In the capital of the empire, Yanjing, Marshal Shi Tianhan, chief of the general staff, hurried to the palace to meet the emperor Wu Haoxuan.

"Chief of Staff, what's going on?" Seeing Marshal Shi Tianhan's hurried look, Wu Haoxuan knew that something big had happened.

"Your Majesty, I just received news from Batavia. The Dutch army surrounded the Chinese area and was suspected of launching an offensive against the Chinese area. Our men and the local Chinese were armed and decided to hold out to the end. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.

"What?" Wu Haoxuan stood up with a pout, he didn't expect the situation to evolve like this. He originally thought that with such a strong empire, the Dutch would be unwilling. But there is no other way but to compromise. After all, the empire is now under the pressure of a large army, and you don't need to think about it to know that the Dutch are not the opponents of the empire at all, and they cannot stop the invasion of the empire. Therefore, even if they were unwilling in their hearts, they could only acquiesce in the Empire's occupation of the Dutch East Indies. However, I didn't expect these Dutchmen to do such a thing.

"Damn, these damn Dutchmen are completely looking for death! The Dutch were warned that if they dared to attack the Chinese, the Empire would declare war on the Dutch. All the Dutch in the Dutch East Indies will be buried with those Chinese! Wu Haoxuan's face was angry. The vast majority of the Chinese in the Dutch East Indies are civilians! The actions of the Dutch, which were simply an attack on civilians, were absolutely unacceptable to the Reich.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Shi Tianhan nodded. He knew that Wu Haoxuan wanted to use this method to deter the Dutch and make them dare not mess around. But who knows if those Dutchmen will fall into madness?

"Let the Foreign Office send a note to the Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to China, that they may know the determination of the Empire. Although, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is too far away from the Empire, and it is unlikely that the Empire will organize an expeditionary force to attack the Kingdom of the Netherlands proper. But. Once the two countries enter a state of war, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will pay a heavy price for it. Wu Haoxuan said. He hoped that the Kingdom of the Netherlands had not lost its mind because of this. Otherwise, the situation will deteriorate further.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Shi Tianhan nodded.

"Is there anything else the General Staff can do to remedy it?" Wu Haoxuan asked. He also did not know if the deterrence of the Dutch would succeed. If the Dutch don't eat it, there's no other way.

"Your Majesty, the minister has ordered the Nanyang Fleet to speed up to Batavia. Several destroyers and light cruisers of the South Sea Fleet. All rushed to Batavia at high speed, and the battleships 'Breaker' and 'Dangkou', as well as the main forces of the 1st Marine Division, were slightly slower. However, it is expected that by tomorrow afternoon, Batavia will be reached. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.

"Hmmm! We've done what needs to be done. It's up to the Dutch. Wu Haoxuan said.

Now, the empire had put the choice in the hands of the Dutch. It's up to them how they want to choose.

After receiving Wu Haoxuan's order, Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi urgently summoned the Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to China, Belblauk.

"Your Excellency, is your country planning to halt its invasion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands?" As soon as they met. Minister Belblak asked. He thought that the attitude of the Chinese Empire had changed, otherwise, how could the foreign minister of the Chinese Empire be in such a hurry to summon them?

"Humph! Your Excellency, the Chinese Empire has never invaded the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and everything we have done is to protect the interests of the Chinese Empire and our people. Now, on behalf of the Empire, I would like to formally warn the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If you dare to attack the Chinese. That empire will declare war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands! Tang Shaoyi said.

"A declaration of war? Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, what do you mean by that? Is the Chinese Empire going to wage a full-scale war against the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Minister Belblak was taken aback. Declaring war is not something to be said casually. If the Chinese Empire really wanted the Kingdom of the Netherlands to declare war. That means that the contradictions between the two countries are irreconcilable.

"Your Excellency, you don't know what you've done, do you? Your troops stationed in Batavia have surrounded the Chinese ghetto and are preparing to attack the Chinese. Your regular army is going to slaughter those unarmed Chinese. This is a complete provocation against the Chinese Empire, which the Chinese Empire absolutely cannot allow! Tang Shaoyi said angrily.

