Chapter 835 832 [Small countries standing in large numbers]
Batavia has two old names, one is "Sunda Galapa", which means "City of Coconuts", and the Han people call it "Coconut City" for short.
After the change of dynasties, it was renamed "Jaya Garda", which means "Triumph City", and the Han people called it "Jakarta" for short.
As for "Batavia", it was the name changed by the Dutch.
After discussions between the imperial envoys and the local Han people, it was unanimously agreed that the old name of "Coconut City" should be restored. There will be no Jakarta or Batavia in the future.
"The news just came that a sultan has emerged from the country of Matalan." Liu Hanyi laughed happily.
Sun Jie said: "Let them continue to fight. When the fight is almost done, please ask the imperial court to confer a title."
Now, the Sultan of Mataram is dead, even the royal family members have been killed, and the capital of Mataram has been burned to the ground.
The kingdom of Mataram was divided into five parts, four sultans and one governor.
An aristocratic landowner established his own country in Buriangan (Bandung) and declared himself the Sultan of Buriangan.
An aristocratic landowner founded a kingdom southwest of the original capital of Mataram and declared himself the Sultan of Solo.
An aristocratic landowner established a kingdom southeast of the original capital of Matalam and declared himself the Sultan of Yogyakarta.
An aristocratic landowner, with the support of the local Han people, established a country in the port of Surabaya and declared himself the Sultan of Surabaya (Sultan of Surabaya).
A Han landowner established himself as the governor of Semarang, and he was the governor of Semarang under China.
These five guys all sent people to Coconut City (Batavia) to ask the Chinese emperor to quickly ennoble themselves. It would be better if the Chinese army could send troops to help.
Because they are still at war!
Sultan Boliangan was planning to expand eastward when the Banten army suddenly came from behind.
The Sultan of Solo and the Sultan of Yogyakarta had previously teamed up to kill King Mataram. They burned, killed and looted the original capital, and each built a new capital nearby. Because they were too close together, the two sides were almost in a fight to the death.
On the contrary, the Sultan of Surabaya has the easiest time. He continues to eliminate small forces in the surrounding areas and is close to unifying East Java. If the fight continues, the Sultan of Yogyakarta will have his territory to the west, and the Sultan of Yogyakarta will have to cross the strait to attack Bali to the east.
"Ambassador, there is another messenger asking to see you."
"Bring him in."
A native with wounds all over his body was brought to Liu Hanyi, and he knelt down and said: "Please, the Chinese envoy, send troops to rescue Bo Liang'an!"
Liu Hanyi asked: "Are you sent by Sultan Bolianan?"
The indigenous envoy said: "The 100,000-strong army of the Banten Kingdom has captured Sukabumi and is marching towards Boliangan City. Sir envoy, if we don't send troops, it will be too late!"
Sukabumi is just a small town. It originally belonged to the Banten Kingdom and was forcibly occupied by the Dutch. When the Banten army conquered the area, it was really not called taking the opportunity to invade. It could be said to be to recover the lost territory.
"You go and recuperate first, I will take care of it." Liu Hanyi said vaguely.
After the indigenous envoy left, Sun Jie said: "There is no need to send troops. The rainy season has arrived. It has been raining for the past two days. It is impossible for the Wandan Kingdom's army to fight again."
Liu Hanyi said: "But Wandan Kingdom, which must be beaten, actually took the opportunity to plunder the Han farms in the suburbs when we were besieging the city."
"Just reprimand the envoy and take the opportunity to draw a clear territory," Sun Jie said. "As a punishment to the Wandan Kingdom, the territory around Yecheng must be extended outward for twenty miles. But let's not go too far. We can admit it.
The territory recently recovered by the Banten Kingdom.”
This suggestion is so disgusting. Coconut City (Batavia) expanded outward for twenty miles, and the new land was all flat land with fertile soil.
Most of the territories recently recovered by the Banten Kingdom belong to mountainous areas.
It is equivalent to allocating the former mountainous territory of Matalan to the Banten Kingdom as compensation. And a large area of the fertile flat land of the Banten Kingdom was set aside for Chinese rule.
I’m just asking you if you want to do it or not. Who asked you to rob Han Chinese farms?
"Boom!"
The rainy season in Java has officially arrived, and it seems like a hole has been poked out of the sky, with heavy rain falling all day long.
The wars in various places have also come to an end, everyone has called a truce, and we will talk about anything after the rainy season.
The Banten Kingdom's army also withdrew, and part of it was stationed in Sukabumi. The remaining soldiers were all disbanded and went home. Sultan Boliangan could finally take a breath. After being beaten by the Banten army, only Boliangan City remained in his territory.
and surrounding areas, and by the way, there is another sultanate in the north.
A businessman in Cirebon Port took advantage of the fact that Buriangan was attacked by Banten and suddenly chose to launch a rebellion and declared the establishment of the Cirebon Sultanate.
The Cirebon Sultanate also existed before, and it was also the father state of the Banten Kingdom.
At that time, the Sultan of Cirebon conquered the Banten area and sent his son to serve as the Sultan of Banten. Later, the Banten Kingdom became independent from the Cirebon Kingdom, and the Cirebon Kingdom was destroyed by Matalan.
It's great now, the palm-sized island of Java has been split into eight forces.
The first is the Banten Sultanate, most of which is on the island of Java. The second is the Coconut City in China (Batavia). The third is the Burangan Sultanate. The fourth is the Cirebon Sultanate. The fifth is the Governor-General of Semarang.
