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"General Johannes, if we go to war with those yellow monkeys? Can the East India fleet guarantee to defeat them?" Governor Jacques Dominic asked, looking at Lieutenant General Johannes. The current New China is not a weak Chinese power. The Spanish's strength in Luzon may not be as strong as the Netherlands in the Indonesian archipelago. But the New China can easily defeat Spain, which forced Jacques Dominic to be cautious. If it fails, it will pose a huge threat to the interests of the Netherlands in the South China Sea!

"This..." Lieutenant General Johannes stuttered. The Dutch East India Fleet is not weak, with more than 20 warships of all sizes. However, the Xinhua Navy is also strong. With its advantages in speed and artillery range, the Xinhua "Shark-class" cruiser can even defeat the third-class battleships of Western countries. Now the Xinhua Navy has a total of two fleets and 24 "Shark-class" cruisers. The number of warships is no less than that of the Dutch East India Fleet. Once the war begins, the Dutch East India Fleet has little chance of winning!

"Governor General, the navy of Xinhua is indeed very strong. However, they are just relying on the speed of warships and their advantages in artillery! If they fight us upright, we will definitely win in the end!" Lieutenant General Johannes said with some dissatisfaction. Each warship of the East India Fleet has more artillery equipment than the "Shark-class" cruisers of Xinhua, but their power and range are not as powerful as them. If the two sides fight within a distance of less than a thousand meters, Lieutenant General Johannes is 100% sure to win. However, he also knows that the New China Navy is not a fool and will not give up its own advantages. He will come to fight head-on with the Dutch East India Fleet.

Lieutenant General Jacques Dominic shook his head helplessly. The powerful Dutch East India Fleet is the most powerful navy in the South China Sea. However, after the rise of Xinhua Kingdom, the East India Fleet no longer had the strength to defeat the opponent, which made him feel deeply sad.

There is no doubt that the strength of the East India fleet is. However, the naval combat tactics adopted by the Xinhua Navy are completely different from the mainstream naval combat ideas in the West. Unlike the Western countries' keen on close-range warships, the Xinhua Navy prefers to fight at long distances, while saving itself to the best of its ability, and then destroying the enemy. From the current perspective, the naval combat ideas of the Xinhua Navy are undoubtedly better and represent the trend of naval combat development. Of course, after Western countries begin to pay attention to this aspect, with their scientific and technological strength and national strength, they will soon catch up. If the Xinhua Navy wants to continue to maintain its advantages, it must work harder in this regard!

"General Debol, if we go to war with Xinhua, is the army sure to defeat Xinhua and seize their territory in East Borneo?" asked the Governor of Jacques Dominic. Xinhua's territory in East Borneo was like a sharp knife, inserted into the heart of Dutch Indonesia. Xinhua can use this territory as a springboard to compete with the Netherlands for Borneo, and even use it as a base to pose a threat to Java, the hinterland of Dutch Indonesia. If this nail can be pulled out, then Dutch Indonesia's life will be much better!

"Governor General! This is probably unlikely! Now our army's main forces are used on Lan Fangguo! There are not many troops that can be drawn! The Xinhua Army has a unit of 6,000 people in East Borneo. According to the information we have obtained, the firing rate and range of their rifles are much further than ours. Therefore, to defeat them, we have to prepare at least 15,000 troops. In this way, our force suppression of Lan Fangguo will have loopholes, which may affect our Xipo

The expansion of Roland!” Lieutenant General Deborer replied. Although the Dutch Army had more than 25,000 troops in Dutch Indonesia, 5,000 of them were stationed in Kalimantan and Java Island respectively, and the remaining 20,000 people were mostly in West Borneo, gradually eroding the territory of Lanfang Kingdom. There were not many mobile troops that could be drawn. The Xinhua Army, after the Battle of Manila, had already shown their strong combat power in front of Western countries, which made Western countries have to pay attention!

"Damn it! I really don't know how those yellow-skinned monkeys could have made such advanced weapons. This is a weapon and equipment that is far ahead of the West!" Governor Jacques Dominic sighed. You must know that in the eyes of Westerners, the East is still in a state of ignorance, and it is completely a desert of technology. But now, the New China Army is far ahead of the West, whether it is warships or firearms, which makes these foreigners feel so resistant!

