The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 108 Big Deal

After getting up early the next morning

Feng Guohui became refreshed and energetic again. Yesterday's fatigue had long disappeared. It must be admitted that this young body has amazing resilience.

After a night of fish and dragon dance, Feng Guohui expressed his satisfaction with the two white girls who served him last night. She has a great figure, good obedience, and her delicate body has withstood violent whipping, but she can still cater to it with tears...

While eating breakfast, he showed some intention to stay, and Fan Dali, commander of the private camp, understood it tacitly.

These two white girls will not be sent to other places until the handsome man feels bored.

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The focus of the Nanyang Army was to strengthen control of the newly occupied Semarang area.

In terms of uprooting the old forces, Zheng Ansheng, a local snake, responded actively and basically cleaned up all the monsters and monsters here. Those who deserved to be killed, those who deserved to be imprisoned, and those who deserved to do hard labor did hard labor.

In a very short period of time, Semarang was firmly in the hands of the Nanyang Army, and the situation was completely stable.

Once this place is lost, the door will be opened.

In addition, Feng Laohu was promoted and appointed as the mobile division commander. He has the 1540nd Regiment, the th Regiment and the new th Regiment under his jurisdiction. The total strength is about people (note, minus the casualties in the battle). He plans to march and occupy Solo City.

One of the main battleships is the "Levinsaugus", built in 1792 with a displacement of 1064 tons. Now it was captured by the Nanyang Army and has been renamed the "Zhenhai" ship.

The fleet's home port is set in Jepara, backed by a powerful fortress and fort, making the port safe and secure.

On this basis, a new army of more than 3,000 people has also been prepared, and Wu Siwen's first regiment will be responsible for closed training for a period of three months.

With such a lineup, ten points of strength have been weakened by three points, leaving only seven points.

The most likely possibility is to start from Bandung, the capital of West Java, and invade eastward along the centuries-old ancient road, trying to use land power to defeat the newly rising Nanyang Army and restore colonial rule in the region.

Thus

After obtaining a batch of large-caliber shore guns stored in Jepara, the narrow Surabaya Strait has become an absolutely forbidden area for the Royal Dutch Fleet, which is not the slightest bit bragging.

In the operational sequence of the Royal Netherlands Navy's East Indies Task Force, there are only 11 sailing warships in total, and only two are standard second-level warships equipped with 32 to 72 guns. Most of the others are single-masted or ketch-up frigates. .

The other ship is the "Hohenstaufen", built in 1765, with a displacement of 1455 tons. It is the only capital ship of the Indian Task Force in the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Thus

Think before and after
Feng Guohui decided to divide his forces and capture Solo City, an important inland town. Only if it was firmly in the hands of the Nanyang Army could he sit back and relax.

Southern suburb of Semarang City
The army that had rested for a few days had regained its strong fighting spirit and was lined up neatly outside, preparing to send troops to the south.

From Central Java to the east to Yanwang City, and to the north to Semarang, everything is unobstructed. The indigenous tribes gathering areas along the way only have backward swords, guns and sticks, which cannot be an obstacle to the white colonial army.

The Nanyang Fleet and the Royal Netherlands Navy's East Indies Task Force circled the sea. Although their own strength was slightly inferior, they never fell into a complete disadvantage.

This resulted in the Dutch Governor-General being less likely to invade from the sea even if he mobilized a large army.

Feng Zhaoliang was appointed chairman of the Semarang Municipal Management Committee, with responsibilities equivalent to the mayor, while Wu Siwen served as the commander of the Semarang Garrison Headquarters, coordinating the jurisdiction of the garrison there, and responsibilities equivalent to a division commander.

The city of Solo, located in the hinterland of Central Java, was bound to become a frontline battlefield to withstand the fierce attacks of the Dutch colonial army, and the importance of geographical location became highlighted.

The Nanyang Army is now using the two ships "Zhenhai" and "Zhenjiang" as the core, trying to purchase several ketch schooners in Malacca to form frigates, and create a maritime force that spans the waters around Java Island.

This is based on the consideration
Feng Guohui can throw away Salatiga in the hinterland of Central Java, and he can throw away Keladeng City, but he cannot throw away Solo City.

Feng Guohui gave Hu Laohu two months this time, asking him to completely open up the trade routes from Semarang to Solo, and from Solo to Yanwang City, and conquer and occupy Solo City.

After completing the above tasks
It is a very important responsibility to organize local indigenous hard labor to repair mountain passes, defend fortresses, and repair and expand roads that existed during the Mataram Kingdom.

"Please rest assured, Commander, Tiger will resolutely fulfill the sacred mission entrusted by you. He will not return to camp in triumph until he conquers these native barbarians."

"Good brother, of course I can trust you." Feng Guohui patted Hu Laohu's strong shoulder with admiration and told him, "Boss Lin is prudent and has experience in the military. Please discuss with him more about anything you are unsure about. If you have any questions, If there is any difficulty, you can report it on flying cavalry, and the military will provide support at any time."

"I understand, Commander, Tiger will live up to his trust and resolutely complete the mission."

"Okay, let's go. I'm waiting for the day when you will triumph."

