sjar Chapter 344 Referendum Results
Chapter 344 Referendum Results
Wu had made full preparations early on, and a large amount of equipment was transported by Nanhua's landing ships.
Due to the large amount of equipment, the two landing ships needed to make three round trips to transport all the equipment.
The three destroyers provided protection throughout the entire process. After all, the unloading place was too close to the front line, and Nanhua was also afraid that India would be desperate and directly attack the landing ship.
What made Nanhua frustrated about this delivery was that there was no port suitable for unloading these equipment in the west of Myanmar.
The only place where such large warships can be docked is Akyab, but unfortunately, this place is currently occupied by India.
After some searching, they barely found a pier in Kyaukphyu where warships could dock.
Since there was only one berth, the unloading process took quite a long time.
Faced with the infrastructure conditions in Myanmar, Wang Ze was helpless.
Ne Win could not wait for the slow delivery of equipment, so upon returning to Yangon he immediately dispatched 20,000 assembled soldiers with more than ten tanks purchased from South China to attack the Indian positions.
Especially along the coastal roads, the fighting was fierce.
After all, there is only one main road here, and both defense and attack revolve around this road.
However, at this time Wang Ze was no longer paying attention to the development of the situation in Myanmar.
As long as India attacks Myanmar, it means that Nanhua’s goal has been achieved.
What follows is a long process of bloodletting, in which both India and Myanmar will invest huge amounts of money and lives.
Wang Ze calculated the time carefully. The tension between the United States and the Soviet Union made all countries feel uneasy, and all countries were paying attention to the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
However, he knew clearly that the United States and the Soviet Union quickly resolved the problem not long after a while. In the end, the Soviet Union withdrew its missile base in Cuba despite Cuba's opposition, and the United States would also withdraw its troops from the missile base in Turkey.
It was just a trick played by the United States. When they evacuated the Turkish base, they did so in batches and secretly.
To the outside world, this looked like the Soviet Union unilaterally admitting defeat.
But time was running out, so Wang Ze immediately called Wu Yi.
"Voting in Sumatra is about to begin and can't be delayed any further," said Wang Ze.
"I understand. Voting can start the day after tomorrow," Wu Yi responded.
Since Wu Yi knew about Wang Ze's plan, he had already made arrangements and now he just had to execute it according to the plan.
However, Wu Yi was not satisfied with the consumption of the indigenous people on the island of Sumatra.
Countless young men were forcibly conscripted by ethnic armed forces and sent to the battlefield.
During this period alone, more than 70,000 people died on the eastern plains of Sumatra.
Wu Yi originally planned to let South Indonesia break through their defense line and directly carry out burning, killing and looting on the island before launching the next move.
But now there obviously isn't enough time.
The island's total population was only one million, but so many young men had been killed and wounded that the natives were already dissatisfied with the war.
In addition, under the secret guidance of the secret guards, these natives have begun to discuss whether it would be more beneficial to join Nanhua.
Therefore, Wu Yi was not worried about the voting results.
After all, the army is in their hands, and even if the voting results are not satisfactory, they can modify the results themselves.
Aren’t democratic referendums held for outsiders to see?
On October 1962, 10, the residents of Sumatra, organized by various ethnic armed forces, officially began a referendum to decide whether to join South China.
This move angered Suharto.
He has deployed such a huge force, but the death toll has reached tens of thousands, and the loss of equipment is even greater!
However, after paying such a huge price, Nanhua got the advantage! This was simply intolerable to him.
"Captain David, you must explain the situation to the US government! Sumatra is our Indonesian territory. I will never agree to them holding any form of referendum!"
Suharto received a warning from South China that he must stop the war during the referendum, otherwise South China would impose severe punishment on them.
This news made him very angry, and he immediately found the commander sent by the United States to southern Indonesia and told him.
"No problem, I will contact the country and convey this matter." David agreed to Suharto's request with a smile.
Suharto then handed a heavy suitcase to David and promised more thanks after the task was completed.
David happily took the box. After seeing Suharto off, David sneered contemptuously and said to himself, "How naive, but it's good this way. I can have some extra income."
David closed the door and couldn't wait to open the box. When he saw the glittering gold inside, his hand couldn't help but touch it, enjoying the cold and tempting touch.
The referendum results were counted the next day, with 76% of the votes in favor of joining South China.
After the voting results came out, An Yi immediately arranged for someone to announce the results via the public channel radio.
The news quickly spread around the world.
The South China government then announced on radio that it agreed to take over Sumatra and expressed its full support for the development and prosperity of the island's residents.
The military and political personnel who had been prepared for a long time also took action immediately. They took a boat from Perlis, crossed the strait to Sumatra, and began to take over the affairs of the island.
When Suharto learned the news, he was extremely anxious.
He hurriedly found David and asked anxiously: "Mr. David, what does the United States say? We can't just sit there and wait for death!"
David was smoking leisurely. When he saw Suharto come in, he put the cigarette into the ashtray and said slowly, "I have already told the country, but this kind of thing cannot be done overnight. After all, you also know the current situation in the country. We may go to war with the Soviet Union at any time."
Suharto's face twisted and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes after hearing this. He continued to ask: "Can the Asia-Pacific Command come forward to stop it? They should do something!"
David looked at Suharto in surprise and said in disbelief: "How is this possible? Regardless of whether the Asia-Pacific Command has jurisdiction over this matter, even if they do, who would dare to decide to stop it before the White House makes a decision?"
David believed that Suharto had lost his mind and had come up with such a ridiculous idea.
In desperation, he could only perfunctorily ask Suharto to be patient and wait for the White House's response.
Anyway, he thought there was nothing wrong with accepting the gold, because he did report Suharto's request to the White House truthfully, but he did not use his own connections.
As for whether the White House would agree to Suharto's request, that had nothing to do with him. Anyway, he had already fulfilled his reporting responsibilities.
However, in David's eyes, the White House probably has no time to take care of the situation here. Moreover, from the White House's previous orders, it can be seen that they have already reached an agreement with Nanhua.
He shook his head slightly, thinking that the funds he collected in southern Indonesia were enough for him to negotiate with his superiors. The climate here really made him feel uncomfortable, so he wanted to transfer back to China.