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The officers and men of the Xinhua Navy boarded the four battleships with white flags in small boats and completely captured these four battleships! Although, the officers and men of the navy of Xinhua almost did not look down on such a bloated warship. Except for a little more in number of artillery, there was little other effect. On the battlefield, it is still completely in a state of passive beating.

However, after capturing these ships, if the cost of repairing them is not large, they can be handed over to the local police to fight piracy. Within the control of Xinhua, there are quite a few pirates. It's just that after the strong rise of Xinhua, these pirates did not dare to rob the merchant ships flying the flag of Xinhua. Once they attack the merchant ships of the Xinhua Kingdom, the Xinhua Navy will deal a devastating blow to them with thunderous means. After all, many of the high-level officials of the Xinhua Navy are pirates, and they generally know the strongholds of various pirates! It's just that now Xinhua Kingdom has not put its mind on these pirates!

"Old Wei, I didn't expect it, I didn't think of it at all! We defeated the Dutch East India Fleet so easily! In this way, it will certainly not take much effort to defeat the incoming Spaniards! Not to mention that by then, the Third Fleet will almost have formed combat effectiveness! Lu Haipeng, commander of the Second Fleet, said with a happy face. Through this battle against the Dutch Navy, they gained even more confidence.

"Hmmm! The combat effectiveness of the Dutch Navy is indeed not high! The First Fleet suffered only a few casualties, and a few cannons were slightly damaged by the bore. Other than that. Also hit by two shells. It's all trifle, though! First Fleet Commander Wei Yong said. Under the frantic shelling of the Dutch Navy, two shells still hit the battleship of the Xinhua Navy. Merely. It didn't cause much damage, and I just need to go back to the repair shop for a few days to get fine! In the face of a huge victory, this loss of the Xinhua Navy is almost negligible!

"The losses of the Second Fleet were about the same, there were no dead people, just a few on board! The battleship designed by His Majesty the King is really good! Lu Haipeng said. They are all old men from Flying Fish Island. I have special respect for Long Yufei. It can be said that Flying Fish Island can have today, they can't believe it at all! The same. They also cherish everything they have now. Those foreign devils want to take all this away from their hands, so they dare to fight these foreign devils desperately! Until you knock them down!

"Haipeng, you said that we started a war with the Dutch Navy without permission this time, will Your Majesty blame us! After all. Your Majesty doesn't want to go to war with the Dutch right now! Wei Yong said with some concern. The battle is over. They only have time to think about it. In the process of fighting, it is more about thinking about how to defeat the enemy!

"Your Majesty shouldn't blame us! Besides, we won the battle! Lu Haipeng said. It's just that the tone is a little uncertain. None of them were fools, and they would certainly not be able to hide their intention to force the Dutch navy to engage them this time. The only thing they can be sure of is a huge victory, though. It will make King Long Yufei very satisfied!

"I'll send someone to report to Your Majesty immediately! I hope Your Majesty will not be held accountable! Wei Yong said

The next day, several 'carrier pigeons' took off from Tawau. Fly to Manila and report the general course and results of the naval battle in the Celebes Sea to King Long Yufei. This small indigenous domesticated eagle is so fast that it can fly from Tawau to Manila in a day. Release a few at the same time to avoid accidents and ensure that at least one of them will make it to Manila. In the era when wireless telegraphy did not exist, this was already the only way for the Xinhua Army to improve messaging!

On the evening of March 6, when Long Yufei was walking with Luo Yuhua and his son Long Hua in the garden of the palace, Niu Meng, chief of the general staff, and Zhao Yi, minister of logistics, hurried to the palace and asked to see Long Yufei.

"What's going on?" Long Yufei saw the two of them and hurriedly asked. He knew that if there was no urgency, they would not bother him at this time.

"Your Majesty, a fierce battle broke out between the Navy and the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet in the Sea of Celebes yesterday!" Zhao Yi said.

"What? Or is there a fight? The result? Long Yufei asked. He had long known that there would be a possibility of war between the Xinhua Kingdom and the Dutch. However, he has already tried to postpone the war as much as possible. But unexpectedly, the war broke out anyway!

"Your Majesty! We've won big! The main forces of the Dutch East India Fleet have all been wiped out by us! All but four Tier 4 battleships were sunk by us! Including two battleships of the third rank! Vice Admiral Johannes, commander of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy, was killed in battle! Niu Meng said excitedly. He was very satisfied with the great victory of the Xinhua Navy this time. After all, it's better to win than to defeat!

