[Today's first update, I was too tired last night, I forgot to update, and I made up for it today]

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At dawn, when Shi Jianfei was listening to the battle damage reports of the ships of the Tianzi, he suddenly found a large number of warships coming to the south of the sky.

Soon, the signal corps on the tower reported to Shi Jianfei that it was the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet.

Shi Jianfei was overjoyed when he heard this, and all the officers and men of the ship were also elated.

Soon, the pilot communication ship arrived and reported the situation to Shi Jianfei.

It turned out that Wang Nan led the Pacific Fleet to escort the supply fleet all the way south last night. Along the way, he inquired about the news of the Indian Ocean Fleet while supplying, and finally ran into the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Empire, which was rushing to reinforce at about five o'clock in the morning.

When the two fleets were united, Wang Nan hurriedly reported the situation to Shen Yanghao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet. Shen Yanghao and Shi Jianfei have been old friends for many years, and when they heard that Shi Jianfei had broken it personally, they were immediately anxious and urgently ordered the whole fleet to speed up to the rescue in the warring waters.

The arrival of the Indian Ocean Fleet immediately boosted the morale of the officers and men of Shi Jianfei and other ships of the Tianzi, and they were ready to fight back.

On the battleship Zhenyuan, the flagship of the Indian Ocean, Shi Jianfei, Wang Nan, Shen Yanghao and Xu Hailong met and had endless words. Especially Shi Jianfei and Shen Yanghao have not seen each other for a long time, and seeing each other at this time is a great pride.

However, the matter was important, and several people immediately turned their minds to how to deal with the Dutch East India fleet.

After Shen Yanghao listened to Shi Jianfei's feat last night, he leaned back and closed his back with the same smile, and the officers next to him also laughed.

After laughing, Shi Jianfei said: "The Dutch East India Fleet killed each other in the middle of the night, and I believe that the losses of warships and casualties are heavy. At daybreak they were about twenty nautical miles from us, and it is now estimated that they would either return to Batavia or join up with the other warships in the Gulf of Siam."

Shen Yanghao nodded and said, "We came from the south, we didn't see them, it is estimated that we are not going back to Batavia, then we should be going to the Gulf of Siam."

Xu Hailong said: "Without further ado, we will rush to the Gulf of Siam and destroy them in one fell swoop."

Everyone nodded yes, and the two fleets of the tunnel organization rushed to the Gulf of Siam.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, after several hours of pursuit, the shadow of the Dutch East India Fleet was finally seen.

At this time, there were many Dutch warships on the Gulf of Siam, but almost all of them were painted and scarred.

Aboard the Tara Jersey, Turner and Reyoz are working on how to retreat. Because they had lost the Pacific Fleet, and now that the Pacific Fleet was definitely resupplied with ammunition and would soon be killed, he needed to make arrangements so that the remaining ships of the Dutch East India Fleet could safely escape back to Batavia.

At this moment, Turner had no hope of the treasure ship, let alone the Pacific Fleet, which had returned from supply.

At the moment, the remaining warships in Turner's hands can no longer compete with the Pacific Fleet in terms of quantity, quality, and combat effectiveness.

Suddenly, the reconnaissance ship gave a warning, and the hearts of the Dutch sailors, who were already nervous, suddenly rose to their throats.

"Report, a large number of enemy ships have been found"

As soon as he heard the enemy ship, Turner quickly ran to the deck and looked through the binoculars.

At this time, the clouds have dispersed, and the sun is in the sky.

Under the blue sea and blue sky, I saw countless sails dotted on the sea in the east and south. The dragon flag and naval battle flag flying high at the top of the sail prove that it is the warship of the Chinese Empire.

The battleship group to the east bears the number of the Pacific Fleet, while the battleship group to the south bears the number of the Indian Ocean Fleet. The two naval formations of the Chinese Empire had more than a hundred warships, all of which were basically large combat ships.

When he saw the Indian Ocean Fleet suddenly appear, Turner's heart really sank to the bottom.

"Ready to fight"

Turner gasped and still gave the order to fight.

Soon, the ships of the Dutch East India Fleet were mobilized and entered a combat state. However, the officers and men of each ship were slowly soaring, and their expressions were ten thousand reluctant and quite nervous.

In order to ease the tension of the officers and men of the ships, Turner approved the distribution of tobacco to the ships and allowed the crew to smoke to balance the nerves.

