"Commander Wang, I have a situation." At twelve o'clock in the morning on June 11, after the army landed and established a foothold, Zhao Jiaxing came to Wang Yang and said.

"What's wrong, Commander Zhao?" Wang Yang, as the top commander, did not interfere too much and just focused on the army's combat plan, so he was very leisurely.

Because this battle started with a sneak attack, everyone in Nanhua, including Liu Yiming, did not expect the Dutch to have such a strong will to fight.

"The prisoners have been fished out. The composition of the personnel on the captured warships and the Dutch people who were fished out reported that the unexpected resistance in this battle was mainly due to the natives," Zhao Jiaxing said.

"Turkish?" Wang Yang said in surprise.

This is the navy, not the army where you can count as a soldier just by firing a gun!

"Yes, the personnel composition of the captured warships taken over by the Navy was 4:3 between Dutch and Turkish.

The prisoners refused to give an account. Soon after the battle began, especially after the flagship sank, their surrender was stopped by the Javanese on the ship.

Moreover, the Javanese gunners gathered a large number of boiler workers, sailors, etc. to form a new artillery group to resist."

"No one in this group can be left alive. Please ask the navy to salvage them a few more times. The army will search around the bay. No one can get out."

If he dares to resist like this, once he escapes, Wang Yang, a natural resistance organization, knows that Nanhua and Britain are currently arguing over the evacuation and abandonment of Sumatra...

"Okay! By the way, there are only more than 8,000 army troops in the city, mainly Dutch and mercenaries. There are more than 10,000 puppet troops outside the city, mainly natives." Zhao Jiaxing said.

"Okay, now it seems that the puppet army may be more harmful." Wang Yang nodded.

"Order, the troops will deploy and tentatively attack in three directions: east, west, and south." Wang Yang ordered after Zhao Jiaxing left the command room.

…

Liu Yiming, who is far away in Surabaya, does not know the specific battle situation. The distance is too far, so it would be good to have battle reports.

"Send the battle report to the Vice Prime Minister and the government so that they don't have to worry." Liu Yiming chewed the telegram twice and handed the telegram to Secretary Yang.

"The Consulate in the UK sent a telegram saying that the matter with the French Consulate has been settled and asked when they will send someone there."

"Reply the call, the consul in the UK will temporarily serve as the consul in France." Nan Hua himself has few people and can only maintain a small diplomatic team.

Diplomats in this era have less power than they did a hundred years ago, but they still hold great power.

Before communication equipment transitioned to wireless communications, diplomats could basically decide a country's foreign relations and sign treaties relatively freely, and the king generally would not refuse.

"In addition, according to reports from multiple national tabloids and The Times, Russia and France are suspected of having joined forces. In addition, the consulate has spread information about the reinsurance treaty."

A reinsurance treaty was signed between Germany and Russia, and a military treaty was also signed between Russia and France.

Coincidentally, Russia and France, the two major European countries, happen to be Britain's feud.

Think about it, in the past century, Britain and France have fought wars all over the world, including two anti-French wars, and even encouraged and supported Prussia...

The contradiction between Russia and Britain had already intensified after the end of the Anti-French War, and the Russo-Turkish War further deepened this contradiction.

"How is the public response in the UK?" Liu Yiming nodded with satisfaction.

"I heard that the tabloids are developing indiscriminately. According to the niche newspapers, Europe is already preparing to establish the Union of the United States." Secretary Yang looked at his Prime Minister in surprise.

At a very coincidental time, Liu Yiming released the term reinsurance treaty, as well as some terms he made up.

This kind of message without origin certainly cannot be used as a formal diplomatic basis.

But by coincidence, Germany had just established its Admiralty here, and Britain had a reinsurance treaty over there.

Now Germany is investigating spies, and no one can hide its huge actions. There is already distrust in the relationship between Britain and Germany.

So from the UK's perspective, Europe is undergoing an unprecedented unity, and the terrible thing is that this alliance seems to exclude the UK?

"Brunei frontline battle report!" A messenger suddenly appeared at the door and shouted.

"Brunei?" Liu Yiming was full of doubts.

"Read!" Liu Yiming's strategic contraction in Brunei should not involve fighting, right?

"In the early morning of June 12, our security forces received more than 1,400 Chinese refugees. According to the refugees, the Japanese were expanding westward. The forward was only ten kilometers away from our army!"

"There is detailed information here!"

Liu Yiming received information from the victims.

"According to the collected information, the Japanese troops advancing westward this time were about two battalions in size. According to incomplete statistics, more than ten Chinese villages and towns were destroyed. The specific number of victims is unknown."

"Requesting to fight!——Third Division Yang Tao."

"Order that a regiment be drawn from the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division and a regiment be drawn from the 4th Brigade of the 4th Division to be expanded on the spot into the 9th and 10th brigades. The vacant officers and technical arms will be allocated from the division headquarters and the headquarters to form the 3rd Brigade.

Fifth Division, stationed in Kalimantan."

"The third division is agreed to attack. You can judge the specific situation yourself." Liu Yiming said decisively.

"Should we inform Japan?" Secretary Yang said bravely. The entire government, from the deputy prime minister to the man sweeping the floor, all knew that the prime minister did not like Japan, and even hated it.

But what can he do? This is his job.

"Has that little Matsubara left?" Liu Yiming asked, suppressing his anger.

"So far, I am still in the British Consulate, as a foreigner." Secretary Yang said.

