A short gunfire suddenly rang out, and the boat had already sailed a stone's throw away, Zhang Deyu vaguely heard the sound of someone falling into the water behind him, he ignored it, and just commanded the boat to continue to drive east. This section of the water is very narrow, the oar-hanging machine does not dare to open full, the boat is not fast, the people who follow the sound on both sides of the strait have been forced to come up, across the river to shoot arrows, guns, the alarm gong also struck, for a while it is not lively.

Even with night vision equipment in the dark, it was extremely difficult to distinguish the specific situation of the enemy, Dupree had to judge the target according to his senses, and the frequency of fire became faster and faster, and five or six Javanese warriors were hit during this time, but fortunately, with the help of ordinary rifles and silencers, it seemed that no one had even discovered that he was hiding on the pier.

Zhang Deyu had also fired, but more of him was still protecting Su Minggang, after the start of the battle, he was no longer able to talk to Su Dongzhu, the boat was bumpy, it was not easy to aim, Su Dongzhu also hid in the middle of the crowd with interest, and his attention was all on the arrows and lead bullets flying overhead. Although he didn't know how powerful the protection of the patriarchs was, he instinctively didn't choose the wrong way to dodge.

The shouting gradually became quieter, and the boat drove more than two hundred meters, and at a T-shaped river channel turned sharply to the left and threw it onto the main river, and immediately approached the right bank.

"Quick!" Zhang Deyu roared, and he didn't know whether to let the other end of the walkie-talkie hear clearly or remind his teammates on the boat to be vigilant.

Hearing the sound, a figure jumped down from the pier platform, and rushed all the way towards this side, and the distance of about twenty meters startled the wild dogs in the grass by the river to scatter and flee, setting off a burst of barking.

The shouts of killing are approaching again, and it seems that more and more people have discovered the problem.

"Leave them alone, the waterway ahead is wide, as long as you cross the wooden bridge outside the east gate, no one can stop the boat."

As he spoke, Duprey had already flipped onto the boat, and a sudden thunderous sound sounded, and the paddle machine started again. This time, just listening to the sound knew that the horsepower was enough, and almost in a moment the boat left the indigenous neighborhood behind, and the shouts that had just risen loudly were thrown away.

The Dongmen Bridge was already in sight, but there were several people standing on the bridge looking this way.

"What should I do?" The steered elder asked, apparently aware that the people on the bridge were a threat to them.

Another chimed in, "I'm afraid it's the residents who come out to break the fast, to fight or not to fight?" ”

Zhang Deyu said sharply: "How did you explain to you before you forgot to act?" We're not in the Green Zone right now. ”

Before the words fell, he raised his hand and walked towards the bridge, and immediately heard a miserable scream, and then the sawdust scattered, some people fled, some people fell into the water, and the bridge was instantly clean.

Slowed down a little and passed under the bridge, and there was already a smooth road leading straight to the bay.

"Wait a minute." Zhang Deyu watched the boat walk more than a mile away, and motioned to the people behind him to reduce the horsepower of the paddle carrier.

Glancing to the left, Dupree recognized the riverside building—the British East India Company's trading house in Banten.

"Did Quark make a deal with you?" He looked at Zhang Deyu with a strange look and grinned.

"It's nothing, the Senate thinks he's more well-behaved, it's a small favor for him, and we can help him more in the future." Regarding the deal with Quark, Zhang Deyu obviously felt that there was no need to elaborate.

As he spoke, he pulled out a black device and lightly pressed the red button on it.

An earth-shattering noise rang out, and Dupree recognized it as the direction of the Banten Palace, and soon saw a cloud of fireworks rising from within the walls.

Among the crowd, only Duprey did not show a surprised expression, the bomb was still installed by him, and the British Commercial Office also secretly put one in the same bomb, which was naturally Quark's handiwork, but Duprey guessed a little.

There was another loud bang, and the brick and stone building of the British Merchant House first shook, and then the two-story courtyard began to break and collapse inch by inch.

The small boat that was still parked on the left had already rushed out of the estuary and went straight to Panjiang Island, where the speedboat was hiding......

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Early in the morning, in front of the chaos on the west side of the palace square, His Highness Japara listened to the minister's report with iron and blue.

There were a dozen or so people lying on the ground in front of him, some dead, some still half breathing, all of whom showed terrible burns. Although the bleeding of those who are still alive has stopped, it will take a few more days to see if they can get better, and they are really very frustrating. The yellow and red wounds on the wounded are particularly disgusting to think about, but the doctors in Banten can only treat them in this way, and soaking them in oil with roasted bananas is the safest way to deal with the terrible wounds locally.

The large temple used for royal worship collapsed with a loud bang last night, and the explosion caused many casualties to the surrounding people and samurai who had not been able to take shelter, and the bamboo and wood structure caused secondary injuries due to the fire. There are still a few sporadic casualties similar to here, and there are traces of shooting around Su's house and on the bridge near the east gate.

And the loud sound that swirled and disappeared along with the loud sound of whirling and extinguishing was also the overseas Chinese leader of Banten, Su Minggang, a wealthy merchant in Nancheng.

When it was discovered that the old man had disappeared inexplicably, the Su family's guards surrendered without any tragic resistance, but after the search, they did not find much gold and silver in the Su house, only some copper coins, silk and porcelain. Later, the search team found that the Su family's fleet was not in the harbor, so even the regent was a little anxious.

