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Chapter 208 Lan Fang: Destroy two more countries

Pontianak City…

Nine days have passed since the destruction of Brunei. Within these nine days, Nanyang has experienced several turmoils.

The core of these turmoils all point to one place, the Han Lanfang territory.

The impact of Lanfang's annexation of Brunei was far-reaching. He fundamentally changed the geopolitical environment of the entire Southeast Asia.

Especially after the arrival of the first five warships of the Pacific Fleet yesterday, Lanfang became the focus of attention throughout Nanyang.

The connection between Lanfang and the Han Kingdom has once again been magnified, and all the major forces in Nanyang are secretly wondering whether something more serious will happen.

The Dutch are undoubtedly the most concerned about this situation. The Dutch governor has met with Zhang Yanfei, the Chinese minister in Batavia, many times.

He repeatedly asked Han to restrain Lan Fang's actions that undermined peace, and asked Lan Fang to withdraw from occupied Brunei and maintain the hard-won peace in Nanyang.

Regarding these, in the words of Zhang Yanfei, the Han resident in Batavia: "If the situation in Nanyang imagined by some people is the surrender of one side and the other, then we cannot agree. Peace in Nanyang should be made by the strongest side. Set an example, if some countries try to use conspiracy and violence to destroy peace, then we will not hesitate to use violence to maintain peace..."

Not a word about the Netherlands, everything about the Netherlands! !

The Dutch naturally want to refute, but most of them are about maintaining historical reality and maintaining peace in Nanyang. If they repeat the same old slogans, they will not pose any threat to the Han Dynasty.

On the contrary, Lan Fang also plans to take advantage of this hard-won opportunity of the Pacific Fleet to expand Lan Fang's power to the outside world to ensure peace in the next few years, or even ten years.

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"I don't think now is a good opportunity to expand again. Now the whole of Nanyang is watching our every move. The most important thing for us in Lanfang now is to cultivate ourselves and keep a low profile, not to expand!!" Ye Zhenyu learned that Lanfang Governor Zhao Xusheng After he had the idea of ​​annexing the two small countries around him, he immediately stopped it and said that in his opinion, this was completely playing with fire and simply driven by greed.

In fact, Zhao Xusheng was indeed a little greedy. After destroying Brunei, he repeatedly proposed plans to occupy all of Borneo.

They even came up with a so-called three-step strategy. The first step is to annex the two weak ones around them. The second part is to gradually annex the big ones. The third and most important step is to force the Dutch to agree. This step is also the most difficult for Lanfang to claim ownership of Borneo.

Because the Dutch will not just watch Lanfang become the most powerful force in Nanyang, especially the East Indies, second only to him. The Netherlands, which has colonized the East Indies for hundreds of years, will never agree to the Nanyang area, especially near Bada. Via has the power to threaten the Netherlands! !

"My Lord Governor, I think expansion is feasible..." At this moment, Qin Wensheng spoke up for Zhao Xusheng.

"Shuai Qin, you..." Ye Zhenyu looked at Qin Wensheng with wide eyes. He never thought that Qin Wensheng, who asked Zhao Xusheng to exercise restraint last time, would say such a thing.

Even Zhao Xusheng himself was a little surprised and looked at Qin Wensheng in disbelief. He didn't know why he supported him. You must know that Qin Wensheng was the most opposed to expansion some time ago, and Ye Zhenyu was ranked behind.

"Mr. Governor, I think the current expansion is feasible..." Qin Wensheng looked at Zhao Xusheng firmly and said, "According to the current situation, once the Pacific Fleet leaves, we are bound to face a long period of isolation. There is no complete During this time when we are ready to collide with the Dutch in the direction of Nanyang, in order to maintain our Lanfang advantage over the surrounding small countries, especially the natives of Borneo, the two small countries behind us must perish..." Qin Wensheng praised Zhao Xusheng. and Ye Zhenyu explained.

"You mean, strike first to gain the upper hand?" After hearing this, Zhao Xusheng asked Qin Wensheng.

"Yes, you must strike first!!" Qin Wensheng replied to Zhao Xusheng in a determined tone.

