Chapter 866: Rong Lu's Stroke of God
The Dutch make up less than 3 percent of Indonesia's population, the Chinese make up a little more than 6 percent, and the rest are natives. However, the combat effectiveness of various races seems to be inversely proportional to the number of people, and the smaller the population, the more capable they can fight. After the Dutch were forced to move by the external forces of Manchuria and Lanfang, the Turen were completely in a position of being completely abused by the Chinese.
In this incident, the Chinese had some preparations in advance, so they didn't suffer too much loss, but there are still some unlucky people like Chen Asan and Yang Pandi's family. Moreover, the Chinese did not recruit anyone and did not provoke anyone, it was the natives who took the lead in provoking, and the natives' methods of killing people were too bad, which naturally aroused great anger among the entire Chinese community. Sage Yun: Repay grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue. The Chinese are all following the teachings of the saints, so they want to repay their grievances with grievances, and as soon as the Dutch power is erected, the Chinese immediately start a large-scale counteroffensive. Chen Asan, Yang Pandi and others who took revenge in Shuangdanmu were just small scenes, and Bandung, Surabaya, Palembang and other places were all even more excessive. The Chinese not only sought revenge in the city, but also began to take the initiative to massacre the surrounding villages. When they saw the natives, they killed them, and the entire village and the whole clan were completely destroyed, and the Hongxi tragedy of that year was repeated again, and it became the Honghe tragedy and the Hongjiang tragedy, but this time it was no longer the blood of the Chinese who stained the Red River.
With such a killing, the ammunition of the Chinese people has been greatly tested, but with the support of the arms dealers of the Republic of Lanfang, such a trivial matter does not seem to be a big problem. Indonesia's native products, gold and silver, minerals, and timber have all become hard currency, and the smuggling ships on the coastal shoals are busier than those of a large port like Dalian. The fleet of the Dutch authorities once tried to curb this kind of fruit-eating smuggling, but it was killed by the Nanyang Fleet and the Lanfang Combined Fleet, and there was no room for maneuver at all. We can only sit back and watch the Chinese continue to strengthen their armament and increase the intensity of the slaughter of the natives.
The Chinese are fighting, the Dutch are begging for more blessings, and the natives can't stand it. It was true that they were full of trouble at the beginning, but if it wasn't for the Dutch, they wouldn't have gone so far, and now that the bitter fruit is coming, they really can't bear it. Mass exodus began to flee from the settlements where they had lived for generations and rushed to the central cities controlled by the Dutch, where they wanted to seek refuge from the Dutch. The Dutch don't stop the gathering of natives, they also need people to huddle together to keep warm! Indonesia has fallen into the siege of the Chinese, the Dutch authorities are in a dilemma, and it is still good to use these natives as shields at critical moments.
After a large number of natives gathered in big cities such as Jakarta, the situation of the Dutch authorities was indeed much better, after all, the natives supported them. Moreover, the arrival of a large number of natives did help the Dutch solve some problems, such as the Chinese group that had been fighting against them, because of the sudden arrival of a large number of natives, they had to withdraw from Jakarta and other places, and retreat to Bandung and other Chinese gathering places to stay warm. But it's not always a good thing for the Chinese to leave, because when they left, they took everything they could, and all those who couldn't take it were set on fire. In Jakarta and other places, not only have many industries been vacuumed, but goods and infrastructure have also been destroyed. The Dutch didn't think there was anything at first, the Chinese destroyed their own things, and the Dutch didn't suffer losses, so they naturally felt that it didn't matter, but the seeds of evil were like this.
After the Chinese left, the Dutch and the natives had a sweet honeymoon for a few days, and then the conflict became acute. The large number of natives who gathered needed a large amount of supplies to feed, they needed to eat, drink, and have a house to live in. Originally, the Dutch were going to let them occupy the Chinese industry, eat the Chinese and live in the Chinese, but the Chinese ruined everything, and the natives could only ask the Dutch boss for food and drink.
The Chinese almost monopolized the Indonesian commercial system, and all commercial circulation required the participation of the Chinese. Although there was still no food and people starved to death, everything suddenly became in short supply, and everyone had to struggle to eat some salt and spices. At the same time, a large number of natives gathered have no source of income at all, the Chinese are gone, they have no one to rob, scarce materials and high prices, they simply can't accept it. The best thing for the natives is not to produce, but to make trouble, and their solution to all problems is to make trouble and divert contradictions. Now that the Chinese are gone, they can only make trouble with the Dutch, and Jakarta and other places, where the smoke has just cleared, have become thick smoke billowing up for a while.
The increasingly chaotic situation in Indonesia is a headache for the Dutch, but a relative in Goxinga who is floating at sea is extremely happy. Guo Xing'a, a relative who abducted seven or eight bays, is not a Manchurian clan, nor a Manchurian nobleman, he is a relative of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he is the Guerjia Ronglu who used to be called the fifth uncle of Guoxing'a with a flattering smile.
