"Gentlemen, it's about to begin. Soon, the gold mine will be ours. Henry took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said with a smile on his face.

In less than five minutes, there was a sudden explosion inside the gold mine, and huge smoke and dust rose into the sky.

Countless people escaped from the gold mines, overseen by the Chinese, and there were also natives who mined inside. The natives all had panicked expressions on their faces. Obviously, they were all terrified.

"Haha! There was an explosion inside the tunnel. It is not known how many natives died. Most of these natives are from the Iwacha tribe. That guy from Nogudo will soon lead the people of the Iwacha tribe to take over this gold mine. When the time comes, it's time for us to buy the gold mines. Let's go, guys, we just need to get the funds ready and buy the gold mine from the Iwacha tribe. Henry said.

The others nodded their heads and left. It's as if the explosion just now had nothing to do with them.

In fact, this is simply a conspiracy by Henry and others. They bought off the natives who worked in the gold mines, and then detonated explosives in the mines, blowing up the mines, killing many of the natives inside. When the time comes, the Iwachabu will definitely stand up for these dead natives. Henry and the others were finally able to buy the gold mine from the Iwachabu at a low price.

The Iwachabu is a large indigenous tribe near Pontianak, with more than 30,000 people in the entire tribe. The chieftain, Nogudo, was a very vicious man, and under his leadership, the Iwachabu clashed with the Chinese. Relying on the strength of the population and the support of the Dutch, the Iwachabu got a lot of wealth from the Chinese, which also made their lives nourishing. Of course, this is mainly due to the nourishment of the upper echelons of those tribes, and the lives of those at the bottom are still very poor. So. Only the high-ranking members of the tribe such as Noguduo were able to take action against the Chinese again and again on the pretext of robbing the wealth of the Chinese.

Less than half an hour after the explosion of the gold mine, thousands of people from the rock tribe arrived and forcibly occupied the gold mine. Of course, they carried the banner of rescuing the people who were buried in the collapsed mines. But actually. After occupying the gold mines, these people of the rock tribe did not care about the lives of the people buried in the mines. These natives are also indifferent to life.

The Zhao family in Pontianak also learned about the explosion of the gold mine and the occupation of the people of the Iwachabu for the first time.

"Damn, how can those natives move so fast? The rock difference is not close to the gold mine! Zhao Ziqian, the principal of the Zhao family, had a gloomy face.

"Mr. Zhao, it is clear that this is a conspiracy. A conspiracy against the Zhao family or the Pontianak Chinese. Those natives must have been ambushed near the mine for a long time. As soon as the gold mine exploded, they dared to go there. Even, the explosion in the gold mine is related to those guys. Otherwise, there would be no such coincidence in the world. A young man said. Although he wears civilian clothes, it can be seen from the temperament exuded by him that he is a soldier.

The young soldier. His name is Zhang Yunnong, a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Army. Served in the Imperial General Staff. He is one of the three heroes of non-commissioned officers, and when Wu Haoxuan was visiting Europe, he met Jiang Baili by chance. After returning home, they began to be promoted. Whether it is, Jiang Baili or Cai Songpo, I suspect that it is Zhang Yunnong. are reused. Jiang Baili is now a lieutenant colonel staff officer of the General Staff, and Cai Songpo and Zhang Yunnong also have this rank. This time, the General Staff led the planning of the Dutch East Indies. Therefore, Cai Songpo and Zhang Yunnong were both sent to the Dutch East Indies. Merely. Cai Songpo went to Batavia, and Zhang Yunnong went to Pontianak.

"Conspiracy! This is certainly a conspiracy. It's just that how could those natives come up with such a conspiracy? This is simply not scientific. Zhao Ziqian shook his head. The natives are known for their stupidity, and they have a tendon in their head that they will never come up with such a conspiracy.

"Naturally, the natives couldn't think of such a conspiracy. But don't forget, there are others out there who want to mine gold. As long as they give ideas to the natives. I think that after the natives strengthened the Zhao family's gold mine, they must have sold it to them in the end. Zhang Yunnong said very firmly.

"Damn, the gold mine is the foundation of my Zhao family, and I definitely can't give it to them like this." Zhao Ziqian was furious.

Although, with the support of the empire, the Zhao family's industry has developed greatly. There are several mines near Pontianak, as well as several rubber plantations covering tens of thousands of acres. However, the gold mine can bring millions of yuan in profits to the Zhao family every year, and it seems to have become the most profitable industry for the Zhao family.

Zhang Yunnong also nodded, there is no doubt that the Zhao family will not give up the gold mine. The empire has the obligation to protect the legitimate interests of the Chinese. What's more, the empire has been waiting for an opportunity to launch the South Seas Project. And now, it seems, the opportunity has come.

