"Newspaper, I found a large number of natives rushing to the north, more than 200,000! And there are more than 100,000 Dutch troops behind them who are driving them, and we can't count them in a sea of people. Master Li, what should we do? Said a reconnaissance staff officer of a Marine Division.

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't expect that these Dutch would actually coerce the natives to fight, so they were simply using the natives as cannon fodder. These Dutch did not despise the Taiwanese army, they numbered 120,000 and their overall firepower was no less than that of the Marine Division, and they also captured a large number of natives as cannon fodder, which was obviously very clever. Li Yuanhong could think with his ass that the commander of the Dutch army wanted to use a large number of natives as cannon fodder to consume the bullets and shells of the marines, and even the energy of the body, when the bullets and shells of the marines were exhausted by the enemy, and everyone was exhausted from fighting for a long time, that was when the Dutch went out in person. At that time, the marines will probably find themselves in a very dangerous situation, and then they will probably be defeated.

"These foreign devils are really ruthless!" Li Yuanhong scolded.

And then, a lieutenant colonel walked up to Li Yuanhong and said, "Master Li, we can't continue to move forward, if we continue to move forward, then I'm afraid we will all be defeated." Now the enemy has hundreds of thousands of people, although the vast majority of them are backward in weapons and even cannon fodder. But these cannon fodder are also all people, and they can consume our ammunition. At that time, I am afraid that if we continue to move forward, then we may be very disadvantaged. Once we move on, in a flat and open area, it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of the numerical superiority to encircle us. ”

"Song Yang, what do you think?" Li Yuanhong asked.

This Song Yang. That is, one of Wang Guorui's half students at that time, he is now the deputy chief of staff of the Marine Division, and his military rank has also been promoted to lieutenant colonel. And Li Yuanhong knew that Wang Guorui had given him a lecture, and Song Yang also paid more attention to it. The others were also battalion majors, and most of them had no actual position, but he had already attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. And is the deputy chief of staff who received a practical position. Therefore, his status is still relatively high, and Li Yuanhong also has to pay attention to his opinions.

"Division Commander Li, I found that the terrain here is flat, and fighting on the plains is often beneficial to the side with more troops. In ancient times, it was said that ten rules should be encircled, and if we continue to move forward, we can easily be surrounded by the enemy on flat ground with 20 times our own strength. At that time, we may only be able to break through, and at that time we will not only suffer heavy losses, but even cause us to be forced to retreat. Once retreated, the Republic of Lanfang would be controlled by the Dutch. At that time, the reasons for our politics could easily disappear. It was a very bad time for us. And our army will not be able to arrive until a week later, so for a short time there will be only our marines on Kalimantan. So, it's impossible for us to get support, and once we are surrounded, it will be very disadvantageous. Song Yang said.

Li Yuanhong also began to hesitate a little, whether to move forward. If you continue to advance, I am afraid that you will be surrounded. And if you don't advance, then I'm afraid you will also face the enemy's initiative to attack, and at that time, it will also be the result of facing their encirclement. So it's very bad for them. So on the whole, Li Yuanhong can't move forward. Retreat is not good. In case of retreat, the Dutch would be approaching step by step, and that would be very disadvantageous to them. And the Marines can retreat, but where can they retreat? Once the retreat goes too far and the Republic of Lanfang is abandoned, this is tantamount to a complete failure of Taiwan's Nanyang strategy. When the time comes. Lan Fang is afraid that she will not be able to open up the South Seas. On the contrary, there will be huge population and resource pressures, which is also very dangerous.

"We can't retreat, and once we retreat, we'll be finished." Li Yuanhong said.

"It's a pity that we have a lot less artillery than the army. They are mainly light mortars and grenadiers, and we only have a 75-mm artillery battalion for those heavy artillery, and the heavy firepower is not enough! Song Yang said helplessly.

Song Yang's words also spoke to Li Yuanhong's heart. Although the Marine Division claims to be the elite of the army, they also have one of the most important problems, that is, the heavy firepower is not as much as the Army Infantry Division. Each infantry division has one artillery regiment, while the Marine division has only one artillery battalion. Because the Marine Division is to move quickly and attack quickly, it can't carry too much heavy artillery to slow down the movement. However, as a compensation for the firepower, their fire support at the grassroots level is the best of all the armies, and they have six mortars in each company, and each platoon has a grenadier squad, which ensures that their grassroots firepower is sufficient. And the submachine gun is also the most in the Marine Corps, there are a thousand submachine guns in the Marine Corps, and almost every officer and non-commissioned officer level can get a submachine gun as a self-defense and cover on the battlefield. There are only 200 units in each division of the army unit, which are generally used by special units under the division, and even units that want to dispatch submachine guns have to be approved by the division commander himself.

