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    The castle in Palembang is very simple, built with rammed earth, and is still being strengthened.

    The Netherlands has gathered more than 600 troops and more than 3,000 Indian soldiers on the east coast of India.  So they joined the Nanyang and Indian Ocean fleets and came over mightily, trying to capture Palembang by surprise.

    However, they passed through the Strait of Malacca halfway, how could the Chinese army not receive the news?

    "Boom boom boom boom!"

    The shipboard artillery kept bombarding the rammed earth castle, and even fired at the pier, but the pier was dead silent, and there was no panic and escape at all.

    Naval Commander Balthazar Burt immediately realized something was wrong and ordered: "Evacuate immediately, the Chinese are ready!"

    More than 30 Dutch ships, carrying reinforcements, headed north, but did not leave the Strait of Malacca.  They bypassed Bangka Island, went to the southwest coast of Kalimantan Island, and landed in their own country Sukardana, forcing the Sudan to send food and fresh water supplies immediately.

    Only six hours after the Dutch fleet left Palembang, the Chinese fleet came to attack, but it was completely empty.

    The Chinese fleet pursued immediately, all the way to Sukadana.  In the end, it was still in vain. The Dutch fleet had already left, only knowing that it was heading southeast.

    Balthazar Burt originally planned to dock at Semarang so that the reinforcements brought from India would join the Matalam reinforcements, and then go to support Batavia together.  Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Semarang, they were greeted by shelling.

    There is a Datong Shenglong flag on the top of the city, and there is also a temporary green flag.

    The city of Semarang is very magical. There is a Zheng He Temple in the city, which is completely Chinese Taoist style. In addition to worshiping Zheng He, it also worships Mazu.  At the same time, there are mosques and Catholic churches, but because of the uprising during this period, the Catholic church has been burned down.  On the mountain outside the city, there is also the Buddhist Borobudur Tower, and there are even Hindu temples in the farther mountains.

    The Han people have completely occupied the city, and the three major families of Zheng, Wang, and Ma have temporarily jointly ruled Semarang.

    Many Han people have changed their surnames. The Zheng surname claims to be a descendant of Zheng He, and the Wang surname claims to be a descendant of Wang Jinghong (Zheng He¡¯s deputy eunuch). There is no need to explain anything about the Ma surname.

    The city was in a mess, a large number of blocks were burned, not a single European was left, and even a few Arabs were killed by mistake.

    Zheng Yongshou was wearing a leather armor he got from nowhere, standing on the top of the city with his hand on the handle of the knife, and shouted: "Close the city gate quickly, people outside the city, go around the city and hide in the countryside to the south!"

    Balthazar Burt's face was depressed, and he scolded Mata Lan Sultan countless times in his heart.

    This puppet sultan is really too muddy to support the wall.  The Netherlands has already helped to suppress the rebellion, and in just two years, the rebel army has grown bigger again.

    Mataram's Sudanese army must pass through Semarang if they want to support Batavia.  If Semarang is not captured, there will be no reinforcements from Matalam. The Dutch's intention to gather troops is tantamount to bankruptcy¡ª¡ªBalthazar? Burt doesn't know that Matalam has already had rebels everywhere.

    "Go east!"

    With Balthazar Burt's order, the Dutch fleet did not sail directly to Batavia, but went in the opposite direction.

    About two hours after the Dutch fleet left, the Chinese fleet came after them.

    The messenger landed in a small boat, revealed his identity, and was immediately invited into the city by Zheng Yongshou.

    The messenger asked, "Where did the Dutch go?"

    Zheng Yongshou said: "To the east."

    "Farewell!" The messenger turned and left.

    Zheng Yongshou quickly said: "Your Excellency, wait a moment. I will establish myself as the Governor. Semarang is willing to submit to the Celestial Dynasty. Please help me pass the news."

    "I know, you guard the city and don't let the Dutch break the city." The envoy left in a hurry.

    Zheng Yongshou finally showed a smile on his face. The governor told the court that what he really wanted to be was the sultan.  There are quite a few city-state sultanates in Nanyang, and he has no plans to expand his territory. He only needs to own Semarang and surrounding villages and towns, because the living space of the Han people is only so large.

    Although the Han people in Semarang believe in the Green Religion, they belong to the improved Green Religion.  They still keep the tradition of worshiping ancestors, insist on offering sacrifices to Zheng He, and at the same time keep the belief in Mazu.  In addition, there are academies and righteous schools, which teach Confucianism.  They even mixed Buddhism into it, believing in reincarnation and reincarnation.

    What kind of religion is this?

    The Chinese fleet did not continue to pursue, but returned to the waters near Batavia.  No matter where the Dutch fleet goes, it will go there to support, just wait and see.

    But it is said that the Dutch fleet, after leaving Semarang, went straight to Surabaya Port (Surabaya).After discussing with Rapp, Clapp said: "Leave 300 troops, and you can defend the castle. The rest of the army, take the militia out of the city to fight. The number of enemies is not very large, and you may be able to win with reinforcements. Once you lose the battle, immediately retreat to the castle.  .Even if they don¡¯t go out of the city to fight, the food in the urban area is not enough. Those Javanese, Indians and Arabs will give up sooner or later. It¡¯s better to let them go out of the city to fight the Chinese and cause more casualties to the Chinese army.¡±

    "Okay, let's fight like this, I will stay in the castle." Rainiers immediately agreed.

    Even if the troops outside died, he led 300 soldiers to defend the castle, and he could defend the castle for a year or two until the food was eaten.

    Troops are being mobilized both inside and outside the city.

    The hot air balloon rose again to observe the movement trajectory of the Dutch army.

    Zhang Xianzhong, who was originally leading the troops to the west of the city, saw movement in the city, and immediately ran to Tie Hong himself: "General Tie, if you can't fight during the day, you can attack the city at night tonight."

    Tie Hong didn't want to understand: "Why did you seize the city tonight?"

    Zhang Xianzhong explained: "When the enemy's reinforcements arrived, they thought about how to cooperate with each other and thought that our goal was to fight for reinforcements. They certainly did not expect that we would attack and seize the city at night. Tonight's city walls must be the most lax!"

    Tie Hong scratched his head, and after a long time he finally cleared his mind, nodded and said, "Then take the city tonight."

    Zhang Xianzhong continued: "We can make a noise in the west of the city first, pretending that we are fighting the enemy's reinforcements in the west of the city. The attention of the defenders in the city will be attracted to the west of the city, and they may even go out of the city to help. At this time, we will quietly ambush our troops.  In the east of the city. The east of the city is the most difficult to attack, with the most gates, enemy towers, and fortresses. It is absolutely impossible for us to attack the city from there!"

    Tie Hong said convincingly: "You are still good at fighting, you are worthy of being the leader of thieves."
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