Despite this, the current situation is still far beyond Roseblu's bottom line. Although Roseblu also knows that in this gluttonous feast for overseas Chinese wealth, it is impossible to not die for an overseas Chinese, but the death toll must be kept at a lower level. Roseblu set a goal for himself to control the number of dead overseas Chinese to be less than 100, and the maximum limit cannot exceed 300. But now of course, it is far beyond this limit, so Roseblu's anger can be imagined.

It is of course far from enough to stabilize the situation in Java. Therefore, Rosblu was not sure that the Expeditionary Force would definitely win, nor did he dare to put all the treasures on the Expeditionary Force. After all, the risk of doing this is too great, so some subsidy measures must be taken. And while the fleet was still in Java, remedial actions were taken. After all, remedial requires strength to be done.

So Rosblu asked the fleet again, hoping that they could help him to conquer several indigenous tribes. In the famous discussion, of course, they would know the interests of the colonial government and would not dare to disobey the orders of the colonial government in the future. At this time, the warships were all protecting each other, and the soldiers were idle, finding something to pass the time and exercising their muscles. So the navies of the Netherlands and Russia formed a coalition force and accompanied Rosblu to conquer the indigenous tribes in Java.

Of course, the indigenous tribes were not the opponents of the regular army. Therefore, under the leadership of Rosblu, the coalition forces destroyed three indigenous tribes in one go, killing more than 1,500 indigenous people, and arrested more than 1,000 prisoners. After Rosblu's screening, more than 200 senior leaders, including chiefs, priests, elders, and other tribes were imprisoned in Batavia prison. The rest of the people bought them for farms and manors in Java as coolies, and the funds received and some materials and property seized in these battles were all distributed to the soldiers of the Navy.

Of course, Rosblu conquered these indigenous tribes not for money. He had been in the position of Governor of Java for five years and had accumulated huge wealth. In this gluttonous feast for the wealth of overseas Chinese, Rosblu also gained a lot. It can be said that Rosblu's property will never be spent in his lifetime, and the indigenous tribes can have a lot of money, so Rosblu doesn't look down on this little money at all.

He was interested in the people who caught them because they were the senior members of these tribes this time. If in the future, when the East China government returns to Java, there will be a group of scapegoats used to serve as cushions and hand them over to the East China Government, at least there will be an explanation. Of course, strictly speaking, these natives are not scapegoats, because they have all their share in attacking overseas Chinese villages. However, if the East China government cannot return to Java, Rosblu will not release them, and they will all buy them as coolies. All the three tribes of Bijing will be destroyed. Wouldn't they be released to themselves?

Of course, for the naval soldiers of the Netherlands and Russia, this trip to Java took time and made extra money, which was also a good result.

At this moment, the fleet received an order from Singapore, requiring the fleet to arrive in Singapore and meet with the expeditionary force, and then rushed to the Far East to officially join the war. After receiving the order, the Dutch and Russian fleet did not dare to neglect it, so they set sail the next day, left Java, and headed towards Singapore.

Two days later, the Dutch and Russian fleet arrived in Singapore. At this time, the British Second Battleship Detachment and the French fleet had left Singapore for 7 days and arrived at Cam Ranh Bay in Indochina 4 days ago. Now there are only the British First Battleship Detachment and some cruisers and destroyers left in Singapore. The Dutch and Russian fleet rested in Singapore for 3 days, and then set off with other warships such as the British First Battleship Detachment and drove to Cam Ranh Bay.

The fleet sailed for 3 days and arrived at Cam Ranh Bay. The Expeditionary Fleets also gathered. Phillips regrouped the fleet. After three days, the Expeditionary Fleet set out from Cam Ranh Bay and drove northwards.

Just as the Expeditionary Force gradually approached the Far East, the East China government was also actively preparing to fight the Expeditionary Force. After the evacuation fleet returned to Qingdao, the East China government resettled the withdrawn overseas Chinese while also seized time to repair and maintain the warships. In the naval battle of the Natuna Islands, although the loss of the People's Army fleet was not large, basically all warships were shot, so they were somewhat injured. Moreover, the fleet sailed for nearly two months, and the warships were consumed and worn out. Now they are about to fight the Expeditionary Force, so they naturally need to carry out maintenance and repairs to allow the warships to fight in the best condition.

Moreover, the two battleships, the Far Ocean, the Ouyang, which participated in the landing in Japan, were the Ouyang; the two armored cruisers Kaihai, and the Takuhai had already returned, and the battleship Shioyang was also put into service. Therefore, all eight battleships of the People's Army Navy gathered together, and at the same time, a armored cruiser Bayan was restored. This was originally one of the Russian Pacific Fleet. It was sunk by the Japanese army along with five other battleships in the Lushun offensive and defensive battle. Later, it was salvaged out of the water by the Japanese Lu Ji and prepared to be sent back to Japan for maintenance. However, the People's Army sent troops to participate in the battle to capture Lushun, and these warships were captured by the People's Army. The damage of the Bayan was relatively mild, so it was first repaired and renamed the Bahai, and was assigned to the Second Armored Cruise Terminal.

