The government hall and port were occupied by the Chinese army, which means Batavia, a colonial city established by the Dutch East India Company and operated for more than 30 years, was completely occupied by the Chinese army, and before that China's Indian Governor Zheng Chenggong also joined forces with British colonial troops in India to capture Ceylon (i.e. Sri Lanka), which also means that all the Netherlands' colonies in Asia were lost.
At this time, Chenggang came ashore at the port of Batavia and entered the city of Batavia. Then he immediately ordered to take over the city defense fortress in Batavia while checking out warehouses and supplies.
In fact, this battle did not last long. Whether at sea or on land, the battle took less than a day. The Chinese army annihilated Dutch soldiers, with about 2,700 indigenous soldiers, but captured Dutch soldiers. A total of more than 7,000 indigenous soldiers were seized, and more than 4,000 muskets, more than 80 artillery pieces, 31 warships of various types, including artillery and ten merchant ships.
Because the Dutch warships and merchant ships are the same. Installing cannons is the warship, and using cannons is the merchant ship. Therefore, these forty-one ships can actually be used as warships. This is how the Chinese fleet is this time The lost warships in the Battle of Nanyang were not only supplemented, but also had more than ten warships.
In addition, after the capture of Batavia this time, the Chinese army also gained a lot. Although the Dutch East India Company's operating conditions have been poor in recent years, it is a lean camel that is bigger than a horse. After nearly thirty years The accumulation of the Chinese army is also a huge wealth. Although the Chinese army promised the directors of the Dutch East India Company to ensure their personal safety, they did not say that they guarantee their property, so all directors, including staff, and Of course, all the property of the other Dutch people who were doing business in Batavia was confiscated.
The final statistics were that a total of more than 1.6 million taels of silver, 150,000 taels of gold, more than 50,000 stones of grain, more than 6,000 stones of sugar, more than 3,000 stones of salt, and the largest silk and cloth, For porcelain, glass, spices, pearls, animal skins, copper ore, iron ore, wood and other items, a rough estimate is that the total value of gold and silver materials harvested can reach about 40,000,000 to 50,000 silver dollars.
At the same time, the various factories opened by the Dutch in the Batavia area, as well as nearly forty farms, shops, hotels and docks were confiscated. Although this value cannot be counted for the time being, it is worth at least more than 10 million silver dollars. It accounts for more than 10% of China's fiscal revenue last year, and this is not counted as the paid muskets, artillery, warships, etc., even if the expenses of this battle are reduced, it can make at least 20 to 30 million silver dollars. Therefore, it can also be said that this Nanyang Battle has achieved a double harvest of spiritual materials.
Of course, this number is calculated based on the discount of seized materials, and there is not much direct cash in cash, and there will be some misunderstandings. Therefore, Chenggang just ordered that all seized materials be counted and recorded, and then They were classified and sealed, of course, like grain, ships, muskets, and cannons, they were directly allocated and used after the record. These things took six or seven days to complete them all.
Afterwards, Cheng Gang sent someone to inform Li Huamei, who was stationed in the west of Batavia, and asked her to withdraw her team and rush to Batavia to join the army.
However, although all the Dutch surrendered after conquering Batavia, it does not mean that the Battle of Nanyang has ended. Because this time, in addition to expelling the Dutch forces, there is another goal, which is to re-establish the Nanyang area. The new order dominated by China completely turned the South China Sea region into China's inland sea. Although it defeated the Dutch, conquered the Sultanate of Brunei, destroyed Majingdanu and Sulu, on Java Island , Sumadara, Sulawesi and the Malay Peninsula, there are more than ten indigenous countries including Aceh, Zhanbei, Johor, Balin, Bandan, Madaran, Banchar Machen, etc. ,Before this, these countries succumbed to the Dutch East India Company.
And on the third day after the Chinese army captured Batavia, the troops of the Madras Sultanate also arrived near Batavia City to support the Dutch.
The Dutch Expeditionary Force was defeated in Kalimantan, and more than 20,000 horse-drawn troops were thrown on Kalimantan, but because the Dutch colonists have always demonized the image of China among the indigenous peoples of Java, and China has been after all. There has been no entry into this area for more than a hundred decades, so the country of Madara is very nervous, for fear that the Chinese army will kill on Java Island and destroy the Sultanate of Madarara. Therefore, the current Sultan Amang Gulat I also urgently ordered the whole country to mobilize and recruit troops to prepare to fight to the death with the Chinese army landing on Java Island and vow to defend the country to the death.