"Qin..."

Just as Ye Zhenyu was about to say something, he was interrupted by Qin Wensheng waving his hand.

"According to the current situation, the Nanyang indigenous countries in the north can no longer have any room for compromise with us. In order to avoid a two-front war in the future, those two small indigenous countries must be destroyed..." Qin Wensheng looked resolute. He told Zhao Xusheng and Ye Zhenyu about the current situation.

"Among these two small countries, the Sanfa Sultanate is a protectorate of the Dutch and is the most troublesome..." Qin Wensheng's face showed a trace of solemnity when he mentioned the Sanfa Sultanate, which was protected by the Dutch. In his opinion, this It is the nail planted by the Dutch in Lanfang's back, and it may serve as a springboard for the Dutch to attack Lanfang at any time. If it is not removed, Lanfang may be threatened by the Dutch at any time.

After hearing this, Zhao Xusheng nodded to Qin Wensheng and expressed his approval. He also agreed with Qin Wensheng's idea that he must first annex the Sanfa Sultanate to eliminate this future trouble.

Even if Ye Zhenyu didn't agree to continue waging war, he could only remain silent and express his acquiescence.

"The remaining kingdom of Sarawak, called a kingdom, is actually a kingdom established by British foreigners. Its country is extremely loose and easy to fight. All it takes is to send a thousand people..." Qin Wensheng mentioned this expedition in the UK in 1841. The country founded by James Brooke had a trace of bitter ridicule on his face.

To say that Sarawak is a country, or even a kingdom, is to flatter them. It is basically an autonomous colony with a bigger size than sesame seeds and mung beans, and it is a colony that has nothing to do with the British.

"But I heard that the British in Sarawak recently asked the British colony in Malacca to join the British Empire..." Ye Zhenyu heard Qin Wensheng mention Sarawak and immediately remembered what happened recently.

That is Sarawak's request to submit to the United Kingdom. Regarding Sarawak, the United Kingdom, or the British Colony of Malacca, is very hesitant. After all, what is happening in Southeast Asia now, except for the two parties, the Netherlands and Lanfang, no one is more cautious than the British. Clear.

After the British annexed Brunei in Lanfang, they immediately responded to the incident. That is to say, this incident was by no means a simple Han autonomous territory annexing the surrounding small indigenous countries, but a Han Dynasty testing the Dutch.

Find out how the Dutch react to this! !

The British are actually very conflicted about this. On the one hand, they do not want to see the Dutch dominate Nanyang. It is best to put some pressure on the Dutch to make them more dependent on the British in Europe.

On the one hand, they are very wary of the Han Dynasty entering Nanyang and Southeast Asia. After all, what is next to Southeast Asia is the most valuable strait in the world, the Strait of Malacca. What is behind Malacca is the most prosperous ocean for trade in the world today, the Indian Ocean.

The British were wary of any country that might threaten their maritime dominance.

The Han Kingdom has not hit the red line of the British for the time being, but just like the British instinct to stir up shit, how can it be possible to see the Netherlands and Han being so comfortable in Nanyang? If there is no problem, they have to find one.

This is also the crux of the matter for Britain on whether to admit Sarawak. While it wants to intervene, it is afraid of stirring up trouble and stirring up trouble on itself.

"So now is the best time for us to attack Sarawak. Once this period passes and the British intervene, then our hands will really be tied in the future..." Zhao Xusheng heard this and said, "As Qin Shuai said, the current time is Our best opportunity in the next few years will not be taken by God, but will be harmed by it, sooner rather than later!!"

Zhao Xusheng's eyes showed excitement. In fact, even if others stopped him, he still had to carry out the expansion plan.

If not for anything else, I just want to avoid shaking my head and stomping my feet in the future, regretting that I missed such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Since Governor Zhao has made up his mind, there's no harm in fighting him again." Qin Wensheng said as he watched Zhao Xusheng clasping his fists.

Seeing both of them looking at him, Ye Zhenyu could only grit his teeth and agreed:

"The major families are free to deal with the matter of military expenditures. The governor and Commander Qin don't have to worry..."

