Chapter 189: The Threat of War

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Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei, is the largest city in northern Borneo. The Sultanate of Brunei has a total population of more than 2 million people, mainly Malays, accounting for 60 percent, and the rest are indigenous. The Chinese make up only a tiny minority. Especially after the establishment of Lan Fang Kingdom, many Chinese people from Borneo flocked to Lan Fang Kingdom. The rest are also those Chinese who have property and cannot be transferred.

After the establishment of the Xinhua State, especially after the Xinhua State destroyed the Sulu Sultanate, the Sultanate of Brunei maintained vigilance against the Xinhua State. If it weren't for the military strength of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam being too weak, and the Xinhua State showing strong military strength, maybe the two countries would have already fought against each other! Of course, this is also inseparable from the weak and incompetent character of the current Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifudin II!

On 18 October, four days after the Aboriginal riots in Sarawak, the repressive army sent by the Sultan of Brunei was still on its way to Sarawak. Zhang Jinhong, consul of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Bandar Seri Begawan, has already set off from the consulate in a carriage to the royal palace of the Sultan of Brunei! Yesterday evening, after receiving an order from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the New Zealand Kingdom, he sent someone to the palace and made an appointment with Sultan Omar Ali Saifudin II.

Sitting in the carriage, through the window, the lazy Malays on both sides of the street, Zhang Jinhong shook his head. The Sultanate of Brunei is fertile and rich in resources. With a population of more than two million, it has the strength to become a big country in the South Seas. But these Malays. Born lazy, coupled with the fact that they also have a Sudan who does nothing, these factors combine to make the Sultanate of Brunei have no chance of development at all! Now, Xinhua has taken a fancy to the territory of the Sultanate of Brunei, and in the face of the powerful Xinhua State, the Sultanate of Brunei is in a catastrophe this time!

9:20 a.m. Consul Zhang Jinhong's carriage came to the Sultan's palace. The royal palace of the Sultan of Brunei covers an extremely large area, and this royal palace is full of strong Islamic style. The magnificence of the construction is much more luxurious than the royal palace of the new country. Generations of sultans of the Sultanate of Brunei have lived a life of drunken dreams in this royal palace. Of course. It won't be long. This may change hands. Become an overseas palace of Long Yufei, the king of Xinhua! As soon as he thought of this, Consul Zhang Jinhong was a little excited, the strength of the country made it impossible for them diplomats to straighten their waists, which should not be underestimated!

After the palace guards checked his identity, Zhang Jinhong was taken to a side hall of the palace. After the maid gave the tea, she withdrew from the house, and Zhang Jinhong waited here alone. The time he agreed with Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuftin II, was half past nine in the morning, and it was not long before now! Of course. Zhang Jinhong knew that Omar Ali Saifutin II had never been a punctual person. I guess I'll have to wait an hour or two this time.

Sure enough, it was not until 10:30 a.m. that the Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuftin II, walked in with a yawn. Sultan Omar Ali Saifudin II was only in his thirties, a little short, but very obese, like a ball of meat. With a pale face and heavy bags under his eyes, it is obvious that he is overworked at night.

"Good morning, Your Majesty the Sultan!" After seeing Omar Ali Saifutin II, Zhang Jinhong got up and saluted slightly.

"Hello, Your Excellency! Please do it! "Oma Ali Saifutin II reached the throne, picked up a cup of tea next to him, and drank it in one gulp, which was considered to be a return to his soul.

"Your Excellency Consul, what is the matter with this time?" Omar Ali Saifutin II asked. He's incompetent, but he's not a fool either. He is very clear about the strength of Xinhuaguo. Especially after Xinhua defeated the Spanish expeditionary force and the Dutch-Indonesian colonial authorities, he became even more vigilant about Xinhua. He knew very well that with the strength of the Sultanate of Brunei, it would not be able to compete with Xinhua at all! Even tens of thousands of Dutch coalition troops were defeated by the Xinhua army, and so many people were killed by the Xinhua State, if there was a war between the Sultanate of Brunei and the Xinhua State, the Sultanate of Brunei would have no chance of winning. Therefore, when Omar Ali Saifutin II treated Xinhuaguo, he was always careful not to give Xinhuaguo an excuse to go crazy. This time, when an indigenous riot broke out in Sarawak, he immediately sent troops to suppress it, in order to control the situation there as soon as possible and not give Xinhua a reason. However, Omar Ali Saifultin II is very confident, although the army of the Sultanate of Brunei is not the opponent of the Xinhua army, but there should be no problem in dealing with those natives!

