Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 380 Song Zhengqing: Let’s put the facts aside!

Amid the sound of machine gun fire, the natives were suppressed again.

Seeing the dark masses of natives retreating like the tide, everyone in the concession couldn't help but cheer.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"

……

Batavia Governor's Palace.

Wu Tianhai, chief of the Concession Police Station, met Alfonso, the Dutch Governor of Batavia, in the reception room of the Governor's Mansion.

"Governor, there is a riot in Batavia."

"The riots could threaten the safety of the concession at any time."

"Therefore, we hope that your authorities can send troops to help us suppress the riots and ensure the safety of the concession."

Wu Tianhai said very politely.

Alfonso on the opposite side heard this, picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and then said.

"No, no, no, Your Excellency."

"The riot in Batavia this time was caused by you Tang people. It has nothing to do with us Dutch."

"Moreover, those natives are all allies and partners of our Governor's Office. Our Governor's Office is able to rule Batavia stably, thanks to the support of our allies and partners."

"We cannot say that we are acting in your interests and targeting our allies and partners."

As he said this, Alfonso couldn't help but think of England.

Fuck the British!
For his own interests, he stabbed the Netherlands in the back twice.

twice! !
Damn it!

Wu Tianhai couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

"So, Your Excellency the Governor means to just ignore it?"

Alfonso smiled and said nothing, but his meaning was very clear.

Wu Tianhai heard this and took a deep breath.

"it is good!"

"very good!"

"In that case, don't blame the Tang Dynasty for using heavy weapons in Batavia."

The heavy weapons Wu Tianhai mentioned here actually refer to artillery.

Although according to later conventions, machine guns are also considered heavy weapons.

However, the machine guns currently equipped by the Tang Dynasty only have a good killing effect on humans, and are not very effective if used to attack buildings.

So it is not considered a heavy weapon!

When Alfonso heard this, he frowned immediately.

"No no no!"

"Director, you cannot use heavy weapons."

"There are too many civilians in Batavia. If you use heavy weapons in the city, there is a possibility of accidentally injuring civilians."

"We, the Batavia authorities, cannot accept this happening!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Tianhai just sneered.

"What if my Tang Dynasty must use it?"

Alfonso said with a burning gaze.

"Then don't blame us, the Batavia authorities, for armed intervention."

Wu Tianhai sneered when he heard this.

"Then let's give it a try!"

After saying this, Wu Tianhai flicked his sleeves and left.

Alfonso picked up the red wine glass at hand, took a sip of the wine, looking relaxed and at ease.

It was obvious that what he had just said was just a threat, meant to cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty.

Even if the Tang Concession really used heavy weapons in the city of Batavia, the Dutch would not intervene.

At most, it's just a verbal protest.

Condemn the Tang Dynasty from the perspective of human rights!

Because, to put it bluntly, the reason why the Dutch instigated the natives to cause trouble this time was to divert trouble to others and kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Let the Tang Dynasty have no energy to challenge the Batavia authorities!

Judging from the current situation, no matter what the final outcome of the conflict between the Tang Concession and the indigenous people is, the Dutch goal has actually been achieved.

It would be best if the natives win. If the Tang Concession is breached by the natives, the Tang Dynasty will definitely not give up.

At that time, if the Tang Dynasty wants to retaliate, it will inevitably come into conflict with the natives.

In this case, they naturally had no energy to challenge the Batavia authorities.

Of course, it doesn’t matter even if the Tang Dynasty wins.

It was the indigenous people who had conflicts with the Tang Dynasty. What does it have to do with the Dutch?
If the Tang Dynasty wants to take revenge, it has to find the natives!

Well, that's called a win-win situation.

He won twice!

If that's the case, then why would Alfonso want to get himself into trouble?
The reason why he didn't intervene and instead threatened was just to cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty.

……

Wu Tianhai returned to the concession angrily and rushed to report the situation to Song Zhengqing immediately.

After listening to Wu Tianhai's report, Song Zhengqing couldn't help but face darkening.

But he still spoke.

"It seems that these Dutch people have made up their minds to sit on the sidelines and watch."

"In that case, pass the order down and pull out the artillery from the arsenal."

"It's time to act!"

Wang Hui on the side took the initiative to step forward and speak.

"District Chief, I request that you take people to disperse the natives who are blocking the outside of my concession."

Song Zhengqing nodded and said.

"Hit me hard!"

"Don't show mercy!"

"If I don't show those natives how powerful we are, they will think that the Tang Dynasty is easy to bully."

"It's just a few dead natives, right? How dare you come to block our Tang Dynasty concession? You're really taking advantage of us."

Song Qingzheng was very annoyed.

Although the unjust, false and wrongful conviction at Guangweilou was the fault of Datang, it was Datang that identified the wrong murderer.

