Chapter 620: Australia Enters the War
Regardless of whether Dorgon had heavy weapons or not, the decision made by the Ministry of Defense had reached all the ministries by telegram, and the men and horses of Blackwater were also urgently assembled, and all the troops closer to Hong Kong were assembled in the old place and went to Hong Kong by boat, this move made the Spaniards and the Netherlands know that the Australians were going to participate in the war within the Ming Dynasty.
This is actually a good thing for the Dutch, without the threat of the Australians in Southeast Asia, they can better face the threat of the Spaniards, Spain is just lucky for a short time, without the Australian weapons, they may not be able to defeat the Dutch.
Brown is unwilling to fail like this, face shi9 must be recovered, he must find his face, otherwise how can he mix, I am afraid that the local gang will not let go of himself, Brown shuddered at the thought of returning to his hometown and being left out in the cold.
From his predecessor Van Diemen, he learned that some local people already had a very big complaint about him, and the position of governor of Batavia was obviously very coveted by many people, after all, the spice transportation in the Far East sailed from here, and the tea and silk were very profitable.
Brown did not handle the relationship with Australia well, and must have become the target of these people's attacks and squeezes, although there are many colonies in the Netherlands, but there are not many places to fish for oil and water, after all, there are still few places that can fish for oil and water like Batavia.
Now that the Australians were in the war, Brown had more troops to mobilize from Batavia, because without the threat of Blackwater, he didn't have to be afraid.
The soldiers of Blackwater City were almost exhausted, leaving only more than 100 people to defend, for Blackwater City, the Australian Ministry of Defense specially communicated with the church to the Batavia Governor's Palace, hoping that they would not make small moves, otherwise the Australian military would never talk so well at that time.
The words of the Ministry of Defense are still very useful, even if the Dutch are unwilling, but the words of the Australian military represent their attitude. Once they made a move on Blackwater City, what it meant, they knew in their hearts, needless to say, they knew it.
Once the military started the war, the Australians were able to recruit troops from all over the country to intervene in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, so it was nothing to attack Batavia.
And for them, the attack on Batavia was only a small battle, and they did not attack it.
In order to show friendship, Brown said that he would never do such a thing, and also made a special statement. I would never think anything about Blackwater City.
This answer is actually a bit ironic, whose territory is Blackwater City, it is the territory of the Dutch, he promised like an Australian that he would not have an idea about his own territory, which is not equivalent to saying that he admits that this is Australia.
It's just like spilling water out of the water, it's not as simple as taking it back if you want to, and now it's very good that the Australians didn't use force in Batavia, and once they do, then he can guarantee it. I'm afraid that the day when I will return to my hometown is not far off.
Brown's fate on home soil is almost nothing to change, and Van Dimen has told him that it is not a good thing that he could face jail time if he returns.
Since the Australians don't have an idea of Batavia. Then there is no need to get into trouble.
Just after Brown's decision, the news of Australia's entry into the war was also publicized by the two daily newspapers to Dolgon.
The Manchus deliberately regretted this, arguing that there should have been more languages between Australia and the Manchus than the Southern Ming. Dorgon even said that as long as the Australians were willing to give up the war, they could act as if nothing had happened.
This is a bit false to say, with the character of the Manchu Qing who likes to settle accounts in the future. I'm afraid there won't be any good fruit to eat, if Australia wants to keep the foundation of Hong Kong, it must support Shen Yulong, Lao Shen is not bad, at least in many things, he still listens to Australia's arrangement, and it is quite good to be able to find such a puppet.
Liangguang Daily made a key evaluation of Australia's participation in the war, this is a declaration of war by justice against evil, this is the gospel of the Ming Dynasty, in short, it is a good word, the meaning is very simple, we fully support your arrival.
The Liangguang Daily has the official background of the Liangguang government, so what it says may sometimes represent the official, so people can also understand their inner Tao from this.
Australia's entry into the war really announced that the war brought confidence to the people of Liangguang is very great, after all, the influence of Liangguang in Australia has made a major change, at least people's living standards have become much higher, and now everyone is afraid that once the Manchu Qing Dynasty fights, their lives will not be as good as before.
It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and from luxury to simplicity, and it is natural that they are not willing to go back to the past after living a good life, which is certain, and what the Manchus did in the north, many people have also heard from the refugees.
After hearing the news that the Australians had entered the war, many young people announced that they would join the army and fight the Manchus to the end, but the pace of expansion of the new army in Liangguang was too fast, and it was very good that the current 20,000 people could do a good job.
Because a group of soldiers with weapons who can't use them and have no combat experience to go to the battlefield is no different from sending them to death, and there is another very important reason that the finances of Liangguang are tight, and they can't take out so much money at all.
The tight financial situation has made Lao Shen very embarrassed, and now he has no ability to expand the number of soldiers, not to mention that taking the food that the soldiers need is a very large expense, not to mention, it is to borrow from the Australians, and it must also be able to borrow, otherwise it is impossible at all, so the expansion of the army can only be temporarily stopped, which is necessary, and the Australians also mean not to expand for the time being, otherwise the expansion is too fast and no combat effectiveness is equivalent to zero.
Dolgon also wanted to make a final effort to persuade the Australians not to enter the war, but the answer to him was impossible, unless he withdrew his troops, there was no room for negotiation, the Australians said very firmly, which made Dolgon a little worried, after all, the prestige of the Australian army was there, and it couldn't be faked.
Once the war fails, the blow to the two white flags is actually very big, so Dolgon still hopes that the Australians will not participate in the war, if they do not participate in the war, at least there will be a decisive victory against me, but Australia has entered the war, and the decisive victory will be much smaller for me.
Of course, the Manchu nobles naturally didn't see this, they only hoped that Dolgon would attack Liangguang quickly and bring benefits to them. (To be continued.) )