I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 210 I want to be the Sultan

In St. Petersburg, George was once a member of the conservative wing.

No one thinks so now. Since becoming the commander of the Amur Military Region, George has behaved more radically than the most radical radicals, so much so that even Ya San began to reflect on whether he had put George in an inappropriate position.

George's radicalism is no longer radical, but risky and playing with fire.

There is a saying that those who play with fire will burn themselves. Ya San began to worry involuntarily that the Russian Empire would one day be forced to participate in a war that it did not have to participate in because of George's radicalism.

Fortunately, George chose a good partner.

Among all the great powers, the Netherlands is clearly the weakest.

It can’t be said to be the weakest.

Compared with the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands does not even deserve to be called a "great power".

Being tied with the Kingdom of the Netherlands made Asia and San feel humiliated.

"You should know that the Dutch colonization of East India was supported by the British."

Ya San is very aware of the relationship between the Netherlands and the UK.

How could the Netherlands occupy the East Indies without British support?

East India is not a small country like Goryeo. It has a land area of ​​more than 191 million square kilometers and is the largest archipelago country in the world.

East India is also a major producer of palm oil and natural rubber. Its forest coverage rate is 54.25%, reaching 1 million hectares. It is the third largest tropical forest country in the world.

To be honest, with the rich resources of the Russian Empire, Asia is still coveting East India.

Previously, the Russian Empire had limited strength in East Asia and could not reach Southeast Asia.

Now George actually sent people to intervene in the Aceh war.

This made Ya San worried that it would be self-defeating.

The Netherlands is not terrible.

But Britain is fully capable of blockading the Aceh coast.

If Russian officers and soldiers in Aceh lose supplies, the consequences will be catastrophic.

George wasn't worried about supplies.

The most famous lyrics in "Song of the Guerrilla" are: Without guns or cannons, the enemy made them for us; without food or clothing, the enemies came forward.

So unless the Dutch or British never came ashore, George had no fear of losing supplies to his troops.

Ya San never thought that the battle could be fought like this.

During the Rovno exercise, George had already given Yasan too many surprises.

Only now did Ya San know that George's surprise was because Rovno's perfect score for the exercise was only one hundred points.

If George is allowed to play freely, it will not be a surprise, but a shock.

"It is because of the relationship between the Netherlands and Britain that the Dutch cannot be allowed to occupy the East Indies."

George's thinking is completely different from Ya San.

Ya San was worried that if George intervened in the Aceh War, he would be jointly attacked by the Netherlands and Britain.

Since the Russian Empire denied that the Russians in Aceh were related to the Russian Empire, the British sent troops to assist the Dutch army in the attack, and the Russian Empire had no reason to object.

The manpower George sent to Aceh was limited, even if it could handle the Dutch, whose army was also limited.

But can it cope with the British Royal Navy?

George was different from the worried Asan. If the British intervened in the Aceh War, George would be eager to do so.

In the Juwen Island incident, Britain's hostility to the Russian Empire has been fully exposed. It is no longer possible for the Russian Empire to achieve a breakthrough in East Asia through conventional methods.

If this is the case, then break the rules.

At present in the 19th century, Britain's strength is extremely powerful, and the empire on which the sun never sets is worthy of its name. However, Britain's strength will naturally weaken and it will be far away.

George wanted to bleed Britain and accelerate its decline.

Once Britain began to show signs of weakness.

George believes that naturally some people will take the initiative to jump back.

The British Empire has been suffering for a long time!

"What if it fails?"

Ya San thinks about defeat before thinking about victory.

"Even if it fails, what will be the loss to the empire?"

All George paid was a few hundred soldiers and some munitions.

The Netherlands has spent more than 1 million dong on military expenses to conquer the Acehnese.

With the strength of the Netherlands, how many hundreds of millions can it still spend?

Britain did support the Dutch in taking over the East Indies.

But if the Dutch are weak, how many troops can the British send to support the Dutch?

Let’s not talk about whether the British Army has the strength to support the Netherlands.

If Britain wants to send troops to assist the Netherlands, it must first pass the British Parliament.

George did not believe that the gentlemen in the British Parliament were willing to risk British lives to safeguard the national interests of the Netherlands.

George did not treat the officers and soldiers sent to Aceh badly.

The Cossacks' lives were worthless, and their only mission was to fight for the empire.

For those officers and soldiers sent to Aceh, George has paid sufficient resettlement expenses and immigrated their families to Amur to take good care of them.

For those Cossacks, there was nothing left to say but death.

Ivanov was indeed not afraid of death. He took the initiative to contact the leader of the Aceh resistance, hoping to join forces to fight against the Dutch invasion.

The leader of the Aceh resistance is the real Ummah.

