Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1269 Appease the Refugees
Li Dingguo told his generals to camp near the port, and then he led nearly a hundred soldiers and headed for Sishui City with Yu Fangqi.

Chinese clans like to build a village to protect themselves, and it is no exception in Nanyang. When the Ming people arrived in Surabaya, it was inevitable that the local indigenous people would have conflicts. In order to protect themselves and maintain their achievements, they also built villages.

Surabaya used to be a swamp, but after years of development, it gradually survived. In addition, the Ming people were good at farming, and the immigrants from Fujian also had a way of doing business. With their hard work, their lives improved, and once their lives improved , some people are upset.

The Ming people here also built a simple stockade for self-protection, but manpower is limited, and the entire wall of Surabaya is only at the level of keeping livestock.

Surabaya was originally considered a barren land. After the development, there were probably less than 5000 Ming people living there. However, because of the Dutch massacre, the entire Javanese Ming people fell into panic. Nearly [-] Ming people helped the old and the young. escaped here.

The imperial court has decided to build a fort in Surabaya, which will require a lot of manpower in the future, so Yu Fangqi resettled all the refugees who escaped, and sent [-] sailors to disembark to protect and resettle them.

Although it was stated that the DPRK had sent a batch of supplies over, and the food was still sufficient at present, but these refugees suffered a sudden change, and soldiers from the Mataram Kingdom often came to harass the refugees. The refugees were still terrified. Even the original residents of Surabaya Thinking of the Luzon massacre before, I was also panicked and confused.

Li Dingguo and Yu Fangqi led the soldiers to the outside of Sishui City. The area surrounded by the wall was too small to accommodate refugees, and the clans in Surabaya were unwilling to let refugees in, so the outside of the wall was full of huts and shacks. Almost the entire city of Surabaya was surrounded again.

I heard that the refugees from the officers and soldiers who came to Surabaya had already been waiting outside the city, and the gate of the village was crowded with anxious crowds, and the siege of the road was impenetrable.

Although the naval division is also the Ming army, but they leave as soon as they say, and the Dutch are eyeing them. The Ming people in Surabaya still feel insecure. The Lu division is different. They feel more at ease when they see the Lu division, and they don’t know why There are such thoughts.

When Li Dingguo came over, there was a burst of excited cheers all around. This time the Ming Dynasty went to war with the Dutch for them. Thinking about the Luzon massacre before, they thought there was no hope, but they didn’t want the court to change their ways. , they were naturally a little excited.

Now as long as there are officers and soldiers here, they feel that they have a pillar, and they are not afraid of the Dutch, so they naturally want to cheer.

At this time, four or five old men in the crowd suddenly came out, knelt down in front of Li Dingguo and wept, "I implore the general to save the relatives of the little people!"

Li Dingguo hurriedly helped the leader, and Yu Fangqi next to him said in a low voice, "They are refugees who escaped from Batavia. Many of their relatives were killed, or they were captured by the red-haired ghost to do hard labor."

Hearing this, Li Dingguo knew what to expect, so he got the people up, comforted them, and asked Yu Fangqi, "How many Han Chinese are there in Batavia, and how many escaped?"

"It is estimated that there are seven or eight thousand Han Chinese in Batavia. Counting the surrounding areas, there may be 2 or even more. After all, there is no household registration. It’s a game.” Yu Fangqi said in a deep voice, “But only 1 people escaped, and many of them did not escape from Batavia, but from areas controlled by Danmu and Matalan.”

"So, at least nearly ten thousand people are still in the area controlled by Heyi." Li Dingguo frowned.

Yu Fangqi nodded, "According to the news brought back by those who escaped, the red-haired ghosts are frantically strengthening the fortress and searching for supplies in order to be able to stand firm and wait for help. It is estimated that at least thousands of people have been treated as coolies."

These Dutch people took their own lives seriously, saying that the company would take money to redeem them, for fear that the Ming army would kill prisoners again, but they treated others very ruthlessly, basically not being human, and killing them as soon as they said they would.

