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Chapter 260 Layout and Negotiation

The Japanese attack on Kalimantan was quickly informed by the Dutch East Indies to the British Governor of India. The Governor was very angry when he learned that the Japanese army had invaded the west and occupied Kalimantan.

You know, the British fleet in the Pacific is now threatening Japan's overseas territories in order to force Japan to surrender to Britain.

But not only did Japan refuse to give in, Yagyu Yoshigan even dared to send troops to attack Kalimantan.

If the Japanese army occupied this place, there would be a big problem.

Although Malacca, which is occupied by the British, is the key point for entering and leaving the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, Kalimantan is the key point for the British to enter the South China Sea.

If Japan deploys troops on Kalimantan, it will be equivalent to strangulating the neck of Britain's entry into the Qing Dynasty.

This will affect the economic development of the UK!
Therefore, the Governor-General of British India immediately became anxious.

While sending urgent telegrams to his motherland for help, he mobilized troops and fleets to support the Dutch East Indies.

On the island of Kalimantan, the Japanese army only left the Republic of Lanfang unconquered.

The reception of the Japanese envoy was very secretive, with only a few important officials present.

The Sulu Kingdom was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and admired the Han culture. With you, Lan Fang, taking the lead, the Sulu Kingdom can also be used by me. "

Liu Asheng said: "If we don't meet the Japanese Prime Minister, Lanfang will destroy the country tomorrow."

But he looked at his father, the previous ruler Liu Asheng.

When Yagyu Shengxiyan saw that the other party was open, he stopped hiding it.

Liu Shengxiyan saw the change in Liu Liangguan's expression at that moment, and he could understand it, but this did not hinder his deployment.

But the old official objected: "If you drive away the Dutch, there will still be British. The foreigners are too powerful. There is no future in cooperation with Japan."

Liu Liangguan did not answer directly, but asked the envoy to go down and rest first.

Another old man couldn't stand it anymore. He used his cane and said loudly: "I, Lan Fang, have been fighting wits and courage with the Dutch here for more than a hundred years, and I still haven't forgotten the humiliation more than forty years ago!

When Liu Liangguan heard this, he explained: "I was wrong. It's just Prime Minister Yagyu. If Japan wants to evacuate, it won't be useful to leave us Lanfang and Sulu."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads sadly. It turned out that they had no room to refuse from the beginning.

The young official blew his beard and glared: "Are you willing to bend your knees and be bullied by those foreigners?"

Liu Shengxiyan said somewhat reproachfully: "Liu Datongzhi's words are not sincere. I am being honest. Why did you start playing tricks?"

Liu Liangguan took the lead and said: "Prime Minister Yagyu, I don't understand. Our Lanfang country is small and weak, and now it relies on the Netherlands to survive. I wonder what Prime Minister Yagyu you like about Lanfang?"

Liu Shengxi strictly gave Liu Liangguan the respect he deserved, and he received Liu Liangguan as he would a head of state.

"fart!"

"Please take a seat."

When Liu Shengxiyan saw Liu Liangguan, he stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Welcome Liu Datong to be our guest."

He was a little disappointed when he thought about this.

Although the Kingdom of Sarawak is not as big as a county town, the palace is indeed impressive, at least it has pavilions, carved beams and painted columns, etc.

"Then I'll go there. If something happens to me, everything will be left to my father."

The next day, Liu Liangguan, who was disguised, followed the Japanese envoy and left.

Before noon, he arrived at Sanfa and met Yagyu Heiyan.

"Liu Datongzhi, why don't you speak?"

As soon as the envoy left, a young official said excitedly: "Dazongzhi, the opportunity for our country to break away from the Dutch foreign devils has come!"

Liu Liangguan looked at the grand welcome ceremony and felt relieved. In this situation, it seemed that his situation would not be too bad.

The Samfa Sultanate is a small country sandwiched in a triangle area between the Lanfang Republic and the Kingdom of Sarawak.

Liu Liangguan received the Japanese envoy. He was very surprised by the invitation. Why didn't the Japanese directly kill Lanfang, but wanted to see him?
He instantly had an idea in his mind, ready to come out!

To rule the country, we must seize the opportunity, otherwise the country of Lanfang will be annexed by the Dutch sooner or later! "

Liu Liangguan was a little excited when he heard Yagyu Heeyan speak Chinese. He quickly replied: "Thank you, Prime Minister Yagyu. It's a great honor for me!"

Liu Liangguan was a little confused. Now that the Japanese army had occupied the island of Kalimantan and destroyed several sultanates, Sulu was among them. How could there be such an arrangement?
Will Japan eventually evacuate Kalimantan?

