Of course, Emperor Yang didn't know that his image in the eyes of Qiu Fat Man had evolved from a spotted hyena to a hippopotamus, and he was now struggling with whether to tell William the news! It should be said that the British are still quite ruthless in this move, if they really have to land in the Netherlands, the Dutch will definitely not have any substantial resistance, those merchants who have played financial trade for hundreds of years are very shrewd, the British are just a way, even if the war is over, no matter who loses or wins, it is impossible to destroy the Netherlands, even if the Netherlands declares war on the Entente, the result is like this.

Is that still a fart and let Rotterdam, Amsterdam become a ruin like Paris? How much money does it take to rebuild, look at the Netherlands during World War II to know what choice they will make, if the British really fight, it's a big deal that the queen will go abroad with the cabinet to get a government-in-exile to maintain the state of war against the British, but there is no need to do desperate things, when the Germans win and they are the victorious country, and the Germans lose and the British are embarrassed to embarrass Queen Wilhelmina, after all, they are not doing this job authentically.

In this way, the British can definitely easily occupy Rotterdam, and then use the Guò railway and canal to go straight to Germany a hundred kilometers away, now William has almost no troops at home, all piled up on the east and west fronts, even if Prince Leopold's First Army retreats, it will take time, not to mention that the British army in front of him is still attacking, and it is impossible for him to withdraw.

If the Dutch do not resist, the British army can be said to be a long drive, and it is also a long drive in the European commercial center with extremely developed transportation, from trains to cars to canals, with a qiē convenient transportation, it can be said that it is a hurricane forward, it is estimated that they will hit Dusseldorf without any suspense, and it is not impossible to even make a strong effort to defeat Cologne.

If this was the case, the transport lines of the German First Army would have been choked, and Prince Leopold and his army of 300,000 men, without ammunition, would not have been able to hold back the British army in front. In this way, there was a danger that the whole army would be annihilated in Belgium, and the Germans would be said to have lost the war as soon as his side finished the war.

But what about Sue Sù William?

He would certainly have informed the Netherlands that, to be honest, it would be in his favour for the Netherlands to remain neutral than to get involved in the war, and that if Queen Wilhelmina was ready to meet her at sea, and the German High Seas Fleet was threatening from the flanks, the British would not necessarily continue with the plan if they had lost their suddenness. After all, the Dutch Navy still has a certain strength, although they can't afford to equip battleships, but there are a lot of small destroyers and torpedo boats, and it is too stupid to destroy their own country in a big battle with Britain on land, but it is still completely okay to meet them at sea. Then the Dutch Army was ready for battle. The Germans did not need to be urgently transferred, and with two armies fortified in the west, the British landing in the Netherlands would be meaningless, and in the end most of them ended up in vain, and the Netherlands continued to be neutral.

But then the decisive Anglo-German naval battle was impossible.

"Tangled, tangled!" Emperor Yang lamented, on the one hand, he wanted to see the decisive battle between Britain and Germany at sea, and on the other hand, he did not want the Germans to be stabbed to death by this knife, which can be said to be a dilemma. After thinking about it, this guy simply took out a hundred gold coins with his portrait printed on it, and prepared to decide the fate of the Netherlands in this way.

"Why don't you come?" Just as he was about to throw it into the sky, he suddenly turned his head to look at his daughter, who was staring at him inexplicably. Then he said with a smile that Her Royal Highness the princess was just five years old this year.

Well, the gold coin that decided the fate of the Netherlands was thrown by the hand of a five-year-old girl who was still sticking to the cream.

"There's no way around it!" Yang Feng looked at the gold coin on the ground and shrugged and said, the Chinese character on it was shining with gold.

Just when he decided the fate of the Netherlands. The home fleet of the British Navy has already converged at sea, and this fleet is arguably the most powerful in the world at the moment, with thirty-two battleships and battlecruisers of four models. The most powerful of these are the six latest Edwardian VII-class battleships, with a full load displacement of more than 27,000 tons, equipped with ten 356-mm guns, and the fastest speed can reach 28 knots, which is a symbol of the current supremacy of the British Royal Navy, mainly aimed at the German-class battleships that the Germans have just served.

The main reason why the British made such a striking noise was to deter the Dutch and prevent them from acting irrationally, after all, the Dutch still had a navy of two small battleships, two heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, twenty-six destroyers, and forty-two high-speed torpedo boats. And basically the port of Rotterdam, the target of the British trip, guarded the exit of the Rhine, and if the angry Dutch ran out to attack the British fleet, it was still possible to inflict some losses on them, so the British navy simply pressed over with the strongest lineup, so that the Dutch had no intention of resisting.

