Adams was about to speak, but was stopped by Hamilton. Then he looked at Helvig and said seriously: "The glory of the British Empire was accumulated in these 200 years of glorious history. It was built from the bodies of countless enemies and was built with countless victories. It was not something that an unknown junior like you can question, and we don't need to prove it to you."

Hulveg's face suddenly turned red, but he couldn't speak. Rosblu was also staring at him, obviously blaming him for being too reckless. In fact, Hulveg was very clear-headed. Although the British Empire consumed national strength due to the Boer War, it is still the strongest country in the world, which is also recognized by countries around the world. Moreover, the Dutch colonial government also needs the support of Britain, but Hamilton just now His attitude was too arrogant, and the governor had no backbone, and he was completely impressed by the way of asking for Britain. This was really too exciting for Hulveg, so Hulveg decided to say a few sarcastic words, one was to let him breathe; the other was to use a provocation method to stimulate the British. As a result, Adams seemed a little excited, but Hamilton was very experienced. Not only was he not excited, but he just scolded Hulveg for his righteousness.

Hamilton turned to Roseblu and said, "Mr. Governor, I hope you understand that the warships of the British Empire exist to safeguard the interests of the British Empire, not for the interests of other countries. The British government believes that it is best to resolve the current situation in Java to resolve the current situation in Java. Therefore, the British government hopes that the Batavian authorities can negotiate with the East China government to resolve the dispute between the two sides and restore the situation in Java. Moreover, the East China government has put forward the basic conditions for negotiation, which we believe are acceptable."

At this time, the Dutch colonial government had received the basic conditions for negotiation proposed by the East China government from the country. At the same time, the Dutch government authorized the colonial government to decide whether to negotiate with the East China government. First, the Netherlands is thousands of miles away and does not understand the situation in Java. Therefore, it is better to delegate power to the colonial government and let the colonial government decide on the measures based on the actual situation. Second, it is also the Dutch domestic government who is blamed. If Java cannot be saved or loses a lot of benefits, the domestic government will not have to bear this responsibility.

Rosblu immediately said: "Negotiation is OK, but we must never accept the basic conditions for negotiation proposed by overseas Chinese."

In fact, Rosblu is very clear about the domestic small abacus. If he accepts the basic conditions for negotiation proposed by overseas Chinese and negotiates with overseas Chinese, his political life will come to an end and he is likely to face domestic judicial accountability, because these conditions will cause the Netherlands to lose a lot of rights and interests. Therefore, he must not negotiate with the East China government according to this condition, at least not at this time.

Hamilton said: "But this is a prerequisite for negotiations in the East China government. If this condition is not accepted, it is impossible to hold negotiations."

Rosbru said: "No, we must not accept such conditions. We would rather fight the death to the death with overseas Chinese."

Originally, Rosbru was quite dissatisfied with Hervig’s speech just now. He didn’t want to save the British so humbly, just for the overall situation of Java. But Hervig was his own person after all, and he also saw that Britain wanted to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands to meet the conditions of overseas Chinese. Of course, he could not blame Hervig at this time, and he also expressed his tough attitude.

Hamil nodded and said, "Okay, the Governor's attitude, I will tell my country truthfully and say goodbye."

Originally, the Governor's Office held a sumptuous dinner for the British fleet and invited many Batavian celebrities to attend, hoping that Hamilton could say a few words to support the colonial government at the banquet to boost the confidence of the Batavian people. However, the talks between the two sides ended unhappily, and the banquet was obviously unable to be held again. If Hamilton spoke loudly at the banquet, it would be a bad thing and therefore he did not try to keep it.

After the British walked, Rosblu said sternly to Helveg: "Commander, your words just now are so rude."

Hurvig said: "Governor General, are you so hard not to see it? The British had never thought of helping us deal with overseas Chinese. They just wanted to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands to help them deal with Russia. Therefore, the British were unreliable. No matter how we expressed our favor, it was impossible to persuade the British."

After hearing this, Rosblu had to smile bitterly. Of course, he knew that what Helvig said was not wrong. The British did plan so that they did not pursue it anymore and said, "If the British were unwilling to help us, what should we do?"

Hurvig said: "We should recruit troops and attack the farm and completely eliminate the overseas Chinese army. Only in this way can we save Java and Batavia."

