Under the leadership of Sun Dr. Sheng, Yang Wangpeng, Xiong Chengji and others were specifically sent to No. 5 to Yi Xiaobin. Lu Ping, who led the Chinese Navy Ocean Fleet to dock No. 5, was talking to a group of overseas Chinese representatives in the officers' conference room, and there were also some journalists and consulate diplomats present.

These people have been boarding warships for more than half an hour. As representatives of the Chinese society of Sumadala, they are here to welcome the fleet. Many people have first boarded Chinese warships. According to international practice, the serviced warships of any country represent the sovereignty of the country. The warships are a piece of mobile land. Stepping on the deck of the warships means returning to the land of the motherland and the land of their hometown. Lu Ping was also very excited about the enthusiasm of local Chinese and overseas Chinese. After many years, this is probably the first time that China has sent such a large fleet to travel to the Nanyang Ocean. When the Qing court did not fall, it occasionally sent warships to the Nanyang Ocean. However, one is that the number of warships is small and cannot show its strength. The other is that the purpose of showing off is far more than the protection provided by the local Huaqiao.

This time, he led the fleet from Manila to Sumadala. On the way, Lu Ping had received clear instructions from the center and the Navy. He was told that the situation in Sumadala is relatively tense, so this long-distance training not only requires training officers and soldiers, but also must undertake the task of protecting overseas Chinese when it is necessary to play. More importantly, the President clarified his position in the telegram from the Commander-in-Chief Hall. In this overseas Chinese protection operation, he authorized Lu Ping to "do it cheaply" if necessary

The so-called "action is cheap" means giving the decision on whether to start a war or not to Lu Ping. In other words, if the overseas Chinese protection operation is stopped by a certain force, then Lu Ping can completely decide whether to use the fleet to fight back with force.

If Lu Ping was a little strange about this order before rushing to Suma Dala, then now he is no longer surprised. Just now, these Chinese representatives who boarded the warship had already passed on Lu Ping in detail the current tension on Suma Dala. Lu Ping has now understood the seriousness of the local situation. In a sentence that is not an exaggeration, the current Suma Dala is a wooden barrel filled with gunpowder. One Mars will cause a violent explosion. Once this gunpowder barrel explodes, the ending will be only two. One is that the local Chinese forces are in a slump, and the other is that the Chinese rule the entire island, and the decision is in Lu Ping.

It is precisely because of this that the Chinese and overseas Chinese groups have prepared for response. Not only have they hoarded a large amount of arms and supplies, but they are also hurrying to organize groups to train armed forces. Once the conflict turns into war, Palembang will probably immediately become the military command center of the Chinese armed forces, and the ocean-going fleet commanded by Lu Ping will also play a crucial role.

In order to ensure fleet operations, the Chinese community has prepared a large number of necessary supplies for the fleet in the port warehouse. In addition to the lack of shells, all other materials needed by the navy can be found in the port warehouse, from cables for warships to daily necessities required by sailors, from materials for maintenance of cannons to coal and heavy oil used for warship boilers, many materials are complete. If the warehouse is not destroyed and the warship shells are sufficient, the fleet can support a longer-term battle here in Palembang.

This is also one of the enthusiasm of the Chinese. Lu Ping cannot be unwilling to be moved. With the authorized telegram from the center, he has now officially decided to temporarily cancel the original fleet navigation training and park in Palembang for a period of time to observe the changes in the situation.

After the meeting with the Chinese representatives, Lu Ping called several adjutants and told them to lead everyone to visit the warships. In particular, Ding asked the adjutant to ask the Chinese and overseas Chinese to see the destroyers built by China and the seaplanes carried on the warships. This is also a symbol of the great progress of China's armed forces and a confidence in the strengthening of national strength. By displaying these weapons, both Chinese and overseas Chinese are relieved that as long as the center stands behind, no enemy is afraid.

Lu Ping had just finished his talks with the Chinese representatives, and received a report from the officer on duty that Mr. Sun from the Tongmenghui had come and requested to board the ship for a visit.

To be honest, Lu Ping didn't care about the title of "revolutionary pioneer". He was born in the Beiyang Naval Academy. Although he sympathized with the revolutionary proposition of the Tongmenghui, as a professional soldier, he insisted that soldiers should be purer and it would be better not to participate in political activities. Therefore, after receiving the report from the officer on duty, he hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to meet Mr. Sun. After all, this is a Chinese wanderer and has been wandering abroad for many years. How can I say that the mobile country of the motherland cannot refuse a revolutionary who is determined to expel several enemy forces.

