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Besides, the Hu Ben Army has taken Taiwan and Ji Ading, and Brunei probably cannot escape the enemy. In the days to come, God knows whether the Hu Ben Army will continue to attack Batavia immediately... Well, this is not a question of whether it will be, but a question of when. The Hu Ben Army Navy will definitely attack Batavia.

With Batavia's current defensive ability, can he block the fierce attack of the Hu Ben Navy? Alihan is deeply suspicious. The strength demonstrated by the Hu Ben Navy is indeed too daunting. Since Batavia's grandsons have no ability to stop the Hu Ben Navy's progress, what is his fault? The law does not blame the public!

...

"Mr. Alihan, do you have anything to consider?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly said meaningfully.

"Thinking? What to consider?"

Alihan asked in confusion.

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Let's sit down and talk."

Alihan hurriedly led the way in front and brought Zhang Jun and his group into the Governor General's residence. The Dutch tricolor flag that was originally hung above the Governor's residence has been removed. Now, above the Governor's residence, the flag of the Hu Ben Army fluttered in the wind.

When Alihan saw this red flag, he felt a little uncomfortable. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch twice. However, no matter how uncomfortable he was, he had to overcome it. Now, no one around Ji'ading dared to disobey the will of the Hu Ben Army. No one dared to offend the majesty of this flag.

As if he had returned to his home, Zhang Zhun sat comfortably in the middle of the sofa. He stretched comfortably and waved his hand to show Alihan and Dezewu to sit down. The two looked at each other and finally sat down respectfully.

Zhang Zhun said intentionally or unintentionally: "Governor Putman and Mr. Anita have both returned to Batavia safely. I only have 800 pounds of ransom in total. You should all know this news?"

Alihan nodded and said that he knew.

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said kindly: "So, don't worry about your future. Even if the East India Company refuses to pay for you to redeem you, your respective families can pay the ransom. As long as we receive the ransom, we will release the person immediately."

"So, now, you two can completely relax. We can talk casually, talk about everything, fantasy, and one thousand and one night. This is all possible. As long as you are willing, there is no topic that cannot be discussed."

Alihan wanted to speak but stopped.

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Mr. Alihan, maybe you can communicate with the Netherlands to express my point of view. I think that the future world should be for everyone to live in peace and respect each other. Trade and military should be separated. Merchant ships of all countries can freely sail on the sea and conduct trade activities freely. Merchant ships of any country should not be subject to violent attacks."

Alihan said half-believingly: "Dear Emperor..."

Zhang Zhun said gently: "You can call me Mr. Zhang."

Alihan hesitated for a moment before saying half-believingly: "Mr. Zhang, do you really think so? Trade activities and military operations are separated?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course. I have always believed that the Dutch nation is a smart and excellent nation. Similarly, our Chinese nation is also an excellent and intelligent nation. Two excellent and intelligent nations kill each other and will only make others laugh at. We should sit down and settle disputes through negotiation while drinking coffee."

Alihan frowned and said, "Then... how should His Majesty the Emperor deal with the current situation? Will Mr. Zhang make concessions at the negotiating table?"

Alihan would not believe what Zhang Zhun said just now. He is not a three-year-old child, so why was he fooled by Zhang Zhun? However, he would never refute Zhang Zhun's words. He didn't want to make things boring, and he might even give up his life in the end.

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "I think you should first withdraw all the armed forces in the Far East so that we can sit down and negotiate."

Alihan frowned and said, "Why do we need to withdraw our troops?"

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Because this is not your land?"

Alihan said unwillingly: "This is also not the territory of the Chinese Empire..."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said in a cold tone: "Mr. Alihan, this is indeed not our territory! But this is our doorstep! This is my throat! Others garrisoning here is equivalent to pushing a sharp blade on my throat! Do you understand? This is to assassinate me! Mr. Alihan, you should clearly see that our Hu Ben Army did not push the tip of the knife to the throat of your Dutch!"

Alihan was speechless.

In fact, Zhang Zhun's words are very shameless.

The Chinese Empire clearly wanted to include the entire Nanyang into the territory of the Chinese Empire. However, Zhang Zhun's Hu just said it was righteous and without any guilt, as if the truth of the matter was like this. However, no matter how shameless his words were, Alihan could not argue with the other party. There was no way, Nanyang was indeed the doorstep of the Chinese Empire.

