"Britain is also going to Java to protect overseas Chinese? ”

"Anyway, the overseas Chinese protector is a basket, and anything can be put into it. However, it seems that Britain is really going to interfere in Java's affairs. ”

"Of course, this is also what we expected, the South Seas are the British sphere of influence, and with the British bird nature, they will never allow us to intervene in the affairs of the South Seas. ”

"So what, now that our warships have sailed to Java, what can Britain do to us, if we fight, a Kunming ship can wipe out all the British Far East Fleet. ”

After meeting with the British consul, Li Sanjie immediately reported to the Ministry of Administration the process and details of the meeting, and Xia Bohai also immediately convened an executive meeting to discuss Britain's attitude, and after learning that Britain had also decided to send a warship to Java in the name of protecting overseas Chinese, it also caused a lot of discussion.

Wang Yunpeng said: "In this way, Britain is planning to help the Netherlands and become our enemy. ”

You Qianming said: "Then there is no need to say, otherwise what would Britain do when they sent warships to Java? Do you really think that he is going to protect overseas Chinese? The imperialist countries of Europe are all breathing out of their nostrils. ”

Qin Zheng smiled: " No, I don't think so, imperialism is not monolithic, otherwise there would not have been two world wars, Java is a colony of the Netherlands, Britain will only do things that are beneficial to itself, in order to help the Netherlands and make enemies of us, what is the benefit for Britain, so if Britain really intends to be an enemy of us, it will not let the consul test our attitude, and it will not send warships to Java in the name of protecting overseas Chinese, which shows that Britain is also afraid of completely turning against us, so there must be a certain amount of leeway. ”

You Qianming was still a little unconvinced, and said: "Political commissar, no matter what excuse is used, the British still sent warships to Java, this is not an enemy of us, and for what?"

Qin Zheng said: "Don't over-interpret the purpose of Britain sending warships to Java, Britain does have intentions against us, but it is also unwilling to completely tear its face with us, after all, Britain's primary enemy is Russia now, and Britain also hopes to use us to deal with Russia, so it is not good for Britain to completely tear our face." ”

You Qianming said: "If you don't want to be our enemy, why would Britain send warships to Java? ”

Qin Zheng said: "Of course, it is not to protect overseas Chinese, but Britain does everything for its own interests, although Java is a colony of the Netherlands, but on the whole it still belongs to the British sphere of influence, and respects the rules set by the United Kingdom, so as long as we can convince the British that we have no intention of challenging the rules formulated by the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom should be able to tolerate our behavior in Java, and the British sent warships to Java precisely to prevent us from taking the opportunity to occupy Java, if that is the case, I think Britain is really likely to turn against us." ”

At this time, Xia Bohai said: " Lao Qin, I admit that your opinion is very reasonable, and in general there will not be much deviation, but we should not be too optimistic, first of all, Britain may not really believe that we will not challenge the rules set by Britain, so we cannot completely deny the situation in which Britain is taking risks; second, imperialism is indeed not monolithic, and there are also extremely deep contradictions between them, but compared with us, it is still relatively easy for imperialism to collude with each other, and Britain may not directly confront us, but it will definitely help the Netherlands secretly, such as providing weapons to the Netherlands, containing our fleet, not allowing our fleet to support the land battle, and even directly sending troops ashoreIn the name of establishing refugee camps, they set up positions at the site of the customs to protect the Dutch, and the Dutch attitude, if they really thought that Britain would support them, but felt that they had no fear, and took a tough attitude against us, and refused to compromise, this would also be quite a disadvantageous thing for us. ”

Qin Zheng pondered for a while, then nodded, and said, "Lao Xia, you're right, we really can't be too optimistic, our current forces in Java are indeed too small, how many days will it take for the follow-up fleet to reach Java?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "It will take 5 days at the earliest, and if it is slow, it may take 7 days." If the British warship departed from Xinjiapo, it could reach Java in two days at most. ”

Qin Zheng frowned and said, "That is to say, the Vanguard Fleet will have to face the British warships alone for at least 3 days. ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "With the Kunming ship sitting there, there is no need to worry about the arrival of the British warship, I think the current Guan Jian is giving the front line how much authority, and whether they are still allowed to fire first? In addition, the front-line troops submitted a battle plan to take the initiative to attack a tribe closer to the farm, so as to shock the local natives of Java and the Dutch colonial government. ”

Li Lixin, who was originally on the front line, and Qian Guoyu held after consultations that because the British intervention had given the Dutch colonial government a shot in the arm, it was necessary to show the attitude of the East China Government at this time, and among the three tribes that initially attacked the farm, the Suka tribe was about 60 kilometers away from the farm, so it was within the range that could be attacked, and now the People's Army has not only rearmed the original farm escort force on the farm, but also formed a team of more than 300 people, which is undergoing training, and the shortage of troops has also been alleviated to a certain extent, and it is completely possible to take the initiative to attack the Suka tribeto combat the arrogance of the native natives of Java and the Dutch colonial government.

