Chapter 798: Ultimatum

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"Your Excellency Ambassador Philip, I solemnly inform you that the current outbreak of riots in Dutch Indonesia has caused a serious threat to the lives and property of the Chinese living in Dutch Indonesia, and in this regard, the Chinese Empire reserves the right to take all possible means to stop this harm!" Imperial Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang looked coldly at the Dutch Ambassador to China Miles? Philip said.

Beads of sweat appear in Miles? Ambassador Philip's forehead. Despite the fact that it was July in Beijing, the weather was already hot. But the sweat on his forehead was not from the heat, but from the cold sweat of fear. In the middle of the night last night, he had already received a telegram from the Netherlands, and the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and the prime minister of the government sent him telegrams respectively, asking him to stabilize the Chinese side and avoid China's overreaction! But, Miles? Ambassador Philip is really depressed, and the country must think too highly of him! The Netherlands is nothing more than a small European country, both economically and militarily, far behind the world powers. The Dutch ambassador to China has no status at all. If you want him to complete this task, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky!

Also, Miles? Ambassador Philip is also very clear that the Chinese have always had great ambitions for Dutch Indonesia. If it weren't for Germany's face, and the Netherlands has also focused on improving the living conditions of the Chinese in recent years, China would have no excuse to take action against Dutch Indonesia. Otherwise, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would have lost its last colony!

"Benedict, stupid pig. He really doesn't know how to be a governor! How could he make the Indonesians riot? Did he spend all his time scraping wealth and picking up girls? "Miles? Ambassador Philip cursed in his heart. If he were the governor of Indonesia, he would definitely try his best to stabilize the situation in Indonesia. Avoid such a situation. Of course, he also had some doubts about whether the Indonesian riot was related to China. After all, the aftermath of the riots undoubtedly gave China an excellent excuse. It's just that, in the absence of any evidence, this kind of thing cannot be said casually!

"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang. Our Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency the Prime Minister have been informed of this and we deeply regret this. The Dutch government has issued an order demanding that the Governor of Indonesia, Johannes? Benedict used the fastest speed to stabilize the situation in Indonesia and avoid causing more casualties to the Chinese in Indonesia! Please rest assured that the Chinese government has the ability to maintain Indonesia's stability! "Miles? Ambassador Philip said!

"Humph! Have this ability? If you had the ability, the riot would not have happened! Wu Tingfang said coldly.

Miles? Ambassador Philip confronted Ng Dinh Fong's accusations. Very helpless. Who called China powerful? Dutch Indonesia was already the last colony of the Netherlands, and its importance to the Netherlands is self-evident. Every year, the Dutch government is able to scrape a huge amount of wealth from Dutch Indonesia! If it is lost, life in the Netherlands will not be easy.

"Your Excellency, I formally inform you that His Majesty the Emperor of our country is hereby informed. There is a lot of concern about this. His Majesty has ordered that the Empire's navy and army are ready to leave for Indonesia to protect our diaspora! Wu Tingfang said.

"Ahh H.E. Ng Dinh Fong. You can't do that in your country! Indonesia is a colony of our country, which is recognized by the international community. Your country has sent troops into Indonesia without our consent. This is an invasion of the Netherlands, which will lead to a war! "Miles? Ambassador Philip said in a panic. Without a doubt, this is what he fears the most!

"Our country has the right and duty to protect its diaspora! If the Kingdom of the Netherlands sees this as an invasion of the Netherlands and is preparing for a war with the Empire, then, sorry, the Empire will be with you! Wu Tingfang threatened. A small Netherlands, but a palm-sized place, with only a few million people and an army of only about 100,000 people, wants to start a war with China, it is simply unknowable!

"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, please also ask your country to give us a little more time, we will definitely quell the rebellion of the indigenous Indonesians, and we will compensate the injured Chinese, and promise that from now on, such a thing will never happen again!" Miles? Ambassador Philip pleaded. He also knew very well that none of the ten Netherlands was an opponent of the Chinese, and if they went to war with China, the Netherlands would only lose completely. Although the Netherlands was once one of the world's top powers, with the changes of the times, the honor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has long been drowned in the long river of history!

