New Shun 1730

The rebellious Chinese have rushed to the square in front of the Governor's Palace. The Governor's Palace, which originally only high-ranking Chinese could enter, is right in front of them.

Historically, the Dutch would relocate Batavia's administrative functions to Bogor this year. Because Jakarta is too hot and it is easy to get sick. The climate in Bogor in the volcanic area is much cooler, and the governor certainly doesn't like such a hot place.

However, the Dutch plan to relocate Batavia's administrative functions was shelved as sugar factory slave workers gathered in Volcano.

However, since they have already thought of moving to Bogor for summer vacation, it can be seen that the Dutch are quite confident in the rule of Batavia. The Governor's Palace carries more administrative functions and does not have military functions.

The Governor's Palace is not very tall, a standard Dutch-style two-story structure.

Red bricks, glass windows, and a small loft-style building on the third floor.

The area is quite large, and the Governor's Palace not only houses the Governor, but also the administrative agencies of the colonial government.

Even the files of the company that Fuguang and others are most concerned about are also stored here.

The Dutch have already reacted, and the Chinese in the city have rebelled. This was really something they didn't expect.

After clearing out the black-shirted and sans-pants men in the city, the Chinese social organizations have basically collapsed. The only Chinese organizations that still exist are Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan, which were established by the Dutch to "organize households and integrate the people".

Moreover, during the last slave labor uprising in the sugar factory, the Chinese in the city had proven their loyalty to the Netherlands, their cowardice and their desire for stability.

The Dutch really didn't expect that these cowardly Chinese in the city would dare to rebel against them, and they were also Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan who seemed impossible to rebel and were completely bound to the interests of the Dutch. Take the lead.

The governor was absent, and the company's counselor was panicked for a moment. It's not that he doesn't have the experience and common sense to deal with this kind of incident, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

Although there were still some Dutch soldiers in the city, the incident happened suddenly. These Dutch soldiers did not receive orders and did not know whether to defend the fortress or come to the city to encircle and suppress them.

Through the window, you can see the dark crowd outside, making roaring sounds.

A dozen Dutch soldiers guarding the Governor's Palace had already fallen to the ground. They were shot to death from a distance, which was not something these "mobs" could do.

The company's employees were organized and guarded the windows with muskets. The door into the Governor's Palace had been blocked with chairs and other furniture.

However, the windows on the first floor can be rolled directly in. In order to show the grandeur of the Governor's Palace, the glass windows are all made of large pieces of British plate glass, which is quite beautiful, but at this time it has become a huge weakness.

From time to time, stray bullets flew in and shattered the glass.

The company employee lying on the window on the second floor nervously shot at the crowd, and the room was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

"Hold on for a while! The messengers have been sent to notify the garrison. Employees, as long as you hold on for an hour, these mobs will fail."

The company counselor encouraged the employees and urged them not to shoot randomly but to wait until someone gets close before shooting. Isn't it a waste of lead bullets and gunpowder to attack randomly from such a distance?

downstairs.

The people who rushed forward stopped, because the Dutch hid in the building and fired, and the casualties caused were not large, but those who rushed forward did not dare to rush forward.

"Get some carriages and bring them over!"

Wang Wu walked up to Lian Fuguang and shouted loudly, so that Lian Fuguang, who only knew how to use rewards to make his servants and thugs rush forward, woke up.

He didn't know what the purpose of the carriage was, but there were quite a few carriages in Batavia. Especially the high-class Chinese, in order to reflect their integration into the Dutch rule and to distinguish themselves from ordinary Chinese, they all rode European-style carriages.

Soon, several carriages were pushed over.

Wang Wu and his men took out wooden boards from the house next to them and filled the gaps between the boards with soil.

He had more than twenty people under his command, and even Fuguang spent a lot of money to find dozens of brave men. They pushed this simple cart to the window of the Governor's Mansion, resisting the Dutch's lead bullets.

If it were a field battle, this thing would be completely useless. Whether it is a hand grenade or a four-pound field gun supporting the infantry, this tactic can be easily broken.

However, this was not a regular battlefield, and what they faced was not the Dutch army, which could more or less defeat the French in Europe, but a group of East India Company employees.

Although they have guns, they lack grenades.

Carrying a simple lead bullet-proof car, Wang Wu shouted to the people next to him as he approached the Governor's Mansion. The man immediately took out a grenade, took out the match rope and lit it. After silently counting a few times, he suddenly got up and threw it towards the window.

Boom boom...

There were several loud noises and thick black smoke, and several grenadiers jumped into the window first with their short rifles.

"Open the door! As long as you open the door, the people behind will know where to rush!"

Wang Wu shouted loudly, followed closely behind those people, and jumped into the window. Even the warriors selected by Fuguang and others with a lot of money also went in with their swords.

