Chapter 55: The Occupation of Palembang and the Liquidation of Sin

The Canton and Fenzhou sailed side by side into Palembang, and neither the castles of St. John and St. Nicholas at the entrance to the harbor posed a threat to them, but as they entered the harbor, they were suddenly shelled. The "dong dong" shells fell around the two warships, splashing the water on the surface of the sea, and even some shells touched the hull of the Canton and fell into the sea.

It turned out that outside the castle, there were several newly built batteries on the coast. The fort was not shelled, and Yi Yi and his people hid here, and when they saw the Yaogang warship entering the port, they immediately ordered the cannon to be fired. But the accuracy of their smoothbore guns was too poor.

Under the surprise attack, the Yaogang warships did not panic, and they would not give the opponent another chance to fire a second shot. Two ships, each with its own guns adjusted its muzzle, fired directly at these batteries.

Shooting at such close range, almost a gun on a battery. In particular, 230-mm shells, one hit, all the cannons and artillery on one battery, along with half of the battery, turned into flying petals.

Not only were these newly built forts blown up, but many Dutch soldiers in the nearby fortifications were also shocked to the point of bleeding from their noses and mouths.

The sailors on the Yaogang warship found that there were many fortifications built on the coast, and the muskets of the red-haired soldiers were stretched out to aim in the direction of the warship, and the machine gunners immediately picked up the six-barreled rotary 12 o'clock 7 mm heavy machine guns and fired at them.

The Dutch soldiers thought that hiding behind bunkers would have no problem as long as they were not directly hit by shells, and when the Ming Dynasty troops put down their boats and came to land, they used their muskets to kill and wound these guys who relied on artillery fire to bully people.

But the metal storm of 12.7 mm bullets tore the bunkers made of sandbags to shreds, and also smashed the soldiers hiding behind the bunkers to pieces. Where had the Dutch soldiers who not died ever seen such a terrible weapon, dropping their heavy muskets and fleeing with their lives. But more heavy machine guns were involved in the shooting, and these soldiers running on the beach became very good targets. Where did they run bullets. Almost none of the soldiers hit by bullets were done by corpses. As long as the soldiers are hit by a powerful 12.7 millimeters, they will not knock off a large piece of flesh and bones.

The Yi couldn't stop the frightened soldiers who fled, so they had to follow the fleeing soldiers and flee into the street. What is easy to think is that maybe the Ming Dynasty naval army will be afraid of the Chinese in the street and cannot fire into the street. They could take advantage of their numerical superiority and compete with the Ming army in street battles.

To the outrage, the officers and soldiers stationed at St. John's Castle in the north abandoned the castle after the first round of shelling, and the cunning Ming army took the opportunity to occupy the castle completely.

However, soon he lost his anger, and several huge ships as huge as mountains he had never seen before sailed into Palembang. There was a steady stream of soldiers coming down from the huge ship behind the shore as if no one was around, as if they didn't exist at all.

Soon, the big ships began to use the ship's cranes to transport cannons to the shore one by one.

How did Yi know that it was the team of the First Division of the First Army of the Mountain Jungle Army that was landing. The little army of the Eyelight was not taken into their eyes at all.

The frenzied Jianyi and his allied officers and soldiers knew that if the Ming Dynasty army landed like this, their end would come, and they soon organized a charge of more than 3,000 people.

More than 3,000 people rushed from the street to the wharf, and the shouts were also earth-shattering, and the momentum was magnificent, and the officers and men of the change were all moved by the mighty momentum of their own army, and one by one they really had the belief that they would win.

But the people who watched the battle from a distance went even more crazy. He saw that the Ming army didn't seem to see them charge at all, and the army was still disembarking in an orderly manner, and heavy objects were still hanging from the shore with cranes he had never seen.

