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Text Chapter 762: Wild Waves in the South China Sea (4)

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    Shortly after Yang Qiu was woken up by the phone, the harsh noises of sudden braking were heard one after another in the presidential palace compound.

    In addition to Song Ziqing, Chen Shaokuan and others, even cabinet ministers such as Wang Zhengting and Murong Han were alerted by the another riot in Batavia and rushed to the presidential palace to inquire about the situation.  "The attacker was Sukarno's East Indonesian Revolutionary Army, with a total strength of more than 20,000. They had been trained by the Japanese army two years ago and had certain combat capabilities. To ensure nothing went wrong, Nagata Tetsuzan also transferred two people from the East Timor garrison.  The brigade, aboard a merchant ship, wearing civilian clothes and carrying light weapons, arrived in Java two days ago and blended into the Indonesian revolutionary army to cooperate with the attack. Therefore, this was a long-planned and carefully planned sneak attack, taking advantage of the laxity of the Dutch and relying on the cover of the locals to launch a rapid attack.  Battle for the city!

    The Natuna Naval Listening Station of the Military Intelligence Agency had already intercepted a clear request for help telegram sent by the cruiser USS Java in Batavia Harbor an hour ago. The telegram stated that the revolutionary army had a fierce offensive and that all three infantry barracks had been occupied. Governor Rambos  Part of the Tehe garrison has retreated to the harbor fortress. The Java and Surabaya coastal defense ships have been ordered to fire on the shore. The remaining gunboats are rushing to Surabaya. It is said that there has also been a large-scale exchange of fire there  The Java Island conveyed the governor's order, requiring the Dutch troops stationed outside Java Island to immediately return to Batavia for reinforcements. At the same time, it requested important units such as Balikpapan Oil Field, Palembang Oil Field, and Makassar Tin Mine to be careful of enemy destruction.  Get ready to destroy!

    In addition to the Dutch communications, the listening station also subsequently received encrypted telegrams from the Singapore Fortress and Cam Ranh Bay, the specific contents of which are unknown.  Radio signals from the USS Houston, which was under temporary repair in Luzon, also briefly appeared.  besides!  At about 10 o'clock this morning, Wuzhou Shipping Company's Haizi No. 16 ore ship encountered the Japanese Navy Nachi heavy cruiser when passing through the Bali Sea. The ore ship was immediately expelled after the encounter. The signal said that they had mistakenly entered the Japanese Navy exercise area.  .  "The atmosphere in the Presidential Palace gradually became solemn as Yan Baohang's rapidly turning words. Everyone knew that Japan wanted to go south, but at this time, the rapid and violent attack speed of the Japanese army still surprised everyone.

    Before Yan Baohang closed the document, he looked at Yang Qiu, whose expression remained unchanged: "There is also unconfirmed news that the Japanese Minister in Batavia, Kobayashi Shizuo, may have been killed in the crossfire!"

    "What!"

    "Xiao Lin Jizao was killed in the bombing?"

    "Who did it? A friendly fire or retaliation by the Dutch army?"

    ¡­This last news shocked the senior military officers and ministers present, and even the calm-tempered Song Ziqing¡¯s eyes froze.  This news is so important!  As an admiral of the Japanese Navy and former Prime Minister of the Navy, Kobayashi has a very high status in the Japanese Navy.  If he was killed by the Dutch.  Then the Japanese navy will definitely be forced to openly attack the Dutch East Indies under pressure.  Although this is what everyone wants to see the most, if it wasn't the Netherlandsthen this Nagata Tetsuyama would be terrible!  !

    "This Nagata Tieshan is really well-intentioned!" After everyone was silent for a while, a voice came from the side.  Jiang Fangzhen lowered his head and looked a little gloomy.  He said to himself: "The death of Kobayashi Shizuo will definitely arouse the voice of revenge from all over Japan. This has three advantages! First, Tojo Hideki and the others will have to stop quarreling and go south with all their strength! Second, now  Sukarno is already in the hands of Nagata Tetsuyama. He can let Sukarno declare independence first, and then use the bombing of Kobayashi Shizuo to pretend to take revenge. Before the British retaliate, they can muddy the water and let Sukarno pretend not to dare.  Offended Japan and leased some strategic locations in the Dutch East Indies to Japan! In this case, if Britain wants to avenge the Netherlands, it must bypass Japan, unless Britain declares war on Japan first! I guess Nagata Tetsuzan would be eager to do so.  Britain declares war, so that it can directly swallow up Malaya and Singapore, and perhaps not even Luzon and Vietnam can escape"

    In Jiang Fangzhen's faint analysis, it seems that he has determined that Xiao Lin Jizao was killed by one of his own people.  But everyone thinks about it and thinks that this deduction is correct, because the Dutch even knew that Japanese people participated in the riot.  Before declaring war, we will not use a general to retaliate.  Sukarno and the Indonesian Revolutionary Army were even less likely. It was too late for them to curry favor with Japan. How could they assassinate an influential naval admiral?  As for accidental injury, it's a joke. As long as Nagata Tetsuzan revealed his plan in advance, how could Kobayashi Jizo be so stupid as to go to the most dangerous Governor's Mansion to seek death?

    "Okay! How Xiao Lin Jizao dies has nothing to do with us."