"Wei Yong and Lu Haipeng, those two guys! Didn't I tell them not to provoke a war between us and the Dutch? It's a good thing to annihilate the Dutch East Indies Fleet! What about our casualties? Long Yufei shook his head and asked helplessly. The two fleet commanders of the Xinhua Navy are both pirates, and the bloodthirsty and combat factor in their bones has always existed.

"Your Majesty, our losses are small! Only a few battleships were slightly damaged, and a little repair will do! Niu Meng replied.

This made Long Yufei feel at ease. He was also a little worried that if the two fleets of the Xinhua Navy lost too much of a large amount against the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, it would lead to a shortage of troops against the Spaniards in the future.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the Dutch side?" Logistics Minister Zhao Yi said.

"Huzi, send someone to invite the prime minister and the foreign minister!" Long Yufei said to Li Hu, the chief of the guard behind him.

Li Hu nodded and left quickly.

"Let's go to the study! Wait until the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs come! Long Yufei said.

In less than half an hour, Premier Li Decheng and Foreign Minister Lin Zihao arrived. On the way here, the two already knew what had happened. In this regard, they were also very speechless, and they didn't know whether to be happy or dissatisfied. Happily, the navy fought a winning battle, wiping out the Dutch navy's East India fleet with minor losses. The dissatisfaction is that the navy is doing this, obviously violating Long Yufei's orders, and once again provoking a powerful enemy for Xinhuaguo, making the current situation facing Xinhuaguo even more dangerous!

"Prime Minister, Minister Lin, things have happened, and it's useless to be angry now! This battle was not deliberately provoked by us, but by the Dutch on their own initiative, and we were just passively fighting back! Fortunately, after the soldiers fought desperately, they won the battle! Seeing Li Decheng and Lin Zihao, Niu Meng spoke first to block their mouths.

Seeing this, Li Decheng and Lin Zihao had to smile helplessly and didn't say anything more.

"Prime Minister, Minister Lin, what do you think we should do now? Now we have not declared war on the Dutch, but war has broken out! The Dutch have suffered such a big loss, and they will definitely not give up! Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch have declared war on us! That's for sure. It's just that the minister thinks that the main energy of the kingdom now should be on the upcoming Spaniards! As for the Dutch, you can put it first! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said.

"That's right, that's right! The Dutch navy has been annihilated by us, and even if they declare war on us, Borneo will only attack in all directions. The Dutch are in the vicinity of Borneo, mainly in the west and south of Borneo, and with the country of Lan Fang as their enemy, they can't send much of an army to attack us! Therefore, even if the Dutch declare war on us, it will not have a substantial impact on the kingdom! Li Decheng also said.

"Your Majesty, in the direction of Borneo, it is enough to leave only one 4th Brigade! The 4th Brigade will not have much problem holding our territory in Borneo! Wait until we've dealt with the Spaniards, and then turn around and deal with the Dutch! Logistics Minister Zhao Yi also said.

Long Yufei nodded, agreeing with their analysis. Although the Netherlands was one of the European powers, like Spain, the Netherlands was too far away from Xinhua, and after the Xinhua Navy eliminated the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, the Dutch had to wait until they sent troops from home if they wanted to pose a threat to Xinhua. And this one back and forth, to say the least, will take a year. In this time, Xinhua must have solved the threat of the Spaniards to Xinhua Kingdom. At that time, even if the Dutch army is overwhelmed, Xinhua will be able to deal with it! Perhaps, after Xinhua defeated the Spanish expeditionary force, the Dutch would not dare to act rashly at all. After all, the strength of the Netherlands is not much stronger than Spain, and if Xinhua can defeat Spain, it will be able to defeat them!

"Your Majesty! Since we don't have to pay attention to the Dutch, we can still focus on the Spaniards! When the Spaniards are defeated, we will take Netherlands Indonesia as well! Niu Meng said directly.

Regarding Niu Meng's suggestion, Long Yufei didn't say much. In fact, that's exactly what he thought about! After defeating the Spaniards, Borneo is the next expansion target for the new Chinese kingdom!

After deliberation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua ordered the consulate in Batavia that if Dutch Indonesia declared war on Xinhua, the consulate would also declare war on the Netherlands on behalf of Xinhua! It's just that the army will not attack the Dutch again! (To be continued......)