At this time, Xia Bohai said: "I think we can agree to this battle plan, and we must wait for the British warships to arrive in Java to implement this plan, even if it cannot deter the Dutch colonial government, but it can buy us enough time to wait for the arrival of the follow-up fleet." ”

When Qin Zheng heard this, he also nodded, and said, "I agree, at this time, we must not back down." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "This is a matter for the army, so what about the navy?"

Xia Bohai said: " If the British warships do not pick on us, then we should not have a hostile attitude towards the British warships, and if the British warships dare to provoke us, then we must not be polite, and we must give them a tough response, if the British warships adopt the attitude of helping the Netherlands, as long as it affects our military operations, do not be polite, fight as long as it is a situation that affects our military operations, there is nothing to say, and once the British warships are fired, do not leave a hand, until the British warships are sunk, and our government will be responsible for all the consequences。 ”

When Xiao Jianjun heard this, he was also very excited, and said, "Yes, it should be like this." ”

Xia Bohai said again: "Comrade Li Sanjie, you can make an appointment with the British consul tomorrow and tell him our attitude, believe it or not is their business, and at the same time warn them that it is okay to protect overseas Chinese, but do not help the Dutch secretly, otherwise they will be responsible for the consequences. ”

Li Sanjie nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Qin Zheng said again: "I think the Russians can also take advantage of it, and after making an appointment with the British consul, you can make an appointment with the Russian consul again, and it is best to let them meet." ”

At this time, the news that the East China Government had sent warships to Java to protect overseas Chinese had already spread, but in fact, this matter could not be concealed, and the East China Government did not intend to conceal it, Bi Jing This was a great opportunity to enhance the reputation of the East China Government, so after the vanguard fleet arrived in Java, the East China Government immediately launched a powerful propaganda offensive, not only in the newspaper with a full-page detailed report on the decision to protect overseas Chinese, At the same time, it also reviewed the hardships experienced by overseas Chinese in Nanyang, as well as the indifference of the Chinese rulers of the Ming and Qing dynasties to the suffering of overseas Chinese, and let them fend for themselves, and criticized them unceremoniously.

On the whole, most people agree with the behavior of the East China government, and they are some businessmen who have returned from Nanyang to invest and start businesses, especially supportive, Zhang Zhenxun took the lead in recruiting a group of businessmen, celebrities, and young students, launched a solidarity with the East China government, as well as protests against the Dutch colonial government, and submitted a letter of protest to the Dutch legation in Qingguo.

Of course, there are also a small number of voices that oppose the East China government, holding that the East China government's actions are to provoke foreign disputes and will inevitably lead to trouble, while others criticize the East China government for being blind to the imperial court, acting recklessly, and inevitably affecting the country. And the East China government also unceremoniously refuted these views, and the big hats of weakness and incompetence, loss of power and humiliation of the country, kneeling for too long, and not being able to stand up have been buckled.

The attitude of various countries towards the East China Government is not the same, the first statement is not Britain, but Russia, and the expression is also the support for the East China Government's act of protecting overseas Chinese, and the Russian Government has even declared that if Russian nationals are treated unfairly overseas, the Russian Government will not hesitate to send warships to protect its own nationals, so the actions of the East China Government are completely justified, and Russia supports all the actions of the East China Government.

Of course, the Russian Government's attitude is of course useful, because the Russian Government has been looking for an opportunity to improve its relations with the East China Government, to divide the cooperation between the East China Government and Britain and Japan, and to reduce its own strategic pressure in the Far East.

However, the Russian government also understands that the contradiction between Russia and the East China government is a structural contradiction that cannot be resolved because of this overture, so the Russian government has another purpose in making such a statement, that is, to direct the goal of the East China government to Southeast Asia, so that the East China government will not be able to exert force in the northeast direction, and Southeast Asia is the traditional sphere of influence of Britain, and once the East China government exerts its force in Southeast Asia, it will inevitably have contradictions with Britain, so that it can not only divide the cooperation between the East China government and Britain and Japan, but also use the East China government to contain Britain.

Russia is indeed a veteran of the international chess game, and its ability to capture timing is unsurpassed, but it is a little rough in its handling, after all, it is too obvious. But for the East China government, it is also an opportunity to take advantage of.