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Pontianak, the base camp of the Jose coalition army. The port had become empty because of the departure of the Spanish expeditionary fleet. Only those ships of the British Straits Settlements from Singapore were transporting strategic supplies for the Dutch-Western coalition forces.

The top brass of the Dutch-Western coalition were all looking forward to the news of the victory of the Spanish expeditionary fleet. If the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet could win, they would be even more sure of defeating the Xinhua Kingdom! Although the Xinhua Navy had defeated the Spanish Navy and the Dutch Navy twice in a row, they still had great confidence in the expeditionary fleet. After all, the Spanish expeditionary fleet was much larger than the previous Luzon fleet and the Dutch East India fleet. The number of battleships alone was as high as 18.

It's just that there is always a great contrast between dreams and reality. The Jose coalition did not expect news of victory, but rather news that frightened them.

On the evening of June 24, a sixth-rank warship of the British Navy's Far East Fleet sailed into the port of Pontianak. A major officer disembarked from the warship and headed straight for the headquarters of the Jose coalition forces in southern Pontianak. After the briefing, he met with the British Governor of the Straits Settlements, Bonham.

"Major, what's going on? Did the naval battle between the Spanish expeditionary fleet and the navy of the new China have any results? Governor Bonham asked, somewhat uncertain. Naval battles now, especially large-scale naval battles. It's not like you can tell the winner in a short period of time. The total number of warships on both sides combined reached hundreds of ships, and in such a situation, naval battles often took two or three days.

"Your Excellency the Governor! The naval battle is indeed over! The British Navy Lieutenant returned to the road.

"The result? Did the Spanish expeditionary fleet win? Governor Bonham hurriedly asked. He initiated the alliance between the Spaniards and the Dutch. He desperately wanted to see the Jose coalition forces destroy the new country. Otherwise. All his busy work has been in vain!

"Your Excellency the Governor! The Spanish expeditionary fleet failed! They lost badly! A total of sixty-five warships, except for those sunk, all the rest were captured by the Xinhua Navy! Said the British Navy Lieutenant General.

"What? How is this possible? When did the Xinhua Navy become so strong? The Spanish Expeditionary Fleet had 18 formidable battleships! Governor Bonham immediately jumped up, this result really shocked him, and it was too different from his expectations! He had thought of countless results, but he didn't have it. Before. Governor Bonham believed that no matter how strong the Xinhua navy was, it would at most be a defeat for the Spanish expeditionary fleet. But now it seems. He still far underestimated the Xinhua Navy.

"Your Excellency the Governor! It's all true. His Excellency the Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Fleet witnessed the entire naval battle with his own eyes! The navy of the new country won this naval battle at a small cost. Moreover, not a single of their ships sank and were slightly wounded at most! The British Navy Lieutenant explained.

"Oh God! It's incredible! Governor Bonham muttered, sitting down in his chair. It was as if all the strength had been drained. He's been busy these days. It was to defeat or contain Xinhua and avoid the impact of Xinhua on the interests of the British Empire. But now it seems that his efforts have been in vain! The Xinhua Navy had easily annihilated the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet, so it seemed unlikely that the Jose coalition would defeat the Xinhua Army. If the Allied Jersey forces also fail, the entire South Seas will be reduced to the sphere of power of the Xinhua State. When the time comes, Britain wants to continue to expand the scope of its power. That's impossible. Even their current range of potential power should not be kept. Although the establishment of Xinhua is not long. But every step of their growth is inseparable from fighting. It can be predicted that once Xinhua becomes strong, it will definitely have a fierce conflict with Britain, or even a war! When the time comes, will the British Expeditionary Force follow in the footsteps of the Spanish Expeditionary Force? Governor Bonham can't guarantee it!

"Your Excellency the Governor! His Excellency the Chief of Staff has already planned to report this naval battle to the Admiralty, and has proposed that we should find a way to avoid a head-on conflict with Xinhua until the Imperial Navy has no way to restrain the new warships of the Xinhua Navy! The British Navy Lieutenant continued.

Governor Wen Xian nodded: "That's right, it is no longer possible to strangle Xinhua Kingdom into the cradle!" However, with the strength of the British Empire, they will soon be able to come up with a warship that will restrain their new warships! When the time comes, it will still not be a problem to destroy the new country! ”

Indeed, with the strength of the British Empire, the world's largest power, it would indeed not take much effort to destroy the Xinhua Kingdom. But the premise is that they can come up with warships to restrain the Xinhua Navy. After they have developed a new type of warship, perhaps the next generation of new warships of Xinhua State will already be in service. When the time comes, Xinhua will once again take the lead. This will win enough time for the development and growth of Xinhua Kingdom. When Xinhua digested the entire Nanyang and overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was supported by China's huge population resources, and Xinhua was not necessarily afraid of Britain!

