In this way, the main ships of the East China government's overseas Chinese fleet are 6 battleships and 2 armored cruisers, except for the Yueyang ship, the tonnage of the other 5 battleships is between 12,500 and 13,500, and the tonnage of the two armored cruisers is about 7,500 tons.

And the capital ships of the British Far East Fleet are 8 battleships, and in terms of the number of capital ships, both sides are the same. Among the eight battleships of the Far East Fleet, six of the old man-class battleships were first-class battleships with a tonnage of 12,900 tons, which was basically the same as the six battleships of the Evacuation Fleet, and the two Centurion-class battleships of the Far East Fleet were second-class battleships with a tonnage of 10,200 tons, which had certain advantages over the two armored cruisers of the Evacuation Fleet. Therefore, just by competing with the combat effectiveness of the capital ships of both sides, the Far Eastern Fleet will at least not be weaker than the evacuation fleet.

Of course, no matter how good a warship is, it still needs someone to operate it, and Owen believes that the Far East Fleet must be stronger than the Evacuation Fleet in this regard, because the quality of personnel and the level of training of the British Navy are absolutely the best in the world.

Based on the comparison of these factors, Owen believes that the strength ratio of the two sides is 6:4, and the Far East Fleet has already had a certain advantage, of course, this advantage is not obvious, but it is enough to fight with the evacuation fleet, so Owen believes that this battle should be fought.

Vice Admiral Owen's assessment report was sent back home, and the British Admiralty quickly reviewed it, and finally found the findings of the assessment report credible and agreed to the Far East Fleet's operation.

After receiving the order from home, Owen was also very satisfied, and at this time, all the warships of the Far East Fleet had returned to the Singapore base and were undergoing pre-battle maintenance, and the base was also preparing ammunition, coal, water, food and other materials for the warships.

The location of the operation, Owen, has also been chosen, located in the area of the Natuna Islands, which is the only way to reach Java from the South China Sea, only about 500 kilometers away from the base of the Far East Fleet, from the base, it only takes 16-20 hours to arrive, which is very convenient, and there are many islands in the waters around the Natuna Islands, the British colonized here for many years, and are very familiar with the sea conditions and hydrology, so it is also conducive to the Far East Fleet to set up an ambush in this area of the sea area, attack the evacuation fleet, even if it is ultimately defeated, it can also be calmly retreated by virtue of geographical familiarity。

So Owen sent a large number of reconnaissance ships, which were arranged along the way, waiting for the arrival of the evacuation fleet, while the main warships of the Far East Fleet were anchored in the harbor, ready to attack at any time. A few days later, Owen received a notification from the British colonial authorities in Poyi Island that the evacuation fleet was going to anchor at the port of Kuda in Poyi Island for rest, and asked if it would be allowed.

After thinking about it, Owen thought that although anchoring and resting at Guda Harbor could allow the crew of the evacuation fleet to recover from fatigue and maintain their energy, it would still be worth it because it could allow his reconnaissance ship to keep an eye on the evacuation fleet and thus grasp the whereabouts of the evacuation fleet. Moreover, now that the garrison of Guda Port is empty, if the evacuation fleet attacks by force, Guda Port will not be able to resist at all, so it is better to be a favor and let the evacuation fleet anchor at Guda Port, and at the same time order the reconnaissance ships near Guda Port to immediately dock and closely monitor the whereabouts of the evacuated overseas Chinese fleet.

The East China government's evacuation fleet anchored at Kuda Port for two days, replenished some water and fresh food, and communicated with the person in charge arranged by Zhang Zhenxun at Kuda Port to understand the situation in Java.

Originally, after the East China government's Javanese protection action, the oppression of the Chinese by the Dutch colonial authorities was greatly reduced, and according to the agreement reached between the East China government and the Netherlands, the Chinese could occupy 2 seats in the 8 departments under the Governor's Palace, 5 seats in the 20 council seats, 1 judge seat, and 30% of the police system. Therefore, the administrative discourse power in Java has also been greatly improved, the political status has been improved, and the power has increased, which has also made the local Chinese dare to invest and buy industries, and at the same time, it has also attracted many Chinese from other parts of Southeast Asia to develop in Java.

The influx of a large number of Chinese has made the economy of Jawa develop rapidly in the past three years, and in the past two years, although a large-scale war broke out in the Far East, Jawa has not been affected, on the contrary, because of the war, it has brought a lot of demand, so the Jawa area has greatly increased both in terms of transit trade volume and exports. Naturally, the Dutch colonial authorities' rent collection also increased dramatically, and basically replenished the compensation from three years ago.

However, the Governor's Office of Batavia was not happy with this result, on the contrary, it was very panicked, because the development of the economy and the increase in income meant that the Chinese were becoming more and more powerful in Java.

If it was in the past, of course, there was nothing to worry about, and if there was another anti-Chinese fight in a few years, it would be regarded as fattening the sheep, shearing sheep, and eating mutton, but now the Chinese have the support of the East China government behind them, and they will no longer deal with the Chinese at will as they did in the past. Therefore, the governor of Batavia, Rosburu, could not help but be worried and hurried, and at one time wanted to resign.

