Be A Sultan In Another World
14: The palembang uprising
11-06-1797
The day after the departure of the ahmad ship group to the Qing dynasty, sriwijaya province forest.
Blinded by thousands of unidentified troops immediately tidied up their tents as well as preparing weaponry.
They seem to be in a hurry to complete their respective tasks.
16-07-1797
Palembang, palace of the governor General.
Al-amin Palace is the palace of the governor General mahmud aji shahari. Former Sultan of Palembang as well as governor General of Sriwijaya province.
There is currently a siege by the socialist forces of the archipelago or psn who demand the liberation of sriwijaya province into a socialist-republican state.
Of course the forces of the Sunda Sultanate and the army of the governor General will not be silent.
About 45,000 men armed with 12-pound cannons,musket and Flinlock attempted to take over al-amin's palace but the 7000-strong Sundanese Sultanate and the 5000-strong general governorate jointly resisted attacks and shelling on the city's gates and walls.
The first defensive barricade outside the palace was the most intensive, with 6,000 soldiers armed with B-1 rifles and 55 B-2 rifles as fire support.
The day before the rebellion broke out, the forest near the city of Palembang.
There is an illegal military headquarters here, the headquarters was built by Scrooge hein. A viennese socialist propagator who targets Asian countries as a place of spread.
Coming with the traders of the Ottoman Empire on vacation, he now gathers power in rural people who are less educated due to lack of equitable development because of the difficulty of access.
After making contact with the inland villages and inciting them he now had a force of 50,000 men to send to bring down the palembang.
10-05-1797
Main office.
Seen to be held a meeting, the PSN group leaders are discussing strategies to control the city of Palembang without having to involve ordinary people.
For if they command the killing of the common people, then their reputation as liberators and free-wishers will be destroyed.
After all who would believe a leader who promised to liberate by killing ordinary people who knew nothing.
But fortunately about 20 Sultanate intelligence troops managed to infiltrate the meeting.
"Alright I guess we can start the meeting"
Everyone present nodded.
"First I say Thank you for cooperating to eradicate noble injustice. The era of nobility is over and now it's time for the commoners to lead"
"We will attack and capture the city of Palembang, we will also seize the port and fortress of kutobesak to minimize the counterattack"
"Chairman asks" said one of the members
"Please"
"Can we penetrate the fortress of kutobesak? The fortress had many heavy weaponry as well as a wall that reached 12 meters along with hundreds of cannons"
"It's okay we can asti, want as much as their cannons the power of the people can destroy them"
"But Chairman, wouldn't our members' trust decline if there were too many casualties?"
"Indeed, however, to build a new era required sacrifices of both treasure, energy, and even life"
The person who had previously asked just nodded then held onto his chin.
"Does anyone have a plan before we attack?"
"I'm the Chairman"
"Please"
"Chairman I think we can attack at midnight. We can attack when the troops in the fortress kutobesak or palembang palace are underpowered"
"Good advice, anything else?"
"I'm the Chairman"
"Yes please"
"I think it's better to take over their armory first so that our weaponry increases. After that do a small attack to make them hassles before attacking with full force"
"Understanding, I thought the same. But we have to hear all the opinions that exist to make it easier to strategize"
"My boss has a suggestion"
"Surely please"
"It is true that attacking the arsenal can make our strength greater after successfully capturing it but the security there far exceeds the fortress if seen from the number of troops seen. Not to mention if there is a battle then they have a long supply and will make our main attack plan fail"
"Well that's also the advice I was hoping for, then does anyone have the first target suggestion?"
"My boss has advice too"
"Good please"
"What if you directly attack the palace? There is the center of everything. With the fall of the palace on which we eat, we will surely win"
"Oh yeah, the palace... Indeed, if we directly master then most likely we win by means of mengandrajawan governor General"
[Author: make the name why the former Sultan who joined under the Sunda Sultanate was given the title of governor General. That is because they are also in the position of the highest military leader in the region (province) but remain under the command of the Sultan of Sunda, commander, and head of the Army/Sea of the Sultanate.
Essentially their rank in the military is General but also the highest military leader (especially in his province) but nationally after the head of the army/sea, commander and Sultan sunda]
"Well we go on to another opening, our logistical problems.... "
Skip time's.
16-07-1797
In the morning of the attack, thousands of troops marched carrying their respective weaponry. Someone's got a musket gun
Palembang, palace of the governor General.
There were various expressions of confidence among them because rumors circulated that the governor-general was sick and the troops guarding the city of Palembang were mostly training in combination with troops from other provinces in pagaruyung province.
There are also rumors circulating among them that the Sunda Sultanate is conducting many pirate base attack operations so that military assistance will most likely come too late.
"Caken you think our attack. Can it work out?"
