1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 404 Dongwanlu

Dongwanlu area.

The Lanfang Company's armed forces retreated steadily in the face of fierce offensives by Elvis and the rearmed Chinese resistance company.

In order to avoid being completely annihilated, the Lanfang Company's armed forces who besieged Luyi (Monteladu), the headquarters of Santiaogou Company, hurriedly evacuated Luyi.

Luyi's situation quickly turned around.

Not only Luyi, but settlements such as Wanna, Xingang, Bakuting, and Xinpu, which were originally under the control of Lanfang Company, also changed hands within half a month.

The allied forces of Elvis and the Chinese Resistance Company swept the entire West Borneo region in an instant with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The Lanfang Company's armed forces, dressed as Green Camp officers, were as vulnerable as the Green Camp soldiers.

Most of the soldiers of Lanfang Company were made up of miners. These miners were deeply dissatisfied with Liu Shoushan's traitorous behavior of betraying the company's interests and becoming the canine teeth of the Dutch.

Except for a small number of soldiers of Liu Shoushan's father-in-law, no one was willing to follow Liu Shoushan all the way to the dark side.

Previously, they were willing to work for Liu Shoushan, but since their wives, children, and children were all under the control of the company, they had no choice.

Seeing that Liu Shoushan's demise is now only a matter of time, Lanfang Company is quickly falling apart.

Wherever the coalition forces passed, the Chinese residents in various settlements almost welcomed the arrival of the coalition forces with the attitude of eating kettles of pulp to welcome the king's division.

Elvis received Liang Yao's teachings, managed the army very strictly, and the supplies of the coalition forces were relatively sufficient, so he did not have any conflicts with the residents of the Guangfu settlement, and the relationship between the two parties was very harmonious.

Liu Shanbang arrested the senior management of Lanfang Company and prepared to execute him on the spot. Elvis stepped in to stop Liu Shanbang's behavior.

"Colonel Elvis! These people are traitors! They will die without mercy!"

Thinking of what the management of Lanfang Company did on a daily basis, Liu Shanbang was overwhelmed.

"If you knew what they did on a daily basis, you would think they deserved what they got today."

"Of course, I don't deny this."

Elvis glanced at the embarrassed Lanfang Company management.

"They do deserve it the most, and they must get the justice they deserve, but not now."

The settlements such as Wanna, Xingang, Bageting, and Xinpu have just been recovered, and the people in these newly recovered areas are unstable.

Elvis believed that it would be unwise to launch a purge now and put these traitors on trial.

He was only a soldier, not a politician or a judge. Elvis was not sure whether the liquidation of these traitors would extend to ordinary people.

Elvis didn't like to do things he wasn't good at.

What's more, Dongwanlu, the headquarters of Lanfang Company, is still under the control of Liu's son-in-law Weng. If Dongwanlu is not captured, his mission will not be completed.

Dongwanlu has been operated by Lanfang Company for seventy or eighty years for several generations, and its defense facilities are relatively complete.

If you attack hard, your losses will definitely not be small.

The management of Lanfang Company was not of any use to Elvis.

The priority is to attack the city and attack the heart. If we can go to Dongwanlu without a fight and hand a complete Dongwanlu into Liang Yao's hands, it will undoubtedly be a perfect ending.

After persuading Liu Shanbang, Elvis turned around and said in a deep voice to the management of Lanfang Company.

"I know you have committed many crimes, but now, I am willing to give you a chance to atone for your crimes."

Dongwanlu at this time.

Although the coalition forces have not yet invaded Dongwanlu, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is only a matter of time before the coalition forces attack Dongwanlu. The whole city of Dongwanlu is in panic.

In the main hall of Lanfang Company, General Manager Liu Shoushan, with his braids hanging down, was smoking on his couch by a kerosene lamp.

Next to him were the management of Lanfang Company who were just like him, smoking and making the general office of Lanfang Company a mess.

Liu Shoushan's son-in-law Ye Tingfan packed up the gold and silver and brought his wife to the main hall. He took the pipe from Liu Shoushan's hand and said, "Dad, stop smoking. It won't be too late for us to smoke again when we get to Batavia."

I have already had a boat ready in Sarawak. Let’s get on the boat from Sarawak and take the boat to Batavia.”

"Batavia? Hahahaha."

After the choking smoke filled the air, the expression on Liu Shoushan's face was unclear whether he was crying or laughing.

Through this thick layer of smoke, Ye Tingfan could only hear Liu Shoushan's self-deprecating laughter.

"Why is dad laughing?" Ye Tingfan asked in confusion.

"My good son-in-law, dad laughs at you for being stupid."

Liu Shoushan laughed wildly, took the pipe from Ye Tingfan's hand and continued to smoke.

"If you don't go to Batavia, why don't you go back to Guangdong? Liang Yao has very close personal relations with the governor of Guangdong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and even the admiral of the navy. Returning to Guangdong is a dead end," Ye Tingfan said.

Now that things have happened, Dongwan Law will definitely not be able to hold on to it.

Staying in Dongwanlu is a dead end. Ye Tingfan doesn't want to stay in Dongwanlu and wait for death. He wants to continue living.

Ye Tingfan bears the blood debt of the Chinese Resistance Company, and the Chinese Resistance Company will definitely not be able to spare him.

Which of the leaders of the resistance company, Wang Jia, Liu Shanbang, etc., didn’t want to tear him into pieces?

Unable to hold on to the laws of Dongwan and unable to return to his hometown in Guangdong, the only way left for him to survive was Batavia.

He still has some value to the Dutch, and only Liang Yao's mortal enemy, the Dutch, can provide him with protection.

Ye Tingfan believed that as long as he arrived in Batavia, he would be safe.

No matter how powerful Liang Yao is, can he still go to Batavia to capture him?

Liu Shoushan disagreed. Liu Shoushan believed that Batavia was not safe.

After the Dutch-Chinese War ended, the two sides were bound to negotiate.

If the Dutch win in the end, it's okay to say that Lanfang Company is the victorious party, and the lives of Lanfang Company's senior executives will naturally be safe.

But if the Dutch lose, they, the senior management of Lanfang Company, will also be put on the negotiation table as bargaining chips for both parties.

Not to mention Batavia, even in Amsterdam, once Liang Yao and the Dutch have reached an agreement, the Dutch will hand them over to Liang Yao.

The value of their father-in-law and son-in-law to the Dutch was that they controlled the Lanfang Company and could maintain rule for the Dutch in West Borneo, a land where powerful forces were intertwined.

Once Lanfang Company is destroyed, they will no longer be at the helm of Lanfang Company, and they will naturally have no value to the Dutch.

The Dutch may not accept them.

On this point, Liu Shoushan, who has been working hard on the island of Borneo for decades, has a clear mind.

But Liu Shoushan did not intend to tell Ye Tingfan this. Liu Shoushan needed Ye Tingfan to attract the attention of the Chinese Resistance Company and Liang Yao for him.

Liu Shoushan sat cross-legged on the couch, holding a pipe in his hand, and said to Ye Tingfan solemnly.

"You just passed away like this? Will the Dutch accept you?"

"What does dad mean?" Ye Tingfan didn't understand what he meant.

(End of chapter)