If the Hu Ben Navy ran to the Netherlands to set up camp, the Dutch would probably feel restless. The feeling of being pushed against the throat by someone with a knife is really very unhappy. How did the Han Chinese say? How could he allow others to snore on the side of the bed?

Dezeu said in discontently: "Even if we Dutch are willing to trade peacefully, the Spanish and British will not agree."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "They will agree."

Dezeu frowned and said, "Why do you say they agree?"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "It's up to you Dutch people to agree."

Dezewu was stunned for a moment and finally realized. Damn the Hu Ben Army and the Damn Zhang Zhun, it turned out that he was playing tricks! The Hu Ben Army Navy used force to make the Dutch surrender, and naturally also used force to make the Spaniards and the British surrender. As long as these three families surrender, the sea in the future can indeed calm down besides sporadic pirates.

Alihan also recalled it and said quietly: "I hope!"

...

Batavia, headquarters of the Netherlands East India Company.

Stekrenberg was always in a very melancholy mood.

Since Rezger's naval fleet was destroyed by the Hubern Army Navy, there has never been a smile on Stekrenberg's face. Later, Formosa was lost and Jiadin was lost. Several major routes that the Dutch had finally established were all destroyed. Without these major routes, the profit revenue of the East India Company would have been sharply reduced by at least 70%.

Lieutenant General Phil Crow of the 13th Fleet of the Dutch Navy was also depressed. If one word was used to describe Phil Crow's mood, it would be a lot of pressure. There was no way, under the huge pressure of the Hu Ben Navy, he could not be happy at all. Idiots could see that this large-scale operation of the Hu Ben Navy was specifically targeted at the Dutch. Jiarding had been lost, and next, it must be Brunei.

Although the lost information of Brunei has not been sent yet, there seems to be a last bit of fantasy. However, Phil Crow speculated that the lost information of Brunei should have been sent. Sure enough, while silence, a staff officer came in. He handed the Director-General a piece of information expressionlessly and left quietly. From the face of this staff officer, Phil Crow deduced that this must not be good news. Maybe it was Brunei that was lost.

Sure enough, after seeing the information, Stekrenberg's eyes were a little dim. He sighed slightly and said in a low voice: "Brunei, lost. We have to prepare a large amount of ransom. We have not paid the ransom for Ji'adin."

Phil Crow was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Does the information say that after the Hu Ben Navy captured Brunei, should it go east or west?"

The Director-General shook his head.

Phil Crow's brow frowned even more.

After taking Brunei, if the Hu Ben Navy went east, it would go to Delnat and Ambona, and encroach on one by one, eroding the Dutch strongholds one by one. If it went west, it would occupy the neighbors of Batavia, cut off the relationship between Batavia and the Netherlands, and directly make dumplings all the Dutch strongholds in East Asia.

What Phil Crow was most worried about was that the Tiger Army Navy controlled the Strait of Malacca. Under the conditions of ships at that time, if you did not follow the coastline, it would be more dangerous to directly cross the vast Indian Ocean. After all, the width of the Indian Ocean was much larger than that of the Atlantic Ocean.

"domestic……"

Phil Crow said carefully.

“Somewhat difficult.”

Strunkerberg said.

Phil Crow didn't continue talking.

Besides, there is no meaning anymore. In fact, the domestic situation in the Netherlands is indeed not very good. Although the Dutch East India Company has to transfer a large amount of profits to the Dutch senior management every year, compared with the Atlantic Ocean, the East India Company is just a company. Even if there is an accident, it will not endanger the national security.

On the contrary, if the local attack was caused by the rescue of the East India Company, it would be more than worth it. Most of the Dutch merchant ships were concentrated in the North Sea, in the Baltic Sea and other places, which was the most dense area of ​​Dutch merchant ships. But here were damn British pirates. To be precise, those were not pirates at all, but pretended by the British Navy. In order to deal with these British pirates, the use of the Dutch Navy has always been very nervous.

To deal with the Hu Ben Navy, the Dutch Navy needed to mobilize at least two main fleets to arrive. This would have a great impact on safeguarding the interests of the Atlantic Ocean. The enemy of Spain has not yet been defeated, and the damn British enemy has begun to rise again.

"Then...what should we do?"

Phil Crow said helplessly.

"Let's talk to Hu Benjun first!"

"See what the other party wants to achieve."

The Director-General could only say bitterly.

Now, there is only one way to delay the word. It will take a day to delay it. If it can be delayed for a month or two, it would be even better. But will the smart Tiger Army Navy delay the Dutch for such a long time?
Chapter completed!