The journey starts from the Titanic

After the Battle of Medan, Amsterdam has urgently mobilized troops from the Netherlands, ready to defend Java and regain lost things.The British may now be buying time for the Dutch."

Thomas analyzed.

After the Dutch East India Fleet was annihilated, British warships appeared more and more frequently in the Java Sea.Although the British warships did not intercept the South China ships, they were always a great threat to the South China ships.

Once they cut off Nanhua's shipping, it will cause a lot of setbacks for Nanhua's future plans.

"There is intelligence that the Dutch government intends to rebuild the East India Fleet and is discussing the purchase of warships with Britain.

The Dutch are persuading the British to send troops directly. The high level of the British government had similar considerations, but due to various reasons, the British finally gave up and only agreed to provide material and diplomatic help."

Thomas introduced.

"This is the habit of the British. They always hide behind, instigate others to do things, and draw chestnuts for them." Chief of Staff Bauer nodded.

The wars in Europe are the gift of the British, and almost all conspiracies have British shadows behind them.Before Germany was reunified, the British assisted the Kingdom of Prussia to unify Germany and contend with France.

After Germany became stronger, the British united the French and Russians to strangle the Germans.Now that Germany has been strangled, France is dominating the European continent, and the British have begun to support Germany.

In the past hundred years, the British have almost played Europe in their hands, maintaining the balance of power in the European continent, allowing France, Germany and Russia to contain each other's internal friction, but they have occupied all the fat land of the world outside Europe.The Americans' dominance a hundred years later is actually learned from the British.

"The Dutch are backed by the British, can we also purchase large quantities of weapons from the United States?" Yao Hongmin laughed.

Money makes the ghost push away.

South China fought against the Dutch in the Indonesian archipelago. The deeper reason behind it was that American capital expanded abroad and reached out to the territory of traditional European forces.

If you change the owner and open the door actively, it is better than threatening and oppressing the original owner to open a crack unwillingly.

Yao Hongmin's words are in the hearts of everyone. Although he does not want to admit it, the establishment of South China is indeed driven by the backing of American capital.

"There is good news to tell everyone. Soon, the US diplomatic envoy will arrive in Medan to discuss with us the situation in the Indonesian archipelago.

This time it was Dulles, who was very close to the banks on Wall Street, and also kept close contact with the oil companies.His arrival will more or less help our current embarrassing situation."

Thomas reminded with a smile.

Obviously, Dulles is representing Wall Street and oil companies to implement the relationship between South China and the United States.Although Situ Nan reached a consensus with other consortia behind the scenes, specific matters have to be handled by the government.

"The situation is better than people. Now we can only bring the American flag to scare the British and the Dutch." Situ Meiden said sharply.As for the exchange of interests behind it, he did not say that everyone knew it.

"Okay, but the Americans are the Americans. The key is that we have the ability to do it. The situation is clear now that the British will not tear their skin and do it directly with us, but they will do a lot of small actions that make us uncomfortable.

After the First World War in Medan, our strength has been exposed, and our actions in the future have lost their suddenness. It is impossible to wait for the enemy to deliver it to the door like the previous few times.

It is best for us to tackle the shrinking Dutch in Java in one fell swoop while the British are still hesitant, and strive to create established facts.It is also advantageous to come to negotiate with the British and Dutch at that time.

Can the army launch an attack on Java in advance?We want to beat them upright!"Situ Meideng looked at He Wenxiu next to him expectantly.

He Wenxiu had just returned from Palembang just to launch the combat operation to land in Jakarta in advance.

After the bloody night in Palembang, he is even more looking forward to another similar stage in Jakarta, which will be unforgettable for the Dutch.

Situ Meiden's words hit him right, and he showed a trace of pride and said, "No problem. Although the rainy season prevents our actions, it also prevents the enemy.

The Dutch should not have imagined that we would attack them in the rain. As long as we are fully prepared, we have a good chance of success."In several battles, the main force of the South China Army was intact. After solving the main force of the Dutch and Indian colonial forces, it has been marching. Except for several large cities such as Palembang, there has been almost no fighting.

This is also the reason why Nanhua's senior officials are confident in launching the landing in Java in advance.After listening to He Wenxiu's assurance, Situ Meideng and others nodded.

"But..." He Wenxiu's conversation suddenly changed, hanging everyone's hearts again.

"But what?" Situ Meideng said with some worry.