The Madaran Sultanate is a country that integrates politics and religion. Most of the people in the country believe in Islam. Therefore, monks and monks from all major and small temples in the country have mobilized the people in an all-round way, picked up weapons, fought to the end, and defended their homes. In areas with underdeveloped economic and cultural heritage, religious beliefs have great influence. Therefore, under the propaganda and mobilization of religion, many people signed up to join the army, and almost everyone was a soldier. As a result, it took more than ten days. In the 1960s, the Sultanate of Madara gathered nearly 100,000 troops, and more than 3,000 muskets, but they were basically old-fashioned mesh rope guns.
The population of the entire Madalan Sultanate is only more than one million. Therefore, the army of this size, not to mention Madalan, is the largest force in history among the countries in the Nanyang region. In 1628 and 1629, Ma's second Sultan Laden Langsang led his army to attack Batavia twice, and only 10,000 or 20,000 troops were dispatched, and Sultan Aman Gurat I was also quite Don't worry, I think that with such a force, it is enough to defeat any army that threatens Ma Dalan.
Therefore, after receiving a letter of help from the Dutch East India Company, Arman Gurat I immediately ordered the entire army to be dispatched and led by himself to rescue Batavia and fight against the Chinese army. Arman Gurat I even thought about how with such a huge force, should I drive the Dutch East India Company out of Java this time?
However, the Dutch East India Company's letter of help was sent to Madalan more than ten days ago. The capital of Madalan, Kerta, is only more than 200 kilometers away from Batavia. If it is normal, it is It took four or five days to travel, but the mobilization of more than 100,000 troops was not easy. Moreover, Ma Dalan had never dispatched such a huge army and lacked the corresponding experience. As a result, it was released on the first day. A big mess.
Because of lack of experience, Arman Gurat I should follow the previous practice, and the army just marched in a formation. As a result, the vanguard had walked for most of the day and stopped halfway to have lunch. At the departure point of Kerta, there were still 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers who did not set off. As a result, the vanguard only left Shengtian and stopped to wait for the troops behind to follow.
But after the other troops followed, there was another problem, because more than 100,000 people were camping, and how big the place was needed, how to solve the problem of cooking and drinking water. If you set off again the next day, how can you leave? And the entire team was also It was disrupted, but the next day, the Ma Dalan Army had to stop and spend the whole day in rectification, reorganization and arrangement.
It took two days to finally rectify the Ma Dalan Army and divide it into three routes, each route was divided into two batches to send troops again, but problems occurred one after another along the way, and it was delayed. Let's go, stop and stop, and it took more than 200 kilometers to reach Batavia for more than ten days. At this time, Batavia had long become the treasure of the Chinese army, even The Li Huamei fleet had arrived in Batavia, and the Chinese army had also set up positions outside the city and had already prepared for the battle.
Of course, the Chinese army did not want to fight against the Malan army, so they first sent an envoy to Aman Gurat I, saying that this time the Chinese army landed on Java Island only to attack the Dutch forces and not to target other countries in Southeast Asia. Now that China has defeated the Dutch colonists, it hopes to establish friendly relations with other countries in the South China Sea, jointly deal with invaders from outside Asia, and also provide protection for the countries in the South China Sea. Of course, it also said that some China and the South China Sea are in Traditional friendship and other words are soft and hard. In addition to showing goodwill, it also implies China's military strength and China's control requirements for the Nanyang region.
And Arman Gurat I did not understand the meaning of this sentence. Instead, he had another idea, that is, since the Chinese army had defeated the Dutch East India Company, he could just drive the Chinese army back again Let's take Batavia so that all foreign forces can be driven out of Java. Maybe we can create the Huihuang of the Madras Sultanate again, and unify the entire Java Island.
It turned out that although it took a lot of effort to bring the more than 100,000 troops to Batavia, whenever Arman Gurat I saw a large and boundless army around him. , I was full of confidence. This was an army of more than 100,000. Even if I walked around, I could flatten Batavia. What else could I be afraid of?
In addition, in recent years, Dutch colonists have been slandering Java Island and promoting China's threat, which has also had a great impact on Armand Gurat I's decision. Therefore, Armand Gurat I didn't want to do so at all. The Chinese army reconciled, but he arrogantly told the messenger that the messenger asked the Chinese army to hand over Batavia to Madalan and leave Java Island immediately and never board the Java Island again.
After the messenger returned to Batavia and passed on Arman Gurat I's intention to Cheng Gang, he also greatly angered the generals of the Chinese army, because for so many years, whether it was the Qing army, the Japanese army, or the Spanish army, they were both the Qing army, the Japanese army, and the Spanish army. , The Dutch Army had never seen an army dared to speak to the Chinese army in such a tone, so Cheng Gang immediately ordered the Seventh Army to fight and attack the Lan Army head-on.
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