1890 King of Southeast Asia

The situation in Kalimantan was brewing, and no one knew what the final situation would be. However, at the end of the first month of 1892, an unexpected guest arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan.

"Who did he say he was?" Zhang Wentao stood up suddenly after hearing his secretary's words.

"Lan Fang survivors, I beg you to send troops to rescue us for the sake of our common culture and race. I am willing to serve you like a cow or a horse." Zhang Wentao walked to the lobby, and seven or eight people knelt down.

"Sir, we all have the same blood in our bodies. I beg you to save us for the sake of our difficult survival as overseas wanderers!"

"We still have 500 kilograms of gold and 100,000 taels of silver. We are willing to use them as military supplies. We only ask you to send troops as soon as possible..."

"Woo... Woo~"

Zhang Wentao had never seen such a scene before, and he panicked and lost his mind.

"Get up first, get up, all of you." Zhang Wentao and the group of people were tugging and tugging.

"Shut up, come and tell me what happened!" Yang Tao had just come back from inspecting the base construction and encountered this situation. After asking the guards, he shouted.

"Yes, yes, what do you want to do? Tell me what happened first!" Zhang Wentao came to his senses and asked.

Unfortunately, this group of people just cried and couldn't explain clearly.

"You, tell me what happened!" Yang Tao felt that he couldn't wait any longer. Since he was asking for help, he had to act quickly and didn't care about many things.

He pulled the last man, who was about 27 or 28 years old, and asked.

"I, I, I... This... is... Help! Yes, yes! The natives are besieging us, and we ran over to ask for help, help!" The man said tremblingly.

"Where is the location? How many of you are there? How many natives are there?"

Unfortunately, apart from saying a number of 8,000, there were no useful words.

"There is no name for that place. We call it Longdan. It is about 200 miles southwest." A girl's voice came out from a slightly forward position.

"Is there a direct road?" Yang Tao asked.

"Yes, but it's raining and the carts can't pass." The girl looked at him and said.

"Do you have weapons?"

"We have bows and arrows, muskets."

"Who are the people who are besieging you?"

"Most of them are natives, and a small part are red-haired devils. We divided into three teams and ran out to report the news. Now the leader has taken people to hide in the mountains and defend the dangerous places. Please send troops as soon as possible."

"Do you have evidence?"

"This is the seal of Lan Fang officials. We only have this..." The girl said a little sadly.

"You take a rest first, we will prepare now, and set off early tomorrow morning. We need three guides." Yang Tao nodded, took the seal, looked at the men around, and said with disgust.

"We don't need to rest, we can do it now!" The girl stood up and said excitedly.

"It takes time to assemble the army, prepare military rations, and supply ammunition. I have to be responsible for them." Yang Tao said with a relaxed expression.

The group was taken away, and Zhang Wentao was stunned.

"Governor, please negotiate with the British. One hundred kilometers to the southwest should still be within the British sphere of influence. The Dutch have already infiltrated." Yang Tao said.

"Okay! Go as soon as possible, I will handle the rest." Zhang Wentao said after he came to his senses.

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In Surabaya, Liu Yiming immediately lay on the map after receiving the telegram.

"Have the Dutch penetrated so deep?" Liu Yiming placed chess pieces on the map of Kalimantan, with the British flag and the Dutch flag on it. There was originally a large blank in the middle, but now it has been replaced with the Dutch flag.

"Send a telegram to Yang Tao to allow the action, mainly to rescue people. In addition, contact Mr. Cyril, the British consul, and say that there is an important matter to discuss." Whether these people are Dutch or not, he is now.

Obviously, Britain also thinks so. Her Majesty supports Nanhua, so the government must set an example.

"The British Empire expresses regret and great resentment for the Dutch army's unprovoked entry into the territory of the British Empire!" This is what the British ambassador to the Netherlands said to the Dutch Prime Minister.

"Stop all actions that anger the British. Now we just need to defend Kalimantan. When the navy recaptures Java, those Chinese will naturally no longer be a threat." This is what the Prime Minister said to the Minister of War.

"Let the navy play in the mud!" This is what the Minister of War secretly sent to the Chief of Staff of the Dutch East India.

"Tell those self-willed idiots to stay in the city and stop making trouble!" This is how the Chief of Staff scolded the division commander.

So, He Jun of Kalimantan, who was full of resentment, fell into a state of rottenness, quietly watching the tribes supporting the Dutch in Kalimantan fall into chaos one by one.

Of course, this is a later story.

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At this moment, it was already the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month. Yang Tao led two battalions of the Fourth Division into the boundless rainforest to rescue the trapped compatriots.

"General Yang, can't you go faster?" Liu Fang asked anxiously on the side.

Liu Fang was the girl, and also a guide. There were only two guides on the trip, and the others refused to go back no matter what, which made Yang Tao furious.

