Chapter 1110: A Great Victory in the First Battle
Deep in the dense forest, in Zheng Shusen's headquarters, on top of the green tents, there are some net-like protective nets, on which there are all kinds of realistic green plants, not to mention the era when the air force has not yet popularized, even if the air force is popular, these tents in the dense forest are difficult to find.
In the course of several years, in the course of operations and incessant learning, the Northwest Army has formed a complete set of systematic combat methods, and in addition to high-density fire suppression and infantry and artillery coordination, the most important feature is the use of special operations personnel.
Beginning in 1911, after tasting the advantages of special operations personnel in the course of the war against Russia, the northwest deliberately increased the proportion of special operations personnel in the entire army, and in addition to regular special operations brigades and special operations divisions, a large number of quasi-special operations teams were set up in the form of reconnaissance battalions or reconnaissance companies in each regiment.
These special combat teams, which have been specially trained to fight in small groups, not only have unimaginable performance in small-scale conflicts, but also play an increasingly important role in the operations of large army units; scouts who cooperate with radio have become the eyes of the command headquarters, and they monitor everything on the entire battlefield in a panoramic way, whether it is a detour, a counter-detour, a sneak attack, or a frontal battle, without the intelligence support of the reconnaissance personnel, the accuracy of the commander's judgment will be greatly affected.
Now, at least 12 observation posts have continuously summarized the information they have observed to the headquarters, and the staff officers have marked one location after another on the military map, although Zheng Shusen led the Turen Legion. However, only a few of the commanders of the regimental units were Chinese. And it is independently compiled to form two sets of systems. However, unlike the northwest, there is no staff department at the regimental level, and all staff tasks are placed here in the headquarters, with a 45,000-strong corps divided into 15 regiments, but the headquarters has a large staff team, at least about 400 people, divided into different groups, which are used to formulate overall strategies and tactics. As for the regimental troops, it is good to just fight.
Although it is slightly different from the system of the Northwest itself, the natives, even if they have been trained, let them perform simple tasks, but if they are complicated, they must be taught by hand, maybe waiting for the future. Education is popular, and the natives will be better after they learn knowledge, but now it is not possible.
Something you see with your own eyes. Burning and looting the enemy, the morale of the entire army is bursting without encouragement. Now, a reasonable plan needs to be developed. Then, it's time to reap the victory.
Combat map above. One by one, the plan has been perfected, the two sides are not of the same grade, at least the systematization and combat effectiveness are completely different, even so, Zheng Shusen is also quite careful, what he is afraid of is the current 20,000 Dutch regular army in Pontianak, that is a trained, truly integrated army, before fighting with them, they must be set in a considerable position, can not speak with the natives, can not match them, will not match them.
Now, the opportunity has actually come, the Dutch let the natives engage in destruction, slaughter and robbery, in this era of civilization, has been spurned by all countries in the world, these Dutch do not want to be contaminated with these so they did not follow the natives, even if it is the Dutch command staff who lead these natives, they are at least 20 kilometers away from the natives, which forms a fault, as long as they move fast enough, before the Dutch react, they can take down the 200,000 armed natives.
The radio waves were sent out silently, in the primeval forest, 15 regiments, divided into 7 parts, 6 were two regiments together, and the rest next to Zheng Shusen as the general reserve were 3 regiments, 6,000 people, quickly under the cover of the primeval forest, began a large-scale detour, tens of thousands of movements, there was not much movement, showing that these troops were well-trained.
The natives outside don't realize that they may encounter resistance, they are still raging and furious, and some of them continue to go deeper under the stimulation of money, trying to find the so-called Chinese wealth, but except for a few limited farm houses around, there is no one quietly, where are the Chinese going.
In the headquarters, the special telegraph commissioner, contacted every part, used radio waves as a means of communication, summed them up one by one, and in the agreed time, successively reported, the first telegraph operator said loudly: "Part A is in place!" ”
As if turning on some kind of inertia, one report after another came out: "Part B is in place!" ”
"Part C is in place!"
"Part D is in place!"
"Part E is in place!"
"Part F is in place!"
Six troops were in place, they formed an encirclement of almost 12 kilometers, most of the natives, almost 180,000 people, were in this encirclement, completely defenseless natives, not even the necessary guards were set up, some felt tired, they lived in the room of the farm, or rested in the open air, Borneo is located in the tropics, the temperature is extremely high all year round, but there is no worry about catching a cold or freezing.
