"Tell me straight, Mr. Commissioner, didn't you call me here so that I could listen to your jail? You know, my soldiers are getting impatient, and if I wait any longer, I suspect that without the help of the company, my men will be able to take all of Borneo. Colonel Michels straightened the tassels on his epaulettes, and looked haughty and reserved.

"Of course, Dear Colonel, because of the arrogance and stupidity of those Lanfang Chinese, it has angered His Excellency the Governor and the top of our company, you know, these damned Lanfang Chinese actually made this ultimatum public, and now, not to mention Spain, France, and our biggest rival, the British, have also known this damn thing." At this time, Commissioner Overmars's expression became a little difficult to look at, and he was not even interested in drinking black tea.

He stood up and waved his arms to strengthen his ability to express himself: "If we of the Dutch East India Company do not respond as we should and resolutely, then the situation that awaits us will not only be embarrassing, the British have been spying on our colonies for a long time, and Sumatra has become a battlefield for both of us.

As long as we show the slightest weakness, in addition to our colonial opponents, it will have a very bad effect on our colonies, and even directly affect our rule over the colonies. You must know that in our colonies, there are still many forces that dare to resist us to survive. And those damned earth kings, who don't want to see our jokes. ”

"yes, damn it, I think the company's methods are too weak, it should be tougher, just like we did with the Chinese in Jakarta." Colonel Michels slapped his thigh indignantly, his face indignant.

"This is not going to work, dear Mr. Colonel, for the lazy, unenterprising, but greedy natives are simply moths of the land. It shouldn't exist, but those natives are not as rich as the Chinese, and our soldiers, our fleets, need to spend a lot of money. You know, now that the company is in crisis, our debt is really a headache. Hearing the colonel's radical statement, although Overmars agreed with it in his heart, he had to explain it from the actual situation.

"Therefore, we need to let those arrogant Lanfang Chinese understand who is the master of this land. Moreover, if we can occupy the territory of the Chinese in Lanfang, the gold mines and various products there, as well as the savings of those Chinese, even if we cannot let the company settle all the debts, it will greatly alleviate our predicament. Overmars stared at Colonel Michels solemnly.

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"Leave this task to my valiant soldiers." Colonel Michels stood up, straightened his shirt, and puffed out his chest and spoke proudly.

"Of course, this is what you are doing today." Overmars nodded to Colonel Michels, took a copy from his desk drawer, and solemnly placed it in Colonel Michels' hands.

"This is the warrant I have just received from His Excellency the Governor, that you may be able to call up another five thousand soldiers within a week, Mr. Colonel."

"Five thousand?" Colonel Michels couldn't help but be stunned, and after reading the warrant carefully, Colonel Michels's expression looked a little embarrassed. "Mr. Commissioner, five thousand, you must know that the Dutch in the entire Batakan have a total of only fifteen thousand, and excluding women, children, and the elderly, three thousand is already the limit."

"Dear Colonel, I know this, because what we need is to occupy the entire territory of Lan Fang, not just teach them a lesson. In addition, we have received news that the Chinese of Lanfang have recruited another group of mercenaries of several thousand people, supposedly pirates from the Qing Kingdom. And the combat effectiveness of those indigenous soldiers is really unreassuring. Therefore, Your Excellency the Governor has authorized you to conscript civilians from other countries, and as far as I know, there are nearly ten thousand other European immigrants from Batakan, and many of them are adults who are eager to come to the East to pan for gold, and it should not be very difficult to recruit two thousand from among them, right? Overmars looked expectantly at Colonel Michels in front of him.

"But if you want to hire these people, it's a lot of money." Michels spread her hands. "As much as I would love to command a strong army, I can't do it with the financial resources of Batakan and the company's branches alone. Unless......" Michels' gaze looked at the commissioner, meaningfully.

Overmars spread his hands and a bright smile appeared on his face: "As you wish, Your Excellency the Governor has ordered the fleet to bring five hundred thousand guilders, as well as two thousand guns, and fifty infantry guns. Colonel, what else do you have to hesitate about. ”

"Of course, there is no problem with that, five thousand men, plus my two thousand elite soldiers, we can level any island here." Colonel Michels smiled excitedly and expectantly.

"Of course, you are right, dear Mr. Colonel. Do you need a drink at this time? To wish us victory. Commissioner Overmars also smiled smugly.

