"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

Early in the morning of September 30, the Dutch Prime Minister urgently knocked on the door of Queen Wilhelmina's bedroom, and brought a message that made Queen Wilhelmina's face change suddenly: "Batavia has been breached!" ”

"Damn! How could Batavia be breached? What does Dirk eat? Queen Wilhelmina asked incredulously.

"Your Majesty, according to the news from the Dutch East Indies, Muhammad betrayed us and launched a surprise attack on Batavia.

Our army was fighting the natives on the front lines at the time, and it was not yet possible to react to the fact that Batavia was already under Muhammad's control.

The current army is surrounded by Muhammad and the natives, and if it is not rescued in time, it is likely to be completely annihilated. The Dutch Prime Minister explained with a pale face.

The previous Dutch government had placed all its hopes on victory against the natives. But Batavia has been conquered, so how can we talk about victory?

With artillery and machine guns, defensive battles are much easier. Under the command of Muhammad, the natives were able to withstand the Dutch attack with only the help of machine guns and artillery.

And that's not all. The conquest of Batavia was a heavy blow to the morale of the Dutch army, and even the Netherlands could no longer guarantee the logistical supply of these colonial troops.

For the indigenous armies, including Muhammad, this was great news and symbolized the imminent victory of their rebellion against the Dutch government.

The morale of both sides was already the worst news for the Netherlands, who were fighting from a distance.

To put it bluntly, the Dutch army had no hope of retaking Batavia unless the natives were not backed by any state power.

"Muhammad? That damn guy! Although the noble Queen Wilhelmina did not know who Muhammad really was, this did not prevent Queen Wilhelmina from abandoning this fellow named Muhammad at this time.

"What about Governor Dirk? Where is he now? Queen Wilhelmina continued to ask.

"According to the information from the front-line army, Governor Dirk and the entire colonial government have been taken over by Muhammad, who has declared that he wants to dissolve the colonial government and create a large indigenous state." The prime minister said with a wry smile.

The current situation in the Dutch East Indies is deadlocked. The Viceroy of the East Indies was captured and the army was surrounded, with little hope of resistance.

The reinforcements from the Netherlands have only been on for a few days, and they will arrive in half a month at the earliest, and by then it will be too late.

"Your Majesty, maybe we have to make some trade-offs." The Prime Minister looked at Queen Wilhelmina and finally spoke.

"Alas, the government has full authority to deal with this matter, and I hope to calm the people's mood as soon as possible." Queen Wilhelmina sighed and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Prime Minister nodded and replied with a pretended lightheartedness.

At that time, he was the one who had to resist hard, and now that hope is shattered, it is naturally he who has to take responsibility.

The loss of the Dutch East Indies was a pain in the skin for the Netherlands, and if nothing else, I am afraid that the reputation of the current Dutch government, including the Prime Minister himself, will be stinking in the Netherlands.

The Dutch ambassador to Australasia, who had received the telegram, urgently asked Arthur at noon to ask for Australasia's support regarding the rebellion in the Dutch East Indies.

Arthur looked at the Dutch ambassador, who had lowered his posture, and asked with a smile: "There are still a few days left before the one-month deadline, and your country will not try it again?" ”

Hearing Arthur's ridicule, the Dutch ambassador did not dare to have any dissatisfaction, and said very humbly and respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Netherlands is no longer able to control the situation in the Dutch East Indies, and we ask for the support of Australasia, and we are willing to pay the price." ”

Hearing the Dutchman's confession, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and said to the Dutch ambassador: "I am also concerned about the situation in the Dutch East Indies, and I am very surprised that the situation has developed to such a bad state as it is now. ”

"You know, while the Australasian army was capable of pacifying the situation in the Dutch East Indies, casualties were inevitable.

Although I also hope to restore the situation in the Dutch East Indies as soon as possible, it will take at least three months for the army to set out to put down the rebellion. ”

Hearing Arthur say this, the Dutch ambassador's face changed and changed, but he still did not dare to say anything.

Not to mention three months, I am afraid that in a month, the Dutch East Indies will cease to exist.

After the defeat of Batavia, it was only a matter of time before the rest of the region was out of Dutch control.

When the time comes, will Australasia put down the rebellion in the Dutch East Indies or occupy a new indigenous state?

"Your Majesty, the current situation in the Dutch East Indies is very anxious, and I ask Your Majesty to organize an army as soon as possible. We are willing to take full responsibility for your country's military expenditures and sign a treaty of friendship with your country. The Dutch ambassador bowed his head and said respectfully again.

"Mr. Ambassador, I'm afraid this is unattainable. Rather than send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, I think your country would better sell the Dutch East Indies to us. Arthur smiled and said, "

The fact is that you have no control over the Dutch East Indies. Even if Australasia sent an army, it would have to pay quite heavy casualties.

To be honest, it is impossible for Australasia to send troops for the land of other countries, which means that you have no control over the Dutch East Indies.