Lu Ping rushed to the side of the ship and personally welcomed the leader of the Tongmenghui, and ordered the officers to whistle the warship to show a warm welcome.

Mr. Sun was very happy, took Lu Ping's hand, left a group photo in front of the camera, and then offered to "contact alone" with Lu Ping, but this suggestion was politely declined by Lu Ping.

"Mr. Sun, I still have official duties to deal with. I will ask someone to take you around the warship. You can stay until dark. Then I will send someone to send you down the warship. Naval regulations, warships are not allowed to stay overnight at non-military personnel. Therefore, I hope Mr. Sun can understand."

Lu Ping explained, then said goodbye and left, leaving an adjutant to accompany Mr. Sun and his group to visit various parts of the warship.

But for Mr. Sun, Xiong Chengji and others, this visit was somewhat indifferent. They did not care about military affairs, but they were more concerned about politics. Although they were also very clear that politics cannot be separated from military affairs, since Commander Lu refused to hold a secret meeting with them, they naturally no longer had to care about the combat effectiveness of this fleet.

Accompanied by the adjutant, Mr. Sun and Xiong Chengji climbed onto the bridge and looked into the distance and saw two warships traveling back and forth on the sea outside the port. Judging from the national flags flying by the warship, it was obviously a warship of the Dutch East India colonial authorities.

"That's a Dutch warship, is it a cruiser when you go up?" Mr. Sun asked the adjutant who accompanied him to visit the warship.

"Yes, the cruiser is the two "Gerderland-class colonial cruisers made by the Netherlands, which are the prototype ships of the active cruisers of my country's Navy, "Hairong and Haichou," which are slightly outdated in terms of structure and design, and are already an old warship." The adjutant replied.

"So, if "Sea Deep, the cruiser will fight one-on-one with it, which side will win more?" Mr. Sun asked again.

The adjutant said: "If a single ship is in combat, the sea depth and the number of ships will win a lot, because the "sea and ships in the active service of our Navy have been modernized and replaced with the latest German shooting commander and rangefinder, which is better than the same type of ships in the Netherlands than the shooting accuracy and shooting degree. In addition, the Dutch warship has been in service in the Far East for many years, and its maintenance status is not as slow as our ships, and it will be slower in sailing. Once a single ship fights, if the sailors on both sides are of the same quality, our warship will win."

"The Dutch sailor's supreme," one.

"It's hard to say, I'm afraid you can only understand the truth after fighting."

After hearing these words from the adjutant, Mr. Sun, Xiong Chengji and others smiled faintly. From the adjutant's words, everyone also understood a basic fact, that is, the current Chinese team is filled with a sense of arrogance and eager to fight, and even the European powers do not take it seriously.

Perhaps seeing the questioning position of these Tongmenghui cadres, the adjutant said: "War, one should focus on fighting with more and less, and against weak with strong. This is especially true for naval warfare. There are many ships and the side with more guns are always less than the side with fewer guns, and the side with fewer guns has a much greater chance of winning. Now that Europe is on war, the Dutch government declares neutrality, but no one can guarantee that the war will not burn to the Netherlands. After all, there are Belgium's past lessons, so the Dutch government has to put the main force of the navy in its homeland. As for the East India colony,

At present, there are only a few large warships, "Gelderland, class cruisers, no matter how big the warships are, there will be no more. But looking at our fleet, we not only have cruisers, but also two large ocean-going attack ships. According to the classification of European naval powers, this kind of warship is at least heavy cruisers. It can even fight against battle cruisers. It is easy to deal with the Dutch Far East Fleet. If the war really starts, how could Commander Lu only send a single ship to fight? It must be the fleets that came out together."

Speaking of this, the adjutant suddenly realized that he had said too much, so he quickly stopped talking and stopped analyzing it in depth.

"If there is a conflict with the Netherlands, will the center really let Commander Lu lead the fleet to attack?"

Xiong Chengji said to himself that he did not expect to get an answer, but now there are more than one or two people with the same idea as him. In fact, almost all the Tongmenghui cadres present are thinking about this issue. After all, this is directly related to the situation in Sumadala, and their intention is to take advantage of the troubled waters here. Otherwise, they would not have vigorously promoted the theory that "all Chinese are Chinese."

