The day when the Lanfang Expeditionary Force set out from Ceylon was also the day when the British army arrived at the Malabar coast.
There, a fierce battle broke out between 1,500 British soldiers and more than 900 Dutch armed personnel.
In the end, the British repelled the Dutch forces at the cost of more than 100 people killed and more than 200 injured.
It took more than ten days, but the British army finally ended the armed resistance in the Netherlands colony and successfully occupied it.
The British commander Oremir breathed a sigh of relief, and then led his troops to the Coromandel coast area according to the established plan, preparing to take over the colony.
Of course, according to the estimation of the Governor-General of India, Lanfang's army should not have the combat power to resolve the Dutch resistance so quickly. Therefore, if Lanfang's army has not resolved the battle, Oremir also has the need to support them to resolve the battle.
Of course, if Lanfang's army failed to defeat the Dutch army, it would fully prove that the combat effectiveness of Lanfang's army, or at least the army, was nothing more than this.
But when Oremir led the troops into the Coromandel Coast Colony, everyone was in bad shape.
The battle is over.
Looking at the mess in the colony, Oremir had no idea what was happening.
He asked the local people to inquire, and found out that the Dutch people here were defeated, dead and injured. A fierce army defeated them, captured many people, took away a lot of things, and then took a boat left.
According to the descriptions of the locals, it was not difficult for Oremir to guess that the fierce army was Lanfang's army, which surprised him.
At first glance, the combat effectiveness of Lanfang's army seemed to be very good, and it had a great advantage over the Dutch army.
Secondly, Lanfang's army was very cruel. Not only did they kill people, they also looted and packed away all the supplies left by the Dutch.
Although the agreement between the two parties stipulates that the spoils of war shall be disposed of by the winner, but...
This is too clean!
In the Dutch stronghold that has been in operation for hundreds of years, there is not even a complete house, not a working well, not a single gold or silver coin left, not a single intact ship, not even a living person. None of the Dutch were found.
Oremir looked at the Dutch stronghold that was in a mess and was almost completely unusable, and suddenly he had a terrifying guess.
If the Coromandel Coast Colony was like this, what about Ceylon?
Could it be...
Oremir was frightened and immediately decided to send naval ships to take over Ceylon.
A few days later, news from Ceylon Island proved that Oremir's guess was not groundless.
The news coming from there showed that many Dutch strongholds on Ceylon Island were similar to those on the Coromandel Coast. They were all completely destroyed by Lanfang's army. Not a single house was intact, and not a single ship was usable. The ship had no belongings or food, and no living Dutchman could be found.
Lanfang's army was like a swarm of locusts. They came and after defeating the Dutch, they took away everything they could.
They even took away the wooden planks at the port pier, causing serious damage to the entire port. It needs to be repaired immediately, otherwise it will not be able to bear the berthing needs of a large number of ships.
There was nothing left for the British.
After receiving the news, Oremir's vision went dark and he fainted.
Not to mention that the British guy was so angry that he almost died from the locust behavior of Lanfang's army, Lanfang was very happy.
Zhao Xuening never thought that his army would be unable to defeat the second-rate armed forces of the Netherlands, so he did not worry about the results of the expeditionary force and hosted a grand gathering similar to a martial arts conference in Batavia.
The grand gathering was mainly attended by the leaders of some local forces in northern Sumatra and eastern Celebes. They did not join Lanfang during the founding of Lanfang, and they seemed to want to take this opportunity to get rid of the control of the Dutch colonists and restore their freedom. body.
This kind of borrowing from the east wind made Zhao Xuening unhappy.
I borrowed my Dongfeng and don’t intend to pay it back. How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Zhao's things are not so easy to borrow.
So Zhao Xuening invited them to get together in Batavia and enjoy the wonderful program he prepared.
Considering Zhao Xuening's reputation outside, these local leaders did not dare not to come. The main envoy of Zhao Xuening said that if they did not come, then Zhao Xuening would personally pick them up. In this way, those who did not originally planned to come They all came in a hurry.
In this way, Zhao Xuening invited a total of twenty-three leaders of local forces, and they all gathered in Batavia City on the eighth day of June.
At this moment, Zhao Xuening has sorted out Batavia and plans to use it as a base for his continued development to the south and east, making good use of the legacy left by the Dutch.
When the twenty-three guests entered Batavia, the Lanfang flag had already been hoisted above the city of Batavia - a flag with the sun and moon intersecting and a red background. It is said that it was a national flag designed by Zhao Xuening himself. Lanfang's army became famous.
Seeing this scene, everyone knew that the Dutch rule in the East Indies was over. Now, it was Zhao Xuening, Lan Fang, and this emerging regime who ruled here.
They were worried about this emerging regime, and they didn't know what Zhao Xuening was doing by inviting them over at this time.
Of course, they were also worried that this was a Hongmen Banquet, so they brought a lot of guards, and they were all elite troops under their respective hands.
But when they saw the elite Lanfang soldiers at the city gate and the cannons on top of the city, they knew that the guards under their command might not be enough to protect them.
The leaders bravely entered the city of Batavia and were warmly welcomed and entertained by Zhao Xuening. They were given plenty of wine and food. Even the guards they brought were warmly entertained. Everyone ate and drank together. Zhao Xuening did not even mention anything. Topics other than eating and drinking.
It wasn't until after three drinks and everyone was full and full that Zhao Xuening said he would take everyone to see some good places together.
The leaders followed Zhao Xuening, and the place they went to was an execution ground. The so-called good people were a group of Dutchmen tied up with big flowers.
They didn't know what Zhao Xuening was going to do, so Zhao Xuening explained to them.
"These people are Dutch die-hards who have been against me to the end. They have always been unwilling to cooperate with me. Some of them are even the bastards who framed me with Pierre back then. This time, I will never let them go. Fortunately, my supporters helped me catch them all.
As you know, the reason why I have been able to reach this point mainly depends on my principles of life. I have sworn that I will never harm my friends, and I will never let my enemies go. Those who are my friends will be very happy. Those who are my enemies, even if I become a ghost, I will not let them go. "
Zhao Xuening pointed at the Dutchmen who were tied into rice dumplings and said with a smile: "Those who oppose me will all die. I invite everyone here today because I hope you can witness my oath."
After speaking, Zhao Xuening looked at Julian who was standing aside.
Julian nodded expressionlessly, and then walked towards the execution ground.
On the execution ground, except for the Dutchmen who were tied and kneeling on the ground, those standing and preparing for execution were actually all Dutchmen, and they were all selected by Julian not long after the surrender. of the Netherlands.
Following Julian's order, these people raised their guns one after another, pointed them at their former colleagues in front of them, and then pulled the trigger.
After a burst of gunfire, all of Zhao Xuening's enemies were shot.
Zhao Xuening nodded with satisfaction and looked at the leaders around him.
"Zhao has once again fulfilled his oath."
The leaders had different expressions. You looked at me and I looked at you. They were worried, but they didn't know why Zhao Xuening wanted them to witness all this.
Zhao Xuening was not a Riddler and quickly told them his purpose.
"I invite you all to come here, mainly because I want to announce to you that the Dutch rule over the spice sea area is over. In the future, this sea area will become the land of Lanfang, and as the president of Lanfang, I will naturally He is the supreme leader here.
I hope that my orders can be carried out unimpeded on every island. I hope that no one will resist or veto my orders. I will not harm everyone, but I will not allow anyone to disobey the government orders, so I hope that you will make the right decision. choose. "
Well, I'm just here to give you an ultimatum.