"This, how is this possible?" Minister Belblauk was dumbfounded, and he definitely did not expect that the situation would become like this.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. I don't know, I believe, and neither does the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and all this is the decision of the Governor of the East Indies himself, and has nothing to do with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I immediately reported to the country and asked the country to stop Governor Frederick. Minister Belblak said. He knew that if the Chinese Empire declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands, then there would be no choice. In addition, if the regular army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands really did something to the Chinese, it would make the Kingdom of the Netherlands fall into a moral bottom, and Britain, France, Germany and other countries may not support them.

"Your governor gave such an order, and now you say it has nothing to do with the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Is this possible? Your Excellency, I solemnly warn you if the army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands dares to kill the Chinese. Then His Majesty the Emperor will be furious. When the time comes, all the Dutch people in the East Indies will be buried with those Chinese who died. Tang Shaoyi warned.

Minister Belblak only felt cold sweat dripping with cold. He didn't expect it to evolve like this.

After leaving the Imperial Foreign Office, Belblak rushed back to the Legation and sent a telegram to the country, hoping that an order would be issued to stop Governor Frederick's folly.

It's just that it's too late. At this time, the Queen Wilhelmina of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was in the United Kingdom, and the Prime Minister Theo. Heimskelke was in Germany, the foreign minister was in France, and there was no one in the country who could make decisions. By the time they had made a procrastinating decision, it was too late. The Chinese Empire has officially declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In Batavia, Governor Frederick has been keeping an eye on the development of the tense. Originally, he thought that after the Dutch army surrounded the Chinese settlement, the Chinese Empire would compromise and those Chinese would give up resistance. However, he didn't expect that the Chinese not only did not give up resistance, but still strengthened the defensive line, which clearly showed that they wanted to resist the army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the end!

In addition, the guns of the two warships of the Chinese Navy off the coast of Batavia have always been pointed at Batavia. Governor Frederick even believed that his own governor's palace was definitely under the control of the Chinese navy, which made him even more angry.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, they're too arrogant. Do they think they are already world hegemons? Governor Frederick roared angrily.

The rest of the Dutch colonial authorities were silent. However, they did not agree with Governor Frederick's words. The current Chinese Empire, although not the hegemon of the world, is at least the hegemon of the Far East. Even the British Empire, the world's largest power, may have to recognize the hegemony of the Chinese Empire in this region. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was nothing more than a small European country, and the consequences of confrontation with the Chinese Empire would obviously be very tragic.

"Come on, attack those Chinese! I'd like to see how long they can hold out. Having lost patience, Governor Frederick gave the order to attack.

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you really want to attack? Once the attack is launched, it is irreversible. "The officials of the Dutch colonial authorities were shocked. They also thought that Governor Frederick's order to besiege the Chinese ghetto was merely a warning to the Chinese. I didn't expect that Governor Frederick would really order an attack!

"Launch an attack, break through the defensive lines of those Chinese commanders, and capture them all. Now that we have hostages in our hands, we can bargain with those Chinese. Governor Frederick was paranoid about it.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I'm sorry that I can't give such an order." Lieutenant General Steenm shook his head.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I am the supreme military and political commander of the Dutch East Indies!" Governor Frederick was furious.

"Although you are the supreme military and political commander, I also have the right to refuse improper orders." Lieutenant General Styr is also very tough.

"Good, good. Since you refuse to give orders, from now on, you will be dismissed. Governor Frederick said.

Although, Governor Frederick did not actually remove Lieutenant General Styrum from his post, Lieutenant General Styram did not care about this. He would like to be dismissed, in which case everything has nothing to do with him.

Subsequently, Governor Frederick bypassed Lieutenant General Steenm and gave the order directly to the Dutch Army to attack the Chinese ghetto.

The battle began on the morning of May 1, 4610 (12) of the Yellow Emperor Era, and thousands of regular troops of the Kingdom of the Netherlands launched an attack on the Chinese settlement. Thousands of Chinese troops, led by a company of the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Marine Division of the Imperial Marine Corps, resisted these Dutch army attacks.

At the same time, the Imperial Navy's light cruiser "Rehe" and destroyer "Jiaqi", under the guidance of the Marine Corps, began to tilt artillery fire towards Batavia to provide fire support to the Marines and Chinese forces.

The Chinese Empire learned of the Dutch attack on the Chinese at the first time, and Yang Du, the prime minister of the empire, officially declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From now on, the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands were in a state of war. (To be continued.) )

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