Chapter 3010
Chapter 3010
Chapter 3010
In the current era, Aceh is definitely a regional power. Most of the sixth largest island in the world, Sumatra, is in the territory of Aceh, and the narrow area between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula is connected to the Pacific Ocean. The most important waterway in the Indian Ocean is the Strait of Malacca.
This means that half of the Strait of Malacca belongs to Aceh. Any force that wants to use this trade route for a long time must deal with Aceh.
It is precisely because of such an important geographical location that after the demise of the Malacca Dynasty, Aceh became the core country of this region without hesitation.
A powerful country will inevitably embark on the road of external expansion, and Aceh is no exception.In the last century, Aceh launched several attacks against the Portuguese who colonized the Straits of Malacca, but after all, they were weaker. Every time, there was a lot of thunder and little rain, and the results were very limited. After decades of fighting Failed to conquer the city of Malacca controlled by the Portuguese.
But in the face of other neighbors, Aceh's record is very brilliant. In 1564, the Aceh army invaded Johor, destroyed its capital, Johor City, and even took away its king.
At the beginning of this century, Aceh once again entered the Malay Peninsula across the strait, successively conquering Pahang, Kedah, Perak and other state states.
In 1613, the country of Aceh launched an attack on the country of Demark in the central part of Sumatra Island, and took down the old port of the opponent's capital in one fell swoop. The expansion seems unstoppable.
However, in 1629, Aceh suffered heavy losses when it launched another attack on the city of Malacca. It was defeated by a joint fleet composed of Portugal, Johor, and Pattani, and the troops crossing the sea suffered heavy losses.After this campaign, Aceh was forced to slow down its external expansion.
At this time, a series of internal problems caused by Aceh's rapid expansion began to be exposed. Those states that were annexed by Aceh, as well as some ambitious generals, took the opportunity to create chaos and tried to break away from the rule of Aceh.
Of course, Aceh’s old opponents would not miss such an opportunity. Some of them supported the rebel forces in Aceh explicitly or covertly, and some simply raised troops to conquer Aceh.
The Haihan army occupied Xingdao and stretched its tentacles into the Strait of Malacca. Naturally, it was also regarded as an opponent by Aceh.The two sides also played against each other a few times in the early days.However, due to domestic and foreign troubles in Aceh, there was no energy left to go head-to-head with Hai Han, so he soon gave up fighting Hai Han and began to engage in diplomatic contacts with the Sing Tao authorities.
It's not that Aceh is willing to give in, it's because the situation is stronger than others, and it has to bow its head.Portugal’s colony in the Straits of Malacca has been under the control of Aceh for decades. Haihan’s strength is obviously higher than that of Portugal, and he is an ally with Portugal. If the two join hands to deal with Aceh, then There will be big troubles.
For Aceh, the most sensible choice is of course to resolve the conflict as much as possible. Even if it cannot be resolved, don't further intensify the conflict and make yourself uncomfortable.
The war between Aceh and Portugal has lasted for more than [-] years, and it has been fought like this for generations. The hatred between the two sides cannot be resolved simply by resolving it.However, Aceh and Haihan had no conflict of interest before, and it would not be too difficult to operate after a truce and then peace talks.
After going back and forth, the country of Aceh discovered that Haihan was able to provide mercenaries to carry out military strike missions, so it came up with the idea of using this method to resolve domestic conflicts.
Of course, the country of Aceh may also want to use this method to win over Haihan and prevent Haihan from participating in the dispute between Aceh and Portugal.And after Haihan became Aceh's partner, if Portugal wanted to start a war against Aceh, it had to take Haihan's feelings into consideration.
"The situation facing Aceh is very complicated, and it is difficult to solve the problem by relying on its own army alone. Fortunately, Aceh is rich, so it can think of other ways, such as asking us for help."
Roger briefly introduced the situation in Aceh, and his tone was not without pride for the current special military cooperation.After all, among the many countries in the Strait of Malacca, only Haihan can sit down and discuss cooperation with Aceh, which has always been rebellious.
Qian Tiandun said: "As you said, the relationship between Aceh and its neighboring countries is not very harmonious. If we cooperate with it, what do other countries think about this? The Portuguese should be very concerned, right?"
Roger said with a smile: "Of course the Portuguese don't want to see this situation, so every time he meets with the Governor of Malacca, he complains that we didn't fully consider the feelings of our allies, and hope that we will plan with Aceh. Clear the line. As for other countries, I don’t really care what they think, to be honest.”
