Chapter 740 Information Transmission

After the garrison at the top of the city waited uneasily for more than an hour, the rangers who went out to scout the city finally brought back exciting news - the Mada Blue Army was boarding the ship and leaving the port, and the evacuation was very complete, because

Before they left, they burned down all the port buildings that had escaped the fire yesterday. Apparently the Matalan people had given up their plan to occupy the Batavia Port and destroyed the port facilities. On the one hand, they were unwilling to vent their anger; on the other hand, they

It was also intended to bring more trouble to the Dutch's future reconstruction projects.

In order to ensure that the Matalan people were not being arrogant, Van Diemen sent several teams out of the city to investigate in various directions outside the city. The news that came back from various sources was very consistent. The Matalan people had indeed withdrawn, but they

All supplies outside the city were looted, and all the plantations and farms were destroyed. Except for a few old and weak people who had not had time to evacuate into the city, almost all the people were kidnapped. It can be seen that the Matalan people wanted to use

This method is used to increase Batavia's economic losses as much as possible, but Van Diemen can't care about regrets now. It is already a very fortunate thing to be able to escape from the danger. Having said that, something like this

This incident had happened twice in the past few years. Van Diemen had actually been mentally prepared for the destructive measures that the Matalan people would take during their evacuation.

In the afternoon of that day, after realizing that the Matalan people had retreated by boat, the Dutch fleet cruising in the outer sea finally sent a few ships back to the port and then made contact with the city of Batavia. The fleet dispatched half of its armed forces.

Personnel landed and entered Batavia City to assist the Council and the military in maintaining post-war order in the city.

The final result of this battle that lasted for more than 30 days was still the same as the previous two times. The Malta Blue Army swallowed hard and chose to retreat. Of course, this result cannot be said to be a victory for the Dutch. This confrontation has already

Due to the enemy's invasion of the city, the losses suffered by the East India Company and the city of Batavia far exceeded the sum of the previous two Homer wars, and its negative effects would last for a long time.

Although it will probably take some time for specific property damage statistics to be released, the general situation can be seen at a glance. Batavia Port has almost become a ruins, and all the buildings in the port have been damaged. To completely restore the old port

It is conservatively estimated that the construction period will be more than half a year. In addition, a large number of plantations and farms outside Batavia were destroyed. It may take longer than rebuilding these fields, which mainly grow tropical fruits and spices, to resume production.

The port is longer.

Another severely damaged area is the city defense system of Batavia, especially the northern city wall. Many walls have collapsed during days of fierce fighting and have lost their proper function. The East India Company spent huge sums of money in the past two years to

Although the forts built outside the city made great contributions to this defensive battle, they were all turned into rubble and ruins during the battle. After the Ma Da Blue Army broke through the city, the two sides fought in the streets for days in the city, and they were also damaged.

There are a large number of buildings in the city, especially within two to three hundred meters of the Council Castle in the center of the city. Almost no intact building can be seen. If the Dutch want to rebuild these areas, the wealth they need to spend will be extremely high.

Not a small amount.

In addition to these losses that can be seen at a glance, another loss that cannot be ignored is the loss of the local population in this war. If the casualties, refugees, and people plundered by the enemy are roughly added together, then this

This war caused a loss of at least tens of thousands of people to Batavia. Moreover, a considerable part of the lost population were young and strong men. This is not a small amount considering the reconstruction work that required a lot of labor after the war.

Bad news.

In addition, during the days of fighting, a large number of corpses were abandoned inside and outside the city without time to bury them, which could easily lead to an outbreak of disease after the war. In addition, local food supplies have also been interrupted, and the time that food stocks can be maintained is also very limited. Such troubles

There are still many things to do. For the East India Company, post-war Batavia can be said to be a very difficult mess to clean up.

The economic losses are not bad. After all, as long as the place remains, the East India Company can make profits by continuing to operate maritime trade between the East and the West. Sooner or later, Batavia will be able to regain its status as a Southeast Asian trade center.

