Zeng Jize's worries, Qin Kai naturally also had them, but a reality that made him very sure was actually in front of him, a rising China...... We must face the super empire in the true sense of the word of this era, otherwise, the rise of the so-called state and nation is just a flash in the pan.

In Beijing, although the weather was quite cool in May, the diplomatic turmoil led by the British was obviously like a slowly condensing storm, making the situation in East Asia at the moment confusing, after Qin Kai refused a series of requests from Bauer in person, Zhou Ruidong immediately completely upgraded the Ministry of Military Affairs to a wartime emergency, and a sealed telegram continued to send out of Beijing.

On the 19th, the consuls of the Netherlands, the United States, and Portugal again submitted a note to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, asking China to give further explanations on the tense situation in the Far East.

In this regard, Foreign Minister Zeng Jize completely ignored it, but held a high-profile press conference with German Minister Schleier and Austria-Hungary Minister Roland on the opening of the three countries of education reciprocity, the senior diplomatic official representing the mouthpiece of the Chinese government, high-profile evaluation of the German Empire's advanced concepts in science and technology, and the two sides decided that in the next 10 years, China will send more than 5,000 students to Germany.

Behind the high-profile publicity, Schleier has received some important news, the Chinese government will invite German experts to visit some of China's most advanced heavy factories to enhance the motivation for cooperation in research and development, this news can be far more exciting than the so-called educational exchanges, and now, in Europe, the speculation that China has mastered some mysterious weapons is no longer news.

And the most stomped on this rumor is probably the German government, and now the synthetic ammonia factory secretly built in Cologne is this advanced technology. It gave Wilhelm II the confidence to compete with the British Empire, which controlled sea power. Otherwise. The British Empire, which had almost a monopoly on the saltpeter trade in South America, relied on the blockade to turn the Germans' armaments into squibs.

With the cooperation of the two sides in naval construction, especially the construction plan of the Caesar-class battlecruisers, the Germans were convinced that there was still more room for technical cooperation with China, and now this opportunity was placed in front of them, which made Schleier secretly laugh at the stupid Dutch pigs and French Gallic chickens who followed the British, as long as China in the Far East continued to rise. The interests of the German Reich will be magnified to the greatest extent.

Therefore, Schleier made a completely one-sided speech on the same day, announcing the cooperation between the two countries in the field of education, and he also expressed the German government's view on the existence of the Far East colonies - the Chinese government's demand for the protection of its citizens was obviously reasonable, and the German Empire fully agreed with the difficult decision made by the Chinese government in this regard, and was willing to play the role of mediator for the peace of the Far East.

The performances of the Germans and Austria-Hungary singing and harmonizing naturally made the British very embarrassed, but they had to carefully consider the mystery of the Germans' involvement...... Two days later, Minister Power was at the consulate considering how to obtain authorization from the London side. In order to be able to take some initiative in negotiations with the Chinese government, the Dutch minister Portera hurried to visit with a sad expression.

"Dear Porta. Didn't you go to submit a protest to Zeng Jize today? Did the Chinese reject your protest? ”

"Minister Power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not the same as before, we went to protest, they took it all, but they did not reply at all...... I went to find Zeng Jize, who treated me as air and didn't meet him at all...... I heard from the Chinese that the military and political department in Beijing is mobilizing troops, which is not a good sign! ”

Bauer obviously realized something, but Portera's sad answer made him immediately understand that his judgment of the Chinese government and the Premier Qin was obviously too naïve! As for why the Chinese revealed this obviously very confidential information to Portera, this made him and the Dutch also very puzzled.

However, what has always made them feel extremely discouraged is that although France, the United States, the Netherlands and other eight countries have launched a joint protest against the Chinese government, the other party has completely turned a blind eye, of course, there is a slight difference between treating Britain and treating other countries, Bauer visited Zeng Jize many times, although the atmosphere was good, but it was fruitless!

At this moment, the counselor of the British Consulate, Casen, suddenly made a hurried report outside the door, "Sir Bauer, there is an urgent telegram from the Channel Colony, please sign it now!" ”

As if anticipating something, the Dutchman Portera immediately stood up and looked at the door very nervously, and Bauer glanced at the telegram handed by the counselor, and also looked surprised, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, he still put the telegram on the table and motioned for Portera to take a look.

"What...... The Chinese rebels have captured Suheng Province, and there are also Chinese troops on the northern coastline of Galawang...... "Portera cried out in almost despair! Originally expected to use the power of the British Empire to force the Chinese to stop in South Andy, but unexpectedly, it had a completely opposite effect,

Bauer is obviously very passive at this time, for the current situation of the Dutch, he is quite a bit of a rabbit dead fox sadness, hurriedly flipped out a small map, he compared it, the result still surprised him, in less than two weeks, the so-called Chinese rebels and indigenous forces, from South Andy has been to the heart of the Dutch East Indies, if the city of Galawang falls, it means that the door of Batavia has been completely open.

This situation can no longer be expected, but it should be known that according to the official Dutch account represented by Portera, the garrison of the entire Dutch East Indies, including nearly 60,000 regular Dutch troops and no less than 20,000 native servants, although the army lost an infantry regiment in the early stage, this did not lose the huge numerical superiority of the army.

