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The Sultan of Yogyakarta is named Razan. He is a descendant of the royal family of the Bajan Kingdom. After the country was destroyed, he became the feudal lord of Matalan.

Mataram was divided and Central Java was divided into three parts.

One is the Sultanate of Solo, the second is the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, and the third is Semarang occupied by the Han people.

In Solo and Yogyakarta, goods must be shipped to Semarang for sea shipment. Therefore, although the Han people in Semarang were the weakest, the sultans of both countries were unwilling to go to war with the Han people. First, it is difficult to attack the city, and second, after defeating it, they do not know how to engage in sea trade.

In the past few years, Solo and Yogyakarta have been at war. In the end, the Sultan of Yogyakarta won and unified Central Java except Semarang.

Sultan Razan of Yogyakarta was so proud that his next goal was to attack the Sultanate of Surabaya and take East Java into his hands. Surabaya was Surabaya, and the Sultan was a Javanese noble, but the Han also played an important role there.

After the Surabaya Kingdom is unified, Semarang can be taken without a fight. It must be nominally surrendered to the Sultan of Yogyakarta and sending officials to collect taxes is the way of governance.

Due to years of civil war, the population in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta has dropped sharply to about 200,000. Industry, commerce and agriculture have been greatly damaged. With food shortages, sending more than 20,000 troops is already the limit.

Lasang personally led the army and marched towards Semarang in a mighty manner.

The town that Zhang Xianzhong captured, Belgas, was renamed Huanghu Town. If Lasang wants to attack Semarang, he must pass through here.

Huanghu Town is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a river leading directly to the sea. The town is located on the flat land between the mountains.

As soon as Lasan's army arrived in the southern valley, they were discovered by soldiers on guard, who quickly set off billowing smoke as a warning.

"Governor, there is meat to eat!" Nong Fentian said with a smile.

Zhang Xianzhong held a cigar in his mouth and puffed out the smoke leisurely: "Kill as many people as possible. The more you kill, the better. The south can be stable for twenty years. Once the south is settled, let's go to the east to attack Danmu. That's where it's really useful." territory."

Nong Fentian was a young Zhuang nationality. The 500 Datong troops sent to Zhang Xianzhong were all new recruits from Guangxi, and only a few officers were veterans.

The Datong imperial court expanded southward, especially recruiting descendants of wolf soldiers from Yunnan and Guangxi. Firstly, it can alleviate land conflicts in mountainous areas. Secondly, people in Guangxi and Yunnan are more adaptable to the Nanyang environment. Thirdly, these descendants of wolf soldiers are really fierce.

After Zhang Xianzhong occupied Huanghu Town, he had no intention of continuing to expand southward.

His plan is to defeat Yogyakarta so badly that it will not be able to send troops for ten to twenty years. Then, continue to develop eastward, and there is a large fertile plain along the eastern coast. There is a Tammu City there. The Tammu Kingdom that once unified the island of Java has its capital city on the plain, but the city wall has long been destroyed.

The former governor of Semarang, Zheng Yongshou, was a coward who was easy to get rich. It was unreasonable for Zhang Xianzhong that Zhang Xianzhong thought that such a large fertile plain was ruled by only landowners and aristocrats, and he had not led troops to attack it.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

The iron bell of Huanghu Town rang, and not only the five hundred Datong troops quickly gathered, but the local Han men inside and outside the city also dropped their men and gathered together.

All the Javanese people near the town were killed, and the shops, houses, and land were all distributed by Zhang Xianzhong to the Han people. These Han people all believe in the Green Sect, and they are all civilians in the city and tenants outside the city. They unexpectedly obtained the land for their shop, and their loyalty instantly became strong, and they were willing to follow Zhang Xianzhong to the death.

Five hundred Datong troops and more than a thousand Han youths moved toward the more than 20,000 Yogyakarta army.

Lasan was still marching in the river valley at this time, transporting baggage by boat and soldiers advancing along the river bank.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Muffled sounds kept coming from the river, but it was after Zhang Xianzhong captured Huanghu Town that he set up a large number of hidden stakes in the river south of the town. Small fishing boats can pass calmly, but boats with a slightly deeper draft are very likely to collide with hidden piles.

