When Hicks met Sidney Strachey, Scott Stella was pounding the table for Benson Toherty.
Stella was an official from the Lion City, a white British man, and had enough psychological advantages over Toherty, a Dutchman. The day after the Ark was impounded, Stella came to Medan Port to negotiate with Toherty.
But Toherty never let it go, so it was delayed until today.
"Mr. Toherty, there is something I want to inform you. The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company have arrived in the Lion City. If you don't want to cause trouble, then let the Ark leave as soon as possible, otherwise the Viscount of Nyasaland will not
It's easy to mess with. You can ask the Germans to find out about this and see how the Governor of Tanganyika or Southwest Africa would handle this matter." Stella was a traditional British aristocrat and initially negotiated.
She was still polite and courteous when she was there, but these days, Stella’s attitude has become more and more irritable.
"Mr. Stella, I have already explained to you that this was an accident. No one wants to see this happen. The relevant persons responsible have been punished. I said that if Lord Nyasaland promises not to pursue further investigations,
If this happens, then the Ark can set off at any time." Benson Toherty frowned. If the Dutch in East India didn't know who Roque was a week ago, then this week, Roque's name is in the East Indies.
No one knows it anymore.
Following this, Rock's reputation in southern Africa spread.
Really, even by colonial standards, many of Rock's actions were abhorrent.
Don't forget that the current colonial system was established under the leadership of Britain and France. As a British noble, Rock should have tried his best to maintain the current colonial system and safeguard the interests of the colonial masters, instead of inciting the colonial indigenous resistance of weak countries and then annexing them.
The colonies of those weak countries.
The last victim was Portugal, and the latest victim is Germany.
Portugal and the Netherlands are in a similar situation. They were once brilliant, but now they are completely weakened, and they are struggling to survive with the few remaining colonies.
Germany's situation is completely different from that of the Netherlands. After defeating France in the Franco-Prussian War, Germany was already the new world's number one army. Then the world's number one army collapsed in Tanganyika and was forced to admit the Gloryburg rebellion.
The "independence" of the army.
Although nominally the Glory Castle rebels defeated the regular army reinforced by Germany, the whole world knows that it was the Nyasaland mercenaries who defeated the Germans.
Now because of an official's private behavior, the Ark was detained at the Port of Medan. To be honest, if possible, Benson Toherty would like to shoot the perpetrator to appease Rock's anger. Unfortunately, the perpetrator is the queen of the Netherlands.
A certain relative has now resigned and returned to the Netherlands, leaving the Governor of East India with nothing but chicken feathers.
"Do you think Lord Nyasaland will give you such a promise now? Wake up, Mr. Toherty. Continuing to detain the Ark will only make Lord Nyasaland angrier and cause the gaffe to develop in an even more uncontrollable direction.
, the final result may be something that none of us want to see. Is this what your governor meant? Do you want to threaten Lord Nyasaland with the immigrants on the Ark? I can tell you formally now,
Lord Nyasaland will never accept any threats! The nobles of the British Empire will never compromise!" Scott Stella almost roared at the end, slamming the table and roaring at Benson Toherty.
"Then what can I do Mr. Stella? I was just an ordinary tax collector from another province. I could never serve as the Port Authority Director of the Port of Medan in this life, just because of that greedy, damn, cowardly predecessor.
Director of the Port Authority, I am forced to stay here to accept your accusations, and I don’t want to be like this-" Benson Toherty almost burst into tears. The existence of the Dutch East Indies is largely thanks to the British.
Under the patronage of the empire, the Dutch East Indies now offended the military nobles of the British Empire——
What the hell is he a powerful military aristocrat who holds military power——
Benson Toherty is also desperate, but Benson Toherty has no choice.
Benson Toherty was a Dutchman born in the East Indies. He had been coming to the Dutch East Indies at least since his grandfather's generation. In his own country, Benson Toherty had no power and power, so he was pushed out as a scapegoat. "Please tell your Excellency the Governor that Earl Minto, Colonel McMahon, and Lord Glaston are trying their best to mediate, but I cannot guarantee that it will be effective. You must know the importance of this matter. This is for Nyasa
Lord Nyasaland’s offense, what you are seizing is a Southern African ship, and there are citizens of Southern Africa on board, and Lord Nyasaland is the Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Southern Africa, so if Lord Nyasaland wants to retaliate, this is
It is also the right of Lord Nyasaland." Scott Tesla listed all big names, Earl Minto was the Governor-General of India, McMahon was the Commissioner of India, and Viscount Glaston was the Governor-General of South Africa.
