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After this defeat, the Dutch and Indian authorities no longer have the possibility to compete with Liang Yao for sea control in the Java Sea.

At this time, the Umbrella fleet, flying the Umbrella flag and the Stars and Stripes, was no longer satisfied with just cruising in the waters near Batavia.

These ships even sailed to the sea less than 1 nautical mile away from the Batavia port, and from time to time came close to bombard the Batavia port.

The Dutch and Indian officers guarding the port were even able to clearly see the faces of the opponent's crew with binoculars.

The entire city of Batavia was forced into a state of war readiness. No one in the Dutch and Indian authorities would have thought that Batavia, as their base camp in the East Indies Islands, would one day become the front line. .

The Chinese army wanted to land in Batavia, attack Batavia, and confiscate the property of the Dutch in Batavia just like the property of the Dutch expatriates in Pontianak.

The news spread like wildfire in Batavia.

This made the Dutch expats in Batavia even more frightened.

Previously, in order to exaggerate Liang Yao's cruelty, the Dutch and Indian authorities publicized Liang Yao's cruel act of hanging prisoners of war in Pontianak, which had a good effect in Batavia.

Unfortunately, this is not the effect that the Dutch and Indian authorities headed by Tevez wanted.

Tevez and others hoped that by exaggerating Liang Yao's cruelty, the Dutch expatriates in Batavia would unite and actively join the army to fight against Liang Yao.

Apparently, Tevez overestimated the martial virtues of the Batavia expatriates.

The Dutch expatriates in Batavia were convinced of Liang Yao's cruelty, but the more they believed in the rumored cruelty of Liang Yao, the less they dared to join the Dutch-Indian Army and Liang Yao's Western Brigade to fight.

The Dutch expatriates in Batavia were not the Boers with strong military virtues in South Africa. They cared more about their gains and losses in business than joining the army on the battlefield.

From the moment the Dutch Indian authorities lost control of the sea, the Dutch expatriates in Batavia began to suffer losses, and their losses continued to increase.

The Dutch expatriate community in Batavia had reached the limit of their patience with Tevez.

Many well-connected Dutch expatriates have written to Amsterdam to put pressure on them, demanding the removal of Teves, the incompetent governor of Batavia.

Since the East Indies fleet was almost completely wiped out, Tevez has spent almost every day in fear.

The sound of shelling from the seaside was also heard from time to time at the Governor's Palace, which made Tevez even more upset.

To be honest, the Umbrella fleet's bombardment of Batavia did not cause substantial damage to the city of Batavia.

The effects of the bombardment were more psychological.

The shelling was gradually destroying the confidence of the Dutch expatriates in the city and destroying the morale of the Dutch and Indian troops.

As for the Javanese people living in Batavia City, they didn't have much impression. They were the most careless group in Batavia City.

It made no difference to them whether the Dutch were in charge of Batavia or the Chinese were in charge of Batavia.

The frustration of the citizens of Batavia and the low morale of the Dutch and Indian troops made Tevez realize that it was unrealistic to continue the Dutch-Chinese War and obtain more favorable bargaining chips for the Dutch and Indian authorities.

He should now seriously consider peace talks.

As the victorious party, Liang Yao, who was still sitting in Pontianak at this time, couldn't be happy either.

It is an eternal truth that when the cannon goes off, gold is worth ten thousand taels.

In order to obtain the overseas territory of Borneo Island, he also paid a high price.

In less than half a year of war, he has already spent only 4.8 million US dollars in military expenditures.

If the lost ships are included, the losses will be even greater.

That's it, it's still an expense in a favorable situation.

Before the war, Liang Yao prepared a gold reserve of 10 million US dollars to cope with this war. Now the remaining gold reserves are estimated to only be able to support Liang Yao's Western Brigade in the East Indies for about 9 months of medium-intensity operations. .

"We have gained control of the sea, and now we can take Batavia in one go!" Elvis looked confident and confident.

As a relatively pure soldier, it is obvious that he cares little about politics and economics.

"The fight against Batavia was just for Tevez's ears. Do you still take it seriously?" Liang Yao rolled his eyes at Elvis angrily.

By eating most of Borneo Island, Liang Yao's strategic purpose of this expedition has been completed.

He had little interest in South Borneo, which was expensive to rule, let alone Batavia, which had been run by the Dutch for more than two hundred years.

Liang Yao currently has no foundation in Batavia. Taking Batavia will only increase his burden.

When Liang Yao intervened in the Dutch-Chinese War on the island of Borneo, Britain, France and other countries did not react too fiercely. This does not mean that they will not react if they further extend their hands to the wealthy Java Island.

The British do not want the Dutch to dominate in Southeast Asia, and they do not want Liang Yao, a Chinese American, to dominate in Southeast Asia.

Furthermore, the Dutch mainland has not directly intervened in the Dutch-Chinese War for half a year. Part of the reason is that Liang Yao intervened in the Dutch-Chinese War. The main battlefield is still on the island of Borneo.

Liang Yao has not touched the core interests of the Dutch.

If he really wants to invade Batavia or Java Island, the Dutch will definitely fight him tooth and nail.

At that time, he will not only have to face the colonial government of the Netherlands and India, but also face pressure from the entire Netherlands and even other European powers.

Liang Yao's attitude towards Batavia was also very simple. He could pretend to fight, or even conduct tentative attacks to put pressure on the Dutch and Indian authorities, but he could not really defeat it.

What Liang Yao is more concerned about now is how much war savings can be collected from the Dutch and Indian authorities to make up for the military expenditures in the past six months.

"Kruger sent a telegram. Governor Tevis of Batavia has arrived at the mouth of the Capuas River and wants to meet with you."

Freemont said holding the telegram he just got from the telegraph room in his hand.

During these six months, apart from fighting, Liang Yao was not idle either.

The entire West Borneo region has initially established a telegraph network with Pontianak as the center.

In Pontianak, Liang Yao was able to receive news from Dongwanlu, Luyi (Monteladu), the position at the mouth of the Kapuas River, and even the recently occupied Kendawang area at the first time.

"Tevez coming to Pontianak in person shows that they are more interested in peace talks now." Liang Yao said with a smile.

"Send a message to Kruger and send the Governor of Batavia to Pontianak."

Tevez did not contact Liang Yao through letters or messengers, but chose to come to Pontianak in person, which shows that Tevez is now seriously considering peace talks. This is a good signal.

The next thing Liang Yao has to consider is how to get the greatest victory for himself on the negotiation table.

After fighting for half a year, in the end it was all about this negotiation.