Liu Liangguan was in poor health, so he had to give his last words first.

“On this island, there are only two countries that can cooperate with us, one is you Lanfang, and the other is Sulu.

Liu Liangguan was startled and said quickly: "I'm just too happy. Please forgive me, Prime Minister Yagyu."

And Yanagi Yagyu has arrived in Samfa, the capital of the Samfa Sultanate on the island of Kalimantan.

Others advised: "Then the Qing Dynasty was also attacked by foreigners and had to cede territory to pay compensation? In today's world, foreigners are in power, and we cannot go against nature."

Liu Liangguan was introduced into the city, and then met Yagyu Heeyan in the main hall of the Sarawak Palace.

After Yagyu Shengxiyan arrived in Sanfa, he sent people to Pontianak and invited Liu Liangguan, the commander-in-chief of Lanfang, to come for consultations.

The two of them took their seats.

Liu Liangguan was also distressed. There were great differences of opinion among the people.

As for the other sultanates, they are nothing more than the local natives. Cooperating with them will only lead to nothing. But your Lanfang is a Han government, knows etiquette, understands kingship, and has the basis for cooperation.

Liu Shengxi nodded and said: "I know what you are worried about, but you are wrong. If our army occupies these places, how can we easily give them away?
The British must be on their way here. When I reach an agreement with the British, I will naturally solve your problem.

Don't worry, I will never be unprepared for anything. I will send a batch of weapons to you later and send people to train your army.

When the time comes, you ask our country to buy a few more gunboats and frigates. The Dutch will definitely not dare to do anything to you. If the British take action, I will naturally step in. "

Liu Liangguan was so excited. Isn't it because Lanfang was weak because of his lack of military strength? With Japanese aid, they were no longer afraid of the Dutch.

He immediately saluted and said: "Our country will definitely do everything in its power to repay your country's kindness!"

"Okay, your words mean that I didn't misjudge the person."

Liu Shengxiyan immediately had a drink with Liu Liangguan.

Lanfang's country was too small and its people were poor, so it couldn't give much money to Japan, but Yagyu Heiyan agreed to use resources in exchange.

At that time, he will distribute the land on Kalimantan Island and expand the territory of Lanfang Kingdom.

Liu Liangguan returned to Pontianak with the good news, followed by several transport ships and a 500-ton gunboat.

This transport ship contains the equipment of an infantry division. There are 5.6 million Chinese and more than 700,000 natives in Lanfang Republic, with a total population of about 1.2 million.

It was more than enough to raise an infantry division.

With Japan's aid, the voice against the Dutch in Lanfang became much louder, and the doves died down.

But a few days later, the British Empire's fleet arrived near the waters of Kalimantan, and the people of Lanfang were horrified.

However, the British did not go to war directly. They sent envoys and asked for negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Yagyu Nozomi.

Yagyu Heiyan chose to hold talks with the British and Dutch in Pontianak, the capital of Lanfang.

Three days later, the British Fleet Commander and the Dutch Governor held formal talks with Japanese Fleet Commander Ryoma Sakamoto in Pontianak.

The British commander gave a strong order from the beginning: "You Japan must withdraw its troops immediately!"

Sakamoto Ryoma was right and immediately replied: "We are not occupying British territory, so it is impossible to withdraw our troops!"

The Dutch Governor immediately came to his aid: "This area is within the sphere of influence of our country and Great Britain. You have crossed the line!"

Sakamoto Ryoma smiled disdainfully and said: "Give your sphere of influence back? Who stipulated it! This is the land we occupy now! If you don't accept it, then send troops to fight."

The Dutch governor was furious. Their fleet and army were no match for Japan.

As for the British fleet, it only has fifty or sixty ships in terms of number, so it does not have an advantage.

This fleet came to the platform to give Japan an attitude.

The British commander shouted: "You Japanese, don't go too far!"

Not to be outdone, Sakamoto Ryoma cursed: "You British people are obviously bullying me too much, you bastards!"

"You dare to scold me?"

"What's wrong with scolding you? I'll scold you!"

A good meeting suddenly turned into a mess, and the two parties quarreled like children, and finally broke up unhappy.

The British army did not dare to fight, and Yagyu Heiyan also asked the Japanese army to exercise restraint.

In the end, the Governor-General of British India personally invited Yagyu Hien to meet.

The two sides held a second meeting in Pontianak.

Yagyu Heiyan knew what the British were waiting for. They were waiting for a reply and support from the motherland.

But Yagyu Heeyan would never give them a chance.