After hearing this, Zhao Xusheng and Qin Wensheng looked at each other with joy in their eyes. They had just talked so much and acted for so long, but they still wanted these big local families in Lanfang to pay.

Now that the money is coming, it is natural to continue the fight. If we don't fight, will we wait for the British to make trouble? ?

Only Ye Zhenyu showed a wry smile at the scene. He knew that their family was bleeding heavily again.

"I just hope the fight will go faster!!"

This is Ye Zhenyu's only thought at the moment. After all, the longer he fights, the more money he spends, and the money he spends is not other people's money, but the money of the Lanfang family like them. What's more, he is the boss of the big family in the Governor's Mansion. People, the Ye family is not allowed to take the lead in handing over, and it has to be the big one.

After the military funds were in place, Lanfang's war machine that had just stopped started again, and the direction of the tank was towards the two small countries behind him.

Sarawak and the Samfa Sultanate! !

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The capital of the Three-Fat Sultanate is Three-Fat...

This is a rare inland city. Because most of Borneo is virgin rainforest, most countries have settled their cities and populations in coastal areas. Inland countries like the Samfa Sultanate are actually rare. .

But we can also see the geographical advantages of the Sanfa Sultanate. After all, the more inland it is, the more it proves the quality of the land. At least a plain that can be cultivated by most people is indispensable.

Sanfa City at this time is completely different from the peaceful scene of the previous days. It is completely two situations. If you really want to describe it, it can only be described as hell and heaven.

bang bang...

Rows of gunshots suddenly rang out, and a large number of indigenous soldiers fell underground.

These indigenous soldiers are the most elite force of the Three-Fat Sultanate and are the guarantee for their survival. Now they are only one step away from being exhausted. "Quick, push the cannon up..."

"hurry up……"

Faced with fierce resistance outside the palace, the commander of the Lan Fang Army did not hesitate to recruit three six-pound light rifled guns from the artillery.

"Three rounds of loading..."

"Three rounds of loading..."

click...

With two orders, three conical shells were stuffed into the loading port behind the artillery.

"emission……"

boom... boom...

Three shells hit the area opposite where the indigenous resistance was strongest. A burst of smoke dissipated, and there was no more sound of living people.

"Attack..." The captain gave the order to attack without hesitation.

Hundreds of soldiers, armed with lightning rifles with bayonets stuck in them, stepped on the rubble that had been shattered by shelling on the ground, and bent down to kill towards the palace.

In the palace, the Sultan of the Three Kingdoms was anxiously discussing the situation with his Dutch advisor.

"Mr. Mansi, what should we do now? Those damn Lanfang people are coming in!!" The Sultan of the Three Kingdoms asked his Dutch consultant Mansi with a fearful expression. Even his lips were trembling as he spoke. .

"Your Majesty the Sultan, we should negotiate with the Lanfang people. They should accept it." At this point, the original words to comfort the Sultan of the Three Kingdoms no longer work, and Mansi can only think of negotiating. This is a way.

After all, the war has started so far, and the demise of the Sanfa Kingdom is certain, but before the demise of the Sanfa Nation, preserving the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the most important thing.

As for the Sanfa Sultanate, and the so-called His Majesty the Sultan, if you sell it, sell it. Anyway, such a small country is not of high value in the first place.

Manxi proposed negotiations mainly for his own sake. The war is now in chaos. If the Lanfang people treat him as a three-shot native and kill him, it will be more than worth the loss.

It is not worth it no matter how you look at it, risking your own life for an indigenous country that is destined to perish! !

When the Sultan of the Sanfa Kingdom heard that he wanted to negotiate with the Lanfang people, his expression changed. He didn't know that negotiations were needed. However, from the beginning of the war to now, he had privately told the Lanfang people that they, the Sanfa Kingdom, could surrender to the Dutch. He also took refuge with them, but was directly rejected by the Lanfang people. After returning, he became what he is now.

Now that the Lanfang people have entered the palace, it is probably impossible to negotiate with them anymore.

"We can..."

bang bang...

