July 6, 1641

In a corner of the sunny eastern suburbs of Batavia, a group of nearly 100 short soldiers in black combat uniforms was assembled under the leadership of a tall man.

Standing in front of the soldiers, one of the bosses of Blackwater, Jiang Junbo.

"Soldiers, today is the end of your training, just a few days ago, our company received a business, the Governor of Batavia, Mr. Van Dimen has commissioned us to advance inland, and now it is time to show your strength."

Jiang Junbo stood in front and made a speech, and the Japanese mercenaries, who had been trained for several months, could basically fully understand what he was saying. Although some of the words are relatively obscure, with the explanation of Masakuma Oshima, everyone can still fully understand it.

As the person in charge of Blackwater, Jiang Junbo knew that this so-called employment contract was not so simple, with the day and night training of the Blackwater soldiers, the combat power displayed was obviously higher than that of the Dutch soldiers, which had already made Fan Dimen see the danger, as if at night, these soldiers would sneak into the city and then take Batavia.

Although the non-aggression agreement with the Australians is still in place on the surface, but as the old saying goes, it is not possible to allow others to snore next to the couch, not to mention that it is still a strong army, and it is a trouble to put it around at any time.

So Van Dimen and a group of colonial governor's office officials discussed such a countermeasure, didn't the Australian mercenary company say that it could help customers fight, then hire them to occupy new territory, fight against those natives, and wait until they exterminate the natives as long as they send people over.

As for whether there is danger or not, it doesn't matter to the Dutch whether the soldiers of Blackwater can conquer new land, of course, it is best to fight, and it is not harmful to lose both sides if they can't fight with the natives. In short, the Netherlands will not suffer, and it is great that the crisis in Batavia City can be resolved with a small amount of money.

For Blackwater in the early stage of the business, it is also extremely happy to be able to get such a business order, although the other party's motives are not pure, but this does not prevent Blackwater from taking over the business, but the two shareholders of Blackwater are still a little glad that the Netherlands has scruples about Australia.

With the money, and with the personal authorization of Governor Van Diemen, the mercenaries of Blackwater were given a pass to the deeper interior, which the Dutch had already included although they were not currently under Dutch control.

Today's departure ceremony, the Governor's Palace only sent a small official to attend, and no important figures appeared, after all, the two sides are in an employment relationship, and the Dutch do not need to lower their profile to curry favor with the Australians.

After the training, Oshima Masakin trotted to Jiang Junbo's side, raised his right hand and saluted a standard military salute. "Your Excellency General, the whole team has been assembled, the actual number is one hundred and twelve, and there are zero absences, please instruct."

Jiang Junbo returned a military salute, and then said to the soldiers below: "Very good, everyone now carry your marching bags and set off with me, aiming at the Javanese tribe sixty miles away." ”

According to the information provided by Van Dimen, there is a medium-sized Javanese tribe sixty miles away from Batavia, and the people of this tribe are not friendly with the Dutch, and there have even been several sneak attacks on Batavia, so he wants the soldiers of Blackwater to teach this tribe a good lesson, and of course to test their strength.

The population of the tribe is about more than 2,000 people, this is the information provided by the Dutch, but it is not certain, for Jiang Junbo and other mercenaries of Heishui, their task is to completely wipe out this tribe, and capture no less than 500 prisoners of war, the task is completed.

The Dutch paid a decent amount of mercenary money, and if they completely eliminated the tribe, they would receive five thousand Spanish silver dollars, and each captive would support ten Spanish silver dollars for the Blackwater Company.

Blackwater, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, has no reason not to face such a lucrative and attractive commission, Blackwater exists to make profits.

However, with the strength of more than 100 people in Heishui, there is still a little trouble in dealing with more than 2,000 natives, according to the report of the personnel sent out to investigate the day before yesterday, the male young strength of the indigenous tribe is about 600 people, which means that each soldier in Heishui will have to fight one against six.

In this case, there is no guarantee that no one else will be involved in the war, and if the rest of the elderly, women and children are involved, the pressure on the Blackwater soldiers will be great.

However, Masaka Oshima and several officers have already expressed their stance that they can successfully complete the mission, no matter what the cost. Jiang Junbo knew that this was Oshima and they wanted to prove their strength and value to themselves, but he didn't want to lose too many people. It is of course best to be able to minimize casualties.

Two hours later, Blackwater's team of more than a hundred people made their way through a dense jungle to the outskirts of the indigenous tribe.

Jiang Junbo lay on the ground, looking at the tribe not far away with a telescope, it was noon, the fire in the tribe was rising, maybe cooking lunch, and from the expressions of the women and children, it could be seen that they did not know that they were about to suffer a deadly attack.

A group of men armed with spears and sticks entered the tribe from the outside, some carrying prey on their shoulders and in their hands.

"General, the first squad has set up an ambush circle on the left, and the third squad has already set up a blasting area on the front, whether to act now." Masama Oshima reported at a trot from the other direction.

Jiang Junbo looked at the time and the natives who walked into the tribe in the distance, obviously these natives did not come back completely, and said in a deep voice: "Wait for a few minutes, wait for everyone to come back and attack, and everyone will follow the actions prepared in advance." Remember, don't go up and fight for bayonets until you've run out of ammunition, your lives are worth more than those people. ”

Hearing Jiang Junbo's answer, Oshima was moved, it was really an honor in his life to be able to follow such a family master.

As time passed minute by minute, the more the natives who went out came back, Jiang Junbo raised the small revolver in his hand to the sky, and there was a snapping sound, all the preparations arranged in advance began to act, and the leaders of the first and third squads took the lead in throwing out a round of grenades after hearing the command of the gunshot, and the explosions of bang and bang kept sounding, with the shouts of the natives, at this time there was a great chaos in the tribe.

Several old men who clearly looked like elders stood there, shouting incessantly, as if they wanted everyone to stop the chaos, but no one was listening to them anymore, and everyone was looking for a place to hide, trying to avoid the sudden and invisible attack.

It's just that after the rounds of explosions, combined with the bloody corpses of their companions, the natives have completely lost their will to fight, and most of them have already hid under the shed or uncle, trembling.

"Everyone rushed forward with bayonets, and a reward of five dollars for each prisoner captured." Jiang Junbo took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, and then took out another one for Oshima. The two stood in the rear, watching the shouting soldiers rush into the indigenous tribe.