McMahon is the McMahon of the "McMahon Line".
As for revenge from Roque, this is also Roque's right. Just like the duel between nobles a hundred years ago, since East India has seized the ships in southern Africa, it must be prepared to bear the wrath of southern Africa. This applies to the whole world.
All are valid.
As for whether East India can bear it, no one cares about this issue.
Except the Dutch.
"Please don't do this Mr. Strong -" Benson Toherty had just started to speak when fierce gunshots and violent explosions suddenly came from the port defense line. Through the firelight, he could vaguely see the docked on the pier.
The Ark was on fire, while the only wooden sail gunboat in the Netherlands was slowly sinking amid violent explosions and raging fires.
In the Netherlands, gunboats of this class are also called battleships, and their official name is sailing battleships.
"What the hell is going on?" Benson Toherty roared angrily, and then his eyes became dull and his face turned pale.
"There is no doubt that this is revenge from Lord Nyasaland. I have warned you that the consequences may be unbearable for you-" Scott Tesla shook his head and sighed. Now that the southern African side has taken action, then Scott Tesla
Scott Stella's work has come to an end, and when one party admits defeat, Scott Stella may still have the opportunity to return to Medan Port for mediation.
But it is more likely that a higher-level official will be replaced by then, such as Colonel McMahon.
Who cares, Scott Stella just wants to go back and get some sleep.
"Mr. Stella, you can't leave -" Benson Toherty held on to Scott Stella tightly, like a drowning man refusing to give up the only straw.
"Mr. Toherty, you know, this makes no sense. You may not know this Lord Nyasaland. Do you want me to tell you what he has done in southern Africa? You always know that he is of Chinese descent - ten
In years, just ten years, a Chinese-American became a Viscount of the British Empire. Do you think the reason is because he is better at farming, or because he is great in the kitchen?" Scott Stella is in no hurry to leave, the moon is dark
The wind is high, so it’s actually not safe to walk at this time.
"He must be very good at making tea -" Benson Toherty was still in the mood to joke at this time, which was definitely a tease: "-Please, Mr. Scott, please tell Nyasa
Lord Lan, the Ark can leave now. We will compensate for all the losses of the Ark, and we will also hold all relevant responsible persons accountable——"
"Well, what can I say, Mr. Toherty, I have suggested this to you before, do you remember what you said then?" Scott Stella sighed quietly.
Before Benson Toherty could answer, there was suddenly a violent knock on the door, accompanied by a frightened cry: "Mr. Toherty, Mr. Toherty, we have been attacked by unknown forces.
There are now heavy casualties, Mr. Huggins has been killed, and the Batavia has been sunk——"
"Shut up, I'm not blind or deaf. If you have the ability, destroy the enemy. If you don't have the ability, just don't bother me!" Benson Toherty finally broke out, and then there was an unusual silence outside the door. p>
Only the gunfire on the pier is still fierce.
In fact, I can’t say how intense it was. Standing at the window of Benson Toherty’s office, I could clearly see the two troops exchanging fire on the dock.
Just next to the dock near the Ark, there are many mercenaries wearing curved-brimmed hats who have built a simple defense line with sandbags. They are using weapons including heavy machine guns to attack those East Indian colonial servants who dare to appear on the dock.
Launch a three-dimensional strike.
It is really three-dimensional. In addition to the positions on the dock, the mercenaries also climbed to the nearby rooftops and fired from a high position. The firepower of the mercenaries on these rooftops was not fierce, but the shooting was very rhythmic and unhurried, showing that they were powerful.
If the East Indian Colonial Servant Army launches an organized attack, the mercenaries on the roof will also use grenades to attack. Their grenades can be thrown far and accurately. Benson Toherty can clearly see that a
The officer wearing the rank of major was directly knocked down by three grenades.
No luck.
The major was probably the highest-ranking surviving officer. After he was blown down, the trembling colonial servants hiding behind the corner room finally collapsed. They fled one after another regardless of the officers' obstruction, even if the officers shot the deserters on the spot.
Fa-rectification cannot stop more and more deserters.
Then these officers who tried to maintain order were killed one by one.
The servant army finally collapsed.
The sound of gunfire gradually became sporadic.
Scott Stella watched with great interest from behind the curtain.
Benson Toherty was stunned.
Benson Toherty had long heard that the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company were very powerful, but he did not expect that the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company were so powerful.
No wonder they can defeat the world's number one army.