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"General! The fleet of yellow-skinned monkeys is blocking our way! They warned us to stop our advance immediately and return to the Strait of Makassar. Otherwise, they're going to open fire! A communications officer of the Spanish Navy said with a pale face. Five or six kilometers in front of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy, the two fleets of the Xinhua Navy, a total of more than 20 'Shark-class' cruisers, stood in the way. The guns on each of the 'Shark-class' cruisers were aimed at the warships of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, and they looked completely sabre-rattling.

"Damn! Tell them! The Dutch Navy is on a normal patrol mission! Please get out of the way! Otherwise, it will be considered a provocation against the Dutch Navy! Lieutenant General Johannes said through gritted teeth. The Xinhua navy's-for-tat tactics were somewhat unexpected. However, the more at this time, the Dutch Navy could not retreat. Otherwise, it will be a huge blow to the prestige of the Dutch Navy!

"Yes, General!" The communications officer hurriedly went to communicate with the standard-bearer.

"General! Those yellow-skinned monkeys have been prepared! A total of 24 'Shark-class' cruisers, this is already the main force of the Xinhua Navy! If war does break out, we are not sure of victory! A brigadier officer said with some concern.

"Phoenix, don't worry! Those yellow-skinned monkeys don't dare to use force against us! Right now. Their main enemies are the Spaniards, not us! They're just putting on a show to scare us away! Hum! Those yellow-skinned monkeys. Probably underestimate us! Lieutenant General Johannes said disdainfully, as if he had guessed Xinhuaguo's intentions.

"I hope so!" Brigadier General Phoenix was still a little worried. After all, according to the intelligence they had received earlier, the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the New China Kingdom could defeat the third-class battleships of the Western Navy. Although the strength of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet is not weak, it still seems to have the upper hand in the face of the main force of the Xinhua Navy! After all, the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet had only two battleships of the third rank. There are also six fourth-tier ships, and the rest are only fifth-tier and sixth-tier ships. Compared with the Xinhua Navy, the gap is too big!

"Humph! Those yellow-skinned monkeys. It's just the speed of the battleship and the range of the artillery! Lieutenant General Johannes said. It's just that his tone seems to be full of sourness. The performance of the warships of the Xinhua Navy made him both shocked and jealous. Although they have already reported the performance of such warships of the Xinhua Navy to China. But I don't know how long it will take. They were able to come up with a battleship that could restrain the 'Shark-class' cruisers.

On the cruiser 'Xinhua', Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, was intently looking at the two huge third-class battleships of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet in the south. The third class battleship, with a displacement of more than 1,800 tons, was equipped with a total of 74 cannons on three decks. That's already six times as many as the 'Shark-class' cruisers! Of course, any sixth-tier battleship is equipped with much more guns than the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy. It's just that the previous naval battles have proven it. Older battleships equipped with old breech guns are no match for the 'Shark-class' cruisers. Of course. The premise is that the 'Shark-class' cruisers do not foolishly run within range of the enemy's artillery. Otherwise, a salvo from the enemy's battleship would have been enough to inflict heavy damage on the Shark-class cruiser.

"Commander! The Dutch say they are on normal patrol duty, let's get out of the way, otherwise, it's a provocation to them! They will do whatever it takes to preserve the glory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands! A junior officer reported to Wei Yong!

"Humph! Provocation? Even if it's a provocation, what can they do with us? Tell them that the Xinhua Navy is here to exercise. The entire southern waters of the Celebes Sea are our exercise areas. If they want to enter the Celebes Sea, then take a detour! "Although, the order of Long Yufei, the king of Xinhua, is to avoid war with the Dutch navy as much as possible. However, the generals in front of them do not think so. They all want to be meritorious. Since they can't fire the first shot, if the Dutch can be allowed to fire first, then they can naturally kill the Dutch Navy! Now that the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Xinhua Navy are gathered here, Wei Yong believes that in the event of a war, the Xinhua Navy will be fully capable of inflicting heavy losses on the Dutch Navy. If you're lucky, you might be able to wipe out the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet!

"Yes, Commander!" The junior officer nodded. As a matter of fact, the navy of the new Chinese country all hoped to take advantage of this opportunity to teach the Dutch a hard lesson. If these Dutch deliberately stirred up strife, it would have been better.