Rosbru said: "But with our military strength, can we defeat the overseas Chinese army? Aren't we losing the battle at sea?"

Hurvig said: "Although we lost at sea, it was because the warships of overseas Chinese were better than us, but they were different on land. According to the information we collected, there were not many overseas Chinese troops, about 800 people, and the total number of our army on Java is about 5,000. Now the number of troops in Batavia has exceeded 2,000, which is enough to deal with overseas Chinese. If we are safe, wait for another 4-5 days, the army we gathered can exceed 4,000. At that time, we will definitely be able to win if we fight the army of overseas Chinese."

When Rosblu heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved. Although he was an administrative official and was not very proficient in military affairs, he also knew that 4,000 vs. 800 had a great chance of winning.

At this time, an official said: "Commander, if our army goes to attack the farm, what should we do if the overseas Chinese warships come to attack the Batavia port? They can directly attack Batavia City after they capture the port."

Rosbru was able to answer, saying, "Gentlemen, please rest assured that overseas Chinese warships will never come to attack the Batavian port, because the British will never allow overseas Chinese to do so."

After hearing this, the officials were also puzzled. Rosblu further explained: "The British will not help us deal with overseas Chinese, but they will not allow overseas Chinese to capture Batavia because it is not in line with the interests of the UK. We respect the international order and trade rules set by the UK in Java. However, now the UK needs to use the power of overseas Chinese to deal with Russia, so we plan to sacrifice the interests of the Netherlands. But they will never hope that overseas Chinese forces will enter Southeast Asia. Although the UK will not help us deal with overseas Chinese, their warships have entered the port of Batavia. This actually blocks the possibility of overseas Chinese attacking the port, so we don't have to worry about the navy of overseas Chinese."

After listening to Roseblu's words, everyone suddenly realized and couldn't help but become excited. Roseblu continued: "So the fate of Java will be determined by the battle on land. Commander, this time it depends on you."

Hurvig nodded and said, "Yes, Governor, I will never let you down now."

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Hamilton and Adams returned to the warship. Along the way, Hamilton explained the relationship between the three parties of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the East China Government in detail to his successors, and said: "You understand, the Dutch just wanted to use us to deal with overseas Chinese, and our bottom line was that we could not allow overseas Chinese to occupy Batavia and gain a foothold in Java, so we drove the warship into the port of Batavia. Once overseas Chinese attacked Batavia, we would really intervene, otherwise we would not be able to dispatch it easily."

Adams sighed and said, "Politics is indeed a complicated matter."

Hamilton said, "Take it slow, you can always learn it."

Adams said: "But now that the Netherlands refuses to negotiate with overseas Chinese, what will happen next?"

Hamilton smiled and said, "Of course it's a war."

Adams said in surprise: "Get a war?"

Hamilton nodded and said, "Of course, if there is no war, the Dutch will not negotiate honestly. No country will sign a treaty that is unfavorable to them without losing."

Adams said: "If the overseas Chinese win, will they stop like this and negotiate with the Netherlands according to the original conditions? Will they continue to attack Batavia?"

Hamilton praised: "It is possible to think of this, and it proves that you have started to set out. What we have to do is to control the development of the war. When we enter the port of Batavia, we cannot let the situation in Java get out of control. Therefore, before the war, we cannot help the Dutch, but when the Netherlands fails, we must come forward to stop the overseas Chinese from continuing to attack Batavia and expand the scale of the war."

Adams said again: "What if the Netherlands won this battle?"

Hamilton said: "Of course, if the Netherlands wins, then things will be simple, and we don't need to take action. Overseas Chinese will naturally withdraw from Java. This crisis will naturally be lifted, but I don't think the Netherlands has the ability to defeat overseas Chinese."

Adams said: "Why? Java is the territory of the Netherlands. The Netherlands has rich resources here, and the overseas Chinese have only more than 800 army in Java. How can it defeat the Netherlands?"

Hamilton shook his head and said, "This is just a vanguard fleet of overseas Chinese. They will never rely on these three warships to protect overseas Chinese. Two of them happened to meet when they came back from Germany, so they will definitely have a subsequent fleet."

Adams said: "But the troops that overseas Chinese can send are limited after all, and logistics support is extremely difficult. At least Javanese will support the Netherlands."
Chapter completed!