Expedition to Europe

Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge did not stay in Borneo. Their military ranks were too high to be fooled, so they withdrew to Saigon with the "protective umbrella".

In Borneo now, the people in charge are low-ranking officers such as Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan.

Although they are low-ranking officers, they have a lot of people under them, and almost everyone has tens of thousands of people under their command.

Of course, not all of these people have received complete military training, and some are even indigenous people who have not received any training.

The reason for accepting indigenous people into the army is to unite the minority and oppose the majority.

The minority here does not refer to a certain ethnic group or the indigenous people of a certain area, but to those who do not hate the Chinese and yearn for Chinese culture.

As for how to distinguish, it is very simple, as long as you can speak simple Chinese.

This method may not be scientific, but it can only be done in this special period. After all, the main enemy of the "Lan Fang Company" is the Dutch, not the local indigenous people.

In this way, Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan each have tens of thousands of people under their command, among which the local indigenous people account for the majority.

In the official propaganda of the Netherlands, the "Lan Fang Company often massacred villages and destroyed villages" in Borneo was not groundless, but was done by the indigenous people of the Lan Fang Company.

Gu Xingbang and Guan Jianyuan were not all in Surabaya. They were now all over Kalimantan Island and Sulawesi Islands, with great momentum and blooming everywhere, and there was a tendency of war.

The attack started from Surabaya and Pontianak at the same time. Surabaya attacked from east to west towards the direction of Coconut City, and Pontianak attacked from west to east towards the real Borneo.

Although the Dutch had organized a colonial army of nearly 400,000 people before, they were almost defeated in the attack of the Lan Fang Company. Like the real Dutch army, they showed almost no combat effectiveness.

Starting from January 1st, Gu Xingbang won three battles and three victories in seven days in Surabaya, defeating nearly 300,000 colonial troops, and fought from Surabaya to Semarang. Guan Jianyuan was advancing rapidly in Pontianak, and almost controlled the entire West Kalimantan within seven days.

The war had reached this point, and the Dutch had almost no hope of continuing to fight, so the Dutch finally bowed their heads and asked the British to ask Qin Zhiyuan for a ceasefire through the French.

Ask Qin Zhiyuan?

The Dutch got a very straightforward answer. Qin Zhiyuan was on his honeymoon and had no time to care about this matter; at the same time, the "Umbrella" company had withdrawn from Borneo, and the war in Borneo had nothing to do with Qin Zhiyuan.

In a word, it's none of your business...

It's none of your business!

It's really shameless. The whole world knows that the "Lan Fang Company" in Borneo is inseparable from the "Umbrella", and I'm afraid only Qin Zhiyuan can deny it with a thick face.

But at this moment, the Dutch no longer had the heart to accuse Qin Zhiyuan of being shameless, because in these few days of wrangling, Gu Xingbang had already fought near Coconut City, and Guan Jianyuan occupied most of Central Kalimantan.

On the other hand, the "Lan Fang Company" troops led by Ma Gaojie attacked the series of islands from west to east from Surabaya, and had successively captured Bali, Sasak, Sumba and other places. The colonial army troops retreated one after another and were about to withdraw to Papua.

Guan Jianyuan of the northern route also divided his troops. Dong Zishi led nearly 3,000 soldiers to land on Sulawesi Island. In just three days, the 3,000 soldiers had grown to nearly 10,000 people, and half of Sulawesi was under control. If this momentum continues, the Dutch will be driven out of Sulawesi in at most half a month.

The situation was so serious that the Dutch were anxious.

The Dutch ambassador to France, Engelard, stayed in the Black Swan Castle every day, begging to see Qin Zhiyuan but to no avail. The Dutch finally had no choice but to issue an ultimatum to France that if they did not stop the war, the Netherlands would join the German alliance to declare war on France.

Again, the world war that took place in Europe was actually a dispute between a group of cousins. Raymond Poongarais may not want to bully the Queen of the Netherlands, so he brokered the armistice negotiations between Britain, France, the Netherlands, the "Umbrella" Company, and the "Lan Fang" Company.

The British and French joined in to mediate, avoid unnecessary trouble, and jointly fight against the Germans.

The British are actually a protectorate of the Netherlands and have an obligation to help the Netherlands.

The French joined because of Qin Zhiyuan. Without the French president's matchmaking, Qin Zhiyuan was not prepared to talk to the Dutch.

The role of the "Umbrella" company was originally supposed to be the Beiyang government, but the country was in a mess, and it really had no intention of taking care of Borneo, so it had to send representatives to participate.

The armistice was in mid-January, and the negotiations began two days later. Don't ask why the people of the "Lan Fang" company appeared in Paris so quickly. Many people know the representative of the "Lan Fang" company-Huang Fugui.

Well, Qin Zhiyuan once again showed what shamelessness is, which is simply amazing.

The negotiation was held at the famous Weaver Restaurant, which is still not open to the public, so it is a very suitable place.

