Chapter 112: Unexpected Conflict (3)

It was only the local indigenous thugs who bled in front of the Beiyang Army Division and naval guns (various small cannons with army artillery mounts) that broke their heads and fled after throwing corpses on the ground and leaving behind the Chinese community, which was basically in ruins. But the affair is far from over. The Chinese and expatriates from other countries who had suffered losses did not agree, the Beiyang Fleet did not agree, and even the Dutch did not intend to leave it at that. After all, in their opinion, such a trouble, nearly a quarter of the Batavia city was affected. All kinds of losses were quite painful for the money-loving Dutch governor.

Soon after the indigenous retreat, the Dutch colonial army, which was belatedly due to road obstructions, finally arrived at several places where the incident occurred. But they were faced with barricades made of sandbags, wood and stone. and the main force of the Beiyang Fleet cruising on the sea not far away and the black hole of the gun. The Dutch officer at the head swallowed and foamed, and then waved his hand to let his men retreat a little. In the name of avoiding further expansion of conflicts. In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that attacking the defense line composed of rapid-fire guns and machine guns on the opposite side in the narrow streets is itself a death move, not to mention what to use the 75th battalion to bombard the barricades, no matter how fierce this thing can be the Beiyang Fleet cruising on the sea from a distance? Almost the entire city of Batavia is covered by naval artillery, and firing the first cannon yourself is undoubtedly a death sentence!! The Beiyang Navy and Army did not make any drastic moves, except for leaving a front-line blocking force, everyone else helped overseas Chinese and affected foreign nationals to evacuate this place of right and wrong. In this way, the silence of the armies of both sides remained for almost a day.

A day later, Xu Jie, Lang Weili and others came to the Dutch Governor's Palace with an ultimatum. Behind them were the Beiyang Naval Division, which had been supplied, and the Beiyang Naval Division, which had already sent shells into the chambers.

"I express my great indignation at the massacre of our people by the Qing fleet in the territory under my jurisdiction!! You are committing a crime, and international law will never allow it!! I want to unite the countries of Europe to retaliate against the Qing Dynasty. Seeing Xu Jie and Lang Weili walking into the living room with cold faces, the Dutch governor said with a strong expression.

"I deplore the outbreak of this despicable massacre of our country and of European nationals in your colonies by thugs from your country, with the support of your army. This is our ultimatum, if we do not agree, it means the outbreak of war between the Qing Dynasty and the Kingdom of the Netherlands!! And you, the de facto leader of Batavia, will be fully responsible!! Lang Weili angrily threw the ultimatum in front of the governor.

"I don't understand what you mean, I don't know what the so-called military support and massacre of the European diaspora refer to?" Seeing that it was an Englishman who had put forward the ultimatum, the Dutch governor immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"The thugs are using Mauser rifles from your Dutch army. And these thugs with Mauser rifles participated in the massacre against the Qing diaspora and the European diaspora!! This is an outright act of war!! Luang Weili continued.

"What evidence do you have that the mob used the weapons of our Dutch army? As far as I know, the Great Qing Kingdom was also equipped with quite a few Mausers. The Dutch governor said pointedly.

"Your Excellency, you are responsible for everything you say!! What you just said can already add another charge to your law!! Xu Jie said with a sneer, and then Xu Jie took out a damaged rifle from the box and continued: "Look here, this gun is good enough to prove it!" This gun was the rifle that the Mauser company exported to the Netherlands, and now the property that should have belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands is in the hands of indigenous thugs. How do you explain it?? ”

"Ugh." It was only then that the grief-stricken governor remembered that he had given an order to give weapons to the natives. Although the military at the time said that these natives who had weapons still did not work. But it was still carried out, and now these natives with weapons in their hands not only did not help resist the attack of the Qing army, but caused trouble for the Dutch authorities!! …,

"And the actions of those rioters not only threatened the safety of the Qing diaspora, but also the European expatriates who worked and traded in the Chinese area, and the British Empire had 3 expatriates killed or missing in this conflict, and the number of injured reached 87 people!! And the Dutch authorities will be responsible for this qiē!! I have reported this to the British Far East Fleet through the British crew who went to Singapore in Guò. If you can't give a reasonable explanation, then prepare to face the wrath of the Far East Fleet of the British Empire!! Luang Weili put the words British Empire's Far East Fleet very seriously.

"This qiē is just a misunderstanding, and those thugs will pay a heavy price for what they have done!! The Dutch government was well placed to quell the riots on its own. As soon as he heard that the British Far East Fleet would intervene, and that it was clear that it would stand with the Qing State, the Dutch governor immediately changed his tune. In the Far East, in addition to the Beiyang Fleet, the strongest was the British Far Eastern Fleet stationed in Singapore, while the French were stationed in Tokyo. As long as the Beiyang Fleet and the British Fleet join forces, don't say that the Qing Dynasty is reasonable, even if it is ignored, it will become reasonable!!

"Then how will the Dutch government deal with the losses and casualties caused by this riot to the Qing nationals and the army?" Luang Weili continued to ask.

"I will discuss this matter with the representatives of the Qing Kingdom." As soon as they heard this, the Dutch felt that the British side represented by Luang Wei could already let go, as for the Qing Kingdom? This clay-footed giant, the Dutch had time to play slowly with him, but unfortunately, he forgot another identity of Luang Weili. Deputy Admiral of the Beiyang Naval Division.

"I want to tell you that you don't have much time left to fix your mistakes. On behalf of Admiral Ding, I issue you an ultimatum. If you do not agree, the Qing Beiyang Fleet will launch a separate attack on the organizations and individuals involved in the riot in Batavia in 3 hours. Luang Weili said gloomily.

"No, you can't." It was only at this time that the Dutch governor carefully read the ultimatum handed over by Luang Weili. The content of the ultimatum is simple. It can be summed up in 4 points, that is, punishing the culprits, paying compensation, the Chinese keep a certain amount of arms, and setting up a consulate to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese!!

"I'm sorry, it's not something I'm comfortable with, it's up to the Dutch government to decide." After a long time, the Dutch governor hung his head and said.

"Since you can condone the plunder and massacre of the Chinese by the army and the natives, then you must think about how to end it, maybe this is really not up to you, but we can only give you 3 hours, and the Chinese in Batavia, Semarang, and Surabaya may be besieged by mobs at this time. We couldn't have waited longer. We demand that the Dutch authorities at least remain neutral, otherwise it will be an act of war. Xu Jie said righteously.

"You guys, the use of force in the colonies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is an act of war!!" The Dutch governor finally couldn't help but roar!!

"I, the Qing Dynasty, have been plundered and slaughtered by the government and the local natives while doing business legally in your country, and your actions are not only acts of war, but also crimes against humanity!! What you have done has gone beyond the moral bottom line of being a human being, and you will be judged by all mankind!! Xu Jie was excited and brought out all the crimes against humanity in later generations. Well, no one understood at the time.

"Huh? Crimes against humanity? That's a fitting statement. Luang Weili whispered. Then he said: "The actions of the Qing State will be directed only at the rioters, not at the local European diaspora and law-abiding citizens." The entire process will be supervised by a supervisory committee composed of foreign military officers from Beiyang and expatriates and journalists from various countries. After speaking, Luang Weili didn't wait for the Dutch governor to answer, and left the meeting room with Xu Jie, leaving only the Dutch governor who was at a loss.