1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 406 The choice of chiefdom

"The garrison on the coast cannot be transferred. The garrison on the coast guards the mouth of the Capuas River. As long as the mouth of the Capuas River is in our hands, the Dutch ships cannot enter and cannot threaten the city of Pontianak."

Liang Yao refused to mobilize the garrison on the coast.

As long as the mouth of the Capuas River is in his hands, the sea is in his hands.

The garrison in Pontianak can echo the garrison on the coast, so it is not a place of death.

Furthermore, the garrisons on the coast are also a threat to the Royal Dutch and Indian Army surrounding Pontianak, as long as these garrisons remain on the coast.

Anderson had to divide his troops to defend against the garrison on the coast. In this way, some of Andersen's troops were invisibly restrained.

"What General Liang said is reasonable. The mouth of the Kapuas River and the city of Pontianak are closely linked. There is no room for failure in either place. The men in the city of Pontianak have all served as soldiers to some extent. If they are organized properly, they can form a military force.

Team up." Ye Tenghui suggested.

"President Ye, I will leave it to you to reorganize the men in the city. There are still some firearms in the Dutch warehouse. It is possible to organize a team of a thousand men to help defend the city." Liang

Yao agreed to Ye Tenghui's proposal.

Liang Yao then asked Swen Dao: "Have any Dutch ships been found in the nearby waters?"

Sven shook his head very decisively: "Not to mention the nearby waters, there are no Dutch ships from Batavia heading towards Pontianak."

This result surprised Liang Yao very much.

"Without the cooperation of the navy, this Andersen dares to send troops to recover Pontianak City?"

"That's true. Our spies in Batavia haven't seen any new moves by the Dutch fleet. Their main warships were all seriously injured. According to the news that just came, when the news was sent out, these ships were all seriously injured.

It’s still being renovated in the dock.” Ye Tenghui said.

Multiple sources of intelligence indicate that Andersen's military operation seemed to have been carried out without the support of the East Indies Fleet.

This seems a bit incredible to Liang Yao.

Pontianak is a port city. To attack the port city, the Dutch did not use the sea power that they were good at, but only used the army. This is really puzzling.

Did Anderson send troops privately without the permission of Batavia in order to avenge his past humiliation?

This idea flashed through Liang Yao's mind.

This is the only explanation that makes sense, but it really doesn't fit the image of a professional commander.

Liang Yao's eyes lingered on Kenda Wangan on the map.

It was the last large colonial stronghold of the Dutch and Indian authorities in West Borneo.

If Andersson comes out in full force, doesn't it mean that Kendawang's current defense is very empty?

Liang Yao came up with a bold idea. Can he take advantage of the empty defense situation in Kendawangan to land in Kendawangan from the sea and catch Kendawangan by surprise? Capture this colonial stronghold of the Dutch Indian authorities?

If Kendawangan is captured, he will completely take the initiative in West Borneo.

Even if the Dutch and Indian authorities want to counterattack, they can only start from their strongholds in South Borneo, which will greatly reduce the efficiency of dispatching troops and generals, and Liang Yao will also have more time to react.

"Didn't Elvis already capture Dongwanlu? Let Elvis quickly rush back to Pontianak. I have other plans." Liang Yao said.

Anderson led an army of 4,500 people to Pontianak City and set up camp outside Pontianak City.

At the same time, Andersen sent envoys to coerce Sultan Alkadri of the Pontianak Sultanate to send troops to assist Andersen in attacking the city of Pontianak.

At the same time, Andersen also asked Alkadri to provide food for his army. If he did not comply, the Royal Dutch and Indian Army would first wipe out the Pontianak Sultanate before attacking the city of Pontianak.

This was the first time that Alkadri saw the Dutch mobilize so many troops, mobilizing four to five thousand troops at once, and the words of the Dutch envoys were also harsher than ever before.

Alkadri was caught in a dilemma.

If you don't agree to the Dutch's request, the Pontianak Sultanate will disappear.

