A night of drunkenness gave Governor Luton some headaches, so he planned to rest for a while.

But some people didn't want him to rest at all.

"Wake up, Lord Governor, Lord Governor, wake up."

Governor Luton, who was awakened, suppressed his anger and looked up to ask the servant who had woken him up.

"What's so alarming, haven't I handed it over to you?"

He didn't wait for the servant's answer, only to see the commander of the city defense, Major General Jay, appear before him. It's just that the general is not much better than the servant, and he has the same frightened expression on his face.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I made them shake you up."

"What the hell is going on?"

Governor Luton, confused, was stunned by their expressions. If you think about it, it's not April Fool's Day.

"I can't tell you about this, so I'll take you to see it."

The two made it all the way to the highest point in Batavia, at St. Louis Church in Tanjung Priok. Standing high above the church, Governor Luton looked equally frightened.

"What's going on with these Italians, what do they want to do?"

What came to his mind was that there were only three Italian warships left in the port, all of them 10,000-ton ironclads, and they were already in operation. Other warships were already loitering off the coast of Batavia to intercept any ships trying to leave, and more importantly, the Italian warships had unloaded their guns and aimed their guns at various locations in Batavia, especially the batteries on both sides.

How could such a situation not frighten Governor Luton, he knew that the forts in Batavia were decorations, and the cannons on them were probably about the same age as he was.

"Now hurry up and get in touch with Italy, what the hell is going on?"

Now in the face of this situation, Luton, as the governor, first needs to understand why, as for resisting the Italian threat, don't be funny, pulling up the navy of the whole Netherlands is not enough for this fleet to fight, not to mention anything else, just three 10,000-ton ironclad ships are the object they can't defeat at all.

Without waiting for the Dutch to send ships to inquire about the intentions of the Italian fleet, the sharp-eyed Rear Admiral Jay pointed to the sea. "Look, Governor, the Italian boat has come."

"Quick, send someone to answer, remember not to shoot."

At this time, Governor Luton wanted to know most about why, because it was very important. At the same time, in the second half of his words, it can also be seen that he has no confidence in his heart now, and he does not dare to confront Italy at all.

In fact, there is no need for him to speak, and the Dutch army does not dare to do anything to the Italians who are about to go ashore, because this is completely looking for death.

So in a few moments, a young and vigorous Italian officer was brought before the governor of Luton.

"Major, why is this, is there any misunderstanding in the middle?"

Although he was facing a major, Governor Luton still looked very low, and it might have been a misunderstanding when he opened his mouth.

"I'm sorry Your Excellency, but this is not a misunderstanding at all."

The Italian officer's words immediately dashed Governor Luton's expectations, and he went on to state the reason. "The killing of two missionaries of our country by your army in the upper reaches of the Kun River must be reasonably explained, otherwise our two countries will be in a state of war."

"What?"

Luton was incredulous about the reason given by Italy, because it was so speechless.

Although the reasons given by Italy were somewhat incredible, Governor Luton did not want to accept it like this, and he wanted to fight for it. "Can you tell me what this is going on, because we don't even know about it."

At the repeated request of Governor Luton, the Italian officer informed the specifics.

It turned out that in a place called Bixi in the upper reaches of the Kun River, there were two Italian priests who had traveled thousands of miles to preach, and they worked tirelessly to spread God's blessings here, but due to the war between the Dutch and Lanfang, this small village was sacked by the Dutch army, and the two missionaries fell under the guns of the Dutch in order to protect the sacred church.

The news was spread by the people fleeing the village, and it happened that an Italian journalist had come to Kunjiang to cover Lan Fang's war with the Netherlands, and the reporter sent the incident back to China. Outrage at the Dutch army's killing of two Italian missionaries demanded an immediate explanation from the Dutch authorities, and the Italian fleet arriving in Batavia naturally had to respond.

After listening to the Italian officer's experience of this incident, Luton felt that this incident revealed something strange, just as the Italian fleet arrived, and the news broke out, so coincidentally?

Such a coincidence reminded him of all sorts of reasons for the Dutch to wage war against the natives.

However, although he felt strange, there was a good saying, the situation is stronger than people, and the current situation is not really obvious and inappropriate to talk about this matter with the Italians, so he can only continue to listen to the Italian conditions.

"I wonder what your country asks for this?"

"We demand that the murderers of the two priests be handed over for the first of two cases, that they be tried by us in Italy, and that they be compensated for the cost of destroying the church."

Hearing the Italian request, Governor Luton breathed a sigh of relief, this simple, this kind of scum who can't see the situation clearly, if the Italians don't deal with it, he will also deal with it, and keeping it will only harm himself. They even dared to kill the priests from Europe, they were simply sinners of God.

As for what to do if you can't find it, this simplicity must be done by the natives, and only this kind of uncivilized person will have no fear of God. When the time comes, it will be handed over to hundreds of Italians, whatever they want.

But that's just the first condition, so what about the second?

I saw the Italian say slowly. "Second, in order to avoid such a thing in the future, we demand that the Dutch army withdraw from the territory of Lanfang."

"It can't be."

Faced with the words of the Italian officer, Governor Luton blurted out without thinking. Now he fully understood that the Italians were just trying to make excuses, and their target was Lan Fang.

However, Governor Luton's words did not stop the officer, only to see him sneer, then took out a map and continued to speak. "In order to let your country have a clear understanding of the Lanfang border and avoid unnecessary conflicts caused by misunderstandings due to unclear understanding of the map, I brought Lanfang's map, and His Excellency the Governor will take a look."

Governor Luton subconsciously took the map, only to see that his eyes were about to bulge. This map is simply incredible, and it has a meaning that has been around since ancient times. In this map, Lan Fang occupies a vast area from the Barito River to Sarawak (roughly the Indonesian provinces of West Kalimantan and South Kalimantan). The conscience of heaven and earth, when did this Lan Fang cross the Kunjiang River Basin, this is completely diplomatic blackmail. And these damn Italians have put the best of Dutch Borneo into it. This is simply unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Governor Luton said angrily. "This major, such conditions are simply unacceptable, and it is impossible for us to accept such conditions."

Faced with Governor Luton's words, the major suddenly realized. "Really? This is even better, and there are people who are also dissatisfied with this condition, and they think that this condition does not reflect the meaning of punishment. They even thought that Sumatra should be added, and maybe other islands could be added. ”

Although the major seemed to be joking, Governor Ruton's heart was getting colder and colder, and he didn't dare to bet on whether Italy would dare to do so. "Your Excellency Major, please wait a moment. We can't call the shots at all with your request, we have to report to the mainland, can we send a ship to Singapore. ”

Sadly, the Batavia telegraph has not yet been connected to Singapore, which is due to the short-sightedness of the predecessors, who thought that the cost of submarine cables was too expensive, and were unwilling to spend this unjust money. At this time, it was only natural that Governor Luton took himself out.

"This is okay, but we have limited patience, and I hope you can hurry."

So, accompanied by Italian warships, Dutch officials rushed to Singapore and immediately sent a telegram to the country.

And this telegram immediately caused a sensation throughout Amsterdam.