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Chapter 1408 War Mobilization
"Your companion has surrendered to our yamen and admitted that you are spies sent by the Sultan of Mata Lam. If you want to keep this little life, you can confess to us obediently. Answer my question honestly, yes Didn't you Matalan country plan to attack our Batavia?"

The magistrate of the Nanyang Province sat on a chair. In front of him were the arrested Matalam spy, as well as the jailer and translator in charge of custody.

"Java is our Java, I won't tell even if I die," said the spies.

"Several small ports on the eastern coast have been attacked by unknown enemies. Our soldiers have gone to investigate and crusade. Your Matalan country's actions have been exposed. You must want to obtain ships by attacking these ports. As a The kingdom whose main tax is planting land suddenly wants to plunder ships, the purpose of the plan must be our Batavia, am I right or not?" asked the sheriff.

The spy still turned his head and refused to answer.

"Do you want to torture him?" the jailer asked.

"I'll leave it to you. Be sure to ask the exact time when the Ma Dalan army launched its attack." The sheriff said.

When he walked out of the prison with two jailers, the head catcher brought the warriors to report to him about the unknown enemy in the rubber forest.

When the sheriff heard the news, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock: "No! The Matalans came too fast, they are attacking the west! The [-]rd Infantry Battalion stationed in Batavia is investigating the attack on some ports in the east. , their main force left Batavia a few days ago on two warships!"

"My lord, what should we do now?!" The patrolmen were at a loss.

"Follow me to the Provincial Yamen!"

The whole city of Batavia was shaken by the news brought by the samurai!The rubber forest is not far from the city of Batavia. The Matalan people did not hesitate to cross the jungle from the hinterland of Java Island. Their purpose was definitely not to attack the rubber forest. Their goal was directly at Batavia!

Batavia controlled the nearby sea area and port, and began to expand to the rainforest area in order to establish plantations. The Matalan people regarded it as a serious problem, and they have been trying to conquer Batavia.When the Dutch owned Batavia, they were besieged twice by the Matalans.

The provincial yamen urgently mobilized and gathered troops to deal with the threat of the Matalan people coming!
"Several ports and islands were attacked by unknown enemies before, so our 300rd Infantry Battalion divided our forces to investigate. Currently, there are only [-] regular soldiers in Batavia City." One of the [-]rd Infantry Battalion left behind The infantry captain said to the provincial civil affairs officer.

"There are only 300 people. The number is too small. How many troops can the public security office send?" The civil affairs officer looked at the security officer with a sad face.

"The total number of headhunters, police officers, and jailers may be more than 200, and there will be no more..." The sheriff seemed to have thought of something, "If the Japanese warriors in Batavia and the plantations on the outskirts of the city are assembled , you should be able to get 300 warriors, plus the guards of the merchants in Batavia City, you can gather 1000 troops."

"What's our strategy now? Fight them head-on? Or use the bastion to hold on?" The infantry captain asked the civil affairs officer.

"If it is indeed possible to hold on to the bastion, let alone two or three months, as long as we have command of the sea, it will be no problem to hold on to it for two or three years. But the problem now is that Batavia will not be able to hold on for two or three months. When it came down, it more than doubled in size. There were many houses and farmland on the outskirts of the city, and there were plantations further away. If we were besieged by the other side for two or three months, our losses might be immeasurable." The civil affairs officer said.

What he needs to consider is not only the outcome of the war, but also the interests of the entire city.As a trading port city, if possible, it would try to avoid being besieged, as the losses would be too great.

"Isn't there a fortress under construction on the outskirts of the city? Our main force moved outside the city as a salient, and ordinary citizens went up to the city wall to help defend. There should be two hundred muskets in the arsenal, right?" said the infantry captain.

"Can you defend the unfinished fortress outside the city under the siege of the Matalan army?"

"As long as the ammunition is sufficient, there is absolutely no problem. In addition, it is necessary to quickly recall the troops sent out, or ask for help from the defenders on other islands to reinforce Batavia."

"Okay! I will organize the bloody merchants and residents in the city and let them go to the city wall to defend. You must be careful outside the city. If you can't resist, light the smoke. We will try to rescue the city as soon as possible." said the civil officer.

Under the mobilization of the war in Batavia City, young residents were equipped with weapons one by one, and came to the city wall to defend against possible attacks.

The infantry captain led 200 regular soldiers and 300 warriors out of the city to an unfinished fort on the southern outskirts of the city for defense.

Since the Kyushu Army took control of Batavia Port, a large number of Han people have immigrated here due to trade and famine, and the city has expanded rapidly. The city walls originally built on the outskirts of the city were prepared for urban expansion, and larger farmland and wasteland Enclose the range of the urban core area.

However, the outer city walls and fortresses had not yet been built, and the Matalan army came over.

The captain of the infantry took away the elite of the city, leaving 100 regular soldiers to organize the defense of the city of Batavia, 200 patrols, jailers were issued with muskets, and hundreds of young and strong were either holding redundant muskets or Hunting bows and spears to defend the city wall.

After the Nanyang government announced the strict ban, the atmosphere in the city was a little tense.The residents and food in the outskirts of the city were recalled by the government, and they hid in the city with their families. Fortunately, the crops in the farmland outside the city had already been harvested, otherwise the loss would have been quite heavy.

Because the Nanyang government still controls the sea, overseas trade is still going on, but the businessmen who came to Batavia were a little scared by the tense atmosphere.

"A fleet of small merchant ships was found outside the city, and they didn't fly a flag!" The gunners of the Batavia coastal defense fort saw the fleet of small merchant ships appearing on the sea.

These ships are like hard-sailed sampans that were spread to Southeast Asia from the Song and Ming Dynasties, and there are more than 60 ships in total!

"Show them a warning!" The gunner found more than 60 sampan boats suddenly appearing on the seashore when Mataram's army was pressing down on the border, and they did not fly the flag as required by the Nanyang Provincial Government, so it is very likely that Matalam Ships of the Kingdom!

Sure enough, when these ships saw their whereabouts exposed, they blatantly hoisted the flag of the Matalan Kingdom with the moon and two long swords.

(End of this chapter)