"Bastard! Those damned yellow-skinned monkeys, are they really not afraid to provoke a war with us? Still, what conspiracy do they have! After receiving a reply from the Xinhua Navy, Vice Admiral Johannes scolded. Fools know that the exercise of the Xinhua Navy is simply an excuse. If the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet really went back, it would have been at least two thousand kilometers or more. You'll have to go back and go around Sulawesi! This is absolutely impossible for Lieutenant General Johannes to accept!

"Tell those bastards! Return the battleship 'Alc' to us, unconditionally release all the Dutch officers and men on board the battleship 'Alc', and compensate us for our losses, otherwise it will be war! Lieutenant General Johannes said with a dark face. This time, one of the main purposes of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet to the Celebes Sea was to force the Xinhua Navy to compromise and return the battleship "Alker" and the Dutch naval officers and sailors on the battleship, and pay compensation!

"General! Those yellow-skinned monkeys won't agree to our request! I always had a bad feeling that those yellow-skinned monkeys seemed to want to go to war with us! Brigadier General Phoenix said.

"Haluha, General Phoenix, you're too worried! Those yellow-skinned monkeys won't go to war with us at this time! At least, they won't go to war with us until they win against the Spaniards! By the time they're done fighting the Spaniards, they probably won't have enough strength to deal with us! Lieutenant General Johannes affirmed. The Spanish army was already on its way. The Dutch navy had also sent clippers to inform the Dutch East Indies Governor of the strength of the Spanish expeditionary force, among other things. This time, the Kingdom of Spain made a bloody effort to recapture Luzon. Lieutenant General Johannes believed that it was impossible for Xinhua to defeat the Spanish Expeditionary Force. At most, you can lose both! At that time, Xinhua will not have the strength to confront the Netherlands anymore!

Brigadier General Phoenix nodded, but did not agree with Lieutenant General Johannes. He believes that if the Xinhua Navy has the confidence to defeat the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet in one fell swoop, then the tough attitude of both sides is very likely to trigger a naval battle! Judging from the current comparison of the strength of the two sides, the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy is probably not the opponent of the Xinhua Navy!

"General, those yellow-skinned monkeys have refused our request! They said that the battleship 'Alke' attacked the merchant ships of Xinhua Kingdom, and they had sunk them! The Dutch naval officers and sailors on the ship were also captured by them! If we had not compensated them, they would not have released the captured Dutch naval officers and men! "The communications officer reported to Lieutenant General Johannes.

"Damn! It's obvious that they provoked first, and those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys actually reversed black and white, it's just damn it! "Lieutenant General Johannes is furious!

"General! It seems that those yellow-skinned monkeys are really fearless! What do we do now? Brigadier General Phoenix asked, the ominous premonition in his heart growing stronger.

"Command! The fleet moves on! I'd like to see if those yellow-skinned monkeys dare to stop us! A flash of anger flashed in Lieutenant General Johannes' eyes. Now he feels insulted! Once upon a time, in the eyes of these Westerners, the weak and cowardly Chinese were just objects they could bully at will. But now, those Chinese people dare to treat them so rudely! This made Vice Admiral Johannes very dissatisfied, and subconsciously wanted to teach the Xinhua Navy a lesson.

"General! Calm down, we're going to exacerbate the contradictions! Brigadier General Phoenix persuaded.

"Nope! I believe that those yellow-skinned monkeys will not dare to fire! Lieutenant General Johannes said stubbornly.

Under the orders of Vice Admiral Johannes, the Dutch East India Fleet continued to sail towards the Lord. In the front, there are three fifth-class battleships, behind are two fourth-class battleships, and two third-class battleships are located in the core of the fleet. A huge fleet cleaves waves on the sea, causing tremendous pressure on people!

"Commander, the Dutch are moving on, only five kilometers from us!"

"Warn those Dutchmen! Stop moving now, or we're going to fire! Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, said with a cold face. However, there was a hidden smile in his eyes. Can't help but look for death? If that's the case, then send them to die!

In the face of the warning of the Xinhua Navy, the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet turned a deaf ear.

"Conduct a warning shot!" Wei Yong ordered!

"Boom! Rumble! "The two 105-mm guns in the bow of the cruiser 'Xinhua' opened fire! The direction of the shooting was about a kilometer in front of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy! (To be continued......)