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"Damn, that stupid reuben didn't come to save us, and went to Medan to die."

Major General Fanny said angrily after reading Jakarta's callback.

He knew that unless the Dutch fleet succeeded in landing in Medan and destroying the base camp in South China, the Dutch-Indian colonial army in Aceh would be finished.

Even if the South Chinese army does not attack, after being cut off from supplies, the more than 3,000 Dutch and Indian colonial troops who are cowering in the city of Banda Aceh will not be able to hold out for a few days.

Because there is no food.

First, the Aceh militants destroyed the Dutch and Indian government in Banda Aceh in one fell swoop, killing a large number of Dutch merchants, and plundering the Dutch in Banda Aceh for many years.

After a bloody battle, the Dutch-Indian colonial army and the Aceh army reoccupied the city of Banda Aceh, and connived at the brutal revenge of the indigenous soldiers against the Aceh residents in the city, and a large number of Acehnese people were bloodily slaughtered, and the rest of the people almost escaped.

Now there were only more than 300 Dutch officers and soldiers and 3,000 indigenous soldiers, who were surrounded by the South Chinese army, alone and demoralized.

In particular, there is a shortage of medicines, and many wounded soldiers have died because they have not received timely treatment.

Now the only thing that can sustain them in the fight is reinforcements from Jakarta, but unfortunately they can't wait.

However, Major General Fanny did not dare to tell them the news, on the contrary, he kept reassuring the soldiers, saying that Jakarta reinforcements were at sea and would come to their rescue immediately.

After talking too much, the reinforcements did not come for a long time, and when the ammunition and food were exhausted, some people began to think about it. From the first two days. Some of the indigenous soldiers began to surrender to the South Chinese Army.

". Cheap these guys too. Situ Yong inspected the front line and saw several indigenous soldiers in front of him eating the food of the South China Army with hunger, and scolded a little unhappily.

"It doesn't matter, these prisoners of war will become our labor force in the future, and there are many places where they need to help." Verzell smiled slightly, and said in his heart: Why not do it if you can disintegrate the enemy without attacking?

After the battle in Aceh, part of the main force of the 2nd Division had quietly withdrawn to Medan to participate in the next battle.

Medan transferred more than 10,000 men from the 10th Division of Nanhua to Situ Yong, and together with part of the main force of the Second Division, they participated in the encirclement and annihilation of the remnants of the Dutch-Indian colonial army.

In order to attract the Dutch-Indian colonial army to surrender. The South Chinese Army cooked fragrant meals outside the city, constantly stimulating the nerves of the hungry indigenous soldiers.

And, of course, leaflets and shouts of surrender. At meal time, the soldiers of the South China Army would shout to the Dutch and Indian colonial troops in the city: "Your reinforcements will not come." Surrender! There are fragrant meals here. Come and eat! We promise not to harm your lives. ”

Finally, some people couldn't bear to be hungry and ran to the front of the South Chinese Army to surrender, so more and more Dutch and Indian colonial troops ran to the front line of the South Chinese Army to surrender.

Some of them came and surrendered individually, some were led by indigenous officers, and some of the gendarmes who were supposed to supervise deserters, and they also ran away.

For soldiers who surrendered, there were two kinds of treatment, those who surrendered with weapons could eat meat, and those who came empty-handed were vegetarians. It may seem ridiculous, but it greatly reduced the resistance of the Dutch and Indian colonial forces.

"How many are here today?" Situ Yong asked.

"125!" The adjutant replied.

"So much?" Situ Yong smiled with some surprise. "In ten or eight days, we will be able to go straight to the city."

"Are there any Dutch?" Situ Yong asked again.

"Nope!" The adjutant shook his head.

"None? See how many days they can endure? Situ Yong sneered, no longer bothered with these things, and went back to deal with the matter of accepting Banda Aceh City.

The Dutch officers did not surrender because they still had some food, and it was their prerogative not to starve them for the time being. However, if there were no indigenous soldiers, what was the use of leaving them with three hundred Dutch officers and soldiers?

Major General Fanny once led the team to charge twice, but both times were defeated, and were driven back by the machine guns and cannons of the South China Army. In the end, I could only watch the enemy shrink the encirclement smaller and smaller, and it was almost the last charge.

Perhaps without a charge, they would be able to enter the city in a few days, for the hungry Dutch and Indian troops had no strength to trigger the trigger.

While the remnants of the Dutch-Indian colonial army in Banda Aceh were almost crushed, the Dutch fleet led by Rear Admiral Ruben finally reached the open sea of Medan.