"Miss Liu, this is already a fast march. We are going to save people, not to die. It's only a hundred kilometers, and we can get there in three days. Don't worry."

The reason why Yang Tao said this was that according to Liu Fang, the Chinese had a certain fighting power, and after repelling the first wave, they were fighting and retreating, retreating to the mountains.

Secondly, even if they were lightly equipped, they still had mules and horses to transport light weapons and supplies, and marching 35 kilometers a day was already the limit.

Nanhua's daily schedule was to get up at 4 a.m., eat breakfast, break camp at 5 a.m., set up camp at 12 p.m., rest, eat dinner at 4 p.m., break camp, and march until 7 a.m. It was too hot in the middle, and forced marching could easily cause heatstroke.

Liu Fang knew that it couldn't be faster, so he didn't mention it again.

Three days later, on the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, the vanguard discovered active savages and engaged in a firefight.

"Report to the commander, our scouts discovered a group of savages. After the initial exchange of fire, 13 people were captured, 7 were killed, and the rest fled." The scout reported.

"What was the result of the interrogation?" Yang Tao asked after taking a sip of water.

"The language barrier prevented the interrogation." The scout said depressedly.

"There are dozens of ethnic groups and thousands of tribes on this island. It's not your fault." Yang Tao waved his hand.

"Set up camp and clean up the surroundings." Yang Tao gave the order.

"Miss Liu, we have arrived. Do you have a way to contact them?" Yang Tao asked.

"They should be on the mountain, but I don't know where exactly." Liu Fang said with her head down.

"Forget it, why don't you go and interrogate them to see if you can find useful information." Yang Tao suggested.

Liu Fang followed the scouts, and Yang Tao rested and checked his position on the map.

No words were spoken that night.

The next day, the sun rose as usual and hung high in the sky.

After an interrogation yesterday, the Chinese were blocked on a mountain three kilometers east of Yang Tao. There were three Yak tribes involved, and a team of white people.

How many people were there? You can't expect primitive tribesmen who have never learned anything to know this.

"The reconnaissance battalion is in front. Don't act rashly if you find the enemy. The first battalion will follow with the baggage team." Yang Tao did not use a strange formation, but pressed forward upright.

An hour later.

"Captain, we found a camp ahead. Preliminary investigation shows that there are about 400 people, but no Dutch were found."

"Go around and continue searching. Our goal is to rescue our compatriots." The captain saw it with a telescope.

"Yes! But we are so close, and there is no gunfire. This is not right!" The scout said depressedly.

"Don't worry..."

Boom!

"Cannon fire! Northeast, very close!" Before he finished speaking, the cannon sounded.

"Why is there only one? Stink bomb?" The scout muttered.

Bang, bang, bang.

"You go report to the commander, I'll go find out." The reconnaissance captain and his assistant rushed forward.

Along the way, they met many reconnaissance teams, so they reorganized according to military ranks, and two platoons were enough.

"Found it!" After crossing a dirt slope, the captain saw the natives charging. The target was a huge cave. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be the target of his trip.

"Their firepower is too weak, we have to find a way to support them." The captain looked at the sparse smoke on the Chinese side, and it was obvious that there were not enough guns.

"The first row on the left, the second row on the right, go up and do harassment shooting, the signalman will report to Commander Yang." After the combat mission was issued, the company commander led the first row to the left front.

The natives did not expect to encounter a sneak attack, and the Dutch were used to being arrogant. They did not expect the South China Army to come, and there was no battlefield alert.

"Check the equipment and prepare for battle!" After successfully reaching the back of the natives, the company commander checked the shotgun in his hand, which was just taken from the signalman.

"Over!"

"Over" *N

"The first squad on the left, the second squad on the right, the third squad in the middle, dense formation, kill them."

This is a very stupid way of attack, but it is a killer against the natives!

Bang bang bang!

Bang!

Different gunshots from the shotgun rang out, and thirty 4mm lead bullets flew out, and began to disperse after 20 meters. At a distance of 50 meters, one shot killed several people.

The natives were in chaos, and the people in front did not know what happened behind.

The Dutch also noticed this charging army, turned their guns and guns, and prepared to attack, but the attack came from behind them.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the second row of people touched the Dutch forty meters away.

"Throw!" The temporary platoon leader threw a grenade.

If there is one, there will be many. More than twenty grenades crossed the distance of forty meters and landed in front of the Dutch.

boom! *20+

The sudden explosion in the rear completely stirred the natives, and they began to rout and surrender in fear.

Seven shotguns played the role of iron brooms at a distance of forty meters. Pump-action loading and seven bullets ensured the continuity of firepower.

"Charge!" The second row began to charge and took the Dutch "position", if it could be considered a position.

After that, it was a chaotic killing without any waves. The Nanhua Army was responsible for the killing, and the Lanfang immigrants were responsible for the killing.

Bang!

The main infantry led by Yang Tao also joined the battle, and the natives quickly disappeared on the battlefield...