On December 10th, 1915, it was the second day of the attack on Batavia.


    Although the native copse led to the rapid loss of the first line of defense in Batavia, these numerous natives also dyed the Austrsian army''s attack on the second line of defense in Batavia.


    At present, the ratio of the Dutch army to the Austrsian army has be 1:2, with the Dutch not only losing their numerical advantage in an instant, but now being significantly outnumbered.


    Currently, the second defense line is only manned by a single Dutch division and a few reserve forces, thebined number of which will not exceed 20,000 people.


    Meanwhile, Austrsia has a fully-staffed First Division and a Colonial Division with rtively few casualties, meaning that Austrsia still has over 32,000bat soldiers.


    Although the Dutch army is somewhat more elite than the native army, it is very limited inparison to the First Division, which has undergone extensive training and has ess to more luxurious equipment.


    Despite having an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, Brigadier Silvio maintained the principle of firepower being supreme, using numerous aircraft and firearms to suppress the enemy, andunching an attack only after a massive bombardment.


    The Dutch army was left at their wits'' end by the Austrsian strategy of continuous bombardment and attack, yet there was nothing they could do about it.


    Once troops appeared on the battlefield, enemy nes circling in the sky and numerous artillery would unleash their firepower, dealing fatal blows to the soldiers on the battlefield.


    However, if soldiers remained hidden in their positions for too long, enemy attack forces would approach quickly, making the position vulnerable at any moment.


    These Dutch soldiers weren''t the best of the Nethends, making it almost impossible to expect them to hold the line to the death.


    If it wasn''t for Ambassador Raynor''s ''high-pressure'' policy in the rear, keeping a strict watch over all Dutch soldiers, some would probably be thinking of surrendering by now.


    Of course, no matter how strict the policy, it cannot prevent the Dutch from being ultimately defeated.


    Having experienced more than half a day of intense bombardment and offensive-defensive battles, the Dutch army on the second defense line had suffered over 50% casualties and was forced to raise the white g of surrender.


    On the evening of December 10th, the Austrsian forces sessfully upied two defense positions, detained all the Dutch soldiers, and confiscated their weapons and military equipment.


    The following day, under the watchful eyes of many natives, the Austrsian army officially entered Batavia and took military control of the entire Dutch East India Colony Government.


    But that was not the end; Batavia was not the only city on Java Ind. Brigadier Silvio nned to briefly regroup in Batavia and then send his main forces to take control of the entire Java Ind.


    It is impossible for an army of over 30,000 men to control the entire Java Ind, so instead, Austrsia aimed to gain control of several key cities and native tribes on the ind.


    Upon upying parts of the Dutch East Indies, Austrsia would also face the same problem as the Dutch: dealing with the numerous sultanates and native forces on thisnd.


    Due to the weak status of the Dutch, they could not effectively control these native nations. This has allowed over ten native forces to fester in the Dutch East Indies, bing a hidden concern for the Dutch governance of this colony.


    Firstly, the existence of these native forces means that many natives could flee to these sultanates.


    Furthermore, the negative sentiment against colonizers from the native poptions would not disappear as long as these native forces exist.


    Not only do these native forces serve as a pir of hope for the natives, but they could also provide arms and equipment support to some of them, in an effort to subvert and overthrow colonial rule.


    In summary, at least within Austrsian territory, these native sultanates posed a significant threat.


    Even if they could temporarily submit to Austrsian rule through the use of military force, these native nations of different origins would never truly align with the Austrsian government.


    Therefore, the invasion forces attacking the Dutch East Indies had a secret mission – to eliminate, as much as possible, the upper echelons of these native sultanates, allowing Austrsia to easily control them and incorporate them into their future colonies.


    At present, there are two sultanates on Java Ind, both of which are tributary states of the Dutch East Indies: the Sultanate of Sulu and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. While originally unified under the Ma Sultanate, this nation was gradually fragmented under colonial rule, forming two rtively weak native nations dependent on Dutch East Indien rule.


    Though these two sultanates only upy about one-twentieth of Java Ind, thebined poption of the Sultanate of Sulu and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta has long exceeded one million.


    That is the characteristic of Java Ind: any small piece ofnd has a shockinglyrge poption.


    If we consider Java''s post-era poption of more than 140 million, the area governed by these two sultanates could amodate at least five million people.