Due to the large number of troops from the Dutch side. And the location is on the coast of Malacca, which is very sensitive. Singapore's Royal Navy also sent warships to monitor the entire process.

Well, the British came to see the excitement, and in addition to the British there were also Americans, French, Italians and Japanese, all of whom sent military observers to the front line to inspect them.

Now the military attaches of these great powers gathered on the British ** ship, hypocritically discussing the situation in the Indonesian archipelago, while drinking coffee and black tea leisurely looking at the Dutch East India fleet not far away.

These real powers were disdainful of the Dutch "labor and mobilization", because they could send a fleet to defeat the so-called powerful Dutch East India fleet.

"Tell me, will the Dutch win?" The British military attache asked with a smile.

"Of course. It's just a matter of time. How could those yellow-skinned monkeys be our white opponents? Even the declining Netherlands is not something that the Chinese can bully. The representative of France raised his head slightly, and said as a matter of course.

Except for the Japanese, the representatives of other countries immediately smiled knowingly.

The Japanese representative smiled and looked a little embarrassed, he was a little resentful of the arrogance of these white Westerners, and at the same time he did not want South China to win.

"How did I hear that the South China Army is equipped with a large amount of American-style equipment, and what do our American counterparts think about this problem?"

With a slight click, the cunning British representative shifted everyone's attention to the American representative, and many people thought of the relationship between the US-China Company and the United States, and said: What role does this American play in it?

The large number of American-style equipment that appeared in the Indonesian archipelago does not indicate any problem, or is it just that the other side has copied it? Just as the Mauser rifle was copied all over the world.

It is really interesting that the weapons of the South China are similar to the equipment of the US military. However, I remember that a few years ago, American weapons were also exported to Europe in large quantities. Maybe they came from Europe?"

The representative of the United States shrugged his shoulders and shifted the blame in a few words. There is a big deal in this, how can he, a small military attaché, say anything.

"Cunning Yankee!" The crowd cursed in their hearts.

At this time, the Dutch fleet began to make new moves, and everyone's eyes immediately looked out.

In Bellah Bay, the once noisy harbour has become deserted, with no major boats except for a few fishing boats and traffic speedboats.

Several destroyers of the South China Navy had sailed out to the open sea last night, and were now hiding in the sea somewhere, ready to return to encircle the Dutch fleet.

And one of the killer features of Lingwai is the submarine force. In order to monitor the route of the Dutch fleet, Nanhua originally had five submarines, but except for two who were on a mission outside and did not have time to rush back, the remaining three submarines also set up a net in the open sea. Waiting for the Dutch fleet to be sent to death.

A gunboat sailed from the Dutch fleet into Bera Bay, cautiously probing. The Dutch were afraid that Nanhua would lay mines in the port, so they did not dare to rush in.

After confirming that there were no torpedoes, all the officers and men of the Dutch fleet breathed a sigh of relief and became somewhat excited.

"General! I heard that the South Chinese Army had built a number of forts in the harbor, so we had to be careful. A naval officer reminded.

"Hmm!" Major General Ruben nodded, and suddenly remembered that the South China Army used 105mm heavy artillery on the Aceh battlefield, which showed that it was entirely possible for the other side to build a battery in Bela Bay.

"Give it a try and you'll find out." Rear Admiral Reuben ordered the Dutch-Indian fleet to carefully sail into Belawan. In particular, his flagship Seven Provinces Soyuz, 10 Bofors 152mm caliber guns were raised high and aimed at the harbor.

South China has a large number of industries in the Port of Belawan. The advanced port equipment purchased from the United States was placed in Bela Bay, and the future construction of Nanhua will have to rely on this port to import various equipment, so the Dutch cannot be allowed to occupy this important port lightly.

"Are you coming?" On a high mountain in the harbor, He Wenxiu and several South China Army generals looked at the Dutch fleet in Bela Bay, and his eyes were a little cold.

"Aim at the enemy flagship and teach him a lesson." He Wenxiu said.

With his order, three batteries arranged at three angles began to shell the Dutch fleet, and nine 208mm Krupp cannons roared, and the shells fell 2 kilometers in front of the Dutch fleet, deafening.

The momentum was huge. But the effect was so bad that not even a single hair of the Dutch fleet was damaged.

"! These artillery levels are too inferior. He Wenxiu scolded in his heart. The time for Nanhua to become an army is too short, and these artillery soldiers were trained by the German affairs advisers in the past two days.

