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Chapter 245 A just cause has a price (Second update, please subscribe)

While Stana was devoting herself to the site selection and construction of the supermarket, Li Yi'an, who was far away in Borneo, was not idle either. In fact, he couldn't be idle at all.

Thousands of things always tied up too much of his energy, and he was so busy that he had no time to enjoy happy time with women.

Especially at the moment, there are still more than 20,000 Japanese troops entrenched in southwestern Borneo. Although there are barriers from the rainforest, the Japanese troops entrenched in Pontianak and Banyan cannot threaten the construction of North Borneo and Sarawak, but the family always It's always unsettling to have such a group of enemies nesting there.

But even so, Li Nian still had no intention of attacking Baba Masao's 37th Army, and even deliberately ordered the troops to stop attacking in the name of rest. Naturally, the military did not understand this decision. After all, they had already prepared a strong attack. Ma Chen and other places are ready.

"Right now, Baba Masao's 37th Army is not important!"

At the military staff meeting, Li Yian said directly.

“What matters is Borneo!”

Li Yian explained to everyone.

"Borneo belongs to us. This is the place where we fought with our blood and sacrifice. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to return it to the Dutch. They want to return to Borneo... It is simply a dream."

For Li Yi'an, who has long regarded the entire Borneo as his own, he will never allow others to get involved in Borneo.

Therefore, from the beginning, they deliberately set up various difficulties to prevent the Dutch from returning to Borneo. A sky-high bill is just one part of it.

How effective can it be?

I don’t know this anymore. So we can’t put all our hopes on the bills, we have to start from other places.

Even if there are no difficulties, we must do everything possible to create difficulties!

In short, the Dutch must not be allowed to return to Borneo.

"And the problem arises. If we liberate the entire Borneo now, the Dutch will inevitably seek opportunities to return to Borneo. This will inevitably cause a system of diplomatic disputes. For now, this is not in line with the Our interests, therefore, letting the Japanese control South Borneo is the best way at present. Everything can be postponed to be solved after the war. As for the post-war, they may not have enough time to take care of themselves!"

What will happen after the war?

Looking at the people who still seemed a little confused, Li Yian, standing on the shoulders of historical giants, naturally knew the direction of history very well, and he also seemed particularly confident when he spoke.

"Last September, as the war situation went against RB, in exchange for the support of the Indonesian indigenous people for RB, Prime Minister Koiso of RB promised the independence of the Dutch East Indies, but did not set a specific date. This year, RB's defeat is only a matter of time. In order To harm the interests of Western countries to the greatest extent, RB decided to further stir up trouble."

Who would have thought that little RB was the "shit stirrup" in Southeast Asia? This is an undoubted fact. Whether it was the post-war Burmese regime or the Indonesian regime, it was RB that supported the "pseudo regime" during the war and even acted hypocritically there. Help them establish something like an independent committee.

How much are the Japanese sincere and how much are they fake? Ignore it for the moment, but they successfully disrupted the deployment of the British and the Dutch to return to Burma and Indonesia - when they returned to their former colonies, they faced not only the surrendered RB troops, but also the Japanese support The so-called "independent countries" that have risen up even have national armies!

And what’s the most annoying thing?

Both countries promised to give colonial options... Of course, the promises were all lies during World War II.

But the problem also arises. This time, the little RB played the role of "stirring up the trouble". When they failed, they supported several countries.

The ball was kicked directly to the British and the Dutch. Regardless of whether they picked it up or not, they had to face the colonies. In fact, there was already a local indigenous government. Moreover, this government was supported by the Japanese, which even determined the pro-Japanese stance of the two countries after the war.

The Dutch are definitely not willing to take the ball, so they will choose war, but their strength does not allow it.

Although I have no favorable impression of Indonesian monkeys, since those local monkeys can cause trouble for the Dutch and prevent them from returning to Borneo, then this is a good thing.

"In March this year, RB announced the establishment of an independent investigation committee for preparations. At present, the committee has even formulated a draft constitution. What is certain is that after RB surrenders, the puppet regime they support will launch the so-called... "Uprising", and then they will declare "independence" in Jakarta. At that time, the entire Dutch East Indies will set off a craze for independence. At that time, the Dutch need to consider not just Borneo, but the entire East Indies! They How to deal with the turbulent wave of independence is the most important thing.”