Feng Guohui no longer hesitated at this time and ordered the army to set off with a wave of his hand. A cavalry company of more than 60 men under Chen Yong was also ordered to be assigned to Hu Laohu's mobile division for callback, plus a nine-pound artillery company, for a total of four nine-pound Napoleon cannons.

Although Hu Laohu's powerful army only has more than 1600 people, it has cavalry and artillery, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

Considering that the indigenous tribes did not have any advanced firearms, at most they only had some muskets and cannons, and most of them used knives, guns, sticks, dung forks and bamboo guns, this all-firearms force was enough to suppress the power of the local indigenous nobles.

If Solo City's geographical location was not so important, Feng Guohui really wouldn't want to divide his troops and use them elsewhere.

It didn't take much time
The army heading south has gradually disappeared deep into the dense jungle, leaving only a vague silhouette.

On this trip south, Hu Laohu's mobile division did not carry much food supplies and only prepared 7 days' worth. The focus was on carrying a large amount of ammunition.

If everything goes well, it will take two days to reach the boundary of Solo City.

The main purpose of the army is to "provide food to the enemy." As long as the local indigenous noble landowners in Solo City are suppressed and the situation in the city is fully controlled, are they still worried about not having food to eat?
After bidding farewell to the mobile divisions who went south to expand their territory, Feng Guohui quickly returned to Semarang on horseback. He now had a big business to do with the Spaniards.

After occupying Semarang, the biggest surprise was that a large amount of spices were seized in the warehouses of the Dutch whites, totaling nearly 400 tons, ready for shipment.

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The Nanyang Army successively looted dozens of tons of spices from local Chinese families and other white plantations, which was enough to make two shipments.

Good news also came from Jepara, with more than 130 tons of spices in stock.

Adding the two together, the total volume is close to 600 tons.

Therefore, the wealthy Spaniards were notified to come to trade, mainly silver ingots, and some Chinese expatriates and weapons and equipment would also be transported.

Feng Guohui himself had no idea how many there were.

It has to be said that Spain’s talent for doing business is really much worse than that of the British. Even if they have money, they can’t organize the supply of goods.

Leave it to the British, no matter what novel products, as long as the price is in place, both the delivery quantity and the timeliness will be satisfactory.

Even so, Feng Guohui was unwilling to conduct heavy transactions with British merchants, especially the spice trade.

The so-called money and silk move people's hearts.

From the bottom of his heart, Feng Guohui did not believe in those profit-seeking British businessmen. These Angsa people were born as bandits, and the bandit logic gene in his bones could not be changed.

It sounds nice on the surface, but the real benefits are enough to drive them crazy.

The British Royal Navy has the Third Fleet in Hyderabad, the colonial governor-general of India. This is an extremely powerful ocean-going sailing fleet and has the second-class battleship sailing warships in the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

It is a three-deck artillery battleship with a displacement ranging from 2300 tons to 2700 tons. It has 82 to 110 large-caliber naval guns and has extremely fierce firepower.

Although the smoke of the Opium War has dissipated, many of the main gunboats of the British sailing fleet that originally invaded the land of China did not completely return to the British mainland, but remained in the Third Fleet sequence and the Far East Special Squadron.

Even in the Australian colonies, sailing warships from the British Royal Fleet often visited, staying for anywhere from three to five months to a year.

Whether it is the East Indies Task Force of the Royal Netherlands Navy or the new Nanyang naval force, the British fleet is an unparalleled behemoth and a truly extremely dangerous existence.

Feng Guohui did not want to get into trouble, so it was wise to keep a distance from the British.

Even if we engage in some spice smuggling trade, it is only a small amount of twenty or thirty tons. If the quantity is too large, we are really afraid that the other party will swallow us up.

It is much more reassuring to deal with the Spaniards. As long as you are strong enough, your safety will be guaranteed.

Semarang Port Terminal
When the Zhenhai and Zhenjiang escorted three Spanish galleons into the port, Feng Guohui narrowed his eyes from a distance. It seemed that the Spaniards were not honest either!
This is one of the three Spanish galleons that came to trade. One of them is actually a three-masted galleon with a displacement of up to 2550 tons. It can be seen from the densely packed gun ports on its side that it is a Spanish second-class sailboat. Battleship.

Carrying large amounts of silver ingots from Mexico to the Luzon Islands was a task performed by such a heavily armed three-masted sailing battleship.

The British have always wanted to rob Spanish treasure ships, but they have rarely been successful in the past 200 years. The main reason is that such treasure ships themselves are extremely powerful sailing warships.

Ordinary three or five pirate ships have no way to deal with these sail battleships, and they are often counterattacked.

Each of these super-large tonnage three-masted sailing battleships is a national treasure and can be used as a powerful weapon to suppress the country. The bulwarks alone are made of multi-layered hardwood with a thickness of more than a foot and a half, and can withstand heavy loads. caliber naval gun direct bombardment.

As for small and medium-caliber naval guns, that's just scratching an itch.

One transaction turned out to be such a heavyweight sailing battleship. The Spaniards are both honest and dishonest. It seems that they have many other ideas!
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