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Chapter 407 Protection
"We, the Third Sultanate, are willing to cooperate with Your Excellency."

Akamuddin personally led the army to Pontianak City to pay homage to Liang Yao to show his sincerity in cooperation.

"It's not cooperation, it's protection."

Liang Yao looked at the sultan, who was in his prime and knew current affairs, and emphasized.

Neither he nor the Chinese resistance companies in West Borneo are equal partnerships, let alone these local chiefdoms.

He took the risk of sending troops for the economic interests and strategic value of Borneo, not to come here to be a good old man.

He wants face, but also face.

"Protection?" Akamudine was slightly taken aback.

"Yes, protection, but you still have the right to self-government. We will not interfere too much in your internal affairs." Liang Yao said in an unquestionable tone.

"The Umbrella Company will provide security for the Three Sultanates in the same way that the British East India Company provided protection for the Brooke Dynasty."

As long as these chieftains are obedient and their interests in Borneo can be guaranteed, Liang Yao still allows these chieftains to maintain autonomy.

"So what do you need from us?"

After pondering for a moment, Akamuddin asked slowly, he knew that there was a price to pay for obtaining Liang Yao's blessing.

His mood seemed a little heavy.

Since Britain and the Netherlands set foot in Borneo, the lives of the sultanates on Borneo can be said to be worsening day by day, especially for small sultanates like Sanfa, who are already poor and weak, and their poor life is even worse.

Britain, the Netherlands, China, and the three foreign forces have no essential difference to Akamudine.

If there is any difference, it is that Akamudin has slightly less resistance to accepting the protection of Chinese forces with the same skin color.

"Assist us in fighting and help us maintain order on Borneo. Of course, we won't let you be cannon fodder like the Dutch did," Liang Yao said.

Liang Yao has enough regular troops, and currently there is only one overseas territory, Pontianak. In a sense, Liang Yao actually has a partial military advantage in West Borneo.

Liang Yao had his own reasons for not letting the soldiers of the Three-Fa Sultanate be used as cannon fodder.

First, the Sanfa Sultanate was the first local chiefdom to defect to him. He needed a good example to promote and attract other chieftains who wavered in their attitudes.

Secondly, these recruits who have not received formal military training will not help him much even if they go to the battlefield to fight against the Dutch and Indian troops, and will only add to the chaos.

They are more suitable for some auxiliary work, rather than combat.

"I came to Pontianak this time to assist Your Excellency in combat. It's just that our Sultanate has suffered a disaster this year and urgently needs some life-saving food," Akamuddin said.

Liang Yao looked at Ye Tenghui, the former chief executive of Lanfang Company, who was beside him.

Ye Tenghui nodded to Liang Yao, Akamudin did not deceive him.

After the outbreak of the Holwah War, the chief states on the island were also forced to be involved in the Holwah War, and normal production activities were also affected by the war.

Therefore, lack of food and clothing is the norm in the entire West Borneo region.

In order to maintain a basic life, the Chinese in Santiaogou resisted the company and even completely gave up mining activities and engaged in agricultural production activities. Only then did they barely maintain a state of starvation and continue to fight with the Dutch and Indian authorities.

"As long as you obey our arrangement, I can provide you with some food first." Liang Yao said.

After taking over the warehouse of the Dutch and Indian authorities in Pontianak, including the grain he transported from Xiangshan, Liang Yao still has a little surplus.

"We must obey your arrangement." Akamudine said hastily.

After the camp of the Royal Dutch Indian Army was established, Andersen launched an attack on Pontianak City.

The tactics adopted by the Dutch Royal Dutch Indian Army are still the tactics of the line era.

Only on this basis, it was improved according to the characteristics of the colonial army. Their formation was basically that the native soldiers stood in the front and the European soldiers stood in the back, so as to reduce the casualties of the European soldiers.

Facing Anderson's offensive, Liang Yao decided to show his weakness and continue to paralyze Anderson, making Anderson think that he was able to capture Pontianak City entirely out of some accidental factors.

Under the fierce offensive of the Dutch and Indian troops, Liang Yao voluntarily gave up the first outer line of defense.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Dutch Royal Dutch Indian Army were very happy to easily take down the first line of defense outside Pontianak City, thinking that Liang Yao's army was no different from other Chinese armies.

The reason why they were able to take Pontianak City was just a little trick.

Of course, this is also Andersen's idea, and Andersen has always been worried about the change of hands of Pontianak City.

After all, since the Holland War, only the Netherlands occupied its Chinese settlements, and the Chinese simply did not have the ability to seize settlements, especially large settlements, from the Dutch-Indian army.

However, there are still a small number of Dutch and Indian Army officers who feel a little abnormal, and always feel that there is something wrong with taking down the first outer line of defense outside Pontianak City so easily.

These few Dutch and Indian Army officers suggested to suspend the offensive. They came lightly this time, and the artillery they carried were small-caliber artillery. They lacked heavy weapons for attacking fortifications.

But these few discordant voices were quickly drowned out.

Many officers of the Dutch-Indian Army said that they would take back Pontianak in one fell swoop and take the first place.

Without exception, Andersen sided with the officers who advocated the pursuit of victory.

But this time, Liang Yao decided not to give up the second line of defense.

Because there are only three lines of defense in Pontianak City, the second line of defense can still wrap the entire Pontianak City area and provide protection for the entire Pontianak City Area.

Once the second line of defense is abandoned, Liang Yao will only be left with the last third line of defense, which is the wooden city wall in the core city of Pontianak.

It is said to be a city wall, but it is actually just a wooden fence.

The bait can be placed, but not too large. Liang Yao will not risk losing part of Pontianak City to lure the Dutch and Indian troops into the bait.

"Let the cavalry company prepare well, and bring back more guinea pigs later." Liang Yao put away his binoculars and explained to the officers around him.

The Dutch and Indian troops arrived as scheduled.

A colonel of the Dutch and Indian Army led an infantry regiment composed of more than 300 European soldiers and about 800 Java native soldiers to coerce a thousand native soldiers from the Pontianak Sultanate. The queue slowly advanced towards Liang Yao's second line of defense, that is, the second trench fortification.

The artillery of the Dutch Indian Army opened fire first.

However, at this time, the soldiers of the Western Brigade had already huddled in the cat's ear holes that had been dug to avoid shelling.

The artillery of the Dutch and Indian Army fired solid bullets. As long as the solid bullets do not roll on flat ground, their ability to kill personnel is extremely limited.

Therefore, although the artillery of the Dutch and Indian Army fought in full swing and with great momentum, in fact, the casualties caused by the Western Brigade were almost negligible.

When the shelling was over, the soldiers of the Western Brigade got out of the cat's ear hole under the command of the non-commissioned officers, leaned on the trench, and waited for the Dutch and Indian troops to enter the range.

After the Dutch-Indian army entered the firing range of the Western Brigade, there was only a subzero sound, and thousands of metal projectiles sprayed out from the trench, hitting the line formation of the Dutch-Indian army like raindrops.

(End of this chapter)