Chapter 148: Balance the Forces

The conversation between Wu Zhengdao and Nick surprised Fu and Lin a little, no matter how Wu Zhengdao is a high-ranking Australian official, he actually wants to help the Netherlands persuade the people of the National Security Council to agree to export weapons. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a soldier, this is something he can't tolerate, and he knows better than others what the export of weapons means, and as soon as Nick left, Fu Helin's face became extremely serious.

"Lao Wu, you really plan to persuade those people in the country to agree to sell weapons, then our advantage will be gone, you have to be very clear about this."

"Clear, of course I know this, superiority is not a problem that can be solved by relying on weapons, so the National Security Council has agreed, you are not a member of the National Security Council, and it is natural that you don't know."

Wu Zhengdao's explanation is equivalent to giving Fu and Lin a blow to the head, how can the people of the national security agree, and how can the bigwigs of the military agree, the export of weapons means that the gap between the Australian army and the Dutch will be narrowed, and the Australian army, which has no actual combat experience, will have the certainty of victory once it fights with the Dutch, I am afraid it will be difficult to have.

"Don't worry, it's just some weapons and equipment that are about to be phased out, our military researchers and the army need money, and without money, you can't research better weapons, and you can't replace them with better weapons, so it is necessary to export some obsolete weapons."

There are two main reasons why the National Security Council agreed to arms exports, one is the lack of money, and the other is the need for the support and cooperation of the Dutch, and at this stage it is necessary to continue the expansion of the Dutch power in this area, without their help, even if the steamship is good, it may not be able to sail this sea.

So for the sake of long-term development, there is nothing wrong with giving the other party some appropriate benefits, and it is also possible to promote friendship between the two parties.

Wu Zhengdao would not give Fu and Lin this words, but in fact, as long as you understand, everyone knows this.

Batavia was halfway done, and the next question was the arrangement of the troops, depending on when the Dutch agreed.

Of course, at this time, Nick was also skeptical of Wu Zhengdao's words, after all, Wu Zhengdao was a high-ranking Australian official, was it really as simple as helping him for a little personal friendship, I am afraid it was not what he thought.

Nick is not stupid, but he knows whether all promises are fulfilled or not, and it still needs to be seen in the follow-up parts, but this cooperation is indeed a good start, as long as he persists, he may not be able to carry out deeper cooperation with the Australians, so he decided to complete this cooperation task well.

Early the next morning, Wu Zhengdao's Portuguese merchant ship was already preparing to go to Manila, and before parting, Nick specially came to see off the other party's cadres and others, and also brought a gift that was said to be from Governor Van Dimen.

The gift is some tea, it is said to be the West Lake Longjing, said light is not light, said that the precious is not valuable, the West Lake Longjing to Southeast Asia is indeed a heavy gift, after all, at this time the Ming Dynasty mainly exports foreign exchange goods on a few kinds, of which tea is one of them.

I received the gifts, thanked them, got on the boat, and headed all the way to Manila, the second stop this time was Manila, and the main discussion was the same as in Batavia, which was also a military exchange activity, of course, the main thing was to explain that there was no alliance between Australia and the Netherlands.

With the hostile relationship between Spain and the Netherlands, it is impossible for them not to know about the actions of the Australians in Batavia, so if they don't go over to explain it in person, I am afraid that the coal station cooperated by Australia and Manila is not easy to explain.

Before leaving, Wu Zhengdao telegraphed to the Hong Kong Overseas Consulate and asked him to explain on his behalf to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings between the two sides.

"Lao Fu, you have to be prepared to go to Manila this time, I heard that you are very hateful to the Spaniards, don't make anything happen, it will be difficult to explain it at that time.

Fu and Lin's hatred of the Spanish was born out of knowing their evil deeds against the Chinese, and as a soldier, he must have wanted to avenge the death of his compatriots.

"I'll pay attention, but seriously, it doesn't seem good that we're going to sell weapons to the Spaniards too, aren't you afraid that the other side will conduct research on this basis and eventually overtake us."

"That's a good question, but I think it's something that military researchers should consider, we just need to do what we are told to do, what do you think?"

Wu Zhengdao smiled and patted the other party on the shoulder, for him, he didn't want to cause any trouble, for the export of weapons, this matter, the National Security Council has long considered, and the reason why the export to them is completely to balance the power between them.

Once the Dutch have Australian weapons, the strength is too great, it is very likely that the Spaniards will be driven to the end, and in the end it is Australia that is unlucky, so they must balance the power between them, but in the current form, the weapons exported should still be more or less biased towards Spain, otherwise with their combat effectiveness, they are not the Dutch opponent at all.

The National Security Council named the operation Operation Communicative, and in addition to exchanging military cooperation, it was necessary to balance the forces of Spain and the Netherlands.

Let the two of them come back to a point, and when they are evenly matched, Australia can finally reap the benefits.

This operation is a high-level secret, don't look at Fu Helin as an officer, but his position and status really can't be compared with Wu Zhengdao, at least Wu Zhengdao is much stronger than him, he is a member of the National Security Council.

"Hey, okay, since you're not worried about security, what's the use of me worrying alone, so I'd better not worry, it's up to you." When he said this, Fu Helin was a little helpless, the decision of the top level was not something that a middle-level officer like him could change.

Even if it changes a little, it may lead to a re-layout of the whole strategy, which will cost Australia a lot of money, and with such a huge amount of money, it is better to stay and develop the industrial infrastructure.

Therefore, in any respect, the situation that the National Security Council has laid out will never change, and letting the Dutch and the Spaniards continue to fight is the biggest helper to consume their strength, and at the same time can take advantage of the situation to seize some of their territory.

In order to accomplish this task, the Executive Committee and the National Security Council have made a lot of money, such as arms exports, one of the reasons for this is that it has not been made public, so that some people misunderstand that the Executive Committee and the National Security Council are fools.

(To be continued.) )