"Your Excellency the Governor, our operations in Borneo are going very well, and the natives have taken unusually brutal revenge on the Chinese. Not only that, but Sumatra and Java were also instigated. Viv sneered: "I believe it won't be long before we can find those boxes." ”

"Hahaha, of course. My adjutant, sir. Karl lit a cigar and took a deep inhale: "Where is our fleet now?" ”

"They have been contacted, and the fleet is returning home. In two days you will be able to reach Pontianak. The army is ready, as soon as the fleet returns, then we can launch it in full swing. ”

"No, no, no. Go and call the fleet back. Karl smiled and said, "You don't understand, the fleet of the Qing Kingdom is still nearby. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you think the Qing Kingdom would dare to go to war against us?" Viv was a little dismissive, although the Dutch Far East Fleet could not be the match of the Qing fleet, but he must be a white man. It's not the Japanese dwarfs and the Slavs.

"Of course the Qing State didn't dare, but their soldiers were still Borneo. If we attack at this time, we will definitely be met with a counterattack from the Qing soldiers who are on vacation. Perhaps, at that time, the fleet of the Qing Kingdom will have an unnecessary conflict with us in order to rescue its own soldiers. So we waited and waited for these soldiers on leave to return to the warship, and then we went into action. At that time, the Qing fleet could no longer find an excuse to contradict us, unless the Qing dared to declare war on the Netherlands, but would they dare? ”

"Of course they don't dare." Viv and Karl burst into laughter: "I'll tell the fleet to return." ”

"Report." A soldier came to the captain's room from the telegraph room: "Reliable information, the Dutch Far East Fleet is now docked in Batavia. Resupply operations are underway. ”

Wu Deren, who was looking at the chart, did not raise his head, measured the map with his hand and said: "From Batavia to Pontianak, it will take about seven to eight hours at the speed of the Dutch fleet. If the intelligence is accurate. They should have left in the evening and arrived early the next morning, so that they would have more time. ”

"Report to the commander, there are no problems with the reliability of intelligence." The Communications Officer replied in the affirmative.

"I don't understand why you always say that your information is reliable instead of accurate. If the enemy deceives or bribes intelligence officers, should the fleet plunge headlong into the trap with the wrong information? Wu Deren said very dissatisfied.

"My lord, we all know that the information needs to be confirmed by two different channels before it can be judged. But you know. Our Overseas Intelligence Department has only been established for a short time, and its investment in Southeast Asia has not yet been sufficient. We can only guarantee the reliability of the information, at least as the intelligence officers have seen or confirmed with their own eyes. As for whether it was a deliberate deception made by the enemy. For the time being, it is up to you to make your own judgment. The communications officer said helplessly. To be honest, he didn't know who sent the telegram from Batavia, only that the identification code in the telegram was correct.

If this information is not accurate, it will kill people. "......" Wu Deren jumped up and was about to hit someone. Feng Qi hurriedly grabbed him. But he said to the communications officer: "Even if the intelligence is wrong, with the strength of the Pacific Fleet, against the Dutch Far East Fleet, it will be a sure victory." What Commander Wu wanted to know was not the news from Nanyang, but the accuracy of the telegram sent by the imperial court. You must know that once there is a conflict with the Netherlands or even the sinking of a Dutch warship, has the imperial court thought about bearing this consequence? ”

"My lord, you are embarrassed." The communications officer said helplessly: "This kind of thing is something that the officials can know." The subordinate can only guarantee the correctness of the source and the translation. If the two adults have nothing else to do, the lower official will take his leave first. After saying that, he saluted and left the captain's room.

"From the first day on the ship, my old Wu understood. It's a matter of time before you die on the battlefield. But Lao Feng, my surname Wu is not afraid of death. I also believe that the officers and men of our Pacific Fleet are not afraid of death, but I don't want to die in vain. Lao Feng, don't you understand? Wu Deren slapped the table and shouted.

