Chapter 357 Contradictions

The Dutch in Semuda have assembled a large number of troops. Among them, the indigenous servant army alone has more than 13,000. This is a military force equipped with a varying number of firearms. It belongs to the elite of the indigenous ethnic group and is stronger than the indigenous cannon fodder in the white plantation. Too many, with a certain combat effectiveness.

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Colonel Henry, the commander of the Royal Netherlands Army in Semuda City, first deployed 3,000 indigenous servants to assist in the defense of the port, and then 4,000 additional reinforcements were dispatched. The two parts of the 7,000 indigenous servants were almost completely wiped out.

  In addition, there were 5000 indigenous servants in the Dutch response force that finally departed from Semuda. They were severely injured under the Muzhai Fortress, and they were reduced by about half.

Calculated in this way, in the Dutch garrison of Semuda, nearly 10,000 indigenous servants were wiped out, leaving only more than 3,000, plus the loss of the white militia and the Royal Dutch Army soldiers, the total number of Dutch garrisons It’s just a little bit in the early 7000s, which is much inferior to the heavy armed groups assembled before.

  Perhaps the native servant army has poor field combat ability, but in the fortress defensive battle, the role it can play is not much worse than that of the white militia.

Colonel Henry made a serious mistake of underestimating the enemy during the entire battle. He underestimated the continuous combat capability of the Kalimantan Second Division, underestimated the appetite of the Second Division, underestimated the power of the Queensland artillery, and underestimated the role of indigenous cannon fodder. .

  The good chess with a lot of hands turned into a cheering tactic, and in the end it was a big defeat and almost lost even the panties.

Corresponding

  The situation on both offensive and defensive sides, which seemed to be well-matched, quickly changed. The scale of victory fell heavily to Queensland. The battlefield situation became clear initially. The defense situation in Central Kalimantan tended to deteriorate severely and was slipping into an unpredictable abyss.

In summary

The heroic operations of the   2 Division laid a solid foundation for the victory of the upcoming battle. This contribution was very, very great, so great that Yuchi was a little jealous.

   "Master Liu Shan, the second division made great contributions in this battle. It seems that if we come a few days later, the battle here will be over." Yuchi Shouzhuo said with a smile.

Liu Shan could hear the sourness of the commander's words, but he didn't care, but he felt more comfortable; "Hahaha... the commander has been praised, it depends on the heroes of the entire division who fought bravely and accidentally fought. A big victory, and there are still three."

  After speaking, he couldn't help but cracked his mouth and laughed.

  The three victories mentioned by Master Liu Shan, one was the port battle, the other was the siege and annihilation, and the other was the Muzhai defensive counterattack.

  Queensland’s military has always been the most important military exploit. All of this is due to the preferences of Lord Earl. Generals who are accustomed to fighting have always been promoted and favored.

  Navy;

He Fang is now the big red man next to Lord Earl. He has rewarded a ranch and a town in the Red River Valley fief. It is named Why Fangzhen because of his repeated military exploits, he completely defeated the Royal Dutch Navy and obtained the dominance of the East Indies. It laid a solid foundation for the victory of the entire war and was of strategic significance.

  The National Guard Army;

  Originally, Fritz, head of the third regiment of the Shangri-La garrison division, is now promoted to the new Shangri-La division commander. Because of chance and coincidence, he won the final victory in the battle of Shangri-La, and was promoted by leapfrog and rewarded.

Although Commander Fritz was of German origin, he did not affect his success in the army in the slightest. As a daughter to buy horse bones, his example inspired a large number of foreign soldiers to be willing to fight for the Lord of Queensland.

  Now Liu Shan is the division commander, Fritz is the division commander, and Yuchi Shouzhuo is also the division commander, except that Yuchi Shouzhuo is also the commander-in-chief of the Borneo Army.

  Please note that the commander-in-chief of the Borneo Army is an extraordinary post, which is a special case during the war.

If it is in peacetime, then everyone’s duties are the same. The first division’s defense area is in East Kalimantan, the second division’s defense area is in South Kalimantan, and the Shangri-La Division’s defense area is on Shangri-La Island. The jurisdictions are different. Who.

  Liu Shan is the first old man to follow Lord Earl. He has always been loyal and faithful. Together with the outstanding contributions he made this time, he is almost certain that he will be a big boss in the military in the future, and his glory can be expected.

Yuchi Shouzhuo looked at Liu Shan, who was chatting and laughing with his colleagues, and felt complicated and difficult to understand; "These days, the Second Division has been fighting for a long time and has reduced its staff. The reserve team is ready to support the front line at any time, oh... by the way, the 60mm field artillery battalion assigned to the Second Division will be transferred to the First Division, and specific orders will be issued later."

"Commander-in-chief, I'm afraid it's wrong." Master Liu Shan was taken aback when he heard the words, his face was displeased; "We exchanged two 60mm field artillery battalions from the Shangri-La division, one under the first division, we One of the second division, these are the big killers in the infantry offensive. Without them, our second division’s ability to attack will be weakened by less than half."

Yuchi Shouzhuo said with a stern face; "Master Liu Shan, you must obey the overall situation. The First Division is about to take on the arduous task of conquering Saimuda Fortress. It urgently needs firepower to smash the enemy's tortoise shell. We have to go ahead. War matters."

   "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I am not preventing the 60mm field artillery battalion from participating in the battle. My division is willing to put out 1 or 2 regiments to fight fortified battles. There is no need for this 60mm artillery battalion to be transferred to the first division, right?"

