The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 289 General, give the order!

In fact, the fighting power of Sanxingtang's thugs is not low, and is far from being as weak as Colonel Adrian thought.

If the situation was really that bad, the Dutch would have joined forces with the natives to suppress them long ago. There would be no chance that the Liu family's large-scale spice production would affect the security of the Dutch spice trade.

Even taking root in West Borneo, far away from the homeland, for a hundred years, basically retaining the cultural characteristics and establishing a large number of colonial estates, is not something that can be easily achieved.

They actually just lack a strong leader to plan and lead them, thus showing a low level of organization.

Whether it is political management or military organization, it is basically equivalent to the underworld rather than a real government.

Such an organization would not be able to fight against the Xing Tang Kingdom, but the internal struggles were still very intense.

Historically, after Luo Fangbai arrived in West Borneo, he was beaten badly by the Liu family several times. In the end, it was with the help of fellow villagers from the mainland who continued to come to him that he was able to make a comeback.

So Sanxingtang acted really quickly. They received the news on the third day of the twelfth lunar month and rushed to Pontianak on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Moreover, there were scouts who went out to explore the way, ambushes who were on night sentry duty, and night watchmen who collected intelligence at the front line and sent it back continuously.

More than 3,000 people were divided into three armies, coordinating with each other. The soldiers carried dry food and ammunition and could walk sixty or seventy miles a day on foot.

It can be said that if there is a leader who can convince them, these people will soon become a strong army.

However, after they arrived in Pontianak, they were immediately embarrassed.

Luo Fangbai had predicted their actions long ago, so he did not stay in Pontianak City at all. Instead, he and Chen Lanbo went to the mines of the Old Eighth Branch and Xinpu Company respectively according to the plan.

At this time, Pontianak completely belonged to the foreign monk Sirif.

Standing on the city wall of Pontianak, Silifu couldn't help but touch his forehead with a headache. He thought that after Luo Fangbai had clearly broken up with him, he would soon attack him.

Therefore, after being driven out of the house by Luo Fangbai, he quickly left Pontianak City, and asked his younger brother to seek the possibility of an alliance with the Liu family of Sanxingtang, while at the same time mobilizing the Muslims around Pontianak City.

After mobilizing thousands of young men, he still did not receive any news that Luo Fangbai had taken action against him. He bravely led his men back to the city, only to find that Luo Fangbai and others in Pontianak had already left.

Overjoyed, Silifu quickly occupied Pontianak and completely owned the city. However, he was happy for only two days before people from the Liu family of Sanxingtang appeared outside the city.

"How come these Qin people came so quickly? Did they come running here as soon as they received the news?"

Xilifu was very troubled. If he had known that Luo Fangbai would hide in the mine, why would he go to the Liu family?

Now it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away.

"Master, do we want to let these Qin people enter the city?" asked the leader of a small tribe.

The Chinese outside had surrounded the north side of Pontianak and were yelling at Sirif to open the door.

Silifu gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't open the door, Ali, you must take 20 carts of food, 3 carts of fruits, vegetables and pickles, and 20 sheep with you.

Just tell them that this is a reward from the patriarch, and then have their leader come into the city so I can thank them in person."

. . . .

"Throw yourself at your mother, does this monk Xilifu think Lin Bei is stupid?"

Upon hearing the demands of these natives, a black-hearted mine owner from southern Fujian on Dongshan Island in Zhangpu could no longer hold back.

They had a mediocre relationship with these natives, and this time they came with the intention of seizing Pontianak City to gain benefits.

It was embarrassing enough that he got nothing in the end. What if he couldn't even see through this low-level Hongmen Banquet and entered Pontianak City in a daze and was beheaded by the natives?

This person's death is a small matter, but if this gets out, won't he be laughed at for the rest of his life?

I guess my ancestors would be so angry that they would crawl out of their graves and slap me twice.

Liu Yaozong's face also darkened. He hadn't thought so much about it at first, but when he was reminded by the people below, he immediately figured it out.

In fact, Xilifu should not be planning to hold a Hongmen Banquet, because Luo Fangbai just left and was not defeated. He may come back at any time. Even if he wants to fight among himself, he will not choose to do so at this time.

But Sirif was indeed a little afraid that the Chinese would come in and occupy the place and not leave, so he wanted to show some goodwill first to soften the murderous aura of the Chinese.