The enemy's baggage fleet was soon blocked there.

Lasan ordered the soldiers who were familiar with water properties to go down to the river to pull out the hidden piles. But there were too many hidden piles. It was the result of Zhang Xianzhong's work for a month, and it would take at least several days to completely clean them up.

There is still a valley to the southeast of Huanghu Town that is passable. It is blocked by mountains after advancing for thirty miles.

Zhang Xianzhong led his troops for thirty miles and spent another two days crossing the mountains and reached the rear of the Yogyakarta army. Then, he walked along the river valley day and night, slowly heading towards the enemy's camp.

Sultan Razan was still pulling out hidden stakes there, and Zhang Xianzhong was already preparing to poke the chrysanthemums.

At night, camps were set up along the river, and Javanese soldiers were sleeping soundly. To the north of the camp, facing Huanghu Town, the Javanese sentries there are quite competent. But the sentries in the south were completely unwary, and one or two of them sat on the sentry posts and took a nap.

Zhang Xianzhong has passed the sentry posts, but these sentries are still sleeping.

As for Sultan Razan, he took a puff of opium and fell asleep in a state of ecstasy.

Thanks to the diligent promotion of the Dutch, opium had already spread throughout Java. Rich people of all ethnic groups regarded opium as a high-end consumer product, and opium was even used to entertain distinguished guests. Even children from noble families would smoke a few puffs from time to time.

Anyway, Zhao Han gave a fatal order to ban the opium trade, both domestically and overseas. Han Chinese who smoked opium were not allowed to serve as officials, while civilians who smoked opium were arrested and forced to detoxify.

Let’s put it this way, among the more than 20,000 Yogyakarta troops in front of us, all the senior generals are opium ghosts! They smoked opium together in the evening and now fell into a deep sleep.

"ignition!"

Datong army and militia officers took out fire sticks and blew them. Ordinary soldiers took out primitive matches, borrowed fire from Huozhezi (it could not spontaneously ignite), and quickly lit the torch in their hands.

"kill!"

Nearly two thousand people broke through the camp fence and set fire to the marching tents everywhere.

The Javanese soldiers woke up from their dreams. There were shouts of death and flames everywhere, and they were so scared that they ran like headless flies. The defeated troops became Zhang Xianzhong's help, and they were driven all the way north, driving more people to flee wherever they passed. These Javanese soldiers, let alone pick up weapons, many don't even bother to wear shoes.

When Sultan Razan woke up, 60% to 70% of the 20,000-strong army had been routed. His first reaction was not to resist, but to run towards the river, climb onto a grain ship and shout: "Go back to Yogyakarta!"

The baggage fleet of more than 20,000 troops was densely docked at the river. After the boatmen woke up, they hurriedly operated the boat in the dark. The river was relatively narrow. They bumped into each other in the darkness. It was unknown how much the boat capsized and sank.

The clever ghosts among the defeated troops also ran frantically towards the ship. Those who had no time to get on the boat jumped into the river and swam. When they heard the sound of the oar, they swam over and grabbed the oar tightly to climb up.

There was chaos on the river bank, and there was chaos on the other side of the river.

By daybreak, the river banks were strewn with corpses. Of the more than 20,000 Yogyakarta troops, I don't know how many escaped. Anyway, Zhang Xianzhong did not want to take prisoners. He hacked all the survivors to death, leaving thousands of corpses behind.

Unfortunately, the enemy's baggage fleet either sank or escaped, and no food was captured.

Later, Zhang Xianzhong sent people to clear the hidden piles and salvage the ships. They had some unexpected gains, and they actually fished out two artillery pieces and turret shells from the river.

The rest of the harvest was the armor and weapons on the shore.

They are basically leather armors and cold weapons, enough to equip tens of thousands of troops.

But it is said that Sultan Razan of Yogyakarta fled the battlefield for dozens of miles by boat, and finally stopped in shock. He spent several days gathering the remaining soldiers, leaving more than 20 transport ships and only more than 3,000 soldiers. There must still be ships and soldiers surviving, but they have already fled back to their hometowns, and it will not be easy to gather them again.

