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Chapter 1474 Expedition to the Jungle
An expeditionary force haunts the jungles of Java Island. In the front are traitors from the Matalan Kingdom and samurai mercenaries from Japan. Behind them are soldiers from the standing army of the No.12 regiment in dark green. Swords and daggers, muskets in hand, and bags on their backs.There were also several light field artillery being towed by horses.

This kind of artillery used for jungle and mountain warfare is not very powerful, it is just a light 3-pound artillery.

But that's enough!The powerful kingdom of Mataram located in the island of Java has only two cannons given to them by the Dutch, and their artillery skills are still very poor.Coupled with the fact that the Kingdom of Mataram does not have the ability to build bastion technology, the 2-pound artillery can easily use kinetic energy to destroy their crude earthworks.

In addition to musketeers, this expeditionary force also included grenadiers equipped with primitive grenades.

This time they took the expedition to attack Kerta, the city of Mataran, in retaliation for the Mataran kingdom's attack on some ports and the siege of Batavia!

Huang Degong, the head of the No.12 Corps, personally led the team deep into the jungle!

"This climate is really unbearable. It's humid and hot, and there are many mosquitoes... If it's not for the revenge of the Mataram Kingdom, it really makes people unable to arouse the desire to conquer here." Huang Degong dispersed the surrounding area with his hands. Mosquito on his head.

In order to prevent mosquito bites in the jungle, their officers and ordinary soldiers all wore long trousers, long sleeves and hats, so the heat was unbearable.

"Several soldiers and mercenaries suffered from malaria. The quinine medicine we brought was effective, but some people died... Maybe the snakes, rats and ants caused us more casualties than the reduction in combat personnel." The adjutant also had a sad face.

The No.12 Corps fighting in Nanyang may be the Corps with the most serious annual reduction in personnel in the Kyushu Army. These reductions are mainly caused by tropical diseases, shipwrecks, and expeditions.Tropical diseases are the ones that cause the most attrition, especially for soldiers arriving from the north of the Yangtze River, it is very difficult to adapt to the climate here.

Under the threat of mosquitoes and wild animals, the expeditionary army in the jungle quickly approached the royal city under the leadership of the Matalan traitors.

Along the way they came across the cottages of the Matarams, which they captured and supplied with almost no difficulty.

Although the core territory of the Kingdom of Mataram is in the hinterland of Java Island, it is an important rice producing area. A large amount of volcanic ash fertilizes the land periodically, and the soil in Java is very fertile.

This is why Nanyang Province chose to set up the provincial government office in Batavia.Java Island can provide food, but also can open a large number of economic plantations.In fact, there are also mineral resources such as petroleum, coal, manganese, iron, and gold.

After Huang Deli led 1000 No.12 soldiers and 1000 Dongying warriors to destroy more than a dozen villages one after another, the Kingdom of Mataram finally discovered this group of uninvited guests.

Matalan Sultan Agung ordered a nationwide mobilization. When the big bell rang in the royal city of Kerta, villagers from the surrounding villages and towns, regardless of gender, old or young, heard the sound. Nearly 30 people were gathered near Kerta.

Of course, there are only a few of them who are capable of fighting, and those who can really fight are the feudal warriors of the Kingdom of Mataram.

They have bows and arrows, spears and backward fire guns. The two cannons that did not work last time were carried out by Agong Sultan.

There is really no way, they only have these two old cannons, without experts in making cannons, they can't produce even one cannon.

30 people crowded here, they walked on thin ice waiting for the arrival of the expeditionary force.

The Matalan people in the hinterland of central Java have limited knowledge of outsiders. Under the propaganda of Agong Sultan, the conquerors from the sea are a group of devils. The blue man was terrified.At the same time, they made up their minds to resist desperately.

Finally, the expeditionary force led by Huang Degong pierced through the complex tropical rainforest and appeared in the endless fields outside Mata Ramwang City.

Already, an army of more than 50000 young and strong Mata blue people has been waiting for work, and there are more than 20 women, children, and children behind them in the royal city composed of low wooden houses, palm houses, thatched houses, and bell towers to provide them with continuous supplies. supplies.

Hundreds of heavy war elephants are lined up in a row. On the archery tower on the back of the elephants, there are feudal warriors holding muskets or bows and arrows to show the military might of the sultan!
"It's unbearable to finally come out of the rainforest." Huang Degong looked at his leather military boots covered in mud, and they were actually a little damaged.

Compared with the 50000 Mata blue army lined up in front, Huang Degong and the soldiers he led still felt that going out of the jungle was more dangerous.

As for the 5 horses fighting against the blue army, the No.12 Corps really didn't care much. Their No.12 Corps had experienced countless battles like this, and which one didn't they win more with less?
A corps is only about 10000 people, and it is impossible to maintain so many troops to fight in various islands in Southeast Asia, so the No.12 corps is often used as one as ten!
"Corps commander, how should we deploy?" the adjutant asked.

"The standard line of muskets is enough. The two machine guns we brought are placed on the left and right wings." After Huang Degong observed the surrounding terrain with a telescope, he found that it was a plain.

In the mountainous Java Island, there are some plains and basins in the middle. These fertile lands provide sufficient food for Mataram.

Agong Sultan, who ruled this area, was undoubtedly the king of Java.Of course, this was the title before the Chinese replaced the Dutch to manage Batavia.The main port of Java now fell and was directly ruled by the Nanyang government.

Under Huang Degong's order, two Gatling machine guns were lined up on the left and right sides, and two light 3-pound field guns were also brought.

That's right, there are only 2000 people, 2 Gatling machine guns and 2 light field guns. It is undoubtedly a very shabby firepower configuration in the previous battles of the Kyushu Army.However, it was such a team that didn't even carry any heavy weapons, but at this time they dared to go deep into the jungle and attack the royal city of the Matalan Kingdom.

"If it weren't for the difficulty of marching in the jungle, I would definitely bring the 12-pound artillery over to teach this group of natives a good lesson." Huang Degong glanced at the opponent's formation. Although there are many people in the formation, it is not enough to worry about.

It seems that there are 50000 people, but in fact Huang Degong believes that at least 40000 of them lack combat effectiveness and are drawn by their sultan to make up the number.

The main force of Matalan people is the feudal warriors under the command of the feudal lord.

"Destroy them." Huang Degong ordered.

(End of this chapter)