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Therefore, although the Netherlands has some reconnaissance planes, the number is very small.With such a small reconnaissance plane, they don't know where the Sino-Japanese joint fleet is, and they can't capture where the Sino-Japanese joint fleet is at all.Since the Sino-Japanese joint fleet went south, countries such as Britain, France, the United States, and Italy immediately began to deal with it.

First, representatives from various countries who gathered in London to hold a naval limitation conference advised Japan not to go to war.Then in the League of Nations, everyone advised China and Japan not to do this.Let's sit down and discuss anything.Britain and France have tried their best to calm the situation.

But nothing works.

Especially Japan, Japan's attitude is very tough.Japan finally found such a good opportunity to intervene in the affairs of Nanyang, how could it give up in a few words.Historically, countries have united to accuse Japan of launching [-]/[-], but Japan ignored them.What's more, Japan still has enough excuses now.Who made the Netherlands caught by China and Japan.

Therefore, Japan directly stated that this time the Netherlands will either agree to the conditions proposed by China and Japan, or everyone will have a good contest.Unless the Netherlands agrees to the conditions proposed by China and Japan, otherwise it will definitely not stop the current actions.Japan's arrogant attitude has been criticized by a large number of countries in the League of Nations.

In a short period of time, more than [-] countries accused China and Japan of provoking troubles.Of course, these people were brought in by Britain and France to put pressure on China and Japan.

Britain, France, the United States and Italy are ready to unite their strengths to put pressure on China and Japan.At the same time, these countries persuaded China and Japan outside, expressing their willingness to mediate between China and Japan, and let the Netherlands give China and Japan an explanation.It can be said to be kind and powerful, and they are even prepared to let the Netherlands give up more interests to calm the "anger" of China and Japan.In order to quell the dispute, Britain and France did not hesitate to sell the interests of the Netherlands.Britain and France only hope that China and Japan can call back the joint fleet and never fight in Nanyang.

It's a pity that this method is of no use.On the contrary, Britain and France united everyone in the League of Nations to put pressure on China and Japan, which angered China and Japan.

The League of Nations is an international institution controlled by Britain and France.

As countries in the Far East and Asia, China and Japan basically have no say in the League of Nations.The two countries have long been dissatisfied with the League of Nations.Just this time, Britain and France united more than 20 countries to accuse China and Japan, and the two countries let nature take its course.

On May 1935, 5, China and Japan jointly announced that the League of Nations would do nothing in the face of the Netherlands' oppressive behavior of oppressing the peoples of the East Indies and plundering the wealth of the East Indies, and allowed the Netherlands to oppress the peoples of the East Indies.Such a League of Nations is not worthy of being in charge of international affairs, let alone criticizing China and Japan.Therefore, China and Japan announced at the same time on this day that the two countries officially launched the League of Nations and recalled their representatives in the League of Nations.

A global sensation.

It also caught Britain and France by surprise.Because the withdrawal of China and Japan is a huge blow to the League of Nations.The United States, one of the founding countries, refused to join the League of Nations because of conflicts with Britain and France.Therefore, after the establishment of the League of Nations, there was no such a powerful country as the United States, which made the League of Nations lose its color a lot.Fortunately, the United States is only a regional power in the Americas at this time, and it doesn't care even if it does not participate in Britain and France.

But then it was different.

In October 1933, Hitler stated that Germany was discriminated against in the League of Nations and withdrew from the League of Nations.At that time, Britain and France were very angry, but they didn't want to offend Hitler, the "lunatic", so they couldn't stop it.But Germany's withdrawal has already made the League of Nations lose face.After all, Britain and France were unable to control Germany's diplomacy, which also showed that Germany began to break free from the control of Britain and France.Fortunately, in 10, the Soviet Union, a country that had just completed its first five-year plan, joined the League of Nations, which was regarded as earning face for the League of Nations.

But I did not expect China and Japan to announce their withdrawal from the League of Nations at the same time.

China and Japan are two big countries in the Far East. Without their League of Nations, what qualifications do they have to intervene in Far East affairs in the future.After all, as long as China and Japan disagree, what can the League of Nations do in the Far East.

China and Japan expressed their persistence with actions.

This is not over. On the day when it announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations, Japan announced that it would not participate in this year's London Naval Conference, which means that it would no longer sign the Naval Limitation Treaty.

This surprised Britain and France even more.

In the past ten years, because of the naval restriction treaty, Japan's development of the navy was only a flexible means, and it did not let go of the development of the navy.But now that Japan has withdrawn from this negotiation, the situation is completely different.This is the same as Germany's announcement of the new "National Defense Law", which is a signal of an arms race.

Britain and France really can't sit still, but for a while, Britain and France really have nothing to do.It is impossible for Britain and France to send troops on their own to fight against China and Japan.

Just when the international situation was turbulent, the Sino-Japanese joint fleet had arrived in the East Indies.

It's not fast, but it's not slow either.Anyway, before the Netherlands decided what to do, the Sino-Japanese joint fleet had already followed the South China Sea, passed through the Natuna Islands, went straight to Bangkapin Port, and came to Sumatra Island.

Batavia, also known as Jakarta.

The headquarters of Lieutenant General Herifell, commander of the Dutch Far East Fleet, is in the port of Batavia, including the Dutch Far East Fleet is also in Batavia.The news of the Sino-Japanese joint fleet going south had already reached his ears, and he had been making preparations.

"General, Singapore Telegraph."

"coming."

Herefell looked at the telegram with a serious expression.

This is a telegram from the British Far East Fleet.The British knew that the Sino-Japanese joint fleet was going south, so they sent observation ships and excluded reconnaissance planes to look for the Sino-Japanese joint fleet.But the British are uneasy and kind.

