The wind is calm and there are almost no big waves on the sea. Standing on the boat, you can look at the far land. And in the far direction of the land, the rising black smoke makes the calm atmosphere somewhat strange.

A seaplane flew to the ocean from the land direction with a heavy roar of motives, and began to descend to the sea, and finally landed on the surface of the seaplane with a propeller. A maneuverable plate leaned over and pulled the plane next to the seaplane mothership with a cable, and finally the crane lifted the seaplane onto the deck.

Standing on the bridge of the "Green Forest Ocean Attack Ship", Lu Ping took all the scenes on the sea. After the seaplane was lifted off the sea, he turned the telescope lens and began to look at the direction of the land.

The curling black smoke in the far direction of the land is clearly visible. A little bit, there are at least dozens of smoke pillars. That should be a burning village. Even standing on the deck of a warship, Lu Ping could imagine what was born on the land. To be honest, he was unwilling to imagine in depth, because he knew very well that this battle born on Sumadala Island would never be a battle that idealists would like to see. Here, there is no rules of war, only the cold prey of the jungle, and whoever has stronger force will dominate everything, including the life and property of the enemy.

Although Lu Ping has a somewhat "Greater Chinese" tendency and is also a professional soldier, he is not a butcher who kills without blinking an eye. He insists that when facing a weak nation or a weak country, he cannot take any ruthless measures. After all, this is different from the traditional education he received, and may even conflict with military discipline.

But Lu Ping was also very clear that his moral norms could not restrain the militia or siege teams that were "sweeping" in the countryside and fields. Those people were not soldiers and were not subject to military discipline. For some of them, participating in the battle was just to gain wealth more conveniently and gain a sense of revenge in the cruel blow to the enemy.

This is not a fair contest, but an inevitable contest, and the outcome of the contest will ultimately determine who the future owner of this narrow island is. In any case, the Chinese will never give up their interests, especially when such interests have been threatened by the natives.

To be honest, Lu Ping did not expect that the local Chinese autonomous organs would decide to take action first. When he received the notice from the Autonomous Bureau in the early morning this morning, he even thought he was dreaming. After all, it was less than a day before his fleet arrived in Palembang. At this time, the Autonomous Bureau took the initiative to attack, which was a bit like a feint as a tiger's power. No wonder Lu Ping was not very happy. He felt that he had been used, and the people who used him obviously used others.

But now there is no practical significance for these. Since the conflict has arisen and is escalating, Lu Ping must fulfill his mission, which is entrusted to him by the central government and a Chinese must do. After all, the militia and siege teams fighting on land safeguard the interests of the Chinese. This interest has nothing to do with morality, justice, but only with the interests of the nation and the country. As a soldier, Lu Ping must obey this, the interests of the nation and the country.

"Report to the commander! The reconnaissance plane has returned, the reconnaissance photos are being washed, and the pilot asked if he would report to the commander in person?"

Just when Lu Ping was a little distracted, the voice of an adjutant came from behind him.

The seaplane that just landed on the sea just now was a reconnaissance plane. It was ordered by Lu Ping to go to the inland area for reconnaissance. It was not the first aircraft to perform reconnaissance missions. In fact, a reconnaissance plane had returned two hours ago. It was through the reconnaissance report of that reconnaissance plane that Lu Ping was able to understand what was happening in those villages and had an intuitive impression of the cruel methods of militia and the crusade team.

"Don't report it to me in person. The reconnaissance report can be sent with the reconnaissance photos. I'll ask the staff to see it first, and then hand it over to me for a review.

Lu Ping shook his head. He was really not in the mood to study the reconnaissance photos now. The current situation could not tell that it was a battle. In the face of the well-equipped and well-trained Chinese People's Regiment, the natives were almost vulnerable. Except for a small number of well-equipped Chinese People's Regiment, most native residents could only use cold weapons to fight the militia. Therefore, in just one morning's battle, the native settlements throughout Palembang were indeed "disappeared as the Autonomous Bureau said. The burning fires destroyed not only the village itself, but also a large number of corpses, and all the evidence related to violence.

Lu Ping insisted that this was a conflict that the autonomous organs had planned for a long time, and the purpose was to create a terrifying atmosphere to scare away the natives who moved to Sumandala. He also believed that this goal might not be achieved in a long time. At that time, the top figures of the autonomous organs could use the cheapest way to obtain more land and mines. This is probably the real purpose deep in their hearts. The so-called interests of the nation and the country are just a high-sounding excuse. The situation on the island is on the verge of being out of control, which is somewhat related to human greed. It is the driving force driven by this greed that made European colonists almost control the entire world.

"Order the fleet to sail northwest and maintain the five festivals."

Lu Ping sighed, no longer thinking about the troublesome things, and gave new orders to the first mate standing beside him. So soon, the fleet adjusted its course and sailed northwest along the eastern coastline of the island.

At 8 o'clock this morning, Lu Ping led the fleet away from the Palembang Pier and had been swimming back and forth in the waters near Palembang, shocking the two Dutch Navy cruisers, and also monitoring the Dutch colonial army troops who had retreated to the sea. For a moment, the seas near Palembang were full of gunpowder, and some civilian ships that had originally planned to set sail immediately were not stunned and temporarily canceled the original navigation plan and continued to stay in the port.