But putting the facts aside, are those natives completely right?
Moreover, even if we don’t put aside the facts, the natives were also wrong. If they hadn’t taken the initiative to go to Guangweilou to cause trouble, and then had a conflict with the boss and the waiters of Guangweilou, how could they be suspected of being the murderer after the incident at Guangweilou?

If there was no suspicion, how could this wrongful conviction have happened?
Upon hearing this, Wang Hui immediately spoke excitedly.

"Don't worry, District Chief. I promise to complete the task!"

After saying this, he clasped his fists and left.

……

Soon, five cannons were dragged out of the armory.

Accompanying them were several horse-drawn carriages carrying ammunition.

These five artillery pieces include two 75-caliber infantry guns, two 100-caliber field guns, and one 120-caliber howitzer.

Among them, the 75-caliber infantry gun and the 100-caliber field gun are all direct-fire artillery.

The 120-caliber howitzer, however, is an indirect-fire gun that can fire indirect-fire balls.

Soon, several cannons were pulled to the entrance and exit of the concession.

Wang Hui also led the team to the scene.

A squadron leader nearby saw this and came forward to say hello.

"I have met the captain."

Wang Hui waved his hand and asked.

"How's it going?"

"What about the natives?"

Squadron leader Qu Le replied.

"To reply to the captain, those natives just charged again, but were repelled by our army."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui waved his hand to signal his artillery to prepare to deploy.

Wang Hui continued to listen to Qu Ledao.

"How are the brothers doing? Are there any casualties?"

Qu Le replied.

"To reply to the captain, there were casualties, but not many."

"The weapons used by those natives were mostly crude bows and arrows and matchlock guns, and even flintlock guns were rare."

"Basically, we couldn't get into range, so we were shot back by our brothers."

"Except for the brother who was shot at the beginning, there were two people on our side who were really unlucky and were hit by stray bullets, and the rest of us were not injured or killed."

Wang Hui nodded.

"Where are the wounded?"

Qu Le replied.

"Don't worry, Captain. I have arranged for medical personnel to provide treatment."

"Both injured are only slightly injured, they are fine."

Wang Hui felt relieved about this.

You have to know that the police officers in this concession are all brothers who have followed him through blood and fire on the battlefield.

He didn't want to see any casualties among his brothers while suppressing the indigenous riots!
However, at this moment, a communicator came from the rear and reported to Wang Hui.

"Report!"

"Captain, the brothers who were on the rooftop over there have noticed that the natives got a few cannons from somewhere and are heading towards the concession."

Before Wang Hui's troops were demobilized, they were the elite in the Tang army.

Since they are elite troops, they will certainly not neglect reconnaissance when fighting.

Therefore, they placed lookouts on many high-rise buildings inside and outside the concession to observe and monitor the movements of the natives.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui's face darkened and he immediately asked.

"artillery?"

"Maybe you can tell the exact caliber?"

Wang Hui was not surprised that the natives could use cannons.

The Dutch had been operating in Batavia for such a long time that many of the natives who had close relations with the Dutch had already completed a certain degree of Westernization.

Then, they obtained a lot of guns and cannons from the Dutch to arm themselves.

The communicator took a deep breath and then spoke.

"In reply to the captain, according to the brothers in charge of lookout, it should be two 12-pound guns and two 6-pound guns."

"They are all old muzzle-loading artillery!"

Wang Hui nodded after hearing this, and then said.

"Deploy the artillery immediately!"

"Also, have our lookouts immediately calculate the firing parameters of the native artillery positions."

Although the natives on the opposite side took out cannons, Wang Hui was not panicked.

The current situation is just a small matter to him.

They had fought against the elite forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance and won.

A group of natives who might not even be able to operate a cannon properly was not worth him getting scared of.

……

Several natives were working together to push a cannon along the street.

There were several white people following in the procession.

These white people with red hair and red beards are a typical Dutch group.

"quick!"

"You stupid guys."

"The Tang Kingdom is about to use artillery."

"If you cannot use artillery in Tang State and invade the Tang Concession, then you will lose this opportunity to retaliate against the Tang people."

A Dutchman shouted at the top of his lungs.

Although the Batavia authorities will not directly intervene in the conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the indigenous people, it does not mean that they will not secretly do bad things.

For example, inform the natives that the Tang Dynasty is going to use heavy weapons.

For example, secretly sending out a few elite gunners to assist the natives in operating the artillery.

These Dutch people would do anything as long as they could cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty.

Today's Dutch people have profoundly demonstrated what it means to enjoy watching the fun.

Another Dutchman spoke up.

"Hurry up, don't you want to charge into the concession?"

"You know, those Tang people are all very wealthy."

"If you can break into the concession, even if you just grab some random things, it will be enough to greatly improve your life."

(End of this chapter)