The Dutch fleet, whose main force was Madalan, went out to attack ports all over Southeast Asia, and indeed made a lot of real money in this month. Although it may not be able to completely make up for the losses suffered by Batavia,

It can subsidize part of the reconstruction project expenses to some extent.

Of course, only some high-level people are troubled by the post-war chaos. The vast majority of ordinary people are still very happy that they can live safely until the end of the war. Although Cheng Dapeng has experienced more serious wars, and in this time

The Batavia attack and defense did not encounter any major disasters, but the past month still allowed him to relive the feeling of surviving the disaster. Dacheng Mihang was very lucky in this disaster, and there were no personnel casualties.

There were casualties and heavy property losses. Although most of the grain was seized and shipped away by the Council before the war, the grain was not requisitioned for free. The accounts would definitely be settled slowly after the war. Fortunately, the Dutch

If we win, if we lose, we will definitely not be able to get even a single grain of these grains back.

The Matalan people also hurriedly sent a fleet and asked the Mihang people to lead the way to Champa to buy grain. However, this fleet probably would not have the chance to return to Batavia. Because on the night when the war ended

, Bart came to the door and made the same request to Cheng Dapeng, hoping that he could go north as soon as possible to organize the purchase of a batch of grain and transport it back to Batavia. As for the ships, the council would choose from the Dutch fleet that had just returned from the battle.

Select four or five merchant ships in good condition for Cheng Dapeng to use.

Cheng Dapeng naturally would not refuse such a good thing, and immediately agreed. It was a pity that the two original 400-material fortune ships of Dacheng Rice Shop were docked at the port and were requisitioned by the Matalan people. There is probably no chance to find them again.

Coming.

This time, Cheng Dapeng did not leave the job to his colleagues, but chose to go north in person. After the war, Batavia did not have much valuable information for the time being, so he decided to go north in person to find an opportunity to report the incident to his superiors in person.

battle situation.

Cheng Dapeng's departure time was about eight days later than the previous group of colleagues who went north with the Ma Dalan fleet. Calculating the time, if the previous fleet had smooth sailing, they would probably have arrived at the Ambon Islands by this time.

The waters are nearby. However, Cheng Dapeng is not in a hurry. He can be sure that he will have arrived at the Ambon Islands before his colleagues return from Champa and inform the local commander of the latest news. After that, the superiors will naturally find a way and try their best.

Ensure the personal safety of colleagues in that fleet.

According to the armistice agreement signed by the Dutch and maritime parties last year and the subsequent draft amendments and supplements, Dutch merchant ships can enter the port of Amberna to dock and obtain supplies after being disarmed. Moreover, Cheng Dapeng also said that he has a good relationship with the Haihan people, and the fleet is in

They could get better treatment when supplying locally, so the East India Company had no objection to making Ambenna Port one of the stops on this voyage.

On August 25, Cheng Dapeng's fleet finally arrived at the Port of Ambrosia. Outside the harbor, they first followed local rules and accepted boarding inspections by port staff to ensure that there were no prohibited items or suspicious persons on board.

Then guide it to enter the port and dock at the designated pier.

The safety regulations of Ambuna Port have extremely strict regulations on the scope of activities and objects that Dutch crews can come into contact with before docking here. However, these regulations obviously did not apply to Cheng Dapeng. He quickly discussed with the port staff

Contact and persuade the other party to inform Li Dagui.

A few days ago, another fleet came to dock here, and the Haihan intelligence personnel among them were also handed over by Li Dagui. Although Li Dagui now handles more civil affairs and commercial affairs, he has not completely separated from the intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Security after all.

However, he actually did not know the identity of the intelligence chief arranged by the Ministry of Security in Batavia. After all, this was considered a secret even among Haihan’s top brass, let alone a low-level employee like him who was a naturalized citizen.

But after he heard the message from the port staff, he was able to confirm from the agreed code words that the other party should be one of the persons in charge of the Batavia Intelligence Station. He did not dare to neglect at that moment and sent people while rushing to the port.

Notified Roger.

About half an hour later, Cheng Dapeng used the excuse of "discussing the price of supplies" to enter the port center to meet with Roger and Li Dagui. Since it was such a secretive transaction, there was naturally a good reason to exclude the Dutch.