What made Lu Ping relieved was that the fleets of both sides confronted each other for a morning, and the Dutch fleet did not act provocatively, and the Dutch Army, which was on standby at the sea, did not take any interference. Obviously, the central government's deterrence strategy achieved its goal. The emergence of the Chinese naval ocean-going fleet not only gave the local Chinese courage, but also effectively shocked the Dutch East India colonial authorities.

However, when Lu Ping commanded the fleet to turn around and sail to the northwest, the two Dutch Navy's "Gelderland" class cruisers chased after him, heading alongside Lu Ping's flagship "Green Forest" and came to the "Green Forest".

"Report to the commander! The commander of the Dutch fleet came to the flag and asked to send someone to board the ship and hold an emergency talk with our commander. The Dutch said that the representative sent by the warship was the Governor General of the East Indian colony of the Netherlands."

The flag-speaking soldiers brought out the flag-speaking from the Dutch warship, and then the adjutant Yiruo hurried over and conveyed the Dutch's meaning to Lu Ping.

"Return to the flag language and tell the Dutch Governor that if he wants to come, he will come over with a white flag and I will wait for him on the warship."

Although Lu Ping was a little disgusted with the incident on land, he didn't mind taking this opportunity to give the Dutch a warning.

The arrogant attitude of the Chinese fleet commander. Mr. Van Edenberg, the Governor of the East India Colony of the Netherlands, was indeed very annoyed. He immediately instructed his subordinates to firmly oppose the arrogant Chinese naval fleet commander under the white flag. He insisted that he could meet the fleet commander as the governor, which was enough to show his sincerity in negotiations. If he was to fight the white flag again, it would be a bit unreasonable. Even if he didn't care, the Dutch Kingdom government would not allow him to do so.

So, Edenberg ordered his men to continue to negotiate with the other side in flag language, but the commander of the Chinese fleet insisted on his own opinion. Edenberg would not allow him to board the ship without slapping the white flag. The two sides would be in a stalemate. The warship Idenberg had to sail with the Chinese Navy Ocean Fleet. The Chinese Navy ship went northwest, the Dutch warship also went northwest, and the Chinese Navy ship went southeast. The Dutch warship also went southeast, soaking mushrooms.

In the end, Edenberg's men came up with an idea, and a naval intern officer first took the white flag to the Central ** ship, and then Edenberg then took another board. In this way, the embarrassing situation of the Governor can be avoided to the greatest extent.

After weighing the trade-offs, the commander of the Chinese Navy finally agreed to the Dutch's suggestion, so half an hour later, Edenberg finally boarded the Chinese Navy's large ocean-going attack ship "Green Forest".

Before coming, Edenberg had carefully studied the meaning of the name of the "Green Forest". He knew that the so-called "Green Forest" was the robbers and bandits in ancient China, and it was really realistic. Edenberg had to admire the president named the "mad president" of this warship that did not hide his fanatical worship of force and his blatant contempt for the current world order.

After boarding the warship, the commander of the Chinese Navy Fleet met Edenberg in the officers' conference room. As soon as they met, the Governor raised a solemn protest.

"I protest! The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will maintain the power to take further action against the violent behavior of your nationals in Sumadara! Given that your government recognizes dual nationality, unless your country can restrain the actions of those mobs, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will submit this incident to the International Peace Conference of the Hague for resolution!"

However, to Edenberg's surprise, the naval officer who didn't look like a very silencer made a very decent defense.

"I am sorry for the protests of the Governor. I cannot accept them because I am not a diplomat. Your protest can be submitted to our Consul in Palembang, but I cannot ask me that I am a soldier, and here I am only implementing the orders of the central government of our country to protect the overseas Chinese. I have no right to interfere with other matters. As for the conflict between the local Chinese autonomous organs and natives, this seems to be attributed to the mishandling of the colonial authorities of your country. Moreover, if the Chinese autonomous organs had not queried the riots of the natives, I would probably have sent sailors and marines to carry out the bridge protection mission, and would not have met with the Governor here. In addition, it is necessary to remind the Governor that, as far as I know, the International Peace Conference of The Hague is no longer able to perform its functions. Otherwise, why could the European war be slowed down?"

Originally, Edenberg came over to scare the Chinese Navy fleet commander, but unexpectedly, the commander was not afraid of being frightened by his external power, but instead took the opportunity to mock the International Peace Conference. This was too disgraceful to the Governor General, so Edenberg had to give up his idea.

"Please pay attention to your lord. Now, there are still merchants and consuls from various countries in Palembang City. If they are affected by violent actions, the international community will definitely not agree! Now, I will go to the city to convene the consuls from various countries to discuss, hoping that your lord will not obstruct. "Please."

Since there was no room for reconciliation for this, Edenberg had to angrily leave the large ocean-going attack ship of the Chinese Navy. He did what he said, and returned to the Dutch warship. He immediately ordered his return to Palembang Pier and prepared to land to meet the consulates of various countries to see if an international conference could be convened to resolve the crisis of Sumadara.

Looking at the two Dutch cruisers heading towards the port, Lu Ping stood on the bridge and sneered. If the dispute between countries could be resolved by convening international conferences, then there might not be any war in this world.
Chapter completed!