"Of course, it is a great honor, victory is certainly ours, Mr. Commissioner, in the name of God!" Colonel Michels replied with the utmost certainty.

"The Dutch fleet left Jakarta half a month ago and headed for the port of Batakan in southern Borneo, where it was to be loaded with a large number of Dutch soldiers and then sail west along the coast, arriving in Kendawangan in about five days, where most of the inhabitants have now been evacuated to the mountains. In addition, the 1st battalion of our Liang Jiajun has been lurking in the valley 60 miles east of Kendawangan, ready to launch a fierce attack under the city of Kendawangan within one day, and five battalions have already been stationed in a small town one hundred and thirty miles southeast of Kendawangan, and it only takes two days to reach Kendawangan. As long as the special battalion can hold off the Dutch, our fleet will be able to plug in in time. When the time comes, they will have only one way to die. Ni Ming's finger pointed to the floor plan of Kenda Wangan City.

"But all this depends on whether the Dutch will use this as a forward base for their attack on Lanfang." Bai Shusheng added next to him.

Liang Pengfei, who looked tired but still in good spirits, nodded: "Yes, it depends on whether these Dutchmen will go into our pockets." ”

Since arriving in Dongwanjin, in order to ensure that this operation can get a perfect ending, Liang Pengfei did not dare to take it lightly, arranged the arrangement day and night, processed all kinds of information in a timely manner, and did not leave this residence and headquarters arranged by Luo Fangbo for Liang Pengfei at all.

Even the precious son can only go back to the back house at night to take a few looks, and then he hurriedly sleeps to nourish himself to cope with the next day's events.

This made Liang Pengfei feel more and more that his staff officers lacked talents, and he could only do everything himself. "In the future, Lao Tzu must set up a staff academy, otherwise, wouldn't Lao Tzu have to cry blood and die twenty years early?" Liang Pengfei thought with a smirk.

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At this time, Jiang Wubo interjected beside him: "Definitely, first, this was a port built by the Dutch in the early days, and they are very familiar with the sea conditions and regions in this area; Second, the port here is the closest and largest port to us, enough for the entire Dutch fleet to be stationed, and I am sure that they will not be full of soldiers to launch an attack on the city of Sukatana. Unless they are so arrogant that they think that we Lan Fang don't have any defensive ability. ”

"My lord, Mr. Luo and a group of shareholders of Lanfang Company have arrived, and they are waiting in the front hall, saying that they have something important to look for you." A personal soldier entered the council hall and whispered to Liang Pengfei.

"Got it, I'll go over first, everyone, you can see if there is anything missing, and then add it up, and strive to make the plan more perfect." Liang Pengfei had no choice but to drop the pencil in his hand, and after giving an order to everyone, he wanted to go to the hall in the front yard, but at this time, Jiang Wubo also raised his legs: "I'll go with the adults, they come together, there must be something big." ”

"Oh?" Liang Pengfei glanced at Jiang Wubo a little strangely, but this guy hung his head and didn't let Liang Pengfei observe the change in his eyes. Liang Pengfei rolled his eyes: "Just follow if you want, don't let President Luo wait for them." ”

When Sun Shijie and the others heard the word "big thing", they couldn't help but be curious, and they simply went to the front hall with Ni Ming and the others to see what a big deal it was.

As soon as he entered the hall, Liang Pengfei felt that something was not right, Luo Fangbo and other shareholders of Lanfang Company were a little surprised by their dress today, each of them put on their most formal dresses, just like the army that greeted them on the dock that day, and their expressions and eyes looked very serious and ...... Anyway, it made Liang Pengfei feel a little uncomfortable.

Liang Pengfei tugged at the corners of his mouth and was about to speak, but Luo Fangbo had already led the more than 30 shareholders of Lanfang Company to the ground towards Liang Pengfei: "After careful discussion, the shareholders of our Lanfang Company think that Lord Liang is young and heroic, brave and fruitful, and extraordinary, and is not comparable to ordinary people such as us, so I came with all shareholders and asked Lord Liang to take over the position of general manager, so as to comfort us and the people of Lanfang." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liang Pengfei's face, which was originally full of smiles, couldn't help but stiffen, and then turned into a look of astonishment. "What are you doing here?"

(To be continued)