The sixth is the Sultanate of Solo. The seventh is the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. The eighth is the Sultanate of Surabaya.
Sun Jie braved the rain to go to Bandan City, and soon met Ageng, the Sultan of Bandan.
"Meet the Chinese envoy!" Sultan Ageng was very polite.
But Sun Jie scolded: "As a Chinese subject, why did you plunder the Chinese manors and farmland? Don't tell me that it was done by bandits. We captured several people alive, and they all confessed that they were Wandan soldiers."
Ageng explained: "Your Majesty, the Chinese army is besieging Jakarta (Batavia). As a vassal state, Banten must send troops to help. Xiao Wang thought at that time that Jakarta has been surrounded, and adding more troops will have no effect. It is better to go
The vassal country attacking the Netherlands was playing blue. Therefore, Xiao Wang ordered to gather troops and the vanguard troops set off early. Unexpectedly, the generals did not restrain themselves tightly and hundreds of soldiers violated the order and looted the farm. This incident was completely accidental and was definitely not ordered by Xiao Wang.
of."
Sun Jie sneered and threatened: "In this case, once the rainy season is over, it will be an accident for the Chinese army to surround Wandan City!"
Ageng was frightened by this statement. In his opinion, the Dutch army was very powerful and the Banten soldiers could not compete with it. However, the Chinese army could beat the Dutch, and its combat power could throw the Banten army out of eight streets.
Batavia was captured by the Chinese army, how could Banten City be defended?
Moreover, Ageng didn't lie, this time it was really an accident.
The land owned by Han landlords was originally encroached from the Banten territory. The local Banten natives had a blood feud with the Han landlords.
When Bandan's vanguard troops attacked the Boliangan area, they passed by the outskirts of a Han manor. Hundreds of local soldiers took the opportunity to go to the Han manor to rob and vent their anger. Of course, the Bandan Kingdom was not without responsibility. The generals of the vanguard troops were responsible for their actions.
This is not strictly restricted and can even be said to be condoning it.
Ageng was afraid of attracting the Chinese army, so he quickly said: "Sir envoy, we will compensate the Chinese landlords for their losses according to the price. Xiao Wang will also severely punish the generals who do not strictly restrain their soldiers."
"Of course there must be compensation, but it is not money or food. Your behavior is already a war against the sovereign country!"
Sun Jie threatened, and then the lion opened his mouth: "As punishment, all the land east of Javilan will be owned by China!"
"This...absolutely won't work!" Sultan Ageng was so angry that he was shaking all over.
Sun Jie demanded a price that was all over the place. Not only did he demand the land that Wan Dan had just recovered, he also cut off a large piece of Wan Dan's original land.
Sun Jie asked back: "Then what do you think we should do? By the way, Sultan Bolianan has asked His Majesty the Emperor of China to grant him the title. The territory you just occupied should be returned to Sultan Bolianan."
Sultan Ageng was not yet forty years old, he was young, powerful and ambitious.
Sun Jie's blackmail threats had completely angered Ageng. He wanted to kill Sun Jie with a knife, and then start a war with China regardless of the consequences.
But thinking about the Dutch people who were driven away by China, Ageng swallowed another breath of anger and said: "Sir Messenger, the area we captured this time was originally the homeland of the Bandan Kingdom..."
"Homeland?" Sun Jie interrupted directly, "Why don't you say that half of the horse was the territory of the Cirebon Sultanate. And your Banten Sultanate is of the same origin as Cirebon. Do you want me to give it to you?
Half of the island of Java is given to you? By the way, Jakarta (Batavia) is also the homeland of the Banten Kingdom. Do you want China to give Jakarta back?"
Ah Geng was speechless for a moment.
After holding it in for a long time, Ageng held back his anger and said, "Please, Lord Messenger, be more merciful."
Sun Jie wondered: "Let's do this. The territory you conquered before will be recognized by China as belonging to the Banten Kingdom. As for the area ruled by Jakarta, it will continue to extend outward for fifty miles."
Ageng said: "If it extends fifty miles outward, the newly recovered territory of the Bandan Kingdom will be separated by China's jurisdiction. From now on, when we fight against Bolian'an, we can only march hard from the mountainous areas!"
"Okay then, we will only extend outward for twenty miles, leaving a piece of flat land for the Wandan Kingdom to march." Sun Jie continued to give in.
Ageng said in a pleading tone: "How about extending it ten miles outward?"
"Impossible!" Sun Jie refused.
Ageng could only accept it reluctantly.
To be honest, many of the territories that China is expanding into belong to large forests, with only sporadic indigenous people farming and hunting. Even if they give up, it is still acceptable to the Banten Kingdom.
The main issue is the strategic location. There is only a piece of flat land on the seaside, and the Chinese jurisdiction extends outwards. The east exit channel left for Banten is very narrow, almost blocking the Banten Kingdom at the far west of Java Island!
That night, Sultan Ageng, who was full of anger and grievance, had to hold a banquet to entertain Sun Jie warmly.
At the end of the banquet, Ageng called his eldest son Hai Yi and gritted his teeth and said: "This is an unprecedented shame. China is now very powerful and I am unable to fight China. But you must remember that when you become Sudan in the future, you must always be wary of China."
People. If China continues to be strong, be careful to obey them. Once China declines, send troops to kill it, take back our Jakarta, and kill all the Chinese there!"