Adams was about to speak, but was stopped by Hamilton, then he looked at Helweig, and said: "The glory of the British Empire is in this 200 years of glorious history, accumulated from the corpses of countless enemies, and established with countless victories as the foundation, not an unknown young man like you can question it, and we don't need to prove it to you." ”

Helweig's face flushed, but he couldn't speak, and Roseblue was glaring at him, apparently accusing him of speaking too recklessly. In fact, Hurweig is very clear in his heart, although the British Empire has consumed national strength because of the Boer War, but it is still the strongest country in the world, which is also recognized by all countries in the world, and now the Dutch colonial government also needs the support of Britain, but just now Hamilton's attitude is too arrogant, and the governor is spineless, completely attached to the appearance of Britain, which is really too irritating Helwig, so Helwig decided to say a few stabbing words, one is to breathe a sigh of his own, and the other is to use a radical method to provoke the British。 As a result, Adams seemed to be a little excited, but Hamilton was very sophisticated, not only did not get excited, but justly accused Helweig of it.

Hamilton turned to Rosburu and said, " Mr. Governor, I hope you will understand that the warships of the British Empire exist for the benefit of the British Empire, not for the benefit of other countries, and the British Government believes that the best way to resolve the present situation in Java is through peaceful negotiations, and therefore the British Government hopes that the authorities in Batavia will be able to negotiate with the East China Government to settle the dispute between the two sides and restore the situation in Java, and the East China Government has put forward the basic conditions for negotiations, which we believe are acceptable. ”

At the same time, the Dutch government authorized the colonial government to decide on its own whether to negotiate with the East China government, because the Netherlands itself was after all thousands of miles away and did not know much about the situation in Java, so it was better to delegate power to the colonial government and let the colonial government decide on its own measures according to the actual situation; second, the Dutch domestic government would throw the blame, and in case Java could not keep it, or if it lost a large amount of interests, then the domestic government would not have to bear this responsibility。

Rosburu immediately said: "Negotiations are possible, but we must not accept the basic conditions for negotiations put forward by overseas Chinese. ”

In fact, Rosburu knows very well that if he accepts the basic conditions of negotiation proposed by overseas Chinese and negotiates with overseas Chinese, then his political life will come to an end, and he is likely to face domestic judicial accountability, because these conditions will cause the Netherlands to lose a lot of rights and interests, so he must not negotiate with the East China government according to this condition, at least not at this time.

Hamilton said: "But this is a prerequisite for negotiations with the East China government, and without accepting this condition, it will be impossible to hold negotiations." ”

Roseblue said: "No, we must not accept such conditions, we would rather fight to the death with overseas Chinese." ”

Originally, Roseblue was quite dissatisfied with Hellweig's speech just now, and he didn't want to save the British in such a low voice, just for the sake of the overall situation of Java, but Hellwig was his own person after all, and he also saw that Britain wanted to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands to meet the conditions of overseas Chinese, of course, he couldn't blame Hellwig at this time, and he also had to express his tough attitude.

Hamilton nodded, and said, "Okay, the attitude of the governor, I will tell me truthfully and take my leave." ”

Originally, the Governor's Palace also held a sumptuous dinner for the British fleet, and invited many Batavian celebrities to attend, hoping that Hamilton could say a few words in support of the colonial government at the banquet to boost the confidence of the Batavian people, but the talks between the two sides broke up unhappily, and there was obviously no way for this banquet to be held again.

And after the British and his party had left, Rosburu sternly said to Hervig: "Commander, what you just said is really rude. ”

Helwig said: "Your Excellency, are you so difficult that you don't see it? The British have never thought of helping us to deal with the overseas Chinese, they only want to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands to pull the overseas Chinese to help them deal with the Russians, so the British are unreliable, no matter how much we express our favor, it is impossible to move the British. ”

After hearing this, Roseblue had to smile bitterly, of course he knew that what Hellwig said was not wrong, and the British did not plan to do so, so he did not pursue it further, and said: "If the British are not willing to help us, then what should we do?"

"We should gather troops, attack the farms, and wipe out the overseas Chinese army, only then can we keep Java and Batavia," Helwig said. ”

Roseburu said: "But with our military strength, can we defeat the army of overseas Chinese?

