I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 391: I’m showing my cards right, will you follow me or not?

Even George did not expect that it was not the Cossacks that defeated the Indians, but disease.

The Second Army of the British-Indian Army, which had performed well in the Boer War, was stationed in Kuching.

The so-called "excellent performance" of the Second Army does not mean how many Boer coalition forces were eliminated on the battlefield, but that during the period when they were stationed in Kimberley, they got along well with the Boer coalition forces. The Boer coalition forces were never found in the territory, thus becoming a model area for security warfare in South Africa. .

Although George transferred part of the troops from the Amur Military District to East India, London did not believe that George would openly fight the British army in Sarawak.

Even if there was a conflict, the East India Company would not have the full support of St. Petersburg.

This was the confidence that gave Britain the courage to help the Brooke dynasty recover.

On the day the Second Army arrived in Kuching, dozens of people fell ill.

Within the next week, more than 3000 officers and soldiers of the Second Army were incapacitated due to malaria infection.

Disease has always been the biggest natural enemy of white people in colonizing tropical and subtropical areas. A mere case of malaria once made Europe angry. Before the discovery of quinine (cinchona), malaria was more effective in resisting colonization than thousands of troops. .

As a specific drug for malaria, quinine is completely extracted from nature. It cannot be synthesized artificially and cannot be produced in large quantities.

Although the British officers in the British and Indian troops could get treatment as soon as possible, ordinary Indian soldiers could only hold on because of lack of medicine.

On November 11th alone, the Second Army burned as many as 14 corpses.

While the Second Army was busy burning corpses, the Japanese army led by Nogi Nogi was hunting down the rebels across Sarawak.

The tribal wars in Borneo some time ago did not affect Sarawak.

Therefore, a considerable number of East Indians fled to Sarawak to escape the war, and now they have finally been liquidated by the Japanese army.

During the Sino-Japanese War, Nogi Nogi Nogi, as the vanguard of the Japanese army, burned, killed, and looted wherever he went. His atrocities were even worse than those of the British Expeditionary Force in the Boer War.

The Lushun Massacre was caused by the troops led by Nogi Hidenori.

In Sarawak, Noghisori intensified his efforts, killing tens of thousands of Sarawakians in just half a month, so much so that London had to warn Noghisori to restrain military discipline, otherwise, before the East India Company could counterattack, all Sarawakians would be killed by Noghisori. .

On December 12, Henry Chen received news from the newspaper that the Chen family merchants in Kuching colluded with the rebels and resisted the Japanese search by force. After the defeat, they set themselves on fire.

Henry Chen didn’t believe a word of the news in the newspaper.

The so-called Japanese military raids were mostly the Japanese army plundering money under the pretext of raids.

The so-called self-immolation after being defeated, based on Henry Chen's understanding of Chen Hongyun, is more like destroying the corpse and destroying all traces.

Henry Chen wanted to return to Kuching to arrange for Chen Hongyun's funeral, but was rejected by the Straits Settlements.

So Henry Chen went to Coconut City, hoping that the East India Company would seek justice for Chen Hongyun.

"What kind of justice do you want? Go to the Lion City District Court to sue the Japanese for atrocities?"

Jiang Guoxian is not surprised. There are countless similar tragedies that have occurred in Sarawak during this period.

In the final analysis, I still have illusions about the "civilized world" carefully packaged by Europeans, and I think civilized people think too well.

This cannot be blamed on their lack of knowledge.

At the beginning of the 19th century, all news media were controlled by developed countries, and Sarawakians had limited access to information. They did not know what happened to the American Indians, nor did they know about the concentration camps and the Sanguang policy during the Boer War. No real contact with the British.

Then it must be whatever the British say.

"I want to go back to Kuching and avenge my father with my own hands!"

Henry Chen was heartbroken, and the hatred for killing his father was irreconcilable.

"how do you want to do it?"

Jiang Guoxian fully supports it.

Chen Hongyun made full preparations. When sending Henry Chen to the Lion City, he prepared a large sum of money for Henry Chen.

Henry Chen decided to use the money to buy weapons, hire Cossacks, form an army, and fight back to Kuching.

"This is my own decision. Whether I live or die, it has nothing to do with the East India Company."

Henry Chen still didn’t know enough about the East India Company.

15 pounds is not a lot for a family. If Henry Chen doesn't want to bother, he can go to any country with this money and spend the rest of his life peacefully.

But if used to build an army.

15 pounds can only form a mercenary army of about 1000 people, and it can only last for 3 months.

For Henry Chen, 3 months is enough.

Henry Chen did not expect to destroy the Third Division and overthrow the British colonial rule in Sarawak.

He just wants to return to Kuching to avenge Chen Hongyun. To what extent he can do it is not important to Henry Chen.

Jiang Guoxian was helpless.

Henry Chen probably thought that as long as he provided money, the legendary Cossack, who loved money as much as his life, would transform into a fierce warrior who was not afraid of death and could be driven by Henry Chen.

How is this possible?

Cossacks are not NPCs, they have flesh and blood and emotions. If Henry Chen dares to use the Cossacks as a death squad, I am afraid that the Cossacks will kill Henry Chen immediately, take the money and leave.