Just when Mansi was about to say something, he heard a burst of gunfire from outside, and the expressions of Mansi and the Sultan of the Three-Factor Kingdom suddenly changed.

So much so that Mansi issued:

"Quick, raise the white flag!!"

When several Lanfang soldiers rushed in with guns, they saw Mansi tied to the civilized battle with a white silk scarf, and the trembling Sanfa Sultan.

"I'm Dutch, Lieutenant Colonel, you can't treat me like this." When he learned that he was going to be imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp, Mansi immediately resisted and defended.

In Mansi's view, this war is a matter between Lanfang and Sanfa State, and it has nothing to do with him as a Dutchman. This is completely a deliberate retaliation.

"Mr. Mansi, I'm sorry. Because you are in the Sanfa King's Palace, I can only treat you as a prisoner. As for the Netherlands, I don't think they care about a little person like you, right?" Lieutenant Colonel Lan Fang smiled. Mansi said, his tone full of ridicule and disdain.

After hearing this, Mansi almost fainted.

And this is indeed the case. After learning that Lanfang was attacking the Three Sultanates and Sarawak at the same time, the top leaders of the Dutch colony in Batavia, apart from arguing, were attacking each other.

But there is no mention of the word "war", because the five battleships of the Pacific Fleet are still there, and the Baiqi among them makes the Dutch panic, so currently it is more of a war of words.

Halfway through the war, the Governor-General of the Dutch East India once again protested against Lanfang's disruption of the peace in Southeast Asia.

Then there is an endless chatter about the same old tune, what is security, what is peace! !

Anyway, as long as I could say it, I said it all once, and Zhang Yanfei, the Han minister in Batavia, just said: "This is a private matter in Borneo and has nothing to do with the Netherlands..."

One sentence made the Governor of East India half angry to death.

And in Borneo, the war continues.

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Kuching, the capital of Sarawak.

It is said to be the capital, but it is actually a town. When attacking here, the commander of this regiment once said this:

"Be gentle when you interrupt, don't break it!!"

Although it is a joke, you can also see the vulnerability here.

In fact, this is the case. Until now, only one third of the entire battle has not been captured.

The reason why it was not taken down was not because it could not be taken down, but because it was being negotiated.

"No, this is the country I established. You can't let me leave..." James Brooke, the owner of Sarawak, was furious when he saw the Lanfang people's proposal to leave Sarawak unconditionally. In James' view, this It's just outright robbery.

"Mr. James, you should understand that you can no longer control this place. Leaving here is your last chance and your most honorable choice." Ye Zhenyu opposite looked at the Englishman James Brooke. There was a haughty expression on his face.

Even in Ye Zhenyu's opinion, being able to hold peace negotiations with the guy opposite was enough sincerity. They were even kind enough to send him a ship to take him and his family back to London.

Lan Fang paid before the ticket, and even promised to ensure the safety of James' property. Can there be a loser in the world who can get such a good treatment? ?

In Ye Zhenyu's opinion, there is almost no more! !

James obviously did not recognize this reason. He still stubbornly believed that he had the right to rule Sarawak, and even talked to Ye Zhenyu about God and gifts.

In the end, Ye Zhenyu still had no reaction, and James could only use what he thought was the most powerful move, the British Empire.

After Ye Zhenyu heard this, a mocking smile suddenly appeared on his face, and then he said:

"Mr. James, I hope you understand that the reason why we are willing to sit here and negotiate with you is because of the British Empire. It is not because we are afraid, but just a courtesy respect. What's more, if I remember correctly, Malacca has not agreed to your so-called merger request..." Ye Zhenyu looked at James with disdain in his eyes.

When James heard this, he slumped down in his chair. Then, under the supervision of soldiers Ye Zhenyu and Lanfang, he signed the treaty of handing over Sarawak.

Unconditionally handed over Lanfang in Sarawak, and Lanfang guaranteed the safety of James himself and his family, as well as the stability of his property.

With the signing of the treaty, Lanfang officially announced the merger of the two regions of the Samfa Sultanate and Sarawak on March [-]. For a time, the storm arose again.

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(End of this chapter)