Faced with such a miserable situation, Razan's thought was not revenge, but to quickly lead his troops back to the capital. Once the news of the defeat on the front line comes back, someone might want to rebel!

A month later, the two sides signed a treaty.

The Sultanate of Yogyakarta recognized the possession of Yellow Tiger Town by the Governor of Semarang. After that, there was a truce and trade resumed without interfering with each other.

The threat from the south has been finally dealt with.

Zhang Xianzhong was not a quiet master. He used the captured soldiers and armor to organize and train an army of 6,000. They were not given military pay. They usually worked and farmed, but at critical moments they were sent out to fight. Those who died in battle would receive pensions, those who defeated would receive rewards, and those who had made meritorious deeds would be given priority in land distribution.

Han Chinese tenant farmers, who have lived in the cracks for a long time, have lived in Java for more than two hundred years. Where have they ever encountered such a situation?

Faced with the temptation of land, Han Chinese tenants were all aroused to blood.

As soon as he signed the armistice treaty with the Sultan of Yogyakarta, Zhang Xianzhong rushed towards Tammu City non-stop. Han merchants also joined the group. They organized people to help transport grain, waiting to capture Tammu City and sell stolen goods to Zhang Xianzhong.

When the Tammu Sultanate fell, the Tammu city wall had already been torn down. The city is quite large and is ruled by Javanese nobles and religious leaders. It has a self-defense force of only more than a thousand people and is an independent state that does not belong to any force.

It is only 60 miles from Semarang to Tammu City, and it is all plains.

Zhang Xianzhong dispersed his 6,000-strong army into three groups and attacked and killed indigenous villages along the way. All the men were killed, and the women and children were snatched and distributed. Each team was followed by a businessman who was responsible for eating the loot.

Before the army arrived at Tammu City, countless indigenous refugees had already fled outside the city.

Hearing that the Chinese army was dispatched, the leader of Danmu didn't know how many people came. He hurriedly took his family, belongings and private armed forces and took a sea ship directly to Surabaya City. When you arrive in Surabaya City, you can seek refuge with the Sultan of Surabaya. As long as you preserve your strength, you can continue to be a noble.

The wealthy Danmu area was easily captured by Zhang Xianzhong. The number of indigenous people massacred by this guy was at least 20,000. The 500 Datong troops were all led astray, and the missionaries in the army were at a loss as to what to do.

The missionary officer is also a descendant of the Zhuang wolf soldiers, named Wei Zhuang. He felt that he could no longer kill indiscriminately, so he went to see Zhang Xianzhong privately: "Governor Zhang..."

"Wei Xuanxiao is here?"

Zhang Xianzhong didn't wait for Wei Zhuang to finish his words, took his hand and smiled and said: "Wei Xuanjiao, the governor has selected the most fertile 100 acres of cultivated land outside Danmu City, which will be used as Wei Xuanjiao's private land from now on. Three Java The girls who were Wei Xuanjiao's concubines were all girls from wealthy families in the city, not indigenous girls from the countryside. There were also several Javanese women who were Wei Xuanjiao's maids. There were also twenty Javanese slaves who were tenant farmers for Wei Xuanjiao. "

Wei Zhuang opened his mouth many times but stopped talking.

Zhang Xianzhong captured the Danmu Plain in the east and focused on a small plain in the west. There is also fertile soil there. Although there are many forests, they can be cleared for farming.

In one year, under Zhang Xianzhong's operation, the Semarang Governor-General's territory expanded more than ten times, and the attack did not stop until mountains were surrounded on all sides.

Zhang Xianzhong felt so happy that the indigenous people here did not need to be beaten, and as long as they were not Han people, they could be arrested and slaughtered at will. Taking him to Semarang as governor is like a tiger returning to the mountains and a dragon entering the sea. If the number of Han people was not too small, he felt that he could unify Java in five years.

Neither school education nor gradual development are in line with Zhang Xianzhong’s characteristics. He felt that the territory was very good and he could just lead his troops to occupy it. He killed all the natives there and the few who were not killed were given to the soldiers as tenants.

What is the cost of governance?

There is no cost, only conquest!