This is the true meaning of "love money as much as life"——

This is probably what is meant by the saying that the scholars' rebellion failed in ten years.

"If you really want to avenge your father, I'll tell you what you should do." Jiang Guoxian is really not coveting Henry Chen's 15 pounds.

The East India Company did not want to colonize Sarawak, but to conquer Sarawak and completely turn Sarawak into a part of East India.

Henry Tan was originally a Sarawakian. The more people like him, the greater the possibility of the East India Company conquering Sarawak.

As long as he can avenge his father, Henry Chen doesn't care about money at all.

Henry Chen did not risk his life for revenge. He left his wife and children to settle down in Lion City and came to Coconut City alone, with no intention of going back.

Coconut City was a Dutch colony before. According to the propaganda of the Brooke Dynasty, Coconut City is a hell, full of cannibals and not suitable for human survival at all.

Only after Henry Chen came to Coconut City did he realize how outrageous the Brooke Dynasty's propaganda was.

Coconut City has a long history. It was a famous seaport exporting pepper and spices hundreds of years ago. It is called Sunda Grappa, which means "the place covered with dense coconut palms", hence its name.

Coconut City and Vladivostok are both ports, so the design of Coconut City is based on Vladivostok to a large extent. Except that there is no subway, the layout of Coconut City and Vladivostok are similar.

Due to the need to consider central heating in winter, most of the houses in Vladivostok are in the style of a fortress, which is as square as a castle. Once a war breaks out, the entire city will become a huge fortress.

There is no need to consider heating in Coconut City. Most of the buildings are made from local materials, mainly wood. It is actually not much different from Kuching.

The difference is urban planning.

Kanunnikov took advantage of the opportunity of the shipyard expansion to re-plan Coconut City, with the shipyard as the center, and built Coconut City into the Vladivostok of East India.

The expansion plan of Yecheng Shipyard is large-scale. In the first phase of the project, there are four 20-ton shipyards, covering a total area of ​​more than square kilometers.

Henry Chen saw the design drawings of the new Coconut City in Jiang Guoxian's office, and finally understood how ambitious the East India Company was.

In the East India Company's plan, Coconut City would have not only shipyards, but also power plants, steel plants, universities, and hospitals in the future.

Nowadays, even the Lion City does not have a large-scale hospital, let alone a university. Even primary schools run by Chinese, which use Chinese teaching, are subject to restrictions by the Straits Settlements government.

"Chinese is the universal language of Amur. Amur schools can use Chinese teaching, why not Yecheng?"

Jiang Guoxian actually didn’t know much about the current world in 1902.

"Don't you worry-"

Henry Chen didn’t know if Jiang Guoxian was taboo, so he didn’t dare to make it too clear.

"As long as Amul remains strong, there is nothing to worry about!"

Jiang Guoxian is extremely confident.

Europeans have always preached survival of the fittest and defended the legalization of their colonization, which means that if you are weak, you deserve to be bullied and eliminated.

This stuff is very interesting.

When Europe is strong, the fittest will survive.

What if Europe weakens?

When the time comes, you civilized people must not change your mind about respecting human rights.

As a Russian and a part of the civilized world, Jiang Guoxian resolutely implements the forest law of survival of the fittest. Since the weak deserve to be eliminated, then let them be eliminated. This is to rationalize public opinion according to nature.

So since Nogi Nogi can kill Chen Hongyun in Kuching on the pretext of colluding with the rebels.

Then one day, Henry Chen can seek revenge from Nogi Nogi in Japan.

Dramas like revenge were very popular in England for a while, and there are many of them in Shakespeare's plays.

It's not very popular now.

Because the British suddenly discovered that if they continue to act like this, they may get burned.

George wasn't afraid of getting himself into trouble.

Therefore, when the Kwantung Governor-General approved the Fengtian Iron Mine to transport the iron sand mined to Japan, George did not raise any objections.

Since St. Petersburg doesn't object, why should George object?

There is really no reason to object.

The Japanese paid a large sum of money at the auction, and spent a large sum of money to purchase the equipment subsequently.

At the construction stage, although the workers were hired by the Japanese themselves in China, according to the contract, the money they should be paid was not a penny.

George really couldn't find a reason to object.

The Japanese are not having a good time either.

The all-heavy artillery battleships of the Siberian Fleet were continuing to ferment. The Japanese suddenly discovered that the Sixty-Sixth Fleet, which they had spent a huge amount of money to build, had actually been reduced to the edge of elimination.

An all-heavy artillery battleship of the Siberian Fleet, expected to enter service in 1905.

In other words, if Japan does not continue to improve the equipment level of the Sixth Fleet before 1905, then the Sixty-sixth Fleet will lag behind the Siberian Fleet in all aspects.

It can continue to improve, but it has seriously exceeded Japan's capabilities.

Japan got its first pot of gold from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, and was originally planning to make another fortune from the Xinchou War.

The sudden rise of the Russian Empire disrupted Japan's wishful thinking. Even if Japan does not expand its military, it is almost unsustainable.

(End of this chapter)