Just as the cadres of the Tongmenghui were wondering when the Sino-Dutch conflict broke out, outside the port of Palembang, the two Dutch Navy's "Gelderland-class cruisers were still traveling back and forth on the territorial waters. On the deck of one of the warships, there was a big man, who was no one else, but Mr. Van Idenberg, the Governor of the East India Colonial appointed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Edenberg rushed to the coast of Palembang from the Governor's Office in Batavia. Since he learned that the Chinese naval fleet was about to arrive in Sumadala for "ocean training", Edenberg was feeling uncomfortable. After careful consideration, he finally decided to come here in person. In any case, he must avoid further deterioration in Sumadala's situation.

As the governor of the Netherlands, Edenberg knew very well about the current situation on Sumadala. To be honest, he, like the Dutch government, did not want to see the war in Sumadala at this time. Once the chaos here occurs, no one can guarantee that other islands will not have similar chaos.

Similarly, Edenberg, like the Dutch government, believes that the unoptimism of the situation in Sumadala is directly related to China's central government. Although there is no direct evidence that the Chinese central government is making trouble behind the scenes, there is some indirect evidence, including some reports of spies placed in Chinese communities, which show that the Chinese central government is fully supporting the Chinese forces on Sumadala Island. Moreover, it seems that the Nanyang Chinese Association is directly obeying the Chinese central government. As for the already declining Tongmenghui, it seems that it also plays a secondary role in it.

There is no doubt that if the Chinese and natives were born on Sumadala conflicted, the Chinese central government would definitely find an excuse for interference. This can be proved from this Chinese naval fleet that came from Manila. The facts have proved that the "mad president" China's ambition is no worse than that of Japanese politicians, and it seems to be even better. At least, the Japanese government robbed the "borderless colony" while the "mad president" was interested in the colony that the Netherlands had occupied. This behavior was as bad as the United States robbed the Philippines and Cuba under Spanish occupation. The difference is that the United States slogan was to support the independence struggle between the Philippines and Cuban people, while the Chinese slogan was to protect overseas Chinese.

If the Malayan crisis had not exploded, there would have been no such many Chinese expatriates on Sumadara Island. Therefore, Edenberg insisted that the Malayan crisis was planned by the "mad president". From the beginning, the Netherlands was the target, and Britain was just played with by the "mad president".

Standing on the bridge just now, Edenberg had already seen the grand and overly welcoming fleet ceremony on the Palembang Pier with a telescope. Now, standing on the deck of the warship, Edenberg was uneasy. As the colonial governor, he knew very well that the Dutch colonial army could not stop the Chinese from acting alone unless the British government or the US government were willing to interfere. However, Britain is now in a European war and cannot extricate itself, and the United States has officially declared war on Germany, so these two countries cannot count on it.

"Please report to Singapore, please send a fleet to help us control the situation in the Sumadara region. If the British Governor is willing to help, the Dutch concubine government will make concessions on the final issue of Borneo. If the British Governor cannot take substantial action, I worry that the rebellion will gradually spread to Malaya and Borneo, and the British colonies will suffer greatly unless we can join forces to curb the ambitions of the Chinese.

Edenberg finally decided to ask the British for help, but his telegram for help had no effect. The Governor of the British Straits Colony quickly replied, telling Edenberg that the British Far East Fleet could not act anyway, because they had already discovered the whereabouts of the remaining warships of the German Far East Fleet, and now the German naval issue must be dealt with first.

In desperation, Edenberg had to ask the Japanese government for help again, but the Japanese government also offered conditions that unless the Dutch government was willing to transfer all the Dutch colonies in western New Guinea to Japan for management, the Japanese government would not interfere in China's actions.

Edenberg had no such power, and he was completely convinced that the Dutch government would not agree to the internship, so he had to give up.

"Can the situation in Suerdala eventually become uncontrollable?"

Looking at the Chinese flag flying in the port, Edenberg made a painful choice and decided to order the withdrawal of all the Dutch troops on the island to avoid losing the more than 5,000 troops on the island.

When the orders of the Governor General were given, the night had ruled the entire island.

Late that night, a huge fire lit up in the suburbs of Palembang, and a deserted Dutch barracks turned into ashes in the flames.
Chapter completed!