Many times, military issues always need to give way to political issues. For Li Yi'an, what he needs to consider is not just Masao Baba, but the entire Borneo, and the entire Southeast Asia, or how to deal with Southeast Asia after the war. A question of footing.

Of course, it also includes the issue of founding a country, but the birth of a country requires an opportunity. At least for now, Li Yi'an does not intend to found a country before the "price" is negotiated with the Dutch. After all, the country needs to bear the responsibility of anti-fascism. with obligations.

The question is, who will pay for this obligation?

Even the supplies provided by the U.S. Lend-Lease Act need to be returned. If the Dutch want to come and pick peaches, that is naturally impossible.

Let's talk about it, two words - pay.    If the Dutch don't pay, then they can use land to pay off the debt. Li Yian will definitely give the Dutch a discount by then.

"And this is also an issue we need to consider. What we need to consider now is not a military issue, but a political issue...for example, how to increase the chips in our hands!"

"Chips?"

Sun Chendong said doubtfully,

"What chips?"

"This bargaining chip is whether the Netherlands can return to the Dutch East Indies!"

Who holds this bargaining chip?

Li Yi'an knew it very well. Likewise, Huberts, the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, also knew it very well.

"In the hands of the Borneo Company!"

Sitting on the plane, Huberts looked helplessly at the report in his hand. It was intelligence sent back by spies lurking in Jakarta. The intelligence clearly showed how RB was accelerating the so-called independence of Indonesia, and this also meant that , after RB surrendered, what he faced was not a colony that welcomed his return, but an independent country that resisted his return.

If you want to go back, you will definitely have to fight. The question is...does the Netherlands still have the power to suppress the locals?

“Now in Southeast Asia, in addition to the British troops in the Malay direction of Burma and the US troops in the Philippines, the Borneo Garrison Force is the closest allied force to Java, and according to the action plan of the Pacific Allied Forces Command, including Surabaya and up to the entire Java Island is their war zone, and this is their bargaining chip!”

Closing the report again, Governor Huberts said to Special Envoy Dornier beside him.

"We simply don't have any power to return to Jakarta now without their help."

“Their help costs money!”

Dornier said angrily.

"Lord Bilster brought a two-ton bill from Sandakan. It was a bill made to the Royal Shell Oil Company. According to him, the North Borneo Company did not refuse to return the company's property, but demanded payment of the corresponding amount. reward,"

After Lord Bilster discovered the "shattering secret" in Sandakan, he hurriedly left Sandakan for fear of getting into trouble. After handing the bill to the Dutch, he simply gave up his job.

This also allowed the Dutch to finally understand what the other party was thinking.

"Is there a more direct rejection?"

Governor Huberts didn't even bother to pay attention to the special envoy who had just arrived from Amsterdam. He had previously coordinated a plane for Lord Bilster to help him go to Sandakan just to test the tone of the North Borneo Company, but he never thought about it. , but the other party brought several tons of bills.

"You and I know very well. Let alone hundreds of millions of dollars, we can't get it out even if it's ten million dollars. Without money, everything is empty talk! And that guy is sure that we can't get the money out!"

Not to mention using money to pay North Borneo's "remuneration", the Netherlands at the moment can't even afford the money to regain the colony.

Of course, there is no need to even think about taking back Borneo by force, not because it cannot come up with money, but because the value of force in the Netherlands is currently limited.

Allies are easy to negotiate... In fact, they are just bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

"That's why Amsterdam sent me. I will meet directly with General MacArthur and ask him, in the name of the Commander of the Pacific Allied Forces, to allow the Governor General's troops to enter Balikpapan. This is only the first step. Our Ambassador to the United States has already Start negotiating with the United States in Washington. When will the just cause of the Allies need to pay? This is simply a joke!"

When Dornier said the "joke" confidently, he had no idea what was waiting for him in his meeting with MacArthur.

(End of this chapter)