In addition, the Qingzhou, which returned with the evacuation fleet, was originally a second cruiser squadron, but now the other four warships of the second cruiser squadron are assisting the Marine Corps in Japan. Of course, the two warships cannot form a squadron, so these two warships have been temporarily incorporated into the 1st Armored Cruise Detachment.

Overall, although all the ships of the People's Army Navy were not concentrated this time, their strength was far stronger than those during the Battle of Tsuma Sea. This was mainly due to the fact that a large number of warships captured during the Battle of Tsuma Sea, they were incorporated into the People's Army Navy after restoration, and their strength was enhanced.

In addition to gathering the fleet, tactics must be formulated, wargame deductions, and the most reasonable tactics must be determined. This is also the main task of the Navy during this period. In contrast, landing in Japan for combat and evacuation of overseas Chinese did not spend much energy in the work of the Navy, and the relevant fleets are mainly responsible for themselves.

As the Expeditionary Force was about to reach the Far East, the Military Commission also held a hearing on the combat plan formulated by the Navy Department. In addition to Xiao Jianjun, the head of the Military Commission, Xia Bohai also attended the meeting and was personally explained by Navy Minister Shang Jinfeng.

"We will set the battlefield of this battle in Taiwan Strait. Because this battle, our goal is to annihilate as many ships as possible from the expeditionary force. Of course, it is best to completely annihilate the entire battle. Our current economic situation cannot withstand long-term combat. However, the battlefield is wide and it may not be difficult to win, but it is not easy to wipe out the opponents. Once the war is unfavorable, the warships can escape from the battlefield in dispersed manner. Although the Tsushima Sea Battle in the old time and space and this time are all battles that basically wipe out the opponents, these two Tsushima Sea Battles have certain special features, and the victorious side is waiting for their work, and the number and strength of the fleets of both sides are not much different. We do not have these two conditions at present."

"Although the Expeditionary Force also came from afar, because they walked the Suez Canal, their voyage saved more than 10,000 kilometers than the Russian fleet, and their consumption was naturally smaller than that of the Russian fleet. After passing through the Strait of Malacca, the Expeditionary Force rested for more than a month in Singapore, Java, Indochina and other places. Even if they could not fully recover their energy, they could at least recover to about 70% or 80%. Therefore, we obviously cannot fight with ease.

As for the number of fleets, let alone the number of main ships and total warships, the expeditionary force is far more than us. Although we have five modern warships to mount, it is not difficult to defeat the expeditionary force, but if we fight in conventional seas, it is basically impossible to completely wipe out the expeditionary force fleet. According to military chess deduction, the ideal result can only annihilate about 50% of the expeditionary force's ships, while the main ships of the expeditionary force are less than 50%."

"If you want to achieve complete annihilation or severely damage the expeditionary fleet, you must set the battlefield in a relatively narrow and closed sea area, and it must be near the midway of the expeditionary force's route, and it cannot be too far from us. Therefore, only the Taiwan Strait is the most suitable combat waters to achieve this goal. The Taiwan Strait is generally northeast-south-west, with mainland China and Taiwan Island on both sides, with a total length of about 370 kilometers; narrow north to south, with a north entrance of about 200 kilometers wide; the south entrance is about 410 kilometers wide; the narrowest is between Baisha Cape, Taiwan Island and Pingtan Island, Fujian Haitan, about 130 kilometers; the total area is about 80,000 square kilometers.

It is about 700 kilometers away from Shanghai, and the sea area is relatively closed, but there is a certain combat space. We have also conducted detailed surveys of the water traces of the Taiwan Strait, which is the most suitable sea area for fighting annihilation war. Our fleet will be divided into north and south fleets, with the north fleet as the main force, responsible for attracting the expeditionary fleet into the Taiwan Strait and blocking the northern exit of the Taiwan Strait. Before the war, the southern fleet was hidden in the waters of Lanyu Island on the southeastern coast of Taiwan. After the expeditionary fleet entered the Taiwan Strait, it launched an attack to block the southern exit of the Taiwan Strait, and caught a turtle in the jar, annihilated the expeditionary fleet in the Taiwan Strait in one fell swoop."

After introducing the general combat ideas, Shang Jinfeng explained in detail the distribution of the North and South Fleets. The North Fleet has allocated 6 battleships in total. In addition to the 5 battleships participating in the evacuation tour, the Fuyang also included the North Fleet. In terms of armored cruisers, it is the first armored cruiser detachment, plus two Qingzhou-class protective cruisers; in addition, there are the first, fourth cruiser squadrons, and the second, and three destroyer squadrons. There are a total of 29 combat warships.

The Northern Fleet only has two old battleships, the Osaka, the Osaka, and the 5 armored cruisers of the newly-organized Second Armored Cruise Detachment. The other ships are the Third, Sixth Cruise Squadron, First, Four-Digit Fleet, and a total of 23 combat warships.
Chapter completed!