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Chapter 406 The Choice of the Chiefdom
"The garrison on the coast cannot be adjusted. The garrison on the coast is guarding the mouth of the Kapuas River. As long as the mouth of the Kapuas River is in our hands, Dutch ships will not be able to enter and they will not be able to threaten Pontianak City."

Liang Yao refused to mobilize the garrison on the coast.

As long as the Capuas estuary and sea are in his hands.

The garrison in Pontianak will be able to echo the garrison on the coast, and it will not be a dead end.

Furthermore, the garrisons on the coast are also a threat to the Dutch Royal Dutch Indian Army who surrounded Pontianak City, as long as these garrisons are still on the coast.

Andersen had to divide his troops to guard against the garrison on the coast. In this way, part of Andersen's troops were invisible.

"General Liang is right. The mouth of the Kapuas River and the city of Pontianak are closely related, and there is no room for loss. The men in the city of Pontianak have more or less served as soldiers. If they are organized properly, they can form an army." The team is here." Ye Tenghui suggested.

"Mr. Ye, I will leave it to you to reorganize the men in the city. The Dutch still have some firearms in their warehouses. It is still possible to organize a team of thousands of people to help defend the city." Liang Liang Yao agreed to Ye Tenghui's proposal.

Immediately, Liang Yao asked Sven, "Have any Dutch ships been found in the nearby waters?"

Sven shook his head very decisively: "Don't talk about the nearby waters, Batavia's Dutch ship has never seen it coming in the direction of Pontianak."

This result surprised Liang Yao.

"Without the cooperation of the navy, would Anderson dare to send troops to recover Pontianak City?"

"That's true. Our eyeliner in Batavia has not seen any new actions by the Dutch fleet. Their main warships are all seriously injured. According to the news just received, when the news was sent out, all of these ships were It is still being repaired at the dock." Ye Tenghui said.

Multiple sources of information indicated that Anderson's military operation seemed to be carried out without the support of the East Indies Fleet.

This seemed unbelievable to Liang Yao.

Pontianak is a port city. The Dutch attack the port city without using the sea power they are good at, but only use the army. This is really a bit puzzling.

Could it be that Andersen sent troops without Batavia's permission to avenge his shame?
This thought flashed through Liang Yao's mind.

Only this explanation is reasonable, but doing so really does not conform to the image of a professional commander.

Liang Yao's eyes lingered on Kendawangan on the map.

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

If Anderson comes out in full force, doesn't that mean that Ken Dawang's current defense is very empty?

Liang Yao came up with a bold idea, is it possible to take advantage of the empty defense of Kendawang Bank, land on Kendawang Bank from the sea, and catch Kendawang Bank by surprise?Take down this colonial stronghold of the Dutch and Indian authorities?
If Kentawangan is taken down, he will completely control the initiative in West Borneo.

Even if the Dutch and Indian authorities want to counterattack, they can only start from their stronghold in South Borneo. The efficiency of their deployment of troops will be greatly reduced, and Liang Yao will have more time to react.

"Didn't Elvis already win Dongwanlu? Let Elvis hurry back to Pontianak, I have other arrangements." Liang Yao said.

Anderson led an army of 4500 people to Pontianak City and set up camp outside Pontianak City.

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

At the same time, Anderson also asked Al Kadri to provide food for his army. If not, the Dutch Royal Dutch Indian Army must first destroy the Pontianak Sultanate before attacking the city of Pontianak.

It was the first time for Alkadri to see the Dutch mobilize so many troops, mobilizing four or five thousand troops at a time, and the words of the Dutch envoy were also unprecedentedly harsh.

Alkadri was caught in a dilemma.

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

It's not that Alkadri didn't think about resisting the oppression of the Dutch, but the Dutch could beat them without temper with only two or 300 people.

The Pontianak Sultanate really does not have the capital to challenge the Dutch and Indian authorities.

It was not easy for Liang Yao to let Anderson dispatch so many soldiers and horses to deal with him.

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

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

This is the sorrow of the weak, sometimes they don't even have a choice but to submit to the powerful.

Faced with Andersen's requests, Alkadri could only agree to them one by one.

Reluctantly sent more than a thousand soldiers from the clan 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 incident, hoping to gain Liang Yao's understanding.

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

Liang Yao soon learned of the news.

Andersen counted on the local Sudanese chiefdom to provide supplies, which showed that Anderson's preparations were not sufficient, which also corroborated Liang Yao's judgment.

Andersen's dispatch of troops this time is likely to be his personal behavior, rather than the instigation of the Dutch and Indian authorities.

If Anderson's military operation was carried out at the behest of the Dutch and Indian authorities, it is impossible for the Dutch and Indian authorities not to provide Andersen with even the most basic logistical support.

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

These white soldiers are the basis for the Dutch and Indian authorities to rule the East Indies.

The manpower of the Netherlands is not rich enough to give Andersen military adventures with more than 1000 white soldiers.

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

The envoy of the Pontianak Sultanate said.

"I am not a narrow-minded person, but I am not generous enough to forgive the enemy. 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 Said in a cold voice.

"see a visitor out!"

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

Of course he is aware of the situation in the Pontianak Sultanate, but they must choose to stand in line, and stand on his side, otherwise nothing will be discussed.

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

Akamuddin, the Sultan of the Three-Fat Sultanate, saw that Liang Yao and the Chinese resistance company's coalition forces quickly put down Lanfang Company in a destructive manner.

Akamuddin quickly made a choice. After learning that the Dutch Royal Dutch and Indian troops had surrounded Pontianak City, he immediately sent envoys to Pontianak City to inform Liang Yao that in this Holland War.

The Three-Fat Sultanate will unswervingly stand on the side of the Chinese.

At the same time, he himself also assembled about 2000 warriors from the clan to go to Pontianak City, preparing to assist Liang Yao in guarding Pontianak to show his sincerity.

Unlike the Pontianak Sultanate, the Pontianak Sultanate is the richest sultanate in West Borneo. It occupies the fertile land of West Borneo and sits on gold mines. There are more than [-] people in the clan. prosperity.

The territories of the Sanfa Sultanate are all poor mountains and bad waters, and its population is only less than [-]. The national power is far behind the Pontianak Sultanate.

About 2000 full-time soldiers are already the limit that Akamudin can mobilize.

(End of this chapter)