However, as the Imperial Chinese Navy continued to approach, when the officers and men of the other ships of the Dutch East India Fleet saw clearly the enemy in front of them, they could not raise any will to fight at all.

"Why are you still sending us to death?"

"Can our warships still fight?"

Many of the sailors on the Dutch battleships complained that at the first order of Turner, they had to be cannon fodder and had to be sent to their deaths. Now the Imperial Chinese Navy on the opposite side is the main force of the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet, and in this case it is both horizontal and vertical.

The Dutch, who had been selfish, were no longer willing to work for the Dutch East India Company at this time, and surrender was their first choice.

Soon, a Dutch battleship lowered the Dutch flag and the East India Company naval battle flag, and at the same time raised the white flag representing surrender, and waved the flag to inform the surrounding ships that "this ship is out of the battle sequence".

If there is one initiator, there will be a second, and a third or even more. Soon, more than half of the Dutch warships hoisted their white flags and withdrew from the battle sequence.

Turner was furious, yelling at the bastards who raised the white flag. However, as the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy got closer and closer, more and more Dutch warships raised the white flag and withdrew from the battle.

The white flags that were raised before were all damaged by some warships, or the casualties of the fighters were too heavy and their combat strength was insufficient. Later, many of the battleships were intact and the battleships that were not damaged in combat were also hoisted with white flags, much to Turner's great disappointment.

"Looks like we don't have a choice"

Rayoz looked at Turner with a dejected expression.

Turner closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally nodded his head to admit that he had failed completely, and that he didn't even have a chance to make a last effort.

On the battleship Zhenyuan, Shen Yanghao had already seen the situation of the Dutch East India Fleet on the opposite side in the telescope, and when he found that the other party raised the white flag, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I still want to move my muscles, and they surrendered?"

Xu Hailong said with a smile: "It's really a pity, but even if the Dutch East India Fleet in front of you doesn't surrender, their warships will be damaged, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the fight is not enough to stuff our teeth."

At this time, the bridge staff reported: "Report, the flagship of the Dutch East India Fleet has raised the white flag, and the commander of the opposing side has asked to negotiate with you"

Shen Yanghao said with a smile: "We didn't help much, we notified Dingyuan and asked them to negotiate with Shi Jianfei."

The Zhenyuan refused to negotiate, and almost destroyed the officers and men of the Dutch East India Fleet. Fortunately, Dingyuan accepted the negotiation next, and they were relieved.

Shen Yanghao handed over the negotiation to Shi Jianfei with all his might, which made Shi Jianfei smile bitterly.

Soon, Turner and Rayots arrived on the battleship Dingyuan in a small boat with several officers. On the deck, Shi Jianfei was in the center, Wang Nan was on the left, a large group of officers stood behind them, and behind them were a group of sailors, and on the bridge and on the mast, there were sailors standing everywhere watching the surrender ceremony of the Dutch East India Fleet.

Turner came to the deck and looked at the crowd around him, frustrated. However, as a soldier, even if you lose the battle, you can't lose your backbone.

Facing Shi Jianfei, Turner's eyes were enough to kill people.

"Please accept our surrender and please be kind to the prisoners of war"

The interpreter conveyed Turner's words to Shi Jianfei, who said: "We are the Heavenly Empire, and we will treat prisoners of war well."

Turner nodded, sighed, looked at the saber in his hand, and finally offered it with reluctant hands.

Shi Jianfei was very happy to take Turner's command knife, and his favorite thing was to collect the saber of the commander of the enemy ship, because they were not only his trophies, but also represented the supreme merit and glory of the naval officer, which was comparable to the medal awarded to him by the imperial government.

Shi Jianfei played with his heart, and he was so angry that Turner's beard was cocked.

With Turner handing over his sword, the ships of the Dutch East India Fleet surrendered to the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the two-day Battle of the Gulf of Siam came to an end.

In this battle, the Chinese Empire lost only one coast guard from the Luzon colonies and seventeen cruisers of the South China Sea Fleet operating in the South China Sea. More than half of the warships of the Pacific Fleet were damaged in different ways, and more than a dozen of them were damaged and had to be towed back to the dock for overhaul.

The Dutch East India Fleet was completely annihilated in the Battle of the Gulf of Siam, losing six second-class battleships, twelve third-class battleships, thirty-eight fourth-class battleships, more than fifty cruisers, and more than 170 frigates. One battleship of the second rank, ten battleships of the third rank, fifteen battleships of the fourth rank, seventy cruisers, more than one hundred and forty frigates were captured.