"Your Majesty the Sultan! We attach great importance to the rebellion in Sarawak! In Sarawak, there are a lot of Chinese living in it! His Majesty the King is very concerned about the safety of the lives and property of those compatriots! If the situation in Sarawak continues to deteriorate, then the lives and property of those Chinese will be threatened! We hope that the Sultanate of Brunei will be able to stabilize the situation in Sarawak at an early date! Consul Zhang Jinhong said.

Omar Ali Saifutin II couldn't help frowning, he had already guessed that Zhang Jinhong must have come for the riot this time! This incident is a crisis for the Sultanate of Brunei, and if it is not handled well, it will give Xinhua an excuse to interfere in the Sultanate of Brunei. With the aggressive style of Xinhua, it will definitely swallow all the Sultanate of Brunei, including the belt meat. Umar Ali Saifudin II didn't want to be a dead king, he wanted to continue to enjoy a life of luxury!

"Your Excellency, rest assured, our army has already departed! In no more than ten days, our army will crush the damned natives! The situation in Sarawak will soon stabilize and will not pose any threat to the local Chinese! Omar Ali Saifutin II hurriedly patted his chest and promised!

"But His Majesty the Sultan, according to the information we have received, there are already Chinese plantations that have been attacked by the natives! They are all good people, unarmed civilians! However, the safety of their lives and property is threatened! And the army of the Brunei government can't save them! If the Brunei government's army cannot stabilize the situation in Sarawak, then our new Chinese army can do it for you! Consul Zhang Jinhong said with a smile on his face. The 1st, 4th and 13th Brigades of the Xinhua Army have all begun to assemble towards the border. As soon as the order is given, they can cross the border and enter the territory of the Sultanate of Brunei!

"Nope! Your Excellency Consul, the Sultanate of Brunei has the ability to control the current situation! We're going to crack down on the damned natives. As for the Chinese whose property was damaged, the Brunei government will give them a subsidy! Please believe that we will solve everything in 10 days at most! Omar Ali Saifutin II hurriedly said. He knew that if the Xinhua army entered Sarawak, of course, those natives would be suppressed, but if it was not done well, the Sultanate of Brunei would lose Sarawak forever, and even the entire Sultanate of Brunei would have the possibility of falling.

"Alright! Your Majesty the Sultan, Xinhua can give you ten days! If the situation in Sarawak is not stabilized, for the benefit of the Chinese living there, Xinhua will take all necessary means! Consul Zhang Jinhong said coldly.

"Your Excellency Consul, is this a threat of war from the Xinhua State to the Sultanate of Brunei?" Omar Ali Saifutin II's face was also not good-looking. Although the Sultanate of Brunei is not as strong as Xinhua, the Sultanate of Brunei is still an independent sovereign state, and Xinhua's brazen threat of war against the Sultanate of Brunei is too unreasonable!

"No, Your Majesty the Sultan, this is not a threat of war! However, you can think of this as the ultimatum! If the interests of the Chinese in Sarawak are damaged! Then, the Xinhua Army will enter the Sultanate of Brunei to defend the interests of the diaspora! Consul Zhang Jinhong replied-for-tat.

"O Allah! You are an invasion of the Sultanate of Brunei! This is a despicable act of aggression! "Omar Ali Saifudin II was furious.

However, in the face of the anger of Omar Ali Saifudin II, Consul Zhang Jinhong did not care.

"Your Majesty the Sultan, this is not an invasion, this is just protecting the name of the bridge! Xinhua has the responsibility to protect the lives and property of overseas Chinese! This is also to avoid the recurrence of the Dong Wanlu tragedy! Consul Zhang Jinhong said.

Omar Ali Saifutin II's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and of course he knew about the tragedy of Dongwanlu caused by the Jose coalition army, and tens of thousands of Chinese were killed. But in the end, those Jose coalition troops who killed people did not get the slightest benefit, even if they later surrendered to the Xinhua army, they could not escape death. If the Xinhua Army really invades the Sultanate of Brunei, then the Sultanate of Brunei will die this time!

"Those damn natives, as long as they can get through this crisis safely this time, I will definitely not let them go!" Omar Ali Saifutin II said secretly. These rioting natives have caused big trouble for the Sultanate of Brunei this time!

"Your Majesty, I have conveyed the request of His Majesty the King of our country! So, I'll take my leave. I hope your army will be able to put down the riots in Sarawak soon! However, I warn you, you only have ten days! Consul Zhang Jinhong said with a smile, then bowed slightly to Omar Ali Saifultin II, turned around and left the palace of the Sultan of Brunei!

"Damn, Allah will not forgive those despicable and shameless Chinese!" Looking at the back of Consul Zhang Jinhong leaving, Omar Ali Saifutin II scolded! He now understands that Xinhua is preparing to invade the Sultanate of Brunei! And the reason is to protect the expatriates of Sarawak! (To be continued......)