351 Negotiations
Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge did not stay in Borneo, their military ranks were too high to fool the past, so they withdrew to Saigon with the "protective umbrella".
In Borneo now, the masters of the house are low-level officers such as Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan.
Although they are low-ranking officers, they have a lot of people under them, almost all of them have tens of thousands of people in their hands.
Of course, not all of these people have full military training, and some are even indigenous people with no training at all.
The reason for accepting the natives into the army was to unite the very few against the majority.
The very few here do not refer to a certain ethnic group or the aborigines of a certain region, but to those who do not hate the Chinese and yearn for Chinese culture.
As for how to distinguish it, it's very simple, as long as you can speak simple Chinese.
This method may not be scientific, but it can only be so in this special period, after all, the main enemies of the "Lanfang Company" are now the Dutch, not the local aborigines.
In this way, Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan each have tens of thousands of people under their hands, of which the local aborigines account for the majority.
In the official propaganda of the Netherlands, Borneo's "Lanfang Company slaughtered villages and exterminated villages at every turn" was not groundless, but was done by the aborigines of Lanfang Company.
Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan are not all staying in Surabaya, they are now all over Kalimantan and Sulawese Islands, and they are full of momentum, blooming everywhere, and they have the potential to burn the prairie fire.
The offensive began at the same time in Surabaya and Pontianak, with Surabaya attacking from east to west in the direction of Coconut City, and Pontianak attacking from west to east in the direction of Borneo in the true sense of the word.
Although the Dutch had previously organized a colonial army of nearly 400,000 people, they were almost immediately defeated by the attack of the Lanfang Company, and like the real Dutch army, they hardly showed the slightest combat effectiveness.
Beginning on January 1, Gu Xingbang fought three battles and three victories in Surabaya in seven days, defeated nearly 300,000 colonial troops, and fought from Surabaya to Semarang. Guan Jianyuan, on the other hand, was in Pontianak and almost controlled the whole of West Kalimantan in seven days.
The war has been fought to this point, and there is almost no hope for the Dutch to continue fighting, so the Dutch finally lowered their heads and asked the British to ask Qin Zhiyuan for a truce through the French.
Looking for Qin Zhiyuan?
The reply the Dutch got was very simple, Qin Zhiyuan was on his honeymoon and had no time to worry about it; At the same time, the "umbrella" company has withdrawn from Borneo, and the war that took place in Borneo has nothing to do with Qin Zhiyuan.
In a word, I can't control it!
I can't care!
It's really shameless, the whole world knows that Borneo's "Lanfang Company" and "protective umbrella" are inseparable, and I'm afraid only Qin Zhiyuan can deny it with a cheeky face.
But at this juncture, the Dutch no longer had the heart to accuse Qin Zhiyuan of being shameless, because in the past few days, Gu Xingbang had already hit the vicinity of Coconut City, and Guan Jianyuan accounted for most of Central Kalimantan.
On the other hand, the troops of the "Lanfang Company" led by Ma Gaojie attacked the series of islands from Surabaya from west to east, and had already captured Bali, Sasak, Sumba and other places one after another, and the colonial troops retreated one after another, and they were about to withdraw to Papua Island.
Guan Jianyuan of the North Road also divided his troops, Dong Zishi led nearly 3,000 soldiers to land on Sulawesi, just three days, 3,000 soldiers have grown to nearly 10,000 people, half of Sulawesi is under control. If this momentum continues, the Dutch will be driven out of Sulawesi in half a month at most.
The situation was so dire that the Dutch were anxious.
The Dutch ambassador to France, Ngolal, stayed at the Black Swan Castle every day, begging to see Qin Zhiyuan but could not get it. The Dutch finally had no way out, and issued an ultimatum to France that if there was no cessation of war, the Netherlands would join the German Coalition and declare war on France.
Again, the world war in Europe was actually a dispute between a group of cousins, and Raymond Ponengale may not want to bully the Queen of the Netherlands, so he brokered an armistice between Britain, France, the Netherlands, the "Umbrella" company, and the "Lanfang" company.
The British and the French joined in to mediate and fight together against the Germans.
The British were in fact a protectorate of the Netherlands and were obliged to help the Netherlands.
The French joined because of Qin Zhiyuan, without the matchmaking of the French president, Qin Zhiyuan was not ready to talk to the Dutch at all.
Originally, the role of the "umbrella" company was supposed to be the Beiyang government, but the country was in a pot of porridge, and it really didn't have the heart to take care of Borneo, so the "umbrella" could only send representatives to participate.
There was an armistice in mid-January, and negotiations began immediately two days later, so don't ask why the people from the "Lanfang" company appeared in Paris so quickly, many people knew the representative of the "Lanfang" company - Huang Fugui.
Well, Qin Zhiyuan once again showed what it means to be shameless, which is simply breathtaking.
Negotiations took place at the famous Great Weaver Restaurant, which is still closed to the public, making it a fitting venue.