"Understood, I understood. If there is such a day, do you think I can get out of the relationship? Feng Qi was also helpless, but he couldn't help it, after closing the door, Feng Qi whispered: "I have confirmed with Chief of General Staff Cheng with our own password, and the whole plan is like this." As for you and me, he can't even guarantee himself. ”

Wu Deren frowned and walked around irritably. Finally, he made a decision: "Lao Tzu will do this well, but don't really mess with Lao Tzu." Lao Tzu was able to drive the warship over back then, and he can drive away today—"

Feng Qi blocked Wu Deren's mouth in a panic and whispered, "You are crazy, can you say this kind of thing?" ”

"What are you afraid of, if my old Wu dies fighting for the country and the people, Lao Tzu will admit it. But if you want Lao Tzu to carry the black cauldron, there is no door. Lao Feng, you want to contact Master Li and ask him if he dares to accept us. ”

Li Enfu didn't have the heart to care about these Qiu Ba at the moment, he was leading people to buy rubber plantations all over the world in South America. To be honest, he didn't understand what the emperor wanted to do with this and Duo rubber. At the same time, he also met with the leader of the Cuban ** war in Nicaragua, Maceo, and Li Enfu refused the Cuban leader's request for more arms, and strongly despised Cuba's military determination and military ability. A little rich is safe, and this is Li Enfu's comment on Cuba's strong disappointment. Hearing such a comment, Maceo lowered his head in shame.

Today's Cuban rebels no longer have the courage they had at the beginning, and after liberating the territory west of Rastunas, they confronted the Spanish colonial army, and after more than half a year of receiving countless aid from all over the country, there was still no progress. The rebels in other places, such as Havana, which had been cut off from foreign aid, were on the verge of death under the constant blows of the Spanish colonial army. Once the Spanish had eliminated these rebels, they would be able to concentrate their forces against themselves. No more stratagems are needed, only the entire Cuban sea surface is blocked, so that the Cuban rebels, who have lost foreign aid, will be wiped out by the Spaniards sooner or later. Therefore, when Maceo came to see Li Enfu this time, in addition to asking for more weapons and ammunition, he wanted to buy equipment that could produce ammunition by himself.

"Do you have iron ore? Do you have a copper mine? Nothing dares to ask for this, ask for that. All your sugar and gold have been exchanged for bullets, even if you have iron ore and copper ore. Where do you go to get the money to buy these devices? Stop saying anything like supporting your revolution and being your Cuban best friend. Don't forget that I'm a businessman, and businessmen want to maximize profits. Do you understand? Li Enfu was a little impatient.

"Dear Mr. Lee. I can understand what you say. But now the international price of white sugar is twice the price you buy. Maceo cautiously tested Li Enfu.

"The idle price is low, right, okay, I'll close it at the market price." As long as you can get the sugar to Nicaragua, I will take as much as you can at the market price. After speaking, Li Enfu served tea and sent it off. When he came, he said: "Come on, go and tell the fleet not to go to Cuba again." All the weapons that had been loaded on ships were shipped to West and South Africa. ”

Maceo was shocked. Hurriedly pulled Li Enfu's sleeve and said, "Mr. Li, didn't those weapons already say that they were sold to us?" ”

"Why should I sell it to you? Selling to Africa can make you twice as profitable as selling to you. Why do you say I'm selling it to you. If you have money, you don't make money, and Lao Tzu has a grudge against money. Originally, you were pitiful and thought that you could help a hand, but where did you make this money anyway. The Spaniards patrolled around, and Lao Tzu took the risk. You don't need money to beat the Spaniards. M's didn't expect it. Lao Tzu's people kindly bought some sugar, and they were complained that the price was low. That's good, Lao Tzu won't accept it, you can transport it out yourself, and Lao Tzu will see how much you can ship. After saying that, Li Enfu didn't care about Maceo and walked out alone.

Maceo said, this is indeed the truth. I only need to transport the sugar to the dock and wait for someone to pull it away, but how to calculate the freight along the way, in case the Spaniards find out that the ship is detained, how to calculate the loss? Cubans, who don't know about this, are still complaining about Li Enfu's forced buying and selling. But they don't know how much risk they have to take. Besides, the price of the arms sold to Cuba is indeed lower than that on the black market. At this time, the Cubans were not grateful, but they thought it was as it should be. Does the world have this sense? Definitely not.

Maceo ran out of the room anxiously, wanting to explain to Li Enfu, but heard a strong man talking to Li Enfu.

"Don't be angry, sir. Foreign devils can't be relied on, adults will understand now. The strong man seems to be currying favor with Lee Eun-bo.