When Earl Lyton saw Yagyu Heiyan, he was the first to say: "I believe that Prime Minister Yagyu doesn't want to fight against Da Ying. There will be no good results in being an enemy of Da Ying."

Yagyu Heeyan laughed angrily and said unceremoniously: "Earl Lytton, what nonsense are you talking about? I, Japan, have never wanted to be an enemy of Britain. On the contrary, you, Britain, and I, Japan, are at odds with each other.

A few months ago, your Pacific Fleet actually impounded dozens of Chinese fishing boats and hundreds of fishermen. What does this mean? Do you think Japan is easy to bully? "

Of course Earl Lytton knew these things, because his task was to embarrass Japanese ships heading to Europe in the Strait of Malacca.

However, the gentlemen of the Great Britain Club did not expect that Japan would directly lift the table and stab Great Britain in the throat.

What is this called? Stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice!

Great Britain already knew that its warships were not as good as Japan's fleet in terms of performance. Since last year, they had begun researching new warships. However, they did not have enough time, so they adopted a plan to make Japan exhausted.

Although Prime Minister Disraeli advocated outward expansion, he chose to attack small and weak countries.

The essence of his behavior was to suck blood from the colonies to feed Britain and restore the economy, rather than to fight uncertain wars with high military expenditures.

Therefore, Disraeli did not want to confront Japan head-on.

However, he cannot give in directly, otherwise the imperialism he advocates will become a joke, so he must let Japan take a step back.

The second meeting between Earl Lytton and Yagyu Heiyan also had no results, and they broke up on bad terms again.

However, some time later, Earl Lytton received a telegram from the Prime Minister. The reinforcement fleet was already on the way and would arrive in up to twenty days. Disraeli demanded that Earl Lytton must allow the Japanese troops to withdraw from Kalimantan.

When Earl Lyton saw that the reinforcement fleet was on the way, he suddenly felt confident, and he once again invited Yagyu Heiyan to negotiate.

Liu Shengxi Yan saw that it was almost time, and this time he was not so polite.

However, during the meeting, Earl Lytton was the first to say: "Prime Minister Yagyu, if the Japanese army does not withdraw its troops, I will regard this as Japan's provocation against Great Britain, and I will not be polite at that time!"

"I'm not scared!"

Yagyu Shengxi stood up in anger and loudly accused: "Daying, don't bully others too much. I know you are waiting for the fleet reinforcements, but our army is not afraid. I will wait here to fight with your country!"
Oh, when the time comes, your British Royal Navy is defeated again, I wonder if other countries will still be afraid of you, Britain! "

Earl Litton's face turned ugly for a moment. He did not expect that the other party had guessed that they had a fleet of reinforcements.

More importantly, this Yagyu Heiyan is different from the kings and sultans he has seen. He is too hard!
He knew that he had to change his strategy, otherwise the talks would collapse and war would have to begin.

Once the war starts, no matter what the outcome is, Great Britain will suffer heavy losses.

He did not dare to take this responsibility, and no matter how angry he was, he did not continue to argue with Yagyu Heiyan.

He softened his expression and snorted coldly: "I have long heard of Prime Minister Yagyu's reputation as a hard-nosed man, and after today's test, he is indeed well-deserved.

But I might as well tell you that Japan must withdraw from Kalimantan. This is Britain's bottom line. "

Yagyu Heeyan sat down and said: "Wouldn't it be better if we talked about it earlier? This action is because you, the British, are forcing you too much. In a market as big as the Qing Dynasty, what's wrong with Japan having a hand in it? We and the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty The previous dynasty had been doing business for more than five hundred years.

This time, you, the British, went too far. We, Japan, were forced to do this. If you want us to withdraw from Kalimantan, then Britain must stop its actions against Japan. "

Earl Lyton nodded and said, "Okay."

"Then sign an Anglo-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact and let everyone know that you, Great Britain, agree to trade between Japan and the Qing Dynasty."

Yagyu Heeyan immediately made this request.

Earl Lytton thought about it for a moment, and signed the treaty as soon as it was signed. When he returns home, it will be a matter for the next governor.

"also."

Yagyu Hee-yeon knew Dae-young's temperament, and what kind of political credibility a capricious troublemaker could have, just to find a decent excuse for the end of this matter.

This matter is not the most important. The most important thing is that after he has wiped out the forces on Kalimantan, it will naturally be reshuffled. The division of interests is very important!
Yagyu Heiyan asked: "When our troops withdraw from Kalimantan, who will hand over these places?"

Earl Lytton immediately became energetic, and the eyes of the Dutch governor shone.

(End of this chapter)