Chapter 169 Vassalizing the Kingdom of Matalan

After the Dutch East India Company navy stationed in Batavia was wiped out, the Ming and Zheng armies were not in a hurry to eat Batavia. Zheng Kezang planned to make Batavia slowly feel the fear!

Amid fear and uneasiness, the Guards will take this fortified city effortlessly.

Batavia is located on the Malacca Peninsula, and the Netherlands also has a large amount of land located on Sulawesi and Java Islands. These are all good lands.

On July 17, 1682, all connections between Batavia and the outside world were cut off by the Ming and Zheng navy.

The Sunda Strait on the west side of Java Island and the Lombok Strait on the east have also been completely controlled by the Ming and Zheng navy.

According to Zheng Kezang's deployment, Wang Yang of the Luzon Protectorate led the Third Guards Town from Wansheng Island and arrived at Java Island on the 20th.

The former master of Java was the Kingdom of Matalan, but under the pressure of the Netherlands, Matalan soon lost the land in the west and east of Java Island, leaving only the central core area to survive.

Six years ago, in 1677, Armand Goulart II succeeded to the throne with the support of the Dutch East India Company, signed a slavish treaty with the Dutch East India Company, and became its vassal. The Netherlands captured the Briangan region.

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Armand Goulart II was still wavering between the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands. After hearing that the warships of the Ming and Zheng navy flooded the sea from Surabaya to Semarang, he finally made up his mind to join the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands.

On the other side, he expelled the envoy sent by Batavia to win him over to fight against Ming Zheng.

However, although the Kingdom of Matalan turned to Ming Zheng, it was only responsible for the logistics of supporting the fleet and refused to send troops to participate in the attack on Batavia. It seemed to be wary of Ming Zheng!

At that time, the former king of Matalan, Langsan, also resisted the Netherlands. Because Batavia could not be conquered, the Kingdom of Matalan was eventually vassalized by the Dutch who reacted.

In a villa in Bandung, Wang Yang, Dawula and other third town officers and Liu Guoxuan and others had a discussion and decided to divide the army into two groups to attack.

Port Tallahan to the west is also under the control of the Dutch, so if we attack from land, there is only one way to go from the east.

However, the location of Batavia City is really good. It is surrounded by swamps and densely forested mountains. In addition to the sea passage, it can only be attacked from the east and west roads.

The war had reached this point, and in front of the Third Guards Town, the only resistance force left by the Dutch was the city of Batavia.

In just one day, Karta, the capital of the Kingdom of Matalan, was captured by the Guards. King Amon Goulart was captured and escorted to Dongning Mansion as a hostage, while the Matalan army Guards controlled

, and became high-quality cannon fodder.

After that, Wang Yang personally commanded the servant army, and borrowed five 24-pound cannons and four 68-pound short heavy cannons from the Ming and Zheng navy and transported them to the front line. This was considered to completely make the enemy's fortress tactics ineffective.

The Dutch built more than 20 forts on this road.

It is said to be a parliament, but in fact it is the product of completely obeying Zheng Kezang's orders. After the war is over, the Guards will directly station troops to supervise the operation of this regent parliament.

Attacking from the sea will inevitably face a large number of coastal defense batteries.

With the help of Matalan's servant army, Wang Yang quickly led his army to occupy Briangan, which later became known as the Paris of the East.

This place is famous for producing excellent Boliangan sword. Bandung is located in a mountain basin, surrounded by various peaks and volcanoes. Because of the high terrain, the climate here is only more than 20 degrees all year round. The plants are luxuriant and the environment is beautiful.

It is like spring all year round and is a rare summer resort on Java Island.

This cruel offensive and defensive battle was a great test for the Matalan soldiers. If it were not for the Guards supervising the battle in the rear, they would have fled long ago.

The Guardsmen came all the way here not to gain a disobedient ally.

Especially during the siege of Sikarang Fort, after the Dutch detonated an ammunition depot and sent a thousand Matalan infantry squadrons into the sky, Wang Yang, who was standing at the back and watching the battle, finally couldn't stand it any longer.

The Dutch also built many villas here and regarded it as the back garden of Batavia.

It was the dream of the Matalans to reach the city of Batavia, and it came true today!

At this point, the Matalan Kingdom was completely reduced to a vassal state of Ming and Zheng.

In addition, Wang Yang relied on the local Chinese to form a parliament of the Matalan Kingdom, which was responsible for all affairs of the Matalan Kingdom.

Zheng Kezang is not afraid that they will rebel, because humanistic concepts are effective for vassal states!

The dying Dutch soldiers would rather light powder barrels and die with the Matalans who rushed into the fort during the defensive battle than surrender to the Matalans, whom they considered to be indigenous.

But now, these villas have also become the spoils of the Guards. In the future, Zheng Kezang can come here from time to time to escape the summer!

For the unlucky Matalan servant army, the hundred-mile journey from Karahuang and Sikarang to the outside of Batavia was simply a road paved with their own flesh and blood.

In front of Wang Yang, a general from a superior country, the middle-aged General Matalan did not dare to say a word after being slapped repeatedly.

He called General Matalan, who was commanding the battle, and slapped him mercilessly in front of and back more than 10 times in front of his subordinates, until his face was red and swollen, and then he was let go.

Wang Yang led the remaining 4,000 Guards troops, plus 20,000 Matalan servants, to attack the Dutch fortress from the east.

Dabura led the main force of the Guards, 8,000 men, to attack Port Tallahan to the west of Batavia from overseas.

Just when Amon Goulart II was feeling proud, Wang Yang led the Third Guards Town and used his powerful strength to directly tell him a truth: if you fall behind, you will be punched.

As a result, the war quickly turned into a battle that tested the power of artillery shells and the strength of the fortress. The casualty rate of Matalan's servants finally dropped.

However, the morale of the remaining troops of Matalan's servant army became even higher after experiencing the war.

The capture of the Matalan Kingdom was a breath of relief for the Ming and Zheng navy. They finally had stable logistical supplies in the Spice Islands.

The land of Java Island is fertile and the products are rich. Obtaining supplies directly from the local area will undoubtedly reduce the great burden on the Ming and Zheng navy.

Even so, the Matalan servants who reached the city of Batavia suffered close to 10,000 casualties.

I don't know if it's due to Stockholm Syndrome, but their loyalty to the Guards has increased significantly.

If you were more loyal, you might be able to receive bonuses from wonders.

This is not difficult, once you visit Dongning Mansion, your loyalty will immediately soar.

These brave Matalan soldiers were also recognized by Wang Yang, who promised to capture Batavia City and give each of them an indigenous wife!
Chapter completed!