"Your companion has surrendered to our yamen and admits that you are spies sent by Sudan from Madalan. If you want to save this life, you will confess to us obediently. Answer my question honestly, is it that Madalan plans to attack our Batavia?"

The sheriff of the Nanyang Province was sitting on a chair. In front of him were the captured spies of the Madalan Kingdom, and the prison guards in charge of the detention, and the translator.

"Jabad is our Java, and I will never say it even if I die." said the spy.

"There are several small ports along the eastern coast that have been attacked by unknown enemies. Our soldiers have gone to investigate and attack. Your horse's action to fight against the Blue Kingdom has been exposed. You must have wanted to obtain ships by attacking these ports. As a kingdom with the main tax on planting land, it is suddenly to plunder ships. The purpose of the goal must be our Batavia. I am not saying it?" asked the sheriff.

The spy still turned his head and refused to answer.

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

"He will leave it to you. You must ask the specific time of the attack on the Lan army." said the sheriff.

When he took two jailers out of the prison, the captain came to report to him about the unknown enemy in the rubber forest.

When the sheriff heard the news, he was shocked: "No! The horses attacked the blue people too quickly. They were fighting against each other! In order to investigate the attacks on some ports in the east, their main force left Batavia a few days ago in two warships!"

"Sir, what should we do now?" The police officers were a little at a loss.

"Follow me to the provincial government office!"

The entire Batavia city was shocked by the news brought by the warriors! The rubber forest is not far from the Batavia city. The Madalans did not hesitate to cross the jungle from the hinterland of Java Island. Their purpose was definitely not to attack the rubber forest. Their purpose was directly aimed at Batavia!

Batavia controlled nearby waters and ports. In order to establish plantations, it began to expand into the rainforest area. The Madaras were regarded as a major threat and had been trying to conquer Batavia. Before, the Dutch people were besieged by the Madaras twice.

The provincial government mobilized urgently and gathered troops to deal with the threat of the arrival of the horse-drawn man!

"Before, several ports and islands were attacked by unknown enemies, so our Third Infantry Battalion divided its forces to investigate. Currently, there are only 300 regular soldiers in Batavia City." An infantry captain who stayed in the Third Infantry Battalion said to the provincial civil affairs officer.

"There are only three hundred people, and the number is too small. How many troops can the public security yamen do?" The civil servant looked at the sheriff with a frown.

"The captain and the policeman, together, can have more than 200 people, and there will be no more..." The sheriff seemed to have thought of something, "If the Japanese warriors in the middle and suburban plantations of Batavia are gathered, they should be able to get 300 warriors, and with the guards of Batavia merchants, they can gather 1,000 troops."

"What is our strategy now? Will we fight them head-on? Or will we hold on with the bastion?" the infantry captain asked the civil affairs officer.

"If we can stick to it with the bastion, let alone hold on to it for two or three months, as long as we have the power to control the sea, it will be fine if we stick to it for two or three years. But the problem now is that Batavia has more than doubled compared to when we took it from the Dutch. There are many houses and farmlands in the suburbs, and plantations further apart. If we are besieged by the other party for two or three months, our losses may be immeasurable." said the civil affairs officer.

What he needs to consider is not only the outcome of the war, but also the interests of the entire city. As a trade-oriented port city, if possible, it will try to avoid being besieged, which will bring too much damage.

"There is not a fortress under construction in the suburbs of the city? Our main force has been moved outside the city as a protruding part. Ordinary citizens come to the city wall to assist in defense. There should be two hundred muskets in the arsenal, right?" said the infantry captain.

"Can you defend the fortress outside the city under the siege of Ma Dalan's army?"

"As long as the ammunition is sufficient, there is absolutely no problem. In addition, it is necessary to quickly recall the sent troops, or seek assistance from the defenders of other islands to reinforce Batavia."

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

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

The infantry captain led 200 regular soldiers and 300 warriors out of the city and came to a not-completed fortress in the south suburbs of the city to defend.

Since the Jiuzhou Army controlled the Batavia Port, a large number of Han people have moved here due to trade and famine, and the city scale has expanded rapidly. The walls built on the outskirts of the city were originally prepared for urban expansion, enclosing larger farmland and wasteland into the core area of ​​the city.

However, before the outer city walls and fortress were built, Ma Dalan's army came over.

The infantry captain took away the elite of the city and left 100 regular soldiers to organize the defense of the Batavia city. 200 policemen, jailers were issued muskets, and hundreds of young and strong or holding extra muskets, or holding hunting bows and spears to defend on the city wall.

After the Nanyang government announced the ban, the atmosphere in the city was a little nervous. The residents and grain in the suburbs were recalled by the government, and they hid in the city with their families. Fortunately, the crops of the farmland outside the city had been harvested, otherwise the losses would be quite heavy.

Because the Nanyang government still holds control over the sea, overseas trade is still underway, but the merchants who arrive in Batavia are a little scared by the tense atmosphere.

"A small merchant ship fleet was found outside the city, and they did not hang flags!" The gunners of the Batavia coastal defense fortress saw the small merchant ship fleet appearing on the sea.

These ships are like hard sail sampan boats that were transmitted from the Song and Ming dynasties to Southeast Asia, with more than 60 ships!

"Fire guns to them!" The gunman found that more than 60 sampan boats suddenly appeared on the beach when the horse dai Lan army was approaching, and did not hang flags according to the requirements of the Nanyang Provincial Government. Then it is very likely that it was a ship from the horse dai Lan Kingdom!

Sure enough, when these ships saw their whereabouts exposed, they blatantly hung flags with the moon and two long swords of the horse-drawn kingdom.
Chapter completed!