Rise of Australia

Chapter 221 Sulu Pirates
On the second day alone, most of the Australasian fleet was dispatched to the Dutch East Indies in northern Australasia with excellent soldiers who had been trained for more than a year.

There are many destinations this time, almost including most of the indigenous forces in the Dutch East Indies, including the Sulu Sultanate that has been half-controlled by the United States.

Australasia's action this time was huge, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also greeted the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies in advance.

Because of the urgency of the situation, the Dutch response was not that important.Arthur believed that even if the Dutch were dissatisfied with Australasia's actions, they would have to nod against their will.

At present, the "Western country" closest to the Dutch East Indies is Australasia. If the Netherlands and Australasia turn against each other, whether the Dutch East Indies can be kept depends on the support of the great powers for the Netherlands.

But the problem is that there are not many great powers that can exert influence on Southeast Asia.In addition to the traditional Britain and France, only Germany and the United States have a little influence.

The Netherlands had good relations with the United Kingdom and Germany before, and the relationship with France was not bad.

But the problem is that the relationship between Australasia and Britain and Germany is also very good. If conflicts break out between Australasia and the Netherlands, it is very likely that Britain and Germany will choose neutrality.

Leaving aside the marriage relationship between Australasia and Russia, in Southeast Asia alone, the Netherlands is not necessarily the opponent of Australasia.

Regardless of population size or industrial size, Australasia has already caught up with and surpassed the Netherlands.

The Netherlands currently has an advantage, that is, as a European country and a little heritage brought by an early prosperous country.

However, the long distance between Europe and Southeast Asia determines that in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands can not exert much strength, far inferior to Australasia in close combat.

The first stop of the fleet was the Gowa Sultanate, the most powerful and successful kingdom in the Sulawesi region, and it also had considerable influence in this area.

The fleet went straight to the point. Under the escort of a group of warships, the transport ship slowly docked, and the army directly landed on the coast of the southern peninsula of Suweilasi Island.

This move directly aroused the panic of the Makassar tribe. At that time, the Dutch landed in this way and then ruled the entire Sulawesi.

Sudan quickly ordered his men who could speak Dutch and English to come forward to understand the intentions of the Europeans who landed.

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Before the translator could approach, Minister Kent, who led the team, gave them a big blow.

"Stay away, monkey. Where's your chief? Let him get out. If you don't obey, then there's no need for your tribe to exist." Minister Kent said in a gentle tone that terrified all the natives.

The subordinate hurriedly pushed back and conveyed Minister Kent's words to Sudan.

The arrogant attitude and strength of this group of Europeans made Sudan a little panicked, but for the sake of the lives of everyone behind him, he had to step forward cautiously.

"I am..." Sudan was about to introduce himself cautiously, but was immediately interrupted by Minister Kent.

Pointing to the translator, he said: "Tell your chief, I didn't go chat with him. A few days ago, pirates robbed two Australasian merchant ships and captured more than a dozen Australasian ships. People. Ask your chiefs if they know that it's the life and death of your tribe."

The translator nodded quickly, and then translated word by word to the tribe's sultan.

The sultan racked his brains to think, finally shook his head, and said: "We really don't know the whereabouts of the pirates. But the Wando people in the north may know that there have been many rumors about pirates there recently."

Minister Kent believed that these aborigines generally would not fabricate lies under the threat of guns.

But before he left, he made a special threat: "I hope that what you say is true, monkeys. If I find out that it is all false, I promise to make everyone in your tribe disappear."

For the European colonists, the lives of the natives of the colony really didn't matter that much.

Even if Australasia wiped out an indigenous tribe, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would never say anything.

Such scenes of questioning and threats took place in many Sudanese countries over the next few days.

Almost most of the situation is the same as that of the Gowa Sultanate, but one sultan's answer obviously shows a little hesitation.

This is exactly what Gowa Sultan said at the time, that is, the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom established by the Wangdo people, an indigenous group.

Minister Kent also saw that the king of this small kingdom obviously hesitated when answering the question, so he directly ordered the king to understand the consequences of offending the Australasians.

With a burst of gunshots and screams from the people behind him, the king of the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom finally understood his current situation and quickly told all the truth.

It turned out that as the Americans occupied the Philippines, they naturally began to plan for the islands and indigenous forces around the Philippines.

Because of its proximity to the Philippines, the Sulu Sultanate has naturally become the fat of the American population.

After the Americans took over the Philippines, they went through many wars but failed to completely occupy Morroland.

In the end, they had to rely on diplomatic means to carry out political negotiations with the Muslims in the southern Philippines, and signed the Jim Betz Treaty with the Moro Sultan and the Macindanao Sultan successively.

This treaty stipulates that Americans are not allowed to enter the southern part of the Philippines, and everything in the southern part of the Philippines is governed by the Moro people.

But the good times didn't last long. After the Philippine Governor of the United States announced the Philippine Land Law in 1903, the land in the southern Philippines that was not occupied by the United States became illegal land in the eyes of the United States.

The new land law also stipulates that after the Catholics in the north of the Philippines moved into the south, the government allows them to occupy 16 hectares of land.

Muslims who originally lived in the southern Philippines can own up to eight hectares of land per household.

A year later, the Americans completely tore up the treaty reached with Muslims, further squeezing the living space of local Muslims.

Because a large amount of land was occupied by Americans and Catholics, many aborigines lost their livelihoods and had to recall pirates as a way to make quick money.

It's just that there are US warships patrolling the coasts and islands around the Philippines, and these Moro and Sulu people have to move west and south.

In this East Asian famine, many merchant ships carrying food went to East Asia, which made these new pirates very excited.

And the Australasian merchant ships that frequently go to East Asia and basically have no warship escorts have become the targets of these pirates.

In fact, this is no wonder the Australasian government.To the north of Australasia is the Dutch East Indies, and to the north are the colonies of the British Empire, France and the United States.

After passing through these colonies, they have already arrived at their destination, and have not experienced those chaotic areas.

But who would have thought that under the oppression of the Americans, those Filipino natives once again chose to embark on the path of piracy, and chose to be stationed in the south and west.

They just blocked the waterway from Australasia to East Asia, so it's not surprising that merchant ships were targeted by them.

But no matter what, if you dare to target the merchant ships in Australasia, you will inevitably make these damn pirates pay the price.

Of course, the first task now is to find out where these pirates are stationed, and then make a more detailed plan based on the terrain of the station.

Similar to what Minister Kent thought, those pirates did have a certain connection with the chief.

What the chief didn't expect was that those pirates really had the guts to provoke Australasia, which was close at hand, and Australasia's actions were so fast that warships and troops had already approached the door in a few days.

Knowing that the only way for himself and the tribe to survive is to quickly explain everything, and the chief of the tribe worked very hard to explain everything he knew.

At present, the pirates in Southeast Asia are basically Moro and Sulu people from the Philippines. These Moro and Sulu people who became pirates are all stationed in the islands west of the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom and east of the Kutai Sultanate. superior.

These pirates are divided into groups of different sizes, and the total size should be several hundred people.

The largest of these is the pirate gang of the Sulu people, with about 200 people stationed on the largest island in the region.

And the pirates who robbed the merchant ships in Australasia were most likely the largest pirate group.

After obtaining the information he needed, Minister Kent nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered the soldiers to kill all the natives.

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