Chapter 331 A Temporary Truce Book(1/2)
"Boom..."
Huge explosions sounded one after another on the positions outside Kluang City!
Balls of smoke columns rushed straight into the sky with different postures.
Just when Zhao Liang was approaching Batavia, the battle situation here in Johor had reached a very critical moment.
Abdul Maji of Pahang chose to obey Abdul Raman's orders and ignored Mamu's "Imperial Imperial" issued.
In a sense, Zhao Liang's trick of using the emperor to command the princes was completely failed.
But at the same time, he succeeded.
Because the resistance among the people in Johor was not fierce, Mamu, who had moved to Johor Bahru and turned the mansion of Tianmeng Gong into his own palace, has now begun the construction of his own small regime.
There were still some people following him, and now these people became his tentacles and tentacles. Relying on the speed of Zhao's soldiers, they also made progress to Xiao Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat and other places, which greatly affected the emotions of the local people.
Moreover, during the march, Zhao's family bing also strictly enforced military discipline, burned, killed, looted, and female yin. It can be said that he was devoted to Abdul Raman's fight.
On that day, this guy was very aware of it, so he took part to the west end of Lion Island. I don’t know if he found the boat or what happened, but he had passed the Johor Strait anyway.
Without breathing in Johor Bahru, he fled to Kluang again.
Zhao Jiabing suspended his pursuit of Abdul Raman because he wanted to seize Little Pontian, Kodat Tinggi and other places. The main reason was to give Abdul Raman time to see how many people were willing to obey Abdul Raman's call under the current circumstances.
As a result, Abdul Maggie from Pahang brought three thousand people.
It can be said to be very powerful.
What is the population of the entire Malaya now? Is there only about two million states added to the same area?
Pahang and Johor are just two states in more than a dozen states. One population can have a population of less than 500,000. This is the result of the right time, place, people and many factors.
First, the Kingdom of Malacca brought some people when it moved to Johor, and second, it was all plains.
Or the coastal part on the south side of the Malayan Peninsula is plains, while the coastal part on the north side is mountains, which is about 64 minutes between the two sides.
Pahang and Johor are the southernmost corners of the peninsula, all of which are friends, suitable for population reproduction.
Finally, the integration of the Bugis people on Sulawesi Island is the only way to make these two places have so many people. Pahang can pull out three thousand people, which is already awesome. Abdul Maggie works very hard.
In addition, the Johor team was willing to obey Abdul Raman's orders, with a total of 4,000 people, all concentrated in Kluang to defend.
The latter is a rare mountain city in Johor. Because of its numerous bats, it is known as the Bat City. It is located in the heart of Johor and is the most prosperous city in Johor inland.
In later colonial times, this place was once recommended by the British governor as the capital of Johor, but the Sultan insisted on building Johor Bahru at the southern end of the capital.
Abdul Rahman is now standing in the city.
Because most of Johor is now in the fall, he must show and respond to those who trust him.
If you run away again and again, and run from Johor to Pahang, what will happen in the final result will be lost? Johor will most likely be lost.
And he also placed his hope on the Dutch.
I hope to see the Dutch navy defeat the Zhao family's fleet, so that the situation will naturally reverse.
And because he has been sticking to Johor and fighting in his base, he has enough reason to refuse the Dutch's intervention in Johor things.
In the end, Johor was still his Johor, not Johor, which was inserted into by the Dutch.
Abdul Rahman gave up Lion Island to the Dutch at most.
Although this is still a loss, it is the smallest loss.
Abdul Rahman, who had a very smart and clear abacus, the only unexpected thing was that the Dutch pulled his hips at a critical moment.
So half a month has passed and no sign of the Dutch has been seen.
On the contrary, after conducting an armed march, Zhao Jiabing decisively handed over Xiao Ponzhen and other places to Mamu, and at the same time asked him to recruit people from the captured Johor soldiers in the Lion Island to form an army in the name of his Johor King.
The Zhao family also did not interfere.
This not only made Mamu himself feel a lot more confident in an instant, but many natives in Johor began to treat the king as real kings.
Did the Zhao family obviously not learn from the Bugis people?
The king is no longer a wooden sign, but becomes a real king, and their feelings are instantly unobstructed.
I was not conquered by outsiders, but I surrendered to the king again.
Well, no matter which ethnic group, there is Ah Q.
Then the new kingdoms also became morale. Little Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat and other places were quickly transferred to the new kingdoms by the Zhao family to the new kingdoms.
The concentrated Zhao family soldiers began to besiege Juluan.
Smoke columns were rising in clusters.