"All right, Your Excellency Major! I got it, and I went to inform the Spaniards and the Dutch and get them ready! Governor Bonham said. He now has a little pity for the Dutch and Spaniards. After the defeat of the Spanish expeditionary fleet, even if the Spanish Army and the Dutch Army combined had more than 50,000 men, it seemed impossible to defeat the New Zealand. However, this does not seem to have anything to do with the United Kingdom. Anyway, now Britain is a neutral country, and the new China and the Jose coalition are fighting to the death, and Britain is just watching the show!

"Good one, Your Excellency! However, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, I have asked you to convey to you that West Borneo is no longer safe, and Xinhua will soon launch a landing operation here! Therefore, it is better to return to Singapore as soon as possible! After all, this is a war between Xinhua and Spain and the Netherlands, and it has nothing to do with us! The British Navy Lieutenant reminded.

"Your Excellency, I have my own measure!" With that, Governor Bonham left his lodgings to inform the Spaniards and the Dutch of the destruction of the Spanish expeditionary fleet.

Ten minutes later, Governor Bonham met with Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army, Governor of Luzon. Pedro, Governor of Indonesia in the Netherlands, Jacques. Dominic, Dutch Army Lieutenant General de Boer.

"Your Excellency Governor Bonham, is there anything wrong with calling us all so late?" Lieutenant General Callisto asked.

Everyone else looked at Governor Bonham, wondering what he was up to. None of them are fools, and Governor Bonham must have some kind of purpose in urging them to join forces against Xinhua State so hard. It's just that it is beneficial for them to unite against the Xinhua State, and the British have been providing support in terms of intelligence and strategic materials, so they pretend that they don't know anything!

"Gentlemen, I have news for you! However, I hope you will be prepared before you hear this news! Governor Bonham looked at everyone expressionlessly, and then said.

"Your Excellency the Governor, what happened? Is there news from the expeditionary fleet? Did we defeat the Xinhua Navy? "Anthony. Governor Pedro asked eagerly. In his opinion, only this news will make Governor Wenham look like this!

The others also nodded, and they were all eager to know the outcome of the Battle of the Dao. The outcome of this naval battle is directly related to the outcome of this war!

"Everyone! Some of the warships of the Far East Fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire witnessed the naval battle taking place in the northern part of the Java Sea! Yesterday afternoon, the naval battle was over! Governor Bonham said.

"Did we win?"

"Who won?"

Two voices rang out at the same time. The first sentence was asked by Lieutenant General Callisto, and the second was asked by Jacques Mass. The Governor of Dominica asked. This also reflects the different mentalities of the two parties. The Spanish side was desperate to hear the news of the victory, while the Dutch side was somewhat contradictory. They not only hoped that the Spanish fleet would defeat the Xinhua navy and thus win the war, but also hoped to see the Spaniards fall on their heels. After all, the contradictions between the Dutch and the Spaniards were also irreconcilable. They were only forced by the pressure of Xinhua and the British to form an alliance temporarily! After defeating the Xinhua Kingdom, their alliance naturally fell apart. Of course, if they are defeated by Xinhua Kingdom, then there is no need to say anything!

"The worst result was the annihilation of the Spanish expeditionary fleet! Of the 65 warships, most of them were sunk, and the rest were captured by the Xinhua Navy! Governor Bonham said lightly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him! It's just that everyone sitting here was stunned by this result, and didn't take into account the tone of Governor Bonham!

"Your Excellency the Governor! Are you sure this news is correct? Did the expeditionary fleet really fail? It's impossible! The expeditionary fleet has 18 powerful battleships, and many other ships to match! How can it be defeated? Or is it all annihilated? Lieutenant General Callisto stood up and asked with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Your Excellency the Governor! Is that really the case? "Anthony. Governor Pedro also asked. He couldn't believe that it was such a result!

Dutch Indonesian Governor Jacques. Dominique and Lieutenant General de Boer were also shocked, and they were all shocked by the news. The powerful Spanish fleet was completely wiped out, and the Xinhua Navy was too powerful, right? (To be continued......)