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Chapter 88 Fly to Batavia
Batavia, formerly known as Jakarta, is a port city with a long history. It took shape more than 600 years ago. At that time, it was called Sunda Galaba, which means coconut.

In 7522, the first year of Jiajing, the Banten Kingdom conquered the area and re-expanded the port city, and renamed it Jakarta, which means the city of victory.

However, the good times did not last long. With the arrival of the Dutch East Indo Company, Western colonists were ushered in here, and Jakarta was renamed Batavia.

It can be said that the prosperity of Batavia is inseparable from the help of the Chinese. At that time, the main expansion projects, such as the construction of the moat, city walls, and houses, were contracted and implemented by immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. Those who chose to go to sea because of the wars in the late Ming and early Qing Many people who fled came here to settle down.

For example, in 7699, overseas Chinese accounted for as much as [-]% of the population in Batavia, excluding those outside the city.

But it is a pity that the history of overseas Chinese in Nanyang is a history of blood and tears.

Historically, in order to compete for the dominant position in Nanyang trade, the Spaniards raised their butcher knives against overseas Chinese in the Philippines in 7603, killing more than 7639 people; after that, despite the great danger, many people still ventured to Nanyang. In [-], the Spaniards forced overseas Chinese to pay high taxes, which triggered an uprising, and this second persecution caused more than [-] casualties.

Be it the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties, the imperial courts of all dynasties did not pay much attention to overseas Chinese.

Because those who went to Nanyang were either businessmen or refugees, one of low status, and the other of abandoned people from the celestial dynasty, so naturally they were not welcomed.

When Emperor Wanli of Ming Shenzong learned of what happened in the Philippines, he just ordered: "Lu Song, also strictly declare, don't listen to the instigation of traitors and disturb the business people."

Although it expressed a more stern attitude, it was meaningless. After the three major expeditions, the Ming Dynasty was unable to conquer, and it was impossible to go to sea for this matter.

The attitude of local officials in the Ming Dynasty was more disdainful and explicit. Xu Xueju, the governor of Fujian, said: "There is also overseas competition, and the culprit is unknown. Among the four peoples in China, merchants are the most humble. How can we start a war with a pariah? Instead of fighting, we use teachers..."

The officials of the Qing Dynasty were even more contemptuous, and their attitude was basically ridicule and contempt—the abandoned people of the Celestial Dynasty, who did not hesitate to abandon the tomb of their ancestors, and went abroad to make profits, were ignored by the court; People, in fact, do their own crimes.

However, here, the Later Ming once restored the Old Port Proclamation Department, which deterred the Spaniards and the Dutch for a long time, but this was only temporary.

After the Old Port Proclamation Department fell again, the Dutch East Indo Company was pleasantly surprised to find that the overseas Chinese in its sphere of influence were so wealthy, and they were worried that these large numbers of guys might rebel and make trouble, so the Dutch decided to shear their sheep!
On the grounds of the prohibition of weapons, the authorities of the East Indian Du Company demanded that the overseas Chinese in the city surrender all their weapons.

After five and a half days of bloody persecution, tens of thousands of people were killed, and only a few dozen escaped.Because the killing was so "thorough", and the Hou Ming was confronting it at that time, prohibiting the exchange of merchant ships between the two sides, so this matter did not spread for many years, and it was not known until modern times.

The tragedy in Batavia has always been the hatred of Ming Dynasty, and it has been mentioned by the people for more than 30 years.

The Dutch themselves knew that this was a perfect excuse for declaring war, so they paid a lot of reparations in four installments and made a public apology, but this still couldn't suppress everyone's anger.

"It is strictly forbidden to leave and go out for activities without authorization. If you are found out, you will be finished." Zhou Changfeng said with his arms crossed.

On the outskirts of the northwest city, in the basement of an abandoned small-scale processing factory, all [-] members arrived, in addition to Shen Yu who came with him, and several agents of the Intelligence Department at the Batavia site.

In order to avoid being noticed, they took three flights in total, two arrived in the early morning and afternoon yesterday, and the other arrived this evening.

The table is full of guns of all kinds, boxes of bullets, and many explosives, fuses, and detonators, which can be described as dazzling.

Seven 22-type submachine guns and [-] [-]-type pistols, these Ming army standard weapons were dismantled into parts and managed to bring, and other weapons were provided by the Intelligence Department site.

温彻斯特M7894型杠杆步枪、温彻斯特M7897型霰弹枪、伯格曼MP18/28型冲锋枪、柯尔特M7917型转轮手枪、勃朗宁M7911型手枪，数量倒是足够，只是周长风对此不太满意。

The lever rifle can be described as a symbol of the cowboys in the westward movement of the United States. This M7894 lever rifle is an upgraded version of the famous M7873 lever rifle.

Although this gun is not suitable for first-line infantry, it is still good overall. The unique internal tubular magazine can hold a full ten rounds of bullets.However, the problem is that the eight M7894 provided by the intelligence service are all .32 caliber versions!
The caliber is 0.32 inches, the bullet weighs more than ten grams, and the kinetic energy of the muzzle is more than 900 joules. This power is enough for a shotgun, but it is too weak for a rifle.

"Uh... isn't there something more powerful?" Zhou Changfeng looked at the agent at the Batavia site expectantly.

The latter was taken aback, "What do you mean, Chief Zhou? You don't like these guns?"

Shen Yu held a cigarette between scissors and said with a smile: "He wants mortars and heavy machine guns, haha—"

The agent thought it was a joke, so he also jokingly replied: "We can't get those things, but the enemy's barracks have them."

To his surprise, Zhou Changfeng actually started to think about it.

Heh, long-range firepower delivery is definitely safer and more secure. If you are not in a hurry, you should let the navy's submarines sneak in the mortars and heavy machine guns.

He stared at the map and thought for a while, pointing to the military camp marked with a big red circle and said, "Is there any information about this place? Is it heavily guarded?"

Brother, were you kidding me just now?Are you serious? ? ?

After being stunned for a full two seconds, the agent finally answered, "Of course there is. I had rough information before, but recently, since the situation of Chai Guoyi and that guy came out, I made a careful investigation again."

"Okay, then bring the information and tell me about it."

"Mr. Zhou, do you really want this place? There are hundreds of soldiers and horses inside."

After finishing speaking, the agent looked at Shen Yu, and Shen Yu was smoking a cigarette with a look of "it's none of my business".

He reluctantly took out a stack of stapled materials from the bag next to him, then pointed to the map and said, "This is the residence of the Third Battalion, Third Regiment, and First Division of the Royal Family of the Netherlands, East Indo-Du. It is full of about 700 people, but At present, there are more than [-] vacancies, which means there are still [-] people left."

Zhou Changfeng nodded and asked, "Are they foot infantry or motorized infantry?"

"Motorization, as well as four armored vehicles and two tanks."

"What? Why does a motorized infantry battalion still have chariots?"

(End of this chapter)