Helweig said: " Although we lost at sea, it was because the overseas Chinese warships were better than ours, but it was different on land, according to the intelligence we gathered, the overseas Chinese army was not much, about 800 people, and our total army on the island of Java was about 5,000 people, and now the number of troops in Batavia has exceeded 2,000 people, which is enough to deal with the overseas Chinese, and if it is safe, wait another 4-5 days, we can gather more than 4,000 troops, and then fight with the overseas Chinese army, we will definitely be able to win。 ”

When Roseblue heard this, his heart couldn't help but move, although he was an administrative official and was not very proficient in military affairs, he also knew that 4000 against 800, the odds of winning could be said to be extremely great.

At this time, an official said: "Your Excellency, Commander, if our army is going to attack the farm, what if the warships of the overseas Chinese come to attack the port of Batavia? ”

This Ross was able to answer, "Gentlemen, please rest assured, the warships of the overseas Chinese will never come to attack the port of Batavia, because the British will never allow the overseas Chinese to do so." ”

The officials were puzzled, and Rosburu further explained: "It is true that the British will not help us to deal with the overseas Chinese, but they will also not allow the overseas Chinese to occupy Batavia, because it is not in the interests of the British." We in Java are respecting the international order and trade rules formulated by the British, but now the British need to use the power of the overseas Chinese to deal with Russia, so they plan to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands, but they will never want the overseas Chinese to enter Southeast Asia, although the British will not help us to deal with the overseas Chinese, but their warships have sailed into the port of Batavia, which is actually blocking the possibility of the overseas Chinese attacking the port, so we don't have to worry about the overseas Chinese navy. ”

After listening to Rosburu's speech, everyone suddenly realized that they couldn't help but get excited, and Roseburu continued: "So the fate of Java will be decided by the battle on land, Commander, this time it's all up to you." ”

Helwig nodded, "Yes, Your Excellency, I will never fail your trust now." ”

After leaving the Governor's Palace, Hamilton and Adams returned to the warship, and along the way, Hamilton explained in detail the relationship between the British, Dutch, and East China governments to his successor, and then said: " I see, the Dutch just want to use us to deal with the overseas Chinese, and our bottom line is not to let the overseas Chinese occupy Batavia and gain a foothold in Java, so we sailed our warships into the port of Batavia, and once the overseas Chinese attack Batavia, we will really intervene and intervene, otherwise we will not be easily dispatched. ”

Adams sighed and said, "Politics is indeed a complicated thing. ”

Hamilton said, "Take your time, you always learn." ”

Adams said: "But now that the Netherlands refuses to negotiate with overseas Chinese, what will happen next?"

Hamilton smiled and said, "Of course it's a fight." ”

Adams was a little surprised, "Fight?"

Hamilton nodded and said, "Of course, if there is no war, the Dutch will not negotiate honestly, and no country will sign a treaty that is unfavorable to itself without experiencing defeat." ”

Adams said: "If the overseas Chinese win, will they just stop and negotiate with the Dutch on the same terms? Will they continue to attack Batavia?" ”

Hamilton approving: "To be able to think of this proves that you have started on the road, and what we have to do is to control the development of the war, we are stationed in the port of Batavia, we just can't let the situation in Java get out of control, so before the war, we can't help the Dutch, but when the Netherlands are defeated, we will come forward to prevent the overseas Chinese from continuing to attack Batavia and expand the scale of the war." ”

Adams added: "What if the Netherlands had won?"

Hamilton said: "Of course, if the Netherlands wins, then things will be simple, and we don't need to take action, the overseas Chinese will naturally withdraw from Java, and this time the crisis will be naturally resolved, but I don't think the Netherlands has the ability to defeat the overseas Chinese." ”

Adams said: "Why? Java is the territory of the Netherlands, the Netherlands has rich resources here, and the overseas Chinese army in Java only has more than 800 people, how can it be possible to defeat the Netherlands?"

Hamilton shook his head and said, "This is just the vanguard fleet of overseas Chinese, they will never rely on these three warships to protect overseas Chinese, and two of them are rushed back from Germany to meet them, so they will definitely have a follow-up fleet coming." ”

Adams said: "But the troops that overseas Chinese can send are limited after all, and the logistics are extremely difficult, at least the Javanese will support the Dutch." ”

"But the Chinese in Java will support the overseas Chinese, and although the Chinese in Java are not as many as the natives, they have money, and not all Javanese will support the Netherlands, so I don't think the Netherlands will win," Hamilton said. ”