In mid-April 1948, the war between the Netherlands and Java was still in a stalemate.
Although the Dutch army has an absolute advantage in terms of the quality of its soldiers and weapons and equipment, its numbers are too small.
Just like before World War II, the number of troops stationed at each stronghold in the vast Java region may not even exceed one squad.
With this kind of manpower, as long as the Javanese army hides in the jungle, there is nothing the Dutch army can do.
It cannot use its own firepower advantage, so it can only be trapped in the city and guard various strategic transportation points.
And could not go further into the jungle to eliminate those Javanese troops.
However, it was in this confrontation between the two parties that on the night of April 17, an army suddenly descended from the sky and attacked the general headquarters of the Army of the Republic of Java in the jungles of Sulawesi.
Many important leaders of the Javanese Army in the Sulawesi region were captured on the spot.
The Javanese Army in the entire Sulawesi region instantly lost contact with the headquarters.
But before they could realize what had happened, early the next morning, a troop carrying the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but wearing U.S. military uniforms without any U.S. military markings, and equipped with American ordnance with greater firepower than regular U.S. troops, officially
Landed in the Bombana region of southwestern Sulawesi.
Then there was the process of crossing mountains and building bridges, crossing rivers, and pushing all the way.
The resistance forces on the island are completely powerless to stop them.
Although the natural environment is similar and both are good at hiding, the Java Army and the later South Vietnamese Army are different.
The most important reason why the South Vietnamese Army was able to defeat the U.S. military in nearly two decades, apart from the South Vietnamese Army itself, is that they have the support of two big countries behind them, and they have a large number of people.
Weapons, ammunition and various materials are constantly being replenished.
Therefore, although the South Vietnamese army is far inferior to the US military in terms of heavy weapons, it can pose a great threat to the US military in terms of light weapons and some team firepower. Coupled with the special environment of South Vietnam, it has achieved this at a great cost.
victory.
But this situation is impossible to happen in Java.
Although Java's independence is supported by Mao Xiong, it is an island country after all.
The surrounding sea area is almost completely surrounded by the navies of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Even if it is as strong as a bear, in addition to being able to provide moral support, it is impossible to transport too many weapons and equipment.
Therefore, the so-called Javanese Republic's army actually does not even have a gun in hand. Most of their hands are old-fashioned weapons from World War I, and there are even a large number of flintlock muskets.
If this were not the case, it would be impossible for the Dutch army to have an absolute advantage in the battle between the two armies, given their small numbers.
Basically, the Javanese army fired a black shot, and once the Dutch machine gun fired, the Javanese rebels had no choice but to flee for their lives.
And this "Dutch" army that suddenly landed is even more exaggerated.
Just grenades and mortars, the firepower is much more exaggerated than the original Dutch.
What's even more exaggerated is that in this army, there is also a terrifying monster with a sense of smell and hearing that is even more terrifying than that of a dog. It is also extremely ferocious, and its reaction speed is also exaggeratedly fast. It is difficult for even bullets to hit them.
Under this kind of pressure from many aspects.
After only one day of landing, the area controlled by this army advanced hundreds of kilometers into the island.
During this period, many rebels in the controlled areas tried to hide among civilians.
But they soon discovered that this was not a good choice.
In the past, after the Dutch army occupied an ordinary town, the most it would do was conduct a large-scale search and kill a few people as a deterrent.
The newly-appeared "Dutch Army" directly gathered them all, then moved and drove them towards the port, and finally boarded a huge cargo ship that had been waiting at the seaside.
By the time these Javanese people came to their senses, they had been sent to East Nusa Tenggara, more than 400 kilometers away in the sea south of Sulawesi.
As for resistance? Facing the black hole of gunfire, the Javanese chose to remain silent.
During the whole process, because Dutch and German are very similar, even Javanese who understand Dutch did not discover that the main components of this army were not Dutch at all, but Germans.
It was not until the third day that this weird Dutch army occupied the entire Southeast Sulawesi, and then Governor Josi officially announced his rule over Sulawesi, did the outside world know that what happened in Sulawesi
What.
At the same time, he was also surprised by Josie's speed of action.
Josie was canonized by the Netherlands, which was a public matter in Europe.
European and American countries have no reaction to this, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the fishiness here.
On the other hand, after receiving the news, Mao Xiong immediately passed the information to the Javanese resistance army.
Almost a few days ago, the Java Army had received this news.
But the problem is that the Java Army received the news that the Margot that Josie was on had just set off from Austria a week ago.
According to the normal speed, it will take at least a month for Qiao Xi to arrive in Java.
And the army he hired should have just been assembled at this time.
