Chapter 737 Fortune plays tricks on people

With the Matalan people escorting them to go to sea to go north, this arrangement is even more secure than the people from Dacheng Rice Bank going to sea on their own. At least before returning from the Indochina Peninsula to buy grain, the Matalan people will do their best to ensure that these three people

The safety of the "messenger". Moreover, the Matalan people obviously have no doubt about the identity of Cheng Dapeng and others, and have no intention of checking whether they are carrying any suspicious items on the road. Of course, this may also be because of the current situation in Batavia

The food supply pressure faced by the city has made the Matalan people unable to pay attention to so many details.

Batavia has been besieged for more than a month. During this period, basically no external supplies have been sent to the city. Although there is no real famine in the city, the food supply is indeed very tight. This is also due to the East India

At the beginning of the siege, the company immediately implemented a temporary plan for unified distribution of supplies, and seized all commercial grain stocks in the city, including Dacheng Rice Bank, to maintain the survival of tens of thousands of people in the city with minimum ration standards. Without such measures,

, it is estimated that before the horses and blue men could break the city, the people in the city would have already started civil strife.

Of course, if that kind of chaotic situation occurs, the first thing to be affected will probably be the granary of Dacheng Rice Company. In the same way, the first thing the Matalan people do now when they enter the city is to control the food supply channels, even if the grain storage of Dacheng Rice Company is

The Dutch have moved into the Parliament Castle in the city center. The Matalan people must first ensure that nothing happens to grain merchants like Cheng Dapeng. Otherwise, they will not be able to transport a large amount of grain to feed them in a short period of time on their own.

Suddenly there are tens of thousands more mouths.

The Matalan people were also thoughtful. When Sukarno left, they left a group of soldiers to maintain order outside the Dacheng Rice Store to prevent the city's chaos from breaking in. However, there should be surveillance purposes. After all, such a large

There are some connections between grain merchants and local governing bodies, and the people of Matalan are not sure whether Cheng Dapeng is really as honest as he seems.

After Cheng Dapeng was sure that nothing would happen to him, he began to worry about Bart's safety again. However, even if there were no Matalan soldiers guarding outside Mihang, he did not dare to sneak out easily to inquire about the news. Now the city was full of rioters, and

At this time, there are many young people who want to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune. For a person like him who is delicate and has no ability to protect himself, it is better to stay at home.

Since the day before, there have been constant sounds of gunfire and shouts of killing in the city, but they are mainly concentrated in the north area of ​​the city. The west side of the city is mostly populated by foreign merchants, and the people's willingness to resist is also low, but there is no fierce resistance.

According to the fighting situation, the Matalan people hardly encountered much resistance and successfully took over the western area of ​​the city. Judging from the performance of the Matalan people, Cheng Dapeng believed that they had completely controlled the city defenses in the west of the city, and did not

They were worried that the Dutch in the city would be able to break through to the west, and the hope of survival of Bart and others was undoubtedly lowered.

The fact is exactly as Cheng Dapeng speculated. Once the northern part of the city where the pressure was greatest was lost, the city defenses in the east and west directions of the city were lost. After the horse and blue army entered the city, they quickly attacked from the east, north and west.

An encirclement was formed against the defenders in the city. Although the south of the city was still in the hands of the Dutch for the time being, senior officers such as Van Diemen and Bart did not intend to withdraw from Batavia, but were determined to fight with the enemy in the city.

Fight to the death. However, many Dutch businessmen chose to flee from the south of the city, hoping to avoid the pursuit of the Matalan people. However, this escape route was by no means smooth. There were only some plantations and farms in the area south of the city.

Thirty miles away is an uninhabited tropical rainforest. It is difficult for ordinary people to hide in it for a long time without supplies. Malaria, poisonous insects, and hot and humid environment may kill refugees who enter it within a few days.

The vast majority of locals and Chinese did not choose to flee. For ordinary people, staying in the city has a greater chance of survival than fleeing. After all, the Matlan people did not attack Batavia to massacre the city, but to massacre the city.

We must drive away the Dutch and occupy this trading port city that can create huge wealth every year. The people here, including the Chinese, will be the source of wealth for the Matalan people in the future. They have no reason to worry about what is about to become Matalan.