Among the command headquarters, one by one, the points have been occupied, the encirclement has been formed, and Zheng Shusen's command headquarters has also moved forward slightly, and has come to the place with the most places from several areas where the natives are concentrated, and the 108 howitzers at the regiment level have completed the process of deployment and have been prepared under the control of the gunners of the regular Nanyang Army.
Zheng Shusen looked at his watch, it was already 12:30 p.m., most of the natives in the encirclement were burying pots and cooking, they carried some dry food, and they also grabbed some things, and they casually found the materials to make a fire, and they started, it was the time when the defense was the most lax, and all the preparations were done to the best, and next, it was up to the army to play.
At 12:32, according to the agreed time, 3 red signal flares rose into the sky, 42 108 guns let out an amazing roar, pouring iron and fire a few kilometers away, less than half a minute, 108 shells flew over a distance of several kilometers, and finally fell to the area densely populated by the natives and exploded, the high temperature and air waves brought by the high-explosive bombs directly shook the earth, and the place where the artillery fire was concentrated, was a mess.
The rise of the red signal flare is also particularly obvious during the day, at this time it is also the time for the Dutch military camp to eat, compared to the native Dutch meal is much more formal, by the individual meal bag plus the collective soup, every Dutch officer has a hot meal, 200,000 native troops, only less than 800 Dutch officers, they all eat quite well.
The conditions are limited, of course, it can only be tents, the Dutch still dare not live in the farm houses not far away, the reason is, of course, that there is a problem, the sudden appearance of red signal flares, so that they are stunned, their hearts have not yet turned, why there are red stars in the sky, the brain is flexible and a thought flashed, will it be the Chinese in Borneo attack, you know, listen to the intelligence of the British, there are 3 million Chinese in Borneo, if these people are from the northwest, even if there are one or two divisions of the regular army, it is not impossible.
The Dutch officer led by the Dutch officer changed his face and was about to give a loud order, but before his order was exported, a huge cannon sound came, their position was 20 kilometers away from the natives, but the 108 howitzer in the northwest, but this year's latest product, using a large number of new technologies, said to be 108, but the power is not much worse than 155.
"Heavy artillery!" At this moment, even the sluggish officers understand that the Turen's troops have been attacked, and they are still regular troops, the kind with heavy artillery, all the Dutch officers who are eating, their mouths are wide open, and they can't eat a bite anymore, they regret it very much, let the Turen rush too fast, let it go too open, although there is a premise that the Turen can't be suppressed and must be released, but it can be released a little, there is no need to scatter dozens of kilometers, and now there is no possibility of even saving.
Dense sounds, at least dozens of heavy artillery, this is at least a group army-level team, 200,000 natives, it seems that there are a large number of people, but in the face of such a three-dimensional impact of the regular army, their fate can be imagined, these Dutch don't even have the idea of ending, they just quietly withdrew, no matter how many natives die, it's no problem, it's a big deal to find it again, their lives are precious.
The retreat of 800 Dutch officers completely cut off the possibility of the natives being spared, and the enemy who was caught off guard by a round of at least one base and thousands of rounds of artillery, and the enemy who rushed in all directions became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and suddenly forgot about training, forgot about the camp, and fled in all directions.
Next, it is the downwind war, chasing and capturing the prisoners, in fact, the battle plan made by Zheng Shusen did not even use up the first move, and the natives collapsed, although it is said that the fighting rabbit is still with all his strength, but the chicken can be killed with a cow knife, and even the cattle knife is used a little, and finally it caused such a result, less than 40,000 natives, chasing 200,000 natives, the victory has been reached, the siege battle has become a tough battle, and in the end there are not many prisoners.
It turned out that Zheng Shusen's propaganda was a little excessive, these natives looked at the enemy, just like an enemy who did not share the sky, and fought to the death, and finally this one lasted for 2 days of small battles, and the number of casualties was quite amazing, with more than 70,000 casualties, 60,000 natives fled to the primeval forest, some died in it, some hid in the depths of the woods, and they were terrified, and some of them, almost more than 30,000 people, their legs were a little faster, and they were lucky to escape the pursuit of the Nanyang Army, and ran to Pontianak, because of Zheng Shusen's strict order, The 20 kilometers around Pontianak was a forbidden area, and the Nanyang Army would at most chase it there and stop, and the first battle between the Dutch and the Chinese ended in a great victory for the Chinese. (To be continued.) )
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