"Governor General! Are we doing nothing? One of our warships was injured by them, and the other one was unknown to life and death! We must make those yellow monkeys pay the price!" Lieutenant General Johannes said gritting his teeth.

"Lieutenant General, order the East India fleet to assemble! Those yellow-skinned monkeys dare to provoke us, so they will have to pay the price! However, now the Spanish counterattack is close to us, and we don't need to go to war with Xinhua at this time! After they fight against the Spanish to the death, we will go to war with them!" said Governor Jacques Dominic. The entire Nanyang is paying attention to this war between Spain and Xinhua. There is no need for the Netherlands to take the chestnuts from the Spanish fire. In the view of Governor Jacques Dominic, Xinhua will find it difficult to resist Spain's counterattack this time. At that time, the Netherlands can take the opportunity to snatch Xinhua's territory in East Borneo, and even further seize Mindanao. At that time, the Netherlands' strength in Nanyang will further increase!

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor!" Lieutenant General Johannes replied. Under his order, the main force of the Dutch East India Fleet soon began to assemble to the eastern part of the Java Sea, and went from the Makassar Strait to the Siribes Sea to confront the New China Navy. However, neither side had the intention of going to war, they were just intimidating each other!

After making military deployments, Governor Jacques Dominic summoned the consulate of Xinhua in Batavia. Now, Xinhua and the Netherlands have not established diplomatic relations. However, in order to safeguard the interests of Xinhua in Dutch Indonesia and the interests of Chinese living on the Indonesian archipelago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua specially set up a consulate in Batavia. Of course, the Dutch Indonesian authorities have not recognized this.

At 9 a.m., Fang Minghong, the Consul of New China in Batavia, received a message from the Governor General's Office that Governor Jacques Dominic would summon him. This made Fang Minghong a little strange. You should know that except for when he was summoned by Governor Jacques Dominic at the end of last year, he had never seen Governor again. This time, Governor Jacques Dominic took the initiative to summon him, which made him a little confused!

Half an hour later, Fang Minghong met the Governor General in the study of Jacques Dominic. However, Jacques Dominic's cold face made Fang Minghong feel a little upset.

"Goddes-General, good morning!" Fang Minghong said. He used pure Dutch. Fang Minghong was originally a Batavian. His family was a small businessman from Batavian. When he was young, he studied in a school run by the Dutch Church. Later, he had been dealing with the Dutch in Batavia. After the founding of Xinhua, their family moved to Xinhua! Therefore, his Dutch language is already very good in Xinhua!

"Consul! You probably don't know yet! Three days ago, the Xinhua Navy attacked the Dutch Navy's warship in the eastern part of the Java Sea! One was injured, and another one was still unknown! I want to know, is Xinhua ready to start a war against the Netherlands?" Governor Jacques Dominic asked with a dark face.

"Ah? Why is this happening? Governor General, is this true?" Fang Minghong was very surprised. As an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua, he certainly knew the situation facing Xinhua. Responding to the Spanish counterattack, this is the most important thing. Xinhua has no reason to provoke the Netherlands at this time.

"Consul, do you think I'm lying?"

"No, no! Governor General, I think there must be some misunderstandings in this!" Fang Minghong said.

"Hmph! The cause of the incident is very simple. A merchant ship from Xinhua committed a crime in Surabaya and fled for fear of the crime. Two warships of the Dutch Navy launched a pursuit. However, on the way, they encountered the Xinhua Navy's navy! As a result, the Xinhua Navy launched an attack on the Dutch Navy without any worries! Xinhua must give us an explanation in this matter! Otherwise, we will wait to start a war with us!" Governor Jacques Dominic threatened.

After hearing this, Fang Minghong understood. He was sure that the Dutch navy must have been pursuing the merchant ships of Xinhua Kingdom that were pursuing Xinhua Kingdom. As a result, the Dutch navy suffered a loss in the naval battle. This made him very relieved. Many Chinese people have suffered their losses because they made the Dutch show their power in this sea area. Now, after the rise of Xinhua Kingdom, these Dutch people finally got on the iron plate.

"Governor General, I don't know about this matter. I will report it to the country!" Fang Minghong said with neither humility nor arrogant. Such a major event could not be decided by him, a small consul stationed abroad!

"One month! You only have one month! My patience is limited! If Xinhua cannot give me a satisfactory explanation within a month, then the war will begin!" Governor Jacques Dominic said proudly! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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