The Batavia people of the Blue Nation were massacred.

On August 10th, the roar of artillery in the city of Batavia almost never stopped. The Matalan people spent a day and a night clearing the passage to the north city gate and began to transport heavy weapons.

Entering the city. The Dutch defenders, who only relied on barricades as defensive barriers, found it difficult to continue fighting in the face of larger-caliber artillery. The Matarlan artillery cleared the defenders' street strongholds one by one and suppressed them.

The defenders retreated step by step towards the city center.

In this day's battle, the defenders sacrificed thousands of lives to stop the attack of the Malta Blue Army in the outer area about 300 meters away from the Parliament Castle. Since the Malta Blue Army entered the city, they have sacrificed so much

The casualty ratio of the two sides has also dropped greatly compared with the previous battle. Although the number is still higher than that of the defenders, compared with the difference of about ten times in battle losses between the two sides before entering the city, it is currently only just over twice.

The casualties can already make the commander of the Marathon and Blue Army laugh out loud.

The number of Dutch armed personnel plus militiamen who are still resisting stubbornly in the center of the city is less than 2,000. Even if you include the old, weak, women and children who are unable to fight, the total number is only 4,000 or 5,000. And the Ma Da Blue Army now has at least one

With a combatable army of about 3,000 people, even if they take human lives, they can fill this hole. For the horsemen, conquering Batavia is basically no longer a problem. It depends on whether it is still necessary.

How long did it take to clear this last obstacle?

But I don’t know whether it was because the Dutch people’s fighting spirit was inspired, or because the Malta Blues relaxed when they saw victory in sight, the last step was extremely difficult. The battle lasted until the night of August 12, and the Malta Blues still failed to conquer.

The last stronghold of the Dutch in the city. The effect of artillery on the attackers was very limited at this time, because the outside of the Council Castle was full of rubble and ruins, and artillery shells no longer had any obvious effect.

At this time, the Mata Blue Army had completed the siege of the city center, but if this nail was not removed, the Mata Blue Army could not claim to have seized control of Batavia. Ratten Langsang waited outside the city for a few days.

After that, he finally couldn't hold it any longer and entered the city on the evening of the 12th, announcing that he would personally supervise the battle when the sun rose, demanding that the army must capture this last stronghold before the sun set.

However, as if God was mocking Lang Sang, it suddenly started raining that night, and there was no sign of stopping at dawn. Lang Sang declared that he would launch an offensive when the sun rose, which invisibly turned into a

joke.

No matter what, as long as there are no knives falling from the sky, this offensive must still be launched. On the morning of the 13th, following Lang Sang’s order, about 5,000 Matalan soldiers launched the final offensive from multiple directions at the same time. After they

Behind them are two groups of reserve troops numbering 3,000. If the first wave of offensive is repulsed, then the next two groups of reserve troops will also go into battle one after another, never leaving the Dutch with a chance to breathe. If nothing happens,

, the Mavericks and the Blues should be able to crush this smelly and hard stumbling block before noon.

Van Diemen had given up commanding the second line and stood on the defense line with the few remaining Dutchmen holding a musket. Watching the incoming horses beating the blue army, Van Diemen opened his voice and shouted loudly: "Mr.

Hey guys, the last moment has come, let’s take a few more Nanyang monkeys to ascend to heaven together!”

Bart also grabbed the weapon in his hand tightly. Although the injuries on his body now made it difficult for him to stand still, this did not hinder his belief in fighting to the end. The strange thing was that what came to his mind at this time

It’s not the windmills and bright tulips in my hometown, but a table of steaming meals.

"I really want to eat another delicious meal sent by Cheng Dapeng!" Bart shook his head helplessly, expelling the fantasy from his mind, and concentrated on the final battle at hand. He knew that maybe in a moment, he would

I will go to see God, and I probably won’t have the chance to taste the Chinese food brought by Cheng Dapeng again.

But fate seemed to be playing a joke on both sides of the war. When the Malta Blue Army was about to enter the gun range of the Dutch defenders, a signal to withdraw troops suddenly came. Both sides were briefly distracted by this turn of events, but soon

When the horses beat the blue army, they really changed their front formation into their rear formation and began to retreat backwards.

"What happened?" Looking at the empty city outside, Bart said to himself in confusion.