Meet alone again to test Liu Yaozong and see if this god of the Liu family can be sent away at the lowest cost.

But Sirif could never have imagined that Chinese history is so rich that even people like Liu Yaozong and his black-hearted mine owner who had not read much knew about the Hongmen Banquet!

Knowing how the King of Chu lost his kingdom here, and knowing that not everyone has the good luck of Emperor Gaozu of Han, he is extremely sensitive to banquets like the Hongmen Banquet.

Liu Yaozong suppressed his anger at having his intelligence insulted in public and shouted to his confidants:

“Go tell those natives that he invited me to help.

How can a host not even open the door when guests arrive? Let Silifu open the city gates and come out to welcome us!"

"Yes, when Xilifu's brother came to Dongwanlu, the general welcomed him with open gates, and now Xilifu must do the same.

Damn it, we treat them as honored guests, but they treat us like thieves. There is no such thing as this in the world."

A head of a branch of Sanxingtang started shouting angrily, instantly igniting the anger of the crowd.

Yes, you sent an envoy to ask for help, and we opened our gates wide to welcome you with great honors. But now that you are here, you actually want to use the Hongmen Banquet to harm us. Is there any justice in this world?
"Third General, what should we do now?" Someone raised a very realistic question.

"The brothers below followed us, running seventy or eighty miles a day, just to enter Pontianak City and get benefits.

Now I can’t even get through the door. I can’t explain this! If they start making a commotion, it will be hard to suppress them.”

"Damn it, if Silifu is being unjust, don't blame me for being unkind!"

Liu Yaozong was also very aware of this, and immediately said with a somewhat ferocious expression: "Brothers, set up camp and cook the food that Xilifu sent so that everyone can have enough to eat.

"The leaders of each branch should go back and mobilize their forces. Once Sirif opens the door, we will rush forward and chop this thief monk into eighteen pieces. Then we can seize Pontianak City and live our lives in peace."

"The three generals are wise!"

"Let's listen to the Third Young Master!"

"Give the order, three generals, attack south!" Hearing Liu Yaozong's somewhat out-of-control decision, none of the twenty or so people in the room came out to persuade him.

They completely ignored the fact that they were rushing south from Dongwanlu to deal with Luo Fangbai and Chen Lanbo and relieve Dongwanlu of its worries, not to gain any benefits.

In the eyes of these guys, the only desire now is to rush into Pontianak City and kill everyone. As for everything else, they have been put aside.

This is also in line with their usual style. If they can really judge the situation, they will be willing to establish a base in West Borneo.

They would never have the first reaction of not letting the Xing Tang Army eat meat from their bowls when they heard that the Mo family was coming to West Borneo, and organized the young men to resist.

In Pontianak City, Silifu received Liu Yaozong's request. After hesitating for a while, he began to think about the bad side of things.

If Liu Yaozong had made such a request as soon as he arrived, Xilifu might have actually opened the city gate and gone out to negotiate with him.

But after such twists and turns, the Grand Imam of the Muslim community in West Borneo immediately tasted something different.

His subordinates also began to distrust the Chinese. More importantly, they now occupied Pontianak and naturally did not want the Chinese to enter the city.

Silifu thought for a while, then continued to say to his confidant Ali: "Take another hundred Dutch gold coins with you and tell Liu Yaozong that I am very busy and in a hurry to attack Luo Fangbai of Lao Bafen.

Tell him to quickly dispatch troops to attack Chen Lanbo in Xinpu. After the attack is completed, I will not break my promise to jointly manage the two families in Pontianak."

Silifu was determined not to let Sanxingtang enter Pontianak, but he still had a little fantasy.

Silifu felt that Liu Yaozong and others came to relieve Sanxingtang's worries, although he was indeed a bit unkind now.

But as long as Liu Yaozong knows the seriousness of the matter and is a little patient, the two sides can continue to cooperate.

But Sirif never expected that Liu Yaozong was not as smart and concerned about the overall situation as he thought.

Young Master Liu San looked at the one hundred gold coins issued by the Dutch East India Company on his desk, which were worth about seventy or eighty taels of silver. He suddenly exploded, and evil fire burst out from the top of his head.

"This, this foreign monk is treating us like beggars. This little money is not enough for thousands of us brothers to have a full meal."

It doesn’t matter if Liu Yaozong exploded, the key is that there are people fanning the flames.

