Tang Shaoyi looked ashamed when he reported to Li Hui, but Li Hui smiled and said that this was his responsibility, "In order to get them to agree to garrison troops in the four major military ports, I promised that there would be no time limit for negotiations in the future, so the Japanese had the courage to hold on and not give in, but now that the troops have landed, it is time for them to know that it is powerful......"

"Party leader, absolutely not, the country will not stand without trust!" Tang Shaoyi was shocked and dissuaded Li Hui and said, "If we break our trust casually, which country will dare to sign a contract with us in the future?" How did the war with the British end? ”

"I still want you to teach this truth?" , Li Hui couldn't help but sneer, and replied meaningfully, "Don't worry, everything is in my expectations, when I agreed with the Japanese side, I only said an armistice, but I didn't say that I would lift the blockade at sea!" ”

Tang Shaoyi suddenly looked puzzled, "It's a truce, how can you blockade it?" ”

"You can't shoot and fire, you can still ram, civilian ships are slow, fragile structures, and there are no ramming angles, even if they collide, they are not the opponents of warships. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info", Li Hui smiled and made an answer that made Tang Shaoyi stunned.

Tang Shaoyi subconsciously wiped a handful of cold sweat and said, "Can it still be like this?" So what if the Japanese Navy goes to sea to fight back? ”

"If the Japanese Navy really wants to go to sea to fight back, it will not be us who will break the contract. But forgive them for not having the guts, Japan's four major military ports have been handed over to us, the warships are no longer able to carry out normal maintenance, the condition of the ships is getting worse day by day, plus most of the remaining qualified officers have also come to China, and now the remaining ships have no ability to go to sea to fight, where is the courage to provoke war again? Li Hui said contemptuously, seeing that Tang Shaoyi didn't believe it, he comforted him again, "What's more, now more than a dozen warships, including Zhijing, have been stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Base, even if the Japanese Navy turns around, they will not have the slightest chance of victory......

Then Li Hui instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Shaochuan, we are not in a hurry to need Japan's reparations and land cession now, at least a month earlier and a month later will not have much impact, so we can let it go here for a while and see who can't sit still first!" The focus of the Foreign Office should now be shifted to those Western countries with colonies in Southeast Asia, especially France and Spain, and I do not want to deal with the British head-on and at the same time be distracted from harassing the southeast coast by their broken warships......"

"What about the Netherlands? Their navy is a little weaker, but if it's just harassing the coast, it's just as threatening, right? And judging from previous contacts, their attitude is more ambiguous than that of France and Spain, and there is a high possibility of falling to the British, how can they leave it alone? Tang Shaoyi immediately heard the problem and reminded.

Li Hui couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Who said I don't care about the Dutch?" It's just that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn't need to bother with them for the time being, because I have already decided to declare war on the Netherlands! ”

"What?" Tang Shaoyi was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly dissuaded, "Party leader, please think twice, although the Dutch are closer to the British, we can still fight for it again." Now that a decisive battle between China and a fierce enemy like Britain is imminent, and a peace treaty has not been formally signed with Japan, it is unwise to provoke another great power, and no matter how weak the Netherlands is, it is also a great power! ”

"Just the old ships of the Dutch East Indies? Dealing with them only needs to settle the scriptures, and there is nothing to worry about at all. Li Hui waved his hand and said disapprovingly.

Seeing that Tang Shaoyi was still going to persuade, Li Hui's face sank, and he snorted coldly, "I've said it more than once, don't worry about it if you shouldn't be in charge, do a good job of the tasks assigned by the central government first!" ”

Tang Shaoyi had to retreat in a huff, and after he left, Li Hui sighed softly, how could he not understand what Tang Shaoyi said? It's just that sometimes, it's really not like you can't fight if you don't want to......

After the Chinese navy unexpectedly took Singapore ahead of schedule, China occupied an extremely advantageous strategic position, but it was not enough to completely limit the British navy's counterattack route, in addition to the completely gambling Pacific route, the British fleet also had a route to choose from, that is, instead of taking the Strait of Malacca, where the Chinese navy could easily set up an ambush, it would have bypassed Sumatra and entered the Sunda Strait, and entered Batavia (now Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia) in the Dutch East Indies......

In that case, the main force of the Chinese navy in Singapore would be in danger of being cut off by the British fleet, and the situation would be somewhat passive as the enemy would have to prevent the enemy from sending a small number of cruisers north to the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland to wreak havoc. And if you take the initiative to attack, although you have a strength advantage, the odds of victory will definitely not be comparable to the enemy's entry into your pre-selected battlefield.

And once that kind of situation arises, it is likely that France and Spain will also feel that there is an opportunity to join in, and even have a chain effect, causing other Western countries to follow suit and form a big anti-China alliance, it is not impossible, after all, the momentum of China's rise from the trough in this time and space is too scary, to say that Westerners will not be alert, this is obviously self-deception.

In that case, the consequences will be severe. Although there are geographical advantages and Haitian-level patrols, it is unlikely that China will lose the war, but at that time, I am afraid that only God knows how long this war will take to end, and it is even possible to turn into an alternative "World War I".

Li Hui had never wanted to pin his hopes on others, and in order to avoid such a situation, he thought of no other solution than to strike first and take over the Dutch naval base in Batavia before the British fleet arrived. In this way, if the British fleet really chooses this route, it will face the same problems as taking the Pacific route, not only will it have no chance of winning, but it will also be difficult to escape, because in the case of extreme deterioration of the ship's condition, even if the warship can sail to 20 knots at the earliest, it will generally be able to run 16 or 7 knots......

Although Li Hui hated the Dutch colonists in his heart because of the repeated massacres in history, in order to avoid making too many enemies, Li Hui still hoped to solve the problem peacefully at first, and after taking Singapore, he sent people to Batavia and asked the Dutch governor to rent the naval base there for six months.

However, the Dutch East Indies Governor categorically rejected the Chinese demand, and Li Hui naturally had only the option of taking this by force, but it was okay to do so, "just count the new and old hatreds together, and you can still kill chickens and monkeys." (To be continued.) )