Outside, and the Dutch will not doubt this. After all, this is a transaction between Han people, as long as there are actual results in the end. If some money can be saved in this link, the captain can also put it into his own pocket.

Inside.

"Cheng Dapeng, the intelligence officer of the Security Department stationed in Batavia, has met the chief!" Although Cheng Dapeng had never met Roger before, he only needed to take a look at Roger's short hair, short shirt, and eyes.

The self-confidence shown in his words naturally confirmed his identity immediately. He did not need any introduction from Li Dagui, who was standing next to him, so he stepped forward to see him and presented his identity certificate with both hands.

The identification certificates of the intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Security are all made in Sanya. For the sake of safety and convenience of storage, the identification certificates of the intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Security are all in the form of dog tags. Only pinyin and Arabic numerals are used on the dog tags.

The name of the wearer and the internal identification number of the Ministry of Security are not included, and there is not a single Chinese character on it, so outsiders cannot understand the content at all.

"No courtesy, sit down and talk!" Roger had already confirmed Cheng Dapeng's identity after checking his number plate. Although Roger was a member of the military, because the area south of the Indochina Peninsula

He is the only time traveler in charge, so the department he holds is almost the best in the world, which naturally includes temporary positions such as "Special Inspector of the South Seas of the Ministry of Security". As for how to identify the identity of the intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Security, Luo

Jay also got the true biography.

In fact, when the previous Madalan fleet from Batavia arrived in the local area, the relevant information had already been passed to Haihan and was sent back to the headquarters via telegram as soon as possible. However, in writing

Compared with oral accounts, the limitations of the information are still very large. The arrival of Cheng Dapeng can undoubtedly supplement the many missing details in the previous intelligence and fill in the results of the battle that Haihan is most concerned about.

At this time, Li Dagui intervened in time and introduced: "This is Chief Roger, the special director of Nanyang Affairs of the Executive Committee. I am Li Dagui, and he also worked under Director Hao of the Ministry of Security before. Speaking of which, we can be considered half colleagues."

Roger was not exempt from this, so the first question he raised was about the outcome of the Battle of Batavia: "Previously, your colleagues said that the Malayan Blue Army had already invaded the city of Batavia, and the Dutch had no way to recover.

But why did you come here on a Dutch merchant ship this time? Is there any change?"

"Commander, the Dutch came back to life at the last moment." Cheng Dapeng replied: "The Dutch arranged a fleet outside Batavia, and they didn't come back until the city was broken, and took away the horse and blue in one fell swoop.

People hoarded various supplies on the beach, forcing them to go out of the city for rescue. The Dutch in the city also took advantage of this to fight back and reoccupied the city of Batavia..."

Although Cheng Dapeng was not a high-ranking official, he knew that the leaders would definitely be very concerned about the outcome of the battle in Nanyang, so during the voyage here, he had already prepared a draft of how to describe it concisely and vividly.

The last stage of the battle between the two armies was explained to his superiors. And this stage of the battle was indeed the most dramatic part of the entire battle. Cheng Dapeng could talk about it enthusiastically, and Roger had been listening with interest, only occasionally interjecting questions.

Some details.

An hour passed after this. Cheng Dapeng kept talking about it until Bart came to ask him to go north to buy grain after the war, and then he finally finished narrating this episode of the war.

Roger was very attentive. After looking at the time, he asked: "I have to ask you for details on some things, but if you stay here too long, will the Dutch doubt you?"

"It doesn't matter, I have already thought of an excuse." Cheng Dapeng responded: "The Dutch only care about whether they can get supplies here at a relatively low price, and my whereabouts are secondary. I will send someone to inform you later.

The Dutch told me that they had met an old acquaintance at the port and were invited to a banquet. It was getting late at this time, and the Dutch would not set off in the dark. They must have stopped here for the night before leaving. "

Roger nodded and told Li Dagui: "Go and go through the supply procedures with the Dutch. Give them some sweeteners. Remember to express your gratitude to Cheng Dapeng, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Dutch."
Chapter completed!