In the nascent morning glow, a huge fleet composed of hundreds of warships of various types did carry a suffocating momentum. The St. George's flags fluttering high show a kind of pride that has been precipitated by the years, and the gray giants are advancing through the waves, their black holes pointing forward, ready to tear apart any opponent who offends their dignity.

In the middle of the fleet, the thirty-two landing ships are inconspicuous, compared with those sea monsters that are tens of thousands of tons at every turn, this kind of small ship of only a few thousand tons is too inconspicuous, and the fat body looks even more strange, but this is the real core of this fleet, and the whole two infantry divisions are waiting in the cabin, waiting to set foot on Dutch soil.

These two divisions are the elite of the thousands, and they are veterans who have experienced many battles in France, including the commanders. Lieutenant General Haig was known on the battlefield for his tenacity and bravery.

Although the soldiers did not like this commander very much, because the casualty rate under him was always terrifying, the chief director of this operation, Qiu Fatzi, liked it, and he specially brought this general from the front line who was stubbornly launching a brave attack on the German army again and again, just to prepare to use his bravery to make the Germans tremble.

From Britain to the Netherlands is nothing more than a little way, as long as such a large fleet is sailed, it is impossible to be hidden, and the news that the main fleet of the British Royal Navy is sailing immediately stunned Queen Wilhelmina and Prime Minister Pearson. Immediately before they could react, the British ambassador to the Netherlands handed them an ultimatum, asking the Dutch government to agree to the British army borrowing Dutch land to fight against Germany, otherwise it would be regarded as the Dutch government colluding with the allies, and Britain would have to declare war on the Netherlands and reply within two hours.

Although the British fleet has actually come over now, this procedure has to be taken, and of course the two-hour deadline for a reply is indeed a bit too bullying.

"Your Excellency, I have to say that this is the most shameless ultimatum I have ever seen in my life." In the Dutch royal palace in Amsterdam, Queen Wilhelmina, who is only in her twenties and is still a charming young woman, said sadly.

To tell the truth, whether she or the Dutch government, now has a feeling of being beaten with a stick, between these countries in Europe, whether it is war or conflict, it is generally necessary to tell a routine, after all, both sides call themselves civilized people, gentlemen, even if William attacked Belgium, he also gave the other party a 24-hour ultimatum, but Nima's two-hour ultimatum is simply humiliating.

"Your Majesty, the Netherlands must make a choice, since you yourself are not willing to make a choice, then we can only do this, whether the British government or the people respect you sincerely, if you choose to join the Entente, then you will be more respected by the British people, if you refuse, then we can only use force." The British ambassador smiled and said, he also made it clear, this time you have to make a choice no matter what, since you don't want to do it, then we have to force you to do it.

"If the British fleet enters the territorial waters of the Netherlands without permission, then we will regard Britain as aggression, and we have no choice but to fight and defend our dignity with our lives." Queen Wilhelmina said righteously, she is a wise woman, no matter which side she joins, the result will be war, but the object is different, since this is better to face it with a chest up.

"That's a shame." The British ambassador said lightly.

Knowing that the matter was irreparable, the Dutch government immediately gave the navy an order to prepare for battle, and all the warships of the entire Dutch navy, large and small, sailed out of the military port as fast as possible, and then lined up on the Dutch territorial waters to meet the enemy. At the same time, the Dutch government also issued an order for an emergency mobilization of the whole country, and the army was sent to Rotterdam to set up defenses, of course, this will take some time, although the Netherlands is a small country and does not have many troops, but it is not possible to deploy these troops in place at once. It was less than 200 kilometers from Britain to Holland, and by the time the ultimatum was submitted, it had already traveled more than 100 kilometers, otherwise it would not have been two hours, and just as the Dutch naval fleet was hurrying out of the military port to the mouth of the Rhine, a huge fleet of British men had already appeared on the sea in the distance.

Looking at the almost boundless steel giants in the distance, the small cruisers and destroyers of the Dutch Navy here, those officers and sailors were all stupid, they really didn't expect the British to think so highly of them, and actually drove the entire home fleet over.

"Your Excellency, Commander, what should I do?" On the battleship Rotterdam of the Dutch Navy, the captain asked the commander beside him with a solemn face.

His Excellency the Commander looked at the Edward VII in the distance with confusion, and then looked at his own shore defense battleship with a displacement of 9,000 tons and two triple 280 main guns, and the expression on his face was very wonderful. (To be continued......)