After all, there is an army of 100,000 people.
With people and equipment, God knows how many transport ships will be used and how long it will take to transport it to Java.
According to the estimates of the Javanese and the Mao Xiong, and even European and American countries, this war will not really start until at least the second half of the year.
But what now?
Just over a week has passed, and Qiao Xi and his army have already landed in Sulawesi.
How can you fly?
Um!
It did fly over.
However, only Austria and Blackwater International know the specific situation in detail.
Then there are Australia as the transit station and the United States as the coordinator. We can guess a little bit.
The rest, like Spain as the intermediary, and Portugal, which leased the islands, were unknown even to the Dutch. The Dutch also had garrisons in several major cities in Sulawesi, but when Josie also had Dutch troops
When they arrived, they found out what had happened.
But even in the United States and Australia, all they know is that people were indeed transported by plane, but they can't figure out how the equipment was transported.
In this way, outsiders would feel that Qiao Xi's actions towards Java were not impromptu at all, but had been planned for a long time.
It's just that the war between the Dutch and Javanese only started last year. How could Qiao Xi have planned it for a long time?
…Wait a minute, Josie is an American and Blackwater International is an American company.
The equipment used by this army is all active-duty art equipment. Although the U.S. military's armaments were upgraded very quickly after the war due to Qiao Xi, due to production, funds, transportation and other reasons, it does not mean that the replacement speed can be as fast.
Fast, so many U.S. troops stationed overseas are still using equipment from the end of World War II.
As a result, European countries, including Mao Xiong, and the Netherlands, Josie's new suzerain country in name, all placed their suspicion on the United States.
Because from the perspective of other countries in the world, only the United States' huge transportation capacity can transport such a huge arms force to Java in a short period of time.
Especially among the Dutch senior officials, their favorable impression of the United States has dropped sharply.
Good guy, if you want the land in Java, I'll give it to you directly. It's just a few islands. It's not like I'm unwilling to give it to you. Why do you need to go through so many twists and turns?
Even the Pacific Fleet is so close at hand. You didn't help me when I asked you for help before. Why are you kidding me?
Co-authoring it because you don’t want to be stigmatized by colonialism?
However, the Dutch are only dissatisfied in their hearts. In actual actions, they are actively cooperating with Blackwater International's mercenary group in Sulawesi.
Only the Republic of Java, as a party concerned, brought this matter to the UN General Assembly.
It's just that although Java now claims independence, it has not yet received international recognition, so it is not a member of the United Nations General Assembly and is not eligible to participate in the United Nations General Assembly.
However, after independence, Ah San, who aspired to become the best brother in South Asia, and Mao Xiong, who wanted to win post-independence Java into his camp, were very active in this matter.
This matter was moved to the UN General Assembly meeting and used to attack the United States.
Only then did the United States finally realize that it might have to take the blame for Josie's personal behavior this time.
But the United States has yet to be able to explain this matter.
Because after explaining it, you have to make other countries believe it.
Especially before the war began, Qiaosi did privately sign a thirty-year port lease contract with the U.S. military for Sulawesi.
Therefore, unless the United States completely gives up all its interests in this area and severs relations with Qiao Xi, no one will believe his explanation.
However, given Qiao Xi’s influence in the United States and the actual benefit bonus received by the United States, it is actually impossible for it to happen.
So the United States, which had just become the leader of the Western world, also became stubborn and refused to explain.
You think so.
Seeing the statement of the United States as the leader, many European countries including the United Kingdom in the United Nations General Assembly also remained silent on this matter.
The French representative really wanted to say something, but after seeing the murderous look of the Dutch representative, he immediately stopped.
Although the Netherlands and France have a history of feuding, the Netherlands was even annexed by France.
But that is all in the past tense.
After entering the 20th century, most of the time the two countries have been semi-allies.
For example, when France built the Maginot Line, the Netherlands, out of its own national defense interests, contributed too much, and this was also the reason why Germany later attacked the Netherlands, a "neutral" country.
After World War II, the two countries also cooperated very closely in economic terms.
On the colonial issue in Asia, the positions of Britain, France and the Netherlands are even more consistent.
Especially now that the French army is also in a quagmire in South Vietnam. If it disagrees with the Netherlands on this matter, what is the difference between it and a slap in the face?
Western countries, led by the United States, have expressed silence on this matter, but the camp led by Mao Xiong and Asan are not sure that they will just let it go.
Therefore, the United Nations General Assembly, as a "neutral" world institution, still issued questions to Qiao Xi and Blackwater International.
Regarding this, Qiao Xi didn't care at all, so he wouldn't go.