    It is hard to imagine that thisnd of just over 100,000 square kilometers can amodate nearly 150 million people.


    And the entire Australian region can amodate a poption of only about two hundred million.


    Even if all thend in Austrsia isbined, within a reasonable range, the maximum number of people it can amodate will not exceed three hundred million.


    A sufficient poption is a prerequisite for bing a strong country and a manifestation of a country''s strength and development.


    Resource exploitation, industrial development, economic growth, domestic construction, and even aspects of people''s lives such as medical care and education, all require arge poption and talent.


    Only with a poption can there be talent, and only with talent can a country develop and be stronger.


    This also determines a truth: a country with a sufficient poption does not necessarily have to be strong, but a strong country must have a sufficient poption.


    If a regional power''s poption limit is more than ten million, then a regional hegemon''s poption should be at least more than thirty million.


    To maintain a position among the powers for decades or even hundreds of years in the future, a poption of over fifty million, or even hundreds of millions, is a basic condition.


    If the indigenous peoples of the Dutch East Indies can be assimted, Austrsia will definitely develop stronger in a short period, and evenpete with the United States for the top three in the world when Britain and France are greatly damaged by the war.


    Unfortunately, the poption of the Dutch East Indies is basically difficult to assimte indigenous peoples. These indigenous peoples have beliefs that arepletely opposite to those of the Austrsians, and with differences in skin color and culture, they cannot be assimted in a short time.


    Only with a country with a poption of hundreds of millions and decades of hard work can these indigenous peoples bepletely assimted.


    But the question is, if the poption is already in the hundreds of millions, why assimte these indigenous peoples?


    Compared to the Western Front''s attack on Java Ind, the Eastern Front''s attack on New Guinea was actually more sessful.


    A significant part of the more than 100,000 troops in the Dutch East Indies were deployed on Java Ind. Many others were deployed on Sumatra Ind, Kalimantan Ind, and Swesi Ind.


    This also led to the fact that although New Guinea Ind is not small in size, there are not many Dutch troops, even the indigenous armies, adding up to only about one colonial division.


    Facing the Austrsian Second Division and a colonial division with aprehensive inferiority in numbers, soldierbat power, and equipment, the fate of this Dutch colonial division can be imagined.


    Although the number of guns and nes in the Eastern Front was far behind the Western Front, the Dutch colonial divisions had even fewer guns and even uneven rifle quality.


    After two consecutive days of strong attacks by the Austrsian Army, the Dutch colonial division soon could no longer support it and officially surrendered to Austrsia.


    On December 12, 1915, the Austrsian Army begannding on Swesi Ind, Kalimantan Ind, and Sumatra Ind.


    If there is a map of the Dutch East India Colony, it can actually be found that the most important area in this colony is theserge inds.


    The area of therge and small archipgos and ind chains distributed around these inds is not asrge as any of the four major inds.


    At present, the Austrsian Army has already controlled Java Ind and New Guinea Ind, and it can be said that it has controlled more than half of the Dutch East India Colony.


    The Dutch government is believed to be unable to sit still soon after they receive the news, after all, if the Austrsian Army continues its offensive, the Nethends will lose more than just half of the Dutch East Indies.


    On December 15, 1915, after a colonial division on Swesi Ind was annihted by the Austrsian Army, the government finally received a request for peace talks from the Nethends.


    So far, the Austrsian Army has initially controlled Java Ind and New Guinea Ind, and carried outndings on Swesi Ind and Sumatra Ind.


    If the Dutch telegram arrives a few dayster, I am afraid that the entire Swesi Ind and Sumatra Ind will be controlled by Austrsia, and there will be only more than half of Kalimantan Ind left in the Dutch East Indies.


    As for the Dutch request for peace talks, the Austrsian government naturally agrees.


    After all, more than half of the Dutch colonial army has been wiped out by Austrsia, and the Nethends has no ability to resist in the Dutch East Indies.


    In such a situation, even if peace talks are held, Austrsia will still have the final say. As long as there is no intervention from the powers, the Nethends can only be a fish on the chopping board for Austrsia to ughter.


    After discussions between the two governments, it was finally decided to formallyunch peace talks on the issue of the Dutch East Indies after the new year arrives.


    And before the peace talks arrive, the current situation in the Dutch East Indies will be militarized management ording to the areas upied by both sides.N?v(el)B\\jnn