However, the second option is not feasible because the Dutch Asian Fleet only has a few ships outside the harbor at this time. In addition, the Dutch Fleet originally did not allow the Far East Fleet to enter the harbor, so it will not send all the ships out of the harbor. In addition,
The Dutch are the local snakes that have been here for a long time, so they definitely understand their own advantages and disadvantages, and the full strength of the Far East Fleet has long been displayed in front of the Dutch fleet.
Therefore, in a short period of time, Li Ningyu faced many problems, including the wedge of starting a war. However, at this point, Li Ningyu wanted to imitate everything in the Spanish-American War, which was to sink a supply ship in the Far East.
, but the plan to lure the snake out of its hole still needs to be perfected, otherwise it will be a bit passive.
The full name of the Netherlands is the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located in northwest Europe, bordering Germany and Belgium. It is the most liberalized country in the world. In the 16th century, it was also in a state of long-term feudal separatism. In the early 16th century, it was comprehensively controlled by Spain.
rule, followed by an 80-year resistance struggle, and finally Spain officially recognized the independence of the Netherlands.
During the 17th century, the Netherlands was once one of the world's major maritime colonial powers, and became the world's largest colonial power after Spain. It was not until the late 18th century that the Dutch colonial system gradually began to collapse, followed by a full-scale invasion by the French army.
Napoleon's brother became King of the Netherlands, which eventually became a constitutional monarchy.
In the 17th century, the Netherlands had a strong global commercial hegemony. In particular, the Dutch East India Company had 15,000 branches, accounting for half of the world's total trade volume at that time. More than 10,000 merchant ships flying the Dutch tricolor flag cruised around the world.
On the five oceans, at that time, there were only more than 20,000 ships in the world, but the Netherlands already had 15,000 ships, which was much more than the total number of Britain, France, Germany and other countries at that time.
In East Asia, the Dutch occupied the treasure island of Taiwan and monopolized all of Japan's foreign trade at that time. In South Asia, Indonesia became a Dutch colony and established the first colonial stronghold in Jakarta. In Africa, the Dutch
Portugal captured the fortress of the Cape of Good Hope, named a country after a Dutch province in Oceania, New Zealand, occupied Brazil in South America, and built New York on the North American continent.
Therefore, the commercial prosperity of the Netherlands has reached its peak. After the Dutch mission arrived in Beijing, the Dutch encountered a trouble that all diplomatic missions encountered, which was that they had to perform three bows and nine kowtows when meeting the Qing emperor.
Almost no diplomats from European countries took the initiative to accept such harsh rules, but later, the Dutch agreed without hesitation.
Because in their dictionary, they do not want to lose important interests for the sake of so-called dignity. So what are the important interests in the eyes of the Dutch? That is trade and making money.
Until the end of the 17th century, the Netherlands' rapid economic development began to slow down, and then it gradually lost its hegemony in the world. However, the skinny camel was bigger than the horse. Although it fell from a higher position, the Netherlands still
It has a large territory occupied all over the world, such as the Dutch East Indies, Dutch New Guinea, and Dutch Guiana.
In addition, the Netherlands and Britain have a deep relationship, so the Netherlands still has three powerful navies, one is the Asian Fleet, the other is the High Seas Fleet, and the third is the Atlantic Fleet. However, in the eyes of the Dutch, the navy
The fleet was no longer a weapon of aggression, but only a shield to protect Dutch maritime commerce.
Therefore, the Netherlands' trade volume around the world is still a relatively high figure. However, the Netherlands is a bit unstable at this time. This is all due to the consequences of the death of the previous king of the Netherlands. In 1890, the 10-year-old
Helena succeeded as the fourth king of the Netherlands. Due to her age and other circumstances, the power in the Netherlands was similar to that in Spain, and was in the hands of the main ministers and the queen mother.
Her mother, Princess Emma, remained the regent until 1898, until Helena's 18th birthday. However, power is a big curse. After eight years of regency, her mother, Princess Emma, had already exerted control over the supreme power.
Some are nostalgic, so among the top ten important positions in the Netherlands, more than half are still confidants of her mother, Princess Emma. Helena is only a queen on the surface. In fact, the main power in the Netherlands still belongs to her mother, Princess Emma.
in hand.
Uniquely, Commander Mousny, who commands the Dutch Asian Fleet, is also one of Princess Emma's subordinates. However, Vice Admiral Mousny of the Dutch Navy is just a general outside the center of power. The real core of power in the Netherlands is mainly
It is still controlled by the three major political groups of the three major economic groups in the Netherlands.
They are the Dutch East India Company, Royal Dutch Shell Group, and Philips. The representatives are the three major political groups: the royal family, the Liberal Party, and the Socialist Party.
However, the political power struggle in the Netherlands has not reached a fever pitch, but only checks and balances at some stage. However, the 21-year-old Queen Helena is a sovereign in name only. Not only does she not have any rights in her hands, so sometimes she even
It seems that the basic respect she needs is not obtained, but Princess Emma, who controls the power of the royal family, has no intention of harming her.
But at this time, when European authorities were stepping up their new strategic deployment for the 20th century, the Far East Group that surprised them most once again triggered an unprecedented European political storm, and the most important key point was the Netherlands.
The comprehensive alliance between the Far East and Germany is no longer a secret, so according to Li Ningyu's planned itinerary, after ending the enclosure of Saudi Arabia, he will go to Germany to marry William II's beloved daughter Princess Louise, and then go
Went to England to meet the new British King Edward VII.
But at this time, Li Ningyu was in the command room of the Far East mini-battleship Yiyang, planning how to successfully destroy the First Squadron of the Dutch Asiatic Fleet in one fell swoop?
Although the surrounding staff members had a lot of opinions at this time, they were all rejected by Li Ningyu after careful analysis. Because these strategies were not enough to ensure victory, everyone in the command room could only continue to make suggestions. At this time,
An officer from the Far East Intelligence Group suddenly walked up to Li Ningyu and said thoughtfully: "Chairman, in fact, we don't have to take the initiative to attack the Dutch fleet. We can just wait for work!".
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