However, with the complete bad relations between the East China government and Britain and France, Britain and France formed an expeditionary force to fight against the East China government, and even the Dutch government joined the expeditionary force. Rosburu finally breathed a sigh of relief, in his opinion, the East China government was certainly not an opponent of the expeditionary force, and the treaty signed with the East China government three years ago could be torn up, and Batavia wanted to regain the power of the Chinese and restore everything to the way it was.

Of course, in the past three years, the Chinese have obviously fattened up, and they can also shear sheep and eat mutton. Rosburu is not alone in this idea, because in the past few years, the Chinese have indeed opened up a lot of new industries in Java, and many officials in the Governor's Palace, as well as many Dutch businessmen, have been eyeing these Chinese properties, and have begun to plan how to distribute the Chinese property in private.

However, because the Dutch were too greedy, although the Chinese industry had increased significantly, it was not enough to share, so a few directors began to get impatient, so they recruited some natives and mercenaries, and planned to take Roseblue's back without knowing how to do it first, and first grab a few manors that they fancied.

But now the power of the Chinese in Jawa is not what it used to be, in addition to having a certain amount of political power, they also have their own armed forces. In addition to a company of the People's Army stationed in Jawa, there are about 600 Chinese escort teams with quite professional soldiers, and more than 1,200 people in the militia security team, all weapons are provided by the East China Government, and the People's Army stationed in Jawa is responsible for training, not only well-equipped, the training level is not bad, in addition to more than 200 policemen, in the Jawa area, can be regarded as a decisive armed force.

When a member of the board of directors led people to rob the property of the Chinese, the Chinese naturally did not rest on their laurels, and fought back fiercely, beating the people who robbed the property of the Chinese to the ground, killing dozens of people on the spot, and also capturing two directors. At the same time, Zhang Zhijun, the Chinese trade union of Jawa, and Shao Hui, the representative of the East China government in Jawa, both lodged a solemn protest to the Governor's Office, demanding that the Governor's Office must give a reasonable explanation and properly handle it, otherwise the Chinese trade union of Jawa and the East China government will take necessary measures.

Roseblue was also shocked after receiving the protest, he didn't expect that someone under his command would be so bold as to dare to rob it without knowing it, and he was still trying his best to formulate a distribution plan for the Chinese industry.

Moreover, Roseblue knew very well in his heart that now was not the time to do it, the expeditionary force had just left Europe not long ago, and it would take at least two months to reach Jawa, and the fleet of the East China government would only need less than 20 days to reach Java, so if he did it now, wouldn't he be looking for death? Therefore, Roseblue also repeatedly assured Zhang Zhijun and Shao Hui that this was just an accident, and that he would severely punish those who took care of the incident, and promised that nothing like that would happen again, and so on. The directors who provoke the leaders will be deprived of their positions and taken into custody for trial. At the same time, a proclamation was issued, saying that the war in the Far East had nothing to do with Java, and that the Governor's Palace would maintain the status quo in Batavia, so the Chinese should not worry, etc.

Zhang Zhijun and Shao Hui were also satisfied with this, which can be regarded as calming down the incident. Roseblue then warned the members of the Doge's Palace and the merchants that no one was to act rashly until the expeditionary force had arrived, or else the consequences would be borne by themselves. Moreover, even if the property of the Chinese was now grabbed, the Governor's Palace would not recognize it, and after the arrival of the expeditionary force, it would be carried out according to the proposed distribution plan.

Although the incident of maliciously robbing the Chinese property has subsided, and the Governor's Palace has also issued a proclamation, there are still many Dutch people who can't bear it and openly threaten the Chinese in private.

In fact, the Chinese know a little bit about the expeditionary force, but most of the Chinese are shaking this war with themselves, you fight yours, and I do my business. But now that the Dutch side has figured out what happened, the Chinese know that in this war, it is impossible for them to be alone.

After all, in the memories of the southeastern Chinese, there is still a very deep imprint of fear on the anti-Chinese incident, and this is not something that the East China Government can eliminate with a single action to protect overseas Chinese, and even a small number of people privately complain that the East China Government should not provoke Britain and France, and as a result, they have even affected themselves.

As a result, many Chinese went to visit Zhang Zhijun, hoping that he would come forward to negotiate with the Governor's Palace of Batavia, saying that the Chinese in Java could give away some of their interests, such as withdrawing from the colonial government, abolishing the Chinese trade union, disbanding the escort force and security team, etc., and even helping the Dutch to expel the East China government, just hoping that the Governor's Palace would release the Chinese.

However, at this time, Zhang Zhenxun's family was very firmly on the side of the East China Government, and Zhang Zhijun worked hard to persuade the people who came to talk that the Javanese Chinese can have today's status, all because of the efforts of the East China Government, so they must believe in the East China Government and resolutely support the East China Government. Moreover, the rights and interests of the Chinese people have been won with great difficulty, and they will never give up easily. At this time, the East China Government sent a fleet to evacuate overseas Chinese, and Zhang Zhijun also took the opportunity to make a big splash, of course, now he did not dare to say that the fleet was here to evacuate overseas Chinese, only that the East China Government had sent a fleet to Jawa, and did not say what it was for.

However, this visit is to reassure many Chinese, after all, the East China government's action to protect overseas Chinese three years ago has indeed left a deep impression on many people, not to mention that Zhang Zhenxun's family is also known for its prestige in Southeast Asia, so the situation in Java has returned to a delicate balance.