"Our personnel are sufficient for the time being, but the material preparations are not sufficient. Jakarta is the home of the Dutch for hundreds of years, not comparable to cities such as Palembang and Aceh. Our attack is not only sudden, but also fierce.

In this way, at least 100 planes, 500 cannons, 300 machine guns, 50,000 rifles, and a capacity of 100,000 tons will be added..."

He Wenxiu took the opportunity to make a request, and after speaking, he looked at Yao Hongmin, who had a somewhat sorrowful expression.

"Quasi! As long as we take Jakarta, we don't care at all costs!" Situ Meideng said boldly.

"Yes. It is estimated that Jakarta has the wealth that the Dutch have collected for many years, worth more than 500 million US dollars!" Thomas suddenly interrupted.

"There are so many?" Thomas's words made Yao Hongmin jealous, and he said: Even if it is half discount, Jakarta will have two or three billion US dollars in income. Once it succeeds, it will not only earn back military expenses, but also other immeasurable benefits.

"Otherwise, the Netherlands is only a small country with limited output value. How can it become a first-class rich country?" Thomas smiled and continued, "Java Island has more than 70% of the wealth of the Indonesian archipelago, which is more than Sumatra and Borneo. It adds up to a lot more. Moreover, another advantage is that the Dutch have a large number of plantations in Java. If we defeat the Dutch, we can easily obtain a large amount of land without having to trouble the natives in the mountains. ."

Thomas' words made everyone blush. For the sake of the land, the senior leaders of South China made great efforts to seize the indigenous land on the island of Sumatra.

If we seize the plantations and mines on the mature island of Java developed by the Dutch, we really don't need to trouble those indigenous people in a short time.

"Okay! The Ministry of Finance can allocate 20 million U.S. dollars in military expenditure." Yao Hongmin said in pain, looking at He Wenxiu with a bit of sadness.

That poker face was too insidious. I went around. The army not only bought a large amount of arms from the United States on credit, but also went back to open a big mouth to the Treasury Department and demanded back the military expenses that the Treasury Department had not easily “misappropriated”.

"As a result, our actions in the inland areas will be postponed. In some remote areas, we cannot establish the South China regime for a while." The Minister of the Interior Gao Wei said with some regret.

According to his idea, South China should establish an effective rule in Sumatra, and should not allow the indigenous tribes to separate from the government.

"It doesn't matter. We have time. It will be sooner or later to subdue those indigenous people. Now the Ministry of Interior should prepare to take over Jakarta. That city is important to our future!"

Situ Meideng said firmly.

"By the way, what's going on with Clifford now? After visiting Medan for so long, I have to give an explanation, right?" Situ Meiden asked Chen Youren again.

Clifford came to Medan on a private visit. Chen Youren and Clifford had contact with each other twice, but none of them involved the actual situation.

"I think he will be in a hurry soon." Chen Youren smiled and said in his heart: "South China is about to attack Java, can the British not be in a hurry? If Jakarta is captured before the British may intervene, the British will be the future The possibility of armed intervention is smaller, and Nanhua also wins precious time.

While Medan was discussing how to deal with the British, the confrontation with the British troops in Singkawang received reinforcements. All the 800 British troops who invaded on the West Road rushed to Singkawang, and had surpassed the Xue Yue camp, which had fewer than 500 troops.

The British army, who felt good, didn't have much patience, and launched a tentative attack on Camp Xue Yue early in the morning after a rest night.

The mortars carried by the British army launched continuous shelling at the South China position, and the indigenous Malay soldiers pushed heavy Maxine machine guns at the South China army position.

The gunfire broke the silence of Singkawang. After the attack, the sleepy South China Army soldier Ma Shan became vigilant, searched for shelter, entered the position, and prepared to be severely attacked by the British who dared to attack.

"Taking his mother! The British guy really dare to do it! Tell the brothers, put it in!" Xue Yue picked up the pistol and rushed to the position to inspect.

Seeing that the South China Army did not fight back, the British commander was somewhat proud.

"Sure enough! Those yellow-skinned monkeys didn't dare to fight back. We are not the Dutch people who do not look good."

The British commander smiled confidently and ordered the infantry to charge.

"Order from above, put it in and call! Listen to my order!"

Seeing the sleepy Malay indigenous soldiers rushing loosely, the South China Army remained calm and patiently waited for the enemy to come.