Originally, London hoped to reduce the big incident to a small one, so it not only put pressure on China and Japan, but also appeased China and Japan.British diplomacy has always used this method, but it is a pity that this time it is completely useless on China and Japan.On the contrary, China and Japan withdrew from the League of Nations, and Japan even withdrew from the London Naval Conference, which was beyond the expectations of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has already felt the chaos in the Far East and felt that it could not dominate the situation in the Far East.This situation makes Britain feel very troublesome, and it doesn't even know what to do.

Germany has been restless in Europe, and now China and Japan are aggressive in the Far East, making British diplomacy timid.Therefore, Britain hopes that the Netherlands can teach the Sino-Japanese joint fleet a lesson. Although it knows that it is impossible, war is full of uncertainties.After all, the Netherlands is a veteran maritime power, and who can say that the Dutch navy will definitely lose.Therefore, the British Far East Fleet conveyed the situation of the Sino-Japanese joint fleet they observed to Herifell.

Herefell was a general of blood.

He knew that the combined fleet of China and Japan was powerful, and the two heavy cruisers sent by Japan alone would not be easy to deal with.If it weren't for the Washington Naval Limitation Treaty, this heavy cruiser would actually be a battleship.Such a warship is difficult to defeat in the current situation of the Dutch Far East Fleet.What's more, the Sino-Japanese joint fleet also sent seven destroyers.However, Herifell didn't care much about the two aircraft carriers sent by China and Japan.

Two heavy cruisers and seven destroyers comparable to light cruisers are far more powerful than the fleet in their hands.But Herefell was not afraid, or he was an admiral who valued reputation above all else.He will not make the kind of move that retreats without a fight, surrenders without a fight.

But Herefell had to do the math.

How should we fight this battle?The Sino-Japanese joint fleet carried huge transport ships and transported a large number of soldiers.Now that we have come to Bangka Penang Port, we must land there.It seems that they are going to land on Sumatra Island and occupy Sumatra Island first.

This is the army unit.

As for the Sino-Japanese joint fleet, it must go straight to Batavia, because Batavia (Jakarta) is the most developed city in the East Indies, and it used to be the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company.And the main force of the Dutch Far East Fleet is in Batavia.

Still have to attack.

Hrifell knew that if the Far East Fleet was trapped in Batavia, it would be catching a turtle in a urn.This time we must attack.

"Pass my order, everyone gathers for a meeting."

"Yes."

"Drip-drip-"

"General, the Dutch Far East Fleet has been discovered, the Dutch Far East Fleet has been discovered."

August 1935, 5 at 10 am.

中日联合舰队1935年5月5日以海上训练的名义已经出发，1935年5月6日中日双方正式宣布组建联合舰队，到现在已经是第五天。

Before this operation, China and Japan had already made a complete plan.The Sino-Japanese joint fleet is not only a naval force, but also tens of thousands of army troops, using 8000 transport ships.China dispatched a division of troops, and Japan dispatched a brigade and three wings of more than [-] troops, not just to annihilate the Dutch Far East Fleet.

Before going south, the spheres of influence of both sides were divided.

China takes Sumatra and Japan takes control of Java Island.China wants Sumatra not because Sumatra is on the Strait of Malacca.Now China does not need to control the Strait of Malacca, and China is not qualified to control the Strait of Malacca.The reason why China wants Sumatra is because there are so many Chinese and overseas Chinese here, and more than half of the population are Chinese and overseas Chinese.

However, although China controls Sumatra, China will develop Palembang in Sumatra with Japan.Because at present Indonesia's main resources are in Sumatra, including the oil exploration that Japan is eyeing.China promised that with regard to the oil in Sumatra, except for those controlled by Britain and the United States, the oil fields controlled by the Netherlands will be jointly developed and used by China and Japan.Only in this way did Japan allow China to control Sumatra.

Although Sumatra has oil resources, for now, Indonesia's political and economic center is Java Island.Java Island has a large population, various raw materials, and arable land.Japan has been coveting and coveting Java Island for a long time.Once Japan controls Java Island, it will not only be able to obtain a large amount of resources.Moreover, the North can threaten the Philippine colony of the United States, and the South can directly threaten Australia.Therefore, this time China invited Japan to "uphold justice", which made Japan really happy.

As for the Dutch army, China and Japan really didn't take it seriously.

Although the Netherlands has about 4 army troops in the East Indies, those troops are colonial troops.The officers were Dutch, but the troops were all natives of the East Indies.There are many conflicts between these Dutch officers and the local soldiers of the East Indies, and they have little combat effectiveness.

Although the troops of China and Japan have only one division and one brigade, they are both regular troops of the two countries and elite troops that have experienced wars.The [-] Dutch army is not taken seriously at all.

Of course, China and Japan will not say that they will cooperate to occupy the two islands in Indonesia.It just said that the Netherlands should be supervised, and the Netherlands should not be allowed to bully the various ethnic groups in the East Indies.Institutions are established here for this.But China and Japan will not spit out what is swallowed.

Therefore, a large number of army troops from both sides have landed in Sumatra.

With the landing of Chinese and Japanese armies, the Dutch troops in Sumatra have become frightened.In Sumatra, the Netherlands has some police in addition to a little army.Where are the opponents of these regular armies, and the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Sumatra warmly welcome the arrival of the Chinese army.

With the support of Chinese and overseas Chinese, the United Fleet simply repaired on Sumatra Island and replenished some supplies easily.Then continue to go south, heading straight to Batavia (Jakarta) on Java Island.Because the main force of the Dutch Far East Fleet is currently stationed in Batavia.

Compared with the Dutch fleet, China and Japan are far superior to each other in detection methods.