Chapter 2474

Although the three countries jointly sent troops, the Dutch knew very well that Haihan's position was more inclined to the Portuguese side, so in order to avoid suffering losses in the subsequent distribution of benefits, they originally wanted to seize some territory in the Maluku Islands before the Portuguese.

, but I didn’t expect that Spain was like a centipede, but its own armed fleet could not defeat the opponent.

At this time, the Portuguese Combined Fleet far away from the northern tip of Sulawesi Island had not yet received news of the Dutch fleet's retreat, and was still following the original plan to clear out the local Spanish colonial settlements unhurriedly.

After the Spaniards had their hands free, they also tried to counterattack the enemies from the north. However, when they discovered that there were several Haihan warships in this fleet, they decisively chose to preserve their strength instead of rashly attacking and fighting head-on with the combined fleet.

Compared with the well-informed Portuguese, they are obviously more wary of the Haihan Navy. The records of the battles in the past few years have fully demonstrated that there is a clear gap in the equipment level and combat capabilities of both sides. There is really no need to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

All the money I have on hand is put into it.

Although the war situation is obviously advantageous, there is also a big problem for the Portuguese - even if they can defeat the Spanish in this area, they do not have enough immigrant population to move to this area, making it difficult to complete the task.

long-term occupation.

Haihan is currently focusing all his energy on the East Asian continent in the north. He is not currently interested in this region and has no plans to spend material and financial resources to immigrate to this region.

According to the plan of the Executive Committee, Haihan must complete the preliminary construction and development of the "South China Sea Economic Belt" before the 30th anniversary of the crossing. Now the island chain on the east line has basically taken shape, starting from Taiwan Island all the way south, and in front of the Philippine Islands.

There are still no fewer than ten colonial areas under development in Palawan and northern Kalimantan. Neither the Ministry of Civil Affairs nor the military has the energy to develop new colonies overseas further away from the mainland.

Although the sea area that the three European countries are currently competing for in Southeast Asia has many products, for Haihan, it is not the kind of place that must be captured as soon as possible. The purpose of participating in this operation is more to maintain relations with Portugal and the Netherlands.

The degree of investment in the country's diplomatic relations is naturally relatively limited.

After the combined fleet had been operating in this area for about a month, it finally received news of the defeat of the Dutch fleet. Although the Portuguese were happy to see their competitors defeated, they also knew that without the cooperation of the Dutch, it would be difficult to respond

A comprehensive cleanup was completed in an area, but Haihan was unwilling to invest too many troops here, so he had no choice but to end the operation.

Although Spain suffered serious losses again during this period, it was able to save most of the industries in this area, and its armed fleet was almost undamaged. This can be considered a great blessing among misfortunes.

However, after this battle, the Spaniards also confirmed once again that they will not let their opponents let go of themselves if they give in. As long as they have the opportunity, their opponents will definitely kill them. The ownership of these places in Southeast Asia will ultimately depend on their strength. They cannot predict what their opponents will do next.

time to launch an offensive again, so every day that follows is a countdown to preparations for the war. They must accumulate enough armed force before their opponent's next round of offensive in order to have a chance of survival.

In distant Europe, a major event also occurred at this time. King Charles I of England was executed, thus ending the rule of the Stuart dynasty. Britain entered the republican era and established a protective government headed by Cromwell.

.One of the missions of this new government is to eliminate foreign competitors and turn Britain into a maritime power that dominates the world.

This change in political system and national policy will not show immediate effects in a short period of time, but its impact will be far-reaching. For Haihan, who is far away in the east, this actually means that there will be one more person in the future.

Rivals competing for sea power around the world.

The British had actually been spying on the commercial shipping lanes to the East for a long time, and had dealt with Haihan as early as 1635. At that time, the British and Johor coalition forces attacked Star Island at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, but were stationed there.

Roger led his troops to fight back in the area. Later, in order to redeem the captured personnel, Britain paid a heavy price for this and was forced to give up the opportunity to enter East Asia.

However, according to the course of history, Britain's first opponent after changing its national policy was actually France. In the next hundred years or so, wars between Britain and France continued, and each time they ended in Britain's victory. France overseas

A large number of colonies also became British spoils of war. It was not until the second half of the 18th century that the focus of British overseas colonization turned to the East again.

However, the Executive Committee believes that the collision between Haihan and Britain should not wait until a hundred years later. With Haihan's current expansion rate, this time is likely to be ten or twenty years later. If Haihan can get there before then,

By capturing some key areas in South and West Asia, there will be a great chance of locking the British's scope of activities to the west of the Arabian Peninsula.

But to achieve this, the area Haihan needs to conquer is no smaller than the current scope of activities. The Bay of Bengal on the west side of the Indochina Peninsula alone is not much smaller than the South China Sea. Although Haihan has also established a nominal

South China Sea Theater, but currently there are not many troops deployed near the Malay Peninsula on the southwest side of the Bay of Bengal. With Star Island as the center, there are also colonial ports under construction at the north and south ends of Sumatra Island.

Since Haihan's current focus is on the East Asian continent, the resources invested in the South China Sea theater are relatively limited, especially in the jurisdictions located in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. In addition to providing step-by-step weapons and equipment upgrades, there is no

How many other resources are there?

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. The Executive Committee therefore gave Roger greater authority, including the ability to recruit soldiers in the region, expand as needed, reduce the proportion of regional taxes paid to supplement local military expenditures, and handle

The right to make decisions in foreign affairs, etc. By granting these special treatments, Roger has the conditions to develop on his own in the region and achieve external expansion.

Roger took the initiative to lead troops in Star Island, and he was naturally ambitious. As Haihan's control over the two key waterways of the Malacca Strait and Sunda Strait became more and more stable, Roger would not stop at completing the task of guarding the country's borders.

Errands.

In the spring of 1649, in the Dumai area on the east coast of Sumatra, the oil well drilling activities jointly funded by Roger and Tan Juren, the head of the Sing Tao Management Committee, achieved results. Although the previous drilling work took a lot of twists and turns, the investment

The expenses are also astronomical, but after the crude oil is successfully mined, this place can quickly become an emerging industrial base.
Chapter completed!