The journey starts from the Titanic

What is horrifying is that they also provide transportation capacity for South China, transporting young men along the coast of South China to cities controlled by South China such as Medan, Palembang, and Pontianak.

British warships are not easy to stop even if they know it.

I really don’t know where these Chinese get so much money. I heard that they used the resources of the Indonesian archipelago in exchange for the support of the United States, France and other countries?

Yes, it must be so, Americans and French talents will be so enthusiastic.They don't have as many resources and markets as the British Empire. As long as they can benefit from South China, what does it matter to sacrifice the Dutch?

Pragmatic and cunning South Chinese!

Perhaps these people are really different from those in their home country, and they cannot be viewed with old eyes.

At the end of the talks, Clifford drove directly to Bela Bay. He was going to return to Singapore to return this trip to Medan.

Belawan seems to be much busier than it was when I went ashore not long ago.

Looking at the busy Belawan Port, Clifford felt a little complicated.

It's so close to Malacca, which is really a headache. Once they are developed, it will be a threat to the British Empire.

But where is there no enemy in the British Empire?

These Chinese are only pediatrics at best, they are still very tender.

After comforting himself, Clifford was full of confidence again, and began to think about how to limit the development of South China and put South China under the control of the British Empire.

After sending off Clifford, Chen Youren found Situ Meideng and reported the results of the conversation with Clifford.

"The British are gone?" Situ Meideng asked with a smile as soon as they met.

"Yes. Clifford talked with me all morning. He was very cunning. He repeatedly emphasized Britain's oil interests in Balikpapan, and he also tested whether we would take any further action against Jakarta."

Chen Youren smiled and said: "It is true to our guess. The British have some concerns. As long as they don't provoke him, they probably won't cause them to make big moves. I guess it will. They are hesitant to treat us. ."

"We can give part of the oil from Balikpapan to the British, but we have to wait until we take down Java. It doesn't matter how generous we are then." Situ Meideng laughed.

"By the way, the Americans are here too, you have to be cautious, Dulles is not easy." Situ Meiden warned again....

Time entered October 1922, unknowingly the war in the Indonesian archipelago had been going on for a little half a year.

There is more rain in the southern hemisphere of the Indonesian archipelago, and it is normal for it to pour down. Floods have occurred in many places in Java, but Jakarta has no psychology to such things.

The South China Army was unable to come across the sea for a while, and finally allowed Governor Gullit to have a peaceful time.

He had already submitted his resignation to Amsterdam, but was not approved.

The Indonesian archipelago is not a good place, and no one wants to come to this muddy water now.The Dutch Governor-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who was originally fragrant and sweet, was unexpectedly unattended, which made Gullit a little sad.

I don’t know if Amsterdam is sympathetic to Gullit’s difficulties. The telegram sent to Jakarta has less reprimand, more comfort and encouragement.

Governor Gullit has been in contact with the top political leaders in Amsterdam, knowing that the most headache for the government is not the recovery of Mentra and Borneo, but the Dutch people who have lost their sons and husbands asking the government to rescue their relatives.

The despicable South Chinese have a large number of Dutch hostages in their hands. They have made a noise in Europe and accused the Dutch government of involving innocent Dutch officers and soldiers in the war for their own benefit.

Information about the Dutch prisoner-of-war camp appeared in European newspapers from time to time, and of course they were treated politely.

The enlightened South China government even allowed some humanitarian agencies to contact Dutch prisoners of war, and through these agencies proved that Dutch prisoners of war were not treated unfairly.

However, the South China government also stated that their strength is limited and there is a shortage of food and other materials. They will consider reducing the supply of materials for Dutch prisoners of war and may even allow them to participate in labor.

Such rhetoric spread to the ears of the Dutch people, who immediately came to Amsterdam and demanded that the government rescue their relatives.

These talents just want to save their relatives regardless of the interests of the kingdom or not.

