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Chapter 216 Either cooperate or die

The Dutch's first two conquests of the Aceh Sultanate were as easy as Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire more than three hundred years ago.

In 1532, Pizarro led 168 Spanish colonists to conquer the Inca Empire with an army of 8.

The chiefs of the Aceh Sultanate did not know how to fight.

Broadswords and spears are indeed incompetent against modern weapons.

This was the reason why the Dutch dared to invade Aceh.

The Dutch, who were invincible against the Acehnese, were as immature as babies and had no ability to resist in front of the army of a powerful army.

During World War II, the Netherlands only resisted the German invasion for four days.

This is how the Netherlands behaved in the war.

The Dutch colonial servant army could only cope with the even worse Acehnese army.

Under the supervision of Dutch officers, the vassals might have been able to put up some resistance.

After losing the command of the Dutch officers, the performance of the servant army was not much better than that of the peasants who had just picked up their guns.

Ivanov and Yuri were very happy.

Big construction is going on in Oak City and workers are needed everywhere.

Although these prisoners cannot fight, they can still work——

Oh, in Oak City, this is called reform through labor.

If you are unwilling to reform, or even if you are lazy and slippery during the reform, you will be hanged in public.

After death, the body must be hung until it rots automatically.

This can serve as a sufficient warning.

In fact, no warning is needed.

These prisoners were trained by the Dutch to be very obedient. For more than a hundred prisoners, it was enough to send two people to escort them, one to lead the way and the other to follow at the end of the team. There was no need to shout commands, the prisoners would carry them honestly. Holding their rifles, they formed a neat line and headed to Oak City.

The bullets must be taken away, otherwise there will be no way to prevent someone from taking risks.

Ivanov and Yuri concluded in time and agreed that in the next battle, the officers did not need to be killed as soon as they started, but the officers should be left behind.

Officers definitely know more information than soldiers.

Oak City needs intelligence on the Dutch Army.

Hoven also needs information about the Lansha Sultanate.

So far, Hoven only knows of Russian involvement in the Lansha Sultanate.

Huo Wen had no idea how many people there were, what the equipment was like, whether it was a military or private act.

In just three days, two companies of servants disappeared, which confused Huo Wen.

If they were attacked, the two companies would not be completely wiped out. One or two people who had escaped would have to come back and report the news.

If it is said that these two companies have gone too far and have not returned for three whole days, Huo Wen does not believe it.

Huo Wen knew very well what kind of people his men were.

But if they are attacked, are the Russians really that good at fighting?

Hoving knew that the Russian army had performed well in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War.

But it's not that outstanding.

On August 8, another Dutch army was attacked, and this time someone finally escaped from the Russian encirclement.

"As soon as we arrived at Lengji, we were attacked by the enemy. Officers and non-commissioned officers were killed collectively. Although the enemy did not have artillery, they planted bombs on the roadside. We suffered heavy casualties - there were enemies everywhere, and our comrades around us were killed one after another. , many of us jumped into the river and were attacked by crocodiles again - several people and I swam desperately to the other side. The Russians were shooting at us from the other side of the river. We could only run for our lives. God, I want to go home, I thought. My mother——"

The only surviving soldier had a complete emotional breakdown. This time, he was attacked by reinforcements from the Netherlands.

From the soldiers' fragmented descriptions, Hoven roughly pieced together some information.

Now it is certain that the two companies of servants that were missing before must have been completely wiped out. They were either killed in action or captured. There is no third possibility.

The Russians did take part in the attack on Dutch troops.

But there is still very little information about the Russians.

Huo Wen had no choice but to request more support from the country while shrinking his defenses and not giving the Russians a chance to make a sneak attack.

Ivanov and Antonov would definitely not let Hoving get what he wanted. They called Van Burden and Kloost over respectively, hoping that someone would be willing to go to Lansha and pass on some false information about Oak City to Hoving. information.

"That's the thing. I hope one of you can go to Lansha, tell General Huo Wen this address, and let General Huo Wen lead the army to attack here."

Ivanov gave a false address, and it was a place of death. If Huo Wen led his army to attack, he would be caught in a trap.

"I swear on my honor as a soldier that I will tell Huo Wen this address as you request."

Van Burden was very cooperative and willing to help Ivanov complete this task.

"Your honor is worthless. In order to ensure that you will not tell Huo Wen the true address of Oak City, I still need some proof."

Ivanov sneered, the honor of prisoners is a joke.

Ivanov's request was simple and difficult at the same time.

Yuri captured more than 400 Dutch sailors in Port Wey. These sailors, together with the dozens of Dutch soldiers captured a few days ago, are now undergoing labor reform in Oak City.