Uma is a very smart person. He once took advantage of the Dutch's "appeasement" policy, pretended to surrender, went to the Dutch military camp to defraud the Dutch army's trust, obtained a large number of guns and ammunition, and then continued to fight against the Dutch army.

Uma does not trust Ivanov.

Before the Dutch invasion of Aceh, the Sultanate of Aceh sought help from Britain, France, Portugal, and the United States, but to no avail.

Uma didn't even know where the Russian Empire was or how big it was.

"The Russian Empire lies to the north of the Qing Empire, covering an area of ​​2288 million square kilometers. It is the largest and most powerful country in the world."

Ivanov is full of pride, and he does have the right to be proud. Uma looked confused. He had no idea what 2288 million square kilometers was.

"2288 million square kilometers, roughly equivalent to 400 Aceh."

Ivanov's translator, William, is from the Lion City and speaks English and East Indian.

Ivanov doesn't know English.

Therefore, two translators are needed for normal communication between Ivanov and Uma.

"How much help can the Russian Empire give us? Can it give us a powerful fleet?"

Uma's understanding of "help" is different from Ivanov's.

"Fleet? Haha, ask him, even if I give him a fleet, will he fly it?"

"If you don't have a fleet, artillery will do."

"Don't ask about the artillery. Ask him, does he know that the rifle still needs maintenance?"

Ivanov didn’t know how many guns and ammunition Uma had defrauded from the Dutch, but judging from the fact that Uma’s guards were still using broadswords and spears, the few guns and ammunition that Uma deceived were either all out of bullets. Either the weapon is seriously worn out and cannot be used anymore.

Aceh is a tropical area with a humid climate. The corrosion of weapons is very serious. If you don't pay attention to maintenance, they will soon become unusable.

"Don't ask these questions, just tell us how many weapons you can give us."

Uma probably took Ivanov as the enemy.

"I can give you weapons, but what do you want in exchange?"

Ivanov should not be taken advantage of. If this person is still so ignorant, then he should simply change him.

It’s just that Ivanov doesn’t know East Indian, so he had to come to Uma.

“Isn’t it natural for friends to help each other?”

Uma's shamelessness puts Ivanov to shame.

I can't say that he is thick-skinned.

Only the Chinese in the world have this kind of thinking that if you receive a drop of kindness from someone, you must repay it with a spring of water.

Including the Russian Empire, the understanding of help is that what is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine.

Even if there is free help, it is God's will and has nothing to do with you.

"I think you are right, so I need your help, can you help me?"

Ivanov responded with a taste of his own medicine.

"We're not friends yet."

Ummah's logic is self-consistent.

When I need you to help me, we are friends.

If it's you who needs my help, then I'm sorry, but we are no longer friends.

"Good, very good, I'm going to go back and think about it, and then we'll discuss this."

Ivanov gave up communicating with Uma and his thoughts were not on the same channel at all.

Even if it is an exchange, there must be some sincerity.

They only want to take and don't want to pay at all. No wonder when the Netherlands invaded, no country was willing to speak fair to Aceh.

justice!

Haha, truth and justice are only within the range of the cannon.

After leaving Uma's camp, Ivanov did not return directly to Lansha, but came to a woods near Uma's camp.

Antonov, leading more than 100 commandos, is waiting for news from Ivanov.

"This guy is an asshole and can't communicate."

Ivanov recalled the layout of the Uma camp and felt that there was a good chance.

Uma did not undergo systematic military training, and commanded operations based on instinct without any rules. Otherwise, he would not have been able to defeat the Dutch.

If Uma had half the ability of Ivanov, the Dutch would not dare to invade Aceh.

"Guess what I found?"

Antonov was accompanied by an Oriental.

"Dear General, good afternoon -"

As soon as the Easterner spoke, Ivanov was overjoyed.

Ivanov does not know East Indian, which has become the biggest bottleneck restricting Ivanov's performance.

But Ivanov can speak Chinese.

This is also thanks to Fu Tuan’s intensive language training for more than a year.

Although Ivanov's Chinese is not very proficient, it is enough for communication.

"you speak Chinese?"

"I am originally Chinese, isn't it normal to know Chinese?"

Li Anguo looked helpless. He accidentally entered the woods and found Antonov hiding in the woods, so he was captured.

Fortunately, Ang Lee can speak Chinese, otherwise he would have been silenced by Antonov.

"Can you speak East Indian?"

Ivanov looked forward to it.

"I am an East Indian, how could I not speak East Indian-"

Li Anguo didn't know who these bearded people were, let alone what they wanted to do.

"Very well, from now on, you are the Sultan of the Aceh Sultanate."

Ivanov's words surprised Li Anguo.

this--

Is it so easy to become the Sultan of Aceh?

(End of this chapter)