"You don't know, the Chinese in the United States and the Chinese in Nanyang have made great contributions to the construction of the local area. However, it is these same Chinese who have become exploited. Chinese people don't know how to be motivated, they don't know how to seek their own ** and are willing to become subordinates, I am helpless. Now these Cubans are willing to sacrifice themselves for their country, thinking that they can help if they can. In the end, it's also to see their pity. Li Enfu let out a long sigh.

The strong man smiled: "My lord, in fact, it is useless for you to sell them no matter how many weapons you sell." After all, it's not about weapons. It's that they won't fight with Ben. ”

Li Enfu turned his head to look at the strong man: "Zhan Ao, is there any basis for this?" ”

Zhanao is the character of Sun Jiugong, who was one of the first to go to Hawaii as Li Enfu's security officer. While protecting Lee En-bo, he was also a training officer for the Chinese Armed Forces in Hawaii. So he also knows Cuba very well: "My lord, I have long checked the tactics of the Cubans, and that is to fight ammunition." Dense shells and bullets hit it, and if they could kill the Spaniards, they rushed over, and if they didn't, they would probably be defeated. It's a war here, it's a group fight. At first, they fought smoothly because they began to accumulate enough ammunition. After all these years, it is understandable that the ammunition restrictions have just begun, and the Cuban army has no longer been able to advance. ”

Li Enfu nodded and said, "Listening to your words, it seems that you are confident about the war in Cuba." ”

"That's it. Needless to say, I was in command, even if it was replaced by any one of the Hawaiian Guards, it would be better than this Maceo. If I were to take command of the Cuban army, it would take me five years at most. "Sun Jiugong, that's full of confidence.

"You're an expert at fighting, but that's all other people's business, so let's not worry about it. Buy the last two estates and go back. As soon as Li Enfu's words came out, Maceo, who was eavesdropping, was anxious.

In order to better communicate with Li Enfu, he has worked hard to learn Chinese, although he is not very good, but the other party can still understand it if he says it slowly. Hearing the conversation between Li Enfu and Zhan Ao, he stepped forward to speak in a hurry: "What this Mr. Zhan Ao said is so right, the war in Cuba is almost exactly the same as what Mr. Zhan Ao said. Mr. Li, for the sake of the Cuban people's dedication to their country, I also ask Mr. Li to allow this Mr. Zhanao to come to Cuba to help us. After speaking, Maceo learned the appearance of the Chinese and bowed deeply in a decent manner.

"Do you understand Chinese?" Li Enfu was a little alarmed.

"I just learned, I don't say it well, please forgive me. I just don't know if Mr. Li will be able to agree to our request. "Maceo hates to just catch this and leave, and the accurate time of five years gives Maceo great confidence.

"I'm a businessman, and I don't buy or sell at a loss."

"Mr. Li, don't worry, it's just a few rubber estates. I Cubans still have some property in South America, and as long as Mr. Lee agrees, these are not problems. ”

"We need to think about it."

On the night that Maceo waited, Li Enfu told Sun Jiugong: "We need to use Cuba to contain the United States, so we must control the Cuban army." You go to Cuba to control their military power, and if you can't do it, you come back. As for the United States, I won't go this time, I have to go back to China first. It is not good for the Chinese to come forward in everything for fear that it will attract the attention of the Americans. ”

"Your Excellency is worried about Nanyang."

"Before I came to Hawaii, the emperor summoned me and said that he wanted to change the fate of overseas Chinese, and he did it in Hawaii. Now that Nanyang is making a comeback, this is the place to see if the emperor is just talking. ”

At least Guangxu himself knows that he is not just talking, because he is still doing it. After receiving the telegram from the Nanyang Fleet and the Pacific Fleet, Guangxu summoned the Dutch minister early in the morning and asked the Dutch minister from the top of the hall why the Dutch Nanyang government did not react at all to the anti-Chinese actions of the indigenous rebellion.

To this, the Dutch minister replied that he did not know the details and had nothing to comment.

If you don't say it, you won't say it, pretend to be a big guy. This angered, Guangxu on behalf of the Great Qing Kingdom made a solemn protest to the Dutch minister on the spot, and severely condemned the Dutch government's practice of ignoring the Chinese under its rule, and demanded that the Dutch government properly deal with it within 48 hours.

In the end, Guangxu added: Otherwise, you will pay the consequences. (To be continued......) u