Chapter 491 The black hand reaching out to Indonesia
There was naturally no suspense about the outcome of the Anglo-Dutch war. Except for the three light cruisers, some destroyers and torpedo boats that took advantage of the shallow draft and finally succeeded in breaking through, the rest of the entire fleet, including two coastal defense battleships and two heavy cruisers, all
Was sunk at the mouth of the Rhine.,
However, the Dutch, who were full of grief and indignation, also achieved respectable results. Under the cover of their battleships as human shields, their destroyers and torpedo boats still sank a British battleship and a heavy cruiser in a desperate raid.
and four destroyers. Especially the performance of the two coastal defense battleships was very worthy of their expensive price. Although they did not sink a British battleship, they used their 280 main guns with a crazy rate of fire.
, severely damaged four British battleships, including the Sovereign. What is even more shocking is that the two battleships actually held on at sea for nearly two hours before sinking under dozens of times the enemy siege.
Among them, the Rotterdam was not even sunk. This flagship of the Dutch Navy, after being burned into a sea of fire, struggled to the main channel of the Rhine Estuary, and opened the sea valve with another heavy cruiser that had also been severely damaged.
, under the watchful eyes of countless compatriots on the shore, it blocked the channel by sinking itself.
Of course, their self-sinking cannot prevent the British from landing. For those landing ships with very shallow drafts, it does not matter whether there is a channel or not. All thirty-two landing ships sailed out from the rear of the fleet, protected by small destroyers with shallow drafts.
They started to land in the Netherlands, but then the performance of the Dutch gave the British a headache.
The tragic ending of the navy completely angered the Dutch. After all, everyone has some dignity. The British invasion in such an unreasonable way has made the Dutch angry. Even if reason tells them that they need to endure it, after seeing their own navy
After the fleet fulfilled its duties with a tragic battle, the army, which had been ordered to surrender only with symbolic resistance, also began real resistance. Although their combat effectiveness was far behind the British army,
However, these Dutch soldiers, supported by the belief in defending their country, still tenaciously launched street battles with the British army in Rotterdam.
The performance of the navy and army also forced Queen Wilhelmina and her cabinet to the point where they had to fight. At this time, if they continued with their original principles, they would undoubtedly be spurned by the entire country. Her Majesty the Queen immediately issued a nationwide mobilization
, an order to formally declare war on Britain.
Moreover, the naval battle at the mouth of the Rhine also bought valuable time for the mobilization of the Dutch Army. A large number of Dutch Army began to invest in the street fighting in Rotterdam. Even many irritated Dutch civilians joined the fighting. In the ancient streets of Rotterdam,
Fight the invaders tenaciously.
By this time, the Dutch landing operation planned by Fatty Qiu was completely out of control. Because of the resistance of the Dutch, the British army could no longer raid Germany through the Netherlands as quickly as they imagined. Instead, it put itself in an embarrassment.
situation. Especially their shameless behavior caused great indignation internationally. Most of the European neutral countries, including Spain and Sweden, condemned the British. Even the Danish navy began to mobilize to the west coast to prevent the British
The men invaded Germany through Denmark.
Of course, this is all trivial. At this point in the war, it is no longer a big deal whether to show off or not. The real trouble for the British is that the resistance of the Dutch bought the Germans time. After getting the permission of the Dutch government,
The German Sixth Army in Belgium began to enter the Netherlands to reinforce Rotterdam, and at the same time, some of the hastily recruited German army also began to enter the Netherlands.
What makes the British even more troublesome is the arrival of the High Seas Fleet.
This huge fleet led by Prince Heinrich had eighteen battleships and battlecruisers, and the British Home Fleet led by Admiral May, after two battleships were sunk and four battleships were severely damaged, could now be used.
Only twenty-six capital ships came for the decisive battle.
Obviously, the British need to make a difficult choice to fight. The strength gap between the two sides does not make people feel reassured. Although they will not fail, the losses will definitely not be small. If they do not fight, the sea passage from Britain to the Netherlands will be lost.
After being cut off, the two divisions that had landed in Rotterdam were left alone, and in the end they could only be wiped out. In that case, the British War Department would hate the navy, and it would also become a stain that can never be washed away in the history of the British navy. Not only Fatty Qiu
Stepping down is certain, even the British Prime Minister has to step down. Although the annihilation of more than 30,000 troops is not a tragedy. Compared with the French battlefield, this is just the number of casualties in one day, but if he is abandoned by his own country
The nature of what is caused is completely different.
But soon Fatty Qiu and the Admiralty no longer needed to worry. The British Home Fleet, which was blocked at the mouth of the Rhine River by the Dutch shipwrecks, had already begun to head north to face the German High Seas Fleet under the leadership of Admiral May.
