Chapter 261: The World's Reaction (Part II)
However, unlike Britain's policy of appeasement toward Taiwan, the Dutch expressed great indignation at this. Because they have concentrated almost all their strength to fight Taiwan, but they have not been able to defeat Taiwan, and even within a few months, hundreds of thousands of troops have been annihilated, of which 250,000 have become prisoners, which is a very speechless answer. At that time, Prime Minister Brzesius took the initiative to promise that he would be able to defeat the Taiwanese, but now he ended up like this, which everyone did not expect.
At that time, the Dutch expanded their army dramatically, and their population of 10 million actually expanded to 300,000, which was already the limit of their ability to expand their army. Many young men were also sent to the battlefield, and this caused a lot of reaction at the time. However, the reason given by Bourgesius was that Indonesia was the last large Dutch colony, and if Bourgesius was lost, it would cause further decline in the Netherlands. But now that their more than 300,000 troops have been defeated, this makes them feel incredible.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, didn't you say that those Taiwanese are a group of indigenous people? Why are they so powerful now? We sent more than 300,000 troops, but in less than a few months, the news of the total annihilation came, so that our East Indies have been completely enveloped by the Taiwanese army, what should we do? Emma, the Queen Regent of the United Kingdom, asked.
And Prime Minister Bourzesius immediately said: "Conspiracy, must be a conspiracy." Taiwan must have used shady conspiracy to win, and these guys only used conspiracy and trickery, so they were able to defeat our army of more than 300,000. ”
"Don't make excuses from the enemy, it's useless. I just want to ask you now, is there still a chance that we in the Netherlands will be able to retake our Indonesia? Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands asked.
And Bourgesius's face turned red, because he now knew that Nanyang could be said to be the meat on Taiwan's chopping board, and it could be eaten at any time. Although Taiwan may not occupy the entire territory of Nanyang at present, as long as they have enough troops, they can do so at any time. However, at present, the Dutch have no surplus soldiers, and if they continue to draw soldiers, then the Netherlands will be equivalent to entering a state of emergency. Then they will face a very dangerous situation. And to plunge the country into a state of emergency for the sake of a colony is clearly not in the interests of those merchants.
"I think we can let the British mediate, I think we and the British are both Westerners, and Britain is the same in terms of attitude towards the Easterners. So I hope that the Westerners can get the Taiwanese natives to evacuate from Indonesia. And put back our soldiers. Bourgesius said.
Queen Wilhelmina immediately snorted, "You didn't say that a few months ago! ”
Bourgesius was really trying to find a crack to get into, knowing that in the past few months, the Dutch have not taken Taiwan too seriously. The British sent people to mediate, but they didn't take it very seriously. At that time, Bourgetius was in order to show disdain. That is to send a fool to be the person who associates with Taiwan, that is, that Frins. He didn't think the British needed to intervene, and they were all able to defeat the natives. However, this is not the case, and Taiwan has taught them a profound lesson. Only then did they remember that they could ask the British to help mediate, so that they could recapture Indonesia without a single soldier, and even further ask Taiwan to compensate them for their losses.
"Alright then, Your Excellency Prime Minister, please go to the British, and let them mediate!" Wilhelmina said.
The Netherlands is now helpless. Originally, I thought that Taiwan was a soft persimmon, but now they have kicked it on the iron plate. And if the more than 200,000 soldiers in Taiwan's hands cannot come back, then the Netherlands will face a very huge challenge. Because the Western countries will not take the opportunity to help the Netherlands tide over the difficulties, but will blackmail the Netherlands. Of course, the Dutch know that these Western devils don't pay much attention to morality, they will just take advantage of your crisis to rob, so once the Dutch lose almost all their soldiers, then they may face a very huge crisis. Now the Dutch are like this, and the crisis they face is already very great. If you don't care about it, I'm afraid it's really bad luck.
However, the Dutch thought so. On the other side of the Qing Palace, there is an old lady who is also paying attention to Taiwan. And this time Taiwan defeated the Netherlands, and the shock within the Manchu Qing was not small, this was almost the first time that China defeated the Westerners in a large-scale war. It can even be said that it is the first time that Asia has defeated the Westerners in a large-scale war, and the sensation caused is not small. Therefore, the old witch Empress Dowager Cixi also began to be a little anxious about this.
"Xiao Lizi, how many years do you think I have in the Qing Dynasty?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked Li Lianying.