This is not because Wang Guorui is stingy, but because the submachine gun ammunition consumption is too large. Of course, it's not that Wang Guorui can't produce bullets, but the main thing is that bullets can't be supplied. With the transportation capacity of the late Qing Dynasty, it was simply not enough to support the use of a large number of automatic weapons. Therefore, if this kind of automatic weapon is popularized on a large scale, but the transportation capacity cannot keep up, it will not be able to be used at all. Therefore, the 1,000 submachine guns of the Marine Corps are the only scorpion among all the troops, so the firepower at the grassroots level in the Marine Division is still good.

"How can you win? We don't have heavy artillery, so we can't bomb very well. And our biggest advantage is the advantage of rifles and light artillery, but how to use these light guns to achieve the best results? If these light guns can be used to the extreme, it is not impossible to win. But the Dutch are not fools, they will definitely limit the superiority of our light artillery, but how can we break through their limitations? Li Yuanhong also thought about asking.

At present, the Marine Division, that is, light weapons, has an advantage, so Li Yuanhong quickly thought of using this advantage to gain benefits, but Li Yuanhong didn't know how to use this as an advantage. After all, if they are surrounded by 360 degrees, then I am afraid that it is the Dutch's idea to attack, and it has nothing to do with them. When the time comes, I'm afraid that too much ammunition will be consumed, and it will not be useless. And with such a large army, the Dutch also have artillery, and when the time comes, they will take the initiative to defend according to the traditional method, then I am afraid that the heavy artillery of the Dutch can bombard very powerfully, and at that time, their own side will also suffer.

"Master Li, if you want to talk about the way we win, then I don't have it. But we can keep the soldiers undefeated! Song Yang said.

"Oh? What the hell do you do? Li Yuanhong asked.

If you can maintain your unbeaten streak, then it is not impossible. As long as it can hold out until a week later, Taiwan's army will be able to reach Nanyang, so that with the landing of the army on Kalimantan Island, there will be a full army of 60,000 fierce firepower in four divisions, and I am afraid that the Dutch will suffer a big loss next. Therefore, as long as the time comes, as long as the army can hold out until the landing is reached, the crisis of the Dutch will be solved. At that time, I could settle this account with them, and let more than 100,000 Dutch people completely fail. After all, the more than 60,000 Taiwan Army, which is armed to the teeth, is exempt from visas, and their more than 100,000 Dutch soldiers have no advantage in firepower at all, and they either choose to be annihilated or choose to surrender. So as long as you hold out until a week later, the army arrives.

Song Yang said in Li Yuanhong's ear, and Li Yuanhong showed an expression of amazement on his face, obviously feeling very amazed by Song Yang's method.

"Sure enough, it's really a good way, although this method may not be able to really defeat the Dutch, but it will definitely be no problem to hold on until our army arrives and lands! Then the Dutch will be in trouble. Li Yuanhong said excitedly.

Song Yang also immediately said: "Although there is not much possibility of winning this method, it is guaranteed to be undefeated, so there is no problem." ”

Soon, the Marine Division also began to retreat to the west, that is, off the coast of Kalimantan. They did not directly fight against the more than 100,000 troops of the Dutch and more than 200,000 indigenous cannon fodder, because they knew that directly facing those hundreds of thousands of cannon fodder would really suffer a big loss.

"What do those Chinese want to do?" Adenauer thought to himself, confused.

Adenauer didn't know what the Chinese troops were doing when they retreated to the coast, and he had some guesses about whether these Taiwanese soldiers wanted to go to the coast and let the warships greet them and leave. If the Chinese army leaves, then their mission this time is over, and the Dutch can be regarded as holding the South Seas.

"Leave them alone, if they don't leave, then we're going to force them out!" Adenauer said.

"Commander Adenauer ordered, continue to advance, pursue the Chinese army and drive the Chinese army into the sea!" The Dutch herald shouted. (To be continued......)