"Damn, the fight finally started." Emperor Yang in the Beijing Palace looked at the telegram in his hand and said excitedly. He didn't expect that happiness would come so suddenly and unexpectedly. He really didn't expect that the decisive battle between Britain and Germany would happen at sea.
It unfolded so quickly, and I didn’t expect that the Dutch were so stubborn that they dared to engage in a real war with the British. However, this is understandable. After all, the British really bullied them this time, even if they are a small country.
It is also dignified.
"Your Majesty, what kind of expression do we need to make regarding the British invasion of the Netherlands?" Zhang Quan said with a smile.
"Express? Ah, pay close attention and hope that both sides will exercise restraint!" Emperor Yang said righteously, which meant not to express anything. In fact, it is not easy to express anything at this time. After all, China and Britain are in the honeymoon period now.
, Prince George is giving speeches and engaging in cultural exchanges in China, and he also goes to visit the children in the orphanage. Naturally, he has to give face at this time, including the Chinese news media, which must try to downplay the nature of this matter when reporting on it. Anyway,
If a small country like the Netherlands dies, it will die!
Zhang Quan nodded and continued: "The Dutch's Asian colonies may not be preserved next."
It's true. Indonesia is a piece of fat. With the development of the automobile industry in recent years, Indonesia's rubber plantations have made a lot of money for the Dutch. Basically, the money they spent on warships was earned from the rubber business.
This place has long made many people drool, including Emperor Yang of course. Now that there is such a good opportunity, the British and Russians naturally cannot let it go.
Should we encourage the Indonesian monkeys to get up and take the opportunity to fight bloody battles for national independence? Now the Filipino monkeys are almost dead for the sake of national independence, the Vietnamese monkeys have been conquered, and their Queen Mother spent last night in Emperor Yang’s bed
Well, their little king just cried and complained to Emperor Yang, saying that the prince bullied him again. The only people left who have not been harmed are the Burmese, Malay, and Indonesian monkeys. Emperor Yang's standard for these guys is that they can
Kill as many as you want, and then let the Chinese colonize their land.
This is indeed a good opportunity.
First of all, the Dutch rule there is definitely not guaranteed. No matter the British, Russians or even the French, they will not allow a hostile country to continue to retain this vast colony. Moreover, the Dutch do not have many troops in Indonesia.
If a family sends out a division, it is estimated that the Dutch there will only have one option: surrender.
But even if Britain, France, and Russia take over Indonesia, they will not be able to effectively control this land. The reason is very simple. They are also powerless now. The British actually only have one division in Southeast Asia, and the rest are all Asan soldiers who are just a living.
That's all. The French actually only have one brigade in Phnom Penh. They can't even take care of their own country. They don't care about the colony. They are nothing more than a symbolic existence. In addition, there is a group of Japanese mercenaries, the main force of the Allied Powers in Asia. In fact, they are
The Russians, but now the Russians are struggling just to deal with the uprising of the monkeys in the Philippines.
Even the attack on Medan was actually stopped. Only the four islands of Negros, Cebu, Samar and Leyte were occupied. To this day, they are still entangled with the Philippine guerrillas on these four islands. Fox Waldzer
Comfortably leading the German troops to watch the excitement in Medan, cheering the monkeys on and providing arms support. On Luzon Island, Aguinaldo and Liu Hengzhen led the Philippine People's Liberation Army to even grow to 100,000 people, and they continued to attack
The Russian rubber plantations made natural rubber more and more expensive on the market, and Yang Feng even had to start producing synthetic rubber.
In other words, if the Indonesian monkeys also rise up to rebel and carry out an independence movement, these colonists will definitely not be able to suppress it. Of course, they will not be able to give up this piece of fat. At worst, they will recruit mercenaries from other colonies, especially now that more and more people are
The popular Japanese are basically willing to sacrifice their lives for food. Moreover, Britain, France and Russia will not feel sorry for the death of these colonial mercenaries. It is nothing more than buying them some guns from China, so that these messy bastards can fight in Indonesia and other countries.
The monkeys are killing each other, so that even the Asan, Japanese, Burmese, and Malay monkeys can be cleaned up.
The more Emperor Yang thought about it, the more he felt that this was a worthwhile project. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone. Although it would cause another bloody storm in Asia, for him, a life filled with skeletons and blood was a happy one.
Yes, if all these monkeys don't die, how can Asia become the Asia of the Chinese? What's more, it costs nothing at all for him, and it can even be turned into a new wealth-making project, so why not do it? (
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