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    The city of Batavia is divided into two by the Tiger Canal, forming two rectangular halves in the east and west.

    The canal was also built by the Han people. At that time, it was undertaken by two Han merchants.  The moat can connect to the canal, and the river flows around the city and extends all the way to protect the castle.

    The castle is separated from the urban area, and it is built in the north of the eastern half of the city, with moats on all sides.  There are several vegetable fields to the south of the castle, and further south is the north wall of the East City.

    The four corners of the castle are four bastions, connected by four straight walls.

    It is impossible for the Datong Army to land on the front, and it is easy to be blocked if it lands on the west.  Going around three or four miles to the east, then lowered the boat, landed on a beach, and then stepped on the farmland to head southwest.

    Instead of directly attacking the castle, go to occupy the city first.

    Two hot air balloons took off one after another, and the situation of the city defense was unobstructed.

    One of the watchmen came down from the hot air balloon along the rope, and handed over the quickly drawn city defense map: "General, please take a look!"

    Tie Hong took it over and took a look. The drawings were crooked, but the basic information was clearly marked.

    The situation in the eastern half of the city is as follows: the east city wall has three gates and three enemy towers, and at the southeast corner is a sharp-edged enemy tower similar to a bastion.  On the south wall, there is a city gate and two enemy towers, and at the southwest corner there is also a sharp-edged enemy tower similar to a bastion.

    The situation in the west half of the city is as follows: the west city wall has two gates and one enemy tower. There are sharp-edged enemy towers similar to bastions at the southwest and northwest corners.  The south city wall has no gates and enemy towers, and a bridge connects the east half of the city across the canal.

    The situation of the castle outside the city is as follows: four bastions, three towers in the middle, and moats on all sides.  There is a bridge to the south that can lead to the eastern half of the city.  On the north side there was a gap, next to the bastion, which gave access to the coast.

    The drawing also draws a few circles, marking that there is a fort in a certain place, and marking the approximate number of defenders in a certain place.

    When the Datong Army was using a hot air balloon to observe, Governor Rainiers stood on the castle and was also observing with a telescope. He had a headache and said, "What kind of device is this? It can rise to high altitudes. The deployment of our troops has been controlled by China.  People have figured it out completely.¡±

    The army commander, Clapp, led his troops to defend the city.  Through the binoculars, he could clearly see that there were Chinese people on the hot air balloon watching.

    Clapp immediately mobilized troops to test, and then he soon discovered that the Chinese watchman on the hot air balloon kept playing flags to show this mobilization situation.

    And the Javanese servants standing on the city wall, facing the two mysterious hot air balloons, shouted and knelt down one after another.

    Clapp said to the herald: "Go and tell those Javanese soldiers that there is no god in the sky, but some kind of Chinese machine. Fire and shoot those two balls down!"

    "Boom boom boom boom!"

    Cannons were fired from the east wall, but the balloon was too high and the distance was too far.  At best, the cannonball can hit luck and break the rope pulling the balloon, and even if it breaks, it doesn't matter, the balloon will just float with the wind until it runs out of fuel and lands.

    Those Javanese soldiers, seeing that the artillery could not shoot down the hot air balloon, became even more convinced that the Chinese army had the help of gods.

    The Dutch soldiers walked along the city wall, waving their whips constantly: "Stand up, stand up, don't kneel anymore, that's not a Chinese god!"

    A civil servant ran out of the castle and came to the city through the moat.

    He climbed up the city wall out of breath, and came to Clapp and said: "Your Excellency the Governor has an order to conscript all civilians to fight. After the victory of the war, the property left by the Chinese will be rewarded to the soldiers according to their military achievements. Those Chinese farms outside the city  , and let the soldiers plunder, and those who have made great achievements can still get the land!"

    Squad after squad of Dutch soldiers, armed with arms, recruited soldiers in the city, while punishing those who were still secretly looting their goods.

    Even Indians and Arabs were forced to defend the city walls.

    Sanjay Gutap took his clansmen and buddies and was responsible for defending a small section of the city wall.  After the Dutch soldiers left, the wealthy Indian businessman quietly went to the next door: "Gauer, don't try too hard. The Chinese are not bandits from Banten or Matalam. Malacca was occupied by the Chinese, and the Indian businessmen there did not  We were robbed. If we resist too fiercely, we will be killed instead."

    The Indian businessman named Gore said: "I know, I will not stick to it. As long as the Chinese soldiers attack from here, I will immediately give up the city wall."

    This is the bonus that a good reputation brings.

    In previous Batavia offensive and defensive battles, no matter whether it was facing the Banten army or the Matalan army, all races in the city would unite as one and resist to the death.

    &nbThe man suddenly turned his face.

    Su Dingguo said: "The food stored in the city can last for another month or two at most. We don't rush to attack, and we don't need to rush to fill the moat. Try to avoid too many casualties. After one or two months, the food in the city should be eaten."  It's over. At that time, it depends on whether the Dutch are willing to take out the grain in the castle. If the grain is adjusted from the castle, it will consume the grain stored in the castle. If the grain is not adjusted from the castle, the Javanese, Indians,  The Persians (Arabs) would go hungry."

    Tie Hong said with a smile: "Then take your time, we will besiege the city for two months first."

    Batavia has not yet fought, but Brianan (Bandung) and Palembang have already broken out.

    The aristocratic landowners of Matalan in Burianan heard that Batavia was besieged and immediately joined forces to revolt.  They first killed the Dutch missionaries, robbed the missionary's plantations, set fire to hospitals and schools (both missionary sites), and then surrounded the city of Brianan, which had only 30 Dutch soldiers (and a large number of servants).

    This wave of uprising quickly spread to Cirebon by the sea, and then burned to Semarang further west.

    There was a big Han uprising in Semarang, and the surrounding Mataram nobles and landlords responded one after another.

    The Matalan puppet Sultan originally gathered 10,000 troops to rescue Batavia.  When I heard that the uprising broke out in Semarang, I was so frightened that I immediately returned to the capital halfway, and then I was blocked outside the city and couldn't get in. It was the leaders of the Green Church in the city and the nobles who rebelled.

    The Sultan of Mata Lan was frightened out of his wits and led his troops to withdraw to the east city.  As a result, the aristocratic landlords in the east also rebelled, and various rebels began to encircle and suppress the Sudanese army.

    Twenty years ago, Matalam was able to pull up an army of 100,000, but now it has declined to this appearance.

    Ma Talan's puppet sultan was not dead, but three sultans appeared in the rebel army.  The three rebel sultans were all from the aristocratic and landlord class, and they all said that they belonged to the orthodox royal family of Mataram.  It is estimated that after they wipe out the puppet sultan, they will continue to fight a few more games until someone wins the final victory.

    In addition, the Han rebel army in Semarang actually produced a sultan, who seemed to want to establish a city-state in Semarang.  Of course, it is only called Sudan internally, and the Governor of China externally.

    On the other side of Palembang, the Dutch fleet has returned, and the Indian Ocean Fleet is also there, with more than 30 warships, large and small, trying to attack the port of the Han people.
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