"Mr. Zhao, get ready. This time it couldn't be better. I immediately contacted the country, and at the same time gathered our men to prepare to retake the gold mines by force. Zhang Yunnong said.

However, Zhao Ziqian hesitated a little: "Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, the Yanchabu is a large department with more than 30,000 people, and there are nearly 10,000 young and strong people. We have only about 600 people. What's more, the Dutch might have intervened as well. They stationed an infantry battalion in Pontianak with more than 600 regular troops. ”

In Zhao Ziqian's view, although the armed strength of the Chinese is not weak. However, no matter how it is, it can't compare with the regular army. The regular army of the Dutch is weak, but it is also a regular army! Obviously, it's not something that the team they pulled up can deal with.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, we've been prepared. We have enough weapons from home to arm thousands of people. In addition, the Empire will secretly send troops to support us. Zhang Yunnong said.

It was only at this time that Zhao Ziqian made up his mind.

After the Empire decided to take action against the Dutch East Indies, the 1st Marine Division of the Imperial Corps moved to Qiong Island, and used Tianya City on Qiong Island as a training base. For some time, he has been secretly training for landing operations. Many of the instructors who trained the Nanyang Chinese armed forces were also from the 1st Marine Division.

In addition, the divisional reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Marine Division was also ready for combat for a long time. Once the plan begins, they will be the first troops to secretly infiltrate the Dutch East Indies to help the local Chinese armed forces against the Dutch regular army.

After Zhang Yunnong's telegram was sent back to the General Staff Headquarters, Marshal Shi Tianhan, chief of the General Staff, immediately consulted Wu Haoxuan and then gave instructions. The main force of the Imperial Navy's South Sea Fleet will leave the port under the cover of night and go to the South China Sea to stand by. At the same time, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Nanyang Fleet went to the Dutch East Indies in batches to prepare to support the Chinese forces in the Nanyang.

At the same time, the divisional reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Division of the Imperial Marine Corps, a company of troops as the vanguard, set off by boat, ready to go to Pontianak to support the local Chinese forces in the battle.

As the empire was ready to start working, the Chinese forces in Pontianak also began to assemble secretly.

At this time, the Zhao family welcomed a guest, a high-ranking person from the Iwacha Department.

"You are the principal of the Zhao family?" The person who came stood in the living room of the Zhao family, looking up at Zhao Ziqian.

The natives of the South Seas are generally shorter, just like monkeys. The high-rise of this rock difference is only one meter four or five.

"Who are you?" Zhao Ziqian asked with a cold face.

"I am Nuo Hun, and I am here to inform you of the Zhao family on the orders of our patriarch. Because of the mismanagement of your Zhao family, the people working in the gold mine suffered heavy casualties, and hundreds of people died in the explosion. The Zhao family must compensate us for the Rock Mission. Otherwise, we won't give up. Nuohun looked arrogant.

"Really? So how do you want us to compensate? Zhao Ziqian suppressed the anger in his heart. These natives, thieves shout to catch thieves. It is clear that they have joined forces with the Dutch and are ready to seize the Zhao family's gold mines, and now they are still coming to ask for the guilt, which is really shameless.

"It's very simple, the Zhao family must compensate our Iwachabu with 10 million guilders and transfer the gold mine to our Iwachabu. In that case, this time the matter will be over. Otherwise, once my Iwacha tribe grows angry, the tens of thousands of warriors of the Iwacha tribe will kill all of your Zhao family. Nohun threatened.

"Haha! 10 million guilders, how dare you say it! You still want to rob my Zhao family's gold mine, do you really think that my Zhao family is easy to bully? Zhao Ziqian was furious.

"What do you say? You can think about it. Once you offend our Yan Mission, your Zhao family will be finished. "Nuo Hun feels that something is not right, haven't these Chinese always been weak and bullied? Why is it so tough this time?

"Come on, bring this guy down for me. These damned natives, they colluded with the Dutch to seize the property of our Zhao family. I, Zhao Ziqian, don't agree. They have been bullying us Chinese for hundreds of years, and we can't bear it any longer. Now, it's time for us to strike back. Zhao Ziqian said angrily.

The support of the empire gave Zhao Ziqian a lot of confidence. He believed that with the support of the Empire, in the end they would be victorious.

"The patriarch is right, we fought with those natives!" The young people of the Zhao family all shouted.

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, I'll leave everything to you." Zhao Ziqian said. He knew that if he wanted to fight, he would have to rely on these professionals. He doesn't have to meddle.

"Don't worry." Zhang Yunnong nodded excitedly.

Immediately, the Chinese forces in Pontianak set out and launched a strike against the Iwachabu, who occupied the gold mines. (To be continued.) )

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