The Ma Dalan people were just one step away from completing their battle plan, but at this juncture they took the initiative to withdraw?

After a long interval, a cannon shot was heard in the air, followed by a second and third shot. Everyone stood up and carefully identified the sound, and finally determined that the sound of the cannon was coming from the north.

"It's our reinforcements! The reinforcements have arrived!" The first person to react was Van Diemen, and he was the only one who knew the reinforcements' action plan best. Although it was nearly a week later than he expected, the reinforcements finally arrived!

"The main force of the Mata Blue Army has entered the city, and those stationed at the beach are all logistics personnel and wounded soldiers. If I am not mistaken, the supplies of the Mata Blue Army are also stored at the port... These monkeys are going to be in trouble!"

After Van Diemen clarified the situation, he quickly began to issue orders: "Everyone who can still fight, form a team immediately, we are going to start a counterattack!"

The Dutch fleet had actually completed its assembly at the Karimo Islands, about 220 nautical miles east of Batavia Port, five days ago. More than a hundred sailing ships, including merchant ships, carried about 4,000 combat personnel.

, and quietly made a comeback. Before this, these fleets from various colonial areas had swept all the major ports in the Matalan Kingdom from Timor Island to Java Island, not even the southern coast of Borneo.

Let it go. Since the horses and blue troops were almost in full force, the Dutch encountered almost no decent resistance during the operation, and they really grabbed a lot of money.

However, since the fighting situation in Batavia is unknown, it is difficult for this armed force floating on the sea to seize the right opportunity to counterattack. They cannot even determine whether Batavia, under the siege of the Malta Blue Army, has already

Fall, if that's the case, it would actually be useless for them to fight back.

However, according to the plan made in advance, thirty days after the war began, the fleet decided to assemble to launch a counterattack. On the morning of the 13th, when the Malayan Blue Army in the city began to assemble, the Dutch fleet also headed towards Batavia Port from the outer sea.

A surprise attack was launched.

Just as Van Diemen guessed, after breaking through the Batavia city defenses, the Matarans had relaxed their vigilance on the outside. Almost all the main troops were sent to fight in the city, and those who stayed at the port were all wounded soldiers and civilians.

, and combat supplies piled into hills.

Although the Mater Blue Army stationed at the port quickly raised the alarm, they had no way to prevent the Dutch fleet from quickly approaching the port and landing. The Mater Blue Army had previously focused on attacking Batavia.

On the city, they did not bother to set up shore fortifications and defense lines at the port. The garrison that was caught off guard had no chance to perform in front of the wolf-like Dutch. The musket array dispersed these panics with almost no effort.

Confused soldier.

Under the command of the commander, the Dutch who had just landed immediately began to burn the combat supplies on the shore - most of which were rations for the Ma Da Blue Army. The fires ignited at the port were even brighter than those of the police who returned to the city.

The people quickly attracted the attention of the horse and blue troops in the city. At the same time that Laden Langsang ordered the offensive, the commander on the city gate tower had also sent people to report to him the warning of the Dutch landing at the port.

This news is indeed bad news for Lang Sang, because the port not only has the materials needed to maintain the Matalan army, but also has hundreds of ships used to transport troops and supplies. If these things are lost, Matalan will

Even if the Blue Army captured Batavia, it would be difficult to achieve long-term occupation, not to mention that there was a Dutch fleet on the seaside that came out of nowhere.

Since there was no information about the approximate strength of the Dutch fleet in the warning message, Langsang made a key mistake at this time - he ordered the troops who were attacking the Castle of the Council to retreat, and immediately went outside the city to block the seaside

of the Dutch.

In Lang Sang's view, there are currently only a few Dutch armed personnel remaining in the city, and it is unlikely that they will make a comeback. The top priority for the Ma Da Blue Army is to protect the supplies and ships on the seaside. As long as the remnants of the Dutch on the seaside are calmed down in one go,

, then it’s still too late to go back and deal with the remaining elements in the city. Batavia’s defenses have been broken, can the Dutch still come back to life?

But the Dutch didn't think so. When they found a glimmer of hope, they immediately launched a counterattack. Because the current situation was originally part of the plan made by the Dutch before the war.
Chapter completed!