Chapter 597: Drumming and Gathering Troops
The Tiance army replaced the Dutch and occupied Batavia, and there was a plan to stay here for a long time, which Sultan Agung of the Mataran Kingdom could not tolerate.
Through more than 20 years of conquest and efforts, Sultan Agung successively unified Central Java and West Java, and occupied the islands of Rinshui, Madura and Cirebon off the coast of Java, eastern Sumatra and southern Kalimantan, and directed his troops towards the Kingdom of Banten in East Java.
However, Batavia was stuck in the throat and was always a thorn in Sultan Agung's heart.
Armand Gulart said: "Father, the king of the Ming Dynasty has made it clear that the current Batavia is already the land of the Ming Dynasty. β
"Batavia has become a Ming dynasty, is it not the whole of Java that is also a Ming dynasty? They are robbers, scoundrels! Sultan Agung roared.
Then he asked Privy Counsellor Chaya Patti, "Patti, you have been to Batavia, and what do you think of this army compared to the Dutch?" β
Privy Counsellor Jaya Patty thought for a moment and said: "It is an indisputable fact that the Tiance Army is stronger than the Dutch, otherwise the Dutch would not have surrendered to the Tiance Army. However, compared with the Dutch, the Tiance army was a newcomer and did not have a firm foothold, and the minister saw that Batavia was building and busy everywhere. β
"Patti is right, the Tiance army has just taken Batavia, and it is true that the foothold is not stable, and the Sultan wants them to retreat." Sultan Agung nodded and said, "Pati go and give the order to gather troops, and prepare to send troops to Batavia." β
Prince Armand Goulart reminded: "Father, I heard that this Tiance army also uses firearms, and they are very powerful, so we have to guard against them. β
Sultan Agung sneered: "They have firearms, don't we have them?" β
"Mr. Troao, let the musketeers go together this time, no problem, right?" Sultan Agung to a European human.
"Great Sultan, of course there is no problem, the musketeers will always be a sword in your hands, and Troo is willing to serve you." The European named TroΓ₯ stubbornly said that the battle was not as simple as the natives thought.
During the many clashes with the Dutch, the Mataran Kingdom saw the power of muskets, so Sultan Agung learned from the pain and set up his own firearms unit.
The Portuguese merchant Troo took over the business with honor, and the merchant could risk going to the gallows for 300 percent of the profits, not to mention that the musket business was more than 300 percent, because the natives were stupid enough to deceive.
After disdainful efforts and the speculative drilling camp of the merchant Troo, the country of Matalan already has a musket team of 200 men, but unfortunately artillery is a strategic material, and the merchant Troo has no way to obtain it.
This musket team became a strategic force in the country of Matalan, originally Sultan Agung wanted to learn from the king of Yue Goujian to continue to accumulate strength, ready to give a deadly surprise attack to the Dutch in Batavia, but the Tiance army came, and the musket team had to appear in advance.
Beacon fires were lit in the country, and the drums beat on the drums of the people of Bai Sensen, and the dull sound of drums resounded in the streets and alleys of the villages and towns of the country, and the indigenous soldiers gathered in the capital city of Pasar Gede with a variety of weapons.
The native army had neither uniform nor formation. Similar to the rogue army in the Ming Dynasty, Sultan Agung also had an elite army of 5,000 men, which was his core force, and of course included the secret force of the musket team.
More than 200,000 indigenous young people can be described as a sea of people, standing on the city wall to inspect the troops, Sultan Agung, facing this army, can not help but feel proud, it is this army that makes the territory of the Mataran country continue to expand, eliminating one after another princely states, as long as the Tiance army is driven away, the domination of Java, domination of the South Seas is just around the corner.
"The kingdoms of Swimwater, Madura, Cirebon, and Mozoagon have fallen at your feet, and now it's time to recover Batavia, let's drive out those Ming people and send troops."
Looking at the mighty army rushing towards Batavia, Sultan Agung held his head high and had an extraordinary momentum, as if he was within the six hes and the four seas, and looked around with his sword countless rivers and mountains.
In order to send troops to Batavia, the country of Matalan made a lot of noise, and the excitement was known to the whole country, and there was no secret at all, and the intelligence department of the Tiance Army easily got the news.
"According to the intelligence of the Dutch, the largest warship in the country is only thirty or forty tons, and there is no artillery, and their water offensive weapons are only bows and arrows and throwing guns, and sometimes they also use the tactic of relying on the gangside."
Li Chuanxin introduced Wang Yue's march to the land of Matalan: "Its land army is about 25 or 60,000 people. After aerial reconnaissance, the land troops should also have more than 500 elephants, and the rest were infantry, and there was no cavalry. They are advancing towards Wanghai City via Puwakarta and Galaheng, and are expected to encounter our alert forces tomorrow. β
Wang Yue looked at the map and ordered: "The two regiments of the Fifth Brigade are deployed in the Bekasi area to defend themselves in the direction from which the enemy is coming from, and the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the Public Security Army and the Japanese mercenary Kimura are arranged on the flank and rear of the Fifth Brigade. The 1st Regiment of the 4th Brigade was all on board and ready to land on the beach of Daji Bonda and outflank the enemy's rear after defeating the enemy's naval forces. In addition, all fighters of the Air Force are on standby. β
"Yes!"
"Hello!"
All the officers, including the commander of the Japanese mercenary army, Takuya Kimura, responded in unison.
Wang Yue smiled and said, "Sultan Agung has brought so many troops, and he definitely didn't come all the way to Batavia as a guest. Our troops do not take the initiative to attack, but if they enter the warning area of our army and still advance, our troops can immediately open fire. I want the natives of the South Seas to know what will happen if they seek death. β
Outside Wanghai City, Sultan Agung sat on a colorful elephant. In front of it is the defensive position of the Tiance Army, and according to the tradition of the Mada Blue War, the wizards are carrying out a series of rituals.
Behind Sultan Agung, the sorcerers pierced the heart of the lamb with long needles, then used bright blood to write unintelligible words on the huge banana leaves, or ghost drawings, and finally threw the leaves into the raging flames.
Accept the sacrifice, and Allah will bless us with victory. Not only the wizards, but also the soldiers of the entire country of Mataran believed this, and it was this ritual that gave them great courage to defeat one enemy after another.
A group of ugly-looking concubines of Sultan Agung, naked on the upper body and in straw skirts on the lower body, also twisted their waists to the beat of drums, and danced around the elephants to celebrate their victory.