When all the negotiators walked into the room, the atmosphere was tense.
"Shameless!" Engolal obviously knew Huang Fugui, and even Huang Fugui and Qin Zhisheng were scolded for this sentence.
"Who does the shameless person scold?" Huang Fugui is under the set.
"Shameless people scold you!" Ngolal immediately jumped down.
Huang Fugui stopped talking nonsense, smiled proudly, sat down next to Qin Zhisheng, and didn't forget to help Qin Zhisheng pull out the chair.
Seeing Huang Fugui acting like this, Qin Zhisheng's face was simply confused with a capital letter, even if it was a family, should it be so obvious?
Huang Fugui also realized the inappropriateness of his dog-legged behavior, and said with a sneer: "Get used to it, get used to it......"
"I'm used to your sister!" Qin Zhisheng almost wanted to scold.
Scolding and scolding, talking or talking, and when everyone was seated, Ngolal announced his demand: "...... The actions of the Lanfang Company were a violation of the existing order, a provocation to the entire Western civilized countries, and a great disaster to the inhabitants of the East Indies, causing social unrest and displacement of the inhabitants of the East Indies...... Therefore, Lanfang must be dissolved immediately, and the local government will consider re-amending the law to give equal rights to all ethnic groups......"
Balabala for half an hour, Ngolal's mouth was dry, others listened drowsily, Huang Fugui and Qin Zhisheng even began to study whether the tablecloth on the table was cotton or sandy.
Asking for a sky-high price, paying back the money on the ground, even if it is a negotiation between countries, it is similar to the vegetable market aunt fighting the hawkers.
After Ngolal finished reading, Huang Fugui also announced his request: "...... Lanfang Company is not opposed to the peaceful coexistence of various ethnic groups, but the tendency of the colonial government is too obvious and has lost the trust of the Borneo people, and Lanfang, as the representative of the Borneo people, resolutely opposes the decadent and backward colonial government...... Therefore, the colonial government must end its colonial rule in Borneo and let the Borneons themselves decide their own destiny......"
"Shameless! What kind of East Indians are you? For the true East Indians, you are also outsiders, what qualifications do you have to represent the East Indians? After listening to Huang Fugui's statement, Ngolal couldn't help but scold angrily.
"You're shameless! Even if Lao Tzu is not a pure-blooded Borneoan, if you have a little bit of contact with a Borneoan, what kind of Borneo are you? A bunch of second-rate countries that know only the parasites that suck blood from Borneo, you deserve to go to hell! Huang Fugui scolded the street, and his vocabulary was rich.
"Damn, you stinky shameless!" Ngolal grabbed the coffee cup in front of him and threw it at Aihuang Fugui.
Huang Fugui was born as a translator, although he has been a soldier for more than a year, he has never touched a gun, and he was hit in the chest by a coffee cup for a while, and the black coffee spilled out, splashing Huang Fugui's head and face, reflecting Huang Fugui's shocked and angry face, it was really inexplicable joy.
"Wahahahaha......" Seeing that Huang Fugui was so embarrassed, Ngolar was open-minded, pointing at Huang Fugui and laughing.
The others did not laugh, but looked at Ngolar with pity.
Qin Zhisheng even pushed the teapot in his hand in the direction of Huang Fugui.
Ngolal felt bad at this time, and was about to get up to dodge, but he couldn't dodge, a pot of strong tea was poured on his head, and a few tea leaves were on Ngolal's head, which looked even more funny.
Until this time, the British and French representatives attending the meeting said a few words like "don't hurt and be angry."
Because of the smuggling behavior of the Dutch some time ago, Britain and France did not like the Dutch, and Qin Zhiyuan's brother was here, how could the representatives of Britain and France give the Dutch a good face.
The gap between the two sides was so great that there was no room for reconciliation, so the first day of negotiations yielded no results.
There is a time difference between Europe and Southeast Asia, with the meeting adjourning at 11 p.m. Paris time and 6 p.m. in Borneo.
In the evening of the same day, the "Lan Fang" company immediately began a new offensive, and by the time the negotiations restarted, three days had passed, and Gu Xingbang occupied Coconut City and drove the Dutch out of Java; Guan Jianyuan completely occupied West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan and began to attack East Kalimantan; Dong Zi conquered South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi, and the Dutch were driven to Southeast Sulawesi and Sulawesi; Dong Zishi made the fastest progress, he had already captured the Aru Islands, across the sea from the island of Papua.
Within three days, the Dutch asked several times to start negotiations, but Huang Fugui refused.
Huang Fugui's reason is simple, he was burned by coffee during the first negotiation and now needs treatment.
Ngolar wants to cry without tears, treat your sister? Lao Tzu is full of bags, okay?
Ngolar could only cry in Amsterdam if he wanted to cry, because the negotiations were not going well, and the Dutch changed their negotiators, and the new negotiator was called Villardum.
So in mid-January, negotiations resumed.
This time, the Dutch faced an even worse situation.
(To be continued.) )