MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-v3 Chapter 83 West Borneo
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South Seas, Kalimantan Island.
The topography of this island is typical high in the middle and low on the four sides. The west of the island is rich in gold, but the local indigenous civilization is relatively backward, and the main minerals are owned by the Chinese who went to Nanyang.
Overseas Chinese began to operate West Borneo as early as the Hongwu period. As Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He to the Western Seas many times, the influence of the Chinese in Nanyang continued to increase, but this momentum was interrupted with the beginning of the sea ban.
Until the end of the Ming Dynasty, people were dying, China was sinking, and the common people and dignitaries rushed to escape to avoid the disaster of war. The South Seas are on the rise again, and about 7 million people have entered the South Seas to seek a living, and the scale is far larger than the wave of Irish immigrants.
But the overseas Chinese are not very united and are often harassed by the Dutch and Portuguese.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yuansheng from Jiaying, Guangdong fled to Borneo because he planned an anti-Qing uprising. He established a very influential "Jusheng Company" locally and became the leader of the company.
It is precisely because of the existence of the Jusheng Company that the status of the Nanyang Chinese has been changed. They united the Nanyang Chinese to eliminate gang disputes. After a battle in Daiyan Kingdom, 56 people captured the Daiyan Palace, which shocked the entire Kalimantan Island. The indigenous sultans flocked The above table begged for the protection of the Chinese.
At this time, most of the Chinese in Nanyang were refugees, descendants of the remnants of the Ming army who failed to resist the Qing Dynasty, descendants of the Ming Dynasty survivors who did not want to serve the Qing court, and members of the Tiandihui who failed in the uprising later, so their combat effectiveness was very strong.
Later, his subordinate Luo Fangbo's prestige and strength gradually surpassed Wu Yuansheng's. Luo Fangbo replaced him as the leader, and established Lanfang Company, and Wu Yuansheng became Luo Fangbo's subordinate.
Afterwards, Lanfang Company became the republic of Lanfang, which once controlled the entire Kalimantan Island at its peak, and was even recognized by the British.
I have written Lan Fang's specific political measures in the author's words, but the summary is:
1. Unify currency and market.
2. Reform the military system, develop self-developed weapons, and create reserves.
3. Chinese learning is the body, and Western learning is the application.
4. Set up a state-owned enterprise, and the resources will be nationalized.
Unfortunately, by 1842, Lanfang’s territory was only 1% of its peak, and West Borneo was split into Sanfa, Lanfang, and Pontianak, which were managed by Santiaogou, Lanfang, and Dagang respectively. .
The owners of Kalimantan are no longer Chinese, but Dutch and British. West Borneo has also become a semi-colony, and Kapitan appointed by the Dutch is in charge.
Every year, the Dutch East India Company can extract profits of 15-20 million Dutch guilders from West Borneo, and there are only 150 Dutch soldiers stationed here.
In addition, those natives who once begged for the protection of the Chinese have also turned into lackeys of the Dutch. Moreover, these natives are more cruel than the Dutch. They not only want money, but also food and women.
At first, the Chinese could bear the appetite of the native Sudan, but with the increasing appetite of the Sudan and the instability of the income from the gold mines, Lanfang Company could no longer bear it, so it rejected the request of King Wannatu.
By blackmailing the Chinese over the years, Wanna Tubang is no longer the small tribe that often asks the Lanfang General System to make decisions for them.
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King Vannatu directly mobilized 20,000 indigenous troops to fight fiercely with Lanfang Company. Due to the interference of the Dutch and the British, both sides lacked firearms. The main weapons were still broadswords, spears, and bows and arrows.
Among them, Lanfang Company has 500 bird guns, which is where Gu Liubo's courage lies. Each of these bird guns costs 200 taels. These 500 weapons, which have long been eliminated in the European battlefield, cost Lanfang Company a lot. One hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver.
But what he didn't expect was that King Wannatu also had foreign gunmen and even foreign cannons under his command, and they were only more than him and no less than him.
On February 12, 1842, the first battle between the two sides ended at the cost of Lanfang Company losing 300 soldiers and a mansion. Afterwards, many Chinese enthusiastically joined the Lanfang army to defend their homes and the country, but the situation on the battlefield showed no signs of turning around.
Where King Wannatu's army passed, there would not be a single room, not a grain of grain, or a living person left behind.
Seeing that the natives are about to rush into Dongwanlu, robbing money, food, and women.
At this time, in Gu Liubo's eyes, there seemed to be only one way to go, and that was to ask the Dutch to mediate.
In fact, the Dutch have already been prepared. After all, those natives do not know how to operate gold mines, but they cannot let the Chinese become too powerful. Captain Aryan Penghe, who was stationed in West Borneo, had already mobilized fifty soldiers under his command, ready to "mediate" at any time.
It's just that he suddenly felt that his eyes went dark, a huge super first-class battleship sailed into the port, and then one after another large battleships parked in the port.
The leader is the newly built "Venecia" in Austria, a super first-class battleship with 120 guns and a full row of 4,700 tons. It still uses sail-steam hybrid power.
The other four are 3,400-ton first-class battleships made in Egypt and modified by Austria, but compared with the less than 600-ton frigates that the locals have been dealing with all year round, they are really terrifying.
After that, rows of well-equipped soldiers came out of it. The laborers and merchants in the port were stunned. Usually dozens of Dutch soldiers are scary enough. This time, thousands of white troops came, and they were really at a loss. .
Captain Aryan Bonhe just glanced at it and ran away in fright, and the Dutch soldiers behind him also fled in panic.
150 Dutch soldiers hid in the fort and shivered, and even forgot to ask for help from the headquarters in Java Island.
Of course, even if they asked for help from Java Island, no one would come to rescue them. Not to mention the Dutch East India Company, even if all the warships of the Netherlands were gathered together, they would not be able to defeat Franz's fleet.
If the secret spy information of the Chenla Church is correct, then there should be still time.
"What about the group of ants?" Friedrich asked ~www.novelbuddy.com~ He felt that it would be a bit of a loss to come all the way and not fight a battle.
"You mean those Dutch? As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke, we don't need to go to war with them. After all, we are only here to save people, not to fight."
Franz shook his head and said that he didn't want to make a big fuss.
"It's cheaper for them." Friedrich laughed.
Just as the people on the pier looked at each other, a few guys who usually don't like to talk suddenly straightened up and walked towards the white troops.
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Under the surprised eyes of the businessmen and laborers, they boarded the boat with the white army and headed straight for Dongwanlu.
A large number of Western-style troops suddenly appeared on the Dongwanlu battlefield, which made both sides of the battlefield suspicious, not knowing whether it was an enemy or a friend.
In fact, the Austrian soldiers were also confused, but they didn't care because they had absolute confidence in their weapons and commander.
"Frantz, who are you going to help? In the city, or in the forest? Or else clean up all at once, lest it be the same as when we were in Togo."
Friedrich looked indifferent.
"I said, we are here to save people, of course to help the weak." Franz felt a little speechless about his uncle. He seemed too proud. Due to the crushing brought by technology and weapons, he I don't think victory is worth mentioning.
"It's time for that line of grilling."
Friedrich snapped his fingers, and the rows of rocket launchers were set up.