Even if the Indonesian archipelago is lost, the Dutch can still live a very good life. Why sacrifice their relatives for the islands thousands of miles away?

Amsterdam cannot ignore the pressure of the people, let alone ignore the large number of Dutch prisoners of war by saying "the Dutch have no prisoners of war".

There is a quarrel in Amsterdam about how to deal with South China.

The only consensus is to increase troops in Jakarta.After a lengthy meeting, the Amsterdam Parliament decided to send 50,000 indigenous troops to expedition overseas.

This is indeed exciting news for Governor Gullit. As long as there are more than 50,000 Dutch soldiers reinforcements, Jakarta will be much safer.

Colonel Van Basten is now the only officer that Governor Gullit can rely on. The previous series of failures caused the Dutch and Indian colonial forces to lose their troops. The Dutch and Indian Government House lacked officers, especially Dutch officers who could be trusted.

As soon as Colonel Van Basten walked into the Governor's House, Governor Gullit told Colonel Van Basten the good news.

"This is really good news." Colonel Van Basten was very pleased.

"By the way, how's the defense of the island? I'm always a little worried. Those yellow-skinned monkeys have become restless recently." Governor Gullit asked.

"This..." Colonel Van Basten hesitated for a moment, his face was a little embarrassed, and frowned: "We are not manpowered enough, and the newly recruited indigenous soldiers are not very effective in training.

What worries me most is that we lack equipment, especially heavy equipment.In this regard, our enemy is better than us."

There is another sentence, Colonel Van Basten did not say, that even if you have advanced weapons, it is not bad if you fall into the strength of those indigenous soldiers, which can exert half of their power.

"Didn't I approve the arms purchase contract before?" Governor Gullit said a little displeased.In order to cope with the war, he strongly approved a $5 million arms purchase plan.

But the plan is a plan. Rifles and machine guns are relatively easy to obtain. As long as there is enough time, artillery, aircraft, and warships cannot be bought with money.

The Dutch and Indian Governor’s Mansion secretly purchased a batch of equipment from the Singapore Governor’s Mansion. It was the British army that transferred the equipment it used to the Dutch (of course, expensive), mainly rifles and machine guns, with few artillery and more warships. It is not easy.

After negotiations between Amsterdam and London, the British reluctantly agreed to transfer 50 cannons and several destroyers again, but they were not in Jakarta's hands for the time being.

This made Colonel Van Basten anxious. He was most afraid that the South China Army would kill before the local reinforcements arrived.

"Look, do we want to get in touch with that side? Explore their bottom and buy time at the same time." Governor Gullit asked.

In the telegram sent to him from Amsterdam, the governor-general was instructed to contact South China on the issue of Dutch prisoners of war, so as to ease domestic pressure and not allow people to accuse the government of inaction and allow their relatives to fend for themselves.

"Alright!" Colonel Van Basten nodded.

Governor Gullit actually dislikes doing this. He hates everything about Chinese.

Although his mouth was stiff, he knew in his heart that even if the local reinforcements arrived, it would not be easy to imagine defeating South China like the aboriginals, unless the British were able to send troops together.

However, the British were very ambiguous. On the one hand, they gave the Dutch a lot of support, but they maintained a cautious attitude in the military.

The British army in Sarawak and a small battle in South China once excited Governor Gullit, but after a little setback, Britain became more cautious.

Although they were still confronting the South China Army, they didn't mean to fight.The actions of the South China Army, which had always been fighting against the Dutch and Indian colonial forces, were also very gentle and carefully coordinated.

The two sides were unwilling to make the Dutch for the advantage, which made Governor Gullit anxious and discouraged.

The Dutch did not conceal the information from the South China intelligence organization. As soon as the Dutch soldiers boarded the ship, the news was sent from Amsterdam to Nanyang.

Since the war began, the affiliated companies of the William Consortium have sent many "business representatives" into the Netherlands to collect intelligence on the Dutch.