Many things happened late at night on May 14. The concession police station tried its best to interrogate the four white operation team members captured overnight, restoring the whole story from their mouths, at the cost of three Dutch people who were seriously injured and the only one who survived was the operation team leader Borgson.

This is because the subordinates of the concession police station showed mercy and deliberately left a living person to negotiate with the Dutch side so that the other party would not admit their convictions.

The newspaper reporters from various countries who followed Shanghai immediately obtained shocking news and sent it back to the European headquarters through trans-ocean telegrams. It can be expected that this will set off a storm of public opinion and put the Dutch in a vortex of scandal.

The Concession Bureau had no idea of ​​covering up the Dutch. As direct victims, the British and French were particularly angry, including the Qing court, who would jointly send harsh diplomatic notes to the Dutch, denounced bold actions to break through the bottom line, and demand huge compensation.

In this uneasy night

More than a dozen agile black shadows pounced on a residential house, but ended up empty-handed. They caught only a singer and a few servants who knew nothing. The culprit Sheng Yeyun escaped without any trace.

Also on this night, the only Dutch operation team member who broke through the siege was discovered by an old woman who woke up at night and eventually fell into the trap.

When the first dawn of the morning comes, everything returns to peace.

Mr. Qingsong took a group of his subordinates to take the earliest liner to Singapore and left this Oriental metropolis where the storm and clouds will transfer from Singapore to Sumatra, and then sneak into Batavia in batches to continue to fulfill their secret mission.

A new day is coming

In the city of Peking, the Dutch diplomatic envoys who were trapped in a public opinion storm were in a panic and busy dealing with the angry Qing government, British and French. The relevant diplomatic notes were not only sent to the Dutch Embassy in Peking, but also arrived in Amsterdam via cable telegram. The powerful British and French diplomatic envoys jointly demanded a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, demanded that they make reasonable explanations and bear the consequences, severely punish the responsible Dutch East Indies Governor and compensate for huge losses.

The continuous reports of public opinion media have caused an uproar on the European continent, touching the anger of the arrogant British and French. They cannot tolerate the provocation of a dilapidated country, and there are shouts of beating and killing everywhere.

Some public opinion that originally had different opinions on the Earl of Queensland's occupation of Borneo has long disappeared and has been replaced by new anger.

As the public opinion storm in Europe continues to ferment, there seems to be an invisible force that fuels the fire, causing the Kingdom of Dutch to be criticized and it is difficult to get out of it in a short period of time.

Batavia Governor's Office

Governor Frederick-s-Jacob sat behind the desk with a sad face. He had just received a telegram from Amsterdam that the Prime Minister could not bear the serious consequences of the joint attack between Britain and the United States, and someone must bear the responsibility for this.

Sir Frederick-s-Jacob, the governor of the Dutch East Indies, is undoubtedly a good culprit. His position is prominent enough and his status is high enough to take the blame. His only way out is to leave the job in disgrace.

"Wenbaker, you are a very talented official and are particularly familiar with this vast island area. I have signed an order to appoint you as the deputy government official. I hope you can assist the new governor in managing this colony well. This is my last wish."

"Governor General, thank you for your reliance on me. I will do my best to repay you, but... Is there no other way?"

"Hahaha... This is originally a dangerous situation for walking on a tightrope, and I must take responsibility for it."

Sir Frederick-s-Jacob smiled reluctantly. He knew that his career had ended and that the situation he faced after returning to Amsterdam might be difficult legal proceedings. It is still unknown whether he could escape this disaster.

Because of the aggressive decision-making, it caused substantial damage to the Dutch East Indies colonies, the landing operation of Shangri-La and the dangerous situation in the Sanmalinda area of ​​Borneo have added a hint of uncertainty out of thin air.

What determines the future of these regions is not the Prime Minister's Office of Amsterdam, but the public opinion tendencies that are obviously unfavorable to the Netherlands in Europe, including Britain and France, especially the opinions of those big names on the British islands, which will affect the final ownership of these regions.

Oh my God, everything is terrible!

Where did the assassination behave in the wrong place?

Sir Frederick-s-Jacob is now completely unsure of his mind, and he doesn't know why things have evolved to this extent?

But this is not important anymore. The key is that this kind of adventure of walking tightropes cannot be grasped by others, otherwise it will inevitably fall into extreme passiveness, and once it breaks out, it will be a big scandal.

"Governor, it's unfair that they can't treat you like this." Wenbaker said emotionally.

"It doesn't matter anymore." Sir Frederick-s-Jacob waved his hand gently, staring at the green trees outside the window, and a melancholy look on his face;

“Leaving this hot island colony, I can return to the family castle at the foot of the Alps, recuperate and write some memoirs.

Of course, I have to deal with the attacks from political enemies. They will not miss this good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. I have to spend a lot of money on the royal lawyer of the Kingdom.