Qian Tiandun replied knowingly: "Unless they can offer a higher price than Qi, then maybe we can talk about it."
Roger nodded and said: "That's the truth, but it's really unlikely. According to the information from the Ministry of Industry, in addition to Aceh's geographical advantage, Sumatra Island still has many unexploited mineral deposits, the value of which is inestimable. Du Mai's oil fields can be exploited for at least two or three centuries. Other small countries basically do not have such capital."
Sumatra is very rich in mineral deposits. In addition to oil, there are also tin, bauxite, coal, gold, silver, etc., but with Aceh's exploration capabilities, most of these mineral deposits are still buried underground and have not been discovered.
And if Haihan can maintain the cooperative relationship with Aceh, he will definitely have the opportunity to mine these mineral deposits in the future. Even if the development is in the form of cooperation, it will be a sure profit deal for Haihan.
As for those small countries, Roger couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to them if they couldn't come up with an exchange of equal value, let alone interrupt the cooperation with Aceh just because of the ideas of small countries.What's more, it was not the Haihan Army sent by Xingdao to Aceh to perform tasks, but a foreign mercenary group.
In other words, no matter what the outside world thinks, the Xingdao authorities will never admit that the mercenary group represents Haihan's official will.
"Helping Aceh to form and train new troops, and clearing out rebels in the country, these tasks are perfect for the mercenary group. As long as the Aceh people can pay the price, I don't mind letting the mercenary group stay there for a long time. "
Roger raised his finger and pointed to the barracks outside the window and said: "With so many spaces free, we can just recruit more people and expand the establishment of the mercenary group."
Qian Tiandun said: "Then what to do next, should we transfer the mercenary group back from Aceh first?"
Roger waved his hands confidently and said: "There's no need to come back. There are many people in Xingdao, so bringing the mercenary group back will only reveal their whereabouts. I plan to let them go directly from their station in Sumatra to avoid being watched."
Qian Tiandun said, "Where is the destination?"
Roger got up and walked to the hanging map, and pointed out three places in a row: "Here! Here! And here!"
(End of this chapter)
In the current era, Aceh is definitely a regional power. Most of the sixth largest island in the world, Sumatra, is in the territory of Aceh, and the narrow area between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula is connected to the Pacific Ocean. The most important waterway in the Indian Ocean is the Strait of Malacca.
This means that half of the Strait of Malacca belongs to Aceh. Any force that wants to use this trade route for a long time must deal with Aceh.
It is precisely because of such an important geographical location that after the demise of the Malacca Dynasty, Aceh became the core country of this region without hesitation.
A powerful country will inevitably embark on the road of external expansion, and Aceh is no exception.In the last century, Aceh launched several attacks against the Portuguese who colonized the Straits of Malacca, but after all, they were weaker. Every time, there was a lot of thunder and little rain, and the results were very limited. After decades of fighting Failed to conquer the city of Malacca controlled by the Portuguese.
But in the face of other neighbors, Aceh's record is very brilliant. In 1564, the Aceh army invaded Johor, destroyed its capital, Johor City, and even took away its king.
At the beginning of this century, Aceh once again entered the Malay Peninsula across the strait, successively conquering Pahang, Kedah, Perak and other state states.
In 1613, the country of Aceh launched an attack on the country of Demark in the central part of Sumatra Island, and took down the old port of the opponent's capital in one fell swoop. The expansion seems unstoppable.
However, in 1629, Aceh suffered heavy losses when it launched another attack on the city of Malacca. It was defeated by a joint fleet composed of Portugal, Johor, and Pattani, and the troops crossing the sea suffered heavy losses.After this campaign, Aceh was forced to slow down its external expansion.
At this time, a series of internal problems caused by Aceh's rapid expansion began to be exposed. Those states that were annexed by Aceh, as well as some ambitious generals, took the opportunity to create chaos and tried to break away from the rule of Aceh.
Of course, Aceh’s old opponents would not miss such an opportunity. Some of them supported the rebel forces in Aceh explicitly or covertly, and some simply raised troops to conquer Aceh.
