Chapter 116: The Governor's Helplessness
First of all, I wish you a happy new year, a happy family, a prosperous and auspicious Year of the Monkey.
In order to live, many friends who are away from home rarely go back to accompany their parents at home for a year, and we must go back for the New Year, and I think all of you have the same idea in your hearts.
I also have to go back to my hometown tomorrow for the New Year, there is no network in the countryside, so I have to ask a book friend for a few days off, this book is suspended for a few days to update, please forgive me for the inconvenience!
Then, a few people talked, and Sun Hao finally learned most of the situation of the Nanyang Chinese from the two patriarchs. The power of the South Seas can be described as intricate, and almost all of the old colonial empires have set up commercial and trade offices in the South Seas, and even have a small number of troops. The largest powers in the South Seas are the British Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States.
There are about 1.2 million Chinese in Nanyang, the most significant of which are the Li family in Papua, the Chen family in Singapore, the Luo family in Borneo, the Lu family and the Ouyang family in Jakarta, the Lin family in Zamboanga, the Yang family in Laolan Mian Island, and the Tiandihui Group in Manila.
Hearing that there were so many Chinese families in Nanyang, Sun Hao was also a little shocked in his heart, if all these families were integrated, it would be a big force. However, these Chinese family groups are not so easy to fool.
Families that can survive in harsh, intricate environments are not fuel-efficient lamps. Once you don't deal with these families well, it will be a time bomb hidden in Huaxia Kingdom, which may explode at any time.
Slaughter! Sun Hao really didn't want to do this in his heart, it was all handed down by an ancestor of Yanhuang, and Sun Hao really didn't want to raise the butcher's knife in his hand until it was absolutely necessary. However, some of these families may have changed their taste, and they are no longer authentic Han people, or they may just be wearing a layer of Han skin, and some families may have long become lackeys of foreigners. For these families, Sun Hao must not indulge, and must find a way to get out.
At the same time, Sun Hao also discussed with the two patriarchs to build a ring road through New Guinea, and both families expressed their full support, and now the entire island of New Guinea has been occupied by the Chinese State outside of the British and German colonies, so how can they not be supported? In addition, everyone is Chinese, so we must unite and defend against the enemy together.
Sun Hao asked the two patriarchs to dispatch their family disciples to cooperate with their troops to fight against the natives on the islands of Papua, and capture more natives to build roads. With the exception of one regiment left to guard the city of Cannes, all the other troops began to advance towards the Dutch colony.
Sun Hao's plan was to take all the small islands around Papua in the northwest, such as Magu Island, Dongdi Island, Sumba Island, Luteng, Xinu, Mataram, Sulawes, these islands The Netherlands arranged very few troops, and most of the Dutch troops were arranged on Sumen Island, Kua Claw Island and Borneo, which were the most abundant in products.
........................ Jakarta, the largest city in the South Seas, was also a port city and the center of Dutch rule. Jakarta has a population of more than 400,000 people, most of whom are Chinese and Dutch, and a few are Indonesian natives and traders from other countries.
The Dutch Governor's Palace was located here, and the colonies of the South Seas were very important to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which was left alone. The Governor in Nanyang is also the largest fat difference in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Since the arrival of the Dutch in Southeast Asia, the Dutch East India Company's vast commercial and trade monopoly stretched west as far west as Persia, India, and Ceylon, as far east as the Maluku Spice Islands, and as north as the Qing Dynasty and the Kou Kingdom. The Chinese who moved to Jakarta were the main force in the construction of the city, the producers of sugar cultivation and production, the local rice and shochu business, and the trade of various commodities gradually made the city of Jakarta gradually developed.
The long-term occupation and administration of Jakarta cost the Kingdom of the Netherlands a great deal of money and energy. And recruited a large number of reliable and hard-working Chinese workers from the Qing Dynasty to build this prosperous city of Jakarta on wasteland, but every stone and every brick in the city was stained with the blood of the Chinese.
Most of Jakarta's major construction projects, such as the excavation of canals and drainage channels, the construction of houses and harbors, and the construction of city walls and fortresses, were mostly undertaken by Chinese workers. The spirit of Chinese brick-making and hard-working hard is highly praised by the Dutch.
In order to enrich the population, the Dutch East India Company began to recruit Qing Dynasty people in large numbers. In the eyes of Western colonizers, the Chinese were known for their diligence and cowardice. He attracted Chinese with high wages, and lightly taxed Chinese businessmen who moved to Jakarta, and rewarded Chinese people for encouraging their fellow villagers to come to Jakarta. With the growing Chinese population, most of the Chinese in Jakarta are engaged in commercial activities, from hawkers to opening shops and doing business, forming a complete commercial system. "Your Excellency Governor, it's not good, the Huaxia Kingdom has attacked the city of Cannes in New Guinea, the East India Fleet has been completely annihilated, and the 20th Division of the Dutch Army, including the division commander Van Gandoff, has all been killed." A Dutch soldier came in sweating profusely and said.
What the? O my God! After hearing the report, Van der Lahm, the Dutch governor in Indonesia, couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, although he was flustered, he was not in turmoil. A little later, Van der Lame quickly issued an order for the garrisons to resolutely return fire, and summoned the generals of the Dutch garrison to discuss countermeasures.
In the conference room of the Dutch Governor's Palace in Indonesia, Governor Van der Lam sat on the main seat with a sad face, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Navy, Odom Rabe, the commander-in-chief of the army, Johnson Lang, and several other army and navy generals.
Not only did the Huaxia Kingdom sink the South Sea Fleet of the Kingdom of Holland, but the East India Fleet did not escape the fate of being sunk. Huaxia is now not only attacking the islands of Papua, but also occupying the city of Cannes, and at the same time continuing to attack Magu Island, Dongdi Island, Sumba Island, Luteng, Xinu, Mataram, Sulawese These islands, the Dutch defense force on these islands is very small, and even some small islands are not fortified, which is like a wolf and tiger for the Huaxia army, these islands are like a piece of fat meat, which can be eaten at any time.
For the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is the only colony left in the South Seas, all the generals know that the colonies in the South Seas are very important and must not be lost.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the forces of the Huaxia Kingdom formed by the descendants of the Ming people are attacking our territory, what countermeasures do the generals have?" Van der Lammy looked at the generals.
"Your Excellency the Governor, the point is that we don't have ships to help us now, and it's impossible for our brave soldiers to swim to support an island, right?" Army Commander-in-Chief Johnson Lang said.
"Yes! Your Excellency the Governor, our East India Fleet and the entire South Sea Fleet have been sunk, and only a few merchant ships and gunboats remain, and now we have no ability to transport our troops to Cannes and other islands! "said the commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Navy, Admiral Odom Rabe.
Although Governor Van der Lam does not understand military affairs, he also knows that what they say is very reasonable, the key is that the East India Fleet and the South Sea Fleet have been wiped out by the Huaxia Kingdom, and the greatest reliance of the Dutch Kingdom is now gone, what do you use now to resist this group of Ming descendants?
"Everyone, we can only hold on to the islands now, and we have to send a telegram as soon as possible to send this news back to the country as soon as possible! Let's hope Her Majesty will send reinforcements to support us! Governor Van der Lam said helplessly.