Suddenly, the officers and soldiers who charged in front noticed a lot of helmeted heads emerging from behind a dirt ridge on the opposite side, and before they could see what was going on, with a deafening gunshot, a rain of metal bullets poured over, and the soldiers in front were shot and fell to the ground one by one before they could stop their feet. Before the soldiers in the back could figure out what was going on, the terrifying sound of the warship parked on the dock rang out again, and more 12.27mm heavy machine guns rang out. The 12.7 mm heavy machine gun on the ship was specially designed to hit the He Lan soldiers in the rear, and the light and heavy weapons of the infantry in the front were specially aimed at the He Lan soldiers in the front.

The time was very short, and he found that the soldiers who rushed over were no longer standing. That's more than 3,000 people! At this time, he understood that he would be the one who would die if he fought again, and suddenly the idea of surrender suddenly appeared in his mind. But when I think about it again, if I surrender, what will people do to me, it is said that all those who are captured in Xiaoliuqiu must participate in labor, whether they are nobles or not, they are all treated as a treat. Thinking of this, Yi Yi thought to himself, if that is the case, it is better to die. Gritting his teeth, he also decided to fight to the death, maybe he could hold on for a little longer, and the reinforcements from Java might arrive. In fact, he also knew that the possibility of reinforcements was too slim.

Li Jing watched the scene of Fang Cai and said to Liu Chenghuang: "Okay! Lao Liu, I really made you guess right. These stupid guys are really going to make a charge! Hehe! It's a death send! Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort to kill so many people in street fighting! ”

"Huh! I feel as if these Xiyi people don't believe that we will have such a strong fighting power. Supposedly, they've learned a lot! But every time I fought, I didn't see any progress from them! ”

"Thanks to Hongmao Fan for repairing Palembang so well and building such a good deep-water wharf, otherwise it would be troublesome for our soldiers and equipment to be unloaded in small boats!" Li Jing said.

"Yes! As Mr. Zhang said, we have a lot to learn from them. They can use such a backward sailboat to gallop the world, which is what we need to learn! Liu Chenghuang said.

"Next year we're going to go out and go further!" Li Jing said, "We may have a lot of things to do next year, and we must finish the affairs of Nanyang this year!" ”

After Zhang Zhimu in Guangyuan received the news that Li Jing and Liu Chenghuang had successfully landed in Palembang, he said to Ouyang He: "Send a telegram to Li Jing and Liu Chenghuang to congratulate them." However, they should be reminded that anyone who rapes a woman, whether it is a Xiyi or a local, will be castrated and sent to the west or the North Sea to serve their entire labor and never be released. Those who murder pay for their lives on the spot, and those who plunder are to be sent to the north to serve. There are also people there and the local population must be controlled, and anyone who has more than two children in the family must emigrate out, and we will make unified arrangements. It is necessary to control them from using the methods of livelihood to generate a demographic advantage. ”

Zhang Zhimu remembered the persecution of the Chinese in Indonesia several times, but he couldn't tell Ouyang He and them, but he had to start first and not give Indonesia a chance to attack the Chinese again. Those Indonesians are stupid and industrious by nature, and when they see the Chinese working hard and getting rich, they are still red-eyed. Such people must stay at the bottom of society forever and cannot be allowed to turn over.

Li Jing and Liu Chenghuang received the telegram and smiled at each other, Liu Chenghuang handed the telegram to the commander of the First Army of the Mountain and Jungle Army on the ship and said: "This is General Zhang's instructions, you can take a look!" ”

The commander glanced at the telegram and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we know how to do it!" The trouble is, we have to catch those monkeys when they run into the mountains! ”

The battle in Palembang Street soon began. An infantry regiment of the Mountain Jungle Corps was tasked with capturing Palembang Street and clearing out all the rebels.

The elite of these kilns were divided into many detachments in companies and attacked the streets from different directions. There are many houses built by occupiers from different periods in Palembang Street, and now it has become a fortress for street fighting.