In order to express the sincerity of Australasia, I am willing to use my royal capacity to spend 30 million Australian dollars on the purchase of the Dutch East Indies, and to sign a friendship treaty with your country to strengthen trade between the Netherlands and Australasia. ”

It was simply impossible for the Dutch to take back the Dutch East Indies at this time, and the current situation in the Dutch East Indies would not allow the Dutch to take back the Dutch East Indies, and Arthur would not allow it.

Rather than daydreaming of recovering the Dutch East Indies, it would be better to make more money on the treaty with Australasia, and to make up for it elsewhere.

If you miss Arthur's good mood, there is no hope of making up for it.

"Your Majesty, this." Although he was ready to lose the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch ambassador understood that he could not quickly accept such a fact.

Even if you know that there is no hope for resistance, you must at least have an argument. Otherwise, the angry Dutch people would swallow up the government, and he, the ambassador who had single-handedly achieved the loss of the Dutch East Indies, would be despised by all the Dutch.

"No hurry, Mr. Ambassador." Now that the initiative is in Arthur's hands, Arthur is not in any hurry.

Looking at the Dutch ambassador in front of him, who was still very respectful, Arthur said with a smile: "You can contact the Dutch government first and ask the Dutch prime minister's opinion."

It is not too late to come back to me when your attitude has relented, and for Australasia, any situation can be reversed. ”

Although Arthur is not in a hurry, this does not mean that the Dutch government is not in a hurry.

The defeat of Batavia not only represented the complete loss of the Dutch East Indies, but also represented the fact that tens of thousands of troops stationed in Batavia were already in a very serious danger.

If these troops are not rescued as soon as possible, it is very likely that none of these tens of thousands of troops will be saved.

But there are only tens of thousands of real Dutchmen among them, but how can the Dutch bear the loss of tens of thousands?

Coupled with the loss of the Dutch East Indies, I am afraid that the angry Dutch will simply change the government, and by the way, send all the people of the government to the guillotine.

But looking at the meaningful smile on Arthur's face, the Dutch ambassador also understood that it was impossible to negotiate at this time.

After apologizing and leaving, the Dutch ambassador urgently contacted the country, expressed Arthur's attitude, and asked for a domestic decision.

At this time, the Dutch government was already very chaotic, and the breach of Batavia was not a trivial matter, which could not only affect the Dutch government, but even the royal family.

In response, Queen Wilhelmina gave the order to die. On the premise that the Dutch East Indies could not be saved, all the Dutch soldiers in the Dutch East Indies must be saved.

Those mixed-race people should also be taken care of as much as possible, and minimizing casualties as much as possible is the most important thing to do at present, at least to show that the government is doing its best, but the enemy is too strong.

The Dutch prime minister also understood that this was his only chance to atone for his sins, and gave orders to the Dutch ambassador to fight for the Dutch benefits as much as possible, including raising the funds for the purchase of the Dutch East Indies to 100 million Australian dollars.

According to the revenue brought to the Dutch government by the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch government would lose $100 million.

But if the Dutch East Indies were sold to Australasia when the Dutch East Indies could not be saved, and the Dutch lost money, it would have become a credit.

The Dutch Prime Minister is smart. Although we know that there must be a shadow of Australasia behind this incident, a great power country will definitely not be able to offend.

Compared to Australasia, Muhammad was obviously the one who was better offended, and could easily throw all the blame on Muhammad.

Coupled with the incompetent Governor Dirk, who has been captured, with these two people taking the blame, the government can get rid of most of the blame.

After all, Dutch reinforcements had not yet arrived, and it was also true that the Dutch mainland was far away from the Dutch East Indies, and the government's responsibility was not much.

With this in mind, on the one hand, the Dutch ambassador was asked to reach a compromise with Australasia as soon as possible to rescue the Dutch troops near Batavia.

On the other hand, the Dutch prime minister also had a press report on the war urgently published, in which the mutiny of Muhammad and the incompetence of the governor of Dirk were written in a large number of letters, ready to be relieved of his responsibilities at any time.

You must know that Governor Dirk was the leader of the government and army of the Dutch East Indies, and his status in the Dutch East Indies was comparable to that of the Emperor of the Turks.

It is completely enough to let people of such status take the blame for the government, and the people are still very easy to fool anyway.

Under the premise that Queen Wilhelmina does not want to be involved, the royal family will not speak for the governor of Dirk.

Even on the other hand, if the blame is effective, Queen Wilhelmina will urgently shift all the blame to Governor Dirk and Muhammad.

The combination of Queen Wilhelmina and the government has definitely worked wonders in the Netherlands.

As long as you can fool the ignorant people at the bottom, it is actually equivalent to shirking your own responsibility.

It no longer matters how much the loss of the Dutch East Indies was for the Dutch, and as a politician, the priority should be his own political career.

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