These words frightened Li Lianying and immediately fell to her knees suddenly, and then hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, my Qing Dynasty is beaten with iron. No one can put the Qing Dynasty how! ”
"Hey, where in this world is there any iron-clad country! The mourning family now understands that I can't last a few years. Cixi said.
And Li Lianying touched the cold sweat on her forehead, obviously not knowing why Cixi said this. However, Cixi can say this kind of thing, but Li Lianying must not answer, otherwise he will definitely die without a place to be buried. Although the ruined temple of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has leaked rain everywhere, it is still easy to clean up a Li Lianying. So of course, Li Lianying didn't dare to comment on the Manchu dynasty in front of Cixi.
"Now, the Qing Dynasty has come to the time of stormy weather. A force of Han Chinese has begun to rise in Taiwan, and they are so powerful that even the Dutch in the West have been defeated. More than 300,000 people were completely annihilated by them, how could our Qing Dynasty have fought such a big victory? If this victory is really fought by our people from the Qing Dynasty, how good it would be! The general trend of Taiwan has become a reality, and no matter how the mourners suppress it, they can't suppress it. Cixi said with a sigh.
"Queen Mother, you don't have to worry, Taiwan is just a disease of ringworm and scabies, and it is not enough to suffer. And as long as the Queen Mother can cheer up and lead me to annihilate Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty, that is, she can easily destroy Taiwan and then revive the glory of my Qing Dynasty! Li Lianying said.
"Eliminate Taiwan and revive the Qing Dynasty? Hmph, I can't do it as a bad old woman. As for those men who love the Xinjueluo family, they can't do it anymore. The mourning family is just thinking now, as long as the Qing Dynasty immortal country is in the hands of the mourning family, the mourning family can also go to see the first emperor with peace of mind. Cixi said.
Cixi also knew that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had reached a time of turmoil, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty's internal feudal officials had become semi-divided, and the imperial court could no longer order those feudal officials 100%. At this time, the anomaly of Taiwan appeared again, which made the crisis of the Manchu Qing even more profound. And Cixi actually lost confidence in this Manchu Qing, after all, the Manchu Qing is now a symbol of the death of the country, so of course Cixi knows that the Manchu Qing is no longer saved.
"Queen Mother, as long as we work hard, we will be able to contain Taiwan!" Li Lianying still said.
Then, Li Lianying came up with an idea and said: "As long as we stand with the foreigners, then let the foreigners contain Taiwan, and then Taiwan will not be able to climb the foreigners' Wuzhi Mountain." And now, although Taiwan has defeated a foreign country, the minions have also heard that although this Netherlands was strong in the past, they are now only second-rate in Europe with foreign devils, and they are not much stronger than our Qing Dynasty. So Taiwan's traitor Kingdom Rui defeated a Dutchman, which is nothing. As long as we can seize the big powers of Britain, France, the United States, Germany, and Russia, then we can get their support, and then let them contain Taiwan, so that where can Taiwan rise in the face of suppression from various countries? And I also support what the ministers of various countries said, this time Taiwan occupies the South Seas, and it has seriously threatened a place called the Strait of Malacca, which is the throat of Westerners! And now that Taiwan has touched the throat of Westerners, will Westerners allow Taiwan to continue to develop? So we are still very hopeful in the Qing Dynasty, as long as we work hard, there is hope for that qiē! ”
And hearing this, Cixi also felt a little better. If Taiwan really touches the interests of foreigners, then it is not impossible for foreign devils to suppress Taiwan together, so that the Manchus can live for a few more years. After all, Taiwan is currently the biggest enemy of the Manchus, and it is more important than foreign devils. Therefore, it is not completely impossible to sell some benefits to foreign devils in exchange for benefits. As long as Taiwan can be suppressed in the next ten years, An and Cixi can rest assured. She knows that this bad old woman doesn't have much time for you to live, and his biggest goal is to be able to keep the Manchus from perishing in his own hands, and he can also have the face to meet the so-called ancestors of the Manchus.
"That's it, Xiao Lizi, you go and summon the ministers of various countries, and then ask them if there is any way to suppress Taiwan, and the mourning family will definitely find a way to cooperate as much as possible." Cixi said.
"Yes, Queen Mother!" Li Lianying replied.
In this way, a war without gunpowder is ready to begin, and this time the British cannot use guò war to destroy Taiwan, that is, they can only use guò political means. And at this time, the Manchus also hoped that the foreign devils could suppress Taiwan, and they were like sleepy and met a pillow. The woman met the stream. People. (To be continued.) )