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Chapter 1412 Divide and Conquer

The main fleet of the Nanyang Fleet arrived in Batavia with the [-]th Infantry Battalion.Deng Qianlong, who finally returned to Malacca from India, learned that Batavia was being attacked by the most powerful indigenous kingdom in Java, and immediately joined forces with Wu Yi from the Eighth Infantry Regiment to support him.

By the time they reached Batavia, however, the fighting was over.

The [-]rd Infantry Battalion stationed in Batavia, Japanese warriors, and Batavia civilians easily defeated the Matalan army's offensive.

This kind of victory with hundreds of regular soldiers plus a few civilians defeating thousands or tens of thousands of indigenous troops is not uncommon for the No.12 Corps. The gap in training and firearms technology makes the battle almost overwhelming.This is the crushing of low-level civilizations that cannot even cast artillery from high-level civilizations.

Thousands of Matalan soldiers have become prisoners of Batavia, and they will be sent to labor-intensive plantations to work in Batavia's gross product and the achievements of local officials.

"I'm one step late again..." Deng Qianlong was a little depressed.

He was on the way when the [-]th Battalion launched the Battle of Plassey with the Mughal Emperor, and when the [-]rd Battalion defeated the Matalan Army in Batavia, he was on the way again, which is equivalent to two The opportunity to do meritorious deeds has passed by!
"Don't be sorry, General Deng. In order to organize this offensive, the Matalan people attacked several small ports and hijacked local ships to transport food for their army. Your Nanyang Fleet just arrived and can recover these ports and defeat Mata again. The blue people are forced to retreat to the hinterland of Java Island." Nanyang Civil Affairs Officer said to Deng Qianlong.

"It's not an option to continue like this. The Kingdom of Matalan often attacks ports and defeats them. They will make a comeback in a few years." Deng Qianlong thought that even if these small ports were regained, he might not know when the Matalan people would attack these ports again. .

For example, this time they found out that the Nanyang Fleet had arrived in far away India, so they organized a large-scale offensive.The extremely long coastline and the many ports in the Spice Islands make it impossible for the Nanyang Fleet to guarantee the safety of all ports.

"Don't worry, this time their main force was destroyed by us, and they won't take any action again in a short time. The most important thing for them is the income from the land. As long as we don't seal them too tightly in the sea, they will still It’s not enough to fight us to the end. Our Nanyang province needs the rice they produce, and they need cotton cloth, pepper, wax and other livelihood materials.” The Civil Affairs Officer said.

Nanyang Province and these indigenous kingdoms are not necessarily a stalemate of life and death. In fact, merchants on both sides have been conducting trade, and Matalan rice is even supplied to the soldiers and civilians of Malacca.It can be seen that trade is an inevitable trend.

Even though Mata Lam Sultan suddenly attacked Batavia and became hostile to each other with Nanyang Province, Mata Lam Sultan still strongly encouraged the export of rice and imposed high tariffs on cotton cloth, pepper, wax and other materials to achieve trade protection.

"Having said that, we can't spend it endlessly with them. We need to divide them internally, and they cannot form a unified kingdom on Java Island to deal with us. In this way, the task for you and me will be much easier." Deng Qianlong When I came back from Bangladesh, I saw that the East India Company forcibly separated the Bengal region from the Mughal Empire, so I thought about whether it could do the same in Java.

If the Mataram Kingdom on Java Island is also split into several small princes and divided and ruled, it will be much easier to encroach on the Mataram Kingdom.Turning the Mataram Kingdom into a vassal is equivalent to occupying Mataram, the grain-producing area of ​​Java Island, and providing a steady stream of food for the Nanyang Province.

"This is a good idea. I have to think carefully about how to divide and conquer before reporting to the military. It seems that the submarine cable project from Guangzhou to Batavia has only just arrived in Bangkok. I don't know when it will be able to Receive us in Batavia, then you can directly contact the capital." The civil affairs official said.

"I believe it will be laid to Batavia soon, from Bangkok to Malacca, and then to Batavia. It will take no more than a year at the latest." Deng Qianlong knows the laying situation of the Nanyang submarine cable.

In order to achieve effective rule over the Nanyang region, it is a huge project to connect important strongholds in the Nanyang region to the huge East Asian telegraph network, and the project time is calculated in years.

Soldiers from the [-]rd Infantry Battalion were sweeping the field on the outskirts of Batavia.

The cavalry team supporting the rubber forest returned. Surprisingly, they captured hundreds of fleeing Matalan soldiers with more than 20 people, and two Matalan elders who were not low in status.

These Matalan soldiers were clearly numerous, but they were frightened but did not dare to resist at all, and were successfully escorted back to Batavia by more than 20 cavalry.

"You have done a good job, especially the capture of two local feudal lords, which may be of great use in the future." The civil affairs officer was just thinking about how to divide and conquer the internal chaos in Ma Talan, and now the cavalry squad has captured two A noble elder, this is a good opportunity to divide and conquer!
As long as they are given some benefits and promises, and then let them return to the Mataram Kingdom, it is estimated that the sultan and the elders will soon become suspicious of each other.Even if these elders had no intention of betraying Sultan, would Sultan believe that the Chinese would easily put them back?
"Commander, this samurai clamored to join our [-]rd Infantry Battalion, but he was really desperate in combat. He defeated several horse and blue cavalry who were facing the battle with his bare hands and a samurai sword, beheaded their generals, and let the rest The Mata blue cavalry panicked and retreated." The cavalry officer brought Miyamoto Musashi to see the commander of the third infantry battalion.

"Are you in your early fifties this year? Do you still want to be an ordinary imperial soldier?" the commander of the [-]rd Infantry Battalion asked doubtfully.

"I am willing to give up my status as a samurai and become a glorious imperial soldier!" Miyamoto Musashi said with fiery eyes, throwing down the bloody samurai sword.

"Although under special circumstances our Kyushu Army soldiers can exceed a certain age, but at your age you can only serve for a few years and you will be forced to retire... Forget it, it just so happens that our [-]rd Infantry Battalion was damaged in this battle A little manpower, if you really have military merits, then register for service." The battalion commander thought that the third infantry battalion often had conflicts with the native kingdom, and the flow of soldiers was faster than other regiments. If this Miyamoto Musashi is so old and vigorous, With the ability to use a musket and horsemanship, he would have no problem serving him for a few years.

"Of order!" Miyamoto Musashi said gratefully.

If the daimyo who knew Miyamoto Musashi knew that he was proud of being a small soldier, he would definitely feel that the times have changed too fast, and the samurai sword is far no better than the musket.

(End of this chapter)