"They are coming, my lord." The commander of the Dutch garrison whispered to the governor. In the distance, the water and the sky met, and a plume of black smoke rose from the sea level.

"The Qing fleet is divided into two columns, with two ironclads sailing on the outer side close to our fort, and two dome-armored cruisers sailing on the non-combatant side. They are ready to fight at any time." A naval officer next to him put down his telescope uneasily.

said.

"As long as the Kingdom of the Netherlands has a second-class ironclad ship in Batavia, I will never let the Beiyang Fleet be so arrogant." I thought that even the Qing Dynasty, which had suffered repeated defeats in previous battles with Britain and France, dared to show off its power in front of itself.

The governor's self-esteem was greatly hit, but this somewhat arrogant governor may have forgotten that the Netherlands today is not the Netherlands it was when it was a European sea coachman. Especially in the Far East, thousands of miles away,

Not that this small lowland country can run rampant. Although the Qing Dynasty is not good, at least it still has the tiger skin of the Beiyang Fleet. What does the Netherlands have?

The four warships of the Beiyang Navy divided into two columns and quickly headed towards the port area. "Send signal. Prepare to enter the port." Ding Ruchang said with a pun. This sentence has two meanings, one is to enter the port, and the other is to prepare for battle!

The barrel of the gun was filled with salute shells, and there were explosive shells on the side! The number of people on the ship was also reduced to a minimum. The gun was also slightly rotated.

"The Dutch have no intention of taking action." Lang Weili said when he saw that the cannons on the fort had not even taken off their coats.

"I agree with Professor Langweili. Lord Ding, please look at the crowds of people greeting you on the shore." Liu Buchan curled his lips and said.

"The Dutch have no intention of using force. But in order for our next move to proceed smoothly, this shock is still necessary." Xu Jie said at the side.

"You mean to evacuate overseas Chinese? The Dutch have given in. Is it still necessary to proceed?" Ding Ruchang asked curiously.

"Some overseas Chinese still plan to return to China, and Mr. Liu also said that they can accept it and arrange them properly. In this case, it is okay to take them away together. I have already told Mr. Zhang that the land division will protect the overseas Chinese on the ship after landing."

Xu Jie said.

"If we evacuate overseas Chinese, the army personnel will be dispersed. If something happens, we might be caught off guard?" Ding Ruchang said.

"The overseas Chinese have already gathered in several places close to the landing point. Our personnel will not be too scattered, and the army is equipped with Maxine machine guns and Gatling guns, so the problem will not be big. As long as the Dutch regular army does not intervene, the local indigenous people will not be able to do anything good.

What I'm afraid of is that I don't know whether the Beiyang Fleet can suppress the Dutch turrets and army artillery." Xu Jie glanced at Ding Ruchang and said.

"There should be no problem. In addition to the 12-inch cannons on the second Dingzhen ship, the effective range of the 210mm Krupp cannon on the two Zhiyuan and Jingyuan ships is about 8,300 meters. (From "Beiyang Navy Ship Chronicles" Of course, it needs to be explained.

One point is that in naval battles, since both sides are high-speed moving warships, the effective range is generally only 3km, but this is not the case when hitting fixed targets on land.) It is enough to cover all barracks, fortresses and government agencies in Batavia. And the Netherlands

Even the 75mm camp guns of the Army Division are very scarce and pose no threat to our battleships." Liu Buchan said confidently.

"That's good, I hope it won't come to the point of fighting each other." Xu Jie said with a sigh of relief.

An hour later, the Beiyang Fleet entered the berth. Ding Ruchang, Langweili, the two leading figures of the Beiyang Fleet, and Xu Jie, a guest diplomat, walked down the gangway to meet the Dutch Governor and others who came to greet them, while Liu Buchan, Deng Shichang and others

Stay on the battleship just in case.

"Dear Mr. Ding, welcome the Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Navy to visit Batavia." The Dutch Governor said insincerely.

"Hello, dear Mr. Governor. It is a great honor for the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet that you come to greet me in person." Ding Ruchang said with a haha. (Old Ding can speak English)

"Besides the visit, I, the Beiyang Navy, also have an important mission. I hope that the Governor can assist me. I am grateful to all of Beiyang." Just when the Dutch Governor breathed a sigh of relief, Ding Ruchang's next words came again.

Let the Dutch governor put his heart in his throat."

"If it is within my ability, I will naturally provide some help." The Dutch Governor said with some guilt.

"Recently, the local indigenous people in your jurisdiction have made some unfriendly actions towards our Chinese people. Therefore, in compliance with the orders of our government and the requests of overseas Chinese in Nanyang, we will conduct an evacuation operation in Batavia. I hope that you can give me some

help." Ding Ruchang said.

"Well, the unfriendly actions of the local indigenous people have been stopped by us. Is it unnecessary to evacuate the overseas Chinese? What's more, due to restrictions on port conditions, the throughput capacity of Batavia Port's people and goods is limited. Even if it is to be carried out, I'm afraid

The business is very difficult." The Dutch governor really didn't expect that these Chinese would choose to leave, and they would leave under the protection of the Beiyang Fleet. In the Dutch's original plan, the so-called street sweeping was an open act of vandalism, smashing, and looting. However,

The Dutch do not want to exterminate the Chinese. After all, the Chinese actually control the local economic lifeline. However, Beiyang’s evacuation behavior will undoubtedly directly uproot the economic foundation of the Batavia region!!

"It doesn't matter. As long as the Governor agrees, we can implement the evacuation plan in some small ports." Lang Weili, who had been obsessed with it, said.

"Absolutely not, you are plundering the population and wealth of the Dutch colonies!" the Dutch governor said loudly, and the Dutch who had always been forbearing finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"That means you will hinder our country's evacuation operation?" Ding Ruchang said with a solemn face. As if echoing what Ding Ruchang said, the gunners on the Dingzhen Zhijing 4 ship took off their gun jackets one after another, 305 main guns, 210 main guns

The guns and the 150 secondary guns also began to aim at the distant fort.

"Mr. Governor, if you choose to resist, you must be responsible for your words and actions!! Because your non-cooperation has hindered our country's evacuation operation. This is our country's legitimate rights and reasonable requirements. The resulting

You will be responsible for all the consequences." Lang Weili said in a stern voice.

"If you are unwilling to cooperate with the Governor's will, I hope you can sign this statement." Xu Jie handed a statement to the Governor.

"I refuse to sign." Seeing the content of the statement, the Dutch Governor's face turned pale. The content of the statement was very clear. The Beiyang Fleet wanted to protect the evacuation of overseas Chinese, but the Dutch authorities did not agree. This kind of statement cannot be signed under any circumstances!!

"Then you agree?" Xu Jie smiled strangely.

"Well, I just said that this matter needs careful planning." The Dutch Governor had to change his words.

"That is to say, the governor now agrees in principle with the evacuation of the Beiyang Fleet?" Lang Weili said with a sneer. Without waiting for the Dutch to reply, he just looked at him and a messenger immediately ran back and fired a signal bomb. Then.
Chapter completed!