Of the nearly 200 battleships captured, only a few battleships were lightly damaged and could be reused, while the rest of the battleships were expensive to repair and had to be dismantled and sold for wood. Of course, a large number of cruisers and frigates can still be used, and in the future the Admiralty will distribute these warships to the colonies of Java (Batavia, Dutch East Indies) as coast guard ships.

In terms of casualties, the Imperial Chinese Navy, including the Luzon Coast Guard, suffered more than 4,000 casualties, while the Dutch East India Fleet suffered more than 20,000 casualties and captured more than 23,000.

The Battle of the Gulf of Siam ended with the victory of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and from then on, the last naval power of the Dutch in the Far East disappeared. The entire Far Eastern Pacific Ocean was completely under the control of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the Pacific Ocean became the inland sea of the Chinese Empire.

With the naval victory, the Chinese Empire's long-planned land offensive against the Dutch East Indies was launched.

The Singapore colony of the Chinese Empire sent two infantry regiments across the Strait of Malacca to land on the West Java Peninsula on the opposite shore, and then carried out a sweep on the western peninsula of the Dutch East Indies. At the same time, the Kalimantan colony of the Chinese Empire sent a reinforced brigade to land on the East Peninsula of Java on the opposite shore to sweep the eastern peninsula of the Dutch East Indies, and the army approached the fortress of Batavia, where the Dutch East Indies Governorate was located.

After the naval victory, the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet sent 20,000 marines to attack the fortress of Batavia in two marine divisions.

Half of the Pacific Fleet escorted the treasure fleet back to Beijing, and the remaining warships, together with the Indian Ocean Fleet, blockaded the port of Batavia, shelled the forts near the port of Batavia, destroyed its anti-landing batteries, and then covered the landing operations of the two Marine divisions.

A week after the Battle of the Gulf of Siam, most of the Dutch East Indies had fallen under the control of the Imperial Chinese army. To the west, two infantry regiments of the Singapore Colonial Army stormed the city unimpeded, and the Dutch defenders who encountered it either abandoned the city or fled. The Colonial Reinforcement Brigade of Kalimantan to the east also progressed very smoothly, with no major fighting hindering it except for resistance from the local Dutch defenders in Bandung.

Bandung, the second largest city in the Dutch East Indies, had fled when the Chinese Imperial Army approached the city, but the two companies of Dutch soldiers who remained behind organized Dutch merchants to resist. They blocked the city gate with sandbags, so that the Chinese Imperial army could not break directly into the city and occupy Bandung.

As a result, the Chinese Imperial Army transferred 20 cannons and bombarded the city wall for a morning, and finally collapsed the city wall and broke into the city. The Dutch defenders were very shameless, and the Chinese Imperial Army persuaded them to surrender before the siege, and they resolutely refused to surrender, but when the Chinese Empire broke into the city, they immediately surrendered and demanded the best treatment of their captives.

The commander of the Chinese Imperial Army was so angry that he finally sent the Dutch soldiers of these two companies together to work as drudgers in the garbage department of Bandung, where they carried dung every day.

Ten days later, the Chinese Imperial Navy and Army laid siege to the city of Batavia. To the east were reinforced brigades from the Kalimantan colony, to the west were two infantry regiments from the Singapore colony, and to the north were the Royal Navy and two marine divisions in the direction of the harbor.

The total number of troops is close to 30,000, and the Dutch defenders in Batavia City are only 2,000 people, which is a huge difference in strength, but the Dutch can still support it with the strength of Batavia City, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The assault on the fortress of Batavia began the next day, and more than a hundred cannons stormed the fortress fiercely, and engaged in a whole day of artillery battles with the artillery of the fortress of the Dutch. However, the fortress of Batavia was very strong, and after the last attack of the Six-Nation Alliance, the Dutch strengthened the defense of Batavia, so that the artillery fire of the Chinese Empire was never able to pry open the gap in the fortress.

There were no East India Company executives in Batavia at the moment, and Arnhem and other key executives had fled on French ships a week earlier. At this moment, the only people who remained in the city were some people who were left behind as cannon fodder, they did not know the secret activities of the Dutch East India Company, and they did not understand why the Chinese Imperial Army would suddenly attack Batavia, the Netherlands.

