Ding Ruchang, Lang Weili, Liu Buchan, Lin Taizeng, Xu Jie and others were sitting around the table discussing the difficulties that the southern tour would face, and in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the fleet, the fleet would first go to Singapore for replenishment and rest before going to Batavia.

"According to the information sent by Lord Zhongtang and Peng Haifeng, a Chinese from Nanyang, the Dutch did not react more than to start moving the garrison near Batavia into the city." Ding Ruchang sent several telegrams for everyone to circulate.

"The turrets near Batavia are not a big threat to our Dingzhen 2, but they can pose a great threat to the Dome cruisers. Therefore, when entering a port, I hope that Dingzhen can be on the outside of the battle line. Lin Yongsheng said.

"Which troop carrier? It is reasonable for a battleship to cruise to visit Wèn, but it is not legally permissible to go with a large number of troop carriers. Lin Tai was more worried about the safety of the troop carriers and the diplomatic passivity that would come with it.

"Don't worry about this, the Dutch have already given us an excuse." Xu Jie smiled weirdly. "Mr. Peng from Nanyang has just sent a telegram that some overseas Chinese are planning to evacuate Batavia, and we can take the army with us under the pretext of evacuating overseas Chinese, and the accompanying army can also use this as an excuse to enter Batavia."

"I just wonder how long it will take the Beiyang Fleet to suppress the resistance around the port of Batavia in the event of a war?" Xu Jie asked.

"An hour or so." Lang Wei Li pondered for a moment and said.

"Then once the war starts, my Beiyang Naval Division can naturally guarantee superiority at sea, but how can my Beiyang Naval Division carry out its actions?" Ding Ruchang raised a question.

"Before the situation stabilized, the main force of our troop transport fleet and the Guangjia of the Guangdong Navy Division were on standby outside the port. First, it can be guarded against the fact that once a war starts, troop carriers will become an important target for the opponent's strikes. On the other hand, if the port of Batavia could not be captured in a short time, the Beiyang Land Division could find a suitable place to land in a small boat under the cover of Guangjia. Hannagan added.

"There may be problems with the unloading of artillery and the loading of baggage ashore." Zhang Wenxuan asked.

"It's not impossible, the Nanyang Chinese have provided us with several alternative landing sites. In these locations, Chinese private forces can provide us with a relatively safe landing ground. Xu Jie said and handed over a map marked with the landing site to Zhang Wenxuan.

"Isn't this Dutch going to be bad for the overseas Chinese? Why are the Chinese forces now able to control some of these landing sites? Liu Buyun frowned and said.

"The Dutch seem to have retreated, they abandoned the surveillance of the Chinese community, and shrank their main forces in the Batavian barracks, ports, municipal offices, etc." Xu Jie explained.

"And how should the war end once it starts?" Ding Ruchang asked, in his opinion, it is no longer a problem to win the war, the key is how to end the game. After all, it is unrealistic for the North Ocean to occupy Batavia, and such an excessive reaction may cause British or French interference, which will outweigh the losses. ”

"Since our purpose is to protect overseas Chinese this time, if we can protect the Nanyang compatriots, the purpose will naturally be achieved, and if there is a conflict, we just need to hold on until the nearby overseas Chinese and Chinese can be evacuated." Xu Jie thought for a while and said.

"How can tens of thousands of Chinese be evacuated in such a short period of time?" Liu Buyun frowned and said.

"Lord Liu doesn't know that this Chinese has a deep economic foundation in the local area, and many Chinese businessmen have their own shipping companies, and I have already contacted the local Chinese representatives before the fleet goes south, and they should have been prepared." Xu Jie explained. "But this is the worst-case scenario, the Chinese community is an important pillar of the local economy, and I don't think the Dutch will come this far." …,

"So what if the Dutch only gave in for a moment and came back after the Beiyang Fleet was gone? My Beiyang Fleet can't be stationed in Batavia, right? Quite a few words," Deng Shichang asked.

"It is naturally not possible for this fleet to be stationed in Batavia, but I can send people to Beiyang to be stationed on a permanent basis. We can set up consulates in Batavia, Semarang, Surabaya and other places, on the one hand, we can support the Nanyang Chinese, and on the other hand, we can prepare for the future cooperation between the Beiyang and Nanyang Chinese. ”

"So we will be able to reach Batavia in only five days. Everyone, get ready. Ding Ruchang said.

"I'm afraid I have to wait for another 2 days, and after the transport ship from Guangzhou brings the next batch of munitions, the land division can fight, and at present, the soldiers of the land division only have 150 rounds of ammunition per person, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to fight." (On the Korean battlefield, the Qing army basically ran out of ammunition within 3 days, so 150 rounds of ammunition is really not enough~~) Zhang Wenxuan stopped.

"Then wait a few more days, after the transport ship arrives, my Beiyang Naval Division will go directly to Batavia!!" Ding Ruchang clapped his head.

Half an hour later, the captain's room of the Zhiyuan ship, Deng Shichang, Xu Jie and Zhang Peilun sat around drinking tea.

"Brother Jishi, do you think the Dutch dare to really fight with me in Beiyang?" Zhang Peilun took a sip of tea and said with some uneasiness.

"It's just a third-rate country." Xu Jie didn't give a positive answer.

"Brother Naji thinks that simply setting up an embassy in Nanyang can keep my Nanyang compatriots safe?" Deng Shichang said. "This time the Beiyang patrol has already borne a lot of pressure, and I am afraid that it will not be so easy for the second time."

Zhang Peilun said with a frown.

"It's unrealistic to figure out how a single demonstration can solve a qiē problem. The main purpose of this southern tour is to show our Beiyang attitude. Establish a stronger cooperative relationship with the Nanyang Chinese. Xu Jie said with a wry smile. To say that this southern tour, Xu Jie's purpose is very utilitarian, to take people's money and people to eliminate disasters. Further expansion of the field of cooperation, that's all.

"So how can we solve the problem once and for all?" Deng Shichang asked.

"It's too early to talk about it. Within 5 years, my first goal in Beiyang, or the only goal, is to deal with our evil neighbor to the east!! Xu Jie said coldly.

Everyone, support it a little more.,There will be a small fight in the next few chapters~~.......,