"Come on, but with the unity of the people I'm sure we'll win"
"But... I feel something is strange"
"Have no thought, we must have won" said his optimistic colleague
Thousands of troops reached the wall of Palembang city which has a thickness of 6 meters and a height of 18 meters towering.
The wall was a wall built by the Dutch before the resurrection but due to the bankruptcy of the VOC made this place abandoned and finally continued its construction by the governor General of Sriwijaya province.
Rebel troops soon marched in wait for command while the 300mm steel city gates were closed and all residents had converted to basements in their homes.
A man with a handsome look is looking at the city of Palembang from a distance, the goal is to penetrate directly the defense and capture the governor General who is in the palace. Although he heard rumors that the governor-general was very sick he did not believe it just like that, because the Sunda Sultanate attended the coronation ceremony of the new emperor of the Qing dynasty represented by the Sultan, the governor-general, and the, the patih and also the special intelligentsia.
Of course he realized if indeed the governor General was sick then he would still stay in the palace.
He turned to look at his troops who were marching with their rifles.
"Everything! Withkan!"
"A little while the war will begin and we will begin the battle that will be the beginning of our freedom!"
"My strong army, hear my orders. Pick up your weapons and fight!"
""Yahhhhh!!!""
"Channelled an attack on the city wall gate. We can't involve innocent people in this"
"We are obliged to jointly uphold the justice of the people!"
"Cannon prepare!"
"Shoot!!!"
Booms! Booms! Booms! Booms!
Four cannon blasts rang out and a 24-pound bullet shot through the city gates.
Not wanting to stay silent the troops who were already on the city wall were directly lined up to prepare a counterattack.
Sided by the Sultanate, the officers and mortar troops were preparing their weaponry. Also seen some machine guns that are laying out leading out of the city.
"Quick! Hurry along! bring the mortars' ammunition!"
"Machine gun! Get the machine gun ready!"
"You go to the communications room and ask all the remaining troops to protect the palace of the governor general!"
"Ready commander!"the soldier rushed down from the city gate and rode a horse towards the palace.
"takbir!"
""Allahu akbar!!!""
A soldier on horseback seemed to be bringing news.
"Commander! There's important news. Support troops will be coming in 2 hours! They are currently in Malaya"
"really?! Good, you take your weapon back and find your barricade!"
"Ready commander!"
On the rebel side, seeing that the gate had been shot several times from a distance still remained firm, the commander who led 10,000 men ordered his troops to advance.
"Teacher! Follow me, attack!!!"
""Get!!!""
Slowly 10,000 rebel troops began to approach the city walls, they used various weapons such as muskets, flintlocks, arrows, machetes, mandau and machetes.
"For freedom!"
""For freedom!""
The cry of the commander made the spirit of the rebel forces smolder. At the city gate an officer was looking at the movement of the rebel forces that had entered the range of the attack.
"Mortar...Shoot it!"
Bhuumi! Bhuumi! Bhuumi!
Shiyuu! Shiyuu! Shiyuu!
Duars! Duars! Duars!
After mortar fire, it destroyed a formation of 10,000 rebel troops.
"Machine gun ready!"
All of the Sultanate's machine gun operators on the city walls had their rifles loaded.
Rebel forces kept approaching very quickly putting them within range of machine guns.
"Getting the firing machine!"
Ratatathata!
The simultaneous barrage of live fire wiped out the rebel forces from a long distance, the barrage of bullets with an average speed of over 800 meters/sec made the number of rebel forces approaching the city wall thin out rapidly, in less than 2 minutes. The number of rebel forces that had advanced into the city walls continued to rapidly decrease.
When the rebel forces had reached a distance of 200 meters the troops of the Sunda Sultanate swiftly firing B-1 rifles.
The difference in the speed of fire between the rebel forces and the forces of the Sunda Sultanate makes the number of casualties of the Sunda Sultanate much less.
The B-1 rifle, which is a semi-otimatic rifle with 20 rounds of ammunition in one refill, quickly retaliated against the rebel musket fire.
A sergeant was focused on firing at troops trying to climb the city walls, shooting continued he aimed at the rebel forces that were winning numbers.
Dor's! Dor's! Dor's!
Cclek
Dor's! Dor's! Dor's!
Cclek
"Damn! They're too many, my ammo is only 80. If this continues then the city walls will be easily penetrated.
"Eat this!"the sergeant shouted while throwing hand grenades.
Duars!
"Nowooghhh!"
"sick! Argh!"
The granad explosion directly injured the frontal troops below.
On the other hand an officer from the kutobesak fortress of the steel cavalry division, captain jasahani ajnata with his troops was on his way after hearing the assault on the city wall.