Rong Lu has been like a roller coaster over the years, he has been proud, he has also declined, and he has experienced ups and downs. After the coup d'état, he was appreciated by Wen Xiang, and Yi Xun also deliberately wooed him, Rong Lu was very proud for a few years, successively served as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, a waiter in the Ministry of Households, and even reached the high position of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Guangxu ascended the throne, Rong Lu reached a high point in his career, first concurrently served as the extremely important commander of the Nine Gates, and then promoted to the imperial history of the left capital, the Ministry of Works, the spring breeze is proud, but soon he will be moldy. After the rise of the eagle brand, Rong Lu was suppressed because of his close relationship with Yi Li. Rong Lu swayed slightly, and was judged by Baojun, Shen Guifen and others to betray the Gongwang Party, and was repaired by the Gongwang Party. It is difficult to be a person between the two powers, although Rong Lu has the little emperor's mother and aunt, and the two aunts protect him, but he can't withstand the concerted crushing of the two major forces. In the end, Cixi could only come forward and find a random excuse and let him go home to rest, which was six or seven years.
Rong Lu thought that his life would be wasted, because he had been completely expelled from the core of power except for going to Cixi every New Year, and it was difficult to have a chance to recover. However, Comrade Rong Lu has a good mentality and a good attitude towards the outside world, and with the end of the coup d'état in the center, the brothers Yi Xun and Yi Yi are no longer difficult for him. At the same time, because of the repeated expansion of the war in Southeast Asia, Cixi felt that it was time to develop an army that was absolutely loyal to her.
The resurrected Rong Lu got the position of general of Xi'an, but no one asked him to go to Xi'an, and there was an old man Zuo who wore an oxygen mask every day in the northwest! I don't need him at all. Rong Lu's task was to reorganize the Ruijian Battalion and train the new army according to the low-level version of the Japanese military system of the Manchurian military system. After the new army made small achievements, Cixi appointed Rong Lu as the general of Dingyuan and the commander of the southern expedition, and led the new army and the Beiyang fleet to the south to support the southern battlefield.
As soon as the Beiyang Fleet was mobilized, the coastal defense of the Bohai Sea could only rely on Chonghou's new army in Tianjin, and the defense of the outer seas was completely handed over to the Yellow Sea Fleet in Manchuria. Although Guo Xing'a will definitely not take the opportunity to make a move against the imperial court, it is still very dangerous for the imperial court to put his lifeblood in the hands of others. Such an action fully shows that Cixi has high hopes for Rong Lu, hoping that he can make a fortune for the imperial court, which is a big gamble to give up the coffin.
"Zhonghua, this southern expedition is very important, the mourning family and the emperor have bet all the treasures on you!" Before Rong Lu left, Cixi specially summoned him alone.
"The slave will be the overseer of the army and will never disappoint the high expectations of the queen mother and the emperor!" Rong Lu immediately expressed his position, and he was full of confidence, with the Manchurian Army by his side, he felt that his new army, which was also good, should not lose the battle.
"Zhonghua is straightforward! The imperial court's dispatch of troops this time was intended to take advantage of the situation, not to show its might against the enemy. The court of the new army spent a huge amount of money, not only as a last resort, but also not to be damaged! Cixi summoned Rong Lu alone because she was worried that he did not understand her intentions. The hard battles were all handed over to the local regimental training and the Manchurian army to fight, and the new army of the imperial court followed behind to pick up the cheapest. The intention of the imperial court was to give credit to the new army, establish the prestige of the new army, and use the Manchurian army as much as possible to expand the interests of the imperial court.
"Got it!" Rong Lu's heart was churning, his fifth uncle Guoxing Ah was not an ordinary soldier, and the Manchurian cabinet was even more demonic-level figures, they could let the imperial court take advantage of this.
However, when Rong Lu set off at the port of Tianjin, the re-appointment of the Minister of Trade brought him good news. Changchun Tuosong Changqing brought the words over, and the expression was very tactful, but the meaning was still very clear. Manchuria was not prepared to invest a large number of troops in Southeast Asia, and they still had serious things to do, so the task of occupying Southeast Asia must be completed by the Qing army. At the same time, Changchun also hoped that the imperial court could take the opportunity to expand its power and fully control the countries of Southeast Asia. With Changchun's meaning, Rong Lu can be regarded as the bottom, but he is a little confused, how can Changchun contribute money and effort to let the court take advantage?
Of course, the demons in Changchun are not stupid, so they will not give all the benefits to the imperial court! Now that Manchuria has controlled the economy and industry of the imperial court, there are naturally some things that do not have to come out on their own, and it would be better to let the limelight court stand in front of the stage. Regardless of whether the imperial court actually ruled Southeast Asia or controlled Southeast Asia in the form of controlling vassal states, Changchun was a huge profit, as long as it controlled the economy and industry, all the dividends were its own, so why waste military and financial resources.
The destination of Rong Lu's southern expedition was southern Vietnam, and then cooperated with the Manchurian army north of the Malay Peninsula to defeat the French army in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and other places, and then entered Burma to attack the British army. However, Rong Lu had only halfway gone when he received a telegram from the Manchurian army, informing them that the northward march of the Manchurian army on the Malay Peninsula would be postponed, and that they hoped that they could go to northern Vietnam and Feng Zicai's division. Rong Lu repeatedly asked the reason, only to learn that the situation in Indonesia was tense, and the Manchurian army in the Malay Peninsula and the Lan Fang army planned to be put into the battlefield were all putting pressure on the Netherlands, so they could not go north for the time being.
"There was turmoil in the Dutch East Indies, and the safety of the Chinese in the local area was greatly threatened. Turn now and head to Indonesia! After thinking about it for a day, Rong Lu did not follow the advice of the Manchurian Army to join Feng Zicai, but ordered Ding Ruchang, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, to march to Indonesia immediately.