"Sirifu, you are dead, dead!" Liu Yaozong finally couldn't bear it anymore, he started cursing loudly.

Then he suddenly turned around, pointed at the guy who had been adding fuel to the fire, and shouted, "Seventh Brother, what do you think we should do now?"

This is Liu Yaozong's brother from the same clan. He had a good relationship with his brother Liu Yaoliang who was imprisoned.

But after Liu Yaozong overthrew his elder brother, the seventh brother quickly came to join him. With his extraordinary talent for flattery, he quickly made Liu Yaozong very happy and became his confidant.

Lao Qi smiled ingratiatingly. He knew that Liu Yaozong still had some bottom line to hold on to at this moment.

After all, they are here to help, and it is not easy to turn against them without any legitimate reason.
So Lao Qi looked at the big guys in the room again, and when he found that most of them showed greedy expressions, he immediately became a little sinister.

"The meal is ready, but there's only meat and no wine. Those drunkards down there can't help themselves. All we have to do is let them clamor to go into town and buy some wine."

Everyone in the room understood what kind of person Jiu Mengzi was. Everyone knew him well, and he was not a good person in normal times.

Silifu asked them to buy some wine. If they drank too much, they would definitely cause trouble. If they fought with the natives in the city and caused casualties, that would be a reason.

"What if Silifu won't even let people into town to buy alcohol?" a short, black-hearted mine owner asked softly.

Lao Qi chuckled, "Will Second Brother Xu not go back and yell for alcohol, forcing the people below to go into the city to buy it?

If Sirif refuses to open the door, he'll let them use the hook lock to climb over the wall and get in. Isn't that a contradiction?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Brother Xu, because this guy was the biggest drunkard in the room.

Do you think he asked the question just now because he was afraid that things wouldn't get out of hand? No, our Second Brother Xu's alcohol addiction was aroused, and he was afraid that he really couldn't get in and buy any wine tonight.

"Third Young Master, this isn't a good idea. We're about to go to war, and we're here to avoid being attacked from behind."

Finally someone remembered what they were here for and reminded us quietly.

Lao Qi rolled his eyes at the man and said, "You're such a coward! We're not going into the city to rob and leave. We'll just leave a few hundred people to defend the city with the red-haired devils. If you don't go, don't share the spoils after we take it."

When the man heard that he would not share the spoils, he immediately stopped talking.

Liu Yaozong was a little hesitant at first, but after listening to what Lao Qi said, he actually felt that it made a lot of sense.

Yes, killing Sirif does not mean giving up Pontianak. Just tell me whether Pontianak was taken or not, and whether the goal was achieved or not.

"Third General, I'll give you an extra half cent once we get into the city." Although Second Brother Xu is a drunkard, his IQ is still online when he's not drinking.

He knew that if he selected people to enter the city deliberately to cause trouble, there would be a high probability that someone would die, so he immediately started bargaining.

"You bastard, you are too greedy. If you don't send anyone, I will!" Someone was dissatisfied and started cursing at Brother Xu on the spot.

"One out of a hundred, I'll get someone else if you don't go!" Liu Yaozong rolled his eyes at Brother Xu. He wanted 5% just for the deaths of a few people. What was he thinking? At most he could get an extra 1%.

“The walls of Pontianak are not high, so it is not difficult to break them down, but we cannot let the people inside escape, so we cannot do anything now.

Let's wait a while and start doing things when it's almost dark. In this way, the news of the death will not be spread until tomorrow morning.

Let's take advantage of the night to quietly block the four gates and prevent any of these natives from escaping. We'll capture the men and throw them into the mines, and take the women back home to have children and farm."

There was no need to be taught how to do this job, as Liu Yaozong knew the business very well. The Sanxingtang branch bosses and the unscrupulous mine owners around him were also used to doing this, and they all licked their tongues, extremely excited.

There are tens of thousands of natives in the city, and in order to defend Pontianak in the future, the monk Sirif brought a lot of good things into the city.

. . . .

The night was dark, and before the drunkards entered the city, several dark shadows sneaked into Lao Qi's tent.

“Please tell Master Luo that Liu Yaozong will soon start fighting with Xilifu, and everything will go smoothly.

But Master, it's best not to leave the mine and go down the mountain, because the Red-Haired Demon's elite troops are approaching soon, and we need to wait until the King's elite troops arrive before we can deal with them."

(End of this chapter)