In order to occupy Batavia as much as possible, create a fait accompli. The Imperial Chinese Army applied for support from the Royal Air Force. At the moment, the Royal Air Force is still resting in Cam Ranh Bay, and one of the six airships has broken down. After receiving the request from the Admiralty and the War Office, the Royal Air Force felt that it was better to save face and immediately agreed.

Three days later, five airships of the Imperial Chinese Air Force took off from the Cam Ranh Bay naval base and arrived over the fortress of Batavia.

The airship units of the Air Force, which already had real combat experience, immediately carried out an air strike on the fortresses of Batavia. As one incendiary bomb after another fell, the fortress of Batavia was suddenly plunged into a sea of flames. Faced with the threat from the air, the Batavian defenders were at a loss. Soon, incendiary bombs spread to the fort batteries and ammunition depots, causing multiple explosions. The Dutch defenders suffered heavy casualties, and the fire of the fortress artillery was sharply reduced.

At the same time, the periphery of the Imperial Chinese Army began to bombard the fortress fiercely, the army and marines launched a simultaneous attack from the southeast, northwest and four directions, under the cover of artillery fire, soon captured the fortress perimeter inclined embankment, trenches and hidden roads, the Dutch defenders were attacked by incendiary bombs from the air, holding their heads and running away, they were unable to organize defense. Soon, the Chinese Imperial Army captured the middle embankment, concave fort and breastwork, broke into the interior of the fortress, and quickly captured the various barracks and skirmish passages of the fortress.

After the Dutch defenders lost the defense of the fortress, they were inferior to the Chinese Imperial Army in terms of strength and combat power, and surrendered.

The Imperial Chinese Army quickly stormed the inner city and captured the Batavian Governor's Palace, the National Police Department, and other military and political departments, as well as the underground vaults of the Dutch East India Company Bank. However, the bank's vaults were empty, the rats were disdainful of them, and all their belongings had been taken away.

Representatives of the Navy's Pacific Fleet Command, the Indian Ocean Fleet Command, and the Colonial Governor's Office of Singapore and Kalimantan met at the Batavia City Hall, and it was decided that, in retaliation for the Dutch robbery of the Chinese Imperial treasure ships, the Quartet decided to sack the property of all Dutch personnel in Batavia and throughout the Dutch East Indies as a pension for the soldiers of the Chinese Empire who died in the battle.

Of course, this is just a gimmick, their main purpose is to collect money, otherwise they would not be so active in sending troops.

Subsequently, the Dutch East Indies was renamed Java and was administered by officials from the two colonial governors, Singapore and Kalimantan, while the Admiralty and War Ministries set up a military management committee and began to carry out a large-scale looting operation on the Java Islands.

The Great Ransack began three days later, involving not only the Imperial Chinese Marines, the Colonial Army, but also the Chinese community in the Java Islands. The main targets of the military looting were the Dutch, and the targets of the Chinese looting were mainly the local natives. The reason is very simple, revenge 50 years ago, the Dutch and the local aborigines colluded to kill more than 2,000 Chinese.

For the first half month, the looting was mainly aimed at property, but with the participation of large numbers of Chinese, the local natives began to organize a revolt. The Chinese group was armed only against a small number of indigenous forces, and when they encountered a large number of indigenous forces, they had to ask for help from the Imperial Army.

Most of the Dutch in the Java archipelago were concentrated in Batavia, and after half a month of looting, the military had no real wealth. When the Chinese community was counterattacked by the local indigenous forces, the Military Management Committee quickly dispatched troops to help suppress the indigenous forces in accordance with the Chinese Imperial Chinese Protection Law.

Since the Chinese Empire has occupied the Java Islands, a Java colony will be established here, and all the local natives will be regarded as slaves of the Chinese Empire.

The Military Control Commission dispatched 10,000 troops, and the Marines also participated, and the indigenous forces who rebelled on a large scale were bloodily suppressed, and in the fifteen-month bloody suppression from March of the 15th year of Shenwu to June of the following year, more than 4 million local aborigines were slaughtered, 7 million aborigines were captured as slaves for hard labor, and all their property was confiscated.

After the Great Raid, the Military Administration Council received more than 130 million silver dollars in direct revenue, which was paid to the Imperial government in the amount of 33 million silver dollars, and the rest was distributed to the various units involved in the looting. V