Li Dingguo understands the feelings of these refugees. They have no sense of security and are worried about the safety of their families. However, he has just arrived in Surabaya, and there are many things to do, and there is no time to comfort them one by one, so he looked around and looked at his face. , suddenly waved his hand and said: "Everyone!"

When the people around heard it, they immediately quieted down, and then they heard Li Dingguo say loudly: "Heyi has been in cholera for a long time in Nanyang, and this time he killed my people even more!"

He clasped his fists and cupped his hands to the sky, "This time the supervisor of the country was furious, so I ordered the commander to sweep the Netherlands. Now that Malacca has been broken, Batavia is no problem. The commander will definitely lead the officers and soldiers to wipe out the Dutch and barbarians in Southeast Asia." Exhausted, rescue your loved ones, and ensure everyone's safety."

"I have thanked Jianguo, Commander-in-Chief, and Master Wang..."

When the people around heard this, cheers erupted suddenly. The old people burst into tears with excitement, while the young people raised their arms and shouted.

After speaking, Li Dingguo walked through the crowd, and was led by Yu Fangqi to the city during the welcome, and found a room to sit down in a family that still looked like that.

After sitting down, Yu Fangqi hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Commander, Batavia is the old lair of the red-haired ghost in Nanyang, you must not take it lightly!"

Li Dingguo understood what he meant, Malacca had been besieged for more than seven months, Batavia might not be easy to fight, and Yu Fangqi might be worried that he would rashly send troops to rescue people.

As the coach of the match against the Netherlands this time, he was still under a lot of pressure, especially since it took seven months to play against Malacca, which cost a lot.

Although he explained to the court, those who don't understand the situation will inevitably laugh at his incompetence, tens of thousands of troops, fighting thousands of red-haired ghosts, and fighting for so long, people feel that he is incompetent.

Li Dingguo pondered for a while, "Don't worry, this commander will not act rashly." He paused, and suddenly asked: "Commander Yu drew a map of Batavia, and do you have any blueprints for the fort?"

"Yes! Commander, wait a moment!" Yu Fangqi hurriedly got up, and took out several rolls of blueprints from the cabinet.

Li Dingguo hurriedly took it, walked to the table and unfolded it. Yu Fangqi said at the side: "I asked my subordinates to draw this. In order to record more details, there is also a team with a flag, which was captured by the red-haired ghost."

Li Dingguo looked at the blueprint and saw that the fortress was indeed stronger than the one in Malacca, and it was also a bastion, which was difficult to attack.

He now has only [-] troops. If the local Matalan Sultan supports the Netherlands, I am afraid he will not be able to trap the Netherlands to death.

"How many Heyi are there in Batavia?" Li Dingguo straightened up and stopped looking at the picture.

"According to the refugees who escaped, it is estimated that there are more than 3000 people, all of whom are Dutch businessmen and sailors, but they are very well equipped and difficult to deal with." Yu Fangqi recalled.

The navy once went ashore in Batavia, but was shot back by Heyi platoon guns. Because the navy was not equipped with self-generating guns, it was no match for the Dutch, and hundreds of people died.

Yu Fangqi glanced at Li Dingguo, and then said: "Commander, pouring cold water on your lowly position, this is really hard to fight!"

Li Dingguo couldn't help pondering for a while after hearing this, "The fortress is strong, the troops are sufficient, and the resources are also abundant. It seems that this time we can only outwit it."

Yu Fangqi was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help asking: "How does the commander outsmart?"

He also thought about outwitting Yu Fangqi, but the Dutch took advantage of the territory and the support of the local sultanate, so he really couldn't think of a good way.

If we fight for another seven months, it is estimated that there will be a change of coach in the court. Li Dingguo does not want to fight such a long rigid battle, but he actually has no idea in his heart, so he just smiled, "It's just that I have such an idea, is it okay?" It works, you have to try it out.”

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