"Go to the British Consulate." Liu Yiming is slowly transitioning into a leader, becoming more and more like a cold-blooded politician.

At this time, at the British Consulate, Xiao Matsubara was licking his face and getting close to Cyril.

"Mr. Cyril, Mr. Liu, the Prime Minister of South China, is here." Cyril was enjoying the licking of the dog on his knees when the waiter suddenly said.

"Secretary, do you have any plans for today?" Cyril asked the clerk, thinking that he had forgotten his itinerary.

"In the afternoon, you made an appointment with Minister Lin for afternoon tea." The secretary also had some doubts about himself and flipped through his notepad twice before saying.

"Let's go and see what Mr. Prime Minister wants to say. Mr. Matsubara, do you want to come with us?" Cyril said politely as usual.

"Then thank you so much, Mr. Minister!" Komatsubara said with a ninety-degree bow.

…

This really bothers Cyril. Can’t he understand diplomatic rhetoric? Why does Japan send such a person as a diplomat?

There is no other way, now that everything has been said, let’s take a look first. If the matter discussed is more important, then drive the person away.

"Please come in, Mr. Prime Minister!" Cyril adjusted his clothes and said to the waiter.

"Good day, Premier Liu." Cyril greeted Liu Yiming as he entered the living room.

"Good day, Mr. Minister." Liu Yiming stood up and stared at Xiao Songyuan behind Cyril.

Cyril followed Liu Yiming's eyes and looked back, feeling bad!

"Excuse me, why did you come here this time?" Cyril was blind and could see the anger on Liu Yiming's face, and he cursed in his heart, "What stupid thing did the Japanese do again?"

"There are two main reasons for coming here this time. The Japanese gentleman is here, so that's just right." Liu Yiming said in a nonchalant manner.

"First, the South China Navy has successfully annihilated the Royal Netherlands Navy's East India Fleet and its supplementary fleet." Liu Yiming said.

The supplementary fleet is the three warships that were sunk at the beginning, and the armored ship, which just arrived in Nanhua.

"Second, this morning, I received a telegram from Brunei from the Third Division of the South China Army." Liu Yiming emphasized the word Brunei.

"The Japanese army carried out a predatory attack on the Chinese in Kalimantan. At least ten Chinese villages and towns were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were injured or killed. Brunei has accepted 2,000 victims," ​​Liu Yiming said casually about the data.

"Is there some misunderstanding?" Cyril cursed the Japanese in his mind.

"Yes, there must be a misunderstanding." Xiao Songyuan also said, but he was secretly happy. "The guys from the Army did a good job! The Chinese are rich and easy to bully. After driving them away, this land

It’s ours!”

The British let the Japanese in to disrupt the situation, but the time was not this time, but after the conflict between Nanhua and France was over, and Nanhua could not be allowed to develop well.

"There is no misunderstanding. I have ordered the third division to conduct a defensive attack. The fifth division is already being formed and will go to Kalimantan soon. I can invest five divisions in Kalimantan. Mr. Komatsubara, what about you?" Liu Yiming

He asked in a cold voice.

"This must be a misunderstanding! Mr. Prime Minister!" Hearing that Liu Yiming wanted to increase troops, Xiao Matsubara said quickly, and he thought this matter could be explained.

"I'm not here to explain. The blood of the Chinese can only be repaid with the same blood. I won't talk about the past things since I'm not here. This time, before Japan sent out its troops, we gave you countless instructions...

Now that the matter has come to this, only one Japan and South China can be left in Kalimantan." At the British Consulate, Liu Yiming did not want to act rudely.

"The Fifth Division will be formed and sent to the battlefield at the end of the month. The Sumatra front will be relatively shrinking, but the extension of the Kalimantan campaign will lead to consequences that I hope the British can understand."

After Liu Yiming finished speaking, he glanced at Cyril, noticed that Cyril was looking at him, then looked at the dull little Matsubara, then turned and left.

"Wait a minute! Liu Yiming, do you want to go to war with the Japanese Empire?" Komatsubara reacted and shouted at Liu Yiming.

"Yeah. What? You still want to declare war?" Liu Yiming stopped, turned to Xiao Songyuan and said.

"There will be an emergency press conference later. I will read the declaration of war at the meeting, so I don't have to give it to you alone." Liu Yiming said disdainfully.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Prime Minister, the matter is far from reaching this point. War is a major event and cannot be a trivial decision." Cyril was passionate about Chinese culture and said specifically in Chinese.

"This matter, your Japanese and British attitudes are coming out!" Cyril wanted to deflect and maintain this situation for now.

"Yes! I guarantee that the Japanese army will not take the initiative to attack the Chinese again, and the Japanese army will ensure Nanhua's interests in Borneo." Xiao Matsubara's words completely regarded Kalimantan as his.

"There are only three forces on Kalimantan. The first is the British Empire, the second is the indigenous people, and the third is the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In what capacity did you make the decision?" Liu Yiming said with a smile.

"You!" Xiao Songyuan was still worried about this matter. Nan Hua's army stopped moving when they arrived in Brunei. As a result, after the Japanese army landed on the island, the original plan to help Nan Hua at Nan Hua's request was no longer valid.

Now that international public opinion is extremely unfavorable to Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has entangled a group of relatives, put pressure on the Japanese government, and at the same time joined forces with France to lower the price of silk.
To be continued...