So early the next morning, Zhang Wei took the destroyer, the Beacon, and met a British destroyer at sea. The negotiator sent by the UK was Major General Hamilton. After the two warships were on the side, the two held talks on the side.

The two sides first informed each other of their respective purposes. Zhang Wei reiterated that the East China government had no intention of occupying Java or interfering in the internal affairs of the Dutch colonial government, but only wanted to protect the Chinese in Java, hold the Chinese accountable for persecution, compensate for losses, and ensure that the Chinese's power and interests are protected within the sovereignty of the Dutch colonial government; the United Kingdom also stated that it did not hold a position between the East China government and the Dutch colonial government, and the British fleet's goal was to protect British expatriates, safeguard the British interests in Java, as well as navigation safety and self-reliance in the Java region, and was willing to mediate the conflicts between the two sides.

After a round of testing each other, Hamilton also directly expressed the bottom line of Britain. Now the Netherlands is gathering troops to prepare for a decisive battle with the People's Army, but Britain can remain neutral in this battle. Once the People's Army defeated the Dutch army in the battle, the United Kingdom is willing to come forward to urge the Netherlands to accept the conditions of the East China government and conduct negotiations. However, the People's Army cannot attack Batavia, neither on the sea nor on the land nor on the sea.

Of course, if the People's Army loses this war, Britain can also ensure that the People's Army evacuate safely from Java. This is not to say how good the UK is, but the fleet sent by the People's Army is too large and even the British fleet is not sure of winning. If the People's Army is forced to make the British fleet fight in a decisive battle, it is not the result that Britain hopes to see.

Overall, the British demands did not exceed the expectations of the People's Army, so Zhang Wei agreed and also put forward the People's Army's request. In addition to attacking Batavia, the British fleet cannot interfere with the other operations of the People's Army on Java, nor can they provide assistance to the Dutch colonial government or local indigenous people; the United Kingdom wants to ensure the safety and property of the Chinese in Batavia. Once the People's Army knows that the Chinese in Batavia are persecuted, they will not respect any agreement reached; in the end, once the People's Army defeats the Dutch army, and the Dutch colonial government refuses to negotiate, or guards the city of Batavia and does not go to war, the People's Army will not respect the agreement.

These requests did not seem too much to the UK, so Hamilton agreed and determined that within 30 days, the Dutch army would urge the Dutch army to fight, and if the Dutch army was defeated and refused to negotiate, the UK would be fully responsible for this.

Zhang Wei was also very satisfied with the UK's attitude, but he still had objections to the time limit for the Netherlands to fight. He believed that 30 days was too long and the People's Army did not want to spend too long in Java, so he asked to shorten the time limit to 10 days.

Hamilton believed that 10 days was too hasty because after the People's Army's follow-up troops arrived, the Dutch colonial government had to gather more troops. However, the regular army of the colonial government in Java is limited and there is no longer any more. Therefore, it can only mobilize indigenous tribes to participate in the war, which requires time to negotiate, negotiate conditions, bargain, etc. 10 days is obviously not enough.

In the end, the two sides agreed that the time was 15 days. If the Dutch colonial government did not take the initiative to fight within 15 days, the UK would be fully responsible for this. However, since this negotiation was not a formal negotiation, the two sides only signed the contract in the form of a record, but this did not have legal effect. To a certain extent, both parties could violate the reached agreement at any time.

Hamilton returned to the port of Batavia on a warship and handed over the signed memorandum to Irving for a look. After reading it, Irving was also very satisfied. No matter what, as long as overseas Chinese were not prepared to annex Java, the interests of Britain could be guaranteed, and the situation in Java was temporarily controlled and returned to Britain's control. As for asking the Dutch colonial government to fight within a time limit, Irving had already made a decision, so he immediately contacted the Dutch colonial government and asked for talks with Governor Rosbru.

After the People's Army's subsequent fleet arrived in Java, it also put a lot of pressure on the Dutch colonial government. The scale of this fleet of Bijing was too large. If it weren't for the British main fleet that also arrived in Java, the consequences would be unimaginable now, but I don't know what the British fleet's attitude was. Therefore, the entire Batavia was shrouded in tension in the past two days. Now that the British fleet actually offered to hold talks with the colonial government, Rosbru was naturally very happy, so he immediately started to make arrangements in the Governor's Office, and at the same time warned Helvig not to speak rudely this time.

After the meeting between the two sides, Owen said that the situation in Java is now serious and fears the British commercial interests. If the Dutch colonial government is unwilling to negotiate with the East China government, it can only be resolved by war. The British hope that the Dutch colonial government will go to war as soon as possible and resolve it as soon as possible. The British fleet will not participate in the war directly, but it can ensure the security of Batavia and ensure that Batavia will not be attacked by the People's Army during the battle. At the same time, Owen also suggested to Rosbru that a part of the army could be sent to the ashore to help the Dutch colonial government assist in the defense of Batavia.