He just asked Aldo to go there as a representative of Blackwater International and send a document to Mao Xiong’s representative.
So on the second day of the hearing, Representative Mao Xiong changed his tone and defined Qiao Xi's behavior of leading troops into Java as a local armed conflict, and the United Nations General Assembly was not suitable to intervene.
Although the countries in the furry bear camp are very surprised by their boss's sudden change of attitude, they can just let the boss say whatever they want. Anyway, Java, a place that is so indifferent, has little to do with them.
The furry bear shut up.
The entire UN General Assembly is still beeping, but only Asan and a few South Asian countries are still dancing.
It's just that in this era, no one cares about them at all.
Aldo, who attended the hearing, silently recorded the names of these countries in a small book, preparing to give it to Josie when he returned.
They say there are a few, but actually there are only three.
Asan, Philippines, Myanmar.
Very good. A few days later, Josie, who was basking in the sun in Sulawesi, smiled happily while looking at the several countries recorded by Aldo.
"Boss, Sir Bell is here!" Vito came over from a distance and reported to Qiao Xihui.
"What is he here for?" Qiao Xi put down the document in his hand and asked a little strangely.
Lord Bell, whose full name is Louis Bell, was the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies at the time.
He is also the highest military and political officer of the Netherlands in Java.
In terms of administrative level, the other party is nominally a little higher than Josi, the Governor of Sulawesi.
But in name only in name after all, Qiao Xi had an army of hundreds of thousands, and the Dutch did not dare to point fingers at him.
"If there are no accidents, it should be about our forced relocation of the Sulawesi indigenous people!" Vito replied with a shrug.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes, it's time for them to come to the door, let him in!" Qiao Xi also nodded after hearing this.
Qiao Xi desperately transported the indigenous people of Sulawesi to East Nusa Tenggara. That area was a blind spot under Dutch rule and was of little value, so the Dutch might not be able to react at first.
However, as time goes by, although the people sent there cannot return to Sulawesi due to the interception of the Blackwater Legion, they will definitely gradually spread to other areas.
Therefore, Qiao Xi had already anticipated that the Dutch might come to his door.
"Count Kahn, regarding your forced relocation of Sulawesi indigenous people, I think we need to have a good talk!" Sure enough, when Governor Bell entered the door, the two parties exchanged greetings and brought up the topic straight to the point.
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"Sir Bell, I don't think there is anything to discuss about this. Sulawesi is my private territory, which is recognized by the government. I don't like that there are people I don't like in my territory, and they are the king."
They are people under the rule of the country, so there should be nothing wrong with me returning them to the government, right?" Faced with the other party's question, Qiao Xi answered very calmly.
"But Sir Kahn, this will have an extremely negative impact on the rule of the kingdom, and there may be a large number of rebels hidden among the people you migrate. You are causing trouble for the kingdom!" Sir Bell obviously did not think of Josie.
He was so arrogant and stubborn on this issue, so he immediately frowned and said.
"No, Sir Bell, on the contrary, I think my measures are the most perfect!" Qiao Xi said quietly, "The Java area is so large, it is actually very unfavorable for the rule of the kingdom. The military power is too easy to disperse, but
In fact? Not all of the many islands in Java are of great value. In this case, why don’t we drive those nasty rebels to areas of low value? We only need to use the navy to blockade important areas.
It’s possible that those backward indigenous people can still swim across the waterway? And don’t they seek independence? Then give them independence!”
What Qiao Xi said directly shocked Sir Bell.
What the hell can you do this?
"If you are interested, you can look back at the history of the United States' westward expansion, the history of Indian migration, and the reservation system... Well, okay, these information may not be easy to find. After all, it is a bit inconvenient, but as a colleague
, I can provide you with some relevant information, I believe you will be enlightened!" At first, Josie wanted to suggest Sir Bell and the Dutch senior officials to learn how the Americans dealt with the Indians.
However, these days, information related to the United States' policy towards Indians is classified as top secret.
After all, it was a scandal, especially since the Dutch had basically withdrawn from North America at the end of the 17th century. They really didn't know much about the deeds of the Americans and didn't care much about them.
The reason why there will be clearer relevant information in later generations is that people from civil society slowly collected it after the rise of the civil rights movement.
So Qiao Xi simply sent the other party a copy of the relevant information and asked the Dutchman to learn from it.
As for whether the Dutch will do this, that is their own business. Anyway, they will never leave any indigenous people in Sulawesi.
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The last two chapters are a link between the past and the next. The Indonesian-related content in the next chapter will come to an end and new content will begin. In addition, the ruins are a foreshadowing and my starting point for the next stage. Please be patient.