    Yang Qiu waved his hand.  Perhaps he was the happiest person at this moment.  Japan finally went south!  The news from Batavia made him feel relieved from the inside out.  You must know that in order to obtain industrial assistance and production materials from Europe and the United States, industry was developed from scratch.  He openly recognized the Versailles system and the hegemony of Britain and France.  Promise not to expand or colonize.  But this promise helped Britain and France stabilize the Versailles system for nearly two decades, but it made themHands tied in foreign affairs.  In order to break the deadlock and allow this nation to gain a broader living space, under the circumstances that the promise cannot be changed and the national structure cannot be changed, he dreams of today more than anyone else!  He had even secretly thought before that if Japan did not go south, he would simply support Japan with a few warships and raw materials, and let the other side go south to completely destroy the Versailles system built by Britain and France, and completely disrupt the Southwest Pacific.  Because only in this way can we take the initiative to go out and bring this sea area into the sphere of influence of the Republic of China in the name of "containing opponents and national interests"!

    Fortunately, there is no need to secretly support Japan, because Nagata Tetsuzan, the strategic master, did not miss this good opportunity after all.  Therefore, the important thing now is not to find a way to let the Japanese army go south, but to get the upper hand in this game as soon as possible.  So he glanced at Yue Peng's face and said, "Zian, what will you do next?"

    "The first step is to evacuate the overseas Chinese." On the way here, Yue Peng had already discussed the evacuation with Chen Shaokuan, so he immediately replied: "With our people here, Nagata will definitely look forward and backward when he takes action to control Java Island.  They may not have the courage to go deeper in the future. Therefore, I suggest that all expatriates in the Dutch East Indies east of Palembang and outside the Minas Oil Field should be temporarily evacuated to West Borneo. As for Sumatra, we need to wait and see the subsequent movements of the Japanese army."

    Zhang Xiaojun said with a smile: "Zian is right, what we need to do now is to completely let go and make it look like we don't want to get involved in the Nanyang conflict. After the Japanese army makes a big profit in Java Island, domestic confidence will definitely increase, and Tojo Hideki  When these people see this, they will definitely be afraid that Nagata Tetsuzan will make a comeback. Even if they don¡¯t want to fight, they will come to take credit. It¡¯s hard to believe that in two days, some people will rush to the Philippines and Sarawak because there are several oil fields there.¡±

    "Balikpapan and Palembang have enough oil. If we want Japan to continue to go south to grab Sarawak I'm afraid that won't work." Song Ziqing looked at Yang Qiu with a smile.  Everyone knew what he meant, but Yang Qiu did not take care of the oil field first. Instead, he looked at Chen Shaokuan: "Houfu, where is your nearest warship?"

    "The 23rd Fleet is in Natuna, including the heavy cruiser Nanchang, the light cruiser Oujiang, the fast mine-laying cruiser Anxinjiang, and four destroyers I had ordered the Nanchang and Xin'anjiang before I came out  Rush to Batavia, we¡¯ll be there tomorrow morning at the latest.¡±

    Chen Shaokuan's words made the ministers nod secretly, and they admired Yang Qiu's strategy in the early years to get Natuna even if he did not hesitate to offend the British and Dutch. Without this strategic sea and air base, the navy could only be regarded as a coastal navy, and it would not be possible.  Respond so quickly to intervene in the situation in Nanyang.  "Send a telegram to the Batavia embassy to ensure the safety of the overseas Chinese. Ziqing, Rutang" Yang Qiu turned his head and looked at Song Ziqing and Wang Zhengting: "You two have to work harder tonight. Immediately  In the name of the government and the Ministry of Defense, an evacuation message was drafted, requiring all ships sailing in and around the Dutch East Indies seaports to immediately begin evacuation operations. The navy is responsible for the specific action methods and ship protection  "

    "President." Before Yang Qiu made arrangements, Gu Yuwen suddenly stood up in the corner: "I just thought about it carefully. Nagata Tieshan's plan is very good, but he made a big mistake!"

    "Oh?" Everyone was stunned. Even Wang Zhengting, who was taking notes, stopped writing, looked at the economic advisor of the presidential palace, and asked, "Yuwen, what do you say?"

    Gu Yuwen is still the same as before. He always likes to scratch his hair when he thinks about things, so when he stands up at this moment, the first impression is that his head is full of messy hair.  He didn't pay attention to his image at all, and said eagerly: "General Baili's analysis just now made it very clear. In order to gain time, Nagata Tetsuzan deliberately blew up his own admiral, leaving the British with no excuse. There was no accident.  He should have been able to fight for a year and a half. But he forgot that because he had no status, he could only control the Balikpapan and Palembang oil fields through Sukarno. I have calculated before that due to our country's strong demand, these  The Anglo-Dutch Shell Company has been expanding production capacity in 2017. Currently, the two oil fields combined can produce 49 million barrels of crude oil per year. If it can be destroyed, it will take more than a year for Japan to restore production capacity! It can greatly relieve our pressure, and  It can also make several small oil fields in Sarawak and the Philippines more eye-catching!"

    As soon as these words came out, Gu Yuwen's chicken coop became synonymous with intelligence in the eyes of everyone. Qin Zhangshu immediately looked at Yang Qiu: "President, Yuwen" Before he finished speaking,  , Yang Qiu raised his hand to interrupt, and looked at Yue Peng with a smile: "Zian, did you see it? We are not the only ones who think so."

    Only then did everyone know that Yang Qiu and Yue Peng had already made up their mind to destroy the oil field. Only Wang Zhengting and several ministers were secretly worried: "President, the oil field is nominally the property of Britain and the Netherlands, will this happen?"  "

    "What will happen?" Before Yang Qiu could say anything, Yue Peng had already glared, and his whole body's momentum surged: "Blow it up to prevent him from falling."In the hands of the enemy!  Yinghe should thank us properly!  "
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