  Your sister!

  I still think the credit is not great enough, and even the meat in the bowl of a teacher wants to remember, why don't you die?

  Yi Chi Shouzhuo's face turned black, and he just said indifferently; "This is the decision of the General Command. It must be complied with if it is understood, and it must be followed if it is not understood."

  After speaking, he walked away without Xianxin and entangled with Liu Shan anymore.

  As the military commander in Borneo, Yuchi Shouzhuo did not have a remarkable record recently. This has a great impact on his personal prestige and future development, and he has to fight at this time.

  When the Shangri-La garrison division was established, Yuchi Shouzhuo was the first division commander, Liu Shan was the deputy division commander, and Fritz was the third regiment commander.

   Now two years have passed. Yuchi Shouzhuo’s real position is the commander of the Kalimantan First Division. Liu Shan and Fritz have also become commanders, and the military positions are equal.

  Yi Chi Shouzhuo was able to sit in this position at the beginning. It was entirely dependent on the trust of Lord Earl. Now he has been unable to produce a record that is sufficiently proud of himself. He feels that he is not hard to speak, and his position in the army is at stake.

  If you don’t make any more achievements, how can you return the trust of Lord Earl?

  How can you tell the subtleties of this?

  A warm welcome ceremony, because the two big men of the military became cold after talking, the officers of the first division and the second division quickly stood in their respective positions and kept their distance tacitly.

  Although they are all friends in the military, everyone is divided into camps. A fool who can't see this can only be a company commander. If he wants to climb higher, he can only rely on nepotism.

   Shortly afterwards

  The Borneo Headquarters issued an order. Not only was a 60mm artillery battalion transferred from the Second Division to the First Division, it was a meat bun to fight a dog—it was impossible to return.

  In addition, two 95mm artillery battalions of the Second Division were also transferred out to assist the First Division in the battle.

  The reason is very simple, combat needs.

  This is not the case. The general headquarters ordered the first division to take over the remaining 4,800 indigenous prisoners. The reasons are not known;

  This is definitely to see the advantages of using these indigenous cannon fodder by the Second Division. The most dangerous link can put cannon fodder on, which can greatly reduce the casualties of its own soldiers.

  As for whether these Indonesian indigenous people are dead or alive, no one cares at all.

The most restrictive thing was the last order. It was clearly ordered that in addition to the wounded and the sick, the two battalions of the third and second regiments with well-preserved combat capabilities of the Second Division must participate in the cleansing of the village. Rebel elements and seized corresponding property.

  Several consecutive orders deprived the Second Division of the ability to attack the fortress, and sent the upright Second Division to deal with miscellaneous tasks. The angry Liu Shan was furious and shouted in the headquarters...

The other officers of the   Second Division heard that they all pretended to be deaf. This kind of fighting method of the military boss still runs as far as possible, so as not to disturb the pond fish.

  Two days later

As the general reserve, the Shangri-La Division also arrived at the port by sea. This is a super-organized division with a scale of tens of thousands. Although only half of the troops arrived in Hong Kong, including the 1st and 2nd regiments plus the artillery regiment, the reserve regiment and the heavyweight regiment, The third regiment is also stationed at Moresby, and its total number has reached more than 7,200, which is more than the number of a whole division.

  Take the Kalimantan 2nd Division just after the war as an example; the entire division has 6,500 personnel. Excluding the dead and wounded, the current number is only more than 4,600.

  No one expected that the Master Fritz of the Shangri-La Division brought great news from Machen Port;

Lord Earl was pleased to hear that the Second Division's continuous victory in the second division severely damaged the Dutch defenders and hit the Dutch arrogance with a brilliant record. He was very happy and immediately announced a general commendation to all the officers and soldiers of the Kalimantan Second Division and planned to award the honor of "Big Tiger Division". Title, to commend.

at the same time

   Ordered the Shangri-La Division to mobilize 2,000 super-commissioned officers and soldiers to fill up the missing posts of the Kalimantan 2nd Division and quickly restore its combat effectiveness.

  After the war, Lord Earl will personally award the honorary title of "Big Tiger Division" and order the whole army to commend him.

  The news immediately caused a sensation in the entire port, and the second division’s station instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy. The officers and soldiers sang and danced to celebrate this glorious moment.

This is the honorary title of the first division-level unit of the entire army, which means great glory. All officers and soldiers of the Second Division have a bright face. It goes without saying that promotion and salary increase are the key to this brilliant military service. The eyes of all colleagues.

  Liu Shan was even more happy, and he personally ran to the Shangri-La Division’s resident to pull back the entire reserve regiment and other battalion companies with super-strength soldiers. There were a lot of 2,000 strong soldiers.

  These are all veterans who have experienced war. The youngest in the army is one and a half years old. After being incorporated into the second division, they can immediately generate combat effectiveness, returning the combat effectiveness of the entire division to its peak state, which is even better than before.

  The Lord Earl personally gave the order, no one really has the guts to do tricks from it.

  With this increase and decrease, the total number of staff in the Shangri-La Division has been reduced to 8,600, and the number of soldiers in the port is only more than 5,200 (three regiments are missing), and the continuous combat strength has dropped significantly.

  No way, even though the Shangri-La Division was reluctant in his heart, he still had to send out a lot of carefully trained reserve soldiers.

  (End of this chapter)