Last night, more than 6 Dutch soldiers prepared to escape. Except for people who were killed, all others were captured.

Ivanov asked Van Burden to execute these people, so that if Van Burden did not do what Ivanov asked, Ivanov would notify the Dutch government of the matter.

"No, I won't. I won't point the gun at my soldiers."

Van Beurden decisively refused.

"If you don't do it, I will find someone else, and if anyone is willing to do it, then you will also be executed."

Before Ivanov finished speaking, the blood on Van Burden's face faded and his body was shaky.

Van Beurden was unwilling to turn his gun on the Dutch.

But he couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't either.

If anyone betrayed the Netherlands, then Van Beurden would become a victim of this conspiracy. “Bloody bastard, how could you do this?”

Van Burden's anger reached the extreme, and he had never hated a person as much as he did now.

"Do you think I am cruel? Look at what you have done in Lansha. Since August 8, you have massacred 11 tribes in Lansha. Thousands of people have been killed. All property has been looted. Those who died Among them are gray-haired old men and babies who are crying for food. They pose no threat to you, but you all killed them. If I am a bastard, then who are you? Demons from hell?!!!"

Ivanov was even more angry. The tribes massacred by the Dutch were all subjects of the Lansha Sultanate.

"Those people are natives and my soldiers are Dutch, can they be the same?"

Van Beurden's standard colonial mentality.

"Are the natives not human beings? Do they not deserve to live? Do you think you are gods?"

Ivanov got it right and slapped Van Burden hard.

Van Burden was stunned by this slap.

Ivanov's hypocritical smile made Van Burden shudder.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done anything to you - but I'm sorry, there is no difference between you and those natives here."

Ivanov grabbed Van Burden's collar and dragged Van Burden to the window.

Van Burden was dragged so hard that he stumbled and almost fell.

Not far across the way, Antonov was inviting Kloost into a room, and then gunshots were heard in the room.

"Oh ho ho, it seems your companion has made a decision."

Ivanov's words finally brought Van Burden back to reality.

Whether you are loyal or not, let’s talk about it later.

It is more important to find a way to survive first.

"Okay, I'll do-"

Van Burden's voice was so low that he could hardly hear it.

"very good."

Satisfied, Ivanov took Van Beurden to another room.

After a while, Kloost was also brought over by Antonov.

Ivanov placed a pistol each in front of Van Beurden and Kloost.

"Since you are all cooperative, whoever kills the other first can leave."

The expressions and moods of Van Beurden and Kloost were desperate.

The two men went to get their guns almost at the same time.

Van Beurden pulled the trigger on Klouster, but the gun didn't go off.

Kloost's expression was ferocious and desperate, and his gun was pointed at Antonov.

pop - pop - pop -

The sound of Ivanov's clapping was like a slap in the face.

"It's wonderful. You successfully passed my test and you can leave now."

What Van Burden didn't know was that after Ivanov sent him away, everyone in the Lansha Sultanate subsequently left Oak City.

Regardless of the address Van Beurden told Hoeven, the Dutch army would be ambushed by the Sultanate of Lansa.

As for whether Oak City was destroyed by the war.

Ivanov didn't care at all.

For Ivanov, Lansadu was just a temporary place to stay. From the beginning, Ivanov’s goal was only Godaraye, the capital of Aceh Province.

Or Batavia, the center of Dutch rule in the East Indies.

George doesn't care how Ivanov fights, he just wants the result.

As the Lighting Expo was getting closer, George's light bulb factory in St. Petersburg urgently produced a batch of light bulbs and sent them to Gatchina Palace.

For something as good as an electric light, the Tsar must be the first to use it.

The light bulbs and generators used in Guangmingding are purchased from abroad.

The light bulbs that George sent to Gatchina Palace were produced in Russia.

"Our filament uses tungsten carbide filament, which is brighter, more durable and more energy-efficient than American light bulbs."

George introduced the advantages of the light bulb to the Tsar and Nicholas.

Mikhail, who was just 9 years old, was very curious about the light bulb and couldn't put it down when he pulled the switch cord.

pat-

The light bulb went on.

pat-

The light bulb went off.

Snapped--

Mikhail was so excited that the light cord was broken.

George was speechless. Nicholas and Georgi were not so bearish when they were young.

"For the World's Fair in September, I plan to fill the entire venue with light bulbs to provide night lighting for the venue. This will definitely be the brightest World's Fair in history."

Well, indeed ever, as this was the first World Lighting Expo.

(End of this chapter)