The actual combat experience is zero, and after the cannon is loaded, although every day there is simulated shooting training. But for fear of revealing their strength, these cannons have never really hit once.

The commander of the artillery was a German affairs adviser. His face turned a little red and immediately ordered the artillerymen to adjust the angle.

"Correct the angle!"

Under his command, the shore defense artillery of South China constantly adjusted the angle, and the shelling approached the Dutch fleet.

At the same time, the Dutch fleet was also firing, and the shells fell on the concrete-reinforced pillboxes, which did not hurt the South China artillery inside at all, but aroused their fighting spirit.

"Bang!" A shell landed on the water 30 meters in front of the Seven Provinces Soyuz, and the splash of the explosion startled Major General Reuben.

Damn, the caliber of the opponent's shore defense artillery is at least more than 200mm, and if it hits one, the Seven Provinces Alliance will be crippled if it is not dead.

It is stupid to use warships against land batteries, and the Dutch are certainly not stupid.

As if to verify Rear Admiral Reuben's fear, suddenly a shell landed on a Dutch destroyer, and with a violent explosion, the Dutch warship was kicked like a giant, broken in two, and sank in a few moments.

It's horrible!

Watching those Dutch sailors struggle on the water, Rear Admiral Ruben felt a chill in his heart and realized the great danger. If you don't run now, when will you wait?

"Withdraw! Withdraw from Belawan! Rear Admiral Reuben immediately made a decision, and did not forget to order a gunboat to rescue the sailors who had fallen into the water.

The Dutch fleet turned around one after another, and in the not too wide Bela Bay, they crossed a beautiful arc and drove away, moving quickly and chicly, with a bit of the style of the sea kingdom, which made He Wenxiu look a little envious.

At least those guys in Nanhua aren't as handsome as the Dutch! Although those people did pirates for a few years...... In less than half an hour, the Dutch fleet, which had entered with pride, was disgraced and withdrew to the open sea after being subjected to strong fire from the South China Battery.

On the way to evacuate, the Dutch fleet lost another gunboat, a transport and supply ship.

Although the losses were not large, Major General Reuben was already frightened.

"Damn, those yellow-skinned monkeys are actually armed with large-caliber heavy artillery, where did they get these things?" Major General Ruben scolded. I have palpitations.

The Dutch officer next to him wanted to remind him that he had reminded Major General Ruben to think about the enemy's shore defense artillery, but when he saw that his boss had a gloomy face and was not in a good mood, he had to swallow his words back.

At the same time, on the British ** ship, the faces of the representatives of those great powers changed. They had already seen the scene just now, and the British, French, and Italians immediately set their eyes on the face of the American representative.

The American representative did not seem to see the eyes of the crowd, and his eyes had not yet withdrawn from the Dutch fleet not far away. As a matter of fact, Nanhua's heavy artillery was smuggled from the German company Krupp and had nothing to do with the Americans. The only thing that matters is that millions of dollars were spent on the American Chinese company.

"It looks like things are not going well with our Dutch counterpart." The Italians said nonchalantly.

There was some schadenfreude in the smile of the representative of Italy. Yes, the little Netherlands can occupy the rich Indonesian archipelago, but the powerful Italy has nothing, and even the entry and exit of the Mediterranean Sea depends on the face of the British, which is too inconsistent with the status of the Italian powers.

The British representative's face was somewhat gloomy and he did not say a word.

I thought to myself: if the Royal Navy were to land in Medan, the 200mm cannon could almost threaten most of the Royal Navy's warships.

No wonder those Chinese were so confident, it turned out that they were not afraid of the landing of the Dutch fleet. However, the fact that they had built a large number of forts along the coast of Sumatra was not a good thing after all.

Although it will not affect the Strait of Malacca for the time being, people have no long-term worries, and there will be near-term worries, and the emergence of South China will faintly challenge Britain's interests and security in the Malay Peninsula.

Thinking of this, the British representative frowned. He had already figured out how to write a report - to nip South China in the bud by forceful means before it had yet to rise, otherwise it would always be a scourge to the interests of the British Empire in Malacca.

"Why let them run away? The Air Force was ready to leave at least most of the Dutch warships, as well as the dozen or so transports of the opposing side. Paul was dissatisfied.

If He Wenxiu hadn't stopped him just now, now that Nanhua's plane was already over the Dutch fleet, how could the other party leave so chicly?

"Huh! Rest assured! They'll be back. If it were you, would you be willing? He Wenxiu smiled more at Paul. (To be continued) q

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