that the Matalan Kingdom had just arrived and received the news that the Kingdom of Matalan had stopped troops and asked to surrender. All of a sudden, we were a little hasty."

On May 5, several naval warships of the State of Qi attacked Tegal (now Tegal, a port city in the north of Java Island, Indonesia) by several naval warships of the State of Qi. More than a thousand officers and soldiers of the State of Qi landed, broke through the city, and plundered for three days.

However, a civilian riot in the city of Surakarta in January injured hundreds of Chinese and Qi businessmen, and immediately pushed the Kingdom of Mataram into a very dangerous situation.

On May 5th, eight warships of the State of Qi attacked Cilaza, a coastal city in the south of Java. Thousands of officers and soldiers of the State of Qi landed, and then... troops were stationed here for unknown purposes.

But war still broke out inevitably.

Xie Weining, deputy envoy of Qi State Black Guards Command, Zhan Ziyan, Chief of Maritime Security, Zhang Shiping, Commander of the Java Squadron of the Navy's Local Fleet, and other military and political officials greeted Ji Changrong, the right minister of Lu Temple, from the pier all the way to the general manager's mansion.

In mid-March, the Kingdom of Mataland was forced to resort to pre-emptive measures, dispatching more than 3 troops to storm the leased land of the Haianqi Kingdom in the east of Java Island, trying to drive the Qi Kingdom into a stronghold within the territory of the Kingdom of Mataland Pull out and seize the supplies and ordnance in it.

The Kingdom of Brambang is full of ambitions for the territory in the east of Java Island, but our country of Qi allocated a large area of ​​land east of the Brantas River to the Kingdom of Bali and became their enclave.In this way, it is to cause contradictions and disputes between the Kingdom of Bali and the Kingdom of Brambang.

And Prince Martapura, who established an independent state in the Yogyakarta area, must have been unable to restrain the desire to expand the territory and increase the population after the Kingdom of Mataland was severely weakened, and would continue to attack the interior of Java.

As for our country, Qi, through this war, in addition to obtaining a large amount of compensation, it is natural to cut off part of the territory of the Kingdom of Mataland, and then slowly immigrate to Shibian, gradually controlling this rich island.

In this way, how can a Java island broken into several pieces, plus several Tubang kingdoms full of conflicting interests, gather strength to prevent the encroachment and embezzlement of our country Qi?

(End of this chapter)