Chapter 195: Tripartite Alliance
Although the Executive Committee intends to form an alliance with Spain and the Netherlands, this matter will not be negotiated in a while, in addition to the clear answer given by the Spaniards, the Dutch are still considering, they have many worries, after the alliance with the Spaniards is an alliance, then the offensive on Dayuan Island should not be stopped. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, whether the land that had been looted before should also be returned, these are all questions they are worried about, of course, there are more small problems, but the time given by the Australians is only a week at most, and once a week has passed, it is impossible to form an alliance with them.
The Australians made it clear that once the alliance is formed, other forces will be regarded as the target of the alliance, so the Spaniards and the Australians will join forces against other forces, how can Southeast Asia be counted as other forces, I am afraid that there are few other forces, except for Batavia, there is no other sphere of influence of such a large scale.
This is clearly for himself, so Van Diemen has almost no choice, on the one hand, the sphere of influence is reduced to become the enemy of Australia and Spain, and on the other hand, he is involved with them, as long as he becomes a founding member, then they will not do anything on their own turf, and they can ask them to come forward when they encounter a strong enemy in the future.
Van Dimen also paid attention to this, and finally agreed to unite, after all, joining forces is beneficial to all three parties, not to mention that they will jointly deal with pirates, with the Australians' clipper pursuit and the use of artillery, they will not be able to escape at all.
The most important thing at the moment is to work together to deal with the difficulties at hand, the local indigenous tribes are a common problem for everyone, and some small countries need to open up their markets. For example, the market of a country like Annan.
Australia had already instigated the Dutch to attack Annam, and it was not known whether they would be pretentious, but the Spaniards were at least carrying out a clearance operation, and launched an operation around Manila, directly strangling those who were stubborn and did not return.
At the same time, the Australian army has also arrived in Batavia, and according to the military exchange plan proposed by the two sides, the two armies will work together, and the attack on the indigenous tribes will be the test of their performance.
Manila already knew that the Australians had arrived in Batavia, and this time in addition to one of their formations, there was also a company of soldiers who would participate in joint military exercises, and the artillery shells used in the exercises were real guns.
In any case, the relationship between Australia and the Netherlands has become much closer this time, and the military exchanges are just the beginning, and the cooperation between the two sides is the most important thing next.
According to Australia's proposed conditions, as long as there is an alliance between the two sides, Australia will provide their ship artillery with a more advanced and long-range artillery that they currently have.
Of course, this must be when the two sides have reached an agreement, and Nick has already gotten up and come to Australia.
After coming to Australia this time, in addition to signing the cooperation agreement on behalf of Mr. Governor-General, he also has another task to serve as ambassador to Australia.
Nick is a soldier to serve as ambassador to Australia, which shows that Van Dimen already knows that he has a very close relationship with us, so he wants to use him to link the embarrassment between the two hairs, and at the same time, it is also to get more new weapons.
Just when Nick's colleague departed, Mr. Christie, the No. 3 person in Manila, had also taken a boat to Australia, and the sudden arrival of these people made some people feel that something was wrong, not like they were in a meeting, or discussing something, he could be dispatched directly to the warship.
This shows that they have entered into a military alliance, and this inference cannot but shock the English and French, among these three countries the Dutch and the Spaniards are powerful countries, and Australia is also a maritime power that has not been rising for a long time.
What does this mean, it shows that they are very likely to unite against other countries, although the English know the situation, but at least they have not returned to report the news immediately, if they do, I am afraid that the war against Europe will not be very smooth.
Under this premise, the only thing that can be done is to wait and get the final document to make a decision.
Nick and Christie arrived in Australia one after another, accompanied by Wu Zhengdao and other officials, and arrived at the dock to greet them.
Christie's relationship is not as good as that between Nick and Wu Zhengdao, the two sides just shook hands to welcome, and as for Nick, the two of them came to a hug.
"Wu, we meet again, and we will have more and more opportunities to meet in the future."
Nick told Wu Zhengdao the news of his appointment as ambassador to Australia, and although he already knew about it, Wu Zhengdao still clapped his hands and welcomed it.
After all, it's better to have an acquaintance than a stranger, and even if the two sides communicate, it will be more convenient.
The relationship between Nick and Wu Zhengdao is very enviable to Christie, and if it were in Hong Kong, he would be subject to the same courtesy.
"Mr. Christie, welcome to you as well, the carriage is ready for you, you will rest at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse tonight, and you will be received tomorrow by the supreme head of our government.
The main reason why Yang Yi and Xu Renguo met with them was to sign a cooperation agreement, after all, something like this is a big event, and at least one of them must be present, and Yang Yi is currently scheduled to meet with the two of them.
Don't look at Nick has been in Australia for so long, but in fact, he has never met the top head of the Australian government, and he is also very surprised to hear that he is the top head of the Australian government.
As for the sincerity of the Australians who attach so much importance to cooperation, it can be said that both of them see it in their eyes, and only hope that after the signing, everyone can follow the agreement in the treaty and not intrude on each other's spheres of influence.
Australia is a mediator between them, and it also has the right to supervise and enforce the law, and once it is found that any party does not follow the rules, Australia will directly declare a state of war against it.
Once it enters a state of war, it will not be against the Australian side, and the other side will follow, and it is actually a good thing that Nick will have to agree to the alliance of the Australians when he thinks of this.
If nothing else, let's just say that after this alliance, the weapons that Australia sold to them are also cheaper, which is a benefit that only allies have, they naturally know this, the most worried about the tripartite alliance is actually England, he wants to enter here, which means that it is even more difficult, so the British have to temporarily abandon the plan to enter here, after all, if they want to face the warships of the three countries at the same time, they do not have the ability.
(To be continued.) )