Chapter 221 Sulu Pirates

On the second day alone, most of Australasia's fleets were dispatched, taking with them outstanding soldiers who had been training for more than a year, to the Dutch East Indies in northern Australasia.

There are many destinations this time, including almost most of the indigenous forces in the Dutch East Indies, including the Sulu Sultanate, which is already semi-controlled by the United States.

Australasia's operation this time was huge, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent greetings to the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies in advance.

Because the situation was more urgent, the Dutch's response was not that important. Arthur believed that no matter how dissatisfied the Dutch were with Australasia's actions, they would still have to nod in agreement against their will.

At present, the "Western country" closest to the Dutch East Indies is Australasia. If the Netherlands and Australasia are at odds, whether the Dutch East Indies can be preserved depends on the support attitude of the great powers towards the Netherlands.

But the problem is that there are not many powerful countries that can exert influence on Southeast Asia. In addition to the traditional Britain and France, the only ones with a little influence are Germany and the United States.

In the past, the Netherlands had good relations with the United Kingdom and Germany, and its relationship with France was also pretty good.

But the problem is that the relationship between Australasia and Britain and Germany is also very good. If a conflict breaks out between Australasia and the Netherlands, it is very likely that Britain and Germany will choose neutrality.

Let’s not talk about the marriage relationship between Australasia and Russia. In Southeast Asia alone, the Netherlands is not necessarily Australasia’s opponent.

Whether in terms of population size or industrial size, Australasia has caught up with and surpassed the Netherlands.

The Netherlands currently has an advantage, which is the little bit of heritage it brings as a European country and an early prosperous country.

However, the long distance between Europe and Southeast Asia determines that in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands cannot exert much strength, which is far inferior to Australasia, which fights at close range.

The first stop of the fleet was the Gowa Sultanate, which was the most powerful and successful kingdom in Sulawesi and also had considerable influence in the region.

The fleet went straight to the point. Under the protection of a number of warships, the transport ship slowly docked, and the army directly landed on the coast of the southern peninsula of Suweilasi Island in an open and honest manner.

This move directly caused panic among the Gazan tribe. This was how the Dutch landed and then ruled the entire Sulawesi.

The Sultan quickly ordered his men who could speak Dutch and English to come forward to understand the intentions of this group of landed Europeans.

boom!

Before the translator could get close, Minister Kent, who was leading the team, gave them a slap on the wrist.

"Stay away, monkey. Where is your chief? Get him out. If he doesn't obey, then there is no need for your tribe to exist." Minister Kent said something in a gentle tone that frightened all the natives.

The subordinate quickly pushed back and conveyed Minister Kent's words to the Sultan.

The arrogant attitude and strength of this group of Europeans made the Sultan panic, but for the sake of the lives of everyone behind him, he had to step forward cautiously.

"I am..." Sudan was about to carefully introduce himself, but was immediately interrupted by Minister Kent.

Pointing to the translator, he said: "Tell your chief that I didn't go chat with him. A few days ago, pirates robbed two Australasian merchant ships and captured more than ten Australasian merchant ships. People. Ask your chiefs if they know it's a matter of life or death for your tribe."

The translator nodded quickly, and then translated word for word to the sultan of the tribe.

The Sudan racked his brains for thought, and finally shook his head and said: "We really don't know the whereabouts of the pirates. But the Wando people in the north may know that there have been a lot of rumors about pirates there recently."

Minister Kent believed that these natives would generally not fabricate lies under the threat of gunfire.

But before leaving, he made a special threat: "I hope what you say is true, monkeys. If I eventually find out that it is all false, I promise to make everyone in your tribe disappear."

To European colonizers, the lives of the natives of the colonies really weren’t that important.

Even if Australasia wipes out an indigenous tribe, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will never say anything.

In the days that followed, scenes of such questioning and threats unfolded across many Sudanese countries.

Most of the situations were the same as those of the Gowa Sultanate, but one Sultan's answer was obviously hesitant.

This was exactly what the Sultan of Gowa called the Wangdo people at that time, which was the Kingdom of Bolang Mongundo established by the indigenous ethnic group of Wangdo people.

Minister Kent also saw that the king of this small kingdom was obviously hesitant when answering questions, so he directly ordered the king to understand the consequences of offending the Australasians.

With a burst of gunfire and the screams of the people behind him, the king of the Braunmongondo Kingdom finally understood his current situation and quickly told all the truth.

It turns out that as the Americans occupied the Philippines, they naturally began to plot against the islands and indigenous forces around the Philippines.

Because of its proximity to the Philippines, the Sultanate of Sulu has naturally become a favorite among Americans.

After the Americans took over the Philippines, they went through many wars but failed to completely occupy Moroland.

In the end, they had to rely on diplomatic means to conduct political negotiations with the Muslims in the southern Philippines, and signed the Jim-Bac Treaty with the Moro Sudan and the Maguindanao Sudan.

This treaty stipulated that Americans were not allowed to enter the southern part of the Philippines, and everything in the southern part of the Philippines was governed autonomously by the Moros.

But the good times did not last long. After the Philippine Governor-General of the United States announced the Philippine Land Law in 1903, the land in the south of the Philippines that was not occupied by the United States became illegal land in the eyes of the United States.

The new land law also stipulates that after Catholics in the north of the Philippines migrate to the south, the government allows them to occupy 16 hectares of land.

Muslims who originally lived in the southern Philippines can own up to eight hectares of land per household.

A year later, the Americans completely tore up the treaty reached with the Muslims, further squeezing the living space of local Muslims.

Because a large amount of land was occupied by Americans and Catholics, many natives lost their livelihoods and had to recall pirates as a way to make money quickly.

However, the coasts and islands around the Philippines were patrolled by American warships, and these Moros and Sulus had to move to the west and south.

During this East Asian famine, many merchant ships carrying food went to East Asia, which made these newly-become pirates very excited.

The Australasian merchant ships, which frequently went to East Asia and were basically not escorted by warships, became the target of these pirates.

In fact, this is not the fault of the Australasian government. To the north of Australasia is the Dutch East Indies, and to the north are the colonies of the British Empire and the colonies of France and the United States.

After passing through these colonies, we have arrived at our destination without going through those chaotic areas.

But who would have thought that those Filipino natives, under the oppression of the Americans, once again chose to embark on the path of pirates, and chose to station further south and west.

They just blocked the route from Australasia to East Asia, so it is not surprising that merchant ships were targeted by them.

But no matter what, if they dared to target Australasia's merchant ships, they would have to make these damn pirates pay the price.

Of course, the first task now is to inquire about the specific stationings of these pirates, and then make more detailed plans based on the terrain of the stationings.

Similar to what Minister Kent thought, those pirates did have a certain connection with this chief.

What the chief could not have imagined was that those pirates really had the courage to provoke Australasia, which was so close, and Australasia acted so quickly that warships and troops had come to the door in a few days.

Knowing that the only way for him and his tribe to survive was to quickly confess everything, the chief of the tribe also worked very hard and confessed everything he knew.

At present, the pirates in Southeast Asia are basically from the Moros and Sulus in the Philippines. These Moros and Sulus who have become pirates are stationed on the islands west of the Kingdom of Bolang Mongondo and east of the Kutai Sultanate.

These pirates are divided into different groups of different sizes, with a total size of several hundred people.

The largest of them is the Sulu pirate group, with about two hundred people stationed on the largest island in this area.

The pirates who robbed the Australasian merchant ships are also very likely to be this largest pirate group.

After obtaining the intelligence he needed, Minister Kent nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered the soldiers to kill all the natives.

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