However, the best prepared Dutch and soldiers had a musket in their hands, and the bullet had a slightly longer range, and it was not accurate at all. He Lanbing, who was hiding behind the building, only needed to shoot a shot, and soon a rain of bullets would return to the past, and a nearby hand ** threw it over. If it is difficult to attack by hiding in the courtyard, the kiln soldiers will throw their hands into the courtyard and blow up the defenders almost before attacking the courtyard. If it really didn't work, they bombarded the courtyard with mortars from the 60 gun mount.

The soldiers of the kiln gang were not in a hurry at all, just like playing a game. Such battles ended before dark. However, there was no time to search for the fleeing enemies who were hiding everywhere. The kiln gang people withdrew at night and surrounded the residential area of Palembang.

Some Chinese followed the regimental commander in charge of the attack to the Qinghai Lake.

After the regiment commander saluted Li Jing, he said, "Deputy commander! These are Chinese in Palembang! ”

Li Jing glanced at Liu Chenghuang and said, "Please take a seat!" Then he said to the soldiers, "Tea!" ”

Although several Chinese seem to have a certain identity, they are still a little trembling in front of Li Jing and them. The regiment commander said: "Deputy Commander, these Chinese came out to meet us after we entered Palembang Street, and some of them even showed us the way. ”

An older Chinese man choked up and said, "We have been looking forward to our army coming!" Those brutes have afflicted us! ”

Liu Chenghuang said: "Don't be sad old man, we will avenge you when we come this time." Whoever robbed you and who bullied our women, you must find them out, and we will give an explanation to our fathers! ”

Another said, "We want to eat the flesh of those people!" But we have sinned against them, and if you are gone, we will suffer even greater! ”

Li Jing slapped the table and said, "You don't have to be afraid! We've got it back this time! Don't go again! Those who bully you, we will not give them a chance to take revenge on you! Our superiors have ordered that those who rape women should be castrated in public and sent to Beihai for life to serve hard labor, or else they will be killed! Whoever robs you of your things will not only be returned, but they will also be sent away for servitude, and they will not be allowed to return. These are treated the same by both the Xiyi people and the locals! ”

"Good! You must not leave them, or we will not be able to live if you are gone! Another said.

Li Jing said: "Tomorrow, you will organize some Chinese who understand the situation, show us the way, and catch all the hidden dogs." ”

"Oops! Many of them have fled to the mountains, and it is very difficult to catch! "Someone said.

"Don't worry! Our team is here to go into the mountains to catch them! Li Jing said.

Several Chinese, while talking about the miserable situation they suffered from being mutilated, couldn't stop their tears, and Liu Chenghuang and Li Jing also heard that their eyes were red.

Li Jing finally said to them: "Go back and tell our fathers and elders, we have to turn upside down on this day!" Debts must be paid! ”

In the evening, everyone touched the situation and briefly counted that more than 4,000 Xiyi people were killed inside and outside the castle, and less than 500 Xiyi people were caught in the street. This shows that there are still some Xiyi people who are hiding and have not been caught. However, there were also three or four thousand locals killed today, and many more either escaped or were still hiding in Palembang Street. In particular, the Dutch East India Company's governor of Sumatra has not yet been arrested, which is a big deal.

In the end, it was decided that some of the men would continue to search for the hidden enemy tomorrow, while the rest of the army would disperse to various parts of Sumatra to search for the enemy.

The next day, because there were Chinese people following the army, the situation was much better, and when the search was conducted, whether it was a local Chinese or not, and whether it was a local Chinese living here, also knew it. Before noon, a piece of good news came, and it was easy to catch.

At the same time, more than 2,000 local men who were not here were also arrested. These men basically went to war with the Dutch.

After the complete occupation of Palembang, the officials and soldiers sent by Yaogang posted notices everywhere, advising those who had committed crimes against the Chinese to come forward and confess their crimes, and promised that if they came forward to confess their crimes, they would be punished lightly.

However, none of the locals made a notice from the kiln people. The Chinese who were put together began to register, and they all registered if they lost anything or persecuted them. If they can remember who did it, soldiers will immediately follow them and arrest the criminals. The Chinese can really raise their eyebrows.