When all the negotiators entered the venue, the atmosphere was immediately tense.

"Shameless!" Engelal obviously knew Huang Fugui, and this sentence scolded both Huang Fugui and Qin Zhisheng.

"Who are you scolding?" Huang Fugui set a trap.

"Shameless people scold you!" Engelal jumped down immediately.

Huang Fugui stopped talking nonsense, smiled and looked proud, sat down next to Qin Zhisheng, and did not forget to help Qin Zhisheng pull out the chair.

Seeing Huang Fugui act like this, Qin Zhisheng was completely confused. Even if they were a family, why should they be so obvious?

Huang Fugui also realized that his behavior was inappropriate, and he kept saying with a smirk: "I'm used to it, I'm used to it..."

"I'm used to your sister!" Qin Zhisheng wanted to curse.

Cursing aside, they still had to talk. After everyone was seated, Engelal announced his demands: "...The behavior of the Lan Fang Company is a destruction of the existing order and a provocation to the entire Western civilized country. It has brought severe disasters to the residents of East India, causing social unrest in East India and displacing residents... Therefore, the Lan Fang Company must be dissolved immediately, and the local government will consider revising the law to grant equal rights to all ethnic groups..."

After half an hour of babble, Engelal was so thirsty that others were drowsy. Huang Fugui and Qin Zhisheng even began to study whether the tablecloth on the table was cotton or sand.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @shu/ba!

Asking for a high price and paying a low price, even if it is a negotiation between countries, it is similar to the auntie fighting a hawker in the vegetable market.

After Ngolar finished reading, Huang Fugui also announced his request: "... Lan Fang Company does not oppose the peaceful coexistence of various ethnic groups, but the tendency of the colonial government is too obvious and has lost the trust of the Bornean people. As the representative of the Bornean people, Lan Fang Company firmly opposes the corrupt and backward colonial government... Therefore, the colonial government must end its colonial rule in Borneo, and let the Bornean people decide their own destiny..."

"Shameless! What kind of East Indians are you? To the real East Indians, you are also outsiders. What qualifications do you have to represent the East Indians?" After listening to Huang Fugui's statement, Ngolar couldn't help cursing.

"You are the shameless one! Even if I am not a pure-blooded Bornean, I am at least related to Borneans. What kind of Borneans are you? You are a bunch of poor people from a second-rate country, parasites who only know how to suck blood from Borneo, you should go to hell!" Huang Fugui cursed with rich vocabulary.

"Fuck, you shameless bastard!" Ngolar grabbed the coffee cup in front of him and threw it at Huang Fugui.

Huang Fugui was a translator. Although he had been a soldier for more than a year, he had never touched a gun. He was hit in the chest by the coffee cup without warning. The black coffee splashed out and splashed all over Huang Fugui's head and face. Huang Fugui's shocked and angry face was really funny.

"Wow, hahahaha..." Seeing Huang Fugui so embarrassed, Ngolar was very happy and pointed at Huang Fugui and laughed.

No one else laughed, but looked at Ngolar with pity.

Qin Zhisheng even pushed the teapot at hand towards Huang Fugui.

Ngolar felt something was wrong and was about to get up to avoid it, but he was too late to dodge. A pot of strong tea was poured on his head, and a few tea leaves hit Ngolar's forehead, which looked even more ridiculous.

Until this time, the British and French representatives at the meeting pretended to say something like "don't hurt the harmony".

Because of the Dutch smuggling behavior some time ago, Britain and France were not happy with the Dutch. In addition, Qin Zhiyuan's brother was present, so how could the representatives of Britain and France give the Dutch a good face.

The gap between the conditions of the two sides was too large, and there was no room for reconciliation, so the first day of negotiations did not produce any results.

There is a time difference between Europe and Southeast Asia. The meeting ended at 11 pm Paris time, and it became 6 pm when we arrived in Borneo.

That night, the Lan Fang Company immediately launched a new round of offensives. When the negotiations resumed, three days had passed. Gu Xingbang occupied Coconut City and drove the Dutch out of Java Island; Guan Jianyuan completely occupied West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan and began to attack East Kalimantan; Dong Zishi conquered South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi, and the Dutch were driven to Southeast Sulawesi and Sulawesi; Dong Zishi made the fastest progress. He had already occupied the Aru Islands and was across the sea from Papua Island.

During these three days, the Dutch requested to start negotiations several times, but they were all rejected by Huang Fugui.

Huang Fugui's reason was simple. He was burned by coffee during the first negotiation and now needed treatment.

Ngolar wanted to cry but had no tears. Treat your sister? I am the one with a lot of lumps, okay?

Ngolar could only cry in Amsterdam because the negotiations were not going well. The Dutch changed the negotiator. The new negotiator was named Villardum.

So in mid-January, the negotiations resumed.

This time, the situation faced by the Dutch was even worse.