The events were so strange that it was unpredictable, and in the chaos of last night, it was impossible to figure out where those people came from, or even if they were people. But they did run very fast, and the miles of waterway disappeared in a moment, and after sunrise the regent sent a number of men to search the coast for a long time, but could not find a clue.

"But what did you find?" Japala asked Elder Adi, who had hurried in, with a hint of sincerity in his words.

Walton Adi went to the British East India Company's commercial office early in the morning, to be precise, the ruins of the merchant house, "The British merchant house was destroyed by explosives, and more than a dozen people could not escape, Charlemagne was there to deal with the aftermath, and he was in a very bad mood." It was the same as the one found earlier in the ruins of the Great Temple, but there were some devices that were not recognizable, and the two explosions were so powerful that no one had ever seen them before. ”

"Who do you think would have done it?"

"The old minister can't say it's good, but it will definitely not be an Englishman or a Javanese samurai, the Dutch may be not small, but ......"

"Just say it."

"Those short-haired ones in the east also seem to be suspicious, I heard that they have sharp firearms, and Charlemagne is quite sure that the Australians are plotting."

"No matter who is suspicious, this matter should be coerced by internal ghosts, not to mention the British merchants' houses, people outside the city are already very mixed, but the big temple actually let people in, if the widow was worshipping in it at the time......" Japala did not finish speaking, he himself did not dare to imagine what the consequences would be if such a thing happened.

Adi seemed to think of something, and said: "I'm afraid it's the Dutch who are the most suspicious, I carefully questioned the few Su family servants who were caught, and they all confessed that when the Dutch attacked Jakarta last year, it was Su Minggang who came forward to negotiate with the Dutch for the governor." ”

No one in the Dutch army can understand the Javanese language and writing, and it was Su Minggang who came forward to negotiate with the two sides in the era, but this matter is secret, the Dutch have already fled, and the governor of Jaya Garda is also controlled by the Senate, so it is difficult to spread the natural news, and Su Minggang will not take the initiative to publicize it. But also because of this convenience, he was able to know the truth and later led the way for the Senate, Elder Adi's meaning is obvious, but from the motive, the Dutch are afraid that they will indeed be retaliated against because of Su Minggang's betrayal, as for the two explosions aimed at the British Merchant House and the Banten Royal Palace respectively, it is better to say, now all the forces in West Java have suffered losses in last night's incident, the British and the Banten royal family were bombed, and the Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese leaders disappeared, thinking from this point of view, it seems to be true.

But Japara still couldn't convince himself, and he always had some guilt in his heart.

Another elder, Agus, asked, "The Chinese people in the city have been discussing a lot this morning, is Your Highness considering suppressing it?" ”

Japara was thoughtful, and was about to say something, when another person rushed over, it was Prince Papati, who had been tossing all night last night.

"Your Highness, there are some new discoveries." As he spoke, he pulled out several cone-shaped items from his pocket. "The person who attacked last night should have used an arquebus, this thing should be a medicine, there are a lot of inlays on the East Gate Bridge, and this one was taken from a samurai who was killed."

The pale gold warhead, still stained with blood, was a 7.62 mm warhead from Dupree's own collection of M1903 rifles of his own modification.

Japala pinched the bullet on his fingertips and looked at it carefully, and after a while, he let out a sigh and said meaningfully: "Explain it, everything is as usual in Hong Kong, don't bomb the Chinese businessmen, and move the goods of the Su Mansion to my palace first after counting." ”

But then there was a hint of decisiveness on his face, and he said to his nephew who had been following him: "Luoer, you know best about trade, from today onwards, the caravans going to Machen and Jakarta will scatter spies for me." ”

After a moment, he added: "By the way, there is also that 'Brunei'. ”

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Three days later, Liu Dawu warmly received Su Minggang in the military camp of Coconut City Port, and spoke highly of the veterans who participated in the operation.

There is no way to know what Liu Dawu talked about with Su Minggang, but after the secret conversation, Su Dongzhu immediately said that it was because the Banten royal family coveted the wealth of Chinese businessmen and wanted to be strong against overseas Chinese, and he finally escaped. The Senate of the Ao Song Dynasty not only took him in, but also expressed its willingness to pay him in advance for the property that had been seized by the Banten authorities. He has written a letter to Fu Bojun, and in the future, his account will be collected by the chief for him.

With his reputation among the overseas Chinese in Nanyang, it is believed that it will not be long before Chinese immigrants will come from all directions.

The day after the meeting with Su Minggang, Quark's fleet also arrived in Coconut City as scheduled.

He had a very happy meeting with Liu Dawu, because of his previous good work, the Senate decided to support him to the throne again, and took the opportunity of destroying the British Merchant House in Banten to help him gain a status in the British East India Company, in the hope of more cooperation between the two sides in the future.

"There's one thing your fleet needs to do." Liu Dawu picked up a glass of red wine, and the sound of the glass wall tapping made Quark feel refreshed.

He took a sip and smiled flatteringly, "Is it possible that slaves are needed here?" ”

Liu Dawu said: "I need you to go to a place, and the Yakot fleet should arrive before you." ”

"Is there something big going on?" Quark wakes up from his intoxication, as if something cheap will be missed.

Liu Dawu looked at his expression and was secretly amused, but he still said the arrangements of the high-level.

"It's not a big deal, the Senate has decided to fight Manila......"

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