The defending positions were covered in the smoke, and the smell of medicine powder filled the battlefield.
The Zhao family soldiers, with high morale, were unstoppable. In just two days, they wiped out five defending strongholds outside the city, and then completely seized the Johor soldiers' extended positions outside the city of Kluang.
The fierce attack made Abdul Raman in the city tremble in his heart, and he began to wonder whether he could support the Dutch reinforcements.
Then, God helped them a lot.
It’s raining in Kluang.
In fact, it is raining all the time in Kluang. Is this the rainy season in Malaya? It doesn’t last long every day between 4-6 pm.
But now the 'rain' is different. It not only lasts for a long time, but also is very heavy and violent. This is heavy rain and heavy rain!
The battle stopped now.
Can't use his advantage in firepower and ask Zhao Jiabing to hold the bayonet to fight against the Johor soldiers? This is not something Ren Chong can decide.
It rains heavily for a day.
The trenches in the positions outside the city have completely become ditches that can drown people.
Then, heavy rain disappeared, but moderate rain continued. The rain in Kluang was only half a month long.
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Rutt, who returned to Batavia, didn't know that someone who had survived a heavy rain more than a thousand miles away was praying piously that the Dutch would arrive soon.
He even knew it, and now he had no time to take care of it.
Compared with Batavia and compared with the company's interests, Abdul Rahman is a big shot.
"Your Excellency, our guess is correct. That Xiao has really become a huge obstacle to the interests of the company."
Rutt said, spreading his hands to Artin.
He had already confessed Louise. This guy was the main culprit of the incident, but in addition to Louise, there were three accomplices. Two of them were Louise's guards, so they were naturally with Louise. Now they were dead or alive. The Chinese need to discover it themselves.
But there is another person who is the planter. His manor was burned by Zhao Jiabing at the first time, and he hated them so much!
"Damn Louis, he's been in a big trouble for us."
Artin complained about Louisiana, feeling a hundred regrets in his heart why he didn't stop the farce. But he never reflected on his mistakes.
Wasn’t that farce going on at that time just with his tacit approval?
At that time, he thought that wanton humiliation of the Chinese could boost the morale of the military and civilians in the city.
As a result, the trouble is coming, but he has pushed all his faults on Louisiana.
"Louillen has been captured, and the life and death of the two guards is not worthy of judgment, but the key is that Mr. Hall is, he is a decent person." Artin pinched his eyebrows fiercely, "The more important thing is, can you judge Zhao's true intention? Is he really willing to reach peace with us, or is he as an excuse for this matter and has no intention of peace with us at all?"
This matter is even more critical!
Rutt was silent for a moment, knowing that his subsequent judgment would have a huge impact on the entire situation. After carefully recalling the scene of his meeting with Zhao Liang, he said firmly: "I think he is willing to reach an agreement with us."
"Okay, I will solve Mr. Hall's trouble. But before that, we should try our best to get the best treatment for Mr. Hall. You should meet Zhao immediately and tell him that as long as he gives up on Mr. Hall's investigation, I will meet all his conditions as much as possible."
Artin pinched his eyebrows again, and he felt a headache now. The only thing he had arrived was that Hall was just an ordinary planter, and there was no mess behind him.
"And I need to know what kind of punishment he wants to give Mr. Hall!" This is very important.
If the Chinese want Hall's life, there is no need to talk about anything. That is what Artin absolutely does not allow or agree.
Rutt did not slacken. He left the Governor's residence, but he didn't even return home, so he went out of the city directly.
Then he saw the scene in front of him.
"Oh God!" This is so eye-catching.
If he read it correctly, the man tied naked to the cross was Army Commander Louise. There was another person next to him, probably one of his two guards, and the other did not appear, so he died in the previous battle?
After Rutte left, Zhao Liang immediately informed Xiao Yun of the matter. As for how to take revenge, it was Xiao Yun's own business.
After hearing the news, Xiao Yun was impatient to kill the prisoner camp. Without any effort, he found Louis and one of his guards. As for the other, he was told that he was dead.
Xiao Yun can't think of any relief to cure these two enemies for the time being. He needs to think about it carefully. Otherwise, he will regret it if he easily dealt with it but will not feel the pleasure of revenge.
So, I temporarily pulled out the two of them, stripped them naked and tied them to the cross, feeding them to the mosquitoes for a night before talking about the others.
"Of course it won't hurt his life. You can rest assured of this."
Zhao Liang laughed and made a promise.
"As for the specific revenge and remediation of them, I don't know, because the matter is handled by the parties involved. I can only guarantee that their lives are unhindered."
To be continued...