In order to encourage the Chinese to increase their enthusiasm. The first group of rapists were immediately dealt with publicly.

In front of a sea of people, they were castrated one by one in public, and the executions were carried out by the criminals themselves. Those who do not intend to do so shall be directly sentenced to death and hanged in public. Just hang there one by one.

Hearing the screams of these rapists, the Chinese felt relieved of their hatred. When these rapists first went on a rampage, they probably didn't even expect the results they have today.

There are also some perverted guys, who persecute women with more cruel means, castrate on the spot, and chop off their hands. Everything that was stolen must be returned. These robbers are also uniformly detained, and there will be a ship to send them away in the future.

One thing, some of which made Li Jingliu Chenghuang difficult, was that there were some local women who also participated in robberies and arsons, and even killed people.

In the end, Li Jing said: "Regardless of men and women, it will be handled the same." It's as simple as killing someone and hanging him on the spot. Those who rob things and return them must also be sent away to serve in labor. ”

There were less than 1,000 Xiyi people, and after the Yaogang people invited them to watch the execution process of the locals, they divided them into separate custody and used the old method to let them report others, so that the meritorious ones could reduce some punishments. These foreigners, who usually look up and think they are superior people, are more shameless than one in the face of such temptation, and many people are soon exposed. These white men who killed people also did not escape the trial, and they were hanged on the spot. This made the Chinese even more happy, they didn't expect that the white people had committed crimes, and the Ming Dynasty army did not let it go.

Finally, the locals of Palembang were told to report those who had committed crimes, and it was emphasized that if they knew who had committed a crime, they would be punished with the same crime as the criminals if they were found not to do so. It's a mess all of a sudden. The people who came out secretly to report were lined up.

In the end, the Chinese in Palembang were a little shocked, and almost all the locals in Palembang participated in activities such as robbery and rape against the Chinese, and many women participated. The Chinese people don't know because when something happens, they hide in their homes and don't dare to come out.

Li Jing said, "This Palembang is an adult, and I am afraid that he will be wronged if he is pulled out and killed." Kill one after another, and someone will slip through the net. No wonder Mr. Zhang came with such a telegram! These natives are damn damn good! ”

"That's why so many locals are fighting against us. They also know that they will be judged for their heinous crimes! Liu Chenghuang said.

After the situation in the towns was dealt with, the Mountain Jungle Army began to use their strengths and dispersed into the mountains and forests to catch the locals who had fled into the mountains. Such a task really needs to be completed by the Mountain Jungle Army. The locals' familiarity with the mountains and forests is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Only the jungle-trained Mountain Junglers are their nemesis!

On the first day, the mountain and jungle army reported that they had killed many locals who did not surrender, and Li Jing became angry when she heard it, saying: "The number of such reports does not count, and in the future, it will be counted as the left ear." One left ear counts as one. ”

Later, the soldiers of the Mountain Jungle Army began to bring back the ears in baskets.

After the establishment of governments at all levels in Yaogang, many local Chinese were hired to participate in the work. After the regime stabilized, the Yaogang people promulgated another law, which was approved by the Chinese. That is, the locals, in the future, if there are more than two children in the family, they will have to emigrate out, that is, each local family is only allowed to keep two children, and there is another article at the back, if it is found that it is concealed and not reported, once it is discovered, the whole family will be sent away.

The Chinese are very supportive of this law, but they are also asking rhetorically who made such a law, and they feel that the person who made such a law knows them too well. These locals are very lazy, but their enthusiasm for creating people is very high, and they can't compete with the Chinese in business to earn money, but they can take advantage of their extremely high reproduction rate, and far outnumber the Chinese. And when this law was enacted, this advantage of theirs was completely eliminated!

This suggestion was made by Zhang Zhimu specifically to Liu Chenghuang and them, but Li Mao was interested in this suggestion. Find an opportunity to say to Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, we are expanding our territory very quickly, but our immigration speed to the new area is far from enough. In this way, it is difficult for the new area to be stable. I have a suggestion that solves this problem! ”