Chapter 593: Chapter 368: Monk King – How Many Masters Does He Have? (6K)

‘Thousand Island Alliance? The Beautiful Country is stirring up trouble again!’

‘I didn’t expect these Southeast Asian Island Countries to join the alliance. You have to realize that An Nan claimed to have millions in its army, yet they fell so easily and surrendered so quickly; these little island countries still think they can contend with the Jieke Group.’

‘The Jieke Group’s strength lies only in its army. Now that India is also on land with its equally massive army, and since Jieke Group’s navy is subpar, relying on the Siamese and An Nan navies to make a show, these island countries dare to form such factions.’

‘Conquering Siam in 46 days, Lancang in 8 days, Zhenla in 3 days, and An Nan in 10 days, it’s like a new era of European warfare. These island countries definitely need to unite for self-preservation.’

‘I support the Thousand Island Alliance. The Jieke Group forced several countries into signing the “Manchester Treaty” through war, which is unforgivable. They’re imposing their might on these four countries; no wonder our Beautiful Country sanctioned them, and rightfully so.’

‘The guy above is letting his biases show. The Jieke Group stipulated the garrisoning of troops in the “Manchester Treaty,” but doesn’t the Beautiful Country also have troops stationed in other nations? What right do you have to criticize others? Is it because of your thick-skinned face?’

‘That’s different. The Beautiful Country’s troops are stationed in other countries to maintain world order and peace, whereas the Jieke Group’s troops are there to disrupt order and oppress the people. It’s completely different.’

‘As a citizen of India, I can’t help but speak up and protest against the Jieke Group’s atrocities. The poor people of Southeast Asia, they are now second-class citizens. However, with our addition to the Thousand Island Alliance, the Jieke Group will surely need to restrain itself. We Indians are not like those weak island countries.’

With the signing of the “Manchester Treaty,” netizens on the Internet started to watch the drama unfold, engaging in heated debates.

The emergence of the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance is mainly due to the Jieke Group’s overbearing and arrogant behavior, causing neighboring countries to feel deeply uneasy about the Manchester Treaty.

After all, the Jieke Group has now become the de facto overlord of Southeast Asia, so it’s pretty clear where they will set their sights next.

Especially for Johor, after the Jieke Group annexed the southern territories of Siam, they now border Johor, causing them to be extremely nervous.

Not long before, the Jieke Group had conducted a series of purges against the Malays, and at that time, Johor had spoken out in protest.

But then, in the blink of an eye, the Jieke Group became the overlord of Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands of elite troops and strong generals sweeping through four countries in conquest, on their way back to their homeland.

If they happen to take a dislike to Johor on their way back, leading a grand army down, Johor doesn’t believe they can rely solely on their army to block the advance of the Jieke Group’s Mechanical Army.

In the past, Johor’s only reliance was the fact that it is an island nation, its territory divided into east and west parts by the sea, and it did not border the Jieke Group.

And as everyone knows, the Jieke Group’s navy is weak and has great difficulty conducting cross-sea landing operations.

But this confidence vanished as soon as the Jieke Group dominated Southeast Asia.

Because the naval power of both An Nan and Siam is not weak, and the combined Sea Alliance they form is already sufficient to impose a superiority of force over Johor.

And Annan and Siam, having been soundly beaten by the Jieke Group, would likely find it difficult to refuse the Jieke Group’s demands.

It’s not just Johor feeling anxious about their maritime security; other Southeast Asian Island Countries are also worried, including Java, the most powerful nation in Southeast Asia.

This largest archipelagic country in the world, whose territory spans across Asia and Oceania, composed of 17,508 islands, is known as the Country of Thousand Islands, with a population of 280 million and a GDP of 1.5 trillion US Dollars.

Their fragmented territory makes them very fearful of a strong navy. The only consolation is that the Java navy is strong enough to contend with the Jieke Group-led Sea Alliance.

Because of this, once news of the signing of the Manchester Treaty by the Jieke Group arrived, all the Southeast Asian countries increased their vigilance, consciously expanded their military armaments, trained new troops, and, by joining the Beautiful Country, found a backer to prevent the Siam tragedy from happening to them.

With this military alliance, the Beautiful Country has already promised to provide loans for them to build more frigates, destroyers, submarines, and torpedo boats among others, to help build a navy capable of resisting the threat of the Jieke Group.

Although aware that the Beautiful Country is selling arms through this deal, these threatened countries have still joined en masse.

But not everyone dares to mock and jeer, such as India. They joined the Thousand Island Alliance and were quite restless.

“The Manchester Treaty” is the Jieke Group’s comprehensive control and plunder of Southeast Asia, with the Siam authorities completely becoming tools for the Jieke Group to rule the people.

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The enormous amounts of indemnities in the treaty, the severe loss of sovereignty and the profound humiliation are rare in history.

India, standing on the grounds of fairness and justice, strongly accuses the Jieke Group to revoke these clauses. This unprecedentedly unfair treaty is a harm to the world and all people.”

The Indian official accusation was very severe, but the Jieke Group didn’t give a damn about it at all.

Therefore, Indian media outlets spared no paper in accusing the Jieke Group. India’s actions were based on their strategy for the “Act East” policy.

India has always sought to become a global power, especially in its close neighbors, wanting to expand its influence and clout in Southeast Asia.