The Haihan army occupied Xingdao and stretched its tentacles into the Strait of Malacca. Naturally, it was also regarded as an opponent by Aceh.The two sides also played against each other a few times in the early days.However, due to domestic and foreign troubles in Aceh, there was no energy left to go head-to-head with Hai Han, so he soon gave up fighting Hai Han and began to engage in diplomatic contacts with the Sing Tao authorities.
It's not that Aceh is willing to give in, it's because the situation is stronger than others, and it has to bow its head.Portugal’s colony in the Straits of Malacca has been under the control of Aceh for decades. Haihan’s strength is obviously higher than that of Portugal, and he is an ally with Portugal. If the two join hands to deal with Aceh, then There will be big troubles.
For Aceh, the most sensible choice is of course to resolve the conflict as much as possible. Even if it cannot be resolved, don't further intensify the conflict and make yourself uncomfortable.
The war between Aceh and Portugal has lasted for more than [-] years, and it has been fought like this for generations. The hatred between the two sides cannot be resolved simply by resolving it.However, Aceh and Haihan had no conflict of interest before, and it would not be too difficult to operate after a truce and then peace talks.
After going back and forth, the country of Aceh discovered that Haihan was able to provide mercenaries to carry out military strike missions, so it came up with the idea of using this method to resolve domestic conflicts.
Of course, the country of Aceh may also want to use this method to win over Haihan and prevent Haihan from participating in the dispute between Aceh and Portugal.And after Haihan became Aceh's partner, if Portugal wanted to start a war against Aceh, it had to take Haihan's feelings into consideration.
"The situation facing Aceh is very complicated, and it is difficult to solve the problem by relying on its own army alone. Fortunately, Aceh is rich, so it can think of other ways, such as asking us for help."
Roger briefly introduced the situation in Aceh, and his tone was not without pride for the current special military cooperation.After all, among the many countries in the Strait of Malacca, only Haihan can sit down and discuss cooperation with Aceh, which has always been rebellious.
Qian Tiandun said: "As you said, the relationship between Aceh and its neighboring countries is not very harmonious. If we cooperate with it, what do other countries think about this? The Portuguese should be very concerned, right?"
Roger said with a smile: "Of course the Portuguese don't want to see this situation, so every time he meets with the Governor of Malacca, he complains that we didn't fully consider the feelings of our allies, and hope that we will plan with Aceh. Clear the line. As for other countries, I don’t really care what they think, to be honest.”
Qian Tiandun replied knowingly: "Unless they can offer a higher price than Qi, then maybe we can talk about it."
Roger nodded and said: "That's the truth, but it's really unlikely. According to the information from the Ministry of Industry, in addition to Aceh's geographical advantage, Sumatra Island still has many unexploited mineral deposits, the value of which is inestimable. Du Mai's oil fields can be exploited for at least two or three centuries. Other small countries basically do not have such capital."
Sumatra is very rich in mineral deposits. In addition to oil, there are also tin, bauxite, coal, gold, silver, etc., but with Aceh's exploration capabilities, most of these mineral deposits are still buried underground and have not been discovered.
And if Haihan can maintain the cooperative relationship with Aceh, he will definitely have the opportunity to mine these mineral deposits in the future. Even if the development is in the form of cooperation, it will be a sure profit deal for Haihan.
As for those small countries, Roger couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to them if they couldn't come up with an exchange of equal value, let alone interrupt the cooperation with Aceh just because of the ideas of small countries.What's more, it was not the Haihan Army sent by Xingdao to Aceh to perform tasks, but a foreign mercenary group.
In other words, no matter what the outside world thinks, the Xingdao authorities will never admit that the mercenary group represents Haihan's official will.
"Helping Aceh to form and train new troops, and clearing out rebels in the country, these tasks are perfect for the mercenary group. As long as the Aceh people can pay the price, I don't mind letting the mercenary group stay there for a long time. "
Roger raised his finger and pointed to the barracks outside the window and said: "With so many spaces free, we can just recruit more people and expand the establishment of the mercenary group."
Qian Tiandun said: "Then what to do next, should we transfer the mercenary group back from Aceh first?"
Roger waved his hands confidently and said: "There's no need to come back. There are many people in Xingdao, so bringing the mercenary group back will only reveal their whereabouts. I plan to let them go directly from their station in Sumatra to avoid being watched."
Qian Tiandun said, "Where is the destination?"
Roger got up and walked to the hanging map, and pointed out three places in a row: "Here! Here! And here!"
(End of this chapter)