He and his 200-strong army carried the rhino ranpur (see chapter "7:invasion of the Malayan peninsula part 1) with his 50mm cannon capable of breaking through the gates of any European country castle.
Standing in his drive with a B-2 rifle, he monitored the rebel forces that had mounted in front of the city gates, the captain took his communications radio which was connected to all his troops.
"This is the kuto-head rhino, to all the kuto rhinos point your cannons at the enemy!"
All of the rhino's ranpur cannons led by captain Jasahani also rose several degrees.
"Enemy within reach within 3.2.1...Shoot it!"
Booms! Booms! Booms! Booms!
The simultaneous explosion of 50 rhino ripples sent 50mm caliber cannon fire to the enemy in front of him.
Barricades of rebel forces were chaotic and made the attacking forces choose to withdraw.
Seeing his enemy retreat, a major-ranking officer immediately picked up a communications radio beside him.
"All the Sultanate's troops! Listen orders. The enemy has retreated it's time to counterattack!"
"Open the gate"
The city gate that was previously closed was opened and a barricade of Sunda Sultanate troops was seen standing firm by lining their rifles towards the gate.
"All troops! Takbir!"
""Allahu akbar!!!""
The echo of the sound of takbir instantly added to the atmosphere of the battle, while fighting the Sultanate troops immediately rose rapidly and made the rebel forces immediately choose to withdraw, but unfortunately ranpur rhinos easily intercept them and make their attacks useless.
23-07-1797
After fighting periodically for 7 days, the rebel forces surrendered and their higher-ups both European and indigenous in the front in public.
But of course the damage caused is not small, the soldiers of the Sunda Sultanate suffered 203 fatalities, 769 injuries and 13 people disappeared. There were also 2 rhino ranpur that exploded after he was hit by an 8kg bomb by rebel forces.
24-08-1797
Shanghai, city port.
Today, Ahmad is relaxing and enjoying the view of the port city of Shanghai which became the center of trade in the eastern Qing dynasty.
For a city, the defense of the sea in the form of a fleet is not playful. Only for this city alone operated 2000 Chinese Jung ships of various sizes ranging from 30, 45, to 98 and 110 meters. Also iron clad ships purchased from England.
For a partner, it could be said that the Qing Empire was a trading partner with a large trade among the mughal estrangements, the Persian Empire, The Ottoman Empire even the Tokugawa shogunate as a result of several high officials of the Empire who were bribed by Britain and Russia to reduce the trade licensing of the Sunda Sultanate.
Of course this makes Ahmad experience a little emotion, he also hopes that during the Napoleonic war the British will experience a fall.
But behind it the thing that makes the most disgusted ahmad is that the Qing Empire is forced to submit to the rules that only allow them to buy ships from Britain or Russia, he said, even the Sunda Sultanate that gave a big discount up to half the price was rejected by officials who became negotiators.
So Ahmad decided to give his large ships as gifts with the intention of forcing Britain or Russia to weaken their rule.
In this age, giving ships of great size and strength in armaments is considered a disclosure of alliances and unwritten alliances, most countries in the world interpret this action as "release the restraints on my Allies or we fight" And it could be within 2 to 3 months that the Qing dynasty will be able to return to ship trading freely.
Ahmad was sitting in a chair and opened an anonymous letter.
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Assalamualaikum sire, may he always be healthy and receive blessings from Allah, I am hamid ali. general who was assigned to help troops in the city of Palembang when there was a rebellion.
My report is that all the rebel forces were defeated, the remaining 5000 were taken captive and exiled to Malacca, all their officers were executed. But the thing that makes me not believe is that all their weapons are from England. Guns, bombs to gunpowder and cannons.
We are also looking for some hidden armories that we can get information from their higher-ups.
For now this is all I can tell you, may he always be happy. Wassalamu'alaikum's chat.
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Ahmad burned the letter with a small fire lighter that he bought in the modern world.
"It looks like England really fits into the target of the attack"
Ahmad immediately went to weaveu his troops and asked to send some codes to the headquarters of the Sundanese Sultanate army in bogor, yes it is the latest main headquarters after the main headquarters in Bandung lack of space. You could say the second main headquarters which of course ng connected with the main headquarters in the capital.
After ahmad sent some codes to the main headquarters, he returned to his ship with the governors of the General who had just finished buying a lot of souvenirs.
Ahmad who was already on the deck of the ship just looked at them with a slight smile.
"It seems like my government is doing quite well, I never imagined now that I have people with the title of Sultan in a country that is officially under me, even though I consider them as my new family"
Ahmad also looked at the sea across the harbor and breathed air while closing his eyes, after which Ahmad entered the cabin.
A few hours later, the trip to Peking was continued where the ship boarded ahmad was in the front row.
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