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Chapter 658 East India Coalition Army (Part [-])

The participating indigenous kingdoms, Johor, Zia, and Malay city-states, could not help but tremble with fear after hearing Cohen's threats.They are in a relatively closed environment, and they basically don't know what happened in Annan and Champa, and they believe [-]% of Cohen's words.If the Kyushu Army wasn't so terrifying, then how could these Westerners, who are already powerful and contradictory to each other, unite?
"Come here, get a map." Cohen ordered a soldier to fetch a nautical chart of the Nanyang region, and gestured on the chart with a baton.

"You see, the sea area controlled by the Ming Dynasty was originally here, and they called it Qiongzhou Prefecture. This was originally Macau, where you Flangji was, and here is Yizhou, a city founded by us Dutch and Spaniards. However, they were all occupied by the evil Kyushu Army a few years ago. More than half of the local people and captives were slaughtered, which is really appalling." Cohen looked at the reactions of the envoys of the native kingdom and found that their faces were pale, so He nodded secretly satisfied.

"However, their ambitions are more than that. They are very different from the other benevolent Ming Dynasty, and they are expanding to the south. Almost two years ago, they sent people to intervene in An Nanguo, using the trust of the Annan Guo authorities to stir up trouble, and finally They betrayed the king of the Annan Kingdom, transported all the king and nobles of the Annan Kingdom to the remote Central Plains last year, executed them all, and threw them into the sea to feed the fish."

"After conquering the Annan Kingdom, they went south to attack the Champa Kingdom, which had no grievances with them, set fire to a large number of tribes, and turned the local villagers into slaves, and drove them arbitrarily. The next step is that they will most likely cross the sea. We islanders became their slaves, even livestock."

Cohen continued to frighten the local natives until none of them dared to utter a word.

"Cohen, we all know that the Kyushu Army is an evil force and their ambitions, you can talk about the alliance." Seeing Cohen scaring the natives, Ma Shilu also cooperated with Cohen.

"Okay, in order to deal with the Kyushu Army that is about to go south, I propose to form the East India Coalition to resist the Kyushu Army from entering our Spice Islands." Cohen finally proposed his plan.

"We unite all the warships, soldiers, and residents to form an alliance that advances and retreats together. If the Kyushu Army dares to step into the Spice Islands, our entire alliance will jointly declare war on the Kyushu Army. A string of Chinese merchants. But anyone who is caught from the Central Plains, regardless of their status, will be imprisoned, and those who resist will be killed to deter them. Of course, all this is based on the Kyushu Army going south. If they know the current affairs , if we stop here, we will not take any action against the Central Plains merchants." Cohen said.

Acuña heard Cohen's plan and said, "You want to threaten them with their businessmen and overseas Chinese living in the Spice Islands."

"Yes, they will definitely cause a lot of killings when they go south. We use the lives of their people to protect our safety," Cohen said.

Only Acuña mentioned it, and no one present felt that there was any problem with this approach.In the era of the weak and the strong, the colonists did even more extreme things.

"Once we form an alliance and fall into war with the Kyushu Army, whose orders will we listen to?" Acuña asked.

"Of course we, the East India Company, are in command. Is there a greater force than us in the entire Spice Islands?" Cohen said as a matter of course.

"Our Manila and Malacca teaming up may not necessarily be weaker than your East India Company's power here." Both Acuña and Mascaroo expressed dissatisfaction.

"We in Johor don't want to simply listen to your command, we also want our own right to speak." The envoy of Johor, a powerful country on the Spice Islands, said.

Not only Franz and Spain protested, but other indigenous kingdoms were also unwilling to let the East India Company be the leader alone.

"I propose to form the East India Council, each electing a representative, having a seat in it, and then making a resolution according to the number of votes." Acuña said.

"Second." Mascaru and Acuna stood on the same side.

Cohen frowned slightly: "The Kyushu Army is an unprecedentedly powerful opponent. When the real battle starts, their fleet will definitely come out. I don't know which island they will attack us. As the leader, it is difficult to command in time. It is estimated that our bodies will be cold when a resolution is made. Therefore, it is most appropriate for our most powerful East India Company to command in time."

What Cohen said is indeed reasonable. In this era, there are few ways to communicate, and we have to fight among the complex islands in Southeast Asia. The later a decision is made, the more likely it is to miss the opportunity.

"How about this, each of our forces has left some agents in Batavia, and they will make resolutions with you in the council, as long as your command is not excessive, our people will unconditionally pass your proposal as soon as possible .In fact, your East India Company is still in the lead, and we are just supervising people in form, what do you think?" Acuña said.

Cohen looked at Putmans and saw that Putmans nodded slightly, so he said: "Yes, if the rest of the people have no objections, then we will make this decision."

"Next, let's discuss more details. The Kyushu Army is likely to attack from three directions, namely Manila, Malacca and our Batavia. We must have a set that is sufficient to deal with the Kyushu Army attacking from any direction. plan." Cohen focused on the three most important strongholds in the Spice Islands with his baton.

Manila, the stronghold of the Spaniards; Malacca, the stronghold of the Frangji people; Batavia, the stronghold of the Dutch.If these three strongholds are removed, the power of the Western countries in the Spice Islands can basically be declared disintegrated.

"Where do you think the first coveted target of the Kyushu Army might be?" Cohen looked at Mascar Road and Acuña.

Mashijialu and Acunia swallowed, neither wanting to be the first to be attacked by the Kyushu Army.

"The location of Malacca is very important. It is the only way for us to go to India. Otherwise, we have to spare South America to return to Europe. It is very likely that we will be attacked by the Kyushu Army. There are many Han merchants in Luzon Island, and it is close to the Kyushu Army. The occupied Yizhou is also very likely to be attacked, you should know that, right?" Cohen continued.

"Your Batavia is located in the center of the Spice Islands, radiating thousands of miles. They may also attack Batavia." Mascar said.

Everyone looked at it this way, good guy, all three important strongholds may be threatened by the Kyushu Army fleet.

(End of this chapter)