Chapter 323: Supporting the Puppet
After learning of the true intentions of the Ayev negotiations, the General Staff Headquarters made a detailed analysis of the matter, and what kind of benefits would it bring if this opportunity was used to support a Sultan of Landak who obeyed Blackwater.
First of all, all of Blackwater's activities in Randak will be officially supported, in addition to a large number of low-cost laborers. Once Ayev ascends to the throne, he will inevitably purge the forces left over from the previous dynasty.
If these people Ayev were not killed by them, they would have been exiled to remote areas, so it was better to send them directly to the Blackwater to pull them to the mine to mine for coal mining, in addition, the Blackwater Staff Headquarters had another plan.
If Ayev has any bad intentions in the future, Blackwater will directly elect a new representative from among these former Landak nobles, and with the support of Blackwater's soldiers, directly defeat Ayef and seize the throne and become the Sultan of Landak.
After the analysis of the Blackwater Staff Headquarters, Oshima and Zhou Yu were not in a hurry to negotiate, because the most urgent person at this time was probably Ayev, and he had to grasp the existing opportunity, if he failed to grasp it at this time, the probability of a successful coup d'Γ©tat would be very low for him.
After sending envoys to the United City three times in a day to no avail, Ayev had to be impatient, after all, there was not much time left for him.
Ask the strategists around him how they can impress the Blackwater soldiers and the Dutch. That strategist is also a bit of a dog-headed military advisor, and he actually analyzed that the other party did not accept the current conditions, and it was estimated that he wanted greater benefits.
As for whether the other party saw Ayef's true intentions, the strategist also had his own opinions, and it was estimated that he had realized that after all, the people sent out were too frequent, and the conditions given were getting more and more generous. It can be said that now the initiative is in the hands of the other party, they have no choice, the only thing they can do is to listen to the conditions put forward by the other party.
At the guidance of the advisor, Ayev sent the envoy again, but this time he asked the envoy not to make conditions. Instead, let the other party make conditions.
"Mr. Dupra, if you are really sincere, I think General Ayev should come and talk in person, we are actually very clear about what you want to do, and I know it if you don't say it." Zhou Yu received Ayev's emissary as a negotiator.
The envoy named Dupra obviously did not expect the other party to say such a thing, and knowing what they were going to do, didn't he know that he was going to carry out a military coup? So is it possible that someone leaked the news, but it shouldn't be, everyone is under strict surveillance, and no one should tell the truth.
This officer in Blackwater said something so important. Obviously, it had other purposes, and it was by no means as simple as saying it, and it must have a lot to do with the negotiations, and the reason why they did not agree to such lucrative conditions was precisely because General Ayev had limited time.
"Since Staff Officer Zhou has already spoken, I want to know what your conditions are, so that I can go back and tell His Excellency General Ayev." Dupra looked at Zhou Yu with a serious expression.
Under the interpreter's explanation, after Zhou Yu knew what the other party meant, he looked up at the top of the tent and replied with a smile: "The greatest benefit, I think General Ayev will definitely agree." We would love to be friends with His Excellency General Ayev, and we will treat them with sincerity. β
"So you're not going to continue attacking us?" Dupra asked, the focus of negotiations between the two sides has been that Blackwater will not continue to attack in the rear, so that Ayev can devote himself to the war to capture the Sultan of Landak.
"It depends on whether Your Excellency the General can accept our terms. If he can accept it, maybe he will still get our help, which will give General Ayev a 100% chance of success. Am I right? β
Zhou Yu's support, of course, is that Heishui directly sent troops to help Ayef defeat the Sultan's army together, and help him quickly grasp the power of Landak. Without Blackwater's help, Ayef would have a good chance of success, but there was still a lot of risk, after all, the Sultan's tribe was the largest in Landak, and they would never make such a rebellion, which was a matter of glory to their clan.
"I'll pass on your words to the general, but I don't know what the price we have to pay." Although Dupra does not know that there is such a proverb that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, there must be similar words within Landak, and Blackwater will not pay such a big price just to oust the Sultan and make Ayef the new Sultan.
"In return, Blackwater hopes that you can hand over all diplomatic defense to us, as well as the right to import and export foreign trade goods by us, of course, if General Ayev wants to expand the territory, he only needs to pay us enough money, Blackwater will definitely be able to do it for you."
Dupra said that only the first one knew what was going on, and he had not heard of it in the future, he only knew that the officers of Blackwater asked to hand over the defense of their whole country to Blackwater, and Landak only needed to pay a sum of money, although it sounded good, but as Ayev's personal entourage, he knew the role of the army, if he couldn't master the army, then anyone in Landak's Sultan could do it. He had no right to agree to this condition, so he could only go back and report to General Ayev to make his own decision.
"Of course, General Ayev doesn't have to worry too much, the defense we are referring to is foreign defense and diplomacy, Landak can be said to be very weak at present, if you don't have a strong enough army, it will be a matter of time before you are annexed by the surrounding countries, after everything is handed over to us, you don't have to worry about it at all, because the worry should be them."
The plan referred to by Zhou Yu is completely carried out according to the General Staff Headquarters, which intends to support Landak as a country that is highly obedient to Blackwater's dispatch, and use it to suppress other countries around it, so as to reshuffle the division of forces in Kalimantan.
However, in doing so, Ayef and Landak will enjoy greater glory than before, but it will also become a puppet state and sultan in the true sense of the word, because his diplomacy and defense are in the hands of Blackwater, which fundamentally determines Landak's future.
Although Ayev himself can still control a certain percentage of the army, compared with the powerful Blackwater soldiers, it is only a mermaid's share, but these conditions also need his consent, if Ayev suddenly has a hot head, patriotism explodes, and resistance to the end, Blackwater can only continue to carry out the original plan. (To be continued......)