This place is very close to the gate of the Governor's Palace. When Wang Wu jumped in, the black smoke from the grenade explosion had not dissipated inside. Several Dutch people were lying here and there, screaming and moaning.

The few veteran grenadiers who jumped in first skillfully lit another grenade inside, kicked the door of the room open, and threw two out first without caring whether there was anyone outside.

When the explosion sounded, the old grenadier rushed out with a short rifle.

When these people rushed in, the Dutch side was in chaos. These employees who had never been on the battlefield could only shoot, so it was okay for them to stand by the window and shoot.

In fact, when they saw that the broken thing modified by the primitive method of using a carriage could block lead bullets, their mentality had collapsed.

When the grenade was thrown from the window and the explosion sounded, even if they knew it was not in the room they were defending, the mentality of these company employees could not bear it.

They were worried that someone would throw a grenade in from the door inside the house.

When the explosion sounded, these employees ran towards the stairs, at least they felt that the second floor would be safer.

The first floor was in complete chaos. After Wang Wu led his men to throw two grenades in the direction of the stairs, he no longer cared about the Dutch running around, but led his men to move all the furniture blocking the door and chisel the door open with an axe.

The people who started the rebellion were most afraid of stagnation. Once they found the direction to move forward, as long as they saw that the flagpole holding the silk cloth had not fallen and the door of the Governor's Mansion was opened, they rushed into the open door of the Governor's Mansion.

Although, in fact, the windows on the first floor were not high at all, and climbing in through the windows was the same.

From the perspective of the soldiers, from a tactical perspective, what is the difference between the door and the glass windows on the first floor?

But from the perspective of the people, it was very different. Opening the door and climbing in through the window were completely different.

Once the door was opened, their confidence increased and their momentum soared.

Once they entered the building, these people were no longer afraid. Seven or eight people in a group, just find a room and rush in. Kill anyone you see, and continue to rush forward if you don't see anyone.

Lian Fuguang and others also rushed in. What he was most concerned about was the company's files.

Fortunately, they had a close relationship with the company and knew where the company's files were.

When he was thinking about how to do this quietly, Wang Wu took the initiative to find him.

"Since we have rushed here, it is easy to capture the second floor of the Governor's Mansion. Now the Dutch may mobilize troops to counterattack, so we can't just defend the Governor's Mansion."

"If the people who rushed in knew that the Dutch had entered the Chinese community, they would be worried about their wives and children at home and would definitely have no intention of defending."

"However, the Governor's Mansion is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We can't give it up after we have captured it."

"So, you call a few Lei Zhenlans, and after we capture the second floor of the Governor's Mansion, follow us back to the Chinese community. The people will definitely be full of fighting spirit to defend their own homes."

"You take your men, as well as those casino thugs and your hired retainers, and guard here. I will give you another 20 people, all of whom are good fighters. As long as you listen to them, the Dutch will not be able to capture this place."

It was really a pillow for a sleepy man. Lian Fuguang was thinking about how to quietly destroy the "letter of surrender" he had given to the Dutch. The people in the court didn't care about these things at all, but actually cared about the people.

"Your Excellency is right! If these people were to stay in the Governor's Mansion and see the fire in the Tangren Community, they would be in a mess and worry about their wives and children at home. They would run back without any control."

"Don't worry, your Excellency. We have some people under our command. We are not as good as you in charging and fighting, but it is not a problem to be trapped in this isolated building."

Wang Wu patted his head and said, "After occupying it, look for the Dutch files. When Jinghou sent me here, he told me that it would be best to get the Dutch sea chart. If you get the sea chart, it will be considered a merit, and you will have a reason in the future. Do you know what a sea chart is?"

Before he came, Liu Yu did not give him too many instructions. He mainly hoped that the people in the city could start an uprising. In addition, there was the sea chart.

As for the East India Company's files, information, warehouse distribution, and accounts of selling and purchasing goods, Liu Yu was actually not interested.

The relationship with the Dutch was either the dissolution and reorganization of the old East India Company or the endless struggle between China and the Netherlands.

For the former, those broken files were meaningless. Liu Yu looked down on VOC's accounts, which contained too many frauds. He also looked down on VOC's outdated business model. After the reorganization, the initiative was in Dashun's hands, and some operating models had to be changed.

In the latter case, those broken files were even more meaningless. Liu Yu didn't want to know too much about the Nanyang Chinese.

Originally, Lian Fuguang was shocked when Wang Wu asked him to find the files. But then Wang Wu said to find the sea chart, and he was relieved and agreed hurriedly.

"Don't worry, sir, I also recognize Dutch and know what a sea chart is. I will do my best to find it. You can take people back to the Tangren Community."

I thought, you leave, I can do things. At that time, I will only leave the sea chart for you, and burn all the files about us, and this will be perfect.