"Your Excellency Ambassador Philip, I would like to give you the news that between 1 and 2 a.m. last night, your troops in Surabaya were engaged in suppressing the insurrection of the indigenous Indonesians. However, the two indigenous Indonesian regiments recruited by your country fought back and annihilated your garrison in Surabaya. Now, the whole of Surabaya has fallen under the control of the rebellious indigenous Indonesians. The Indonesian riot is spreading to the entire island of Java and the whole of Indonesia. And our diaspora in Surabaya and other parts of Indonesia also had to gather near the consulate, and many more diasporas were killed by Indonesian natives! In such a situation, you are still trying to keep our country calm, which is obviously impossible! Wu Tingfang said!

"Damn! Benedict, what the hell is he doing! He should have been sent to the gallows! "Miles? Ambassador Philip cursed viciously. Originally, he thought that he could suppress the rebellion of the indigenous Indonesians by relying on the Dutch garrison in Indonesia. After all, those mobs are just a bunch of unarmed civilians, and they have no power to fight back in the face of the suppression of the regular army. But now, he suddenly realized that things were going in the direction that the Dutch government least wanted to see!

"Those despicable guys, they dare to betray us, the Dutch government will definitely not let them go, and they will definitely kill them all!" In the Indonesian Governor's Palace, Batavia, Indonesia's Governor Johannes? Benedict was roaring madly. It wasn't until this morning that he received the news that the garrison in Surabaya had been almost completely wiped out. This made him very angry. On the one hand, the Dutch troops around Surabaya were killed, and it was difficult for him to give an account to the Dutch government. On the other hand, the situation in Surabaya and the eastern part of Java will be even more erosive. And the Chinese will certainly not sit idly by and watch the situation develop like this. By any measure, Johannes? Benedict, the governor, is very likely to come to an end. Therefore, he is very resentful of these Indonesian natives who rioted!

"Your Excellency the Governor, now is not the time to be angry. According to a telegram sent by H.E. Philip, Ambassador to China, the Chinese navy and army are rushing to Indonesia. If we can't control the situation in time, the Chinese will take action. In addition, the other Indonesian troops we have recruited also need to take precautions in advance! If they join in the riots, the situation will be even worse! Secretary Wilt reminded!

Johannes? A trace of fear flashed in Governor Benedict's eyes, the Indonesian army recruited by the Governor's Palace was a full 50,000 people! If these Indonesian troops also participated in the riots, then the Dutch rule in Indonesia could be ended!

"General Scott, I order you, order the garrisons everywhere to disarm the Indonesians at once. If they dare to resist, kill them all! "Johannes? Governor Benedict ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor! I immediately gave orders to the garrisons everywhere! The commander of the Dutch Indonesian garrison, Major General Scott, said.

However, it was this order that embroiled the whole of Dutch Indonesia in the riots. In the aftermath of the riots in Surabaya, Indonesians in the surrounding cities also moved quickly. It's just that the scale is not that big. Even the Indonesians in Batavia seem to be waiting for an opportunity, so that almost all the Chinese living in these places have fled to the local consulate with their families. However, the strength of the consulate is limited, and it is difficult to give them complete asylum! Fortunately, the Dutch garrison took action, and the police in various cities also began martial law, basically controlling the gaffe.

When Major General Scott ordered the disarming of the Indonesian army, groups of Dutch soldiers marched into the Indonesian army barracks and forcibly disarmed them. The Indonesian troops, who had been watching from the sidelines, immediately resisted. They thought that the Dutch were trying to get rid of their weapons and then kill them all.

Almost in a short moment, riots broke out throughout Indonesia, and the main force was the Indonesian army. In the case of life-threatening, these Indonesian troops relied on rudimentary weapons to exert extremely strong combat effectiveness, and the Dutch army was defeated one after another. As a result, more and more indigenous Indonesians are joining the riots. Indonesia is an indigenous country, but it has a population of 30 million. Even if one percent of the people joined the riots, the presence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia would not make much difference!

The situation in Indonesia has suddenly become very bad, and the Indonesian Governor's Office has completely lost control of Indonesia. The garrisons everywhere, under the attack of the Indonesians, let alone quelling the chaos, it is already good to be able to hold the barracks without being breached. As for the city and the countryside, it has become the world of Indonesians. And in this case, the Chinese have been greatly hurt, and China naturally can no longer sit idly by. Although the Dutch side has repeatedly claimed that China cannot enter Indonesia, their warnings have long been thrown away by the angry Chinese government.