But this can't defeat me. As long as we can gain a foothold in Irian (Shangri-La Island), all the costs we pay will be worth it and will remain politically invincible."

Having said this

Sir Frederick-s-Jacob exhaled a long breath, staring at Vinbeck and said, "The Prime Minister's House will leave some time for us to clean up the mess. Before the new governor arrives, we have 3 to 4 months left, which is enough for us to do something."

"Governor, what do you mean..." Wenbaker pointed to the northeast with his fingers tentatively.

"That's right, it's that damn Ilian Island. We must send another batch of reinforcements and a large amount of supplies to the island. I don't ask them to expand their current territory, but just ask them to firmly defend the territory they have occupied and create conditions for negotiations to resolve differences."

"Governor General, what should I do...Sanmalin answer?"

"Samalinda is not my question, but the new governor's question, and I cannot give a better answer to this." Sir Frederick-s-Jacob shook his head decisively.

The use of troops in the Dutch East Indies has reached its peak, and the resistance forces in the Aceh area of ​​Sumatra are on the rise again, which puts the Dutch white colonial army under great pressure.

The landing operation in the Moresby area of ​​Irian Island (Shangri-La Island) was in a stalemate tug-of-war. Two batches of reinforcements and a large amount of supplies have been sent, but there is still no hope of breaking the deadlock in the short term. It is necessary to continue to draw the third batch of reinforcements from the already very tense garrison forces, which is the top priority at present.

In the remaining months, the third batch of reinforcements must be sent to Ilian Island as soon as possible, so that the island-based troops can stand firm and wait for the dawn of a peaceful resolution.

The responsibility for defeat was something that Sir Frederick-s-Jacob could not bear, and he could not bear the great responsibility of losing his troops and land.

Compared with

The impact of a mere explosion murder is pale in comparison and cannot push the powerful Governor into the abyss. The two are completely incomparable.

Therefore, maintaining the military presence on Irian Island is the top priority for the Governor.

When the manpower was exhausted, the Royal Army of the Dutch East Indies launched two cruel wars at the same time, and maintained slavery and colonization of many indigenous races in the East Indies. The troops were diluted to the extreme and they were no longer able to open up a third battlefield in Sanmalinda, Borneo.

As the new deputy governor of the Governor's Office, Wenbeck knows all this very well.

The Queenslander's heavy punch hit the weak point of the Dutch East Indies colonial government, which made him heartbroken but helpless, so he could only stay for the new governor to resolve it in the future.

Borneo is located in the core of the East Indies, and its importance is far greater than that of the barren Ilian Island. The white Dutch colonists picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons. The Queenslanders actually occupied Sanmalinda, the capital of the Dutch Borneo state, and it is very difficult to expel it.

There is only one step to see this mess.

Sir Frederick-s-Jacob briefly explained that the focus was on raising military supplies, and continued to draw troops from Aceh and other garrison troops, and sent them to Ilian Island as the third batch of reinforcements to maintain the current military presence. The number of reinforcements is no less than 2,200, and the time limit is to be completed within one month.

Finally, Sir Frederick-s-Jacob talked about the new Chinese Baron Sheng Yeyun, who was preparing to appoint him as Batavia's "Kabidan".

"What... Governor, it was this despicable Chinese who made the noble you in trouble. Why did you still use him?" Wenbaker was very surprised.

"It is not Mr. Sheng's fault that he failed in the assassination. He did not have the power to do all this. We should not blame all the fault on this cunning Chinese businessman." After the ups and downs of the officialdom, Sir Frederick-s-Jacob was awake than ever, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Sheng is very smart and wise enough. He proves that he is a very useful lackey with his behavior. All he has to do is throw out a flesh bone. He can help us better control the Chinese ethnic group in Batavia and suppress other indigenous groups.

I will give him special authorization to intercept some taxes to form a private army and help the Sheng family grow and grow.

Please rest assured, dear Vinbeck, the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians in history has now been proven to be the most cost-effective way of ruling, which allows us to rule the vast East Indies with very little force.

What is particularly worthy of attention is that... Chinese people are more likely to enter Queensland, Australia. We must make full use of this important help and serve the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands."

Having said this

Governor Sir Frederick-s-Jacob looked at Wenbeck whom he had lifted up meaningfully and said, "Getting up a dog requires throwing some flesh and bones from time to time, so that he will obey his master's orders and take a bite hard at critical moments. Then everything we do is worth it."

"I understand that Governor General, everything will be carried out according to your will." Wen Baker bowed respectfully to express his respect for the outgoing Governor General.

He had to admit that the Governor stood higher and saw further, and that the far-reaching arrangements he made were more in line with the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and there was no doubt that it would be.
Chapter completed!