At the same time, Irving also asked the colonial government not to retaliate against the Chinese in Batavia. Of course, the reason was that at this time, the agreement between the British fleet and the People's Army was signed by the Dutch colonial government and the Dutch colonial government should not be known.

Rosblu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. This was much better than his expectations, because Rosblu knew that it was impossible to expect Britain to fight for the Netherlands. As long as Britain could help the Netherlands restrain the People's Army Navy, it would be enough. Now the British fleet can not only restrain the People's Army Navy, but also willing to help the Netherlands defend Batavia City. This can be regarded as helping the Dutch colonial government solve its worries. If it really couldn't defeat the People's Army, it would just retreat and return to Batavia City. Even Helveg's confidence increased greatly and said on the spot that the colonial government could launch an attack on the farm and completely defeat the People's Army. At the same time, Rosblu also assured Irving that he would ensure the stability of Batavia City and would not oppress the Chinese too much.

After the two sides reached an agreement, the next day, 500 British troops who came with the fleet landed on the shore and entered Batavia City to participate in the auxiliary defense. The colonial government also seized the time to gather the army and prepare to attack the farm.

Now more than 4,000 troops have gathered in Batavia City, and basically reached the limit of the army. After all, some troops still need to guard other places in Java. But relying on these troops, it is obvious that they cannot attack the farms where the large forces of the People's Army have entered, and more troops are needed. This requires mobilizing Javanese tribes to participate in the war. Now two indigenous tribes have agreed to participate in the war, but more indigenous tribes are still needed. However, in the situation where the People's Army has brought huge pressure to the Javanese indigenous people, this is also a goal that is not difficult to achieve.

It turns out that although an agreement was reached with the United Kingdom, the People's Army could not place all hope on Britain, because it was to try its best to force the Netherlands to fight as soon as possible. It is naturally the best way to fight against Javanese natives. Moreover, attacking Javanese natives can also force the indigenous people to turn to the Dutch colonial government, so that the colonial government can gather enough troops in a short period of time. This is also a way to encourage the colonial government to fight as soon as possible.

Of course, the People's Army was not worried about the colonial government gathering a large number of troops, because through the previous wars, it was found that the combat effectiveness of the indigenous army was very poor, and because they knew almost nothing about modern wars, no matter how many people were, they were just a mob. Moreover, the People's Army was not only an army, but also a navy could give considerable support to the army. The farm was about 25 kilometers away from the dock, which had exceeded the range of naval guns of this era. This was also the reason why Britain happily agreed to "in addition to attacking Batavia, Britain would not interfere with the People's Army's other operations on Java," and knew that the navy would not use its strength.

However, the main gun of the Kunming ship can reach 30 kilometers, and this still does not use bottom-row extended-range shells. The farm can fully obtain sea fire support in war. In addition, there are helicopters and *. Therefore, even if the Netherlands can recruit 10 armies, the People's Army can be said to be absolutely sure to win, it depends on how to win.

Although the People's Army has landed in Java for more than 10 days, Java's anti-Chinese behavior has not stopped. On the one hand, the scope of influence of the People's Army is still limited; on the other hand, the Dutch colonial government is now focusing on the People's Army, so its control over other places will naturally be much relaxed. The situation in Java is a bit out of control. Some indigenous tribes take the opportunity to seize the property of the Chinese, and some European businessmen are also affected, because most Javans have no good impression of Europeans. Taking advantage of the current chaotic situation, the colonial government has no time to take care of themselves, so why don't you take the opportunity to breathe?

This gave the People's Army an excuse to take action. In 7 or 8 days, the People's Army launched a total of 5 attacks, rescued two Chinese gathering areas that were robbed by indigenous people, and also attacked three indigenous tribes. Since the People's Army is now sufficient in its troops, each attack is at least two companies, and when attacking the indigenous tribes, it reaches battalion-level troops. Of course, it will no longer be as quick as when attacking the Suka tribe, and run away after the battle. Instead, there is enough time to break through the tribe, there is no need to rush to retreat. Instead, there is enough time to check the tribe's personnel, arrest all the powerful and powerful classes, and take away the tribe's property, materials, livestock, etc., and set fire to burn all the main villages or parts of the tribe, as well as the things that cannot be taken away.

In fact, these tribes are not very rich, and they do not have much decent property at all. The most useful materials are food and the number of livestock is not large. Since they are large livestock, a tribe basically does not exceed 10. But this will cause a considerable blow to these tribes.
Chapter completed!