It's just that the actual situation now sounds a little too bad, and it's hard to imagine, God knows what the Chinese want to do? Is it necessary to completely occupy the Dutch East Indies? After comforting the Dutch a little, Bauer immediately gave a loud order, "Counselor Kaisen, immediately send a telegram to the Straits Settlements, asking Rear Admiral Sharman to immediately send a warship to Batavia to understand the situation of the battle, we need the most accurate information...... In addition, prepare a carriage for me, and I will personally go to the Prime Minister's Office to understand the purpose of the Chinese! ”

Almost at the same time. Sikalawang is close to the east bank of the Rangandun River at the junction of Bejiasi. A fierce land offensive and defensive battle is unfolding. Infantry of three regiments of the 4th Dutch East India Division were on their way to Karawang two days earlier when they were attacked by several Chinese troops and indigenous rebels in the village of Nolen, 7 kilometres west of Karawang.

Major General Deswaite, commander of the 4th Division, originally expected the 3rd Forward Regiment to quickly break through the weak rebels, but the result was an unexpected defeat, the 3rd Regiment organized a battalion-sized frontal raid and flank outflanking, as a result, the frontal attacking troops were attacked by the opponent's heavy artillery fire and machine gun fire, a battalion only withdrew less than half a company, and the 6th Regiment participating in the flank attack was even worse, directly outflanking the opponent's encirclement network. Only after nightfall did three or two small soldiers flee back, and the whole army was wiped out.

At this moment, Major General Desvet also realized the seriousness of the problem, the Fourth Division, which was the main division in the Dutch East Indies, had participated in at least 7 large-scale counterinsurgency over the years, and there were countless small-scale operations, with the exception of the opponents who were all successful in one blow, and very few fell into continuous combat, and the combat losses never exceeded the squad level.

Soon, from the captured two indigenous captives. He learned some important news, it is said that the local Chinese army on the other side actually has relatively complete military training. Moreover, behind them, a large number of Chinese troops in green uniforms appeared...... Of course, the origin of those soldiers, these natives who served as temporary cannon fodder did not understand at all.

After weighing the stakes, Desvet immediately communicated with Major General Fandesa of the second flank, hoping that the two armies would first retreat back to the west of the Rangandun River, use the river to build the first line of defense, and then consider continuing the offensive to the east.

However, Major General Van der Sar, a Dutch nobleman from Rotterdam, apparently did not take Deswaite's considerations into account at all, but was eager to fight, and instead of agreeing to the plan of retreating, he launched an operation on the same day, outflanking the Chinese army in front of the second division from the flank.

In the view of Major General Van der Sar, it is only necessary to control the retreat of Sigalawang to the east, and then build fortifications, and the rebel army, which has no serious military discipline, is almost doomed to be slaughtered after losing its retreat and supplies.

It's a pity that the Dutch, who opened their big mouths, miscalculated this time, and the object they planned to outflank was average in strength, but in the northeast of the Dutch Second Division, He Xiaojun, the commander of the South China Army, was also commanding the South China First and Second Divisions to prepare to make dumplings for the Dutch.

He Xiaojun's plan is only four words, "Forward, forward, advance under the nose of the enemy, encircle and annihilate all the enemies that encounter!" ”

The operations of both sides began at about the same time, and at 4 p.m. on the same day, an outpost of the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Dutch Division and the 3rd Regiment of the 1st South Chinese Division entered a hill in Segalawang near the west of the village of Boda at the same time......

Pan Dongsheng, the commander of the reconnaissance company of the third regiment, who took the lead in climbing the mound of more than 200 meters, had just raised his telescope to observe the terrain when he was startled by the Dutch who were climbing densely on the western slope, and he received an order to search for the main force of the Dutch army to the west, and at the same time to plot the attack terrain, but he did not expect to encounter the opponent on the way to take the initiative to attack.

Almost without any cover at all, the battle was about to break out, and the distance of less than 30 meters from the first to the top made the reconnaissance company of the three regiments immediately occupy the initiative, and the reconnaissance company was equipped with a new AK02S short-handled submachine gun suitable for encounters, which also turned this short-range fire into a one-sided fire suppression.

Pan Dongsheng roared angrily, and dozens of grenades rolled down from the ridge, which immediately produced a series of explosions in the Dutch ranks, which made the Dutch, who were only a few still hunched on the backs of the cattle, immediately dizzy, and the next fierce strafing directly knocked down at least hundreds of Dutch soldiers in front of them.

Pan Dongsheng keenly discovered the loosening of the opponent's formation, and immediately led the company to rush down the mountaintop, and the short-distance fire completely disabled the vanguard of the Dutch battalion, and the fire was only ten minutes, and the Dutch soldiers who were scattered could be seen everywhere on the west side of the entire ridge, and the reconnaissance company of the three regiments almost rushed all the way down the mountain, captured 2 Dutch field guns on the spot, captured more than 70 people, including a battalion commander, and the rest of the enemy fled into the mountains.

After interrogating the Dutch, Pan Dongsheng immediately gave up his plan to continue the search to the west, but sent several two-person squads to search for enemy traces around the No. 1 small high ground they were currently occupying, and at the same time, immediately passed the news back to the back.

Looking from the small high ground to the west, the Dutch troops continued to enter the village of Boda at the foot of the mountain, and then assembled to the west side of the No. 1 high ground, and on another small high ground less than 100 meters in the northwest, the Dutch's carriage dragged field artillery, and began to desperately build an artillery position in the afterglow of dusk, and the No. 2 small high ground controlled by the 1st platoon of the reconnaissance company on the 1st flank, there were also Dutch people trying to outflank, and several snipers of the 1st platoon successfully stopped the Dutch from taking the path. (To be continued......)