It's not that Alkadri didn't think about resisting the oppression of the Dutch, but the Dutch only sent two to three hundred people to beat them without any temper.

The Pontianak Sultanate really has no capital to challenge the Dutch and Indian authorities.

Liang Yao could allow Anderson to dispatch so many soldiers and horses to deal with him, so naturally it was not an easy task.

Alkadri is not sure who will be the final winner in this war between Liang Yao and Anderson.

Of course, he didn't dare to make a mistake. If he made a mistake, the Pontianak Sultanate would pay the price of national destruction.

This is the tragedy of the weak. Sometimes they don't even have a choice and can only submit to power.

Faced with these requests from Andersen, Alkadri could only agree to them one by one.

He reluctantly sent more than a thousand soldiers from the tribe to fight for Anderson and provide food for Anderson's army.

At the same time, Alkadri also sent an envoy to inform Liang Yao of the matter, hoping to gain Liang Yao's understanding.

Alkadri did not expect this move to win the understanding of Liang Yao and the Chinese, but he at least hoped that after the war, if the Chinese won, they could be treated more leniently.

Liang Yao quickly learned the news.

Andersen relied on the local Sudanese chiefdom to provide supplies, which showed that Andersen was not fully prepared, which also supported Liang Yao's judgment.

Andersen's dispatch of troops this time was probably his personal behavior rather than the instruction of the Dutch and Indian authorities.

If Andersen's military operation was carried out under the instruction of the Dutch and Indian authorities, it is impossible that the Dutch and Indian authorities would not provide Andersen with even the most basic logistical support.

The Dutch and Indian authorities may not care about the life or death of the local soldiers, but they cannot care about the life or death of the European soldiers, especially the Dutch soldiers.

These white soldiers were the foundation of the Dutch-Indian authority's rule in the East Indies.

The manpower of the Netherlands was not rich enough to devote more than a thousand white soldiers to Andersen's military adventure.

"Dear General, our Sultan asked me to tell you that the Pontianak Sultanate has no intention to help the Dutch deal with the Chinese. It is really a last resort. I hope you can be magnanimous and understand the difficulties of our Sultan."

The envoy from the Pontianak Sultanate said.

"I am not a narrow-minded person, but I am not generous enough to forgive my enemies. Go back and tell your Sultan that as long as he dares to help the Dutch fight and stand on the opposite side of me, I will treat him as an enemy." Liang Yao

He said coldly.

"see a visitor out!"

If you want to make the Sultan of Pontianak surrender, you can't do it without putting some pressure on them. Liang Yao never thought of being a good old man.

Of course he knew the situation of the Pontianak Sultanate, but they had to choose to side with him, and on his side, otherwise nothing would be discussed.

The Sanfa Sultanate north of Pontianak City made a completely different choice from the Pontianak Sultanate at this time.

Sultan Akamuddin of the Sanfa Sultanate saw Liang Yao and the Chinese resistance company's coalition forces quickly pacified the Lanfang Company in a devastating manner.

Akamuddin made a choice quickly. After learning that the Royal Dutch and Indian Army had surrounded Pontianak City, he immediately sent an envoy to Pontianak City to inform Liang Yao that during this Dutch-Chinese war.

The Sanfa Sultanate will unswervingly stand on the side of the Chinese.

At the same time, he himself also gathered about 2,000 warriors from the clan and headed to Pontianak City, preparing to assist Liang Yao in defending Pontianak to show his sincerity.

Different from the Pontianak Sultanate, the Pontianak Sultanate is the richest sultanate in West Borneo. It occupies the fertile land of West Borneo and is also home to gold mines. It has a population of more than 100,000.

prosperous.

The territories of the Sanfa Sultanate are all poor and remote areas, and their population is less than 80,000. Their national power is far inferior to that of the Pontianak Sultanate.

Around 2,000 off-duty soldiers are already the limit that Akamuddin can mobilize.

(End of chapter)